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IMPORTANT.

The English Dessicdted Soaps can be
had of "A. A. Wayne d Co., u India ST.,
Boston, Sole agent for Ne,o England
States. Write to 0. AnketeH, 26 SO. VIZ
liam ST., NeW York, for a quarter pound
tin, making from 2 to quarts delicious
soup. Postpaid, 25c. 4 good Investment
FIR y small OutLay. 46tl3
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Gg@We are requested to say to the
partruns of the Thompson laundry that
the delivery wagon Will not he out
Saturday and that customers are there
fore requested to call for their goods.
Mr. Thompson is i'll with la Grippe and
the one VINO drives the delivery wagon
has been injured. However they hope t"
be in normal condition for next week =
work
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8-To RENT.-The old and reliable
Drysdale stores on River street will be
for rent soon. One of the best stands i'll
town. Inquire of WM. L. HAWKS.
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RAN KFORT.|

Very litrle can be said regarding Linens that
has not already been said by Fretr However,
he HIS said nothing about his Glasgow and Frank.
fort importa, ions for owing to the advanced
price on flax The makers have been trying to h, z
: fl. Ibis MIR FrRar would not listen q, and the
60 ds are comm in daily At the Troy Bazaar.
he pric. quoted here arr below the MAJ krt
vaue "a day. and cannot be duplicated unless
the raw fax become cheaper.
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IB-A lady from out of town wishes to
obtain a situation rs nurse in priv lte
family; or as a hOusekeeper. Is willing
To work. Apply at This otfi g. ltf
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last weeks issue and in this, there are
some excellent points made in telling
how Vermont gained and maintains her
SuDremacY,
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81 IIIH.HIIII UHIUlII |
; From Frankfort.

Frankfort is noted for the beautiful Towels
witt fancy op, n-work borders FrearS line 1t
he, -, 81 IS, Sl.jO and 81 Zach are gems INIT
cannot tail to b. appreciated. Some the lower
graucs arc as follows: Knott fringe am two
rows IN work, Ice zach. Heavy Damask
Tnw els knOitcd fringe. only zoe each Heavy
uamask Tow. Is, * ra size, knoted fringe. 25c
each. The above Towels come in all white and
- different cUlOrt borders.
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Gg@ LosT:-Between North Benning-
ton and bennington Centre, on Friday
AFTERNOON, the 18th lust, one cOOn-skIn
carriage robe. The finder will be iber-
ally rewarded by leaving same with sub
scriber, or notifying him where the robe
may be had. E. ID. YELLING, North
Bennington.
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|COUNTERPANES

Have always been a leader with Frear and the
values he has given have never been tqualed III
this section. Some buyers 60 by the ice ;" lille
the sh ewd-r ONES JUG &c ih~ at Gle. II one adj
O. AZ the same price it does not fol u at they
r.. the snme grade. Every quilt Offered by
Frear is made expressly for him and cannot be
had elsewhere
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The Boston Globe offers the Com
plete Encyclopedia Britannica
with American additions and reVis-
ions and a new equipmentOf maps,
bringing the Whole Work up to
date and properly Americaniz.ng it
Without Butchering. This edition
is handsomely bound in silk, Is
large quartO volumes, and is sold
at SIC per volume LESS than is
charged for the fake" fragments.
or particulars address q. L. <,
Globe Headquarters, 369 Washing
ton St., Boston, Mass.
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MARRIED.

QUACRENBUSH-C North BEN
nirgton. January 2'th, by the Rev. Charles II
Falls N. Y, ana Miss Frances olvin. daughter
Of the late Albert Colvin of North Bennington.
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A CARD:-We hereby return our
thanks TO our friends and neighbOrs for
the many kind attentions received during
the illness of our wife, and mother, and
also in connection with the funeral SER
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SPECIAL BUSINESS LOCALS.

g- Received to-day, lot of Japanese
crucKery at Heath's jewelry sto e, North
street.
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For Sale.

Choice young mare. years old, thoroughly
broken singh or ,ubl., not FIR iii of the cars
Kentucky prince stock, shows con iderablt
speed. G. SENRS
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Mr.. DAVID EMERY AND FAMILY.
East Arlington, w., Jan. 2lst, 1892.
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For Sale.

