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There lived one time near the large city oi
Bslsa a very wealthy merchant, who had
three daughters whom he loved dearly. The
eldest daughter, named Armide, had long,
raven-black hair, large, dark eyes and q
skin that was as soft and as smooth as
velvet. As she rode through the streets,
adorned in costly dress and sparkling gems,
the people would say, "There goes the beau
tiful black princess"
The second daughter, called Sylphide,
differed from her SISTER as day does from
night Her light, golden hair fell In shining
rinplets about her neck and shoulders; and
her laughing blue eyes always shone with
with pleasure and happiness. When she
danced merrily over the woods and fields,
the peasants would say, 'There is no one in
the land so fair as the beautiful Sylphide. "
But the youngest daughter, Elfriede, al
though kind and good at heart, had plain,
homely face, which was a source of constant
griefto her, and made her an object of pity
to her friends. Now it happened that q
deadly disease seized the father, and al
though the most learned physicians in the
land were called none could give relief to
the suffering man, and it was feared that he
must die. Finally there came one day into
the sick room an old man bent almost double
with age, who said: eff one of the
merchants daughters will 60 to the spring
in the forest, and obtain permission from
the vater-sprite, who. lives there. to draw 8
pitcher of water the father shall live"
The eldest daughter, Armide, set out al
once in Quest OF the life-saving spring.
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But, Max, there is no indication that it
should be played like tnis;' he only looks at
me in strange way, and plays on, and tells
me afterward that he understands 1t as he
plays ii, and he must play it that way and
no other. And then he goes on to explain
how he hears aud sees all that the composer
is saying in his music. For instance when he
PLAYED Beethoven's "Marche Funebre" first
be used to say, when he came TO certain pas
sage, Father, now the funeral procession is
marching along and again, Now see
them standing by the grave, and the earth
comes down on the coffin lid with dull
thud,' and so on"
''How long has he been learning?"
"Just two years and q half. When he was
only 2, he used to sing any airs he might
have heard me play, and later on he sang
them over, and then composed and sang
variations to them; but would not let him
get to the piano till he was older. Even
now I don't allow him to compose at all.
He says often, 4 have heard music all the
night, and in my sleep have written it all
down; may not write it down now?' but 1
don't allow it yet. Ny other iour children
seem Just Is musical as he. Ny second
boy plays the violin as well a. Max PLAYS
the piano; and It's very amusing to notice
that when one Of them is playing. first the
one of his brothers and then another will call
out If they make fault of any kind"
Asked to write his name at the bottom Of
his ithograph, the boy promptly did 50 in
English and then in Russian. He can also
write French, !
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royaI princess. Then the little girl, having
filled her pitcher hastened home and 70 tne
bedside of her father. One draught OF ING
healing water restored the old man 70 ms
former health and strength; and great was
the Joy of his three daughters. Ellrieee
changed appearance caused much astonisu-
ment and comment, but when her sisters
knew that she must return and 1--we ior
year with the ugly water-sprite, they maoe
great sport of her, and called her tine Irog
queen" But Elfriede was so happy over
her fathers recovery that she paid no neeo
to their scorn, and made her preparations to
depart. The next evening as she sat sewing
in her room, she heard voice, which she
recognized as belonging to the water-sprlte,
saying: "Open the door, beautiful maiden;
for have come to take you away.
Elfriede now knew that the time had come
when she must fulfill her promise and leave
her beautiful home to live with this fright
full creature. Weeping bitterly, she opened
the door, and there in all its ugliness stood
the water sprite.
R"Are you ready to 60 with me" it said,
s'to my cave in the forest?"
The girl begged for one moment to bid
her father farewell. This was granted, and
when she returned to her room she found
there q most beautiful princess, who said;
'tNow you need no longer fear me-"
She then led Elfriede out of the house,
before which stood q magnificent chariot
drawn by four white horses. The liveried
servants bowed low ana waited the com.
mands of their lady. As they rode toward
the forest the narrow ravine extended into Q
broad avenue, lined on either side with
trees and flowers Where the spring had
been stood a marble palace, cleaning with
many lights. Here Elfriede lived, not one
year only, but many, many years, loved by
all who knew her. But Armide and
Sylphide were so envious of their younger
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Flo, I.

