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The Philipsburg mail., 1895-11-14

duoad his young friend to a party of
six, who had Just completed their prep
arations for hunt of the river-horse,
which, as may we'll be understood, is
one of the most formidable animals
that the experienced sportsman VEN
lures to attack
The party, instead of venturing out
on the Nile in canoe, had constructed
a raft. Chapman was disposed to
question the wisdom Of this, for the
structure was unwieldy, and must nee
essarily float with the current; but his
native friend explained that that was
the principal reason why it was
adopted.
The hippopotamus is wonderful
acute of hearing, and the most careful
boatman cannot propel his canoe
through the water without his approach
being discovered by the suspicious ami
NAL, who Immediately drops to the bot
tom like load of coal, and easily
battles all efforts to get close enough to
bury the harpoon in his back.
The raft was made of a species OF
river-g ass, which abounds along the
Upper Nile. it being cut off above the
water, so as to secure the most buoy
ant portion. Great masses of this were
flung together until it was buoyant
enough to float twenty men, who were
supported high above the water. A
single canoe was drawn against, and
partly upon, the raft to be used when
needed. Il S Charbi pointed out
a section toward which they were drift
ing, that ahounded with the species OF
grass of which the raft was composed
the tops pointing only few inches
above the surface. Just below, the
F, river made a sweeping bend, and the
native said if nothing was seen of the
animals before passing that point. he
was confident they would come upon
| them Immediately below.
AS the raft was not floating more rap.
idly than two miles an hour, Chapman
saw that he had still good long timt
to wait, and he stretched out once more
on his face and looked at the darl
water which was bearing him and hi:
companions so slowly down stream.
He had no expectation of seeing any
thing unusual, but ne could gaze onl.
few minutes, Whe1.. to his amaze
ment, an immense hippopotamus ap
peared. 1t came up like the hull Of ;
vessel, floating to the surface Firs
there was darkening Of a portion O
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-11-14

nitar,.
tion and discovered your profession.
You area newspaper man.
''True," l said, but if the Prince
wll5) not receive you, he certainly
would not listen to my request
"EIcrc is a PLAN went OIL my jour
nalistic friend Il must see the
Prince; it's absolutely necessary to
my future. I am determined to talk
to him. There is no one else i'll this
part of the car but ourselves. Sup
pose you forced an unwelcone atten
ton on me-what would l be most
likely to do:"
YOU'D run away, wouldn't you?' I
hazarded.
"Run where?' she gaspcd, eagerly.
"Where should l run to:'
Unto the next car, by Jove," l an
swered. catching the daring idea.
"That's it, and the girl from Frisco
literally danced on her scat with de-
light. Don't you Understandable
Prince is young. he is chivalrous-eyen
hot-headed. they say. If you will pul-
sue me into the next car l will be
your friend for life. Will you do it,"
She SAT there with both hands eX-
I tended toward me in an attitude Of
supplcation. I saw Parkin coming
down the aisle from the smoker in the
rear end, and witnessed the astonish-
ment Oh his face. He ducked out
| again as silently as q ghost
It was risky business, this chasing
( women into princes caravans, but
/ still, it was business. Lord, il l could
! only get that roya} Austrian to punch
my head, that, and the story leading
up to it. would sell like a Yankee toy
in the Strand. 1t was a good enough
thing to take a chance on.
"All right" | said; go on"
Like lightning she was off down the
aisle, past the smoking compartment,
where my Winnipeg friends We're
awaiting my arrival and into the rear
coach. Three piercing shrieks, uttered
as she disappeared, brought crowd
of foreign liotables to her rescue, and
| was unceremoniously hustled of the
platform by one of the biggest Of the
lot The next instant | was strug-
Cling desperately in the arms of til ose
three engineers from Winnipeg, who
swore 1 had suddenly gone insane, and
wanted to telegraph my friends. Il
took me half an hour to explain mat
ters to them and to the conductor
whose Indignation passed ali under
standing Then Miss Stanford
emerged leaning on the arm Of stiff
backed dignitary Of the Austrian
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motors to drive the machinery on the
main floor Of their factory, with the
further announcement that the man
ayers purposed to introduce electric
power in all the departments as soon
as the economy of the change should
be demonstrated. Now the Maryland
Steel company has followed suit by
deciding to make use Of electric mo-
tors in place Of steam engines in it's
extensive works at SparroWS Point.
The acting superintendent of the elec-
trical department states that it is the
intention to utilize electrical power
great deal more in the future than in
the past in running the motors in the
shops and for other purposes. All OF
the small engines will be taken out
and the electrical power substituted.
This, the superintendent claims, Will
be a saving to the company.
In running by steam, he says, the
loss by condensation is the great
number of pipes is very heavy. The
substitution OF electricity will do
away with about twenty-five engines,
varying from twenty-five to fifty
horse power. The change will be
made at once. In the case Of a large
factory, where a single engine was
employed to drive many machines, 1t
was found. by recent experiment, that
not more than 10 per cent OF the initial
force was made effective, the remain
der being used up in dragging the
chevy belts around plllieys and turn
ing shafts that labored in their efforts
to resist the strain of the belts. That
single engine has now been replaced
F., by several small and high-speed ones.
aggregating 80 horsepower. and the
energy is taken from them in the
shape Of electricity directly to the ma
chimes, each machine being run by a
separate motor. All Of the overhead
network OF shafts, wheels and belts
has been done away with, with the
consequence, aside from the saving OF
the coal pile. that instead of a dark
come a clean, well ventilated and we'll
and dirty room, the main shop has be-
lighted room.-New York Post.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-11-14
WITH THE WITS.

