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know your heart. I know how well von
know- how to use your fortune."
She interrupted him sadly:
"With that one word, Vladimir, you close
my life. Alasl I had a thousand reasons
for dissuading you from taking this step;
now I can say nothing more.
"Nothing, nothing at all! I do not wish
you to doubt me a moment That has hap
pened once, and we have been punished too
severely ever to try it again. Who knows,
however, if you are not risht The world
generally does justice to those who no long
er need it. I have nearly a million. You
need not want money, therefore. If we but
once could feel the irontier behind us the
means should not be wanting."
She pressed a burning kiss on his brow.
"How go and conquer the freedom which
you cannot secure in a legal way. I shall
follow you wherever you go."
He bent his knee be. 'ore her and said:
"I thank God every day that He has
given me such a helpmate in life. You are
my comfort and my hope. Jan a. You will
not see me for two whole days. I now
return to my hut, and to-morrow I go to
work."
"May God protect you and guide youl"
she said, deeply moved.
At that moment Dr. Haas' voice was
heard:
"Will you please come to breakfast? It
has been ready some time and is getting
cold."
CHAPTER XX.
About CO versts from Irkutsk lies Lake
Baikal, one of the largest masses of fresh
water on earth. Russians and natives alike
call it the Holy Sea. It forms the natural
frontier between Russia and the Empire of
China. The line has, however, long since
ceased to mark any difference; the overflow
of Russians ha? extended the Czar's domin
ion far beyond its shores. The Angara
river leaves the lake in foaming waves and
the road to Irkutsk ruus along its shores
nearly all the war. At the spot where the
Aneara comes out of the lake some tall,
pointed rocks rise suddenly from the level
plain; they are known as the Shaman
rocks. Behind them the broad surface of
the lake stretches out its dark water as far as
Amur Daya, with its perpetual snow. The
Shaman rocks are religiously revered by
the natives, and the Russians, naturally in
clined to be superstitious, share the feeling
of the Siberians for theso dismal rocks. A
legend, current in that region, says that
Christ, in a visit to these distant parts of
Asia, had ascended the largest of these
rocky points, and, after blessing the West,
had stretched out his hands toward the
North, saying; "Yonder there is nothing
morel"
Numerous islands give a certain life to
the enormous lake. The largest is called
Orka. A few versts beyond them a group
of similar gray rocks rise; in summer they
are inaccessible; the waves of the lake
break against them, making a tremendous
surf, so that even the lightest of boats can
not approach the steep shore. The dark
and dismal rocks look like guardians watch
ing over the lake. In winter, however, the
outlook is very different. The dark, restless
waters of the lake freeze and form dark
blue, white or green crystals of the strangest
forms. At a distance one might imagine
a battlefield or a gtaveyard in which thou
sands of bodies had been interred in terrible
disorder.
Light sleighs cross the lake in winter in
all directions. The ice, 10 or 12 feet thick,
could bear a whole army with its heavy ar
tillery. But the 'new comer, when he first
steps on the vast frozen surface, is sure to be
taken aback by the very curious sounds
which the lake emits, sounding now like
the sweet notes of a bunting horn and now
like the subdued sighs ot a giant. Prom
time to time the whole vast surface begins
to shake or tremble, as if the lake wanted to
shake off the heavy burden and see the
tweet light of the sun onre more.
The largest of the rocks which surround
the island ol Orka is triangular and stands
out slightly before the others. The rock has
no name, but a kind of cave in it is known
all over Siberia as the Shaman's valley. On
the black sides of the rock the white "loam
ot the waves is frozen instantly, the pointed
peaks look like so many sentinels guarding
the entrance.
It was nicht The huge blocks of ice
. were glowing like gigantic diamonds and
reflected a faint light upon the frozen surface
of the lake. It was cold to bursting, as
Jhev sayin Siberia.
A sleigh with three reindeer came up
quicklr. The reindeer seemed to know the
way; tLey turned to the right and to the
left within these enormous blocks of ice
without pausing an instant Two men in
furs sat in the sleigh. They did not speak,
for that is impossible for people who drive
fast in such fearfnl cold. A sharp wind
whistles ominously. All around reindeer
became visible. Evidently men were
present nearby. The sleigh stopped at the
entrance to tne snamans cave. Tne men
jumped out and the reindeer lay down in
the snow to rest
The newcomers walked e few steps and
found themselves in the Shaman's cave.
Stalactites of all shapes and colors hung
from the ceiling. Torches illumined the
cave, and their light was reflected from the
ice crystals in all the hues of the rainbow.
Twenty exiles had met here to consult
Each one had a fur robe in addition to his
ordinary costume. It was so warm inside
, the cave that the new arrivals laid aside the
masks which they had worn as a protection
against the excessive cold.
"What? Without any precautionary
measures?" asked Vladimir. "jTou have no
sentinels? I am .admitted as I am, without
any oath or question."
"The vast extent of the cave and the pre
vailing superstition protect us against any
danger. No Siberian, unless it be a half
mad hunter, would dare approach these
rocks atnignt The agents of the Govern
ment care not to come out in such weather.
But we have sentinels: First, the reindeer,
who would make a noise like seals if a
stranger were to approach, and these two
friendly Tunguses, who warrant our safety.
You are not yet accustomed to this life in
the desert, and have heard nothing yet, I
suppose?"
"Not the least."
"Well, our arrival has been announced. I
am at home here. When you desired to
join us the matter was referred to me, be
cause I am the head of all the exiles in
Irkutsk. I was seenrity for you. Onr
brethren knew that I was goinc to bring a
stranger."
"But this is a complete organization.
How could you accomplish all this under
the eyes of the authorities?"
"All that we owe to one man. Formerly
we complained, endured, and gave our
selves up to despair. That man came and
soon understood how to inspire our hearts
with hope and our minds with courage."
"And who is that?"
"One moment and you shall know him.
He is not here yet, but be will come soon,
because he knows we have a new member,
and generally he receives such himself.
You will notice that of the 20 members pres
ent not one comes near ipe or speaks to me.
This is one of our rules;'
Indeed the newcomers were left standing
quite alone in the cave, while farther in a
small number of conspirators stood in si
lence, their hoods drawn over their faces
"I admire your discipline," said Vladi
mir. "He must be an exceptional man who
is at the head of this society."
