-flvertr..Rinjj"0.n.te " The large aad ret able circulation t theOanr Ha tiimi ccairaeneg It to tae rmTrmb1 consideration of ad -erttaeri whose iaTror will be 1 1 UpkklV 111 ., ,. nr .kiiHIA CO.. PE.V5A.. 1-' -.a.ou . iu, loiicwisy low UN: "", Um.... ............. .... . -S !-" 1 Inch, a months..... .................... 1 Inch, noma LM 1 ncli I year... fc.00 1 iDrhof. moBLht.. - a Inches, 1 year ...... li.te s InrbM. months .. A.M Inches. I year . lLl eoiomn, montb. !. i eoiomn. 6 month. SO jm i eoiomn. 1 year .......... M O 1 column, naoQUji et.es, 1 eoiomn. 1 year TAJ 1,201 . -, i.Ivan.-e fl.m , v.' a, ,1 witliin 3 uiontbs. 1.7t ' ' , ' ' i l l wnl.iu 6 month. 'iXK ' : JMi.j wkuid the ci.. a at um outside of the county f-'3 r"'.'., .ear anil be chanced to 4.ii:wai - " - - ikiih, ui. imaa tw, we, w aw abeeqaent Inarruous. per lean ji tne shove terms be de-.,- rno don i eonsuli ineir - :n ;ilance mast not ti J -:iBe ii.otinn those wh, ;i-:inctly understood froc u.uiiinuiriiDa mrow t n uin.ee.. nje Auditor' Notice. lM Stray end similar Kotlees .... . Revolution or proeeealnsr ot nay eerpeto tlon or society Bd oommnnleaUons dealffned ea.ll attention to any matter ot limited or rnes Tidnal laterett bui be paid lor asadvertUmeala. Book and Job Printing of ail kima ' - - . B if" ' JAS. C. HASSON.Editot src Proprietor. "HK IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES TREK AND ILL ABI SLAVES BKSIDK.' SI. CO and postage per ear In advance, '!'" f. r-etnre "in u.l It. If stop .f,viri-. do otherwise. VOLUME XXX. EBENSBURG, PA., FKIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1896. NUMBER 49. ii 2 ' i-e i? too snort. don tjou lor)(t It. "ai 1 ar-e. aT FUL OF SHAME. CLEAN HOUSE WITH .J3 ir-tL the Sndestructible "iVlaywood BICYCLE. HS5 ST A WITH COUPON. !1 'K Model Ko. 5 Jjl i aii:nt- M ,v l7. ,S.M 11. - I rv I I"- I K"S I .:'. 1 1 -.1 !llt.K-P. . nnr pe i 1 1 r . lui'-iiv - :.. .:,,iK Viideilo I'nec. r.cver before sold !-fdllce the ywfr.i Itl.-yele. we T .i -i.'eial coupon offer, tivir.s every :,,;,,-c to ti t a iirst-ciasit wheil at the f i. d. On r--eeipt of J.C.oo ,tip-n & .. vi"!i :i:e above Hicvcle. bectircly crated. : .1. l;--jrv. Money -eiunded if not as 4" .r arnvni and examination. We wil ship v r.v:! - .t xaimnation. for 00 and coupon 4 1 : .:n ' : lit .:.i artier as a iruaraiii-t-e tn tiwm i;iu ii. In i-.s'linj wirr-iiity with each Bicycle. This is a W-t:ai- a:id v.:u cinmn aiani id lei mc oppur-AJ'ir-s. all order to CASH BUYERS' UNION. j Wot Van buren Street. Bi'OoA CH!CAVV ILL. -?--i"M"I-i"M"r 1 d M W a fcd to ccnrittier for "CI yf&rt, ? T tfte ltak'r irotit. v'e are the -!!-'. t ud 3.-Arice4 riittlnitat-tarers in Anier : .-. i;-r. '.'hi'4'b tid Harness tins way'-liii i it'. i pTai.nni1 bettre nnv nionev Is I - .. W p v frt'miit Iw.Th mavstfnot sati'.inf t V.' arrant for 1 rear". Why pay en auenl f 10 : :r . ..r,i,.r fnr yon' Write your own order. ir'rct'. t.Vc take ail risk of tlatuatre in 1 ' wholesale prices. Spring Wa-jons, $31 to SSO. ".iiarante-d . i -. v. Surreys, S65 toSIOO ; . n. M il r-.r fii to ti u. Top Buggies. P i7.ZO, as f.ne as sola for tt&. phaetons,S66 to ?:-". Farm Wagons. Wagonettes, Vilk Wa -sons. Deli very WaeronsanM Road Carts. i.u ii lli tun ai.x, noiii ihilubiv i t dor 1! lifMCM art.ul4at Mannfac. if . tnpcr'e IV Prleea, " 1 U ' So. t, farm Hmei I aEftWOTOR Company. W r-f. 1 : ft. ori, M Sv- ft.n -.T.x.;L.r.- 'BaaM'EaaSa : a H i a . . v mn 5 C-- rut St.. Philada., Pa. '-'! -' !if ! for rrTr T . (je-wriling. Correspondence. 1 i '-;iintn(; c-rrvl ! mi- w j: ii lirms it:ni 1-it-rk.a solui- A.. I'rRfiInt. L'i f M-Tr tivrw MUST w IP: ' tnnillvof LJvprCora- '' sh, .j.t, itice, l)yspor Mala . Xinrm Ills I - t. an J' . , ' ; ea ! t , v Li v e r t han an r wt W " ? sutler when C Si. 1 1 - ... - - Dr. on c.i a 1 ford's Liver In vigor- (-'T win, HMTLY YOC. Occidents of life Vrite to T. S. QriNCF.Y, 1"jB; Ch'cago, Secrc f the Star Acciiks1 hny, for information T--rlir.j Accident Insur a"'"e. Mention this paper. ' so doinir you can save H ,S T. ud nv-r tHIlHIIIIII for Be ur own Agent. C--w EXAMINATION RF.QCIREP AXLE PDcier 1? WOULD. -. ' 1 . 7 """urpaased, actually uTI I ft her l-and. Not s. A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE- POLIO THIS S75.00 COM PLETE BICYCLE Oct. 3. 1813 Jan I.. IS!5 .Tan. 21, 18!)rt OiltrrH I'eixljnp . , . F; -r-nqe sf a i't Ttm.'fi-t tnrjtflr ever m.irie. Adapted for all kinds of ; i.f iiin'-iTial that is xt.lul. ii nh nml trirp: !inii!e in construction. ; ti'irit h r. tins few v.irt s; is of stirii wiry contrm-tion that its parts : -i !. n': no lioiU-w tiiliiui; to ciush in at every contact: a frame :; 1 luit its aojit.'t irnr rr:s serve Aj its connecting parto: a one- .:..! p iris; a!ayi r-ady lojivc ri lialile ai.il rapid transportation. ! .;.!. .ia. i-snd. srsmrantt-ed for tlirrp yrat.. Maiii' of ,-inch cold -i ,t:, : roimcst metal for its weicht knownt: joined together with ' in sn.-li :i !n:!iin-r t hat it is ittioHsible to hi eak or any part wcrk . . , v ;v. lien y and dnmliiliry: Mie crrrtest comiiination of ingenuity r ?j n 1 1 ! a Iramo without brazen jt.ini s and tulinc. as you know ...v ik an 1 irictnre nt hraeti joi:ils. and t ubes w In n they are buckled ! 11 i.!.i." j--inch: warranted wood rims. 1 iai:o wire lanireiit spokes II' i: j-irire lurri l pattern. TI KKS "Arlineton" ilosepipe or Ator k !' :r. "r some ti.