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came u Guo pldCo Hl"iO ehO eAoSN "eS
SO badly torn they could not replace it.
They then started on foot again, anc
soon met the down passenger trair
which they at once tnrned backward
and pressed the runaways SO close thai
they had to take to the woods. Thus il
will be seen that three engines and
hand-car were used consecutively in thi!
wild and headlong chase after the
raiders.
AS an evidence of the tremendous
speed made in this run, it is said tina
the down passenger train which was re
versed went ffty-two miles in sixty-on'
minutes, pushing q train ahead Of it fo'
several miles, stopping frequently to re
move distractions.
OF course the men who leaped iron
the stolen engine had very little chanc'
of escape. They were surrounded OF
every side by enemies. Within a few
hundred yards of where they left thei
engine two regiments of cavalry wer
encamped. It was muster day at hing
gold, two miles away, and hundreds Q
farmers, armed and mounted, were col
lected there. The road was lined wit
soldiers. The alarm had been sent t
Chattanooga by telegraph, and train
loaded with troops and scouts were hui
rying to the scene. The day was dark
cloudy, and rainy. The raiders WEI
unacquainted with the country, and wit
stars and sun hidden, did not know tn
south from the north. They plunge
into the woods, however, and struck OF
for the Tennessee river In an hou
the whole county was alive with scout
and hunters. There was not a by pat
or cross road that was not thorough
explored. TO add to the terrors of tn
situation, well-trained hounds were pu
upon the track of the fugitives, an
trailed them down with unerring ce,
tainty. The hunt, though an exciting
was not a long one: In twenty lou
hours from the time they left the engin
every member of the band was caI
tured. They were in q pitinble pligt
| when taken, They were drenehad I
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How Constantlnople Heard of Plevna's
Fall.

The news of the fall of Plevna reached
Constantinople in a curious way. The
porte was informed of the fact, but it
kept back the unwelcome intelligence
from the public. Private kilograms on
the subject were suppressed. 1t was
hoped the disaster would be neutralized
by an Asiatic victory, and that the bane
and antidote could thus be made known
at the same time. 1t happened, howev.
er, that a Greek banker of the nam of
Camara, and who has had always fnan-
eial and confidential relations with the
Russian embassy, WAS at Paris. lmme-
diately on the receipt.of the intelligence
OF the Plevna defeat he telegraphed the
news in the following mysterious style !:
81 announce to You the marriage OF
Mile. Plevnice with NJ. Camaroff."
There was but one way of interpreting
this sphinx.like dispatch, and that was
that Plevna had surrendered to the en-
braces of her Russian sutton. The tele-
graph operators suspected nothing, aud
the more so as the same day several
nuptiaI notices had passed through their
hands. Unluckily, also, when the part.
ner of Mr.. Camara received the telegram
several of his colleagues on change were
present. They read the mystery
through at a glance, and, with charac.
~teristic Greek volubility, 500 spread
the fact through Galata and Pera. The
porte knew nothing until the next day,
when the sudden fall in Turkish con-
solides startled it ont of it's equanimity.
Correspondent Philadelphia Press.
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Facts for Those Who Burn Kerosene.

