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TH tSoMEBSLT HEEAU,
soxkuset, I'a.
r Vi a.iMr'l .NOTARY 1'IBLIC.
L fkjmcrsel, l'a.
' 1 3 ,i .14 t -A f-LA W,
Nuuiiv-L l'ciiu'a.
if SCOlt s
mu-a-d to liu-carc wul be at
jt..i.u'Iiw and "delay.
JjAYAVALKLlt,
ji ,rf,ir.NKS-AT-LAV,
ai,J NOl'AUV l'ltUC,
Somerset, Pa.
5.,0.iU-U-urt Mouse.
..T-LAW.
o. ;T0 I'ounh sL, 1'itUhurg, Ta.
J.
isomcrsct l'a.
...tWwKWtV Uooktslore.
n VEY M. HEUKLEY,
u' w i .i; 1 1 -a i -l-o. w.
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b1 Somerset, Fa.
a first N-aiwiial liank.
A AUOitM-V-AT-LAW,
' fcsjiuirsct. I'a.
r will! J.'li" M-
niK..l'l IL. SCl'LL,
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sjouicrset, I'a.
w. likslckeu,
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Somerset. I'a.
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j.'- vin rriutiiie Hou Ilow, opposite Court
J , A 1 1 "UN KY-AT-LA W.
Jsomcrsct, Fa.
T J. KtiO.-LTl,
h , A 1 1 uKMCV AT-LAW,
s-nmcrse, I'a.
J. O. CHiLIi.
Joiuersct, I'a.
:. -! pMiiipt atteutitm to tniNiuea n
...-'iu. Iu :r i--.iv in mii-m:I aud uOJoiuiuj;
( '-. ' i" I'rui iioue Ku, opposite
VALENTINE HAY,
AlK.li.t-AT-L.VV,
troIuerM.'t, I'lU
i:.Ia!.-r iu Kl E.ute. Will utu-nd to
, juia- i-mrusloa lo ui cart iiu jroiuii-
T'lHX II. THE,
tj AiTi'i;. EY-AT-LAW,
SoiiK-rwt, I'a.
1". pn.ii:it!y attend to all buMmt en
r; ui l.ai" Mnii.-y aivain--U uu collec
Lu.. ac. t'lacc iu .U:iiuiiM;li Ulocii.
T jHN o. kimmei
J Ari'OUNtV-AT-UW,
tvimrset, I'a.
VS.M- nJ to all tu-i- -uiru.-.ti-d to his
ftMLMiiiiTM-i una ajm:ii;iK count h. w ith
jr..un aim ti'lclity. .lti- Maiu tnM
Li. a'A c colli'olli'ft ti rucv'ry ?lorc
TAMES L. VVr.ll,
J ATIuK.r.V-AT-IVV',
soiucn-t, Ta.
See in Miiiiiiuoth 1;!ik , up stairs. En
i.: r ii Main t'lxuu. kir.vu Coihction
L.'.etat wltiiil. till. t xainiiii-l. anil all
... : :.un.v!e ailcnu-.-J to wilh jroij.pluo
1 J. C"L1 KN. l C. WLBllN.
P.L1XI1X & COLUOliX,
j Al lullNiiVs-A r aw,
boiuersct, I'a.
Aj t'U!!C(- entrusted to our ttire will be
j.a,.uy bt:d laitlilutiy i.ttcndcU to. Coik-o-
i.Miuiii in !viiM-rM-l. l-lli'!'U and ailjoiii-intniti.-.
surveying unit couvcyaiiciiu;
Cuu llMuaLle Icri.i!.
UL BAEIL
i A'l foKNEY-AT-LAV,
Soiuereet, I'a.
f.nwti.v in soiutTt and udjxiniiig
t'.-. j.-. Ail 1iuiu-m intruded to liiui w ill
Pirilc pr.juit ttltcUtlOll.
A U. O.KH;. .111. V. IL ia i'l'EL.
UrtilUTH o: EUITEL,
V AITuKNEV.S-AT-tAV,
bouiers-t. Pa.
A:: bu.im-SMiitrusti-d to tiicir care will be
"rt.vaiit puuctualiy atte nded to. Ollice
"i Vi.ii (.rusa sUVA-t, fjijK.iU; ilalillnolU
J.
W. (.'A I WITH Ely, M. IK,
l UVMtlAN A.VUSI IWLOS,
iiiicnict, I'a.
' on I'itri..t Street, near U. IL Station.
e.is ill ullice.
D!l r. F. SHAKFEIl,
l'UM( IAN A1 SUP.'iEOX,
Somerset, I'a.
T'.i- Jiis p-nf. r.siin;ii service to tne citi
' :Miui-n.i ami vicinity, utlice next
wiuiun nial Hotel.
R J. M. LOI THEII,
Y i ilVH IA. A.vu.-UK'jKoX,
t oa M.iin ..reel, rvarof lirug store.
y- II- S. KIMMELL,
i'rni'.-si,,iii,l , rricrt to tl.P citl-
Viin-ivi uij trinity. Unless pn
v - i ... .... ..r-
j) '- i. M( MILLKX,
OruJuatc in In ntistry.)
iMTii ait.-t.tioii to an; preservation
a Uaianti I- Artiticial wt iuwrt.-d.
' , V"tHws u i raut-nl saiikticU.rv. iMtice
,'"1 ''' U H. lavi i tu klure,
t-r and I'a tn.it tilrceta.
'i- 0)FFi;rnit
Funeral Director.
v'' Hutu rr.b. SU I Wdcua,
Vt I'a:ri .t rt.
ii v l u,'"''.k l.erevi-r tn-tv1b have
Is,"- ii isttie i.trvino.t auitionetr
el eouury, t-Miay. AUdr,-s
John u taymas.
Eavauvvnlc, i'a.
Oils! Oils!
v iv . nilro, Ilttdburis In part
- "ii,urjr. ! in.it.-. m ixi utHy of
,',U"!'K u,r the lJoni.tic
"a-lt the hiiet braudK of
& Lubricating Oils
xaplilha & Gasoline,
1 nde fruio I'ctroleuni. We clial
wtKhwn with very known
oduct of Petroleum
U rou wlu the mo, uniformly
satisfactory Oils
-IN TIIK
American farket,
Tnde for Somerset and vicini
upp:ieU Ly
COOK i BEERITS and
I
.V M,AEV MAKEIi.