-r tirst-rlass pneiimntie tire. UK A U I N.S Hall - i i imj whei ls. crank axle, steerinu head and pedals. ( I I'S AM) , ,, t,.,,; fanrf Tilly tempered and hardened. I A 1 NS-Iliirh erade : i i iiu iu. t'lv VNIvS lur celebr tf d one-piece crank, fully pro- IC r. II - Shortest, -s inches: onucst, :I7 inches. (iKAH TructibSe: for:i crown made from u:i-barrei steel. IIAM1I.B e: easilv j-diusted to :mv position desired; ram's horn fnr V K., (lilliarn. or some : her tirsf-class make. i'KIALs ball ocarina. HMMI-Knnmeleil ia black, w it h all biiirbt r,aro K. i !i I'i. v. le eomplete with tool b.-iif. pnmp. wrench and oiler. Weight. ?0-eli-i. saddles, etc.. '7 to pounci. Coupon Nd. 2006 GOOD FOR IF 9E.VT WITH ORDER FOR No. 5 Alaywcod ...Bicycle... 5- 5- KKESS ftlFO. CO. Vo.TSi, Road Wxkod. $55 (it 3C60. No. 7S1. Snrrey. $23.50 - V KIiU-,li!DlH.E..IIU MIS Elkhart Cieyele. Sinwheela -t pf-ru.-. ,,T fr eaH .ith or-Spr. Icn.l 4e. In pnejmilic ttrec. w--l'!ies ;.!!... t.i .- rtas-- an ltn-ptce falMiafs sieel t:i!inz. dr"o foritms. 4:jr VV. 3. PRATT. Sec'y, ELKHART, !ND. fHT PSFfrlTO by the only concern that ever WW 8 rniUCw volanUrily reduced prices. in recent times originated a new idea in Windmill W.iter Supply Goods. Everything the fanner sells Is low. v no sens low to mm t we have repeatedly refused I and have therefore defeated wiudmi.l combination, ai since "89. reduced the cost of wind power to 1 wha ". ThrnM.h n.lit,. -.-A K -I I safest to deal with, and because we are the sole originators I 1 w an mai 13 pooa in uie maacm steei wmanuti ana HALF ITS WINDMILL BUSINESS. We believe M J:. y in iu. pi lies, iimii ptddcs anu jarcj uies. nenuKesiran nana witn long power stroke pa nips, with best seamless, -uaa urass nine cy nnoers, lower than iron ones a VA x 16 inch at ; .-' t. We prepay freight to 20 branch houses. Send 1 1 1 beautiftiHy illustrated cataloeue of no-todate idea for. I this appears but once. Onr imitators may not have In s prim onr latest plans. (Mo one knows the best .v.iii, pump or Price until be knows ours. 3fl FOR ARTISTIC JOB PRIMTIIMG TRY THE FREEMAN. A pamrvhlv-i of !nfnrrDftfrm and iU-fc 9irCI. I iiiw l-wa,imwwillf I1HW 31 iirondway, Bsst In the Vorld ! Set the Genuine! Sold Eiervwherel XAaNTPn BY SAM'L VELLS & CO.. 7 VINE 5T CINLinnnii, v. 'WCEST EXPORTERS CF CIKSENG IN THE U. t r, -.-a fnAIER AXLE GREASE mm rm ra 1 A SONG OF HER LOVE. There's a song of a bird in a Mossomin? treo And sonss in wind trebles above: But the song that is ever the sweetest to me Is a u-nr little sonR of lier love. Like fairy lells iini;infr Where rosea are sprinRinp Is the sonpr of her love that my g!ad heart is sinning! O, the ldrd In the blossoms with melody eharms. And the winds sine; the blue fields above; Hut of rosy red lips and two little while aims Is the dear little sonc; of my love. Of red lips that kiss me And tenderly bless me. And arms like a necklace that clasp and caress me! Then, sing, O ye birds, in the blossoming t ree. And. winds, pipe your music above! Her brown curls are brighter than blos soms to me. And I'm singing a song of her love. Like fairy bells ringing Where loses are springing Is the song of her love that my glad heart f" singing! F. .4 Stanton, In Chicago TlmeB-IIer-ald. AVON IJY A DliEAM. "I'apa, I have dreamed Ihree times in succession that Frank rode Flash and won the gentleman's etip." "It. was one of the fairest and most Switching- of Kentucky's daughters that the chivalrous old general turned to as he answered: "You know the ac cepted trail it ion in regard to dreams, Jo, and of course there is not a 1 'ay ton in this enlightened age who retains Ihe fain tost trace of supei stition. I have forbidden that Yankee lover of yours the privilege of comipg here, and the mere phantasies of a dream are not lining to restore him to my good graces." Hut Jo had sown the seed and the look of confidence in her great brown eyes told that she anticipated a satis factory harvest. The general walked towards the stable thinking it passing strange that Jo's repeated vision eoin- 'ilod so exactly with his own, for ho himself had trice been in dreamland tn see that dashing young fellow from the north ride the mnsniificent black .'illy to victory. There was another sur prise in store for him when he came upon Tom rubbing the satin coat of the -icnn-l!mled mare and talking to her as though she comprehended every word and sentiment. "Yon's gwinter get dat cup suah. Miss Flash, kase I done dream fref times dat Mistah Frank kim down hcah nn' you took him roun dat eowse so fas' t:it he had no bref lof. IVv hain't noflin on foah hwfs kin keep in sight oh yon, honey, de way I seed dat man rid'n you. Pat's hones', ole gal." The liainl--40ine old general threw back h's shoulders and knitted his brows as be turned away thinking that he had not l iM-n seen by the industrious rubler ami failing to note flif roll of the cun ning eyes that followed litrn. Sim erst "1 ion may have run out in the blood of the l'aytons but Iiere was one of the older generation in troubled doubt. It was more than his common sense could accept, that, cverytxuly about the place seemed to lie dreaming the same- th;ng as a mere coincidence, lie would not go 1-ack of the strange fact in search of its inspiration for that would iisnfvss a weakiiew he w.uld no' r ili'i't: 1 lit it w;u forced utMui liir.i :i . , n irr-f !sl ible conviction that mil . Krnt'k Fielder was astride of Flash t h local rnre of the yeir n.nd Ihe invclci i" would iro to Mnj. Slick ton. And the .'