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Kates to tho Inauguration. INSURANCE mfy (Repu6ftttn A Red Letter Year 1897 Shan Margerum Tells It. J. Shan Macgernin, whose fame as a relic hunter is widespread, also has somewhlc of a reputat.ation as a narrator of incidents which lie meets in his travels, and as he is a keen observer he is continually seeing something out of the ordinary. Ilere is one of his latest: During his receufhunting trip to North Carolina he was driving through the country with a friend, a few miles from Albemarle Sound.

The noou hour drawing nijrh they stopped near a farm house to partake of lunch they had with them. Presently the father, mother and six children, the latter ranging from five years up to being equally divided as to sex. came trooping1 out of the house and For the benefit of those who desire to attend the ceremonies incident to inauguration of. President-elect McKinley, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Washington, March 1, 3, 3 and 4, valid to return from March 4 to 8, at the following rates: From Pittsburg, $10; Uniontown, $10; Connellsville, Greensburg, Butler, $10; Johnstown, Allegheny Valley Junction, $10; Altoona, Harrisburg, $5.00, and from all other stations on the Pennsylvania system at reduced rates. This inauguration will be a most interesting event, and will undoubtedly attract a large number of people from every section of the country.

The magnificent facilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad make this line the favorite route to the National Capital at all times, and its enormous equipment and splendid terminal advantages at Washington make it especially popular on such occasions. Uniform Size of Circus Rings. The one ring circus of our grandfathers' day had a ring no larger than each of the three used by the big shows today. Circus horses are trained to perform in a standard ring 42 feet in diameter. In a larger or a smaller ring their pace becomes uneven, irregular and unreliable, and the riders in turning somersaults are liable to miscalculate the curve and miss their footing.

One of the "greatest shows on earth" there are several gave a series of performances in Madison Square Garden, New York. By mistake the rings were made 42 feet 6 inches in diameter. On the first performance three riders fell, and one was severely hurt. Before the second performance the rings were reduced to the regular size. Chicago Times-Herald.

Italians In Tbis Country. There are about 1,000,000 Italians in tho United States. One-third of them are settled in the principal cities. Half of these are laborers. Fifty per cent are illiterate.

They are hard and steady workers, very saving and anxious to improve themselves. When they have no chance to work at their own trade, they will accept any other kind of work and any wages. The Italians hate begging. Has any reader of tbis ever been stopped by an Italian asking for a "nickel?" In the records of charitable institutions aro very few Italian names. Newark (N.

J. Luce Evangelica. Three Crowns. During the middle ages the elective emperor of Gciniany, at their coronation, wore three crowns the silver crown king cf (icrmany, the iron crown Lombardy us king of Italy and (l.o imperial crown kaiser of tho Holy Kcman empire. Tt first was received at the second at uud the third at Rome, but Karl was the last kaiser-king who received the imperial crown at the pope's hands.

Pay your bills, the store-keepers, or what you can of them. Prompt payment is the lubricant that oils the wheels of trade and makes business move. Settle your collect your nues ana pusn ahead. ray up uc anJ ot for good times. In the year J794 Albert Gallatin purchased the land on which New Geneva stands.

In 1797 the town was laid out in streets and Lhe name changed from Wilsonport to that of New Geneva. In veiw of the above facts the citizens of the old town should not let the year 1897 pass without celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the village that at one time was the pride of its founder, Albert Gallatin. The Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias will hold a convocation at Washington, January 15th, at which representatives from the lodges in Washington county will be present to take the degree of Past Chancellor. Assistant Postmaster Jones rules that a postoffice candidate must be a resident within the corporation limits where the postoffice is located. This knocks out Samuel McKean who wants to be postmaster at Bellevernon.

Among the executions issued in Allegheny county courts on Saturday is that of the borough of West Elizabeth vs the West Elizabeth. Bridge company and W. C. Jutte for $15000. During the absence of John Luce and family, of near Smithton, tramps broke into their house and stole most of their provisions, a lot of silverware and clothing.