1 1 V"'"' ::,,J upon the aurtionwr
'"" y.im (h- r,-.,iz,,i b! a public
t., ! "u"t lv.- a t;iib twitsue. quick eye
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VOL. XLni. XO. 4.1.
-THE-
Firsi National Bank
Somerset, Penn'a.
o
Capital, S5O.O0O,
Surplus, S1S.OOO.
DCf 08IT RECEIVED IN LARGE AMD CM ALL
AMOUNT, RATABLE ON DEMAND.
ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FARMERS.
STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LARUE M. IIICKt, GEO. U. St "I'LL,
JAMES L. PUUH, AV. II. MILLER.
JOUN R. tMJUTT, KOltT. S. SCULL,
I'UEU W. BIESECKE1L
EDWARD KCl-LI : : I'ItIIPEXT.
VALENTINE HAY. : VICE l'KICSIKENT.
HARVEY M. BERKLEY', . CASHIER.
The funds and securities of this bank arc se
curely protected in a celebrated COKLIS.S lit: IV
olau 1'k.nik sake. The only safe inade abso
lutely burvlar-proof.
Be test Conntv National
OF SOMERSET PA.
Xk
DtablltM, 1877. Orguhti u Katlcaml, 1899
CAPITAL,
S50.000
SURPLUS AND UN-
DIVIDED PROFITS 16,000.
Chas. I. Harrison. Pres't.
Wm. H. Koontz, Vice Tres't.
Milton J. Pritts, Cashier.
Directors :
SAMUEL PXYHKO, WM. ENIisI.EY,
J.ISIAH SPECHT. JONAS M. (XKlK,
JOHN H. SNYHER, JOHN STUHT,
J.iSEI'il li. DAVIS, NOAH S. MILLER,
HARKInOX SNYDER, JERoME STUHT,
SAM. B. HAUII1S4JX.
CustnMcrs of thish.n.k will rr.vethpmist
literal tntmnt .M.iti-nt wi:h safeUnikiiiir.
l'ani.-s Wiltons' to s.!id money east or wot
run lie accommodated by tirall f.ir any
amount.
Moncv and valuabh-s nectim! hy one of If "
ImiLI's ci-lebrau-d safes, with most improved
time hy-k.
i' lit-t ions made in all part of the United
States. Charfi'S moot-rate.
Accouut and depusils solicited.
FIDELITY TITLE ASS fflSI 3.
121 & 123 Fourth Ave,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Undivided Profits $250,000.
Acts as Executor, Guardian, Assignee
and Receiver.
Wills receiveJ for and held free of
charge.
Business of residents and non-residents
carefully attends! to.
JOHN R. JACKSON, - President.
JAMES J. PONNELL, V. President.
FR.VNKLTN RROWN, - 8e ret.iry.
JAS. C. CHAPLIN, - Tn-osurer.
m ART AMATEUR.
Best and Largest Practical Art
Magazine.
(Tae on!y Art Pe.riodii-al -r!led Kcdal at the
World t Kair.)
lumtwiM to aU uii.i n-.VA rulr (A'lY r.' nrt !
rUn lUCt we wi.lietid loony one AC
10:
nieuliuiisi i: j.i!lhet:n a -oeci
nu t. rui.r'oiLI .lt:ro C-.'or !i;a'.
:t,ref.i.v i!v o -framing and -.ri,;e
m-ntury pfces ot dii,is ;rrs"lf i'rlt
FOH 25c.
we will wnd "Paint ira
fjv BajmneM" (JU prgiaj.
MONTAGUE MKKS, 23 Union Square,
New York.
GOOD LIQUORS I
and Ckap Liqucrs
IJv callini,' ut the Old Relial.le Liiu.r
Store,
Ss.809 JIi St, and 100 Cllnloa St,
Johns town, Pa.,
all hid of the choiet liquor- in mar
ket un U' had. To my old custom
ers this is a wcll-knowd fact, and to
all others convincing proof w ill I
Jjivon. Don't forget that I ke-p on
hand the greatest variety of Liquors,
the clioicvst brands and at the lowest
prices.
P. S. FISHER.
A. H. HUSTON,
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
d ererythlnf pertaining to funerals furnished.
Onred
Permanently Cured
OF
Constitutional Scrofula
ST
Hood's Sarsaparilla
ilium Ollvti S. Cart
EeynoldsTllle, Pa.
The cure of Olive Carl by IIoodf
Sarsaparilla has few equals in medical
Listory. Tlio testimonial tras first
published two years ao, and a letter
lately received from her mother t-aya
Oiivc continues in good hrallh and
" We are ptitisfied her remarkable cure
of eonstitnUonal fcrofula by Hood's
Sarsaparilla was permanent."
Briefly statad the case w-as this: "When
Olive was 8 years old she had tbe whoop
In fj coutjh and measles, followed by in-t-enae
pains in every joint in her body,
like rheumatism. Phypiciana were pur
iled, but after a consultation, pronounced
the disease some form ot
Constitutional Scrofula.
" When we bcsa to use Hood's 8an
parilla, she ecu Id not be moved without
srying oat with pain, and we were com
pelled to cut her hair, as she could not
bear the weight o( it. At first the change
for the better was very gradual: thepcina
seemed to be less frsujnent and the swell
ing in ecme ot the joiats yohsided after
using about one bottle. Then improve
ment was more rapid and one night she
surprised us by telling us that we
Noed Not Prop Her Up In Bed
as we had done for month's and next
night she surprised us still more by roll
ing over across the bed. From that time
oa the improvement was very rapid and
sbe soon began to creep about the house
and then to walk on crutches. Now ebe
fffVci
s-r a
iin,. par ilia
tranerally dijgs but V tQ.cy
one crutch, the dis- g 1 1 jTCZ J
ease having left oue Igv J
leg crooked, and I V!..
fear it will remaiu so. We feel that to
Hood's Saraapariiia we owe ourcLild's life.
I enclose the photoirrsph of my tlaufrh
terand 1 think it. is n picture ot perfect
health. When I th'.r.k how near she was
to death's door I cannot feel thankful
enough for ! er recovery." MBS. J. A.
Caht, Reynoidsville, Pa.
Hxrvi-Po D;i!o the afwrilnner pill a
iiwu j i to family cathartic.
