4
RKC6lU0F" HIDING.
now the ftAimijt-: has ii:vi:fi-
OPKI) I'litMl MAUI, Y TIMKS.
War In Willed It Wns Knshto'icd by
DMVreiit Nation -Homo Muddles
Are Very Itb-lily itnd Curi
ously Ornamented.
ET VF.HY Nation bring a new
cuddle tu incrcnxn our eutii-
logiin-- tin- Mameluke, hi of
crimson velvet ; the Tnrlnr,
poliahed wood; Mm IVrMinn, jmititfil
gilt nnd inlaid with ivory; the Moor,
scnrlet velvet ; tho Sicilian, gaudy
1om1 ; thii HoiidnnoHe, sewn with
gazelle sinew iiml covered with croco
dile liiilii; tin- Mexican, leather richly
decorated ; th" Hoklnonn, painted
wnoil interact with hone ; while from
Homhiiy mill thi riinjuiili come those
of purple mid eilvcr ; from the Mouth
Hen t-duiid, sa Idles decorated with
owrio nIicIIh, and Iceland HetnU n
species of chuir covered with repousse
bras.
Homo idee, of tint importance of sad
dlery will he received whi'ti it is mini
tlmt Kiiglund export to foreign ports
nnniiiilly mi nuumiit of saddlery nml
lim nrxN tlmt is valued nt linlf n million
of pounds. None of thin comes to thin
iNinn try, where it is believed tlmt
American leather is tint best in tho
worlil. All middle are made on the
Mel'lcHtiii inmli'l, used nliko for rivil
ninl military purposes. This consists
of two straps of hciifliwood, which
THE ICF.I,ANTTr RADDIX.
form n skeleton or frame, strength
ened by iron braces, nml over this n
rovcringoftnnned pigskin in stretched,
whilo stirrups Initio to thii humid stout
leather complete the structure. The
difference litweoil this war middle nml
tbiit of tlin Thirteenth (,'entnry
portrayed by Viollot Io Hue, supplied
with ii high nml )ointiHl entitle, nguinst
which tho knight was propped, whilo
lio lu'M his luneo before, liim in a Arm
ninl straight attitude, is a grout as tlio
contrast ilrnwn l.y Hir Walter Heott
in "Tho TnliHinnn" of thp two knight
tlmt nn't in tho tltwrt Sir Keniu'th,
of Hi'otliinil, mounto.t on n iiiiinhivo
Noriiuin wnr liorno nn.l tlio Hiiltnn on
his iigilo Ami) Htooil.
Tim nrt of liorm'nmnsliip dutpfi from
riMiioto nntiipiity, lint it in not known
whii Bttililh'K (nun.' into exiNtnncr, mul
for oi'iitiirifH only n cloth Hepiiniti'il
tlio rider from liin horHo. Whil
ilumiH roHo nliove liorm's' homln nml
l)itn nml luiilloH wrro of Holid golil,
while llowintc tiisHol HtriAinml from tlio
liiiriivHK, Im'IIh mnilo music for tho
ucckn mul tlio riclicnt cinliroiilcroil
rlollm oovcroil tlio hor.irs' Billed, tho
KfiyptiiuiH, AsByriiins, IVrsimiH mul
OrcoliH, iloHpito thi'Ho ologancicp, roilo
on niinpln pntlx or ciiHhions Himilnr to
those utill iinoil ly tho BiulouiiiH of
Anin. Tho ScunilinoviaUB, however,
useil the baiIiUo m lav bade an tho Iron
Ako, mul the bronze pominolH amlBtir
nips now to bo seen in tho muncum in
Copenhagen, prove thnt tholr work-
oLnonun's radtilk.
niuUHhip of this branch of nrt was of
an elaborate ami complex nature.
According to pictorial representa
tions the f addles used by the Anglo
KaxoiiH were of a primitive order
mere Bhnllow ciiHhions or pads. The
hordemau or rider tint low on the
horse's back. The pad was frequently
decorated with a fringe of tufts of
hair, probably the tails of some an
imal. Tho ends of tho pad were
ajightly raided with a foreshadowing of
pommel and cantle of a later develop
ment. The Xornians gave prominenoe
to pommel and cantle, which in their
Lauds rose to a considerable height in
a curvilineur form. Home excellent
representations of this type are seen in
the celebrated Bayeux tapestry, sup
posed to have been made by Matilda,
the wife of the Conqueror. We must
recall to mind that to the prominent
pommel of his saddle William the
Conqueror lost his life, for according
to the old historians his horse treading
on burning embers of the ruined city
of Mantes reared and threw bis rider
upon the prominent iron pommel of
the saddle, which pieroed hi body and
caused his deuth.