"It is an old enstom now for the exiles of
a district to choose a head whom the Gov
eminent acknowledges as such. He is to
mediate between the latter and ourselves,
but in fact this title is an empty form; our
demands, oar complaints never produce a
result We are not even allowed to make
our complaints known to an inspector or
other oflicisl. You Count," he added, with
some bitterness in his tone. 'Ton have en
jojed certain privileges, we are told, and
nave not yet fathomed the depth of our suf
ferings. The exile has no rights whatever,
not even that of cbmnlaimngl"
"But that is terribiel"
"And yet it Is true. The Czar is just, but
his Ministers are strict The upper officials
are usually hard of heart, but the subor
dinates tbey are monsters.
"They say the Czar is justl"
"No doubt, but the Czar has no idea of
.our rate. He wants only to get rid or us,
tie so doubt thincs we are pretty well off
t tie so doubt thincswe are pretty well off I
here and have little or nothing to suffer.
As I told you, we are permitted to choose a
chief, so that even among us the idea of
rank and authority may be preserved. Last
year our chief was old Count F., a man who
was completely crushed by his misfortunes
and had lost his courage. He dared not say
a word. He lived in a suburb of Irkutsk, a
village to which I,was likewise consigned.
Our inspector was an old army officer, who
was entirely dependent on his wife, when he
was not drunk. This man. is no w captain of
gendarmes in the cityV'
"i know mm, said Lanin. "wnai
else?"
"At that time there came a new exile to
us. a man of rare encrcv and superior intel
lect, whs was sent here on account of his
share in a great conspiracy, together with
11 others. He never spore of tbis.con
spiracy; he wis melancholy and reserved.
After a while we learned to appreciate his
rare merit: he managed to help everybody
and soon won favor with all of us. Several
weeks after his arrival this happened. The
inspector's wife had a grudge against a
young man of high rank who was sent to
Siberia because he had written some verses
against one ot the Ministers. One day we
missed him and the next day we found his
corpse. The Inspector, drunk and urged on
by his wife, had ordered him to receive 600
blows. The poor man had been unable to
bear the punishment and had died. A few
days later the Governor came to that dis
trict In consequence of a happy event in
the Emneror's family, a partial amnesty
had been proclaimed which included 1
the young poet We were beside our
selves and all of us urged Count F. to re
port the simple facts. We dared not say a
word. We all knew the benevolent nature
of the Governor, and yet the letter of the
law did not allow us to open our lips. Then
this man, of whom I spoke, the chief of the'
unknown conspiracy, stepped torth irom
the ranks of the exiles drawn up before the
Governor and approached the latter. The
Inspector was just stating that the young H
poet was no longer alive, uur comrade in
terrupted him and related what had actually
happened. We listened in amazement
His language sounded superhuman. It
was lull of deep emotion, sorrow and
threats. The Inspector was in a terrible
fury, but the Governor allowed the speaker
to conclnde his narrative. When our com
rade had spoken a quarter of an hour, be
ended by saying: 'I have done. His Majesty,
the Emperor, decides that we have deserved
death. We give up our lives, but we de
mand to be judged. Here, however, is no
judgment, but murder. In the name of all
of us I venture to beg Your Excellency, to let
justice proceed against the murderer. That
was certainly more than courage, that was
high daring. Tne Governor made no reply,
but went frowning into the Inspector's
house. That same evening the officer was
retired, but we lost also our comrade, who
was sent to another district."
"That man retired. Why. is he not cap
tain of gendarmes in Irkutsk?"
"Those people are like cats and always
fall upon their feet We have another Gov
ernor now who does not know the past of
this scoundrel. But I must end my story.
Just at that time the Count F. died. The
superiority of the new exile, ot whom I
spoke, had in the meantime beeome gen
erally known and after six months be was
chosen to succeed poor Count F. The past
protect "
At this moment they noticed two men
who entered the cave. One of them was
Ienar-Kus, the other his European com
panion. When the latter came in he threw
back his hood, and by the light of the torches
his manly, strongly marked features became
visible.
"Miller!" exclaimed Vladimir.
The huntsman trembled.
"Vladimir!" he groaned indistinctly.
At the same time he raised his hand, and,
turning to the assembled exiles, he said:
'Withdraw! all of you! Leave me a
moment alone with this man!"
The gesture with his hand was so per
emptory, and the tone of his voice so com
manding, that the exiles silently withdrew.
Wrath, contempt, surprise, all filled
Vladimir's soul at once and nearly robbed
him of his presence of mind. There they
Btood, the former friends, in this cave of
ice. illumined by the lurid light of torches,
which cast a flickering sheen on Vladimir's
pale face and on Miller's, who looked still
paler.
The man from Courland bent his knee,
and slowly, imploringly said, "Forgivel"
Vladimir conld not answer.
"I may not ask for pardon," Miller con
tinued, "and you may not grant it I do not
beseech you on my knees now to pardon
me, but only to listen to me. You may kill
me il you choose!"
Lanin shook his head and answered in a
voice lull of the most consummate con
tempt: "No, I shall not kill you. Speak! I am
almost anxious to know what you can say to
excuse yourself."
"I do not mean to excuse myself," said
Miller, rising. "My guilt is so" great that I
shall find no excuse even when I stand be
fore the Supreme Judge." "
"What, then, do you want of me?"
"I want you to pardon thosel The matter
stood thus: I was dying irom starvation
and despair. Schelm tempted me br prom
ising me life and fortune. He wanted to
buy me and make me his tool. I struggled
long and hard. I was in the midst of the
conspiracy before I had made up my mind.
Then came the intoxication of success! I
saw the project succeed beyond all expecta
tion. I no longer knew good or evil. I saw
only one thing, the endl" I worked hard for
two months, day and night I came finally
to the conviction that I had no longer any
choice: Schelm held me in his power. I
was his tool before I knew it I became his
agent provocateur, as he had wanted me to
be from the beginning. I stooped so low! I
then forgot everything, honor, God, the
whole worldl At last I triumphed I, sur
rounded by men of mediocre capacity, I
their head and master! At once I com
manded them all. Good fortune intoxicated
me. I advanced blindly. I was proud of
my work, and in .an attack of insanitv I
even forgot that I was committing crimel"
Vladimir shuddered,
Miller had become I
terribly excited. His thundering voice r
sounded from the walls of the cave. Lanin's
gentle temper shrank from the wild tale.
"You terrify me, Miller." he said. '-In
the place of contempt and bitterness which
I at first felt I now tremble."
