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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

the door of the signal service station on the
very crest of Pixies Peak-the highest in
habited building on earth. It is Il, lat feet
above the level of the sea-more than two
miles higher than most of you who read
this. It was built in 1882 by the Govern
ment at great expense. The building is
strong BOX of stone, some 20 feet by 40, with
walls feet thick, well padded, and con-
tains five very comfortable rooms The
corps of observers have a very fair time of
1t, except in winter, when they are impris-
oned by the snow for months at time. In
summer the observer spends two weeks on
the peak and then goes down to Colorado
Springs for fortnight, being relieved by
his chum, who comes up from a vacation as
he goes down to one. The observations
of the various instruments for recording
temperature, velocity of wind, changes of
weather, ETC., have to be recorded five times
day.
The Fuel Comes Very High.
Every article of supply has to be "packed"
up that long, narrow trail on burros. The
fuel is pine wood transported from timber
line on burrobaok, six sticks at load.
Uncle Sam owns the wood, but his to pay
$23 cord for cutting and hauling it up. 1t
costs some 81 300 a year to warm the one
room used as an Office. So it is very high
1uel, IN more senses Llldu one.
There are many curious things about an
altitude of two miles and half above the
sea. The nerves are always affected seriously
in time, and often very unpleasantly at once.
Few people can sleep at first at such an ele-
vation. The rare air seems to evaporate on
ones skin, and leaves delicious GOODNESS
like that from an alcohol bath. The great
lessening of the atmospheric pressure gives
strange and delightful sense of buoyancy.
Mt Washington and its. signal service
were old friends of mine, and was inter
ested in comparison between the old New
Hampshire monarch and the noble West
ern peak. Timber line is only relative
term; and though Pixies Peak is more than
twice as tall as its Eastern brother, and the
latter would make only literal hole-in-the-
ground in the plains at its base, the distance
from timber line to summit is nearly the
same ON the two mountains. The weather
is far severer on Mt Washington than on
Pike The winds attain velocity 90 per
cent greater, and owing to the far greater
density of the air much more powerful in
proportion. The mean temperature is much |
lower, and the extreme cold of the lesser
peak is never paralleled on the greater.
A View of Rocky Giants.
The view from Pixies Peak is one of the |
noblest on earth-the far giants of the |
n L rntl
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
WONDERFUL ROCKING STONE.

It Weighs Eight Hundred Tons and Moves
With the Pressure of the Hand.
New York World.]
Tandil is located 160 miles from Buenos
Ayres. I came to Tandil, and after break
fast on pachero, the invariable native dish,
mounted Spanish horse and rode league
up the hills to the moving rock 1t is of
granite formation and weighs, according to
the estimate of scientific authority, about
800 tons 1t is poised on the sloping side of
an enormous rock which is several hundred
feet long and which rises high above the
ground. The surface OF the latter is
smooth; in the vicinity there are
signs of the passage of a glacier.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

The illustration affords good idea of the
appearance of the moving rock. The point
on which it rests is about 18 inches in diam
eter, and the stone was poised SO exactly by
food or the ice, which left it in position
that by pressure of the hand was enabled
to stir it with swaying motion amounting
to at least four inches. The wind was calm
and insufficient to move the heavy
mass, but when the blasts sweep down
the Sierras and impinge of the boulder
it rolls to and fro General Rosas,
during his Dictatorship of Argentina, made
wager that he could pull the rock from its
position by attaching 100 horses The at
tempt failed, and Rosas becoming incensed,
swore that he would overcome the monster
anyway. The number of horses was in
creased to 800; the rock, however, went to
the limit of its motion and no further.
HOIJSFHOT.n ooods ,,acl-ed and st0red
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
rwRrrTEK SoR THE pIsrArcH,l