The receipts from the sale of tickets and freight at the Canonsburg depot for December were $5,429.84, an increase of $500.47 over the corresponding month last year. William II. McMillan, aged 39, a Pennsylvania railroad freight 'brake-man, caught his foot in a frog at Jean-nette and was unable to extricate it. The train ran over his foot and ground it off. With completion of the Butler and Pittsburg railroad, iron men predict that the Carnegie Steel company will be able, within a year, to make iron at the Edgar Thompson and Duquesne furnace at $7.50 per ton.

During the entertainment at the Long Run Presbyterian church, the congregation presented Mrs. II. C. White, the good wife of the pastor, with a beautiful set of fine china. While hunting about in the cellar where the old Maine house once stood at Itrownsville, George Dusenberry of Bridgeport found an old fashioned cent which was dated 1801.

Robert With row, proprietor of the flour mill at Murdocksville, fell on the ice near his mill Wednesday morning and fractured his skull, besides breaking two ribs and injuring himself internally. Rob Roy in every part is a fine organization and a first cirsh show. The house will be full this evening. Everybody seems to be going. J.

sVJ. Grable GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT Monongahela. Pa Represents Gocttl Companies Only Tnsnranc i Co of North America, of Philadelphia, Assets, $9,464,673.53 Pbatnix Insurance Co of Brook ljn, N.Y., Assets ft). Springfield A M. Insurance of Spring field, Assts f3.845.145.17.

American Central Insurance St. Louis, Assets, CI.OOI, 187.11. Norwood Insurance Co of New York, As sets. 1452,784.71. Bead in ir Insurance of Reading, Assets, Farmers' Insurance of York, Pa.

As sets. J643 519 35. Lancashire Insurance of Manchester, Kn Assets, 12,307.856 04. Commercial Union Assurance Co. limited, of London, Assets, 13,506,031.10.

Teutonla Insurance of Allegheny, Assets, J. M. GRABLE WILXIAMH 214 Main Street REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Only the best companies. Look at the actual results of policies In t.ie GREAT MUTUAL LIFE, OF NEW YORK. Nathan Hears, Chicago, policy $10 000; paid at (i cat asia.WH.

Charles S. Osborne, South Oi'auge'N. policy t000: paid at deith tOI5. Delia A. Ger, Meriden, Coun policy print at death jbiU.

ESTABLISHED 1150. ALEXANDER 00., Bankeri (( Bontkt and Sold. IMTSMST PAID ON DEPOSITS. Pittsburg Bank of Saving! rouvra atinvb. PITTSBURG, PA FOITK PKK CENT IN A BREST PAID ON DEPOSITS.

tuTABLISHID 1831. The Thomas Wightmao Glass GLASS MANUFACTURERS. Wast Monongahela, ra. Main Office, SOB Wood Street, Pittsburg, Graham Foundry Machine agin. Farnlur General Machinery Re.

Pl inif ana rauern a and Pattern tfaklug our epecinltits. Castings of all Kinds. fleas, Oat and Water Pitting, and Large Ipe Cutting and Threading. Bend for Price and Estimates en anything needed. PiaSATiacs, MONONGAHELA, PA.

riMKK MTICK That an application will be made to the next Legislature at Bar-risburir. Pa in January, 1897, for the repeal of an act entitled, "an act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors, wine, ale and beer in the borough of Monongahela City and Car roll township, Washington County, "ap proved on the SHh day of March, IN2. as far as the same applies to the Bo-ough uf Monongahela City and Carroll township, Washington eounty, Pa. FRANK LKYDA, JOHN JONES, JOS. COATSWORTH, I.

M. BUTLER, A. H. COWAN. Monongahela City, Dec.

17. I TOO. 1 EXECUTOR'S been ap-J pointed Executor of the estate of William Ralston and of Rebecca Ralston, late of Ginger Hill, deceased, notice in hereby given to all debit and credit the said estate to present their accounts to the undersiened for settlement. J. RALSTON, Executor Estate of Wm.

