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<£ht Mmni peasant JTorttrtml OL. 34. MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909*. NO 30. ft SJLI: THAT LOOKED fIRST CUSS ON PAPER Although It Won't Pan out as Many Might Expect THE HOSEDALE FLATS IN PITTSBURG FINALLY DISP08ED OF BY LOCAL BANK RECEIVER. The Apartments Were Taken Some Years Ago by the Now Defunct Far-mers and Merchants National Bank of Mount Pleasant as Security for a Poor Loan and, Alter Two Futile Attempts at Public Outcry, Mr. Murray Closes a Deal That Lots the Bank Out With a Loss of Only Twenty five Thousand Dollars. A simple statement, as published in the Pittsburg papers T hursday, to the ellect that IT. G. Murray, as receiver for the Farmers and Merchants Natio-nal Bank of Mount Pleasant, had dis-posed of the Rosedale liats in Brush-ton, through a city real estate dealer, for $5o,ooo, would doubtless he mis-leading to many of the creditors of •that defunct institution without a few words of explanation. Some years ago the hank, in flic course of its business career, loaned some money to a Pittsburg firm of contractors and was eventually forced to take a mort-gage on the fiats, in which it had invest-ed at the time its doors were closed about $40,000. W. L. Byers, of this place, as trustee, had a prior claim on the buildings for $13,500 and the Sankey estate had another for $20,000, the bank’s mortgage coming in really third, being carried in the name of its cashier, C. E. Mullin, who turned the security over to Receiver Murray only a few monthsago. On an order from the United States District Court, aud after being thor-oughly advertised, Mr. Murray offered the property at public sale on June 15th last and continued the sale until July 2nd, as the highest bid made was $11,000 in addition to the $33,500 atiead of the bank's claim. On July 2nd there was but one bidder present and his ofter of $10,100 besides assuming the mortgages already referred to was refused by Mr. Murray who might have let the property go and thus saved himself all further worry on that score. But, he wasn’t satisfied and next turned to a real estate party and got nearly $5,000 more for the bank's creditors whose representative he is. The real estate man’s ofter as accepted was $48,500, which will net the bank $15,000, and of that sum $5,000 is cash and $10,000 is payable in six months from day of sale, leaving the bank’s loss oil the loan about $25,000. At the time the bank took the mort-gage the security was deemed good as the flats brought in handsome sums in the way of rents; but, they have since run down and are today in need of re-pairs and are hard to rent. One reason for tliis change is said to be found in the action of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in having abandoned its nearby station at Brushton. The flats are four in number, each three stories and each containing six suites of six rooms and a jbath. The purchaser is J. Z. Levy, of Pittsburg. DEATHS OE THE WEEK. The Grim Reaper’s Work in This Place and Vicinity. Mrs. DrussillaSherrick, died on Friday morning at her Main street home, fol-lowing an illness of several months aged, almost 73 years. She was a mem-ber of the First Reformed church, whose pastor, Rev. E. R. Deatrick, conducted divine services Saturday alterboon at the house, in which she was born and raised, the interment following in the cemetery. Mrs. Sherrick’s three survi-ving children are Mrs. E. H. Smith, of Newport News, Virginia, and Alex and Edward Sherrick, of this place. She was one of the twelve children of Robert and Elizabeth Hitchman and leaves one brother and a sister, William R. Hitch-nian and Mrs. Elizabeth Keller, both of Shis place. j The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos /Lobr, of West Washington street, died j Sunday of bowel trouble. Elisha C. Porter, a well known East Huntingdon township farmer, died Mon-day of spinal trouble, aged 63 years. He leaves a widow and three sons. Ella Engberg, a 14-year-old Scottdale girl, died at the local hospital Friday following an operation for a bad case of appendicitis. COMERS AND GOERS. Paragraphs About Prominent People Gath-ered During the Week. Miss Eflie Hoke, of Fayette county, was here with old friends Saturday. Master John Foust left Monday for Jones Mills to visit her grandparents. Levan and Herman Kalp, of Cham-pion, paid this office a pleasant call Sat-urday. Miss Marjorie Gaither, of Grcensburg, was here last week as the guest of Miss Leona Marsh. Mrs. Charles Cunningham is home from an extended visit paid Jamestown, Ohio, relatives. George W. Fultz was at Rtiflsdale Sun-day evening calling on Rev. and Mrs. Cyrus G. Slmpe. Misses Mary A. Ramsay and Araminta Galley are taking a course of lectures at Chautauqua, N. Y, Clark F. Warden and daughter, Miss Anna, of Pittsburg, are here visiting re-latives and old (rieuds. Mrs. Will Murphy, of Wilkinsburg, is here visiting her father and sister, Cap tain aud Miss Grace Jordan. Mrs. J. S. McGee and daughter, Miss Jean, of Butler, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Warden, of the South Side. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Anderson re-turned last Thursday evening from a ten weeks’ visit paid friends in Ohio and Illinois. Elmer Weineman and family, of Young wood, called on a few old friends here Friday while taking a day’s drive across the Ridge. Mrs. Elizabeth Rumbaugli and daugh-ter, Miss Marie, are at the Three Springs summer resort of the former’s son, Ciias. near Bakersville. Miss Audella May Simons, of Sidney, N. Y., a former Institute teacher, is mak-ing a ten-day visit here witli Miss Lena Myers’ and other old friends. Mrs. John Hudskin, of Armbrust; Miss Bourd, of TurtleCreek, and Mrs. Philips, of Lewistown, Pa., were here last week as guests of Mrs, George W. Smith. Mrs. Mary W. Weimer and grand-daughter, Mistress Mary Ellen Dillon, spent the past week at the country home of J. A. Lohr near Jones Mills. Ralph Miller will leave the first of next week for Lincoln, Nebraska, where he will be an assistant engineer for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. Mrs. Rabe F. Marsh and children, of Greensburg, are here on a month’s visit to relatives while the head of the family is off on a Canadian fishing expedition. Mrs. Martha Taylor and daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Bitner, of Connellsville, were here last week visiting the former’s sis-ter, Mrs. O. W. Slillwagon, of South Eagle street. Mrs. James Eaton and son, George, of Trauger, and Mrs. William Gray and son, Russell, of Latrobe, were the guests of Mrs. Robert Russell, of Eagle street, the past week. Mrs. W. L. Marsh, of Irwin, who spent two weeks here with her daughter, Mrs. George W. Stoner, was driven by Mr. Stoner Monday down to Madison to see her son. Supt. Harry W. Giles, of the Mount Pleasant Water Company, and Sherman Giles, of Broadford, were at Kittanning Sunday to see their younger brother, James, who is very ill of liver trouble. Miss Ella McCaleb, secretary of Vas-sar College, who is home on a vacation, will leave in a week or so with her sis-ter, Miss Effie, for a cottage she built several years ago in the Catskill moun-tains. Mrs. Myer Posner entertained for a dozen or more lady friends at her Col-lege avenue home Thursday afternoon in honor of the Misses Abramson, of Buffalo, N. Y., who were guests of Greensburg friends. Miss Lib Stewart, of Sand Hill, spent Sunday with Mrs. Amanda Rinehart and other East End friends. Mrs. Rinehart, accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Ruth Rinehart, returned the day before from Trauger where she visited her son, Supt. William Rinehart. Successful Lawn Fete. Despite heavy rains, the receipts of the nice lawn fete, given last Thursday evening at the beautiful country home of M. M. Byers by the Needlework Guild ladies, were some $82. The expenses were few as the Zimmerman people’s chairs, J. B. Coldsmith’s dishes and nearly everything else were furnished free. Dr. Walker’s Hecla orchestra ren-dered a number of very pleasing musical selections. r gM.:,; m m i wwm. I 1 : JOHN ANDREW SIIULZE—1823-1829. Although ordained l'> the mlniHlrv in Hie German Lutheran church, John Andrew Shtilze found II neeesHiir.v by renson id’ III health to Rive up Ills pro-fession and etiRHue In business, lie was born in 1773 In Berks county, the son of a German Lutheran clerR.vmnn. lie was elected a member of the house of representatives and served from 180(1 to 1808. Mr. Kliul'/.e held at one time Hie offices of roRlster, recorder, prothonotary, clerk of the orphans’ court and clerk in the sessions court of Lebanon county. He resigned these offices to RO lo the legislature. In 1821! he was elected governor by the Dem-ocrntle party, lie gave so good an account of himself while In office that In •1H27 In' was reelected almost, unanimously. At the expiration of his service ns governor lie retired to private life, lie died at his home In I.an-caster In t81li. TWO SLY YOUNG MARRIED MEN CAUGHT The Wife of One, Her Father and a Policeman Find Them Passing Themselves off as Single on Two Local Ladies. TWO APPLICATIONS LOR DIVORCE TO f01 LOW. W. G. Johnson, of the West Side, Connellsville, and E. S. Beckner, of Uniontown, both young married men and commercial travelers, were caught here late Sunday night by the latter’s wife while calling upon two ladies upon whom they are said to have passed themselves off as single. Miss Grace Jordan 111. Miss Grace Jordan suffered a severe at-tack of intercostal neuralgia Tuesday night. Her condition was somewhat im-proved this morning. Tales of gayefy had by Messrs. John-son and Beckner while away on their trips had reached their wives frequently, but it was not until last Tuesday week that Mrs Beckner and her father, Super-intendent John Bitz, the well known coke maker, began to investigate. They then came here and placed the matter in the hands of Chief of Police Perry Keller who went to work quietly on the case and wasn't long delivering the goods. The two local ladies went over to Con-nellsville Sunday forenoon and were met there by Johnson and Beckner, but the latter disappeared when he happen-ed to see Mrs. Beckner in company with Chief Keller who dropped down to the Yough metropolis on the same car. In no way discouraged at having flush-ed the little social gathering, the chief had Mrs. Beckner and father come over here in the evening and await develop-ments at this end of the line. The frio called at the ladies’ homeafter 11 o’clock that night and found the two pairs en-joying themselves socially, although the men were very much taken back when compelled to explain that both were married. The ladies said that they had been deceived. One of them, however, was unable to give a very satisfactory answer when asked by Chief Keller how she and one of the men came to register recently as man and wife af the Kromer House, Scottdale. The meeting otherwise was as quiet as Mary’s little lamb, the chief and his party leaving as they had secured all the evidence they sought. Mrs. Beckner will apply for a divorce just as it is said Mrs. Johnson's intention is, both applying to the Fayette county courts. SABBATH DESECRATION Which an Observer Sees Here and Wants to Have Stopped. MR. EDITOR.—In passing along one of our streets on Sabbath morning last my attention was directed to a store, whose proprietor is not an American, doing a rushing.business in selling ice cream cones, candy, and anything else he had for sale to men, women snd children, principally boys and girls who were spending the money given them for church and Sunday school by their parents. Is it possible the good citizens of this town will permit the laws of onr state, which protect our Sabbath, to be tram-pled under by people of this class ? Where is our honorable mayor and po-lice, our constables who are sworn to enforce the laws of this commonwealth? The state constabulary stepped into our town a year or more ago and stopped this very kind of Sunday selling. But it should not be necessary for them to enforce the laws in our town. We have officers chosen and elected by the peo-ple for this purpose. A word from them would be all that is necessary. I hope our good mayor will see that places of this kind are closed as they should be on the Sabbath day. , OBSERVER. RUFF FAMILY REUNION. Greensburg Races. The four-day races at Greensburg were successfully opened Tuesday when Prin-cess Hal took the $1,000 stake race, Net-tie Brook the $400 trot and Ashline the $400 pace. Today and tomorrow will be the biggest days. It will be Held on the Fair Oronnds at Youngwood August 24th. The descendants of Anthony and Eliz-abeth Ruth will hold their third biennial reunion on the fair grounds at Young-wood on Tuesday, August 24th, the function beginning at 10 a. m. All per-sons related to the above named ances-tors are not only cordially invited to attend but bring with them their rela-tives and friends, not forgetting baskets well filled with those things that best refresh the inner man. These affairs are held every two years. The first came in 1905 to celebrate the 85th birthday of the late Abraham Ruff, of this place, who was the youngest of the twelve children of Anthony and Eliza-beth Ruff and who died the following year. COKE AND COAL. Items of Interest Oatborert from Both Mine and Yard. The coke business continues its even six-day a week way with all the ovens for which there are men. In this dis-trict Superintendent Mack got the big Standard works back into the swim on Friday by replacing the timbers torn out of the No. 2 shaft by the cage, the result of an accident noted in last week’s JOURNAL. The Globe Coal and Coke Company, of Pittsburg, lias taken over a large coal tract at Fort Hill, on the Baltimore Sc Ohio railroad, above Confluence, and contracts have been awarded for tliecon-struction of miners' houses, a modern tipple and complete equipment for min-ing coal at ttiat point. The railroad has already completed sidings at the mine shaft site. There are three veins of coal on the property ranging from 36 to 40 inches in thickness Equity proceedings were started in court at Uniontown last week by the Naomi Coal Company against Mrs. Eliz-abeth Moore, of Greensburg, for the pur-pose of restraining tier from interfering with the mining of coal leased by the defendant to the plaintiff company. The case has been in court for months and grew out of a claim of careless mining and unnecessary waste of coal in a plot leased fo the Naomi Coal Company from Mrs. Moore. The witnesses inspected the mine Saturday. A new Greensburg company has taken options on a 1,000-acre field of coal in the Madison-Carbon fields south of Jean-nette at prices ranging from $100 to $250 an acre. The farms of Simon Miller, Is-rael Haines, John W. and Jacob Henry, the Orczeck and Samuel Silvis heirs and A. M. Zunclel are involved in the deal. Michael Blank, who lives northeast of Greensburg, has just given Will Fight-ner and John Hayden a 60-day option on the balance of his coal, some 90 acres, at $1,400 an acre. Mr. Blank originally had 200 acres, but sold oft portions a few years ago at $300 and $350 an acre. When Georoe Ewing Hogg died some forty years ago he left 700 acres of coal land at Tower Hill, Fayette county, and several hundred thousand dollars in cash which was taken by the sons, Geo. A., of Pittsburg, who formerly resided at Iron Bridge, F. F. and N. B. The daugh-ters, who kept the real estate, Mrs. Charles L. Snowden, Mrs. E. S. Hackney and Miss Mary A. Hogg, recently dispos-ed of their holdings to J. V. Thompson, of Uniontown, at $1,700 an acre, a total of $1,190,000. The Pennsylvania railroad branch from Hunker eight miles down the Big Sewickley creek to the new coal towns of Osborne and Yukon may, it is said, be extended to a connection with the company's Youghiogheny line at Gratz-town. Must Leave State. Justice of the Peace J. P. Donaldson, held in jail at Uniontown for a number of weeks on several charges of extortion, has been released by Judge J. Q. Van Swearingen, with the understanding that he is to leave the st^te, never to return. Donaldson has resigned his office and will take his wife and family to near Morgantown, W. Va„ where he will dig coal for a living. School Board Meeting. The Mount Pleasant Board of Educa-tion, at its regular August meeting Tues-day evening, after paying July bills, re-elected Janitors Dullinger, Baughman and Price as well as Truant Officer Aflolter. SIGN OF THE CROSS. Items of Special Interest to the Local Chnrch Goers. In the absence of Rev. Dr. EatoD, who is taking a two weeks’ vacation, Rev. Mr. Shively, a Mount Pleasant boy whose mother still resides here, will preach in the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morning next. The following Sunday morning the Bible Conference Class will hold a service. Rev. R. L. Leatherman, the local Lu-theran pastor, will preach on Sunday next in town at 10:30 a. m. and at Rufts-dale at 2:30 p. m. The catechetical class in town will meet for instructions at 9:30 a. in. and the class at Ruftsdale at 1:30 p. m. The A. M. E. Zion congregations, here and at Scottdale, will on Sunday next open a joint campmeeting in Dillinger's grove at Ruffsdale. The attendance will determine how long the affair will be continued. <• A Real Irish Trick. Old Mount Pleasant friends of “Ed.” Jordan, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jordan and a well known Pittsburg milliner, will regret to learn of the acci-dent that befell him the other day in Ireland while he and his wife were sight seeing in a jaunting car. One wheel came off and they were spilled out. Ed-win DeVore landed on his head, suffer-ing cuts and bruises that delayed them several days on their journey that has Paris for its main objective point. DEVLIN DOES A FEW IRISH CITIES While Enroute to His Old Home in Old England. CONTINUING TO MAKE GOOD PROMISE TO KEEP JOURNAL READERS INFORMED OF HIS WHEREABOUTS. ThiB Fine Old Gentleman Lands at Queenstown and Finds That Hon-nessoy’s Famous three Star Brandy Still Touches the Right Spot. He Then Takes in Dublin and Belfast, but Finds it too Wet and Cold to Renew His Blarney Stone Acquain-tance, Although he is Still Keeping an Eye Open for the old Dowager Duchess. GOOSE BUTTS, ENGLAND, JULY 13, 1909. EDITOR JOURNAL::—I landed in Queens-town, Ireland, on Monday, July 5th, af-ter a pleasant voyage of five days from New York. Queenstown, though not very large, is very clean and pleasant. Streets' are well paved and clean, and not a pole nor foreigner of any descrip-tion to be seen, nothing but the real Irish, Almost every man one meets had a stick either under his arm or in his fist. They are very kind people. One thing that made it very uncomfortable was a cold wind with rain. I stayed all night in Hennessey's Hotel, and his “Three Star Brandy"isas good as ever. I left the next morning for Cork, in-tending to visit the Blarney Stone, hnt on account of the wet weather I could not go but went on to Dublin where I spent three hours driving through the city on an Irish jaunting car. The city is very clean and is noted for its nice buildings. I visited St. Patrick's church, a very old e lifice; in fact, the foundation was laid.by St. Patrick himself. Then I went on to Belfast, bnt before I got there f, like King William, had to cross the Boyne. My crossing, however, was more peaceful than William's in spite of the fact that it was only two or three days off the Glorious Twelfth. It was still raining and I could not stay to have a look at every place along the ronte, going strainhton to Belfast, which has a population of 500,000 inhabitants. It puts one in mind of New York or Pittsburg. Everybody seems to be alive and going ahead. They have a great system of trolley cars covering almost every street and running four or five miles out into the country. One of the largest shipbuilding yards in the world is here, that of Harland & Wolff. I saw the keel of a ship which is to be 900 feet long, and several other ships on the stocks. Everybody is busy working full time. There are also linen weaving thread making and tobacco factories and lots of other manufacturing interests. It is well worth anybody's while to watch the streets at 7 o'clock a. m. and 3 o'clock p. m. to witness the sight of young people going and coming from their work, all being very tidy and clean. Another strange sight that can’t be seen in Mount Pleasant is the soldiers going oft for a walk with their sweethearts. It makes one wish to don the king’s uni-forms and be one of the Red Coats. A very funny contrast is to be seen qnite often. A great slashing soldier like a grenadier comes along with a girl hang-ing on his arm inches shorter than him-self, and perhaps just behind them are a great tall lady and a short wee soldier, something like Zacheus, little of stature. The city hall is one of the finest build-ings ever I have seen; in fact, it will rival anything in New York or Pitts-burg. The grounds are beautifully laid ont with the finest shrubs and flowers, the roses jnst coming into bloom.. I spent two days riding about the city on the trolley cars on which a penny car-ries one four or five miles. The build-ings of Belfast, in my opinion, cannot be beaten. I am now in England, of which I'll speak in another letter. My health is good. I haven't found that old dowager duchess, but I'm keeping my weather eye open. JAMES DEVLIN. Enjoyable Club Function. Miss Helen Overholt entertained some fifteen couples of young friends at the Pike Run club house Friday. Follow-ing a nice supper served under the di-rection of Manager Cox, there was danc-ing to the strains of Overholt’s orchestra from this place. Elmer Husband, How-ard Braddock and John Rnmbangh rep-resented Mount Pleasant. The party made the trip in autos. Meeting of CounciL Council held its regular August meet-ing Monday evening, the only business transacted outside of granting orders for July was the election of Joseph Landis as inspector of the new street work at one dollar a day. Burgess Collins’s check for his July business called for $112.25, making a total of $758 for the five months he has been in office. Annual Club Meeting. The Pike Run Country Club will hold its annual meeting at the club house Saturday evening next. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST B, 1909, DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT. Rough Experience Had by an Italian Woman Picking Berries at Loyalhanna. SHE BROKE THROUGH INTO OLD COIL MINE The oilier day Mrs, Vogio Maly, Mrs. Mary Serapina and Mrs. Francisco Lasy, three well known Italian women of I oyalhanna, were on the Loyal-hanna Coal & Coke Company’s farm picking berries, when Mrs Maly, slighily in front, stepped upon the crust of earth which was all that was be-tween her and an abandoned working ot the mine. The ground gave away beneath her and she went down a distance of about fifteen feet. The two other women, not knowing what had happened, shouted for help, and John Stump, the company’s farmer, who happened to he working with a team in a neighboring field, rushed to their assistance. Making a rope out of the lines he used on the team, tie drew Mrs. Maly out of the dark hole uot much the worse of her ugly fall. ST®DIES IF® DIOLE Bu Courier By O. HENRY Copyright. 1901, liy McClure, Phillip* 41 Co. mT was noftlior the season nor tlie hour when I lie park liml frequenters, ami It Is likely that the young Indy who was neated on one of the benches at the side of the walk had merely obeyed a sudden impulse to sit for awhile liml enjoy a foretaste of coming spring. A tall young man came striding through the park along the path near which she sat. Behind him tagged a boy carrying a suit case. At sight of the young lady the man’s face chang-ed to red nnd back to pale again. Ito ■watched her countenance ns he drew nearer with hope nnd anxiety mingled on his own. Ho passed within a few yards of her. but lie saw no evidence that she was aware of Ills presence or existence. Some fifty yards further on he sud-denly stopped ami sat on a bench at one side. The hoy dropped the suit case nnd stared at. him with wonder-ing, shrewd eyes. The young man took out Ills handkerchief and wiped his brow. It was a good handkerchief, a good brow, and the young man was good to look at. lie said to the boy: “I want you to lake a message to that young lady on that bench. Tell her I uni on my way to the station to leave for San Francisco, where I shall Join that Alaska moose hunting expe-dition. Tell her that since she has commanded me neither to speak nor to write to tier I take this means of making one last appeal to her sense of justice for the sake of what lias been. Tell her that to condemn and discard one who has not deserved such treat-ment without giving him her reasons or a chance to explain Is contrary to her nature ns I believe it to be. Tell her that I have thus to a certain de-gree disobeyed her injunctions in the hope that she may yet be Inclined to see justice done. Go and tell her that.” The young man dropped a half dol-lar Into the boy’s hand. The hoy looked at him for a moment with bright, canny eyes out of a dirty, in-telligent face and then set off nt a run. lie approached the lady on the bench a little doubtfully, but unembar-rassed. He touched the brim of the old pla'kl bicycle cap perched on the back of his head. ‘•Lady,” he said, “dat gent on de Oder bench sent yer a song nnd dance by me. If yer don’t know de guy and he’s tryiu’ to do de Johnny act say do word and I’ll call a cop In free min-utes. If yer does know him and he’s on de square, w’y, I’ll spiel yer do hunch of hot air he sent yer.” The young lady betrayed a faint in-terest. “A song and dance!” she said in a deliberate, sweet voice that seemed to clothe her words in n diaphanous gar-ment or lmoalnnhle irnnv “A lucii—iii the troubadour line, I suppose. I—used to know the gentleman who sent you, so I think It will hardly ho necessary to call the police. You may execute your song nnd dance, hut do uot sing too loudly.” “Aw." said the hoy, with a shrug down the length of him, “yer know what I mean, Indy. 'Tiiln’t a turn; It’s wind. He told me to tell yer he’s got his collars and cuffs in dat grip for a scoot clean out to Frisco. Den he’s goin’ to shoot snow birds in the Klon-dike. He says yer told him not to send round no more pink notes nor come hangin’ over de garden gate, and he takes dis means of puttin’ yer wise. He says yer refereed him out like a has-been and never dvo him no chance to kick at de decision, lie snys yor swiped him and never said why." The slightly awakened Interest In the young lady's eyes did not abate. Perhaps it was caused by cither (lie originality or the maturity of the snow bird hunter In thus circumventing her express commands against the ordi-nary modes of communication. Hho fixed her eye on a statue standing dis-consolate In the disheveled park and spoke Into (lie transmitter: “Tell the gentleman that I need not repeat to him a description of my Ideals. He knows vvliat they have been and wlint they still are. So far as they touch on tills case nhsnlnto Wolf*. and truth are tiie ones phi-amount. Tell him that I have studied my own heart us well as one can, and I know its weakness as well as I (lo its needs. That is why I decline to hear his pleas, whatever they may be. I did not con-demn him through hearsay or doubtful evidence, and that is why I made no charge. But since he persists in beai-ing what he nlrendy well knows you may convey the matter. “Tell him that I entered the conserv-atory that evening from the rear to cut a rose for my mother. Tell him I saw him and Miss Ashburton beneath the pink oleander. The tableau was pretty, but the pose and juxtaposition ■were too eloquent and evident to re-quire explanation. 1 left the conserva-tory and, at the same time, the rose and my ideal.” “I’m shy on one word, lady. Jux— jux— Put me wise on dat, will yor?” “Juxtaposition, or you may call it propinquity, or, if you like, being rath-er too near for one maintaining the po-sition of an ideal.” The gravel spun from beneath the hoy’s feet. He stood by the other bench. The man’s eyes Interrogated him hungrily. The boy’s were shining with the impersonal zeal of the trans-lator. “De lady says dat she’s on to de fact dat gals is dead easy when a fel-ler comes spielin’ ghost stories and tryin’ to make up and dat's why she won’t listen to no soft soap. She says she caught yer dead to rights huggin’ a hunch o’ calico in de hothouse. She sidestepped In to pull some posies, and yer was squeezin’ de odor gal to beat de band. She says It looked cute, all right, all right, but it made her sick. She says yer better git busy and make a sneak for do train.” The young man gave a low whistle, and his eyes flashed with n snARon thought, His hand flew to the Inside pocket of his coat and drew out a handful of letters. Selecting one, he handed It to tho boy, following It with a silver dollar from Ills vest pocket. “Ulvo that letter to the lady,” Im said, "and ask her lo read It. Tell her that It. should explain the situation. Toll her Unit if she had mingled a lit-tle trust with her conception of the Ideal much hcarlnclio might; have been avoided. Tell her Hint the loy-alty she prizes so milch lias never wavered. Tell her I am walling for an answer,” The messenger slued before Hie Indy. "Do gent HIIVH he’s laid de skllmnlr The tableau van /m il//. put on him wiiiout no cause. He says lie’s no bum guy, nnd, Indy, yer read dat letter and I'll bet yer lie's a white sport, nil right.” The young Indy unfolded the letter somewhat doubtfully and read It: Deni- Dr. Arnold—1 want to thank yen for your most kind and opportune aid lo my daughter last Friday evening when she was overcome l»y an attack of her old heart trouble In the conservatory nt Mrs, Waldron’s reception. Mini you not been near to catch tier as sho fell nnd to render proper attention we might have lost her. I should lie glad If you would call nnd undertake the treatment of her ease. Gratefully yours. ROBERT ASHBURTON. The young Indy refolded the letter nnd handed It to the hoy. "Do gent wants an answer,” said the messenger. “Wet’s de word?” The Indy's eyes suddenly flashed on him—bright, smiling nnd wet. "Tell that guy on the other bench.” slip said, with a happy, tremulous liimrb "that his girl wanLs him.” He who teaches tils son no trade Is as If lie teaches him to steal.—The Talmud. Our 18th Semi-Annual Clearance Sal Now Going On. 30 PER CENT. OFF ON CLOTHING NONE RESERVED. Shoes and Oxfords Reduced $2.50 to $1.98 $3.00 to $2.48 $4.00 to $2.98 $5.00 to $3.98 70c on the Dollar for high grade merchandise ought to appeal strongly to every economical buyer. # Main Street, Mount Pleasant. Largest Head-to-Foot Outfitter for Men, Boys and Children. INVENTORY MONTH AT PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Bulletin, FORTY PLAYGROUNDS BY THE SEA. This is seashore time. The dog days call to the worker in home, office and mill and the answer brings up thoughts of the many resorts be-side the sea where comfort, recreation, and pleasure alike await the coming of the holiday -maker. Along the shores of New Jersey from Cape May to Sandy HOOK lie forty beaches, each offering delights for out-ings long or short and each easily accessible by the splendid train service of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Atlantic City, with its myriad attractions for young and old, needs no introduction, for its charms are known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Cape May, for a century the summering place of satisfied thousands of seekers after cool breezes, fine bathing, and the refined amusements of the seaside, is more attractive than ever in its new life. Ocean City, Wildwood, Sea Isle City, with their smaller neighbors, Anglesea, Holly Beach, Wildwood Crest, Avalon, and Stone Harbor, afford summer pleasure to thousands. To the north lie Beach Haven, Seaside Park, Island Heights and the other resorts about Barnegat Bay, where the lover of fishing and sailing finds the choicest sport. Asbury Park, Ocean Grove. Spring Lake, Long Branch, Sea Girt, Point Pleasant, Allenhurst, Elberon, and Belmar on the Upper Coast where the country meets the sea right on the beach, appeal with mighty force to the vacationist. Sixteen day excursions to the majority of these resorts, at specially low rates, leave on August 12, 26, and Sep-tember 9. Any Pennsylvania Railroad Ticket Agent will be glad to give full information regarding excursion rates, time of trains and arrange your outing whether it be for a day, a week, a fortnight, or the whole summer. During the month of July we offered many great bargains. During tho early half of the month of August the bargains will be greater and more numerous than anything yet offered during (ha summer. It is Inventory month and it is the month that everything must be cleaned out. Many goods are sacrificed and, as a rule, they are very choice lines. Over-loaded, over-stocked, cannot afford to carry them another year, therefore you are the one who is benefitted. Every woman within reach of a Union Supply Com-pany store should make it a point to visit the place of business this month during this great Inventory Sale. There are numerous Odds and Finds and many Unbroken Lines that are being pushed out and are money-saving values to you. Remember that the Union Supply Company Grocery Departments are the Finest. best equipped, and best stocked of any stores in Fayette or Westmoreiaud Counties. The Fresh Meat Departments are not equaled by any opposition. Our fresh meats are all killed at our own slaughtering houses, the stock is bought by our own cattle man, and we feel that our goods are superior. There are many articles, consisting of staple and fancy groceries, that will be included and sold at a great reduction in this Inventory Sale. It is time to stock up your refrigerators and pantries. It is an opportunity that everybody should take advantage of. Every article you buy is guaranteed to be strictly first, class in quality. To start with, the prices are lower than most any competi-tion. We buy in such large quantities that we get special prices that the small dealer cannot expect. We give these special prices to our customers. At ordinary times our prices are lower, but in this extraordinary sale the cut prices will be a great saving to every purchaser. Union Supply Company. 63 Department Stores. Located in Westmoreland, Fayette & Allegheny Counties. I THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY. AUGUST 5, 1009. THE OLD FORBES ROAD Prof. Lacock will Try to Determine its Location This Month. f John Newton Boucher, Esq., of Greensburg, Westmoreland county’s historian, has received a letter from Professor John Kennedy Lacock, ot Har-vard, stating that he will, on August 16, begimthe work of definitely deter-mining the location of the old Forbes road from Bedford to Pittsburg. He will be accompanied by Prof. Lacear, of Wisconsin; Rev. G. P. Donohoe, ot Connellsville, and many students of history, engineers and surveyors. Professor Lacock is now at Harrisburg, where he is having made copies of every warrant, patent and survey between Bedford and Pittsburg that touches on the old Forbes road. From these and from maps and charts made by the English and sent to the war office at London he hopes to locate the old road relic. Stranger Telephones, Claims Re* lationship and Other Things. SAYS HE WILL VISIT SAMUEL Prove. Himself a Fraud, Tries to Ob-tain Money and Is Kicked Into the Street and Told to Go His Way. Mrs. B. Looking For Praise. By M. QUAD. [Copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary T Press.J IIE Bowsers were sitting on the front steps to take the evening air when the telephone rang in a peremptory way, and Mr. Bowser went In to answer it and was greeted with— “Hello—Is Hint you, Sammy?" “What do you want, sir!” was de-manded. "I want Bowser—Sammy Bowser. Is that him at the phone?” “Sir, I am Mr. Bowser.” “Glad of It. Howdy, Sammy?” "If you do not address me more re-spectfully 1 shall shut you off.” “Come now, Sammy, don’t get hot under the collar. Let your Dncle John have Ills little Joke.” “What do you mean?" “I’m yonr Uncle John, one of your mother’s brothers. I live in Wisconsin, but am here on business. You have probably forgotten me, but I’ve kept track of you through the papers. Been going to write you a hundred different times, but have always put It off. Meant to have got over tills evening and surprised you, but will drop in to-morrow evening In time for dinner. Haven’t seen you since the day you were married. How’s the wife?” “Do you moan that you are one of m.v uncles?” asked Mr. Bowser. “Cert, my boy. It don’t flatter me that you can’t remember your Uncle John, though I never saw you often in the long ago. How do the rest of our tribe come on?” Mr. Bowser couldn’t remember on his life If he had ever had an Uncle John, but concluded to take the chances, and the man at the other end “HE WAS A SLICK, OILY, GABBY MAN.” of the wire was told that he would he made welcome. Of course Mrs. Bow-ser wanted to know all about it when the talk was closed, and when the par-ticulars had been related she mused for awhile and then said: “Seems to me that you ought to re-member If your mother had a brother named John." “But she had half a dozen brothers, and It’s twenty years since I saw any of '’em. I believe one or two did go West” “How did he open the conversation?" I “By calling me Sammy. He wouldn't .have done that unless he was a rela-tive. He’ll be over tomorrow evening, and we can see what sort of a man he is.” “I should be on my guard If 1 were you.” “.On my guard about what?” “He may not be your Uncle John at all. He may take that way to borrow money of you. You know that there are nil sorts of slick games being worked.” “Woman, do you wish to Insult me?” exclaimed Mr. Bowser. “Am 1 such a rool tnni a stranger can pass uuuseu off as my uncle?” “But you have been taken In and done for so many times, you know." "What! Whatl 1 have been taken In and done for—I, Bowser! When? Where? IIow? 1 deny that I have ever been a victim to anybody. Pro-duce your proofs or stnnd convicted!” “Well, let us hope that this tnnn will turn out all right,” she said, realizing that she had gone too far on the other tack. "Of course he will turn out all right. How can he turn out nny other way? That’s just like you—suspicious of ev-erybody. 