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having opened a dental ofiice in LocXAXD't
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BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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and all work warranted as represented.
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THE SILENT CITY."
Tnndrrful riiotoerapli Titkrn of n lie.
liiarkable Allrago In AUiitin.
Uurltifr tho iMist flftecn years ProfcmsOi
Ilicliard D. WlllouKhby hm U-i'ii n char
notcr In Alaska well known ninong
whites ami natives. Ab 0110 ot the early
settlers of old Tort Wrangul, in whloli
his Individuality was stamped among
tho sturdy miners who frequented the
then Itnjxirtaiit trading post, he hs
grown with' the far off territory, and Is
today as much a part of Alaska's history
as tho totem tiolea nre identified with
tho post lives of native chieftains. To
him belongs tho honor of being tho first
American who discovered gold within
Alaska's Ice bound peaks.
1'rofessor Willoughby is favorably
known from Fort Tongas to Mount $.
Ellas, llo lived a third of n century
along tho coast, and his knowledgo of
Southeastern Alaska forms nn Arctic
encyclopedia of which lio himself Is an
Inseparable part. Ho left civilization so
long ago that ho does not remember of
ever having seen a locomotive or n tralji
of cars, llo is a man of robust stature
and about GO years of age. As a miner
ha has no equal in tho territory. Ho lias
exposed mora locations of mineral wealth
than any other three men, and is nt pres
ent tho owner of many promising claims.
Among other things ujoii which ho cm
ploys hii sparo moments is photography,
Whllo pursuing this scientific nmusor
mcnt I'rofcasor Willoughby frcqucitly
discovered remarkablo mirages, and af
ter four years of labor, amid dangers,
privation and Buffering, ho accomplish
ed for tho civilized world a feat in pho
tography heretofore considered prob
lematic. It was on tho longest day in
June, 1888, that Willoughby's camera
took within its grasp the reproduction ot
a city remoteand, nt first glanco, thought
to bo within the recesses of another
world. This remarkablo photograph was
taken at 0 o'clock ut night in Glacier bay.
Tho mirago city was named by Profes
sor Willoughby "Tho Silent City." The
first two copies wero Bent to tho govern
ment ofllcials at Washington, D. C. The
second was placed In tho hands of the
purser of an Alaskan steamer, and tho
third copy was Bent to Tho Chronicle. It
is 10 Inches in length by 8 inches in widtlu
Tho view, sometimes Indistinct, ia appa
rently taken from a public park or gar
den on a hill. In tho foreground ia a
graveled walk, a Btout fenco, a rustic
scut and a little child at play. Deyond
tho Btone wall aro tho roofs of hoiu.es,
with clumpsof trees nttho bides. In tho
distanco are tho half completed towers
of a cathedral and several tall public
bulldingi, whilo far away, cnveloied In
what nppearB to bo a cloud like atmos
phere, are tall smoko stacks and the
towers of churches. Tho stylo of archi
tecture is decidedly modern, tho roofs
are liko those of England or tho British
provinces. Tho chimneys aro mado of
tiles. Taken as a whole, it is a remark
able photograph, artistic to n largo de
gree. A correspondent of Tho Chronicle,
writing from Juneau, Alaska, says of
Willoughby and his wonderful photo
graph: "Tho professor Is perfectly
straight In his business transactions, and
in my dealings with him I bavo foun I
him tho soul of honor. I havo frequent
ly seen mirages in Alafeka, but nevci
saw tho photograph of one. Peterson
Brothers, who aro tho only first claw
artists hero, say tho plcturo U a genuine
production, and think it is of a city in
Russia. San Francisco can probably lo
cate tho town."
A hundred people or moro wero
Bhown tho photograph yesterday. Some
regarded tho wholo tiling as n fraud,
whllo others believed it tho genuine
photographic result of a mirago. One
man related his experience with a mi
rago in Death Valley, in San Bernardino
county. Going down the mountain sido
into the valley 0110 sees a mirago repre
senting u luxuriant garden with lakes,
rivers, waterfalls and rich vegetation.
Upon reaching the baso of tho moun
tain a haircn, sandy desert is found in
the valley.
