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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
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On a Geld, barren island, in the Arctic
sea, where the skies were alwas gray and
dull, and no sweet spring flowers ever
gladdened the eyes of the inhabitants OF
that dreary region, there stood on the sum-
nit of a high hill a stately, old castle, in
which lived Count Frederick with his wife
and two children, son and a daughter.
The Countess had not always lived in the
frozen North. Her girlhood home had
been in sunny Italy, with its blue skies and
balmv air. But on account of her great love
for her husband, she left the beautiful land
Of sunshine and flowers and made her home
in the lonely island. But the cold climate
was too severe fo- her tender nature, and
when little Helga was but years old and
her brother Victor only 10, the kind, loving
mother died, leaving her children to the
care of an old nurse, for the father spent
most of his time cruising on the sea.
For Helga, as for her mother, the gray
skies and cold winds had no charms. But
the little girls fair face and kind ways
caused her to be loved by all who knew her,
and she was everywhere known as the
Flower of the Island. Helga used to wan
der along the rocky coast, and dream of the
sunny lands of which her mother had told
her, and she wished that she might only
once see the beautiful flowers and breathe
the warm air. Victor said: 81 shall soon
be old enough and strong enough to go with
father on the ship, and then 1 shall go to
Italy, and see the beautiful land where
mother lived"
"And will you take me with you?" Helga
had asked.
''Of course, little sister, you shall CO."
replied Victor, 81 would not leave the
Flower of the Island here alone"
But a few years later, when the Count
took his son away with him in the ship, the
little girl, in spite of her entreaties, was
left on the island with her nurse. Helga
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

dimly see a figure walking to and fro.
Thinking to find the Fairy, she quickly
advanced and discovered, instead of her
friend, an old man, who at the sound OF
footsteps turned, and Grid: "Helga, my
dear child, is it you?"
With glad cry Helga ran to her fathers
arms After the first joyous greetings were
over, Helga said: "Father, how white your
hair has grown, and how sad your face is. %
81 have suffered much in the last few
years." said the Count. ''During that voy-
age, when 1 first took Victor away with me,
our ship was wrecked, and your brother,
with many others, was lost. I then returned
to my home, only to find my dear daughter,
the Flower of the Island, gone, no one
knew where. Since then I have lived with
a few servants in the castle, and every day
I have spent many hours on the shore,
But now that have found you, shall for
and happy again"
promised never to leave the fairies. But
come, shall show you the beautiful land,
and the Fairy Queen is so kind that I am
sure she will allow you to remain with
me, and we shall always be happy
Helga then led her father to the entrance
of FARMLAND. She pressed her hands against
the rock, but the gate did not open. She
then beat the hard stone until her delicate
hands were sore and bruised. Still the gate
remained closed, and Helga was shut out of
Fairyland. But the Count was too greatly
pleased over finding his daughter to long
for any other joy, and he carried his treas
ure to his lonely home.
Very many times each day Helga went to
the rock, where she hoped to find the Fairy,
who, she knew, would forgive her disobedi-
ence, and would allow both her father and
herself to dwell in the beautiful land of SUM-
shine and flowers But not until several years
later, when the good Count had been buried
beside his dear wife, did the Fairy reappear
to Helga. She then tool the Counts
daughter again into Fairyland, and the
beautiful Flower of the Island was never
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
l5i5-RlDDLE5.

Ny sails are spread to catch the breeze,
And yet skim no lakes nor seas;
The wind blows high, the wind blows low.
And move with it, swift or slow,
Yet fixed 1 stand, on solid land,
just where first was built and planned.
Present and past are in my name,
To many lands extend my fame;
Young children hail me with acclaim,
Their sires and gTandsires did the same.
Strange ups and downs my patrons claim:
They rise without breath of blame;
Down, down they sink. and feel no shame.
Yet there's no malice in my frame,
And pleasure is my only aim.
I'LL
Ye common plodders of the race,
Behold me in such lofty place;
Unwearied though your efforts be,
You all may rise, but not like me.
Yet though stand at such height,
/ am but fragile, weak and slight.
Prisoned by bonds i cannot break,
And that is well for my own sake;
For if once should burst my thrlll,
Sudden and sure would be my fall.
M.C.S.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
PROFESSIONAL TEA faster.

