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apparatus. and regulation is as easy

apparatus, and regulation is as easy
as turning "a switch. Electrical heating
for household purposes Is therefore as
feasible as heating for welding iron
bars or fusing alumina. Houses may
be thus heated as easily and as safely
as they are lighted by electricity. 1t
has often been talked about, but the in
Quirers have generally been discour-
aged by exaggerated motions Of Its rela-
tive cost. The implication has always
been that people always choose the
cheaper article. which is not true. For
instance. a Rochester lamp may give a
light Of thirty candles for six hours by
burning a quart of coal OIL costing 2
cents. The same amount of light from
an incandescent electric lamp will cost
as much as 10 cents; nevertheless, there
are thousands who choose the more
costly light because its other good quail
ties are considered a sufficient offset for
the greater cost. Ordinary furnaces
for heating houses are not half so eco
nomical as individual stoves, but no one
uses the latter who can contrive to pay
for the former; so in matters Of con-
venience the cost Of a thing Is not the
first item.
The convenience Of electrical heaters
in house, their cleanliness. and the
simplicity Of their regulation, commend
themselves to every one, and when
these are fairly apprehended by the
well-to-do class, 1t is certain that such
electrical appliances will be demanded
and hot air and other furnaces will be
abandoned. and with them will go the
nuisances Of handling coal and ashes,
the consequent dust and gases, the
smoky chimneys, the dangerous fues,
the preparing Of kindling and the ex-
pert care Of the furnace with its drafts
and registers.
There will be increased safety from
fires, and the cost Of insurance will be
less. When the cost and trouble of
these are set over against the cost, the
convenience and safety Of electric heat,
the difference will not be found to be
so great, but 1t will be willingly borne
by large numbers in most communities
Once this method has a fair start, 1t is
certain to be adopted as widely as the
electric light has been. and then will
soon be as indispensable.
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Copyright 1895 by Irving Bacheller.l

captain he has nothing heavier than
his epaulets upon his shoulders, so that
he can clink his spurs and swing his
dolman, drain his glass and kiss his
girl, thinking of nothing save enjoying
a gallant life. That is the time when
he is likely to have adventures, and
so it is most often to that time that /
shall turn in the stories which / may
tell you. So 1t will be tonight when
tell you Of my visit to the Castle Of
Gloom, Of the strange mission Of Sub
lieutenant Duroc and Of the horrible
death Of the man who was once known
as Jean Carabin and afterwards as the
Baron Straubenthal.
You must know. then, that in the
February Of 1907, Immediately after the
taking Of Danzig, Major Legendre and
I were commissioned to bring 400 re-
mounts from Prussia into Eastern Po-
land.
The hard weather and especially the
great battle at Eylau had killed so
many Of the horses that there was some
danger OF our beautiful tenth Of Hus-
sars becoming battalion OF light in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06
CHOOSING THE LESSER EVIL.

One Of the California pioneers the other
day told story Of stump.speaking in tho
Golden state. A turbid orator, SO noted
for his verbos:ty and heaviness that he
had been dubbed Melancholy" McCullom,
was assigned to speak at a mining camp In
the mountains. There were about fifty
miners present when he began. But when,
at the end Of a couple Of hours he gave no
signs Of finishing. his listeners dropped
away. Some went back to work, but the
majority sought wherewith to Quench
their thirst, which had been Immensely
aggravated by the dryness of the dis
course.
Finally there was but one auditor left.
. dilapidated. weary-looklng old fellow.
Fixing his gaze on him. McCullom pulled
out mans sixe six shooter and laid il on
the table. The fellow rose slowly and
drawled out:
BE you goin' to shoot, Of go?''
"You bet am." responded McCullom.
I'm bound to finish my speech, even II I
have to shoot to keep an audience
The old fellow sighed In q tired manner.
edged on slowly. saying a. he did 70:
well, shoot. ef you wants to. may
Jest 90 we'll be shot a. talked to dsath.''-.
Washington Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06
STOPPING THE PAPER.
How Horace Greeley Once F0rccfully Re-
bukcd an Indignant Subscriber.

bukcd an Indignant Sucscriccr.
From the Muscatlnc Journal.
There Is story told Of Horace Gree
ley to the effect that an acquaintance
of his got offended at one Of his articles
in the New York Tribune, went to the
office and put an end to his subscrip-
tlon. Later in the day he met the editor
and said: mfr. Greeley. I've stopped
your paper" Have you?" queried
Horace. adding. "Well. that's too bad"
and the old white hat went Its way.
The next morning Greeley encoun-
tered his former subscriber again, and
accosted him with, II thought you had
stopped the Tribune" So did"
"Then there must be some mistake" /"
replied Horace, "for just came from
the Office. and when I left the presses
were running as usual, the clerks were
az busy as ever. the compositors were
hard at work. and the business was
going on the same as yesterday and the
day before"
"Oh" calculated the old subscriber,
II didn't mean that had stopped the
paper. I Istopped only my copy Of II be-
cause didn't like one Of your edito-
rails"
"Pshawr' retorted Greeley. ut
wasn't worth taking up my time to tell
me such trine a. that. MY dear cir, Il
you expect to control the utterances OF
the Tribune by the purchase OF one copy
day; orif you think 70 find any news
paper worth reading that Will never sx.
press convictions Rt right anelea with
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and Rataplan sent up two feathers Of
steam from his nOstrils, while the ici-
cles dropped from the side irons Of his
bit. ! let him trot to warm his limbs.
while for my own part. I had too much
to think of to give much heed to the
cold. To north and south stretched the
great plains mottled over with dark
clumps Of fir and lighter patches Of
larch. A few cottages peeped out here
and there. but it was only three months
since the grand army had passed that
way, and you know what that means
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06
ELECTRICAL HOUSE HEATING,
Touch the Button and Get the Heat Of q
Roaring Fire.

