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necessary, Tor year or two the
matter OF new parsonage was dis
cussed, and about one year AGO took
practical shape, With the assent and
hea'iy CO operation of the trustees,
official board, quarterly conference,
ladies' aid society, and the pastor,
backed 10y a strong public sentiment
among the membership and friends
of the church. Through the kindly
and effective efforts OF the pastor, |.
IL Hess, subscriptions aggregating
$3.50. 80 were obtained, and have
all been paid except $SoS. so, and
this balance will soon be collected.
The cost Of the building, which has
ten rooms and is Of brick, of ele.
CANT and modern design, well iinIsh-
ed, including some extras, is almost
exactly SO, about 5000 of which
is yet 10 be provided for. but will
soon be in hand and the last dollar
paid, and not dollar Of debt
against the church, parsonage or
society.
Our society and the community
are fortunate in having Mr.. Hess
as pastor during the incipiency
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HARRY ALLEN PORMAN.
Obituary OF Preston hoy Who DIed
IN BnckhannOn.

Harry Allen Forman, son of Allen
and Caroline Forman, was born July
20, 1880, and died at Buckhannon,
w. Va, June 10, 1907, aged about
~ years. lie and his twin sister,
Mama. were the youngest of six
children, three boys and three girls.
He had spent the last three years at
Buckhannon attending theWe,leyan
college and was a member of this
years graduating class. TFis illness
lasted only short time, and until
the morning Of June 10 his friends
were hopeful of his recovery, but
at s O'Clock in the evening he was
gone.
lie was a young man of quiet and
gentle disposition, but of firm and
strong Christian character and his
influence was always on the side of
right When he knew that his earth
iY life was almost done he was as
one gong on joufney-so1y to
leave his friends, but looking for
ward with hope and JOY to the end
of that journey. Fond OF work and
OF books he ranked high in his
classes and was favorite with both
teachers and students. His illness
and death cast a gloom on the ell
tire commencement week.
At s o'clock on the morning Of
June ~, at the request Of the stu
dents, funeral service was held at
the home Of DR.. l.. II. Forman.
after which the father and sisters
brought Harry to their home at
Amboy. They we're accompanied
10y six Of his classmates and by
Prof. Frank Trotter and Fred vii.
liams, who all remained until the
funeral on Wednesday, June ~.
The death Of such young man Is
a loss to any community and a fer
greater loss to his friends and family.
They have the sympathy Of the en-
tire community in their bereavement.
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and progress Of this work; he is not
only a good preacher and pastor,
but possesses In an eminent degree
practical business sense. He has
been intimately associated with the
building committee and careful
observer of the carving out of the
details of the work from cellar to
auto.
June I3, under the auspices Of the
ladies' aid and our pastors good
wife, a reception was helu in the
new parsonage, to which were in
vited all the members of the church,
including all probationers, all con-
tribu:ors to the parsonage fund,
whether members or not, absent
ministers and wives who had served
this charge during recent years, and
the ministers of other churches here
and their families. 1t was a delight.
ful social and most enjoyable res
union. Refreshments were served.
Our ladies' aid deserves great credit
for their patient and persevering
helpfulness during the progress of
this work; near 1000 will measure
the money valIe of their efforts.
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BABY SAILS IN SKY.
Carried Out over Ocean by Bunch Of
Toy Balloons.

Carried Out over Ocean by Bunch OF
Toy Balloons.
With a huge stack OF toy balloons
tied 60 her waist. Mlnna Moody. two
years old daughter OF j. II. Moody OF
Waco. Tex, was carried out over the
sea from the verunda OF hotel ut
Rockport ana only rescued 10y George
Munufce OF Denver exploding enough
OF the balloons with bullets TO permit
nm easy descent. The tot came down
ST Joseph'S Island, half milo away.
The Moodys went 10 Rochport recent
ly on a vacation. Mrs. Moody was
with her daughter on the vcranda
when a peddlcr came mp with the bal
looms Minnn cluspcd her hands ln de
light, nud when she was seated ln her
mothers lap tho man tied the bundle
around her wpigt "Oh. what fun
Minna" said Mrs Moody. putting the
child on the floor Munt tricd 20 take
a step forward but almost instantly
she was caught or her feet by the
straining Of the balloons. which, driy-
cn 10y "A fresh breeze. headed straight
for tho sea. Mrs Moody and tho ped
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Sc, Robin, Broken Leo.