is attached to the underside of the gun bar
rel (fgure 1.) This cylinder contains
enough liquid for $50 shots. and is easily
detachable. The action of the mechanism
in operation is about as follows:
The hammer drives back the piston and
closes the chamber against the pressure Of
the gas and OF spring, so that little OF
the liquefed gas may escape. The instant
the fluid passes out, the chamber closes.
The ball OH which the escaping gas acts is
conical. 1t is inserted through the aperture
at A in figure 1, and the round plug into
which It falls is then revolved so that the
plug snd the barrel together present an en-
tirely closed surface.
The firing of the Giffard gun causes no
heating of the air or OF the mechanism, and
makes noise little louder than the popping
of champagne cork. The gun is very
light It weighs hardly ~ pounds; the
weight of the charging chamber is only
nine ounces. The manufacture is
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A TERRIBLE WEAPON.

The New Gun in Which Liquened Gas
Takes the Place of Powder.
The new Giffard gun is probably the most
curious product of recent developments in
the construction of small firearms. Its me-
chanism and the novel principle of its opera
ton, as described in the Reuue Industrielle,
are very simple. The projecting power Is
liquefed gas. Carbonic anhydride, the e1-
plosive used till now, becomes liquid under
a pressure of $40 pounds to the square inch,
and is stored in steel cylinder
nine inches long (fgure p, which
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1170-A RURAL SCENE.


Far down the river, near the bend,
Where massive trees their shadows lend,
The stream has formed a basin deep,
So sheltered, the ripples scarcely creep,
Here now beneath a leafy screen,
watched the water fowl, myself unseen
Now upon the placid waters breast
They languid float, or quiet rest;
Now, sudden seized with sportive turn.
They dash and srlash-to foam the waters
churn;
Or needing demands of appetite,
They dive and vanish from my sight.
But now quadruped draws near the brink
Perhaps to have its sides, perchanoe to drink,
The ducks are startled, in great alarm ---
They huddle close, as if fearing harm,
Save one brave bird with flashing eye,
Who makes the base intruder fly.
Now up the bank in swift pursuit
He follows close the frightened brute,
Till with his bill he seized its tail
To tell the rest my pen would fail,
For swifter than flash of light
Beast ana bird both vanished from my sight.
But on that very spot within the wood,
A lovely fairy, smiling stood;
know not whittier she had come,
But there she was, no larger than my thumb.
II you doubt my vision, take from the shelf
Your lexicon, and see IL for yourself.
N. c. WooDFoRD.
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A RUSSIAN PRODIGY.
Little Max Hamburg. the Russian Boy

Anhie MIX hamoourRs Inc Russian Boy
Pianist and His Accomplishments.
Max Hamburg, the boy pianist, is the
eldest of five children born to Sonth Rus
sian couple. When a representative of the
Pail Mall Budget called on him and his
father in London, the youngster was play.
ing with tin railroad cars and other toys.
Yes" said the father, "he is a child
with his toys: but when he sits at the piano
he becomes man. often stand beside him
in m ute amazement, unable to follow him.
All az once he begins to play a certain pas
sage in his own way, giving it an interpre-
tation different from any other I may say.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The dressmaker with fingers deft,
Primal this seam and shipped at that;
Comments, meanwhile, on warp and weft
And fashion mingled with her chat
'sThis will ttOo beautifully" said she,
$50 soft and graceful hang the plaits;'
No part had but to agree
One must who on this priestess waits.
BITTER SWEET.
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Second.
Whole.
1172-DIAMOND.

l. In New York. 2 To beat g. Epochs. 4
hates. 5. A sm all sail under a driver loom. G.
A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of
air, and hermetically sealed. 7. Certain instru-
ments. g. Slight kinds of woolen cloth. Q. A
noted robber Killed by Hercules. 10. A French
article IL In Pittsburg. Dominic.
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SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.

