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A PEAL OF THEATRICAL THUNDER
H It Predncr Llilttnlnc, th
WMttHag or the Wind and 'ether Mt
Mil Hip Fall, ralrtct and Dragen.
Xar tfc rtarcntlen or flit.
Y ALL odds the theatrical busl-J
ness Is pasesscd of mere ed.l fes
tures likely te lnteiest the render
Ibiui any ether railing under tlie
sun. The- ftnga is n realm of
fancy, romance and unreality.
Hardly nny of its manifold com
plicatien are. understood by ordinary mor
tal. Even it se-called "realism' is achieved
by means quite as puzzling te the public a
was the Greek root te the proverbial cobbler.
Life and death are counterfeit I. tragedy
ad comedy presented en it but howl
Tin ingenuity of the stage carpenter and
hi assistants is probably brought mere into
.MB In the presentation of "spectacular
piece than anything else. Every one of the
"effect," which leek se ssenderful si hen
Viewed from the pit, ha it hard, practical
. tide, and it is safe te say that no work is lew
known about. Take, for Instance, the thun
der that helps make tbe entrance of the ted
flannel-clad demons efToctive and which ai
rway Induce the pretty girls in the audience
te (tart and timidly grasp the arms of their
escort. It is produced in a most matter of
(act way. A favorite devlce is te have shot
dropped in handful from the flies te n piece
of reverberant tin. Anether way is te nvt n
large sheet of thin iron, a man at one end
tetlrlng it with might and main when the
ene for a pretended discharge of nature' or er
4tUlery it given.
Notwithstanding the invention of numcr
out "thunder machines," which are less cum
tbaraftme than the above describe 1 arrange
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v- 'sBajerity of theatre. A geed story has been
eta ei a manager, who, In stage unrig, ssns
emewbat "pernicklty" in regard te the con
duct of affairs at his theatre, Otis night a
piece was "en" in which thunder was re
quired. Ter teme leasoner otberthe noise
was net produced in a manner satisfactory
te the manager. In high dudgeon he called
a rehearsal next day for the particular pur
pose of improving the quality of thotbiin thetbiin
den Tbe member of tboceuinanvnloddcd
Bra" through a furious storm te the theatre. The
w reuearsai ncgan, me "tuututer cods' stand
ing in fear and trembling lest mi unsntisfno unsntisfne unsntisfno
tery effort should result in their dlscbnrge.
The time for the first clap came and the shot
and tin reared sullenly, nnd tilth tsh.it tlm
members of the company thought was fine
effect. But the manager was net pleased.
"Very bad," hu ejaculated.
Anether effort met with the same com.
' ESeWCiSiKup in the fky, mid when the cuh
came for the third peal of thunder, the feeble
artificial rear was drowned by a crashing
w tiie vmes.
peal of the real thing. This the manager did
net note, mid when the echeedied away his
velee rose in loud protect against tbe peer
quality of tbe thunder nature' uw u.
"Confound ltl"he exclaimed. " by can't,
you fellows put some life in itt That sounded
about a much like thunder as it did hkn a
tteam-whUtle,"
The matter was explained te him amidst
Use Utters of the nctei s and actress.-, and be
natnt complained since.
Anether thing which is frequently copied
en the stage is running water Bemetlmct,
though net often, real water is used When
this Is net the case things are fixed up like
hit: On the stage, in view of the audience,
a atrip of canvas is arranged te serve for the
cascade, palutcl as nearly as pesibU In the
semblance of a water fall. Te add te the i tal
lam the canvas is made in en endless baud,
watch is kept In steady motion bv means of
,a crank, the side toward tbe audience me lug
" dewnwari Thlsarrangeuicntaloneweuld be
bat a peer counterfeit of a cascade, se there
te behind tbu scenes a machine which tbren
upon tbe canvas waterfall irrecular Ushu
and fiadews te produce the effect cf the I
Clint of falling water in the suuligbt. I
p The machine consists of a tin cylinder,
i punctured with irregularly shnjied hole, and j
y socjeuDg iwoerturee gas jets. Wlieu the
y ' eylleder is tunsed, tbe light frtm tbe gas Jts
s- Inside is, of course, threw u in tleihe and
I fetches en nbat- cr it tblues en'.
tJU Wave are generally imitated bytujiugu
sweat green cloth et the stage, under which
. Mf,b?r cf mei or boys jump up and dew n
. hi rhythmic motion. Tbe rocking of the
i rafts, etc., used In shipwreck epe is
$ brought about by machines built for that
J SMirfVMA. Atwi Itnlillnr tin 1 1. a a..-.... .l. I
r support of the rnaku bellee unfertuiiau.-n,
ve (Mtrtitiuir tbe whela scenery of an el&be-
flst! Wte piece b controlled bv maculnerv A
favorite tcheate l te hare things arranged
se that when a mene Is finished tbe eraier?
will turn en a pivot, bringing tbe ether side,
which consists of the stage tcttlhg for the
next scene, Inte View. Sometimes a change
of scenery Is brought about with ratber
startling effect by suddenly extinguishing
the light and having trained men shift the
THE BACK tALU
canvas quietly In the durkncw. Vhn the
lights arc ngitln turned en, the appearance of
the itnge Is entirely altered.
