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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

spoken falsely, and has taken this way to
,ecure its liberty"
The minutes passed quickly, until only
one of the hour remained. Then, to his
horror, Wendilin saw the master approach
ing the house. At the same moment the
raven few in at the window, and giving
Wendilin the ring, said: "PutI it on your
finger and turn ii three times"
As Old Martin entered the house and saw
the bird flying away, he cried out angrily:
'You have released my raven"
YES" answered Wendilin, calmly.
The old man then began to practise his
magic arts on the bow, but when he found
that they took no effect, he cried: You
AVE the ring. Give 1t to me-"
But Weudilin paid no heed to his en-
treaties, and although his master offered a
great weight of gold and many jewels,
Wendilin would not give up the ring; but
left the house and walked quickly through
the streets. 1t was not until he had left the
city and reached the dense shade of the
forest, that Wendilin dared take the ring
from his pocket. He carefully examined
his treasure, and discovered that it was
made of fine gold, and had curious carvings
upon it. Wendilin then placed it on his
finger, and while turning it three times,
closed his eyes least be should see some
horrlhle monster. Dut upon nearing no
sound other than the twittering OF the birds,
he opened his eyes and was surprised to see
standing before him three dwarfs, who
bowed low and said: "Gracious master, we
have come at thy command"
"Why do you call me master?" asked
Wendilin.
1--WE belong to him who possesses the
ring" was the reply of the dwarfs. I'm what
way can we serve you?"
"Provide q home for me" said Wendilin.
''ior L am penniless and alone in the world"
The dwarfs then set to work, and in three
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

days a magnificent palace, surrounded by a
large park, was ready for Wendilir. The
treasure chambers were filled to overlooking,
servants without number were present, and
everything for ones perfect happiness was
provided. When all was completed the
dwarfs said: "You no longer need us; per-
nit us to go where we can be of assistance to
others"
Wendilin then thanked his faithful SER
wants for their Kindness to him, ard, open
Jig the window, placed the ring on the sill,
and a moment later the raven came and car
ried it AWAY. From that time the three
dwarfs were seen no more by Wendilin, who
lived a long and happy life.
The same dav Old Martin disappeared
from the city, Winkelburg, and never again
was heard of in that place. But his old
house, now falling into ruin, still stands on
the city wall, and is regarded as an object of
terror to all the children of that neighbor-
hood. PAYSIE,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
TRANSLATED FOR H DIsPNTcH.l

TRANSLATED FOR THE DISPATCH
Winkelburc was a curious, old-time Ger
man city. The principal streets, in which
were the shops and other business places,
we're narrow and crooked, and in the resi-
dence part of the town the upper stories Of
the houses were built so far out over the
sidewalks that the people on one side of the
street could from their windows almost shake
hands with their ~neighbo-s across the way.
What quaint little windows, what curious
wood carvings, and numerous gables were to
be seen herei And nearly every house, re-
gardless of size, was SurmoUnted by a tower,
on which was proudly perehed a creaking
weatheg-cock.
In this city there lived entirely alone, in
a wonderful little house on the city wall, an
old man by the lame of Martin. Strange
stories were told about this man, who was
noted as a magician, and when he, wearing
a faded green coat and an old black hood,
appeared on the streets, the boys and girls
and even older people stcpped out of his
wav, lest d charm should be thrown over
them. 1t is said that one time. as Old Mar
TIN stood in the market place, a street boy
more bold than the others had stuck out his
tongue at the old man, and the whole day,
until the going down of the sun, he was IN
able to stir from the spot, and was obliged to
stand there with mis- tongue hanging out.
In this same city, Winkelburg, there
lived in a small attic room, a poor widow
with her only son, Weudilin. Although
living in a small house, and having but
little wealth, the widow worked early and
late. and was thus able to send her son to
the best schools. When Wendilin was but
Is years old, his mother died. and the boy
was left alone in the world. Soon the
meager savings were spent, and Wendiliu
knew that he must provide for himself. He
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
SAILING In THE AIR.
Hopes For Aerial Navigation Which Have
Recently Been Revived.