The b. r Sears Homestead, Joining the Mon
um n; grounds, c insisting of houses, barns aud
other uut bu dug, ten acres of Land under high
stHtrO cultivation 700 orchard on the place
Possession gived at once. E. quire Of
G +. SEARS.
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Notice.

The annual meeti he stockn olders of The
Remington County National Bank Of Bpnninp-
ton, VI will ne held at their banning room, IN
Sa' urday, January S0th 1892, at 10 q clock a M.
for the purpOs" of pl~ctlng board Of director $
or the ensuing year; to revise. amend ur
otherwise alter the h,-laws and TO transact any
other business found necessary
CLEMENT II. CONE Cashier,
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MARS lilies
PATTERN QUILTS.

good size Marseilles Pattern Quilt at 59c
each orlh 75c; little better oue al 15c zach,
nth csc; better one still ~ sgc each. worth
Al 10 large heavy Mars lilies pattern quilt
CSC each worth to day at the mil Sl.25&.
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O IIII ! IT. ] ! ! ! Is
stamped Linens;

Stamped mems and other goods are attracting
a great DIAL ~ attention just now. Far g5c AZ
Frra : you can get Monte Tray and Csrvinp
Cioihs, plain. fancy and open " ,rk; H-mstitchrd
Tray aud Carving; l. men Bureau Scars two
ards long.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-05

According to people who know all about
these things, the city OF Hamburg con-
sists OF Allstadt and Neustadt, formerly
surrounded by Notifications. and st.
PAUL., together with several ndjacant
villages. But Altoona has been left out
Ia the cold.
The greatest attraction OF Hamburg IL
the Binen. .Alster, which Is usually called
the Alster. Basin by the people of Ham
burg. II is n beautiful sheet Of water
Of an irregular form aud more than a
mile in circumference. II IL bounded on
three sides with quays, planted with
trees and fanked with palatial hotels
and handsome private dwellings. These
quays are called the Alte, the Neue
Jungsernsteig and the Alsterdamm. The
fourth side, towards the Aussen- -Alster,
Is laid ont in promenades connected by
the Lombardsbruche. Tho water Is
covered with launches and rowboats on
summer evenings, aud the swans have
an uncomfortable time amid the pleasure
seekers.
The banks are the favorite promenade
Of the city. Adjoining tho Alto Jung.
fersteig on the southeast are the Alster
Arcadcs, where are found tho fashion,
able shops. The ramparts near LON.
barsbruchc overlook the Binneu- Alster,
which is three or four times as large rs
the other basin. The banks arc studded
with villas.
The houses Of the rich people aro
modern aud attractive. Tho houses Of
the poor have tho appearance of great
age and look rickety. The poorer quar-
ters suggest great difficulty in maintaining
good sanitary conditions.
Every person in America who has ever
had anything to do with the royal Ben
gal tiger or the fierce Numidian lion
knows that Hamburg is the worlds great
animal market. Every wild animal or
bird or beast or reptile that is placed
upon exhibition is bought through the
dealers of Hamburg. 1t naturally fol.
lows that the geological gardens OF Ham,
burg are the finest to be found anywhere.
They are over in tho northwestern part
Of the city.
There is sarcophagus in one Of the
cemeteries commemorating the death Of
113S citizens OF Hamburg who, having
been banished by Marshal Davoust, to-
gether with many thousands of their fel-
low-citizens, during the winter OF 1873
IA, fell victims to grief, starvation and
disease.
The streets OF Hamburg arc we'll
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-05