1 don't believe you fully trust your own mother. I’d like to find one man in this world that you wouldn’t put down ns a double dyed scoundrel.” Arrival of Uncle John. Mrs. llowser said no more, though she had thoughts, and after a few min utes Mr. Bowser got over his choler and began remembering about all Ills relations. It was agreed that a nice dinner should be prepared for Uncle John and that lie should he Invited to pass two or three days with them. At 4 o'clock the next afternoon, two hours before Mr. Bowser wns expect-ed home. Uncle John rang the hell, lie wns n man of forty. lie was n slick, oily, gabby man. He wore loud clothes, nnd there wns nn aroma of horse about him. •• A n/1 H\lu mnot Im Sitinmv'u \xr\foV' he said as he was admitted. “Well, well. The last time I suw you you were a girl bride. I remember how It rained that morning and how Sammy was half an hour lute.” (Mental memo, made by Mrs. Bow-ser: She was married in the evening, and It didn’t rain at all.) "After talking with Sammy over the wire last night" continued the uncle, "I tided to figure out what his age must he. I make It about fifty-eight. How does he bear his age?” (Another memo.: lie had the age nine years too much.) Mrs. Boxvser distrusted the innn on sight, but as he was Mr. Bowser’s Un-cle John she did her best to entertain him. In his conversation he made slip after slip, until she had no less than ten recorded against him, hut she gave him plenty of rope. He Informed her that he was a dealer In horses and re-lated many particulars of his career and family. In all the conversation he did not mention his name. lie simply referred to himself as Uncle John. Mr. Bowser came home full of curi-osity, and there was a great shaking of hands. Uncle John was accepted at once. He slapped Sammy on the back, and Sammy slapped him. He related many things that Sammy had done when a youth which the doer couldn’t recall, but didn’t dispute. At the dinner table Mrs. Bowser plumply asked for his name. He halted and hesitated and finally gave it os Burf. Mr. Bowser was laughing nnd didn't catch on. His mother’s name was Stevens. If Uncle John was her broth-er his name should be Stevens too. It wns now plain to Mrs. Bowser that the fellow was a fraud, but she made no change In her demeanor. Dinner over, the two men sat down to smoke their cigars, while she saw to the clearing up. An hour later, as she was ready to sit down nnd help entertain the relative, she heard a few words that sent her upstairs instead. Fifteen minutes later Mr. Bowser came up. He had $100 In cash In his dresser and he was after the money. She looked at him Inquiringly, and he said: “Uncle John has a snap on hand and If I put this hundred In I double It In three days.” “How kind of your uncle! Are you sure of the relationship?” “Am 1 sure that I’m alive?” Questioned and Led to Door. “Your mother’s maiden name was Stevens. This man’s name is Burt. How could they be brother and sister. The snap he has on hand Is to snap your hundred. Go down nnd ask him what your father’s first name was. You never had a brother Ben, but ask this man if he ever knew a Ben Bow-ser. I’m telling you straight Mr. Bow-ser, he’s a sharper.” For once In his life Mr. Bowser took advice. He went down and carelessly asked about brother Ben, and the caller laughed and replied: “Oh, yes, 1 remember yonr brother Ben well. Nice boy, Ben wns. Give him my regards when you write him.” “And my sister Kitty." (He never had one.) “4jj. Klttv was the benuLv of the nowser ramliy. Sweetest gin i ever saw. 1 trust she married well?" "Very well, Indeed. Uncle John, I give you two minutes to get outside my gate!" "Why, Sammy Bowser!” Sammy took him by the neck nnd led him to the door nnd put a shoe ngnlnst him, and the “uncle" went without a word. Mrs. Bowser felt thnt she deserved a word of praise for her share, hut when she said so Mr. Bowser turned on her with: “Why, I spotted thnt fellow over the telephone Inst night and was just drawing him on! I can’t see where you come Into this thing at all!” The Office Boy's Plight. There ain’t much show for chaps llke*mr To have a steady sweetheart, see! I only srets eight dollars per, An’ w’at’s dey left to spend on herT It costs me five for board nn’ wash, An’ car fares put de grand kibosh On sixty cents, an’ den 1 blows A half on movin’ picture shows. I’d like to take her for a stroll Each evenin’ If I had de roll, Hut Ice cream sodes at ten cents per, Gee! W’at’s dey left to spend on hert It ain’t no sport I wants to he. rialn citizen’s enough for me. But *o go out each night wtd h»r— Can’t do It on eight dollars perl —Joe Cone In Boston Herald. CHILDREN WHO ARE SICKLY Mothers who value their own comfort and the welfare of their children, should never he without ii box "f Mother Gray’s Sweet Pow ders for Children, for use t hroughout the sea-son. They Break up Colds. Cure Feverishness Constipation. Teething Disorders. Headache and Stomach Troubles. TUKSF POWDEUS NEVER FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores.25c. Don't accefit anu substitute. A trial package will be sent FUFF to any mother who will ad-dress Allen S. Olmsted. Le Hoy, N. Y. Public Sale. By virtue of an order of the United States District Court made on the nth day of April, 11101), the undersigned will offer the following real estate, being the property of Charles E Mnlllu, bankrupt, at public sale, tree and discharged of all liens upon the premises, on FRIDAY, AUGUST 13,1909, at 2.00 o’clock p. in., with leave to ad-journ from day to day, to wit: 1st. All thnt certain lot of ground situate in the Borough of Mount Pleas-ant. Westmoreland County, Pennsylva-nia, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a corner with the lot of ground now or formerly owned by MTH Mary E Boyd, which was ior-merly part of this on the west side of College avenue, thence along said College avenue southward 70 feet, more or less, to lot of ground now owned by Miss Maria F. Overholt; thence along line of said lot north 51J deg west 43 feet, more or less, to white oak tree near a spring of water; thence along same north 18i deg. east one rod to a corner; thence along same north 71j <leg. west 75 feet, more or less, to an alley; thence along said alley northward 76 feet, more or less, to said Mary E. Boyd lot; thence along same 120 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning. Having thereon erected three two story frame dwelling houses and outbuildings. 2nd. All that certain lot of ground situate in the Borough of Mount Pleas • ant, Westmoreland County. Pennsylva-nia, bounded and described as follows, to wit; Beginning at a corner of Col-lege avenue and an alley; thence south ward along said avenne 110 feet to lot now or formerly of Mary E. Boyd; thence along line of same westward 120 feet to an alley; thence along said alley northward to the alley first mentioned; thence along same eastward 120 feet to the place of beginning. Having there-on erected a two story frame dwelling house and out buildings. 3rd. All that certain lot of ground situate in the Borough of Mount Pleas-ant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylva-nia, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a corner on the west side of Cunrch striet and lot now or formerly of John T. Tarr, at a pri-vate alley or passage way, 11 feet in width; thence along said lot now or formerly of John T, Tarr north 55J deg. west 170 feet to an alley. 12 feet wide; thence along said alley north 33£ deg. east 72 feet to corner of lot of Edward Brown; thence along lot of said Edward Brown south 55J deg. east 176 feet to said Church street: thence along line of west Bide of said Church street south 88$ deg. west 72 feet to the place of begin-ning. Having thereon erected a large two story double brick dwelling house and out buildings. By virtue of an order of the Unit d States District Court made on the 5lh day of April, 11)0!), the undersigned will also offer the following real estate, being the property of CharleBE. Mullin, bank-rupt, on Saturday, August 14,1909, at 2:00 o’clock p. m., with leave to ad-journ from day to day, at public sale, on the premises, free and discharged of all liens (except that the sale will be made subject to, and the purchaser to assume the payment of, a dower upon the whole interest of $434.66, with in-tetest due thereon, payable to Catharine Hoyman, widow of Henry Hoyman, an-nually during her life and at her death the principal to Henry Hoyman’s heirs.) 1st. All said bankrupt’s undivided one-half interest of, in and to all that certain tract of land, situate in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Penn sylvania, bounded by lands of E. J. Horner, Bowser’s heirs, King’s heirs, George W. Davis, Mrs. Brown, Wia. N. Miller, Harry Miller and David Pletch-er’s heirs, containing 107 acres, more or less, having thereon erected a two-story frame dwelling house, bank barn and out buildings. TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent, when the property is knocked down, balance of one-half on confirmation of sale, and the balance or one half to be secured by a ludgment bond and thirty days’ Sci. Fa. mort-gage on the premises sold, payable in one year from the date of confirmation, with interest at six percent. The above real estate being the prop-erty of the bankrupt estate of Charles E. Mullin. Sale to be conducted by EUGENE WARDEN, Trustee in Bankruptcy of C. E. Mullin. As a thirst-quencher It has the snap, sparkle and flavor of choic-est ingredients procurable— Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s Beer As a food it contains the very life essence of plump, ripe grain in a highly concentrated, most readily assimilable form. Promotes the natural juices of the mouth and stomach and aids the digestion of other foods— Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s Beer As a tonic a great nerve and muscle builder. Energizes and tones, gives strength and incentive to action— Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s Beer As a social accessory it is par excellence. A fit accompaniment to any repast. Ready on a moment’s notice— always gratefully received— Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s Beer Always have a case on hand at home—for emergencies Phone or postal to your dealer. PITTSBURGH BREWING CO. Mount Pleasant Brewery. MOUNT PLEASANT BREWERY. Pennsylvania Railroad. Niagara Falls AND RETURN SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1909. EXCURSION TICKETS good to return on regular trains until August 11, inclusive, will be sold at the following low rates: REGULAR TRAINS LEAVE Leave Fairclianco +fl::W a. rn. ....... .. " Dunbar .... +7:11 " $9:18 a. m *• Cotinell.svIlleJWestSldo +7:17 *' $:24 •* ConnellHviilo +7:20 *• +9:27 “ Everson +7:33 “ $9:42 '• Scottdale +7:35 *' *9:44 “ Alverton “ $f+:.>2 “ Tarr 7:45 *' $9:56 *2:12 p. m. *5:31 p. *5:37 ♦5:40 *5:56 *9:58 *6:00 6:10 RATE .. |6.35 U. 5.85 5.75 “ 5.75 * 5.75 5:75 “ 5.75 ** 5.75 ‘•f” Stops on signal or notice to Agent. + Passengers change ar East Liberty to train leaving that point, at 9:11 A. m. $ Passengers change at Pittsburgh to regular train leaving Union Station 1:10 ?P. M, * Passengers change at Pittsburgh to train leaving Union Station 11:00 P. M, ELECTRIC RAILWAY FROM THE FALLS TO THE WHIRLPOOL J. Z. WOOD, Passenger Traffic Manager. GEO. W, BOYD, General Passenger Agent. BOTH PHONES- 760 West Main Street, “ON THE HILL." MOUNT PLEASANT. - PENNA. Largest, Oldest and Leading Jewelry House It. C. MORRISON, 653 Main Street. Money—time—labor—worry—all are saved by coming to this place to buy anything in my line. Diamonds ana 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 Pleasant, PROFESSIONAL CARDS. McGEARY & HARSH, ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW. McOausland building. West Otteiman 8t„ Greensburg. KT A. OORT, • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Second Floor new Bank and Trust building. Mount Pleasant. New Laird buildlug. Main st.. Greensburg. GREGG & POTTS. ATTORNKYS-AT-LAW. Barclay Building, Greensburg CHAS. F. RUMBAUGH, Notary Public. Heal Estate and insurance Room 6, Farmers & Merchants National Bank Bld’g Mount Pleasant, Pa. J. LLOYD KALP, (Successor to W. A. Kalp.) Real Estate and Insurance Agency. 833 East Main street, - Mount Pleasant. S. C. Stevenson, NOTARY PUBLIC. REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE, 457 MAIN ST.. MOUNT PLEASANT. WARDEN & L1GHTCAP, ATTORNEYS AT-LAW. Barclay Building, Greensburg. Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bans: Block. Monnt Pleasant. L. S. RHOADES, JUSTICE IF TIE PEIGU NOTtHT PUIUC. All kinds of legal papers prepared and exe cuted. Collecting a specialty. Office 1109 Main Street, Mcunt Pleasant FIRST HAUL BANK. or MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. ci Capital StocK $100,000 orricsHS: John D. Httchman, President. S. N. Warden. Vice-President. G. W. Stoner, Cashier DIRECTORS. J. S. Hltchman. J. D. Hitchman, J. S. Braddock. Wm. B. Neel. J. O.Orownover, Jos. R. Stauffer. 8. N. Warden, G. W. Stoner. Isaac Sherrlck. F articular attention given to collections, and proceeds promptly settled. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1009. Mount Pleasant has within its bordarft ft population of Over (1,000; 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 16,000. It has both Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railroad branches and will soon be given the main line of the Ooke 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 plant, the 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 3 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 ih Western Pennsylvania, make Mount Pleasant’s numerous manu-facturing sites ideal. THURSDAY, August 5, 1909. HOSEDALE FLATS SALE. It is a pity that Receiver Murray's sale of the Rosedale flats in Pittsburg didn’t net him the lull sale price as $48,500 would come in mighty handy foranother ten per cent, dividend for the deposi-tors of the defunct Farmers and Mer-chants National Bank of Mount Pleas-ant. But, facts are facts and in this case they show that by hard work Mr. Mur-ray will get them $15,000 by the deal and cut the bank’s loss on the claim down to about $25,000. What looked like grfod property se-curity a few years ago, when the bank took a second mortgage on these apart-ments, has been changed to bad by the Pennsylvania Railroad abandoning its nearby Brushton station. Still, the bank has left not a few good assets that insure depositors at least two more ten per cent, dividends. TARIFF LEGISLATION. It is expected in most quarters that the agreement on the tariff bill will last and enable Congress to adjourn this week. Those of the conferees who have held out for the higher rates believe President Taft will have a hard time getting the conference report accepted by both houses. They, however, appear to be alone in possession of that belief. The lumber, hide, coal and iron ore men are dissatisfied, but their dissatis-faction does not go to the extent, it is believed, to endanger the final passage of the bill. If there should be more than 15 Republican votes against it in the Senate today that fact would be surpris-ing. The House adopted it Monday 195 to 183. The expenses of government must be met by the people governed and doubt-less the least felt way is to pay the cost by means of higher prices on articles of general consumption effected by rates of import duty, although direct taxation would without question lead to the practice of greater economy. The mak-ing of a new tariff law is a big under-taking and President Taft will feel re-lieved when he signs the present legis-lation and gets Congress off his hands. BRYAN’S VIEWS. William J. Bryan had to make two speeches at the Chautauqua at Bellefon-taine, Ohio, the other day, to accommo-date the large crowd. In one of them he touched upon the inordinately rich by saying that the time will come when the churches and educational and charitable institutions will not’give respect to rich criminals by accepting their money. In another speech, he said the resolu-tion adopted by the Republicans of Ne-braska, demanding of President Taft that he veto the tariff bill, unless it is for downward revision, pleased him greatly. Mr. Bryan, when interviewed on the subject, said that he did not expect to be a presidential candidate again; but, the rumor that he has a notion to locate in Texas is surprising. Texas is a big state, although hardly large enough to hold two such eminent statesmen as the esteemed Nebraskan and United States Senatos Bailey. SOMERSET’S WATER SHORTAGE. Somerset people believe the Second brigade, N. G. P., encampment will never be held at their town again, as a result of the soldiers suffering for sufficient water. The defect is one which the Somerset authorities have for some time contended with, sinking well* to make up the deficiencies of the reservoir sup-ply, but apparently without sufficient result to handle the demands of an event like the encampment. The Som-erset people, so it is said, heard some of the brigade officers express themselves vigorously about the lack of water. This is a matter of regret for outsiders who enjoy seeing General Hulings’s guardsmen in camp there; but, the short-age is one that does not seem to trouble these generous Dutch, perhaps, because they do not have much use for water as a beverage. THE TOWN THAT PUSH BUILT VIII.—The Up to Date Jewelar One Minute Please! Possibly your watch has been stopping, or not running satisfactorily. It may have an expensive movement which is not acting as it should. If you are having any trouble with your watch, bring it to us. We will repair it and make it run properly. GIVE US A TRIAL. POSNER, The Jeweler, Mount Pleasant, - Pa. Opposite United Brethren Chnrch. THIS is the jeweler who needed Some boots and shoes and wisely heeded What he was told by the shoe man’s ad. And went and bought the best he had And paid with the hardware merchant's bill Which came from the furniture dealer's till, Where it went when the clothing deal-er bought From the dry goods man, which the butcher got From the grocer who had settlement made With the money the honest workman paid. P.S.—Thr. local dealerwbo's up to snuff (■nil always advertise bis stuff. Barnstormers Bountiful. Oonnellsville News. There are 10,000 actors in New York looking for jobs next season. And it is said about 99 of them can really act. Back Number Burglars. Pittsburg Gazette-Times. Los Angeles burglars who employed wireless telegraphy for signaling each other were not entirely up-to-date. They didn’t use aeroplanes for secotjd-story work. No Water Wanted. ConnellsviUe Courier. The ConnellsviUe coke merger will be a Pennsylvania corporation. Another evidence of its waterless character. Corporations seeking water always go to New Jersey or Delaware. They want to get as near the ocean as possible. Peepers Plenty at Monessen, Monessen News. We are sorry to say there were many of what are reputed to be good, public spirited citizens, who are said upon au-thority to have peeped over, under or through the fence to see the marathon here Saturday, when a number of citizens were holding it over again—just to make good for the town. We Hope Not Heat, Major. Greensburg Argus. “Newspapers may come and newspa-pers may go but the good old “Argus” goes on forever," was the pertinent re-mark of a gentleman Saturday evening when discussing with a party of friends the troubles some local newspapers were having. “Yes,” chimed in another, “the great and only likely will be in evidence up to the moment Gabriel blows his horn, and then some, if given half a chance.” Before that time, however, contingencies probably may arise which will prevent the present editors from en-gaging actively in newspaper work, Boy's Ugly Fall. A little sou of W. A. Leonard lell in the barn at his lather's country home Monday, breaking both wrists. It Doesn’t Pay to get anything just be-cause it is cheap. And this is particularly true of plumbing. We do everything in this line— Steam and Hot Water Heating, Gas Fitting and Plumbing, by whatever name it is known. Terms Reasonable, Workmanship Considered. Ilitchman, Cullis&Co. 324 E. Washington St., Bell Phone 87. Mount Pleasant When you come to J. B. Myers, Jr.’s Music Store He will show yon a fall line of Weaver Pianos, York Pianos, York Inward Players, Livingston Piano Weaver Organs, A lot of Second-Hand Organs, The new Improved White Sewing Ma-chine, The High Arm Singer Sewing Machine and all standard makes of Sewing Ma-chines, The new Combination Edison Grapho-ophone and full catalogue of Records, A similar line of Victors, Sheet Music and Music Books. Leave orders here for Piano Tuning and Piano Varnish. We move pianos; charges, $8 00. J. B. Myers, Jr. 311-313 Main st., Mount Pleasant RUDER’S INN ERNST RUDER, Propr. jjpPgpyt,*-.|.^m J, 1. Ite 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 PEB DAY. Mr. Bowman is pleased to annouuce to his customers that he has secured the agency for Zemo. the best known remedy for the positive and permanent cure of F.cz.ema. Pimples,'Dan-drulf, Bluckbends. Piles and every form of Skin or Scalp disease. Zemo gives instant re-lief and cures by destroying the germ that causes tho disease, leaving a clein, healthy skin. See display and photos of cures made by Zemo at HowIL an’s Pharmacy. 7*1 Main st.. on the hill Ask for samples. 5 6 ly LAST CALL! Odds and Ends Sale of the Leader Stock, ConnellsviUe. Will history repeat itself? Record-breaking crowds have overflowed all our three stores during the 10 days’ sale of the Leader stock at 43c on the dollar. Thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise were carried out and as a result thousands of dollars' worth of odds and ends were left, which we will positively not carry over for next season, as we never do, and they must go regardless of cost or value. This Seven-Day Sale will exceed any of our previous offers. The items printed here tell their own story. Read them carefully and remember that many others equally as good will be here, but which lor lack of spate have been crowded out of this adver-tisement. Seven days only. Sale Positively Ends Tuesday, August 17. Boys’ Suits, values up to $2, for 95c Men's suits, values up to $12, for $4.50 For $10.50 you can take your choice of any suit in the house up to $22.50. Boys’ 35c knee pants tor 15c Men’s 20c suspenders for 9C Any Ladies’ Trimmed Hat in the house, value up to $10, 95c and $1.90 All stiff and soft hats 1-3 off. Ladies’ Shoes and Oxfords, values up to $2 , . 89c Ladies’ Shoes and Oxfords, values up to $3, . . $1.69 Men’s and Ladies’ 35c House Slippers . . 15c Men’s Working Shoes in tan or black, up to $2.25, $1.59 Men's Shoes, values up to #4, at $2.35 Great bargains in Ladies' Jacket Suits, Skirts and Mus-lin Underwear, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Largest Complete Outfitters for Men, Women and Children. 40c and 50c Buys a Dollar’s Worth of Seasonable Goods at Goldstone’s, both stores It is our custom to take inventory twice a year. After a busy season we find quite a lot of goods that must be closed out before stock taking COST OR VALUE ENTIRELY IGNORED Bring 40c or 50c in cash and get one dollar’s worth of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Ready-to-wear Garments, Furnishings and Shoes. You Know We Never Disappoint. H. GOLDSTONE & SON, 605-607 MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings for Man, Woman and Child. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909. For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned. LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AMIi ENTERTAIN I A Department in Whicn the Local Editoi Holds Eiph Carnival and Works off hi* Surplus Energy in Condensations ThatDeal Solely with Matters Relating to Mount Pleasant Company E got home in good shape from the Somerset encampment late Sat-urday evening. David S. Patterson, boss carpenter at Standard, had his toot severely hurt Thursday by a heavy timber falling on it. ‘ Flicker" Patterson is at Indiana, Pa., painting the old homestead of I. R. Smith, the local department store pro-prietor. The deceudants of Mr. and Mrs. Jona-than Witt will hold a reunion today at the Mount Pleasant township home of a daughter, Mrs. Mary A. Hunter. Robison Berg, a sub city mail carrier, is filling John W. Barkley's place while the latter is spending a fifteen-day vaca-tion at his old Jones Mills home. It is said that the Mount Pleasant Dis-tilling Company intends erecting an-other four-story brick wareroom along side of the new building near completion. Isaac Coftman, an old Acme citizen, who underwent a severe operation at the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg, about a month ago, will be able to return home Saturday. The Bryce glass factory in the East End will resume operations in full Mon-day next when the intention is to fire the second furnace on which repairs are about made. Frank S. Dellinger is preparing to in-stall electric motors in his Mount Pleas-ant steam laundry. He expects to make the change from steam to electricity Saturday next. The local P. O. S. of A. ball team, with Witt and McCormick as their battery, went down to Staufler Saturday after-noon and got trimmed up by the O. of I. A. lads 6 to 1. Miss Pearl Henderson, who was suc-cessfully operated on four weeks ago at the local hospital for appendicitis, was removed to her home Saturday and is on a fair way to recovery. The Scottdale Outing Club, whose nineteen members left Monday on their annual camp on Lake Erie, near North Girard, took Charles Tyler, a local col-ored chef, along as cook. Eugene Warden, Esq., trustee, will on Saturday afternoon of next week, Au-gust 14th, offer at public sale the remain-der of the assigned real estate of C. E. Mullin here and in Donegal township. John W. Malone, of this place, and Miss Rebecca J. Taylor, of Connellsville, were married last Wednesday at the home of D. D. Weaver, on Highland ave-nue, Uniontown. They will reside here. Ernest W akefield is back at his tail-oring trade in his old rooms, second story of the Clark block, where he will spend a month while waiting until the old Vogel rooms in the Mullin block can be fitted up for him. Mrs. S. B. Colvin, of College avenue, didn’t feel in the best of humors Friday morning when she discovered that some one had, during the night, taken her last three laying hens. Mrs. Anna Andrews lost five hens and a rosster Monday night. The Adult Male Bible Class of the Re- Union Presbyterian church are making extensive preparations for their lawn fete, which will be held on the church grounds on Friday evening, August 20. The complete program will be given later. ' Ralph Zimmerman, Esq., of Lancaster, Pa., a Mount Pleasant boy, while on his way on a western trip, was in a Chi-cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul train wreck near St. Paul early Saturday morning. His relatives here were greatly relieved to learn that the injury to his knee only lost him a day’s time on his journey. Pleasant Day at Oakford. Five special West Penn street cars were required to take the local Metho-dist Episcopal, First Baptist, United Brethren and First Reformed Sunday schools and members of the National Protective Legion to Oakford Park Tues-day. In Memoriant. WHEREAS, It has pleased the Divine Creator and Ruler of man to call our oeloved brother, Lewis A. Ringle, to that heavenly laud from which there can be no returning, and WHEREAS, The pleasant relation hehas held as a member of this camp, makes it very fitting that we should place upon record our ferlings of appreciation of his services and regret for his loss aud WHEREAS, By his death this camp has sustained a great loss, therefore be it Resolved, That Washington Camp, No. 739, Patriotic Sons of America, of Mount Pleasant, Pa., extends to the family and immediate relations our heartfelt sym-pathy in the hour of their greatest sor-row and be it further Resolved, That our charter be draped in mourning for thirty days, and a copy of these resolutions be presented to his nearest relatives, a copy be published and a copy be inscribed on the minutes of the camp. J. C MILLER, ) J. W. MILLER, > Comm. L. S. DAVIS, J Tho West Penn Electric Company Has Es-tablished a New Department. The West Penn Electric Company has established an illuminating engineering department for the benefit of its cus-tomers. This department will be in charge of a man of considerable experi-ence along this line. Complete specifications for the latest and most improved method of lighting private residences, stores, public build-ings and electric signs will be furnished without charge. The public is asked to call on this de-partment for advice when considering an installation of any method of light-ing. A postal card addressed to the Electric Department, J. S. Johnston, Scottdale, Pa., will receive prompt at-tention. 8 5 6 NOTICE.—All persons who desire to save 5 per cent, on their Mount Pleasant borough school tax for 1909 must pay the same before August 29, 1909. 8 5 4 D. C. Rumbaugh, Collector. FOR RENT:—Pleasant furnished room in desirable locality. Special arrange-ments might be made with man and wife or two ladies willing to care for prop-erty in the owner's absence. Address K, care JOURNAL. 8 5 2 WANTED:—A 1 experienced saleslady for a cloak department. Good salaried position for the right party. None other desired. Apply at this office in writing. 8 5 tt Office of the County Controller, Westmoreland County. Greensburg, Pa., July 13, 1909. NOTICE TO BIDDERS, Up until noon (12 M.) Wednesday, August 4th, 1909, sealed bids will be re-ceived at the office of the County Con-troller for the erection of a Re-enforced | Concrete Bridge spanning Brush Creek, near Ardara, North Huntingdon Town-ship, Westmoreland Connty, Pennsyl-vania, according to plans and specifica-tions on file in the office of the County Commissioners. A certified check for ten per cent, must accompany each proposal. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. JOHN D. HITCHMAN, Controller. Up until noon (12 M.) Wednesday, August 4, 1909, sealed bids will be re-ceived at the office of the County Con-troller for Re-enforced Concrete Flooring on the Denny Bridge, spanning Mill Creek, Ligonier Township, Westmore-land County, Pennsylvania. A certified check for ten per cent, of bid must accompany each proposal. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. JOHN D. HITCHMAN, 7 15 4t Controller. To LOAN:—$25,000 on approved secur-ity. Inquire of W. F. Morrison, Room 4, new bank block. 7 1 tf -* - -* i NOT IN A TRUST:—The fire insurance companies represented by Cal. W. Glaus. Call and see him about rates at No. 19 Main street, East End, Mount Pleasant. 11 12 ly ABOUND AND ABOUT, But Principally Within the Bounds of This County. A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEW8 SECURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE LIABLE EXCHANGES. How these Articles Appear After They Have been Boiled Down Into Short Paragraphs That Speak to the Point But Briefly of Interesting: Events Transpiirinir n the Old Star of the WeBt Typhoid fever is abating at Scottdale. The A. Overholt Distilling Company is adding a cooperage building to its big Broadford plant. Tom Sharkey, the sailor pugilist, will have his string of fast horses at the Daw-son races next week. The Brush Creek Reformed church people will hold their fifteenth annual reunion Thursday of next week. Rev. Mr. Ditzell, of Maytown, Pa., has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Reformed church at Youngstown. Friday lightning struck and destroyed Christian Aspey's barn near Jacobs Creek. There is but $700 insurance on the $3,000 loss. The annual convention of the State Association of Rural Mail Carriers will be held at Greensburg September 6 and 7. One hundred delegates are expected to be present. Guy Wooley, the adopted son of James Wooley, a Pennsylvania railroad con-ductor living at Latrobe, was drowned last Wednesday while swimming in Loyallianna creek. Theodore C. Kenney, proprietor of the New Scottdale House, Scottdale, was operated on last Wednesday in a Pitts-burg hospital for kidney trouble from which he has been suffering for some time. The contract has just been let to C. E. Rowland for the erection of the Greens-burg Foundry and Machine Company's new works. The officers of the company are Thomas Donohoe, president; M. A. Prugh, vice president; S. W. Bierer, sec-retary and treasurer, and W. W. Truxal, general manager. DON1SGAll. Rev. Stough preached in the Lutheran church Sunday last at 10:30 a. m. Miss Mary Cavanaugh and her niece, Miss Grace, were visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Watson Tedrow, over last Sunday. Mrs. Nellie Herr, who was here visit-ing her parents, has returned to her home in Scottdale. Watson Tedrow and family have moved to their new home. Quite a number of people from this place attended the festival held at Pleas-ant Grove Saturday evening. Miss Pearl Hay, of Pittsburg, is here visiting friends. Rev. D. L, Miller, of Luray, Va., will preach at the Mt. Zion Lutheran church next Sabbath, August 8, at 10:30 a. m. Frank Keslar, of New Alexandria, spent Sunday with friends and relatives here. Miss Ruth Loar, of Connellsville, is a guest of Miss Lulu Keslar. Masters Charles Loar and Fred Mari-etta, of Connellsville. were visiting friends here Sunday. Miss Jennie Logan spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents at Jones Mills. Mrs. William Hamel and son, of Lau-relville, are here visiting that lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hays. Master Edwin Kurtz has returned from a four weeks’ visit paid Pittsburg friends. Harry Ulery, of Mount Pleasant, was here visiting his parents over Sunday. Warm Invitation. In renewing his JOURNAL subscription B. F. Scanlon, Esq., says! “If any of my former friends and acquaintances visit the Alask-Yukon-Pacific Exposition this summer, I will be delighted to have them call at 404 New York Block, cor-ner of Second avenue and Cherry street, where they will find me. I want to see all old friends and acquaintances. This is a great country and all Mount Pleas-ant people should see it this summer.” NOTICE—Orders for fresh country apple butter left at No. 502 Main street will be promptly filled and delivered. 8 15 tf FRANK STAUFFER. FOR SALE:—Good second-hand trap seats four people. Inquire of N. A. Cort. 6 17 FOR SALE:—Big Bohemian Hall, corner of Quarry and Spring streets, Mount Pleasant. For all further particulars call on or address the secretary, Charles Ship. 5 27 tf FOR SALE:—A good surry, cheap. In-quire at this office. 7 8 tf Double Birthday Party. Twenty-five persons were present at a family picnic given Sunday in the Lantz orchard, East Connellsville, in honor of Master Quint R. Elder, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Elder, of Connellsville, and Quint W. Rist, of this place. The occa-sion was the fifth anniversary of the birth of the former and the twenty-sixth of the latter. E. B. Ritenour, wife and baby were the Mount Pleasant guests. FOR SALE OR RENT:—Good 5-room house No. 539 Washington street, Mount Pleas-ant, Pa.; paved streets, water, sewerage and gas; house in best of condition; price $1,500. Inquire of Irwin Smith, Smith-on, Pa. 8 5 7t THIS OR THAT. When a customer has no particular choice between several MEDICINES which serve the same purpose we will be pleased to assist them in coming to a de-cision. We have gained much informa-tion as to the efficiency of various Pro-prietary Medicines, Toilet Articles, etc., and will gladly give them the benefit of our knowledge. When a specific article is required we offer no substitute. Crystal Pharmacy, The Up To Now Druggist, C, F. COLDSMITH. 646 Main Street, Mount Pleasant, Pa. E. A. WALKER, Manufacturer of All Kinds of Ice Cream, Brick Cream, and Ices. Both Wholesale and Retail. Special Attention given to Weddings and Social Gatherings. Bell Phone 69. Braddock Block, Mount Pleasant. fi 20 3m It's within the reach of every woman to make the most of her looks. OUR TOILET AIDS AND ARTICLES for instance, are a distinct help to any complexion, a decided benefit to skin, scalp, teeth, etc. DRUG STORE QUALITY prevails, though bargain store prices are the rule. Make a test by buying some of our cold cream. It is excellent for sunburn. BARKLEY’S PHARMACY, Lorenzo G. Nail, Fli. G., Mgr. GG8 Main St., - Mount Pleasant, Pa. Local Phone 22. Bell Phone 88. Greensburg’s Big Race Meeting Bigger and Better than ever. More Fast Horses than Ever Before. Aug. 3, 4, 5. 6. A Race Every Day for a Purse of $i,000 PROGRAM, TUESDAY, AUG. 3, No. 1. 2:14 Pace (closed) Purse $1,000.00 No. 2. 2:25 Trot Purse 400.00 No. 3. 2:19 Pace Purse 400.00 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4. No. 4. 2:23 Trot (closed) Purse $1,000.00 No. 5. 2:12 Pace Purse 400.00 No. 6. 2:16 Pace Purse 400.00 THURSDAY, AUG. 5, No. 7. 2:30 Pace (closed) Purse $1,000.00 No, 8. 2:15 Trot Purse 400.00 No. 9. 2:09 Pace Purse 400.00 No. 10. 2:18 Trot Purse 400.00 FRIDAY, AUG 6. No. 11. 2:17 Trot (closed) Purse $1,000.00 No. 12. 2:25 Pace Purse 400.00 No. 13. 2:20 Trot . ..... Purse 400.00 No. 14. 3-yr-old Trot (closed) “ 500.00 DR. J. E. M1TINGER, Secretary, Greensburg, Pa. Llghtcap & Warden, Attorneys. Estate of Sophia A. McConaughy, deceased. Executor’s Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate of Mrs Sophia A. McConaughy, late of Mount Pleas-ant. Boro, Westmoreland A O., Pa., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned by the Register of West more^and County, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make Immediate payment, mid to those having claims against the same to pre-sent them to the underslgued. duly authen-ticated, for settlement. Win. R, Griffin. Executor. flt Mount’ Piemant, I’a, A Corset Endorsed by Dressmakers and Physicians. Y^E KNOW you won't hesitate to T buy that kind of a corset. It’s a Henderson. The best dressmakers en-dorse it because they can drape gowns stylishly and perfectly over this corset. Dressmakers know that Henderson Cor-sets give an effective figure to any form. Physicians recommend them be-cause investigation has proved that these corsets are hygienic in every de-tail. They shape the figure perfectly and mould it into lines of grace and beauty. a We urge you to visit our corset department; allow our salesladies to show you individually the graceful, symmet-rical lines that a Henderson Corset will produce. A practi-cal demonstration will be the best evidence of the value of this corset. Yon will be agreeably surprised at our mod-erate prices and our large assortment of good corsets, rang-ing in prices from 50c to $3.00 HENDERSON Fashion Form Corsets ■wi* WM. RAKUSIN. 623 Main Street, - - - MOUNT PLEASANT, PA REDUCTION ON 40-inch all wool Poplin, in green, brown and navy, 90c goods, sale price per yd 69c Fine weave black Serge, 42 in. wide, 98c, Sale price, per yard 75c Pine all wool black Panama, 52 in. wide, $1.00, sale price, per yard . . . 75c Fine weave black Batiste, 38 in. wide, 60c, sale price, per yard . . . 49c All wool Panama, black, brown and navy, 36 in. wide, 50c, sale price per yard 38c Two-tone stripe all wool Suitings, brown, garnet, navy, green and London smoke grey, sale price per yard . . 50c Eight different patterns of 50c Shepherd’s Plaid, all wool, sale price per yard 29c 15c Cotton Plaid, sale price .... |Qc 50c Cashmere, all colors, sale price . 35c 75c light grey all wool Batiste, sale price 59c 98c Novelty Mohair Suitings, all wool, sale price per yard . . . . . 75C THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1809. BIG HOTEL ROBBERY. Morgantown, Va., Woman Had $1,000 Worth of Jewelry Taken at Somerset Last Week. HER CRIP «if OPEN AND RIFLED, wlible should l»e stirred' thoroughly and enough water added to give the mixture the right consistency for spreading. The nrown tailed inolli is an Insect pest that has worked havoc to vegeta-tion in the limited areas in which It tins appeared and gives promise of being a national horticultural curse unless the most stringent measures are taken to keep it in check. Once it appears in a locality it strips orchard, shade and forest trees of every ves-tige of foliage. To handle the problem as it should tie met not only should most stringent lnws be passed, but there should be tlie fullest co-operation possible between federal and state au-thorities. The wholesome effect of an hour's work on lawn, garden or wood pile or in a brisk walk in the way of helping a fellow to “let down” from a condi-tion of nervous tension and IrrltnWHty Induced by confining office work, to-bacco smoke and bad air can hardly lie measured. Failure to take advan-tage of tills simple restorative has shortened life, bred unhappiness and furnished more grist for divorce mills than almost any Influence that ran be mentioned. Some overclean and particular moth-ers seem to forget that it is bet-ter to have a little dirt and disorder in sitting room and parlor than to have their boys spending most of their spare hours in the haymow and back alley. During the encampment of the Second brigade at Somerset last week Mrs. B. W. Whiteside, member of a party from Morgantown, W. Va., was the victim of a hotel robbery, losing jewelry valued at nearly $1,000. Mrs. Whiteside went to Camp Hunt in an automobile with Lieutenant Colo-nel and Mrs. Lewis T. Krebs, the latter of Governor Glasscock’s West Vir-ginia staff. Mrs. Whiteside had a room at the Hotel Belmont adjoining that of Colonel and Mrs. Krebs. When Mrs. Whiteside was about to retire for the night she discovered her grip had been slashed and rifled, the loot including five necklaces, a pair of gold earrings, three gold chains and a diamond and pearl pendant. One of the necklaces was an heirloom. It is supposed the robbery was committed while Mrs. Whiteside was in the dining room between 7 and 8 o’clock in the evening. SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS On the Sunday School Lesson by Rev. Dr. Linscott For the In-ternational Newspaper Bible Study Club. tCooyridht, 1909, by Rev. T. S. Linscott, D.D.) Aug. 8th, 1909. (Copyright, 1909, by Rev. T. S. Linscott, D.D.) Paul's Instruction to the Thessa-iontans. I Thess. v: 12-24. Golden Text.—See that none render «vll for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good. I Thess. v:15. Verses 12-15—What is the dominant note to-day between officials of the church and the pastor, is It official and business, or is it spiritual, that of felt tender love and warm esteem? Do ministers as a class "labor” as hard, and suffer as their Master did, and thus compel the tender love and esteem of the church? Does the average minister or not, actually ‘‘labor" as hard as the aver-age mechanic, farmer, business or professional man, and practice as much self denial as these? What Is generally the real charac-ter of those who will not support the church because they do not like the minister? What is the only way by which to have “peace” among brethren in a church or in a community? Verse 14.—If you know anything against a fellow Christian what is Hie right thing to do, (t) say nothing about It; (2) talk about it to others; (3) correct him in the presence of others, or (4) see him alone and In love tell him what you have to say? Jesus went about lovingly helping people, in their bodies, their souls, and circumstances; if you and I are not doing that, have we a right to con-clude that we are not followers of Jesus? Is Is your duty, as a Christian, to take pains to “comfort” everybody with whom you come In contact, and If you are so doing, what is the effect upon your life? Verse 15—If my neighbor sets his dog on my sheep, pulls down my fences in the night, shoots my chick-en when one gets into his yard, is constantly slandering me and my fam-ily, and will not pay me a long stand Ing just debt, what would Jesus do if he were f? (This question must be answered In writing by members of the club.) Verse 16—It is easy, Paul, for you to say, “Rejoice evermore,” but is it practical for ordinary mortals, and If so, how? Verse 17—If a man is really in love, with God and his fellows, does he not necessarily pray oil the time, either consciously or unconsciously? Is it necessary, or helpful, to have set times for conscious prayer? Verse 18—Are we to be thankful alike for pain and pleasure, for loss and gain, for enemies and friends, if we are "in Christ Jesus?” Is it not an actual fact, based on the truest philosophy, that every sort of experience, which comes to a true man, is in the highest possible sense, for his good? In the light of eternal existence, are there any such things as accident, calamity, misfortune, or even regret-table circumstances, in the life of a man of God? Verse 19—Can any man retain the peace of God, who is not absolutely obedient to the leadings of God's Holy Spirit? Verse 20—Prophesying here means preaching, Is there any sign in these days that it is being despised? Why should a love for the preaching of the gospel be cultivated? Verse 21—Why should we not as Christians encourage the most abso-lute free thought, the most critical re-search, and welcome the teaching of true science? Can the real truth ever be a hurt to a true man, and is not such a man as glad to change his opinion, when he finds he is wrong, as to change a worn-out garment for a new one? Verse 22—If we desire the right mm are imeaient to Goa s spirit, need we ever fear even the “appear-ance of evil?” Verses 23-24—Does God mean his children to live ''blameless” lives, and is the twenty-fourth verse not a prom-ise that Gcd will give the power to so do? Lesson for Sunday, Aug. 15th, 1909. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey— Ephesus. Acts xviii: 23 to xix:22. While a more luscious fruit than the strawberry might have been created, it is the opinion of a good many that a fruit of this description never was. The largest tobacco plantation in the world is near Amsterdam, Ga., and contains 25,000 acres. On this tract is grown about one-third of all the Suma-tra tobacco used for cigar wrappers in the United States. It is but a short step from the prize game of cards in the parlor to the poker game in the haymow or in the joint downtown. The boy sees the connection and draws bis deductions, whether milady is able to or not. It is a fine thing that women as a class are as religiously inclined as they are, but it would be still better if the men were held accountable for about half the piety in the home and the matter not left as one sided as it is at present. Many attach importance to the badger sign in the location of a place for a well, the theory being that this homely animal has a water instinct which causes him to dig ills burrows lu low places where It is but a few feet to water. A small colony of Mormons in the desert country south of Tucson, Ariz.. dry farmed 200 acres in beans last year and sold the crop for $13,000. Beats all what can be accomplished when thrift and enterprise are hitched up under the same neck yoke. May 14 best grade Colorado lambs in fleece brought $9.50 on the Chicago market, the highest price on record up to that time. Native lambs in good condition brought $8 to $8.10. These prices make the sheep business look like a pretty safe and satisfactory proposition. The yield of wheat in Russia for twenty years past has been eight and one-fourth bushels per acre, the laud lying fallow every third year and a famine appearing about once every five. It is little wonder in the face of this showing that anarchy and misery run riot in the czar’s domain. Last year Canada had 50G.000 acres of land devoted to the growing of po-tatoes, which produced a total of 71,- 511,000 bushels, or an average of 142 bushels per acre. The average market price was 50 cents a bushel. The above yield is about twice per acre that reported for the same period in the United States. A good many Wisconsin farmers had their eyes opened on this tuberculosis question when attending the short course classes at Madison the past winter. Not only was the subject of tuberculosis discussed, but animals shown to be affected with the disease by the tuberculin test were slaugh-tered before the class and the effects of the disease demonstrated. Those farmers who rather incline to the dual purpose cow will read with satisfaction and interest of the record recently completed by the registered Shorthorn cow Lulu, owned by the Missouri Agricultural college. Her showing for a week was 19 pounds of butter, for a month 77.8 pounds and for a full year 005.0 pounds. Her milk yield for the year was 12,341 pounds, testing 4.17 per cent butter fat. An excellent paint or wash for fruit tree trunks is made from the follow-ing: One peck of stone lime slaked in a quantity of water, one quart of crude carbolic acid, four pounds of sulphur, half a gallon of pine tar. The last named Ingredient should be added while tile limewater is hot, so that the tar will dissolve more readily. Tlie Well-timed Economies Throughout the Store. Look through our superbly complete summer stocks; study the beautiful array of new styles. Examine materials and work-manship. Note the individuality and freshness of everything. Sum it all up—and the keynote of the showing proves it to be Economy—such economy as is seldom equaled This store’s readiness with new and excellent merchandise was never more more apparent and here, there, everywhere through the stocks are chances to buy at a definite price advan tage. The golden time to supply your summer needs is now. A trip through our store soon will prove it. Fine Quality of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Summer Underwear at Lowest Prices. 2iie Gauze Vests 19c 50c Union Suits 35c 20c “ “ |3c 35c Drawers 20c 15c “ “ 10 25c “ |9c These are only a few of the many bargains you can get here and now. Roscoe C. Wilson & Co. 6oi Main Street. « - Mount Pleasant, Pa. 1*H 11 I! 11 I' 11 1' 11 11 1' 11 11 11 11 11 11 1' 11 11 11 11 II II 1' 11 11 11 1! 1! 11 II II II II II II II II 11 II 11 II II II II II II II SPECIAL SALE ** Til * Hi 3 Hi 33333 HU Hi Hit OF-OXFORDS Rare Bargain Figures. $5.00 Oxfords, until July 31 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 << << «( $3.75 $3.00 $2.62 $2.25 $1.87 $1,50 $1.17 .94 .75 1 Lovers of good footwear should not only remember that all these ox-fords are the best in their respective lines that money could buy, but that this chance to secure the reduction on them ends July 31st. PYNE. 711 Main st., Mount Pleasant, Pa Hi Hit Hi Hi 3 Hi Hi 3 Ht Hi Ht Ht ill Hi Ht Hi Ht HI HI Hi Hi Hi 3 Hi HI HI Hi Hi 3 Hi HI 3 Hi Hi HI HI HI HI HI Hi Hi Hi The ideal Oil for either air-cooled or water-cooled Ma-chines. Distilled from Penn-sylvania Crude Oil—light in color, which means absolute freedom from carbon. WAVICKI,Y SPECIAL IS a thin oil, feeds freely through any style lubricator, and will not congeal in the coldest weather. WA If you have any difficulty in obtaining from your dealer or garage, com-municate with us at once and wo will see that you urc supplied. “Perfect lubrication with* out carbon deposit,” Waverly Oil Works Co. IndoponcQen t Rortioi s . l*ittnlnirg, Pa. SPECIA Report of Secretary OF THE Mount Pleasant Borough School District For the Year Ending June 7, 1909. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO PITTSBURGH Sundays, Aug. 15 and 29, 1909 Round Trip Train Rate leaves TTnlontown...- $1.25 8:00 A.M. Duh bar -1.15 > 8:17 •• New Haveni 1.00 8:23 “ Oonnellsvllle 1.00 8:20 “ Everson 1.00 8:41 ** Bcottdale. 1.00 8:44 “ Round Trip Train Rate leaves Alverton $1,00 8:51 A, M. Tarr 1.00 8:58 “ New Stanton 1.00 9:08 “ Youngwood 1.00 9:12 “ Pittsburgh Ar 10:25 “ Train will also stop at WTLMERDING 9:55 A, M., EAST PITTSBURGH 0:59 A. M.‘ BRADDOOK 10:03 A. M., WILKINSBURG 10:10 A. M., and CAST LIBERTY 10:18 A. M Returning, tickets will be accepted ONLY ON SPECIAL TRAIN, ON DATE OF SALE, leaving Pittsburgh. Union Station, 7:15 P. M., East Liberty. 7:25 P. M.. Wilkins-burg 7:29 P. M,. Braddock 7r36 P. M., East Pittsburgh 7:40 P. M., and Wllmerding 7:44 P. M. NO HALF-FARE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD. The excursion rate will not be accepted on the trains, and passengers not provided with tickets will be charged the REGULAR FULL FARE. J. R. WOOD. Passenger Traffic Manager. GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Agent. The Best Buggies for the Least Money This has always been my aim and the same is true of Harness of all kinds. Buggies Range in Price from $45 to $100 Harness from $14 to $50 a Set. Flynets, rare bargains at from 50c to $3.00 per Horse. Better drop in and see for yourself. J. J, Hitchman, East Main St., - - Mount Pleasant, Pa. THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909. D6I PIC'TUKE'5 JST COPYRIGHT, 190S THU *3Y GEORGE NORTON BOBBS-SIEKXJLL C0HP.4NY "For your sake," whispered Hardy, “I will endure anything from him, at least until we have rescued you from this danger.” A small hand crept down his arm, found his hand, and pressed it. “Merci, mon ami!” whispered the princess. At that moment a splash was heard by the side of the boat. “Go below!" said Hardy in a voice of command—the voice that a real woman ukes to hear sometimes from a real man; and he stepped lightly to the spot. He could see nothing, could hear nothing more, but he found the general standing at the place, which was on the down-stream side, gazing into the water. For a moment Hardy had confidently expected to see a throng of Chinese climbing up the sides. If this splash had indicated the arrival of the enemy, however, there was nothing in the general's de-meanor to betray the fact. He did not move, did not awake the sleeping crew, but turned with a sigh and crossed the deck. He was stopped by the princess, who walked with him for a few seconds. "He has sent one of the crew, Sten-ka Pugacheff, down the river for help,” she said to Hardy. “Brave Stenka! He hopes to get far enough in the darkness to escape the eyes of the band which is collected here, and then he will take to the woods. Is he not a hero, this simple. Cossack? It Is 80 versts to the military station, and there is death waiting for him a; every step." , A light flashed an I went out 80 or 40 yards below, and immediately a blazing object described an arc through the air and fell on the deck not far from their feet. One glance was enough to show that the object was an arrow which, freighted with some highly inflammable material, was sticking upright in the deck and burning like a candle. It cast con-siderable light. Hardy leaped to snatch it, but, ere he reached it, one of the Cossack soldiers anticipated him and threw the blazing missile into the river. Just as he was in Lhe act of seizing it, several shots rang out and the man was slightly wounded in the arm, as was discovered later—for the brave fellow made no outcry at the time. The general spravg to the princess’ side, took her by the arm and turned her toward the gangway, speaking kindly but firmly to her. “Da, da!" she replied, and left the deck. The first arrow was but the precur-sor of a shower of 20 or more, the ma-jority of which either passed far over the vessel or fell short, thus proving that the accuracy of the first shot bad been largely the result of a lucky guess. One of the arrows stuck fast in the rr.il and a sailor broke it. off by strik-ing it with a long polo. The rifle vol-ley of which it was the precursor did no damage, as most of the’Russians were either lying on their stomachs, or were crouching behind the impro-vised bulwarks. There were evidently about 30 Chinese shooting arrows, ac-companied by from six to ten rifle-men. If they were trying to set fire to the boat, or merely to light it up so that they might pot at its occupants from the safety of the darkness, it soon became evident that their scheme was not destined to prove highly suc-cessful. The men, for one thing, made themselves plainly visible for an instant or so while they were scratching their matches and applying the burning arrows to the string. ‘ They kept shooting now, sporadical- ; ly. First here and there and then in j some other spot a red, fitful light j would gleam for an instant, dyeing / a patch in the river blood-red by its radiance, and revealing a wild, sav-age- looking Mongolian, armed with great bow and quiver, who flicked into view for a moment and as soon was swallowed up again by darkness. Hardy, not understanding the gen-eral’s orders, reasoned that he would be pardoned for acting under his own. If he were going wrong, he reflected, It would be easy to stop him. He therefore held his rifle ready for ac-tion, as a man who is expecting a covey of quail to rise, and stood watching the water, alert, tense, keen as a cat about to spring. His chance came soon, when one of those lights flashed nearly in the direction of his gaze and not far away. He threw the gun to his shoulder and fired. He could not see the sights, but he could njiake out the object ’plainly, and he kinew he should not go far wrong. He paissed, for the Chinese, standing jabout waist-deep in the water, fitted the arrow to the string and discharged it. The shot rang out loud and clear. It seemed to Hardy that he had never heard a rifle make such a loud report before. The general exclaimed: "Monsieur Hardy, ah!” and made BO further comment, so the American continued his shooting—once, twice, three times. Meanwhile the attacking party seemed to be approaching a lit-tle nearer, and they succeeded in lodg-ing several of their burning missiles in the woodwork of the boat: one ar-row in rne ran, iwo in the side oi tne wheelhouse, and one in the hull. These were broken off almost as soon as they stuck and did no damage, for, strange to say, the Chinese them-selves had ceased firing their rifles. And now Hardy had the Inex-pressible joy of killing one of the attacking party, who fell backward into the water with his blazing arrow in his hand. “I’m getting the knack of it,” he muttered; “I shall be able to do it more frequently now. Perhaps I, alone, can stop them.” A moment later he heard sudden shouting, the sound of running feet, snarls of rage and the splash of heavy bodies falling into the water. A party of Chinese, that had crept down from above in rowboats, was attempting to board, and the Bouriats and crew were repelling them savagely with bay-onets and swords. CHAPTER XVf. Battle by Moonlight. The burning arrows had been a di-version, as the books on tactics say, to draw the attention of the little band of defenders and occupy it completely on the down-stream side, while an-other attacking party crept up under cover of darkness and boarded from above. But for the fact that the wily old general, fearing the trick, had kept a guard stationed at that side, the ruse might have succeeded per-fectly. The boat, as we have seen, whs swung diagonally across a sort of channel, her nose and stern being imbedded in sand-banks. The Chinese, coming down stream in three row-boats, struck her at either end and near the middle, their evident inten-tion being to spread the Russians out as much as possible. At this moment a frayed and worn old moon floated up out of the Si-berian forest. Hardy saw, by its light, a wide expanse of water, dimly shin-ing between ghostly forests; he saw several Mongolian heads, covered with round black caps, looking over the side of the boat; he saw Julius Smulders whirl a heavy oak pole in the air and bring it down on one of these heads with terrific force; he saw one of the Bouriats cleave an-other head so completely that one-half stood erect for a second, while the other fell over the victim’s shoul-der, as the Bouriat wrenched at his sword, which was Imbedded in the rail; he saw a gigantic Manchurian, with a long two-handed sword, leap aboard, to be thrust through by a bay-onet lunge just as his feet struck the deck. All this the American took in with one glance of the eye just as the moon rose above the woods. There were four of the crew, be-sides the captain, all armed with rifles to which bayonets had been affixed 4*' the general’s order. Add to these Smulders, the general himself, Hardy and three Bouriats, and the defending party consisted of 11 members. Brave Stenka Pugacheff of the crew had gone down the fiver for help, and the attack had been delivered so sudden-ly that there was no time to call Ro-manoff, who was sleeping below. In-deed, it is doubtful if, at that moment of extreme excitement, anybody thought of him. The Chinese were receiving a mur-derous and unlooked-for reception, but they were not to be easily beaten off. Several of them gaiiyid the deck and began to swing their clunrsy, two-handed swords, and the slash of steel on steel rang out amVl savage grunts, snarls and cries of rage. The Cossack crew and the Bouriats fought like dev-ils, leaping and darting about with the agility of wildcats and handling their more modern weapons with murder-ous dexterity and skill. A man never knows what sort of man he is still a supreme trial comes to him. The American found himself cool. His faculties were all at a state of extremest tension, with the result that he could see and hear bet-ter, think faster and decide more quickly than in ordinary moments. He took his revolver from his pocket and ran lightly toward a Manchurian who was just throwing one leg over the rail. He fired at the head of the nan, who fell back into'the water with a loud splash, dropping his sword on the deck. Another leaped over the rail almost at his side, and, swinging his great steel blade high in the air, chopped at Hardy’s head. The latter threw up his rifle and received the blow on the barrel. The impact brought him to his knees, but, as he sank, he shot his assailant beneath the chin, killing him instantly. At this moment a blazing arrow passed over him and stuck in one of the cotton-stuffed pillows that had been used as a barricade. Hardy snatched the pillow, threw it overboard and ran to the down-stream side of the boat. The attack of the boarders had not lasted In all over four or five minutes, and yet in that time several of the wading party had approached considerably nearer. The moon gave sufficient light for him to see the sights of his rifle now and the dark form of the Chinese made conspicuous marKS in the gleaming water. This was not over two or three inches deep m the sand in which the prow of the boat was imbedded, and two of the Chinese were running close in. Hardy killed them both with his rifle and then began to shot deliberately at those who were farther away, with such efTect that he put the entire party to flight ere the ten remaining shots in his weapon were exhausted. He turned to re-enter the melee just in time to see Boris Romanoff burst raging on deck, wrench a two-handed sword from the fingers of a dead Chin-nese and ply it with as much ease and skill as though it were lightest of rapiers. The attackers were gaining ground. Enough of them had come over the side to defend a portion of lhe rail, over which others were rapid-ly scrambling, while several of their number were keeping the defending party so busy that they could not use their guns to shoot them down; which, indeed, they would not have been likely to dp, in any case, as Cossacks and Bouriats are primitive fighters who do not think of shooting when brought to close quarters. Boris Ro-manoff charged with such deadly skill that the boarders leaped over the side, back into the water, leaving two of their number dead. The other brigands followed their comrades, with the exception of one, who was bayoneted in the back just as he jumped; the rifle-barrel, striking the rail, made a fulcrum of it, so that the weapon was wrenched from the own-er’s hands. And now a thing happened that made Hardy glad that he had not taken Boris Romanoff’s hand, One of the Chinese was not dead, but had been stunned by a blow on the head with a pole. He sat up and looked about him, when Romanoff kicked him in the face, knocking him backward, and, snatching a gun from one of the Bouriats, pinned the man writhing to the deck. So firmly was the steel blade imbedded in the planking that the combined efforts of two men were needed to pull it out again. The fight was over. There was no further danger of the Chinese return-ing to the attack that night, if at all. They had been taught a terrible les-son, though with considerable cost, it must be confessed, to the defenders. One of the Bouriats was dead, cleft deeply at the base of the neck from a blow with a two-handed sword, Smulders was wounded in the head ny a gash that caused the blood to flow over his cheek. His clothing ujas copiously stained. Romanoff, it was found, too, had received a thrust in the leg, of which he made light, b«t which was bleeding profusely. The general ordered him below. While the men were washing down the decks, Hardy went into the passage leading to the cabins. He wished to reload his rifle, and pos-sibly get a little sleep. He wondered how the princess had fared during these terrible moments of uproar and carnage. (TO BB CONTINUED.! Western Pennsylvania Classical and Scien-tific Institute. Thirty-seventh Year be-gins Sept. 15,1909. Prepare for all the Leading Colleges. Classical. Scientific. Literary. Special. Piano. Vocal. Mandolin and Guitar. Elocution. Now’s the time to decide on at-tendance and be ready for the fall opening. For Further Informa-tion Inquire of W. LAWRENCE KALP, A. B., Principal. Newness of Modern Japan. Wheeled vehicles and roads upon which they can travel are mutters of the last 50 years In Japan All Out of Sorts. Has Any Mount Pleasant Person Never Felt That Way ? Feel all out of sorts? Tired, Blue, Irritable, Nervous? Back feel lame and achy? 