.'ought of this was not to lit' endured. To Lie general the. major was an i' -!m-t. .-111 unworihy rival, a mat: .f tpp's 'iM.able .reputation on I'd 111 f ai d r.t - 1 1 .' nir-rinoipled wherr his ii tctes'-- en at slake. FV-siih-s l itis animus of 'di!:e the general was moved by tti" vis"nlcmt ion that he had lx.-n ;!ir w illy -.sided int. l ooting $tii.n( ) on the out turn' of the race ami to him- it ivtcaut !'s-:ustor to I1m' piospceLs of .It) a. an : -ircss. It t.a this thought that had itif .--t troubled the pn.nd old Kcn neVian, and lieforo liv slept t hat night h-o had w ritten Frank t ivimr at onee. The surpri.se of that young gentle man was not. diminished by the hos oi table welcome that he rei-eivcd, but diiiost. became a panic when. h-. wn- iold by Jo that lie must rUle Tor the cup and wia it as t.ho one sure, way of oercoming paternal objections to an ex cut which was the crowning 1ki? of his life. Fielder was a tlwroughhrcd Amer ican. He Lad nerve, pluck, quick per ceptions and an iron will. "Jo." he inswered, "I'll take the chance, and if I fail you know t..at. I'll be far the heaviest loser of the day." To the general he said: "I'm fsur- rised at your choice of riders. I've made .inre fair records across the country but have never gone from Hag to ilag cr the rough obstacles, you people put in the way down hi-rc." 'That makes you eligible, for the piiva.te- terms lcrwcen the major anil myself are that there, are. to lie gentle men up. and no one that ever rode m like- race before. There are numerous ntrios, but lea.t the majtir's Witch and you will ltave won everything at il.ike. I have no fear for the result;" and the old general felt comfortable :n the memory of those dreams. "V1k was that wiry little, man that. at near the foot of the table?" :Lsked Fielder of Jo a-s they walked out after dinner the first evening. "A Mr. Wimple, from New Orleans, aid to be very rich. He's the. gentle man that the major has selected to ride the Witch in this race, although Mr. Wimple came here with letters of in-.i-odiietion to papa. The man positive v declined at first because our guest, ijut papa just jiooh-poohcd such e-crn-l.-s. and it. is certain the Witch w ill le 1 iddt ii to win." "Jo. I thought I knew that fellow. He's an F.nglish jin key and one of the 'x-st rough riders from the other side. He was a king-among London turfmen, ind I heard him toasted myself a dozen Lmcs in some of the- public houses. The major's playing a foul game, Jo, and I leave it to your woman's wita to uncover it. We'll keep our own coun sel, but you fathom the plot w hile I'm getting acquainted with Flash. "What a lieauty! She's fit t.o run for a 'kingdom," were the comments with which Fielder captivated all the stable ixiys, and when they saw the gallant mare taking hedges, fences and ditches like a greyhound, never break ing her pae or checking her terrilic speed, they were dancing, singing and making quaint speeches in their ec stasies. "I've solved it, Frank." whispered Jo, excitedly, on the morning of tlie race. "Wimple is an Fnglish jockey and is to have. $2,00 if he. wins for the major. If tit that is not the, meanest, part of the conspiracy. Sam Gunn, who owns and rides the big gray, has a small farm on which the major holds a mortgage. It is arranged Tor Sam to make sure of beating Flash by crossing her at the fifth fence, no thought lieing taken of your precious life in this arrange ment. They met down at the. creek late last night to make sure that each man understood his port, and I was a listener. All may not lie fair in horse racing, Frank, but it is in love, you know. Wimple made the major pay $1,500 on the sjot. Sam tried to lx-g olt, but was threatened and cajoled into keeping his agreement. When they separated I followed Sam. ami lie fore 1 left him he was so ashamed he wanted to shoot the major. I pitied him so that I well, I assumed that mortgage." "Then tlie major's sole advantage is in his imjiorted jockey?" "I am sure of it." The familiar sccnea at the track need not lie deserilKtl. All the people of the county were here for a holiday and many guests from other sections en livened the scene. Ilefore the saddling bell had rung to call on the race for the cup, nearly everyone had risked some thing on the outcome. Flash and Witch carrying the money, for it was accepted that one of them must win. The general chanced some more on tlie strength of those dreams and the major plunged lecaue of his "sure thing," for Sam Cunn had mentioned no change in the programme. After tle preliminary canter it was not the general's words: "You will win," or the exaggerated assurances of the stable loys, but the.flaming eyes of Jo that caused Fielder to set his teeth like a man fighting for his life. "They're off," went up the shout, and then followed the breathless silence of suspence. For three fields the horses ran bunched. Flash and Witch' back, with their riders watching each othei likehawks.butasthey neared the fourth jump, an ugly ditch and hedge, Sam im ereeptibly pulled his gray till hardly a length ahead of the favorites, the Witch coming to his left and Flash to his right. Over went the leaders, but Sam's horse apparently refused, and swerved to the left. There was no time for Wimple