Hopes For Aerial Navigation Which Have
Recently Been Revived.
WRITTEN FOR THE pIsPATcH.l
Recent experiments in Pittsburg and Chi
cago have stimulated interest in the ques-
ton whether it is possible for man to navi-
gate the air by mechanical continuance. A
balloon is hardly more than d very
dangerous plaything, although balloons
have been effectively used for military and
meteorological observations But a balloon
is nothing but a gas bag, at the mercy Of
every breath of wind, and is as uncontroll-
able as a saw log in a cataract. Notwith-
standing the discouragements and disasters
that have attended balIooning, however,
there is strong hope. even III scientific
minds. that aerial navigation may be with
in the compass of human ingenuity.
There are apparently only two problem mi
in the question, and one of these was practi-
cally solved more than 100 years ago by the
Mentgolfn brothers, French paper makers.
The first problem. maniiestly, is 10 sustain
yourself in the air, and the second to 60 in
any desired direction, regardless of wind or
weather. The balloon accomplishes the first
part;, but the second part has puzzled the
brains OF inventors for many years. A
French inventor has sailed over Paris with
an airship apparently under good control,
and very encouraging experiments have
been made in our own country. Nitrogen
gas for buoyancy and electricity for pro-
pulsion are apparently the means to which
we must look for the realization of the dream
Of aerial navigation We know that nitro
gen gas can be made 10 times lighter than
atmospheric air.
The extreme lightness of this gas was dis
covered by an Englishman named Caveu-
dish, who published a small volume called
Different Kinds of Air" The perusal of
this book gave the Mentgolfins the idea of
combining a substance lighter than air in a
bag and sending it skyward, although their
experiments were made with fire balloons
and heated air. A balloon 60 teet in diam
eter, filled with nitrogen gas, has a lifting
power of nearly eight tons. If an apparatus
can be made that will weigh, for example,
not more than two tons, it follows that it can
take skyward a pretty iair railway carload
of peeple-about 40, If they don't average
more than 100 pounds each. Then,
if the balloon were long and pointed, so as
to encounter the least possible resistance
from the air, and then propelled by electric
power-well, even then we might wait a
good while to hear an aerial guard announce
''Cloudland Junction; ten minutes for re-
freshments."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
1425-LIKENESSES

1425-LIKENESSES.
Like to the plains in the distant West,
IL is often covered over with sheep:
Like lords ana ladies, and persons of rank,
1t has always a title to keep.
1t has pages attendant. therefore like a queen;
Like a tree. il has many leaves;
And like to a messenger coming in haste,
1t often speaks false and deceives.
Now tell me its name, for tits something you
know;
IT'S something you often have seen;
A something that's found with the rich and the
poor,
In the home of the peasant or queen.
MINNIE SINGER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
SOAP BARK.
Useful Hints.

To soften water and to improve the bath, fill
a flannel bag, or one of thin muslin. with oat-
meal. Tie it well and put it in the water some
time before bathing. 1t is also
for cleaning wall paper. The modus operandi
is to take a flannel cloth. dip in oatmeal dust
and rub the paper one way-upa and down.
OATMEAL paste, with two parts glycerine, is
much used as a face lotion. Apply at night
with thin muslin.
OATMEAL powder is a safe cosmetic for the
young people. 1t renders the complexion fine
and soft. Tie the powder in a flannel bag and
dust the hands and face after washing them
while they are still moist.
ELLICE SERENA.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
Electric Railway Work in Hungary.

Definite particulars have arrived in this
country of the proposed electric railway be-
tween Vienna and Buda-Pesth, which has
long been talked of. The line is 10 be about
160 miles long, and current will be supplied
by six generating stations, each furnishing
power for the II or Is miles adjacent to it on
either side. IL is intended to run trains at
a speed of about IS miles an hour. The
current is to be conveyed on the rails, and
express trains will make the run without
any sion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
A STAGE Illusion.