1 he putting of locomotives, which Is Home Heme
times imitated en the stage, is produced by
the regular rubbing togetlier of two stiff
Ire brushes, nnd the eipectlve diminished
trains which dnh wlHly across the bnck of
the socne are built of painted ctuvas nnd
guided by the brawny nrmsef n sceneshlfter
The labyrinth of trap doers nnd like nppll
ances te le found in tbe average ttnge Heur t
Is t( complicated for the uninitiated te keep i
track ef,andhnmithncscven prefcvdunals, hi
nn unlucky moment tumble unintentionally
thieiigh an open trap or blindly trip ever a
cloie lying shifting rejw. In fact, accidents
of this kind are se cemmen that some of the
big com pa n las hire a doctor te be ou hand
during perfermnnctM te dress the wounds of
unlucky hepiuns. Buch occurrences are
particularly common in the production of
these pieces which involve "horse play" nnd
tomfoolery, and many actors and actresses
htxe bevn seriously hurt by falls which they
nere obliged te make while acting then
liarts. Bome cases are even en record where
falls perhaps necessitated by pretended mur
der or Hidden death have proved fatal, real
death stalking the stage instead of his coun
terfeit jncvniincnL
Huch being the case, It will be readily un
del htoed t lint no branch of thoartef nctlng
is inure carefully studied than falling. E cry
nnlring jeung amateur itudles "backward,"
"face"' and "side" tumliiex as carefully ns I he
lines of his or her part, end a numlmr of soft
mattresses for the pupils te fall en form irt
of the eutllt of every theatrical school
Stage jumps, also, are net always harmless.
Ilreken legs and anus, and bruivs galnie,
eftintluic keep tlie memory of nnnetorer
actress who lias played a part Involving a
Jump f re!i in regnrd te the experience, nnd
the explanation of the unanswered encores
w hic.li sometimes fellow such feats can gen-
ADVANCE AND rALt,
erally be found in n splint bandage or black
and blue spot.
One of the things which genurnlly most do de
lightnnd mystify children who applaud the
pantomimes Is the light and nlry way hi
which the "fairies" float around In the ulr.
What a pretty sight It is, te l sure, te
n etrb n group of tmlllug girls, ih ewd in
tptngled skirts, hehling star tlpcd wnnds in
their bauds, and ginu'fully moving thclrtlu
sel wings, soanslewly up Inte the ramus skj 1
Tlie sjiectacle fiem Iwlilml the scene, hew
exer, is net se enchanting Knch "fairy" has
n leather lielt buckled about her slender
wnlt Te a ring in the back of this belt n
line hut strong wlie (InvPibla from the
front) t nttnehed, lilch runs ever n pulley
located in the regions nbevn the stnge. This
wireis In tuni fantened te a wiiidnurf, nt tlie
crank of which U statleutd n perspiring mor mer
tgl. When tint word is gi en for thu fairies
te fly, down geet the back of tlie man, around
gees r he windlass nnd up gees the fiilry
Anether thing whlcli nlaa plcaset the
children Is tliocntrnnceof the dragon. Very
flerce lnde"d he leeks, with his besealed back,
sharp clans, curling tail, and open mouth
belching (lames, fiiit from the- I ear he does
net appear at all tin ilia Ile is only n can
rirs dragon, mounted en n widen franie
with wheels. Tivoer tluee men punli him
nleng, nnd the fliO1' nre 0"'' a cunning r
rnngeiueiit of Ihijlfnn lira
Btagit snow steBts nre produced by drop
ping biU of wis'r from the flies, and ouce In
a while therari'lessnevief tlie prejterty iiimi
lesulUiu the descent of a cloud of hncudei
orbrenn (Likes, which leek anything but
snow like,
The stage of a tbeatre is n tjuecr place, full
of strnuge noises and sights qulte as lutcrist
lug when vienwl from behind as when gazel
at f loin the pit.
THE ARMOn OF SHIPS.
Utrj;n Wat Vcrl. Sllll a NiicmIIj- The
Nvw Uurbttte Stilu.
Thu brilliant micccsd of tlie last essels
Inimclii'd fei tin1 United Stale mvy ein
ih.ikieH tin- fuel, en which iwperts are
new iitiaiiiiiieiiH, that fur tlie picbentaud
many ears te count very large vessels
siiimi m-m&ity Tlie battie ships of to
day iiuiht eoitililne speeil, endurance, sea
going iiuilities,ciulLiiueit and Et length
te ile lultle with tlie massive ceatt do de
fciii.es of thu uge nil poihle only in a
l.ngt'bhip
While Aiuerieans begin te fee I u irule
in their glowing navy, the contrast with
that of (Ireut liiitain is etill niuaziiig.
