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Mttnni aaa n VOL. 34. MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH S6, 1908. NO 13 SCHOOL BOARD (1RIIV COM 10 IHf FRONI With a Statement Regarding High School Building. PUTS ITS BEST FOOT TO THE FRONT IN DEFENSE OF ITS ACTION8 AS A WHOLE. The Four Gentlemen Who are in the Educational Saddle take Exception to Something This Paper Never Said About Its ftuiet Meeting of March 10th, But. Otherwiso, They Deport Themselves as Becomes Those With Honorable Differences of Opinion. EDITOR OF Tim JOURNAL:—Editorial statements have appeared in THE JOUR-NAL from time to time reflecting upon what is termed "the majority members of the school board" in the course takeii toward the erection of the proposed high school building; particularly, is this the case in the issue of March tiie 19th, when it was broadly intimated that unfair advantage had been taken of the absent minority in letting the contract under cover, and that “the taxpayers’ pockets" might iiave been favored by awarding the contract to a local builder. Since the public is the party that is vitally interested, and not the genial ed-itor of THF, JOURNAL, nor the school board or any division of the board, may not the subscribers have the necessary space in your valuable paper to make a clear explanation of this matter to the public, one that can be easily verified by a little honest investigation? The original resolution, passed unani-mously in the board, a little less than a year ago, was lhat an eight-room build-ing be erecied to cost, bare of heat and furnishing, not over $25,000. To supply the necessary funds for the building and equipment, $44,000 was voled at a spe-cial election held last summer. Early in the fall, plans and spccifica tions were adopted, and bids were asked for, with the intention of beginning the work at once. When the meeting was held to open the bids and award the contract, a financial depression had be-gun to sweep over the country, and it was deemed advisable to postpone fur-ther action until after January 1st, since it was apparent that bonds could not then be sold to advantage. The bids were returned unopened. Up to this time, the board had been a unit on all points of this question. At the regular meeting of the board, February 3, a motion was made and car-ried, two members Messrs. Cort and Col-lins, dissenting, that the board advertise for bids, and award the contract for the erection of the building at the regular meeting March 2nd. In this meeting, informal mention was made of the Chas. E. Mullin property, with a view of pur-chasing and converting it into a high school building, if feasible. No motion was made, hence no action was taken in the matter. In the meeting March 2, the bids,some tour or five in number, were opened. The lowest was found to be $31,315; the highest, $39,504. In view of the original motion, these were thought to be too high, and all bids were rejected. A res-olution was then offered, providing for the appointment o( a committee from the board to inquire into the availability oi the Charles E. Mullin property as a high school building, but lost, only Messrs. Cort and Collins supporting it. Before adjournment, a motion was made and carried that the architect be instruct-ed to revise the specification of material in order to reduce the cost of the build-ing to $25,000, if possible. This was done at once. The three lowest bidders were called to the architect's office, and acquainted with the revision. These men having declared themselves ready to submit new bids, the president of the board ordered a special meeting to be called for March 10. Written notice was sent to all members, but only four were present. The revised bids were opened at this meeting, and the firm of Truxal & Kneed-ler, of Greensburg, was found to be again the lowest bidder, agreeing to erect the building for $27,748. This was $2,052 less than the next lowest bidder, a local contractor. The official action taken on the matter at this meeting was that Truxal & Knee tier was declared the lowest bidder, and not awarded the con-tract, as stated in THE JOURNAL, March 19. At this meeting, the original motion that the cost of the building be not over $25,000 was rescinded, since it was found impossible to erect a desirable building within that limit. An adjourned meeting was held March 16 for ttie p irpose of arranging for the issue of bonds necessary to cover the costs of tlie building and furnishing. This may appear to one not in touch with the situation “like hitching the cart before the horse," but sufficient as surance was had at this time that the bonds could be sold at 4 '/i per cent, per-haps, for a premium. The intention was to award the contract to the lowest bid dcrat this meeting, but a late hour had arrived before the bond business bad been disposed of. To do this, a special meeting was regnlarly called for March 30. At the meeting, March the 20th, the contract was duly awarded to Truxal & Kucedler by a vote of 4 to 2, the afore-mentioned members dissenting. The course taken in this matter throughout by the subscribers has been witli the honest intention to serve the hesi interests of public education, as well as guard the just claims of tax-payers, without fear or favor. Such be-ing the case, it is felt that this explana-tion to the public is in order, rather than an apology, answering the accusa-tions, stated and implied, as noted in THF. JOURNAL. J. A. STEVENSON, Fresident. A S. OVERIIOI.T, M. W. HORNER. J. Z. Fox, Secretary. COMERS ANO GOERS. Purairraplis About Prominent People Gathered Durinsr tbe Week. H. J. Jordan, wife and family, spent Sunday with Latrobe relatives. Mrs. Simon Snyder, of Donegat town-ship, spent Sunday here witli friends. Orrin Albert, a student at Otterbein University, was home for the Easter vaca tion. Bruce B. Beltz, of Brownsville, was here over Sunday with relatives and old friends. Miss Elizabeth Ross of Derry, was here this week the guest of Miss Flora Rhoades. Andrew Vetest, a student at the Cali-fornia State Normal School, is home on a week's vacation. Mrs. S. G. Yahn is visiting friends at Findlay, Ohio, where her son, Charles, is a college student. Mrs. Elizabeth Shatter and sister, Mrs. Albert Rahl, of Greensburg, called on friends here and at Tarr Saturday. Mrs. Charles Bills, after a two weeks' visit paid local relatives and friends, returned to her Brier Hill home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. William S. King are pre-paring to take possession of their recent-ly purchased South Church street resi-dence. Mrs Mary Markle and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Shupe, of West Newton, spent last week here with relatives and old friends. Rev, and Mrs. C. George Sliupe, of Glencoe, were here the past week visit-ing the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Shupe. Mr. and Mrs. John Curry, of Maybie, W. Va., was here the past week visiting the latter’s foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Slonecker. Miss Jessie Lawson, of this place, was among the score of guests entertained at Connellsville Friday evening by Miss Beatrice Patterson. Miss Kate Loomis, a former teacher in the local public schools who has spent the last two years with her sister in Il-linois, is here visiting old friends. Mrs. George W. Stoner left yesterday for Findlay, Ohio, where she will spend the Easter vacation with her daughter. Miss Anna, a student at Findlay College. David K. Hershbesger, the East End B. & O. agent, went to Philadelphia Fri day evening as a delegate to the annua’ convention of the Order of Railroad Agents of America Mrs. John C. Bossart returned Saturday from Rochester, Pa., where she was with her son Edward who is now thought to be on a fair road to recovery from a se-vere attack of typhoid fever. Mrs. M. C. Bingaman gave a nicely appointed reception last Tuesday eve-ning in honor of her twin daughters, Mrs. M. E. Hetzel, of Fairmont, W. Va., and Miss Pearl Bingaman at home. Mrs. A. C. Gettleman, of Wyandotte, Michigan, who came on with her hus-band to attend the funeral of her brother, David H. Brown, and two sons, victims of the Acme dynamite explosion, has remained over to visit relatives and old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wolfersberger, of New Castle, Pa., with their son, Chester, and the former’s brother, Elmer S. Wolfersberger, ot Cleveland, Ohio, fol-lowing the interment of the remains of their daughter, Charlotte,aged 13 months, at Connellsville, spent Sunday here with the gentlemen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Woliersberger. AN UNSATISFACTORY RECITAL. -May in Detroit Journal. LAST NOTICE TO DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS. The PostoIJice Department has ruled that, on and after April t next, the publisher of a weekly paper must pay one cent postage on each copy of papers sent to subscribers w ho owe over one year, something no publisher can afford to do. THE JOUR-NAL has few patrons in this class, but what it has are being sent statements with the understanding that, if they wish to have the paper continued after April 1st, they should remit before that date. i DEATHS OF THE WEEK. t’he Grim Reaper’s Worn In Tills Plac-and Vioinlty The interment of the remains of Mrs. Ida Rabenschlag, who died at the hos-pital of a cancerous tumor, took place in the cemetery Friday afternoon fol-lowing divine services at the West Main street home of her son, August Raben-schlag, conducted by Rev. R. L. Leath-erman, pastor of the local Lutheran charge. Mrs. Rabenschlag, who was 53 years of age and is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bert Collins, of Scottdale, was born in Germany. She was almost a life long member of the Lutheran Church, a faithful wife and loving mother. Mrs. Rebecca Dullinger Lentz, wife of Henry Lentz and sister of Daniel Dul-linger, of this place, died Thursday of Bright's disease at her North Hitchman street home, aged 64 years. Rev. Mr. Graham conducted the funeral services Sunday afternoon in the United Breth-ren church, of which Mrs. Lentz had long been a consistent member. There survive with their old father six chil-dren— George, of Pittsburg; Roy, at home; Mrs. William Cope, ol Pittsburg; Mrs. Jack Britt, of Hecla; Mrs. Lehman Day-ton and Mrs. Leonard Hunker, of Ev-erson. Mildred Blanch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Albright, died Monday of pneumonia at the home of her parents, just west of town, in the 7th year of her age. James Eichar, of this place, has just learned of the death of his older brother, John, which took place last Thursday at his Butler county, Iowa, home. He went west when a young man and was abont 80 years of age. Mrs. Mary Werry, wife of John Werry, died last Friday morning at her Acme home of dropsy, aged 70 years. Henry Werry, of this place, is one of the four sons who survive with three sisters and tbe aged father. John Lance, an aged citizen living near Hammondville died last Wednesday. FREE METHODIST CONFERENCE Brought to a Successful Close Here Sunday Night. The district conference of the Free Methodist Church was brought to a suc-cessful close here Sunday night with a fine discourse by Bishop Walter A. Se>- lew, of Jamestown, N. Y. Rev. J. H. Whiteman, the secretary, who is a Mount Pleasant boy, delighted a large audience Saturday night when he preached. The next quarterly conference will be held at Uniontown in June, while it was decided to hold this year’s district camp-meeting at Indiana, Pa., the latter part of August. Some $200 was raised to be applied on the debt of $1,400 resting on the local church. Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason announce the engagement of the former’s sister, Miss Armentia Mason, and Mr. Harry Felgar, of Scottdale. The marriage will take place next month. HEAVY MARCH STORMS Did Considerable Damage in and About Mount Pleasanf. The thunder and lightning, rain and hail storms of last Wednesday, day and night, were the worst in the local history of March. Lightning struck twice in town, the East End distillery and George Koontz’s South Diamond street residence, and again just south of town at the country home of Fiank Lemmon. No serious damage was done at any one of the places. It also ran into Dr. W. A. Marsh’s West Main street residence over the Mu-tual telephene wires, burning up a desk phone before the doctor could have an electrian cut the connections. The high waters of Jacobs Creek over flowed the West Penn street car tracks shutting out traffic on the main line be-tween here and Scottdale the better part of Thursday. Coal and coke people als« had their troubles with mine water. SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S Stoner Saturday Last. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Stoner, for-mer residents of East Huntingdon town ship, celebrated the twenty-fifth anni-versary of their wedding Saturday last at their pretty country home near Lig onier with some ninety relatives ant' friends who enjoyed all the hospitalitm-for which Ligonier Valley is famed. Tin principal addresses were made by Rev Mr. Sanner, pastor of the Ligonier Melh odist Episcopal church; Editor Gra ham, of the Ligonier “Echo," and Davii W. Fox, of Tarr. The guests present irom this placeanc vicinity were William, John S. and Clark S. Stoner, Mr. Stoner's brothers; George W., Lyman F., Harrison H. and Charles F. Stoner, all with their wives; Mr. anc Mrs. J. B. Hickernell and David W. Fox. ftuiet Weddihgs. Mr. Earl Wilson, of Pittsburg, and Miss Viola Myers were married recently at the Wilkinsbnrg home of the bride who formerly resided here. Mr. Samuel Ray and Miss Sarah Cross-land, of this place, were married Thurs-day at the Free Methodist church by Rev. Arthur Zahmser. They left the next morning ter Gallipolis, Ohio, where they will reside with the groom's parents. Mr. Harry T. Henry, of Greensburg. and Miss Stella T. Miller, daughter of Mr. George Miller, of this place, were married Thursday evening at the First Reformed church parsonage, Greensburg, by Rev, Dr. Edward S. Bromer. Young Mr. and Mrs. Henry have gone to house-keeping at the county seat. Basketball Notes. The local Independent basket ball team on Thursday evening wiped up the new state armory drill floor with the South Side, Pittsburg, Werners, 48 to 2. The local High School boys were trim-med up 18 to 1 by their fellow students at Uniontown Friday evening. The Institute team was defeated at Youngwood Saturday evening by ascore of 3? to 8. COKE AND COAL. Items of Interest Gathered From Both Mine and Yard. There is nothing new to note in the coke business this week. The Frick plants in operation continue to make five days, having laid oft yesterday. The Frick company’s barn at Calumet, with all its contents, was destroyed by a supposed incendiary fire last Thurs-day night, causing a loss of some $4,000 that is partially insured. Four horses and four cows were cremated in the flames. In the opera house at Scottdale yes-terday President Thomas Lynch met some 500 Frick men of all classes of la-bor and from all over the region, whom he told how best to protect their lives and treat their fellows. “T. L." dined his big audience as well as paid all their expenses of the day. His lecture lasted fjr two and one-half hoars. The mining law revision commission appointed by Governor Stuart met in Pittsburg Tuesday for the purpose ol securing additional information on which to base its report for proposed new laws for the better protection oi coal miners. F. M. Richey, Jr,, of Pennsville, for the past 4 years of his 13 years of ser vice in the H. C. Frick Coke Company traveling auditor for the northern dis-trict, lias tendered his resignation to take eflect April 1. Daniel, better known as “Tucker" Hnnt, the popular B. & O. passenger conductor, was elected president of the Northern Connellsville Coal Company the other day. Judge McConnell has dismissed the petition of Mine Inspector John F. Bell for the cancellation of the certificates of Joseph Maize and George Kettering as mine bosses on the ground that they had been guilty of violating the mining laws. In court at Greensburg Thursday last Judge Doty heard the application of the H. C. Frick Coke Company for an in-unction to restrain the tax collector ol Mou it Pleasant township from collect-ng from the plaintiff company road taxes based on the last triennial valua-tion. The attorneys for the Frick com pany contend that this assessment should be based on the old valuation. Officials of practically all the coal companies in the bituminous region of Western Pennsylvania were in Wash-ington Tuesday aud appeared before the House Committee on Mines and Mining of which Congressman George F. Hu t i-chairman. They presented arguments in iavor of a bureau ot mining. Widows’ Gratitnde. Mrs. Frank K. Fox desires through THE JOURNAL to express her deep sense of gratitude for many kindnesses shown ler by neighbors and friends during the llness and following the death of her msband. The Protected Home Circle. >f which Mr. Fox was a charter member, meeting in regular session Thursday eve-ning, passed a resolution extending the order's heart-felt sympathy to his widow, son and daughter in addition to a fitting ribute to his memory. Mrs. Dora Brown, of Acme, who lost ,er husband and two sons in an explo-ion of dynamite, also desires to thank ill those who helped her to bear up un-ler her terrible affliction. Bales Roberts Act Oat. At Uniontown Friday Judge R. E. Embcl handed down an opinion decid mg that the Roberts Corrupt Practices A :t, passed by the Legislature in special session of 1906, is unconstitutional, and dismissing the petition of W. M. Likins and tour others for an audit of the cam-paign expense account of John R. Byrne, Republican county ehairman. The costs are placed on the petitioners. New Base Ball Leagne. The old West Penn Base Ball League is being reorganized under the name of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Base Ball League with C. B. Power, of Pittsburg, president and treasurer. The towns to be represented are Fairmont, Clarksburg. Charleroi, Scottdale, Con-nellsville and either Uniontown or But-ler. The salary limit is $1,200. The Marshes on Way Home. Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Marsh and their daughter, Mias Leona, left Vienna, Aus-tria, Tuesday for home. They will jour-ney through Italy, visit Paris and sail fre m Endland, expecting to reach Mount Pleasant about April 18. Whole Week of Shows. George H. Ritter’s Herald Square Stock Company will be at the Grand Opera House all next week, opening Monday night with “Rags and Riches." Thete will be high class vaudeville between the acts. COLLEGE AVENUE MAY YET BE OPENED OUT From Standpipe alley through to Main Street. UNITED BRETHREN PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARK TO EXPECT. They Have Plans Laid and Consider-able Money in Sight Looking to the Eroction of a New ,$20,000 Place of Worship Next Year. They are also Willing to Subscribe Liberally to Help Defray the Cost of Getting the Thoroughfare Through, as it Would Give Them a Nice Corner Site. ( lie matter of getting; College ave-nue through from Standpipe alley to Main street, which was thought to have been killed last fall by Mayor Crosby’s veto of Council’s opening ordinance', is showing signs of new life. I he United Brethren people have not given up hope of securing the opening that would give them a fine corner site for the new #20,000 church they propose to build next year. The trustees of this church held a meeting Monday evening last and dis-cussed the subject, deciding to leave ac-tion to a congregational meeting called for Monday evening next. fhe United Brethren people have al-ready a tidy sum raised for the erection of a new place of worship and consider-erable more in sight. They would be greatly benefitted by the proposed ex-tension of College avenue, but they are not asking lor any gifts; in fact, they would be glad of the chance to help pay the costs. There is no telling what might be done if College avenue people and Council were to join hands with the U. B.'s. SIGN OF THE CROSS. items of Special interest to LooaJ Church Goers. The subject for Rev. Mr. Graham’s talk at the United Brethren church next Sunday evening is; "Christ’s command to the soul: friend, go np higher." Rev. J. W. Sherrard, of Wilkinsbnrg, preached for the Re-Union Presbyterians Sunday, taking the place of Rev. Eby, of Connellsville, who will, however, fill the local pulpit next Sunday morning. Rev. R. L. Leatherman, the local Lu-theran pastor, will preach on Sunday next at the Middle Lutheran church at 11 a. m.; at Ruffsdale, at 2:30 p. m. and in town at 7:00 p. m. At the First Reformed church Sunday next, following Sunday school at 9:30, Rev. E. R. Deatrick, the pastor, will preach at 10:30 a. m. At 7:30 p. m. there will be a stereop icon review of theSnn-day school lessons for the present quar-ter, during which service a silver offer-ing will be taken up. Sunday next will be Missionary Day at the Second Baptist church. Rev. Dr. W. R. Christian, of Wilkes-Barre, will preach at 11 a. m.; Rev. P. H. Thompson, of Uniontown, at 3 p. m. with special selections by the choir, and Rev. Dr. J. H. Taylor, of Altoona, at 7:30 p. m. Water for West Newton. Joseph Leasure has just completed the drilling of four artesian wells to furnish water for West Newton. The wells are located near the river, just outside the southern limit of the town. They arc about 200 feet in depth, and three of them supply from 4,000 to 6,000 gallons each per hour. The water comes from far beneath the Pittsburg seam of coal, and is said to be ot excellent quality. Killed by Mad Boar. Frank Lute, 45 years old, an inmate of the Westmoreland County Home, was attacked by an infuriated boar Saturday alternoon and so frightfully bitten about the legs and thighs that he died from the injuries at the hospital Sunday eve-ning. He had been an inmate for sev-eral years and part of his duties was t® oversee the hogs. County Lioense Coart. License court for this county was held at Greensburg Monday. This year’s list shows a gain of three in the list of brew-ers and distillers, only thirty-one hav-ing applied last year, while the names of thirty- four appear on the list for this year. There are one hundred and ninety applications for tavern license, a gain of one over last year. # THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1908. PROVED MURDER, James Darnley, of Hempfield Town-ship, Shot by Ilija Kremar, Dies at Hospital SUPPOSED MURDERER HELD EOR TRIM., James Darnley, of Hemplield township, shot by a foreigner named Ilija Kremar along the Pennsylvania railroad tracks half a mile east of Greensburg at a late hour last Tuesday night, died Wednesday at the Greensburg hospital. The bullet had perforated the intentines in seven separate places and despite the operation closing the apertures death was inevitable. Mr. Darnley was 52 years old and a native of Scotland. He had resided at the Hemplield slope, where he was employed for a number of years. Be-sides his wife he is survived by twelve children. Kremar, who was knocked down and captured by Danley’s companions, has been held for trial as one of the murderers. Attacked In Bed by a Bulldog. Man III With Pleuropneumonia Desperately Struggles With Infu-riated Beast, Which He Finally Succeeds In Smothering With Bedclothes. Ill with pleuropneumonia nml too weak to scream for help, Dougins Hud- Bon Kiker, a publisher of 15(1 Fifth uve-nue. New York city, battled for Ills life with an Infuriated bulldog. He was found hours afterward, unconscious, stretched across the lifeless body of the dog, which he had smothered with a blanket. Tho Hikers live In the Minnetonka apartment house, Brooklyn, and It wns there that the struggle with the Infuri-ated animal occurred. The dog, an English bull, was presented to the pub-lisher In Florida last mouth. Itlker re-turned to Brooklyn four days ago and was taken ill almost immediately. One night while he was very weak, his chest Incased in surgical wrappings, he was left alone for several hours, as The sick man tried to call for help, hut the weight on his chest and his In-ability to speak above a whisper pre-vented, while, with both hands engag-ed, he was prevented from ringing the hell at his bedside. So he continued his struggle with the dog. whose nnger at being held Increased until It frothed at the mouth mid the foam was flecked about him. How long he struggled Mr. Rlker does not know. But it seemed to him an hour. Every minute ho could feel his strength grow less. In the battle the bedclothes, which had been tucked about the invalid, became disarranged, and this probably saved tho life of Mr. Hiker. In one of the moves made In the struggle a blanket became twisted and HIKER SEIZED THE ANIMAL IiY THE THROAT. he was sleeping. Mrs. Rlker, the moth-er of the young man, was in an adjoin-ing room, also asleep. The dog wander-ed into the sick man’s room and stretch-ed out oil a rug. After midnight Mr. Rlker was awak-ened from his sleep by a weight upon the bed. The dog was standing on his chest. He tried to push the brute away, and the next instant it snapped at him. Not realizing his danger, Itiker again tried to throw the dog from him, and the beast, with a growl, sprang for his throat. In the dim light of the room Mr. Itiker seized the animal by the throat and held it at arm’s length from him. It continued to struggle, at times forcing its open jaws to within a few Inches of his face, so that its hot breath fanned his cheeks. Interfered with tho movements of the dog. It gave the sick man the Idea, and his presence of mind did the rest. He forced the head of the dog Into the mass of bedclothes, and between the beast's efforts to free himself and Mr. Riker’s to choke him the animal’s head became thoroughly enmeshed in the blanket. In an instant the sick man had wound the blanket about the dog. Too weak to hold him longer, Mr. Riker, no longer fearing his fangs, rolled on top of him. The struggle to hold the brute had told upon the invalid, and when he gained the advantage he fainted. It was some hours later when the mother came into the room to give the patient his medicine. She found him lying across the bed, with the body of the dog beneath him. Pet Dog Brought the Doctor. Nature Fake Factory at Rahway, N. J., Furnishes a Remarkable Tale of Animal Sagacity. Taken from the neck of a shaggy dog, where it had been tied, a note was handed Dr. O. B. Holmes at MB office at Rahway, N. J. The time marked on the paper indicated the note had been written only an hour before at the home of Mrs. Andrew Woodbury, lo-cated six miles outside of Rahway. The note read: "Joe or whoever sees this first, send the doctor up right away. Mamma is not so well. Have him come this morn-ing sure and bring some medicine.” Dr. Holmes drove to the farm at. once and found Mrs. Woodbury dan-gerously ill. He said only the prompt appearance of the dog enabled him to give the sufferer effective treatment an® save her life. The dog is owned by Mrs. Woodbury and hus been trained to carry parcels.* The animal has never lost a package while acting as messenger for the Woodbury household. j PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Bell ’Phone 132-2. MIS5 MARY M. COX, Osteopathic Physician. 408 Main St., Mount Pleasant. Pa. S. C. Stevenson, NOTARY PUBLIC. REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE, 4*7 MAIN 8T., MOUNT PLEASANT. NA. GOUT. • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Second Floor new Hank and Trust building, Mount Pleasant. New Laird bulldimt. Main st.. Greensburg. McQEARY & HARSH, ATTOKNEY8-AT-I.AW. McOausland building. WestOtteinian 8t„ Oreonshur*. WARDEN & LIGHTCAP, ATTORNEYS AT-LAW. Barclay Building, Greensburg. Farmers & Merchants Nat. Ban* Block. Monnt Pleasant. GREGG & POTTS. ATTORNEYj)-AT-LAW. Barela; Building. Greensburg J. LLOYD KALP, (Successor to W. A. Kalp.) Real Estate and Insurance Agency 838 East Main streot, - Mount. Pleasant. L. S. RHOADES, JUSTICE OFTHE PEACE & ROTARY PUBLIC. A11 kinds of legal papers prepared and exe c:llted. Collecting [.specialty. Office lion Main Street. Mount, Pleasant CHAS. F. RUMBAUGH, Notary Public. Real Estate anil Insurance Room 6, Farmers & Merchants National Bank B'ld’g, Mount Pleasant, Pa. RUDER’S INN, ERNST RUDER, Propr. Corner Main and St. Clair Streets, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. One of the finest hotels in Western Pennsylvania, being new and with every modern convenience. BATES $2.00 PEk DAY. Western Pennsylvania Classical and Scientific INSTITUTE, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. A School for Both Boys and Girls, j Building Remodeled and in First-class Condition. Diplomas granted in the Classical, Scientific and Musical Courses admitting to any college or conservatory. Special courses for those not wishing to enter college. Unusually efficient corps of teachers enables the school to give each scholar careful and individual artention. Separate dormitories for young men and women. Endowment makes the charges moderate. 