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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-18

IT is wonderful the beautiful effects to be
had in very low priced wall papers. Most
of the designs are in sets, such as only the
very wealthy could afford few years ago.
JOHN S. ROBERTS,
719 and 721 Liberty st. (Head of Wood
MF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-18

EVERY piece of muslin in the house is
now selling at reduced price.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-18

FRIDAY bargains. See our display ad.
FLEISHMAN & Co.,
5O4, 5O6 and sos Market street,
Evening journal., 1892-09-28
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eTnT v1Tw on M KTTL-

only one The iat fin takes better hold Of
the water to prevent dHit 70 leeward in
windward work than hulging keel form
ing part Of the hull. These two points are
the whole story"
Here the yuchtsmen made two rough
sketches, OF which nearly exact copies are
given. They show clearly the character o.
Nathaniel Herreshoff's remarkable inyen.
ton.
"A very noticeable feature Of the new
model he concluded. 'is the entire alb
sence Of any convex lines. 10 has always
been the rule to fashion the cut water and
bow construction more or less on the form
Of the plow. but this idea has been dis
carded ia the new design"
A big fin sloop to meet tho two foreign
ers IS already one Of the ccrtainties Of the
coming season and win be laid down soon.
Master Builder Almy, Of the Hcrresholf
concern, who has paternal interest in the
ten vessels Of this type which have been
turned out at the Bristol yards, told me
/ that the small ones had all done finely,
and there is every reason to think that an
/ so or 90 foot racer would do proportions
atoly better. Three other successful fin
have been made by builders In Boston and
Brooklyn. II is not yet settled yet who is
to build the new American champion.
EDISON BRACE.
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

gency, ana every man received them
willingly and with a desire TO obey.
As the train moved on 1t was closed
up as sohdly as possible, and each driver
had his weapons ut hand II was an
hour before the Indians showed their
hand. Then ono after another appeared
in sight ont OF rifle range, until fifty
could be counted. A train of emigrants
would have been ratified at sight OF
these, and there would have been con-
fusion and agreement as how best TO
act. When you have an enemy alarmed
you have him half whipped. No one
knows this better than an Indian
The mon of an emigrant train would
have begun firing, and thus wasted their
ammunition The bolder spirits would
have voted for charge. thus giving the
devils hiding behind the rocks and
ridges with cooked rifles a chance %
pick them off.
The men of the train fired no shot and
made no halt Never wagon moved
faster or slower. IL was a great plov
cutting its way through the earth over
all distractions
Auxious? Yes Your brave man may
even tremble in the presence of danger.
1t is only q drunkard OF fool who puts
up his life against chance and betrays
no emotion. Not anxious about the four
score warriors galloping about them and
now becoming derisiYe and defiant, but
about what was 70 come farther on, and
what the odds against them would be.
"Never halt in the presence Of an
enomy unless you forufy,' says q mill
tary authority.
$50 long as you are moving, the enemy
cannot mass against any one point" says
/ another.
An old veteran commanded the train
and rode in advance of it. he saw tn,
/ lay Of the country changing, and as b,
reached ridge he could look down and
sec where tho attack would be made
The natural roadway ram down for 3
mile between dry gulhes. These guile.
had been scooped out by the heavy rain
falls Of perhaps century, for here thl
watershed ran sharply to the north fo
many miles.
The Indians had massed in these ra
vines and the train would be IN q trap.
Never do what your enemy hope
you win do" is another military maxim
The captain made a rapid survey o
the ground and turned to the north
Here was a plateau strewed with bowl
ders. Int tolerably level. A battle mus
be ofought. Here was the place 20 fight il
Ii il midafternoon now. Come wit
me and | viii show you a sight to be r'
molnbcred forever. There is going t
be . fight which men will talk Of aroun
hearthstones Tor tho next twenty years
Evening journal., 1892-09-28
RAILROADS.