Tough tried the bunco game on q
Kansas farmer yesterday. Another
Tough - How did you come out?
Tough-He got my dollar and half
Judge. ...-
care you the Minister" The person
addressed turned up his nose, and,
casting contemptuous glance upon
his interlocutor, replied: mo, I'm the
leader of the choir"
cousin Ethel, is Col, Blazer brave
soldier?" "Oh, I don't think he's
afraid of powder" ''No, I don't think
he is, for saw his nose against your
face last night. Minneapolis Tribune.
do you stay up to receive him when
your husband stays out late at night
"No, indeed. I go to bed very early, so
I can scold him the rest of the night,
after he has come in, without loss OF
sleep.'-Ex. %.+.
Willis: "Hello, old man! Had you
much luck on your vacation? Did the
bass rise to the flies all rights" Wal
lace: ''No, the bass didn't, but | did
every morning at daylight" - Clncin-
natl Enquirer. =.
"I can't understand why you haven't
as amiable temper as James, said
the proprietor to an office hoy, referring
to another. s"James never has to an
swer the telephone" replied the abused
young man.-Detroit Free Press.
Jnmpuppe-Confound these theoso-
phists. Jasper-Why? Jumpuppe-
They. convinced my wife that she has
seven bodies and she went off and
|, bought a dress for each one.-Tid-Bits.
Vinley-Doctor, I believe need
pair of eyeglasses. l see everything
! double Last night I looked at my
wife's dog, and he seemed to have two
tails. DR.. Lens-Yes? Have you tried
the gold cure?-Judge. ...
Its conspiracy" she said with agi-
tation, to the reporter. ut is plot to
ruin my dramatic future!' How do
you mean?" "I've just brought an ac-
tion for divorce and the papers refuse
to publish the details" -= Washington
Star,
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FORE SIZE WENT.

