“CURIOUS RAILWAYS. TRACKS LAID ON TREE TOPS, OVER ICE AND UNDERGROUND, A Locomotive on Bled Runnerss-Grading Through a Forest With Saw=On a Slogle RalleA | Bailing Car, an Crosscut Successiaul In a small book entitled “Wonders and Curiosities of the Railway,” the author, My W. 8. Kennedy, touches on the anomalous and entertaining features of his subject in Shapers bearing sich suggestive titles ns “The Lightning Harnessed,” “The Loco motive in Slippers, “The Luxuries Travel,” and “A Handful of Curiosities.” It ap pears that some time ago a locomotive on sled runners was constructed in Scotland, and employed for drawing passengers and freight over the ice between St. Petersburg and Cronstadt. The two driving whe Is in the rear were studded whereas the front part of the a sled which was swiveled right or left by wheels working in © with an and a rent ra From this locomotive, which ix said to have run eighteen miles an hour directi the transition natural to railroads » ‘ ties and tracks have been laid on the frozen surface of rivers. Mr, Kennedy tells us that in 1579, when the mercury stock] twenty degrees below zero, a train of the Pacific railroad passed over the river on ice three feet thick. The which the ice resisted may be estimated from the fact that the track was laid on twelve foot ties, and that the cars carried over a quantity of railroad iron as well as a number visitors. About a year after a similar road was Luilt across the river St. Lawrence Hochelaga. LAYING TIES ON TREE STUMPS, of with sharp spikes HO Ys Lan ie a red to t mnecti endless screw in any is Northern Missouri pressu LN) al Even more novel is the idea of grading for a railroad through a forest with a crosscut saw, and laying the ties on the stumps This has actually been done in 8 in this state. Here the trees were sawed off and leveled, and the ties fastened on the stumps, wo of ‘whic h were huge redwoods, standing side by side, and sawed off seventy five feet from the ground. So firm is this support that cars loaded with heavy logs can pass over with perfect security. Several wooden track railways are actually operated in the to ted States and Canada. One of these, in 7 pom of Quebec, thirty long and is used in the transportation of timber The rails are of maple and trains said to run over them with remarkable at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. 8till more what Mr. Kennedy would call avs, car wheels the “steam caravan” twéen Alleppo and parently nevér flr nt the rail noma county, Is nies are smoothness Curious are the bicycle railw run on as rail, od was begun in Syria, be Alexandretta, but ap : the case of ingle One cn nished ir i or 1 experims was £4 na wall ioh atl seve masonry 3 afl teen and rail wer 1 arrie ges y brace the eng brakes. has als was in 1 Rinee th at been ated railr has eles Pacifi Are nd al : ! 1 that eleven foe sigh, and the tr he plains miles an hour has been atts has as two booms rghit abeam ad full of curves It will robably be news that in 1876, at Paris, one Dr hibited f & subm wh posed to beteveen } La C the wird ] ne lay on tt Do concrete Ln bh he pr the channel a roadix ras we us thd « ar De paced centre be at yr railed bL) the central to in LE] prev The boa en by a Hers, in oN Ie r to waves and dri COMPres upants wal LO Lhe Ox ¥ i ming uj o the surface of where It w i be al & series of buoys on the out the tra { the ALY A le whereupon Argonaut, £ CAr Was be art Or pr Fresh sel alr the wales lixed to a buoy A Happy Ka the | African I": ince, Prince theatre fron colu jus, a Ch Black | deligtited Chalons, but what pleased Lim n breast of armor of the cu He showed his pleasure by clapping bis hands and by verbal exclamations, the exact meaning of which was known only to his interpreter The general commanding the calvary div jon, on seeing how much the polished breast plates dazzled the prince, ordered a culrnes t iw given to him, Prince Karamoko donned it on the spot, but in the midst of his joy his face « enly lost its pleased look, “What's the a with him!” asked the general, who saw tars start Crom Lis eyes The lnterpriter in quirsd, and answered: “He says that his father will be sure to take it from Lim to wear it him pou when the prince goes back to Alrica, Lietice lis distros. A second culrnss wos th io tor Karamoko's