to stop. Following the crash, the crowd saw t he two horses and it man in a confused mass, Sam having gone from his saddle to the other side of tie hedge with the agility of a. cir cus rider. All Fielder now had to do was to guide Flash over the course, winning the race, the cup and one of the loveliest of all the lovely women of Kentucky. Kver since the general has lieen an implicit lieliever iu dreams, though he scouts at everything else which has a flavor of the supernatural. He did dream of Flash and Fielder lecause they were the chief objects of his thought, but he never knew- that Jo heard him confiding the vision to his old friend Col. Hiu-kler. that the dreams she reported were all evolved from her imagination in broad daylight ad that she had Won instrumental in having Tom. the rublier, make the speech to Flash which was meant solely for the ears of her owner. Detroit Free Press. IS ONLY FIVE BLOCKS LONG. Trolley Line in ( hli-uRo Which Operate Hot One Car. To the average Ch'engoan a trolley line unconsciously suggests great dis tnnces. His city is. so big. It will sur prise many, therefore, to lenni that, a line actually in owrat.ion in the busi ness district, the rolling stock of which runs a tritle loss than live blocks. Thi line, says t he Chronicle, ojierntes on Clark street and simply runs from Wa.sliington to 1 llinois st reet. Its roll ing stock consists of one car, and its operatives include one conductor .md one motorman. It is run for the special benefit of Sutli Water street merchants who live on the north side, but is safe to say not one of these men in a thousand know that such is the e:ise. As for the general public not ene person in the thousand, know of its ex istence. Incidentally, too. the line is operated to retain the franchise. "We give transfers to the cable 'ine going north." said the conductor when asked for information, "but we don't transfer to any other cars." "Have you many passengers each day?" "Yes; we're crowded," lie said, w Ith a laugh. "Sometimes I get one then again another." Only Lovesick. It is not long since the emjieror of Austria definitely settled the sucees vion to the throne on his nephew. Arch duke Otto, passing over the hitler's eld er brother. Francis Ferdinand, lieeans he wsua-nn the point of death from con Mimption. Francis is apparently re rovcring his health, however, and it is hinted that he was not suffering so much from consumption as from blight- tl affection. He has long wished 10 marry Archduchess Stephanie, the will ow of Crown Irince Rudolph, whos-r tragic death at Mevcrling a few year ago w ill le recalled, and he was con stitutionally debarred from doing so w hile he remained in the direct line of succession to the throne. Fine Work. A lawn is a delightful thing, eves! if it is verv small. A certain suburban gentleman, who takes "Treat care of arT-' almost microscopic grass plot, is'gfXxT"- naturedly .ridiculed aliout.it "bwhis friends. One of them assess that W r. certain spring day the gentlpmnnV?rf wa.s going about the house exclaiming: "Dear me! Where can my button-hole scissors be?" Presently die encoun tered the housemaid, who was able. tv solve the mystery. "I saw Mr. R clipping the lawn with them a little while ago, ma'am," she said. Youth's Companion. There Is Xo Fire in the Range. "The higher the altitude attained, 5a"d th professor, "the colder the tcjn ; i r a 1 n hoecines." ft t should think it would lie warmerj" re; li"d one of the students. "What would make it wnrmrr?" "-- "The mountain ranges." Ray City Chat. WHERE NOAH GOT HIS PITCH. Natural Spring Which Enabled film to Make the Ark Water Tight. An English explorer has recently reached Hit. in Syria, the locality iu which Noah dwelt. Here he found a remarkable group of bitumen springs, says the New York Journal. From these springs, he. says, it is proluible that Noah obtained his supply of material to "pitch it within ami w ith ont." In a basin, undoubtedly of vol canic origin, a spring of warm water bubbles up, and with the water conie-t the bitumen or pitch, in a plastic form, of the consistency of rather moist put ty; and the Arabs gather it by simply scraping it off the surface of the water with their bare hands and pressing it into panniers carried by patient little donkeys, who then struggle up the rocky sides of the basin and take the material ofT to the iKXit-building yards, where it is used for covering the imats and gouphas, after undergoing a cer tain refining process. The bitumen is continually rising, but owing- to the formation of the basin into which it rises with the-stream very little of it. can escape, and it re mains Hooting on the surface of the wa ter fill taken off by the Arabs. The wa ter itself tastes slightly of sulphur, i quite -warm and apparently charged with some mineral which it deposits in its rocky lied as it flows away (through channels and crevices which the "bitumen cannot jiass) from the basin, coating it with a lovely lilac color, which further down the stream becomes a "peacock blue. MAGNANIMOUS WILLIAM. Me Did Not Take Revenge for an I n- alt. Louis XIT. was of the opinion that it was unworthy of the king of France to revenge himcelf for the insults he suffered as prince royal. Emperor Wil liam of (Jermany is of like opinion, says the New York Times. Ilaron de Krosik, who has just lecn apjKiinted a grand cross of the Red Eagle