About six weeks ago Hugh McGiii OF
Lock Haven, Pa, noticed an old robin
fiuitering In the grass I'm front OF his
home. After some effort he caught II
with his hands and discovered that one
of the robins legs was broken Taking
rcdbreast into the house, lac washed
the bones. applied splnts and careful
ly bandaged the leg. To his surprise
the bones knitted, and soon the leg was
found to be as good as ever. The robin
was given its freedom. but In apprecla-
ton Of the kind act It comes about the
house many times every day and has
become 50 tame that II win eat crumbs
from McGilrs hand. The bird has a
nest I'm nearby tree ana on being call
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We take pleasure this week in
presenting cut of the new NJ. f..
parsonage together with a few facts
regarding the growth of the church
la kingwood.
Me,hodism gained a footh1ld in
the kingwood section early ia the
nineteenth century, and has maln-
tanned its lead as vital spiritual
force until the present. Religious
services were FIST held in log build
ing, used also for a sChoolhouse, a
mile from tie town; later. in the
courthouse, erected about 1890, then
in neat, old fashioned brick "mert
ing house" which gave place in
1879 TO an up to date brick church
with ample seating capacity ia the
auditorium, and well. arranged
Sunday school room, Including
pleasant quarters for the infant de-
partment On the church lot when
purchased was log dwelling which
was occupied as parsonage until
about 1870, when a brick dwelling
took lts place This parsonage be
ing inadequate for present needs
and very extensive repairs being
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SLAVE TWELVE YEARS
Strange Story Of Girl Who Fled
From Virginia Woods.
SOLD FOR SIS AND A HORSE.

Ignorant Of Her Paronta1e, She Toi,ed
For Her Purchaser and Never Knew
That There Mas Anything Else In
Life.
Twelve years n white slave. ignorant
That there was a wogll i,,and N,c
dark woodlands OF Chcs.,.Hc.d cnun.
ty Va, or sphere I'm lirc above the
plow aud oxen and COWS. there hnR
Uv~d within an hours ride OF the capl-
tol In Richmond a glrlwomun whose
history Just revealed, Is the most
amazing Virginia has over heard
Ele0noru Is the only uumc tho Young
woman has ever had Despite the ne
she has been forced to live she * stul
attractive. she has hig brown eyes
and heavy mass of d0rl, hair Under
other circumstances she might have
been beautiful but she is ns ignorant
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HE SAW aAUNT WHITE ARM THRUST UP.
only a few inches under the soil out.
side the western gate OF the town OF
Siangynng.
week later man put his horse 10
Craze on the spot. The beast found
good grass near the grave and brought
it's foot down on the soil above the
coffin. the lid OF which was broken.
In little while the owner OF the horse
saw n gaunt white arm thrust up
through the hole made by the horses
hoof.
Thinking the dead mans ghost" was
about 10 rise to avenge the insult offer
ed I'm the breaking OF the coffin, the
watcher hurried up and began shovel
Ing earth into the hole to keep the
ghost" down. A mufiied voice ex-
postulated and begged to be freed,
claiming to be the living son OF TzI
Lung The watcher fed In terror to
the town, where he told every one he
met OF what had happened. The
ghosts" father urged that the ghost
should be left alone and not further
disturbed
a large crowd, however, went out OF
the city TO view the wonder. The
ghost" kept begging most piteousy
to be let out. one man had courage
enough to unearth the cover OF the cof-
fin completely and open II, allowing
the 'resurrected" man TO sit up. Rice
soup and wine were brought and raw
enOusly devoured by the ghost" still
sitting upright In his coffin. imbedded
I'm the earth.
Finally the unhappy ghost" was re-
leased and confined In a temple until
he could prove himself TO be n living
man
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Russia. took an interest I'm the case M
once and summoned Nicolal 10 his paI-
ace. Nicolai went there alone and at
the end Of private interview succeed
ed IN convincing the procurator that
she was telling the truth.
At the instance Of the procurator she
swore out complaint against her
mother in the courts OF Odessa. These
charges are now on record In Odessa.
according 10 the diary. The procurator
went TO lint city himself and advised
the officials. Mrs. Talctsky was ar
rested. preparations were made for her
trial, and she sought the advice OF one
PlavokOy, an attorney OF Niev.
At this iuncturc Nicolai saw that dis.
cretion was the better part oC vnlor
and that she would probably be landed
In prison herself NJ she submitted TO
the medical examination necessary 10
formal hearing OF the case. even
though she had fooled the procurator.
She had met In -. Petersburg young
woman named zaney RoSdorhncy.
with whom she affected to fall in-fove.
as she did with convincing cieyerncss
nearly every woman she met. and
whom she courted when Louise Ratonc
was not around Both Nicolai and
Louise sIw that the Jig was up," aud
they abandoned their plnus.
Zaney. the ST Petersburg sweet
heart. raised money enough To start
NicOlai ON her travels. and the latter
fled 10 Finland. informing Fancy and
leaving letter FOR the procurator tell
ing him that her hlial devotion pre-
vented her at the last moment from ap-
pearing against her mother; that she
would flee To save the lutter's name
and homer.
The case against the mother proceed
ed to trial. and the procurator was
chief witness for the government.
Lqnsc' Rutone also appeared. The
m6ther's attorney produced the doctor
who had assisted at the birth OF Nico.
lai ana sthe Greek Catholic priest who
had chrlstened her They both testified
that they positively knew that Nicolni
was a girl. The procurator few into a
rage lie said lac had ocular evidence.
The case was dismissed
NJ. Pobedonostzen now found himself
in an embarrassing ana delicate posi-
tlon. lie had stood sponsor for Nlco-
lai, personally supervised the proceed
ings and swore that she was boy.
lie was in the humlllating circum-
stances of having to confess he had
been fooled. The story was hushed up
quickly, but the secret police Of Russia
We're placed on the trail OF the fleeing
girl. and they tried FOR years TO track
her. In her diary she intimated her
conviction that II would have gope
hard with her II they had caught her
and taken her back TO Russia, and all
through the remarkable document
there Is an undercurrent OF fear OF ar
rest
She liked short time I'm Finland.
and then, with the remainder OF IA
ney's money. she fed 10 Antwerp after
changing her name TO Nicolal Konstan-
tinevitch.
At Antwerp. Nicolai met banker
named Citizens, who gave her money
and a letter Of Introduction to a banker
named Wilson I'm Worcester, Mass.
She became extremely friendly with
the stewardess Of the liner on which
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THY FOUND LIVE urrr1E ~ MN nooM.