Things amt like they used to be
Fore she went away;
Jest don't look the same to me
Don't--by night or day.
Wea theirs colder, skies amt half
Like they wuZ when she
Made the silver sunbeams laugh
From the blue to me,
Seems like, fore she went away,
Nuthin' ever wrong.
1t wuz summer all the day
Summer sweet With song.
Summer III them eyes O hers,
Bright as mountain lakes
When tl!e wind above 'em stirs
An the. lnornin' breaks.
Summer in her lips at thrilled
Like the songs y birds:
Rich an rosy lips at spilled
Music with their words.
Summer all erbout her! She
Seemed the whole day long
Just a llvin' melody
Sunshine set to song.
Will she come again? Some time
shall wake an hear
Silver bells O. music chime
Soft-like on the air;
An the wind'll watt the SHOWS
Winter will depart,
An the springll pin rose
Here Oh my poor heart.
Atlanta Constitution.
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court, Who bowed her into our car
with profound ceremony.
"Shake hands!" she cried, her face
flashing with excitement and satisfac-
tlon-shaKe both h;lnls-kisS me, it
you want to. I've got 1.-THE best
tsoly ti4at ever was printed y
Somcho:~ | ALWAYS thought that
Miss Stanford forgot 10 print tie best
part OF the story. And this is the
whole thuth about that interview with
Ferdinand,
Arthur James peglnr
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-11-14
THE ELECTRI MOTOR.
1t Is Displacing Steam as Il Power
GenerntiMg NlnGhine.

New examples Of the tendency to
replace steam engines by electric mo-
tors are daily coming to public notice.
Only recently it was announced that
the Baldwin Locomotive works in
Philadelphia had substituted electric
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which issued from the ejector was
most painful to hear.
Hundreds of uses have been suggest
ed for the microphone. the most prac-
tical being those of blood circulation
and lung tests.--St. Louis Republic.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-11-14
AFTER A.RIVER HORSE
A DAYS SPORT ON THE RIVER
. NILE. .
Wi1mot e. Chapman, Who Recently Re-
turned from Egypt, Tells of an Ad-
venture the Dark Continent-Done
with Harpoon.
Y friend, Wilmot
E. Chapman, who,

E. Chapman, who
returned a few
weeks ago from
Egypt, where he
went as a neWspa-
per correspondent,
has had some inter
e S t ing experience
W i t h t h e r i v e r
h Sc, w hi C h.
abounds in many
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
ON THURSDAY, SEPT. IL,
AT 10 A. NJ. SHARP,
At 800 POINT STREET,
NEAR MACON AVENUE.