order, was formerly colonel of the hussar regiment in which the emperor as a youth lirst did military service. One night at mess, toward the close of a banquet at which the young prince, then a mere captain, had "invited his friend. Archduke Rudolph, the conver sation turned to the projected reforms in the cavalry. William declared himself a partisan of these reforms and defended his opin ion with so much impetuosity that Col. von Krosik, very much excited, sudden ly interrupted him. "It is an absurdi ty," said he in a loud voice and con temptuous tone as he ridiculed the idea put forth by the prince. "It is well," replied the prince. "To day you are my superior officer, and I must low liefore you, but our jHisitions may change." When his former sulvordinate as cended the throne Ilaron von Krosik fully expected to see hisi name put on the.retired lisL Rut the emcrir np Miinted him a general, gave him the im portant directorship of the School of Cavalry, of Hanover, and has ever treated him w ith the greatest reseet. DISTRIBUTING NATURAL GAS. Sent Long IMaUuicea Through I'I pea Means of Air Freaaure. The transmission or conveyance of gas under pressure to long distances, which was an unsolved problem some 20 years ago, is now a fixed fact, repre sented by the present use of about 75.IMK1.HH) feet of pijie use. I in the dis tribution of natural gas. On the first discovery of this article, says the Phila delphia Itulletin, the pressure at the well was sufficient to drive it through the iies almost as far as desired, but t ids pressure declining t-onie additional methods were necessitated, the well kivown air compressor lx-ing resorted to to pump the gas; and, .as showing its efficiency, there are at Greenland, in Indiana, gas veils w hich have long car ried supplies to Chicago. There are two eight-in.di pipe linew used, the gas lieing pumped a distance of aliont HU) miles. There is at Redky, Ind., a pumping station of this character that supplies the townsof Springfield, Tiffin. Liman. Dayton, Piqua und other places in the western jart of Ohio. Near Pittsburgh there I a gns plant which pumps 0,000,000 cubic feet every 24 hours for use in mills, the pumping of t.lris lieing without the least difficulty; and the Philadelphia company pumps many millions of cubic feet a day. There are New England air compressors that are pumping every day, at various stations in the United States, the enor mous quantity of nearly 100,000,000 cubic feet. Openness of MtndU Ojienness of mind is the merit of the philosopher, whose business lies all in his study. His work is not that of deal ing with events, with combinations that move anrr have their critical moments, default in seizing which may lead to misfortunes lieyoiul repair. The philos opher deals with abstractions, lie can take his time. The present interests of other people do not depend uiion his right decision. Rut in practical af fairs ojienness of mind is often a de merit. If tho .sportsman attempts to work out the exact distance liefore he fires his bird will pass out of sight. If the general sits ilown on the battle field to cnKculate every possible con tingency ln-fore he gives the word of command he leaves his army in risk of lieing shattered. Something must al ways, .be taken for granted, some 'chances put out of calculation, if any thing real is to lie done. N. Y. Ledger. --1"Hv: Fall Snit. Site I hear you have a lieW bicycle suit, (Jeorge. lie "Yes. Fellow sued me for $500 lie cause I ran over him. Detroit Free Press, - - Green pple I'le Is made fromthefruitthatdropsfrom the early apple trees, which is boiled until it is tender and then eeled and cut up. A sirup is tlien math; of sugar and some of the water the apples were cooked in. When this boi'.s add the apples and cook them for a few mo ments. The filling is then ready for the pie, which should lie baked in a shallow pie plate. This pie can lie finished either with an tipjier crust or with crossbars of pastry. When the crust is a light golden brown it should le taken from the oven and fine sugar fif ted over the top. Ladies Home Journal. A CHAMiKD SKIN. DY HJALMAK II. IIOYKSKX. She followed him all day long like a little dog. If he ran she ran; fell and rasped her knees, cried and wus lifted up again. Thus it went from the week's begiuuiug to its end. lie grev tired of her and would like to have run away from her. Rut he did not dare, for she w as his master's da tighter, :.nd he was well, there was the ruli lie did not know who he was. He woke up one day and found himself liorn. The sky was alnive him, and there would have lieen earth In-neath his feet if he had not pointed them ill the wrong direction. He was christened in a ran dom way, Ola, and was put on the par ish, as they say. Jeus Oestmo took him as his share of the parish burdens. He was paid for it, at first, from the "jioor fund," but when he was six years old tlie loy could lie made useful enough to earn his food ami shelter. JensOest mo then wanted to send him away, but his little da ughter Rirgit was so fond of him that he decided to keep him. When Ola was 12 years old he could kick a cap from a nail high alove his head, and he could spit as far as any man. Rirgit practiced this accomplish ment by the hour with indifferent suc cess. She was so fond of Ola tliat every lliing he did seemed admirable. Once she swore, and Ola was whipped for it. "It is