Tho expert photographer employed ut
Tabor's art rooms examined tho photo
graph critically and said: "I never
heard of a city represented in a mirago
before I havo seen islands und land
scapes, but never a city. Tho photo
graph is tho result of a badly exposed
plate. I regard It as a trick. Such a re
sult could bo obtained in making a copy
from n similar photograph by long ex
posuro on 11 bright moonlight night, Bay
an hour's exposure. But tho flguro of a
human lieing, like those of tho children
in tho foreground of this picture, would
not show nt all in tho representation of a
mirage. This photograph was taken by
a rapid exjmsure, about two or three coo
onds in duration, cither in a bad light or
a poor exposure."
Mirages, ns a general rule, represent
scenes in tho immediate vicinity, not
over a few aundred miles nway at the
best. At first tho city of Victoria was
suggested, but an old resident of that
city denied the likeness. Victoria is fully
000 miles from Glacier bay, whero tho
alleged photograph was made. A scoro
of persons ventured an opinion as to tho
location of "Tho Silent City." However,
no one could bo found who recognized
the scene. At Tabor's and other photo
graphic, establishments it was thought
the plcturo was that of 11 city in Franco
or Germany. A dozen persons agreed
that it resembled Montreal or Quebec,
possibly Halifax, Tho agents of tho Ca
nadian Pacific, who aro well acquainted
with Canadian cities, stated that It could
not bo Toronto, Ottawa or Quebec, They
wero divided in opinion as to Halifax
and Montreal. In the latter city there Is
a cathedral building resembling tho one
in the photograph. As a final result of
yesterday's investigation Montreal ap
pears to bo tho most likely city repre
sented in the wonderful mirago plcturo
of "Tho Silent City." San Francisco
Chronicle,
A Literary llerlulU
Delaware mountain, near Middletown,
N, Y., boasts tho iwsaession of a literary
hermit in tho person of Judson Ellis. Ho
lives in a one room hut built by his own
hand, and scantily furnished. His solo
companions urn the goats, upon whoso
meat and milk ho lives, and a largo
colony of cats. Mr. Ellis is 00 years of
ago, and In his early manhood was a re
porter on Tho Tribune, then under Horace
Greeley's editorship. Ho now employe
his titno in writing short stories for a
newspaper syndicate. Harper's Bamir,
MmrM I'm Tlirougb the Canal.
Before the Isthmus of Hueis was pierced
by the canal there wero almost no sharks
in tho Mediterranean, the passage
through tho Straits of Gibraltar not
being to their liking. Now, however,
they coino in by way of tho canal, and
In such numbers that in more than one
watering place, and especially on tho
Adriatic, the sign hasgonoup, "Beware
of Sharks." Cliicago Tribune
Ilulldluir lu Nw York.
The records of tho department of build
ings for the first lialf of this year show
that tho total value of tho buildings for
which plans were submitted during that
period is (13,000,000, against $23,358,000
in tho samo period ot last year. New
York Qua.
NAVIGAT'NQ THE AIR.
Curl Myen Tlilntult Will 8om l)y Its
TComiaou llitna.
Carl Myers, of Frankfort, N. Y., the
husbandi of Carlotta, the well known
femlnlno Aeronaut, and identified1 him
self for thd past twelve years 'with the
problem of aerial navigation, who lias
been a guest at the Wayno Hotel 'during
tho past few days, is what u theatrical
man might call qn acronautlo manager.
Ho sometimes takes a littlo excursion up
into tho cloud country to Bee if tho ethe
real regions look natural and lf things
aro all there, but not often. Tho ascen
sions' which he himself has made num
ber' only forty-four. Ho has, however,
a corps of star aeronauts employed, and
contracts with county fairs and Fourth
of July celebrations to furnish balloons
and experienced air sailors at reasonable
prices, .with satisfactory spectacular fea
tures guaranteed. He. has also given at
tention to the improvement of the bal
loon, and fine muslin manufactured
from sea island cotton becomes, when
treated by a process Invented by him, a
better material from which to manufac
ture air ships than silk, and much less
expensive.
Anticipating tho day when monopo
listic individuals will control the aerial
trunk lines of navigation as well as Btato
legislatures and slower means of trans
portation lower down, he has continued
investing In aerial property, occasionally
laying by a balloon for a rainy day, until
ho is now tho owner of twenty-seven gas
air ships, besides n largo number of hot
air balloons. His gas balloons are manned
by a crew of thirteen persons, and hobos
u much larger number than that to run
his hot air contrivances.
The result of long study devoted to the
subject und an extensive experience has
been to make Mr. Myers a believer lu tho
eventual practicability of navigating the
upper nir. Ho is now the proprietor of
what is said to bo the only balloon factory
in tho world, but ho declares his convict
tion that such concerns will boino day lie
as common ns car shops or ship yards.