2Sc
EMEMBER there
.- arc hundreds of brands' of
WlAts Lead (so called) on the
Market that are not White Lead,
composed largely of Barytes and
oilier cheap materials. But the
number of brands of genuiae
Strictly Pure
White Lead
is limited. The following brands
r.re standard "Old Dutch" process,
and just as good as they were w hen
you or your lather were boys :
"Armstrong & McKelvy,"
" Eeymer-Eanman,"
" Davis-Casinters,"
"Fahnestock."
Ton Cotoas. National Lead Co.'s ran
iVli.1: Ltad Tutting Colors, a one-pound can ic
a S5 Jioanj leg t.f Lead and mix your owo
j.r.'.uis. Saves t:n.eand anucyance in mauhn.j;
iiadcr, a :d insures tlie be paint that it r.
-os3iL!c In pi t on wood.
SnJ us a postal card and get our look cr.
p;ii.t and tolorard, free; -t will proLal
s.ivc yea a good many doiiars.
NATIONAL LEAD CO., New Yo.S;.
r;ttbur)r Bmnth.
Ccrxa Xaiuiu! Uouk BuiIJiug, PitUbarj.
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door West of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Naw
prepared lo supply the public
with Clocks, Watches, and Jew
elry of all descriptions, as Cheap
as the ChenpcsL
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All work g.it'.rantced. Look at my
stock la-fore making your
purcha-sea.
J. D. SWANK.
Wild & Anderson,
Iron & Brass Founders,
Engineers and Machinists and Engia
Builders.
Manufacturers of
COAL CAR WHEELS and AXLES.
New and w-ond-hanI Machinery,
SShnfting, Hansen and Pulleys,
liijix-Uirs. Laibrii-ators, Oil
CniM, Ktu.
ERECTING OF KACHIXtRY A SPECIALTY
Strictly First-Class Work Guaranteed.
Shop on Ltroad St., near B. & O. Depot
T t j r
Somerset
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
APTJBLIC E3EJIY.
Tlie mt exasperating nuin.
From comiiuin hiii1i' x,iiit of view
(And V-oiiunon p'ile-' In thiirase
Includ.- phiin folks like mo and you),
Is he who iMmKtA that from the time
Whi-n he was hut a U-nd.-r youth
His ni'lichlNiniall have known him as
The nmn who always tt-lls the truth.
Now truth-tWling U v.-ry will,
If there iany iuv! for it ;
Uut soim lliiK-i! pt-oplr lirin; out tai ls
Just to irive othi r foiki a hit,
line iu;rit lie in such a raw,
l:ut keijiing Mill's tiocrli.se, fonuMiih!
And hewhokei pKitUll (arouidM-s
The man who always ti'lls Uie truth.
Sometime, Ind.y-d, a little He
May lieexciisahle, in rt.
If it 1h inennt to help a frlil.
Or save him from an aching heart,
Kut truthful tl.inifs an Id Just lo hurt
An- aiwayit luitcful uii.l uncouth.
I.rd save us from ttuit riuirist-e.
The maa wlio always ti'll the truth !
S"tm-rriUc JuurrmL
LIE LA'S ESCAPE
A Tale of Modern Constantinople,
w ita the Classic Eosphorus for
a Background Ey Adelaide
Keen.
Tophane is a dark and evil quarter of
StamlNiul, very favorable for the slave
trade, which still tl-.urishes iu Constan
tinople. Instead of bidding furHitiU
in tlie market place men now go secret
ly to tlie merchants there and pay their
gold for a negro eiinueh or a latnitiful
woman. have times changed in
IS!-").
Il.tssani livtil ina tottering house,
with .ire-l.laekened lattiets. Tlie wall
the street, the whole precinct recked
with crime. The yellow do;-s huddled
together cn theslonts, inr-t -rableenoiigii
were free and hapy compared to the
nun w iihiii. The gray ground, the
Llat k an-1 brown walls f.inued a fitting
background for the pieturesijue people
crowding the narrow street so narrow
that it could be spanned with extend
ed anus.
llafiz, gray-la arled and stately, stood
at his door. A batfircd seller of yahon
and shcriiet in his lea'hera Untie,
stood near in frank amazement, two
dervishes in green turbans and gray
skirts turned to leave, while several
old Jewesses with gold ear-lKwps atid
protruding teeth scoI.L-d taechatterirg
curious children, and pointed fearfully
at the patriarchal ligure ;i JIa.li.
The r.Kini in-ide. was low and dark,
a fountain trickled ?oftly in the centre,
some eight or ten uegn.--scs lay wra;-
jK-l up in n:gs, several thick-lip;el
eunuchs, with silver ear-rings and nos'-
rings, stoo.1 immovable in their white
roU-s, M'hile a bevy of veiled women
clustered toget'ner, tsome whl.-jxTing
and laughing under their breath. A
few, t destiorident, Kit apart with
boweil heads.
llafiz cast his piercing eyes around
the room la sleru examination. He
had Ix-eu looking fnm his doorway,
eekitig a possible customer.
"I we a noble pasha in the street.
He leaves the mosque of El Sent and
conies here to buy. Smile, and the
plums of heaven will fall into your
mouths." A galvanic shock seemed to
affect tlie assembled slaves; Imcks
truighlcneil and eyes brightened vis
ibly.
A pHr, crippled la-gg:ir Mopped to
rest iu the shadow of the overhanging
second-story. Ilatizsaw him and ex
tended an imperious srin.
'Uegone, luiserable cix-ature; you
blight my house. The gre-.it lord conies
here with good intentions. You east
bad luck ujK)n my trade."
"Master, I am so tired."
"Away, I say, you have the evil eye."
At that moment two stout men ser
vants drew near, making way for their
master, pushing aside with their
sheathed swords the curious women
and gaping children who crowded the
street. Tlie former, though of the low
est chiss, were all cbscly veiled.
Itwaslsrali Pasha, the .Sultan's fa
vorite, great and well known even in
Tophane, the poorest quarter of Stam-
boul. llati. touched his mouth, his
heart and the ground, the salute of
every good Mohammedan.
"I welcome you with my lips, adore
you with my heart an-1 serve you with
my feet, oh, pasha! Honor my poor
house."
Israli's face was pale and gray-leard-
ed, his eyes threwd and shifting and
his lips full. You saw a hard mnn,
onl v to le ruled through his senses, for
intellect the Turks have none.
"I come but to look, not to buy," he
remarked, warily.
Another figure darkened the door
way. A siiaaow leii acrss me eunaen
floor and a young Levantine gciitlcuiau
in European attire stepped inside.