AS Ia well known, the first balloon
ascent was that OF NJ. Pilatro do Rozler,
in Montgolior's fire balloon, which took
place on October Is, 1888. Tho air in
tho balloon was rarifled by fire beneath
1t, and tho aeronaut stood In q gallery
form-d round the mouth. Tho ascent
on this occasion was limited to height
Of about eighty feet by ropes, but a
month later, on November 81, tho same
gentleman assembled with n companion
in fire balloon and descended in safety
some five miles from the place ne started.
Several ascents were afterwards made 10
fire balloons, but before long they were
abandoned, owing to accidents having
occurred through their becoming
ignited.
Though the use Of hydrogen gas as O
means for raising balloons was proposed
as early as 1767 by DIR. William Black OF
Edinburgh, no attempt was made to
utilize 1t except for toy balloons until
August 1888, when NM. Charles and
Robert sent upa large balloon from Paris.
Tho balloon rose to height of 5000
feet, and fell fifteen miles away in tho
country, where it caused great conster-
nation among the inhabitants, who i'm
agined 1t to be Of supernatural origin.
On December 1st OF the same year the
makerr of the balloon assembled In it from
the Tuileries, and descended safely after
q journey OF about three miles.
Before the end OF the last century IL
was known that gas could be obtained
from coal which was lighter than air,
and Its use for aeronautical purposes was
proposed as early as 1855 by Tiberius
Cavallo. 1t was not, however, employed,
except on small scale, till much later,
owing to the difficulty Of making it In
sufficient quantity. When coal gas came
into use as an illuminant at the begin.
ming oil this century, it was available for
aeronautical purposes, and was soon
made use of. At the present day it is
almost invariably used instead of hydro.
gen gas, though it is much heavier, and
1t is cheaper and is easier to procure in
any quantity.
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starting point. On one of the remaining
trials something went wrong with the
electrical apparatus, and on another oc-
casion the wind was excessively high,
and the balloon could not make headway
against it.
In 1890 navigable balloon was sue
cessfully constructed by Professor Carl
Meyer. Tho balloon itself was some-
what the shape of cooked hat, why, it
is hard to say, as this shape does not ap-
pear to have any advantages over the
cigar shape, usually adopted for navig-
able balloons. The propeller was driven
from cranks worked by the feet Of the
operator like those OF bicycle. The
speed attained was about ten miles an
hour.
Though the problem of navigating
balloons has not as yet been completely
solved, great advances have been made
In the last few years, and 1t Is certain
that in the future navigable balloons will
be employed in war, even il no other use
is found for them.
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other and Hamburg became stagnan..
IL was not until the end OF that last GEN.
tury that she began to make any
progress again II was then that direct
communication, with America was
established, and to this day that is the
handspring of her commercial impor-
tance.
In 1910 Hamburg was annexed to the
French Empire. She rebelled in 1918,
and then it was that Marshall Davoust
wrecked vengeance upon those to whom
the sarcophagus is erected In tho GENE.
terry. After the peace of Vienna Ham.
burg got along comfortably until 1Si2,
when tho city was almost destroyed by
fire. II recovered from that and grew
apace. But its real "boom," rs they
say iu this country, began with the for
nation Of the empire in 1870. Since
that time tho bulk of the foreign COM
merce of Germany has passed through
Hamburg. Its population has increased
almost with the rapidity Of the cities OF
the West, and its increase in wealth has
been even greater. In 1886 its popula-
tion was about three hundred thousand.
According to the German census last
year, Hamburg had population Of
$50, 900. This does not include a num-
Der Of its suburb, like Altona. Altoona
has 200, 900 people. Hamburg is there
fore about tho same size US Glasgow and
Liverpool.
Until four or five years ago, Hamburg
was free city. That is, it was one OF
tho States of the German Federation,
and Included small tract OF contiguoSs
territory. Bismarck made an effort to in
corporate it into Prussia, and finally sue
ceeded in overcoming tho opposition Of
the people, who jealousy guarded their
freedom and independence.
Ono of the chief factors In Hamburg's
development has been tho Hamburg
American Steamship Company. 1t has
built up tremendous trade and an en-
ormous emigrant traffic. Many railroads
run into Hamburg from the interior, aud
bring thousands OF emigrants. 1t has be-
come tho chief embarking point for
emigrants from Russia and Poland. II
was some of the Russia emigrants who
are supposed to have brought the disease
into Hamburg. Between thirty and
forty thousand emigrants leave Hamburg
for America every day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-05

