THE FIRST AERONAUT |
HIS INITIAL FLIGHT INTO SPACE WAS
AT PARIS IN 1783.
PMatre drt Hoilrta \V«» <h«- Pioneer
of the I.uoh Mne of Darlnx Spirits
Who Perlahrd In Their Alleiupl* «t>
Navigate the Air.
The first attempts to make ascen- j
tions by means of balloons were made
In Paris In tbe year 1753. rilatre des i
Hosiers was the first and most Illustri
ous of the long list of aeronauts who j
have fallen victims to their desire to
advance the art of aerostatics.
In July and August of the year 1783
balloons filled with hydrogen gas wero
sent up from Pari's, and In September
at Versailles the tirst balloon was sent
up freighted with living animals.
In the same year Montgolfier con
structed a balloon which lie claimed
would be capable of carrying passen
gers, his workshop being in the gardens
of the Faubourg St. Antoine. The bal
loon was sixty feet in height and forty
eight brond. Its exterior was richly
painted and embroidered, there being
represented upon It the twelve signs of
the zodiac, the arms of the king of
France and numberless fleurs-de-lis and
lower down, amid a crowd of grotesque
heads and garlands of flowers, a flock
of eagles, with extended wings, that
seemed to be flying and supporting the
huge balloon upon their shoulders.
Below the balloon proper was con
structed a circular platform of wicker
work, covered with silk, which was
used as a car. This platform was very
large and was surrounded by a balus
trade to prevent the aeronauts from
falling out. In the center of this plat
form or car was an opening, below
which was suspended by chains an Iron
stove, which was to be used for rarefy
ing the air in the balloon, while In one
corner was a magazine intended for the
storing up of an Immense quantity of
straw, which served as fuel.
Pilatre des Hosiers, generally alone,
but at one time accompanied by the
Marquis d'Arlandes and on another oc
casion by M. Girond de Villette, had as
cended In the balloon without cutting
the rope which held it captive to a
height of 1.290 feet.
Roslers bad much difficulty in obtain
ing permission from the king to make !
an ascent without being held down by
the rope, but consent was at last se
cured, and on the 20th of November,
1783, everything was made ready. Dur- |
1 \g the day the wind and rain were vio- j
lent, and it was found necessary to
postpone the ascent. The next day, the
21st, the weather was more favorable,
and at 1:30 In the afternoon in the pres- j
ence of the dauphin and his suit FI- [
latre des Roslers and the Marquis d'Ar- |
landes set out together from the Jar- i
dins de la Muette upon the first aerial j
voyage ever attempted and performed. '
The wind was still very rough and the
weather stormy, but in spite of these
lisadvantages the balloon rose rapidly, j
Having passed over Paris and be- ;
ome free from all fear of getting en
angled among the buildings of the city,
he aeronauts suffered themselves to
lescend considerably until the}' found
hemselves in a fresh current of air,
vhlch bore them in a southerly direc
lon.
After proceeding a few miles farther
l ie lire was allowed to die out, and the
alloon descended about five miles from
arls. When tbe aeronauts returned to
te Chateau de la Muette, they were
eeted with the utmost enthusiasm by
e assembled crowds. Benjamin Frank
i was a witness of the whole specta
i, and when asked what he thought
it he replied, "I have seen a child
rn which may one day be a man."
Aerostatics bad advanced to such a
gree that on the 7th of January,
85, Blanchard, a rival of Hosiers,
ossed over the channel from Dover
Calais.
hosiers was spurred on by Blanch
e's success and 6et to work con
uctlng a balloon which, when com
•ted, he called an aerornontgolfier.
consisted of an immense balloon of
drogen gas, with a large cylinder
ced under it, the use of It being to
•efy the air without losing gas.
V'hen a favorable day had arrived,
atre for the last time made his
paratlons. rie was assl ted by a
:dogne physician named Homaln,
lon June 15, 1785, they stepped Into
basket, the ropes were cast off, and
balloon rose with the utmost maj
r from tbe earth.
"hen It had risen about 200 feet. It
ick a fresh current of air which
t It directly toward the sea. It soon
nd another current which rapidly
•led It back again. It possibly may
e been the desire of the aeronauts
lescend to find a more favorable cur
t of air. for while opening the valve
et the cold air into his cylinder un
:unately a huge rent was made In
balloon. The consequences were
iedlate and horrible. At that time
balloon was 1,700 feet above the
face of tbe earth. A few moments
•rward the two aeronauts lay on
ground dead and horribly muti
■i.
ear the spot where Pilatre des Ro
s was burled a monument was
ted In 185? to commemorate the al
t miraculous crossing of the sea by
ichard, upon the very spot of earth
which that Intrepid aeronaut de
ded. He had become for France
ro. and numbers of Inscriptions are '
readable.—New York Times.
Spooli and Thread.
e spool mills use about 82,000
s. or 10.000.fj00 feet, of birch an
)y. turning out 800.000,000 spools,
spool large enough to carry 200 '
•? of thread. The amount of
id that could be wound upon these
00.000 spools would reach 3,000
* around the world at the equator
eave a little for mending.