Tliu Ilritii hne under way or pievided
for by law boventy new xetisvli, nt to
tal cost of $10l,C20,7riO-ull this te be
completed within llvu jears Thus in
1891 Cnglaud will have Euvcnty-sK nrtn nrtn nrtn
ored vckeIs and tlie United States hut
eleven. And of thubeventy new I'ngliih
ships eight re te U of the first cl.u.s,
with ll.bOO tens displacement, though
with a hjttitl or hut liltev-n Unets with
natural draught and beventeen with
forced ih tiulit The liilnxt nite of
6jeed w i, Kaiuilitd te thu necessities
for an i.iiiuense iiiiuaiiiint
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1111'. TIlAFAIXlAIt,
(Artiiered icrtien In black )
Of battle ehljit tecently completed for
the riritibii navy thu Iluest (yjiea tire the
Nile tind the Trafalgar Iletli wcre do de
signed for a diepl.icenient of 12,000 tens,
but it has bit-n increased SOO tens by va va
tieus modifications, Their length be
tween jeiietidiculan U ilia feet, great
est beam T3 feet, mean draught of
water (when 000 tens of coal are en)
t!8, feet, but 800 teim may be added, in
which cum the draught will be 20 feet.
They nre built entirely of mild stctl and
the hulls cie of extraordinary strength.
In each uscl is n double bottom !1 leet
I inches deejt. "with forty water tight
cemjtartiuents. Lisew here in each bhiji
are many mero water tight couijuit ceuijuit
Lieuts, be that, as a landsman might
Bay, the v.hole outer hull must be bat- !
tered off before the vessel would bink.
Tlie engines nre of the vertical triple
i. -"lslen type, driving twin screwaeu
helle. v remjircsscd steel shafts. The
diameters of tUp (liree cvJindcrs nre re-
WHS
spectuely . 03 nnd V0 Inches, nnd the
lengtli of the stroke 4 feet 8 Inches; the
c-stlmnteil sjiceillshut 10) knots nt forced
drnught, with 12,000 herse power. The
nrmer Is singularly cemjilex, consisting
of three structures of compound nrmer
for tlie tipper nnd central lines of the
thlp and n water line belt, with extra
protections for the boilers nnd bulk
heads. And finally, the cost of each
ship, fully armed, will he $5,(00,000.
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Rwt'affinBecsxi''--
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Tim new nr;iir.rrB biiii-j
.nneml porllen la I.Uck.)
Each vessel will Inve it citadel and
conning towers, turret und lookouts nnd
military masts, with two tejw te each
for tnachliiu guns. All uval'ablu places
nlxiut thu vessels nre mined with guns
of the latest Improved p'Utern, from the
heavy i:J-fnch, breech leading rifled can
non, 31 feet long nnd weighing G7 tens
each, down te the light und rapid firing
llelcliklss. Tlie Trafalgar has .ismmJ all
tests successfully und tlie Nlle In nearly
ready for trial. Ijigland new litis nlleat
of the first class with displacement of
0.000 te 1 J.000 tens each the following
fully linnet! war x easels: The Ajax,
Aninciuneti, Henbew, Camjiertlown.Col Camjiertlewn.Col Camjiertlown.Cel
llngwooil, Colossus, Edinburgh, IIow-e,
Iiillexihle, Nile, Ncjitunc, I'edney,
l)unstatteti, Dreadnought, Sanspareil,
Thunderer, Trafalgar it ml Victeria. And
ten mere. nrr.tging still larger, urobeon
te Ihi cetnjtlctcd.
The cuts) here given nre from The New
Yerk Ilerald
in wn
HANDSOME STAINED GLASS.
WIimI(ii fur tlie New C'Htliiille I'lilvrntlt;
at iiIiIiil'Ieii.
The new Hcmnn Catholic unlvcrflty nt
Washington, I). C, which will be dedi
cated en the tilth of Net ember by Arch
bishop OibheiH and ether dlstinguUthed
jirelatcs, will contain a chajicl for which
'iAl'l aUNWOHN EVANDEUSr
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t-tr fs" -ea. vj- j
A1
BT. JOHN TIIE nVANUCLlST.
ennib very bcnutifitl Ftalncd glass win
down have been executed by I X. Zctt
ler. of the Ilavarlan Art Institute In
Munich. The chajiel hi In tlie central
portion of the unhersity building. Thcie
am te be windows giving "'e gieups
llhistrntHe of the Sermon en the Mount,
the I'rMiircUieit, thu Descent of the
Hely Ciliest, thu Ascension, and Chiist
(living thu Kejsef Heaien te St. Titer.
Tin: i)i:sci:nt ei" Tin: iiei.v oiiest.
Other windows will gne sinj;lell;uic?,
viz.: Our buly of Lourdes, St. l'etcr.St.
Jehn tlie Hajitist, St. Iee Magnus, St
Themas Atjuinas, St. IVancia Xatier, St.
Jeseph, St. Paul, St. Jehn the Evangel
ist, St. Francis de Sales and St. Vincent
de Paul.
The windeus representing the desceut
of the Hely QhestandSt. Jehn the Uvan-
celi-t
Yerk.
;elit have wen en exhibition at New
Named In ltosten.