The first successfully propelled balloon
seems to have been that OF Rufus Porter,
an American. who, in 1888, constructed
model some twenty feet long, which
was worked by small steam engine.
The apparatus was exhibited in New
York and worked successfully, but no
attempt seems TO have been made by
this inventor to construct q balloon large
enough to carry human being. An
other model was made by Frenchman,
NJ. Julien, in 1850, which worked sue
ce,sfully, and was exhibited in Paris at
tho IIippodrome. Two years later a
balloon was made by Gifrard, which
could be propelled through the air on
calm day, and could be steered satisfac.
torily in a strong wind, though it could
not be propelled directly against 1t.
During the siege OF Paris ordinary bal
looms were much used for carrying letters,
etc., and before the siege was raised NJ.
Dupuy dc Lorne was intrusted by the
Government with the construction OF q
navigable one. Tho war terminated,
however, before IL was completed. 1t
was afterwards finished, and tried with
eight men in it working tho screw pro-
pellor, the experiment proved fairly sue
cessful, though the strength .of the Iaen
was insufficient to cause it to travel at
any great pace. Another successful
French balloon was that invented by the
brothers Tissandier. The balloon was
driven by an electric motor of one and
one half horse power worked by bat
terry. The balloon steered we'll, and a
speed OF nine or ten miles an hour was
obtained.
In 1884 balloon named "La France"
was built by Captain Renaud and NJ.
Rvebs, again Frenchmen. Out OF seven
trials five were completely successful, the
balloon, after covering considerable
distance at speed Of ten to fifteen miles
per hour, being brought back to its
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-05

used for clothing and their flesh for
food. Without tho camels' hump, they,
although much smaller, resemble the
camel around tho head aud mouth.
When in wild stage they live high up
on the mountains and descend for food.
One Of their peculiarities, ard a disa-
greeable one, too, Is their power to eject,
when irritated, most horrible mixture
from their mouths ten or twelve feet,
binding an opponent.
The animals were secured Mt an alti.
tude OF 5000 feet on tho sterile plains OF
Thobamba. Living almost in an nrctic
climate the llama is especially suscepti-
BILE to heat, and 1t was thought best to
bring them down TO the seq by easy
stages. One month was therefore spent
In going from Riobamba to the coast,
which admitted Of several stops to ac-
climate the animals to tho great heat.
The her1 which left Riobamba consisted
OF ten animals, all OF which reached the
coast in apparently good condition. The
herd was driven by two Indians, and on
reaching Guayaquil, on the coast, were
coralled in the gardens of the hippo.
drome, where they remained week.
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when II began 10 be. But II r. certain
that rs early as S11 the big and strong
Charlemagne founded a castle at Ham,
burg, to which he soon added church.
presided over by bishop. whose busi-
ness IL was to propagate Christianity In
those northern regions.
The Counts OF Holstein, within whose
jurisdiction Hamburg was situated, par
ticular,y Adolph ITf. and w.. became
great bcnefactors OF the town and Sc
cured for It's privilege, aud immunities
which formed the foundation OF Its sub
sequent Independence.
Hamburg joined the IIanscatic League
at an early period and played prom
incn. part in its contest with the Danish
kings in the thirteenth aud fourteenth
centuries. The city was also honorably
distinguished in the good work OF
sweeping the sea OF pirates. Even in those
early days II began to have importance
as CONNER cial point. The discovery
of America aud tho sen route to India
had its effect upon Hamburg, but at
that time 1t did not make much Of q
showing with England and Holland.
In 1929 tho citizens adopted the Re-
formed faith and established free
political constitution. The Thirty
Years war didn't Affect II particularly.
1t was so strongly fortified That 1t wasn't
considered wise 10 trouble IL. These
fortiflcations are now converted into
promcnades. Thea the Council and the
citizens began to have trouble with each
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-05

