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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28

The stream in which I angled was called
the Frying Pan. do not know why unless
it was "out of the Frying Pan into the fire"
or almost: for after fellow has measured
his length in mountain stream, he gets
very close to blaze, or wants to. Getting
wet was not half so difficult as getting fish,
1t was ''as easy as falling off log" several
times with me. A moist moss-coyered
bowlder makes a fine substitute for the log.
1t may be that the force of gravity does de-
crease as you go up inversely as the square
of the distance. The books say so; but
could not perceive any difference mile and
a half up when 1 slipped and sat suddenly
on bowlder. 1t seemed to have the same
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28

tendency to drive the spinal column through
the roof of the head that it has at sea-level.
Thus chased the trout around. I could
not catch him much, but can talk of him
behind his back and call him hard names
in language he cannot understand. In
constant contact with hundreds. of men
talking trout, never once heard him called
"speekled beauty" cannot explain it.
To me it was the most wonderful phenome-
non of the climate. But 1 will call him
that il he does not treat me better when l
60 again. JAMES NEWTON BAsKETT.
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point-that of hill on each side full of
mineral; that of trio of mountain stream
lets, brawling with power down to a small
river-almost at common point; that of a
wide valley-a perfect plane fertile and
healthful. Easily the second mining camp
in the State-a rival of Butte City as the
second in the world-it is at the same time
city with cultured population.
Aspen Mountain, on which the mines are
more largely developed, looks like gIan:
ant hill. High above the city it hangs-the
insignia of its success, the source of its
growth and profit. Beneath its stony
bosom 1000 men delve for their
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28

could not see the snow, but covered by three
blankets, nv overcoat and waterproof,
realized every morning about 8 O'Clock
that it was not far of-perhaps on my tent.
Ughl but we did nearly freeze at night.
Our beds, made of spruce boughs, were as
hard as Mother Earth's bosom itself. 1
overheard two miners, sitting on log hav-
ing a Sunday chat: ... ,..s
"Bill, what are you going to do to-mor-
row?"
"Same as to-day" said No. 2.
"Uhl Or replied No. 1, sfI must have q
softer job than this. must have bed to-
morrow"
1 thought: "If you had my bed you
would gladly 60 back to your log"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28

bread and other mems silver, and up
and down its broad slope hundreds of others,
with wagon team and donkey train, plod
their weary way. Higher above-away out
of sight-lies Tourtelotte Park, another
rich region. One can scarcely feel it is
there, but the stretch of electric wire, and
dizzy trail, the slow creep of tine ore buckets
on the cable tramway, bringing down ore
and taking up supplies, almost, it seems,
into the Skies is an earnest that something
is vet beyond.
TwINKLING LIGHTS AT MIDNIGHT
1t is thrilling sight at any time. and one
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
Birth OF Champagpe.

Dom Perignon, pious monk, made sun
dry discoveries as the result Of thought and
judgment, among them being the invention
of corks. But his greatest ''fnd," for which
he has most credit, was the discovery Of
champagne. Like many other inventions,
it was accidental. A closely corked bottle
explodsd-and champagne was born.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
How to Wenr a Care.

Boston Traveller.1
Young man, why don't you wear your
stick correctly? Prince George turns his
upside down, grasps it about three inches
from the ferrule, leaving the knob quite in
the background, much as q child would
grasp hobby-horse, only with the horses
head aft instead of fore.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
THE ELDER DUMAS COOK.
Derth of the Man Who Often Got Up Meals
on short Cash.

Pail Mall Budget.1
At lie Puy, near Dieppe, there has died
an old Russian named Vasili, who in his
time obtained considerable celebrity as the
cook of the elder Dumas. His position in
the household of the great fc'ionist was by
no means a sineeure, for it is recorded that,
when the extravagant and open-handed
author of 'Monte Cristo'' was hard up,
Vasili had to concoct culinary dishes on
next 70 nothing. Pere Vasili was always
equal to the occasion, and was always
puuctual to the minute with his courses,
When the great Alexandra died at his
villa at LIE PuY in 1870, VasiIi was paid off
handsomely by Alexandra Dumas fills. He
then retired from private employment, and
opened a restaurant near the abode Of his
former master This establishment was pat
ronized by tourists chiefly out of curiosity.
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pear already suspended from the wall or
chandelier. Then have someone in the au-
dience light the thread, and in falling the
pear will be split in two parts This little
experiment can also be made with two
knives crossing each other. A few trials
will soon demonstrate where the knives
must be crossed in order to split the pear
the fall with tea-tray or plate. II is
needless to say that the fruit must be soft,
and the knives well sharpened or order to
make the trick successful.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
Queen Victoria. stImuIap,..