"I havo just perfected," ho said, "what
I call an air velocipede, and shall give
public exhibitions of Its capabilities in
the near future. It Is provided with a
reservoir containing sufficient hydrogen
gas to support tho weight of ouo Indi
vidual. Then by means of a device oper
ated by tho hands and feet it can be
propelled in any direction in the nir de
sired. The experiments already made
with tho machine show Its practicability,
and it is easier to run it than it is to pro
pel a bicyclo on land.
"Tho bumo propelling apparatus on a
larger scale could, of course, be used to
navigate a great nir ship, if a sufficiently
powerful engine, not too heavy to over
come tho lifting power of the gas, could
bo found to furnish the niotlvo jiower. I
am now experimenting, with encour
aging results, on a very light, eimplo
contrivance run by successive explosions
of small quantities of dynamite." De
troit Tribune.
A Deaperate Case'of Suicide.
Tho Palmer house has been very un
fortunate in the number of tragic deaths.
It will bo just thirteen years ago to-morrow
that 0110 of tho most sensational and
carefully planned suicides in tho history
of self destruction occurred nttho hotel,
Frederick Addison Jeffrey was tho vic-i
tim. Ho was said to havo been a menu
tier of tho firm of Wyckhoff Si Jeffrey,
of Peoria. Ho occupied a parlor rooul
on tho eastern extension of tho corridflr
Early on the 5th of July his body was
found suspended over tho bath tub inhii
suite. Tho tub was filled with wand
water and contained tho charred fragt
ments of combustibles ignited by Jeffrey,
just beforo killing himself. When dis
covered a stiletto was found plunged
into his left breast, his throat was cut
from car to car, a pistol hung by n cord
within easy reach, beside it a pearl han
dled razor. Ills body hung by a stout
cord fastened to tho ceiling. Ho had
saturated his clothing witli keroseno so
it would bo easily ignited from tho com
bustibles in the tub. Ho turned on tho
water as ho wrote u letter, and when tho
ropo ho was hanging by would bo burned
through he would fall Into tho tub and
bum to a crisp. The coroner's jury
was unable to tell which killed him.
Chicago Times.
A Valued War lUHc
Angelo Pacha, color sergeant of Com
pany G, First Michigan cavalry, under
Capt. Alexander, was in tho battle of
Gettysburg. On tho third day of the
fight when tho buglo call sounded he
drank water out of his tin cup. He
placed it in the crotch of an apple tree
and joined his command and forgot all
about it. Last week he went to the bat
tlefield and bought the tree for $33, and
had the tree cut up and carried to his
home. The cup was completely imbed
ded In the crotch of tho tree, and Angelo
prizes tho reilo beyond anything tliat lie
owns. Ho was in tho city yesterday
and gave away parts of the applo tree to
his old army comrades. Cincinnati En
quirer. Arret of Vreuch llanken.
Considerable sensation was produced
in Purls a week or two ago by tho arrest
of three well known bankers on tho sus
picion that they wero concerned with
the disappearance of a Swiss named
Caudrian. The latter had, been a serv
ant of a Mine. Fessart, and at her death
received her fortuno of 200,000 francs.
His riches drovo him demented, and
slnco ho disappeared the bankers with
whom ho deposited Ids money have been
arrested. Chicago limes.
KliCHHiraglnE luvniitlglttlon.
The Astley-Cooper prize, of a value of
$1,500, will be awarded n 189?, The
question proposed is, "Tho Influence of
Micro-orgauistus Ujion Inflammation."
Tho papers of thoo contesting for tho
prizo should bo written In English or
accompanied by 4li English translation,
and should bo addressed before the let
of January, 1892, to the Guy hospital.
London. The prize will not bo awarded
to two or three working together. Sci
ence, Tim Slmli'a Gorf tout lre.
1IU costumes havo been something ab
solutely gorgeous. Tho gold belt around
his waist is fastened with tho big
gest emerald in tho world. He wears
breastpins of enormous diamonds, be
sides which ho has a tremendous aigrette
of brilliants in his hat and strings of pre
cious stones scattered all over Idm. A
man who understands such things saw
Win at tho opera, and said that he would
be very glad to buy him as ho stood for
$1,000,000 and return him next day un
harmed minus his clothes. His majesty
wears, among other ornaments, the
sash of tho Order of tho Garter, to the
center of which ho lias fastened Ids enor
mous diamond called the Sea of Light.