A glow of self-consciousness flashed over
Miller's face, but vanished at once. "It is
true I betrayed you," he continued. "I
had become a worthless, contemptible crea
ture. At that time I was so exultant in my
triumph that I would have answered you had
you complained. Butyoumustconfessthe in
trigue wa3 beautifully carried out Later,
however, when I was alone with my con
science, I suffered agony. The sighing of
the Neva, the waves of which broke against
my prison walls, sounded to me like your
voice. My cell adjoined yours, and I
fancied I ever heard your voice. When the
wind arose in the Siberian stcppes.it seemed
to bring me the sound of yout sorrow; when
Isaw a woman at a distanee.I saw your wife!
All my conscientious Bufferings wire con
centrated in you. I forgot all the others whom
I had sent to Siberia and thought only of
you, my friend, my benefactor, my helper in
the hour of need, whom I had sold in this
vile way. Then, a third time the desire
seized me to carry out a great work. I want
ed to make amends for my crime, bringyour
innocence to light, restore your honor who
are you? Persecuted innocence, and on that
account neither dangerous nor altogether a
victim of despair. I, on the contrary, I am
a criminal who repents his crime, a man who
has stooped to the lowest, meanest act To
day my one aim is to have revenge and to
make amends for the evil I have done. I
feel the strength in me to move mountains.
I shall devote all my zeal, all my energy
and perseverance and they are great to
youl
Vladmir was amazed. This man who had
cheated him out of his life now no longer ap
peared to him so vulgar, so contemptible,
but rather terrible and great in the infamy
which he had heaped upon himself. In his
heart he pitied this powerful nature which
bad not found a favorable sphere in which
to act and exert itself. He replied:
"Believe me, Miller, I have otteh thought
of you in sleepless nights or in summer
when I was hard at work. The feeling of
revenge glowed in my heart But you know
how little I love to indulge such sentiments.
Only yesWday I was perfectly happy here
since mV wife shares my exile."
"What! The countess is here? I was
not misled then by my apprehensions?"
"Yes, she lives in Irkutsk. I was happy,
quiet and, as I thought forgotten by my
pursuers. I had forgotten yon I I had
almost forgotten Schelm. But there came
letters from Petersburg, showing that there
I was not forgotten. The victim had been
ready to forgive, but the executioner could
not lorget that he had not done all the evil
he meant to do. This made me rebellious,
and I came here."
"Schelm! Who is Schelm? Vermin, that
I shall crush with others. No! I do not war
against Schelm! J mean to refold the whole
of our society, which murders the weak and
protects the cre.it. where micht ever rules
over right and where a man like myself
must become a spy or a robber! I mean to
conquer a realm ot my own, in Europe or in
China, what care I? There is no lack of
space here then when I am great and pow
erful, I shall return to my country and'raise
there the banner of justice! Perhaps I
shall then become a good man. But, in or
der to be able to act freely, I must, first of
all, hanish your face, which now "rises be
fore my eyes every night and reproaches me
bitterly. Yon must; yes, Vladimir, you
Auuai. lurgiTc, iori;et anaparuou mc.
And a second time he fell on his knees
before his former friend.
"Forgive me. Vladimir. Give me your
hand that I may kiss it, and do not look at
me so pitilessly."
"I have long since forgiven you, and
finding you now here, at a place where I
myself seek support, I am not able to hate
you."
'Do you will you believe-tbatlhave told
these people how I have once been a spy
and a traitor?"
"Did you tell them that?" ,
"Everything. Was it not better to con
fess all at once than afterward to be dis
covered by one of those whom I have sent
here? I told them I had betrayed my best
friend. The boldness and the candor of mv
confession perhaps but strengthened my in
fluence ana my power over them. Now,
Vladimir, I have laid open to you my in
nermost heart. Are you still disposed to
pardon me?"
"I pity you, andat the same time I (ear
you, but I do not cherish one th6ught of
hatred against you. Here is my hand!"
Now Miller rose quickly and called with
a loud voice :
"Come here, comrades!"
He towered with his gigantic stature high
above the Count, on whose arm he was lean
ing; he might have looked like the pro
tector of this small, youthful man. The
cave was nearly filled by the conspirators.
Miller spoke:
"This is the man whom I have betrayed.
My blood, my life belong to him henceforth.
You have sworn to be obedient to me unto
death. In the face of God and of freedom I
swear that I devote the rest of my life to
his services! Brethren, this man must be a
hundred times dearer to you than I myself.
Swear that you will defend him to the last
drop of blood; that you wijl surround and
protect him at the first call: that vou. pur
sued and banished, nevertheless will be the
guardian angels of this exile, who from this
dav ceases to beonel"
Deeply moved Lanin embraced his friend.
"We swear," cried all with one voice.
Miller saw the prince of the Tunguses in
the center of the conspirators.
"I owe this man a debt of blood," he said
to him, pointing to Lanin. "Brother Ienan,
I ask you, protect Count Vladimir Lanin."
The Tunguse bowed reverently.
"If need be, brother, Ienar-Kus will pay
your debt of blood!"
Then a circle was formed and a protracted
council was held in the cave.
To be continued next Sunday.
cuEiosrrr about gould.
Some Say He I Going- to Die, Others That
Ho Will Soon Marry.
CUr Bell's New York Letter.
Two questions are being asked about Jay
Gould, the king of American finance. Is
he going to die? Is he going to marry? A
short time ago the gossips had him engaged
to the widow of.Maurice Flynn, a politician
who died four years ago; but if Mr. Gould
cherishes any affection for that lady I am
quite sure that it will not be openly
acknowledged by a marriage, at least for
some time to come. The fact is that Mr.
Gould has always been a most unselfish
father, and just now he is sacrificing what
ever matrimonial aspirations he may have
for the sake of his 19-year-old daughter,
Helen. Until she is married, he himself
will not take a wife, and when she is I am
sure that Mr. Gould will soon possess a
better half. Father and daughter are about
to start for Europe, and it is more than
likely that Helen will get a foreign
husband. She is a very good-loo&ing and
a hichly-bred girl, and it can be safely
anticipated that more than one title will be
laid at her feet while she is awav.
Gould is now living at his Irvington
mansion, and comes to the city every day on
his steam yacht He certainly shows to
some extent the ravages of physical suffer
ing. Two years ago he stood 5 feet 6, but
now he has sunk at least two inches, never
standing erect, the appearance of bis
shoulders being like that of a very aged
man. He is of course the most desirable of
New York single men in the eyes of
adventurous women, and one of the annoy
ances of his life is found in the continual
efforts made to ensnare his affections. Being
a shrewd man in every sense of the word it
is probable that Mr. Gould will not be
misled, but place his heart in the keeping
of someone that he leels is not wholly
governed by greed.
