CLARA BARTON.
THE JOHNSTOWN DISASTER COM
PARED WITH OTHER HORRORS
A Reception to Miss Barton-The Most
Pathetio Cae That Came Under Her
Observation-An Elegant Testimonal
Previous to Her Departure.
Miss Clara Barton, being about to leave
our city, is attracting much attention. In
fact she will not he fully appreciated
until he lias left us. " Blessings, brighten
as tliuy take their flight," is an old
su> iug. The people are now beginning to
see more fully how much good Alias Bar
ton has been doing amongst us. Although
she and the Red Cross have been appreci
ated ever since they have been here, their
withdrawal will make more apparent
what a blessing they were.
A part of a recent interview with Miss
Barton was as follows :
" How dors the Johnstown flood com
pare in its effects with scenes that you
have elsewhere witnessed in war or pes
tilence ? "
" The scenes here could scarcely be
compared with those of war, This tiling
happened all at once, and it was done.
War goes on. In the war the victims are
not ail killed. Some of them remain to
be cared for. This would seem to have
been like a buttle in olden times, when
the victors went through and slew all the
wounded and left only dead on the field.
In the matter of relief, it was easier to
relieve here, for one was safe while doing
so. I have been accustomed, while on,
the field, to give while under fire and in
danger the kind of relief that I gave.
Here one might work unmolested. This
spectacle was as ghastly, for the first few
days, as a battle with the burying of its
dead. I should judge that, for the hours
it lasted, while the people were iu the
flood, it was worse, more terrible, than a
battle. The victims faced death more
ceitainly. There must have seemed to
them to be less chance of escape than
even that of a body of soldiers eugaged in
a charge of the most perilous nature. In
the matter of absolute, acute suffering of
the people as I first saw them, it seemed
to have been mercifully provided for.
They were dazed. There were no tears,
no wailings for the dead. They seemed
to have come up to the measure of human
suffering and horror and desolation—to
have reached a point beyond which they
could not feel. In their moments of
danger they seemed to have suffered all
that it was possible for human beings to
suffer and still live. The survivors
seemed surprised that they had escaped.
I do not think that all of them were glad
of it when they found themselves so ut
terly bereft of friends, but they could
only seem astonished, dazed and steeled.
" There was another feature which
made it incomparable with a battle—
these victims were largely women and
children. I have seen something like
this after a seige, when a city was enter
ed, and the hospitals filled with women
and children. This is always regarded
as the most dreadful and pitiful feature iu
such a spectacle.
" It is scarcely possible to bring the
two pictures into actual contrast, as their
similarity would mainly exist in their
dreadfulness, their tcrribleness."
" What has been, or is likely to be, the
ultimate effect upon the sufferers, espec
ially the women so far as insanity or.
melancholia is concerned ? " *
" I do not think that I have observed
any general tendency toward insanity. It
would be difficult to judge precisely what
it would be that was weighing upon the
mind of a woman, even if one saw Iter
melancholy—whether it was the effect of
the slioek, or of the necessities it had
brought her by the loss of friends and
home and property, or of dread of the fu
ture. lam inclined to think that the lat
ter are weighing more heavily to-dav
upon the mentality of these people than
are the lesults of any shock which they
may have sustsined at the time of the dis
aster. Some, however, went insane at the
disaster, and have never since recovered
their reason."
A SAD STORY.
" What do you regard as the most piti
able ease that came under your observa
tion ? "
" A young and very pretty girl, seven
teen years of age, was brought to me a
few days ago. At the time of the flood
she had a father, a mother, a brother and
a sister. They were Germans. When
the waters came down, the father was at
work in a coal mine, and knew nothing
of the disaster until he came up the shaft
at 0 o'clock in the evening. The two
sisters were thrown out of an upper win
dow as the house pitched. The one now
alive caught hold of a tree and floated.
The other girl found no tree, and sank to
rise no more. The brother attempted to
get the mother across the railroad track.
He had got her as far as the middle of the
track, when she fainted. The flood came
with all its force against a ' dead' engine
standing close by and pushed it upon
him. It cut the unconscious woman
completely in two. The son, in his
further efforts to snvecven her body, was
himself drowned. Wh the father came
out of the mine and found himself, as he
thought, bereft of his home and all his
dear ones, he became insane, and is now
in a retreat near here. The only one of
his family who was saved is now home
less, friendless and sjek. She was thrown
into a fever, and taken away, but recov
ered and taken back to town, and is now
here with a family whom she knew before
the flood. She was badly hurt, and is
still very feeble. Whsn slie was brought \
to me, my lady assitants took great pleas- t
ure in lilting her to all she could possibly
went, and I was equally happy in giving
her a little home of her own, if she should
ever again see fit to make one and become
independent."