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Bowmau’s Pharmacy, 753 Main st,. on the hill. Ask lor samples, 5 B ly THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1809, o:Ai :A:'-JU-JU'A: JL. ‘J-au^^^^ * * * H H Ho* NEWS ruoivf OUR NEIGHBORS, EAST SCOTTDALE. Mr. and Mr.'. Wm. Waui>aman were among the local excursionists to Cum-berland Sunday last. Mrs. Abe Eicher, who has been seri ously ill the past lew days, is somewhat improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Kreinbrook and little daughter, Evelyn, of Laurelville, were here over Sunday with that gentle-man’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kreinbrook. Smith Eicher, one of the Independent ball team, is now able to be about again after some serious injuries received in a game July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Williams, of Conuells-ville, called on their niece, Mrs. Joseph Weaver, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jess King spent Sunday in Everson with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Porterfield. Ellis Dick, of Freed, has accepted a position here as collector for the Scott-dale “Independent." IlMlhA. Miss Agnes Laird, of this place, and her cousins, the Misses Jeftrey, of New-comer, left Monday for Bay City, Michi-gan, where they will visit their uncle, Sandy Jeffrey, formerly of this place, for two weeks. Misses Edith Prosser, of Carnegie, and Minnie Alter, of Indiana, are here visit-ing Miss Bess Bailey. Mrs. C. A. Fortney, ol Monessen, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sauerwein, of this place. Dr. and Mrs. Walker and son, Jim, spent Sunday at Mrs. Walker's old home at Mill Run, Pa. They made the trip in their auto. Prof. R. W. Shrum, of Irwin, spent Sunday with Charles Hurst. Charles Freed, of Mount Pleasant, was a caller here Monday afternoon, There will be preaching service in the church here Sunday evening by the pas-tor, Rev. Callahan. Miss Ruth Condre, of Mount Pleasant, was a visitor here Sunday afternoon. Miss Edna Jeffrey, of Trauger, spent Monday here with relatives. Miss Florence Greene, of Seward, Pa., spent a few days of this week with her uncle, Jack Greene, and family, of this place, Glenn, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Parker, is ill of diphtheria. IIAMMONDVILL1C. Quite a number of Hammondville fans went to Connellsville last Friday to wit-ness the ball game between the Muddies and Onions. Citizen Elmer Bell transacted business at Mount Pleasant last Thursday. Walter Martz, of Scottdale, is summer-ing with his uncle, J, Harry Freed. J. Robert Washabaugh is taking a va-cation which he is spending with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Washa-baugh. “Gint" Jones is home for a short stay with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb. Jones. While here he will do the twirl-ing for our winning base ball club. W. E. Miller, M. D. Aller and J. S. Mc- Lain were Mount Pleasant callers Satur-day evening. The Bridgeport Independent Board of Education held a short meeting in the high school Saturday last. Many impor-tant business transactions were consum mated. Our farmers are putting forth every effort to get their crops put in their barns in a dry condition. J. A. Cooper was first to put the last sheaf in the mow. J. Harry Freed is straining his physique to be second on the list. J. B. Honse is more than pleased with his rye crop which numbered three hun-dred and seventv bushels. He will market the grain and put the money into circulation at once. Divine services at Paradise were well attended last Sunday. A. W. McCreary resumed his railroad work after a two weeks' vacation. Miss Ada Chapman is spending a few weeks at home. J. Warren Chrisfner is much elated over the seam of limestone discovered on his farm recently. The stone burns quickly and slacks well and makes a splendid fertilizer. LAURELVILLE. Mrs. H. Hamel and son, William, drove to that lady's mother's home near Greens-burg Sunday. R. B. Smith left Wednesday last for a two weeks’ visit with his brother, John Smith, of De Kalb, Illinois. Bert Horner, in company with a Pitts-burg friend, spent Sunday with his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Horner. Mrs. W. C. Hamel and son, Master Karl, are now visiting that lady's par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hays, of Donegal. Rev. J. E. Habliston, of Acme, will preach in the local Sunday school room Sunday afternoon, August 8th, at 3 o'clock. Sunday school will be held at 2 o'clock. W. S. Leeper spent a few days last week with Somerset friends. The Misses Hamel are enterlaining Misses Milly Steigerwald, Lauta Keller-man and Gertrude Jones, ol Pittsburg. Rev. A. Fisher, Evangelical minister of Paradise church, will deliver a ser-mou at the Kreinbrook school house Sat-urday evening next, August 7th, CHAMPION Mrs. Rev. Wm. A. Harman and two daughters are here visiting Edward Kuhns. Daisy Leola and Ethel Pearl are bright young ladies. Their home is at Altoona. G. F. Newill is erecting a fine new house, 30x32x18 with dormer windows which give him a house of a three-story building. Charles Sleesman and J. F. Dumbauld are the contractors and build-ers. It is roofed with slate and will be ready for occupancy October 1st. Mrs. Anna Newill and daughter, Min-nie, of Scottdale, are here visiting friends. John Saylor’s grist mill, run and man-aged by M. O. Stewart, is being over-hauled and an entire new system install-ed by putting in the Gyrator, as intro-duced by the Wolf company, of Cham-bersburg, Pa., whose agent will be here to set up and put the machinery into running order. W. L. Robison, of Canon City, Colo-rado, a former teacher who has taught school 32 years, is here after an absence of 30 years. Tury Miller, daughter of Geo. F. Mil-ler, aged 21 years, died last week and the funeral was held at the Lutheran church. Rev. M. V, DeVaux preached 13 ser-mons while here. The young people came to the meetings from far and near, in hay wagons and other vehicles. In-terest was intense. The Church of God and the Evangelical people united to-gether in holding the meetings. JONES MILLS. Mrs. Nelson Miller is recovering feom quite a serious illness. The Young Ladies' Bible Class spent a very pleasant evening with their teach-er, Mrs. Ed. J. Friedline, last Saturday. Some of the young ladies' mothers were present. About forty persons were en-tertained. A most excellent paper on the “Life of Moses" was written and read by Miss Jennie Logan. Two instru-mental duets by Miss Maude Miller and Miss Margaret Freeman were beautifully played and added much to the evening's enjoyment. A large number of guests are at the Pike Run Club House all the time now. An exceptionally large number were en-tertained over last Sabbath. Miss Anna Neiderhiser spent last week in Somerset. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Friedline, of Bakers-ville, spent last Sabbath with Edward J. Friedline and family. Mrs. Ed. Shaffer, of Ligonier, and Mrs. John Harman, of Scottdale, have been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Matthews. If the apple crop will not be so abun-dant this year the cherry and berry crops are and have been very abundant. PLEASANT HILL. Dear Editor, we think our burg is a large enough fly speck or sore spot on the face of nature to be of interest to the reading public, hence these roastlets. We now boast of a photo gallery, with a second hand, breechloading picture gun, with Al. Smith at the trigger. Land scapes and other things are taken with views guaranteed and variable. Our town is threatened with a water famine. Several families of the First ward have annexed a piece of Leeper’s spring. The “decoration” has left Manuel Neiderhiser's face. Hays Showman was the artist. Ed. Morey is busy building fence. Al. Smith is harvesting McGee’s black-berry crop. The berries are o. k., but Al. says the stalks would make good cross-cut saws. Mrs. Wm. Ross is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Morey. Mrs. Milton Keicher is able to be about again. Our city dads are debating the enact-ment of an ordinance reducing the speed of all autos to 90 miles an hour. John D. K. comes out and, at the top of the hill on Cemetery avenue, buckles on his mobile features and slides down to the pump house so fast that a streak of greased lightning simply couldn’t catch up with the smell. Si SIMPLE. £verytbina Gbat Contributes to safety, strength and sound banking princi-ples is maintained by the First National Bank of Mount Pleasant. Your, 'account, subject to check, is invited. first IMionalffianli, IMOUNT PLEASANT,' PA.“ Established 1863. Oldest National Bank in West-moreland county. Capital ----- $100,000 Surplus & Profits over $100,000 <inBnaBKnmHHMMHBn" K V PERSONAL CLEANLINESS willnot preserve your health if you con-tinue to breathe the foul sewer gas every time you go to the bath room. SANITARY PLUMBING is even more important to health than a plentiful use of soap and water. Have us remodel your bath room so that it will be entirely free lrom the danger that always lurks in old style plumbing. Cost will be little compared with the benefit derived. J. A. STEVENSON & CO., 753 Main St., Mount Pleasant, Pa. Prices Talk. They have always talked but at no time right out in meeting as they do now. We are making them say some things, too. Groceries. Here are some figures on Groceries that make our com-petitors sit up and take notice: 3-lb. cans Pineapple, 3" for 25c 3-lb. cans Tomatoes, 3 for 25c 3-lb. cans Peas, ... 3 for 25c 3-lb. cans Peaches, 3 for 25c 3-lb cans Baked Beans 3 “ 25c Dates, 4 lbs. for 25c 25-lb. sack of Mountain Buckwheat Flour for 70c L. M. KARNEY, 750 Main st.. “On the Hill," MOUNT PLEASANT, PA. / 8 viiMttll8 Clean Up! The wise citizen always does this of his own account, not waiting until Council eith er compels him to do the work or does it for him with a per-centage added to the cost. Price $3.50 Yfae S$h%$m§ Cut The Keen Kutter is tne only safety razor that permits of the sliding cut, so necessary for a smooth, clean shave. No scraping or pulling like the ordinary straight cutting razors. mnKi/men SAFETY mmsts are equipped with 12 Norwegian steel blades, each ground, honed and stropped by hand, testtd and guaranteed. Packed in leathei case convenient for travelers. We Sell Them m3 S. B. COLVIN & CO., Center of Town. Mount Pleasant, Pa. Night Soiling I make a specialty of this work and am prepared to do it quickly and at a reasonable price. Call on or address John Hanse, 310 Smithfield St. BELL PHONE 133. AWISE INVESTMENT Uhe question is not What will it cost to paint? but... What will it cost not to paint? Paint It protection and beauty . . If you use the best paint LOWE. BROTHERS “High Standard” Paint Is a wise Investment because It gives the best protection, for the greatest number of years, at the least cost. It pays large divi-dends in satisfaction and best results. 0ee the Color Cards and practical printed helps •Sold Of J. B. Goldsmith, Mount Pleasant, Pa. J. S. Parker Co. Scottdale. t We give Silver Trading Coupons. J. S. Parker Co. Scottdale. We give Silver Trading Coupons. Glimpse The first glimpse of nifty new two and three piece suits for Autumn wear. There are many strikingly attractive feat-ures to the new fall suits, both coats and skirts; in other words, there is a radical difference be-tween these and anything hith erto produced—the coats are longer, the skirts are pleated, the ornamentation is new and the materials generally of the favored rougher fabrics. An August “Windfall,” Saturday and Monday, Aug. 7 and 9. Two events of importance—first glance at the new fall suits, dress skirts and silk waists—a sale of outer and under garments for late summer wear and yard goods at prices that make it profitable for buyers to be present early in the day—a rummage sale with lower prices tor wanted items than you have heard of before. Mission. Mission portier is the name of a new art drapery that will be an ornament to any home. A combination of rope and tapestry stripes with ori-ental figures. Really this is one of the best we have ever seen and would like to have you look it over. Finest Tuie Skirts $1.85 $3.50 and $3.00 Skirts (just in from the manufacturer) ot strictly all linen, natural color, button trimmed and self strapped—ot tine white Rep., skirts made from imported cloth in four good styles. Man tailored skirts that fit as beautifully as any high priced worsted skirt. Surplus White Silk Gloves to close Too many white silk gloves on hand so we place them on the bargain table; two clasp, double linger tipped at' 35c for the 5oc kinds 50c for the 75c kinds. A Shower of Remnants Of silks, of woolens, of cottons, of linens, of broken lines of hosiery and gloves—talk about your good picking, these remnants certainly will make it worth your while to be “among those present”—marked i to ^ original prices. Unusual Values in Infants’ Dresses and Skirts Found a manufacturer who would make us up a lot and sell them at cost of making and we put them on sale Saturday morning at a saving to you of at least One-third. Embroidery yoke dress of fine nain-sook, sleeves trimmed, too, 60c in-stead of 90c. Another 90c dress for 60c—tine nainsook without yoke but trimmed with pin tucks, and French knots— sleeves lace trimmed. Four styles of $1.25 and $1 50 at $1 00. Some with yokes of Swiss embroidery and Swiss inserting in skirt—others without yokes trimmed with tucks and in the skirt Swiss in-serting and edge. Lot of fine skirts, lace trimmed, 25c Lot of fine skirts, lace trimmed or embroidery trimmed, at 55c instead of 75c. Infants’ 75c and 85c embroidery caps at 50c. Infants’ 50c embroidery caps at 35c Infants’ 25c and 35c “ ** “ 18c Boys' Tub Clothes To clean up the entire line—Boys’ linen crash knickerbockers and knee pants worth 50c to 75c at 25c. Lot boys’ striped wash suits worth $1.00 and $1.50, 6 and 8 year sizes only, at 45c. Lot boys’ fine Madras and Fontle-roy blouses worth $1.00, sizes 3 to 16 years, at 75c. Keep Cool and Comfortable. Kimonas and Sacques Reduced. A specially pretty lot of plain white and of figured Swiss or lawn s
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Title | Mount Pleasant journal (August 5, 1909) |
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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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.) |
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Place of Publication | Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa. |
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OL. 34.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909*. NO 30.
ft SJLI: THAT
LOOKED fIRST
CUSS ON PAPER
Although It Won't Pan out as
Many Might Expect
THE HOSEDALE FLATS IN PITTSBURG
FINALLY DISP08ED OF BY LOCAL BANK
RECEIVER.
The Apartments Were Taken Some
Years Ago by the Now Defunct Far-mers
and Merchants National Bank
of Mount Pleasant as Security for a
Poor Loan and, Alter Two Futile
Attempts at Public Outcry, Mr.
Murray Closes a Deal That Lots
the Bank Out With a Loss of Only
Twenty five Thousand Dollars.
A simple statement, as published in
the Pittsburg papers T hursday, to the
ellect that IT. G. Murray, as receiver
for the Farmers and Merchants Natio-nal
Bank of Mount Pleasant, had dis-posed
of the Rosedale liats in Brush-ton,
through a city real estate dealer,
for $5o,ooo, would doubtless he mis-leading
to many of the creditors of
•that defunct institution without a few
words of explanation.
Some years ago the hank, in flic course
of its business career, loaned some money
to a Pittsburg firm of contractors and
was eventually forced to take a mort-gage
on the fiats, in which it had invest-ed
at the time its doors were closed
about $40,000. W. L. Byers, of this place,
as trustee, had a prior claim on the
buildings for $13,500 and the Sankey
estate had another for $20,000, the bank’s
mortgage coming in really third, being
carried in the name of its cashier, C. E.
Mullin, who turned the security over to
Receiver Murray only a few monthsago.
On an order from the United States
District Court, aud after being thor-oughly
advertised, Mr. Murray offered
the property at public sale on June 15th
last and continued the sale until July
2nd, as the highest bid made was $11,000
in addition to the $33,500 atiead of the
bank's claim. On July 2nd there was
but one bidder present and his ofter of
$10,100 besides assuming the mortgages
already referred to was refused by Mr.
Murray who might have let the property
go and thus saved himself all further
worry on that score. But, he wasn’t
satisfied and next turned to a real estate
party and got nearly $5,000 more for the
bank's creditors whose representative
he is.
The real estate man’s ofter as accepted
was $48,500, which will net the bank
$15,000, and of that sum $5,000 is cash
and $10,000 is payable in six months
from day of sale, leaving the bank’s loss
oil the loan about $25,000.
At the time the bank took the mort-gage
the security was deemed good as
the flats brought in handsome sums in
the way of rents; but, they have since
run down and are today in need of re-pairs
and are hard to rent. One reason
for tliis change is said to be found in
the action of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in having abandoned its nearby
station at Brushton. The flats are four
in number, each three stories and each
containing six suites of six rooms and a
jbath. The purchaser is J. Z. Levy, of
Pittsburg.
DEATHS OE THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in This Place and
Vicinity.
Mrs. DrussillaSherrick, died on Friday
morning at her Main street home, fol-lowing
an illness of several months
aged, almost 73 years. She was a mem-ber
of the First Reformed church, whose
pastor, Rev. E. R. Deatrick, conducted
divine services Saturday alterboon at
the house, in which she was born and
raised, the interment following in the
cemetery. Mrs. Sherrick’s three survi-ving
children are Mrs. E. H. Smith, of
Newport News, Virginia, and Alex and
Edward Sherrick, of this place. She was
one of the twelve children of Robert
and Elizabeth Hitchman and leaves one
brother and a sister, William R. Hitch-nian
and Mrs. Elizabeth Keller, both of
Shis place.
j The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos
/Lobr, of West Washington street, died
j Sunday of bowel trouble.
Elisha C. Porter, a well known East
Huntingdon township farmer, died Mon-day
of spinal trouble, aged 63 years. He
leaves a widow and three sons.
Ella Engberg, a 14-year-old Scottdale
girl, died at the local hospital Friday
following an operation for a bad case of
appendicitis.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People Gath-ered
During the Week.
Miss Eflie Hoke, of Fayette county,
was here with old friends Saturday.
Master John Foust left Monday for
Jones Mills to visit her grandparents.
Levan and Herman Kalp, of Cham-pion,
paid this office a pleasant call Sat-urday.
Miss Marjorie Gaither, of Grcensburg,
was here last week as the guest of Miss
Leona Marsh.
Mrs. Charles Cunningham is home
from an extended visit paid Jamestown,
Ohio, relatives.
George W. Fultz was at Rtiflsdale Sun-day
evening calling on Rev. and Mrs.
Cyrus G. Slmpe.
Misses Mary A. Ramsay and Araminta
Galley are taking a course of lectures at
Chautauqua, N. Y,
Clark F. Warden and daughter, Miss
Anna, of Pittsburg, are here visiting re-latives
and old (rieuds.
Mrs. Will Murphy, of Wilkinsburg, is
here visiting her father and sister, Cap
tain aud Miss Grace Jordan.
Mrs. J. S. McGee and daughter, Miss
Jean, of Butler, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Warden, of the South Side.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Anderson re-turned
last Thursday evening from a ten
weeks’ visit paid friends in Ohio and
Illinois.
Elmer Weineman and family, of Young
wood, called on a few old friends here
Friday while taking a day’s drive across
the Ridge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rumbaugli and daugh-ter,
Miss Marie, are at the Three Springs
summer resort of the former’s son, Ciias.
near Bakersville.
Miss Audella May Simons, of Sidney,
N. Y., a former Institute teacher, is mak-ing
a ten-day visit here witli Miss Lena
Myers’ and other old friends.