35th Year Now Open. The Freshman and Sopho-more work of college grade will be given in 1908-09 in this school. For catalogue and informa-tion write to W. LAWRENCE KALP, Principal. You’ll be satisfied with results if you get any of these Hart Schaffner & Marx suits we are showing. The results will be correct style, accurate fit and all-wool quality. This store is the home of Hart Schaffner& Marx clothes. Make it your business to look in our windows where you will always see something a little bet-ter than elsewhere. Shoes and Oxfords for the snappy and conservative dressers are here from Crawford, Crossett and James A. Banister & Co. The name of the maker tells you the quality. Nothing better at any price. $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Largest Head-to-Foot Outfitter for Men, Boys and Children. Special Sale . . OF . . Winter Goodsj at Special Prices as I do not wish to carry them over to another season. This is a rare opportunity to adorn your home at prices which lovers of fine pictures will never feel, for we care nothing about what they cost us. IltE GOODS MIST GO. Busy times, money saving times. Every store is receiving new .Spring goods and every store is still pushing out odds and ends of winter goods; a combination sale, something novel and something that is attracting a great many people. There are many great bargains in the closing out lots of odds and ends, con-sisting of Men’s and Women’s, Boys’ and Girls' clothing, fur-nishings and shoes, weights and styles suitable for “all.the-year-round” wear, and the prices at which we are now offering them are lower than at any time during the winter. It is rather early for the new goods that are coming in. but if you prefer the new Spring styles they are ready for you. L. M. KARNEY, 750 Main st.. “On the Hill,” There are Great Bargains in our Shoe Departments. MOUNT PLEASANT. Sewing machine repairs done promptly and all supplies kept in stock. J. B. Goldsmith, Headquarters for Fine China, We challenge any exclusive shoe store to show better lines of shoes than you will tind in our Shoe Departments. Remember, these shoes are made expressly for us, according to our own speci-fications, and we have numerous customers, men and women from the leading towns in the coke region, who go to our stores to pur-chase their shoes. Our shoe purchases are very large and this enables us to get very close prices. The customer gets the bene-fit of our close buying. Examine our stocks, see the styles, and we feel sure you will be tempted to buy. China Dinner Sets, Specialties in the Grocery Departments. Toilet Sets, Hanging Lamps, Stand Lamps, Etc. Wall Papers Paint, Oils, Glass, Etc. Paper Hanging A SPECIALTY. Our grocery departments are all stocked with a choice line of the most select goods. We have carloads coming in daily of all staple groceries, and we keep large lines of Specialties and Fancy Groceries. If we haven’t what you want in our stocks we are so situated that we can order anything special for you. Our prices are the lowest in the region; in fact, we regulate the prices in the coke region Connected with every one of our grocery stores there is a fresh meat department filled with choice meats, killed at our own plant, purchased by our own men, the best the market affords. We solicit your trade. We extend a cordial invitation to visit our stores for inspection. You are under no obligation to buy. Union Supply Company, 58 Department Stores Located in Fayette, Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. THURSDAY, MARCH 36, 1908 STREE T CARS COLLIDE. Accident That Occurred on the West Penn System Near Dunbar. ONE OF THE THREE VICTIMS Mill OIE, A head-on collision between two street cars on the West Penn system oc-curred at Fayette stop, one mile from Dunbar last Wednesday evening when three persons were badly injured, one of whom may die. The victims, who were all taken to the Connellsville hospital, are: W. C. Bird, motorman, crushed in his vestibule, right leg amputated. Mrs. Florence Inks, of Connellsville, passenger, right leg broken Edward Ward, of Wilkes-Barre, a traveling man, bruised and suffering from shock. To a disarrangement of signals caused by the storm the accident is attri-butable. A total of forty passengers were in the two cars when they came together with great force, and all were thrown about in confusion. The for-ward ends of both cars were badly damaged. AN ELECTION PRIMER Pertinent Points About Our Election Machinery For New Poters and Old THE VOTER. Who is entitled to vote in national, state and local elections ? Any male citizen who has reached the age of twenty-one years. How about the women? In the four states of Colorado, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming any woman who has reached the age of twenty-one years is entitled to vote on all matters at all elections, her privilege of suffrage being identical with that of the men. Are there no other states in which women may vote ? Very limited woman suffrage prevails in nineteen other states. In Kansas it is restricted to voting on school matters and at elections for municipal officers. In Montana and Iowa women may vote on the issuance of municipal bonds. In Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Washington, Arizona, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Connecticut and Ohio women have school suffrage. Can Chinese in the United States vote, if naturalized? An act passed by congress in 1882 expressly prohibits the naturali-zation of Chinese. By what right do negroes vote ? By the right conferred upon them by the fifteenth amendment to the national constitution, which reads, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” Chased by Dream Bandits. Girl Who Read Novel Just Before Retiring Runs Three Miles In Her Nightgown. Miss Minnie Houtsman, the seven-teen- year-okl daughter of Joslah Houts-mau, a stock raiser living near House-ville, Ind., was found In a critical con-dition by Scott Marlow near his home. The young woman had left her bed and, slipping out of the house, had traveled almost three miles in the cold, with nothing about her except her night clothes and a light jacket. When found she had sunk down at the side of the road and would soon have been frozen had not Marlow found her at an opportune time. She was still asleep, and the farmer carried her to his home, where he and his wife worked over her for some time before she was revived. The young woman said that she had been wading a novel with a western setting in which the beautiful heroine was pursued through a dense forest by a desperate band of brigands. She re-tired in the full tide of excitement aroused by the thrilling tale, and as soon ns she went to sleep she began to dream the story, with herself as the central figure. The dream bandits chased her until they became to her subconscious mind so real that she got out of bed and ran to esenpe them. The cold air and the hard road failed to awaken her. She said that she finally seemed to become exhausted and sank down to accept her fate, which was being car-ried away by the bandits. The latter part of the dream Is thought to have been caused by Mr. Marlow picking her up and carrying her to his home. Chicago (io&t Gets a Jag On. Four Footed Hobo, Befriended by Saloon Keeper, Drinks Latter’s “Medicine” and Falls Into Hands of the Law. John Aranson ejected a drunken goat from his saloon at 8911 Commercial avenue, Chicago, with the aid of a po-liceman. Aranson befriended the goat when it came to the saloon door al-most frozen. lie gave the animal food and a shelter in a shed at the rear of the saloon. Mrs. Aranson, who has been 111 with grip for several days, asked her hus-band to prepare her some whisky and quinine. He had prepared the “medi-cine” and was ready to take it to the sickroom when he heard his wife call- Young Men In Control. Interviews with old business men in New York city and careful compar-ison of statistics show that the affairs of the metropolis are now in the hands of younger men than ever before In most of the thousands of offices in the lower part of the Manhattan Island the elderly men are clerks, while the managers are under 10 years "Id. ing to him. Leaving the medicine In a large mixing glass on a chair in the saloon, he ran upstairs. When he returned a few minutes lat-er, he found the goat lying full length on the floor In a drunken stupor and the broken glass near by. Aranson called in a policeman who was passing, and they lifted the animal from the floor and threw it on a snow pile out-side of the place to sober up. When Billy came to he wabbled down the street and was last seen tacking to-ward a corner drug store. New Name for Flying. My little neighbor, Ruth, came into my room one day with her hands closed carefully over some object. 1 was curious to know what she was bringing to me. "What have you, Ruth?” I asked. "A little birdie,” Bhe replied. "But why do you hold it so tight?” “O,” said she, “If I don’t it will wink its w'nes and fly away." /■>. Sight. "So your daughter has married the titled stranger.” said the romantic wo-man. “Yes," answered Mr Cumrox. glanc-ing uii from his check hook. “Was it a case of love at sight?” “Yes. Now it's a case of draw at sight"— Washington Star. Not Cutting Price9. Caller—Is that the host you can promise me—a wife fifteen years older than 1 am, with a sharp nose, thin Ups and a sour disposition? Fortune Teller—What more do you expect? Did you think you could get a real affinity for a dollar?—Chicago T-ibuae. SHAKE IT OFF. Rid Yourself of Unnecessary Bur-dens. A Mount Pleasant Citi-zen Shows You How. Don't bear unnecessary burdens. Burdens of a had back are unneces-sary. (let rid of them. Doan’s Kidney Pills cure bRd hacks. Cure lame, weak and aching backs. Cure every form of kidney ills Lots of local endorsements to prove this. Mrs A. D Stanffer. living at 117 Bridgeport street, Mount Pleasant, Pa., sivs: “My husband suffered a great deal from kidnev disease and lumbago and was so stiff and sore at times that every move hurt him He was subject lo severe headaches and spells of dizzi ueos and any exertion would cause hiui to sutler intense pain. Wnen he learned ul Doan's Kidney Pills he procured a uox at (Jhas. L. Kudu’s drug store and ustd them in accordance with direc-tions. and since taking this remedy he UHH not complained ot anv of the symp-toms. I used Doan’s Kidney Pills ruy-seit for lame back and other troubles arising from a disordered condition of the kidneys and the results were most satisfactory. Doan's Kidney Pills have proven tneir worth in our home and we gladly recommend this remedy to anyone suffering with any form of kid tiey trouble. ” For sale by all dealers Price 50c. Foster- Milbnrn Co , Buffalo, New York, dole Agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s — and take no other. Hugos & Hugus, Attorneys. Estate of Isabella Weaver, deceased. Pei Gem. Discount Sale At the Very Advent of Winter On /Wen’s, Boys’ and Chileren’s Suits, Over= coats and Cravanettes. Weather condition? and financial conditions throughout the country have caused a delay in purchasing of winter wearables. We have decided to add impetu to the occasion by a rare ottering of a dis-count of 3o per cent, (until further no-tice) on our mammoth stock of clothing. Every Suit, Overcoat or Cravenette of the vintage of 1907, is included in this remarkable offering (except blue and black suits:) This sale begins, tomorrow, Friday, January 10, and will continue until fur-notice. *1 Men’s Suits and Overcoats .3 $25.00 Garments now $17,50 $20,00 Garments now $14,00 $18.00 Garments now $12,60 $15.00 Garments now $10,50 $12.50 Garments now $ 8,75 $10.00 Garments now $ 7.00 Boys’ and Children’s Suits & Overeoats .’S*-u.?x+um Come and See the Great Offerings Men’s Pants $7.50 Quality, now $5.25 $6.50 Quality, now $4,55 $5.00 Quality, now $3,50 $4.00 Quality, now $2.80 $3.00 Quality, now $’2,10 $2.00 Quality, now $ 1.40 $6.00 Pants, now $4.20 $5.00 Pants, now $3,50 $4.00 Pants, now $2,80 $3.00 Pants, now $ 2,10 $2.50 Pants, now $ 1,75 $2.00 Pants, now $ 1,40 Dillon & Sherrick, Outfitters to Particular People, Zimmerman Block, Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Orphans’ Court of Westmoreland County, there will be exposed to public sale on the premies son Saturday, April 18, 1908, at 2.80 o’clock p m., the following des-cribed real estate, to wit: All that i ertain messuage, tenement and tract of land situate in Mount Pleasant Borough. Westmoreland Coun ty, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:—Beginning at a post at the comer of an alley 88 feet from the cen-ter of the main tract of the Mount Pleasant* Broadford R R Co., thence by an alley. North 85? degrees West. 127 feet to Depot stree t;thence by Raid Depot st eet South 2? degrees West, 58J feet to lot sold John Husband and broth-er; by line of said lot North 85? de-grees West, 121 feet to a post, 33 feet from the center of the main tract of the Mount Pleasant & Broadford R. R Co., thence North 1? degrees West 03? feet by lands of said Railroad Co. to the place of beginning. Being the same j lot conveyed by Jacob B. Sherricb et. I al., t>y deed dated November 2, 1886, I and recorded in Deed Book Vol, 151, page 142 to Isabella Weaver, s ince de-ceased. Having thereon erected Two Frame Buildings. STYLE 47. NO. 1- World’s Best Pianos. J. B. MYERS, Jr., An artistic instrument, ranking with the best pianos on the market, and at a price within the reach of all Of great beauty and pnritv of tone. Absolutely defies competition, quality and price considered UF*RIGHTS ONLY. Sold only by J. B. MYERS, Jr. Up to-Date Music Handler. 318 Main st., Mount Pleasant Pa TERMS:—Ten per cent of the pur-chase money to be paid when the prop erty is knocked down, the balance of one third at the enuffrmation o' sale and delivery of deed, one-third in one year and the remaining third in two years thereafter with interest on de-ferred payments from the date ot con firmation to be secured by bond and mortgage with thirty days Sci, Fa. clanse With leave to adjonrn from day to day. Sale to be conducted by Westmore-land Savings and Trust Co , Trustee 3 19 3t NOTICE. The above belongs to a series of Six of the World’s Best Pianos, with the Weasel, Nickel & Gross Action, the best action in the world On- grade only. Cnt out each nnmber as it appears and when yon have the entire six bring or send them to the above address and we will allow yon $5 00 each, which will be the first mi >ney paid on a Weaver Piano, the balance at yonr own pay-ments. Write today and I will call to-morrow. RUPTUREcuRlb FISTULA E ^"y and Other Rectal Mild and Humane Dr.WixSavs:| by MY MILD SYSTEM OF TREATME Men and Women System of Treatment All sufferers from Rupture and Rectal Diseases, such ! as Piles, Fistula and Fissure are cordially urged to INVESTIGATE most carefully the great work which . I am doing daily in thoroughly curing these diseases TREATMENT. I say “CURE” because I absolutely and per-manently cure all of those I treat. The most successful hospital operation could do no more. My patients while under treatment nrenot required to take chloroform or ether; they are not required to discontinue work or business and they are not confined to bed. The treatment is mild and perfectly safe. The cures effected are thorough and permanent. Is not such a treatment always to be chosen in preference to the uncertainties of a “surgical operation"? Ai V Et A A M 1 have cured thousands of people of Rupture and Rectal Diseases Kfl I y) v V Kl in Pittsburg and vicinity, and shall be pleased to send you the ■ FWPnA book of letters from them mentioned below. Write for this as well (Ip I TpUJ5 as my book No. 1 on Rupture and book No. 3 on Piles, Fistula, I kllV etc. You may find a friend or neighbor amongmy cured patients* Call or Write for Particulars. Write for Illustrated Book Mailed Free Book No. 1 on Rupture. Book No. (3 on Varicocele. Book No. 8 on Plies and Fistula. Book No. 4, Letters from my cured patients. DR. GEO. B.WIX Rupture and Rectal Specialist 631 Penn Ave.. Werner Bldg. PITTSBURG, PA. Consultation Free. Charges reasonable. Arrangement can be made for credit. Orno* HOURS, 9 to 4:80 dally. Evenings: Wednesdays and Saturdays only, 6 to 8. Sun-days, 1 to 4. Interview or write these cured patients: L. J. Miller, Mamoat, Pa. (Piles.) F.M. Eyler, Parnassus, Pa. (Rupture) The Staff of Life as made here, is pure, clean, wholesome and nourishing. Our Bread is known everywhere * for quality, and we take particu-lar care that nothing shall detract from it It’s unequaled by even the best home-made. Ask your Grocer for Bread. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. THUP.SDAT, MARCH 28. 1908 JOHN L. SHIELDS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. Subscription, $1,^0 a Year. Payable In Advance Mount Pleasant has within its borders a population of over B,000; while more than double that number of people live immedi-ately around about and for them it is the natural center, as shown by a postoffice distribution of over 15,000. It has both Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railroad branches and will soon be given the main line ofthe Coke Region Trolley System. It is completely sur-rounded by coke plants and has in the town Bryce Brothers Company’s big tableware glass factory, Acme Lumber and Supply Company, Anchor Glass Factory, Searchlight Manufacturing Company’s stove ]6i)t. ibc Mount Pleasant Tool Company. Husband Company’s plan ing mill, Galley Bros.’carriage factory, foundry, brewery, distillery, pop plant, two flouring mills, 13 Protestant and 8 Catholic churches. Mount Pleasant Institute, 2 large Public Schools and 3 Parochial schools. There is coal in abundance at the town’s gates and the same is true of electricity and natural gas for heat, light and power. All of which things, when taken In connection with the best water system in Western Pennsylvania, make Mount Pleasant’s numerous manu-facturing sites ideal. THURSDAY - - FOOD FOR THOUGHT. It seems that THKJOUHNAL made a mis-take last week in saying that the Mount Pleasant Board of Education had given a Greensburg firm the contract for the new high school building, when such action was not taken until Friday eve-ning. Some excuse for the error, how-ever, can be found in the fact that the secretary informed us that the county seat people were the successful bidders. But, that is a matter of little public con-cern. We still believe that the board's action is hasty and ill-advised. We recognize the board's law-imposed duty to provide suitable buildings for the town's public school pupils as well as the need for the additional eight rooms that will make up the new build-ing; but, it is a rank imposition on the taxpayers to spend $35,000 or $40,000 in the erection of such a structare at this time. It is true that Mount Pleasant people voted the board the privilege of issuing bonds to the amount of $44,000 for this purpose, but that assent was given when times were good and money plenty. Then high-priced employment went begging for takers; now there are those who beg in vain for something to do that will keep body and soul together. There is also a local bank closed with almost $600,000 on deposit. We fear that the board has stopped to consider neither this change in conditions nor the pro-bability of trouble in disposing of bonds at anything like a fair figure. It is not too late for the gentlemen composing the board, for all of whom THE JOURNLL has only the kindest re-gards, to realize that taxes must come down in Mount Pleasant if our people are not to be forced Into sacrificing their properties in order to escape paying the present rale on a high valuation. The board should follow Council’s lead. STEEL PRICES FIRM. Representatives of several important steel companies, including the United States Steel Corporation, the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, IJones & Lauglilin, Republic Iron and Steel aud others were in conference in New York last Thurs-day at the offices of Chairman Gary, of the United States Steel Corporation. When the conference adjourned Judge Gary said that all the conferees had expressed the opinion that there should be no reduction in prices. This decision is in line with that reached by the gen-eral conference held a month or so be-fore. A statement of thisjkind is of course encouraging when’accepted to mean that there will be no further reduction in wages, but what would doubtless tickle the public at large would be the sight of more consumers coming to the front with orders at present prices. MR. CLEVELAND'S DEMOCRACY. In reply to the New York “World’s" inquiry, “What is the best principle and what is the best policy to give the Dem-ocratic party new life,” ex-President Grover Cleveland, now a private citizen living at Princeton, N. J., says: “As a general proposition, I might an-swer this question by saying that in my opinion this could be most surely brought about by a return to genuine Democratic doctrine and a close adher-ence to the Democratic policies which in times past gave our party success and benefitted our people. “To be more specific in my reply, I should say that more than ever just at this time the Democratic party should display honest and sincere conservatism, a regard for constitutional limitations aud a determination not to be swept from our moorings by temporary clamor or spectacular exploitation. "Our people need rest and peace and reassurance; and it will be quite in line with true Democracy and successful policy to impress upon our fellow-coun- March 19. 1908 trymen the fact that Democracy still stands for those things." The trouble, however, with the distin-guished writer is that what he has to say about public matters of this kind carries little weight with the followers of W. J. Bryan who are today the unterrified powers that be and with whom Mr. Cleveland has lost political caste. STRICTER BUILDING LAWS NEEDED. Individually and collectively, Ameri-can architects and engineers have begun to urge legislation which will do away with flimsy building construction in the future. Richard L. Humphrey, the Uiftted States Geological Survey's engineer in charge of structural materials, told, only a few days ago, how the annual fire loss in this country reached more than $5 per capita, against an annual loss of 33 cents per capita in twenty-one of the principal cities in Europe. The Society of Building Commission-ers and Inspectors with headquarters in Washington, has launched a “building reform" movement and has appealed to legislative bodies the country over for stricter building laws which, in view of recent Collinwood school horror, arc certainly needed. IIAMMONDVILLK. Prof. J. Alvin Fennell's music class were delighted to have him present after two weeks' rest. Mrs. George Mason was quite ill last Saturday. She now enjoys normal health. Prof. W. W. Campbell called at the Gans farm Friday evening on business. Robert Washabaugh is planning to make a quick stepping driver of his filly. Mrs. John Honse has returned from Calumet where she visited with her par-ents a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stimmell are here for a few weeks' stay with Mrs. Mary Stimmel. Mrs. Royal Mason was the guest of Bridgeport relatives lapt week. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses have been granted for this vicinity during the past week: Samuel Ray and Sarah Crossland, both of Mount Pleasant. S$ an £km«nt of Safety It is advisable to pay all bills by check—as an element of safety it has no equal. The man with a check-book has little fear of thieves or pickpockets. This Bank has excel-lent facilities for bank-ing business, and cor-dially invites your ac-count, subject to your check, jfirst Hlational ®anli, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Established 1864. Oldest National Bank in West-moreland county. Capital $100,000 Surplus and Profits - 96,000 March Winds WONDER ON WHEELS. V y>v. hO KATIE MAY BRADLEY. The Western Juvenile Skater, who is only 12 Years of Age, will Give Exhibitions at the Mount Pleas-ant Rink Monday and Tues-day Evenings Next, March 30 and 31. Chap and Roughen the Skin. A sure and pleasant cure for this unpleasant condition is our Perfection Skin Lotion. It keeps the skin soft and white, is entirely free from any oily or greasy substance, and can be used at any time. Try it. 15c, 25c and 50c per Bottle. PRESCRIPTIONS We make this department our specially. It is equipped witli the purest and best materials and we guarantee satisfaction. Crystal Pharmacy, C.F.COLDSMITH, 646 Main St., Mount Pleasant, Pa. The new Undermuslins, Lin-ens, Bureau Scarfs, Stand Covers, Centre Pieces, Etc., are ready for inspection. It will cost you nothing to call and see them. The excellent quality, great variety, and reasonable prices are ceitain to prove a pleasing surprise to you. Also a new line of handsome Ruffled Underskirts at very low prices. Mrs. J. J. Ititchman, 337 Main St.. Mount Pleasant. JUST ARRIVED! Nevin A Cort, Attorney. NOTICE. In the Orphans’ Court of Westmoreland County, Pa. Estate of Angeline Jones, Deceased. To Jackson McCausland. Philadelphia, Pa., and F: M. Husband, Mount Pleas ant, Westmoreland County, Pa.: Yon are herebv notified that on Mon-day, the 10th day of March, 1908, on petition of John Husband, Administra-tor ol Angeline Jones, late of East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland Conuty, Pa., deceased, praying for an order to make private sale of decedent’s real estate for etb payment of debts, the Court awarded a citation to the heirs to appear in Court on Saturday, the 18th day of April, 1908, at 9 o’clock a. ui., to show cause why the Court should not order the private Bale of the real estate for the purpose aforesaid Attest: PER CURIAM David A. Miller, Clerk. 3 19 4 Administrator.s Notice. Estate of David H. Brown, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of ad-ministration on the lestate of David II. Brown late of Mount Pleasant, Township, deceased, having been granted to the under-signed by the Register of Westmoreland county, notico is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and those having claims against tlie same will present them properly authen-ticated for settlement. Dora Brown, Administratrix. ;j28 6t P. O. address, Acme,Pa. A Beautiful Line of Suits, Prices from $9.00 to $25.00. A Beautiful Line of Lawn Waists, Speceial $1.50 Value 98c. The World’s Best Children’s Shoes— MOLONEY BROS.’ The Fair 625-627. | OPENING WEEK AT OUR NEW STORES. We want every gentleman in this vicinity to visit our new stores during Opening Week and see the new Spring models for 1908 of Collegian, Kampous and Alco Makes of Men’s and Young Men’s Ready-made Clothes. The styles and colorings this season are so varied that they must be seen to have an idea what the fashion dictators have decreed for the well-dressed men this coming season. Opening Week in our New Ladies’ Store We invite every lady to grace our new store with her presence during this our opening week and inspect our New Line of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Ready-to-Wear Garments. See the new fashions in SUITS, COATS, SKIRTS and WAISTS. Some are per-iect dreams while others are more modest yet beautiful. All purchases made during Opening Week at Actual Cost. In order that all should get acquainted with our new store we eliminated all profits. Thus whatever purchase you make, from a pair of Hose to a Suit for either man or woman at Actual Cost. It?re0e0 Qoonuuvvaenmirrcs.f mDuarttinerg hthoewesnmtiarlel OthpeepniunrgchWaseeekmaayFbree.e Gift with every purchase, no GET TO KNOW US. H. Goldstone & Son, Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings. HULL1N BLOCK, MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Formerly occupied toy J- R Black & Co. wmammMHmmmmimMWMMmKmwKmrnrm THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY MAECH 26, 1908 ABOUND AND ABOUT, For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned. LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN j THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND ENTERTAIN A Department in Which the Local Editoi Holds Hiprh Carnival and Works off his Surplus Energy in Condensations ThatDeal Solely with Matters Relating to Mount Pleasant A little daughter was born Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Foust last Tuesday. Those harbingers of spring, the blue birds, have made their appearance. Charles E. Clark has men at work on the foundation for his new South Side residence. The spring term at the Institute, which opened last Wednesday, brought an in-crease in attendance. A. H. Barron, a prominent East End citizen, is lying seriously ill at his resi-dence on Yoder street. Edward Davis found a small bunch of keys on Church street Thursday and left them at this office for the loser. The Keystone duck pin team went to Scottdale last Tuesday evening and de-feated the Speeler team 1,343 to 1,272. Mount Pleasant friends of "Johnny” Bell, of Stauffer, will regret to learn ot his serious illness of stomach trouble. Thomas Porter Myers, of this place, is all broken up over the removal of his best girl from Kecksburg to a farm near Greensburg. A famished foreigner, walking from Chicago to Leckrone, Fayette county, was cheered up a bit here Friday by a fellow countryman giving him a loaf of bread. Zundell & Uber, local contractors, are roofing the foundation for the new Ital-ian church so that services can be held in the basement until the superstructure can be completed. The Mount Pleasant Fire Department at its meeting Friday evening elected August Grosser chiet over E. B. Swartz 21 to 19 votes. Frank S. Dullinger was chosen assistant chief. Daniel L. Ruff, who is now at his home near Tarr following a long stay at the local hospital, is still having trouble with his foot crushed by his farm wagon running over it last fall. A broken bolt allowed the big bell on the Third ward public school building to drop out of place Thursday. Janitor Price, with the help of male high school pupils, repaired the damage. John Morgan, Sr., of East Scottdale, who had his foot crushed in the tin plate mills there, was brought to the local hospital Thursday to have part of the injured member amputated. The Ladies Aid Society of the Mount Pleasant Memorial Hospital will meet on Tuesday afternoon, MarcH 31st, at 3 o’clock at the hospital. All members are requested to be present. Local Pythian Star Temple, No. 30, Pythian Sisters, will give a social inOdd Fellows' Hall on Monday evening, April 6, when a silver offering will be asked, Everybody will be made welcome. August Rabenschlag takes this means of expressing his gratitude for the many kindnesses shown him following the death of his mother, particularly to those who assisted in the funerul services. Albert S. Keister, son of Rev. and Mrs. S. W. Keister, of Westerville, Ohio, late of this place, captained the Otterbein University debating team which recent-ly defeated Dennison University 2 to 1 County Controller John D. Hitchman has bought the South Church street res-idence of Councilman W. M. Overholt and will take possession at once with his wife. The consideration was about $4,500. The Christian Endeavor Society gave an enjoyable social in the basement of the United Brethren church Tuesday evening. The program embraced literary and musical features. A silver offering was taken up following refreshments. The West Penn Cold Storage Compa-ny’s New Haven plant was placed in successful operation Monday under the management of Frank Husband, of this place. Joseph H. Miller, who moved from here with his wife and family, will look after the contents. New Political Club. The local Bohemians have organized a political club with forty charter mem-bers. The officers are; President, Frank Stefl; secretary, Stanley Pad; treasurer, James Dozort. Joseph Devorak has been made vice president of the club which meets the fourth Sunday in each month at 2 p. m. in Bohemian Hall. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Subject to Decision Republican Primary Election April 11, 1908. For Assembly, 1st District, HERBERT N. SMITH, Of Mount Pleasant. E. E. McADOO, Of Ligonier, Pa. WILLIAM C. KNOX, Ligonier Township. For Coroner. DR. H. ALBERT McMURRAY, Of Youngwood. DR. JAMES HARKINS, Mount Pleasant. For Treasurer. DR. A. D MILLER, Of Manor, Pa. DANIEL T. MARSH, Of Sewickley Township For Recorder of Deeds. JOHN T. EMERY, Of Hempfield Township. A Professional Piano. Mr. J. Frank Frysinger, composer,con-cert pianist and teacher, of Hanover,Pa., writes he is amazed at the prolonged vi-bration of the tone, by which the Weaver piano becomes somewhat organ like, at the lightness of touch, at the precision and perfect cessation of tones which the dampers eflect—an element so essential to distinctness in playing. The Weaver piano is in so many re-spects a superior piano that each artist seems to find a different feature to ad-mire. It is the piano of the Twentieth Century. Send for catalogue. WEAVER ORGAN & PIANO CO., Manufacturers, York, Pa. For sale by J. B. Myers, Jr., Mount Pleasant, Pa. Letter to C. E. Mnllin. Mount Pleasant, Pa. Dear Sir: Josh Billings never said anything truer than this: Sucksess duz not konsist ov never makin blunders, but in not makin the same wun twist.” N. R. Watkins, of Lott, Texas, had his house painted some years ago, and it took 13 gallons of wliat he believed to be paint; he bought it for paint, and it looked like paint, the painter said it was paint. He has had it painted again; it took 7 gallons Devoe. It cost $65 before; now $35. He knows it is painted now, and lie’s got that $30 in a safe place. He's got his knowledge in a safe place too. Yours truly, 39 F. W. DEVOE & CO., Westmoreland Supply Company sells our paint. EASTER OPENING:—All the new styles in Pattern Hats and Millinery Novel-ties can be seen at Mrs. L. Eicher’s Eas-ter Opening today and tomorrow, March 26 and 27. 1 FOR SALE:—New one-horse carriage, second-hand trap and buggy. Inquire of Nevin A. Cort. 3 26 tf FOR SALE:—Eggs for hatching from single-combed White Leghorns—15 for $1 or $4 per 100. J. C. MILLER, 3 26 2 Corner Vine and St. Clair streets. FOR SALE:—Lot of second hand win-dow sash. Inquire at National Hotel. 3 26 tf FOR RENT:—One 4 roomed house and one 5-roomed house. Inquire of Union Realty Company. 3 26 tl A GOOD OFFER:—J. B. Myers, Jr., the East Main street agent, makes an offer in another column that will pay prospect-ive piano buyers to sit up and take no-tice. Mr. Myers got in on Friday last two special Weaver pianos that have ex-tra duet boards. 1 FOR RENT:—Large new storeroom with three room dwelling house finished in modern style. Large hall on second floor. Good cellar. Large lot. The house is built of cement stone blocks, with the roof. Building fireproof, $55 a month with privilege of purchase. Situate on trolley line in sight of three coke works and near Sewickley branch Pennsylva-nia railroad. Call on or address Amos Trout, Armbrust, Pa. 3 12 tf FOR RENT:—Two furnished rooms,with light, heat and use of bathroom. Inquire at this office. 3 5 tf FOR FRESH COUNTRY APPLE BUTTER leave orders at 502 Main street. F. P. Stauffer. 1 9 tf MATTLED ANCONADS:—Eggs for hatching, $1.00 for 15. Orders now being booked by J. J. Hitchman, East Main street, Mount Pleasant. 3 26 3 Popular Teacher. Miss LuellaLemmon, formerly aMount Pleasant township teacher, but now in charge of Room No. 6 of the New Haven public schools, was given a fruit shower last Tuesday by her pupils who also gave her a handkerchief shower on New Year's Day. FOR SALE:—Modern bouse and good lot. Inquire at 315 College avenue, Mount Pleasant. 3 12 tf The Gossard corset, which will be shown by the lady demonstrator at Ray-ftor’s Scottdale store, March 30 to April 4, laces in front. 1 But Principally Within the Bounds of This County. A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS SBOUEED FROM THE PAGES OF RE-LIABLE EXCHANGES. How these Artioles Appear After They Have been Boiled Down Into Short Paragraphs That Speak to the Point But Briefly of Interesting Events Transpiring In the Old Star of the West Greensburg and Scottdale are to the front with local option clnbs. Rev. W. G. Nevin has resigned the pastorate of the Delmont Presbyterian church. Margaret Fry, an 11-year-old New Derry girl, was perhaps fatally hurt Sat-urday by falling from the hay loft in the barn. King Brothers'feed mill at Uniontown was destroyed by fire Friday night, causing a loss of $20,000, on which there is $5,000 insurance. Mine Inspector McCanch had John Lowry, mine foreman at Central, arrest-ed Thursday for allowing diggers to work in a dangerous part of the pit. John Riffer, of Salina, this connty, while cutting a tree the other day, was crushed to death by the tree falling on him. He was 22 years of age and single. Mrs. John Anderson, of Brownsville, hurt while boarding a Pennsylvania passenger train, has sued the company for $20,000 damages in the Fayette county court. D. H. Harris, of Arnold, a Civil war veteran, aged 70 years, drowned himself at Cincinnati, Ohio, the other day after he had lost all his pension money on the races. Frank Beleuer, of North Irwin, aged 61 years, died Saturnay of injuries re-ceived the day before by being caught in the elevator at the Hockensmith mine car factory. Russell. 7-year-old son of J. C. Woods, of near Bolivar, died last Monday night of a wound in the chest inflicted while playing with aloaded revolver he found about the house. Dr. L. M. Sprowls, of Revere, Fayette county, is under bail charged with hav-ing been too intimate with Mrs. Thomas Dowling, of that place, when she called at his office for some medicine. T. L. Bennett, boss driver in llie Dia-mond Coal Company's mines near Brownsville, bad both legs crushed off Saturday by falling from his trip. He was taken to a Pittsburg hospital. Anthony S. Gillespie, a Pole, aged 21 years, who killed John Stehoviak in a barroom fight at Everson, was found guilty of murder in the second degree in the Fayette county criminal court Sat-urday. At a mass meeting at Uniontown Fri-day John S. Carroll. F. C. Newcomer and George L. Moore, candidates for the Re-publican nomination for Assembly, in Fayette county, pledged themselves for local option. J. W. Clark, superintendent of the Old Meadow mill plant at Scottdale, on Fri-day last had his left hand caught in the cogs of a piece of machinery and so badly mangled that the fingers and part of a thumb had to be amputated. George B. Campbell, Jr., the New Ken-sington school director, who was re-cently horsewhipped on the street there by Mrs. Mary Beatty, a dashing young widow who claims he talked too much about her, has charged his assailant with assault and battery. BRUSH RUN. Miss Hattie Johnson was the guest of Miss Edith Carey Sunday. Quite a few of the young people at-tended the spelling bee held at Jacobs Creek school last Friday evening. All report a good time. Mrs. J. V. Miller with her daughter, Blanche, of Ligonier, spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barclay. Clayton Christner is a very business like but welcome caller at Kecksburg. What's the attraction, Clay? William Thomas, wifeand little daugh-ter spent Sunday with that lady’s par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson. Miss Pearl Barclay was the guest of Miss Beatrice Holdsworth Sunday. Birthday Celebration. Miss Margaret Hood was 18 years of age Saturday and some thirty young friends gave a surprise party in honor of the occasion at the West Washington street home of her grandfather, Robert Hood. Games, music and a nice lunch were the marked features of the enjoya-ble function. The Gossart corset demonstration at Raygor's Scottdale store from March 30 to April 4 is something the ladies of this place and vicinity cannot well afford to miss. 1 Where the Ladies do Their Shopping “Merry Widow” (Copyrighted) Suits Merrily Lead! omans “Merry Widow (Copyrighted) Suits Merrily Lead. If you meet a well-dressed woman these days it’s ten to one that she is wearing a j suit, beyond question recognized as the only proper vogue for this Spring and Summer, and the beauty of it is that you can purchase a “Merry Widow” suit from us for the same price, and less, than an ordinary suit would cost you elsewhere. The suits are pleasing all who see them and are sure to please you. Other suits also in stock from 18-50 up. Purchase your Spring Hat at the ^Woman’s Store. Why you should is simple: Because we have the largest up-to-date assortment in town in trimmed or untrimmed ef-fects; also a beautiful line of Walking Hats. They come in so many lovely styles and shapes that it will do your heart good to see them. Prices range from $1.35 up. HATS FOR LITTLE TOTS That are Beauties. Just arrived pretty hats of all descriptions in the cutest styles for the little folks, come in straws, piques, chiffons and silk or lace effects, from 39c up. 652 Alain Street, /Wonnt Pleasant. Pa. Sheet Music. “Merry Widow” Folio. Everybody wants this music. Contents: For I Love you so; For I’m a True Lov-ing Wife; My Villa; I’m Happy at Maxim's; The Silly Cavalier; Land of our Home; The Lovely Woman; I’m so Parisian, and the famous Merry Widow waltzes. Publisher's price $1.00. Our price 25c. Big Hits 20c per Copy. Won't You be My Honey; Love Me and the World is Mine; Yesterday; When the Candle Lights are Gleaming; Tell Me will My Dreams Come True; Red Wing; Honey Boy. A11 the late hits carried in stock and orders taken for any piece of music pub-lished. MILLER’S The Big Store, SCOTTDALE, - - - - PENNA. Spring Tailored Suits ... for Ladies.. . BOOKS. We rent the late “copyright” books at 10c per copy. A full line of paper and cloth bound books, embracing Adven-ture, Love, Humorous, etc. Books on any subject procured on short notice. All the leading Magazines—Argosy, Smith's, Red Book, Pebple’s, Popular, Strand, Everybody’s, Pop. Mechanics, Ladies’ Home Journ?l, and all the 5c weeklies. Easter Post Cards and Booklets. New designs, best selec-tion in the city. Prices lc to 25c. Come early and get the best selection. New line of Post Card Albums from 10c to $2.00. Mail orders promptly filled. G. REESE & CO., Walker Building, “On the Hill," IWoLInt Pleasant, - Pa Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the firm of H. R. Freed & Co , doing a general dry goods business at the corner of Main and Church streets, has this day been dissolved, having disposed of all its in-terests to H. W. and John S. Freed, who will settle all accounts and con-tinue the business at the old stand un-der the name of Freed Bros. & Co. H. R. FREED, H. W. FREED, JOHN S. FREED, Mount Pleasant, Pa.. March 1, 1908. 3 19 8t SCHOOL BONDS. Notice is hereby given that the school board of Mount Pleasant borough will receive bids until NOON APRIL 20, 1908, for the purchase of $35,000.00 of its building bonds, being an issue of four and one-half non-taxable of the denomi-nation of $500.00 each, payable within 30 years, in periods of 5 years. Bids to be accompanied by a certified check for $1,000.00. Full information on application. Address, J. Z. FOX, Mount Pleasant, Pa. Secretary. 3 19 5t Whatever goods fashion has certified as correct our skilled buyers, backed by long experience and unequaled ad-vantages, have selected at first hand from the world’s most reliable manufacturers. We show this season the greatest gathering of stylish suits in Westmoreland county. Nothing is missing. Every shade, every ma-terial is here. Prices from $10.00 tO $40.00 The new Princess dresses, the very smart-est styles in very desirable shades, Copen-hagen, navy, brown, grey, black, at $15 & $20 Very desirable face veiling in the wanted spots and rings, brown, navy and black, at at from 25c to $1.00 per yard. New Spring Dress Goods in silks, cotton and wool; complete line in every detail. You can come with the expectation of being suited. You can get what you are looking for at the lowest possible price. MILLER’S. The Big Store. Scottdale, Pa. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY MAECH 26, 1908 THE WOUNDS WERE THERE. Body of New Kensington Boy Exhum-ed at Pittsburg to Prove Mur-derers’ Confession THE LIB WHS KILLED (IT CUUTI, The body of Charles Bennett, of New Kensington, aged 16 years, was exhumed at the South Side, Pittsburg, cemetery, last Wednesday and the ■wounds it bears corroborates the confessions made by Charles Cook and his girl-bride, Lila Zane Cook, that they and Joseph Wiiite murdered Bennett. Cook and his wife are in jail at Wheeling, W. Va. According to the statements of the Wheeling police, Bennett was enticed to a lonely spot on the state fair grounds, Wheeling Island, on the night of September 21, by the young woman. He had exhibited $45, and it is said that this money furnished the motive for the crime. According to the confession which the Wheeling police say they secured from Cook and his wife, the young woman struck Bennett on the head with a scantling and he was beaten to death. His body was thrown into the Ohio river. He Goes Shopping and Prepares Little Surprise For Wife. SOME OF HIS PURCHASES. Clerks Unloaded on Him a Heteroge-neous Collection of Articles the Wrong Size—Old Philosopher Once More Breaks Out In Anger. [Copyright, 1907, by E. C. Parcolls.] When Mr. Bowser reached home the •other evening he was trying hal'd to look like some one else. He was try-ing to look imperturbable and careless and to hold hack a sort of grin that now nnd then -made a determined ef-fort to break out on his face. He didn’t fool Mrs. Bowser a bit. She saw from the first that there was some-thing up, but her only way was to piny a waiting game. If he'd been imying a roller skating rink to raise winter radishes in or was thinking of ■exchanging the house and lot for a war balloon, she would hear of it In due time. All through dinner he main-tained a patronizing air and carried a subdued excitement, and it was not until they were seated in the family room that he untied the bag of mys- "THOSE STOCKINGS HAVE SOLI) AS HIGH AS A DOLbAlt A PAIB.” tery. He made a jump to answer a ring at the front door, nnd Mrs. Bow-ser caught sight of a boy and a num-ber of packages. "Please keep your seat, my dear,” he said as she came running down the hall. “But those are store packages,” she replied “Well?” “And I haven’t been shopping foi three days. There must he some mis-take. See If they don’t belong next door.” “These packages are all right. They are addressed to our name nnd num-ber, and they were duly paid for hours ago. If you will kindly sit down nnd still your heating heart and not act like a child of ten, I will explain mat-ters.” Mr. Bowser was in no hurry. It was * case for dramatic effects, and he meant to ring in a few. lie placed the several parcels and packages on a chair and proceeded to walk up and down the room with his hands behind him for three or four minutes. Then he said: “Mrs. Bowser, on numerous occa-sions I have spoken to you about rush-ing down town to bargain sales.” “Yes, and you have spoken to me in a meau way, too,” she replied. “Very likely I have. I know that when you have stated that you could buy the regular dollar and u half glove for 92 cents I tiave looked upon you as a soft mark. You have now and tiien called my attention to ladles’ hosiery at one-half price to close out. I have given you money to take avantage of such sales, but I have at the some time pitied your guilelessness.” “But they do have what they call knockdown sales, and now and then I have made some excellent bargains.” Hunting Bargains. “For years, Mrs. Bowser, as I said | before, I have considered you a soft mark. I have smiled at the way the ; clerks must have smiled to see you j come in bargain hunting. I have want-ed to swear when I thought of the thousands and tens of thousands and millions of dollars you have paid into the coffers of tile dry goods stores. There have been times when I thought to appeal to your common sense and other times when I determined to for-bid you to attend a bargain sale of any sort or kind.” “But I got these shoes for 75 cents 9ff,” was answered. “That’s worth •saving, isn’t it?” “At last,” he continued, without look-ing at her, “an idea struck me. We will say that it was a bright idea. I wouhl go shopping myself and solve the mystery of the bargain sales. I would seek to discover where the fraud came in. I would expose the duplicity of the merchants and hold them up In public censure. I would discover whether a pair of ninety-eight cent stockings reduced to 47 cents were ac-tually worth 75 cents.” “And you went shopping this after-noon?” "I went shopping.” “And you bought—bought”— “I bought a number of articles. They are here. I arranged for their delivery at this hour.” “And did you find bargains?” anx-iously asked Mrs. Bowser. “My dear woman, my name Is Bow-ser. as perhaps you know—Samuel Bowser. When I say a thing I mean It. Not in your im. nave you kuown me to make a retraction. I say nnd I stick.” “Yes, I know.” “I pride myself on sticking. I’d rather lose a thousand dollars than to own up that I was in the wrong.” "Yes.” “But in this case, Mrs. Bowser—in the case before us—I am going to do an unprecedented thing. I am going to frankly own up that I was all wrong. I am going to announce that there are bargain sales. 1 am going to own up that there are great big bargains to be had at bargain sales. I am going to state my belief that the woman who keeps her eyes open for bargain sales .will save her husband thousands of dollars in the course of i he year." "Mr. Bowser, you are one of the best husbands in all this wide world,” said Mrs. Bowser os she stepped forward and gave him a wifely lfiss. “Now, then, show me what bargains you have ! been making.” “Well, here is bargain No. 1,” he said as he tore off the paper from one of the parcels and handed her threo pairs of stockings. “Those stockings have sold as high as a dollar a pair, but to make room for fall stock they were closing them out at 40 cents. There's a saving of $1.80 right there.” Two pairs were No. 10 and the third i | No. 7, while Mrs. Bowser’s size is No. 8. He was looking at her with a bland smile on his face, however, and what could she say? They hadn’t told him that articles bought at a bargain sale could not be exchanged, nnd In making his purchase he had never tak-en the size of the foot into account. “And these gloves,” he said ns he held up a pair of kids green in color and only one button at the wrist—“the girl assured me that they were all the ; go, but in order to make room for brass bedsteads they were closing them out. I saved just 75 cents on ’em.” Gloves the Wrong Size. Mrs. Bowser wears a No. G glove, I and those were 7%. She never wore a green glove in her life, and Mr. Bow- ! ser hadn’t taken notice of the fact. He watched her face for a smile, and | with a great effort she managed to i work up one, and then he picked up | another parcel and said: “We have here some handkerchiefs that were selling at GO cents each. The room was wanted for woolen blankets, and so we buy the handkers at one-third the regular price. The saving isn’t enough to buy a house and lot, but every little helps. Am I a bargain hunter or am 1 not?” “Of course you are, you dear, good ; man you,” was the reply, though they were meu’s handkers and she had bought him better ones many u time | for less money. “X don’t know that I shouldn’t have ; bought this,” he explained as he held ! up a corset, “but It was going at such a sacrifice that I couldn’t resist It—a regular two dollar corset for il.S yenls, and the salesgirl said it would last you a lifetime. Oh, yes, I’m admitting that there Is money to he saved In looking for bargains.” Mrs. Bowser weighs 135 pounds. That corset was made for a woman weighing just 1(10 pounds more. It wasn’t her make or her style. The husband who thinks Hint his wife wears most any old corset has some-tiling to learn. Mr. Bowser had looked upon a corset as a corset nnd bought one. Mrs. Bowser had to laugh at the grimness of the joke, and lie was pleased with himself. There was oue more package—the largest of nil. She suspected its contents and would have given n hundred dollars to he else-where for the next Half hour. It was a Indy’s hat. It was Intended for a young lady of eighteen or twenty. It was cocked up on all sides. It was rakish and debonair and sau-cy and impudent and daredevillsh, and yet Mr. Bowser reverently extended It on his hand and said: “For you, my dear, and how do you like it? I got it for $5 less than the regular price.” I.et us draw a veil over most of what followed. It is sufficient to say that Mrs. Bowser tried to faint away, but she only succeeded in sitting down on the floor in hysterics. Mr. Bowser once more bfecame Mr. Bowser—that is, he Jumped up and down nnd tore the hat into fragnienls. He talked about di-vorce. She was ordered to her moth-er’s ‘by the morning train. She had driven him to the dead line at last, and—and— He put on his hat and left the house, and when lie came ill at 3 o’clock in the morning nnd was asked If it was raining outdoors lie shut Ills jaws hard and refused to answer, although it was, and he had got sopping wet. M. QUAD. As the Evolutionist Figures It. Impudence becomes sang froid after its possessor *”>s about tnuifino. J, II. STEVENSON & CO. Mount Pleasant. Pa, WestMait St., “On the Hill.’’ Hardware, farm Imple-ments and Seeds. Special attention given to Steam and Hot Water Heating. THE GREWER MEDICAL INSTITUTE 210 Harrison Avo., one half block from P. R R. station, GREEN8BURO, PA. UR. R. 0 FiNLAY, Specialist, in Charge. DR. E. GRFWER, Consulting Physi-cian and Surgeon. Located in Greensburg for the past three years. They make a specialty of all forms of Nervous diseases. Blood Poison, Secret Diseases, Epileptic tits, Convulsions. Hysteria. St. Vitus Dance, Wakefulness cured under guarantee. Lost Manhood Restored. Weaknesses of Young Men Cured, and all Private Diseases. Varicocele, Hydrocele and Rupture promptly cured without pain and no detention from business They cure the worst cases of Nervous Prostration, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Old Sores, Blood PoiBon. and all diseases of the Skin, Ear. Nose, Throat, Heart Lnngs, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. Itching Piles, Fistula, Stricture. Tu-mors, Cancers and Goiters cured with out cutting. Special attention paid to the treat-ment of Nasal Catarrh. They will forfeit the sum of $5,000 for any case of fits or Epileptic Con-vulsions that he cannot cure. Consultation free in English and Ger man and strictly confidential. Write if you canntcail. OffloeHonrsiFrom l i. n ti 8:11 p m. On Sundays, 9 to 12 a m. only FIRST NATIONAL BANK. OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Capital StocK $100,000 OFFICERS: John D. Hltohnmn President. Q. W. Stoner.Vice President and Cashier DIRECTORS. J. 8. Hltchman, J. I). Hitchman .1. 8. HraddocU. Wm. B. Neel. J. U.Crownover, Jos. K. Stauffer. 8. N. Warden. C. W. 8toner. Isaac Sherrlck. I articular attention given w collections, and proceeds promptly »sott,led. — Every Desirable Feature in its Most Practical Form THE NEW MODEL L.C.Smith&Bros. Typewriter Illustrates the modern writing machine carried nearer to the point of absolute perfection than any other typewriter in existence. SOME NEW FEATURES Gardner Ball-Bearing Typebar Joint—You know the superiority of a ball-bearing over the common friction bearing. Our typebar bearings are made of steel as hard and as smooth as glass. Run perfectly free, without play and without friction. Instantaneous Automatic Ribbon Reverse—Works in the frac-tion of a second, without an ounce of ribbon strain or any added key tension. The first satisfactory ribbon reversing device. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co. 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. The New Lightning Escapement for ease and speed, and the new Silent Shift, witli many other valuable new features, com-bine to produce the first example of a modern writing machine complete in every detail. Illustrated Catalogue of New Models free The First fli'rasaiy Of the Establishing of THE LEADER STORE It is just a year since we opened our doors for business, and our success, as you are all well aware of the fact, has been incom-parable with any merchant in our vicinity. This we accomplished through hard work, honest merchandise and fair dealing with one and all, fonwhichuwe have your own testimony to back. We thank yoUjOncand all for your Kind consideration and patronage and„in return, to show our appreciation, we want you all to share our success and profits in a 10 Day Profit Sharing Sale BEGINNING Wednesday, March 18, ’08. New and seasonable Spring Merchandise of all the newest effects in Jacket Suits, Coats, Skirts, Muslin Wear, Curtains and a lot of odds and ends in DressJGoods, Laces and Embroidery and fancy novelties will be at your disposal. The Store for All the Ladies. The Store All the Ladies are for. Chas. Pross’ Old Stand. 