'• Flow do you regard the future of
Johnstown as it city ?"
"It is already assured. The prospects
are very bright. There is immense enter
prise as well as great thrift here. Johns
town isn't going crazy on account of this
calamity, no matter what pet theories
may he. In five years it will be a hosier,
better and mure beautiful city than itever
was.
Miss Mai ton lias 110 definite plans for
the future, hut she may lie depended on
to find other cougeninl outlets for her en
ergies and sympathies as soon as she shall
he a little rested.
SKAROHINh FOK THE DEAD.
Ite.vaiilcd Saturday l>y Hie Finding ol a
ltoily—Description.
The work of searching for the dead,
under the direclien of the Executive
Committee, was begun on Thursday by a
small force of men, but yesterday the
force was increased to sixty-one men and
twenty-four teams. The operations were
begun hack of Honeymoon Row. The
work was continued in that vicinity to
day. An observer says that there is quite
a difference between the way these
men, who are under the efficient manage
ment of Mr. Emanuel James, work and
the way the State's forces conducted
their operations. There is no friction, no
waiting, no one getting in another's way
to take up time, but all moves along
smoothly. The deposit is removed
and dumped on and near the Akers
& Baumer's slaughtery house. The
idea is to raise the level of that part of the
town, which has always been about the
first to be Flooded.
Yestorday afternoon about 4 o'clock a
body was found, and taken to Hender
son's Morgue. The description as nearly
as could be ascertained from the state in
which the body was, is as follows :
No. 492, Male apparently nol old,
height live feet six inches, brown hair,
white shirt, brown and mixed cotton
socks, gaiter shoes, black corkscrew
coat and vest, black pants with white
thread, red bandana handkerchief, no
collar or neckwear, as near as could be
told, two collar buttons one pearl and the
other gold plated, with set, one rubber
sleeve-holder with steel attachments.
From the pockets were taken a tlireo
bladcd knife, ring, shoe-buttoner, lead
pencil with steel fastener for vest pocket,
street car check, and child's china orna
ment.
The work of searching for the dead
will be continued for some time as the
fund is growing rapidly. The Johnson
Company's employes yesterday added
about S7OO to the fund, and from other
sources about S2OO were raised, making
altogether nearly SB,OOO already con
tributed.
TWO MILES DOWN THE KIVEK.
The Insurauce Policy of Charles Kirn
round in Cambria City.
Before the flood Mr. Charles Kies kept
a bakery and confectionery on Railroad
street. He had been married but a few
months. He and his wife were both
drowned on the black Friday. His body
was found in Cambria City and buried
from the morgue at St. Columba's Church.
Mr. Kies carried a policy of SI,OOO in the
New York Life Insurance Company.
The policy was found on the river bank
in Cambria and has been photographed
by the company, and the company has a
reduced plate copy of the policy very
finely printed as a relic of the Johnstown
flood. Until lately no Administrator for
Mr. Kies was appointed. Mr. Robert
Sagerson was authorized to administer
the affairs of the estate, and yesterday he
received from Mr. John McDermott,
agent, the amount of the policy.
Mr. McDermott also paid Susan Young,
widow of Eniil Young, the Clinton street,
jewelryman, $1,031.88 being the amount
of her husband's policy with the above
named company, Both these claims
would have been paid some time ngo,
but in the first case there was no one
authorized to receive it, and in the other
case the papers were not in the right
shape till very recently. The New York
Life was very prompt in paying off the
policies of those lost in the flood. Eigh
teen policy holders witli that company
were lost.
EIUE AT NO. SIX lililDOK.
Camp Sims Humeri With All Its Contents
C. A. Sims' Camp at Bridge No, 0 was
burned out Saturday about 0 o'clock. It
was a four roomed house, and gave shel
ter to seven of the workmen engaged on
the P. R. 11. repairs. Those stopping in
the house lost all their clothing, trunks,
and other effects, the total loss of which
is about SI3OO. The fire caught from a
hanging lamp in the dining room. The
hook broke und the lainn fell scattering
fire in all directions. Supper was nearly
ready, and the workmen found difficulty
in escaping, so rapidly did the flames
spread. Two of the occupants, Wm. Luther
aud Lee Mastertou, are from Johns
town, of the others, C. A. Sims, Assistant
Engineer of Construction, on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, Robert King, Ed. 8.