JEALOUSIES 07 SPECIALISTS.
An Amusing Medical Comedy That Is Not at
All n Rare Occurrence.
St. Loots Itcpnbllc.
Specialties in medicine have been the
rare for some rears, and professional ieal-
ousy has apparently forsaken the all-round
general practitioner to concentrate within
the ranks or the specialist
Some weeks ago Dr. Ludwig Bremer, a
specialist on nervous diseases, reported to
the society a case of epilepsy and the results
of an operation, for the removal of a
tumor of the brain. The doctor's case
was unusual, and the daily papers took it
up. That settled the doctor's case so far as
his co-laborers were concerned. The adver
tising Bremer got was more than the other
specialists could stand, and the way they
went for the German professor was a cau
tion. V
One of his brothers offered a ..resolution
denying the possibility of the ' case as
Bremer had reported it, and asking for a
committee to investigate the matter. It was
made satisfactory afterward that Bremer
had not lalsified in hisreport Then other
specialists "discussed" the case and came to
the conclusion that it was a very ordinary
case, and that Dr. Maughs had given
Bremer the diagnosis anyway. After the
meeting adjourned all the specialists in
sisted on being allowed to see the case, bnt
Bremer very mildly told them that it wasn't
much of a case, and his patient was not in a
condition to be disturbed?
HEB KNOWLEDGE OF HENS.
A London Lady's First Experience With
Poultry on Iter New Farm.
Newcastle, Eng., Chronicle.
A London lady married a farmer in Fife,
and was much interested in everything
about the farm. One day, having seen old
Tibbie set a clucking hen, she came into the
kitchen quite out of breath, andjsaid: "Oh,
Tibbie, there's a great he-ben in the cart
shed, and he'd cover far more egg3 than that
Utile fowl." ,
"A he-hen, mem?" said Tibbie. "Div
ye mean that dorking coefc? He'll not sit
on eggs." N
"Not sit?'! said the lady. "Just you put
down the eggs in the corner of the shed,
tumble a hamper over him, and make him
sit" &
"A well," said Tibbie, "I ken naething
o' your Lunnon he-hen, mem; but a' I can
say is, ye'll no get a cock in Fife that'll
be'mean himsel' to sio work, hamper or nae
hamper . - . t
TITLES IN NORMANDY.
More About the Settlement of North
western Pennsylvania.
WORK OP THE HOLLAED COMPANY.
Finances of the flew Territory in Land
Agent GaskelTs Time.
(MEETING GOLD 0YE THE MOUKTAIlfS
r WRITTEN rOBTBX PISrATCU.?
A week ago The Dispatch published
an account of the settlement of West
ern Pennsylvania,
bringing 'the his
tory down to the
acquirement of a
clear title by the
Holland Company
through the in
terpretation or the
Ninth section of
the act of April 3,
1792, by the United
States Supreme
Court. To the
Charles C. GatkelL liberal mlndedmen
who composed this company, tho citizens of
the United States owe a debt of gratitude
that few are aware of.
It will be remembered that there was
among the Dutch, a feeling of hearty
sympathy for the struggling Americans
during the Bevolution, and that Holland
was the first European power to acknowledge
their independence. At that critical period
of the struggle, when American credit was
exhausted, and when Congress depended
chiefly upon the personal exertions of Bobert
Moms to raise money to carry on the
war, Morris sent his agent (o Amsterdam.
Ex-Chief Justice Daniel Agnew.
The reputation ot Morris for integrity,
and financial address, backed by a large
fortune, gave him almost unlimited credit.
His paper was already out for enormous
sums, but notwithstanding this, six wealthy
men ol Amsterdam, by name Wilhelm Wil
link, Nicholas Van Kaphnrst, Pieter Stad
nitski, Christian Von Eeghen, Eendrick
Vollenhoven and Butgert Jan Schimmel
penninck, lent him large sums of money for
the use of Congress, to subsist and pay the
troops; and it may be added, with its repay
ment largely dependent upon the result of
the war.
OUR DEBT TO JIOBBI3.
Great-hearted, simple-hearted Bobert
Morris I Of all men who signed the Declar
ation that pledged their lives, fortunes and
sacred honor in the cause of American in
dependence, his story is the most pathetic.
Few remember him except as one of the
"signers," the man who sent a thousand
barrels of flour to Washington's starving
army, and the projector of "Morris Solly,"
that palatial residence which he was destined
never to complete or occupy. It seems to be
forgotten that but for the patriotism and
commanding influence of this man Con
gress could not have fitted out the ex
pedition against Cornwallis, and that jt
was upon notes for which Bobert Morris
was individually liable, 51,500.000 was
raised to give this finishing blow to the war.
And yet in his old age, with bis great heart
broken by misfortune, brought upon him
by his over-sanguine and trusting nature,
and by the misconduct of his partner,
Greenleaf, he bad leisure, behind the bars
of a debtor's prison, to reflect upon the in
gratitude ot republics. Surely Congress and
the American people still owed him a
mighty debt, though they had cancelled the
last ol his notes issued in their behalf.
Congress paid the Amsterdam loan after
peace was declared, and the Hollanders de
cided to invest the money so paid in the
United States. They bought through Eob
bert Morris and others immense bodies of
land in New York and Pennsylvania, a
large part of that territory thrown open for
sale by the act of 1792. This territory they
named "Normandy." They organized the
company known as the Holland Land Com
pany,and it was from this company that the
titles to most of the laud in the northwest
ern counties of this State were derived.
EARLY OFFICEBS OF THE COMPANY.
They appointed Paul Burti, of Philadel
phia, f heir attorney in fact, and Harm Jan
Huidekoner, resident in Meadvllle, their
superintending aeent. They also granted
letters of attorney to David Lawson to sell
for them. They opened roads, built mills
and bridges, forwarded agricultural im
plements and provisions, advanced money
for the transportation of families, and do-
Robert Morris.
hated 100 acres of land to every actual, set
tler upon their tracts. After 'the death of
Paul Burti in 1816, the company appointed
John Jacob Vandcrkamp, a wealthy Hol
lander resident in Philadelphia, his suc
cessor, and he continued the same liberal
policy that had been observed from the first.
Mr. Hnidekopcr remained in charge Jt the
North and Vanderk.imp cive power of
attorney to Charles C. Gasket, a young
Quaker surveyor and conveyancer, also oi
Philadelphia, to sdl nil ol Normandy em
braced in the counties of Armstrong, In
diana, Jefferson and Clearfield as well as
some that extended into Venango and Erie.