The next change in saddlery oc
curred about the Thirteenth Century,
when jousts and tournaments became
popular in England, whioh method of
warfare consisted of combats between
vll m
horsemen nrmod with long lances,
whoso object was to lumber thi'ir an
tagonist out of tlu awhile. Tim "tilt
ing saddle" thru beenmn n necessity.
This consisted of n iluin seat with n
rnifinl padded back, extending ronnil
TI1.T1M1 RAOIH.K.
tho Bides nml eneompnsBiiiK tin1 loins
of tho rider. Miinv of these hnvii
neither middle bow nor pommel. In
the folli wing century n HhieM wns in
troduced for the protection of tho
rider's tliiulis. This extended down
the llmikHof the horse mid wns nttuclied
to the Huddle, forming n part of it.
Another curious feature is uoticenlile
for the first time in the saddles of the
period. This wns for the pommel mul
cantle to be continued in a circu
lar bmul or mil which completely sur
rounded the rider, who must hnvo
climbed or dropped into his middle. A
curious specimen of this description
is a (termini "tilting saddle" of the
Fifteenth Century, which is preserved
in the Tower of London, lMinlit in
IH'iH from the collection of the Huron
le Peiiker, of licrlin. It is made of
wood mid covered with hide mid can
vas, upon which there has been pnint
ini,'. The front incisures over three
feet nml forms a idiicld for the Ich of
the knight who, when fairly mounted,
would be curried forward in a standing
raOier tluiii n sitting position.
The tower also owns iiiiother Oer
limn "tilting middle" of bonii dating
from the same period. This is curved
with ornaments of dragons, foliage,
mid lias its ground nml hatchings lilted
with color niter the manner of enmiiel
ing. An inscription in the oil (lermiin
is inscribed upon it "Ich hoff des
pesteu dir geliug. Ililf (lott wol mif
Hand lorgen niim" (I hope tho best
fort lino may attend you. May (tod
nsslst you in the name of St. (leorge).
Four other saddles of n similar kind
nre in existnnee, one nt the nrsennl in
HeliairhaiiHen, one in tho museum at
Hatisbon, n third in the lteiine collec
tion in Constance mid the Inst in the
(termnnic Museum.
Tho saddler's nrt in tho Middle
Ages was brought to n degree of per
fection w hich tho present ngo has never
seen mid scarcely realizes, The horse
cloth, which whs introduced nbotit the
Twelfth Century, mid the coverings
for the haunches mid neck represented
in Norman manuscript nre rich with
armorial decorations mid lire often
blazoned with numerous tpiarttiringB.
In the olden times knights mul Indies
were not content to ride on plain
leather seats, mul consequently their
saddles were covered with thick vel
vets of splendid color, richly embroid
ered, gilded, carved, printed, studded
with rnro gems mid precious stones or
seeded with penrls. It is not dilllcult
to Appreciate tho saying tlmt a
"knight often wore his cunt la on his
horse's buck." Tho bnck of the raised
cantle was the chosen Held for the fan
cies of the saddler, its flat surfnoo
offering n snitaldo place for the de
vices thnt were oarvod or painted hero,
llinls and flowers were the favorite sub
jects for tho ladies' saddles, introduced
by Queen Anne, the wife of Richard
II., who taught her femule attendants
to ride sideways, whilo battle scones
wore chosen for tho men. Previous
to this tho Indies had ridden behind
their knights on a pillion.
The Archdeacon of Until, alluding to
the uumartinl mnuuers of some of the
knights of his time, says that "they
cause to be painted wars and eques
triaian contests on saddles and shields
in order thnt they may please them
selves with an imnginury sight of bat
tles which they dare not actually set
upon or see."
From the ordinances of the Saddler's
Company, of Loudon, we learn thnt in
the Fourteenth Century three guilds
were implicated iu the making of sad
dlesthe joinors, who made the sad
dle tree ; tho painters, who decorated
tho saddle, and the saddlers, who wero
responsible for tho important work.