Queen Victoria, writes Annie Wakeman,
eats moderately, but her food must be of the
hnest quality. Her wines are OF the rarest,
although Of late years the Queens medical
man has prohibited her INDUCING in Bur
gundy, claret or port wine, OF which she was
once moderately fond, and OF which she Is a
dainty judge. Champagne was never her
favorite wine, and she drinks it usually in
Difference to the preference Of guests, for the
Queen is mistress of the arts of tact and deli
cacy as hostess. Latterly a little Scotch
whisky in appollinaris water is her usual
beverage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
Busy Scenes in tine Heart of Aspen
Mountain Where Its Wealth
of Silver Lies Hidden.
PIERCED BY ELECTRIC WIRES
That Carry the Power Of the Waterfalls
10 the Humming Drills and
Cleaning Lights Within.
CAMPING ALONG TIE FIRING PAN.


CORRESPONDENCE OF THE pIsPATcH.I
MEXICO, Mo-, September 25.-Aspen is
one of the few points that begins as mining
camp and ends as city with an evident
future, It is a rare combination at single
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
Exposition Visitor,

Do not fail to call at Lies popular gallery,
10 and II Sixth street, and have your picture
taken. Good work, low prices, prompt de-
livery. Cabinet photos 81 per dozen.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
Pro.peri,y and Iutemp.r,ue..

Aid. Richardson drew attention the
other day, says the Newcastle, England
Chronicle, to the apparent relative connsc-
tion between industrial prosperity and in
creased intemperance on the part OF the peo-
pie. Newcastle is not the only place in
which this experience obtains. From q
Glasgow cotemporary: we learn that the
number of "drunks" charged at the police
court in that city yesterday was 200, a.
against 167 on the same date last year; while
the total, all ofenses being Included, was
500, compared with 398 last year. It is
true that zone swallow does not make q
summer" The multiplication Of such ex-
amples ofthe growth of drinking habits, as
that afforded in Newcastle, seems, however,
to warrant the deduction which Aid.
Richardson and others are disposed to draw
from it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
CounterfeItinz n Favorire.

Blending is quite a fine art, but risky.
The late Mr.. Charles Tovey, says Charles
Cooper in LongmGn, was preparing the wine
list for civic dinner, and found that a SUD-
ply of 1920 port, upon which he had
reckoned, had given out. Now, two of his
guests were men in the wine trade, who, he
knew, were looking forward specially to this
1920 wine. So to humor them he set to work
to match it, and by blending some 1894,
which at that time had not been long in
bottle, and was insuficiently matured, with
q white port, sound and astringent, which
had been in the cellars Of a county
family for generations, he produced 80
exact an imitation of the 1920
wine that the critics were fairly taken in.
But mark the sequel. He was so pleased
with bis success that he laid down q dozen
of the blended wine and kept it for IL
months, only to find at the end OF that time
that is was Worthless nondescript abso-
Iutely without character. The moral of
which little story-and it is always well to
conclude with a morals that no mans
Judgment about wine is infallible, and that
the best-intentioned host will take pleasure
in deluding you about the contents of his
cellar whenever be can.
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Substitute for Alcohol.

A stimulant of some sort should ALWAYS
have place in the family medicine chest.
Many people are prejudlced against all alco-
holic stimulants; therefore, some substitute
must be found. The aromatic spirit of am
monia is equally as good in any case as
either of these, and is far better in some
cases, for it is much quicker in its action,
1t is also very often eficacious in headache;
and in cases OF difficult breathing there is
no better stimulant. Ladies are the most
frequent victims of "fainting spells" and
to not few of them alcohol Is exceedingly
unpleasant. The aromatic spirit of am
monia is an admirable substitute, and
really should take precedence in the treat
ment of such attacks. The dose is one-half
a teaspoonful, well diluted. 1t is always q
good plan to put one teaspoonful of the am
monia into a wlneglassful of water, and ad-
minister half the quantity at one dose. n
in Is or 20 minutes further stimulation in
needed, what remains in the cup may bs
given.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
The Legend of Brandy,

There is an old German legend, prevalent
to this day in the duchy OF SAKE Meiningen,
which details circumstantially his Satanic
Maiesty's claim to the invention of brandy.
The monarch Of the internal regions-so the
story goes-was once fairly outwitted by a
Steinbach man, who tricked the great enemy
of mankind into entering an old beech tree,
where he found himself trapped without
power of escape, and did not regain his
freedom till the tree was cut down.
As soon as he was liberated, Old Nick
rushed frantically to his dominions to see
how things had Jared during his absence.
To his dismsy he found hell empty. Cast
ing about him for some means of reflling
Pandemonium with lost souls, he hit upon
the idea of inventing brandy. Delighted
with this happy thought, he hurried at
once 10 the city Of Nordhausen, and set up
distillery there. which was so successful
that all the rich men of the place came to
him to learn this new art of brandy-making,
and in due time, abandoning their other
business, became distillers themselves.
And thus, says the chronicler OF the legend,
it happened that to the present day there is
no other place in the world where there is so
much of brandy burned as at Nordhausen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
YHE TORTURE