This il an EXTRA FINE clean lot of Furni-
turo aud we'll worthy tho attention of my
friends and patrons
You will find on inspection in the front
parlor well made farlOr suite, covered IN
SILK Tapestry, two large Willow Rockers,
solid Oak Fancy Tallo,y Piano Lamp, and
parlor Lamp; several Fine Pictures, Hugs,
Best Quality Moquette Carpet Point Lace
Curtains. Chenille Curtains, Imported Vases
in rare designs, otc. 80
The hack parlor contains several fine Up
holsterCd Chairs and Rockers, Fancy Tables,
Lace Curtains. Bed Lounge and Couch, Mo-
quette Carpet, Draperies, Bookcase, fancy
Table Covers. Pictures, Vases, Hugs, etc.
In the Dining Room there Is lnc quartered
Oak Sideboard Of the very best make ana
finish, OAK Dining Table and Chairs, On suite !;
Carpet and Art square, Portieres, silverware
and China, etc.
Bedroom No. contains q massive carved
Oak Chamber Set, Carpet, Rugs, Toilet Set
Drarerios, Pictures, etc.
Bedroom No. 2-Brass and Iron Bedsteads,
Bedding, Springs Toilet Ware, Curtains,
Carpet, etc In the other Bedrooms there Is
a fine Oak Chamber Set and all its belongings
brass and Iron Bedstcads, Geese Feather
Pillows, Bed springs and Mattresses. A
large Wardrobe, Cheffonicre large Mattel Mir.
rors, Clocks. Hall Tree, Parlor Stove, OIL
Stove, Dinner Service, and a lot OF useful
articles.
At II o'clock will sell that fine Upright
Piano, full compass trichord, over strung on
iron frame, three pedals and oil the latest
improvements. Weser Bros, makers: sold
by NJ. Steinort & Sons &C. Goods on view
MILKMAN, lH Eddy street, Auctioneer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
ALL VETERANS.
Grand Army Men in a Big
Parade at Louisville.
Il Was One Of the Grandest Sights
Ever Seen in the City.
The Display Tomorrow VIII surpass
The Display Tomorrow VIII Surpass
Everything Yet Seen.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 10. 1t is
doubtful il this city ever before enter
tanned as many guests as are here today.
Certain, il is, the town never before han
within its limits so many battle-scarred
soldiers. II is conservatively estimated
that nearly two hundred thousand
strangers are here and the majority OF
them, 80 years ago, bore arms either Tor
the blue or for the gray.
The event OF today was the grand
parade of the naval veterans association,
and 10 Judge by the crowds OF men,
women and children who thronged the
sidewalks along the line of march, crowd
ed the windows and housetops, all Louis
Vile turned out to see its old citizens.
Men who have lived here for the last 9O
or 80 years-and there are many OF them-
say 1t was the grandest sight they had ever
seen. But the great Grand Army parade
tomorrow, which Is the event OF the
week, promises to far surpass 1t.
The hour set for the starting OF the
naval veterans parade was l0:30 o'clock.
But, as usual, there w as some delay, not
enough, however, to tire the anxious and
patriotic thousands who had gathered to
see il. When the order To forward
march" was given, the old-timers moved.
There were fully 10, 600 men IN line.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
!. ..ASJ
Ed ] ION
4::45 O'CLOCK.
RED men MEET.
Annual Session of the Great
Council.
Sterling Hall Has Representatives,
From all Over the Country.
Preliminary Business of the Four
Days Meeting in This City.
Sterling Hall Has Representatives
From all Over the Country.
Preliminary Business of the Four
Days Meeting in This City.

The Great Council OF the United States
OF the Improved Order of Red Men was
opened in Sterling Hall this morning ana
will last four days. Much OF TO-DAY
business related TO committees and re-
ports. Great Incohonee Andrew ii. Patton
OF Massachusetts,, presiding.
The reports showed that 9S representa-.
tives were present from 81 states; that
the great incohonee visited 29 states dur
ing the past year at an expense oil s4oUOj
receipts from all sources were $3.50, 3lI bO;
for the relief of members, s42O, wv. 10 was
expended; widows and orphans received
g, 1892. 20; for the burial of the dead, ssl,
242. 3i was required; s122, 500. IA was IN
vested. There is in the tribal belts (cash
on hand) 1855, $40. ", and the total wealth
of all the tribes is u, 535, 013. 16.
During the year %, $40 members have
been adopted; 1865 were reinstated, l402
were admitted by card, 2l,76S were sus-
pended, 1870 were expelled, l40l withdrew
by card and 1888 died. The total mem
bership, July /, 1896, was i33, 4S5, an in
crease OF 5l70 for the year. There are
1852 tribes, an increase over last year
OF 70.
The committee on the Degree of Poca-
hontas reported tribes in % states. Stand
ing and special committees were appoint
ed and the Great Council degrees were
conferred on new members. The matter
of doing away with regular and adopting
eagle badges was favorably discussed.
The committee on digest recommended
that the salary of the great chief OF rec
ords be increased from s16O0 TO 5000 A
point OF order, which was sustained, was
raised To the effect that when the officer
was elected last year the salary was fixed
for lie two years he had TO serve and
could not be changed.
AT ] O'Clock adjournment was made ano
the work taken up again at y. M, to
last till 9 O'Clock.
This evening there will be public re
ception IN Infantry Hall at O'Clock,
Toasts and responses will be as follows
estate of Rhode Island, His Excellency
Charles Warren Lippitt; response
Great Junior Sycamore George T.. Green
Mayo nt Binghamton, ". Y; "City o
| Provis snce," City Solicitor Francis Col
we'll; response, Great Senior Sagamor'
| Robert q. Daniel OF Georgia; "Othe
| Cities" Mayor Henry T.. Tiepke OF Paw
| tucket; response, Great Chief OF Record
! Charles Z. Conley of Pennsylvania
"Great Council of Rhode Island" Grea
| Sachem Alfred Mowry; response, Grea
| Incohonee Andrew III. Patton OF Massa
chusetts. Other speakers will he Grea
| Prophet Thomas y. Peckinpaugh o
| Ohio; Past Great Sachem Charles A. Rus
sell OF Massachusetts,; Past Great lnco
honee Thomas X. Donaliy of Pennsyl
vania and Past Great Sacbem Joseph Z
Suit OF Indiana.
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DEATH NOTICES.