Among the directions of tho period is
a prohibition against painting in gold
or gilding tho back of a saddle nave in
lnying on of pure gold, yet tho maker
is allowed to point the saddle bow in
front aocordiug to the dictation of his
fancy.
THS PltLIOJ.
The oldest English saddle in exis
tence is that of Henry V., representing
the examples in use in the Fifteenth
Century. All that remains oi this is
the saddle tree, whioh is of oak, and
still retains the padding of hay cov
ered with canvas.
This historical relic, whioh is now
over Henry's tomb in Westminster
Abbey, was originally resplendent with
blue velvet powdered with golden fletir
do Ivs, possibly in memory of Agin
court. Tho saddle is twenty-seven
inches In length. Many mngliilleeiit
("diiiiplcs of the saddler's skill ill tin
Sixteenth Century still exist. A line,
collection in the ltoval Museum of
I'ri sden contains one specimen owned
by the King of Hnxonv, the bows ol
which are oriiiimeiiteii with idiiboruti)
representations of buttle scenes, Krif
II in, sea monsters mid rich foliage,
some of these being in repousse, others
in intaglio mid chasing. There is n
splendid collection, too, of these ar
mored saddles in Madrid, made in tlin
same century. Koine of these are of
.civet, massively embroidered in
precious metals, damascened or chased
in gold with designs of spirited nml
beautiful workmanship.
In the "Calendar of Stub1 1'npers"
for the yenr HI 70 there is mlcscriptioit
of A saddle used by Queen Kliznbcth,
who wns especially fond of riding. Tho
HAOIII.R op nr.Nnr v.
record is n warrant to pnv the sum of
JtUlid l:s. 4d. to David' Smyth, tho
Queen's embroiderer, for n Hide saddle
of black velvet richly embroidered
with gold nml penrls, mid the harness,
etc., of nilk mid gold.
Tlio saddle under the reignof James
I. became less elegant, but Charles I.,
who attempted to revive knightly cus
toms, returned to the sumptuous sad
dle. His state saddle wns u gorgeous;
nll'air, being of crimson velvet richly
embroidered, while the saddle-elotli,
nlso of crimson velvet, was covered
thickly with seed pearls. The head
stalls, reins mid stirrup leathers wero
also luxurious mul cll'cctive.
Oliver Cromwell used n large, plain
Hupped saddle, very heavy mid cum
brous, like the ponderous Flemish an
imal he bestrode. The next century
brought the type of saddle w hich, with
various minor changes influenced by
military requirements, has survived
unto the present day, nml which does
Hot seem likely to bo superseded in
the main lines of its construction.
The saddle rooms nt Windsor Cnstlo
contain the sumptuous trappingn be
longing to Tippo Sahib's' war horse, of
crimson and green velvet, rich with
embroidery of gold and silver wire;
tlio maguillceiit Turkish horse capari
son, embroidered with gold on crim
son satin, once the property of (leorgo
III. ; n complete set of Indian adorn
ments of red, green, silver mid gold,
presented to the Queen by the Thakoor
of Moiri; a Persian chnbraqiie of crim
son silk covered with golden sprigs;
tho saddles used by the Quern for re
views and public ceremonies, mid the
two sets of tituti) harness embellished
with coats of nrius. Tho Empress
Kugenn still preserves the black leat her
hnriiess, ornamented with the imperial
arms, w hich belonged to Napoleon III.,
ns well as the red velvet saddle, splen
did saddle-cloth and golden stirrups
used by him iu the disastrous cam
paign of IH70.
TU'PO SAHIU d SADDLE.
While the trappings of the horse
havo been growing simpler in tho
western countries, the Oriental taste
has remaiuod the same during a score
of centuries. From Constantinople to
Bagdad, and from Bagdndto Delhi, tho
traveler becomes familiar with horses
proudly caparisoned with panaches,
tassels and bells in profusion, richly
colored housings nnd furniture in pur
ple or crimson satin with braid of gold,
applique work, and frequently deco
rated with jewels. Everything gay and
glittering, but never ont of harmony
with the picturesquo surroundings.
Washington Star.
An Expensive Egg.
One thousand dollars for egg is
large sum even for a collector to pay.
Yet this siinears to bptht) murkef. nrina
of a perfect specimen of tho egg of tho
giganiio losHii dim i-pyorniB. The egg
is several times as largo as that of the
ostrich, but is not otherwise beautiful.