THY FOUND LIVE ErPTILE ~ HER ROOM
deadly cobra TO her bosom as balm
for hr wounded feelings after tie love
cpisO-c with Mark Antony
Mrs Bloom arrived ln ObiOn several
days ago from Union city She was
accompanied by a fashiOnably dressed
man, and they registered as husband
and wife lie had been missing for
several days, ana when the doctors
were called u TO attcrd Mrs Bloom,
who was in coryulsions, ,bpy found a
'Ivc reptile in her room and the wom-
0u in q scmicOnscious state.
She tried 10 explain that she dld not
care 10 live longer and that she had
driven into the country for the pur-
pose OF securing the poisonous spread
Ing adder % variety of Tennessee
snake whose bite IS fatal
The unfortunate woman had placed
tHe snake in her corsaRc and clasped
.r tO bor body. Tho bosom had been
puucturd several times 10y the fanas
OF 10 snake. The ophidlon wax dis
patched
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BIT HIMSELF OUT OF JAIL.
Prisoner Wears Out Teeth onawins
Throuah Wooden Bars.


Through Wooden Bars.
The police have captured man
named Schaarschmidt, who escaped
from the Gera Jail, I'm Germany. three
weeks ago. The manner Of his flight
makes one OF the most remarkable Uf
all OF those told I'm the romances OF
prison heroes.
Crossing the one window OF his cell
within was an oal, beam by inches
square. Outside Of the window was
another beam, nine Inches thick. These
were his only bars besides the massive
masonry OF the building that * TO
say. there were no metal bars between
these wooden barriers
But the wood, toughened by age, was
enough TO make any prisoner without
tools despair. Schanrsclmidt had not
even the metal shank from his shoes
10 make n saw Of, for ne had only felt
slippers IN his dungeon
lie got 10 work with his teeth. how
ever, upon the inside beam II tool.
him three months 10 gnuw through
fe+a' APa hhAAtAbAN ftAA iN.iH AAN iNNlil NNl.N
work when he was certain that his
guards were out OF sight aud hearing
Before their expected return he always
covered up the ravaRcs his teeth had
made with structure Of brown bread.
saved from his ratiOns. This bread
patch closely rcscmbIcd thc color OF
the wood. and as his work progressed
II had 20 be handled with extreme caro-
10 prevent its crumbling and bctraymg
him.
Schaarschmidt spent seven months
I'm the same patient toil. gnawing like
rat through the outer bar one night
he judged that the apertures were
large enough. and nc squeezed through.
The space was so small and the sixteen
inches Of Jagged ends Of the beam
were so tough that he tore his body
frightfully.
When he was caught, the prison sur
geons who examined him found that
he had worn his teeth down 10 stumps.
IIis Jaws were developed abnormalIy
by his superhuman exertions to win
his way 60 liberty.
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Hsld Hor,e, WhiI. Mive, Eounht.