in imitation of the keys or stops. wives
who disobeyed their husbands wore one
of the mock tiddles, and II they persist
ed in disobcaience or RIGHTEOUSNESS they
were carried to the market place to receive
the ieers and tests of their neighbors. Ii
two women quarreled they were yoked to-
pether and also taken to the market place
and subjected to the curious gaze OF the
multitude. Jnchaste women were obllged
to wear a crown of iron thorns II along
heavy plat of straw. Then We find in the
collection the thorn cradle, the torture
bed. and the stretcher, with its grooves,
rollers and pulleys. On the stretcher the
bones were slowly broken and limb torn
from limb. These We're resorted to, It is
said, in extreme cases; and yet it is I'm,
possible to conceive how any crime could
Justify such a death. The most fright
full instruments of torture are the Spanish
Stock and Iron Virgin, which were used
to punish real or alleged political Offend
ers. The unfortunate victim was first
put in the stock, and here he was keptfo
days in the hope of %extorting confession
of some secret which it was believed the
accused would divulge. The hands were
fastened in the clamps and the feet OF
ankles in tie stock. Failing after a GER
tain time to extract information, the poor
wretch was placed in the Iron Virgin ano
slowly crushed to death. Beheadln2
seems bad enough, but beheading is milo
punishment compared with this SLOW anc
aeonizing death. There are innumerablt
other torture instruments In the collec
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21

also quite There s-e insiru-
ments of torture other than these to be
seen hero that are rare, but | cannot say
that they We're known only to the great
dynasty of which this town was the cen
ter. Some of these instruments suggest
novel modes of punishment, and there are
some of them that even in this advanced
age might be applied with harm to few
and profit to many, but I shall not at
tempt to point out which to adopt and
which to reject. In that remote age the
trials which women had to undergo were
shocking, and I hope that at this junct-
ure no irreverent reader will remark
they were indeed good old times"
The penalty for drunkenness varied.
Fol the first drunk the offender was
obliged to wear the Spanish cloak The
Spanish cloak" is q churn-shaped device
that incloses the body from the neck to
Che knees, the arms passing out through
arm-holes. This coat he was obliged to
wear for q stated period, and if the Of
Tense was repeated, heavy weights we're
fastened to his wrists and thus burdened
he was marched through the streets.
Those convicted of bearing false wit
ness against their neighbors. very prop
erly were more severely punished. An
iron or steel contrivance, oval shape, was
j placed in the liars mouth, and this had
an attachment with which the trap was
expanded. Pity it's use has been aban.
doned.
Milkmen in those days, it would seem
were honest, since no provision was made
to punish them for mixing water Will
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
9HE SIP ANIsn STOCK

llOu, ~ II tLS va" '""A@>
to show that there is g sad, dark back
ground to the rose-tinted pictures which
are generally given Of the good old
times"
The part which Nuremberg plays in
Goethe's great tragedy of Faust has
given to that ancient city q prominence
that otherwise it would not enjoy, though
it deserves it fully. At least to Goethe is
due the credit of having increased an APP
probation OF its artistic beauty. In En-
Gland Mr.. Henry Irving has recently.
awakane4a fresh interest both in Faust
and Nuremberg, and has perhaps created
al interest among a large class Of English
readers and p~lay-goers that mover before
heard either of the picturesque town or
the great tragedy. In doing this he rem
dered a signal service to art, to German
literature and to play goers in ENGLAND.
During the summer of 1855 Mr.. Irving
spent his vacation in Nuremberg, study
ing every phase Of life in that city and
every peculiarly Of architecture. lie
was accompanied by distinguished paint.
ers who shared the great English actors
enthusiasm, and sympathized with his
desire TO reproduce Nuremberg on the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21