William Custis Uttsscll, thoDmecratto
noniiuce for governor of Massachusetts,
was liern in Cambridce, Jan. 0, 1657, and
i3 the fen of lien. Charles Theodere llus-
bell. Ileprcjiatcd
in thu public
schools of Cain
bridge for Har
vard cellege nnd
graduated there
in 1877. Ue gra
duated from the
Bosten Univers
ity Law school in
;-1679, and in the
?nest yea
theflut
of laws
jstyearbccatuu
bachelor
that this
school overinade.
wiluaji n. nesscLU jIewas ndmmea
te the barthosame j car and became- a
member of the firm of C.T. & T. II. Hip,
sell, hi IbSl he wad a member of thu
Cambridge, common council, und in ISt I
nnd ISai was an nldeimau. Ue was
elected mayor in 18S3 and was twice to te
elected. In 1;SG he decliued the nomi
nation forcengrcss.
James Lester, n veteran of the war of
1812, is thought te be the eldest pensioner
In (bunccticut. He liw-s at Lj mound
Is h his ninety-ninth year.
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A HUNTERS NOTES i
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Spert In the Alleghanles, Where
Game Is Thick.
WILD SWANS IN A VILLAOE.
I
tlmr Ttiejr Hunt (he Wild Tiirker, ami
tit tlest Tims for Doing .Se Deer ar.d
Hear tteam In the IVoeds, anil Purtilili
n Geed Stark.
NE EVENING In
Ne ember, u few
years age, 1 was In
a small viiln-e that
lies high nmcingths
Alleaheny moun
tains, at a sit near
which the romantic
Juniata villey bm
its beginning
While eaTinir flip
per at the quaint
old tavern ths
sound of tome great tumult nreiein the street
and tienetrntcd te tbe dining room There
tvere several ether guests nt ths table at the
time.
"Hallop exclaimed one of these. "That's
Hwans, certain 1"
With that tl.ey nil rushed outef tbe tavern
into the street Curious te knew something
mere definite about tbe village hubbub, I fol
lowed tbeni As I stepjted out of the deer 1
beard the report of n gun ntnr by, nnd tbe
next Instant nu Iminense bird came tumbling
te the ground almost at my feet heating th
nir with itsgteut wings ns It fell It had no
oencr struck the ground than It was jieunced
ujieti by half a dozen bystanders It was neon
dead, and I saw that it nan a wild swan.
Men nnd boy wcre rushing pist the tavern.
Seine were carrjlng guns. Uthcrslnd long,
heavy tele Mingling with their shouts
were loud, lursb cries, coming from many
threats. I recognized In them thsdltcerdiut
cries of the will sivnn. Tlie nolse in via by
the villagers and the swans came first from
ene quarter and then from another, indicat
ing Hint th bird were flying nlmhxsly and
In a dazed condition about the village, nt
tractcd undeabtcdly by the lights. Huch was
the c.ite
A large fleck of wild swims which birds, te
my greet surprise, I learned wtre numerous
In the fall Dleir; tbe Juniata I Iver mid its
branches and tlie sti earns und lakes of the
Allrgbanles mrally had let their Iwar
ings in Kime liclutcd flight, and had swooped
(linvn nmeng tlie llghu of thtt villain, nu oc ec oc
iiirieuce net uncommon (n that legion Fer
halt nu hum or mei e flying evor th? house
tqjisiinil tin "iili the street , tha peer birds
were chn.il from place te place by the small
army of excited villagers Ouns craclied at
ihert Intel v. its mill uluii the novel hunt we
e cr-the Hurl; erwbatwai left of it, bav
in,; nt last found Its way out of the vlllago vlllage
thlrtysnnns weighing from twenty te Hftv
K)iinil each had been scciu-ftl by the bunt
trt I In I Known skillful hunters te undei
go no little ted and te take inuch hurdihip
patiently, fj.-ni daylight te dark, In cirerts
te gut n thigltt shot at a villi swan among
their swamp haunts In thu great nerthwett,
nnd censeqjuiily this easy nud unelesate
bagging of the jiondereus but wary game in
tlie hunt of civilization uaturallv amazed
me.
BICALTIIILV tntLINO Ittll UV III3 TCLLTAI.C
KOOTPntNTS
1 l.uowef no uIeiH lii tlie east ether than
these of the Mleghank'S whero the wild sr.-au
may be found by thttpert3maii The lel iteil
miters both tream nnd laU of the Alio Alie
glinti wlldcrncsscarnra northwestern IVnn
sjlinnia te the most eouthern vu-tleu of the
innge nnd Its many dlvWetw, efl'er rare icst
lug and feeding places for net only wild
swan, but for myriads of wild ducks mid
gesso, en their annual autumn flight from the
north te their southern winter retreats
Hiuitirstu tliu AlleghanlM enjoy the biggiug
of cam nbacks and redheads flays before
they tempt the sportsmen un the CliesapenUc
wnteis. Oimef Iho favorite renting nud feed
nig places of south bound wild foul mis
I' iiietn uirIi l.ike, whose bnist of inguig
wntirs sept Johnstown out of exitttiu-a I it
fcuniuier I n-ded, two years age, in bagging
tneuty-vight ducks, eighteen wild ri-cmi and
tluee mid sunn during n two ilajx' vi'it te
(kuiinmiipli I'be Pennsjlvniiia huntirj use
thu rille in hunting tlie wild snnu. TiiU
gi eat fem's nrmer of feathers la almost Im
ix-nt'tinble te even the largest duck shot Tlie
CTKTtsan hunter eattlu-s tlie biiil ns it ilses
fiem tlie water and dilvpi his bullet Inte its
side lncath it widepread wing
The sh) tsnmu w he gees lilnck lias fishing
in Sejitetubei und October en Juui itri user,
especially wheie it Ueus through I'ei ry and
two or thiie counties nest from IVrry
county, or e en en the boundaries of Dauphin
and Perry counties, does net think himself
Jt:l'iJ.Mj
mmmviK
tiie iiav ok Tin: ttccn HOUND is a fauiuaii
fcei'sn
fully rqulppetl If he fails te take with him
his rille or his shotgun leaded with buckshot,
The wild turkey Is still abundant In that di
vision of the Alleghany mountain sytem.