4 feud which has been existing be-
tween the wives Of two prominent
Frederick county VaD farmers for a
number OF years was settled. at least
I'm part. on the public highway near
Winchester when the women. driving
with their husbands. met, leaped from
their carriages and engaged IN n fist
fight. Both rolled over and over I'm the
rond and fought desperately, while
their husbands stood in the shade and
held the horses The women fought
until both were completely exhausted.
The men then shook hands cordially,
each taking possession Of his respec-
tive spouse, and drove on.
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Now on sale az the Argus book
Store. Celluloid finish and CORES.
pondence on the address side. lesy.
ing aii The reverse side for the pic
ture' and they ere very fine, much
the best Of any ever ON safe here be.
fore, but at the same price only
60 each or soc per dozen. Sent to
any audtcss 40 same price and
stamps taken Tor all sums under e..
be views were taken by a Cumbcr
land photographer who came here
tor that purpose and who does
splendid work.
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dlcr were $50 overcome with astOnlsh-
mcut that they did not make move
until the child was beyond reach.
The screams of thc mother attracted
the attention OF many hundreds Of per-
sous. but nothing was douo to- save
tile little one until Aluuafoo followed
her u launch Sho was almost a
quarter Of mile from land and fifty
feet ion the air whcn NuuBfce began
shooting with rlNn Ilr not straight
10 the mark aud had cNpodcd siv ball
looms when MIuua began go sink down
ward Another shot Increased hcrspecd.
aud. waited Uy lHo wind. -hc was ear
iIoJ to Csc beach of tHo island. whore
sho was dropped as lightly Us % feuth-
.r Tho child was growing and laugh
ug when placed again FOO hor mothers
arms Mrs. Moody aud -FOUR other wo-
mou tainted from rNcitemc1t when
Nm1ree began shooting but they re-
aprnrol quickly to join 600 rejoicing at
NUu.H escape
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IN MANS dARD sHE CHOPPED Down TREIls
as savage. She never saw school.
II she ever heard OF one. She did not
know what the word meant
The twelve years of Eleanora's slnv-
cry havo held nothing but hard, bitter
work. In rough clothing, sometimes
mans trousers and boots. she wns
obliged to fell trees with an nx, TO
guide tho OK team that drew the
plow across the hard, stony fields, TO
dig dltches and dam streams and to
care for the farm animals
She received no reward. She was
permitted no pleasure. A shakcdown
bed on an attic floor and scant nj
lowsnce of food were all she got out of
her years OF labor.
Bleanorn since her arrival I'm Rich
mond not long ago has been working
TO support herself, while her friends
are investigating her history She
laughed like IA child when she received
her first wages She seldom saw any
money and had never had cent OF her
own before.
There came Co Richmond commit
tee OF farmers from the Virginia hills
In Chesterfield, and they told the story
TO ]. Kent Rawley, mn attorney lie
JOurneyed out into the country and In
vestiRRted From what hc saw and
heard he became convinced of the truth
or the tale. Then tho farmers and
nelghbors who knew OF Eleanoru's sur.
ferings contributed from their small
savings enough 10 retain Mr. Rawlcy.
He Is soon 90 bring suit against Flea.
nOra's late master.
Tho girl was instructed TO run away
from her place Of captivity ana come
10 Richmond. She did so aud has been
In good hands ever since.
II was on the farm OF !. J. Cawley, a
dnlryman. that Itlcnnora spent her life,
and against Cawley the suit VIII be
brought alleging he bought hcr when
she was Il child and has kept her in
peOnnge ever since
From information and rumOr picked
up from various sources Lawyer Raw
ley has pieced together story some
thing like this.
Twenty-onc years ngO n man and a
woman lived in nm old house near the
hut OF old palmOrc. the hermit OF Chcs
tcrield county child was born "a
them, a little girl, who was called
ElcanOrn. The fathers name was Gul
der or Gulden. Tho mother was LlzzI,
Murrin or Morrcll Within month
after tho birth Of the child tho father
disappeared. Soon afterward the moth
or vanished, too and iu some fashion
the baby WIS cared for by the hermit
Nine years later Palmorc retired still
farther into the woods Bot before n,
went, the story has &C. hc offered th,
child 90 Cawley FOR s. and ou old
broken down horse That the dairymar
had turned out to die.
Cawley. Il ls said. bought thc GIRL
gave the hermit the money and horse
and there is story of signed md
sealed paper passing between the rou
over the bargain
At aU events EIoBuoru lH- been ON
the Cawlcv place ever since She learn.
cd thnt she was not the CUwlcys' child
and asked them who her parents were
but they never told her Ncithor would
PnlmOre. whom suc saw occasionally.
Long ago She ccuscI trying to learn
her identity and became "a hopeless.
spiritlcss slave she did not even have
ambition enough o. escape Sho ala
not know tbsro woro cities ana towns
near Chesterfield county.
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iHE GOT vEBY FRIENDLY WITH THE
SfEwAtDESS.