Hippy aud J. C. Crawford, are from
Philadelphia, and D. J. Foster from Har
risburg, and the cook from Pittsburgh.
All the draughts made by the engineer for
the second pier at No. 0 bridge were lost,
and the work will be delayed somewhat.
Robert King, one of the occupants, had a
very narrow escape, being up stairs at the
time the fire broke out.
If you are out of notches is, envelopes
or bill heads, call at the DEMOCRAT print
ing office and get a supply. You will bt
suited in quality and price. |
THE FANCIES OF FASHION.
Dssiairaroß SHADS BATS SOB OUT
DOOR WORKERS.
Ja it the Thing *>r Women-Folhi Who
Are Huh In the Open Air and Who
Cannot Bo Troubled With Paraeole.
No More Tanned Faces If This Device
Be Worn.
There seems to be nothing procurable
just now tbat will furnish protection
against the sun except what are termed
garden shade hats, and one can hardly
be oomfortahle wearing one of these on
a hot day without a parasol also. They
aro very nice for somo purposes, but for
those who wish to spend long days in
the fields they do not afford a very effect
ive protection against tan and sunburn.
Sun bonnets, so often resorted to by the
uninitiated, though nloe for the complex
ion If made large enough, are soon found
to be a delusion as far as comfort is con
cerned, their close, dapping sides effectu
ally shutting out sound and air. The
arrangement here represented is the re
sult of a sudden inspiration whioh came
tfc a lady often called to spend a port
of the hot summer days in the
open field. Veils being a nuisance, para
sols a hindrance and her out-of-door 00-
rupation a necessity, she happened to
lit upon the device illustrated, which Is
simply a plaiting of paper tacked to the
rim of a common garden hat. She tried
ihe experiment for one day; it was so
satisfactory that she has enlarged her
hat in that way for several seasons and
considers the question of shade settled,
as she desires nothing better, lights' or
more airy.
rtBVICBABLE SHADE HATS.
Any hat with a rim that does not roll
up will do to enlarge, but one that can be
oent down at the sides is best; any kind
of paper may be used except tissue. To
ma'ko a four-inch plaiting, take a long
strip of paper nine Inches wide, fold it
lengthwise in the middle and lay it in
plaits about an inch wide and tack it to
the under edge of the hat rim, with the
doubled edge of the paper outward. An
ecru or yellow straw with a plaiting of
fine, firm wrapping paper very nearly the
same color looks much better than one
would suppose. Ties or a bridle may be
pinned under the trimming at the sides,
with which to draw the rim down if tho
wind blows; many prefer to use ties in
any weather, but of course the rim is not
brought down so closely as to touch the
faco or prevent a free circulation of all
These hats completely protect the head
and body from the heat of the sun anil
are a boon to farmers' wives ana
laughters, nfany of whom keep one or
two alwaye in readiness for immediate
use. One plaiting will often last through
the season, but as it takes only a few mo
ments to make the addition, It is worth
doing if it is only for one day's use. as
has been proved many tlmos by summer
visitors who, after seeing one, invariably
enlarge their hats for their berrying ex
cursions and long rambles, A merry party
of girls en route for the berry pasLuro
with bright young faces shaded by
spreading paper rays of some becoming
color, is a pretty sight, and they have
the comfort of daring the sun all day and
, returning as fair as when they started, a
consideration not to be under-rated at
any time, especially in these days of
white dresses, which, though universally
becoming, always seem to intensify the
color in n tanned face.—Americun Agri
culturist.
Boating and Tennis Gowns.
The centennial boating and tennis
gowns worn this season are exceedingly
tasteful and charming. Their national
color-inixtuses of red, white and blue not
only celebrate the glory of tho year, but
foili w a style originated by tho Prinoess
of Wales, who particularly affects these
colors. Usually there is ait open jacket
of red and blue striped "serge, with a very
wide collar of dark red or blue velvet,
vest and undersloeves of oream-white
crepe cloth, or on more expensive suits
these are of cream-white washing silk.
These undersloeves are in full bishop
style, gathered into a band at the wrist.
They come from under close ones of tho
stripe, which reach just below the elbow,
ending in a rounded point. Silver but
tons like those worn by officers on royal
yachts are set on each side of the jacket,
A Ileant iful Toilet.