Mrs. John Hudskin, of Armbrust; Miss
Bourd, of TurtleCreek, and Mrs. Philips,
of Lewistown, Pa., were here last week as
guests of Mrs, George W. Smith.
Mrs. Mary W. Weimer and grand-daughter,
Mistress Mary Ellen Dillon,
spent the past week at the country home
of J. A. Lohr near Jones Mills.
Ralph Miller will leave the first of
next week for Lincoln, Nebraska, where
he will be an assistant engineer for the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad.
Mrs. Rabe F. Marsh and children, of
Greensburg, are here on a month’s visit
to relatives while the head of the family
is off on a Canadian fishing expedition.
Mrs. Martha Taylor and daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bitner, of Connellsville, were
here last week visiting the former’s sis-ter,
Mrs. O. W. Slillwagon, of South Eagle
street.
Mrs. James Eaton and son, George, of
Trauger, and Mrs. William Gray and son,
Russell, of Latrobe, were the guests of
Mrs. Robert Russell, of Eagle street, the
past week.
Mrs. W. L. Marsh, of Irwin, who spent
two weeks here with her daughter, Mrs.
George W. Stoner, was driven by Mr.
Stoner Monday down to Madison to see
her son.
Supt. Harry W. Giles, of the Mount
Pleasant Water Company, and Sherman
Giles, of Broadford, were at Kittanning
Sunday to see their younger brother,
James, who is very ill of liver trouble.
Miss Ella McCaleb, secretary of Vas-sar
College, who is home on a vacation,
will leave in a week or so with her sis-ter,
Miss Effie, for a cottage she built
several years ago in the Catskill moun-tains.
Mrs. Myer Posner entertained for a
dozen or more lady friends at her Col-lege
avenue home Thursday afternoon
in honor of the Misses Abramson, of
Buffalo, N. Y., who were guests of
Greensburg friends.
Miss Lib Stewart, of Sand Hill, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Amanda Rinehart and
other East End friends. Mrs. Rinehart,
accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss
Ruth Rinehart, returned the day before
from Trauger where she visited her son,
Supt. William Rinehart.
Successful Lawn Fete.
Despite heavy rains, the receipts of
the nice lawn fete, given last Thursday
evening at the beautiful country home
of M. M. Byers by the Needlework Guild
ladies, were some $82. The expenses
were few as the Zimmerman people’s
chairs, J. B. Coldsmith’s dishes and
nearly everything else were furnished
free. Dr. Walker’s Hecla orchestra ren-dered
a number of very pleasing musical
selections.
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JOHN ANDREW SIIULZE—1823-1829.
Although ordained l'> the mlniHlrv in Hie German Lutheran church, John
Andrew Shtilze found II neeesHiir.v by renson id’ III health to Rive up Ills pro-fession
and etiRHue In business, lie was born in 1773 In Berks county, the
son of a German Lutheran clerR.vmnn. lie was elected a member of the
house of representatives and served from 180(1 to 1808. Mr. Kliul'/.e held at
one time Hie offices of roRlster, recorder, prothonotary, clerk of the orphans’
court and clerk in the sessions court of Lebanon county. He resigned these
offices to RO lo the legislature. In 1821! he was elected governor by the Dem-ocrntle
party, lie gave so good an account of himself while In office that In
•1H27 In' was reelected almost, unanimously. At the expiration of his
service ns governor lie retired to private life, lie died at his home In I.an-caster
In t81li.
TWO SLY YOUNG MARRIED MEN CAUGHT
The Wife of One, Her Father and a Policeman Find Them
Passing Themselves off as Single on
Two Local Ladies.
TWO APPLICATIONS LOR DIVORCE TO f01 LOW.
W. G. Johnson, of the West Side, Connellsville, and E. S. Beckner, of
Uniontown, both young married men and commercial travelers, were caught
here late Sunday night by the latter’s wife while calling upon two ladies upon
whom they are said to have passed themselves off as single.
Miss Grace Jordan 111.
Miss Grace Jordan suffered a severe at-tack
of intercostal neuralgia Tuesday
night. Her condition was somewhat im-proved
this morning.
Tales of gayefy had by Messrs. John-son
and Beckner while away on their
trips had reached their wives frequently,
but it was not until last Tuesday week
that Mrs Beckner and her father, Super-intendent
John Bitz, the well known coke
maker, began to investigate. They then
came here and placed the matter in the
hands of Chief of Police Perry Keller
who went to work quietly on the case
and wasn't long delivering the goods.
The two local ladies went over to Con-nellsville
Sunday forenoon and were
met there by Johnson and Beckner, but
the latter disappeared when he happen-ed
to see Mrs. Beckner in company with
Chief Keller who dropped down to the
Yough metropolis on the same car.
In no way discouraged at having flush-ed
the little social gathering, the chief
had Mrs. Beckner and father come over
here in the evening and await develop-ments
at this end of the line. The frio
called at the ladies’ homeafter 11 o’clock
that night and found the two pairs en-joying
themselves socially, although the
men were very much taken back when
compelled to explain that both were
married. The ladies said that they had
been deceived. One of them, however,
was unable to give a very satisfactory
answer when asked by Chief Keller how
she and one of the men came to register
recently as man and wife af the Kromer
House, Scottdale.
The meeting otherwise was as quiet as
Mary’s little lamb, the chief and his
party leaving as they had secured all the
evidence they sought. Mrs. Beckner will
apply for a divorce just as it is said Mrs.
Johnson's intention is, both applying to
the Fayette county courts.
SABBATH DESECRATION
Which an Observer Sees Here and Wants to
Have Stopped.
MR. EDITOR.—In passing along one of
our streets on Sabbath morning last my
attention was directed to a store, whose
proprietor is not an American, doing a
rushing.business in selling ice cream
cones, candy, and anything else he had
for sale to men, women snd children,
principally boys and girls who were
spending the money given them for
church and Sunday school by their
parents.
Is it possible the good citizens of this
town will permit the laws of onr state,
which protect our Sabbath, to be tram-pled
under by people of this class ?
Where is our honorable mayor and po-lice,
our constables who are sworn to
enforce the laws of this commonwealth?
The state constabulary stepped into
our town a year or more ago and stopped
this very kind of Sunday selling. But
it should not be necessary for them to
enforce the laws in our town. We have
officers chosen and elected by the peo-ple
for this purpose. A word from them
would be all that is necessary.
I hope our good mayor will see that
places of this kind are closed as they
should be on the Sabbath day.
, OBSERVER.
RUFF FAMILY REUNION.
Greensburg Races.
The four-day races at Greensburg were
successfully opened Tuesday when Prin-cess
Hal took the $1,000 stake race, Net-tie
Brook the $400 trot and Ashline the
$400 pace. Today and tomorrow will be
the biggest days.
It will be Held on the Fair Oronnds at
Youngwood August 24th.
The descendants of Anthony and Eliz-abeth
Ruth will hold their third biennial
reunion on the fair grounds at Young-wood
on Tuesday, August 24th, the
function beginning at 10 a. m. All per-sons
related to the above named ances-tors
are not only cordially invited to
attend but bring with them their rela-tives
and friends, not forgetting baskets
well filled with those things that best
refresh the inner man.
These affairs are held every two years.
The first came in 1905 to celebrate the
85th birthday of the late Abraham Ruff,
of this place, who was the youngest of the
twelve children of Anthony and Eliza-beth
Ruff and who died the following
year.
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Oatborert from Both Mine
and Yard.
The coke business continues its even
six-day a week way with all the ovens
for which there are men. In this dis-trict
Superintendent Mack got the big
Standard works back into the swim on
Friday by replacing the timbers torn out
of the No. 2 shaft by the cage, the result
of an accident noted in last week’s
JOURNAL.
The Globe Coal and Coke Company, of
Pittsburg, lias taken over a large coal
tract at Fort Hill, on the Baltimore Sc
Ohio railroad, above Confluence, and
contracts have been awarded for tliecon-struction
of miners' houses, a modern
tipple and complete equipment for min-ing
coal at ttiat point. The railroad has
already completed sidings at the mine
shaft site. There are three veins of coal
on the property ranging from 36 to 40
inches in thickness
Equity proceedings were started in
court at Uniontown last week by the
Naomi Coal Company against Mrs. Eliz-abeth
Moore, of Greensburg, for the pur-pose
of restraining tier from interfering
with the mining of coal leased by the
defendant to the plaintiff company. The
case has been in court for months and
grew out of a claim of careless mining
and unnecessary waste of coal in a plot
leased fo the Naomi Coal Company from
Mrs. Moore. The witnesses inspected
the mine Saturday.
A new Greensburg company has taken
options on a 1,000-acre field of coal in
the Madison-Carbon fields south of Jean-nette
at prices ranging from $100 to $250
an acre. The farms of Simon Miller, Is-rael
Haines, John W. and Jacob Henry,
the Orczeck and Samuel Silvis heirs and
A. M. Zunclel are involved in the deal.
Michael Blank, who lives northeast of
Greensburg, has just given Will Fight-ner
and John Hayden a 60-day option
on the balance of his coal, some 90 acres,
at $1,400 an acre. Mr. Blank originally
had 200 acres, but sold oft portions a
few years ago at $300 and $350 an acre.
When Georoe Ewing Hogg died some
forty years ago he left 700 acres of coal
land at Tower Hill, Fayette county, and
several hundred thousand dollars in
cash which was taken by the sons, Geo.
A., of Pittsburg, who formerly resided at
Iron Bridge, F. F. and N. B. The daugh-ters,
who kept the real estate, Mrs.
Charles L. Snowden, Mrs. E. S. Hackney
and Miss Mary A. Hogg, recently dispos-ed
of their holdings to J. V. Thompson,
of Uniontown, at $1,700 an acre, a total
of $1,190,000.
The Pennsylvania railroad branch
from Hunker eight miles down the Big
Sewickley creek to the new coal towns
of Osborne and Yukon may, it is said,
be extended to a connection with the
company's Youghiogheny line at Gratz-town.
Must Leave State.
Justice of the Peace J. P. Donaldson,
held in jail at Uniontown for a number
of weeks on several charges of extortion,
has been released by Judge J. Q. Van
Swearingen, with the understanding that
he is to leave the st^te, never to return.
Donaldson has resigned his office and
will take his wife and family to near
Morgantown, W. Va„ where he will dig
coal for a living.
School Board Meeting.
The Mount Pleasant Board of Educa-tion,
at its regular August meeting Tues-day
evening, after paying July bills, re-elected
Janitors Dullinger, Baughman and
Price as well as Truant Officer Aflolter.
SIGN OF THE CROSS.
Items of Special Interest to the Local
Chnrch Goers.
In the absence of Rev. Dr. EatoD, who
is taking a two weeks’ vacation, Rev.
Mr. Shively, a Mount Pleasant boy whose
mother still resides here, will preach in
the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning next. The following Sunday
morning the Bible Conference Class will
hold a service.
Rev. R. L. Leatherman, the local Lu-theran
pastor, will preach on Sunday
next in town at 10:30 a. m. and at Rufts-dale
at 2:30 p. m. The catechetical class
in town will meet for instructions at
9:30 a. in. and the class at Ruftsdale at
1:30 p. m.
The A. M. E. Zion congregations, here
and at Scottdale, will on Sunday next
open a joint campmeeting in Dillinger's
grove at Ruffsdale. The attendance will
determine how long the affair will be
continued.
<•
A Real Irish Trick.
Old Mount Pleasant friends of “Ed.”
Jordan, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Jordan and a well known Pittsburg
milliner, will regret to learn of the acci-dent
that befell him the other day in
Ireland while he and his wife were sight
seeing in a jaunting car. One wheel
came off and they were spilled out. Ed-win
DeVore landed on his head, suffer-ing
cuts and bruises that delayed them
several days on their journey that has
Paris for its main objective point.
DEVLIN
DOES A FEW
IRISH CITIES
While Enroute to His Old
Home in Old England.
CONTINUING TO MAKE GOOD PROMISE
TO KEEP JOURNAL READERS INFORMED
OF HIS WHEREABOUTS.
ThiB Fine Old Gentleman Lands at
Queenstown and Finds That Hon-nessoy’s
Famous three Star Brandy
Still Touches the Right Spot. He
Then Takes in Dublin and Belfast,
but Finds it too Wet and Cold to
Renew His Blarney Stone Acquain-tance,
Although he is Still Keeping
an Eye Open for the old Dowager
Duchess.
GOOSE BUTTS, ENGLAND, JULY 13, 1909.
EDITOR JOURNAL::—I landed in Queens-town,
Ireland, on Monday, July 5th, af-ter
a pleasant voyage of five days from
New York. Queenstown, though not
very large, is very clean and pleasant.
Streets' are well paved and clean, and
not a pole nor foreigner of any descrip-tion
to be seen, nothing but the real
Irish, Almost every man one meets had
a stick either under his arm or in his
fist. They are very kind people. One
thing that made it very uncomfortable
was a cold wind with rain. I stayed all
night in Hennessey's Hotel, and his
“Three Star Brandy"isas good as ever.
I left the next morning for Cork, in-tending
to visit the Blarney Stone, hnt
on account of the wet weather I could
not go but went on to Dublin where I
spent three hours driving through the
city on an Irish jaunting car. The city
is very clean and is noted for its nice
buildings. I visited St. Patrick's church,
a very old e lifice; in fact, the foundation
was laid.by St. Patrick himself.
Then I went on to Belfast, bnt before
I got there f, like King William, had to
cross the Boyne. My crossing, however,
was more peaceful than William's in
spite of the fact that it was only two or
three days off the Glorious Twelfth. It
was still raining and I could not stay to
have a look at every place along the
ronte, going strainhton to Belfast, which
has a population of 500,000 inhabitants.
It puts one in mind of New York or
Pittsburg. Everybody seems to be alive
and going ahead. They have a great
system of trolley cars covering almost
every street and running four or five
miles out into the country. One of the
largest shipbuilding yards in the world
is here, that of Harland & Wolff. I saw
the keel of a ship which is to be 900 feet
long, and several other ships on the
stocks. Everybody is busy working full
time. There are also linen weaving
thread making and tobacco factories and
lots of other manufacturing interests.
It is well worth anybody's while to
watch the streets at 7 o'clock a. m. and
3 o'clock p. m. to witness the sight of
young people going and coming from
their work, all being very tidy and clean.
Another strange sight that can’t be seen
in Mount Pleasant is the soldiers going
oft for a walk with their sweethearts. It
makes one wish to don the king’s uni-forms
and be one of the Red Coats. A
very funny contrast is to be seen qnite
often. A great slashing soldier like a
grenadier comes along with a girl hang-ing
on his arm inches shorter than him-self,
and perhaps just behind them are a
great tall lady and a short wee soldier,
something like Zacheus, little of stature.
The city hall is one of the finest build-ings
ever I have seen; in fact, it will
rival anything in New York or Pitts-burg.
The grounds are beautifully laid
ont with the finest shrubs and flowers,
the roses jnst coming into bloom.. I
spent two days riding about the city on
the trolley cars on which a penny car-ries
one four or five miles. The build-ings
of Belfast, in my opinion, cannot be
beaten.
I am now in England, of which I'll
speak in another letter. My health is
good. I haven't found that old dowager
duchess, but I'm keeping my weather
eye open. JAMES DEVLIN.
Enjoyable Club Function.
Miss Helen Overholt entertained some
fifteen couples of young friends at the
Pike Run club house Friday. Follow-ing
a nice supper served under the di-rection
of Manager Cox, there was danc-ing
to the strains of Overholt’s orchestra
from this place. Elmer Husband, How-ard
Braddock and John Rnmbangh rep-resented
Mount Pleasant. The party
made the trip in autos.
Meeting of CounciL
Council held its regular August meet-ing
Monday evening, the only business
transacted outside of granting orders for
July was the election of Joseph Landis
as inspector of the new street work at
one dollar a day. Burgess Collins’s
check for his July business called for
$112.25, making a total of $758 for the
five months he has been in office.
Annual Club Meeting.
The Pike Run Country Club will hold
its annual meeting at the club house
Saturday evening next.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST B, 1909,
DROPPED OUT
OF SIGHT.
Rough Experience Had by an Italian
Woman Picking Berries at
Loyalhanna.
SHE BROKE THROUGH INTO OLD COIL MINE
The oilier day Mrs, Vogio Maly, Mrs. Mary Serapina and Mrs. Francisco
Lasy, three well known Italian women of I oyalhanna, were on the Loyal-hanna
Coal & Coke Company’s farm picking berries, when Mrs Maly,
slighily in front, stepped upon the crust of earth which was all that was be-tween
her and an abandoned working ot the mine. The ground gave away
beneath her and she went down a distance of about fifteen feet.
The two other women, not knowing what had happened, shouted for
help, and John Stump, the company’s farmer, who happened to he working
with a team in a neighboring field, rushed to their assistance. Making a rope
out of the lines he used on the team, tie drew Mrs. Maly out of the dark hole
uot much the worse of her ugly fall.
ST®DIES IF® DIOLE
Bu Courier
By O. HENRY
Copyright. 1901, liy McClure, Phillip* 41 Co. mT was noftlior the season nor
tlie hour when I lie park liml
frequenters, ami It Is likely
that the young Indy who was
neated on one of the benches at the
side of the walk had merely obeyed a
sudden impulse to sit for awhile liml
enjoy a foretaste of coming spring.
A tall young man came striding
through the park along the path near
which she sat. Behind him tagged a
boy carrying a suit case. At sight of
the young lady the man’s face chang-ed
to red nnd back to pale again. Ito
■watched her countenance ns he drew
nearer with hope nnd anxiety mingled
on his own. Ho passed within a few
yards of her. but lie saw no evidence
that she was aware of Ills presence or
existence.
Some fifty yards further on he sud-denly
stopped ami sat on a bench at
one side. The hoy dropped the suit
case nnd stared at. him with wonder-ing,
shrewd eyes. The young man
took out Ills handkerchief and wiped
his brow. It was a good handkerchief,
a good brow, and the young man was
good to look at. lie said to the boy:
“I want you to lake a message to
that young lady on that bench. Tell
her I uni on my way to the station to
leave for San Francisco, where I shall
Join that Alaska moose hunting expe-dition.
Tell her that since she has
commanded me neither to speak nor to
write to tier I take this means of
making one last appeal to her sense of
justice for the sake of what lias been.
Tell her that to condemn and discard
one who has not deserved such treat-ment
without giving him her reasons
or a chance to explain Is contrary to
her nature ns I believe it to be. Tell
her that I have thus to a certain de-gree
disobeyed her injunctions in the
hope that she may yet be Inclined to
see justice done. Go and tell her
that.”
The young man dropped a half dol-lar
Into the boy’s hand. The hoy
looked at him for a moment with
bright, canny eyes out of a dirty, in-telligent
face and then set off nt a
run. lie approached the lady on the
bench a little doubtfully, but unembar-rassed.