He Must Not Smoke or Indulge in Spiced
Foods and Should Be Regular.
st. Louis Democrat
A professional tea faster is called in, and
such man is the only reliable judge. 1t is
by no means an easy matter to become a
good tea faster. A man must not only have
an intimate knowledge of all varieties, but
must keep his palate in the most delicate
condition. Smoking is absolutely pro-
hibited, aud faster must follow very
strict regimen, especially avoiding every
thing like highly spiced foods
The least irregularity in diet is at once
felt in loss of delicacy of taste and scent,
and even slight cold will render man
temporarily unfit for service A tea faster
must live more simply than an anchorite if
he hopes to attain eminence in his pro-
fession. When man knows what is re-
quired to be good judge of tea, he is in
clined to treat with great degree of in
credulity any amateur opinions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
CHAMPION CRACKER EATER.
A Man Slows Away Eight in Less Than Five
Minutes.

A Man Slows Away Eight in Less Than Five
Minutes.
St. Louis Chronicle.l
Thomas Garvy, of East st. Louis bet George
Cass that he couldn't eat six soda crakers in
five minutes, without drinking any water.
The bet provided Cass was not to drink
within five minutes of 'go," or within five
minutes after the last cracker disappeared
with horrible. crunching sound. Six
minutes before starting Cass cleared his
throat with several glasses of assorted
beverages, and eyed the soda crackers,
which never looked so large to him before,
with a critical eye, and then declared he
was ready.
When time was called he started at the
crakers with terrible earnestness, and in
stead of eating six crackers, Cass devoured
eight crackers in four minutes and 40 Sec
seconds, and never dropped a crumb. AZ
ter accomplishing the feat and pocketing
S1O0, he again wet his throat, in which ope-
ration he was Joined by those who had
witnessed the proceedings. Csss now de-
clares himself the champion soda cracker
eater of Illinois.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
REPORTED HIS OWN SUICIDE.
A Prussian Soldiers Statement to the
Cantain of the Guards.

A Prussian Soldiers Statement to the
Captain of the Guards.
The Prussian soldier is so strict in all
matters affecting his military service that he
seems to carry his discipline to the grave
with him. A Captain in the Guards re-
ceived the other day curious letter from
one of his men, written in the most formal
and official manner, which made the follow
ing curious announcement:
have the honor to report most dutifully
that have committed suicide by shooting
myself with the rifle provided for my use by
the grace of His Majesty. The three females
serving in the house ofmy master, Captain
X, have driven me to commit this act L
trust that His Majesty's uniform will not be
spoiled on account of this, my last act of in
subordination.
Then follows the name of the unfortunate
soldier and his military description, written
with the most scrupulous exactitude.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
MUST HAVE THEIR QUOTA OF HEADS.
Lovers of Borneo Not Accepted Until They
Have Killed So Many Men.

When the Very Rev. Thomas jackson
went to the Island of Borneo among the
head hunters the people had habit of col
lecting the heads of their enemies. The
women all demanded warrior husbands, and
the ability of warrior was judged by the
number of heads he had gathered. When a
man proposed marriage to woman she in
variably asked: 'How many heads have
you?"
If he did not have enough to suit her she
would tell him to go and not to return until
he had half dozen or dozen more. The
priests have made little headway toward
discouraging this custom, but it is still a
custom.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
LETTERS HARD TO FIND.
Two Initials of Designer Morgan Hidden on
the Silver Dollar.

1t is generally believed that the letter
en-" to be seen on the neck of Liberty on
the face of the silver dollar, means 'Nint"
and is proof of its genuineness. The Phil
adelphia Record says this is not true, but
that the 'tM' stands for Morgan, George 7.
Morgan, who is the originator of the de-
sign.
Upon the same side there is another 'tM, f"
also the initial of the designer. This is to
be found in the waving locks of the fair
goddess, and it is so cleverly concealed in
the lines of the design that it can only be
itial, said that he had had it shown to him
scores of times, but never could find it un-
assisted
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
M0LTKErs OPINION OF STANLEY.
Thought the Explorer a yagrant Soldier
Out for the Hard Cash.