sire, who is the greatest wiPNor on the west const of Africa It i» wre ousy to imagine than to describe the , Joy of the “Black Prince” at this kindly attention, ~—avis Lotter, tower ard £1} Le wi the 1 y #t was Lie rvs SPIRITISM AMONG THE CHINESE, Extracts From a Paper Head Helfore the Philadelphia Academy of Selence, Dr. Nolan read an interesting tion recently received from Miss Adele M, Fielde, giving an account of the practice of spiritism by the women of Swatow, China, In the eighth month of the year they meet privately and fall Into trances. Nearly all the native are interested in secret sessions; but many are prevented from being present by necessary occupations else where, or by fear of their houscholds, These tered by women alone, and are men with great disfavor, From Communic women LO0so rebuke from the men of COnCiay regarded by tires { ) n a tal 5 Ore en- dozen or more women gather around in the center of a room where they cure from inberrupt at money can be spivit 86 Incense sticks, , and bamix oots, bought by ¢ con tribution nm arthi i an ) t Al hat, vious tyibut nn , & More na money y who desire DARIDOO T chant acirmat invoos the al Many and div y iterated I'wo or thre he or , perhaps, fall ated by NE Lhe Leese ind heir treat ks the) beat the table with { to ii LINC is AND cak Of meet of wurse incoberentl ing their own lost frien other women who are present s thoy They describe streets, ippear t say that certain agriculture or SOet trade nes they, Ke Ly re aruing Whe wierea quest, m inquir outs of a dead person, give the information | into the h Rome Deen orn an fan SOON times they report that + 1 +) bor is shut up in hades, with salted flesh of the lead neig th al but Lhe infant laug hiters she destroyed when was alive, , ere less reason for SUSPect] decep than in the case of roreters f the Thi wever, there | the i WO on their ques Wendell A Phillips Romantic Marriage. WAM Stock, How Locomotives ABeTRIeTS “Y av and with It t and esto Ar Who engi ften a rack) will | *. Al aht under ry 14) niraiia sheep ne sheey happens Ml engine, every ther try ! they il thw NO tes and Ing oe AM ot killed, aru be tr { gnme that unmen va Un one saw a pony picked up off the track by cher and safely on top, whenoe be was rescued after a fifty mile ride, Horses don't know enough to get off the track. The light and of the train seems to paralyze them, and they stand stock still till the train hits them, F, A, Johann in Globe Democrat ain 1 the cowent landed No ee Catching Birds With a Fly, At the boad of Carson valley, in California, loves and sage hens can be easily caught with a fishing | They are so Shick that they bite at a fly quicker than We trout in the Philadelphia Call ne rears the heart of a fowl and f Peruglan wine for his he pope « 144 rinks two glasses o nner Bears are more numerous In the province of Quebwe this year than ever before, SPEECH OF THE -DUMB. IN A QUEER SCHOOL FOR DEAF MUTES. AN HOUR How a Little Fellow Learned Lip Gymnastics a Deaf Child Undergoes in to Say YAR we Practiced Hending = The Learning to Speak. from Fifth stone fronts rery other brown (ue lass of pu of the pupils are A), but not int of Nobody th not far aven of those brown that looks like the twin of ev front on the block ue, in on , & ils hex avery day bh year ald one ever m DOI only and some are KAR ANDY noise, ana in | the class is a model hoolboy laughter or from that scho th i olf has not ventional door You f the little clock with tand wal (quietne one ever hears s se hoolgirl room, and the con every full he hall even can count tick the Cl in in ht en af mutes are tau; wen, with sev any, and y in the after sounds that r baby is Lhe ng deaf ngues the od amo | ciess Lon In learned this country and in that all the best SAY “An.” different teachers eo. who spend tex her seers that the only coossl may La inter classroom it il method must be nine tentl q Jet wisten pat ist have the of a marble statue and per flowing of a river to perform miracle of mak the dumb ind over and over again tl he beginning and re patience ir ¢ as the dern nake a ng begtin nt rate and explain and recite the ¢ 1,000 times is somewhat a sugges ife of 10, a pretty | two smaller girls und ard and a “} fs A teacher s ther y work of y boys about 7, and and about Id we a little rst Miss Koecler