Cranston, Ethel l. sweet Thomas w
Low William Al sullivan, + 80
Martin, Mary MarburLon, W
Murray, James White, PARDON
CRANsTON-In this city, Sept. s, Ethel l..
daughter of Jennio Cranston Wunderle
and the late Charles Cranston, aged rs
years, 10 months and days.
IOW-In this city. sept s. William Horny
Low, aged 45 years
Funeral services ut his lato residence.
Thursday, 18th inst, at O'Clock y. IN. hela'
tiyes and friends are invited TO attend. Inter
ment at later hour.
MARTIN-In Valley Falls, Sept 9, Mary y,
wife OF William Martin, aged Is years.
MURRAY-In this city, sept T. James \ Muir
ray, son OF Patrick and Mary Murray
aged ~ years.
sWEET-At harrington Center, X ]. sopt .,
Thomas Walter, youngest son OF Jane n
and tho late Dr Thomas Sweet, aged ~
years.
sULIIvAN-In this city. Sept. s, Francis A,
son Of John ana Johanna sullivan, aged q
years, 3 months.
wARBURToN-In Braiptree. Mass. sept Q,
Elsie Warren. Oldest chile OF fref anu
Henrietta Warburton, formerly ot raw
tucket. aged years, months and 8days
wHITE-In Central Fails, Sept = Pardon
White, aged IS years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

defended the Americas cup against the
Canadian sloop Atlanta, the challenger
in 1879, will represent the Americas cup
committee on board Valkyrie III.
Today's race will be around triangle,
10 miles to a leg, 80 miles in all, starting
from Sandy Hook lightship, and with
the first leg a beat il possible. With the
wind holding from the SW this would be
possible: but the yachts would have to
run very close to the Jersey shore TO
turn.
Among the yachts of the Government
Wharf af sandy Hook this morning were
the sloops Navahoe and Queen Nab and
the steam yacht Peerless. On board Oh
these and the other craft inside the Hook
there were some signs of life, otherwise
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
CHEAP ASSAULT CASE.
Testimony Heard in the Swinburne'
lingane Fight.
The Assailant Adjudged Probably
Guilty In District Court.

The case of William c. Swinburne, for
assaulting ID. Il. L+ggane, came up In the
Sixth District court this morning.
Mr.. Lingane was the first called, and
stated thai he was met in front OF the
Athletic Club at 1920 on the morning
of July 13, by Mr.. Swinburne, and was
assaulted by him, and SO roughly was he
treated that he was unconscious Tor
more than two hours, and was unable 10
attend to the duties OF the olhce Tor
about four weeks. When asked ii be was
in TIE habit OF carrying revolver ne
answered no; that he had not since the
middle of last December.
The next witness called was Ut. NIT
chell, who gave minute description OF
the face wounds upon Mr.. Lingane' s lace.
The doctor said that the wounds might
have been made by an instrument similar
to a tle or beech nut. Arthur oLeary
was next called. He said that he saw the
most of the affair, as he was in the 'front.'
part OF the clubroom at the time.
Other witnesses for the prosecution We're
Thomas Carey, j. ". Hsllett, John IL.
Ward, James McCabe and William a.
Winslow. Swinburne testified In his own
behalf and other witnesses Tor the de-
Tense were David w. Briggs and William
Barton.
Judge Sweetland adjudged Swinburne
probably guilty and bound him over &c
the common pleas division OF the Su
preme Court i'm the sum OF s5O1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