Puzzles for the Little Folks Thnt VIII Keep
Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
II They Solve Them Correctly-home
Amusements.
address communications for this department.
10 E R CHApBoURN Letciston Name.
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1174-A MONSTER OF THE AIR.
While roaming through the fields one day,
My little niece and ],
Where nature rested dreamily
We glanced toward the sky
And saw what seemed a monstrous bird,
With one great upright wing;
Inever saw, NOR never heard
That birds wore such a thing.
Twas like q massive kite, or ball,
Or peacock's half-spread tail;
Twas somewhat like parasol,
Approaching us full sail.
1t frightened so the little maid
She would not let me wait;
Although what seemed its human head
Iwould investigate.
But while for home we took our tight
To ease the chlld's distress.
The nondescript passed out OF sight
Laughing at us, l guess. SEA.
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The servant Question.

Lady visitor to Western hotel man-D,
you have much trouble with servants?
Hotel Man-Some.
Lady-What do you do with them2
Hotel Man-Bury 'em.
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1176-sYNCoPATIoN.

1176-SYNCoPATIoN
Some paints are durable, we know,
While many others are not so;
The former are-fast colors classed
Because they do not fade and last,
But when nice painting Is required,
And durability desired,
Whole comes in play for looks and wear,
And painters use 1t without spare.
NELS0NIAN.
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1177-ANAGRAM.
Companion at table, he 81
A sort of parasite" may be:
He's TREE MERCHANT lives ct ease,
And all he does Is selling trees.
NELsoN1AN.
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together at the bosom, showing all around
the white chemise beneath.
SUPERSTITION STILL ABoUNDs

oO1 1no1144On o1106 ADNS]NNS'
Though all these Indians are intensely
Roman Catholic in religion, many of their
customs and superstitions show traces OF the
ancient faith of their fathers. To cite few
of them: in the days of the Incas, whenever
q poor Indian bad climbed hill at the top
of it he laid down his load, bowed low
toward the East, invoked the name Of Pach-
acamac, one Of their principal deities, who
was supposed to be the judge of the human
race, repeating three times the work Apach-
icta, the abbreviation Of q sentence signify
ing 81 give thanks unto him who has
enabled me to endure thus far" at the same
time presenting to Pachacamac an offering
consisting of hair pulled from the eye
lash, some chewed coca, small stone or
handful OF earth.
To-day the traveller observes on all the
roads near the summit of the Cordilleras
many modnds of stones or earth, the result
Of these offerings; and every modern Indian
leaves thereon a similar tribute-though
perhaps its Specification may have changed,
or the deity to whom it is addressed may
bear another name. They also have super
stition that in order to return by the same
route in safety, it is necessary to smear any
prominent rock which has sheltered them,
with sabo, the tallow of the llama, and to
throw against it cuds of chewed coca. If
they have no tallow, they mutter an extra
prayer or two, hoping that the mysterious
power will excuse their poverty; but no
Indian is 30 poor that he cannot spare a
little coca.
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THE JULY CONTEST.
Prize Winnera-l Peg, Swissvale, Pa. &
VIM. Hughes. Apollo. Pa g. Arthur Place,
Pittsburg, Pa
Roll Of Honor.-Lillian W. Pence. Louise
Jones, F. L. P. Ida NJ. Robson, James Patten.
Robertus, Emily. John, M. ]. l., Arthur 8.
RAYMOND, B. Ingliss, Frank Pearsons Alice T.
Ames. Lea Bernstein. John Bacon, p. III.
SHINES, A. NJ. Power, r. g. ID.
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sisters good fortune that they died of jeal
ousy and rage. fA1slE.
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copyright, 1890, by E. R. cHADBouRN.l
1854 SYMPATHETIC SAYING.
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l. An liberated sore on a horses back. 2.
Carbonate of lime. g. Scared. T. Satiated. 8.
A hole to discharge air. 6. The foremost
plank in q strake. Z. Restraints to certain
limits. IL L. Y. Il.
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1171-CHARADE.
EiraL


First.
An action of some kind am I;
A brief walk may make me known;
Form, cast and shape I signify,
Pm in a bend, or winding shown.
Second.
A smooth, fat surface may mean;
Sometimes I'm entertainment, fare;
As an inscription am seen.
And memorandum-book, though rare.
Whole.
Steam locomotives, cars as well,
When run on me, as can prove,
(Now note the paradox tell)
Are stationary while they move.
NELsoNIAN.
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ANSWERS.