But then it is rare, which is not sur
prising, since the Epyoruis lift offlay
ing some thousands, or perhaps hun
dreds of thousads, of years ago. M,
Hamelin can get thorn if any man can,
and he promises to put one or two on
the Enropean market. He is going
back to Madaeascar. nntwithutumlinn
the fact that having unfortunately gol
a cniei, wno was His "blood-brother,"
killed iu his service, he has had tt
take over all the deoeased gentleman'!
family, including his wives. Tho orchid-seeker
sees, and does, strange
things. bt. James's Gazette,
SOLDIERS' COLUMN
OBIf. CRAWFORD'S ESCORT
A Comrsds Tails About the Taking ot
Orange Courthouse.
O N K morning
(Jen. Crawford or
dered out a bri
gade of cavstry
for a recommit
ssncc, and took
the road to
Orange Court
houe. He had a
pleasant day, and
the road led
through a pretty
'fair country. The
Oeneral rode at
-the head of the
ri 1 l c""'mn out in tlio
fT'-'-Ttl "T??duat. t com nan v
T'"f thg 8th N Y.
'.'-?iv('.,, hundred
yards nr io ahead nl him for an sd
ranee guard, his stnfT snd escort at hit
heels, a part of the Oth N. Y. behind
ns, followed by severnl compnnie of
the 1st Mich. L'nv. under Msj, Wty;
there was another regiment or two, or
part of regiments, in rear of them; I
am not positive at this date whether it
was the 1st Vs., 1st Me., 2d N. Y., or
all three of them, but this I do remem
ber, we made a very gorgeous military
procession, and must huvs impressed
tho natives greatly with nur clean
uniforms, bright arms and proud ap
pen ranee.
We rode up through the long, single
street about two thirds through the
town and was about to turn the corner
to the left past a good sized brick tin ted,
around which the advance guard
had ridden just a moment previous,
when like a chip of thunder from a
clear sky came the crash of a volley of
musketry, and back from the
came what wns ! left of the Advance
guard. Around the corner they came
like a whirlwind, yelling like Indians,
"The rehs nre coming! The rcbs are
coming! Thousands of 'em," and from
tho continuous firing and yelling of the
enemy we hadn't a doubt that they
were there.
The General and staff rodo their
horses right across the sidewalk und
smuggled up close to the glass front ol
the hotel to escape the storm of lead
that came flying up tho street from the
south. The escort followed their 11
liiBtrnus example and found places on
the sidewalk, leaving the road clear
for the 5th N. Y., who advanced up
the road nearly to the corner, headed
by their Colonel,
I was In tho rear fllo of our escort
thnt tiny, and when I rodo on the aide
walk tu hug the shelter of the houso I
congratulated myself that the building
was largo enough to cover us, which
it just barely did, and by leaning bnck
in my saddle I could look around the
corner of the building Into the garden
alongside tho houso and back of It to
the woods beyond, nut of which the
enemy were swarming and advancing
to attack our column in flunk away
back as fur as I could see to the rear.
Already they were climbing the
fence at tho back of tho lioto, garden;
ncrnsi tile shrubbory bullets were flying
aimed at our men halted in tho main
street. I could see horses anil man
going down. Just then bullets begun
to como down tho main street straight
abend, and thn wo hud It from three
sides at once.
How the rebels yelled as they plug
ged It to us. The General didn't seem
very much rattled. Ho ordered the Gtb
N. Y. to charge up the road and clem
out that rabble;
I ran my eyes over tho ranks of the
company in front, snd was a good deal
surprised to discover the material that
company was made of middle-sad
Irishmen, with regular Hiuer.iLu
countenunces, they only needed imd
on their shoulders and short, black
pipes to make them fumiliar objects
around every large building being
erected In any of our large cities. It
wss unfortunate for the early reputa
tion ofthat regiment that this partic
ular company happened to be at tbeir
bead on this occasion, for in nnsworto
their Colonel's repeated orders tu
charge, they made not the slightest ef
fort to advance, but cowered in their
saddles under a shower of bullets.
While I was wondering what the
upshot of the nffiilr would be I heard
the bullets whizzing past my cornel
from the garden. I leaned back slight
ly aid looked around the corner.
There, within SO feet of me, was s
group of rebs hinging away at our men
in tho street. Out came my revolvei
from it hostler, and by steadying thi
barrel agsinst the corner of the hous
I drew a bead on the thickest part o:
the crowd and banged sway.