'Pardon my intrusion, Hafiz; I know
you well, though you know me not. I
hud business in this quarter and crave
but a refuge from the heat. IK not
disturb yourself !"
The merchant smiled and bowed in
reply, any compliment to his trade
pleased him, and so, with true Oriental
diplomacy, he turned to his other pat
ron, hoping that the L'.-vantiue might
also le drawn into a bazaar unawares.
'Yonder, O pasha, is a strong Ethio
pian eunuch ; he can bj trusted with
the keys of the harem."
'I have already tea such; I would
see your women slaves.'
They had readied this stage of the
bargain after the usual ortee and cigar
ettes hud Ik'i-ii aewpted both by" the
pasha and the Levantine, who stood
apart watching the seene.
llifiz pulled the pashas silken
sleeve. "Oil, Israli, I have, in an in
side room, a jewel, a p:arl the Sultan
himself has none more choice may
Allah preserve him !"
The pasha's eyes glittered, his mouth
loxcnciL "I would see her."
The merchant sp ike some words in
Arabic to a swarthy man in sheep
skins, he who brought the choicest
slaves across the desert.
Meanwhile Israli dismissed the
shrinking female forms beside him
with a contemptuous glance and the
younger man by the dixir aroused him
self to reuewed interest.
The merchant led forward a slender,
veiled figure, and with trembling hands
unwound the cashmere drapery and
took off the thick yashmak, disclosing
ESTABLISHED 1827.
She was a Circassian her dark, lang.
uorous eyes and golden hair mad-; her
the more valuable. A mouth cleft like
a pomegranate trembled in fear and
eniliarrassment. "Per Itncho, a little
gem !" muttered the Levantine at the
threshold.
The pasha lowered his eyes to scan
the treasure and the better to hide his
true feelings.
Yards and yards of snowy gauze cn
wrappsl but scarcely concealed the
outlines of a perfect form.
"An houri, my lord, the daughter of
a chief and only 1."
"She is too old," said the pasha cool-
ly.
"Not for a blonde. See her hair, how
fine, as pale as sunshine !'
"It is bleached !"
"See her hand, how small ; her skin,
how white !"
"It is painted !"
"And see how shy she is, a proof of
her youth and breeding."
Finally the dealer named the price,
11,500 lira. Israli laughed aloud.
"She is cross-tyed, oh, Hatiz !"
"Nay, I am ruining myself ; she is
worth 2,r00 lira."
"She is dear at 500. She is lame."
"llcfore Allah, no ! See her instep,
like a Spaniard. She is as fleet as a
young fawn."
"I will give you 00 lira."
"Allah forbid, it would kill me ! See
her teeth, like jienrls, oh, pasha ; she is
a reward to the bh-st."
Half an hour passed iu this way. The
slave stond in suspense, her cheeks
flushing and paling alternately. The
other listened. Some of the women
envied her fate.
Hu!iz and the pacha agreed upon a
thousand lira.
"She is yours ; but may my ancestors
forgive nie, and my children keep me
from Marving !"
One of the servants counted the gold
en pieces from a linen bag while Liehi
hamoun stole a glance at her new own
er.
"I go to-night to Adrianople. on busi
ness. Send her to my house to-Mrrow,
well attended ; and if harm la full her
here then lvmemi r !"'
The merchant protested loudly.
Israli turned on his heel and K it, not
deigning a single word to the girl
wh.'ise future he now owned.
"Hulls turned to the Levantine n
dashing young fellow, and a member
of the"fastV-t set in fashionable Peru.
"Does my lord see aught here to
please liini
"No friend Haiiz, your goods are all
baiold. Women are not like wine,
they sour with age."
"I have the ower to secure you
something young and fair."
Tlie other curled his lip.
"It is no use. I am not of your faith.
I thank you br your hospitality. " The
merchant glanced after him with a
look of di.-gust. "Cursed le the dog of
a Christian !"
The following morning the Arabic
servant led a camel into the narrow
street and assisted Lielato mount it.
She was veiled and swarthed, to en
tirely comval her identity.
The road lay toward Kadikuri, and
the sun was hot and strong. The camel
jolted his burden in the most uncom
fortable manner, and the Arabian took
frequent rest as he went.
They parsed fields of beautiful scarlet
popple, s!iedg.-s of anemones and groves
of cypresses which jiointcd solemnly
up to tlie clear blue sky. Kuincd pal
aces on the river's brink, poor cottages
and neglected graveyards marked the
road. They saw troops of swarthy sol-
liers going to the barracks in their
dark uniforms and red fezes.
Some old Jewish merchants passed,
counting their prayer beads ; young
Turkish girls with silver piastres in
their dusky hair, went laughingly by,
while a Greek funeral, with its upon
bier and hired mourners, took the mid
dle of the road.
"I hear a stream across the bank,
Liela hamoun," said Ach Met, after
they had goue over half of the way.
"I will get some water for myself. Shall
I bring yon some in my cap?"
"None for me," she replied, half
turning her head. He disappeared
through Oic rows of mandrake plants,
leaving the camel peacefully standing
in the dusty road.
high-stepping black horse cam? in
sight, Ivaridg on his back a handsome
young rider, whom the girl discovered
to be the stranger of yester.l iv, the wit
ness of her sale and exchange.
His lsdd d:irk eyes spied the solitary
figure upon the camel, he stopped be
side her. This was some pasha's pre
cious charge, he thought ; the old fel
lows hail the prettiest women locked
up, as everyone knew.
He cast his eyes about before head-
dressed her.
"Here is a beauty left deserted, per
haps in distress. Pray, pretty one,
raise that thick veil and let me see you
smile."
She hesitated ; then, attracted by the
frank face and laug'.iing manner, she
stretched out an imploring hand.
"Oh, sir, if you could only help me to
escape from that ugly old pasha ! I am
on my way to him the servant is over
the hedge there. Oh, elTendi excel
lency ! I am too noble to ho a slave !"
"To be sure of course ! I5y St. George
what eyes, what a color! The pret
tiest Kirl in Pent pales besides you."
"Oh, do you really mean it ?"
"Hut yes, I do. It does my eyes good
to see you ; as the old women say I
would give my last lira for a kiss from
those scarlet lips,"
"Effendi, yu forget yourself !"
"No, I do but remember that the
lime is short. You are alone, but the
man will soon return. So you wish
me to save you ?"
"Sir, I do not know you, but your
face is kin;L Can I trust you ?"