Kerosene oil is one of the products
derived from refining crude petroleum
as it comes from the well.
The oil is always more or less dan
gerous, according to the amount of
volatile gases left in it.
Every lamp filled with the fluid is
liable to explode after burning several
hours.
But no explosion will ever happen
with the lamp full.
The danger comes from the constant
generation of an invisible vapor in the
confined space above the oil. This
vapor, which is infammable, is caused
| by the heat of the burner communicated
to the oil: but it will not explode unless
exposed to flame. The metal attach
ments on lamps often become forty de-
grees warmer than the oil, which is
itself sometimes as high as M hundred
degrees. Hence, kerosene, to be en-
tirely safe, should be near one hundred
and fifty degrees proof.
Very little of the oil used is as good
as this. OF sixty-three samples recently
tested, only eight were found entirely
safe. This will account for the terrible
loss of human life from the almost uni
versal use of kerosene oil.
A simple test is to place a table,
spoonful of the oil in a saucer and ap-
ply o lighted match; if the oil ignites,
it is unsafe, never use it. If it does not
take fire it is not necessarily safe; be-
cause the temperature of the oil in the
open air is not so great as that in a
burning lamp.
The only reliable test is one made by
slowly heating some oil in which a
thermometer is placed, constantly no.
ting the number Of degrees and applying
a Lighted match not to the oil but to the
vapor, if any, just above the surface.
If the oil flashes below one hundred and
twenty degrees reject it. !
This flashing point is the temperature
at which the oil emits an infammable
vapor, and depends upon the quantity Of
naphtha or gasoline in the oil. This
point should be always higher than the
temperature that the oil eve reaches in
a lamp, which is often one hundred de-
grees.
Cautions: First-Keep the metallic
parts Of lamps clean and the air passages
open.
Second-After a lamp has been burn
ing three or more hours at one time,
never relight again, till filled.
Third-In extinguishing the light,
turn the wick down quite low and allow
a few seconds to intervene before blow
ing ont the Pickering flame, or, better
still, do not blow it out, but let it
flicker" out.-Central New Jersey
IIanea
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~Constantinople conference, and Turkey to
nominate a Christian governor for q long term
of years subject to ratification by the powers
Bulgaria not understood to include Thrace,
but only to extend to the line Of the Balkans
part Of the Russian army to embark at Con.
stantinople for their return home. and the
final treaty Of peace to be signed at Constanti-
nople by the Grand Duke Nicholas. This ar
rangement will satisfy Russian military honor
without involving the occupation Of CONSTANT
nople.
The following dispatch has been received
from the American vice-consul at Shanghai
IAN appalling famine is raging throughout
the four provirces in North China. Nine mil.
lions OF people are reported as being destitute.
Children are daily sold in the markets for food.
The foreign relief committee appeals to Amer
lea and England for assistance"
The French Academy Of Science has awarded
the Lalande prize Of astronomy to Professor
Hall, the American discoverer OF Mars moons.
The death Of Sir Edward Creary, the English
historian, is announced.
Forty-seven prisoners were released from
the Havana fortress by the captain-general Of
Cuba, in honor Of the marriage of King Al
fonao-
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A Terrible Mutiny,

Commander Rodgers of the United
States steamer Adams writes to the sec-
rotary of the navy from Sandy Point,
Straits of Magellan, giving an account Of
q mutiny among the soldiers and con-
victs ct that place. He says: 1t ap-
pears that the plan of the mutineers was
to take possession of the German steamer
Memphis and 60 off in her, or failing in
that, to take the Pacific Steam Naviga-
ton Company's steamer then about due
from Valparaiso. I got under way with
all despatch, and arrived here SANDY
Point on the evening Of the 18th. On
the way up the guns were loaded, as
well as the snail arms, and all prepare
tions made for any emergency. found
the Chilian corvette Magellaneo already
here, having como down from Skyring-
Water, where she had been employed
surveying. I went on board her and
found the governor of the colony there,
and have since gathered the following
particulars of what seems to be the most
terrible mutiny on record, 30 far as num-
bers are concerned. It appears that
about midnight on Sunday, Nov. 18th,
the people of the town were alarmed by
the discharge of artillery and firearms.
The first murder committed seems to
have been that of the captain of the COM
pany of soldiers, numbering about one
hundred, who were regular artillery
troops. They mutilated the captain In
the most horrible manner, and then
opened fire with several pieces of artil-
lery upon the governors house, directly
in front of the barracks. The governor,
upon making his appearance. was
knocked in the head and left insensible.
BE, however, recovered after some time,
aud made his escape to the country.
His family also escaped, almost naked,
to the woods. The mAtineers then re-
leased the convicts, and altogether num-
bered nearly 200, armed with Winchester
and Spencer rifles. During Monday,
Nov. 10Th, the mutineers seemed to
have committed the most incredible e1-
cesses in the way of wanton killing,
burning and sacking. On Tuesday,
Nov. 18th, the mutineers deserted the
place and took to the country, carrying
with them all the public funds and much
private property. The last heard from
them was that they numbered ninety
four armed men, and we're about two
days march from here on the way to
Santa Cruz. As o last act of destruc-
ton, they burned all the public property
and q number of stores in fact, the
best part of the town is in ashes. Upon
my arrival the streets were strewn with
the dead bodies of the killed, thirty OF
which were gathered up. Most OF the
killed were soldiers, who had been
shooting each other Unfortunately.
It is estimated that at least fifty persons
were killed. Many dead and wounded
were burned in the buildings. The hos
pital wae burned with five wounded men
in it.
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Dangers of Ether.