Knot* on Treei.
the barks of our forest trees are
•tlned a multitude of latent buds,
h are developed and grow under
in favorable conditions. Some
possess this property In a remark
degree, and often, when the other
i are killed down by frost, tbe
c'rty of pushing out these latent
Into growth preserves the life of
plant. These buds, having once
n to grow, adhere to the woody
at their base and push out their
through the back toward the
• buds then unfold and develop
s. which elaborate the sap carried
<e small shoot. Once elaborated it
nds by the bark, when it reaches
ase or inner bark. Here It is ar
1. so to speak, and deposited be
i the outside and Inner layer of
as can be learned on examining
nens < n the trees iu the woods
t anywhere.
II InkM Ten.
kley Poor Woolman Las nine
running now. but they're all los
oney.
ley—Well, he should have known
tine mills would never make A ,
Philadelphia Press.
NEW YORK CROWDS.
The Different Way* In Which fliey
lin prcNKt'd Two Men.
"What I like about New York," re- 1
marked a westerner, "is iis tremen- j
dous energy. The crowds and bustle
bare upon me the exhilarating effect
of a stimulant. As I move along among
the masses on the sidewalks and look
upon the perpetual stream of vehicles j
of ail descriptions iu the streets I am '
conscious of a buoyancy of spirit and ;
an increased physical energy.
"I feel like going all the time, my ;
mind is brighter and clearer, and, in i
fact, my whole being seems toned up. |
New York and ils crowds are more j
beneficial to me than any resort I have i
ever struck. After a two weeks' stay ,
here I return home feeling like another 1
man."
"Well, that is strange," said the per
son to whom this statement was made.
"Do you know New York has upon me
just exactly the opposite effect. To me
what I might term tlie surplusage of
life here is depressing. I am by no
means fond of s litude. I have lived in
a moderate sized city ail my life, and
it bores me t" s: <\ in the country for
any great lenc:tlt of time, but when I
come to New York and am caught in
the tides of humanity, see the over
crowded tenements and have my ears
assaulted with the perpetual din of the
streets 1 become positively melancholy.
"I feel what an insignificant atom I
am, after all—no more than a drop of
water in a great river—and the feel
ing oppresses me. It seems so like
there was nobody here who cared what
became of anybody. The only relief I
find from the feeling is in the theaters.
1 goto a show • very night while lam
here, and of course I enjoy that im
mensely. But as soon as I have made
the rounds of the shows I am ready to
return home, where I know most ev
erybody and there arc many who care "
—New York Times.
RAILWAY RUMBLES.
Our miles of railroad track exceed by
more than 10,000 all the tracks of Eu
rope.
The Dominion of Canada lias granted
$8.8.884,5."7 and 39,725,130 acres of land
to railways.
More than 45,000.000 passengers a
year go through the North Union and
South Union stations in Boston.
In most European railways the prin
cipal difference between second class
and first class lies in the color of the
seat cushions, first class being usually
red. second class gray.
The average cost of the body of a
modern long electric car is $2,000, tiie
average price of a set of double trucks
fur such a car Is SOOO, and the average
cost of the niotur is $1,500, making tlie
total cost of the car $l,lOO.
Some of the Austrian railways have
followed the German custom of selling
numbered seats in the cars of fast
trains, both first and second class. An
extra charge of from about 25 to 50
cents Is made for these seats, according
to distance.
The other day, just as a train was
about to leave Kntas, in Hungflry, for
I'alfalva, an official appeared and put
seals on the wheels of the engine. The
passengers had to get off and walk.
The company was 200 crowns iu ar- j
rears in payment of taxes. Next day
the taxes were paid, and the train pro
ceeded.
Why Ills Clook Slow.
There is an Italian fruit dealer, wilb
a well stocked store near one of the
suburban railway stations, who has
adopted a unique device, and one
which shows a deep knowledge of hu- 1
man nature, to hold his own in com
petition with another dealer, whose
stand Is some fifty yards nearer the
station than his own. A commuter j
was leisurely peeling a banana in his ,
store the other day when the Italian
remarked:
"You gotta fir' minute before your j
train."
"No; twenty," replied the commuter,
glancing at a big clock on the wall.
"Thata clock fifteen minute slow,"
said the Italian. '"I keepa it slow
Peepl' used come In a here, looka at .
clock, getta excite, go way, not buy. j
Time to buy at Pedro's stand, notta
here. Now keepa clock slow, get
mucba trade. No. I not letta peepl'
miss train. I tella them after they
buy de banan'."—New York Commer
cial Advertiser.
Swl in in inu.
"No man can ever hope to be a strong
swimmer unless he cultivates the pow
er of endurance in the water," says a
professional. "It costs me no more
exertion to swim for an hour than it
does to walk for the same period of
time.
"In swimming a man should time his
stroke with his breathing. He should
take but one stroke to each breath. In
this way the muscles of the body work j
In conjunction with the lungs, and no
energy is wasted. In salt water, which,
of course, is more buoyant than fresh
water, a man who has trained himself
In this way should have no difficulty in
keeping afloat, say be were shipwreck
ed, until sheer weakness from hunger
and thirst would force him to suc
cumb."—Philadelphia Record.
Daly'* Impecunious Employee.