623 Main St. Mount Pleasant, Pa. Do Not Fail to Attend “rr'f/rfo&fymui) If you Wish to Succeed. You can begin any time. There are no classes »JUULitf^n: LA: JLJLJL: ujia; JLIIL; J».XX* Bell Phone No. 66. Tr’-State No. 88.§§K 3 760 West Main street, ■ - Mount Pleasant, Pa. | GIBBS & KING, ‘On the Hill:’ jj Embalmers, - funeral Directors. £ Just What You Have Been Looking For We can now furnish you a floor finish that won’t scratch white, won’t rub, peel off, or crack, and one that will wear and last. KYANIZE FLOOR FINISH is made especially to stand the scuff and tread of -hoe leather. Tt’s made water-proof, ami can be flooded with water with-out affecting it in the least. It’s almost wear proof. Made in seven beautiful colors and clear. CSSSS’CMU Free J, B. COLDSMITH. Advertisements in . . . THE JOURNAL . . . Bring Quick Returns. THB MOUNT PLEASANT JOTJBNAL. THUBBDAT, MARCH 20, 1908. Plow Woman By ELEAJSIO'R GATES, Author of "The Biography of a Prairie Girl.” COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY McCLURE, PHILLIPS COMPANY. cfW [CONTINUED.] Getting no reply, ns before, lie alter-ed Ills tactics. First, shading Ills fnee with his slim fingers, he looked in. fie could not see the girls. Pallas was close tc the door and beyond the limit of his vision. So was Marylyn, who, helpless with fright, half knelt, half lay, against her sister. What he could see was, from the south window, the gaudy Navajo blftnkets forming two partitions of Lancaster’s bedroom and nearer two partly filled sacks, some harnesses and the seat of a wagon. The other window afforded a better view. “Looks mighty comfortable,” he said as he contemplated it. There was a hearth with its dying fire. In front of it were circling benches and a thick buffalo skin rug. Above was a mantel, piled with calico covered books. A freshly scrubbed table stood in the farther corner beneath a dish cupboard, which was made of a dry-enjoymg yourseir." Matthews whirled and reached for a weapon. He was too late. As lie swung it forward the single eye of a revolver held liis. Beyond was Louus-bury. A queer tremor ran around the store-keeper's mouth. His nostrils sw’elled, and he wrinkled his forehead. “Sor-ry,” he said dryly, “but it’s my bead.” Sheer surprise, together with a lack of breath, made the other dumb. “Drop your gun,” bade Lounsbury. Matthews’ right hand loosed its hold. His revolver fell and slid, spinning, to the bottom of the drift. “Now, 1 know all you want to say,” said Lounsbury; “that this claim is yours, that your six months ain’t up, that Lancaster’s jumped it, and so on. But that won’t excuse what you’ve tried* to do—break into this house while these young women are alone. Be-sides, you haven’t the ghost of a right goods box. To the left of this, high up on the log wall, were a couple of pegs. It was these that finally riveted Matthews’ attention and brought him to a temporary halt. “Got th’ gun down!” he exclaimed. On finding that Lancaster was gone he had decided not to produce a weapon. Now’, how-ever, he quickly felt for one and drop-ped on all fours. “That biggest gal'd no more mind pumpin’ lead into me than nothin’,” he declared, wagging his head w isely. “I could tell that by the shine in her eyes.” He crawled around the corner. Behind the lean-to, he came to sev-eral conclusions. It would be useless to try to get in by either w’indow. Both W’ere high and small. The best spot for an attack was the door. Un-less he W’as hard pressed he must not shoot. Women were concerned, and the fort or Clark’s might be stirred to unreasonable retaliation in their name. For example, there was that poor devil of a cow puncher at Dodge who had been riddled simply for slapping hi3 wife. Obviously the shack must be occupied without the shedding of blood. But what of his safety? “I'll jus’ have t’ chance it,” he said, and hunted for something to use as a bat-tering ram. Not a pole, not even a piece of board, could he find. A scarcity of fuel be-fore Squaw Charley began furnishing it had led to the burning of every odd bit of timber. Disgruntled, but not discouraged, Matthews crawled back to the front of the cabin and closely examined the door. “I thought sol” he declared joyfully when he was done. Rain and snow had swelled the thick boards of which it was built. But through the narrow7 cracks be-tween these he saw7 that the transverse pieces on the inside, like the four with-out, were only slender battens. “If I can git some of them cleats off,” he said, “I can bust in.” With a horn handle knife he pried up the end of a batten until he could get his fingers beneath it. Then he pulled, and it came away. A light strip from side to side marked where it had been. Three times more he pried and pulled, and the outer trans-verse pieces lay on the snow. For the rest of his job Matthews had to de-pend on his shoulders. Putting his knife in his pocket, he backed to the top of the nearest drift. There he gathered himself together and, with a defiant grunt, hurled him-self headlong at the door. As it bent with the force of the impact a shriek rang out. Well satisfied, Matthews re-treated and flung himself forward a second time. The door cracked omi-nously. The inside holt rattled in its sockets. Anticipating a speedy en-trance, Matthews warmed to his task. And each time he fell upon the bar-rier a weak moan from within swelled to a cry of mortal terror. And then—a few feet behind him a voice interrupted—a well modulated I “Sorry," he said, dryly, “hut it’s my bead." voice in an amused, ironical tone. “Well,” it said slowly, “I hope you’re to this land. So you'll oblige me by keeping off it from now on.” Matthews found his tongue. “Who in boll are you?” he demanded coolly. “Who am I?” repeated the storekeep-er, smiling down the revolver barrel, “why, I’m st. George, and you’re the dragon.” lie raised his voice. “Miss Lancaster!" he called. “Miss Lancas-ter!” A face appeared at a window, then a second. There were more cries, but not of fear. The sash was pushed open. Dallas and Marylyn, the young-er girl still clinging to the elder, look-ed out. “It’s all right,” said the storekeeper, not taking his eyes from the enemy. “I’m here.” Dallas could not answer. But Mary-lyn, though exhausted, was fully alive to their rescue. Her eyes, wide and tearful, were fixed upon Lounsbury. “Oh, we’re afraid!” she cried plain-tively. “l’a's gone, and we’re afraid!” “You needn’t be any7 more,” he said reassuringly. Matthews under his breath was curs-ing the self contained man in the sad-dle. Enraged at the storekeeper's in-terference, hot with disappointment, he saw7 himself stood up like a tender-foot. But his caution prevailed. A certain expression in Louusbury's eyes, a certain square set to his jaw, the very cues that guided the cattle camp, made him cautious. “Look a-here,” he said to Louns-bury, assuming a conciliatory manner. “Let’s talk as one gent to another. These ladies Is your friends. So far so good. But I has my rights, an’ I can prove that I slep’ on this quarter section three times and”— Louusbury’s face darkened. He was lightly ironical no longer. He urged his mount forward. “Don’t argue with me, you infernal blackguard,” he said. “You can prove anything you want to by a lot of perjuring, thieving land grabbers. Don’t I know7 ’em! If you filed on this claim you were hired to do it. You hadn’t an idea ol’ settling or building a home. You did it for speculating purposes—nothing else. And the law7, I happen to know, is dead against that. You’re a shark. But your game won't work. These folks are going to stay in this shack and on this bend. And you be mighty careful you don't make ’em any trou-ble!” “I’ll git a Bismarck lawyer,” de-clared Matthews. “Yes, and we’ll tar and feather the shyster. What’s more, I’ll head a bunch of Clark’s boys, and we’ll wipe Shanty Town off the face of the earth!” Matthews raised his shoulders and put his tongue in his cheek. “You’re mighty interested in these ladies, seems t’ me,” lie said insinuatingly. The slur did not escape the store-keeper. It determined him to parley no further. “Hoist your hands!” he commanded. Matthews obeyed. His fingers w’ere tw'itching. The next command was curt. “Mo-sey!” The other moved away. When he was beyond pistol range he produced his second revolver and waved it above his head. “You jus’ wait!” he shouted. “You jus’ wait! I’ll fix y’!” Lounsbury returned him a mocking salute. CHAPTER X. AS Matthews ceased his threat-ening and strode on a new fear came over Dallas. She leaned toward Lounsbury from the window. “What does he mean by ‘fixing you?”’ she asked hoarsely. The storekeeper w7as still wratchlng riverward, and he answered without turning his head. “He means it’s a case of shoot on sight,” he said. “Then you mustn’t go near him—you must go back to Clark’s. Promise me you will! I can take care of Marylyn till dad comes. If you got hurt”— Lounsbury threw one leg over the pommel and sat sideways for awhile, buckling and unbuckling his reins. When he spoke it was very gently, and again he did not look at her. “Hadn’t you better wrap up a little?” he sug-gested. “It’s cold.” She put a coat about Marylyn. “It ain’t right for you to make our quarrel yours. You mustn’t. I wouldn’t have you hurt on our account for anything.” Her eyes beseeched him. He glanced at her. “It’s worth a lot to know you feel that way,” he said slowly. “But—I’m afraid 1 can’t do what you want. It’s your safety that counts with me.” Marylyn’s face had been hidden to shut out the dread sight of Matthews. Now she lifted it. She said nothing. But ns if suddenly smitten by a pain-ful thought she turned from Dallas to Lounsbury, from Lounsbury to Dal-las, questiouingly, doubtful. She drew to one side a few steps and stood alone. The movement escaped the others. The storekeeper had slipped from his saddle to pick up Matthews’ revolver. And the elder girl, against whom was setting in a tide of reaction, was strug-gling for composure. She put out a trembling hand for the weapon. “Got a rifle, too, haven’t you?” he asked. “No. Dad took it.” “Good heavens! I’m glad I didn’t know7 that coining dawn!” “How’d you happen to come?” *1 saw7 the sleigh go by and was sure something had scared your father about the claim. So I didn’t wait to black my boots.” “Oh, it was a comfort to hear you,” she said. “Was it?” eagerly. He stepped to-ward her, then drew back. "Well,” with a feeble attempt at humor, "I’d rather be a comfort than a wet blan-ket.” He had remembered that evil eyes were watching, that his least move might subject Lancaster’s daugh-ters to the coarse comment of Shanty Town. He dared not even remain out of his saddle. He mounted. “Oh, you’re going to leave us!” ex-claimed Marylyn. She began to cry helplessly. “But I’ll be on the lookout every sec-ond,” he declared. “Miss Dallas”—he urged his horse up to the window— “don’t think I’m idiot enough to try to do up that saloon gang down there sin-gle handed. If I go to Shanty Town it ’ll be because I have to. I won’t go alone if I can help It. First of all, I intend to see the colonel over there and lay this matter before him.” “But dad”— she began. “Got to do it, whether your father likes it or not. We’re dealing with a cutthroat. He knows this land's worth money." “Yes”— “And you can’t tell what lie'll do.” lie bent to her. “That scoundrel scared you,” he said regretfully. “You’re ready to drop. Oh, yes, you are. And it’s my fault. I knew he might come any day—that he’d make trouble. But I didn’t believe he’d get here so soon. I”- “I’d given him up,” she said. “Y’ou! You did know, then!” “Quite awhile ago.” “Knew what?” asked Marylyn, stop-ping her tears. Then, certain that there was some awful secret behind it all and that it was being kept from .or, she began to cry again. Dallas soothed her and explained. “Do you know when Matthews’ six months is up?” Lounsbury inquired. “Tonight at 12.” “Tonight! Well, we’ve got to keep him off. He may try to establish resi-dence in a wickiup.” “But hasn’t lie a right? Can’t lie"— “He hasn't, and he can’t. And if he comes this way after midnight I’ll fix him for trespassing!” He laughed. "I wish you wouldn't go to the fort, though. You’ve heard dad—you know how he feels.” “I wouldn’t go if I didn't have to. But the temperature's falling. By sun-down they’ll begin changing the sen-tries at Brannon every hour. No one man could stay out even half the night. And this shack has to be guard-ed till morning. I must get some one to relieve me.” “I suppose you’re right,” she said reluctantly. He brought the horse about. “Is there anything I can do before I go?” he asked. “No. We've got everything but wood, and Charley brings us that.” “Charley," repeated Lounsbury. "Who’s Charley?” She told him. He seemed relieved. “I’ll look that Indian up,” he said, and raised his hand to his can. ITO BE CONTINUED.] Sufficient Scope for Selection. Edwin Anthony, in an article pub-lished in the Chess Players’ Chronicle, computed approximately that the num-ber of ways of playing only the first ten moves on each side is 169,518,829,- 100,544,000,000,000,000,000. Truth from Uncle Eben. "A few men,” said Uncle Eben, "do hide deir light under a bushel. But a heap me’ is tryin’ to make a sulphur match do de work of a searchlight.” B. F. MILLER. W. P. HENDERSON Miller & Henderson, [Successors to John C. (jemmell.] Marble and Stone Cutters. Monuments, Flag Paving, Build-ing Stone, and, in fact, every-thing connected with a first class works of this kind. Let Us Make You An Estimate! Pine Street, Mount Plensaat. All \ Good Bars and Cafes good fellowship good cheer good beer But they must be good—particularly Select your beverage as you would a By reputation, by character. Pittsburgh Brewing Co. products stand Always the same—You can bank on Don’t let your friends call and find you without a ease in friend Mount Pleasant Brewery PITTSBURGH BREWING CO. Whole- 1Tv some 1 Healthful Beer DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES SICKNESS 1 •, ■ PZ. I UO Modern People Have Many Names for Same Diseases, According to New Belief, Does human health depend on one organ alone? This question Is becom ing widely discussed since L. T. Cooper first advanced his theory that the stomach is the true seat of life and all health dependent upon it, Mr, Cooper, who has met with re-markable success in the sale of his new medicine, believes that the stom-ach is responsible for most sickness, and that this organ is weak in the present generation. While discussing this theory recently, he said: “I am asked time and again to tell why my medicine has made such a record wherever I have introduced it. My answer always is, ‘because it restores the stomach to a normal condition.’ No one will deny that today there are more half-sick men and women than ever before. Nothing critical seems to be the matter with them. They are just half-sick most of the time. They don’t know really what is the matter with them. I have talked with thou-sands during the past two years, and few knew indeed what their trouble was. One said nervousness, another said kidney trouble, another liver com-plaint, some constipation, or heart trouble, or lung trouble. Many had treated, as they called it, for most of these diseases at different times. A very common complaint is ‘all run down,’ or ‘tired all the time,' or ‘uo appetite.’ ” “I know positively that every bit of this chronic ill health is caused by stomach trouble, and nothing else. My New Discovery puts the stomach in sound condition in about six weeks. Mighty few people can be sick with a Bound digestion, That is Why my med-icine is selling at such a tremendous rate. I have convinced many thou-sands of people that these things are so, and the number is growing by leaps and bounds.” Among more recent converts to Mr. Cooper’s beliefs is Mr. Edgar L. Hinds, living at 6 Tappan Street, Everett, Mass. Mr. Hinds has this to say on the subject: “I have suffered with stomach troub1 for eight years. I was not sick enougn to be in bed, but just felt bad all the time. My greatest trouble was that I always felt tired, would get up in the morning feeling as tired as when I went to bed. “I had a very irregular appetite, and was troubled with dizzy spells. If I stood for any length of time, I would have a dull pain in the lower part of my back. I was nervous and felt all the time as though something terrible was going to happen. I tried many kinds of medicine, but nothing ever helped me. “I had about given up all hope of ever being in good health again, when I heard so much of Cooper and de-cided to try his medicine. I took one bottle of his New Discovery and was greatly surprised at the result I gained 12 pounds in a few weeks. I “an now eat anything I wish, and feel like a new man. I cheerfully recom-mend this medicine to all sufferers from stomach trouble.” It is worth anyone’s time, who is not enjoying good health, to learn of Mr. Cooper’s wonderful preparations. We are selling them in large quantities. —H. K. Barkley. Plenty of light and no eye strain. Steadier than gas or incandescent. Not so sharp as the arc light. Just a big, round, smooth, bright flame. Family Favorite Oil Illuminating. Gives the cheapest and best-Ior-the-eyes light known. Removes all lamp troubles—no smoke, no soot, no dirt, no charred wicks. Burns up full and bright to the last drop. Your dealer will supply you right from the original barrel—direct from our refineries. WAVERLY OIL WORKS Oils for All Independent Refiners Purposes PITTSBURG, PAe tent Free PUTTING MONEY AWAY for a rainy day is indisputably wise. , As the rainy day may come at any time it is also wise to commence saving now. Tde Citizens Savings & Trust Co, MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.. , handles the savings of many thritty peo-ple. It will look after yours just as ! well and profitably. Start an account today with your spare earnings. A few dollars at a time soon give you an ac-count to be proud of. Largest, Oldest and Leading Jewelry House II. C. MORRISON, • 653 Main Street. Money—time—labor—worry—all are saved by coming to this place to buy anything in my line. Diamonds and other precious stones. Watches for men and women—best makes. Jewelry in most elaborate selections. Silverware only most dependable qualities. Clocks from the smallest to the largest. Cut Glass exquisite and exclusive designs. China and Bric-a-Brac The finest imported wares. Umbrellas and Canes. H. C. MORRISON, F. & M. Bank Block, Mount Fleasaa THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1908. Dili it; * NEWS EROM OUR NEIGHBORS. IH 3H or*;' WOODDALiTG. Frank Kishebegar, Homer Wright, Charles Lolir and Miss Jennie Yottiers, all students at California State Normal, are home this week for the Easter vaca-tion. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Yothers, of Pit-cairn, spent last week here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Yothers. Edward Poorbaugh came home Satur-day after spending several weeks with Somerset county friends. Master Claude Hemminger, who was very low with pneumonia, is on a fair way to recovery. Oliver Beal and J. R. Rishebegar, work-ing at Searight, spent Sunday here with their families. Denver Miller, teacher at the Mines school, is on the sick list. Frank Rish-ebegar is teaching in his place. Miss Long, of Markleton, Somerset county, is spending some time here with her sister, Miss Mary Long. llECLiA. Mrs. Albert Heibal, a local Slavish woman, died Thursday of consumption. Al. Thurston, the local Union Supply store driver, is ill of quinsy at his Mount Pleasant home. Miss Mary Wynn, of Traflord City,was the guest of the Misses Bailey over Sunday. Mrs. Sara Johnston, of Turtle Creek, spent Sunday with Miss Clara Naylor. Miss Cora Schiebler, of Mount Pleas-ant, called on Hecla friends Sunday af-ternoon. Mrs. Mary Bailey is with her daugh-ter, Mrs. Wm. Jeffrey, of Trauger, who is seriously ill. Wm. Saurrwein is taking a course in shorthand and typewriting at Peterson’s Business college, Scottdale. Born to the wife of John Everett a son, Saturday. Mrs. J. W. McPhail is ill at her home here. Arch McPhail purchased a fine piano last week. CHAMPION Communion Sunday night closed the revival at Mt. Nebo with four conver- Miss Maggie Sleasman spent Sunday with Miss Agnes Geary. Willie Reese is ill of pneumonia. Mrs. Eliza Henry, of Somerset, has come to spend the summer here with her brother, Eli Stout. Mrs. Gideon Hostetler, of Mount Pleas-ant, is spending a few weeks with her relatives and old friends. Bert Faust, of Donegal, is moving to Mt. Hope with his father. August Marker has gone to Mount Pleasant township to work for Hon. Amos Trout. Misses Mary and Mabel Solomon and their sister-in-law, Mrs. John Solomon, spent part of last week with Back Creek friends. Mrs. Jacob Murray is on the sick list. BEAR ROCKS. The new Mt. Zion church will be ded-icated the first Sunday in April when quarterly meeting will be held by the presiding elder and the pastor, Rev. Shaffer. Harry Knopsnyder's many friends will be glad to learn that he is recover-ing from a recent illness. Mrs. Wilson, of near Buchanan, has been on the sick list for some time. Mrs. William Hoffer was at Morgan the past week with relatives and friends. Clarence Pletcher and Miss Clara Mil-ter were married in Cumberland the other day. TABS. Franklin K. Fox was a noble husband, a superb father and a citizen of more than sterling worth, who believed that honesty was more than a policy and that like truth it was a virtue eminating from the realm of inspiration, whose fountain head is the great I AM. The friendship that existed between him and your humble writer was akin to that be-tween David and Jonathan. If he had faults, I never saw them; love covered them: Thank God! he had power at a throne of grace because he was humble and ready to confess his own unworthy-ness. “Believing that God is, and that He is a rewarder of all those that dilli-gently seek Him." T’was Jacob who said: "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth^ which thou hast shewed unto thy ser-vant;” but the answer to that prayer was: “As a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Tis ever thus. The sterling worth of any trrrr-nrrro man is in his willingness to confess his fault and his humility before God. The best friend to have is Jesus, and, He is first. But let my second be like unto Franklin Fox. God bless him, I may never see his likes again. One who never cast away his confidence in God, but blessed those who took away his own needy possessions, and took with meek-ness the wasting of his own frail body because he “had respect unto the rec-ompense of reward,” knowing that in heaven he had a better and an enduring substance. In parting, we never said good bye or farewell, but good night or good day, for as he said the twelve hours would soon go by and we will meet in the evening or in the morning. Surely, it cannot be long. He was most thoroughly conscious even to the last feeble breath and, while it is 54 years ago since there was a low cry and a struggle for breath, there was today a last moan and sigh, and the cur-tain of life drops. In his spiritual body he has exemplified the total world since life began, and has spanned the space from the first man, Adam, to the quick-ened spirit of a son of God. God guid-ing, he did what he could; he was faith-ful over a few things. Hence, he is made ruler over many things. The port of rest has been reached, the harbor made with shouts of victory; while, “an abundant entrance is granted into God’s everlast-ing kingdom," where Jesus pleads before the throne of God the merits of his own precious blood in our hehalf. Something in thy kindly eyes and ways, Cousin F'rank, 1 did admire. Sure, t’was born again; That true, promethian fire. My true, new born jewel is gone; God’s crown to adorn, And God will return it in heaven’s coin; When I meet him in the morn. DAVID W. Fox. RODNEY. (Lines on the deaths of D. H. Brown and sons.) The voice is hushed, the gentle voice, That told us of a father’s love And made our youthful hearts rejoice In hope of heaven, our home abave. The eye is dim, the loving eye; That beamed so fondly on us here; Sealed up in death the anxious sigh No more bedews it with a tear. That brow shall wear its glittering crown When sun and stars no more shall shine, When death shall lay her scepter down; The grave her empire shall resign. Two we loved have left our number For the dark and silent tomb: Closed their eyes in deathless slumber, Faded in their early bloom. From our circle, dearest brothers, Early hast thou passed away; But the angels say two others Join our holy songs to-day. A FRIEND. AKM15KUST. Sewickley Creek was on the rampage on Thursday. Our little village was in darkness Thursday night when the electric fluid went off the line. Mrs. Anthony, of Greensburg, and her sister, Mrs. Tice, of Youngwood, were here calling on Mrs. Alice Peterson one evening last week. Miss Sadie Ballew, of Youngwood, spent Sunday with her parents at this place. Mrs. Malinda Rumbaugh contemplates building a new house this spring. Following divine services, conducted in the local U. B. church by Rev. Dr. J. W. Miller, the remains of Sevilla, the 8 year-old daughter of Silas Kunkle and the sixth member of his family to pre cede him to the spirit world, were laid to rest in Union cemetery near Greens-burg. The entire school, of which Miss Bailey is teacher, attended in a body in addition to contributing beautiful flow-ers. Little girl schoolmates also acted as pallbearers. LAUKELVILLE. Earl Daniel, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel King, of this place, died of spasms last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Jeffries and little daughter, of Bayside, Michigan, are here visiting that lady’s mother, Mrs. Zimmerman. Miss Viola Myers, who is teaching school near Layton Station, visited over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Myers. George Brothers and son, Milton, ex-pect to have Thomas Hoke’s new home ready for their occupancy by next week. Mrs. Isaac Horner who has been seri-ously ill for the past few weeks from a complication of diseases, is somewhat improved at this writing. Her Pittsburg nurse, Miss McClellan, is recovering from an attack of appendicitis. Miss Viola Kuhns attended the Field Workers of Fayette County Sunday School Convention, held Saturday last, in the Y. M. C. A. building, Connells-ville. Your old furniture and it will look like real Rosewood or Ma-hogany. Chi-Namel your bathroom and the water will have no effect upon it. Take up your old carpets and Chi-Namel the floors and they will look like Oak or V/alnut. Chi-Namel every room and or-nament in the house and it will make them as good as new, and a joy forever. Easily Applied. Quickly Dried. Manufactured only by The Ohio Varnish Co. Cleveland, Ohio, S. B. COLVIN & CO., Center of Town. MOUNT PLEASANT, - = - - PENNA, Gifts for Easter -—====— 1 Second to Christmas, only, Easter is the great gift season of the year. Our assortment of suitable Easter gifts is large and the the range in price and variety of articles shown make a pleas-ing selection at this store an easy matter. POSNER, The Jeweler, Main Street, - - Mount Pleasant, Pa. Opposite United Brethren Church. B Watch and Jewelry Repairing is Our Specialty. L. LEVINSON, Swartz Block, Main Street, MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNA. SPRING STYLES FOR MEN & BOYS are now in stock. We can show you the most complete line of handsome Cloth-ing, Shoes and Eurnishings in the latest novelties at prices lower than anywhere else in town. Come and look them over. L. LEVINSON, The Old Reliable Men’s and Boys’ Outfitter. Grand Opera House. J. B. C0LDSMITH. Lessee and Manager One Whole Week, Commencing .M0NDNIGHT; March 30. GEO. H. RITTER PRESENTS The Herald Square Stock Co. OPENING BILL, “Rags to Riches” HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE BETWEEN THE ACTS PPRICESR 10, 20, 30. 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They are made that way. They are worn with comfort from rising to retiring. They do not break. All this and more. They lace in front. Ladies, you are Respectfully Invited to come to our store and get acquainted with Mrs. Gleason and have her show you the corset and explain its merits to you. She can fit any sized woman, from the smallest to the largest. REMEMBER THE DATE, March 30th to April 4th. J. L. Raygor’s Cash Store, Corner Pittsburg and Chestnut Sts.. SCOTTDALE, PA.