In September and October this juiuce of
game biids, new almost estlnct clonhere in
the uei thci n states east of tlie Mississippi river
although ci own fat ou the acorns, chestnuts
and mast with which the Alleghany weeds
are filled in the nulumn, is constantly hunt
ing up new feeding places. In his search for
thesa lis frtftpuntly finds it necessary te cress
the river te and fro The Junhtu nud the
Susquehanna nre wide, nnd tlu wild turkey i
uet rnjxabla nf long Ilight, especially in his
well fed early autumn condition.
A milis isni. much ns the strereest win--xl
wild nuke) can cover nt ti etngle lliglit
Yuung tuikMsde well If tbey ceicr thieo thiee
quartcrs of nnul. Early In the morning
tiie bhek bass, fMicrmnn Is apt te ec a fleck
of turl.ejs er-uyiug a pasKige cf this ).in.t
across the riser If lie U tee far away te get
a shot nt it en the w ing, 1 a is sure te see two
or three, or pel haps half a dezci of the tleek
gradually falling behind Seme of these nia
iir'am te cmi.e down in the water, umio umie
Iiiiai lung liutaiu'cs from shore The wild
tm Key ran mini, but It the man in the lat
is agile he w ill get within easy gunbet be
lue the big birds can reach tbe sheie and
l.e is no kin J of a siv.rltm.in if he lulls te bag
suseral efttum't nstatuikei. I have
(ecu us man) as eight fat turkeys lieoeme ex
Imiisted en u three-quarter milts flight niresi
the Juniata river, and fall an ei-v prey te
huutirs a they watch for such iii m
It Is net un nucemuuiii thing for exhaiu-l
turkeys te alight en cars m trains en the
rnilieads Ihr.' run clOMttethe edge of the
Juniatu au-i Siusquelianua rivers, llatlread
men fretjut' ills fetch te market fme speci
mens this t is.- t.iptured as they itlumpetl
down en astu; cai
'I be bet wil- turkey hunting is the All
ghanles Is tivni the inlddle of October until
Lcary tuew falls Tbe tlrst light fall of snesv.
lll feud all the htinters out, as the turkeys
ran be tra"k"il te their retreats, ftr this bird
is tbe wariest nud ilyet of game birds, and
tti9 huntvr, te suc:ccd with him, Is ebligd tQ
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JI'QUAID rE.1T A ntrtJE HALL THROCOR nil
UKART
take him at some unfair advantage. The
game cannot be hunted with a deg, Ilka the
greusn, and few hunters can be-ttlll enough
te still-hunt for hlin. Se lying In watt for
him calling him nlthln gun shot by false
uutes of his mate or member of Id fleck, sur
prising him by ulgbt en bis roost, stealthily
trailing blm by his telltnle footprints In the
snow, or luring him Inte pitfall? nud trope
nre the only methods by which the hunter
may hope te clreumvcnt this wily bird.
The dense forests of tbe Alleghanles and Its
sub-ranges, especially along tbe headwaters
of the Allegbauy river, and the vast plne re
gions of the Susquehanna and its branches
arc already echoing the sound of the deer
hunter's rlfle this fall, and mil continue te
echo it until the season closes with tbe com
ing of bleak nnd chilly December. The deer
ranges of the Alleghanies are exceeded only
by these of tlie denser and mere isolated wil
dernesses of Maine, They extend from the
Xew Yerk state Hue en the north nnd east
diagonally across Pennsylvania and ou Inte
tha wilds of West Virginia. Although it is
agalnt the law te trnil deer with dogs, the
bay of tbe decrheund is a familiar sound any
day during the ecaseii through all that vast
domain, as he drives tbe frisbtened quarry
te the i nu way, where the hunter and bis rlfle
await IU coming.
The uative hunters of the Alleghanles also
kill hundreds of deer overy season by salting
the ground in the vicinity of swamps and
ether retreats where thadeer rest secure from
hunter nud bound. These artificial deer licks
iievcr fail te attract tbe unsuspecting animals.
In a tree ever the deer lick tbe hunter erects
a platform, en which be lies at his case and
awaits the arrlral of adecr, which he quickly
sheets and remove?. One hunter will some
times scciire four or flve deer in this si ay
In the ceurse of a few hours. The Alleghany
deer ranges nre the pet hunter's par;ull.-e, for
uowbere nre the ganie laws broken with
greater impunity.