The late Augustln Daly had In his
employment a man who always ad
dressed him a note periodically asking
for an advance of money. This note
was invariably answered by a most
abusive letter, in almost insulting terms
and threatening instant discharge if
the offense was ever repeated—and In
closing a check for the money!
At regular intervals of about three
months the man invariably made the
same request, with the same results,
always, however, getting a check in
closed. And the.sit continued until
Mr. Dalv's death.—New York Times.
U arl«.
A simple remedy for warts is a dram
of salicylic acid with an ounce of eol
lodium in a bottle which has u tiny
brush run through the cork. Apply
this mixture to the warts twice a day,
and in a few days they will dry up and
fall off. —Ladies' Home Journal
li ecren n t.
"I trust, Brudder Eph'm," said the
pastor, "you i* still walkin' in de
straight an' mirror path?"
"I'ze sorry to say, pahsun," replied
Uncle Kph'm, deeply penitent, "I'ze
bac-kslode a good deal lately."— l Chicago)
Tribune.
Otvla.
Take them all in all, the owla must
be considered friends toman. They
are emphatically mice eaters, and they
supplement the work of the hawks by
day by waging Incessant warfare
against man's enemies at a time when
both hawks and men are resting
Old Ilornealmea.
An immense trade is done in China
iu old English horseshoes, which are
considered the best iron in the world
for making small household articles,
such as bracelets, hooks and bolts.
THE RUG DESIGNKKS
PATTERNS DESCEND FROM PARENT
TO CHILD IN THE ORIENT.
lleawonai Why \nlnial l ; lgare» Are
It m rely Seen on Peralan Itnga.
I'raj er lluu» of Ihe Mohammedan*
anil Their Cue—The Kuk* of Slva«.
The designs of eastern rugs are often
the spontaneous outcome of the fancy
of the weaver. Sometimes they are
handed down from one generation to
another. In some cases young girls are
taught the design by an adult, who
marks it in the sand. At other times a
drawing of the rug is made on paper,
the Instructor showing her pupils the
arrangement of every thread and the
color to be used. When all this has
been done, the pupils must make the
rug without looking at the drawing.
Persian rugs excel those of other
countries inartistic design as well as
In harmonious coloring. 'The Persians
seem to have a natural intuition In the
use and blending of different shades,
and in the designs that contain these
'certain colors they achieve the happiest
results. It is really wonderful what
exquisite fabrics those people, born
and reared In ignorance and poverty,
produce.
The designs In Persian rugs are gen
erally floral, and in some districts, es
pecially Fars, the women weavers In
vent the designs, varying them every
two or three years. The Mohammedan
religion does not allow any direct rep
resentation of animal forms, conse
quently rugs woven under its influence
take floral geometric and vegetable
forms. The Shiah sect of Moslems,
however, numbering about 15.CKX1.000,
of whom k.imJo.OOO are Persians, do not
regard representations of animals as
unlawful. By the Industry of this sect
and that of infidels and of all who dis
regard the law of tlie Koran animal
forms are seen on some Persian rugs.
The prayer rug was evidently invent
ed for the purpose of providing the
worshipers with one absolutely clean
place on which to offer prayers. It is
not lawful for a Moslem to pray on any
place not i* rfectly clean, and unless
each one has his owu special rug he Is
not certain that the spot has not been
polluted. With regard to the purity of
the place of prayer Mohammedans are
specially careful when making their
pilgrimages, the rugs which they take
with them having been preserved from
pollution by being rolled up until the
journey is begun or until the hour for
prayer arrives. It does not matter to
these followers of Mohammed how
unclean a rug that is on the floor may
be, because over it they place the pray
er rug when their devotions begin.
The Turkish rugs made at Slvas are
always woven of wool, and almost ev
ery hamlet carries on the industry of
weaving in the homes. There are no
factories, the young girls and women
doing the work here as In other parts
of Turkey. Sivas rugs are in most
cases small, measuring about eight by
four feet, but in these years larger and
more attractive rugs are being made.
Even the poorest families have fine
rugs, for they regard them as valuable
property, to be sold only under the
pressure of great extremity. The weav
ers are so frugal in their manner of
li\ii<g that their daily earning of 15 to
19 ceuts Is sufficient to supply their
wants. Their food consists usually of
rice and crushed wheat, with occasion
ally a small piece of mutton.
Smyrna is only a mart for the sale
of comparatively inferior rugs that are
made in the interior from the coarse
hair of the Angora goat. These are
woven in Irregular designs and, al
though not artistic, are largely sought
as coverings for the bare floors aud to
add warmth. The weaving of these
rugs is crudely done by girls and wo
men. Sometimes the loom Is primitive
ly constructed from the trunks of trees.
The designs are very simple and have j
either been handed down from earlier |
generations or are supplied from the
city.
Yuruk rugs are so called from a band
of nomads who dwell among the moun- |
tains of Anatolia. They have large '
flocks of fine sheep and weave rugs of
firm, even texture. The colors are very
good, the field often of dark brown, or
namented with large designs.