The young surveyor entered upon his dis
trict by a bridle path blazed on tne trees of
the forest, and he remained the trusted
agent oi the Hollanders for a quarter of a
century. Among the people with whom
he had to deal there was "the spice of infi
nite variety," that is to be found in all new
countries. Among the foreign element, es
pecially as farmers, the Scotch-Irish and
Germans, with large families, were the most
valuable emigrants. They were hard
working and thrifty in their several ways,
denying themselves every indulgence, and
never rest! ng'till the farm was paid for to
the last dollar. Then some would buy a
second farm, "against Jacob or John came
21," and said Jacob or John would have to
work like a Trojan to pay for it So the
"wildcat" distriot was cleared and settled.,
ONE OF NAPOLEON'S MEN.
Tha sober, plodding pioneers were now
and then waked up by the appearance in
their midst of people about whom there was
the interest of mystery or the charm of
romance. On a slip in Mr. Gaskell's note
book, interlarded between the mention of "a
panther measuring 11. lee t from tip to tip
vif
which Adam Long shot yesterday," and an
account of David Postlethwait's entrance
into a den of wolves back of his place the
fall before, which, he says in parenthesis,
(was a far braver feat than that of "Old
Put"), he makes brief reference to a certain
Colonel Egmont and his wife, who appeared
in upper Jefferson in the earliest days.
There is no date to the slip, buttheEgmonts
must have arrived about 1816. This is their
story as nearly as it can be recalled.
Colonel Egmont had charge of Napoleon's
traveling chariot and baggage van at Wat
erloo. When the battle was lost and the
flight was on the Emperor expressed the
hope that he might find passage on an
American ship. Egmont said, with the ex
pectation of joining his chief in the United
States, he, with the help of some soldiers,
got out of the van attached to the carriage,
such boxes of plate, linen, etc., as conld be
hastily seized, and, barely escaping capture,
made his way to the coast and got on a
schooner bound for America. He did
not know the Emperor had been
intercepted and put on board the
Belieoohon until he landed in New
York, and as he had not received his pay
and the Emperor was then on his way to St.
Helena, he determined to make the goods
supply his temporary necessities. He wait
ed in New York until his wife arrived from
Bordeaux. He sold some things before he
left the city, and with the rest he and his
wife came into the woods. With the little
money he had he engaged, from the agent, a
small partly improved larm up the Mahon
ing creek, but knew nothing of labor.
Some of the table linen in his possession
was of exquisite fineness, and had the letter
"N." surmounted by the imperial crown
embroidered on each piece.
SOME OF THE FADRICS SOLS.
After Madam Egmont had carefully
picked out the embroidery he sold part of
it to sorre appreciative housewives near the
agency, who had seen better days. An old
lady, whose daughter still has several nap
kins, said that the outlines of the N. and
crown were plainly visible after several
washings. Egmont, ns well as his wile,
seemed always anxious and on the alert.
Their cabin wa kept carefully closed, and
the contents of several chests were never
displayed: but the use of several richly
chased gold drinking cups, in the tender of
hosnitalitr to some neighbors who had been
kind to them, led to the belief that the
chests contained valuable plate belonging
to Napoleon. To the refined and sensitive
French woman be wildness and isolation of
their retreat became insupportable. She so
pined for sunny France that the place was
suddenly disposed of, and with few leave
takings the Egmonts left Jefferson and were
never heard of more.
The young surveyor entered upon his dis
trict by a bridle path blazed on the trees of
the forest, and he remained the trusted
agent of the Hollanders tor a quarter of a
century. Among the people with whom he
had to deal there was the spice of infinite
variety" that is to be found in all new coun
tries. Among the foreign element, espe-
I cially as farmers," the Scotch-Irish and Ger
mans, wiin large lainiues, were me moss
valuable emigrants. They were hard-working
and thrifty in their several ways, deny
ing themselves every indulgence, and never
resting till the farm was paid for to the last
dollar. Then' some would buy a second
farm "against Jacob or John came 21," and
said Jacob or John would have to work like
a Tojan to pay for it So the "Wild Cat"
district was cleared and settled.
Until 1846 there was no bank nearer than
Pittsburg, more than 80 miles from the
agency. Mr. Gaskell's district was so large,
including four whole and two parts of coun
ties, that purchasers of tracts remote from
the agency could not come so far to make
payments on their land. (It was made in
eight annual installments, with no interest
till after the second year,) He, therefore,
arranged to meet such purchasers at the seat
of their respective counties during each ses
sion of court The amount of traveling,
mostly on horseback, and the. exposure oc
casioned' by this system, was very great
GaskelVs Unique Outfit.
Much of the money received, particu
larly from the Germans, was specie,
and the risk and inconvenience
of carrying it to his office and thence to
hank was also very great. The paper money
was easily handled when its true value
had once been ascertained, but under the
old State banking system the adjusting of
paper values caused the agent endless
trouble and calculation.
FINANCES OF THE TIME.
"Bicknell's Reporter" and "Bicknell's
Counterfeit Detector" were delivered at the
agency as fast as the bi-weekly mail conld
carry them nfter they were issued from the
press, and were carclully consulted as to the
standing of the banks throughout the coun
try. It is pleasant to remember that the
notes of the "Bank of Pittsburg" were
always at par. But tho notes of many other
banks fluctuated in value and could only be
accepted in payment, les the discount
quoted by Bicknell. It was hard to make
the foreigners understand this, especially
when they had had the notes passed upon
them at par by sharp drovers or peddlers.
Several attempts to break into Mr.
Gaskell's office convinced him that the
large sums of money which accumulated,
supposedly in the safe in his office, but
really in a trunk in his bedroom, made the
situation of bis family unsafe. During that
winter the amount was so great that he did
not think it prndent to delay its deposit un
til his usual spring trip to Philadelphia,
whither he always went in April to attend
the Yearly Meeting ot Orthodox Friends,
to visit his widowed mother and to settle in
person his accounts with the Holland Com
pany. He kept a separate account with
Nathaniel Holmes, of Pittsburg, grand
father of the present generation ot bankers.
There was no telegraph at that time and the
mails were very slow, so payments of laree
sums by draft was not common. The bulk
of the money was, there "ore, placed to the
credit of the company in the old United
States Bank, in Philadelphia.