Il was a very depressing morning-lifeless,
lcaden, gloomy in every respect; great
contrast to the busy scenes OF Saturday
last. A dull lhaye obscured the horizon,
cutting of the range except for about i've
or six miles of shore; but Sandy Hook
lfghtship could not be made out and II
looked as n a fair view OF the race would
not be obtained from here.
The cable ship Macksy- Bennett, at
about 8 a. m, put out from the Hook
i'm order to take up her buoyed cable and
after passing Scotland Lightship she was
soon lost I'm the mist,
on shore at 1880 the wind was only
blowing about four miles en- hour. but
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

and the American champion, Valkyrie III
and Defender were absent from their
usual moorings, having passed the night
almost within biscuit-toss OF each other
OFF the Atlantic Yacht Clubs anchorage
at Bay Ridge.
The Britishers, not much discourag ed
by the defeat which their yacht met with
Saturday, last night, in hope of stronger
breeze and a heavy sea, have shifted some
of her ballast from aft forward, at the
suggestion of Mr.. George l.. Watson, her
designer, have had her remeasured, ana
have given her a good trial spin since the
last heat of the battle for the cup, and there
fore, confidently expected her to show
up in better form today.
Real so-called Valkyrie weather pre-
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vailed of the Hook this morning and
smooth sea and light airs; but no patri-
otic American doubted Defenders ability
to make IL "two straight" previous to
making IL "three straight for the YAM
kee boat and her gallant Yankee crew.
Rear commodore James q. Bergen OF
the New York Yacht Club who Is In COM
mana OF the volunteer patrol fleet, has
made a second special request to the cap
tsIns OF steamers, which accompany the
racers, to avoid interference with the
yachts, and IL may be safely predicted ~
his injunctions are not attended TO Sandy
Hook waters will never have tho pleasure
OF nursing another international ysobs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

WAsHINGToN, Sept iO.-For New England
Generally fair, preceded by local showers in
variable warmer in the interior Wednesday
evening.
synopsis-Tho thunder storms which passed
over New York and the New England states
last night arc succeeded today by fair condi
tions east OF the Mississippi, though clouds
cover most OF tho territory adjacent TO the
Atlantic.
the Mississippi, while an area OF decidedly
cool weather Is following from the extreme
northwest.
Temperatures are as low as 40 degrees IN
northwcstern and North Dakota and northern
Montana this morning.
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HIGHLANDS OF NAvEsISK, n. j., Sept.
10. "A cloudy sky and smooth, leaden-
looking sea, over which light SW airs
were sweeping gently, was the outlook
from here at O'Clock this morning "A
few stray yachts. fishermen and small
coasting craft were seen at anchor inside
of sandy Hook; but the contestants for
the Americas cup the British challenger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

was fred, and the yachts began the usual
iockeying tor positions. The British
worked out from under her lee, only to
be again blsnketed, and the yachts
crossed the line In the following official
times:
valkyric, IL :00:13. -
Defender, l1:01:i6
At IL ;20.30, after a short tack TO STAR
board, both boats came about, and stood
directly toward this point on the pore
tack.
Both boats are now headed directly for
this point, Defender to ieeward, and
Continued on Page s
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VaIkyrie Began With the Advantage
and Made the Most OF Il.
The Enas Yacht Cleared the First Mark Ahead With
The Yankee Close on Her Heels

race, under any conditions, for the next
challenger will simply positively stipulate
that the contest shall take place of some
part OF the coast where interference will
be impossible
Mr. David Henderson of the Anchor line
represents Lord Dunraven on board De-
fender today, and Mr.. Joseph r. Rusk, own
er of the sloop yacht Mischief, when she