About 200 years ago small embroider
ed rugs were largely made in Persia,
chiefly at Ispahan. These were prayer
rugs, and on each of them, near one
end, was a small embroidered mark to
show whore the bit of sacred earth
from Mecca was to be placed. In obe
dience to a law of the Koran that the
head must be bowed to the ground in
prayer this was touched by the fore
head when the presentation was made,
and so the letter of the law was carried
out. The custom prevails. The Persian
women who weave the finest prayer
rugs seldom weave any other kind of
rug.—"Rugs, Oriental and Occidental."
Hla Error.
Consumer—l say, what kind of a
cigar do you call this? It's the worst
tobacco I ever tasted.
Dealer—Bog your pardon, but you
ere wholly in error. There Isn't a par
ticle of tobacco In that cigar. It Is so
easy to be mistaken, don't you see?—
Boston Transcript.
A GATE WORTH TRYING.
A (.'orrenpfintlent Warrant* It to
Clone Ilii'lf and Stay Cloned.
I send you the following sketch of
a gate that will absolutely close itself
and stay closed. Take any ordinary
gate and atta< li hinges as shown (to be
made from oid wagon or buggy tiroi,
rp i
f\
i v,
: jjjg' xzizr'ln I
SELF < I.OSINCi OATE.
just so the same will work easily on
the post. Then attach trace chain at
brace A and also to post at B on re
verse side from gate. By opening th»
gate the chain is wound around the
post, raising the gate about eight
inches. It will close by its own weight.
The hinges' are cheaply and easily
made ;ind II It ached, using only two
small bolts on each. If people will
adopt tlt hinge mid method of swing
ing a gate, they will have no further
(rouble by having gates left open. 1
have used three now for four years and
have had no trouble. Before it was
nearly impossible for me to keep them
closed. The gate is suspended by the
chain, and the brace at A is for the .
purpose of letting the weight come on
all four slats and should be about 18
inches from the rear of the gate.—Cor
Farm and Ranch.
II Sn
Jp Min
There will t>e another car But tlu; man
can't wait. He chases the car and swings
on, panting and hot, but satisfied. lie
keeps this K ait "P ull da - v ' ll< * %vorks ll ? at
way, he lunches that way. He contin
ues this until his stomach " breaks down"
and nature compels him togo blow.'
Business men w ho have impaired their
digestion by hasty eating will find in
I)f. Tierce's Golden Medical Discovery
a cure for dyspepsia and other disease#
of the stomach and organs of digestion
and nutrition. It does not give mere
temporary relief, but it effects a radical
cure. It strengthens the stomach, nour
ishes the nerve* and purifies the blood.
"Fornix long yearn t Buffered with my liver,
kidneys and with induration. which baffled
the beat doctor* in our country," writes F. I.
Hansell. Esq of Woolsev. Trtnce William Co..
Va. " I suffered with my stomach and back for
h lone time, and after takiuß a cart load - of
mfdioue from three doctor*. I grew so ban I
could hardly do t* day u work. Would have
death-Hkr pains fti the side, and blind sj.ells
and thought life was hardly worth living. I
began taking I>r. Pierce a Golden Medical Oi«
covety and ' IMensant Pellet*.' as advised Be
fore 1 had taken half of the second bottle J
bejfau to feel relieved. I ffot si* bottlxs and
used them. aud am happy to say I owe my life
to L)r I'ierce and his meaiciues "
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
A WOMAN'S LOVE.
A ientinel anjrel sitting high in glory
Heard this shrill well ring < -it from purgatory:
"Have mercy, mighty angel; hear my story!
"I loved, and, blind with passionate love, I fell.
Love brought me down to death and death to hell,
I'or God is just, and death 112 r sin is well.
"1 do not rage against his high decree
Nor for myself do ask that grace shall be,
Hut for my love on earth who mounts for me.
"Great Spirit, let me see my love again
And comfort him one hour, and 1 were fain
To pay a thousand years of fire and pain."
Then said the pitying angel: "Nay! Repent
That wild vow! Look! The dial finger's bent
Pown to the last hour of thy punishment!"
But still she wailed: "I pray thee, let me go!
1 cannot rise to pcare and leave him so.
Oh, let me soothe him in his bitter woe!"
The brazen gatc9 ground suddenly ajar,
And upward, joyous, like a rising star,
She rose and vanished in the ether far.
But soon adown the dying sunset sailing.
And like a wounded bird her pinion 9 trailing,
She fluttered back, with broken hearted wailing.
She sobbed: "I found him by the summer sea
Reclined, his head upon a maiden's knee.
She curled his hair and kiss- d him. Woe is me!"
She wept: "Now let my punishment begin!
I have l>ecn fond and foolish. Let me in
'fio expiate my sorrow and my Bin."
The angel answered: "Nav, sad soul; go higher!
To be deceived in your true heart's desire
Was bitterer than a thousand vears of fire!"
—Juhn Hay.
DYNAMITE AND MINERS.
Long lin inn nit > From Accident Kf
anllit In Contempt of Danger.
"After n miner had handled dynamite
for eight or ten years without a serious
mishap it is a good idea to put him to
doing something el.se about the works,"
said a gentleman of this city who has
had a great deal of experience with high
explosives. "The chances are a hundred
to one that his long immunity from ac
cident has given him such a contempt
for danger that he is an unconscious
menace to everybody on the premises.