now time to send the bad loy away," said the mother. "Send him to the mountains," said his fat her, "he is big enough now to herd the cattle." So Ola was sent to the mountains. Rarefooted and bareheaded, with a pair of leather-patched knee breeehes haugilig uoii one susMiider.lie roamed with his alpine horn over the wide mountain plains, ate Iwrries, caught fish and was happy. He hardly thought . once of the little girl down in the val ley, though it pleased him when the saetcr maids told him that she had cried for him. One day late in the summer she came up to the saetcr with her mother. She was carried up on horseback in a bas ket. When she saw him she flung her-f-elf down on the grass and screamed with delight. "Oct up. child." said her mother; "don't act like a fool!" She got up. a little shamefaced, and hid herself liehind her mother's skirt. Hut when her mother had entered the saetcr hut she ran up to him and hugged him. While the cattle were lie ing milked he went to look at his traps. She followed him. proud in the thought that he tolorat-d her. - "iook here." he cried, liftinsr up a brown hare, "isn't that a big fellow?" "What is itr she asked. "It is a hare." "No. it isn't a hare. A hare is w hite.' "It is brow 11 in summer. It changes its skin." That made a deep impression upon 1it. "How does he do it?" she asked, aftei awhile. "I don't know." "Has he two skins, one inside of the other?" Instead of answerintr. he took his knife and cut the hare's skin. "Xo," he said, "he hasn't got more'n one." The lime came when he had to go to the parson to prepare for confirmation. It so happened that she went the same year. She was a tall, fine girl now. ami all the lads in the mrish triotl to show otT ln-fore her. Ola would hae tried to do the same, if he had anything to show off. Rut, though he had a coat now.it . was a cast-off one from Jons Ocstmo"?. which was much too big for him. His boots, too. and his trousers had seen lietter days, liefore they made his ac quaintance. He walked aside from the rest, his ears burning w hen t hey looked at him. Rut if anyone dared to mock him, he used a pair of fists, which in spired resect. He was a handsome enough lad. and fim-U- made; but his lothes and his frowsy l.air made him look ngly. Heavy thoughts came to him. and a fierce, defiant spirit was kindled within him. The world seemed rll out of gear. He longed to go back to the mountains, w here he could lie alone with the birds and lioasts. The girl giggled when he went by; and when In heard their laughter grow ing louder as flic distance increased, he yearned t kill somelMxly, just to give vent to the wroth within hrm. If. was at such a tinf that Rirgit sought hint and sjioke kindly to him. "You mustn't mind the girls," she said; "they laugh at everything. Thcy don't mean rnything by it. It's just a way they ha,e." "Somelwxly will hurt you if you ever do it." he answered, fiercely. "That is foolish talk," she gently re monstrated. "I know you too well, Ola. You wouldn't hurt me." "Ah. you don't understand me," he said, "it's no use talking." "Oh, yes. I do understand you. Ola." (die replied, with a smile;. "and I wish yon would let me say one thing to you liefore von go." "Say it." "I wish I wish." she stammered, while a qnick blush rfrang to her cheek. "No. T think I won't say it. af.ter all," she finished, and turned to "Yes, say it," he entreated, seizing her hand. "Well, it is this; it seemed so easy to say a moment ago, anil now it seems so hard." "I want to hear it." 'WelI. I I wish you could do like the bare cliange your skin." "Cliange my skin," he pondered. "Change my skin like thelu-ire! How, oh. liow can T do it ?" This thought followed him day and night. One day. in t he spring, an emi grant ship liound for America appeared at Ihe mouth of f he river. Ola packed together his lrajs and went tip to Oost rno's to say pood -by. Ho met Rirgit in the birch grove behind the born. It was the time w hen the buds were burst ing and the iwr.llows had just returned. "Well. Ola. where are you going?" she asked, as she saw him coming with bundle and staff in hand. - "To America." "America!" slie cried. "America!" The answer seemed to frighten her. She turned pale and pras-ped hold of a birch tree for support. He watched hva'rrow ly. "What are you going to do in Amer ica, Ola?" she'asked, softly. "Change my skin," he replied, w ith a vigor that start led her. "Oh, it is I wlio have put you up to this. Ola, she whisi?red. tremulously. "Yes. thank Ood! it was you." he cried, drawing her close up to him; "and if I come liack within five yearn, with a changed skin, will you promise to wait for me?" "I promise," she whispered, weeping quietly uin his shoulder. "Then may God Mess yon. Rirgit." he cried, gazing into her face with radiant eyes, "for you have saved me from hell!" Five years from that day a young nun was seen hastening up the hill sides to Oestmo. He had a big slouch hat on his head, and he was well dressed. His face was Ftrong, square and determined; his eyes danced with joy, for in his pocket he had a royal marriage license with which he meant' 1o surprise, someliody on the Oestmo farm. It was five years to-day since he left her, and it was five years she. had promised to wait for him. For this hour he had toiled, saved and suffen-d for five long and weary years. He had lieen a silver-miner in Leadville