One of the most beautiful toilets seen
this summer is made of palest golden
green watered silk, draped with green
tulle sprayed with line gold leaves. The
dress is in princess shape, domi-trained.
Tho liodico is cut out square front and
back, and veiled lightly with the tulle.
The sleeves aro short, and the garniture
consists of trailing sprays of pink roses
and foliage, mingled with pale yellow
honeysuckle blossoms. A tall slender
blonde of tho purest golden typo wears
this toilet to the admiration of ait who
behold her in it.
Artistic Tea-Gowns.
The artistic medimval tea-gowns, with
cuirass corsage and full shirts, are very
charmingly made of the soft beautifully
tiutod silk muslins, brocaded with roses
and foliage. These are invariably made
up over silk linings -the shade of the
gown. Neither ribbons nor (lowers are
worn witli these dresses, but upon the
corsage is a deep turn-down collar of
Venetian lace, this reaching to a decided
point on the front of the V-shapo opening
in the neck. There aro lace cuff's to
match.
Imitating the Men.
The caprice for borrowing details from
masculine attire grows still more evi
dent. and in tailor-made walking suits
and teunis and yachtiug costumes there
is really very little except the skirt to
distinguish them from men's dress. Soft
felt huts in black, white and gray art
worn, caps with cloth or leather visors,
stiff neckties with scarf pins; suilor knots
and collars, vests and cutaway jackets,
link butioue, shirt waists with studs, and
so on. Those little affectations appear
most charmingly with sweet sixteen.
Quotations from Shakspers in raised
letteri. appear upon some of the newest
bangle bracelets.
Qarden fichus and half shawls o'
White muslin and lace are worn with
hate ot shirred muslin to correspond.
WNCI.B JEBHT AVD TBS FA BSCS.
A r,tor r off • Trade In ■ "Brrkahln"
Cow,
"Some years ago," Uncle Jerry Bunk
says, "I'was living In a small town where
the folks v ire all neighbors anil the vil
lage pastor even was not above making
* deal now and then in farm prouuct*.
Ho said to me one (lav that lie had a line
Berkshire sow he would like to soil. He
described it to me as a very lino sow,
dwelling especially on its breed. X
wanted such an animal at that time, and
li did not take us long to strike a bar
gain, Dealing with my pastor, I took
his word for the sow, and did not even go
to aee it. On account of the breed I | a.d
a good round sum for the sow.
"He sent it around when I was away,
and it wus in the pen wheal rem m"b
I took my wife and t.vu or ihroe friends
out to the pen to show off my purchase.
I was quite proud of the possession and
had u great deal to say of its lino i.ointsas
we went. A hungry grunt greeted us as
we approached. With great expectations
we looked over the bars. There was as
long-nosed,lank-sided an old razor-backed
sow us ever you set eye on. I was provoked
—that ie to say, I was mad. I made go
attempt to express my feelings there. I
„ust told ttie hked boy to drive that
critter around to Parton Blank's and
before he had lime toge. the bais down
I was at the pars< n s myself, 'Blie's a
coming. I want my money back,' I said,
as mildly as I could under the circum
stances. 'Well, you won't get your
money,' the parson replied. Then I urn
afraid I used a number of biblical ex
pressions in away the par-on us no;
used to hearing them; for he got very
pale, aud I got my money.
••The parson was au .ious that no h.ng
should be generally known about the
transaction.
"At church the next Sunday lie
preached an eloquent sermon, lie had
the congrega lon worked up. 'Wha did
Jeremiah say? What did Jeremiah say?
What—did Jeremiun—say?' hi the
warmth of bis eloquence he cried.
"'He says as how he'd bed—u—d—if
hewouldnt mash \ou all up if yoimii
didn't give back hisiis' moucy und* ako
your old sow!' It was a couuti .hiiu o ,
the congregation who was t peaking, a d
he thought he had answered the par-uii
question.
"So the story of the pig got out and he
preactier left that diocese "—Philadel
phia Telegraph.
Pntugoiiiun Fur Denlerw.