There had been an unusual fall of snow,
even for that region, where there
was sometimes sleighing for three
weeks at a stretch. So he de
termined to make a venture. Discarding
his fine Boston sleigh, the strings of sonor
ous bells and the robe of wolf skins that
were familiar to everybody in the four coun
ties, he, with the help of Isaiah, his loval
man Friday, huilt a rude jumper or cutter.
The outlay was just 50 cents tor the iron on
the runners. The bed of it was a large, un
painted drvgoods box, sloDed down in front
and the robes some old country coverlets.
HIS UNIQUE OUTriT.
Carefully jnckiiig silver coin to the
amount oi'.?3,000, in a window glass box be
nailed it up, placed it in the cutter mid
built the seat over it The gold and paper
money he carried in his saddle bags and
about his person. Isaiah patched up an old
harness with ropes, and instead of his mast
er's favorite dappled gray "Darbey," put
to this unique product of American and
Scotch-Irisii genius, a farm horse, built
somewha't in the gothic style, but a good
roadster. The agent's prim Quaker suit
and immaculate linen were hidden beneath
a snabby surtout and over this he wore a
heavy traveling cloak, with the tall, stiff
collar pulled well up over the earlaps of his
beaver skin cap. In this outfit he started
over the mountains to Philadelphia.
He was too well-known to venture, even
in this dhguise, over the National or the
Cbambersbnrc pike, so he went by way of
Fhillipsburg and Bclleronte. The land
lords and hostler, of the wayside taverns
where he stopped were civil but not obse
quious when he banded them the old
coverlets to carry into the house. He
carried the saddle bags himself, lest their
weight should indicate that they held some
thing more valuable than shabby clothes.
The cutter with the 5,000 nailed up in the
eat stood outside every night on the way.
S. LATIMEE.
HOW TO MAKE SOUPS.
Ellice Serena Lets the lonng Wives
Into the Secret of Stock.
A LITTLE THING MAI SPOIL ALL.
Eecipes for Good, 'Wholesome Dishes
for Eoyaltj's Tables.
Fit
HOW COOKS MAI EASILY GO ASTEAY.
rwniTiiK ron thi dispatch.!
1 here are many young housekeepers I am
sure who do not know what 'stock" is, as
applied to cooking, from the fact that it has
never been explained to them, nor the pro
cess of its making made known. There are
many intelligent women and young wives
who are desirous of improvement, and who
would profit-by instruction, but they are
not able to take the better class of journals
devoted exclusively to this department
It might be a question whether some of
the money appropriated for missionary pur
poses would not be better spent in educating
our own people on such an important sub
ject. Most excellent tracts, giving homely
advice and suggestions for the housewife,
might be compiled of texts taken out of the
Bible. Passages of wisdom applicable to
this subject appear in the most ancient of
the books of the Holy Scriptures; the book of
Proverbs is full of such. Of things held
worthy to be remembered by the people,
and given to them by the princes and rulers
in Israel, those which pertain to the sphere
of woman's usefulness were regarded as not
among the least important. And, indeed,
touching this subject, the book of Job, al
though the most venerable, for age, of
human compositions, is not old compared
with the sculptures and hieroglyphics on
the pyramids and tombstones of Egypt, and
Mr. Darwin says he was idformed by Mr.
Birch, an eminent archaeologist, that a bill
of fare in which pigeons were mentioned has
been deciphered from among some inscrip
tions which belong to a period or time at
least 3,000 yetrs prior to the birth of Christ.
But to my subject
WHAT STOCK IS.
Stock is the liquor obtained, by long and
slow simmering, from fresh meats, bones
and remnants of meats, and it, therefore,
contains all the essential ingredients of the
materials used. The flavor of the stock is
improved by a variety of meats and bones.
Stock is the foundation of the best soups,
although many are made nourishing and
satisfactory which contain no stock at all.
Select, good, sweet meat, or a shin of beef
or veal. Wipe the meat with a damp cloth,
and cut it in small pieces. Wash the bones
and crack them so that the marrow may
escape to enrich the stock. If the stock is
to be made from "left overs," such as pieces
of cold roast and broils, meat trimmings,
bones ot fowl, bits of ham, bacon and salt
pork, be carelul that every particle is clean
and pure, for the least taint in the stockpot
will flavor the soup. This flavor cannot be
disguised by any vegetable, herb or spice
that may be added. Cover the material for
stock with cold water, allowing a quart of
water for each ponnd ot meat and bones.
When done the stock should be reduced to
one-half the quantity. Place the pot on
the range where it will come to the boil very
slowly. Then add a little salt to aid the
scum in rising which must be carefully
skimmed. 'Keep closely covered and simmer
slowly seven or eight hours. Strain and
when cold remove the fat
The stock is now ready for soup-making.
The vegetables can be cooked until tender
in a stewpan or fried in hot butter or drip
pings and added to the stock. An onion
chopped fine and fried iu hot drippings
until brown will add much to the flavor oi
the soup. Simmer the vegetables for an
hour or two in the stock. Strain and serve
BETTER IF FEESH.
Stock, if possible, should be made the
day before it is needed. For white or clear
soups use veal or mutton. For thick soups,
or purees, use a knuckle of veal with a
small slice of.bacon, with peas, celery, to
matoes or potatoes pressed through a sieve.
A tablespoonful of flour mixed smooth with
a little cold stock, and a teaspoontul of but
ter added, will improve any soup.
The secret in soup-making is long, slow
simmering. Soups are wholesome and nu
tritious, and it is to be regretted that their
use is not more general, particularly with
the working class. The stock-Dot, with all
its possibilities, is of untold value to the
frugal wife of small means and large family,
who is straining every effort to save
for some laudable purpose. The woman
whose circumstances should impel her to be
saving, but who is above the practiceof such
economy, will not appreciate, at its full
worth, this receptacle ot odds and ends, the
stock-pot
, ECONOMICAL SOUP.
Cut in small pieces eight or ten slices of
lean, salt pork and drop into two quarts of
boiling water.
Thicken with one tablespoonful of flour
and water rubbed together.
Now add one-halt dozen small onions,
minced fine, and boil one hour, when one
dozen of small potatoes cut iu dices may be
added.
Cook the potatoes in a stew pan, separate
ly. Serve.
CREAM SOUP.
One quart of good veal stock.
One onion and three potatoes cut in small
pieces, and a very small piece ol mace.
Boil these in the stock for one hour very
slowly and then strain.
Now add one pint of rich milk (or a pint
of mile and cream), a little minced parsley
and one tablespoonful of arrowroot mixed in
a little milk or cold stock.