The young Greek bowed with one
hand on hi heart, the other holding
his restless steed.
"I will do anything for yoa. A:a I
not lietter than the pasha ?"
"Ever so much !" with a sigh.
"Then I must think of a plan."
"And you will take me home to my
father?"
"Assuredly."
"Oh, what a good young man !' The
other smiled.
MARCIC 27, 1805.
near the white mosque, in K:i lik iri.
I hear Ach Met ! I am lost !"
"Nay, little one, saved. I will send
you a message somehow to-night at
sundown, and tell you how to escape."
The Icvantine struck his h-r-e
sharply, making it start olfat a gallop,
jsist as the Arabian sprang over the
bushes and glancil suspiciously after
him. Did I uiA hear voices?" he a k
ed insolently.
"It was but the wind, or the chil
dren ia that old graveyard playing
amid the bmibs. Ia-1 us go on, the sun
Is hot and I am tired waiting."
In olaiut half an hour they arri veil at
the home of Israli. There two large
stucco buildings conuected by a latticed
gallery, the harem for the women, the
Selamlik for the nu n, according to the
manner of all well-to-dy Mohamme
dans.
The chief wife of Israli greeted Liela
with a frigid t-inile, all of the wonn-n
looked at her with hatred in their eyes.
No one iKtt a jxior aged slave showed
her any kindness ut ail. A Turkish
household is a hotbed of intrigue and
competition for the favor of the master.
When the old slave hinted to the young
odalisques that the pasha would hear
of their rudeness to this new favorite,
they made advances to their rival and
tried to win her over. Aloha, the tall
est one, offered her black coffee, and
Osuiauieli, the Georgian Sieauty, gave
her a lutrgihle to smoke. The rooms
were dark and covered with rugs,
while cushions and div.-tns were the
only seats : talwurcts, handsomely in
laid, held the brass dishes for fruit and
sweetmeats, heavy portieres covered
the doors, outside of which there were
generally listening ears.
There was a shady courtyard, with a
marble fountain and a group of iig trees
by the g ;te where the children pl.iyel.
There were a great many of th'.-ni
screaming, laughing, chattering in a
half clad state.
"Oar lord will return to-morrow
night," said Isnili'a mother to the i vv
arrlval. Liela bowed and kissed hi r
hand. The greatest power in any
harem, from the Sultan's down, is the
mother-in-law on the husband's sid:.-.
Some dancing girls from Persia came
in and writhed and coiled to native
music while the audience lounged in
groups nibbling sweetmeats and smok
ing cigarettes.
About 6 o'ebx-k the meuzzin nr.gout
from the mosque across the road and
all devout Mohammedans, far and near
fell uisni their fairs to repeat their
chanting prayer. After sunset the ser
vants brought iu supper and phtci-d it
on trays upon the talsiurots. There
were howls of rice, a large dish of lamb
cin.ked whole and stuffed with pistach
io nuts : some fritter of lig-i and a pl.ite
of rose-leaf jam. lilaek coffee, thick
and strong, aud pased ia little ha'idlc
li'ss cups. The women crowded around
the taliourct, st retelling out arms strung
with bracelet to seize a jN.rtiou with
hernia-stained linger tips. Sach a chat
tering of shrill tongues and eager cries
toasscrt their rights! Liela was at
first pushed aside, then offered a choice
assortment of ail.
"To-morrow," said the valine ha
moun (Israli's mother), "we will make
up a party for the bath. Liela and
Fatiinn and Trigona shall go, and Zoe,
too, if Mie is g;nd."
A dozen oiccs lagged to lie heard.
"Silence," said the old woman, "I
choose the youngc.-t to please your
master."
There was a loud grumbling at this :
"You must not put henna on your
U-autiful hair, Liela; we dark ones
need it to make ours red; but you will
do as you are."
A slave eutcrvd and whispered in
Liela's ear. The girl rose and follow
ed her unoliserved.
A man stood outside tlie gate. He
had bribed the servant to lie discreet
and held out to Liela a bundle and a
note. She read a few lines in Greek,
which s'.ie understood quite well.
"Put on these clothes to-morrow af
teruooii and meet me at 0 o'clock at the
shop of AH, the fcz-presser, on the
Stamlmulside f Galata bridge. Tell
this man, my servant, what to do if
this be not right."
"I cannot m.t-t your master there,
for I know not my wayabiut the city."
She I.siked fearfully over her shoulder.
The women were t!l inside, laughing
over their de.-s rt. "Wait ; we go to
morrow to the bath, opp osite the Mos
que of M tjani. Can you wait for me
at the door and take me to your mas
ter?" "Excellent !"
"It shall be, then; at G o'elook we
leave the bath. I'at tell me your mas
ter's name. I d not know it."
"Monsieur Lapeiini, Maurice Lape
lini," whispered the man in her car.
She untied the baa J!e aud saw a suit
of European clothes fashionably made,
a little bonnet and a pair of gloves were
not forgotten. She hid them under
her rug and placing the f ashions ovt r
it sat there tne rest of the evening till
she curled herself up like theotaers
and went t i sleep.
At 10 o'clock the next morning the
party started for the bath, which, save
their weekly pieniiM at the S .vect Wat
ers of Asia, is the only outing of the
Turkish women. They all wore IKse
feridjes of changeable silk, gauzy veils
and carried parasols gaily embroider
ed. Each ( lady ) rode on a d inkey and
several coarsely-clad female slaves car
ried their clean linea an 1 heavy rugs.
A tall black dragoman led the way,
making a passage through the crowJs
for his charges.
Instead of going to Gulata bridge by
the boat which goes up aaJ down the
Hosphorus, stopping at all the hamlets
along the shore, the p irty went by a
footpath along the water and arrived
at the batii tired an 1 dasty. They
were, however, bitter guarded from
the gaze of the Christian than they
would have la-en in the boat in a lat
ticed portion set aside for their use.
It was at the entrance to the bath
that Aladdin saw his princes unveiled,
and il is there that the women of Coa
Mantinople, Turks, Levantines aud
travelers carious for the experience,
can be found lounging away the day.