Ralston. H. RALSTON, Fxecutor Estate of Rebecca Ralston. Paidland, Dec. 26, 1MHS.

I EXECUTOR'S been appointed Executor of the estate of Mrs Belinda T. Rabe, late Second ward, Monongahela, deceased, notice is hereby given to ail having claims, debit or credit the said estate to present them for settlement. HIRAM RABE. Monongahela, Nov. 16, 1896.

Executor. yM. SIMPSON. GENERAL MERCHANT. STEAMSHIP TICKETS And Foreign Exchange to and From all Parts of the World.

Address, Fhlre Oaks, Pa. Shire Oaks Brewing company FINE LAGER Delivered to any part of Monongahela in bottles or kegs. Unsurpassed for purity and for Medicinal or Social uses. Order from the driver, who Is here twice a week, direct from the brewery, who will give you a blank order to fill out. He will deliver promptly the following Thursday or Saturday'.

SHIRE OAKS BREWING CO. PARKE WARN ATTORNEY AT -LAW, Markell's New Block, Mononga hela, Pa. General law practice. IERANK B. BAIRD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Charlerol, Pa.

THOMAS H. UAIKD, ATTORNEY AT LAW.No. SOS Main Street, Monongahela City, Pa. CIIA8. O.

MelLVAIN Attorney-At-Law, No. 403 Grant St. PlttBburg, Pa. Residence, West Main Street, Monongahela, Pa. WILLISON K.

VANCE Attorney at Law, 403 Grant Street, Pittsburg. Residence BOO Main Street, Monongahela, Pa. TT S. McILVAINE, DlNTtsT-Markell Build- a. HC1L.V AINU, UINTI8T- lng, Monongahela, Pa.

MONONGAHbLA WATER COMPANY arable's Insurant Office, where all calls wtr. oe attended to by J. M. OBABLI I II HENRY SUMNEY. Pittsburg Dally Messenger service.

Orders may be left at Hotel Sheplar and Yohe'a Central Meat Market, Monongahela, depart at 9.15 a. m. Pittsburg USA Liberty St. leave at 6 to C-1 KO. D.

JENKINS, CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER. Estimates made on Street or Sewer work; plans drawn, and work Superintended. Farm Town and Mine Survf ylng. Address Lock Bos 8. MONONGAHELA, PA, MUSIC CI.ASH.-rrof.

Shirk will take a class of pupils (luring school vacation months In violin, andolln and kultar music. Chili ren for viol Instruction from six years of age up; guitar pupils (mm teu years tip; mandolin pupils from eight years up, Terms reduced to (I per month dtirlug vacu- tlon, for class Instruction. Private lessons on piano or organ at reasonable prices. Prof. Hhlck will be found at his music room above' A.

D. Scott's store on Natnrdaysof each week. WILLIAM BHICK. Monongahela, Pa. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON.

Advertising favors to Insure Insertion should ie handed in the previous day if possible. TERMS-Two cents per copy or ten cents a week delivered by carriers. ADVERTISING RATES. Legal advertisements, ten cents a line first insertion; three cents a line each subsequent time regular mercantile or other ordinary advertising, five cents an inch per day. Local reading notices, one cent a word each insertion.

A celebrated bacteriologist is authority for the statement that a single germ could, under favorable conditions, multiply three days to 4,772,000,000, 000 and make a mass. weighing 7500 lie might have made it a few more millions or billions, but probably he is like the man who claimed to have killed 999 snipe at one shot, and when nskpfl whv he did not sav that he killed a thousand, replied that would not tell a lie for one snipe. 1 scientist no doubt, wishes to be exac and not havo his truth and veracity questioned. The sole object of scientists nowadays appears to be to make our Hash creep. Major General Rugers, of the regular army, will retireron age inside of three months.

The ranking brigadier-gan eral is Join R. Brooke, a gallant Penn sylvania soldier, who deserves and it is to be hoped will receive promotion. Had the vacancy occurred during the Cleve land administration, the President who has little-use for Pennsylvanians, might have overlooked General Brooke. For- tunately Fresident McKinley is on the best of terms with the Pennsylvania Senators and with Pennsylvanians gen erally. General will therefore stand a good chance of becoming a maior general.