DENNSYLvANlA RAILROAD STAND
ARD Railway Of America Prutecfe
Throughout by The Interlockin0 switch an
PiH9ifADFLPiiiA. WlLHlNGrON and BAL
TfMOkE RAtI.kOAD. $50 a. m.,May p loN
pgia5 pin5 T1 ieass sp 3 ' 5 - ~ 4
90 So 900 A. zoos. 40 10, II 20. II }3, II 81.
am, si2ia, 50, 300. o oi. no. II, 50. oc'
Accommodaiidn. s. IS. 7o5 Os. 10 A., a m.
" i,3. 3 rs, 335. 3 -, 2o 6 in ~. ln3 p NJ.
Chester, express, 50, %. 8 30, %, 30, %
200, va, 0o5, II 20, II 81 M , o. 3 -. ".
Acoommodatlon.e g %. b5.7 os. sos, io4s, Il %
ie ~ i 20 q; "a o io; q q ~ % 81 I, h ~ n.
| In 5i n m. figia. l28s, aQ' 3O5' 3l5. $40 II.
5 Do, q oa 4e q, oe, Is, . is, 1919 m.
/ hnston. without change, 10 10 m, % p m
West Chester. via Lamokin. 69i, 8 ~ IN
o 20, 3 ajpm
Newark Center and intermediate stations.
baltimore and Intermediate stations, 10 II
a m. ~ 0d. 2 a., -, q 70 p m, 2o3 night.
baltimore aud Bay Line p m; ,,
Baltimore and Washington. ~. o. Vll,
/ 1915. II 90 am, 1909. 81 rs. 2is. -, 1918 i9.
IS. 2 a. ~ p m, II ~ night
Trains for Delaware Division leave for:
Il New Castle, 8 ih u 2ia m ~. 3 80. 40. q u
81 go, 9 30 y M, ~ 0l night.
lcwes, 3 l5 n m. 81 pm.
For kehohOth, SID m.
Harrington. neimnr and way stations T.
a M. Harrington and way stations, l y m.
\ Express for Dover, Harrington and Delirar,
I
Express for Wyoming and smyrna. ~ q m
Express for Cape Charles, Old Point Com
fort and. Norfolk, u l3 a n. II ni night.
Leave philadelpha BROAD street for VIII
minginn exproe, "a, p, n, e. 10, - y, ~
10 8, N isa M, se 80, 3o2 O2, 3 % = sd 3 Sit ol
an, 0st ~ 20, aa, ~ 81, 40. II TO- II ~
Accommodation. o gi.7 an. lnas u 55 n M 30.
22s. 10. 400. tt6, 8 - s0l iuW uAi. II s , mr..
Sunday rrans-Leavr Wilmington for;
PHILADELPHIA. express o. p 81. 21, = 30, . Vl,
l0O1.i m 81 ami 1908 BOi5 0i.h 800 $50 I, Nb 25,
ni2 PM Accommodation. 30, D 90 M. u 10.
/ ii 4 Oi. 3 2O. 10 30 b M.
Chester, cypress, 10, z go, 3 So 1OlOo3, II bl,
m. Ol. o 90, 1O6 p pf2 b m. Accommodation,
792 s. oS m, y 70 ~ % ees essa S5 l9M ma' m
n 81 IN, " 10, 4 6, 0O5, sos. 10, b Di. DO
20 81. 06 10 20 y M
Boston without change. 5f pm.
West Chesiorva Lnmukin, 05 a m, - p M
Now Castle, q 90 m. 10 O6 night.
Cape Charles. Ola Point Comfort and Nor.
Niddleio,tn. CLAYTON, Dover. Wyoming. Eel
ton. Harrington, Brldgcville, Seaiord. Laure
anl nelmnr, ~ ul night .o.
baltimore and Washington M. sol, 10 i
am. 1e nb. 6e3 +6Ol. az N 2l pm. ~ 40 night
Baltimore only, 9 9 p no. ~ l3 night .,
/ Leave Philadelphia, Broad street. Tor Wli
mington. express, 3 u, an p 10. II lto 20. > ~
5Os. 6M.l tON 49, n lG, n io p M, - night.
Accommodation 3 3i, 0 s "A m, ~ ~, = %. Il
49, 40 W and n dSpm.
For further information, messengers are re
ferred to the ticket Office at the station.
Congressional Limited Express trains com
posed entirely of Pullman Nesubule Parlo
and Dining Cars. o..
iIimifed Express trains. composed Of Pull
mnn Neatihule parlur Cars, Nesilhulo Paasen
ger COACHES and Dining Cars. ...,.,,,
llAs. ~. pltH, !. II. WOOD,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