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Title | Mount Pleasant journal (March 26, 1908) |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Westmoreland County -- Mount Pleasant ; Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Mount Pleasant |
Description | Publishers: John L. Shields, [Jan. 10, 1923]; Howard M. Stoner and Clark Queer, 1923-1963; H. Ralph Hernley, 1963-. |
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Description
Title | Mount Pleasant journal |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Westmoreland County -- Mount Pleasant ; Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Mount Pleasant |
Description | Publishers: John L. Shields, [Jan. 10, 1923]; Howard M. Stoner and Clark Queer, 1923-1963; H. Ralph Hernley, 1963-. |
Creator | Mount Pleasant journal (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) |
Publisher | |
Place of Publication | Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa. |
Contributors | Mt. Pleasant Pub. Co. |
Date | 1873- |
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Full Text | Mttnni aaa n VOL. 34. MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH S6, 1908. NO 13 SCHOOL BOARD (1RIIV COM 10 IHf FRONI With a Statement Regarding High School Building. PUTS ITS BEST FOOT TO THE FRONT IN DEFENSE OF ITS ACTION8 AS A WHOLE. The Four Gentlemen Who are in the Educational Saddle take Exception to Something This Paper Never Said About Its ftuiet Meeting of March 10th, But. Otherwiso, They Deport Themselves as Becomes Those With Honorable Differences of Opinion. EDITOR OF Tim JOURNAL:—Editorial statements have appeared in THE JOUR-NAL from time to time reflecting upon what is termed "the majority members of the school board" in the course takeii toward the erection of the proposed high school building; particularly, is this the case in the issue of March tiie 19th, when it was broadly intimated that unfair advantage had been taken of the absent minority in letting the contract under cover, and that “the taxpayers’ pockets" might iiave been favored by awarding the contract to a local builder. Since the public is the party that is vitally interested, and not the genial ed-itor of THF, JOURNAL, nor the school board or any division of the board, may not the subscribers have the necessary space in your valuable paper to make a clear explanation of this matter to the public, one that can be easily verified by a little honest investigation? The original resolution, passed unani-mously in the board, a little less than a year ago, was lhat an eight-room build-ing be erecied to cost, bare of heat and furnishing, not over $25,000. To supply the necessary funds for the building and equipment, $44,000 was voled at a spe-cial election held last summer. Early in the fall, plans and spccifica tions were adopted, and bids were asked for, with the intention of beginning the work at once. When the meeting was held to open the bids and award the contract, a financial depression had be-gun to sweep over the country, and it was deemed advisable to postpone fur-ther action until after January 1st, since it was apparent that bonds could not then be sold to advantage. The bids were returned unopened. Up to this time, the board had been a unit on all points of this question. At the regular meeting of the board, February 3, a motion was made and car-ried, two members Messrs. Cort and Col-lins, dissenting, that the board advertise for bids, and award the contract for the erection of the building at the regular meeting March 2nd. In this meeting, informal mention was made of the Chas. E. Mullin property, with a view of pur-chasing and converting it into a high school building, if feasible. No motion was made, hence no action was taken in the matter. In the meeting March 2, the bids,some tour or five in number, were opened. The lowest was found to be $31,315; the highest, $39,504. In view of the original motion, these were thought to be too high, and all bids were rejected. A res-olution was then offered, providing for the appointment o( a committee from the board to inquire into the availability oi the Charles E. Mullin property as a high school building, but lost, only Messrs. Cort and Collins supporting it. Before adjournment, a motion was made and carried that the architect be instruct-ed to revise the specification of material in order to reduce the cost of the build-ing to $25,000, if possible. This was done at once. The three lowest bidders were called to the architect's office, and acquainted with the revision. These men having declared themselves ready to submit new bids, the president of the board ordered a special meeting to be called for March 10. Written notice was sent to all members, but only four were present. The revised bids were opened at this meeting, and the firm of Truxal & Kneed-ler, of Greensburg, was found to be again the lowest bidder, agreeing to erect the building for $27,748. This was $2,052 less than the next lowest bidder, a local contractor. The official action taken on the matter at this meeting was that Truxal & Knee tier was declared the lowest bidder, and not awarded the con-tract, as stated in THE JOURNAL, March 19. At this meeting, the original motion that the cost of the building be not over $25,000 was rescinded, since it was found impossible to erect a desirable building within that limit. An adjourned meeting was held March 16 for ttie p irpose of arranging for the issue of bonds necessary to cover the costs of tlie building and furnishing. This may appear to one not in touch with the situation “like hitching the cart before the horse," but sufficient as surance was had at this time that the bonds could be sold at 4 '/i per cent, per-haps, for a premium. The intention was to award the contract to the lowest bid dcrat this meeting, but a late hour had arrived before the bond business bad been disposed of. To do this, a special meeting was regnlarly called for March 30. At the meeting, March the 20th, the contract was duly awarded to Truxal & Kucedler by a vote of 4 to 2, the afore-mentioned members dissenting. The course taken in this matter throughout by the subscribers has been witli the honest intention to serve the hesi interests of public education, as well as guard the just claims of tax-payers, without fear or favor. Such be-ing the case, it is felt that this explana-tion to the public is in order, rather than an apology, answering the accusa-tions, stated and implied, as noted in THF. JOURNAL. J. A. STEVENSON, Fresident. A S. OVERIIOI.T, M. W. HORNER. J. Z. Fox, Secretary. COMERS ANO GOERS. Purairraplis About Prominent People Gathered Durinsr tbe Week. H. J. Jordan, wife and family, spent Sunday with Latrobe relatives. Mrs. Simon Snyder, of Donegat town-ship, spent Sunday here witli friends. Orrin Albert, a student at Otterbein University, was home for the Easter vaca tion. Bruce B. Beltz, of Brownsville, was here over Sunday with relatives and old friends. Miss Elizabeth Ross of Derry, was here this week the guest of Miss Flora Rhoades. Andrew Vetest, a student at the Cali-fornia State Normal School, is home on a week's vacation. Mrs. S. G. Yahn is visiting friends at Findlay, Ohio, where her son, Charles, is a college student. Mrs. Elizabeth Shatter and sister, Mrs. Albert Rahl, of Greensburg, called on friends here and at Tarr Saturday. Mrs. Charles Bills, after a two weeks' visit paid local relatives and friends, returned to her Brier Hill home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. William S. King are pre-paring to take possession of their recent-ly purchased South Church street resi-dence. Mrs Mary Markle and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Shupe, of West Newton, spent last week here with relatives and old friends. Rev, and Mrs. C. George Sliupe, of Glencoe, were here the past week visit-ing the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Shupe. Mr. and Mrs. John Curry, of Maybie, W. Va., was here the past week visiting the latter’s foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Slonecker. Miss Jessie Lawson, of this place, was among the score of guests entertained at Connellsville Friday evening by Miss Beatrice Patterson. Miss Kate Loomis, a former teacher in the local public schools who has spent the last two years with her sister in Il-linois, is here visiting old friends. Mrs. George W. Stoner left yesterday for Findlay, Ohio, where she will spend the Easter vacation with her daughter. Miss Anna, a student at Findlay College. David K. Hershbesger, the East End B. & O. agent, went to Philadelphia Fri day evening as a delegate to the annua’ convention of the Order of Railroad Agents of America Mrs. John C. Bossart returned Saturday from Rochester, Pa., where she was with her son Edward who is now thought to be on a fair road to recovery from a se-vere attack of typhoid fever. Mrs. M. C. Bingaman gave a nicely appointed reception last Tuesday eve-ning in honor of her twin daughters, Mrs. M. E. Hetzel, of Fairmont, W. Va., and Miss Pearl Bingaman at home. Mrs. A. C. Gettleman, of Wyandotte, Michigan, who came on with her hus-band to attend the funeral of her brother, David H. Brown, and two sons, victims of the Acme dynamite explosion, has remained over to visit relatives and old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wolfersberger, of New Castle, Pa., with their son, Chester, and the former’s brother, Elmer S. Wolfersberger, ot Cleveland, Ohio, fol-lowing the interment of the remains of their daughter, Charlotte,aged 13 months, at Connellsville, spent Sunday here with the gentlemen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Woliersberger. AN UNSATISFACTORY RECITAL. -May in Detroit Journal. LAST NOTICE TO DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS. The PostoIJice Department has ruled that, on and after April t next, the publisher of a weekly paper must pay one cent postage on each copy of papers sent to subscribers w ho owe over one year, something no publisher can afford to do. THE JOUR-NAL has few patrons in this class, but what it has are being sent statements with the understanding that, if they wish to have the paper continued after April 1st, they should remit before that date. i DEATHS OF THE WEEK. t’he Grim Reaper’s Worn In Tills Plac-and Vioinlty The interment of the remains of Mrs. Ida Rabenschlag, who died at the hos-pital of a cancerous tumor, took place in the cemetery Friday afternoon fol-lowing divine services at the West Main street home of her son, August Raben-schlag, conducted by Rev. R. L. Leath-erman, pastor of the local Lutheran charge. Mrs. Rabenschlag, who was 53 years of age and is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bert Collins, of Scottdale, was born in Germany. She was almost a life long member of the Lutheran Church, a faithful wife and loving mother. Mrs. Rebecca Dullinger Lentz, wife of Henry Lentz and sister of Daniel Dul-linger, of this place, died Thursday of Bright's disease at her North Hitchman street home, aged 64 years. Rev. Mr. Graham conducted the funeral services Sunday afternoon in the United Breth-ren church, of which Mrs. Lentz had long been a consistent member. There survive with their old father six chil-dren— George, of Pittsburg; Roy, at home; Mrs. William Cope, ol Pittsburg; Mrs. Jack Britt, of Hecla; Mrs. Lehman Day-ton and Mrs. Leonard Hunker, of Ev-erson. Mildred Blanch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Albright, died Monday of pneumonia at the home of her parents, just west of town, in the 7th year of her age. James Eichar, of this place, has just learned of the death of his older brother, John, which took place last Thursday at his Butler county, Iowa, home. He went west when a young man and was abont 80 years of age. Mrs. Mary Werry, wife of John Werry, died last Friday morning at her Acme home of dropsy, aged 70 years. Henry Werry, of this place, is one of the four sons who survive with three sisters and tbe aged father. John Lance, an aged citizen living near Hammondville died last Wednesday. FREE METHODIST CONFERENCE Brought to a Successful Close Here Sunday Night. The district conference of the Free Methodist Church was brought to a suc-cessful close here Sunday night with a fine discourse by Bishop Walter A. Se>- lew, of Jamestown, N. Y. Rev. J. H. Whiteman, the secretary, who is a Mount Pleasant boy, delighted a large audience Saturday night when he preached. The next quarterly conference will be held at Uniontown in June, while it was decided to hold this year’s district camp-meeting at Indiana, Pa., the latter part of August. Some $200 was raised to be applied on the debt of $1,400 resting on the local church. Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason announce the engagement of the former’s sister, Miss Armentia Mason, and Mr. Harry Felgar, of Scottdale. The marriage will take place next month. HEAVY MARCH STORMS Did Considerable Damage in and About Mount Pleasanf. The thunder and lightning, rain and hail storms of last Wednesday, day and night, were the worst in the local history of March. Lightning struck twice in town, the East End distillery and George Koontz’s South Diamond street residence, and again just south of town at the country home of Fiank Lemmon. No serious damage was done at any one of the places. It also ran into Dr. W. A. Marsh’s West Main street residence over the Mu-tual telephene wires, burning up a desk phone before the doctor could have an electrian cut the connections. The high waters of Jacobs Creek over flowed the West Penn street car tracks shutting out traffic on the main line be-tween here and Scottdale the better part of Thursday. Coal and coke people als« had their troubles with mine water. SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S Stoner Saturday Last. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Stoner, for-mer residents of East Huntingdon town ship, celebrated the twenty-fifth anni-versary of their wedding Saturday last at their pretty country home near Lig onier with some ninety relatives ant' friends who enjoyed all the hospitalitm-for which Ligonier Valley is famed. Tin principal addresses were made by Rev Mr. Sanner, pastor of the Ligonier Melh odist Episcopal church; Editor Gra ham, of the Ligonier “Echo," and Davii W. Fox, of Tarr. The guests present irom this placeanc vicinity were William, John S. and Clark S. Stoner, Mr. Stoner's brothers; George W., Lyman F., Harrison H. and Charles F. Stoner, all with their wives; Mr. anc Mrs. J. B. Hickernell and David W. Fox. ftuiet Weddihgs. Mr. Earl Wilson, of Pittsburg, and Miss Viola Myers were married recently at the Wilkinsbnrg home of the bride who formerly resided here. Mr. Samuel Ray and Miss Sarah Cross-land, of this place, were married Thurs-day at the Free Methodist church by Rev. Arthur Zahmser. They left the next morning ter Gallipolis, Ohio, where they will reside with the groom's parents. Mr. Harry T. Henry, of Greensburg. and Miss Stella T. Miller, daughter of Mr. George Miller, of this place, were married Thursday evening at the First Reformed church parsonage, Greensburg, by Rev, Dr. Edward S. Bromer. Young Mr. and Mrs. Henry have gone to house-keeping at the county seat. Basketball Notes. The local Independent basket ball team on Thursday evening wiped up the new state armory drill floor with the South Side, Pittsburg, Werners, 48 to 2. The local High School boys were trim-med up 18 to 1 by their fellow students at Uniontown Friday evening. The Institute team was defeated at Youngwood Saturday evening by ascore of 3? to 8. COKE AND COAL. Items of Interest Gathered From Both Mine and Yard. There is nothing new to note in the coke business this week. The Frick plants in operation continue to make five days, having laid oft yesterday. The Frick company’s barn at Calumet, with all its contents, was destroyed by a supposed incendiary fire last Thurs-day night, causing a loss of some $4,000 that is partially insured. Four horses and four cows were cremated in the flames. In the opera house at Scottdale yes-terday President Thomas Lynch met some 500 Frick men of all classes of la-bor and from all over the region, whom he told how best to protect their lives and treat their fellows. “T. L." dined his big audience as well as paid all their expenses of the day. His lecture lasted fjr two and one-half hoars. The mining law revision commission appointed by Governor Stuart met in Pittsburg Tuesday for the purpose ol securing additional information on which to base its report for proposed new laws for the better protection oi coal miners. F. M. Richey, Jr,, of Pennsville, for the past 4 years of his 13 years of ser vice in the H. C. Frick Coke Company traveling auditor for the northern dis-trict, lias tendered his resignation to take eflect April 1. Daniel, better known as “Tucker" Hnnt, the popular B. & O. passenger conductor, was elected president of the Northern Connellsville Coal Company the other day. Judge McConnell has dismissed the petition of Mine Inspector John F. Bell for the cancellation of the certificates of Joseph Maize and George Kettering as mine bosses on the ground that they had been guilty of violating the mining laws. In court at Greensburg Thursday last Judge Doty heard the application of the H. C. Frick Coke Company for an in-unction to restrain the tax collector ol Mou it Pleasant township from collect-ng from the plaintiff company road taxes based on the last triennial valua-tion. The attorneys for the Frick com pany contend that this assessment should be based on the old valuation. Officials of practically all the coal companies in the bituminous region of Western Pennsylvania were in Wash-ington Tuesday aud appeared before the House Committee on Mines and Mining of which Congressman George F. Hu t i-chairman. They presented arguments in iavor of a bureau ot mining. Widows’ Gratitnde. Mrs. Frank K. Fox desires through THE JOURNAL to express her deep sense of gratitude for many kindnesses shown ler by neighbors and friends during the llness and following the death of her msband. The Protected Home Circle. >f which Mr. Fox was a charter member, meeting in regular session Thursday eve-ning, passed a resolution extending the order's heart-felt sympathy to his widow, son and daughter in addition to a fitting ribute to his memory. Mrs. Dora Brown, of Acme, who lost ,er husband and two sons in an explo-ion of dynamite, also desires to thank ill those who helped her to bear up un-ler her terrible affliction. Bales Roberts Act Oat. At Uniontown Friday Judge R. E. Embcl handed down an opinion decid mg that the Roberts Corrupt Practices A :t, passed by the Legislature in special session of 1906, is unconstitutional, and dismissing the petition of W. M. Likins and tour others for an audit of the cam-paign expense account of John R. Byrne, Republican county ehairman. The costs are placed on the petitioners. New Base Ball Leagne. The old West Penn Base Ball League is being reorganized under the name of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Base Ball League with C. B. Power, of Pittsburg, president and treasurer. The towns to be represented are Fairmont, Clarksburg. Charleroi, Scottdale, Con-nellsville and either Uniontown or But-ler. The salary limit is $1,200. The Marshes on Way Home. Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Marsh and their daughter, Mias Leona, left Vienna, Aus-tria, Tuesday for home. They will jour-ney through Italy, visit Paris and sail fre m Endland, expecting to reach Mount Pleasant about April 18. Whole Week of Shows. George H. Ritter’s Herald Square Stock Company will be at the Grand Opera House all next week, opening Monday night with “Rags and Riches." Thete will be high class vaudeville between the acts. COLLEGE AVENUE MAY YET BE OPENED OUT From Standpipe alley through to Main Street. UNITED BRETHREN PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARK TO EXPECT. They Have Plans Laid and Consider-able Money in Sight Looking to the Eroction of a New ,$20,000 Place of Worship Next Year. They are also Willing to Subscribe Liberally to Help Defray the Cost of Getting the Thoroughfare Through, as it Would Give Them a Nice Corner Site. ( lie matter of getting; College ave-nue through from Standpipe alley to Main street, which was thought to have been killed last fall by Mayor Crosby’s veto of Council’s opening ordinance', is showing signs of new life. I he United Brethren people have not given up hope of securing the opening that would give them a fine corner site for the new #20,000 church they propose to build next year. The trustees of this church held a meeting Monday evening last and dis-cussed the subject, deciding to leave ac-tion to a congregational meeting called for Monday evening next. fhe United Brethren people have al-ready a tidy sum raised for the erection of a new place of worship and consider-erable more in sight. They would be greatly benefitted by the proposed ex-tension of College avenue, but they are not asking lor any gifts; in fact, they would be glad of the chance to help pay the costs. There is no telling what might be done if College avenue people and Council were to join hands with the U. B.'s. SIGN OF THE CROSS. items of Special interest to LooaJ Church Goers. The subject for Rev. Mr. Graham’s talk at the United Brethren church next Sunday evening is; "Christ’s command to the soul: friend, go np higher." Rev. J. W. Sherrard, of Wilkinsbnrg, preached for the Re-Union Presbyterians Sunday, taking the place of Rev. Eby, of Connellsville, who will, however, fill the local pulpit next Sunday morning. Rev. R. L. Leatherman, the local Lu-theran pastor, will preach on Sunday next at the Middle Lutheran church at 11 a. m.; at Ruffsdale, at 2:30 p. m. and in town at 7:00 p. m. At the First Reformed church Sunday next, following Sunday school at 9:30, Rev. E. R. Deatrick, the pastor, will preach at 10:30 a. m. At 7:30 p. m. there will be a stereop icon review of theSnn-day school lessons for the present quar-ter, during which service a silver offer-ing will be taken up. Sunday next will be Missionary Day at the Second Baptist church. Rev. Dr. W. R. Christian, of Wilkes-Barre, will preach at 11 a. m.; Rev. P. H. Thompson, of Uniontown, at 3 p. m. with special selections by the choir, and Rev. Dr. J. H. Taylor, of Altoona, at 7:30 p. m. Water for West Newton. Joseph Leasure has just completed the drilling of four artesian wells to furnish water for West Newton. The wells are located near the river, just outside the southern limit of the town. They arc about 200 feet in depth, and three of them supply from 4,000 to 6,000 gallons each per hour. The water comes from far beneath the Pittsburg seam of coal, and is said to be ot excellent quality. Killed by Mad Boar. Frank Lute, 45 years old, an inmate of the Westmoreland County Home, was attacked by an infuriated boar Saturday alternoon and so frightfully bitten about the legs and thighs that he died from the injuries at the hospital Sunday eve-ning. He had been an inmate for sev-eral years and part of his duties was t® oversee the hogs. County Lioense Coart. License court for this county was held at Greensburg Monday. This year’s list shows a gain of three in the list of brew-ers and distillers, only thirty-one hav-ing applied last year, while the names of thirty- four appear on the list for this year. There are one hundred and ninety applications for tavern license, a gain of one over last year. # THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1908. PROVED MURDER, James Darnley, of Hempfield Town-ship, Shot by Ilija Kremar, Dies at Hospital SUPPOSED MURDERER HELD EOR TRIM., James Darnley, of Hemplield township, shot by a foreigner named Ilija Kremar along the Pennsylvania railroad tracks half a mile east of Greensburg at a late hour last Tuesday night, died Wednesday at the Greensburg hospital. The bullet had perforated the intentines in seven separate places and despite the operation closing the apertures death was inevitable. Mr. Darnley was 52 years old and a native of Scotland. He had resided at the Hemplield slope, where he was employed for a number of years. Be-sides his wife he is survived by twelve children. Kremar, who was knocked down and captured by Danley’s companions, has been held for trial as one of the murderers. Attacked In Bed by a Bulldog. Man III With Pleuropneumonia Desperately Struggles With Infu-riated Beast, Which He Finally Succeeds In Smothering With Bedclothes. Ill with pleuropneumonia nml too weak to scream for help, Dougins Hud- Bon Kiker, a publisher of 15(1 Fifth uve-nue. New York city, battled for Ills life with an Infuriated bulldog. He was found hours afterward, unconscious, stretched across the lifeless body of the dog, which he had smothered with a blanket. Tho Hikers live In the Minnetonka apartment house, Brooklyn, and It wns there that the struggle with the Infuri-ated animal occurred. The dog, an English bull, was presented to the pub-lisher In Florida last mouth. Itlker re-turned to Brooklyn four days ago and was taken ill almost immediately. One night while he was very weak, his chest Incased in surgical wrappings, he was left alone for several hours, as The sick man tried to call for help, hut the weight on his chest and his In-ability to speak above a whisper pre-vented, while, with both hands engag-ed, he was prevented from ringing the hell at his bedside. So he continued his struggle with the dog. whose nnger at being held Increased until It frothed at the mouth mid the foam was flecked about him. How long he struggled Mr. Rlker does not know. But it seemed to him an hour. Every minute ho could feel his strength grow less. In the battle the bedclothes, which had been tucked about the invalid, became disarranged, and this probably saved tho life of Mr. Hiker. In one of the moves made In the struggle a blanket became twisted and HIKER SEIZED THE ANIMAL IiY THE THROAT. he was sleeping. Mrs. Rlker, the moth-er of the young man, was in an adjoin-ing room, also asleep. The dog wander-ed into the sick man’s room and stretch-ed out oil a rug. After midnight Mr. Rlker was awak-ened from his sleep by a weight upon the bed. The dog was standing on his chest. He tried to push the brute away, and the next instant it snapped at him. Not realizing his danger, Itiker again tried to throw the dog from him, and the beast, with a growl, sprang for his throat. In the dim light of the room Mr. Itiker seized the animal by the throat and held it at arm’s length from him. It continued to struggle, at times forcing its open jaws to within a few Inches of his face, so that its hot breath fanned his cheeks. Interfered with tho movements of the dog. It gave the sick man the Idea, and his presence of mind did the rest. He forced the head of the dog Into the mass of bedclothes, and between the beast's efforts to free himself and Mr. Riker’s to choke him the animal’s head became thoroughly enmeshed in the blanket. In an instant the sick man had wound the blanket about the dog. Too weak to hold him longer, Mr. Riker, no longer fearing his fangs, rolled on top of him. The struggle to hold the brute had told upon the invalid, and when he gained the advantage he fainted. It was some hours later when the mother came into the room to give the patient his medicine. She found him lying across the bed, with the body of the dog beneath him. Pet Dog Brought the Doctor. Nature Fake Factory at Rahway, N. J., Furnishes a Remarkable Tale of Animal Sagacity. Taken from the neck of a shaggy dog, where it had been tied, a note was handed Dr. O. B. Holmes at MB office at Rahway, N. J. The time marked on the paper indicated the note had been written only an hour before at the home of Mrs. Andrew Woodbury, lo-cated six miles outside of Rahway. The note read: "Joe or whoever sees this first, send the doctor up right away. Mamma is not so well. Have him come this morn-ing sure and bring some medicine.” Dr. Holmes drove to the farm at. once and found Mrs. Woodbury dan-gerously ill. He said only the prompt appearance of the dog enabled him to give the sufferer effective treatment an® save her life. The dog is owned by Mrs. Woodbury and hus been trained to carry parcels.