AS soon as Ironsides made his tardy
Dora had encased herself
in waterproof and rubbers, and, &C.
companied by Jack Bronson, started
home. Jack was not at all pleased
with the scene he had witnessed upon
entering the telegraph office, and de-
termined to intimate to Dora thai the
frequent presence of that brakeman ID
the telegraph office was very
| distasteful to him: but Dora pratt
tied on so prettilv that he hadn't
the heart to chide her. BY the time
| they had reached the Cheney mansion
and were seated before a bright fire,
he had nearly made up his mind to let
the matter go. when. 10y a happy III,
| SEPARATION, he saw an easy way out Oh
the difficulty.
"Dora," said he. suddenly, will you
marry mel" 49,.
Dora was so startled by this abrupt
question that she was unable to reply Tor
n moment. and Jack. remembering the
old adage that silence gives consent.
concluded she was too much overcome
with emotion to speak. and so put his
arm around nef WAIST ieaaoulilSA''
"Mr. Bronson" said Dora, rising tic
her feet. 81 am very sorry. never
meant to encourage you to think VIC
could ever be more than friends.'
Jack was completely overwhelmed
by this unexpected reply. He, too.
rose to his feet.
81 suppose from that that some ono
else has won your affections"
Dora made no reply.
"Then" continued Jack, in the most
sarcastic tone he could command, y
am sure I wish you much Joy. but
must confess 1 am a little surprised a
your choice" And he walked maJes
tically forth, slamming the door as HI
went. leaving Dora standing In tl'
middle of the floor, speeches. with In
dignation.
end Of his run that night had JAG
passed through successive stages o
anger, disappointment and chagrin an
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
SAssAUtR HOUSE; REBUILT 1400.

lyceum stage. Those who were fortu-
nate enough to witness the result, and
have the advantage also of knowing Nj
remberg, can testify how faithfully this
was done. The fidelity with which st.
Lorenz Platz has been transferred to the
stage was complete. The church, the
Fountain of Virtue, the home of Mar
g%uerite, and the famous old Nassauer
House form Il historical, romantic. ar
tistic and architectural combination hard,
" eqaaled in the world. The mind that
can not transfer itself to the scenes of by-
gone ages OF which these monuments arc
witnesses must be indeed prosy and mat.
ter-of-fact.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
recovered his usual complacency SUI
a:...4l.. L. .aa,S,l L. LII. 4 roI,aa.

recovered his usual complacency SUI
cicntly to remark to his fireman:
81 understand, jim, that bora Che
ney is going to marry that brakeman,
Charley Dunlap"
"That SOP"
"Yes; pity to see that girl throw her.
self away on such a good-for-nothlng
brute. amt it
Chats what it is"
"Somebody ought to tell old Cheney
what's up. He'd stop Mister punlap's
little game"
81 never did have any use fos that
Dunlap. If he even crosses nay path
I'll drive him into the ground-notion
to do it anyway on general principles"
A week later a solitary figure walk
ing down the quietest of Warren's
quiet streets had his attention at
tracted by two persons coming out OF
the Methodist parsonage. One he
recognized as Dora Cheney: the other
was a well-dressed stranger, who i'm.
proved the opportunity to press q kiss
upon Dora's unresisting lips as he as,
sisted her into a waiting buggy. This
proceeding so engrossed the attention
Of the solitary figure that he did no.
notice the rapid approach of a ma,
from the opposite direction, equally III
tent as himself upon the scene acros.
the street.
There was a mutfled thud, a mutua
r~ecoil, a glare of recognition, an'
Charley Dunlap and Jack Bronson
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
What a Little Girl Thought.

A little Rhode Island avenue girl %.
putting into the h"use yesterday a%fte,nnnaass
and met her mother in the hall. s
why, Flossie," she exclaimed, Tbas.
the matter"
Il Just walked home, mamma" was II.
answer. "
a quarter for car tick'ts.' w
aWell. you see, mamma, it was this WAY.
/ gave the conductor the quarter and +,
nut it in his mouth and said. SIS it Goods A.
and | said no, it wasn't, because l new,
saw anybody eat q qua ter and then fs
handed it back to me and I didn t have aas ~
more money, so l got out and walksd
Conductors don't eat money, do tbes
mammal" ="
The mother explained that good" didn't
always mean good to eat. an Flcssie con.
| soled herself with the quarter which 81,
had prevented the conductor from devon,
ing before her eyes Washington Stur.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
ach instantly became serenely oblivi-

each instantly became s~erenely oblivi-
Gus of the others existence.
Upon reaching Mrs. Johnson's
boarding house Charley was met at
the door by the landlady's daughter,
Ang lima, her eyes sparkling with the
compliment consciousness Of interest
ing and exclusive gossip.
sob, Charley" She exclaimed eager
ly. what do you think? Dora Che
ney's gone and married a drummer
from Chicago. He's awful handsome.
and his name is Harry, and they've
been engaged ever so long-say what
makes We look 50 funny?"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21

sn chapel to cell in this splendid castle
Of Nuremberg.
In the t~iye-corne1ed tower the reader
will naturally t Ike a lively interest. Men
and women, doctors, lawyers. merchants.
thieves, Mechanics, aud lahorers who
lived in the olden time were either made
familiar with the tower itself or It's de-
crees. This tower is the oldest structure
in Nuremberg. In it We find all tire Ia
struments of torture known to history.
The rack, thumbscrews, and gz.2lctine are
found in every European y.useum, and
the rcd gown worn by the eXecutioner is