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The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
BRulN IN THE SWITCH TOWER.
In Full Possession of Signals and Switches
Near Philadelphia.

Near Philadelphia.
y wild bear in possession of the signal
tower and running the trains en- the New
York division of the Pennsylvania rail
road was the strange sight that nearly
drove the rightful occupants of the tower
into fits few nights ago. Tic bear came
from the Geological garden, and the
tower was that just back of the garden
on the curve which the railroad makes
at that place
L. W. Rose, the telegraph operator i'll
the tower, and Samuel Foster, an assist
tant yardmaster, were dozing in the
tower about 3 o'clock. Sunday morning,
when there came Il soft pit-a-pat upon
the stairs. They did not notice it, nor
did they see Il curly head that was pokcd
in at the door and looked curiously
around. Something in the inspection
may have displcascd him. for suddenly
the men were awakened from their nap,
ping by Il deep growl,
Before Foster, who was lying in II cor
ncr, could get up the bear had put his
big paws around his neck and began To
squeeze him atlcctionatcly. The terri
fled yardmastcr slriekcd, and the more
he shricicd the more the bear huygc,l
him. Foster was beginning TO grow pllr-
pie in the face. when Rose, who had
recovered his presence of mind, started
i'll with Il broom stick to vanquisll the
bear. This drew his attention from
Foster, and an instant later Rose was
enjoying vigorous hug The hug lasted
SD long that Rose began to think his last
day had come. The hug still continued,
when the men suddenly remembered
that the early mslling express from
New York WAS duo and that the signal
had not been set for it.
"Givc the signal to No. 12," gaspcd
Rose to his companion. Foster, who was
Il very badly frightened man, managed
To crawl from his corncramd see that the
signal was properly set. Then he grasped
the telegraph key, and while Brun
looked on in astonishmcnt he startled
every operator along the line by flashing
over tho wires to Broalstrce;
"Ior Heavens sake send assistance to
No. 8 Office. Grizzly bear in possession
of the tower, Has full control of signals
and switches. Send six men with rifles. "
AS the telegraph operator sank back
exhausted the bear left Foster and re-
turned to his first victim lie moved
slowly, aud both men graspcd the oppol-
tunity to jump over him and dash down
stairs. AS they turned tho key in the
lock of the door at the bottom they
heard the bear thump against it. Rush
ing over to the Geological garden from
which place they supposed the strange
visitor had escaped, they yelled loudly
for assistancc. Looking back on thcil
way they saw bruin in tn" tower tryin,,
to movo tho switch levers.
y sleepy keeper WAS aroused after
considerable effort, and the party laid
siege to tho tower. There was a pretty
struggle between keeper and bear for a
time, but tho former came off victor.
The bear was led back to his pit and put
in irons. Foster has been off duty even
since, and Rose still starts ncrvou.l.
whenever he hears Il football ON tn,
tower stairs. s.-Philadclpha Record
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
NAVIGATING THE AIR.
Carl Myers Thinks 1t Will Some Day BE q
Common Thing,

common lnlnS.
Carl Myers, of Frankfort. N. Y. the
husband of Carlotta. the well known
feminine aeronaut, and identified him
self for the past twelve years with the
problem of aerial navigation. who has
been !, guest ut the Wayne hotel during
the past few days. is what Il theatrical
man might call an aeronautic manager
He sometimes takes Il little excursion up
into the cloud country to zee if the ethe-
real regions look natural and it things
arc all there, but not often The aseen-
sions which he himself has made num-
bcr only forty He has, however,
corps of star acronauts employed, and
contracts with county fairs and Fourth
OF July celebrations to furnish balloons
and experienced air sailors at reasonable
prices, with satisfactory spectacular fea.
tures guaranteed He has also given at.
tcntion To the improvement of the bal
loon, and fine muslin manufactured
from *ra island cotton becomes, when
treated by Il process invented by him,
better material from which to manufac-
ture air Ships than silk. and much less
expensive.
Anticipating the day when monopo.
listic individuals will control the aerial
trunk lines of navigation as well us state
legislatures and slower means of trans.
portatiun lower down. he has continued
investing in aerial property, occasionally
laying by Il balloon for II rainy day. until
he is now the owner of twenty seven gas
air ships, besides a large number of hot
air balloons. His gas balloons are manned
by Il crew of thirteen persons. and he has
much larger number than that to run
his hot air contrivances.
The result of long study devoted to the
subject and an extensive experience has
been to make Mr.. Myers Il believer in the
eventual practicability of navigating the
upper air. He is now the proprietor of
what is said to be the only balloon factory
in the world but he declares his convic-
ti"n that such concerns will some day be
as common as car shops or ship yards.
IL have Just perfected" he said. what
call an air vrlocipedc. and shall give
public exhibitions of its capabilities in
the near future 1t is provided with u
Reservoir containing sufficient hydrogen
gas to support the weight of one indi.
vidllal. Then by means of a device oper-
atcd by the hands and feet it can be
propelled in any direction in the air de,
sired Th" experiments already made
with the machine show its practicability.
and it is easier to run it than it is to pro
pei Il bicycle on land
The same propelling apparatus on a
larger scale could, of course. bc used to
navigate great air ship, if u sufficiently
powerful engine. not too heavy to over
come the liftin5 power of the gas, could
he found To furnish the motive power |
ann now experimenting, with cncour-
aging results, on Il very light, simple
ccntrivance run by successive explosions
of small quantities of dynamite. Dc
troit Tribune
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