* The animal has never lost a package while acting as messenger for the Woodbury household. j PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Bell ’Phone 132-2. MIS5 MARY M. COX, Osteopathic Physician. 408 Main St., Mount Pleasant. Pa. S. C. Stevenson, NOTARY PUBLIC. REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE, 4*7 MAIN 8T., MOUNT PLEASANT. NA. GOUT. • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Second Floor new Hank and Trust building, Mount Pleasant. New Laird bulldimt. Main st.. Greensburg. McQEARY & HARSH, ATTOKNEY8-AT-I.AW. McOausland building. WestOtteinian 8t„ Oreonshur*. WARDEN & LIGHTCAP, ATTORNEYS AT-LAW. Barclay Building, Greensburg. Farmers & Merchants Nat. Ban* Block. Monnt Pleasant. GREGG & POTTS. ATTORNEYj)-AT-LAW. Barela; Building. Greensburg J. LLOYD KALP, (Successor to W. A. Kalp.) Real Estate and Insurance Agency 838 East Main streot, - Mount. Pleasant. L. S. RHOADES, JUSTICE OFTHE PEACE & ROTARY PUBLIC. A11 kinds of legal papers prepared and exe c:llted. Collecting [.specialty. Office lion Main Street. Mount, Pleasant CHAS. F. RUMBAUGH, Notary Public. Real Estate anil Insurance Room 6, Farmers & Merchants National Bank B'ld’g, Mount Pleasant, Pa. RUDER’S INN, ERNST RUDER, Propr. Corner Main and St. Clair Streets, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. One of the finest hotels in Western Pennsylvania, being new and with every modern convenience. BATES $2.00 PEk DAY. Western Pennsylvania Classical and Scientific INSTITUTE, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. A School for Both Boys and Girls, j Building Remodeled and in First-class Condition. Diplomas granted in the Classical, Scientific and Musical Courses admitting to any college or conservatory. Special courses for those not wishing to enter college. Unusually efficient corps of teachers enables the school to give each scholar careful and individual artention. Separate dormitories for young men and women. Endowment makes the charges moderate. 35th Year Now Open. The Freshman and Sopho-more work of college grade will be given in 1908-09 in this school. For catalogue and informa-tion write to W. LAWRENCE KALP, Principal. You’ll be satisfied with results if you get any of these Hart Schaffner & Marx suits we are showing. The results will be correct style, accurate fit and all-wool quality. This store is the home of Hart Schaffner& Marx clothes. Make it your business to look in our windows where you will always see something a little bet-ter than elsewhere. Shoes and Oxfords for the snappy and conservative dressers are here from Crawford, Crossett and James A. Banister & Co. The name of the maker tells you the quality. Nothing better at any price. $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Largest Head-to-Foot Outfitter for Men, Boys and Children. Special Sale . . OF . . Winter Goodsj at Special Prices as I do not wish to carry them over to another season. This is a rare opportunity to adorn your home at prices which lovers of fine pictures will never feel, for we care nothing about what they cost us. IltE GOODS MIST GO. Busy times, money saving times. Every store is receiving new .Spring goods and every store is still pushing out odds and ends of winter goods; a combination sale, something novel and something that is attracting a great many people. There are many great bargains in the closing out lots of odds and ends, con-sisting of Men’s and Women’s, Boys’ and Girls' clothing, fur-nishings and shoes, weights and styles suitable for “all.the-year-round” wear, and the prices at which we are now offering them are lower than at any time during the winter. It is rather early for the new goods that are coming in. but if you prefer the new Spring styles they are ready for you. L. M. KARNEY, 750 Main st.. “On the Hill,” There are Great Bargains in our Shoe Departments. MOUNT PLEASANT. Sewing machine repairs done promptly and all supplies kept in stock. J. B. Goldsmith, Headquarters for Fine China, We challenge any exclusive shoe store to show better lines of shoes than you will tind in our Shoe Departments. Remember, these shoes are made expressly for us, according to our own speci-fications, and we have numerous customers, men and women from the leading towns in the coke region, who go to our stores to pur-chase their shoes. Our shoe purchases are very large and this enables us to get very close prices. The customer gets the bene-fit of our close buying. Examine our stocks, see the styles, and we feel sure you will be tempted to buy. China Dinner Sets, Specialties in the Grocery Departments. Toilet Sets, Hanging Lamps, Stand Lamps, Etc. Wall Papers Paint, Oils, Glass, Etc. Paper Hanging A SPECIALTY. Our grocery departments are all stocked with a choice line of the most select goods. We have carloads coming in daily of all staple groceries, and we keep large lines of Specialties and Fancy Groceries. If we haven’t what you want in our stocks we are so situated that we can order anything special for you. Our prices are the lowest in the region; in fact, we regulate the prices in the coke region Connected with every one of our grocery stores there is a fresh meat department filled with choice meats, killed at our own plant, purchased by our own men, the best the market affords. We solicit your trade. We extend a cordial invitation to visit our stores for inspection. You are under no obligation to buy. Union Supply Company, 58 Department Stores Located in Fayette, Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. THURSDAY, MARCH 36, 1908 STREE T CARS COLLIDE. Accident That Occurred on the West Penn System Near Dunbar. ONE OF THE THREE VICTIMS Mill OIE, A head-on collision between two street cars on the West Penn system oc-curred at Fayette stop, one mile from Dunbar last Wednesday evening when three persons were badly injured, one of whom may die. The victims, who were all taken to the Connellsville hospital, are: W. C. Bird, motorman, crushed in his vestibule, right leg amputated. Mrs. Florence Inks, of Connellsville, passenger, right leg broken Edward Ward, of Wilkes-Barre, a traveling man, bruised and suffering from shock. To a disarrangement of signals caused by the storm the accident is attri-butable. A total of forty passengers were in the two cars when they came together with great force, and all were thrown about in confusion. The for-ward ends of both cars were badly damaged. AN ELECTION PRIMER Pertinent Points About Our Election Machinery For New Poters and Old THE VOTER. Who is entitled to vote in national, state and local elections ? Any male citizen who has reached the age of twenty-one years. How about the women? In the four states of Colorado, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming any woman who has reached the age of twenty-one years is entitled to vote on all matters at all elections, her privilege of suffrage being identical with that of the men. Are there no other states in which women may vote ? Very limited woman suffrage prevails in nineteen other states. In Kansas it is restricted to voting on school matters and at elections for municipal officers. In Montana and Iowa women may vote on the issuance of municipal bonds. In Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Washington, Arizona, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Connecticut and Ohio women have school suffrage. Can Chinese in the United States vote, if naturalized? An act passed by congress in 1882 expressly prohibits the naturali-zation of Chinese. By what right do negroes vote ? By the right conferred upon them by the fifteenth amendment to the national constitution, which reads, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” Chased by Dream Bandits. Girl Who Read Novel Just Before Retiring Runs Three Miles In Her Nightgown. Miss Minnie Houtsman, the seven-teen- year-okl daughter of Joslah Houts-mau, a stock raiser living near House-ville, Ind., was found In a critical con-dition by Scott Marlow near his home. The young woman had left her bed and, slipping out of the house, had traveled almost three miles in the cold, with nothing about her except her night clothes and a light jacket. When found she had sunk down at the side of the road and would soon have been frozen had not Marlow found her at an opportune time. She was still asleep, and the farmer carried her to his home, where he and his wife worked over her for some time before she was revived. The young woman said that she had been wading a novel with a western setting in which the beautiful heroine was pursued through a dense forest by a desperate band of brigands. She re-tired in the full tide of excitement aroused by the thrilling tale, and as soon ns she went to sleep she began to dream the story, with herself as the central figure. The dream bandits chased her until they became to her subconscious mind so real that she got out of bed and ran to esenpe them. The cold air and the hard road failed to awaken her. She said that she finally seemed to become exhausted and sank down to accept her fate, which was being car-ried away by the bandits. The latter part of the dream Is thought to have been caused by Mr. Marlow picking her up and carrying her to his home. Chicago (io&t Gets a Jag On. Four Footed Hobo, Befriended by Saloon Keeper, Drinks Latter’s “Medicine” and Falls Into Hands of the Law. John Aranson ejected a drunken goat from his saloon at 8911 Commercial avenue, Chicago, with the aid of a po-liceman. Aranson befriended the goat when it came to the saloon door al-most frozen. lie gave the animal food and a shelter in a shed at the rear of the saloon. Mrs. Aranson, who has been 111 with grip for several days, asked her hus-band to prepare her some whisky and quinine. He had prepared the “medi-cine” and was ready to take it to the sickroom when he heard his wife call- Young Men In Control. Interviews with old business men in New York city and careful compar-ison of statistics show that the affairs of the metropolis are now in the hands of younger men than ever before In most of the thousands of offices in the lower part of the Manhattan Island the elderly men are clerks, while the managers are under 10 years "Id. ing to him. Leaving the medicine In a large mixing glass on a chair in the saloon, he ran upstairs. When he returned a few minutes lat-er, he found the goat lying full length on the floor In a drunken stupor and the broken glass near by. Aranson called in a policeman who was passing, and they lifted the animal from the floor and threw it on a snow pile out-side of the place to sober up. When Billy came to he wabbled down the street and was last seen tacking to-ward a corner drug store. New Name for Flying. My little neighbor, Ruth, came into my room one day with her hands closed carefully over some object. 1 was curious to know what she was bringing to me. "What have you, Ruth?” I asked. "A little birdie,” Bhe replied. "But why do you hold it so tight?” “O,” said she, “If I don’t it will wink its w'nes and fly away." /■>. Sight. "So your daughter has married the titled stranger.” said the romantic wo-man. “Yes," answered Mr Cumrox. glanc-ing uii from his check hook. “Was it a case of love at sight?” “Yes. Now it's a case of draw at sight"— Washington Star. Not Cutting Price9. Caller—Is that the host you can promise me—a wife fifteen years older than 1 am, with a sharp nose, thin Ups and a sour disposition? Fortune Teller—What more do you expect? Did you think you could get a real affinity for a dollar?—Chicago T-ibuae. SHAKE IT OFF. Rid Yourself of Unnecessary Bur-dens. A Mount Pleasant Citi-zen Shows You How. Don't bear unnecessary burdens. Burdens of a had back are unneces-sary. (let rid of them. Doan’s Kidney Pills cure bRd hacks. Cure lame, weak and aching backs. Cure every form of kidney ills Lots of local endorsements to prove this. Mrs A. D Stanffer. living at 117 Bridgeport street, Mount Pleasant, Pa., sivs: “My husband suffered a great deal from kidnev disease and lumbago and was so stiff and sore at times that every move hurt him He was subject lo severe headaches and spells of dizzi ueos and any exertion would cause hiui to sutler intense pain. Wnen he learned ul Doan's Kidney Pills he procured a uox at (Jhas. L. Kudu’s drug store and ustd them in accordance with direc-tions. and since taking this remedy he UHH not complained ot anv of the symp-toms. I used Doan’s Kidney Pills ruy-seit for lame back and other troubles arising from a disordered condition of the kidneys and the results were most satisfactory. Doan's Kidney Pills have proven tneir worth in our home and we gladly recommend this remedy to anyone suffering with any form of kid tiey trouble. ” For sale by all dealers Price 50c. Foster- Milbnrn Co , Buffalo, New York, dole Agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s — and take no other. Hugos & Hugus, Attorneys. Estate of Isabella Weaver, deceased. Pei Gem. Discount Sale At the Very Advent of Winter On /Wen’s, Boys’ and Chileren’s Suits, Over= coats and Cravanettes. Weather condition? and financial conditions throughout the country have caused a delay in purchasing of winter wearables. We have decided to add impetu to the occasion by a rare ottering of a dis-count of 3o per cent, (until further no-tice) on our mammoth stock of clothing. Every Suit, Overcoat or Cravenette of the vintage of 1907, is included in this remarkable offering (except blue and black suits:) This sale begins, tomorrow, Friday, January 10, and will continue until fur-notice. *1 Men’s Suits and Overcoats .3 $25.00 Garments now $17,50 $20,00 Garments now $14,00 $18.00 Garments now $12,60 $15.00 Garments now $10,50 $12.50 Garments now $ 8,75 $10.00 Garments now $ 7.00 Boys’ and Children’s Suits & Overeoats .’S*-u.?x+um Come and See the Great Offerings Men’s Pants $7.50 Quality, now $5.25 $6.50 Quality, now $4,55 $5.00 Quality, now $3,50 $4.00 Quality, now $2.80 $3.00 Quality, now $’2,10 $2.00 Quality, now $ 1.40 $6.00 Pants, now $4.20 $5.00 Pants, now $3,50 $4.00 Pants, now $2,80 $3.00 Pants, now $ 2,10 $2.50 Pants, now $ 1,75 $2.00 Pants, now $ 1,40 Dillon & Sherrick, Outfitters to Particular People, Zimmerman Block, Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Orphans’ Court of Westmoreland County, there will be exposed to public sale on the premies son Saturday, April 18, 1908, at 2.80 o’clock p m., the following des-cribed real estate, to wit: All that i ertain messuage, tenement and tract of land situate in Mount Pleasant Borough. Westmoreland Coun ty, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:—Beginning at a post at the comer of an alley 88 feet from the cen-ter of the main tract of the Mount Pleasant* Broadford R R Co., thence by an alley. North 85? degrees West. 127 feet to Depot stree t;thence by Raid Depot st eet South 2? degrees West, 58J feet to lot sold John Husband and broth-er; by line of said lot North 85? de-grees West, 121 feet to a post, 33 feet from the center of the main tract of the Mount Pleasant & Broadford R. R Co., thence North 1? degrees West 03? feet by lands of said Railroad Co. to the place of beginning. Being the same j lot conveyed by Jacob B. Sherricb et. I al., t>y deed dated November 2, 1886, I and recorded in Deed Book Vol, 151, page 142 to Isabella Weaver, s ince de-ceased. Having thereon erected Two Frame Buildings. STYLE 47. NO. 1- World’s Best Pianos. J. B. MYERS, Jr., An artistic instrument, ranking with the best pianos on the market, and at a price within the reach of all Of great beauty and pnritv of tone. Absolutely defies competition, quality and price considered UF*RIGHTS ONLY. Sold only by J. B. MYERS, Jr. Up to-Date Music Handler. 318 Main st., Mount Pleasant Pa TERMS:—Ten per cent of the pur-chase money to be paid when the prop erty is knocked down, the balance of one third at the enuffrmation o' sale and delivery of deed, one-third in one year and the remaining third in two years thereafter with interest on de-ferred payments from the date ot con firmation to be secured by bond and mortgage with thirty days Sci, Fa. clanse With leave to adjonrn from day to day. Sale to be conducted by Westmore-land Savings and Trust Co , Trustee 3 19 3t NOTICE. The above belongs to a series of Six of the World’s Best Pianos, with the Weasel, Nickel & Gross Action, the best action in the world On- grade only. Cnt out each nnmber as it appears and when yon have the entire six bring or send them to the above address and we will allow yon $5 00 each, which will be the first mi >ney paid on a Weaver Piano, the balance at yonr own pay-ments. Write today and I will call to-morrow. RUPTUREcuRlb FISTULA E ^"y and Other Rectal Mild and Humane Dr.WixSavs:| by MY MILD SYSTEM OF TREATME Men and Women System of Treatment All sufferers from Rupture and Rectal Diseases, such ! as Piles, Fistula and Fissure are cordially urged to INVESTIGATE most carefully the great work which . I am doing daily in thoroughly curing these diseases TREATMENT. I say “CURE” because I absolutely and per-manently cure all of those I treat. The most successful hospital operation could do no more. My patients while under treatment nrenot required to take chloroform or ether; they are not required to discontinue work or business and they are not confined to bed. The treatment is mild and perfectly safe. The cures effected are thorough and permanent. Is not such a treatment always to be chosen in preference to the uncertainties of a “surgical operation"? Ai V Et A A M 1 have cured thousands of people of Rupture and Rectal Diseases Kfl I y) v V Kl in Pittsburg and vicinity, and shall be pleased to send you the ■ FWPnA book of letters from them mentioned below. Write for this as well (Ip I TpUJ5 as my book No. 1 on Rupture and book No. 3 on Piles, Fistula, I kllV etc. You may find a friend or neighbor amongmy cured patients* Call or Write for Particulars. Write for Illustrated Book Mailed Free Book No. 1 on Rupture. Book No. (3 on Varicocele. Book No. 8 on Plies and Fistula. Book No. 4, Letters from my cured patients. DR. GEO. B.WIX Rupture and Rectal Specialist 631 Penn Ave.. Werner Bldg. PITTSBURG, PA. Consultation Free. Charges reasonable. Arrangement can be made for credit. Orno* HOURS, 9 to 4:80 dally. Evenings: Wednesdays and Saturdays only, 6 to 8. Sun-days, 1 to 4. Interview or write these cured patients: L. J. Miller, Mamoat, Pa. (Piles.) F.M. Eyler, Parnassus, Pa. (Rupture) The Staff of Life as made here, is pure, clean, wholesome and nourishing. Our Bread is known everywhere * for quality, and we take particu-lar care that nothing shall detract from it It’s unequaled by even the best home-made. Ask your Grocer for Bread. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. THUP.SDAT, MARCH 28. 1908 JOHN L. SHIELDS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. Subscription, $1,^0 a Year. Payable In Advance Mount Pleasant has within its borders a population of over B,000; while more than double that number of people live immedi-ately around about and for them it is the natural center, as shown by a postoffice distribution of over 15,000. It has both Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railroad branches and will soon be given the main line ofthe Coke Region Trolley System. It is completely sur-rounded by coke plants and has in the town Bryce Brothers Company’s big tableware glass factory, Acme Lumber and Supply Company, Anchor Glass Factory, Searchlight Manufacturing Company’s stove ]6i)t. ibc Mount Pleasant Tool Company. Husband Company’s plan ing mill, Galley Bros.’carriage factory, foundry, brewery, distillery, pop plant, two flouring mills, 13 Protestant and 8 Catholic churches. Mount Pleasant Institute, 2 large Public Schools and 3 Parochial schools. There is coal in abundance at the town’s gates and the same is true of electricity and natural gas for heat, light and power. All of which things, when taken In connection with the best water system in Western Pennsylvania, make Mount Pleasant’s numerous manu-facturing sites ideal. THURSDAY - - FOOD FOR THOUGHT. It seems that THKJOUHNAL made a mis-take last week in saying that the Mount Pleasant Board of Education had given a Greensburg firm the contract for the new high school building, when such action was not taken until Friday eve-ning. Some excuse for the error, how-ever, can be found in the fact that the secretary informed us that the county seat people were the successful bidders. But, that is a matter of little public con-cern. We still believe that the board's action is hasty and ill-advised. We recognize the board's law-imposed duty to provide suitable buildings for the town's public school pupils as well as the need for the additional eight rooms that will make up the new build-ing; but, it is a rank imposition on the taxpayers to spend $35,000 or $40,000 in the erection of such a structare at this time. It is true that Mount Pleasant people voted the board the privilege of issuing bonds to the amount of $44,000 for this purpose, but that assent was given when times were good and money plenty. Then high-priced employment went begging for takers; now there are those who beg in vain for something to do that will keep body and soul together. There is also a local bank closed with almost $600,000 on deposit. We fear that the board has stopped to consider neither this change in conditions nor the pro-bability of trouble in disposing of bonds at anything like a fair figure. It is not too late for the gentlemen composing the board, for all of whom THE JOURNLL has only the kindest re-gards, to realize that taxes must come down in Mount Pleasant if our people are not to be forced Into sacrificing their properties in order to escape paying the present rale on a high valuation. The board should follow Council’s lead. STEEL PRICES FIRM. Representatives of several important steel companies, including the United States Steel Corporation, the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, IJones & Lauglilin, Republic Iron and Steel aud others were in conference in New York last Thurs-day at the offices of Chairman Gary, of the United States Steel Corporation. When the conference adjourned Judge Gary said that all the conferees had expressed the opinion that there should be no reduction in prices. This decision is in line with that reached by the gen-eral conference held a month or so be-fore. A statement of thisjkind is of course encouraging when’accepted to mean that there will be no further reduction in wages, but what would doubtless tickle the public at large would be the sight of more consumers coming to the front with orders at present prices. MR. CLEVELAND'S DEMOCRACY. In reply to the New York “World’s" inquiry, “What is the best principle and what is the best policy to give the Dem-ocratic party new life,” ex-President Grover Cleveland, now a private citizen living at Princeton, N. J., says: “As a general proposition, I might an-swer this question by saying that in my opinion this could be most surely brought about by a return to genuine Democratic doctrine and a close adher-ence to the Democratic policies which in times past gave our party success and benefitted our people. “To be more specific in my reply, I should say that more than ever just at this time the Democratic party should display honest and sincere conservatism, a regard for constitutional limitations aud a determination not to be swept from our moorings by temporary clamor or spectacular exploitation. "Our people need rest and peace and reassurance; and it will be quite in line with true Democracy and successful policy to impress upon our fellow-coun- March 19. 1908 trymen the fact that Democracy still stands for those things." The trouble, however, with the distin-guished writer is that what he has to say about public matters of this kind carries little weight with the followers of W. J. Bryan who are today the unterrified powers that be and with whom Mr. Cleveland has lost political caste. STRICTER BUILDING LAWS NEEDED. Individually and collectively, Ameri-can architects and engineers have begun to urge legislation which will do away with flimsy building construction in the future. Richard L. Humphrey, the Uiftted States Geological Survey's engineer in charge of structural materials, told, only a few days ago, how the annual fire loss in this country reached more than $5 per capita, against an annual loss of 33 cents per capita in twenty-one of the principal cities in Europe. The Society of Building Commission-ers and Inspectors with headquarters in Washington, has launched a “building reform" movement and has appealed to legislative bodies the country over for stricter building laws which, in view of recent Collinwood school horror, arc certainly needed. IIAMMONDVILLK. Prof. J. Alvin Fennell's music class were delighted to have him present after two weeks' rest. Mrs. George Mason was quite ill last Saturday. She now enjoys normal health. Prof. W. W. Campbell called at the Gans farm Friday evening on business. Robert Washabaugh is planning to make a quick stepping driver of his filly. Mrs. John Honse has returned from Calumet where she visited with her par-ents a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stimmell are here for a few weeks' stay with Mrs. Mary Stimmel. Mrs. Royal Mason was the guest of Bridgeport relatives lapt week. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses have been granted for this vicinity during the past week: Samuel Ray and Sarah Crossland, both of Mount Pleasant. S$ an £km«nt of Safety It is advisable to pay all bills by check—as an element of safety it has no equal. The man with a check-book has little fear of thieves or pickpockets. This Bank has excel-lent facilities for bank-ing business, and cor-dially invites your ac-count, subject to your check, jfirst Hlational ®anli, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Established 1864. Oldest National Bank in West-moreland county. Capital $100,000 Surplus and Profits - 96,000 March Winds WONDER ON WHEELS. V y>v. hO KATIE MAY BRADLEY. The Western Juvenile Skater, who is only 12 Years of Age, will Give Exhibitions at the Mount Pleas-ant Rink Monday and Tues-day Evenings Next, March 30 and 31. Chap and Roughen the Skin. A sure and pleasant cure for this unpleasant condition is our Perfection Skin Lotion. It keeps the skin soft and white, is entirely free from any oily or greasy substance, and can be used at any time. Try it. 15c, 25c and 50c per Bottle. PRESCRIPTIONS We make this department our specially. It is equipped witli the purest and best materials and we guarantee satisfaction. Crystal Pharmacy, C.F.COLDSMITH, 646 Main St., Mount Pleasant, Pa. The new Undermuslins, Lin-ens, Bureau Scarfs, Stand Covers, Centre Pieces, Etc., are ready for inspection. It will cost you nothing to call and see them. The excellent quality, great variety, and reasonable prices are ceitain to prove a pleasing surprise to you. Also a new line of handsome Ruffled Underskirts at very low prices. Mrs. J. J. Ititchman, 337 Main St.. Mount Pleasant. JUST ARRIVED! Nevin A Cort, Attorney. NOTICE. In the Orphans’ Court of Westmoreland County, Pa. Estate of Angeline Jones, Deceased. To Jackson McCausland. Philadelphia, Pa., and F: M. Husband, Mount Pleas ant, Westmoreland County, Pa.: Yon are herebv notified that on Mon-day, the 10th day of March, 1908, on petition of John Husband, Administra-tor ol Angeline Jones, late of East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland Conuty, Pa., deceased, praying for an order to make private sale of decedent’s real estate for etb payment of debts, the Court awarded a citation to the heirs to appear in Court on Saturday, the 18th day of April, 1908, at 9 o’clock a. ui., to show cause why the Court should not order the private Bale of the real estate for the purpose aforesaid Attest: PER CURIAM David A. Miller, Clerk. 