A very pretty illusion is being secured by
means of the electric light in a play now on
the boards in Paris. A fairy story is being
told, and in the course of the recital the
wardrobe of the fairy is exhibited appar-
emily shining with a light that never was on
on land or sea, md the effect is startling,
The illumination is ingeniously accom-
plished. A little trunk containing the
dresses is brought upon the stage. and it is
so made that when it is set down the bottom
falls out. At the same instant rays OF an
electric lamp placed Immediately under
meath are directed on the mass of gauzy
raiment, which is thus s%uffused with shining
LIGHT
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
1422-TRANSPosITIoS

Jones was in want, his means were spent,
His purse had not a paltry cent.
HIS family was destitute.
And ali his credit gone to boot,
no EbstS he had. what :could he do
To keep starvation out OF viewf
In such a plight as this. thought he,
] will nave last to strategy,
From death and want to set me free.
He had insurance on his life.
And SO he plotted with his wife
In such a way to disappear
That death by drowning would seem clear.
Then to his willing spouse he said,
The company will think me dead,
And when the policy they pay
You'll meet me up in Canada"
The scheming project came TO naught,
For be was by detec ives caught,
And then Was placed by conrl's decree
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
Bound to Get 1t.

PhIladeIphla Tlmes.l
"Will you be offended if 1 kiss you? I" he
asked his Boston faucee after they were en-
gagged.
II cannot be offended until something is
done to offend me"
what is not worth risking for is not
worth having"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
Did Something Desperate,

New York Continent.I
Bertha-Harry has proposed to me and 1
have accepted him.
Maud-Indeed? He meant what he said,
then?
Bertha-Meant what?
Maud-He proposed to me yesterday. and
when 1 refused him he said he would do
something desperate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
How He Watches His Force.

New York 1imcs.1
A New York restaurant has a dozen fine
mirrors built into the wainscoting In such a
way that they not only form a rich orna-
mentatiou to the place, but they enable a
man at the cashiers desk to view every
nook and corner of the room without turning
his head. Thus the proprietor keeps his
eve on his three-score employes without any
Effort.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

ing to the lady-in-waiting the Emperor
cried: "Ah! i won the wager, aud Her
Majesty must keep me in gloves for the next
IL months. Away with these pink rib
bons." And suiting the action TO the word,
the Kaiser began to pull off the girlisiI dec
orations.
"Hurrah! the Sixth Boy" is the title of a
new song by an unknown composer which
finds thousands Of purchasers just now in
Berlin. The words have a superb patriotic
ring and the music is OF the barrel organ
type"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
The Works of Meissonier.

The man, the genius, the painter, Meis-
%sonier, who passed away a week ago, estl-
mated his actual receipts from his lifetime's
work at about 81, 600, 600. This may be
looked upon as a vast sum, but even so it is
not his Just due, according to the ethics Of
strict Justice, when we consider that his
collected works are valued at something in
the neighborhood of $40. 900. 900. Thus, the
who is courteously termed a
connoisseur, makes 50 to every 81 OF the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
Where board and lodging both are free,
NELSoNIAF.
14os-HoRp

l. Join "a h,t circular surface" and "the
times in which we live and make ITO disconn-
tenance." 2. Join "a kind of cloth" the Juice
"a neurological deity" and mako toreJect"
8. Join "a small mouthful." IAN epoch" "a
small sweet cake" and TO express pleasure by
motion" and make more than enough, =;
Join "a hotel" IAN animaI' and due bills,
and make harmless" 5. Join "a pile to be
burnt and "a tuft'' and make "a plant" Q;
Join two stupid fellows" and 'cprners." ana
ITO peruse." "a party and ian allowance"
and make motive" ZOE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
1424-CHARADE.