Corn starch and flour can also be used for
thickening, but they do not make the soup
as clear as the arrowroot
A teaspoonful of butter will enrich this
soup. Excellent for luncheon.
Here are some soups made without meats:
BEAN SOUP.
One quart of white beans soaked over
night, three quarts of cold water, three
onions, one large spoonful of butter or beef
drippings, half a carrot, one tiblespoonful
ot salt, a dash of red pepper, one stalk of
celery or a saltspoonful ot celery salt
Cut the onions fine, and brown in the but
ter or drippings; then put all the ingredients
over the hie and boil very slowly five or six
houis.
Eub all through a coarse sieve and add for
thickening one tablespoonful of flour made
smooth with a little water. A cup of milk
may be added.
Boil for a few moments and serve.
DELICIOUS SPONOE CAKE.
Take four eggs and reserve the whites of
two for frosting, if so desired.
Beat the eggs untii light
Add two cupsful of powdered sugar, twice
sifted.
Beat eggs and sugar together.
Sift twice two cupsful of flour and two
small teaspoonslul of best baking powder.
Add a little at a time to the eggs and
sugar, stirring thoroughly. .
Now add a cupful oi hot water, jut about
to boil, using one-third of it at a. time and
beat well.
Flavor with lemon.
Line neatly and thoroughly a sheet iron
dripping pan with writing paper well
greased with sweet lard or beef drippings.
Bake 20 or 30 minutes, or test with a
straw.
BOILED CAULIFLOWEB.
Remove the uutsidc leaves and tte In a piece
or clean cheese-cloth. Plunge Into salted boil
ing water and cook until tender. Put into a
$, wJ dralD,? take ofl tn !. cover with
drawn batter and serve.
KIDNEY STEW.
Kidneys can be bought for 5 and 10 cents
apiece, so that a kidney stew will be found a
very Inexpensive dish. At the same Mine It can
bo made very palatable and quite satisfying to
a hungry family.
Soak one or more kidneys for one-halt hour
In cold salted water.
Wipe dry and cut in rounds, not too thick.
Put a teaspoonful or butter, with a small
onion chopped fine, into a hot skillet, and fry
the kidney in this until It is brown.
Then cover with stock or boiling water and
let boll for 20 minutes.
Add to this a tablespoonful of flonr mixed
with a little milk or water.
Season with salt, pepper and a little minced
parsley.
CORN OYSTEES.
One quart of grated or scraped corn.
Three well-beaten eggs, one teaspoonful of
salt, a sprinkle or pepper, and flonr enough to
bold the corn together.
Butter the griddle, and drop in small cakes.
BAKED CABBAGE.
JJutter a baking dish, and nil with chopped
cabbage which has been boiled tender.
Beat two eggs, with milk enough to coyer the
cabbage.
Add salt pepper, butter, and coyer with
bread crumbs, and bake until brown.
VIENNA COFFEE.
Take eqnal part of Java and Mocha.
Thoroughly heat the ground coffee, being
careful not to scorch.
Mix with the white of an egg, and pour on
boiling water.
Let the coffee come to a froth; then set aside
for 15 minutes.
Allow the usual amonnt of coffee a table
spoonful for each person and one for the pot
Serve with whipped cream, made by adding
to a capful of cream the white of an egg beaten
stiff.
CUP CUSTARD.
One quart of milk; Ave eggs, one teaspoonful
of butter, sugar to taste.
Pour Into buttered cups or bake in a pudding
pan until the custard is set
Season with lemon or mixed spice.
Be careful to follow the directions as given
in recipes. The slightest deviation in pre
paring some dishes will cause failure, and
this is usually credited to the contributor.
The most careful writer, however, will at
times, without intention, omit some im
portant detail, and the result of such an
oversight is often very ridiculous. An old
storv has It that when the French cooks
tried to make an English plum pudding,
they served it in a tureen, like soup, owing
to the fact that the recipe given them
omitted to mention that the mixture was to
be tied in a pndding bag before boiling.
Ellice Serena.
FERMENTATION OF MILK.
What the Scientists Havo Discovered About
the AciIto Agents.
.Newcastle, Enir., Chronicle.
Thanks to the investigations of physicists
and chemists such as Pasteur and Cohn, we
are now familiar with the physiological
modifications which milk undergoes in the
process of fermenting. An organic body is
modified through the medium of another or
ganic body, which is called the ferment.
In some instances ferments are not only or
ganic but organized and living, and inferior
to animal and vegetable life only in size.
The lactic ferment, which was discovered by
Pasteur, is a bacillus capable ot increasing
with prodigious rapidity. It is a rod-like
cell contracted in the center and subdividing
into shorter cells. The germ of lactic fer
mentation is conveyed to milk by the air,
but milk is easily inoculated by means of
some crumbs of old cheese. The activity of
the ferment increases up to a temperature of
112 Fah., it remains constant Irom 112 to
126, but it increases as the temperature
rises, and is destroyed at 212 Fah.
In a suitable temperature the germs de
velop and propagate with miraculons rapid
ity, one cell being capable of multiplying
itself to the enormous number of 16,000,000
cells in a day ol 21 hours, while in two days,
it the fermentation was allowed to proceed
at the same ratio, the uroduct would be no
less than 281,000,000,000 cells. Lactic acid
is sometimes transformed into butyric acid,
the butyric ferment developing side by side
with the lactic ferment The butyric fer
ment, according to Pasteur, is a cylindrical
rod rounded at the ends, the cells being con
nected by twos, threes, or lours, and some
times more. Cohn describes the same fer
ment as bacillus subtilis, a cylindrical cell,
twice as long as broad, with a flagellum at
each end; while Grove adds that thev are
most probably in the rennet stomach of liv
ing animalit This ferment, according to
Cohn, is the efficient canse of ripening in
cheese, and it cannot be killed by boiling
unless it is continued for two hours. Lactic
acid is found in ensilage, brewers' grains,
sour milk and gastric juice.
A SHBEWD ABABIAIT LAWYER.
Neat Plan for Recovering; Money Oat
of
Which n Client Had Been Beaten.