With so good a case it will not be irliv.nl for Senator Quay, Congressman Hingliam and the other Pennsylvania soldiers at Washington to convince the President that Geueral Brooke should not passed by. A Strange School. It is little one person can do to help the world If he dabbles 'in every reformatory scheme that comes his way. Bnt if he begins by surveying the field, then selects his own particular work and sticks to it exclnsi vely year after year, at the close of his labors here below ho will see that he has done something for mankind. Seven years ago Miss Florence Ha-thorn began teaching a school in the boys' department of tho Chicago common jail.

She has stuok to it. The youths are of the average age of 14, none of them over 16. They are confined in the county jail while awaiting trial and sentence for various misdemeanors. They remain there for periods ranging from a day to a year and a half. Thus the class changes from day to day.

The teacher, of course, can give them no systematic scholastic training, such as more fortunate children outside get. She does the best she can, mostly in the way of oral instruction. They will Btand no maudlin sympathy or goody good preaching. But if they understand that a teacher is genuinely their friend, as Miss Hathorn is, they give her their confidence, so far as such boys can give anybody confidence. They are the street boys who ran wild.

They exhibit mental peculiarities different from those of the child with a good home and regular training. They are deficient mentally in some ways, which their teacher attributes to years of smoking and insufficient nourishment They seem not capable of sustained intellectual effort. They are, however, unusually quick in geography, just as a wild Bedouin might be. Bather oddly, too, they are quick in mental arithmetic. They know muoh more of criminal and civil law than the average boy of their age does, more than some respectable men learn in all their lives.

The school is under the auspices of the Chicago Woman's club. The ladies, so far as is possible, follow up the youths after they are released. In a number of instances they have been ablo to permanently reclaim these wild boys. This is the age of specialization. We could not get on without our own experts in every branch of business, from railroading to pie tasting.

The expert craniologist is one of the most interesting products of the time. He is called in murder and robbery cases to testify from his store of skull reading lore whether the accused has a cranium likely to make him commit the crime in question. In a recent murder trial one of these invaluable experts was called to read the indications of the shape of tho prisoner's cranium. He did it without hesitation, declaring that in his judgment the shape was abnormal and indicated a disposition that would be apt to lead the person to be a lawbreaker. A lawyer placet! before the expert diagrams of three heads.

They were of the kind made when a man is measured for a new hat. "What do yon think of these?" asked the judge "I should say the possessors of such shaped heads were abnormally morbid, replied the expert. The diagrams represented the heads of W. H. Vanderbilt, Senator David B.

Hill and of the judge presiding at that particular trial. Elizabeth, aged 43, wife O. W. Bishop, of Munhall, has died of typhoid pneumonia. Six children survive her, the youngest of whom In four years.

Next Do.r to Yohe'd Mel Market, Main Street, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Bananas, lemons, figs, dates, oranges, nuts and candles of all kinds. LAZZARI, BAKERY Fresh Grocery, Vienna, Graham, BREAD uanay, Cakes, Pies. Kye. MOflOipiM Central Block. Union Station Restaurant AT STATICS OF THE PENN A.

E. It asd PENNA. LINES. "--PITTSBURG Veals, or Lunch Served at Reasonable Rates. It Is as Cheap As It Is Good The Price of THE PATRIOT has Been Made to Fit the Times.

It is One Cent a Day or $3 When Paid By the Year. Start the day right by reading the light kind of newspaper. THE PATRIOT is the right hind. It is the only complete morn ing newspaper that reaches Central Pennsylvania at an early hour of the day. It is one of the foremost Democratic newspapers in the State, acd the only one printed at the State Capital, theoflicial and political centre of the Commonwealth.