The southern part of the South Ameri
can continent, extending UOn miles ITne.
the Itio Negro, the boundary of the ,-w
gentine Republic, to the Straits of Mag,-;
lan, received from its early Spuni-d .10- j
coverers the name "Patagonia, ' 011
account of the large human too steps
they saw on its soil before they rue* any
of the natives. These were lubuiou.ly
reported to be a race of giants; but they 1
are only a well grown, robust, peaceable
savage folk, calling themselves I sonecas
or Tehuelche, divided into clans and '
tribes, often migrating from one district
to another, and their total number is but
a few thousaud. Hunting is their chief I
occupation, aud they are expert horse
men, trainers of dogs and shooters with !
the bow or arrow or throwers of the i
lance.
The huanaco (or guanaeo), a species of 1
ilaina, is the wild animal thai mainly '
supplies thoso people with food, cloth-
ing and shelter, their drosses and liieir
tents boiug made of its skin, say the
"London News." Few c." tuem possess
herds of cattle and flocks of siieep. In
some of their habits there likeness 10
those of the North American Indians
who formerly subsisted on ttie buffalo or
bison of the western prairies. The coun
try, which is claimed a. under the do
minion of itjie Republic of Chili, has not
yet been Accurately explored, but there
are Chilian settlement-, on the shore-, of
he Straits of Magellan, tiio ciiief of
which is at I'uuta Arenas, or Saudy Point,
near the entrance to those s'raits" Hero
the steam vessols passing through tho
straits aro acoustoined to stop, an. I Pau
gouiun fur dealers often biingou board
tor salo to the officers and passengers
beautiful rugs of huanaco skins which
have been prepared and sewn together by
he Tehuelehe women. Tho hurguiniiig
or this commodity is a lively sceno.
Graveyards In f.muton.
A return lias just been issued from the
come office, dealing with tho subject of
metropolitan cemetries. Of the twenty
three cases which have fallen within the
scope of this inquiry, it appears that the
f'ity of London and Tower Hamlets
Cemetery, Mile-end, leads off with a
ghiistly tenantry of some 2-47,000 bodies,
while All Souls' Ken sal Green, occupies
tue laigest area, comprising some sixty
nine acres, und also enjoys the priority
in respect of age.
As regards tho spaio allotted for each
gravo, some disparity is observable, 9
feet by 6 feet 6 inches being the maxi
mum limit. The common interment sys
t em is very general, it being, for Instance,
I lie niactice in some districts to bury as
many as eight to ten adults, or twelve
children and grown-up pevsans mixed, in
u common resting place.—Londou Laily
Telegraph.
Traveling on Ills Fare.
The three assistant f ostmasters-gon
eral, tho chief postofflce inspector and
his eighty-five assi.- tauts and the super
intendent of the railway mail service and
his dozen assistants, all have passes
slimed "John Wanamakur" that entitle
them to tide free on all railroad, steam
boat anil stage linos which carry the
United States mail; but the postmaster
general cannot issue one to himself, by and
for himself, and so lias to pay if the train
and steamboat and stage people refuse
to take his word for it that lie is the head
of the pnstolllce department. His fame
is so general, however, and his face so
familiar to the readers of picture papers
that tho most officious gate keeper for
once exercises what might be called his
discretion. —L'h iladol ph in Press.
A Georgia Marriage Knot.
ET.BEBTON, Aug. 3. —An amusing mar
.-'age took place in Elberton the other
itny. A couple cume into tho court hous.
.1 be married. A uew justice was caiiet
itu He had no form, and improvised a
ceremony. He first ordered the couple
to Join hands, and tlion, after hesitating
a while, ho asked tho groom these ques
tions : "Will you stick to this woman
through thick aud thin, up and down
right and left, hot or cold, wet or dry,
and have no other wife but her? If you
will, you can have her for a wife." Simi
lar questions having been propounded to
tho woman, and affirmative answers
given, he pronounced thorn husband aud
wife.
Inrreaomf Purchasing Poweri of Grain.
In 1810 it took one bushel of corn to
buy one pound of nails, now one bushel
ol' corn will buy ten pounds of nails.
Then it required sixty-four bushels of
barley to buy one yard of broadcloth,
now the satno amount of barley will pay
for twenty yards of broadcloth. It then
required the price of one bushel of wheat
to puy for one yard of calico, now one
bushel of wheat will buy twenty yards oi
calico.—English Mechanic.
INTO A PILLAR OF FIRE.
A UISIXO EX FEB T FACES DEATH TQ
KAUX t 1.000.
William H. Marvin's Hazardous At
tempt to Itemovr the Caps of a Kern
ing Oni Well—Covered with Asbestos
and Wet Cloths, He succeeds, but
Sufferi Terribly iu the Kltort.