The number seeking fall nuJ winter sport,
withaspicoef dangbras well as excitement
in It, may llud it with the black hear of tbe
iil)li- Alleghany and Suujucbanna regions.
This big and ugly brute Is nonhere se plenty
away from the swamps and bayous of tha
south as he Is in the Pennsylvania mountains.
A J car age last fall Peter McQuald, n Ruide
of nune en Kettle creek, trapjied n big bear.
It was trapped by ene fme paw. The bear
succeeded in bicaklug the chain that held the
trap und escaped. We tracked the bear te a
swamp, w here It was discovered In en ocii ecii
lug Tlie bear raised en its haunches, and
with the trap raised abeve its head as e
weapon, lushed fiercely upon the guide, ss-be
bad only tlme te jump usida as tbe bear
6wept the trap downward through the air
with a blew aimed at McQuald. The trap
struck n chestnut sapling and biokeltoffas
if it had been n pipc-stem. Bcfore the bear
could ivcevcr and make another rush Mc
Quald scut n i itle ball through his heart.
Eu Mett.
CfltfliCHMN CONVENED.
THC CENTENNIAL MEETING OF A
7RICNNIAL CONVENTION.
!trmii!:ntte Illlllciiltles Kneeuntered by
tlie Kurlr i:p!cnpallinis lit Iho United
Stalls nnd Hew Tlicy Were OTereetue.
I'erseniH lniid Subjects of tlie Contention.
Thecenural triennial convention of the
Protestant I'pisceiul chin cli of America,
new in session in St. GcorgeV church,
New Yerk city, is jtrebably the most im im
jtertant fcesMeii of that body since Its
formal otgaiiizatien just ene bundled
yeera nge. This convention will neces
sauly (lUciiM alnie.t eery issue sshich
has agitated the church for n centuty,
und will decide many of them. Among
these nre: A change of thu title of thu
chinch, u revision of the cieeil, n com
plete modification of the hymnal nnd
juajer book, nnd miner regulations as
te the jioweref hikhojssever their clergy.
This convention is uljoef inteicstbo inteicstbe inteicstbo
cause it emjihasizes the fact that the
church has cast
a h i tl e overy
weight of its cur
ly days, eutlised
and outgrew u the
old timu Ameri
can projudice
againbt its origin
and title, nnd has
practically bo be
on red tlie in
d or tte m en t by
ether denomina
tions of soiue of
its features ence
me-t vehementls iushep HAnc.
criticised. It is scarcely nn exaggeration
te saj that, bave for the fact that there
W-U3 no jtei sedition by getcrnment, the
Cjilncejial church began in tlie nesvly
in.ide United States under circumstances
as ails-crse as theso which primitive
Christianity encountered In the ISemun
euiiiie
Dining colonial times the ministers
weie neeessaiily of English biith.and
loe many of them were bent togosern tegosern togesern
incut jiebts ns mere military apjieintees,
and en the jiriucijile that "anything
was geed enough for America." They
very naturally adhered te thu British
cause during the loseltition, nud thus
arese the jiejmlar error that the church
was "Tery" in the face of the Glaring
fact thnt Gcerge Washington, a. ma
jority of his; most trusted coadjutors and
almost n majority of the bignera of the
Declaration of Independence were com
municants in or habitual attendants of
the CpUcejtal church.
It is estimated by historians that this
feeling outlasted that generation, and it
was net till nfter the war of 1812-15 that
rJjiibcejulianisui brgan te be well nnd
.fi laverauiy Known
ti AtltntrlA a F An f
-jv yuiaiuu.. u 1.11,-
9.vt vvvl (.law
"ostablislied
church" of modi medi
fled Puritanism
held New Eng
land as its pro pre pro
serve till about
that time, nnd
disestablishment
was net complet
ed even in Con
necticut till about
1824-35. Many
MsltOP TATLOCK.
jwisens still living can jemember when
the Episcopal church was habitually
stigmatized as "English" In nil New
England nnd the states 6Cttlcd by her.
About 1830 the church entered en its
conquering career, and the results of
controversy may be tumuicd up in a
brief sentence: All jiartles have conced
ed much. All denominations nesv eclc
brat Christmas anil Easter with elaborate-
ill -jilay, and ene by ouemany ether
icligieus holidays, ence confined te Epis Epis
tepil or Catholic, nre bein ndepted by
all Chiistiuns, Ksen the Israelites show
a lendcr.es te udet Christmas in u semi
social nnsi-rcligieus way,
' 'irch nichitecture lias
com, ii u-ij s.. ' - Jay. A sort of
jitnul is jj'ttiiijj lueif csttblbhcd in
WWmM
i iM
j&xLzsscrsy'x
mftay eMir cnurcnc.v CnAnttn mm
the BBclentcntlelcs nft! liturglcaiJ
hyrans, srithf tlabdrntc instrumental
music, are heard In places where they
would have caused n secession forty
years age. The continuity of historic
Christianity interests far mero than it
did. Un the ether hand, the church has
discarded everything that' could possibly'
be called "English" or, the old time. It
long Age ceased te be n. quiet ref uge for
tlie wealthy of "tiie cities. Ii Is leaven
ing the rural districts. It is enthusiastic
in missionary work. It has established
tlie "midnight mission" for fallen wo
men, nnd gees "slumming" with real
net exceeded by the most ardent Metho
dists. And ns n fitting flnnle this con
vention must discuss and decide upon all
changes of style needed te conform te
the changes of fact.