Paying a nominal saai tthedrr
Herald.
hey c-nt-.-r a Lire stoaa hall where a
fountain and a pool overilow with wat
er; dark-skinned women attendants
hurry by with brashes and cakes of
soap ; each bather brings her own tow
els, rugs and clean linen.
liehiud curtains sul) daed scrwunsan I
choking laughter are heard ; group of
women sit together, someentirdy nude,
talking of their domestic affairs and
exchanging gossip. S -veral girls above
the age of jutting on the veil (1-ye tr-)
listen to the ti!k around them. He fore
that age th.-y arc never taken to the
bath. The Levantines sit apart, drain
ed in sheets and towels, while the
Turkish iieautics, innocent of clothes,
play and laugh on the edge of the p-xd.
Some of the women are reclining on a
slab covered with lather from the at
tendant's brush ; others are engaged in
anointing their lrair and nails with
henna to give them the desired red
tinge or partaking of refreshment-!
brought by their slaves.
The party from Israli IV-hi's harem
entered the pad together. A young
girl by the fountain saw Liela and ran
lip to her side.
"Have you f.-rgotteii m.-, yon obi
playmate, Tewfika? I, t', aui here
in a harem."
Liela's face lit up with surprise and
pleasure. "Can it be Tcwfika? Yo
it is a year since the bad man took you
away. You are changed."
"I lieloiig to a handsome young
pash whom I love," said TeWiika proud-
ly.
"And I loan ugly old one whom I
hate," returned the other. They sat
down on a marble Ik-ocIi while the rest
of the women disported themselves
noisily aud Laughed between ih. ir -hnl!
chatter. A large: handsome Levantine
m-itron came in, wrapped in a sheet, a
woman of i;UiU 50 years of age. Liela
drank a cup of coffee and smoke 1 a
cigarette, waxing confidential int.ua
wiiile. "My p.a-dia shall never kiss me,"' she
said, interrupting her friend's .".owing
descriptions of dresses and jewels pres
ents and riches.
"I Lis he not yet?" cried Tewlika,
open-nio'.Hhed.
"Nay. To-night I shall be saved !
frjni his arms by a brave youmteffcuds
-a Christian, but he promisM to return
me to my father and neither. I shall
Le i:o ni. -re homoick r.'.r will I weep
till I shed tears of joy on my mother's
breaM !"
"Think yoa l.e will return you?"
Ti-wiika combed her hair with h r suj
ple ti: lifers.
"Yes Yes he speaks fair."
"All men speak fair save w hen they
are angry, and then " Tewtika bulk
ed unutterable things. The other
whisjvr.-.l tlie details of the scheme.
The Ijcvumiuc matron seated her-!f
nearly, wailing till her op-cial
tcnd.tnt could bathe her.
Although tlie girls spoke in Turkish
the lady uudcrstvid quite well. Greek
and French are spoken by the Christ
ians in the European quarter, but ail
know something of Turkish.
"It a moment. Ma. lame E-tevera,"
called the mulatto from across the hall.
Madame smiled to hcr.-e'.f, this little
romance was very amusing. It is
thought very clever for a youg Levan
tine fellow to have a tiit tation with a
Turkish Uauty, the latter smihd fio.a
behind their veils with el., pent eyes,
but owing to the strict watch about
them can seldom go farther. Ami
m id line knew this young man, who
ever he might be, was no worse than
the other wild memU rs of the Dipl
niatic Chili.
The day passe 1 on, the worn in re
mained to rest, aiu-r me latigue oi tne
'oath, some clustered together in group
and told fairy stories, or compared
their positions and its advantages. A
..... .....it. i..!t...t t'l-.Tii .1.. 11. 1 ill
1- l.l.ftllj .HI.tll-.likO . .
their rugs and went to sleep.
At 3 o'clock Israli's mother gathered
her flock of odalisque and counted
them. Where was Liela? "I am
coming, I will 1-e with yoa in a sn--mcut,
at the door !"
Tcwfika, in the same dressing room,
or rather, curtained corner, asked lu-r
a tiual quest lei:.
"What is the name of your rescuer !"
"It is Maurice Iipeliui, cfl'en.ii."
"FarewelL Liela!"
"Wait, wait !' cried a voice on the
other side of the curtain. No one heard.
It was Madame Iv-tevera, frautieally
str.iggiing to overtake the girl, who in
ttie costume of a European woman,
slipped out of another d.r unn-.itio.Hi.
It was nsadame's nephew whom Liela
w.is going to elope with. The hum r
of the affair disappeared, its danger
st-'.red her in the face. "It is another
ui itter," she murinurciL "They will
be overtaken and punished, the pas'n
will s-ee tiiat they both suffer. H will
call upoa the Sultan to avenge the
wrong !" She ma le a rasa f or the d or,
the street was full of people, n one
there resembled the young Circassian.
She searched for Tewlika, she ts had
gone. The other worn ;n of Israli's
hareai were doubtless there, but so
closely veiled she could not te!I them
even if she knew their names.
"I must go at once and find Maurice,
I must warn him of this folly ; his lifo
will be mined, th ?y cva hardly escip?
with safety even in this crowded city."
In the meantime Liela departed with
the man servant, who had come ac
cording to agreement to escort her. Sin
was ignorant of evil, heaei eo.ild n t
choose between two, bat blindly fol
lowed her instinct, from a man who
was personally disagreeable.
They passed through the narrow,
crowded streets of Suimbral, wiierepe
ple of all tribesaad eountricselhow each
other. 1 1 is said that on ialata bridge,
stretching across the Kxphoras from
Peru, the European side to St-ambral,
the Turkish quarter, one may hear
more foreign tongues and see a greater
variety of laces than any place ia the
world.
The primitive people from the desert
in sliaggy sheepskin garments aud ac
companied ty their flocks and tents,
passc-Io.se t" the Eiglishmvi, well
groomed and dressed in tlie Litest style.
Extremes meet in that huai ia k i!eid
seope. The wealthy pusha, with his
fig orchard and precious jewels, refa-s-
alms to the rep ilsive Ueggar at his feet
whining for baksheesh.
t : i : t. - ..-:i:.. . 1 ..:-. -i- ...
WHOLE XO. 2278.
m ;eh attention," principally from the
ill-bred Turkish s-.i.liers, w!i i ;e a-l. air
ing glances an I a i l.ieio.is remarks
caa-a-d her to blush and cling closely to
the arm of her g.iid.-.
Tii -y passi-1 the Uiy. oars, Ling and
dark, like a coveri.d in irk.'', and st-p-p-'l
a-i I.-from the n irr . str.-et and
into sheltering do irway s for the h'-avi-ly-hideu
port"rs to pi-..