There were, one time, two boys, Conrad
and Donald. who although brothers, were
SO unlike that no one would have thought
that they belonged to the same family
Conrad had light, CURLY hair, blue eyes and
a face that was always bright and pleasant,
while Donald's hair and eyes were dark,
and his brow was seldom free from frown;
he was also indolent and selfish, caring lit
tie for anything save his own comfort. The
mother was poor widow, and as soon as
her sons were large enough she was
Obliged to send them out into the world
to earn their own living At parting she
gave to each q basket containing food to last
them several days.
The brothers bade their mother a sad fare
we'll. and then set out on their journey.
After travelling until noon, over the hot,
dusty highway, they came to great forest,
whose shade was cool and pleasant, and a
clear cold spring bubbled up nearby. Here
the bows decided to rest, and eat their din
ner. 1--WE shall use the food in your bas-
ket first" said Donald, f:then mine after
ward. -
Conrad agreed to this plan, and proceeded
TO open his basket. A large, messy stone
served as a table, and the boys ate heartily
of their bread and meat. When evening
came, Conrad again shared with his brother,
and for their break fast took out his last
crumb of bread. When the dinner hour
came Conrad said: "NOw, we shall have to
open your basket, for mine is empty, and L
am very hungry"
f'You shall have nothing from my bas-
ket," replied Donald, ''for it contains no
more than shall need for myself"
But have shared my food with you,"
said Conrad, ''and you promised that you
would divide with me.
'sIt is no difference to me what 1 prom
ised," cried Denald, angrily, ''and I shall
not stav with you any longer"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

1609-EN1GMA.
Istand amid the passing throng,
And show an open face;
And render service all day long
In friendly, useful ways.
With outspread hands I answer all
Who seek to question me;
I give reply to every call
Unhesitatingly.
Ispeak In figures strong and bold
In clear and measured wayt
Each moving tale is truly told,
lead not one astray.
TITS plain that all teach and do,
Reveals hidden spring;
And all teach would be untrue
Unless I'm true within.
I lift my face up toward the clouds,
And from my home on high
would that all the busy crowds
Might learn, as they pass by,
That who would hold lofty plaza
And greatest honor win,
With friendly face and busy hands,
A faithful heart must bring.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
Americas Only Baccarat Game.

The only place where game of baccarat
has ever run for any length of time and in
any degree publicly in this country was the
game at the Long Branch Club Men make
big bets there, and in the baccarat game
that ran there two years ago this summer
one turn of the cards cost the bank an even
$1,000. The bank at Long Branch has lost
5000 in an hour at baccarat and has won
well, never mind what it has won. There
isn't as good chance to man for his
money, however, at baccarat o. there is at
faro
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
MILES ABOVE THE SEA.
A Visit to the Highest Inhabited
Building in All the World.
THE VIEWS FROM PIXIES PEAK.
A Chase After the Agile Big-Horn and
Stories of the Rockies.
CHILDREN TETHERED LIKE CATTLE
rwn.rrrs ron THE p1srArcH.l

ALLYING forth from
pretty little Manitou at
10 A. NJ. on November 4
I rode up the steep trail
to Engelman's Canon,
bound for Pixies Peak.
This was before the sky
ward railroad had been
planned, and to get to
the top Of that giant
mountain one had then
to earn his passage. But
Notwithstanding was
an old story, and for
several miles I found lit
tie difficulty. The old
trail was very rough and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

BOUT the most self
approving set of fpeo-
pie on the face of the
earth, particularly as
regards their beloved
Republic, are these
Chileans. A fair
sample of the native
conceitwasdisplayed
to a commission from
the United States,
which came down
here a few years ago
to talk about reci-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

terested MS boys moro than any other. Or
perhaps should say the contents, rather
than the room ITSELF interested us. Hang
ing upon one side of the room was an old rs
seen the legend Gttsh not. Upon a bracket
was Lost Pt, and standing in the corner
was something whose name indicated that it
while in the center of the room stood small
No Ndrc. Whenever we entered the room
we found Reu r Love lying on the sofa,
But grandfather never allowed us to disturb
them, for he said they were very sensitive,
and were liable to go OF in aheat if we dis
turbed them. ETHYL
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
A sare Way to XIII a Fly.