Tho man who had valued his majesty at
$1,000,000 did not notlco this at first, but
when he did ho admitted that ho was
willing to increase his price consider
ably. London Cable.
Auotber Ilojal Hugaa-vuieuL
Prlnco Eugene, of Sweden, and tho
Princess ICalakaui, of the Sandwich Isl
ands, aro udd to bo engaged. The prince
lives at Parts, whero he studies painting.
Chicago Tribune,
BRUIN IN THE 6WITCH TOWER.
In l'ull ToMFMlon or Hlxiinta nmt Hwltclita
Htur rtillwlelplila.
A wild bear in possession of tho signal
tower and running the trains 011 the Now
York division ot tho Pennsylvania rail
road was tho strango sight that nearly
drove the rightful occupants of tho tower
Into fits a few nights ago. The bear came
from tho Zoological garden, and the
tower was that just back of tho garden
on the curve which tho railroad makes
at Hint place.
E. Wr Itose, tho telegraph operator in
tho tower, und Samuel Foster, an ossint
tant yardmastcr, were dozing in tho
tower about 8 o'clock, Sunday morning,
when there canio a soft pit-a-pat upon
tho stairs. They did not notlco It, nor
did they soe n curly head that was poked
in at the door and looked curiously
around. Something in tho Inspection
may havo displeased him, for suddenly
the men were awakened from their nap
ping by a deep growl.
Beforo Foster, who was lying in a cor
ner, could get up tho bear had put his
big paws around his neck and began to
squeeze him affectionately. Tho terri
fied yardmastcr shrieked, and thb more
he shrieked the moro the bear hugged
him, Foster was beginning to grow pur
plo in tho faco, when Rose, who hnd
recovered bis presence of mind, started
in with a broom stick to vanquish tho
bear. This drew his attention from
Footer, and an instant later Iloso was
enjoying a vigorous hug. Tho hug lasted
so long that ltoso began to think his last
day had come. Tho hug still continued,
when tho men suddenly remembered
that the early morning express from
New York was due and that the slgnnl
had not been set for it.
"Give tho Blgnal to No. 12," gasped
ltoso to his companion. Foster, who was
a very badly frightened man, managed
to crawl from his corner and see that the
blgnal was properly Bet Then ho grasped
tho telegraph key, und whilo Bruin
looked on in astonishment he startled
every operator along the lino by flashing
over tho wires to Broadstrect:
"For Heaven's sake send assistance to
No. 1) office. Grizzly bear in possession
of tho tower. Has full control of signals
and switches. Send six men with rifles."
As tho telegraph operator sank back
exhausted tho bear left Foster and re
turned to his first victim. Ho moved
Blowly, and both men grasped tho oppor
tunity to jump over him and dash down
stairs. As they turned tho key In the
look of tho door at tho bottom they
beard tho bear thump ugulnst it. Rush
lug over to the Zoological garden from
which place thoy Bupiiosed tho strango
visitor had escaped, thoy yelled loudly
for assistance. Looking back on their
way they saw bruin in tho tower trying
to movo tho switch lovers.
A sleepy koeper was aroused after
considerable effort, and the party laid
siege to tho tower. There was n pretty
st uigglo between keeper and bear for a
time, but tho former came off victor.
The bearwna led-back to his pit and put
iu irons. Foster has been off duty ever
nince, and ltoso btlll starts nervously
whenever ho hears a footfall on tho
tower stairs. Philadelphia Record.
Succewtful Ohtrleli ranulncT"
E. C. Canston, tho proprietor of the
Norwalk ostrich farm, was In town yes
terday. Speaking of tho birds, be said:
"They aro all doing well, and I havo no
ticed u decided improvement in them
year by year. Their feathers aro also
getting better, and this year aro wortli
20 per cent, moro than what was given
last season. Hitherto I havo been ship
ping the crop to San Francisco, but now
I am going to try Chicago, as better
prices aro offered In that direction."
"As far as ostrich farming In Southern
California is concerned," ho continued,
"tho days of experiments are over and
the business is pronounced a success.
Tho pioneers in tho introduction of tho
birds had bo much to contend with that
at first It looked liko running at a dead
loss all tho time, but now very hand
some profits aro being realized. A farm
is to be started near Santa Barbara in
tho autumn by Mr. Lillingston. Ho has
already purchased somo of his birds and
has brooded soveral chicks."