A Paris correspondent says: LAS a
caution to medical men, I must give an
incident of the past few days, although
it is of the most painful nature magma
BILE. A young lady of eighteen, remark
ably beautiful, belonging to a family of
rich merchants of Lyons, had to under
go a surgical operation. The surgeon
said that it was necessary to give her
ether. The sack was prepared, and the
young lady had been inhaling it for a
moment, when a light was brought near
the patient. In an instant the ether was
ignited, and the sack exploded. The
doctor was himself seriously burned,
but the young lady was in q lamentable
condition. Her nose was taken off COM
pletely, and one side of the upper jaw
was laid bare. It is needless to say that
she is horribly disfgured for life. No
one could describe the despair Of the
family, and perhaps it would have been
better had the poor girl died from the
effects of this dreadful accident. It is
rumored that the doctor has committed
suicide.
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"Your mission is private?"

eyes; in q measure"
"Then + give you three weeks to con-
slider. But remember that I hold you
on oath. Treachery shall meet with in
slant death. Beware!"
His manner had suddenly changed; I
think mine had likewise. Bitterly did I
now regret my enthusiasm of the night
before. My first impulse was to have
nothing more to do with him from that
moment. I arose very much confused,
and left the room.
never wa so miserable in all my life
rs during the rest of that day. Iquitted
my lodgings after breakfast, and wan
dered about the streets until after night
fall. Icursed my folly Thousand times,
At last I came to the determination that
I would leave Paris on the following
morning.
1t was quite dark before I returned to
the Rue Metternich, and I stole upstairs
quietly asa mouse. Before retiring, I
packed up my things. was resolved to
fly at daybreak.
I had not been asleep more than two
hours, when I was aroused by a loud
knocking at the door. I got up some
what perplexed, and opened it. The
landing outside was filled with soldiers,
each carrying his gun and a lantern.
"You are Mr.. Adolphus st. ~Jermyna"
asked a sergeant.
81 am"
!. "You must dress and come with me"
While I was getting ready, [ SOW
through the open door three soldiers
standing on the steps, apparently guard
ing some one A second glance reveal
ed the features of the prisoner to be
those of NJ. d'Aubepine.
"I am lost" thought I.
T will not detail how l was taken
through the streets that night, and cast
into prison until the following morning;
nor how I was agitated with fear and
wonder at my unexpected arrest; nor
how it annoyed me to find that NJ.
d'Aubepine gave me no sign of recogni-
ton or encouragement; o how I was
troubled to think of some means by
which I might be extricated from my
really p%erilous position. I will only say
that I was brought before the officials
the next morning, and accused of being
q spy.
my rejoinder. "Where is he who can
prove anything against me 2"
"You shall be satisfied" said the
project.
There was a stir in the crowd, and q
man stepped forth dressed in the full
uniform of the French police. No
longer bent with years-no longer child
ish and simple-no longer pleasant to
see; but erect, keen, cold, merciless,
stood confronting 9e no other man than
Monsieur Wolfgang Mozart d'Aube-
pine
The fact was, my secret movements,
my writings home, my singular taste
for obscure localities and people, had
first attracted to me the attention of the
detectives. One of their number, a
very Vidocq in cunning and skill, was
set to become intimate with me, if pos
sible, and to gather what information
he might of my pursuits. The single
incautious remark that I had a private
mission caused my arrest. But a
thought struck me to- send for a member
of the English embassy, which I did,
and, in an hour or 30, obtained my re-
lease.
Before leaving the Office, I had IN op-
portunity for a word or two with the sly
rogue who got me into trouble.
What was the real reason" I asked
him, "that you never would perform on
the violin ?"
"Simply," said he, because I did
not know how"
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A Turkish Rain Storm,

A Constantinople correspondent de-
scribes a recent rain storm in that city as
follows: The observation-disclosures of the city
we're brought to naught by the vain
effort to recall another such rain as de-
scended upon US. The streets were
flooded from curb to curb, and in many
places the sidewalks also were under
water. I was obliged to wade in a roar
ing torrent more than knee-deep in n
of the great thorougefares. Lines were
stretched along the streets to enable
people to keep their feet. Carriages
could not stem the tide, for great blocks
of stone came roaring down the hills and
smashed their wheels. Two men were
carried away and drowned in the street.
Many small houses were also swept away.
There is, however, this compensation,
that the street dogs were carried off too.
The storm lasted for five or six hours,
and in the evening the gas-works sud
denly went down, and Pera and Galata
were left in darkness. Houses here
commonly use candles or petroleum, but
the streets and the shops are lighted
with gas. Hence the sudden destruction
of the gasometer produced the widest
panic within the sacred precincts. A
plot, an instruction, a Russian attack
might all have produced less fear than
did this wild riot of the waters. Picture
the scene. Five hundred women scream
ing in sheer ignorance of what was to
take place, five hundred men, eunuchs,
servants, and staff officers of every de-
gree, each making a different suggestion
as to the cause of the sudden darkness,
and in the midst of all this uproar, the
poor majesty of the sultan could not
command a light that he might know
what stealthy danger threatened: Out
side vas the roar of waters dashing
against the doors of the palace, the
shouts of the sailors whose ships we're
dragging their anchors the hiss of escap-
ing steam, and nearer the rapid shouts
of command as the guard turned out to
resist whatever might come. After half
an hour or more lights were obtained,
and men and women began to crawl out
from under beds and from the darkest
depths of dark cupboards. Bnt the most
uneasy head in this city was in that
great palace that night.
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Relief Without n Doctor.