The presiding bishop of the house of
sisheps is Right Rev. Jehn Williams,
V. D LL. D., of
Connecticut, his
location being at
Mlddletewn. The
secretary is Rev.
William Tatleck,
D. D., of Stam
ford, Conn. Rev,
Geerge Francis
Nelsen, of New
Yerk, and Rev.
W. F. Nlchells,
of Uariferd,
Conn., are assist
ntit Beeretaries.
The house of
1TEV. MOUQAtf DIX.
bishops usually has secret sessions, as its
work iargely turns upon matters of ad
ministration the cxccutlve session of
the United States scnate is an analogue.
The house of deputies, consisting of four
clergymen and four laymen from each
diocese, Is the great "popular branch,"
and there, as in the house of representa
tives at Washington, is the place for
fervent popular oratory. It Is presided
jver by the eminent Rev. Morgan Dii,
of Trinity, New Yerk, perhaps the most
wldsly known of any American prelate.
IMifslnnarv blshnns Jn the pnnventinn
are just iike the territorial delegates In
congress they can sit and speak, but
cannot vote and as politicians in the
territories always desire te havothese
made states, se missionary bishops leek
forward t ct eating n permanent church
in their mission fields. Conspicuous
among the missionary bishops nnd nctive
in the convention is the Rev. William
Ilehart Hare, S. T. D., missionary bish
op of Seuth Dakota, with location at
Sioux Falls. His position is of peculiar
interest just new, because of the tro tre tro
mcndeuH changed in his field.
Dakota, the territory, nfter gaining
600,000 in population In seven years, has
been niade into
two states, and
the Indians of
Seuth Dakota,
standing material
for mission work,
Iihve tueted fur
ther back. I)y
common consent, f.
ami uecause ei "
his noble labors
nnd practical sug
gestions, Bishop
sVliipjiIe, of Min
nesota, Is known
niSlIOl' WILMA113.
as thu great champion of the Indians.
In conclusion it need only be stated
that the church thus represented in con
vention has 50 dioceses, 10 mission fields,
00 bishops nnd 1 awaiting consecra
tion, about 3,780 clergymen, 0,000 par
ishes, 2,000 missions and nearly 500,000
communicants. Adding the baptized,
youth and ethers, according te ancient
fei in, tlie membership exceeds 1,000,000.
The photegrnjihs from which the ac ac
cemjianying cuts are taken are by Rock Reck Rock
weed, of New Yerk City.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
Tsrn Men Vthfi Iteile from Ness- Yerk te
.S.iii FiaurUre tin llmx-liai k.
Twe dusty, stitibui ncd, weather Iwatcn men
roile Inte thecetutjuid of the Palaue hotel,
San Francisce, en a recent September esen
Ing. They weie meuiite'd en two small,
"y
JOHN ALLEN.
shagjjy mustangs, chufi-d nud tired looking
nnd ssith their black coats turned utmost
Kray ssith dust. 1 hey immediately beenme
the cjnesure of an admiring crowd, and net
without reason, for the two men svere none
ethers than Jehu Allen nnd II. H. Piatt, just
completing a trip across tlie continent ou
horseback. The two men were pictures of
health nnd rBggcdne.ss,aul in their frontiers
man garb presented n sti iking appearance.
They left New Yerk city en May I -I aud
traveled about "l.eftJ miles at an average rate
of ever thirty miles a day One bundled and
thirty-one days hi all were consumed in tbe
jjurney, but after deducting thirteen days
resting nt various points the aggregate trav
eling tlme will be found te be 118 days. I'er
twenty-four miles after leaving Nusv Yerk
they rode en pavements. At Newark, N J.,
they struck the first earth read, and fellow eel
the country reads from l'i r--t.i Hannibal,
Me. Then they followed I f in toad line of
the Wabash te Kansas Civ , lie Kansas
Pacific showed them the way te Denser.
Vhen they crossed the country te Bait Lake,
from Salt Lake they followed the line of tbe
'nlen Pacific te Ogdcn, nud en te Sau Frau-
sce by the Ctntrnl Pacific.
E. II. I'LATT.
The only accident of note occurred lu Utah
when ene of tbe horses foundered six miles
from water. With uiuch trouble and less of
tlme tbey reached a tpring ssith the jaded
least and jussed the night there. The next
day they made up the lest tlme by covering
sixty miles, reaching Heber City iu the even
Ins. Whenever ene of the horses would get sera
or give out they bought a new ene and led
the sick one uutil it was fit te ride again.
The original horses were mustangs from
Mentana and cost In New Yerk 1 100 eaih.