"What are ostriches worth nowadays?"
asked tho reporter.
"A hundred dollars a pair for chicks
and $GO0 a pair for breeding birds." Lo
Angeles Herald;
A Coitlj- Tcttlcoat.
There aro two events, apart from tho
exposition, about which ull Paris is gos
siping. Even the thousands of visitors
know of and nre interested in one of
these which promises to bo moro than a
nine days' wonder. This is tho purchase
of a petticoat, a bona fide petticoat,
which was an indescribablo combination
of Bilk, flowers und lace, and for which
was paid the fabulous sum of 15,000
francs. Rumor has it that it was pur
chased by an American Crasus, und
Frenchmen aro congratulating them
selves that their countrywomen, how
ever eccentric, never tempted them to
commit such a piece of extravagance.
The Croesus may havo some trouble with
tho customs on his arrival iu America,
as the flowers and lace aro put on this
now celebrated iiettlcoat in such profu
sion that a suspicion of smuggling' may
Involuntarily find room in tho mind of
tho matter-of-fact officer. But tho pur
chaser will no doubt bo ablo to prove his
honesty of purpose iu importing the ar
ticle. This petticoat, which actually bold
for tho sum named above, is but an ex
aggerated example of thoso now worn
by women of wealth und fashion. Chi
cago Herald.
Chmpenlm Telrcrapb.
There lias lately been invented a now
system, which, it is claimed, will make
it cheaper to telegraph messages than to
mail them. Dr. J. Harris Rogers, of
Washington, D. C is tho inventor, und
ho claims that the world will bo almost
revolutionized by his discovery. The now
system, Mr. Rogers Bays, reduces tho
English alphabet to ten elementary char
acters. Tho messages are prepared by
means of a machine resembling a type
writer and manipulated in the same
manner. With the use of ten keys, ono
for each character, any desirable mes
sage can bo written. A test of the new
apparatus was held in New York a few
days ago, and a message of seventy-six
words sent over in twenty-fivo seconds
and printed on a tape in plain Itoman
characters. Tho Inventor eayd that he
can by this system mako ono wiro do
the work that ten do now by tho system
In voeue.
Thy Uli with Their H00U Oil.
"The Alstons die with their loots on."
That was tho constant boast of tho lato
Cob Bob Alston, famous throughout
Georgia as an editor and politician. His
grandfather and his father had died that
way, and ono duy ufter ho had made
that boast he was shot to death. Not
long after this one of his boys committed
suicide In Washington, D. C. Today
another son was jailed at Llthonla, Ga.,
with a charge of murder opposite his
name. A young Scotchman named Wil.
eon was killed iu a Fourth of July brawl
there, and Alston Is charged with tho
crime. The prominence of Alston and
his family muUes (ho case of particular
nKlwhAI"fc;,ctclal.
THE COLUMBIAN, V01 XXIII.N0 32
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL, Lilt, NO 16
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
K Second Marriage Ceremony KouiiiH Out
a Kentucky Iloniance.
Society fairly thrilled with sensation
yesterday afternoon when it become
noised about that a marriage, of which
thero had been no previous announce
ment, and to which no invitations wero
issued, had taken place between n Louis
ville beau and a Poweo valley bello.
Tho wedding was that of Mr. Jacob
Frnzeo and Miss Minnlo R. Rowley, tho
10-year old granddaughter of Professor
Rowley, the well known educator of
Poweo valley. Tho ceremony of yester
day was their second, and n clandestine
wedding, which occurred at Cincinnati
about two weeks ago, is whereby hangs
n tale, and is why tho marriago yester
day was an impromptu affair.
Mr. Frazco has been spending his sum
mers In Poweo for a long timo, and his
friends, and perhaps ho himself, had
many years ago given up all idea of his
over becoming a Benedict. Ho went ono
summer too often to Pewec, however,
and found tho littlo girl whom ho had
been wont to pet as a child a beautiful
young woman, whoso look and tones
moved him as 110110 had over dono before.
Miss Rowley appears to have been as
much a victim of Cupid as was he. Both
knew that Grandpa Rowley would not
listen to a proposal for marriage with
what ho considered a "mere schoolgirl,"
and thoy didn't even ask him. On Juno
10 they boarded tho early train to Cin
cinnati, and when thoy returned from
tho Queen City that evening thoy wero
man and wife. Both agreed to toll their
secret to no one until next fall, when Mr.