Our doughty enptain santr ou'
promptly: -What the blue bluzui are
you doing there! You will have then:
all shooting at us In a minute."
At the same time tho Oenerul shout
ed: "Thst s right, boys; give it tc
'em."
These were conflicting orders In a
breath, and as the General's orden
chimed in with my own views about
them, I leaned buck and devoted th
next few moments to deliberately em
ptying my revolver into the crowd in
the garden. All this had occurred iu
a few minutes since the attack,
My ammunition all expended.
straightcaod myself in the saddle snd
looked am unit for the approval of my
General, when what was my amaze
ment to discover that I was all alone!
But about a half a block to the rear I
caught sight of a crowd of frightened
blue coats trying to get through s
narrow alley.
I didn't lik 1 1 try forcing a nsrroa
passage along with that rooh, so I ran
my eye up alone; the opposite side n'
the street fursn opening to get througk
into th fields beyond; but the struct
was closed with house and fencrs on
that side, until about a block ahead 1
discovered a small alley leading to the
right, snd by the whisk of a horse's
tail ss it disappeared around the cor
ner 1 saw st once how the General and
eseort had disappeared.
I Immediately dashed the spurs In
fo my horse snd made n dash for the
opening, but before my horse bad made
Itvejumpa I saw that the road ahead
of me was full of mounted rebs ad
vancing toward me.
"Go It, old fellow," I said to my
horse, at I brnl over his neck In escape
the bullets. "I believe we nre going
to get there first," says I, as I saw sev
eral of the rebs ride nut !ead of their
ranks to head me off when they saw
where I was making for.
"Halt you Yank! halt! halt!" I
could bear from a dozen voices, 'Sur
render, nr we will blow you up."
"Not If I know tt" said I through
my clenched teeth, and an Instant
later I swept around the pernor, with
a yell, amid a storm of bullets, one nl
winch struck my horse on his should
er snd csused him to make such a leap
that he nearly threw mo from the sad
dle, snd the sting of it made him fair
ly nng.-y, snd of nil the outlandish
gates, Jumps and Jerks! I never hud
such a tide on horseback its I hnd tho
next live minutes.
When I agiin got control of mv
horso there were no robs in sight but I
had merely caught up tun rabble of
blue coats who were just lining got In
to shape by the'r officer.'. As f rode
up nnd took my place in the escort I
heard the Grneral say:
"Is this nil I hnvo left of all those
wo started out with this morning?"
A few mmut.! afterward, while ex
pecting the appearance of t'm enemy
in pursuit, we noticed n solitary blue
coat rldu out from tho town towards
us. Kverybody admired his nerve
riding away from the enemy to leisure
(V. Wit watched him across tho fields
until ho rodo jp to the General, nuido
his snl u te nml suid: "General, MnJ.
Way wishes to know how long ho shall
hold the town."
"What town?"
"Why.tlint town over theie Orange
Courthouse," replied the man, who,
by the way, had "1st Mich, C'av," on
his cup.
The General looked rather bewild
ired for A moment, until the man vol
unteered the information tlmt after the
heiid of the column had got demoraliz
ed nnd out of tho way tho rebs had
rushed Into tho town snd when M.
Way.nt th head of the 1st Mich, t'nv.,
hail chHrgeif down the road lie took
them completely by surprise, nnd so
our folks had en pt tired tho town and
a lot of prisoners, and wero now wait
ing for orders.
It was worth a small fortune to
watch the General's face; he seemed to
grow two inches taller and expand in
proportion. The wrinkles and worried
look departed from his face.
A few rapid orders und we wero on
tho back track toward camp with our
heads up, anxious to get back and tell
of our victory. E. M. Watson, in
"National Tribune."
M'hjr Flowers Hlcep,
VVhy should flowers sleep? ns'.-i Sit
Holm Lubbock In Tim lleautio-t of
Nature und tho Wonder of the
World We Llvo In." Why should
toiiio flower do ho and not others?
Moreover, dllleicnt llowcn keep dif
ferent hours. Tim daisy opens ut
uiiirlse und close at sunset, whence
Its nuum, '-day's eye." The dande
lion (Lconlodoii) Is said to open about
7 and to close about "; Arctium
rubra to be open fiom !t to .'I; tho
whlto wator lily (Niinplt i a) from
uhout 7 to i; the c-imiiioii mouse-car
hawkweed (llhracluui) from H to .1;
tho scarlet plnironied (Anugallis) to
waken at 7 und closo soon uftcr 2;
'jragopogon platonsis to open ut 4 In
the morning and closo just before 12,
whence lu English name, "John go
to bed at iioo;;." Farmer.' boy in
some parts an said to regulate their
dinner tlmo by it. Other flower, on
tho contrary, opon In the evening.