Wbeu they arris ed in Ban Francisce, nftr
having trnseled tbroe-quarters of the way,
they wrre lu as geed condition as at this
TUB HOUTK.
start Mr. AHm's sveijtht at bis departure
fa yHB
fllBllw
WsisV
vjkt '-uisls.XiV utt
JKAylHiaLiiM8 7
" Ml iwsnas; en nfs arrival nt 'Kitten M
Hppeaiwe araWat 173. Pmrrwnr PIntt .
f"
"ccd lis sratflit from VX te tC, pounds.
t) M Z
A Mew (lying Machine.
Mere than a century age, when, th
first balloons wcre sent tip, het air was
used, but It was abandoned for hydrogen
gas, rchlch has been used ever since.
nsta tsvu.TieN.
New comes Charles P. Fest, of German
town, Pa., who has returned te het air,
and in one of his experimental balloons
he has adapted manilla paper for his,
material. lie has recently constructed a
balloon te-which there is a network of
cords capable of collapsing the balloon
when the pressure is lowered.
Tlie whole weight Is suspended from
the cords, which unite at the top of the
bag. Around a horizontal equator are
conical orifices, which may be opened or
closed at will with n view te directing
the balloon in any desired course. Within
the cone is n spiral projection te cause
the issuing het air te take en u rotary di
rection. The air is heated by gasoline
contained in cans eutside the hoop, con
nected by the pipe svithin by small pipes.
A ten feet balloon uiade by Mr. Fest
of manilla pajier will seen be sent up.
Bis nntne and address nre en it, se that
the finder can communicate with him.
tic expects it te cress the ocean.
&oetB attb gMtec.
"TJARQAINH.
STACKHOUSE'S
This Week
FOR BIO BARGAINS IN
Beets & Shoes.
A Tiill Line of the Celebrated
WALKER BOOT!
TJie Best Heet Made. Call and see them.
D P. STACKHOUSE,
Ne3. 28 and 30 East King Street,
LAyCAHTEIt, l'A.
-o-e Fi.rrs en these i
New FaF Styles!
In Men's Shee, l'ejuilnr prices en
them for theso who want their feet clad
fnsuleunbly, well, and nt moderate
prices.
Something new here te-dny a thee
for stout, plump feet, Hah or Congress,
either. A heap of tone lu their npjicnr
mice. Fit Biuigly niul comfortably. Ne
need for spring-bottomed trousers te
hide u bread nnd long feet when in
shots like these. We can give it a slinjie
te iiiuke the owner jimtul enough te
show it, nud net n jiincli for tlie piilns.
Ne ether makes in the town like them.
J.2-" for the llnest, $1.7e for next gmde
lower ; the latter Jtit tin Ntyllsh tis the
former; finer leather mnkes the differ
ence in jirlces.
l'ttritnn Calf Plain Tee CengreMi Shoes
ut ?2. Fer geed honest service, the
milker eays, " there's no files en these."
Will outwear nny eulinnry enlf, veal
calf or huH'Hlioe iniide. The uppers nre
oft und jillulile nnd easily " broken In."
Nearer waterproof than tiny leather
if-ed In medium juiced foetwenr.
Cerk Soled Shoes keep the feet free
from cold nnd moisture. Rubbers need
only be worn ever them in roughest
winter weather. Such is their " recom
mend." Plenty makes te plek from,
ranging in price from S.S.50 te $7. If
your shoe thought is thnt way leek nt
the cheapest. It's mere than a geed
one nt the price.
$1.00 shoes, $1.2.3 shoes and $1.50 Uiees
plenty of them. It is in tbete thnt a
little money buys much geed leather
and geed wear. Nene .go amiss iu giv
ing them trial. Sce them. Learn hew
strongly we gunrnutee them.
SHAUB & BURNS,
1 1 XeitTJi Queen STitEfrr, Lancas
tkk, Pa.
B
OOTHANDSIIOEH.
Is most ulnars bcnulelid, nut only te us, but
te thoe upon svliem sse tnttiiencc. It l se easy
te git Inte n rut, but a hard matter te get out.
It ltn lsen my rule te Display the EnilleV,
Misses.' Children's and Infiuits' Hheis lu Enrt;e
Window, mid Men's, IIesh' nnd Ymitlii' In
Small Window-. Hereartcr I sillt i-Iiiiiire the
display os cry tire or three sstelsnnd still Imsn
tlie Men's Shoe tint In ene svludesv nnd then
lu the ether.
Yeu svlll Unit the Lmye Window full efMeit's,
He) s" and Youths' Shew In Fine nnd Medium
Grades of all the l4itct Kail and Winter bt lew,
from 11.25 te $0.00, nnd tbe Eimnll Win jew full e
Uulles', Misses', Children's and Inf.int'xhheea.
It will pay j ou te step ami take n leek before
purchasing elesilicre,us the I'rlee Is Marked
en Esery blipe.
The One-Price Cash Heuse.
Chas. H.Frey,
lMiacMrtritKY t:CKERT the Leader of
l,usv lrlcs In
BOOTS AND SHOES,
NOH.3 A 5 h.sr KINO hTItKl.T.
l.V.Nl AMTini, l'A.
-Ktere closed every evening nt 8 o'clock, f.
ccpt Memlay und b.ilurilay.
wrJ- i
A Departure from Our
Old Ways
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