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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-04

moment where that nerve and grit were
required / have said before that this wheel
could be made to make better time than
anything around that country or than any
talking about. At the word go / set myself
against the wind with lightning speed. But
the dogs? You want to know what became
of them? Well, they were never seen after
the quarter had been passed At the half
1 was running away with myself at the
three-quarters / didn't know where was,
and al the post l ten miles ahead. The
fact is, gentlemen, l flew along so fast that
the wheels did not actually touch the
ground. ] actually flew. But all the while
1 was drawing nearer the precipice. 1t
came with n rush; 1t was so sudden / could
not tell just how it happened but, would
you believe me. gentlemen, when / tell you
that when i shot over the brink was go
ing so fast that l simply tloated down with
the ease of a bird. The revolution of the
pedals, so hghtning-like, acted the part of
wings, and / gradually descended to the
bottom of the plain beyond the precipice
and touched ground with the ease of a bird
alighting on a fence. 1 did not wait TO see
if the dogs or any one else were at the top
of the brink. / rode to a goOd-siZed town
about five miles further on and prepared to
which I did ! came straight back to Indi-
annapolis. and have been here since and in
tend TO stick to her. i have never heard
of that town since. This is little out or
the story. but let me advise all of YOU to
stay at home and leave Kansas prairies
alone Gentlemen. / wish you all merry
time in your work tonight"
With that Shafer bowed himself out of
the office The men remained a few mo-
ments discussing the points of the story,
and then each went TO his respective beat.
"What an elegant horse auctioneer was
lost when that man became a policeman"
eclipsed by the one which Shafer had fin
ished telling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-04
LIQUID FUEL.
British Steamer the First to Cross
the Ocean by that Means.

Philadelphia Recorder.
The first steamer to cross the Atlantic
burning only liquid fuel was the British
steamship Baku-Standard, a bulk oil car
rier, which arrived at this port yesterday
from Shields and Dartmouth. The trip was
an unusually trying one, the vessel having
been caught in the Arctic drift ice and de-
tanned so long that the passage required
twenty-six days. The Baku-Standard sailed
from Dartmouth on Jan. 20, with petroleum
residuum as her only fuel This residuum
is product of oil of little value, and no
known use unless the experiment of using
ii as fuel should prove successful
The most important advantage discovered
the run was that perfect combustion
was possible, an end never obtained when
coal is used in the fire room. The process
consists in forcing the fuel through the
center of a steam jet, which passes di-
rectly under the shell of the boilers which
are protected from the flames by super
structure of brick The heat is SO intense
that the bricks are changed to a white
color, and the heat is then passed evenly
over all parts of the boiler shells. The con-
sumption was about twenty tons of the
fuel every twenty-four hours while in the
are consumed. On this run the resIduum
was from Russian oil, but on rhe outward
trip Pennsylvania oil fuel will be used.
Another great advantage besides economy
in fuel was found in the necessity for fewer
firemen and stokers, twelve men less than
ever before making UP the BakU-Standard's
complement. In the freroom there were
but four men needed-tWo boiler tenders
and two greasers. The saving was not
only in the wages and food OF these men,
but IN the annoyance or shipping hremen
and stokers. VINO are the most undesirable
seafarers known to masters of steam yes
sells CT the modern day.
The Baku-Standard was built by Sir VII
liam Arms rong, at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, for
A. Suet, of London, a large owner of this
class of shipping. She registers 3.7O5 gross
tons and is $50 feet long. 80 feet beam and
% feet depth of hold She carries over l.
100000 gallons Of petroleum in bulk. and
trades to Russia as well as the United
States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-04
SLEEP IN THEIR COFFINS.
Peculiar Community That Is Said to
Exist in Montreal.