801110 few days ago the lluthvan, On
tario, gas well \vn set alire, it is -up
posed, by some disgruntled laborer. '1 lu.
rap over the top of the pipe wus so lixcc'
that tin- escapiti gas rushed out diicdj
toward the giouud and made safe up
preach imuossible. The ioar could 1
heard iu Kingsville, three miljs awav.
J.ocul mechanism lound it impo->M
to remove the cap. The heat wus sue
ply unendurable und grew worse every
day. Gas exports from Ohio were called
to tiie scene, but they, too, gave it up
The gr und around the well became
baked up when workmen tried 10 cooi
it with a stream from a lire engine the
water w nt up in a cloud of siearo before
It hud fairly struck the ground. All idea
nf cooling off the ground was given up
Tiio o . nors of the well offered SI,OOU 10
any one who would remove the cup.
iViliiam H. Marvin a mining expert,
w bo had some acquaintance with natural
pes, undertook the job. He tried several
- heme- for removing the cap by aid of
a long lever, but they all failed, for the
reason that his lever would melt away
mi- er the tierce heat as- -eon as he got it
mar enough to work. Hede erinined to
i-i near tlm well tibn-eif aiul cur off
■ • cap. it looked like 1 criuin death lot
uity one to approach the well, mid even
tli" owner advised Marvin to give up the
idea. He iiiiule a suit of asb- tu that
wa ■ unique 111 its way. It wa, hi- pur
po-e to go right up to the we.l, ihrougb
tie* gas Hume, and place a cold chisel
iigainst the pipe wiuie his assistant
jo nded on the chl-ei until the cap gave
way.
no first attempt was a signal failure.
Marvin only reached the Uauic, wiicn lie
re I rented. Hu tied worn a heavy pair or
•<!" hide lioois, covoted wtih wm doih.,,
-i d it fore he got. to the tlainc the cloh
lit .. dried and burned a \ ay, ami ins
b ots were Lair burned oil. So gioal
\ i • his hurry to escape ihiit he dropped
hie cutting contrivance and w as dismayed
lo see it red hot before his eyes. For
liis next trial lie woio a pair of rubber
boots and inside these thrust his feet
wound in dampened rags. Outside the
boots lie put a heavy covering of asbes
tos. His coat of asbestos was cone, shape.
His nnns stuek out through two holes in
the cone and were wound in several
thicknesses of wet cloth, which was cov
ered with n heavy coating of asbestos.
His contrivance for culling the pipe con
sisted of a long and very sharp chisel,
fastened at right angles to an inm staff.
In approaching the well he slid the cone
along the ground, seeing his way through
uglass set in the front. His assistant was
robed like himself and carried a long irott
bar, on which was fastened a small far
rier's hammer. Two hundred people saw
the daring men make this approach to
the llarae, and as Marvin disappeared in
its circle a shudder swept over the on
lookers. There were not a half dozen in
the crowd that expected to see .Marvin
come out alive, but, in a second that
seemed like an age they saw the edge of
the chisel resting up against the pipe,
just below the cap, Almost breathlessly
they watched the assistant make a stroke
at the chisel in a clumsy kind of away.
lie did not hit it. The second trial was
more successful; he hit the chisel
squarely but lightly. The cono in the
ring of lire wavered and a my of "He's
burned to deatli" went up on all sides,
i lie cone moved again, thoeiilsel fell and
lite .eople could see that Marvin was
coming out.
Evoivbody thought that ho ha'i given
up in sheer despair, but not so. Ho hud
ooine out of the lire to got rest ami nil.
He was nearly suffooateil. When the
oono was lilted oil' Marvin, for lie was
100 weak to lift it oIT himself, ho was a
sight to behold. His face was senilet
and his eyes prot udod like door knobs.
He was half rousted and it took hiin two
hours to recover. Then he pluckily de
termined to try it again. His oono was
thoroughly wot and fie fixed up another
chisel, saying, as the oono was |iui over
liim, that ho would succeed or never
ooiue out alive.
The crowd cheered him and then
wateheil him approach certain sucoess of
death. Again the hammer ami chisel
WON brougii into play, and little by lit
tle the people could see that the man s
skill and pluck would win. All at once
the roar of the well changed to a shrill
whistle, and the cap was blown 100 feet
upward, while Marvin s cone stood at
the foot of the pipe motionless. It was
some minutes before it inovedandtbe
people thought again that ho hud per
ished in his attempt, llis assistant was
badly bufned and hud to be taken to tlio
hotel for as islance. When Marvin's
oone began to move the people sent up a
tremendous shout and the more venture
some run us far as they could on the hot
ground to reuoh him. He was taken out
and revived, badly scorched, but not
hurt otherwise.