ANSWERS.
1I5e-The Spectator bound in calf.
ll60-Go-at.
ll6l-Blower, bower.
II62-Child's age-6- factors-S 2 L Mothers
aee-2S; factors-l4, 7,42,L IThese are the
only two numbers having this property that
might indicate the age Of q human being.l
lI63-Sentient.
lisl-share, hares, hears, shear.
I65-
BOTT
B E TWE EN-
PO TWA L l. ER
POT w A L l. o 4 r
ST E L l. A 7 e D
SELOT ES
NEP ES
RED RED
l166-Vice.
ll67-Discrimination.
ll6S-Madam. Adam, dam.
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worse Than ceIdly.

Fellows-I hear Nagly has been treating
you coldly.
Bellows-worse than, that Hes quit
treating me- entirely.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-17
A SECRET CEREMONY.

In crossing any ridge they cast q stone
upon the heap that is always to be found
there, and murmur few words, whose sig
MITIGATION no white man understands. These
cairns. called apachetas, are generally
topped by huge cross, and may be found
at the summit Of every hill all over the
land. Not an Indian, drunk or sober, Will
pass one without uncovering his head and
saying prayer while making his offering;
but the secret of lit has never been disclosed,
even to inquisitive priests at the confession
al. There are other cairns still more an
cient, whose purport and history nobody
knows. They are set exactly on the apex OF
the hills-square mounds each about six feet
high and hollow inside-built of stones, well
set and plastered over. Many of them have
been taken down by curious people in the
hope of finding buried treasure inside,
funeral relics. or other traces of their origin
al use, but nothing has ever been discov-
cred.
Besides the gods of heaven, the ancient
South Americans seem to have had a great
many terrestrial deities, all of whom re-
ceived sacrifices, and some were worshiped
in temples. The sea. too, comes in for a
share Of worship, and is piously invoked by
those Indians who live near it. They be-
heve, not without reason, that many Of those
diseases which are me between the coast and
the Sierras come out Of the ocean on the
wings of mist and vapor, and they implore
Mama-Bocha, the sea god, to send them
health instead.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-17
CROSSING A RIVER.

On the banks of rivers a ceremony is still
performed much like that called mayu-
challa in the Inca worship. None Of the
mountain Indians can be coaxed or driven
across stream, large or small, until they
have first taken little water into the hol-
low OF the hand and invoked the god of the
river to permit them to pass in safety;
then, having drank the water, they throw
little corn or coca into the stream, 1t
must be remembered that there are few
bridges In the country, and during q por-
tion OF every year the rivers that are now
easily forded become dangerous torrents
From time out of mind these tribes of the
Southern continent have regarded coca with
extreme reverence, worshiping the shrub
itself, and using its leaves in their religious
ceremonies. The Inca priests chewed it
during divine service, and it was believed
that unless those worthless were well sup
piled with coca the favor of the gods could
not be propitiated. During the $50 years
that have intervened, Christianity has not
been able to eradicate this deep-rooted idol
airy. To this day it is the general belief
that any business undertaken without the
benediction of coca leaves cannot prosper.
The Indian workmen in all the mines still
throw coca cuds upon hard veins of metal to
soften the ore and Tighten their labors. In
every ancient grave a supply of coca leaves
is found with the mummy, and the Indians
of o-day put the same into the mouths OF
their dead in order to secure for them q moro
favorable reception in the unknown world.
The belief in household gods remained in
full force long after the conquest, and every
poor hut had its lares and penates
FANNIE B. WARD.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-15
THE BASEMENT BOILER.
1t Blows Out u Shop Front and Injares
Many Persons.