He will do tilings that not only imperil
his own life, but the lives of all his
j comrades. To give you an illustra
tion, once I had an old Cornishman at
work at a mine in which I was inter
ested aud had intrusted him with *
general supervision of all the blasting.
He had been handling dynamite for
• twenty years or more and was justly
regarded as an expert. During that
entire period he had never had an acci
dent worth speaking of, and by de
grees the care and vigilance that were
responsible for his excellent record had
worn away until he was beginning to
entertain the delusion, common to old
hands, that the danger of the stuff was
very much exaggerated.
"One day I was passing through n
cut where .some blasting had been go
ing on and noticed the old Cornishman
hammering a drill Into what seemed to
be a boring in the rock. I asked him
what he was doing, and he told me
coolly there was a cartridge in the hole
that had failed to explode and he was
'just knockin' out the tampin' to re
prime It.' I was horrified, for at every
blow lie was liable to explode the dyna
mite, and I ordered him sternly to stop
and never repeat such a performance.
The proper method would have been to
have drilled a new hole near by and
exploded the first charge with a secoud
blast. lie obeyed sullenly, grumbling
to himself, and less than u month after
ward was blown up while doing exact
ly the same thing. He lost his left arm
at the shoulder, his left eye and part of
his left ear. He also lost his contempt
for dynamite, and when he finally
emerged from the hospital I gave him
back his former job. I never had a
more scrupulously careful employee
than he was from that time on. It
seems a brutal thing to say, but there
Is nothing that does an old dynamite
hand as much good as to get blown up
once or twice."—Now Orleans Tlmea-
Democrat.
Diplomatic.
The 'ate Lord Savile used to say, ac
cording to The Candid Friend, "that
high diplomatists had always to be on
i their guard against intriguing women,
i mainly Rmsian agents, who would use
: any wile to extract information. Dur
ing the Russo Turkish war, when Eu
rope was always on the verge of a
crisis and Russian statesmen were
i most anxious to know what England
would do tinder given circumstances,
it lady came up to him suddenly at a
ball and said:
"I hear that the Russians have made
a forced march and entered Constan
tinople," hoping no doubt that he would
bo surprised Into some indiscreet ex
pression.
lie merely replied:
"Ineed! And I suppose the sultan I
has conferred on them the order of the
Turkish Hath!"
The lady continued gravely:
"And they say In Paris that if Eng
land does not interfere the eastern
question Is settled In favor of Russia."
"And that," replied Ills excellency,
"is, I suppose, the new judgment of
Paris."
Let other folks go far to find
Itroad fields of blossoms, red and eweet.
But I'm in clover—to my mind-
Here on this porch—at Daphne's feet.
—Detroit Freo fust,
Concerning Llnm.
"This is the age of Invention."
"Yes, and the age of inventions about
Inventions."—Chicago I'ost.
WHEN GARFIELD LAV DYING
A I*ntl:«*iic Incident of 111* Removal
<o Loiik IS ranch.
A iwiiliftic incident is related apropos
of the day of fast in# and prayer which
was appointed by :iil the governors of
the T'nited .States at the time President
Garfield was removed from Washing
ton to Long Branch in the hope that
the change might help him to recover
from the btilb-t wounds inflicted by
< iuiteau.
"Crete," said the president to his
brave Utile wife about 11 on that
Thursday morning as the ringing
strokes from the bell'ry of the Episco
pal church almost a< in-- from the cot
tage reached hi- ear*, "what are they
ringing tha! bell for 7"
"That 7" said Mrs. liartield, who had
been waiting lor (he -tirprise. "That's
the ( huieli where we were when you
first came down. They're all going to
pray for you to get well," and, falling
on her kne> -lie said. "And I'm going
to pray, too, .lames, that it may bo
soon, for I know already that the other
prayer has been hoard."
From where he lay Garfield could see
the carriages draw up and group after
group go in. lie could even hear the
subdued p'l'rain of ".lesns. Lover of My
Soul." as it v ms borne by on its heaven
ward way. Thrilled with emotion, a
tear trickled down the president's face.
Then he closed his eyes and turned his
face as a <\\i ct woman's voice arose
ringing from one of Sir Michael Costa's
oratorios. "Turn thou unto me and
have mercy upon inc." sang the voice,
"for 1 am desolate—l am desolate and
afflicted: the troubles of my heart are
enlarged. Oh. bring thou me out of my
distresses out of my distresses— my
Cod."
The people in ihe church sat almost
spellbound under the voice, for the
singer was affected deeply and made it
seem to all. what it must have been to
her, a prayer In music.
Her Preference.
"Ah, Miss Rosy, I love you devoted
ly! I would die for you!"