Still further east are the Ober haien
ard other harbors for river craft and
finally on the other side of the Elbc. on
the small Grassbrook are large Ho2
bafen, or wood harbors, for the storage
of timber. Between the Brookthor hafer
and the ODER hafen, to the south, is the
large Venlo station of the Paris line.
Near it are extensive warehouse and
custom house premises. A little above
the station is the handsome iron railway
bridge whose design looks so strange to
American eyes.
The Stcinwarder and Kleine Gras.
brook are little islands opposite the
Neider. hafen. They are occupied by
extensive wharves, the ship building
yards and the dry.docks OF the Ham
burg American Company. They COM
mand fine view of the Hamburg quays,
which are said to be the equal of any in
the world, which is saying much, for it
was popularity believed that no quays
could ever hope to equal those OF Liver.
pool.
AS it is this harbor which has made
Hamburg great, it is good thing to
know something about 1t from the first.
And it was along this part of tho city
that the cholera was first discovered and
there it is now raging with such fury.
The water is deep in the Elbe aud it is
80 large that the ocean steamers can
come up into the city. All the vessels
do come up except the big twin.screw
steamers OF the Hamburg line. One of
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ponds In this country, that the nne
hotels, the fms houses and the fine shops
are found. They arc beautifully located
Il Is the fashionable part ot the CITY.
The little rivers, the Alster and enc
Ollie. are discharged by locks into the
canals, which are called Aeetes. Thcss
canals make a network OF the lower pa<,
OF the city. They run of from the Eibe.
There nre many Of them and on all
merchandise is transported. There n M
trucking In Hamburg to talk about. Ths
cargoes Of vessels aud other m erchsndiss
Is placed on large. flat bottomed boats,
which are poled about the canals In a
manner curious and strange to the
visitor.
Down among these canals Is 81. Psuh.
81. Pauli is the Bowery OF Hamburg.
The concert hall and the beer garden
flourish amid CAV and furious fun with
the hawker and Zakir. The city is the
most tangled up place imaginable. The
streets wander about In the most hap
hazard way and everywhere the visitor
comes upon water. st. PAUL. is called
n suburb. A right.angle triangle, with
the Ebe az the base and tho apex be-
yond Altoona will give m idea of the
general shape Of the town. But Altona
is not part of Hamburg, it is a
suburb.
No one cnn tell where Hamburg be.
gins and Altoona leaves of any more than
one can tell where Yorkville leaves of
and Harlem begins. It is a big suburb.
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Science and Milllonaires.

At the top OF tho list is Alexander
Graham Bell, whose profits on the tele-
phone are represented by eight figures.
Next comes Edison with q seven figure
fortune. Brush, OF electric light fame,
Ellhu Thomson and Edward Weston are
more than millionaires. Frank j. Sprague
was junior officer in the United States
Navy. He is now living in the mansion
which was built for the Grants. His
company sold out to the Edison com.
pany for 81 500, 900, and half of it went
20 the inventor. Boston Globe.
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for psopelling and steering them. and
Inventors, therefore, soon turned their at
| tention to the subject. In the illustra-
ton Of IN airship designed In 1884 bJ
NJ. b., OF Paris, II will bo noticed
that the ship Is fitted with sail, which
could have no effect on vessel hoatlng z
In the air.
Many attempts have been made 10 uso
| wingless oars or paddles for rowing bal
looms through the mir. The Dolphin was
to have been worked In this way. The
propellcrs were set like lns near the head
Of the fish shaped balloon, and were to
DO worked by levers extending down to
the car. The construction of the DOL
pbin was commenced In 1917 by q Mr..
8. Paully, the money required, which
amounted to $4,000, being found by
Mr.. Oars Egg, n gunmakcr, we'll known
at the time. The envelope was made
of eold-beater's skin, and the flus
and ruddcr OF silk aud whalebone. The
completion Of the apparatus was pro-
tracted by discussions between the pro-
prietors, and eventually both died with
out the machine being flnehed. Some
considerable progress must, however.
have been made, as tickets emitting tho
holders to view the machine were
printed; on them wa, picture, OF
which the illustration is a copy.
Some inventors have recently pro-
posed to use wings or paddles, workci
mechanically. In the specification OF a
patent applied for last year, for instance.
Is described canoe-shaped balloon with
self-feathering paddles, driven by steam
or electricity. Though II Is quite pos
sible that wings or paddles might sue
cessfully be used, the machinery for
operating them is necessarily more com.
plicated than that required for turning n
screw propeller, and, therefore, the
latter is almost invariably now ON.
ployed
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paved. and it strikes the visitor fsom
New York as being particularly cleanly
city. In fact, the streets seem q most
delightful contrast to Broadway. There
is never any dust in the city. This is
accounted for by the fact that II rains In
Hamburg nearly all tho time. The Of
fetal records show that rain falls $50
days In the year. Sometimes 1t sprinkles
for only few minutes and then II pours
for days and days. During the first
week in August last four days passed
without any rain falling. and II almost
created panic. No one could remsm.
Der Of such thing happening before.
Ths city il 80 old that no ons knows