she came 10 New York. The captain
Of the ship grew interested in his
strange passenger and became sus-
plcious Of Nicolars sex. He had many
quarrel with the stewardess for
maintaining Nlcolui was man up
nally ne made a bet Of 60 francs with
the stewardcss. the test TO be made
10y the captain lie interviewed Nico-
lai privately and then sought out at
once the stewardcss and paid the wa
ger. admitting he had lost.
Arrived iu Worcester, Nicolai talked
things over with Wilson. the banker.
and decided she had best go 10 Chi.
cago. Mr.. Wilson gave her letter OF
introduction to q French grocer whose
name is blurred in tbc diary.
Here The strange diary ends. Nicolal
eventually became secretary to the
Russian consul general I'm Chicago,
holding the position for thirteen years.
until overcome by tuberculosis. she
went to Arizona There upon her death
the undertaken discovered her true sex.
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pespond.nt De- Hsna, Hims.lf.

4 valuable bulldog belonging 10 John
G.. Reed Of - fsbell street, Bingham
ton, y. y, committed suicide by jump
ing UP against a picket fence until he
hooked hls collar over one OF the pick
cts. lie then swung himself around
until the weight OF his body on the
leather strap shut on his wind and he
stranRlcd The dog had made a pre-
vious attempt to hang himself but was
found in fine and taken from the
fence. although he fought sayagely
while his owner unlocked his collar
from the picket.
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CHAINED TO STAKE.
Woman Rescued From Starvation IN
Dupont Pa.

woman Rescued From Starvation in
Dupont Pa.
Chained 20 stake iu tho yard OF
their howe and exposed am day To tho
hroiling sun without mouthtul of WA
ter or food. Mrs Michael Sabiuslsy of
Dupont near Wukcshurc Pa. was
rescued by a party of miners ON thclr
way homo from Worl, and subsequent.
ly caused the arrest ot her husband by
the state cuustahumry
SHE said he oyCIpoVcrcl her. tied her
arms aud legs ANA chained her To the
stake because She would mot tell him
where She had hidden hes savings,
which she did not want hVa to have.
Then to increase h,e cruolty. she said.
he placed Just beyond her roach a pail
OF water and somc tuol ANA lcft her
Tho house ls far'rmm the nearest
ncghbor, and not until evening wcre
the wom0n's cries beard aud she was
rescued. The husband ls m jail
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DO YOU really enjoy what you cat' Docs
your food taste good DO you feel hungry
and want morey Or DO you have a heavy.
duN feeling after meals sour stomach
helching gas on the stomach bad brcta %
Indigestion and dyspepsia n so. you
should take little Kodoi after each meal
kodoi viii nOurish and strengthen your
DIGESTIVE organs and furnish the natural
digestive juices Tor your stomach. II will
make YOU we'll. u will make your food do
You good. Turn your food into good rich
blood. kodol digests what you eat. Sold
BY Stricklei's drug store VIM Dent New
burg
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TEETH IN HER LUNGS.
Woman Inhaled Them After Dentist
Had EtherlEed tier.


Mrs Iclah A. Wheeler Inhaled into
her luugs fragments of her teeth.
Pneumonia developed, nnd she died at
her homo Ia Oakvillc, Conn. She was
twenty-five years old.
Mrs Wheeler won't To have some
teeth pulled several weeks ago. The
dcutist cthcrjzcd her Il is suid. and
whilc shc was unconscious portions
broken from her teeth during the oper-
alton dropped down her windplpe aud
into her lungs
ON her WY homo she caught cold
aud la severe coughing spell coughcd
up the crown of tooth The pneumo-
nin that followed was complicated by
nm abscess OF the lungs Physicians
after consultation tapped her lungs.
but could not save her llfe.