I'd bitter seas went over his soul.

and bitter seas went over his soul.
Often he lay and looked ut the corner
wherein the unframed canvas stood lean
ing against the wall, tho dust gathering
thick on tho faco that was turned away
-hiddcn-yct not as tho face, whose
silent image it was, was hidden in the
grave mold, beneath the coffin lid.
And one day, when all knew tho end
must be very near, he pointed to the
picturc-said:
Turn it-lift it--sct it whero can
see hcr!"
And his sister, weeping, turned it, and
brushed away tho yelling dust, and he
saw again tho sweet palo face, framed
in its golden hair, tho lips of soft and
subtle curve, the dreamy eyes that
told no tale of tragcdy-for his hand had
not portrayed, because his eye had not
recognized, the black shadow of her life
And, gazing at the portrait, his lips
were unscalcd; and he talked of her he
had not spoken of for ycars-spoko not
of her sins nor of his sutfcrings, but rc-
calling little incidents, foolish, trivial
memories, of their happy days
That night they watched by him, know.
ing his very hours We're numbered He
had sunk into an Inconsistencies that
was rather stupor than sleep, At dawn
ho stirred, opened his eyes, and badc
them draw up tho blinds and let in the
light. Tho chilly light of carly morning
fell OH tho portrait.
lilo raised himself, supported in his
brothers strong arms; and with II strange
Wild lixity-with that unearthly pcnetra-
ton of dying cyca-his gaze grew to the
picture his hand had painted bespoke
in voice to which tho old ring of
strength seemed suddenly and magically
rcstorcd
"Whercam goins?-and where is she?
ls'st-lost-where arc the lost souls?:"
"Panl-Paul," his brother replied, with
solemn emotion. "it is not for us to say
The mercy of God is iniinite!"
Tho dews of death were on Paul Nor
tons brow; his voice grow hoarsc and
hollow as he questioned with q terrible
carnestness:
"ls shc-my poor lovc-lost? No, no
1T itcannot be! Somewllcre-somewhere
we shall meet. She d-to-morrow.'
Then suddenly his eyes lit up with a
flash of wild and rapturous recognition
as he exclaimed: "Not lost!-not lost!
Nh, see! she smiles! Ycs-to-morrow
Lucy-to-mo-row." That look of strange
uncarthly rapture was on his face as he
died; and, was it only his dclusion, or
did Lucy smile indeed?
There arc more things in heaven and
earth than arc drcamt of in our phil
osophy'' And either the watchers
dreamed it or they too saw light, tia,
was not that of the cold gray dawn upon
the pictured face! They too saw the
glory of an angelic smile play over the
lips-a supernatural radiance in the eyes
that for Il moment seemed TO beam with
life. And they prayed that it might b,
token that the lost and sin stained SOU
had indeed won her way, through re.
morse and penitcnce,
To pardon and to pcaco
TIE END.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
TI.en Die with Their Boots On.

The Ala'ons die with their boots on.
That WAS the constant boast Of the late
Col. Bob Aston, famous throughout
ieorgil as an editor and politician. His
grandfather and his father had died that
wsy. and one day after he had made
thas boast he was shot to death Not
long after this one Of his boys committed
suicide in Washington, ID, G.. Today
another son was jailed at l.th"i,ia, Ga,
with charge Of murder opposite his
name y young Seotc!nnan Aam,d Will.
scn was killed III Il Fourth OF July Liawl
there, and Aston is charged with the
crime. The prominence Of Aston and
hi: family makes the case Of particuIa.
interest," t.-Atlanta Special
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
Arrest of French Bankers.