1t is a curious fact that fly cannot see .
sharp edge. He can be cut in two easily
with a sharp knife. Hold the blade sharp
edge down over him and bring 1t down
slowly upon him. They rarely get away.
This may seem cruel, but it Is in the inter-
est of science, as the vivisectionists say.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

Rockies, in incomParabIe
phalanx, and the infinite
sea of brown plains to
Che east, dotted with rare
timber islands and rare
reefs of towns. With
the setting of the sun
came a sight even more
memorable. AS the red
disc sank behind the
west the gigantic
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
ANSWERS,

159l.-"Over the garden walln
1595.-Lud (ell, eve, Dee); L-a-ud, dual
1596-Wit-h.
l597.-Closet: Colt, sole, cole, Celts, stole.
l59S.-In-firm.
1599.-Fright, right.
1600.-A nice sewer, an eyosors.
l601.-Rescue, secure.
1602.-ChoIrs.
160S.-Attire.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
cuNLIFFE LISTERS FORTUNE.
He Grew Wealthy Because He Saw . Way
of Utilizing Waste Silk.

of Utilizing Waste Silk.
Pail Mall Budget.l
The story of the enormous fortune 40
cumulated by Mr.. Cunliffe Lister Zone Of
the birthday peers is one ofthe romances
of fortunes Made in Business" Going
one day into London warehouse he came
upon pile of rubbish. He inquired what
it was, and was told that it was waste silk.
"What do you do with it?" he asked
"Sell it for rubbish" he was told
Mr. Lister bought it as rubbish at I'D
pound, and turned it into gold. He dfscov.
cred, that is to say, how to use silk-waste
for the manufacture of plush and other such
stuffs, and this discovery was the founda-
tion of his second fortune. His first for
tune was made by his invention of WOOL
combing machine.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

WE call at residence with upholstery sam
pies and furnish estimates on work.
HAUGH & KEENAN,, 80 Water street
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
160S-CoNTENTMENr.

A certain sharp and ringing sound
Takes place, when 1 am near;
Ourtail me, and there will be found
Tribes marshalled closely here
The entertain marshalled at his 1rSt,
In olden times we hear;
War called them up, and peace dispersed
The first that knew no fear.
LII
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
CHILE IS STUCK UP.
Just as Good as Any Other Country
and a Little Bit Better.
SHE GAVE UNCLE SAM THE MITTEN.
Schools and Theaters Thrive in the Charge
Of the Government.
PATRICK EGAN ISN'T POPULAR THERE

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE prsPAToH.l
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, May 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
1610-AN ORIENTAL TALE

Two Eastern travellers were resting in the
shade of some palms in the desert "What
is that long procession I seer" inquired one
of them. Long" said the other, "do you
call that long? 1t is just two carriages with
some little article between them" The first
speaker fatty disputed him, and there was
danger of a repetition of the chameleon dis
pute, but he finally took in his friends
meaning, and then he felt very sheepish.
Ethyl
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

HOUSEHOLD goods packed and stored.
HAUGH & KEENAN,, 33 and "a Water st.
81
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
1611-CENTRAL DELETroM.

1611-CENTRAL DELETIoM.
An animal, large or small,
Which we irrational call,
You see, If you have all
But most advanced, the taa,
In goodness unsurpassed,
Its excellence is vast.
BITTER SWEET.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.

Puzzles for the Little Folks That VIII Keep
Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
If They Solve Them Correctly-Home
Amusements.
Address communications for 1hts department
TO E. R. CHADBoURN, Le,Uiston, Mdiae
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

1612-DECAPITATIoH.
We often read of poverty
subsistfng on a tolaole;
But why not toast it? Seems TO me,
I'd warm the arid dole
Were the veriest beggar maid
I'd rub Off spots of taOo;
I'd toast my ais, as have said,
Or soak them-wouidn't youf
A L
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
l607-A CURIOSITY SHOP.

There was one room in my grandfather's
delightfully."- old-fashaoned mansion that In
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28

cisco de Borjas, for females, are the most
noted. These, as well as many other hospi-
tals scattered all over Chile in every town
and city, are under the care of the Sisters
OF Saint Vincent de Paulo, who have their
central, convent at Santiago. They are
aided BY the Government, but have also
considerable revenues of their own, derived
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-28
PERFUkING THE BLOOD.

English People Are Trying the Idea That
Came Out Here a Year Ago.
Pail Mall Budget.l
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15
A Child,s THEOLOGY.