when the. place was 3-et new, and he had sold his claim for $50,000. As he w as hurrying along an old wom an who was sitting by tlie roadside hailed him. . "Gentlefolks out walking to-day?" "he said, holding out her hand for a jicnny. "Gentlefolks!" he cried, with a happy laugh. "Gentlefolks did you sav, (lurid?" "Yes, I said gentlefolks," said the old woman, gazing w ith big eyes at tlie dol lar he had flung into her hand. "Whv. (lurid. I am Ola, who used to herd cat Went t he Oestmo stieter." ' "Yon. Ola! who was on the parish? Then .on must have changed your skin." "That was what I went to America for." he answered, laughing. The ciiurch stood half way up the hill side. There Ha sat down to rest, for he had waiViod far and was tired. Present ly he heard music up under the edge of the forest; there were one clarionet and several fiddles. A bridal party! Yes, there was the bride, with the 6ilver crown upon her head and shining brooches upon her Ixasom. Pistol shots were heard, and singing and laughter. The procession came netirer. The births flew up frightened along the rondside, and the squirrels climbed chattering into the tojas of the firtree. Now the master of ceremonies opened the church doors wide, and went to meet the bride ami groom. Ola sat still, like a rock; but a st range numbness came over him; the ground heaved undtu- his feet. As the irty drew near to the pate of the churchyard, lie arose and sUx-d. tall and grave, in the middle of the road. The fiddlers stanti at him. and t-tepped aside. Then came Rirgit Oestmo aud Tlnnrger Sletten. She looked pale and sad; he detiajiL "You didn't expect me at your wed ding. Rirgit Oestmo?" he said, and stored hard at her. She gave a scream ; the crown fell from her head; s-he rushed forward and flung her arms around his neck. He held her long and close. "Now, come," he cried, "w hoever dares, ami I'll make a merry bridal!" Jens Oestmo steped forward and soke. His voice shook with wrath, ami the veins swelled uon his brow. "Here 1 am," he said; "if you want the girl, you shall fight for her." "Not with you, olJ man," retorted Ola, "but with Thorger I'll fight. I't him come on." The bridal guests made a ring on the green, and the bridegroom came siowly forward. "Hard luck," he said, "to have to fight for your bride on your wedding day." Fight ? Rirgit. who in her happiness had lieen blind and deaf, woke up w ith a start. She unwound her arms from Ola's neck and stepped lietween the two men. "Oh. do not fight, do not fight!" she entreated, holding out her hands first to the one claimant and then to the other. "Out of tlie way. girl, out of the her way!" shouted her father, seizing by the arm. "No," she cried, "I shail stand where I stand. Yon know, father, for whom 1 have waited these five years. You know whom I have loved since I was a child. Rut you used force against me, and threats. Now he. has come back. I am not afraid of you any lonper!" "Whoever w ill lie my wedding guest, let him follow." shouted Ola. "for here I have in my hand a royal license to le married to Rirgit, Jens Oestmo's daughter." lie pulled the paper from his iwcket and swung it ala-ve his head. "All that money can buy you shall have." he added. "I'll make a wedding the fame of which shall be heard in seven parishes round!" lie took the bride's arm and marched lioldl.v into the church. The wedding guests looked at Jens Oestmo. who was venting his wrath upon f he groom. "You coward." h yelled, "you let the girl lie snatched away liefore your very nose ami do not strike a blow for her! I am glad to get rid of such a son-in-law. Come, folks! Well have our wedding yet. A girl lielongs to him who can catch her." With a wrathful snort he stalked in thronch the open church door, and the wedding guests slowly followed. Chi cago Intr Ocean. The 1-akr of Itlood. Every polar expedition and whaling vessel which risitsthe Raffin bay region puts in at Yaureke Rank, so as to al low explorers and seamen to visit the 'ipehibrated Iake of Rlood. Of it the author of ''My Summer in the North" says: 'lt is a lake of considerable ex tent, lying only a few feet above the level of the sea. and appears of a deep dark blood red. Careful examin ation proved, however, that the water itself was as pure and clear as pssible: the red effect l-ingduc to the fact that the laittotn and sides of the lake, as well as the few stones which were scat tered a' out in it. were coated most per fectly with the reo. snow planL In some places, where the water had evap orated, the withered red plants m the sod and rooks hxiked exactly like dried boots of blood. GREAT PHENOMENON. laally Journey of the San Imtaaled th Ancient a Many Krrtoaeoaa Theortrn. Strange as it may seem in this day and age, the rising and setting of Lhs sun was the gr-atest of natural phe nomena to the ancient scholars. They were greatly puzzled to know how the same sun w hich plunged into the ocean, at a fabulous distance in the west could reajijK-ar the next morning at an equal ly great distance in the easL And, as Sir KoWrt Rail points out, a number of remarkable theories were advanced, and every one of them wrong. "The old mythology asserted that ater ths sun bad diiied in the western ocean at sunset (the Iberians and other an cient nations actually imagined that they could hear the hissing of the waters when the glowing globe was plunged therein) he was seized