"Yes. Mr. Paresis, I think that is
about your capacity, but I prefer some
one who wiii get out and hustle for
me."—Deliver Times.
j Making Characters—not Money j
SWhen Williauisport Dickinson Seminary was founder!, money I
making w;is not in the thought of its proinotors. To give voting ft
men .itid women thorough intellectual and moral training at the ft
ft lowest possible cost was its paramount aim. It remains its para- I
■ mount aim. Buildings have been added, equipment increased, ft
I the faculty enlarged, but the school is true to its first principles. ft
Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary
kr ft
Is a Home and Christian school. It provide* for health and social culture
V a* carefully as for mental and inornl training, taking a personal Interest 1
!{ In each pupil. A splendid field, with athletics directed by a trained ft
athlete, make hall field and gymnasium of real value. Single beds and A
howling alley for ladies. Swimming pool for all. Nine regular courses,
with elective studies, offer wide selection. Six competitive scholarships B
are offered. Seventeen skilled teachers. Muiic, Art, Expression and ft
Physical Culture, with other branches or alone, under teachers with best Z
home and European training. Home, with tuition in regular studies,
from 5240.00 toSiVI.OO a year, with discounts to ministers, ministerial can- 4
didates, teachers, and two from same family. Fall term opens Sep- I
tember 9th, 1901. Catalogue free. Address ■
Rev. EDWARD J. GRAY, D. D.. President. Williamsport. Pa. ft
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TIME TABLE,
Corrected to May i, 1901.
| N1; \\ Vol! K .
\ M \M • I'M
Hiircla\ si. I \. 2 (»i 10 ou I (Ml
1 hristophei Si.. J i •»> lu OU lim
Hohokcn ■" 10 la i 211 ,
Scranton \i '■ I 543
I'M AM I'M I'M
Uufl'alo I,vi II 'i J 15
Scranton Vr • • 10 on \M'
\M' \.\| PM 112 I'M'
SCBAKTOI* ''l' Hill, I , in
ISellevue •• 11 ... .
i Taylorville 'i 55 I'J I > 203 <
1 Lackawanna 701 In 2'> 21" ij in;
Duryea ... 70S 10 2<i 213 I! OH I
i Plttston . 707 In"I - I" i.1 .
I Susquehanna Ave... 7Hi 1(1 .3 2 r.i i, ;r,
West Plttston 7 I:; in:! 5 2£l t; |j| ,
Wyoming 717 111 In 227 i j|
Forty Fort
Hcnnett 7-1 10 11) 231 t; .ill :
Kingston ar. 7 .:n Hi ~.i 2 4<i i.
Wllies-Barre Ar 7 m II 10 350 648
Wliken-Barre Lve 720 10 SO 330 020
Kingston lv 7 .'ill 111 5| 240 (,
I Plymouth .1 one... . _
Plymouth 7 ii it, v i'.i r> i.; t
I Av'omlale... 7 4J 2 : i
Nanticoke. 7 1' li ij .> ( «. .]
• Hunlock't 7 .ii II i: 3 tit;: <; 57 j
Shiokshincy. x "I II 3 30' 7in
Hick*B Ferry * 111 1 330 112 7 _'l ;
Heach I'aven s II I s 3 37 7 2*
' Berwick 8 11 >1 344 7 '■■■< j
HrlarCreek fh - s ■ 112 • ■'•o
; Willow Grove.. ; ;l 112 ; 51
Li uie Kidice * ::l ri-1!' 1 5s
j Espy * ;;!l 12 1 i 4 i»; - :,•>
j BloomnburK s ■" '2 412 757
! Rupert M 12 27 4IT 8 (il
| Catawissa 12 '"2 422 «, 05
j Danville 12 47 4 1.5 sJO
Chulasky _ 44- ...
Cameron 12 77 I 4s
Nokthu m hkuland 1 10 sou 4.-,
Ar. AM I'M I'M I'M
GOING RAST.
NBW YOIK PM PMf
Barclay St. Ar. 3 :i,">: 6 1)0 ..
Christopher St... : :so ; 16")
I Hoboken .( 15 ! 4 4h
I Scranton 10 051 12 55 ... I ***
j AM i I'M AM' AM
KulTulo Ar j SOO 12 45 700
I Scranton Lv 155 548 11 :fi
I AM J'Mi I'M* I'M*
I Scranton : !» 42 12 15 460 545
Bellevue V "7 4 45
Taylorville 82 4 40 " 535
Lackawanna w 20 4 32 H 27
Duryea y 2:1 42y «25
Plttßton y 111 12 17 424 821
Susquehanna Ave.. !• Hi 1214 420 BIK
West Plttston y n 4 17 sin
Wyoming y 12 08 412 sl2
Forty Fort 112 "4 I (17
Bennett HI 4 03 .■% 04
KliiKSton 86S 11 cn 400 8 112
Wilkes-Barn- L\ BHi 1150 3 60' 750
Wilkes-Barre Ar C s 12 10 410 810
Kingston 8 -j8 11 ,9 1 IKI 802
Flyuiouth .1 unction s ' r, l 352
Plymouth... 847 Usl 347 753
Avondole ' *42 342 !