THE PATRIOT makes a specialty of depar ment news aud gives more each day than all the other State papers combined. It gives much entertaining and substantial family reading, It has (copyrighted) daily, "hints for (a new menu for every day), and a fashion department, through which the latest patterns are supplied to PATRIOT READERS. Pennsylvania politics will be of extraordi nary interest from this time on. The State Capital will be the center of exciting news. THE PATRIOT has exclusive opportunities for securing advance news of a semi-public character.

Special attention is given base ball and cy cling events, with detailed reports of National League games. DAILY, every week, day morning in the year, 13 a year. WEEKLY, Tuesday evening of each week, II a year. Address, THE PATRIOT COMPANY Jiiirrisbnrs, Penn'a Cure That Cough See If the Medicine you want for your cough or cold is here. Wild Cherry Pectoral.

nun suougu syrup. Piso's Cure King's New Discovery. Foley's Honey and Tar. Ayer's Cherry Pecroral. Jayne's Expectorant.

Kemp's Ualsam. Allen's Lung Balsam. Seller's Cough Syrup. Boschee's German Syrup. Scott's Emulson.

Morrison Brother's Cough Cure. Pine Tree Tar Cordial. Kilmer, Cough Cure. Boskano Cough Cure. Superior Balsam.

And many others at McCallister's Drug Store. An Ideal Present -IS A- Studeot's PH0T0GRAHI0 Outfit It will give the largest amoutt of pleasure for the smallest amount of money. Call at LINN'S DRUG STORE, and examine them and see what they will do. SHIRE OAKS HOTEL. W.

H. MYERS, Proprieter, Newly fitted and furnished. Rates i JI.E0 per Hot-and cold water throughout; good accommodations; good bar attached. Shire Oaks, May 18, 111W. Lock Box S3, MQnnngaliela, Pa.

Monongahela Fore Rye Whiskey. We believe in treating everybody well, and fair dealing with everyone. Goods are made from sound grain and guaranteed pure. Delivered on receipt of order. Pure Lager Beer The best beer in tin valley.

In 'tore and well ripened. Our Ice machine And iron warehouse give us the bent facilities for storage. IIAUItlaON 13ttUTHIKn, Residence and Ottice Chess Street, head of Church Alley. Distillery Mouth of Mingo, on the Monongahela River. tXMall orders promptly attended to.

II till LICK, M. I. Office and Residence at the late TaUrn and Morrison Place. Main Sthrit, VoNOKliAtilLA MR. LEON STORER, TEACHER OP Piano, Mandolin, Banjo, And all Brass Instruments.

Arranger for Hand, Orchestra, Mandolin and Banlo Clubs Rooms lo McGregor Block, Monongahela, Pn 12 8 THE ENTIRE NOVELTY of many of th plans for 1897 is noticeable. For instance the series devoted to "LONDON AS SEEN BY CHARLE3 DAN. GIBSON." Mr. Gibson has not before aj pear as a writer. He visited London las summer for Sciubnkh's Magazine, for tb purpose of depicting with pen and penct those scenes and types which the hug metropolis presents in endless variety.

Of like nov. Ity is the first considerable NOVEL BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS 'Soldiers of Fortune." The hero is one the most vigorous men that Mr. Davis ha drawn. Illustrated by C. D.

Gibson. "THE CONDUCT OF GREAT A beautiful illustrated series of articles which the following are already complete 'The Great Department Store." "The Management of a Great Hotel." "The Working of the Bank." "UNDERGRADUATE LIFE IN AMERICA? COLLEGES." A series of articles touchin upon the life of our older universities a represented by the doings of the student themselves. Judge Henry E. Howland writes on "Ul dergraduate Life at Yale." Mr. James Alexander on "Princeton," am Robert Grant and Edward S.

Martin oi "Harvard." "JAPAN AND CHINA SINCE THE WAR" wi be a most interesting group of article richly illustrated. "THE UNQUIET SEX." Under the title 'The Unquiet Sex," Mrs. Helen Watterso Moody will wrile a series of articles and Reforms," "The College-Bre Woman," "Women's Clubs," and "TheCas of Maria," (a paper on domestic service.) W. D. HOWELL'S "STORY OF A PLAY.

