Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - December 17, 1904 RISKED THEIR LIVES ON FOOLISH WAGER Comly WILLIAMS and Herbert SCHWEYER, two youths of King-of-Prussia, on Monday afternoon had a barefooted race through the snow, from that village to Gulf Mills. Each of the boys claims distinction as a sprinter and this was the cause of the race. While congregated at the village blacksmith shop the much mooted question as to who was the speedier was again taken from the shelf. As there were quite a number of villagers present each of the young men had quite a large following. Discussions were in order and soon the talk became heated in spite of the snow storm that was raging without. Of course the discussion could end in but one way and a challenge was the result. Starters and other officials were selected but then one of the sprinters declared that the other did not have stamina enough to run any great distance. As a result of a dare both runners removed their shoes and stockings and then rolling their trousers to their knees and thus started on their race. Late that evening the sprinters returned. Both had been given shelter in a farm house and made comfortable. Their feet were cut and bruised and their pink toes were well nigh frozen stiff. When they had recovered from their experience they looked at one another and admitted that they done a fool-hardy act. WHITE CROW IS SENT TO WASHINGTON State officials who are connected with the Division of Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Tuesday morning expressed to Washington, where it will become one of the prized specimens at the National Zoological Park, the white crow which has lived in a small box ever since it was received at the division on Dec. 1 from B.F. MCKEEHAN, Mount Rock, Cumberland county. The division's rooms in the Real Estate Building are already crowded, and there was no place to put the crow where it would be able to get necessary exercise. General regret has been expressed because the extraordinary bird has been allowed to leave Pennsylvania, the need for preservation of zoological specimens native to the Keystone State being felt more strongly than ever. WOMAN DIED ON SIGHT OF FATHER Mrs. John SPOHN, of Mahoning, Pa., came home to spend the holidays by invitation of the old folk. As she stepped from a train on Saturday evening with her five-months babe she saw her father waiting with the farm team. With a cry she fell on the station platform dead. Her father, William SHARRA, did not know the woman who had fallen, and helped carry her into the waiting room. He fell in a faint when he found she was his daughter. The baby fell under the mother, and may not survive. SHARRA is almost insane with grief.