Now it I obviou that (lower
which ure fertilized by night-Mying
Insects would derive no advantage
from being open by day; anil on the
other hand, that those which arc fer
til Io J by bees would gain nothing
by being open at night Nay, It
would be a distinct disadvantage, be
cause It would render them llub.e to
bo robbed of tholr honey and pollen
by insect which are. not capable ol
fertilizing them. I have ventured
to suggest, then, that the closing ot
the flowers may have refcrenco to the
habit of the Insect, and it may be
observed also in support of this that
wlud-rertilizcd flower do not sleep;
and that many of those flower which
attract insist by smell open and
emit their scant at particular hour:
thus Hesperu-t matronal Is and Ly
chis vcspertlim smelt In tho evening
nnd Orchis blfol!ai particularly sweet
t niiiuL
Curiosities of Judgment.
Thero is a good deal of fun In get
ting up tests of people's tower of
ludgment, or, rather of their Individ
ual powers of vision. One of these is
the familiar one or getting a number
if people to give their Idea upon the
lize of tho moon. rome will say it
look as large as a hogshead; others
that it Is no bigger than a soup
plate.
Distance It another thing which
people aro apt to miscalculate, if they
judge by means of thoir eyesight.
City dwellers generally know that a
certain number of blocks make a
mile, and plod contentedly along on
that knowledge without ever looking
far enough away to see how the dis
tance appears. When they get Into
the country tho stretches of fields
snd bills are deceptive. A point five
oi lie away will appear but one when
teen across a flat distance and the
itranger will start off on a short
walk which turns Into Ion one,
Urtoklyn Stau -'ard Union.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
A TKnilIFIC If AH. RTOI'M.
t sunwr.R nr smsm nuiir linn! is ciitcti)
rsiiitafit Bit.sscs th "iiinMr
isiiASttssr."
ftlocsr I'izkast. About 7:3) o'nloea
Thursday evening hall stones burst here,
nnd Hie "oldest Inhabitant" hasn't a word
to say for hailstones measuring elht inches
In circumference were ns common as flies
In summer. There ?s not n whole s y
lliiht in town while broken windows appear
on every hand. Much ilnmiiK wss done. I
KtisssBCSu A lerrille hail storm pas.ei)
over here about ft o' clock Thiusrtay after
noon, brnkl'i window alas IbroiiRhoul
the town and cutilni fruit trees ami vlnrn
as If by knives. Rome of the hailstones
were over an inch lliii lc It was ous of
tin) lunvlest st orins here for years.
f'oi sn a 'I lit nnwt destructive hall mil
rain storm ever rsperlencrd In this locality
turned over here about i o'clock Thursday
nfternoon. The ground was revered with
hailstones some as large as hen UK's, which
fell with tenitlc force destroying almost
every window pane In town. Much dam
'ire was done to corn and fruit.
-
ni'ltlKI) IV A MINE.
runup tr pkrmii N.n nmisrTAWs'r.v.
I'l -xtst TA .tKr.--Moci lluhns. Aaron
Iliilihes an I John Hughes, father and sons,
lost their lives in the llerwlnd-White Coal
Co npiiny's mine, four miles from here. The
mine caught fire nnd the men were unable
io cscutie. The fire company from this
nlare and mm from Altoona put out the
flames nml the dead bodies of the 3 men
have been recovered.
STATZ II A MRU Si I Mil.
fl winisiictni. State Niipeflntenilonl ot
Hun It ir Krumtilianr snys the tate bunks of
I'eimrylvatila show theminlvesou examina
tion to he In a sound and satisfactory siate.
II consider the hardiat limes now over,
and says the bankr are feeling much
easier.
STAMUNO OP TMK STS1I IIASK RAM. I.KAOft
W. t I'et.f W. I.. Per
Knston.... 2 I'l 7:17 Altoonn. PI : .17
Vork V t ID .Urt Scranton HI tfl , ls7
Allentown '.11 ..'ilj Johnst'ii III 21 .475
Hurriihurg 21 1M Heading., u 31 ;lt
Mm. llAN.vixo, of I'onnellsvllle will bring
suit (uruinst the Cumbria Iron Company io
recover flU.iKWilaiiuines. It is allexed that
tlio company hns mined most of the coal
under her 110 ucro truci and cuked it.