They turned Intoasiuphig stdestrei-t,
and paused b fore t'i- ilir of a house
there. Toere wer: iron ban Isoa eu--h
side of the ponder.i'is brass knocker.
Some one locked out of theoveriiang
ing m la-eharaby, or lattie.-d win low.
A veiled figureop -ned thedoor. "Enter
and web-ome," it sjiid.
Tite Circassian g!a need around her.
There was a well-furnished r khi in a
Turkish hou-ie, no chairs nor tables, but
plenty of rags cushions and p irtU r-.-s.
Tile figure raised its veil. She was a
woman of aimut 4 1, sallow-skiuiied and
with eyebrows which m -t above her
ll'ISe.
"lamCaiina haoi .un. I will gie
you s ipp-r an 1 l.-t yoj rest here till
Monsieur Lap-lini co:u-s to tike you
away."
Liela looked about her iu affright.
"Is he not here now?"
"No, he. Is up in Terapilaat a friend's
to dinner ; he will come for you a'oout
b) o'clock. D not f-ar, ytni are am ng
friends."
"I L- means to Like lueaw.ry by boat."
"I do not know. I was told toguard
3'o!i til! he comes. He could not Lave
Terapia till late in the evening and
you arc safer here than you woald be.
in the stn-ets."
"I co-.ild go ti a niosiiie and pray."
Tie-other laughed. "There is noth
ing to hinder your praying here."
"Could the pasha find iue now?"
"No, it is im:xsil!.-. You a re safe."
A servant brought in suppi-r on a
tra 'f lenar.-s I.-u-s. AU the dishes
were w!l c.K.k d ; in fact, t-verythiag
p.inted to wetdth an I luxury.
"Yo-.! live flone here?" askel Liela,
aft -r i;.-r c mp.iniou had seated herself
to watch h-r.
"I live with my hash.tti I. lit is
away i-i Smyrna for a few we.-ks. He
had ff-ien ily relations with Lap-Iini
effeti li, and therefore I am given your
charge."
' I cannot s.-e ho voii came to know
tills Levantine gentleman.'
''Th it d ovs no: e :ivra you v.xy Utile
fri-il." I
Calin i enc-iurag!-! the (,'ir-e.is-.ia'j to
relate her adventures since sh left h.-r
home. Li. '.a woaderel how this mid-il--aged
wotiiau oi;M keep her po.u-ti-.ii
and piwer over her husband, nt
knowing that a woman of fascination
aud tae' can supplant all youngir and
fairer rivals, and hold sway long alter
youth h.is passed.
I: grew dark outside, the r.wni was
lit wiih swinging lamps set with col -r-ed
gi.iss Liela waited anxiously fr
tl.e s.:;iing of her preserver, lt-teiliilg
to ev-.-ry foot-tep on the rough stre.-t
without and to every voice which made
it-K li' heard above the barking of the
dogs.
Calina adr.i't'.y rdiowed the con versa
tion to fall uj.x.11 her guest, making no
r-.-mark of her own al'airs.
At last y heard three lo 1 1 raps
with the heavy knocker :t had seem
ed a long evening to one oi them, at
least.
Monsieur Lipelini p-iil-.-l asid? th.-porti.-re
an-1 surveyed the two woman
critically.
"That is right, Cal-aa hamoau,
veil yourself from my gi.e, as U.-:";cs a
ma-roii. Liela Is n t so sly. Are you
tired waiting, petite?''
"I am so glad to you ; let us go,
now "" Lap.-Iini laughed sifi!y. The
o' l.-r v o il a a lja-te-l Lie! i's wraps
an 1 kis.-d b; r farewell.
Outside there was a carriage waiting
at the end of the street, into which
L-ip.-iini asisted his charge.
"It is quite a long distance to ride,,
he said, placing himself U-side her.
"I do not mind that," she answered,
lie glanced at her as she sat in tne
corner, the occasional light falling on
he face as they p is -e l. For a m :n -nt
a twinge of remorse swept over him, as
he thought of th- future to which he
was condemning Ler. Hi.s repentance
was short lived, however, for at that
instant Liela slipped her little Laud
shyly into his and curled her fingers
a'ooMt his own.
He ..;ar!ed and seized 1k)1i hands in
a string, firm gra-p. "Liela," he said
in a l'-w lone, "Am I Very hard to look
upon '."
"Itideed, no, yoa have eyes that
laugh and coax, your teeth are clean,
and you are brave and strong."
"liai I am n.-ither brave n-.r strong
I am weak and cowardly."
"What make. you s , effendi?"
"Yoa do. We are going in the other
direction, Liela. We will leave by the
Orient expriss which starts at mid
night." She raised her head and met
his cj'es.
"To-morrow we will be in IJelgude, a
b.-auiiful Servlm city. You will soon
forget your home and the pasha, so aged
and n pulsive."
"All alone with you?"
"One Is never alone In a large city,
you are not kind, macli-.-re. With me
yoa shall never 1-e lonely."
He lessened the distance between
them by an impulsive movement. "The
happiness of tlie bright days to come
will linger with yoa forever. You will
never regret it." She drew a deep
breath, then smiled. "Where you go
and w hat you say must lie right."
He smothered his remorse in the
pleasure of the first reluctant kiss.
The carriage went on through the
stis-p and winding streets, jolting over
the rtoiies, and making in thedireetion
of the bridge.
The driver 0:1 the box was intoxicat
ed with raki, br.t the lovers inside
trusted to his guidance.
They entered the wider street of the
city, the bridge was then not far away.
Eleven o'clock bad passed, all the re
spectable people were in bed, only the
hungry, quarreling d gs were awake
mad stirring.
The driver urged on his horses as fast
a possible. At the entrance of the
bridge the toll man had retired for the
night. At 11 o'clock GaLita bridge is
opened for the passage of tall boats.
V. Vop.i t.irr,. t t'-- e .e H. r n
0:1 the box whipped up his galloping
st.s-ds.
The other man inside was oblivious
of time and stiee. The horses reared,
then dragged tbe carriage ovcrtheedgw
into the w ater.
- The sleepy city awoke, hear I ths
h Ij.l.-.s shriek of the imprisoned
c 1 iple, the cirri ig-; stink b low th
surface The g-.-V !.- 1 rle u Slh - cries and
ar .-: t 1 '. y.'.i out. S ;n gr-a dark
tiling -.:. plunging and wrestling in
tie- -u-a. I; di-.-ipp -atei) U ni (;!i tlv
waves.