St. Lonis Bepnbltc.1
'When i was in Arabia," said Alexander
Konta, whose home is under his hat, "I was
told a story which illustrates the resources
of the. Arabian lawyer, and which may oner
some suggestion to the members of the legal
profession in this country. An English
merchant, staying at an inn in one of the
smaller towns, placed on deposit with
the landlord 3Q0. He neglected to
take a receipt for the money, and when a
few weeks later, having been absent on
a short journey, he had occasion to ask for
it, the landlord opened his eyes with well
feigned astonishment and pretended to have
forgotten the transaction. The Englishman
was naturally enraged, but he had no proof
and no witness, and in his extremity he
sought the advice of a native lawyer. The
wise man of the East reflected a moment,
and then gravely said; 'Entrust another
300 to the keeping of the landlord, but be
sure to have a witness on hand.'
"The Englishman was puzzled to know
how this would help him, but he did as he
was directed. 'Now,' said the lawyer the
next day, 'go and claim the money, bnt
don't take your witness with you.' This
was done, and the inn-keeper, ill-prepared
to practice the same deceit the second time,
handed over the notes. The traveler once
more sought his legal adviser, who
said to him, 'It is well. Approach
your 'host again, accompanied by the
witness, and demand your money.
The Englishman followed hi instructions.
Bnt I cave you your money,' protested his
host. 'Come, now,' replied the merchant,
'here is a man who was present at the time.
He will, tell you that he was not a witness
of what you claim. He saw me hand you the
money. Be quick, please; I must leave the
city.' The landlord was outwitted. He saw
the trap, but it was too late, and without
more ado he made good the sum."
ABT WOB7S BANK.
All HIa Wealth on HH Left Wrist
and
Grown Fast There.
New York Snn.l
Wo Ah Woh was a young Chinese swell
some years ago, and was one of the few for
tunate ones who owned several thousand of
American dollars. He invested a part of
the money in .i laundry supply store on
Mott street, and had 51,750 left He waa
afraid to intrust it to the banks, so he went
to a rich Chinese jeweler and told him he
wanted to see some of his best jade bracelets.
He selected the most valuable.
"How much?" be asked.
"Eight hundred dollars," was the reply.
Wo beat the jeweler down and got it for
5750. llut tnere was yet anotner fi.uuu leii.
This Wo invested in cold and diamond
bracelets, which he wore day and night on
his left wrist Thus he made his own left
arm a savings bank, reserving the right as
a faithful guard to the istitution on his left
Wo was happy, and doled out sharks' fin
and birds' nest soup to his countrymen with
a broad smile every Sunday.
Eecently, iu some mysterious way, Wo be
came hard up for ready cash. After tossing
upon his bunk for several nights he final y
concluded to draw on his bank account to
the extent of the jrfde bracelet. But great
was poor Wo's surprise when be found tbat
be couldn't take it off. The ten years extra
avordupois had effectually imprisoned all
bis bank account between the elbow and
the wrist To breat the jade bracelet meant
the loss of the whole $760. The other jew
eled bracelets are all behind the jade, and
Wo, although wealthy, ii yet poor.
HOPE FOR THE BABES.
A Fresh Air Fund Cottage That Would
Save Many Infant Lives.
HOW TO BAISE THE MONEY NEEDED.
Plans for a Pretty Home That Can bo C
pleted for Atont $1,900.
BEWABD OP THE LABOE 0P 10YJ
rwBiTTXsr yon rax- dispatcti
The frightful mortality among children Is
not inevitable by reason offender years, but
is mainly caused by neglect The heated
term is the period of greatest mortality for
those who dwell in cities and large towns.
When the brick walls and stone pavements
become heated like an oven and remain
heated during the nights the poor children
literally gasp their lives away.
At this time thousands of these young
lives may be saved by giving them an "onU
ing" in the country. A month, or a fort--night,
or even a week, of fresh air
and wholesome food will fortify them,
to endure the miseries of their lot.
Perspective.
Do not call it charity or alma these are
nnmeanlng words to describe a duty that
the well-to-do owe to the unfortunate. A
practical way to commence is for two or
three ladies to lay the matter before some
lawyer friend, and have him prepare a clear
statement of purposes and preliminary pa
pers of organization, inclnding a subscrip
tion list Then fully acquaint the press
with the movement With all their alleged
faults, which harping critics magnify, the
newspapers are the sincerest friends of
every good movement The committee will
be strengthened by volunteers following
the newspaper notices, and then by a con
certed effort it ought to be short work to
raise sufficient funds. Then follows pur
chasing the ground, building the cottage
and furnishing, much of which ought to
come in the form of donations. Finally
the appointment of a matron and the recep
tion of the children.
Daring the summer, as detachment after
detachment of rosy cheeks vacate the fresh
air fund cottage to make room for pale and
emaciated brothers and sisters, the patrons
Tint Floor.
of this modest institution will experience
an exquisite pleasure that will be apt to find
expression in tears, if they be women, or in
violent blowings of the nose if they be men.
Following will be found a detailed de
scription of a cottage that will answer tha
requirements referred to:
General dimensions Width, including;
verandas, 3G fjet; depth, including veran
das, 52 feet Heights of stories First story,
9 feet; second story, 8 feet 6 inches.
Exterior materials Foundation, brick
piers; first story, clapboards; second story,
eables and roo s, shingles. Outside blinds
to all outer doors and windows.
Interior finish Two-cot plaster. Soft
wood flooring, trim and stairs. All interior
woodwork finished with hard oil.
Colors All clapboards, medium green.
Trim, veranda, posts, all cornices and mold
ings, frames of all lattice work, and outside
blinds, dark green. Veranda floor, and all
lattice work and brickwork, dark red.
Veranda ceiling oiled natural color. Wall
shincles of second story dipped and brush
coated red stain.
Accommodations The principal rooms
and their sizes, etc., are shovrn by the floor
plans. No cellar. Attic is floored for stor
age purposes, and is reached by a scuttle
over second story hall. Dormitory has space
for 12 or 13 cots. Nurses' room connects
directly with the dormitory. Clothes closet
and washroom conveniently accessible from
dormitory. Kitchen isolated from main
part. Kange is deeply recessed with a win
dow at either side to carry off heat and
odors. Pantries are all well lighted.
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Entry and staircase so arranged that second
story is accessible without passing through
living rooms, wmvu is inienuea to serve ai
dining, reading and recreation room. Ver
anda wide and extensive. Glazed Dutch
doors from three side:, of the living room.
Bay window in second story, with seat
The latticed rear ver j.-.da serves ju a laun
dry. Pump in washroom to supply watts
from well or cistern. 'e
Cost, fl,900, not including rng
estimate is based on New York prices lot
materials and labor. In many secdosfot
the country the cost should be less. ' ' '
B. W. SHOOTLI
gopyrlg-at, 1J90.
8500 Reward J
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