Out for the Hard Cash.
Prof Joest tells me that he had a
conversation with Moltke about the Afri-
can exploration some time ago, says Ber-
lin correspondent of THE DISPATCH. 'He
asked me many questions about Stanley, .
said the Professor, and he concluded by
bluntly demanding, "He is one of these
marauders, is he not-one of the type of
the vagrant soldier of the middle ages who
would do anything for money!"
Moltke, however, on the other hand, de-
scribed Major Wissmann as "most deserv-
ing young dog" The veteran added, with
emphasis, 'He treats those black devils as
they ought to be treated. 1t would not do
to play with them. Tight cravats, and not
Bibles, are wanted there"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
GETTING RID OF SMOKE.
A Platinum Wire Over Gas Jet Will Clear
Up a Room.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
1t is not generally known that platinum
at white heat will consume any quantity
of tobacco smoke and keep the atmosphere
perfectly clear Lamps with a ring Of plat
mum over the flame are used for the purpose
in the East, but piece of platinum wire
suspended over gas jet is much cheaper,
and really does its work better.
No one knows exactly the process whereby
the air is cleared, as it invariably is, but an
easier way to avoid annoyance to ladies or
non-smokers could hardly be imagined.
Heated platinum, however, only clears the
air, and does not purify it, and hence it
will not enable the sensitive man to breathe
freely in the vicinity of cigarette smokers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

that they forget them and leave them in
stores, halls and street cars. 1t may seem
queer to think of man getting out Of
street car and leaving his overcoat, but the
conductors saw this is frequently done.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Prices in Chicago.

Jay Gould told an intimate friend not
long ago that Chicago is the worst city in
the world foI poor man to live in.
''In the first place." said Mr.. Gould, set
costs so much to live in Chicago that it ism t
worth it. Now the undertakers have raised
the price of funerals and it costs poor
man so much to die that he can't afford it. +"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
196-CURTAILMENT.

The totdl-bees upon the leas
Must dread to hear the one,
Whose merry tune, in latest June,
Proclaims their feast is done.
How brightly glance, in swift advance,
The cleaning blades of steel;
How many a nest their eager quest
Does ruthlessly reveal!
And then, anon, is played upon
Their blades a merry tune,
By sharpening one, which says that done
Is search of bees here soon.
BITTER SWEET.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
THE PICKPOCKET Is BORN.
He Must Have Long, Flexible Fingers and
Moist at the Ends.

Moist at the Ends.
A man must have the physical endow-
ment to be pickpocket, just as man must
have O certain mental endowment to be a
poet, says a noted criminal in the St. Louis
Globe-Dmocrat The lining of the pocket
must be taken hold of about an inch from
the top on the inside. 1t must be drawn up
easily and quickly at the same time Not
more than half dozen movements of the
fingers should be necessary to get the lining
out far enough. With the lining, of course,
will come the pocketbook, and this should
never be touched by the fingers until it is
almost ready to drop into the hand of the
thief
Some experts never touch the book until
it is in the hand. Now, the fingers to do
this should be slender; not necessarily long,
but thin and flexible, and the best pick
pockets are those whose finger ends are
naturally moist.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
What's In a Name.

Maurice Barrymore has a big, ferocious
looking dog who exists easily and lazily
under the questionable name of 'tFish. !"
When asked the reason of christening such
a fne-looking animal in such ;to, curious
and wont bite"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
547-MIss FLORA M'FLIMsY's SPRING TOILET

She had stylish bonnet, but as she had
worn 1T one season she had it made over, us
ing only the original material, and it became
ITO cite. She had part of q dress E1ade
over, and that part became assemblies. She
rearranged an old shoulder garment, and it
was step. Some soft materials for the neck
were made over, and then pertained to
she was tired of it, and it became tiresome.
She gave her little sister some coverings for
the feet to make over for herself, but after
she had done 1t, it proved that there was
only one covering for the foot. She cut off
the end of Il wrap, and rearranged the re-
mainder, and it Was then something in
which to bathe. ETHYL
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

1553-TRANsPosITIoN.
"Whdt do you read, nay lordf"-Rdnala.
The paper, mirror of the one
For every land beneath the sun,
And some more distant still;
With t,oo on subjects old and new,
Seasoned with salt and spices due,
And dished with incest skill.
The '1eader'' lifts its arm to three
Evils of high and low degree,
And crushes them all like four;
In Jfue such thoughts and words of might
As needs must thrill the dullest wight,
And bid him 'sleep no more.n
NJ. C. S.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
BOB INGERsoLL's BALD HEAD.
1t Calls Out a Gift and a vile Pun From Two
of His Friends.