A Quebecker at the Hotel Ste Claire yes
terday told of a strange community in
montreal. There are q number of women
ana some men and young people in that
city who sleep In their own collins every
night or their lives. They represent a COM
munity founded there some time ago by a
Or Jacques, without any ecclesia stical au-
thority, and rather in opposition to the
wishes of Archbishop Fabre DR.. Jacques
is a religious Zealot, and the mission he has
in view is the alteration of the Holy Face
In the Doctors monastery live number
or families. The parents lead ordinary lives,
but the children live almost as severely as
the auStere Carmelite nuns The sisters
wear a robe of red material, with a white
headdress, falling down over their Shout
derS. These girls have no education what
ever, but their protector and chief would
tell you If you asked him that they are
very learned in things pertaining to the
celestial sphere They retire at $50 and
rise at 4, and although all do work for the
house the greater part of the day is spent
in alteration and prayer.
"'By the side of a taStefully decorated al
tar stands a post about six feet in height,
and upon the latter hangs an OK chain ten
feet long. You would be surprised to know
what this is used fer. When Montreal has
its carnivals, it's balls and parties and when
the devil finds it easy TO tempt frail man
and woman, it is at these seasons thai the
sisters devote themselves most intently to
penilenCe and prayer. This heavy chain is
at time while they kneel in PRAYER for
their sisters Of the world, who have been
thrown in temptations way.
The collins in which the community sleep
are large and deep, painted black, and COW
cred over with gray cotton. The pillow Is
made of soft wood Their cells are small
and cherries. The furniture in each of the
sleeping apartments consists OF coffin,
r. HE and a tin wash basin. and there is no
clothing whatever in the cells OF either the
men or the women.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-04
TWO GINILETS.
4 Woman Gives Good Reasons for
Never Travelling without Them.
Hardware.

hardware
A short time ago a modest little lady en-
tered the hardware store on Central ave-
nue i'm this city and asked about our stock
of gimlets. Being informed, she said that
she wished to purchase some. They were
brought forth and placed upon the counter
for her selection. In the meantime she had
proceeded TO make herself at home by piac-
ing her numerous packages and umbrella
in A convenient place. Stepping once more
TO the counter, she opened the conversa-
ton thus: Young man, you are not aware
of the new use L make of these little Dor
ing machines.
Nv thoughts began TO wander to numer-
ous things out of the ordinary use. Giving
tinued: Some years ago / was in a hotel
in the town of II. L engaged board and
room for one week. The second night my
room was entered, and my valuabes, con-
sistinC of one mileage book and a few dol
lars. were confiscated by some unworthy
scoundrel, who had gained an entrance
with a skeleton key. concluded that if |
was TO associate with that class of people
while there 1 had better prevent their Wis
itIng my room again while asleep. After
informing the proprietor at breakfast. l
concluded to visit the hardware store,
which by the way, was a combination
store. selling everything from potatoes to
a kee- OF nails. After carefully looking
over the stock L purchased three gimlets.
That night / fastened the window by bor-
ing through the sash into The frame. leav-
ing the girnlet in. Also the transom and
door / retired for the night, feeling as
secure as could be. After having been
asleep two hours or more 1 heard the cry
of Fire! Fire. Jumping out of bed my
first thought was OF escape. Without wait
ing TO arrange my toilet i grabbed the
door. pulled the gimlet, turned the key and
opened ii part way, when 1 was blinded
by smoke. Closing the door again thought
to escape by the window route. Raising
the window found / would have TO jump
from the second story. once more my
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-04
DOSS SKATERS GRIT
His Flight on Bicycle Saved Him
from a Horrible Death.
Ye Was Uniustly Accused of Murder in
a Kansas TOwn-An UncOm-
mon Fabrication.

The other day, while few policemen at
the station house were discussing the nerve
and grit exhibited by Howard. the foOtpad,
while i'm the agonies OF DEATH it was re-
marked that such qualities were rarely
seen or heard OF in everyday life. This
brought forth many denials, and several of
the force narrated personal experiences in
which they tried TO make it evident that
the dead highwayman had been far sur
passed. There was lull in the converse
ton. when up spoke The Widow" other
wise ''Doss'' Shafer, who hitherto had been
silent
Gentlemen. of course as i have not yet
been the leading man in a death scene.
il Is not known what qualities l will ex-
hibit. but 1 went through an experience
one time that / think required those quail
tiles in every sense of the word Acting
superintendent Campbell FASTENED to
sure 'Doss'' that all present would be
highly delighted 20 hear of the experience,
and this statement was echoed by all pres
ent. "Doss'' stored the half OF a plug of
tobacco back OF his molars and began:
1T was about two years before l was
married that / accepted position clerk
in a large office in a small town in central
Kansas. Among my possessions was one
OF the old style bicycles. and 1 took this
Win me. II was not long DeiOIt was We'll
established in my new quarters and making
friends right and left. one day, as / sat
n the office busily writing. a companion
clerk who had been out on an errand OF
a few moments came rushing into the Office
like mailman .Doss, for heavens sake,
on your life. leave the office and fly the
town. I looked at the man and. thinking
the wheel in his head was buzzing at an
unusual rate 1 was not much agitated and
calmly asked, Leave town? Yes, and in
a hurry. too. was the answer. Not on
YOUR life. unless 1 get throwed out 1 re-
piled.
no. Doss. old boy, / am not joking.
Sam Huxley, the blacksmith, was muir
aered last night. and you are accused of
being his murderer. and there Is a mob
coming here-right 10 this of1ce-you hear,
son't you-to get you. and they're going to
lynch you Much Obliged says I. but I
1on't believe in playing those Kind OF jokes
Just then sounds resembling the mutter-
Ings of a vast number OF men came through
the open window, followed by the hurried
tramp Of many feet. II dawned upon me
that the clerks story was true. L was
overwhelmed, and sickening feeling came
over me as thought Of the possible fate
that awaited mel who was so young and
innocent. With an effort / rose 10 my feet
and staggered to the window, and saw
horrible as IL seemed then-that all was
stood a mob OF two hundred. from whom
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-04
THE MAN WHO KNEW HOW.
Last Resort for Opening n Safe that
Was Out Of Order.