A fi.KMiKir.i.ii pensioner who signed a
puient tiiedieiiii! testimonial, certifying that
lie had rccovi-rvd Ids health tlirnluli a use
of the preparation linds his poiisiou stopped
on the sln-ndi ot bis certificate.
Many families at Jlcaver Kails, are desti
tute and niarvinif. The Ladies' Aid .Socie
ty has issued a call anking lor money to
B-sist them, ciodng of tnu mills lius caus
ed tho distress.
Tiik Pluto Is pretty well off for ready rash.
When State lieasnrer Morrison balanced
his boons AtiK'iHi 111 he bad s,2IH,372 1 In
the Slate's money box deposited in various
bunks.
I'liiu btis burned Abr.vu brown's ham
near Walnut Mill, rniontown. and destroy
ed tjis) bushels of wheat, a law quantity of
hay und feed, J lie lost is M.oOo.
Vaiiini,ton Is without a burgess, owing
to tlin I n i in Kon t be ii K sick und the mm li
ed tu ken r.y councils to till the place cannot
HO into ellect for ten days yet.
Tun residence of llnvld Newinharn, I.s
trobe, was entered and the Inmate chloro
formed. 'I lie thieves ot t il and some
wutches and other aruc.es,
f'liAMiiKHs Mititim i., of Mjroiili'r, while
threshing iVidnesdny nitilit, lost an arm by
M'lhn cutiirhl in ihe wheels of the thre.b
lug machine.
Tin: Morrison & Cuss pAtier mill at Tyrone
employing several hundred men lira J their
holier und resumed their dully output of
i'o tons.
Ilt'NK TuiBAni M was shot and seriously
wounded J u-silay night by a Mluv, whose
melon patcu be was roibing near b'liiou
town. A Hiiob button was removed from the
nose of the little chiul of Setli Holme of
Jieaver Falls, alter it had been there two
years.
Jamfs Hvmnos, of Clarion, stepped offa
train while it wns on the iJoe Klin Irenilo.
Jicleil H) tcet, and crushed his skull.
Tiik American sheet mill at i'hillipsbur''
i.s idie owing to the puddlers having struck
UKaiiisI u reduction of 7 cenu a ton.
A 3 vkaI! ei.ri child of !eroard McDonald,
ol Manown. drank a quantity nf conc-n-truted
lye ou Cuiurday uu I wi.l die.
Tmr.viNn lias become o common in Hull
skin township, ravelin county, that IdTiimr
now camp in their field at iititht.
Tiik 5 year old son of John Alleold of
Iloiitdate got loo near a bonllre and was
burnuj almost to a crisp Tuesday.
C'iias. V. Si had died on Saturday at
Harrisbiirg fro ii blood poisoning induutit
by an insect's stm.
Tur. new 15.000 Lutheran church at
lSeUefonta wus (Indicated on Sunday.
How Ciold Rings) Are Made.
Col 1 ring are made from bars nine)
or fifteen Inches long. A bar fifteen'
inches long, about two Inches wido
and three-sixteenth of an Inch thick,.
Is worth about 200. It would maker
three or four hundred four pennyj
weight ring. A dozen processes anil
twenty n uutes' time are required tot
change tlio bar into merchantable!
ring. A pair of shears cuts the bars)
Into strips. Ily the turn of a wheel.i
one, two, three times, the guillotine-;
like blade of the shears cuts the bar
into slices, ( ne, two, or three six.
tecnth of an Inch wlic. A rolling'
machine presses out the strips and
make them fiat or grooved. Each
strip 1 then put under the blowpipe
and annealed. The oxide of copper
comes to the surface and U put in;c
a pickle of sulphuric nc d, the bit ol)
gold Is stamped with Its quality and
the name of the maker, and is put,
through a machine that bends It Into
the shape of a ring, the same making
a ring of any size. The ends are sol
dered with an alloy of Inferior tloe.
ness to the quality of the ring.,
Many people imagine that rings are
run In a mold because they can't see
where they are soldered. The ring
pins through the turning lathes, is
rounded and pared, and polished first
with trlpoll and then with stevl
nlings and rouge,