Nanticoke 8 ;iS 11 4■; 33* 7 4ii
Hunlock s K ; >2 i 331 t7 41
Shlckshlnny N 22 u 31' I 3 211 731
Hick's Ferry 812 3 o!' f7 21
Beaeh Haven H 02 3 j:; 7
Berwick 755 n 115 !f2 58 705
( Briar Creek 7 4!l 13 5-i fli 58
I Willow Grove .... ' I 890
j Lime Kidxe I 3! ' ~ 2 4<i ft! 50
; Espy 732 10 4s 240 I! 41
1 BlOOClSburK i-I 10 46 234 Ii 88
Rupert I 10 37 1 3 21' li 82
I'atawlssa !'-' 10 34 224 «27
Danville ,s 10 1!> 1 211 012
Uhulasky .1
Cameron '• 12 01 t>! 03
NiißTfli'MßiaL'D... iio'oo +1 r, ° *5 50
I'V AM PM PM
Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia i
Reading Railroad lor Tainaneml, Tainaqua,
Williamsport, Sunbury, Pottsvllle, etc. At
Northumlierland with P and E. Div. P. K. R. for
HarrisburK. Lock Haven, Emporium. Warren
Corry, and Erie.
•Dally. + Daily except unrtay. 112 stop on
signal.
| PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.'
TIME TABLE
In Effect June 2nd, 1901-
AM A.M., PM.P. M
Scranton(l)kH)!v t 0 45 ;9 38; 2 18 §4 37
Plttston " " 708 fiooo's 242 4 52|[[,]]|
A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M
Wllkesbarre,.. Ivj 7 3" iio X> 308 ii no
I'lym'th Ferry " I 7 37 I 1" 42 I 3 16 fe 07 ""
Nanticoke •• 746 10 50 326 6 17
Mocanaqua .... " 804 11 07 346 637
Wapwallopen.. " 812 II Hi 3 sti 647
Nescopeck ar 833 11 2ti 407 7 ooj|*]||)
A.M. A.M. P.M.
I'ottsville lv § 5 5o ill 55
Hazleton " 705 12 4*
Tomhicken " 722 1 It!
Fern Glen " 7 21' 110
Rock Ulen "| 735
Nescopeck ...,ar 802 1 III..!
A. M A.M P.M. F Ml
Nescopeck lv 5 8 2:: Jill 20 407■- On
Creasy •' 833 U»> 4 li; 7 OU|
Espy Ferry.... " I 8 43 II 4i; 112 4 21 7 3'
E. BloomsburK, " 847 11 50 4 2!' 725 '
t-'atawissa ar 855 11 57 4 732
Catawissa lv 855 11 ">7 435 732
south Danville " y 14 12 15 453 751
Sunbury 935 13 40 515 815
A.M. P.M. P. M PM.i
Sunbury lv a42«11" 112» 5 45 11 451
Lewisburg.... ar 10 13 145 618 '
Milton "I 10 08 139 814 10 Cli!
Williamsport.. " 11 00 330 7 10:10 50
Lock Haven... '• 115!' 340 807 !
Renovo " A.M. 4 40! !) 00
Kane " 8 25! 1
~~!P. M. P. M.I
Lock Haven..lv il2 10 3 45'
Bellefonte ....ar 105 141
Tyrone " 215 800 |
Philipsburg " 141j 8 26
Clearfield '• 637J 9 0#
Pittsburg •' (i 55 II 30 !
A. M. P. M. P. M. P M
Sunbury lv 950S 1 55 525 831
Harrlsburg.... ar 11 3i> <i 315 6 55,10 I 0;
P. M, P. M. P. M. A M
Philadelphia., ar $3 17 623 ,10 20 425
Baltimore •',s 311 6no 945 230
Washington... " $ 4 lu j, 7 16 '.O 55 4 05
A. M. P. M.
Sunbury lv $H> 00 ii 2 (>.'! t
Lewlstown ,lc. ar 11 10 350
Pittsburg •' (i 55 sll 3U
_ A.M. P, M. P. M. I' M
Harrisburg.... lv 11 46 346h 7 15
P.M. A.M.AM
fittsburg ar li s"> ,1 113<i 1 s|l 530
1 I |
P. M. P M A M A M
PittsburK lv 7 10I,H 00 112 00H8 00 ! ....
IA. M AM P M
Harrisburg.... ar 155 42" 9 ;K). 310
AM AM
PlttßbUlg lv s 8 00
P M
l.ewistown Jj. " 7 30 ; 3 !0
Sunbury ar a 20! S 6 00
P. M. A M A M A M
Washington... lv 10 4o 7 50 10 50
Baltimore '• 11 41 4 f> 84n 11 4">
Philadelphia... " 11 2o 425 8 10 12 25
A. M. A MA. M. P 31
Harrisburg.... lv 335 , 755 ill lu ;4 00
Sunbury ar 505 930 110 ? 6 40;'
P.M. A MAM
Pittsburg lv :I2 46 : IKI ; 8 On
Clearfield.... " !' 4 09!
Pliilipsburg.. " 4 s* : 10 12
Tyrone " 715 8 10; 12 IV
Bellefonte.. » S3l 932 120
Lock llaven ar 9 30' 10 30 217
P. M. A M \ M 1' M
Erie lv 5
Kane " S< II' 1 i 0 00
Henovn " II 50 : 6 45, 10 30 ....
I»ck Haven.... " 12 38 735 II 25 3 IX I
A.M. I' M
Williamsport .. " 225 830 :12 4n 4 (Hi
Milton •' 222 9 11' 127 4 >2
Lewisburg " 9 o.> 1 15 447 ]
Sunbury ar 321 940 16, 62i [...