Was Out of Order.
From Secrets of the Prison House. by
Arthur Griffiths
L was leaving the prison Enclosure one
day when in charge of the new works
at Wormwood Scrubs, and on handing over
my keys to the gatekeeper for consignment
chance hampsred the safe lock and could
not open the safe. l waited some time i'm
patiently, as was expected elsewhere, but
to no purpose. The safe could not be
opened and until il was not only must |
remain on the spot, but so must every
other official. 1t is a strict, rule that no
one can leave the prison until the keys are
collected and safely put away
At last, in despair. turned TO the chief
warder and asked: Have you any, es.
There is X, SIR he replied, promptly.
lone of the most noted housebreakers In
London; doing fifteen years. He is employed
at this moment in the carpenters shop"
Send for him., / said, and presently X.
appeared. under escort, carrying his bag OF
tools like any British workman arrived
to execute repairs.
He was a tan. very dark-haired, rather
safe X p" / asked quietly when he was
marching into the lodge. do you mean it.
tellfgent and irrepresSible smile.
Certainly 1 do. Examine the door. II
you can manage it go ahead" X made only
a short inspection, and then picked up
couple of tools 81 think 1 can do il, sir;
shall try?' I nodded assent, and In less
than three minutes the SdIe CODE
open: the lock was completely conquered.
/ will not risk mentioning the names OF the
makers OF the safe, which, indeed, / do
not remember. But it a patent. and
presumably a frst-class safe which thus
succumbed so easily TO the skiilful house
breaker.
Fortunately there was an inner smaller
safe which answered all our purposes OF
security until the outer safe could be prop
eriy repaired As for X. 1 thanked him.
and the next time he came with a request
for one of the small privileges so coveted
by prisoners think il was not denied him
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thoughts came to my assistance. Gimlets,
Gimlets! Where are my gimlets? Picking
up two of them that l had previously re-
moved, 1 bored them into the window
frame under the sill Taking a clothes
line from my trunk, / tied it to both ends
of them, threw the rope out of the win
dow and climbed out and began to de-
scend, and safely reached the ground amid
the loud cheers from those that saw me.
l tell you, young man, / shall never forget
that experience, and / owe my life to- two
gimlets and a clothes line Now | want
these for any such emergencies as 1 have
mentioned. Please pick me out one-quarter
dozen rather small. Those / want to use
over night where the room has no ward
robe or nails TO hang my garments on, so
L bore them into the casing for that pur-
pose, thereby keeping everything hung UP.
There are numerous other things they can
be used for, but / have no time to talk
further, and 1t is train time. How much!
twenty cents? Thank you Good-day."
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Plain Talk to His LOrdship.