At daj.br.ak the w holeclty rang with
thv disaeter, the Iio-phorus was dredged
a i l tho vi.-ti.ns found ; Lie! and her
lover were locked in each other's ar:u-.
He had saved her tw ice.
Kdu?7, Carreticj, aal Btkla,?.
The subject o money and the lawi
which govern its distribution havo
b.-ell mad..- to aple.ir s- cotiijilieaied
that not only jvr.siii of ordinary iu-t-!IiL'.
n.!e, but expert.-on other su'tije-.-,
shrink from an urtiele or a Uiok on
laouey on a.-couut of its presumed in
compreheusiitiiity. A st rang-mystery
litis grown up hi connection withasu-
jc t '.bat coii.-i r:is evi ry civiiied Lu
nian In-ill, and this ntysiery h ss 1; vii,
on the whole, detrimental to the inur
ests of (niiini-nv, whether in g'asls or
scrvici-s. Tlie ills that come to merch
ants, manufacturers, and working-men
to all who have anything to sell or
any doire to buy have Is-eti increased
and compli.-ale-l by the money ques
tion as it has Ikvii pres-ntisl in dif
ferent pluses at different p-riols bv
theorists, sp.rculators, and the unthrifty.
It has s-rved the purp of s:uj
persons at 1 r;!-ial pcriils to prictL-e
d -c -ptie.:i e-.u-eruitig tlie nature of
money. In a cruder civilization than
our own it was la-lievcl that money
could lie made out of anything by the
fiat of the government, .some jeop'e;
have professed to think that inu--h
money in u country means general
prosjierity, and they point to the time
of the war of secession and to the green
backs of our own country, totiie period
wh-n the nation was piling up an
enor.uoiis war deht, which the f-.pi..
have since lx-cu paying off in enormous
tax-. They think that la-cause som.;
manufacturers of shiMy, som - sutlers,
and soiiiv contractor made their for
tunes in those- days, ihe whole country
was ri-h, and tiiat it V:ts the cheap
irreei. backs that blesse.1 us. Many
persons ho are ready to permit others
to do their thinking for them accept
tiiis as the truih ; and yet if I hey stop
to think for themselves, their rea-ou
will t.-li them that a country cannot
grow rich by maintaining irreut armies.
Ui -hes are not made in this way by
tLsH. who stay at home and pay out of
their earnings the c-o-t of the !';!, the
shelter, tae clothing, the weapons the
powikf and oiillets, tbe inolical care,
a id the trati-iirtution of the thousands
of Col liers in the tie! 1. It will tell
them also the.t the wealth of a country
e .n-isis in what it produces, and tben--fere
if a hu'i.lred thousand citizens are
taken fr :n the fields and the shops to
light their neighbors, tlie aggregate
pr-hluclioii for the time d iring which
they are engaged in i;iU-n:a!io.iaI or
dom-s-tie murder will he less than it is
when tiny are employe I iu the less
glorious arts of jvace, and that there
fore the wealth of the nation will l-e
less A nation c?.nnot grow rich by
fighting unless it conquers tlie enemy,
and compels him to pay not only the
exjv lists of the war, but a handsome
profit on them. Hat up to this time no
nati'-n that ever won in a war has 1k
g'.n to rtc-eive back anything like the
awful est of it. There is no re-.'-soi to
belli ve that any conqueror will ever le
repaid in weaitii or its r prese'itative,
money, f-r t!ie exp-te'ittire involved in
his triumph. It-.isouwill also tell our
easy-going I'riei-ds that no country can
gel rich by printing pieces of pap, r
an-1 calling them dollars IInrjfr'4
Erocklyn BriJe-
The great crush on the Hrooklyn
bridge in the early evening of January
21 wa-s undoubtedly the most severe
strain the bridge h.is ever received from
d.-ad weight. For nearly two hours
there were fully ti,"'- tons of people
distribuUMl along the structure at a
given time. No greater strain from
fiot trail!. wiil ever !v known, prolm li
ly, on the bridge. All the bridge
authorities declared that it wo.-; the
1 trg -st throng in its history, and a r -p-rt-er,
in d.- ribiug it, sa l Unit the
p.sijiie were "packed as close as dried
apples in a barrel only they weren't
dry."
A dense winter fog had fallen over
the city and ItarUir. The fcrry-lioafs
to lirw.klyu fr nearly an hour had
ceased runi.iog. It was alter 0 o'clock
in the afternoon and thousands turned
from the ferries to the quicker transit f
the bridge. Aie-denis at either end of
the bridge bad completely sjspv tided
the service of the cars and then the
thousands aud tens of thousands turned
to the promenade and li -gun a march
tiiat was slow and really as dangerous
as trun-it by boats ia the thickest
Weather.
Up around th j New York tower the
crowd turned and twisted. The wo
men were pale. Scores of men were
laughing, half boistcr.His'y, as a lxiy
whistles to keep up his courage, and
there seemed to tv a nervous dread
akin t hy-terla pervading the entire
crowd, (lit 0:1 the centre of the bridge
the thr!vr wa-omin'udy silent. IU-a!ly
weird was the situation.
Toe crisis was reached at the Brook
lyn tower. There the crowd had to go
down a flight of steps, and there was
the greatest danger of failing. Had
0:10 woman become hysterical there
and fainted nothing could have pre
vented a trampliug to death. That
throng could not be stopped any more
than a river can stopp.il w hen any
one fulls into it- No oae did faint and
no one fell.
I asked Superintendent Martin of the
bridge whether he had made any
special computation of the strain tho
bridge had undergone in those two
hours frutkhulf past " o'clock until
half past 7, aud he siid he had not,
because there seemed to le no necessity
for it. Rich, cable of the bridge is able
to withstand a strain of 1J,(KC tons and
the strain from this crush, estimating
the i ,t persons on the bridge at one
time at any average weight of 1
pounds would be mly iV)) tons He
said, however, that the conduct of the
people illustrated wonderful self-control,
and he had no doubt that if the
era h had come in the early days of the
structure a panic would have resulted,
and the loss of life would have been
greater than on the opening day of the
bridge. Uu r 'a H V i'y.
" Fhtt Agent Madam, I told you dis
tinctly that no children were allowed
here.
TViinuut We have none.
Agent Then how did these wall
get.l bunged up?
T..M-I-.- Tleif comes f-on ivif i'i.nrs
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