The things that are told children ami
the old wife stories with which they are
put off are among the most contemTyti-
BILE of all the wrongs that are heapeCz
upon the children under the prete1t OF
befriending them. The little folk k1sss.
well enough that they are being lns
posed upon, but they do not know how
W protest; and yet now and then oqas0
of them with the bold frankness on.
childhood does say out boldly just whas.
it thinks.
1t was one Of these naively born cIsik--
dren who was being talked TO atnuss
going to bed in the dark. She had per
haps been taught to be afraid by being
told that she must not fear, that being
the approve method of instructing the
little folk in this branch of their educa.
ton, but in any case whatever the,
method, she had learned her lesson, antE
she was very satisfactorily afraid
"But, my dear" her mother said to-
her one night when the child was mora-
than usually dismayed by the prospect
of being alone in the dark in bed, ''wty
should you be afraid in the darka God
is there"
Her little daughter regarded her with
troubled eyes
"But, mamma" she said, what is
he is; what difference does that maAeF'.'
Boston Courier.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15
Goose Neck, Tenn.

Not seeing anything in the TINES
from this section for some time, |
thought a few items would be of in
terest to some of the readers.
The health of this community is
very good.
The mud is about all dried up.
The farmers are very busy now
breaking up their ground prepar-
ing to plant corn.
Ed Elmore is the most energetic
man in our town, as he was the
first one that planted corn in Goose
Neck.
Samuel French has rented his
farm to NJ. f. Odell, J. B. French
and James Key.
]. B. and Albert French, two en-
terprising carpenters Of this towr
are building large and commo
dious railroad hotel at Friendsville
for Rufus Jones.
Robert Perky of Miser, was II
our place a few days ago, trading
on hogs and cattle, he reports it
slow business.
J.W. johnson and Mr.. Byron o
the long hollow, passed through
the suburbs of our town the othel
day.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15

What is called Brazilian pebble r.;
often nothing but fine quality as'
glass The real Brazilian pebble is ~
kind of rock crystal found in MANY
parts of the world, but in great prus-
fusion in Brazil, and hence the naufc..
There is pet superstition that the,
Brazilian pebble glasses preserye' sfc'
sight, but no solid foundation for it ex
lists. Fine glass is every whit as good,
and costs far less on account of thar
labor and care required to grirlA thAi
crystal to the proper shape. The onSs,
real advantage the crystal lenses have
over those of glass is in the hardness Cd
the material, which renders them much
less liable to become scratched and su,
dimmed, but otherwise the glass is at
good.
There are several tests by which te.
distinguish the genuine pebble from the
glass imitation, but the one most easily.
applied is that of touch. The real peh.
BILE will feel far colder to The finger Ok
tongue than the glass, so much SO that
after touching a glass lens and then one.
of crystal, any one will be able to de-.
tect the difference Interview in 81.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15
Some Yarn, About oueer peop,s,


John Ashton in his book on zoology
says that the gentleman with one eye
Is the Cyclops that Pliny tells about.
It is limited that the Cyclopses were
miners whose lamps on their hats vsDe.
mistaken for eyes. A good many eE
the whoppers Of antiquity anose from.
the reporter giving only one look .befope
he came back to the Office and WROTE.
up his stuff. But the anthropophagi
that had only one foot, and that 30 hie
that they could lie on their backs ansD
use their feet for umbrellas are clesr.
pure inventions, the same as the stories
about Chicago girls feet. The public
ought to te and the same Is. hersny
warned against any and all such decep-
tons.
A gentleman named Megasthenes told
the people Of his day that there were
folks in India that live only BY smeIF
ing apples and died Immediately so1e-
body ate an onion and breathed sp,
them. This is also probably q cam
paign document Chicago Tribune
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15