4 venerable and pompous English bishop
was having his portrait painted by an en-
inent artist. After sitting steady for an
hour in silence the clergyman thought be
would break the monotony with a remark
quired.
TO the establishment of the bishop the
knight of the palette absorbed in his work
replied:
Move your head little to the right and
shut your mouth.
Not being accustomed TO such a form OF
address his Lordship said:
May 1 ask why you address me In this
maaner?
The artist, still absorbed in his work.
said: 81 want TO take off a little of your
cheek"
The bishop collapsed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-04

pv..t SIMPSON BELL ~ ~, rs
sample room. Comm. ~ ai'l,sia
ALNORD, -neseisi Va
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-04

Ell him 10 the beauty round him. He
,stonp.sl ns he came to the gate of the
1Aoma,, home, walked on few steps,
besitate,l. then turned and ran up the
steps. There was q light shining through
one Of The drawing room windows that
opened on tine verHnda
am not ring the bell" he thought.
an go in the window. won't disturb
any one, Jack bitterly will not be here.
lie reached the window and stepped
in but stopped short,
Under the chandelier, looking very fair
and ftugile In her soft, white gown with
a look Of unuttcmble agony ON her face,
stood Vera. Before her calm, cruelty
sef-pOHSessed. stood jack, lie was
speaking as Lawrence entered.
yes. Lawrence told me what you had
said. and II was deueed hard on me, you
must admit. VOL. ] couldn't bear to
have a young lady hate me, so | did my
best to change your mind. and l think.
with a hooking laugh, Il have succeeded.
You said several other unkind things,
you remember / really care gr3at deal
for you-as a frlend-but as for anything
nearer or dearer,' Struggling his Shout
ders carelessiy, 81 never meant anything
BY our little comedy. | said / would have
revenge, and by heaven l think l have
had it!'
Vera had made no sonnd Wnle ne was
speaking, but as he finished something
fell from her trembling hands TO his feet.
He stopped and picked 1t up. 1t was
their engagement ring. The diamond
sparkled brilliantly as he turned it over
in his hand.
"Ah, thank you" he said slowly. 81
shall keep this as a fond memento'---
He never finished, for with cry of
"Y0u scoundrelr' Lawrence sprang upon
him There was a short, sharp struggle,
crash Of broken glass and Jack found
himself lying on the grass in front of the
house,
Lawrence re-entered the room. There
was no one there and as he turned 10
leave he stepped on something and
crushed it with his foot. He stopped and
found broken ring.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-04

that Ephe had set in the little catiage
window burned bragely until morn,
When they found Old BAHIA. SYRIA neT
quest was ended. She lay with peaceini
face upon the little mound of earth in
the great cemetery beside the broad
Schuylkill half shrouded with the driven
snow: and Roze. stark and cold beside
her. had one loving paw across her shriy-
eled neck, rs II to give the dead thing
succor to the last AS they brusaed tue
snow from the tiny headsione where they
lay those of the Gipsies who could reno
at all again read with what Ephe bad
road thousand times with hrenklns
Heart before-three simple lines that dis
closed the subhmiiy of their own tender
forbeanuce and told the piteous hope
lessness Of the quest now done;
GRISEIlDA.
Born In Darkness.
Entered into the Light.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-04
A MANS REVENGE.