1t Blows Out y Shop Front and Injures
Many Persons.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1l.-ShOrtly after
four o'clock yesterday afternoon the
boiler in the basement of the John
Morris Stationery s. Z int ng Company,
1lS to 120 Monroe street, exploded,
causing $4,000 damage but no loss of
life, though several of the small
army of employees were seriously
and many slightly hurt. The en-
tire front of the build
ing, as pertains to glass and dOorways,
was blown into the street and great
pieces of heavy plate glass were strewn
for half block around. Sc great was
the force of the explosion that pieces
of glassware stuck into the woodwork
of buildings across the street A part
of three floors in the rear Of the Morris
building were torn up and splin-
tered. The cause of the explosion is
not definitely known. TIL following
is list of the most seriously injured:
Charles Wilson, engineer, badly cut
about face and head, hands badly
scalded; Miss Harrall, cut about face
and head; w. j. Hartman, Herman
Swanson and j. H. Smith, badly cut
by flying g ass; George Burgess, team
ster, blown across the street into an
open doorway, receiving bad wound
on the head.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-15
KANSAS COMMISSIONERS.
Railroad Commissioners Have q Bus
Week Adjusting Matters.

Railroad Commissioners Have q Busy
Week Adjusting Matters.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 1.-The State
Board of Railroad Commissioners have
been in session all week and have dis
posed of u large amount of business,
mostly of a local character.
Arrangements have been made for a
station OIL the Missouri Pacific between
Oh. CO AMI Saiina. The Union Pacific
Will establish station at Asherville
this season. The people Of Madison
have been given the same rate on corn
to the Missouri river points as Virgil,
Coyville and Benedict. The matter OF
securing better track connections at
Ottawa, Burton and Clay Center lie
being considered.
The Oberlin millers have teen given
a reduced rate on the Rock Island west
of Norton for mill products.
In addition t. the hove moe than
a score of complaints growing out OF
the car famine have b en- adjudicated.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-15
Senator Gillette.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 11-NOt satis-
fed with denying that he received
money from the Topeka Insur-
ance Company or that any
pc son was authorized to receive
it on his account Senator Gillette has
procured of F. p. Fuller, ex-secretary
of the company, an affidavit in which
the ex-secretary takes back every thing
he swore to in court concerning the Sem
atOr except that he did pay $50 to man
whom he supposed represented the Sem
atOr. but did not see the money paid to
the Senator and has no personal knOwl-
edge that any portion of the money
eyer reached him.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-15
THE EAST

THE International Fair Association
of Buffalo, n. Y, is reported in finan-
cial difficulties. The association is
possessed of valuable property.
Governor BRACKETS message to
the Legislature of Massachusettsspe speaks
in the highest terms the workings of
the Australian system of voting.
THE city building OF Lewiston, Me-,
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss was $500, 900. The property de-
stroyed included a valuable library.
THREE men were crushed to death by
the sudden collapse of the north wall
Of an old railroad machine shop at
Long Island City, N. Y, recently.
A DISPATCH from Canandaigua, N.
z, states that Hon. Elbridge Gerry
Lapham, ex-United States Senator,
died at his home on tho Sth. He
served in the United States Senate
with Roscoe Conkling.
FOwDERLY, If the Knights of Labor,
was reported quite sick at Scranton,
Pa, on the 18th. and not fit to stand ar
rest at Callaghan's instigation.
FIVE men were imprisoned In
the Nottingham mine at Plymouth,
Pa. by an explosion the other day
which set fire to the bratticing. Res
cuers bra-siy dashed through the
flames and brought out the men, one
of whom was riously hurt.
JACK ROWE, the bal player, was ne
ported extremely sick with pneumonia
1t Buffalo, N Y, on the eth, but not
dead as certain reports had it.
THE lead trust certificate holders
have been called to meet in New York
February & 1t is said that no dividend
will be declared.
NEW YORK Democrats celebrated
Jacks0n's day 1t tbs Hoffman House
on the Sth- Letters Ut regret were read
from ex-President Cleveland, GoyeEncl
HN and others.