But when the train was ready to move
out of Brule City, aud the men saw the
red checked English lassie seated beside
young Joo Blyn, who was to drive the
Harkins wagon while the owner rode
horseback, they lifted their hats as they
rode past. And when they saw how
brave she tried 10 look and act, and I'M
derstood that she was willing to brave
all perils for the affections she bore
her father, they said to one another;
"Theres a girl to be proud Of. Let's
give the Englishman fair show"
And no queen could have asked for or
been shown greater respect. She it was
who knelt beside the grave Of the old
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

DO you wish rs to hunt up your
friends and tell them where and how
you diedg" asked Harkins
"Friendsr laughed the old man. 81
never had one. hain't got any
But can we 90 anything asked
Taylor.
'Fustly, prop me up 4 leetle higher
and then give me "a drink of whisky
never sot as much by the stuff as some,
but mobbe it will keep life in me till !
can spin my yarn. Now, then, did ye
ever hear ten Of old Bridgers'
81 have, replied Taylor. "lIe was an
old hunter and tropper. who was wiped
ont at the Fort Kearney massacre.
Correct; and they've got a fort named
after him sOmewhar' ont here. Bridger
and me was pard0 fur many years. We
was in this Black Hills country together
upward Of twenty years ago. I've been
wanting to get back thar fur these last
fvo years
"Did yoa and Bridger find any gold
theres0 asked Harkins.
That's what I'm comm TO. didn't
gsut he dill. We went thar TO hunt. beiu
satisfied If We got enough SKINS ana pels
to keep MS in powder and ball. One day
when q war lrary made a dash at us VIZ
got separated. took to the timber ant
Brilgsr hid in cave il canyon. j
was tl-ae days before we cum togethe.
agin. ard taen we had to dust out e
save orr scalps. It was ON the way hoin'
that Els1ge- ,oll ne what he found il
the cave.
The men almost held their broaths
while tine old isan waited "A minute be-
fo.e resumiug
..Bridger never told q lie in his life
What be said about that cave kin be de
pended on same as if sou read It in th'
good book Thar WIS gold thar IN heaps
he SAID it was IN Jumps and bars, as !
it had been melted up-mor'na span o
Evening journal., 1892-09-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

switch veeds ore tlc easiest o. Kill asked
young tickrrs of Farmer Stesnfrus, az he
Watched ihpi good mnu "a his work. "Wiq-
ow's weph@' replied the larmer "Aou only
have 20 say, wi thsu ana thoy wilt
Detroit fiec Press.
Take Hoods, and only Hoods because Hoods
SnfsAparila Cures ltnoNeasca mcrit pccu-
liar to itsclf. Try it yourself
nood's PINS nrt purely Vegetable, perfectly
hatmloss, oncctNe bot do not rnusc pain or
gripe. BE sure 20 set hood's
She LAST night dreami we we're At Sara.
tqna and sipu9i 9 at one OF the hneat hotcla,'
he "Dont talk that way. Money is go
scarce nowadays that we can't afford even 60
dream of going 20 cnratosh '-lcNas Sittings.
Guest y haven't amy appetite az an today
WAiter-"Nut fcclin' we'll. ssAhf' Guest 20 I'm
about half sick Can't touch more than a
muuthful. Bring me q couple OF spring
chickens York Weekly.
am an O'd man and have been o constant
sufferer With cntarrh for the last ten years
lam entirely cured by the use OF Elya Cream
Balm. II is strange that $50 simple "a remedy
viii cure such a stubborn dieeusc, Henry
Billings, u .s Pension Atti Washington, DC
suffered for more than ten years with thai
dreadful disease. cuatrh, ana used every
available medicine which was rocunmonded
90 mo I cannot thank You enough lur th,
rcliof which Ely's Cream balm has afforded
me, kmanuei Meyers, Nnheld, l.. 10 y
II yol want lrsi-class dyeing and scourlnl
done 80 TO No. 80 King street.
Young Lads Have you eNamlned my piano
Iurer- Yes, madam IVY hnts The reason Y
won't make % soundfr "so.oe one has low
erea the soft podol aud nailed 20 down. \
y. weekly
". G.. y. ". ".
Snrinr clothing clrausi sod reuairel
Skilled workmon. 10. qil Market street..
Cashier 'i emit honor thn' check, mad am
Your hualnuda hc.ouni ls lverdlaWu.
Wumnn-"huh, Overirnwn, it iti auapcctcl
something was wrong when As signed thi
check without waiting for me To get the hya
ttr.gs.'-N Y. Weekly.
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