Chicago News.
81 tell you hate him! I detest him,
though have never spoken to him. The
very mention of his name is hateful TO
me, so wish You would never speak of
him to me-" and Vera Thomas paused
breathlessly after her vehement outburst
and looked at the man lounging in care
less case on the veranda
But Vera" he protested lu2ily, Jack
isn't such Il bad fellow. He's handsome,
rich and young What more DO you
wantI"
Lawrence Raper." Vera answered
earnestly "once for all l tell you l hate
him, because-well, because-aud now
don't let Us tail, about him. Are you
going TO the tennis tournament this alter
noon"
After making arrangements for the at,
ternOJu Lawrence took his leave ana
uuntercd slowly along the dusty road.
so engrossed was he in bis thoughts that
he heard and sylw nothing until be was
aroused by a hand laid ON his shoulders
and a CHEEKY voice saying, We'll Ella tal,
low, are you nsleep? and turning looked
into the tanned face of his chum, jack
Williams. Much TO Jacks surprise Ra-
per burst out into pcals of hearty laugh
ter. Jack regarded his fricnd suspicious
" Tor q moment' theneNculmcN: iFoUN
here, old fellow, where have You been
AT Vera Thomas Lawrence ahsWGr
Ell, and another peal hcarticr than the
first. disturbed the rnmmcr air.
Say" what's the jokeI Don't stand
there like an idiot, but out with it,
Thus connscllcd, Lawrence proceeded
to tell Jack all that Vera had said of him,
SO the very mention of my name Is
hateful to her, is 1t! l5y Joye' III make
come along We mustn't waste timeund
catching hold of lawrcnce's arm he
started down the road But Lawrence
who regretted having told Jack, heslta-
ted and said:
Look here, Williams, what are you 60
ing 10 dut'
DO; | shall mount my charger and
daShing up TO the princess castle | shall
call ON her TO retract whlr she snid or
win raze her ancestral halls and carry
her on to captivity. Now, will You come
| ulungt'
Five months passed Lawrence Raper
stood in the parlor of tine Thomas home.
| leaning against the mantcl. his eyes rest.
/ ing on the gid crouching before thu FIRE.
watching the play Of the light on her soft
hair. rounded check, and droopipr fl1ire.
| cursing himself in his heart for his false
| ness To her.
For he had hecn false guilty of some
| thing for which he could never forgive
| himself and shc-uh heaven what would
she say when She knew?
Ills mind recalled the events of the Inst
| five months; his conversation with Iuck
her. followed hy the most marked ntten.
tion and admiration on his part, md
I through 1t ali. while the hon Mood finish.
ed bis cheeks, Lawrence reclllej The con.
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no the most igofant and darkened
heart, 10 the sorest and most desperate
soul light and citation instantly Pilne
with fixed resolve. Now that the phthet,
ic second childhood of this old benlshleu
pilgrim was Illuminated by her supreme
determination to find her only clilh, lhe
poor heatliern heart glowed with JOY
as blissfu as could i'll the very reilNh,
tiOn of ner passionate dream. IN Dles7el
sympathy Tie thrObblng heat OF nature
there gave back thi8 JOY, babblng TO per
in tongues She had never until then
heard; disclosing and revealing in un,
found tints md dyes; aud laughing an1
carullng In myriad sccmings ana sohEs
as had never come TO othcr Gypsy ken
II was az though the 0lden Pilgrims
load had l0Osencd and rolled away among
the shadows Of the long, hnrd stony WY
belind.
With some swift instinct Of recogni-
ton she saw and smiled to the s4ucy
squirrel darting like flashes OF hame
from limb to limb above her Ieadi the
come ma II leaped across her path like
a beribbOned pigny knight; and the sol
cmn-inccd rabbit waiting upon nus
launches in ludicr0us decorum as she
passed.
And how her old-yonng heart thrilled at
all the birds she loved and knew. the
sand-piper, the heron, the black-bird, the
red-bird. the suOw-spnrrUw, the thistle
finch ftta 1Tua. I,irfI sruI tho ygo01Unpis
vvifb III cbnSrv Jro,y'ty tattoo: masters
wifhont nn AIMS. orrbrstfas without pipes,
singers without ,ynrils Inn gathered here
Mis- radiant morning IN ANS witcbinl.
Vbssablckon vale 10 erect Bnba Sv'ra as
she went hcr way. md touching her dim
old cnusciousncss with such rnyishiug
numbers upon oboe and flute piccolo and
pipe, Tyre and luto, tuned In low and low
Ing key, that the tender commnionship
she already frlt was told again IN liquid
cnlcnrts blended In note Of bird, in
Whispering breeze, in voice Of stream; all
as never came TO mortal ears befOrel
lake many one not of Gypsy blood be-
FORE her time gpd since. she could thus
have ever wandered on. But at Inst the
inEliW2y was reached where the rumh-
anS 81 ahr WAGONS rolling, counlryward
gnh clyWard and the thundcrings Of the
5oIEGs along me Sehuylkill, dispclled the
DlIcl tH"lunihehl M u happy G'lpsy
OH, Prse'
Al AN quo chI9heI The little hHlock from
M Il.H 70 'ne hlEhWly, me Imperative
H., ,,''i ,,,i anu VIu- Wn,,EginH OF hQze drcw
,t n,s 10 = huuuled gr3npe OF Gipsies
.booIi. h,lg copes' lhGy stood there
,,,I grn,nE ahl beckonlng, to her.
I,nl, t tM.,oUgl 70 nom Wonderngly.
In lLi, ,mr '''iul' i'Nnk hrr arm soGthngly
Hri,a' U"m ' ~ 'ue women with Bob and
i,ip,',I ~ mItu hp'ul jhcm aud Tho all
tbo 49,, i'"NS orolhd the wooded turn of
Tii'''N' H., SpoAe,
XIII c,,i9,,,,, yer own Babn,' he
.