Considerable sensation w;tS proiur d!
in Paris week or two ago by the arrest
of three well known bankers ON the sus
picion that they were concerned with
the disappearance of Il Swiss named
Caudrian. The latter had been IL serv
ant of Nine. Fessurt. and ut her death
received her fortune of 20O.OOO francs
His riches drove him dementcd and
since he disappeared the bankers with
whom he deposited his money have been
arrested. Chicago Times
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
A Valued War Relic.

Angelo Pacha, color sergeant of Com
lany G., First Michigan cavalry. under
Capt. Alexander. was in the battle of
Gettysburg On the third day OF the
fight when the busle call sounded he
drank water out of his tin cup. He
placed it iu tl" crotch Of an apple tree
and joined his command and forgot all
about it, Last week he went to the bat.
Lciield and bought the tree for 80 IL 4
had the tree cut up and carried To i.,
home. The cup was completely i!n~d
ded in the crotch of lie tree. and Angel 10
prizes the relic beyond anything tina, he
owns. He was in the city yesterday
and gavc away parts of the apple. tree /"
his old army comrades. Cincinnati E,
1llircr
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
Chcnpcn!ms TGlcgranllA.

There has lately been invented u new
system, which, it is claimed will make
it cheaper to telegraph messages than to
mail them. DR. j. Harris Rogers, OF
Washington, d. G.. is the inventor, and
Inc claims that the world will be almost
rcvolutionizcd by Gi5 discovery The now
system, Mr.. Rogers says, reduces The,
English alphabet to ten elementary char
actcrs. The messages are prepared by
means Of IL machine resembling type
writer and manipulated in the same
manner. With tIto use Of ten keys, one
for each character, amy desirable mes.
sage can be written. y testof the ncw
apparatus was held in New York IL fDw
days ago, and Il message Of seventy -siH
words sent over in twenty-five seconds
anil printed on a tape IN plain Roman
characters. The inventor says that Il.
can by this system make one Wire do
the work that ten do now by the system.
N
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
Encoulagins Investigation.

The Astley-Coopcr prize, Of Il value of
$500, will be awarded i'll 1882 The
question proposed is, The influence of
Heterogeneous Upon Inflammation. "
The papers of those contestinS for the
prize should be written in English or
accompanied by All English translation,
and should be addressed before the lst
OF January, 1902, to the Guy hospital.
London. The prize will not be awarded
to two or three working together. Sci
ence.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

The Palmer house l.;,s been very TN.
fortunate in the number of tragic deaths
1t will lee just thirteen years ago t"-nlor-
row that one of th" most s,u !,iouaI and
carefully planned suicides in the history
Of self destruction occurred ut Tie hotel
l'rcdrrick Addison Jeffrey was the vic
tim. He WAS said to have been IL mem
h"r Of the firm Of Wycl;Irntf & JctTyey
of Peoria IL" occupied p"rlpr room
On the eastern extension of tive co,rlor
Eaily on the 5th of July hi, body W..
found suspended over the Ia;!l tn in his
suite The tub was filled Nth wur,a
water and contained Tn" clarrrl fru-
m"mts of romhrls,hl"s ,ntrti Lv j, .sr,v
just before killing himself When dis.
covered Il stilrtto was found plunged
into his left breast. his throat WA, cut
from car I" car, IL pistol hum b" Il core
within cay reach. h"sit!" it /; /. al lia:l
dlcd razor Hi, body liw#, h. IL stuait
cord fastened to the cci.ins l.c had
saturated his clolllin; witl, kerosene so
II would be easily i.nitcd from the com
htlstibIes in ttt" tub He tl"nrl on the
water ~ he wrote II letter and WHEN Tie
rorr he WAS h.ingin., 10y wou!l b. buried
tnpfgil he would fan into Ia tn, AID
bnrn to Il crisp The cognHyrs .ry
was unable To tell which killed him.
Chicago Times
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

earth could be of any use here; life had
been extinct for hours
a small phial, empty, unlabelcd, was
found under the pillow; OH the table
writing materials were scattered about
Us if lately used, and amongst them lay
letter, the direction uppcrmost so as
to catch the eye I! was addressed to
Paul Norton, and there, standing 10y his
dead loves side. he read her last words:
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

Grapes were first cultivated about 1876,
and previously to the reign of Edward
VI were brought in large quantities from
Flanders to England. The vine was in
tioducel into England in 1862.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

An increase in phosphorus in iron has
been found to decrease lis conduetivity
and tn, same popularity has been 70
ticed with manganese.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
Successful Ostrich rurn:ju-.