In this Mr. Howells gives us the best novf he had ever produced in his delight'ul vei of light comedy. GEORGE W. CABLE. In addition to the tic tlon enumerated there will be a series four short stories by George W.

Cable, tt only ones he has written for many years. HOW TO TRAVEL WISELY with a minimui of wear and tear must be regarded as a art little understood. Mr. Lewis Morri Iddings, in two articles, will offer a variet of useful suggestions and data on "Ocea and Land Travel." This will be happil rounded out by an article from Mr. Richar Harding Davis on "Travelers one Meets Their Ways and Methods." The illustm tions by American and foreign artists wi be highly pertinent.

JSflt is Impossible in a small space to eve, mention the many attractive features fc 1897, A beautiful illustrated booklet ha been prepared, which will be sent, poatag paid, on request. Scrlbner's Magazine, 193.00 a year, 35 cents a copy. Charles Scribner's Sons 153-157 Fifth N.Y. Back -at flic Old Stand Fresh Heats of All Kinds I served in this shop for twelve years will George Kern, and am now located again a the same spot ready to treat the trade right LEONARD AUGHENDOBLER. Main Street, Opposite People's Banl REPORTER CIRCULATION Daily Semi-Weekly 2,70 1,483 I solemnly swear that the above figure represent the actual average number of coj les of the REPORTER printed dnring tli yearlW.

rzm WM. HRISTMAN, Manager. Sworn and subscribed to before me this Is day of January, 1W97. LIZZIE McCONACGHY, Notary Public. The REPORTER is the only paper in th county that makes affidavit its circulation No other paper ia the county even claim nearly as large a circulation as the above.

DOWNER BROS Are prepared to do all kinds of plumbing an making all kinds of Oas snd Water Connections. KITCHEN SINKS. HYDRANTS. STREET WASHES tysiate, Tin and Iron Roofing. O'EHRL'S CAFE OYSTERS CLAMS CRABS FISH SERVED IN ALL STYLES SOUPS of All Kinds to Order, KAmrjiERER's PURE RYE WHISKEY AND APPLE' BRANDS Have no eoual for 'medicinal use when i stimulant is needed.

Our goods ureal made from clean sound pruln and are gu antecd pure. We can ship to any ex pi office iu the United States C. O. or a lll)r order can be sent by registered letteiy p. monev order, or deposited to my csldit a Alexander's Bnuk, Monongnhela, WI.

Mnl the slip to me, giving shipping dirVctionr I and the goods will be shipped promptly. Prices of Whiskies 8 year old, 4 per gal Ion, tlO per dozen quarts; year old, 60 pea rnnon year oiu, per gallon new gooifft. per gallon; Apple brandy, 6 year old 13 60 per gallon. All goods carefully box and delivered to railroad. We have constat tv ly on hands a large stock of Hour and feed at bottom prices.

Address all letters JOSEPH KAMMERER. i Kiimincrer, laA NOUCK The undersigned, iving be nppolbtcd executors of the estate of ert McMillan, late of Fallowfleld townshl deeeHsed. notice Is hereby given to Ml p' sons having claims' debitor credit the sa estate to present them for payment. it. McMillan, Fentl ysvllle.

Ha J. Mi -MILL iN, Jan. 8, IMr. Washington V'a. Kxecitton WATCH I.

Strotia-Great Reduction In Watch Kernlrln Watches cleaned penis: main springs rents; Jewels K0 cents; watch glasses 10 cent All other work In Hinie proportion. Con, and see me at No. KH) Main street. seated themselves on a log apposite the two lunchers, whom they eyed in a greedy manner. Mr.

Margerum tossed a large piece of nice, fresh cheese to the eldest boy. The latter eyed the morsel suspiciously and then handed it to his father. The man smelled it critically, run his dirty fingers into it and passed it to the mother, whose sharp nose also took a whiff at the cheese while her snuff stained fingers went plowing into it. She also passed. and it was the turn of another of the children to take a hand in the game.