lie ipda Stcinglnq ms tOmdhdNh IOf q
bloiC 40 her.
The carefully prepared trap Of the In
dians had failed It was only when the
white man had turned sharply aside,
punched the wagons, placed the spare
horses rs safely as possible and began
rolling the powders together for a
breastworks that the red man realized
that he had been sold out
Then they swarmed out of the ravineg
the warriors Of Iron Heart, OF Red
Eagle. Of Black Crow-three hundred
strong, and mounting their wiry ponies
which had lain as close as rabbits, they
swarmed out and over the plains and
gave vent to their disguat and indigna.
tiOn.
Had they charged en- masse the little
band Of white men must have been
swept away by tho momentum, but they
delayed and every moment saw the
breastworka strengthened by another
bowlder. The Indian must feiut and
dodge before he strikes. In that char
acteristic he is below the serpent. he
must consult and powwow before he ad-
vancos. This is to brace him up.
More than half an hour was consumed
In demonstrations Of bluI before the In
dians were ready to act Then it was
70 advance his natural weapon first
treachery. A white unn-some rene
gsdo and criminal who feared even the
mixed soclsty of the west and had gone
over 70 the enemies Of hts race body and
soul-adyanced with . white f8g tied &c
/ sdck ~ flag OF t.1.co. de advscccd
/ boldly snl ii- pudonfly bat when vithiu
pistol shot Of the brohstwoVis vTns hallod
by th. captain end ns';od what ha wanted.
See hyrf. FEEL rcrry fur you folks, p
he rsii in rcply. "Aad / hov cam i0
hep ye out Of bed sciafo. Ihars rca'
'nnT yt-' 20 cAar 80 up 81 iyo iHlala.
| an1 t'r.cn r. f,rn-' ;goro wiil ho yer, @.
rundown. They know whar ye ar
bound fur, and they ar determined to
stop ye."
"Wen. what elses" asked the captain
as the renegade paused.
"They wanted 10 wipe ye out 70 the
last man, but I've prevailed upon 'em to
spare We in case yen turn back. That's
what I've come to tell ye.'
III we TURN pdCh w Nv- "1
harnedy
mot a hair Of yer heads. Jist take
the back track and that'l end the mat
ser at once"
And suppose we don'tf"
"Then God help ye, Ye'll be chawed
10 pieces in ten minitsW
''You go back and tell your friends 70
begin chawing rs soon as they pleasev
rhouted the captain, and every man III
the inclosure cheerod the words.
There was more delay as the renegade
went back to report, and every mar
worked to.build the breastworAs higher
and strengthen it. Wagons and horses
occupied a solid square of less than ball
an acre. It was the highest grounC
within cannon shot. This was as gooC
as another foot on the height Of tm
, breastworks twenty-five men distrib
] uted around that inclosure would max
3 terribly thin line, but twenty-five
+ Winchester rifles would maintain teE
4 ribly destructive fire.
lConiinuea Tomorrow
Evening journal., 1892-09-28
CHAPTER II.