A. M. A M 1' M P Mi
Sunbury lv tH 50 955 ; 2 00"t S4B ....
South f'anville " 7 IS io 17 221 6 0!'
Catawissa '• 7 33[ 10 3.") 230 6 27,
F Bloomsburg.. " 739 10 43 213 632 ...
Kspy Ferry 7 43!fiO 47 I 6 36 '....
Creasy " 752 10 66 2V> li 46
Nescopeck " 802 11 06i 305 666
A M AM P.M. P M 1
Catawissa i\ 8 35)10 38
Nescopeck lv ; 5 l"i ; 7 05 ' .
Rock (lien ar li 22 7 28
FernOlen •• 001 11 -' s »ti 7 :;i ""
Tomhicken " 9oT II 'N , 17 T42
Hazleton •• 21 II >s (i 031 805 ''
Pottsvllle •• 10 15 ii 55
AM AMP M P Mf
Neaeopeek lv 802 11 06 jOS : e ,v> • •••
Wapwallopen..ar 81» II 20 li' 709
,Mocaiiaqua .... " 83d II 82 329 721
Nanticoke " 847 11 64 34s 742 !
F Mi
Ply 111 Ih Ferry 112 - ,>7 12 03 3 .>, IJ 62 |
Wllksbarre ..." 906 12 1" 4 o.> 800 I
AMP M P 51 P 51 j
PittStom I'.Vll) ar 929 12 ">S :4Mi, 8 36 i
Scranton " " 10 08 121 >24 ?,» (Ci !
j Weekdays. Dally. 1 Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and * Sleeping Cars run on 1
through trains between Sunbury, Williamsport
and Erie, between Sunbnry and Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pilts-
I'Urg and the West.
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PHILADELPHIA &
READING RAILWAY
CORRECTED TO JUNE '29. IHOI
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE
(weekdays only)
Fcr Philadelphia 11.25 a m.
For New York 11.2.5 a in,
For Catawissa 11,25 a. m., 6.01 p. m.
For Milton 7.32 a, m., 4.00 p m.
For Williamsport 7.32 a. in., 4.00 p m.
Trains for Baltimore, Washington and th«
South leave Twenty-fourth and Chestnut
Streets, Philadelphia, weekdays—3.33, T.il
10.22 a. 111., 12.16, 1.33, 3.03, 4.12, .5.(0, 7.2tt, 5.28 p.
ni., 12.21 nlglit Sundays 3.23, 7.14 a. m., 12.!!
1.33, 4.12, 6 03. 7.26,8.26 p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD,
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Whar
and South Street Wharf for Atlantic City.
Wkekhays Express, ti.oo a. m„ 2.00, 4.00.
5.00, 7.15 p. in. Accommodation, h.OO a. in.,
5.15 p.m. Sundays- Express, 9.00, 10.00 a.m.,
715 11.111. Accomiiiodatiou,B.ooa. 111.,5.00 p. m.
Leiive ATLANTIC CITY DEPOT—week
days—Express, 7.55,9.00,10.15 a. m., 2.50,5.30 p.
m." Accommodation, 8.05 a. in., 3.50 p 111.
Sundays—Express, 10.15 a. 111. ,1.30, 7.W p. 111.
Accommodation 7.15 a. 111., 4.05 p. 111.
Parlor cars on all express trains
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
For CAPE MAY and OCEAN ClTY—Week
ilavs 8.45 a. m.. 4.15 p. 111. Sundays—B.4s a. m.
For SKA ISLE CITY- Weekdays only—Mi
a. in.
NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY
EXPRESS.
LeaveNEW YORK (Liberty Street) ».40 A. M
3.40 p. m.
Leave ATLANTIC ClTY,—Weekdays 8.80 a.
ill .2.15 p. m.
Detailed time tables at ticket omces.
W.O BKSLER, EDHON J WEEKS
(ieu. Superintendent Oeneral Agent.
A niovemt'iii Im- Ih'cii started in
France wliicli lias for iis puiitose the
preservation or, ratlier, Uie cultivation
of the kangaroo, which lias been rap
idly proceeding toward extermination.
Dr. Brissou, a French surgeon, says
tliat tliere is likely soon to be an excep
tional demand for the animal In conse
quence of the success attending tbe
use of Uie kangaroo tendon in the hos
pitals. It lias been employed In score*
of instances to tie up the fractured
bones of a man's leg.
Dlnnppenrnnce of the QnigK*-
The stupid policy of hunters In South
Africa has led to the almost total de
struction of a host of wild animals, the
quagga among them. The blaaubock
was exterminated long since, and other
allied species are almost all killed off
The gnu, the zebra, the giraffe, are on
the way to disappearance, and the
quagga has totally vanished. In past
times quaggas were abundant through
out Cape Colony and the Orange Free
State. They were easily domesticated,
and It is surprising that no use was
made of them for riding and draft
purposes.
The White Hhlnncero«,
All have heard of white elephants,
hut few know that there are also lu
existence white rhinoceroses constitut
ing a distinct species. These are al
most extinct, and probably not more
than a dozen or 60 are left. The Revue
Scientlfique says of a small herd of
these animals in Natal that fortunately
they are protected by law.