Each youngster smelled the cheese and the mother was given another deal and this time she sunk her one lonely, hooked tooth into the piece of lunch which was originally a lich yellow color, but which by this timo had assumed a dark hue by reason of much fingerine, then she threw it to the oldest boy, remarking: "Eat it, Jim; it's Jim turned up his nose, and in a regular North Carolina-; backwoodsman drawl answered: "No, I'll bed if I'm going to eat soap," after which he tossed the chei i to Mr. Margerum, whose appetite by i this time had almost flown. Not a member of the family had ever before seen cheese. The parents wanted to try this piece in question, but were suspicious as to its makeup, while Jim, who was evidently the leading authority in tliefamilv, settled the whole matter by his declaration that it was soap. The Optra's Et'ry.

DeKotn and Smith's new opera, "Rob Row" which appears here this evening, score 1 the snvatest hit ever, ktiowu in the comic line on the owa- siou of its first presentation in New York, the story is as follows: The plot deals with est' rales of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Pretender and his faithful follower, Rob Iloy. At the opening of the first act a party of Highlanders make a raid upon the Mayor of Perth, and appropriated a pum of money entrusted to that worthy for English troops. The Mayor has a fair daughter Janet, who is seeret'y married to Rob Roy, owing to the May-' or's desire to keep on good terms with both English and Scots, he compels' Janet to declare herself first the wife of an old Scotchman, and 'then of a young English ofh'eer. As a mere declaration constitutes a Scotch mar- Janet finds herself the wife of; throe husbands In-longing to opposing factions. Throughout the first act the romantic interest is maintained by Prince Charles and his sweetheart, Flora McDonald, whose advantages have historic foundation; at the end of the act Janet deserts the two husbands provided by her father, and escapes to the Highlands with Hob Roy.

The scene of tne second act is laid in the Highlands, where the Scotch are hiding after the battle of Culloden. Janet as i a highland shepherd, is waiting for the return of Rob Roy, who is in battle. The greater part of the act is devoted to the machinations of the Highlanders to prevent the capture of their bonnie Prince Charlie. The third act which shows the exterior of Sterling' Castle by moonlight, with the English troops in bivouac, sees everything happily arranged. Mistake About Farmers.

DThe McDonald Outlook has this to say about the mistaken notion that farming is a poor business: "Farmers in counting the income and outgo of the larm seem to make no note of the first-class living they get, and they forget they are as free, so far as the time and the manner of doing their work is concerned, as it is possible for men to be. The farmer's life is not one of ease and luxury; neither is that of any other man; but the American farmer of to-day has more opportunities to approach an ideal existence than any other man that ever lived. Congressman E. F. Acheson on Sat urday received a telegram stating that the names of two physicians in his district had been placed on the lists for positions on pension examining boards in time to evade President Cleveland civil service degree.

The successful applicants are Dr. J. Y. Scott, of Washington and Dr. J.

W. Gordon, of Belle-vernon, Fayette county. The appli cations by the physicians were-received and acted upon only a few hours be fore the civil service bars were raised. County Coroner Johnson's annual re port speaks of the appointment of Wm. McCleary as county detective.

The selection made is a good one. Detective McCleary during the year has rendered the county good services and valuable assistance to District Attorney T. B. II. Brownlee, says the Coroner.

The house committee on public build ing and grounds has favorably reported the bill, which has already passed the senate, providing for the erection of a public building at Washington, at a cost of 875,000. Rev. j. T. Riley preached in the Methodist church last night to a very large congregation.

Theauditorum was crowded, with some setting on chairF. This greeting of their former pastor by such an outpouring of people must have been gratifying to Mr. Riley who preached admirable sermons both morning and evening, The new school house in First ward is nearing completion. The contractors have laid off most of the workmen. About all that remains to be done is the painting and putting on tho metallic ceiling.

It is a complete struc ture and docs the contractors credit. Thers is poison in the perfume of many flowers, and they should be excluded from sleeping apartments during the night eo article on third, page. i I i.