Frazee's affairs would bo in a shapo to
permit of the announcement, and a trip
to New York and possibly Europe. Miss
Rowley, or rather Mrs. Frozee, went to
her homo, and Mr. Frazco camo on to
Louisville, and so matters rested until
Monday, when Miss Rowley wrote a let
ter to her cousin, telling her in "strict
confidence" of tho affair, and left tho
letter open on her writing desk, where
her grandmother found it a fow minutes
later.
Then thero was a scene, and the youth
ful brido was taken to task in such a
manner that sho confessed nil and left
tho houso, coming to Louisville, where
sho 6toppeI over night with tho family
of her uncle, Capt. H. N. Clifford, at 417
Oak street. That samo afternoon Mr;
Frazeo Bturted for Poweo valley, but at
the depot was taken to task by a friend
of his and thoso of Miss Rowley. He
knew nothing of what she had told, and
felt in duty bound to deny that such a
marriago had taken place. Ho went as
far as Anchorago en routo to Towee, but
rumors of Grandpa Rowley abroad with
a formidable looking gun grow so plenti
ful that ho concluded to alight thero and
return by tho next incoming train. This
ho did, and found that his brido had
como beforo him, and was at Capt. Gif
ford's, and thero ho went to find what,
lf anything, sho had revealed. The lat
ter, ho discovered, was everything, and
he, of course, owned up like a littlo man.
Ho was willing to do anything to con
ciliate Professor Rowley, and friends of
both agreed that another ceremony, at
Capt. Clifford's residence, and that im
mediately, was the best thing to be dono.
It was necessary, howovcr, to consult
with tho relatives at Pewee, and tho
ceremony was postponed until half past
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the
Rov. Charles E. Craik and a limited num
ber of intimate friends wero on band.
Tho couplo a littlo later left on on after
noon train for tho eastern summer re
sorts, all tho happier for their trials and
tho added romance and surprise for their
friends.
Professor and Mrs. Rowley wero not
present at tho wedding, but it is 6ald
show marked symptoms of forgiving tho
pair, and it is believed thero wilj bo
nothing left of their displeasure by tho
timo their honeymoon is over, Louis
ville Commercial.
An Old Vessel.
Tho schooner Polly, employed In tho
coasting trado between Penobscot ports
and Massachusetts, is probably tho old
est vessel in tho American registry,
having been built somowbero along tho
Penobscot in 1780. Sho Is a little, stub
toed, rollypoly craft, deep and squaro on
the bilge, liko a minlaturo old fashioned
Bhip, and bho can easily bo distinguished
among 100 coasters by a strong list to star
board, which nobody has ever been ablo to
toko out of her. Sho was originally built
as a sloop, und carried n big Bquuresail,
foro and aft topsail and jib. Sho meas
ures but forty-thrco tons, but sho was a
great Webt Iudiaman in her timo, and
carried any amount of sugar and rum
into Boston.
During tho war of 1812 tho Polly was
seized by tho British, but 6ho was recov
ered after that dispute was bettled, hav
ing suffered littlo datnago at tho hands
of tho Johnnies. Last spring, while
beating Into Portland in a snow Btorm,
sho was run into by an outbound fisher
man and a hole was stovo in her port
side. Tho crtw (two men) jumped
aboard tho fisherman, and tho Polly,
slowed around by tho forco of tho col
lision, filled nway on tho other tack and
stood out to sea, heeling enough to star
board to bring tho leak out of water.
Sho was found next day by a tug ull
right und towed back to Portland. Sho
has been new topped onco or twice, is
perfectly sound, and bids fait with good
luck to live another century. Boston
Letter.
TUe l'rlcclth Germau Uuiueror.
Tho day after tho anniversary of the
Emperor Frederick's death tho Emperor
William ordered that tho namo of
Schloss Frledrich Kron, which had been
given to it by tho lato emperor, should
bo changed to that of the Neuo Ialais, and
a iical of bells lu tho chapeL which liad
boeu put thero ulso by tho Emperor Fred
crick, and which played nn uir of which
ho was very fond, should bo removed
und another ono substituted for it. It is
said that theso nets havo greatly annoyed
tho people of Berlin und havo increased
the unpopularity of tho emperor. It is
also Bald that tho inlluencoof tho em
press over tho emperor, which was Btip
losed not to exiit. hnn li.-rtift ........
strong, and that with his improved mo-
.u.nj uua tuiuuu buuuen novt'iopmeut of
her nower over him. Tl.la iu , i,.....i 1..