Relief without n Doctor.
Though We would by no means be under
stood as deprecating, but rather az recon-
mending, professional aid in disease. there are
multitudes of instances when it is neither
necessary or easy to obtain. A family provided
with a comprehensive household specific like
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, is possessed Of a
medicinal resource adequate to most emsrgen-
cies in which medical advice would be otherwise
needful. That sterling tonic and corrective
invariably remedies, and is authoritatively re-
commended for debility, indigestion, liver dis:
order, an irregular habit Of body, urinary and
uterine troubles, i~ncipient rheumatism and
govt, and many other ailments Of frequent
occurrence. It eradicates and prevents inter-
mittent and remittent fevers, relieves mental
dependency, checks premature decay, and in
.vigorates the nervous and muscular tissues.
Sleep, digestion and appetite are promoted
by it, and it is extremely useful in overcoming
the effects Of exhaustion and exposure.
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Vegetable Diet for Drunkenness.

Charles Napier, an Englishman Of
good standing in science, has been test
ing the theory that alcoholic drink is
compatible with animal food, but not
with farinacious. He announces, as the
practical result of many experiments,
that a vegetable diet is a remarkable
help to the cure of drunkenness. he
mentions the case of an old man, whose
constitution had been shattered by re-
peated attacks of delirium tremens, and
who was cured of his appetite for liquor
in seven months by e~schewing meat.
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A Cloud of Witnesses.

n Cl0uQ Oh "ttHeHSHbs
For nearly q quarter Of 8 century DIR. Ssges
Catarrh Remedy has been acknowledged by tho
people as q positive cure for all catarrhal az
f~ections. Its great popularity with physicians
and patients, together with it's constantly in
creasing sale, attests. in Arguments stronger
than words, it's healing power. II there be
general or nervous debility and erished
blood DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
should be used in connection with the Catarrh
Remedy. The following named parties are
among the thousands who have been cured OF
catarrh by the use OF DR.. sage's Catarrh
Remedy:
A. F. Downs, New Geneva, Pa; D. Brown,
st. Joseph, Mo; F. c.. Lewis, Rutland, Vt;
Levi Springer, Nettle Lake, Ohio; Chas Nor
crop, North Chesterfield, Me-; Milton Jones,
Serbia, N. T.: J. E. Miller, Bridger Station,
Wyo. J. G. Merrimsn. Logansport, Ind; N.
NJ. Pest, Logansport, Ind. ]. W. Bailey, IRE
mont, Pa H. B. Ayers. La Porte, Ind; Jessie
NJ. Sears, Fl. Branch. Ind; Z. Williams, Can
Nichols, Jr.. Galvestop Tex; Jonas F. Rein
ert, Stonesville, Pa: 8. W. Lusk, Mcfarland,
Wis. Johnson Williams, He!mick, Ohio Mrs.
NJ. A. Cnrrey, 7, enton, Tenn; J. G. Joslin,
Keene. N. e.; A J. Casper, Table Rock, W.
Va Louis Anders, Gaysport, Ohio ; O. H.
Chase, Elkhart, Ind Mrs. Henry Haight, San
Francisco, Cal; Mrs. E.. NJ Gallusha. Law
renceville, N. Y; w. j. Graham, Abel, Iowa
A. o. Smith, Newman, Ca; Chas. E. Rice, Bal
timore, Md; Jessie NJ. Sears, Carlisle, Ind
DanI B. Miller, Fl. Wayne, Ind. Mrs. Minnie
Arnaise, 900 Delaney str ct, New York ; n. ".
Hall, Hastings. Mich; Vim. F. Marston, Lowell,
Mass; I. ". Roberts, Marlcopa, Ariz.; Chas.
s. Delaney, Harrisburg, Pa; NJ. G. Cole,
Lowell, Mass; Mrs. c.. ]. spurtin, Camden,
Ala; Chas. F. Kaw. Fredricktown. Ohio
Mrs. Lucy Hunter. Pennington, H.; Capt. E.
J. spaulding, Camp stambaugh, Wyo.; I. W.
Tracy, Steamboat Rock, Iowa Mrs. Lydia
Waite. Shushan, N. Y; J. NJ. Peck, Junction
City, Mont; Heory Ebe, Bontas, CAL: L.. P.
Cummings, Rantoul, Ill. s. E. Jones. Charles
lton Four Corners, N. Y; Geo. F. Hall, Pueblo,
CAL; Vim E. Bartrie, Sterling, Pa; a.. g.
Ebon, 94S Penn street, Pittsburgh, Pa: J.. r.
Jackmap, Samuel's Depot, Ky; Henry Zobrist,
Geneva, N. y; Miss Hattie Parrot, Mont
gomery, Ohio L. Ledbrook, Chatham, I'll.
s. B Mccoy, N~ashport, Ohio; W.. W. Warner,
North Jackson. Mich; Miss Mary A. Winnie.
Darien, Wis.,; John Zeigler, Carlisle Springs,
Pa; James Tompkina, st. Cloud, Mimi; Enoch
Duer, Pawnee City, Neb.; Joseph T. Miller,
Xenia, Ohio s B. Nichols, Galveston, Tex.
H. L. Laird, Upper Alton, H.; John Davis,
Prescott, Ariz.; Mrs. Nancy Graham, Forest
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The Greatest Discovery Of the Age Is DR..
Tobias celebrated Venetian Liniment! 80 years before
the public, and warranted to cure Disrrhss, Dyssntery,
Collie, and Spasms. taken internally and Group. Chronic
Rheumatism, Sore Threats, Cuts, Bruises, Old Sores
and Pains in the Limbs, Back, and Chest, externally.
It has never failed. No family will ever be without 1t
after once giving Il q fair trial. Price. 40 cents. Dr.
TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE IN Pint
Bottles, at One Dollar, Is warranted superior to any
other. or NO PAY, for the cure of Collie, Cuts, Bruises,
Old Sores, etc. Sold by all Druggists. Depot-1O Park
Place, New York.
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Iiaht. WhoIesome, Delicious