1424-CHARADE.
If first should not itself disclose
BY weight or violence of blows"
You may in firearms look fer ii.
II still the name you fail to hit,
60 to a mine, tits there quite plain,
You'll find It IL you look in vein.
As for second, see him rage,
A valiant hero on the stage,
A noted fellow in his way,
10 whom the crowd due homage pay.
Whole is a ''cynosure," indeed,
Whom you may safely trust to lead,
A leader that moves not a jot,
But always stays in the same spot.
NELsoNIAN.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
THE LATEST HoHENzoLLERN

How Emperor William Won a Wager on the
Sex of the New Conner.
CORRESPONDING OF THE DISPATCH
There is a pretty story connected with the
arrival of prince number six in the royal
household of Hohenzollern. This time a
princess was expected by the Empress and
her ladies, and accordingly all the baby's
were decorated with pink ribbons
instead OF blue, the latter being according to
traditional family custom the prerogative OF
the baby boys. When the Emperor was
called from the opera house on Decem-
Der II and arrived at the castle post
haste To. greet the newborn little
prince. he laughed heartily on seeing
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
1427-ANAGRAM.

1427-ANAGRAM.
Killing lone in angry mood
And not in self-defense.
Or killing in the heat of blood
or total Is the sense.
The penalty by law decreed
Must certainly be paid,
And punishment for such a deed
Should not be much delayed"
-NELSoNIAN.
142S-CURTAILMENT.
First is an antic
Frolicsome, gay;
Neat is a garment
Some may display.
Third is a garment,
Also a cover.
now leave the answer
For you to discover.
C. A. PRICE.
-1429-A CHILD'S RIDDLE.
Ny mouth is bigger than my head,
And l am always in my bed.
low that is where the mystery lies,
For I've been often known to rise.
And though in bed I am not still,
But always moving down the hill.
And though l never leave my place,
/ sometimes take part in a race.
Though this may seem plain contradiction,
Yet / assert this is no fiction.
AIDTL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
1421-NUMERrCAL. 2

Without 6. 10, IL, S:
The women would to grief give birth
Should they be banished from the earth.
Then that East Indian, dark brunette,
Whose polished body shines like jel,
What substitute could she contrive
In lien of L, l, Z, S?
Though at such loss all would repine,
Still would remain 4. =, 8, 8;
With I'll its varlons shapes, it would
Subdue our melancholy mood. .
The total. SO writes Walter Scott
Are the provisions one has got:
He puts the word IN mouth of Phoebe:
If she is right. why should not we be?
MAUDE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
SwE

l4lO-"One nail drives out another"
l4ll-In:Lap-land.
l4l2-Kin-d.
I7l3-Poetry.
l4l4-Remembrance.
l4l5-Snme-what.
l4l6-Dis-patch.
14l7-Lover, over.
l4lS-Plum, lump.
l4l9-Gain, Dane, stain, pain; plain, main,
blain, vain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
Not So Easy to Shit

Married Man-Why don't you get mar
ried, Miss Jones? You are getting to look
like a back number"-will soon be an old
maid.
Miss Jones-If 1 was as easy to please as
your wife was / would have been married
long ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
AcRosTIc.

AOHOoIIC
]. A monster with many heads. 2 Relating
to morals OF manners. 8. Like a kind of
monkey. 4. Excursion. D. Courses of ships.
Initials, the inner or vital part; finals, con-
tinued pains; combined, deep sorrows.
NJ. A. NICK.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
SOME %ENIGMATICAL NUTS.

Puzzles for the Little Folks That Will Keep
Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
if They Solve Them Correctly-Home
Amusements.
ADDRESS Communications for TIT department
TO f. r. CHADBoURN. LetOiSton, Maine.
1420-AN OBSERVED FACT.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
And the Apostles Slept.

Three times has Christ come to the Apos-
ties. TO Peter and James aud John, and
three times has found them sleeping. Now
the time of watching is over. They may
sleep on now, if they will. That small
service which their sympathetic watchful-
ness might have rendered TO the Master, that
little CLEAN of comfort which their wakeful
sympathy might have given Him who lay
prone on His ace in the black shadow Of
Gethsemane is no longer possible. Afterward
they may look back with inexpressible re-
greet and wish they had kept their tired eyes
open, but all regrets will be unavafling.
The chance has now gone by. 1t belongs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

aside IN a cool place for an hour, covered with
a little vinegar and olive oil blended together.
At serving time arrange crisp lettuce leaves
onthe salad dishes, with a large spoonful of
the salad covered with mayonnaise dressing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
OYSTER O CAKE.