Germany with great apprehension, us
uv u ijuhut uii a ciovenvomati ana very
much in tho hands of a narrow clique.
London World.
A llli'loum Nut tlie Only llcqulaite.
Tho nineteen young men who havo
been studying journalism at Cornell havo
been pronounced graduates after a year's
study and turned out to mako their repu
tation in tho harder school of professional
work. Tl o easo with which they learn
ed a buslress rcmilrlni- tho 1
a llfetiino by thoso who do not get to
iornuii -.viii not do a uar to their advance
ment. In nearly any well mannged oftlco
they can now cet threo or fnnr iln w' U..1I.L.
on trial, at a balary w hich will nlioutpny
ui;i uwuu, nun 11 mey bllOW i no skill of
any ordinary reporter they may cventu
ally work their wnv uiiwnnl. ir !,,
don't they will go out tho big front door
moro quickly than thoy rame, diploma
or no diploma. Sheepskin is nil right in
its plare, but In the newspaper business
It taken something more to uiato a mark.
Philadelphia luqulrer.
An liille.l liiiMlnii Uraud Duke.
A good mntiy society pooplo who at
tended tho grand ball ut tho Gait houso,
given in honor of the Russian Grand
Duke Alexis, will bo Interested in tho
news from SL Petersburg that that hand
Homo prlnco has been disgraced nnd ex
iled to Siberia. Alexis has been con
ducting a "flirtation" so open and shame
less with the Countess Zcnaldo do Beau
harnals, wife of tho Duko do Lcuchtcn
berg, that ho has been deprived of his
ofilco of lord high admiral of tho fleet
and shorn of his other honors nnd exiled
licsidcs at least tho dispatch says so,
though it looks Incredible. Tho lovely
countess lias been given permission to
lcavo tbo empire fornti indefinite period.
When Alexis visited tills country ho
was tho recipient of a constant round of
social attentions. Ho was in Louisvillo
in 1872, I think, and tho ball given In
his honor was ono of tho most brilliant
in tho history of tho city. Tho belles of
Kentucky vied with each other In their
efforts to rwcuro tho favor of this scion
of royalty. Alexis mado a good impres
sion whilo in this country, and seemed to
bo very much of u gentleman, oven If ho
was a descendant of nn effeto monarchy.
A poor lady living in Henry county went
insauo on lho subject of thoprluco's visit
to Louisville, and Imagined herself en
gaged to him. Her friends could nover
up.to tho day of her death relievo her of
tho hallucination that sho was tho prom
ised brido of Alexis. Sho would fre
quently como to Louisvillo to look for
hhn and prcparo for tho wedding. Sho
went by tho namo of "tho Princess Lu
clnda," and was of a good family.
Louisville Post.
A Jumbo Anions Chimneys.
Tho tall chimneys erected by tho Har-
graves and Globo yarn mills now bid fair
to bo eclipsed by ono being erected nt tho
Fall River Iron Works company s mill.
Tho experts on tho heights of chimneys
say that it will bo tho second highest in
this country.
Instead of hoisting tho brick and mor
tar on tho outside, as is commonly done,
an elevator Is being built to run up the
Interior of tho chimney. It Is to bo run
by a hoisting engine by means of n wiro
cable. As tho work progresses tho guides
tor tno clcvntor will 00 erected inside,
and tho overhead work moved upward.
There will bo 1,500,000 bricks used, and
tbo total cost will not bo far from $10,000.
II10 work on tho foundation is com
pleted. It contains 2,000 tons of Fall
River granite, held together with 700
barrols of Portland cement. Tho bot
tom stono is 8 feet below tido water and
tho top ono is 8 feet above. Tho total
height of tho chimney above tho level
of tho ground will bo 810 feet. Tho
pressure on tho foundation stones will
bo two and n half tons per squaro foot.
At tho baso tho stack will bo square, but
about 20 feet from the ground tho cor
ners will bo sloped away, and tho wholo
affair will rise in circular form Into tho
air, and In general outline will beem like
a gigantic baseball bat. Away up in tho
air tho chimney will be crowned by a
terra cotta cap, each section of which
will bo 5 feet thick. Other dimensions
nre: Diameter ut base, 80 feet; diameter
at head, 21 feet; diameter at smallest
part, 15 foot 4 inches. Tho fluo will bo
11 feet in diameter. Full River Globo.