by Vul can and placed in a golden gobleL This strange craft with its astonishing ear go navigated the ocean by a northerly course, so as to reach the east again in time for sunrise the follow ing morn ing. Among the more solier physicist of old, as we are told by Aristotle, it was In-lieved that in some manner the) sun was conveyed by night across the northern regions, and that darkness was due to lofty mountains, which screened off the sunlieams during the voyage." Another theory was that the sun actually pursued his course below the solid earth during the darkness of nijrhf, and philosophers taught the same alniut the stars that rtase and seL These are hut samples of many a theory that might la? named with regard to the phenomenon of sunrise and sunset. TEACHERS IN CAMBODIA. A Spiritual I load lu-lwi Tnem 1 Their 1-upils. All children w ho pre.--nt t hemselvesat the teat for study are received. It is not ever required that their parents bring tlrein or solid them. &ays Popular Science Monthly. The newuouier chooses his professor, and. if accepted, Ixygins at once to study under his direc tion, installs himself in his cell or in t he school lad!, and lieoorues his m-rvaoL If the professor has already too many pupils, he refuses the new pu pil and advises hint to clua. another ttacher; sometimes he guides his choice, directing hiiu 10 a master who has few or no pupils, or takes him to the ku-j-crior ho w ill select a teacher for him. The choice of a professor is alwuys a grave atTair, la-cause it is held in Cam Ixxlia, as iu all Ruddhist and Itrahm.it ic countries, that professor and pupil are lMiun-1 by strong ties of spiritual af finity, and tliat tlie pupil ought to re-sja-ct his master as be does his father aind mother. The law iml iets the .ame -tia!ty tqion an oficiise of the pupil against his uiastt r as an offense i.v a son against his father and nnrtlir: and it preserilies ilial in certain ca.-a-s the pupil may la- heir of his professor w hen he has cared for him or supported Lira, or served him when studying under Lis direction: not only a family la.uu but a religions lamd. too, is establishej be tween them, for the professor makes it his bu'inns to teach his pupil the conrse by which he may earn nnore advanta geous reincarnation and reach the Nir vana, and liecomes his spiritual guide. HERE'S A COOL HOUSE. A German Inventor t'oneelvea KrheaM to Keep You Comfortable iu Summer. The house of the water tubes is the 10111.-1rkj.i1k' building freak of a German inventor, who claims that he has solved the problem of a constant temiTaturo that, may le regulated at w ill, and inci dentally secured a structure that com bines the elemeuts of strength, comfort and la-auty. He first put up a skeleton of his house, tlie frame for walls and floors leing of water tubing, connected with a pumping ami lai'der system in the basement. Around this Fkolcton. says the New York Journal, he put up his house in the ordinary way. The tul?s were within the walls and la-tween tlie floors and ceilings. In the summer time this tubing is connected with the rosrular water supply, and a steady stream flows through the pipes in the walls and under the floors, circulating under pressure, alisorbing the heat of the walls and floors as it flows. Dur ing the long and severe winter tlie tub ing is connect.-d with the boiler, and water heated to IOO degrees forced through the circuit of pipes. The wa ter at the outlet is found to have de creased to 4U decrees, tlie remaining 60 degrees havinc la-en distributed throughout the house. The speed of the circulation of water can be regu lated so as to allow the fixing and main tenance of a certain temperature throughout the building. MIXTURE OF STRANGE BLOOD. Few Reigning Families of Same ' avlity M the ('eople Goverued. There Is hardly a reigning m-inarx-h !n Enroi? w hose family is of the sanm nationality, absolutely, as the tieople Loverned. The houue of Austria it really the house of Lorraine, and even in their origin the Hapsburgs were Swiss. And if Emperor Francis la? not. strictly sjieaking. an Austrian, still lesa is he a Hungarinn. although be is a king of Hungary, says Iiondon Tit Eits. The king of Relgium is a Saxe-Co-liurg. tlie 1- ing of Denmark a Holsteine". the infant monarch of Spain is a Hour bon. the kit g of Italy a Savoyard, the king of Roumania and Prince Ferdi nand of Rulgaria are lth foreigners, the founder of the Rernadotte-dynasty in Sweden was lairn at Pau less than century and a quarter ago. the czar is a llol.-tein Gottorp. ami the king of the Hellenes is likewise a Holsteiner. Even in England's royal family there is very little English blood left. The Hohenzollerns were, originally Suab ians. and. therefore, partly Ravarians rnd partly Sw iss. Neither was the his toric house of Orange, in w hich patriot ism has nearly always la?en the first in stinct, Djtch to begin with. Latest Thine Card. Cards for IkmH men and women are considerably smaller, and the script en graving is finer in eomquence, follow ing more chwwly the English style than, the Parisian, which is large and with.' flour ashes. The block or Roman letter is very English, and with tbose affect ing InLn styles it finds ereat favor. The prioe more than double that of script engraving. Chicago Tribune. ..,,u-rrnraaHn.H.M.r,,"rTJ,. isai)!AH!-sml. i.rv
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