was toach- y “Ah hest, voonl re sitting quietly ar I'here was a blackb FOOm Khe y that he could chords, an ber his hands on iting for the Cash hip at the sod » to a fenced buy a Irop it into 4 wm get a paper of gives you a i randa ft only to hase, makes a third presents a similar one at the desk lifferent and a ne in his wn pass book | Fven ir ness is attended to by the heck time, when one « . Where the entire bu owner and is in vogue the have 1 little shoy Te | | and many two was at dim the system or « won ha nivt reise ck fora a ton Adenk th iy rrendor the I adl conducted t mnity a wmedy metinu w small tradesman os awd ah ~~ ila | tho possibilities of frand ident still fur | ther by making an pho of the mle in the cash book | in Chicago Herald yhoo giv same check 1 mo ncle Bill” The “Devil's Leaf of Java. At Timor, near the island of Java, there is a plant called the devil's le af, whose petals, being of a thorny nature, possess a fatal sting when penetrating the flesh. 1 once met a gentleman in Honolulu who bad been stung by this plant who barely escaped death, and who great raw sore like that some | times by the stingray of southern Pacific on hisleft arm. He alluded to it facotiously ay Lis strawberry mark, and sald he thought he should pose as the long lost brother-a term often thrown at us with other “chesuuta” from the minstrel stage Ben CC. Truman in New York Times, had a made wales It 13 sald that the word “dyspepaia™ : is never | board in the Gladstone family. Katlroads, ALD EAGLE VALLEY R. Time Table in effect May, 12, WESTWARD, Exp. Leave Lock Haven Flemington... Mill Hall Beech Creek Eagleville Mount Eagle, Curtin,.... ' Milesburg Bellefonte.,..... Milesburg. Snow Shoe Unionville Int Hannah. Fowler CHRISTIE'S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LOCK HAVEN, PA., HIS institution is devoted to the spec inlt y Ou impart) ng business know- ledge, and 10 qualifying the young and middle aged of both sexes by new and practical methods for the responsible duties of business life, Rates moderate, ior, Advantages super- For particulars address, 8. N. CHRISTIE, Lock Principal. Havex, Pa. ONE DOLLAR. Bald Eagle Vall sensisesesersocesnss Arrive at Tyrone Martha, Juli » Be We Be Be Hs Milesburg Bellefonte Milesburg PR . Curtin 4 Mount Esgle.............. Howard......... Eagleville Beech Creek 10 Arrivent fo 10 OK TE & SNOW SHOE } | | Bellefonte 6:00 a i { | put | | | Brie with trains on L { 10 {12 BY LLE Loav on { i ime Table io effoct May 25 Snow Shoe § a \ im. Leaves Bellefonte Bnow Shoe at 10:20 a. m. Leaves Snow Shoe 4:40 p. m., arrives at | | Bellefonte 6:61 p i m, Leaves Bellefonte 8:25 p. Snow Shoe 9:40 p. m. S BLAIR, Gen. Sup't Q | O08, 788 Filbert Breed, EWISBURG RONE R 4 Time Table May 12 WESTWAKD ’ & TX n affect R.~ be TWARD Paaset in B Hlefo FAST LINE Harr Ph EXPRESS Leaves Kane Renove a Lock Haver Willinmepe arr at Harrisburg Philadelphia ERIE MAIL Loav oR Arr at DAY rt BE onsrsserssasns 5" pm | Renovo .... 4 ym Lock Haven. 45 pm | Williamsport... 0) am | arr at Marrisburg....... 20am | Philadelpbis...... 7 60 am East and Wast connect at &M. 8 RR. atl Corry with B, P. & W. RR. ; at Emporium | with B.N. Y.& P. RR,, and st Drify. | wood with A.V. RR. R. 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HOY, M.D, Ofos next rio ¥ High street. _ . [161% mt HELI Nat) EP Bank PA. DEJ J. W. RHONE, Denti st, can Moe McAllister building - I P. LJ nel NTE sly BLAIR, Business Cards. EM BARBER SHOP, A. Beck, BANKING JIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BELLEVONTY ony Sreet ef LE Asso BE, Prog ARMAN'S HOTEL. 5 TERMS} G EFONTY #a «11 J3UsH HOUSE, "4 BELLEFONTR PA. ar ~~ a » ngle g : to this ¥ . 1 at wall ae the ge Alen are invite Sud hom ret-Clinee Hotel, where they will ”w risa atl reas 4 iberal reduction to J rt nable ratess urymen and WwW. R thers atten TELLER, Prop'r New Brockerhoff House. JROCKERHOFF ALLEGHENY-8T C. G. McMILL} Ww Samuwie R a Dot Ox HOUSE, BEL] 8 8a towity ae a FY EN \‘TRAL HOTEL, (Opponite the Rall Station, MILBSBURG, CENTRE COUNTY A. A. KOHLBECKER, THROUGH TRAVELERS this Hotel an excellent place 4 meal sa ALL TRAINS stop atl FA Proprietor, F! RST NATIONAL HOTE] MILLHEIM, CENTRE COUNTY, WV .G. Rook, Proprietor. RA TES—$1 00 PER DAY. 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