Sift together a quart of flour, three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder and a teaspoonful OF salt.
Rub in two tablespoOnfulS of fresh lard, and
add milk enough to make q soft dough.
Bake on pie tins for l5 minutes, split and
spread between and on top the following dress
ing.
10 a quart of oysters add a cupful of milk, a
lump of butter, seasoning Of salt and pepper,
and a little flour to thicker
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

Take a small can of salmon, free from skin
and bones.
Put in a double boiler with a quart of milk
and seasoning TO taste.
Cream together one tablespoonful of butter
and two of -four.
Thin with a half cupful of boiling water and
STIR into the PURGE.
Press through a sieve, return to the fire for a
few minutes and serve very hot.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-25
An ELEVATED Ra,lreaa1 Episode.

She.was Normal college girl, and abe
decided to take the Sixth avenue elevated
railroad up town. Being in haste, she
carried her coin in her mouth, that she
might lose no time at the ticket window.
When she reached the ticket window she
swallowed the coin and several people
missed several trains while she coughed
it up again. When her ticket was de-
posted she discovered herself TO be on
the down town side. She was in hurry,
and she gritted her teeth and ran down
stairs. Then she got ratified, crossed
Twenty-third street instead of crossing
the avenue and, mounting, found herself
whereshe had been before.
She stuck her tongue out at the gate
man and started again. AS she crossed
Sixth avenue the gateman ON the down
town side called to the gateman on the
up town side that crazy girl was COM
ing. She came. She was good deal
out of breath, and she stuffed IS bill
through the window. AS train drew
up she swept together her change, mostly
silver, flung it into the ticket box, and
firmly grasping her ticket, dashed for q
place. The gateman dragged her back,
butshe-did not believe him. Then, while
the station telegraphed to the central of.
fec for instructions, she sat and made
faces at the gateman over the way. And
the gateman on the down town side called
to the gateman ON the up town side:
care you going to the ball this even
mgr
And the gateman on the up town side
called to the gateman ON the down town
side: mot this evening. New York
Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-25
Dlsooycry of Natural Caa

The first that was heard of natural gas
in the states was in the year 1916, when
it was found in Charlestown. Some six
years later, story is told of a woman
going ont one dark night to draw water
at place called Fredonia, in New York
state-when she put down her lantern,
much to her CONSERVATION n spring of
gas by the well took fire. In 1924, when
Lafayette passed through the same neigh
borhood, in honor Of the occasion, Taylor
house, where he staid, was illuminated
with the gas laid on by pipes direct from
the earth.
The great reservoirs Of natural gas
were first tapped in the process of boring
artesian wells. As soon as one of the
drills reached q certain depth the whole
apparatus was blown high up into the
air, and the gas escaped by tho vent with
roar that could be heard from afar.
One American gentleman boring for
water met with this experience, and, hay
ing no other use for the gas, stuck tall
pipe into the hole, applied light to the
top, when the fame shot upward, and
thus created beacon fire which illumi-
mated the country round for miles. Years
afterward this Light was still burning,
and probably may be seen to this day.
Chambers Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-25
why Soldiers Break Ranks.

There are very few bridges in the
world over which troops are allowed to
march in regular step. In general, when
coming to bridge, particularly sus-
pension bridge, the drums or bands are
stopped, tho array is broken and the sol
diers pass over without keeping step, or
rather taking pains not to keep step.
The reason is found in the fact that
very slight initial vibration, If continued,
is impaired to the whole structure, and
in short time becomes 80 strong down
ward strain ut every recurrence Us speed
lily to endanger the safety of the strong
est bridge.
The same principle Is illustrated In
some houses, which can be made to
tremble from roof to foundation by per-
sistently and regularly pressing with the
foot ON loose board in one of the floors.
A similar curious circumstance is seen
in the case Of certain churches in which
it is dangerous to play the heavy pedal
pipes OF q grand organ, for the reason
that the vibration becomes 80 great as to
shatter the panes Of glass in the win
dows, and even to imperil the safety Of
the roof.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.