Marvin had earned ills SI,OOO. He put
a contrivance on the pipe to shut off the
How of gas, and now Kuthvan is quiet
from the deafening roar. Marvin's eap
is shaped like the letter T, and was
placed on the pipe after three trials. The
company estimate that over 11,0(10.000
feet of gas has been consumed enoli day.
Marvin said that, it was the nearest to
death he ever expected to be until his
time came. "Every breath," he said,
"seemed to burn like fire, und twice I
nearly fainted. My mouth was so
patched that I could not even moisten
my lips with my tongue. The suffering
was dreadful and I would not pass
through the experience again for lifty
times SI,OOO. This time, however, I was
hound to win. Despite my covering, ear
body is blistered in several places and
my bunds and arms are,one r.iuss of
burns. My feet are burned as if I had
them in the fire."
A Pol lull I'iltM-l in l)odg*.
At an election in Poland the other day
a young candidate tried a maruruvre
which almost, deserved to succeed for its
ingenuity. Nearly all the peasants were
ugainst him, and the problem was how
to preventthepi from voting. Tlio inter
val is very short between the time
when they leave off work and the closing
of tlio polls, so that at th ast half hour
a groat crowd was waiting. Suddenly
there was a cry of "fire" and a rattling
of engines. But the ruse did not succeed,
the stolid countrymen first waiting to
record thoir vote, and then hurrying ofl
to discuss the eonilngration.
Already Related.
"No, Mr. Jones, I cannot bo your
•wife"'
"But- you'll be a sister to me, promise
me thui."
"Itis unnecessary. Your brother pro
posed to mo last week and I promised to
tie bis sister. I have been your sister
Cor a week."—Boston Courier.
AIT ASTOirisnrsa MBMORIAI*
IVlbatr of Dencon Widow to IIS *
Memory,
The story of the queerest tribute u
tho dead on record conies from Lambert- 3
vlile, N. J., says tho Philadelphia •
"Times." Near that town lives Mrs.
Eltsha Pratt., widow of Deacon Pra't,
who was famous as a farmer, a genial
soul and an ardent Methodist, lie was
partlculs'ly fond of ttekling his appetite,
ami was deemed con iderahlo of an epi- -
cure. His wife was an excellent cook,
and her dinners were rare exhibitions t*f
Jiiilnnry skill for a rural neh hhorhood.
About, a year agoanumt erof minister
were on their way tr; tho camp meeting
tt Ocean Grove. 'lucre were just a
lozen of hum. Deacon i'ratt had them
ill atop overnight vL Ins farmhouse and
rave them a rousing dinner early in the
venlng. It was u dinner modeled on
he Jew England plan, as Pratt came
mm Vermont and so did his wile,
t here was everything conceivable to cat
ind plenty of reasonably hard cidor to
frink. Tho deacon was in the best of
minor, and partook even more heartily
'.liuri usual of He food, iiis wife, ac
customed as she was to her ImsbanuV
arge appetite, was astonished at the
miount he consumed, and made a inen
ai inventory of the various articles and
'.lie amount of each that he swallowed.
The next afternoon Deacon Elishu
I rait died of cholera morbus. Thophy
'ician suid the dinner knocked lum out.
! funeral was tho largest tho neigh
'orhood ever knew. Eight of the twelve
■lergynien present at the dinner acted as:
nil hearers and the other tour otltciated
>t the church a*id*by the grave.
Tho widow was inconsolable for a
chile anil talked about the tribute she *
•rop'ised having prepurod in memory of
is.- husband. Everybody supposed sli -
vns going to erect a handsome menu
mult anil i he i uikere of toinbetones sent
tublds. Bui .hoy were all misiakun.
ilrs. Pratt bA>i in view tliu most re
iirkable \nd yet suggestive of men.o
iils. it'-.s had the work done quietly in
■iiiladeqihia, and it required some weeks
0 liiush it.
When it arrived at tlie farm i.tidsome
'f the widow's intimate friends were in
it.ed to call and see the tiihute, they '
• ere at first isiounded and then shocked
u.d limilly they felt a disposition l<. /
uiigli that vvus controlled with difficulty.