New York Morning Journal.l
Colonel Bob Ingersoll had something of a
joke played upon him on his last birthday.
The genial lawyer is not noted for the
density of hair upon his massive head, and
this hirsute deficiency was the theme of the
fun.
Two friends sent him a handsome silver
comb in remembrance of the day, and at
tached to the gift was a card bearing this
message: "We send you this knowing that
You will never part with it"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.

Puzzles for the Little Folks That VIII Keep
Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
if They Solve Them Correctly-Homo
Amusements.
Address communications for this department
TO E. r. CHADBoURN, Le,cisto,Un, Maine.
154-CoNUNDRUM.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
| CUR FITS /!

when say care do not mean merely tostop them
for timo aud then Lave them return again. Imeana
radical cure. Ihave made tse disease of FITS EPT-
LEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS lifelong study.
warrant my remedy to the worst cases Because
others have failed 10 for now rscsyinS
euro 5urd as for . treatise and frss Do1siso&
my infaihbls rnredy. Give Exp-sn and Post onsa
h @, ROOT, u. CO 183 Pearl g., n z
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Lots of Stray Clothing.

This Is the time when people take Of
thar ovarcosts and wraps and fesl 20 warm
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
160-A WARNING.

1650-A WARNING.
A small boy went to q menagerie without
an escort, and the strange sights and sounds
affected him so much that he lost his head
completely, and then became public news
paper announcement, as the hurry scurry
business men of America call it "for short"
One of the animals found the head the boy
had lost, and he (the animal) became so
turned about and confused that he made
first a loud noise, then q jump, and at last
looked very white and sick
Moral: Small boys should not go to such
places without some one to look after them.
MRS. e.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
lAS-NUNlERlCAI

l54S-NUMERICAL
a woman with an all is one
Whom all right-minded persons shun.
She will S, 2, 6, 5 and4
Your ear, and then your patience bore.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
6, j, or the merest youth
Serves for a listener, in sooth.

6, j, 8 or the merest youth
Serves for listener, in sooth.
'Tis 3, vain, indifference
You show, to hints like that she's dense.
The woman with pet complete
Is one Ido not care to meet.
BITTER SWEET.
=; :
1549-CHARADE.
My first, to speak phonetical,
Lives sometimes in a hive;
Or, If you'd have it literal,
'Tis to exist, or live.
My ne1t, if for the noun you seek,
Is numbers all complete;
Or, If the verb you would prefer,
1t is TO place or seat.
The ptole will show another verb,
And means to quite surround,
As soldiers sometimes trap the foe
Upon the battle ground.
ETHYL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

afterward seen on the shore of that cold,
northern sea. PAYSIE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
SOLVING IN APRIL.

Prize Winners-L Lottie Hughes, Apollo,
Pa. 2. Oliver Twist, Pittsburg, Pa. g. Alice
Barnett, Pittsburg, Pa.
Roll of Honor-Matilda Chambordon, Nettie
Fording: Geo. c. Allen, Henry Leavitt, NJ. K.
X, 9: =: Rious Esther Z; Nelson Mary M n.
Rebecca H. Nichols, 1. Don't No, Fred A.
Hines, Olive A. Klein, Allegheny, Emma
Sproull. John Dougherty, Parker Manson, 1.
c. Phinney.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

15S4-Desdemona, Paroles, Fallstaff, Dog
berry, Hamlet.
l555-L Meats, tames, mates, teams, steam.
Q. Reins risen, Erins, siren, resin, rinse. g.
Aster, rates, tares, tears, stare.
1536-Bi KEENAN,.
l5S7-Suppe7: L Purse. 9. Pups. 8. Spur
4. Sure. s. Pure. g. Peru. 2. Ruse. 8. Super.
9. Upper.
15Ss-A carpet.
l5S9.-Intemperance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

1552-ANAGRAM.
"Linedge goes" as pedigree,
Race, descent, or progeny.
Let us hope that in our line
Right may gain and wrong decline.
GREGORY GALE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