E. G. Canston, the proprietor of The
Norwalk ostrich farm, was in town ,-cs
tcrday. Speaking of the birds, he said:
They arc all doing well. and have no.
ticcd IL decided improvement in them
year by year Their feathers are also
getting better, and this year arc worth
20 per cent. more than what WAS given
last season. Hitherto have been ship
ping tho crop to San Francisco, but now
| am going TO try Chicago, as better
prices nre offered in that ,lircc,ion"
CAS- far as ostrich farmn. in Southern
California is concerned" llc continued
'thc days of experiments arc over and
the business is pronounced II success
The pioneers in the introduction Of tn.
birds had so much to contend with that
ut first it looked like running at dead
loss all tho time, but now very hand
some profits arc being realized. A farm
Is to be started near Santa Barbara in
the autumn by Mr. lillingstoll He lia,
already purchased some of his birds and
has broodcd several chicks"
"What are ostrichcs worth nowatlays:'
asked the reporter
"a hundred dollars Il pair for chicks
and 5000 Il pair for breeding birds. "-Lo'
Angeles Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-09
AND SO THEY PARTEO.
1t Was Better That They Should Find It
Out In Time.


Out In Time.
They had been engaged a week.
Together they had been to see Little
Lord Fauntleroy," and were returning
to Brooklyn on Bridge train. When
the train stopped Angelina got up and
walked to the front of the car, think
ing that Algernon was close behind
Algernon walked to the rear door,
thinking Angelina was tripping along
at his elbow. Two blank faces, a
hasty search and a meeting on the
platform.
Il thought, Algernon. that of course
you would follow met
'And l thought, Angelina that Of
course you would follow mer'
Both fell to meditating as they
walked down the passageway and took
a Kings County elevated train. When
Vanderbilt avenue was passed Angelina
at last broke the silence.
Perhaps = Algernon -we-w we
might not-agree. Don't you think
you had better take it back?" and she
pulled dainty little ring from her
finger.
Algernon hesitated. The train be-
gan to slacken speed for Franklin
avenue. Then he took the ring in an
absent-minded way as they both arose.
Its so much better" Angelina
added, softly, that we should find out
in time" and they disappeared
through the door. N Y. Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-09
MADE OF A SKULL.
A New York Country Editors Unique b,
CHASTITY Pine.

A New York Country Editors Unique But
CHASTITY Pipe.
Byron wrote lines to drinking-cup
formed of a skull. but it remained for
the original mind of newspaper man
to conceive the idea of making dead
skull breathe by turning the dome of
thought into tobacco-pipe. If you
enter the private Office of the assistant
editor of a newspaper in a village not
far from this city. you see young man
sitting at desk, writing and smoking
This commonplace sight is made one
of horror by the fact that the pipe is
made of human skull. 1t sits on the
table a couple of feet from the editor,
and is connected with his mouth by
rubber tube which enters the head
through the cavity which once con-
tanned an eye. From the cracks in the
skull smoke slowly issues and some
times for 2 moment vivid spark of
fire CLEANS where the light of love or
the fires of hate used to burn. Listen.
and from the skull comes sounds that
resemble gurgling of blood. The man
who called the apparatus an infer
nal thing spoke with more truth than
he at first intended. Only the
more intimate associates of the editor
remain long in his sanctum, and few of
them have any desire to form closer
acquaintance with the pipe. while only
one or two persons have had the nerve
to use it. A surgeon borrowed the pipe
one night and made the rounds of the
hotels, smoking it, much to the hor-
rOr of the guests and bar-room habi-
tues. The mechanism of the pipe is
simple, and precisely the same as that
OF the chemists, "wash-bottle" 1t is
exposed by removing the top of the
skull. The pipe-bowl is placed on one
side of the place occupied in the natur-
al state by the middle lobe of the brain.
A rubber tube goes from it into bot
tie containing water, which rests in
the deepest part of the skull, by the
side of the Oritice through which the
spinal cord enters the cranial cavity.
<AuOphOA iuOOOt tuOO SOCS GQ0
bottle to the mouth of the smoker.
OThe editor says he prefers smoking
his skull to the best meerschaum. The
smoke is cool and considerable nico-
tine is removed from it By the water in
the bottle, through which the smoke
passes and which has to be changed
daily. The smoke also seems to be
condensed and to produce an effec.
different from tobacco used in other
pipes. The owner of the pipe is not
yet twenty-five years old. He formed
taste for horrible things by reading
medicine and making post norton ex.
aminations for several years. Although
this pipe and the stories told of his
grave-robbing exploits shock some of
the people of the village in which he
lives, he is highly esteemed and trusted
by his tOwnsmen, and is a consistent
church member.-Syracuse IN. "
Journal
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-09
THE MOSQUITOES ORIGIN.
Ordeals Through Which 1t Has to Pas
Before Attaining Maturity