Dan Warner's Kruldlte Saurian.
In this paper n fow weeks ago mcutiou
was mado of an alligator about four feet
long that had been captured by Dan
Warner on the Bidownlk In tho most
thickly Bettled portion of our city. Dan
felt when ho saw tho young saurian that
it possessed unusual intelligence and set
about to teach him. It U perfectly won
derful tho progress "John ho has been
christened John has made. Tho bako
shop Is to him a revelation. Ho will,
after tho bread is taken from tho pans,
laico tno utensils and pile tnem In tho
corner as neatly as a boy could do it
llie first trlcfe ho learned was to stand
on Ids tail and hind feet. It is pathetic
to bco him as ho assumes tho position
and crosses his foro feet over his breast,
awaiting tho loaf which is to bo given
him as a reward for his skill.
Ho is fond of cider, nnd Schmidt &
Warner have found It necessary to placo
tho barrol beyond his reach, as he has"
half a dozen times turned tho fiucct.
The boys do not mind a sinjto glass,
but ho does not seem to havo learned tho
art of cutting It off, and ho was not dis
covered until a gallon or moro had been
wasted.
Tho music by tho band pleases him
hugely, and he will lie in front of tho
band room every practice night until
tho last note is heard.
His harness will not bo dono for nn
other week, but Dan is confident ho will
drivo well.
Dan has given him a hugo palmleaf
fan, and ho handles this with the utmost
graco in keeping off tho files, which an
noy him excessively. Eustis Lako Re
gion. A Big Claim in Italy.
This is a curious story which come3 to
us from Italy. Tho heirs of King Joachim
Murat, who, it will bo remembered, was
executed, have, It seems, demanded an
indemnity of $10,000,000 for tho estates
belonging to their ancestor in tho former
kingdom of Naples, which wero confis
cated after tho return of tho Neapolitan
Bourbons In 1815. Stranger still is tho
report that King Humbert's government
has offered $0,000,000 in liquidation of
tho claim. This is ono of tho many levers
which It is possible to work against tho
house of Savoy. Tho Neapolitan Liberals
still retain n grateful remembrance of tho -reign
of Murat, and it Is ulso truo that
the Florentines had littlo to complain of
in their last grand duke. Indeed, tho
tax payers of Florence, burdened as thoy
now aro by an immenso municipal debt,
may well look back to tho grand ducal
regime as to a golden age. San Francisco
Argonaut.
Tardy JJoanlus Street
It has recently been discovered in
Downing street that bteamcr passago
money on tho coast of China includes
food whllo on lioardj and Instructions
liavo accordingly been sent out that
British ofllcials, while traveling by
bteamer on duty, aro to refund $2.50 for
every day they nre on board, In order to
cover tho cost of tho food supplied them.
Tho practlco of supplying food to trav
elers by ocean steamers has exibted sinco
tho Invention of stcumers; but tho
knowledgo seems to havo only just
reached Downing street, with tho con
sequences hero btatcd. Onco a Week.
No Cao of tlio Kind on Kecord.
During his trip to Norway tho cuipcror
of Germany was knotted down and
slightly hurt by a mass of leo from a
glacier. If ho had been in this country
ho would not havo escaped bo easily, ns
hero tho mere shock if seeing n fall in
leo is enough to kill tin btrongest man.
Baltimoio American.
A Cuuack Glauteu.
Tho sensation of Berlin is jubt now a
young Cobsack giantess, who is being ex
hibited ut the jiopular "Passage Panop
ticum." Tho girl, who is 11 years old, is
neurly threo yards high; sho weighs
twenty btouo, and is still growing very
rapidly. Sho is very pretty, with largo
dark eyes and a pleasant fuce, and hi
tho national costumo of tlw Don Cos
sacks, which consists of u red skirt, bluo
jacket, long uproii, embroidered in gold,
and necklaces of many colors, she cap
tures everybody's heart. But slnco sho
Utill chiefly interested in her dolls and
tijys, 6lio cannot bo said to return tho
eentimentd of her admirers. Pull Mall
Gazette.
A Sure Sign.
Merrltt .I'm afraid Cora's lovo for me Un't
Just not Itmlgutbo.
O ile That's uouseno, old boy. She fairly
idolize you.
Morritt I don't know so much about that.
I gave tier a ctetly present last night, and be
foro blio thanked me sho ran unctntm tn ihna.
It to Lr mother, Judge.