141.-Down, own.
142.-Daisy, dais.
1543.-Tenet, tent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

the grand mansions along the Hudson. The
place, with its modern suggestions and
countless arriving and departing coach-loads
of tourists, sinks out of sight beneath the
giant forest trees, when you have climbed
to the summit of Orrest Head, where the
prospect is still grander than that from
Brant Fell, behind Bowness; for you are.
nearer the head of the vale of Windermere,
where the encroaching mountain walls are
highest, and the noble lake itself makes the
broadest expanses.
The Plot of Robert Elsmere.
But near as this is to the steam whistle
and coach-horn, the undertoues are even
here. From Orrest Head, the haunts of
every poet or prose writer of the region,
save those of Coleridge and Shelley about
Keswick, are again visible. Windermere
with its glorious foreground of foliage is
seen in its entire length. Range after range
of lake mountains rise beyond it to the west.
The valley of Ambleside lays like half
defined glen of purple to the north, darken-
ing at its edges, changing to ivid green
along the higher ranges, the crags of Helm,
Fairfield and Nab Scar forming great peaks
of sun-kissed splendor above A mass of
mountain tops and misty passes lie to-
ward Ullswater in the northeast Along
the ridges toward the Yorkshire moors, one
purple furrow shows where was hid the plot
of 'fRobert Elsmere," in Longsleddale
Besides, here are the woods and waters of
Elleray No Cumbrfan home ever held
bigger frame, greater heart or a loftier
and tenderer soul than the mansion of Ellie
ray. The place is now just as it was when
it was 6Christopher North's" earthly
paradise, with Several roofs shelving
away there in the ulster of loveliest Itch
ems, each roof with its own assortment of
doves and pigeons preening their pinions
in the morning pleasaunce;;" and the
giant sycamore, of which Prof Wilson
himself said, mot even IN the days Of the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-31
THE FIRE FIEND BUSY.
Rock Islands Incendiary Still at
Work.
He Fires the Milwaukee Depot hut
Does Not Escape Unebseryed-
Excellent Work OF the
Department.

The fire fiend is still busYing himself in
Rock Island and continues to indulge hia
apparent passion for the destruction Of
railroad property.
About 8 o'clock last night fire was
discovered at the c., NJ. s. St. P.
depot on Twentieth street between
First and Second avenues. This time it
was in the freight department of the depot
and was undoubtedly the work of an in
cendiary as man was seen by several
people running away from the depot just
few moments before the fire was dis.
covered. He was also seen tiptoeing
through the Peoria depot building, and
when the alarm sounded he ran down the
bank toward the river. An alarm was
Immediately, turned in and the depart
ment responded with the same prompts
ness that it has at every alarm since its
Introduction. Clay Darrah, the night
operator at the depot, after sending in the
alarm. did what he could in the way Of
extinguishipg the fire with the old fssh>
toned bucket system, but the draft
had carried the flames up into
the attic where they could not be reached
without getting onto the roof. As soon as
the department reached the scene the
firemen cut q hole in the roof and the
flames were extinguished in few mo-
ments. scarcely any damage being done
10 the building. A small pile of freight.
near where the fire was started. was
slightly damaged by water, but it will
not amount to scarcely anything.
The manner in which the department
turned out and in which the fire was ham
died was the subject of much praise from
citizsns who appreciate the benefits to be
derived from system of public improve
ments which are abreast of the times.
When the alarm is in working shape the
department will get out quicker than it
did last night.
Oae of the horses on the hook and
ladder truck slipped AMI fell at the cor
ner Of Second avenue aud Twentieth
street, but fortunately was not even
scratched. The drivers are both excel
lent men, but the accident last night
shows the necessity of using more than
ordinary care IN turning corners.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-31
A Healthy showing.

If you want an indication of the way
things are looking up in Rock Island and
Moline take glance through County
Recorder CANDLES records. In two
years and IL months he has recorded
9,33S instruments, while in four years
preceding his term Of Office 1908 instru>
ments were recorded. The total number
of instruments filed and recorded in 1889
was 2.6s3; in 1890, 3.141. In the 10
months, so far passed In 1891, 1888,
have been recorded, which is at the rate
of 1000 for the year, or a: increase over
1890 of 81 per cent.