Ordeals Through Which 1t Has to Pass
Before Attaining Maturity.
Though the Talker has been unable
after much patient labor and research
to find a good reason for the existence
of the mosquito, it has proved inter-
esting to usSto learn that the female
lays her eggs upon the water; finding
a suitable place she supports herself
by her two pairs of fore legs, and
crossing the hinder pair like letter
y, she deposits the eggs one after an
other, in this support made by the
legs putting them endwise. side by
side, and sticking them firmly to-
gether by means of a glutinous secre-
ton which covers them. When the
mass is complete, it is of the shape of
little boat. consisting of from 25O to
$50 eggs. which is set afloat and aban-
doned to its fate. This little raft
floats persistently, it will not sink.
nor will hard usage break it up, nor
freezing destroy the vitality of the
eggs. In few days the larvae. as the
first stage of the insects is called, are
Matched, make their way out of the
under side of the egg. and go off in
search of food After wiggling through
eight to fifteen of the first days of its
existence, and casting its skin two or
three times, the mosquito goes into the
pupa state. In this condition it swims
with its head upward, and though not
SO lively as before. it moves and
tumbles about by means of some pad
dies at the end of its tail. While in
the pupa state it takes no food, and its
breathing arrangements are quite re-
versed. for instead Of respiring
through the tube at the end of its tail,
1t is furnished with two tubes at the
head. through which it takes in air.
i his state of things lasts from five to
ten days, when the skin bursts and
the perfect insect comes forth. This
Is most critical period in the life of
these insects. and they only can
emerge with safety on very still,
sunny day. The skin of the pupa
bursts open on the back and the insect
flrst protrudes its head, then its chest
gradually follows. and it stands erect
In the she'll with its legs still confined,
and its wings limp and damp. The
slightest breeze at this time would
upset the boat, and the insect would
be drowned. 1t is pleasant to know
that very small proportion of the
whole survive this last ordeal
Christian at Work.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-09
-So,'ege ooys on a Frolic

1t is told in Boston that party of
Harvard students. anxious to get even
with the Boston police for some un-
doubtedly good reason, bought bar
ber's pole, got receipt, and started
through the streets bearing their
property. Of course they were soon
stopped by policeman. Hello. there.
what yer dom it'll that pole?" That's
our business. 20, il it? Well. you
come along 18th me-" So he marched
them to the police station. Whats
the trouble, officer?" asked the SER
geant. Stealth a BARRIERS pole.''
Then the policeman gave a detailed
account of the crime and the arrest of
the criminals. who were about to be
sent to their dungeon cells, when one
of them handed the sergeant the re-
ceipt. ''Officer. you may return to
your beat" said the sergeant, and the
students filed out. bearing the pole
proudly. Two blocks away another
policeman stopped them. Then fol-
lowed the same dialogue, another ar
roSt, anu bf1o SdIQ6 Sccuc dt tuc StdGIOU.
And so it went on until the young men
had been arrested six times. They
might have been arrested twelve times
had not general notice been sent out
to the police not to modest the party of
young men parading about Boston
bearing BARRIERS pole. IN. Y. Sun
In addition to the number of con-
verts which are reported, and the con-
siderab number of secret disciples
among the men, it is believed that
there are thousands of women in the
Zenanas of India who are Christians
They are unable to declare their faith,
but the influence of their Christian
lives will be powerfully felt in their
homes. Christian at Work.
The Paris Missionary Society has
wonderful missionary work in South
Africa In connection with its mission
among the Basutos. it has one humid led
and seventy-six native workers and six
thousand church members. The Zam-
best mission, of which NJ Coillard is
in charge. is an offspring Of the Basuto
mission The society also has missions
on the Congo. in Senegambia and in
KabyliA