Are biscuits, bread, rolls, dumplings, etc.
made with Dooley's Yeast Powder. Always
use it for the delicious Vienna rolls. Should
your grocer not have. and refuse to get,
Dooley's Yeast Powder for you, send 20 cents
for u b., IS cents for Il h., or 60 cents Tor
1 b., direct to Dooley & Brother, New York,
and it will be sent by mail, postpaid.
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Farmers,::Fruit Dealers and Grocers,
Write for Science Applied. Contains directions,
formulas, receipts, etc, how to prevent decay,
and loss in fruits, berries, etc. New principles !;
refrigerators no comparison. Send 10 cents,
silver, or P. O. stamps. purchasing Agency,
Chambersburg, Pa.
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Ornaments for decorating vases. ginger Jars,
etc. We send prepaid our Cen" Package
5 full sheets for Is cts. Berlin l3full sheets,
for 80 cts; or 8 Gems and / Berlin for 81, on
receipt Of price. Send 8 ct. stamp for catalogue.
Postage stamps received. Berlin 4 Yeddo
Chrome Co Ill Fulton st., N. Y, Box 1858.
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The word "milliner" came from
Milaner, a tradesman at Milan, Italy,
who was the first to make a speciality OF
woman's head-coverings.
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About Il Tea Party.

About a Tea Party.
Mrs. Dyer
Stirred the fire,
Agnes Stout
Poked it out,
Tommy Voles
Fetched the Goals,
Alice Good
Laid the wood,
BERTHE Patch
Struck the match,
Charlotte Hays
Made it blaze,
Mrs. Groom
Kept the broom,
Katy Moore
Swept the floor, =.
Fanny Froth
Laid the cloth,
Arthur Grey.
Brought the tray,
Betty Bates
Washed the plates,
Nanny Gait
Smoothed the salt,
Dickey Street
Fetched the meat,
Sally Strife
Rubbed the knife,
Minnie York
Found the fork,
Sophie Silk
Brought the milk,
Mrs. Bream
Sent some cream,
Susan Head
Cut the bread,
Harry Host
Made the toast,
Mrs. Dee
Poured out the tea,
all were as happy as happy could b.
The Churchme
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Laura Bun, a young colorea woman,
is making speeches in Kentucky IN
favor of woman's rights.