3 19 4 Administrator.s Notice. Estate of David H. Brown, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of ad-ministration on the lestate of David II. Brown late of Mount Pleasant, Township, deceased, having been granted to the under-signed by the Register of Westmoreland county, notico is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and those having claims against tlie same will present them properly authen-ticated for settlement. Dora Brown, Administratrix. ;j28 6t P. O. address, Acme,Pa. A Beautiful Line of Suits, Prices from $9.00 to $25.00. A Beautiful Line of Lawn Waists, Speceial $1.50 Value 98c. The World’s Best Children’s Shoes— MOLONEY BROS.’ The Fair 625-627. | OPENING WEEK AT OUR NEW STORES. We want every gentleman in this vicinity to visit our new stores during Opening Week and see the new Spring models for 1908 of Collegian, Kampous and Alco Makes of Men’s and Young Men’s Ready-made Clothes. The styles and colorings this season are so varied that they must be seen to have an idea what the fashion dictators have decreed for the well-dressed men this coming season. Opening Week in our New Ladies’ Store We invite every lady to grace our new store with her presence during this our opening week and inspect our New Line of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Ready-to-Wear Garments. See the new fashions in SUITS, COATS, SKIRTS and WAISTS. Some are per-iect dreams while others are more modest yet beautiful. All purchases made during Opening Week at Actual Cost. In order that all should get acquainted with our new store we eliminated all profits. Thus whatever purchase you make, from a pair of Hose to a Suit for either man or woman at Actual Cost. It?re0e0 Qoonuuvvaenmirrcs.f mDuarttinerg hthoewesnmtiarlel OthpeepniunrgchWaseeekmaayFbree.e Gift with every purchase, no GET TO KNOW US. H. Goldstone & Son, Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings. HULL1N BLOCK, MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Formerly occupied toy J- R Black & Co. wmammMHmmmmimMWMMmKmwKmrnrm THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY MAECH 26, 1908 ABOUND AND ABOUT, For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned. LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN j THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND ENTERTAIN A Department in Which the Local Editoi Holds Hiprh Carnival and Works off his Surplus Energy in Condensations ThatDeal Solely with Matters Relating to Mount Pleasant A little daughter was born Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Foust last Tuesday. Those harbingers of spring, the blue birds, have made their appearance. Charles E. Clark has men at work on the foundation for his new South Side residence. The spring term at the Institute, which opened last Wednesday, brought an in-crease in attendance. A. H. Barron, a prominent East End citizen, is lying seriously ill at his resi-dence on Yoder street. Edward Davis found a small bunch of keys on Church street Thursday and left them at this office for the loser. The Keystone duck pin team went to Scottdale last Tuesday evening and de-feated the Speeler team 1,343 to 1,272. Mount Pleasant friends of "Johnny” Bell, of Stauffer, will regret to learn ot his serious illness of stomach trouble. Thomas Porter Myers, of this place, is all broken up over the removal of his best girl from Kecksburg to a farm near Greensburg. A famished foreigner, walking from Chicago to Leckrone, Fayette county, was cheered up a bit here Friday by a fellow countryman giving him a loaf of bread. Zundell & Uber, local contractors, are roofing the foundation for the new Ital-ian church so that services can be held in the basement until the superstructure can be completed. The Mount Pleasant Fire Department at its meeting Friday evening elected August Grosser chiet over E. B. Swartz 21 to 19 votes. Frank S. Dullinger was chosen assistant chief. Daniel L. Ruff, who is now at his home near Tarr following a long stay at the local hospital, is still having trouble with his foot crushed by his farm wagon running over it last fall. A broken bolt allowed the big bell on the Third ward public school building to drop out of place Thursday. Janitor Price, with the help of male high school pupils, repaired the damage. John Morgan, Sr., of East Scottdale, who had his foot crushed in the tin plate mills there, was brought to the local hospital Thursday to have part of the injured member amputated. The Ladies Aid Society of the Mount Pleasant Memorial Hospital will meet on Tuesday afternoon, MarcH 31st, at 3 o’clock at the hospital. All members are requested to be present. Local Pythian Star Temple, No. 30, Pythian Sisters, will give a social inOdd Fellows' Hall on Monday evening, April 6, when a silver offering will be asked, Everybody will be made welcome. August Rabenschlag takes this means of expressing his gratitude for the many kindnesses shown him following the death of his mother, particularly to those who assisted in the funerul services. Albert S. Keister, son of Rev. and Mrs. S. W. Keister, of Westerville, Ohio, late of this place, captained the Otterbein University debating team which recent-ly defeated Dennison University 2 to 1 County Controller John D. Hitchman has bought the South Church street res-idence of Councilman W. M. Overholt and will take possession at once with his wife. The consideration was about $4,500. The Christian Endeavor Society gave an enjoyable social in the basement of the United Brethren church Tuesday evening. The program embraced literary and musical features. A silver offering was taken up following refreshments. The West Penn Cold Storage Compa-ny’s New Haven plant was placed in successful operation Monday under the management of Frank Husband, of this place. Joseph H. Miller, who moved from here with his wife and family, will look after the contents. New Political Club. The local Bohemians have organized a political club with forty charter mem-bers. The officers are; President, Frank Stefl; secretary, Stanley Pad; treasurer, James Dozort. Joseph Devorak has been made vice president of the club which meets the fourth Sunday in each month at 2 p. m. in Bohemian Hall. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Subject to Decision Republican Primary Election April 11, 1908. For Assembly, 1st District, HERBERT N. SMITH, Of Mount Pleasant. E. E. McADOO, Of Ligonier, Pa. WILLIAM C. KNOX, Ligonier Township. For Coroner. DR. H. ALBERT McMURRAY, Of Youngwood. DR. JAMES HARKINS, Mount Pleasant. For Treasurer. DR. A. D MILLER, Of Manor, Pa. DANIEL T. MARSH, Of Sewickley Township For Recorder of Deeds. JOHN T. EMERY, Of Hempfield Township. A Professional Piano. Mr. J. Frank Frysinger, composer,con-cert pianist and teacher, of Hanover,Pa., writes he is amazed at the prolonged vi-bration of the tone, by which the Weaver piano becomes somewhat organ like, at the lightness of touch, at the precision and perfect cessation of tones which the dampers eflect—an element so essential to distinctness in playing. The Weaver piano is in so many re-spects a superior piano that each artist seems to find a different feature to ad-mire. It is the piano of the Twentieth Century. Send for catalogue. WEAVER ORGAN & PIANO CO., Manufacturers, York, Pa. For sale by J. B. Myers, Jr., Mount Pleasant, Pa. Letter to C. E. Mnllin. Mount Pleasant, Pa. Dear Sir: Josh Billings never said anything truer than this: Sucksess duz not konsist ov never makin blunders, but in not makin the same wun twist.” N. R. Watkins, of Lott, Texas, had his house painted some years ago, and it took 13 gallons of wliat he believed to be paint; he bought it for paint, and it looked like paint, the painter said it was paint. He has had it painted again; it took 7 gallons Devoe. It cost $65 before; now $35. He knows it is painted now, and lie’s got that $30 in a safe place. He's got his knowledge in a safe place too. Yours truly, 39 F. W. DEVOE & CO., Westmoreland Supply Company sells our paint. EASTER OPENING:—All the new styles in Pattern Hats and Millinery Novel-ties can be seen at Mrs. L. Eicher’s Eas-ter Opening today and tomorrow, March 26 and 27. 1 FOR SALE:—New one-horse carriage, second-hand trap and buggy. Inquire of Nevin A. Cort. 3 26 tf FOR SALE:—Eggs for hatching from single-combed White Leghorns—15 for $1 or $4 per 100. J. C. MILLER, 3 26 2 Corner Vine and St. Clair streets. FOR SALE:—Lot of second hand win-dow sash. Inquire at National Hotel. 3 26 tf FOR RENT:—One 4 roomed house and one 5-roomed house. Inquire of Union Realty Company. 3 26 tl A GOOD OFFER:—J. B. Myers, Jr., the East Main street agent, makes an offer in another column that will pay prospect-ive piano buyers to sit up and take no-tice. Mr. Myers got in on Friday last two special Weaver pianos that have ex-tra duet boards. 1 FOR RENT:—Large new storeroom with three room dwelling house finished in modern style. Large hall on second floor. Good cellar. Large lot. The house is built of cement stone blocks, with the roof. Building fireproof, $55 a month with privilege of purchase. Situate on trolley line in sight of three coke works and near Sewickley branch Pennsylva-nia railroad. Call on or address Amos Trout, Armbrust, Pa. 3 12 tf FOR RENT:—Two furnished rooms,with light, heat and use of bathroom. Inquire at this office. 3 5 tf FOR FRESH COUNTRY APPLE BUTTER leave orders at 502 Main street. F. P. Stauffer. 1 9 tf MATTLED ANCONADS:—Eggs for hatching, $1.00 for 15. Orders now being booked by J. J. Hitchman, East Main street, Mount Pleasant. 3 26 3 Popular Teacher. Miss LuellaLemmon, formerly aMount Pleasant township teacher, but now in charge of Room No. 6 of the New Haven public schools, was given a fruit shower last Tuesday by her pupils who also gave her a handkerchief shower on New Year's Day. FOR SALE:—Modern bouse and good lot. Inquire at 315 College avenue, Mount Pleasant. 3 12 tf The Gossard corset, which will be shown by the lady demonstrator at Ray-ftor’s Scottdale store, March 30 to April 4, laces in front. 1 But Principally Within the Bounds of This County. A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS SBOUEED FROM THE PAGES OF RE-LIABLE EXCHANGES. How these Artioles Appear After They Have been Boiled Down Into Short Paragraphs That Speak to the Point But Briefly of Interesting Events Transpiring In the Old Star of the West Greensburg and Scottdale are to the front with local option clnbs. Rev. W. G. Nevin has resigned the pastorate of the Delmont Presbyterian church. Margaret Fry, an 11-year-old New Derry girl, was perhaps fatally hurt Sat-urday by falling from the hay loft in the barn. King Brothers'feed mill at Uniontown was destroyed by fire Friday night, causing a loss of $20,000, on which there is $5,000 insurance. Mine Inspector McCanch had John Lowry, mine foreman at Central, arrest-ed Thursday for allowing diggers to work in a dangerous part of the pit. John Riffer, of Salina, this connty, while cutting a tree the other day, was crushed to death by the tree falling on him. He was 22 years of age and single. Mrs. John Anderson, of Brownsville, hurt while boarding a Pennsylvania passenger train, has sued the company for $20,000 damages in the Fayette county court. D. H. Harris, of Arnold, a Civil war veteran, aged 70 years, drowned himself at Cincinnati, Ohio, the other day after he had lost all his pension money on the races. Frank Beleuer, of North Irwin, aged 61 years, died Saturnay of injuries re-ceived the day before by being caught in the elevator at the Hockensmith mine car factory. Russell. 7-year-old son of J. C. Woods, of near Bolivar, died last Monday night of a wound in the chest inflicted while playing with aloaded revolver he found about the house. Dr. L. M. Sprowls, of Revere, Fayette county, is under bail charged with hav-ing been too intimate with Mrs. Thomas Dowling, of that place, when she called at his office for some medicine. T. L. Bennett, boss driver in llie Dia-mond Coal Company's mines near Brownsville, bad both legs crushed off Saturday by falling from his trip. He was taken to a Pittsburg hospital. Anthony S. Gillespie, a Pole, aged 21 years, who killed John Stehoviak in a barroom fight at Everson, was found guilty of murder in the second degree in the Fayette county criminal court Sat-urday. At a mass meeting at Uniontown Fri-day John S. Carroll. F. C. Newcomer and George L. Moore, candidates for the Re-publican nomination for Assembly, in Fayette county, pledged themselves for local option. J. W. Clark, superintendent of the Old Meadow mill plant at Scottdale, on Fri-day last had his left hand caught in the cogs of a piece of machinery and so badly mangled that the fingers and part of a thumb had to be amputated. George B. Campbell, Jr., the New Ken-sington school director, who was re-cently horsewhipped on the street there by Mrs. Mary Beatty, a dashing young widow who claims he talked too much about her, has charged his assailant with assault and battery. BRUSH RUN. Miss Hattie Johnson was the guest of Miss Edith Carey Sunday. Quite a few of the young people at-tended the spelling bee held at Jacobs Creek school last Friday evening. All report a good time. Mrs. J. V. Miller with her daughter, Blanche, of Ligonier, spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barclay. Clayton Christner is a very business like but welcome caller at Kecksburg. What's the attraction, Clay? William Thomas, wifeand little daugh-ter spent Sunday with that lady’s par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson. Miss Pearl Barclay was the guest of Miss Beatrice Holdsworth Sunday. Birthday Celebration. Miss Margaret Hood was 18 years of age Saturday and some thirty young friends gave a surprise party in honor of the occasion at the West Washington street home of her grandfather, Robert Hood. Games, music and a nice lunch were the marked features of the enjoya-ble function. The Gossart corset demonstration at Raygor's Scottdale store from March 30 to April 4 is something the ladies of this place and vicinity cannot well afford to miss. 1 Where the Ladies do Their Shopping “Merry Widow” (Copyrighted) Suits Merrily Lead! omans “Merry Widow (Copyrighted) Suits Merrily Lead. If you meet a well-dressed woman these days it’s ten to one that she is wearing a j suit, beyond question recognized as the only proper vogue for this Spring and Summer, and the beauty of it is that you can purchase a “Merry Widow” suit from us for the same price, and less, than an ordinary suit would cost you elsewhere. The suits are pleasing all who see them and are sure to please you. Other suits also in stock from 18-50 up. Purchase your Spring Hat at the ^Woman’s Store. Why you should is simple: Because we have the largest up-to-date assortment in town in trimmed or untrimmed ef-fects; also a beautiful line of Walking Hats. They come in so many lovely styles and shapes that it will do your heart good to see them. Prices range from $1.35 up. HATS FOR LITTLE TOTS That are Beauties. Just arrived pretty hats of all descriptions in the cutest styles for the little folks, come in straws, piques, chiffons and silk or lace effects, from 39c up. 652 Alain Street, /Wonnt Pleasant. Pa. Sheet Music. “Merry Widow” Folio. Everybody wants this music. Contents: For I Love you so; For I’m a True Lov-ing Wife; My Villa; I’m Happy at Maxim's; The Silly Cavalier; Land of our Home; The Lovely Woman; I’m so Parisian, and the famous Merry Widow waltzes. Publisher's price $1.00. Our price 25c. Big Hits 20c per Copy. Won't You be My Honey; Love Me and the World is Mine; Yesterday; When the Candle Lights are Gleaming; Tell Me will My Dreams Come True; Red Wing; Honey Boy. A11 the late hits carried in stock and orders taken for any piece of music pub-lished. MILLER’S The Big Store, SCOTTDALE, - - - - PENNA. Spring Tailored Suits ... for Ladies.. . BOOKS. We rent the late “copyright” books at 10c per copy. A full line of paper and cloth bound books, embracing Adven-ture, Love, Humorous, etc. Books on any subject procured on short notice. All the leading Magazines—Argosy, Smith's, Red Book, Pebple’s, Popular, Strand, Everybody’s, Pop. Mechanics, Ladies’ Home Journ?l, and all the 5c weeklies. Easter Post Cards and Booklets. New designs, best selec-tion in the city. Prices lc to 25c. Come early and get the best selection. New line of Post Card Albums from 10c to $2.00. Mail orders promptly filled. G. REESE & CO., Walker Building, “On the Hill," IWoLInt Pleasant, - Pa Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the firm of H. R. Freed & Co , doing a general dry goods business at the corner of Main and Church streets, has this day been dissolved, having disposed of all its in-terests to H. W. and John S. Freed, who will settle all accounts and con-tinue the business at the old stand un-der the name of Freed Bros. & Co. H. R. FREED, H. W. FREED, JOHN S. FREED, Mount Pleasant, Pa.. March 1, 1908. 3 19 8t SCHOOL BONDS. Notice is hereby given that the school board of Mount Pleasant borough will receive bids until NOON APRIL 20, 1908, for the purchase of $35,000.00 of its building bonds, being an issue of four and one-half non-taxable of the denomi-nation of $500.00 each, payable within 30 years, in periods of 5 years. Bids to be accompanied by a certified check for $1,000.00. Full information on application. Address, J. Z. FOX, Mount Pleasant, Pa. Secretary. 3 19 5t Whatever goods fashion has certified as correct our skilled buyers, backed by long experience and unequaled ad-vantages, have selected at first hand from the world’s most reliable manufacturers. We show this season the greatest gathering of stylish suits in Westmoreland county. Nothing is missing. Every shade, every ma-terial is here. Prices from $10.00 tO $40.00 The new Princess dresses, the very smart-est styles in very desirable shades, Copen-hagen, navy, brown, grey, black, at $15 & $20 Very desirable face veiling in the wanted spots and rings, brown, navy and black, at at from 25c to $1.00 per yard. New Spring Dress Goods in silks, cotton and wool; complete line in every detail. You can come with the expectation of being suited. You can get what you are looking for at the lowest possible price. MILLER’S. The Big Store. Scottdale, Pa. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY MAECH 26, 1908 THE WOUNDS WERE THERE. Body of New Kensington Boy Exhum-ed at Pittsburg to Prove Mur-derers’ Confession THE LIB WHS KILLED (IT CUUTI, The body of Charles Bennett, of New Kensington, aged 16 years, was exhumed at the South Side, Pittsburg, cemetery, last Wednesday and the ■wounds it bears corroborates the confessions made by Charles Cook and his girl-bride, Lila Zane Cook, that they and Joseph Wiiite murdered Bennett. Cook and his wife are in jail at Wheeling, W. Va. According to the statements of the Wheeling police, Bennett was enticed to a lonely spot on the state fair grounds, Wheeling Island, on the night of September 21, by the young woman. He had exhibited $45, and it is said that this money furnished the motive for the crime. According to the confession which the Wheeling police say they secured from Cook and his wife, the young woman struck Bennett on the head with a scantling and he was beaten to death. His body was thrown into the Ohio river. He Goes Shopping and Prepares Little Surprise For Wife. SOME OF HIS PURCHASES. Clerks Unloaded on Him a Heteroge-neous Collection of Articles the Wrong Size—Old Philosopher Once More Breaks Out In Anger. [Copyright, 1907, by E. C. Parcolls.] When Mr. Bowser reached home the •other evening he was trying hal'd to look like some one else. He was try-ing to look imperturbable and careless and to hold hack a sort of grin that now nnd then -made a determined ef-fort to break out on his face. He didn’t fool Mrs. Bowser a bit. She saw from the first that there was some-thing up, but her only way was to piny a waiting game. If he'd been imying a roller skating rink to raise winter radishes in or was thinking of ■exchanging the house and lot for a war balloon, she would hear of it In due time. All through dinner he main-tained a patronizing air and carried a subdued excitement, and it was not until they were seated in the family room that he untied the bag of mys- "THOSE STOCKINGS HAVE SOLI) AS HIGH AS A DOLbAlt A PAIB.” tery. He made a jump to answer a ring at the front door, nnd Mrs. Bow-ser caught sight of a boy and a num-ber of packages. "Please keep your seat, my dear,” he said as she came running down the hall. “But those are store packages,” she replied “Well?” “And I haven’t been shopping foi three days. There must he some mis-take. See If they don’t belong next door.” “These packages are all right. They are addressed to our name nnd num-ber, and they were duly paid for hours ago. If you will kindly sit down nnd still your heating heart and not act like a child of ten, I will explain mat-ters.” Mr. Bowser was in no hurry. It was * case for dramatic effects, and he meant to ring in a few. lie placed the several parcels and packages on a chair and proceeded to walk up and down the room with his hands behind him for three or four minutes. Then he said: “Mrs. Bowser, on numerous occa-sions I have spoken to you about rush-ing down town to bargain sales.” “Yes, and you have spoken to me in a meau way, too,” she replied. “Very likely I have. I know that when you have stated that you could buy the regular dollar and u half glove for 92 cents I tiave looked upon you as a soft mark. You have now and tiien called my attention to ladles’ hosiery at one-half price to close out. I have given you money to take avantage of such sales, but I have at the some time pitied your guilelessness.” “But they do have what they call knockdown sales, and now and then I have made some excellent bargains.” Hunting Bargains. “For years, Mrs. Bowser, as I said | before, I have considered you a soft mark. I have smiled at the way the ; clerks must have smiled to see you j come in bargain hunting. I have want-ed to swear when I thought of the thousands and tens of thousands and millions of dollars you have paid into the coffers of tile dry goods stores. There have been times when I thought to appeal to your common sense and other times when I determined to for-bid you to attend a bargain sale of any sort or kind.” “But I got these shoes for 75 cents 9ff,” was answered. “That’s worth •saving, isn’t it?” “At last,” he continued, without look-ing at her, “an idea struck me. We will say that it was a bright idea. I wouhl go shopping myself and solve the mystery of the bargain sales. I would seek to discover where the fraud came in. I would expose the duplicity of the merchants and hold them up In public censure. I would discover whether a pair of ninety-eight cent stockings reduced to 47 cents were ac-tually worth 75 cents.” “And you went shopping this after-noon?” "I went shopping.” “And you bought—bought”— “I bought a number of articles. They are here. I arranged for their delivery at this hour.” “And did you find bargains?” anx-iously asked Mrs. Bowser. “My dear woman, my name Is Bow-ser. as perhaps you know—Samuel Bowser. When I say a thing I mean It. Not in your im. nave you kuown me to make a retraction. I say nnd I stick.” “Yes, I know.” “I pride myself on sticking. I’d rather lose a thousand dollars than to own up that I was in the wrong.” "Yes.” “But in this case, Mrs. Bowser—in the case before us—I am going to do an unprecedented thing. I am going to frankly own up that I was all wrong. I am going to announce that there are bargain sales. 1 am going to own up that there are great big bargains to be had at bargain sales. I am going to state my belief that the woman who keeps her eyes open for bargain sales .will save her husband thousands of dollars in the course of i he year." "Mr. Bowser, you are one of the best husbands in all this wide world,” said Mrs. Bowser os she stepped forward and gave him a wifely lfiss. “Now, then, show me what bargains you have ! been making.” “Well, here is bargain No. 1,” he said as he tore off the paper from one of the parcels and handed her threo pairs of stockings. “Those stockings have sold as high as a dollar a pair, but to make room for fall stock they were closing them out at 40 cents. There's a saving of $1.80 right there.” Two pairs were No. 10 and the third i | No. 7, while Mrs. Bowser’s size is No. 8. He was looking at her with a bland smile on his face, however, and what could she say? They hadn’t told him that articles bought at a bargain sale could not be exchanged, nnd In making his purchase he had never tak-en the size of the foot into account. “And these gloves,” he said ns he held up a pair of kids green in color and only one button at the wrist—“the girl assured me that they were all the ; go, but in order to make room for brass bedsteads they were closing them out. I saved just 75 cents on ’em.” Gloves the Wrong Size. Mrs. Bowser wears a No. G glove, I and those were 7%. She never wore a green glove in her life, and Mr. Bow- ! ser hadn’t taken notice of the fact. He watched her face for a smile, and | with a great effort she managed to i work up one, and then he picked up | another parcel and said: “We have here some handkerchiefs that were selling at GO cents each. The room was wanted for woolen blankets, and so we buy the handkers at one-third the regular price. The saving isn’t enough to buy a house and lot, but every little helps. Am I a bargain hunter or am 1 not?” “Of course you are, you dear, good ; man you,” was the reply, though they were meu’s handkers and she had bought him better ones many u time | for less money. “X don’t know that I shouldn’t have ; bought this,” he explained as he held ! up a corset, “but It was going at such a sacrifice that I couldn’t resist It—a regular two dollar corset for il.S yenls, and the salesgirl said it would last you a lifetime. Oh, yes, I’m admitting that there Is money to he saved In looking for bargains.” Mrs. Bowser weighs 135 pounds. That corset was made for a woman weighing just 1(10 pounds more. It wasn’t her make or her style. The husband who thinks Hint his wife wears most any old corset has some-tiling to learn. Mr. Bowser had looked upon a corset as a corset nnd bought one. Mrs. Bowser had to laugh at the grimness of the joke, and lie was pleased with himself. There was oue more package—the largest of nil. She suspected its contents and would have given n hundred dollars to he else-where for the next Half hour. It was a Indy’s hat. It was Intended for a young lady of eighteen or twenty. It was cocked up on all sides. It was rakish and debonair and sau-cy and impudent and daredevillsh, and yet Mr. Bowser reverently extended It on his hand and said: “For you, my dear, and how do you like it? I got it for $5 less than the regular price.” I.et us draw a veil over most of what followed. It is sufficient to say that Mrs. Bowser tried to faint away, but she only succeeded in sitting down on the floor in hysterics. Mr. Bowser once more bfecame Mr. Bowser—that is, he Jumped up and down nnd tore the hat into fragnienls. He talked about di-vorce. She was ordered to her moth-er’s ‘by the morning train. She had driven him to the dead line at last, and—and— He put on his hat and left the house, and when lie came ill at 3 o’clock in the morning nnd was asked If it was raining outdoors lie shut Ills jaws hard and refused to answer, although it was, and he had got sopping wet. M. QUAD. As the Evolutionist Figures It. Impudence becomes sang froid after its possessor *”>s about tnuifino. J, II. STEVENSON & CO. Mount Pleasant. Pa, WestMait St., “On the Hill.’’ Hardware, farm Imple-ments and Seeds. Special attention given to Steam and Hot Water Heating. THE GREWER MEDICAL INSTITUTE 210 Harrison Avo., one half block from P. R R. station, GREEN8BURO, PA. UR. R. 0 FiNLAY, Specialist, in Charge. DR. E. GRFWER, Consulting Physi-cian and Surgeon. Located in Greensburg for the past three years. They make a specialty of all forms of Nervous diseases. Blood Poison, Secret Diseases, Epileptic tits, Convulsions. Hysteria. St. Vitus Dance, Wakefulness cured under guarantee. Lost Manhood Restored. Weaknesses of Young Men Cured, and all Private Diseases. Varicocele, Hydrocele and Rupture promptly cured without pain and no detention from business They cure the worst cases of Nervous Prostration, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Old Sores, Blood PoiBon. and all diseases of the Skin, Ear. Nose, Throat, Heart Lnngs, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. Itching Piles, Fistula, Stricture. Tu-mors, Cancers and Goiters cured with out cutting. Special attention paid to the treat-ment of Nasal Catarrh. They will forfeit the sum of $5,000 for any case of fits or Epileptic Con-vulsions that he cannot cure. Consultation free in English and Ger man and strictly confidential. Write if you canntcail. OffloeHonrsiFrom l i. n ti 8:11 p m. On Sundays, 9 to 12 a m. only FIRST NATIONAL BANK. OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Capital StocK $100,000 OFFICERS: John D. Hltohnmn President. Q. W. Stoner.Vice President and Cashier DIRECTORS. J. 8. Hltchman, J. I). Hitchman .1. 8. HraddocU. Wm. B. Neel. J. U.Crownover, Jos. K. Stauffer. 8. N. Warden. C. W. 8toner. Isaac Sherrlck. I articular attention given w collections, and proceeds promptly »sott,led. — Every Desirable Feature in its Most Practical Form THE NEW MODEL L.C.Smith&Bros. Typewriter Illustrates the modern writing machine carried nearer to the point of absolute perfection than any other typewriter in existence. SOME NEW FEATURES Gardner Ball-Bearing Typebar Joint—You know the superiority of a ball-bearing over the common friction bearing. Our typebar bearings are made of steel as hard and as smooth as glass. Run perfectly free, without play and without friction. Instantaneous Automatic Ribbon Reverse—Works in the frac-tion of a second, without an ounce of ribbon strain or any added key tension. The first satisfactory ribbon reversing device. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co. 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. The New Lightning Escapement for ease and speed, and the new Silent Shift, witli many other valuable new features, com-bine to produce the first example of a modern writing machine complete in every detail. Illustrated Catalogue of New Models free The First fli'rasaiy Of the Establishing of THE LEADER STORE It is just a year since we opened our doors for business, and our success, as you are all well aware of the fact, has been incom-parable with any merchant in our vicinity. This we accomplished through hard work, honest merchandise and fair dealing with one and all, fonwhichuwe have your own testimony to back. We thank yoUjOncand all for your Kind consideration and patronage and„in return, to show our appreciation, we want you all to share our success and profits in a 10 Day Profit Sharing Sale BEGINNING Wednesday, March 18, ’08. New and seasonable Spring Merchandise of all the newest effects in Jacket Suits, Coats, Skirts, Muslin Wear, Curtains and a lot of odds and ends in DressJGoods, Laces and Embroidery and fancy novelties will be at your disposal. The Store for All the Ladies. The Store All the Ladies are for. Chas. Pross’ Old Stand. 623 Main St. Mount Pleasant, Pa. Do Not Fail to Attend “rr'f/rfo&fymui) If you Wish to Succeed. You can begin any time. There are no classes »JUULitf^n: LA: JLJLJL: ujia; JLIIL; J».XX* Bell Phone No. 66. Tr’-State No. 88.§§K 3 760 West Main street, ■ - Mount Pleasant, Pa. | GIBBS & KING, ‘On the Hill:’ jj Embalmers, - funeral Directors. £ Just What You Have Been Looking For We can now furnish you a floor finish that won’t scratch white, won’t rub, peel off, or crack, and one that will wear and last. KYANIZE FLOOR FINISH is made especially to stand the scuff and tread of -hoe leather. Tt’s made water-proof, ami can be flooded with water with-out affecting it in the least. It’s almost wear proof. Made in seven beautiful colors and clear. CSSSS’CMU Free J, B. COLDSMITH. Advertisements in . . . THE JOURNAL . . . Bring Quick Returns. THB MOUNT PLEASANT JOTJBNAL. THUBBDAT, MARCH 20, 1908. Plow Woman By ELEAJSIO'R GATES, Author of "The Biography of a Prairie Girl.” COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY McCLURE, PHILLIPS COMPANY. cfW [CONTINUED.] Getting no reply, ns before, lie alter-ed Ills tactics. First, shading Ills fnee with his slim fingers, he looked in. fie could not see the girls. Pallas was close tc the door and beyond the limit of his vision. So was Marylyn, who, helpless with fright, half knelt, half lay, against her sister. What he could see was, from the south window, the gaudy Navajo blftnkets forming two partitions of Lancaster’s bedroom and nearer two partly filled sacks, some harnesses and the seat of a wagon. The other window afforded a better view. “Looks mighty comfortable,” he said as he contemplated it. There was a hearth with its dying fire. In front of it were circling benches and a thick buffalo skin rug. Above was a mantel, piled with calico covered books. A freshly scrubbed table stood in the farther corner beneath a dish cupboard, which was made of a dry-enjoymg yourseir." Matthews whirled and reached for a weapon. He was too late. As lie swung it forward the single eye of a revolver held liis. Beyond was Louus-bury. A queer tremor ran around the store-keeper's mouth. His nostrils sw’elled, and he wrinkled his forehead. “Sor-ry,” he said dryly, “but it’s my bead.” Sheer surprise, together with a lack of breath, made the other dumb. “Drop your gun,” bade Lounsbury. Matthews’ right hand loosed its hold. His revolver fell and slid, spinning, to the bottom of the drift. “Now, 1 know all you want to say,” said Lounsbury; “that this claim is yours, that your six months ain’t up, that Lancaster’s jumped it, and so on. But that won’t excuse what you’ve tried* to do—break into this house while these young women are alone. Be-sides, you haven’t the ghost of a right goods box. To the left of this, high up on the log wall, were a couple of pegs. It was these that finally riveted Matthews’ attention and brought him to a temporary halt. “Got th’ gun down!” he exclaimed. On finding that Lancaster was gone he had decided not to produce a weapon. Now’, how-ever, he quickly felt for one and drop-ped on all fours. “That biggest gal'd no more mind pumpin’ lead into me than nothin’,” he declared, wagging his head w isely. “I could tell that by the shine in her eyes.” He crawled around the corner. Behind the lean-to, he came to sev-eral conclusions. It would be useless to try to get in by either w’indow. Both W’ere high and small. The best spot for an attack was the door. Un-less he W’as hard pressed he must not shoot. Women were concerned, and the fort or Clark’s might be stirred to unreasonable retaliation in their name. For example, there was that poor devil of a cow puncher at Dodge who had been riddled simply for slapping hi3 wife. Obviously the shack must be occupied without the shedding of blood. But what of his safety? “I'll jus’ have t’ chance it,” he said, and hunted for something to use as a bat-tering ram. Not a pole, not even a piece of board, could he find. A scarcity of fuel be-fore Squaw Charley began furnishing it had led to the burning of every odd bit of timber. Disgruntled, but not discouraged, Matthews crawled back to the front of the cabin and closely examined the door. “I thought sol” he declared joyfully when he was done. Rain and snow had swelled the thick boards of which it was built. But through the narrow7 cracks be-tween these he saw7 that the transverse pieces on the inside, like the four with-out, were only slender battens. “If I can git some of them cleats off,” he said, “I can bust in.” With a horn handle knife he pried up the end of a batten until he could get his fingers beneath it. Then he pulled, and it came away. A light strip from side to side marked where it had been. Three times more he pried and pulled, and the outer trans-verse pieces lay on the snow. For the rest of his job Matthews had to de-pend on his shoulders. Putting his knife in his pocket, he backed to the top of the nearest drift. There he gathered himself together and, with a defiant grunt, hurled him-self headlong at the door. As it bent with the force of the impact a shriek rang out. Well satisfied, Matthews re-treated and flung himself forward a second time. The door cracked omi-nously. The inside holt rattled in its sockets. Anticipating a speedy en-trance, Matthews warmed to his task. And each time he fell upon the bar-rier a weak moan from within swelled to a cry of mortal terror. And then—a few feet behind him a voice interrupted—a well modulated I “Sorry," he said, dryly, “hut it’s my bead." voice in an amused, ironical tone. “Well,” it said slowly, “I hope you’re to this land. So you'll oblige me by keeping off it from now on.” Matthews found his tongue. “Who in boll are you?” he demanded coolly. “Who am I?” repeated the storekeep-er, smiling down the revolver barrel, “why, I’m st. George, and you’re the dragon.” lie raised his voice. “Miss Lancaster!" he called. “Miss Lancas-ter!” A face appeared at a window, then a second. There were more cries, but not of fear. The sash was pushed open. Dallas and Marylyn, the young-er girl still clinging to the elder, look-ed out. “It’s all right,” said the storekeeper, not taking his eyes from the enemy. “I’m here.” Dallas could not answer. But Mary-lyn, though exhausted, was fully alive to their rescue. Her eyes, wide and tearful, were fixed upon Lounsbury. “Oh, we’re afraid!” she cried plain-tively. “l’a's gone, and we’re afraid!” “You needn’t be any7 more,” he said reassuringly. Matthews under his breath was curs-ing the self contained man in the sad-dle. Enraged at the storekeeper's in-terference, hot with disappointment, he saw7 himself stood up like a tender-foot. But his caution prevailed. A certain expression in Louusbury's eyes, a certain square set to his jaw, the very cues that guided the cattle camp, made him cautious. “Look a-here,” he said to Louns-bury, assuming a conciliatory manner. “Let’s talk as one gent to another. These ladies Is your friends. So far so good. But I has my rights, an’ I can prove that I slep’ on this quarter section three times and”— Louusbury’s face darkened. He was lightly ironical no longer. He urged his mount forward. “Don’t argue with me, you infernal blackguard,” he said. “You can prove anything you want to by a lot of perjuring, thieving land grabbers. Don’t I know7 ’em! If you filed on this claim you were hired to do it. You hadn’t an idea ol’ settling or building a home. You did it for speculating purposes—nothing else. And the law7, I happen to know, is dead against that. You’re a shark. But your game won't work. These folks are going to stay in this shack and on this bend. And you be mighty careful you don't make ’em any trou-ble!” “I’ll git a Bismarck lawyer,” de-clared Matthews. “Yes, and we’ll tar and feather the shyster. What’s more, I’ll head a bunch of Clark’s boys, and we’ll wipe Shanty Town off the face of the earth!” Matthews raised his shoulders and put his tongue in his cheek. “You’re mighty interested in these ladies, seems t’ me,” lie said insinuatingly. The slur did not escape the store-keeper. It determined him to parley no further. “Hoist your hands!” he commanded. Matthews obeyed. His fingers w’ere tw'itching. The next command was curt. “Mo-sey!” The other moved away. When he was beyond pistol range he produced his second revolver and waved it above his head. “You jus’ wait!” he shouted. “You jus’ wait! I’ll fix y’!” Lounsbury returned him a mocking salute. CHAPTER X. AS Matthews ceased his threat-ening and strode on a new fear came over Dallas. She leaned toward Lounsbury from the window. “What does he mean by ‘fixing you?”’ she asked hoarsely. The storekeeper w7as still wratchlng riverward, and he answered without turning his head. “He means it’s a case of shoot on sight,” he said. “Then you mustn’t go near him—you must go back to Clark’s. Promise me you will! I can take care of Marylyn till dad comes. If you got hurt”— Lounsbury threw one leg over the pommel and sat sideways for awhile, buckling and unbuckling his reins. When he spoke it was very gently, and again he did not look at her. “Hadn’t you better wrap up a little?” he sug-gested. “It’s cold.” She put a coat about Marylyn. “It ain’t right for you to make our quarrel yours. You mustn’t. I wouldn’t have you hurt on our account for anything.” Her eyes beseeched him. He glanced at her. “It’s worth a lot to know you feel that way,” he said slowly. “But—I’m afraid 1 can’t do what you want. It’s your safety that counts with me.” Marylyn’s face had been hidden to shut out the dread sight of Matthews. Now she lifted it. She said nothing. But ns if suddenly smitten by a pain-ful thought she turned from Dallas to Lounsbury, from Lounsbury to Dal-las, questiouingly, doubtful. She drew to one side a few steps and stood alone. The movement escaped the others. The storekeeper had slipped from his saddle to pick up Matthews’ revolver. And the elder girl, against whom was setting in a tide of reaction, was strug-gling for composure. She put out a trembling hand for the weapon. “Got a rifle, too, haven’t you?” he asked. “No. Dad took it.” “Good heavens! I’m glad I didn’t know7 that coining dawn!” “How’d you happen to come?” *1 saw7 the sleigh go by and was sure something had scared your father about the claim. So I didn’t wait to black my boots.” “Oh, it was a comfort to hear you,” she said. “Was it?” eagerly. He stepped to-ward her, then drew back. "Well,” with a feeble attempt at humor, "I’d rather be a comfort than a wet blan-ket.” He had remembered that evil eyes were watching, that his least move might subject Lancaster’s daugh-ters to the coarse comment of Shanty Town. He dared not even remain out of his saddle. He mounted. “Oh, you’re going to leave us!” ex-claimed Marylyn. She began to cry helplessly. “But I’ll be on the lookout every sec-ond,” he declared. “Miss Dallas”—he urged his horse up to the window— “don’t think I’m idiot enough to try to do up that saloon gang down there sin-gle handed. If I go to Shanty Town it ’ll be because I have to. I won’t go alone if I can help It. First of all, I intend to see the colonel over there and lay this matter before him.” “But dad”— she began. “Got to do it, whether your father likes it or not. We’re dealing with a cutthroat. He knows this land's worth money." “Yes”— “And you can’t tell what lie'll do.” lie bent to her. “That scoundrel scared you,” he said regretfully. “You’re ready to drop. Oh, yes, you are. And it’s my fault. I knew he might come any day—that he’d make trouble. But I didn’t believe he’d get here so soon. I”- “I’d given him up,” she said. “Y’ou! You did know, then!” “Quite awhile ago.” “Knew what?” asked Marylyn, stop-ping her tears. Then, certain that there was some awful secret behind it all and that it was being kept from .or, she began to cry again. Dallas soothed her and explained. “Do you know when Matthews’ six months is up?” Lounsbury inquired. “Tonight at 12.” “Tonight! Well, we’ve got to keep him off. He may try to establish resi-dence in a wickiup.” “But hasn’t lie a right? Can’t lie"— “He hasn't, and he can’t. And if he comes this way after midnight I’ll fix him for trespassing!” He laughed. "I wish you wouldn't go to the fort, though. You’ve heard dad—you know how he feels.” “I wouldn’t go if I didn't have to. But the temperature's falling. By sun-down they’ll begin changing the sen-tries at Brannon every hour. No one man could stay out even half the night. And this shack has to be guard-ed till morning. I must get some one to relieve me.” “I suppose you’re right,” she said reluctantly. He brought the horse about. “Is there anything I can do before I go?” he asked. “No. We've got everything but wood, and Charley brings us that.” “Charley," repeated Lounsbury. "Who’s Charley?” She told him. He seemed relieved. “I’ll look that Indian up,” he said, and raised his hand to his can. ITO BE CONTINUED.] Sufficient Scope for Selection. 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Pittsburgh Brewing Co. products stand Always the same—You can bank on Don’t let your friends call and find you without a ease in friend Mount Pleasant Brewery PITTSBURGH BREWING CO. Whole- 1Tv some 1 Healthful Beer DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES SICKNESS 1 •, ■ PZ. I UO Modern People Have Many Names for Same Diseases, According to New Belief, Does human health depend on one organ alone? This question Is becom ing widely discussed since L. T. Cooper first advanced his theory that the stomach is the true seat of life and all health dependent upon it, Mr, Cooper, who has met with re-markable success in the sale of his new medicine, believes that the stom-ach is responsible for most sickness, and that this organ is weak in the present generation. While discussing this theory recently, he said: “I am asked time and again to tell why my medicine has made such a record wherever I have introduced it. My answer always is, ‘because it restores the stomach to a normal condition.’ No one will deny that today there are more half-sick men and women than ever before. Nothing critical seems to be the matter with them. They are just half-sick most of the time. They don’t know really what is the matter with them. I have talked with thou-sands during the past two years, and few knew indeed what their trouble was. One said nervousness, another said kidney trouble, another liver com-plaint, some constipation, or heart trouble, or lung trouble. Many had treated, as they called it, for most of these diseases at different times. A very common complaint is ‘all run down,’ or ‘tired all the time,' or ‘uo appetite.’ ” “I know positively that every bit of this chronic ill health is caused by stomach trouble, and nothing else. My New Discovery puts the stomach in sound condition in about six weeks. Mighty few people can be sick with a Bound digestion, That is Why my med-icine is selling at such a tremendous rate. I have convinced many thou-sands of people that these things are so, and the number is growing by leaps and bounds.” Among more recent converts to Mr. Cooper’s beliefs is Mr. Edgar L. Hinds, living at 6 Tappan Street, Everett, Mass. Mr. Hinds has this to say on the subject: “I have suffered with stomach troub1 for eight years. I was not sick enougn to be in bed, but just felt bad all the time. My greatest trouble was that I always felt tired, would get up in the morning feeling as tired as when I went to bed. “I had a very irregular appetite, and was troubled with dizzy spells. If I stood for any length of time, I would have a dull pain in the lower part of my back. I was nervous and felt all the time as though something terrible was going to happen. 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China and Bric-a-Brac The finest imported wares. Umbrellas and Canes. H. C. MORRISON, F. & M. Bank Block, Mount Fleasaa THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1908. Dili it; * NEWS EROM OUR NEIGHBORS. IH 3H or*;' WOODDALiTG. Frank Kishebegar, Homer Wright, Charles Lolir and Miss Jennie Yottiers, all students at California State Normal, are home this week for the Easter vaca-tion. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Yothers, of Pit-cairn, spent last week here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Yothers. Edward Poorbaugh came home Satur-day after spending several weeks with Somerset county friends. Master Claude Hemminger, who was very low with pneumonia, is on a fair way to recovery. Oliver Beal and J. R. Rishebegar, work-ing at Searight, spent Sunday here with their families. Denver Miller, teacher at the Mines school, is on the sick list. Frank Rish-ebegar is teaching in his place. Miss Long, of Markleton, Somerset county, is spending some time here with her sister, Miss Mary Long. llECLiA. Mrs. Albert Heibal, a local Slavish woman, died Thursday of consumption. Al. Thurston, the local Union Supply store driver, is ill of quinsy at his Mount Pleasant home. Miss Mary Wynn, of Traflord City,was the guest of the Misses Bailey over Sunday. Mrs. Sara Johnston, of Turtle Creek, spent Sunday with Miss Clara Naylor. Miss Cora Schiebler, of Mount Pleas-ant, called on Hecla friends Sunday af-ternoon. Mrs. Mary Bailey is with her daugh-ter, Mrs. Wm. Jeffrey, of Trauger, who is seriously ill. Wm. Saurrwein is taking a course in shorthand and typewriting at Peterson’s Business college, Scottdale. Born to the wife of John Everett a son, Saturday. Mrs. J. W. McPhail is ill at her home here. Arch McPhail purchased a fine piano last week. CHAMPION Communion Sunday night closed the revival at Mt. Nebo with four conver- Miss Maggie Sleasman spent Sunday with Miss Agnes Geary. Willie Reese is ill of pneumonia. Mrs. Eliza Henry, of Somerset, has come to spend the summer here with her brother, Eli Stout. Mrs. Gideon Hostetler, of Mount Pleas-ant, is spending a few weeks with her relatives and old friends. Bert Faust, of Donegal, is moving to Mt. Hope with his father. August Marker has gone to Mount Pleasant township to work for Hon. Amos Trout. Misses Mary and Mabel Solomon and their sister-in-law, Mrs. John Solomon, spent part of last week with Back Creek friends. Mrs. Jacob Murray is on the sick list. BEAR ROCKS. The new Mt. Zion church will be ded-icated the first Sunday in April when quarterly meeting will be held by the presiding elder and the pastor, Rev. Shaffer. Harry Knopsnyder's many friends will be glad to learn that he is recover-ing from a recent illness. Mrs. Wilson, of near Buchanan, has been on the sick list for some time. Mrs. William Hoffer was at Morgan the past week with relatives and friends. Clarence Pletcher and Miss Clara Mil-ter were married in Cumberland the other day. TABS. Franklin K. Fox was a noble husband, a superb father and a citizen of more than sterling worth, who believed that honesty was more than a policy and that like truth it was a virtue eminating from the realm of inspiration, whose fountain head is the great I AM. The friendship that existed between him and your humble writer was akin to that be-tween David and Jonathan. If he had faults, I never saw them; love covered them: Thank God! he had power at a throne of grace because he was humble and ready to confess his own unworthy-ness. “Believing that God is, and that He is a rewarder of all those that dilli-gently seek Him." T’was Jacob who said: "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth^ which thou hast shewed unto thy ser-vant;” but the answer to that prayer was: “As a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Tis ever thus. The sterling worth of any trrrr-nrrro man is in his willingness to confess his fault and his humility before God. The best friend to have is Jesus, and, He is first. But let my second be like unto Franklin Fox. God bless him, I may never see his likes again. One who never cast away his confidence in God, but blessed those who took away his own needy possessions, and took with meek-ness the wasting of his own frail body because he “had respect unto the rec-ompense of reward,” knowing that in heaven he had a better and an enduring substance. In parting, we never said good bye or farewell, but good night or good day, for as he said the twelve hours would soon go by and we will meet in the evening or in the morning. Surely, it cannot be long. He was most thoroughly conscious even to the last feeble breath and, while it is 54 years ago since there was a low cry and a struggle for breath, there was today a last moan and sigh, and the cur-tain of life drops. In his spiritual body he has exemplified the total world since life began, and has spanned the space from the first man, Adam, to the quick-ened spirit of a son of God. God guid-ing, he did what he could; he was faith-ful over a few things. Hence, he is made ruler over many things. The port of rest has been reached, the harbor made with shouts of victory; while, “an abundant entrance is granted into God’s everlast-ing kingdom," where Jesus pleads before the throne of God the merits of his own precious blood in our hehalf. Something in thy kindly eyes and ways, Cousin F'rank, 1 did admire. Sure, t’was born again; That true, promethian fire. My true, new born jewel is gone; God’s crown to adorn, And God will return it in heaven’s coin; When I meet him in the morn. DAVID W. Fox. RODNEY. (Lines on the deaths of D. H. Brown and sons.) The voice is hushed, the gentle voice, That told us of a father’s love And made our youthful hearts rejoice In hope of heaven, our home abave. The eye is dim, the loving eye; That beamed so fondly on us here; Sealed up in death the anxious sigh No more bedews it with a tear. That brow shall wear its glittering crown When sun and stars no more shall shine, When death shall lay her scepter down; The grave her empire shall resign. Two we loved have left our number For the dark and silent tomb: Closed their eyes in deathless slumber, Faded in their early bloom. From our circle, dearest brothers, Early hast thou passed away; But the angels say two others Join our holy songs to-day. A FRIEND. AKM15KUST. Sewickley Creek was on the rampage on Thursday. Our little village was in darkness Thursday night when the electric fluid went off the line. Mrs. Anthony, of Greensburg, and her sister, Mrs. Tice, of Youngwood, were here calling on Mrs. Alice Peterson one evening last week. Miss Sadie Ballew, of Youngwood, spent Sunday with her parents at this place. Mrs. Malinda Rumbaugh contemplates building a new house this spring. Following divine services, conducted in the local U. B. church by Rev. Dr. J. W. Miller, the remains of Sevilla, the 8 year-old daughter of Silas Kunkle and the sixth member of his family to pre cede him to the spirit world, were laid to rest in Union cemetery near Greens-burg. The entire school, of which Miss Bailey is teacher, attended in a body in addition to contributing beautiful flow-ers. Little girl schoolmates also acted as pallbearers. LAUKELVILLE. Earl Daniel, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel King, of this place, died of spasms last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Jeffries and little daughter, of Bayside, Michigan, are here visiting that lady’s mother, Mrs. Zimmerman. Miss Viola Myers, who is teaching school near Layton Station, visited over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Myers. George Brothers and son, Milton, ex-pect to have Thomas Hoke’s new home ready for their occupancy by next week. Mrs. Isaac Horner who has been seri-ously ill for the past few weeks from a complication of diseases, is somewhat improved at this writing. Her Pittsburg nurse, Miss McClellan, is recovering from an attack of appendicitis. Miss Viola Kuhns attended the Field Workers of Fayette County Sunday School Convention, held Saturday last, in the Y. M. C. A. building, Connells-ville. Your old furniture and it will look like real Rosewood or Ma-hogany. Chi-Namel your bathroom and the water will have no effect upon it. Take up your old carpets and Chi-Namel the floors and they will look like Oak or V/alnut. Chi-Namel every room and or-nament in the house and it will make them as good as new, and a joy forever. Easily Applied. Quickly Dried. Manufactured only by The Ohio Varnish Co. Cleveland, Ohio, S. B. COLVIN & CO., Center of Town. MOUNT PLEASANT, - = - - PENNA, Gifts for Easter -—====— 1 Second to Christmas, only, Easter is the great gift season of the year. 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