And nov, as the wagon train makes
its slow way over tho broken country,
tes Us see with whom we have 70 do.
Two years before this story opens
Harkins had come out from England to
better his fortunes. He was English
bred and born, a resident Of Leaning-
ton, and his wife had died the year be-
fore. Though a widower, he was not
childless. The woman in the wagon
train was his daughter. Bess A wo-
man? No, a girl Of eighteen-a typical
English girl Of the middle class. The
father had tried ranching and failed.
and had put his last dollar into the out
fit of the gold hunting party should
Boss be left behind among strangers IN
a strange land. or taken on an expedi-
ton which had its peril for every hour
'iAre you crazy queried the gold
hunters, when Harkins asked them ls
decide.
Evening journal., 1892-09-28
CHAPTER L

"HaltV
It is ten o'clock in the forenoon Of
june day. Ten white topped wagons,
drawn 10y as many spans OF heavy horses,
are strung ont in line on the plains of
Northern Dakota. while fifteen horse
men are distributed its length 20 act as
guards There is driver to each
wagon, and You can thus count twenty
five souls. Twenty-Five? Ahl but sharp
ewes detect the huttering of woman's
dress or the seat of one Of the wagons
Iwoaty-six. then. with their faces
sternly set to the west, each man heavi-
by ARMED and every eye scanning the
country ahead and aboat for signs Of
danger
Who are they?
The gallant Custer has made his re-
port of gold in the Black Ellis, and
fifty Thousand seekers after wealth are
moving to the west. The country is
stall IN the hands of the savages, and in
frvatad ut the ethoughto OF being overrun
aad pushed to The wall, as has been the
case over and over again, every man
who can hear arms is on the warpath to
drive back the invaders.
This party has come ont from Brule
City Dakota. 10 followed the White
river for more than two hundred miles,
and left it TO strike northwest for the
forks Of the Big Cheyenne two days be-
fore we found them For the last three
days Indian signs have been plenty.
They have entered upon the territory of
the hostiles, and every mile of their
progress viii now be watched by keen
eyes
Halt Is there danger aheads"
The wagons close up rapidly, rs the
drivers have been drilled 70 do, and in
ten minutes everything is prepared foI
whatever may happen
Here Harkins-here, Taylorr calls
the leader to two Of the mounted men
and as they ride forward he continues:
The old man is going to turn mp his
toes and I've called q halt to let him di,
IN peace Ee's been asking for both o.
yea.
Who was the old man? He had JOINED
the party at the last moment. coming
from no one cared where. He was NJ
old hunter and trappor, and had been il
the Black Hills country. he could guild
tho party by tho best and most direc
route and he had the money TO outf
himself lie gave his name as Saunders
and his queec speech aad actions mad
the crowd look upon him as weak il tn
mead He had been taken very i'll tn
day before. and both Harkins and Tay
Tor had shown him many acts Of kind
ness No one expected his denth, an
the announcement that his hour ha
come created much surprise However
after each had spoken his mind about il
the majority Of the men threw then
selves down, on the grass to smoke @
cnnt and more than one impatientl
estimated the distanse lost by this delay
larlsins and Taylor dismounted an
clabed into the wagon whore the q
man lay. A few hours had wrought
great change in him, and it was plai
enough that his time had come.
Look a-here, men," began the o.
man as tho pair expressed their sorro
for him. this has come a leetle soon'
than ! looked fur. but I'm not goin
complain FEr forty years the Lord hi
let me live to roam these yere plains az
dwell i'm the mountains, and my race
run. hain't gotno word Of complaint
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