A Bridgeport Comm II, har
invented new method oi Il LstNas
propellers for ocean steamers. Il eore~
xists of three great horizontal shalfs
lying parallel to each other am ex
tending outward from the stern of the
vessel. To each shaft three blade
screw propeller is attached. the central
or middle one being, in area, just twice
that OF the other two propellcrs. Wiki
in the vessel the three shafts are joiuau-
transversely with strong rods, and have p
clamps attached 30 that one or alt czn
be instantly detached il necessary. A.
triple expansion engine of great power
is to run each shaft. The inventor
claims his system will give more uni
form motion, and with the same hersa
power exerted by the engines will gre
far greater results.
Another important point with the liza
| vention is the many resources il POS
sesses in the case of a breakdown
| When at sea the breaking of shaft os
! part of an engine is often serious mat.
ter. In this device there are nine COM
binatons which can be made to- rsn.
the ship This may be better under
stood by saying that the three engines
and the three shafts must each be broiS-
en- or disabled to put the ship in hefp
less condition. Ifone or even two shafts
should break the combined horse pow
er Of the three engines can be thrown,
upon or applied to the remaining shaft,
and the speed be not greatly diminish
ed. Should one or two engines brexts
down the remaining engine can stiisA
run one two Or three propellers. -Bos
ton Transcript.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15
A Care for Warts.

/ removed a formidable wart from
my daughters hand by the application
of simple lemon juice, which is an in
fallible cure. The wart requires satu-
rating with the juice once or twice a
day for three or four days, or about a
week in some cases. The wart dimin-
ishes gradually and disappears alto
gether without pain. and leaving no
mark and without incurring any of the
risks mentioned In connection with the
professional process. Another equally
eficacious and harmless method u to
satarate the wait with potato water
daily for about q week, or, better still,
with the froth obtained from the water
while the potatoes are being boiled
Cor. Home Queen.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15

ing tribute from his cousins in
Blount County, why not now reach
out and take in from "Uncle Sam ?"
Daniel HOllifleld has been quite
sick for week with la grippe, but
is. q little better now.
Hon. T. N. Brown was in town
Friday on legal business. Glad to
see you, come again Tom.
Not many days ago an object was
discovered overhead, by close OBJ
servatiOn the outline nf q man could
be seen, and finally the curious OBJ
server become aware that Sherman
Greer was in town. Come down
Sherman where the balance of US
stay.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15
Frlendsvllle. Tenn.

The late cold snap has killed a
great deal of the fruit where IL was
exposed to the cold wind from the
north, but in localities protected
from the north wind there is an
abundance of fruit yet.
Farmers are mostly done sowing
oats and are now busy planting
corn. Wheat and clover are look.
ing we'll.
There was a destructive wreck
on the M. 4 N. g. r. R., this week,
a freight engine and cars left the
track between Livingston and Nc
Farland and were thrown down an
smbankment, badly crippling the
engine and smashing up things
generally. No one was seriously
hurt.
The work on the town survey Is
still going on; and why not have q
boom for Friendsville and sell lots
to those wanting a desirable locali.
ty for a home? We have q good
country school, intelligent, enter.
prising citizens and cheap proper
tv. Come over and buy corner
lot.
Mac Rule was seen our streets
this week, and as usual, it was be-
lieved was looking for money. AS
he has been so successful in collect
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-04-15
FROM THE COLLEGE.
News Items. Personals. ETC., Gath
cred by Our Reporter ION the

News Items. Personals. ETC., Gath
cred by Our Reporter ION the
HILL"
Our Janitor visited Knoxville
again Saturday.
Mr.. Sam Houston tried love
trip the other night.
We are all glad to see Miss Rada
Mathes on the Hill once more.
Mr., Leo. Alexander went home
Monday to assist with the work on
the farm.
The class in bookkeeping have
begun their work in the Actual
Business Department and are TAX
ing quite an interest In 1t.
Mr.. N. B. Adams leaves school
this week to take charge If farm
We are sorry to see him 60 but
hope he will be with us again in
the fall.
A very interesting game Of base
ball was played on the Hill Satur'
day by the College nine and the
Ellejoy nine. The score stood elev.
en- to twenty.one in favor of the
College club.
Several of our students attended
. sociable last Monday evening
given by Miss Ocey Walker. Miss
Ocey in her kind and charming
manner made all feel at home. Al
ter various games and plenty Of
nice music, the crowd separated
expressing themselves as having
spent an evening long to be remem'
bered.
Prof. Bassett and his class in
Astronomy were out star-gaEina
Monday night. Some who heard
them, think that If the inhabitants
of the moon could talk as loud Of
some who are in the class there
would be but little difficulty in car
ryfng on q conversation over the
intervening space.