He touched the brim of the
old pla'kl bicycle cap perched on the
back of his head.
‘•Lady,” he said, “dat gent on de
Oder bench sent yer a song nnd dance
by me. If yer don’t know de guy and
he’s tryiu’ to do de Johnny act say do
word and I’ll call a cop In free min-utes.
If yer does know him and he’s
on de square, w’y, I’ll spiel yer do
hunch of hot air he sent yer.”
The young lady betrayed a faint in-terest.
“A song and dance!” she said in a
deliberate, sweet voice that seemed to
clothe her words in n diaphanous gar-ment
or lmoalnnhle irnnv “A lucii—iii the troubadour line, I suppose.
I—used to know the gentleman who
sent you, so I think It will hardly ho
necessary to call the police. You may
execute your song nnd dance, hut do
uot sing too loudly.”
“Aw." said the hoy, with a shrug
down the length of him, “yer know
what I mean, Indy. 'Tiiln’t a turn;
It’s wind. He told me to tell yer he’s
got his collars and cuffs in dat grip for
a scoot clean out to Frisco. Den he’s
goin’ to shoot snow birds in the Klon-dike.
He says yer told him not to
send round no more pink notes nor
come hangin’ over de garden gate, and
he takes dis means of puttin’ yer wise.
He says yer refereed him out like a
has-been and never dvo him no chance
to kick at de decision, lie snys yor
swiped him and never said why."
The slightly awakened Interest In
the young lady's eyes did not abate.
Perhaps it was caused by cither (lie
originality or the maturity of the snow
bird hunter In thus circumventing her
express commands against the ordi-nary
modes of communication. Hho
fixed her eye on a statue standing dis-consolate
In the disheveled park and
spoke Into (lie transmitter:
“Tell the gentleman that I need not
repeat to him a description of my
Ideals. He knows vvliat they have been
and wlint they still are. So far as they
touch on tills case nhsnlnto Wolf*.
and truth are tiie ones phi-amount.
Tell him that I have studied my own
heart us well as one can, and I know
its weakness as well as I (lo its needs.
That is why I decline to hear his pleas,
whatever they may be. I did not con-demn
him through hearsay or doubtful
evidence, and that is why I made no
charge. But since he persists in beai-ing
what he nlrendy well knows you
may convey the matter.
“Tell him that I entered the conserv-atory
that evening from the rear to
cut a rose for my mother. Tell him I
saw him and Miss Ashburton beneath
the pink oleander. The tableau was
pretty, but the pose and juxtaposition
■were too eloquent and evident to re-quire
explanation. 1 left the conserva-tory
and, at the same time, the rose
and my ideal.”
“I’m shy on one word, lady. Jux—
jux— Put me wise on dat, will yor?”
“Juxtaposition, or you may call it
propinquity, or, if you like, being rath-er
too near for one maintaining the po-sition
of an ideal.”
The gravel spun from beneath the
hoy’s feet. He stood by the other
bench. The man’s eyes Interrogated
him hungrily. The boy’s were shining
with the impersonal zeal of the trans-lator.
“De lady says dat she’s on to de
fact dat gals is dead easy when a fel-ler
comes spielin’ ghost stories and
tryin’ to make up and dat's why she
won’t listen to no soft soap. She says
she caught yer dead to rights huggin’
a hunch o’ calico in de hothouse. She
sidestepped In to pull some posies,
and yer was squeezin’ de odor gal to
beat de band. She says It looked cute,
all right, all right, but it made her
sick. She says yer better git busy and
make a sneak for do train.”
The young man gave a low whistle,
and his eyes flashed with n snARon
thought, His hand flew to the Inside
pocket of his coat and drew out a
handful of letters. Selecting one, he
handed It to tho boy, following It with
a silver dollar from Ills vest pocket.
“Ulvo that letter to the lady,” Im
said, "and ask her lo read It. Tell her
that It. should explain the situation.
Toll her Unit if she had mingled a lit-tle
trust with her conception of the
Ideal much hcarlnclio might; have
been avoided. Tell her Hint the loy-alty
she prizes so milch lias never
wavered. Tell her I am walling for
an answer,”
The messenger slued before Hie Indy.
"Do gent HIIVH he’s laid de skllmnlr
The tableau van /m il//.
put on him wiiiout no cause. He says
lie’s no bum guy, nnd, Indy, yer read
dat letter and I'll bet yer lie's a white
sport, nil right.”
The young Indy unfolded the letter
somewhat doubtfully and read It:
Deni- Dr. Arnold—1 want to thank yen
for your most kind and opportune aid lo
my daughter last Friday evening when
she was overcome l»y an attack of her
old heart trouble In the conservatory nt
Mrs, Waldron’s reception. Mini you not
been near to catch tier as sho fell nnd to
render proper attention we might have
lost her. I should lie glad If you would
call nnd undertake the treatment of her
ease. Gratefully yours.
ROBERT ASHBURTON.
The young Indy refolded the letter
nnd handed It to the hoy.
"Do gent wants an answer,” said the
messenger. “Wet’s de word?”
The Indy's eyes suddenly flashed on
him—bright, smiling nnd wet.
"Tell that guy on the other bench.”
slip said, with a happy, tremulous
liimrb "that his girl wanLs him.”
He who teaches tils son no trade Is
as If lie teaches him to steal.—The
Talmud.
Our 18th Semi-Annual
Clearance Sal
Now Going On.
30 PER CENT. OFF ON CLOTHING
NONE RESERVED.
Shoes and Oxfords Reduced
$2.50
to
$1.98
$3.00
to
$2.48
$4.00
to
$2.98
$5.00
to
$3.98
70c on the Dollar for high grade merchandise ought to
appeal strongly to every economical buyer. #
Main Street, Mount Pleasant.
Largest Head-to-Foot Outfitter for Men, Boys and Children.
INVENTORY MONTH
AT
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin,
FORTY PLAYGROUNDS BY THE SEA.
This is seashore time.
The dog days call to the worker in home, office and mill
and the answer brings up thoughts of the many resorts be-side
the sea where comfort, recreation, and pleasure alike
await the coming of the holiday -maker.
Along the shores of New Jersey from Cape May to
Sandy HOOK lie forty beaches, each offering delights for out-ings
long or short and each easily accessible by the splendid
train service of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Atlantic City, with its myriad attractions for young and
old, needs no introduction, for its charms are known from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
Cape May, for a century the summering place of satisfied
thousands of seekers after cool breezes, fine bathing, and the
refined amusements of the seaside, is more attractive than
ever in its new life.
Ocean City, Wildwood, Sea Isle City, with their smaller
neighbors, Anglesea, Holly Beach, Wildwood Crest, Avalon,
and Stone Harbor, afford summer pleasure to thousands.
To the north lie Beach Haven, Seaside Park, Island
Heights and the other resorts about Barnegat Bay, where
the lover of fishing and sailing finds the choicest sport.
Asbury Park, Ocean Grove. Spring Lake, Long Branch,
Sea Girt, Point Pleasant, Allenhurst, Elberon, and Belmar
on the Upper Coast where the country meets the sea right
on the beach, appeal with mighty force to the vacationist.
Sixteen day excursions to the majority of these resorts,
at specially low rates, leave on August 12, 26, and Sep-tember
9.
Any Pennsylvania Railroad Ticket Agent will be glad to
give full information regarding excursion rates, time of
trains and arrange your outing whether it be for a day, a
week, a fortnight, or the whole summer.
During the month of July we offered many great
bargains. During tho early half of the month of August
the bargains will be greater and more numerous than
anything yet offered during (ha summer. It is Inventory
month and it is the month that everything must be cleaned
out. Many goods are sacrificed and, as a rule, they are
very choice lines. Over-loaded, over-stocked, cannot
afford to carry them another year, therefore you are the
one who is benefitted.
Every woman within reach of a Union Supply Com-pany
store should make it a point to visit the place of
business this month during this great Inventory Sale.
There are numerous Odds and Finds and many Unbroken
Lines that are being pushed out and are money-saving
values to you.
Remember that the Union Supply Company
Grocery Departments are the Finest.
best equipped, and best stocked of any stores in Fayette
or Westmoreiaud Counties.
The Fresh Meat Departments are not equaled by any
opposition. Our fresh meats are all killed at our own
slaughtering houses, the stock is bought by our own
cattle man, and we feel that our goods are superior.
There are many articles, consisting of staple and
fancy groceries, that will be included and sold at a great
reduction in this Inventory Sale. It is time to stock up
your refrigerators and pantries. It is an opportunity that
everybody should take advantage of. Every article you
buy is guaranteed to be strictly first, class in quality. To
start with, the prices are lower than most any competi-tion.
We buy in such large quantities that we get special
prices that the small dealer cannot expect. We give
these special prices to our customers. At ordinary times
our prices are lower, but in this extraordinary sale the
cut prices will be a great saving to every purchaser.
Union Supply Company.
63 Department Stores.
Located in Westmoreland, Fayette & Allegheny Counties.
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THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY. AUGUST 5, 1009.
THE OLD
FORBES ROAD
Prof. Lacock will Try to Determine its
Location This Month.
f
John Newton Boucher, Esq., of Greensburg, Westmoreland county’s
historian, has received a letter from Professor John Kennedy Lacock, ot Har-vard,
stating that he will, on August 16, begimthe work of definitely deter-mining
the location of the old Forbes road from Bedford to Pittsburg. He
will be accompanied by Prof. Lacear, of Wisconsin; Rev. G. P. Donohoe, ot
Connellsville, and many students of history, engineers and surveyors.
Professor Lacock is now at Harrisburg, where he is having made copies
of every warrant, patent and survey between Bedford and Pittsburg that
touches on the old Forbes road. From these and from maps and charts made
by the English and sent to the war office at London he hopes to locate the old
road relic.
Stranger Telephones, Claims Re*
lationship and Other Things.
SAYS HE WILL VISIT SAMUEL
Prove. Himself a Fraud, Tries to Ob-tain
Money and Is Kicked Into the
Street and Told to Go His Way.
Mrs. B. Looking For Praise.
By M. QUAD.
[Copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary
T Press.J IIE Bowsers were sitting on the
front steps to take the evening
air when the telephone rang
in a peremptory way, and Mr.
Bowser went In to answer it and was
greeted with—
“Hello—Is Hint you, Sammy?"
“What do you want, sir!” was de-manded.
"I want Bowser—Sammy Bowser. Is
that him at the phone?”
“Sir, I am Mr. Bowser.”
“Glad of It. Howdy, Sammy?”
"If you do not address me more re-spectfully
1 shall shut you off.”
“Come now, Sammy, don’t get hot
under the collar. Let your Dncle John
have Ills little Joke.”
“What do you mean?"
“I’m yonr Uncle John, one of your
mother’s brothers. I live in Wisconsin,
but am here on business. You have
probably forgotten me, but I’ve kept
track of you through the papers. Been
going to write you a hundred different
times, but have always put It off.
Meant to have got over tills evening
and surprised you, but will drop in to-morrow
evening In time for dinner.
Haven’t seen you since the day you
were married. How’s the wife?”
“Do you moan that you are one of
m.v uncles?” asked Mr. Bowser.
“Cert, my boy. It don’t flatter me
that you can’t remember your Uncle
John, though I never saw you often in
the long ago. How do the rest of our
tribe come on?”
Mr. Bowser couldn’t remember on
his life If he had ever had an Uncle
John, but concluded to take the
chances, and the man at the other end
“HE WAS A SLICK, OILY, GABBY MAN.”
of the wire was told that he would he
made welcome. Of course Mrs. Bow-ser
wanted to know all about it when
the talk was closed, and when the par-ticulars
had been related she mused
for awhile and then said:
“Seems to me that you ought to re-member
If your mother had a brother
named John."
“But she had half a dozen brothers,
and It’s twenty years since I saw any
of '’em. I believe one or two did go
West”
“How did he open the conversation?"
I “By calling me Sammy. He wouldn't
.have done that unless he was a rela-tive.
He’ll be over tomorrow evening,
and we can see what sort of a man he
is.”
“I should be on my guard If 1 were
you.”
“.On my guard about what?”
“He may not be your Uncle John at
all. He may take that way to borrow
money of you. You know that there
are nil sorts of slick games being
worked.”
“Woman, do you wish to Insult me?”
exclaimed Mr. Bowser. “Am 1 such a
rool tnni a stranger can pass uuuseu
off as my uncle?”
“But you have been taken In and
done for so many times, you know."
"What! Whatl 1 have been taken
In and done for—I, Bowser! When?
Where? IIow? 1 deny that I have
ever been a victim to anybody. Pro-duce
your proofs or stnnd convicted!”
“Well, let us hope that this tnnn will
turn out all right,” she said, realizing
that she had gone too far on the other
tack.
"Of course he will turn out all right.
How can he turn out nny other way?
That’s just like you—suspicious of ev-erybody.
1 don't believe you fully trust
your own mother. I’d like to find one
man in this world that you wouldn’t
put down ns a double dyed scoundrel.”
Arrival of Uncle John.
Mrs. llowser said no more, though
she had thoughts, and after a few min
utes Mr. Bowser got over his choler
and began remembering about all Ills
relations. It was agreed that a nice
dinner should be prepared for Uncle
John and that lie should he Invited to
pass two or three days with them.
At 4 o'clock the next afternoon, two
hours before Mr. Bowser wns expect-ed
home. Uncle John rang the hell,
lie wns n man of forty. lie was n
slick, oily, gabby man. He wore loud
clothes, nnd there wns nn aroma of
horse about him.
•• A n/1 H\lu mnot Im Sitinmv'u \xr\foV'
he said as he was admitted. “Well,
well. The last time I suw you you
were a girl bride. I remember how It
rained that morning and how Sammy
was half an hour lute.”
(Mental memo, made by Mrs. Bow-ser:
She was married in the evening,
and It didn’t rain at all.)
"After talking with Sammy over the
wire last night" continued the uncle,
"I tided to figure out what his age
must he. I make It about fifty-eight.
How does he bear his age?”
(Another memo.: lie had the age
nine years too much.)
Mrs. Boxvser distrusted the innn on
sight, but as he was Mr. Bowser’s Un-cle
John she did her best to entertain
him. In his conversation he made slip
after slip, until she had no less than
ten recorded against him, hut she gave
him plenty of rope. He Informed her
that he was a dealer In horses and re-lated
many particulars of his career
and family. In all the conversation he
did not mention his name. lie simply
referred to himself as Uncle John.
Mr. Bowser came home full of curi-osity,
and there was a great shaking
of hands. Uncle John was accepted at
once. He slapped Sammy on the back,
and Sammy slapped him. He related
many things that Sammy had done
when a youth which the doer
couldn’t recall, but didn’t dispute. At
the dinner table Mrs. Bowser plumply
asked for his name. He halted and
hesitated and finally gave it os Burf.
Mr. Bowser was laughing nnd didn't
catch on. His mother’s name was
Stevens. If Uncle John was her broth-er
his name should be Stevens too. It
wns now plain to Mrs. Bowser that
the fellow was a fraud, but she made
no change In her demeanor.
Dinner over, the two men sat down
to smoke their cigars, while she saw
to the clearing up. An hour later, as
she was ready to sit down nnd help
entertain the relative, she heard a few
words that sent her upstairs instead.
Fifteen minutes later Mr. Bowser
came up. He had $100 In cash In his
dresser and he was after the money.
She looked at him Inquiringly, and he
said:
“Uncle John has a snap on hand and
If I put this hundred In I double It In
three days.”
“How kind of your uncle! Are you
sure of the relationship?”
“Am 1 sure that I’m alive?”
Questioned and Led to Door.
“Your mother’s maiden name was
Stevens. This man’s name is Burt.
How could they be brother and sister.
The snap he has on hand Is to snap
your hundred. Go down nnd ask him
what your father’s first name was.
You never had a brother Ben, but ask
this man if he ever knew a Ben Bow-ser.
I’m telling you straight Mr. Bow-ser,
he’s a sharper.”
For once In his life Mr. Bowser took
advice. He went down and carelessly
asked about brother Ben, and the
caller laughed and replied:
“Oh, yes, 1 remember yonr brother
Ben well. Nice boy, Ben wns. Give
him my regards when you write him.”
“And my sister Kitty." (He never
had one.)
“4jj. Klttv was the benuLv of the
nowser ramliy. Sweetest gin i ever
saw. 1 trust she married well?"
"Very well, Indeed. Uncle John, I
give you two minutes to get outside
my gate!"
"Why, Sammy Bowser!”
Sammy took him by the neck nnd
led him to the door nnd put a shoe
ngnlnst him, and the “uncle" went
without a word. Mrs. Bowser felt
thnt she deserved a word of praise for
her share, hut when she said so Mr.
Bowser turned on her with:
“Why, I spotted thnt fellow over the
telephone Inst night and was just
drawing him on! I can’t see where you
come Into this thing at all!”
The Office Boy's Plight.
There ain’t much show for chaps llke*mr
To have a steady sweetheart, see!
I only srets eight dollars per,
An’ w’at’s dey left to spend on herT
It costs me five for board nn’ wash,
An’ car fares put de grand kibosh
On sixty cents, an’ den 1 blows
A half on movin’ picture shows.
I’d like to take her for a stroll
Each evenin’ If I had de roll,
Hut Ice cream sodes at ten cents per,
Gee! W’at’s dey left to spend on hert
It ain’t no sport I wants to he.
rialn citizen’s enough for me.
But *o go out each night wtd h»r—
Can’t do It on eight dollars perl
—Joe Cone In Boston Herald.
CHILDREN WHO ARE SICKLY
Mothers who value their own comfort and
the welfare of their children, should never he
without ii box "f Mother Gray’s Sweet Pow
ders for Children, for use t hroughout the sea-son.
They Break up Colds. Cure Feverishness
Constipation. Teething Disorders. Headache
and Stomach Troubles. TUKSF POWDEUS
NEVER FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores.25c.
Don't accefit anu substitute. A trial package
will be sent FUFF to any mother who will ad-dress
Allen S. Olmsted. Le Hoy, N. Y.
Public Sale.
By virtue of an order of the United
States District Court made on the nth
day of April, 11101), the undersigned will
offer the following real estate, being the
property of Charles E Mnlllu, bankrupt,
at public sale, tree and discharged of
all liens upon the premises, on
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13,1909,
at 2.00 o’clock p. in., with leave to ad-journ
from day to day, to wit:
1st. All thnt certain lot of ground
situate in the Borough of Mount Pleas-ant.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylva-nia,
bounded and described as follows,
to wit: Beginning at a corner with the
lot of ground now or formerly owned
by MTH Mary E Boyd, which was ior-merly
part of this on the west side of
College avenue, thence along said
College avenue southward 70 feet, more
or less, to lot of ground now owned by
Miss Maria F. Overholt; thence along
line of said lot north 51J deg west 43
feet, more or less, to white oak tree near
a spring of water; thence along same
north 18i deg. east one rod to a corner;
thence along same north 71j |
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