HERE is q great
furry among the
yachtsmen caused
by the announce
mont that Enper
or William has
decided to send
his yacht Meteor
20 America next
summer TO com
pete for the Amer
lea cup. Along
with this news
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

when there was NH-'-
any blowing In two or three instances,
when there was little or no wind, they
we're run away from by boats that had
never won anything in rough seas but
this WAS hardly "a fair shake for the fms.
ln foreign waters, too, the fin has won It's
way ia the fastest company. The LITTLE
26.foot Herrashoner Wenonn cleaned out
the whole neet in the last big regatta in
English waters.
"The new model Is so easily superior to
The best centerhoarders and keel vessels
that &c would be folly not 10 utilize the
Improvement IN the next great interna-
tional struggle.
1T IS the simplest thing In the world,
ard the greenest lubbor can easily under
stand g. Take a watermelon and cut it In
two lengthwise. You have then two boat
like figures. Take piece Of tin twice as
long as It IS wide and cut It's edge into the
bottom OF one Of these halves. Punch holes
in the lower side Of the tin and put thin,
hollow mold along this edge. Pour hot
lead into the mold. The mold is n cross
between cigar and a irh IN shape, but its
lines are very lean and nne. Tho lead runs
through the holes IN the tin and makes a
series Of binders. The mold Is taken away
and there's your lead fish stuck fast on
both sides Of tho lower edge Of the tin.
The lead Is ballast, and 10 Is deep down ia
The water That makes IL possible for the
boat to cnrry more sail than with the bal
last ia the hull, or even on a sloping keel
That is the main advantage, but not the
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

comes report not quite as sensational,
but much more TO the purpose from the
racing staudpoint--that Lord Dunraven
will build new boat to battle for the cup.
The news regarding the German em-
peror's intention possesses no further in
terest than the royal ownership OF the
racer and the possibility that his royal
highness may bear hand in the contest.
His boat is nothing more than the old
Scotch cutter Thistle. General paine's
big sloop Volunteer did the business fof
Thistle handsomely in 1887, as everybody
knows. but 10 was then said and is still be
lieved by yachtsmen abroad that the two
races were sailed ia weather that gave The
cutter no chance TO show her BEST qualities.
The emperor wants q race in five trials
Heretofore 10 has been the best two In
three The idea is 20 string out the race
to see whether gale cannot be picked up
in some one of che trials. II he cannot get
the cup, victory in hard blow would do
him a lot of good, for q great boat Ia rag
ing seas is the foreign ideal.
Lord Dunraven's plans are giving Amer
| lean yachtsmen much concern. He Is an
cntcrprising snilor with unlimited means.
and hc is burning up with desire TO win
back the cup. What manner OF craft hia
new racer IS to be. and what Is TO be pittcd
against her, are the conundrums OF the
moment.
Regarding the FIRST, leading yachts
man said tome that the new craft would
doubtless be kept TO the English standard
of narrow aud deep hull in some devcl
onment. "She will be met by fin keel
"These fin keels,n he added, "ure still
Evening journal., 1892-09-28
THR DAY ON MN EEELS
This Type Will Defend the
America Cup.
TwO CHALLENGES FROM ABROAD.

The Emperor Of Germany's noat Can
Easily Re Disposed OF. but Lord Dun
rnvon's Yacht May Worry Amerioans.
Interesting Facts About Fin I0eeis.
Evening journal., 1892-09-28


in the experiment
al stage, but one
thing Is certain,
and that is they
are the ablest
heavy weather
craft ever seen in
our waters. They
showed this In
every race they
Evening journal., 1892-09-28

The Equitable Life did S2o0NQo more
business last yoar, in Delaware. than any
other life Insurance company. Agents wanted,
ANsoN a. MAnER, Manager. Equitable
Evening journal., 1892-09-28
MUSICAL ANp oRAMATIo NoTEs.

Wright Huntington has been secured by
Manager Price 20 head his Imagination"
company the coming season.
Salvini, the elder, win shortly make
tour Of the world, including long visit TO
the United States.
Beatrice Cameron recently became Mrs.
Richard Mansfield
Mime. Trcbelli. the famous ccntraito,
who died few weeks ago, was Of noble
birth. her name being Zeiie Gillebert de
Deaulieu.
Sims and RaleiQh's new comedy, "Tho
Guardsman win be produced at the Lon
don Coug thpater shortly.