)n the tabl't in the parlor stood a largo t
lass case. Uu top of tlio ease was a
all arch made of solid silver. Sur
oiinting the arch was the tigure in sit
er of an nngel blowing a trumpet. In
ie the arch and suspended from itscen
• r was a tublet of white marble, on
. nich was inscribed the following words
u deep, black letters:
"This Is What tho Deacon Died Of."
But it was underneath the glass case
hat the great surprise awaited the spec- ,
mors. There on plates rranged in the
uder they were served, were exact du
dieates in wax and some In glace shape,
>f the various articles of food the dea
•on hud eaten at the dinner the evening
■ fore he dipd, and also exact duplicates
u quantity and size of the amounts he
lad consumed. There was a large plate
>f soup, a big slice of meat, heaping
•ide dishes full of vegetables, three cu
•umbers, huge slices of pie, a quarter of
1 watermelon, two plates of icecream, a
-mail Clip of coffee and three gobletß of
•ider. They were perfect pieces of work
as well as perfect representations ,
had passed down the deacon's
i oat, at the dinner. The whole thing ,
•ad eostseveral hundred dollars.
The neighbors natuifelly ridiculed the
tribute at first, but they ail respected the
widow, and when tiiey found that she
vis really in earnest in her grief and in
ler regard for the wax memorial, they
est rained their mirth and said little
ibnut it outside.
Rutnir|k.
The nutmeg is the innermost kernel of
he fruit of n small tree that grows about
iiirty teet high. It is a native of the
iast Indies, I t it is cultivated in other
lupienl lands. It has a small, yellow
lower. The fruit is small und poach
ike, but with a smooth surface and turns
fellow when ripe. The exterior, a thick,
lesliy husk, dries up and cracks, disclos
es the nut. The outer covering of this
lut is what wo know as mace. It is red
it first, but turns to a light brown when
tried. Next comes a bard, shilling shell
uid Inside that is tho nutmeg.
The tree hears about the eighth or
linth year from tho seed. Tho mace is
aken off and dried in the sun for one
.ay, and for eight days in the shade, *
hen dampened with sea water and
iressed in bags, 'i lie remainder of Ilia
nit is very thoroughly dried, when tiie
•liell is broken and the nutmegs af> as
mrted, tho host ones being exported.
I'liey nro first pickled in lime water,
lien left to sweat, and dually packed for
diipmont. '1 he I'eming nutmegs, tho
jest, are about an inch long, pnle brown,
■orrugated on tho surface, with red
itreaks in tho gray interior. —Loudon
Standard.
Electric Elatlron*.
When tho koroseno stovo was Invented
housekeepers rejoiced over tho prospect
.if something that would relieve tlicni of
some of the additional heat required in
cooking, washing and ironing during the
jot days that Maine had at that period,
out. if the Watervitlo man's new electric
?xperiments work as is anticipated, un
locked heat will be reduced to a in mi
lium.
In addition to his recently invented
Jlectric oven. Willis Mitchell has per
fected .a llaliron for which wonderful
jffoets are claimed. A cord is attached
to a circuit and connected with the llat
iron, which Is thereby heutcd for use, all
of the heat going to tho bottom of the
ilatiron when it is neoded.
An iron heated in this way is always
ready for use, and, it is said, can bo run
nil day, or as long as the current is ,
turned* on, without the operator leaving
tho table when at work. Tho amount of
heat given to tho ilatiron can also bo reg
ulated as desired. —Exchange.
The Price of Toothpicks.
Owing to the overproduction and ina
bility to dispose of accumulated stock,
most of the toothpick mills in the state
of Maine aro closed. Tho largest manu
facturer states that ho now wholesales
Ills goods for less thnn one-twelfth of
their cost when ho commenced business
Ju ltS6l. It would bo interesting to know
how far this result has been brought
about by the Improvement and cheapen
ing in dentistry and also by Improvement
in manners.—Exchange.
The Naphtha Habit.
A prominent medical journal calls
attention to the growth of tho "iiaphtha
habit" among the female employes of
rubber fuctorios. The inhalation got
naphtha fumes produces n peculiarly
agreeable inebriation. Naphtha Is used
to clean rubber, and is kept In large
boilers, to the valve of which employes
obtain access and broathe tue fumes.
The habit wus introduced from Germany,
and is chiefly found in the New England
states.