Roaring Fire.
From the Cosmopolitan.
A current Of electricity always heats
the conductor through which It goes.
The conversion into heat Of the electri-
cal energy is always complete; there
to no loss as in most other transforma
tions, and in a given conductor the
heating effect increases as the square
Of the current. so that twice the current
gives four times as much heat, three
times the current nine times the heat,
and so on; it therefore becomes possible
to produce almost any desirable tenn
perature, even to that of fusion Of an
electric conductor, while the most re-
fractory substances are either fused
or volatilized by the heat of an electric
arc which has tine temperature Of about
6,00O degrees Fahrenheit.
A constant current will maintain a
constant temperature. How much heat
shall be produced and what the tenn
perature. shall be. Is only question Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06

IS doz. Boys Waists, 100
doz. Boys Pants, worth
soc. to 75c., Only 35c
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to a country. The Poles We're our
thousand only the guard had wagons
and the rest had to live as best they
might. 1t did not surprise me. there
fore. to see no signs Of cattle and nc
smoke from the silent houses. A veal
had been left across the country where
the great host had passed. and It was
said that even the rats were starved
wherever the emperor had led his men.
ITO Be Continued
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06

4S doz. Ladies' Wrappers,
worth $1.oo to $2.oo,
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MOTHERS

and those soon TO
become mothers,
should know that
DR.. Plerce's Favorite
Prescription robs
childbirth Of It's tor.
lures, terrors aud
dangers to both
mother and child, BY
aiding nature In pre-.
pairing the system
for parturition.
Thereby Labor u
and the period Of
con fine inemt are
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fantry. We knew. therefore. both the
major and I. that we would be very
welcome at the front. We did not ad-
vance very rapidly, however, for the
snow was deep. the roads detestable,
and we had but twenty returning in
valids to assist us. Besides, It 10 Inn
possible when you have daily change
Of forage. and sometimes none at all,
to move horses faster than q walk. I
am aware that In the story books the
cavalry whirls past at the maddest Of
gallops. but for my own part after
twelve campaigns, should be very
satisfied to know that my brigade could
always walk upon the march and trot
In the presence Of the enemy. This
say Of the Hussars and Chasseurs. mark
you,, 20 that It A far more the case
with chasstufs tnd dragons.
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On - osssn ssss,n.r.

from PUCK. TVl.tI..I- .4 II
Botax--Look q that fellow opposite; /;
how hs bolts down h.s dinnJrl
eamjonee (falntly) Goo Good schsne-
wish ! oenld-kssp ualne down Dat wayi
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your own. you are doomed to disap-

pO1ntment.
''The Tribune would not be deserv-
ing of respect If 1t could be coerced by
the threat of one subscriber, or hun
dred. or ten thousand, or every one it
has. to refrain from telling the truth as
1t sees 1t. My friend, this Is free
country. and the man who does not give
freedom of opinion to others does not
deserve 1t himself. Goodbye"
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Worlds Dspcnsary Medical Association, No. IS,
Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
Funeral Ia a Storm.

Saturday week in Baltimore, a scene of
horror was enacted during the storm, when
funeral cortege had drawn up to the en-
trance of the Sharp street cemetery, at Mt.
Winans. 1t was the misfortune of the party
to arrive at the cemetery just as the worst
storm of the season broke. The rain came
down in torrents, the lowering clouds caused
a darkness almost like that of night, in fear.
ful contrast with which were almost instant
ly-recurring and binding flashes of light
ming and deafening peals of thunder. Ma
ture's elements made the scene weird and
awful, and it appeared impossible for the
funeral train to proceed. But horror was
added to apprehension by an occurrence. the
counterpart of which cannot be recalled by
any witness, and which is not paralleled in
any recent local annal
When the funeral procession arrived at
the cemetery, and had almost stopped at
the side OF the grave bearing the dead body
of Mary Brown, a colored woman. light
ming bolt, which stunned all the members Of
the party, instantly killed William Alsup,
who was driving the hearse, and started the
horses drawing the hearse on dead run
The deadly bolt at first stunned one of the
horses, bringing him to his knees. He was
but shocked, however, and being, like his
mate a fiery steed, the reganing of his feet
was but the signal tor a runaway. Mean
time the driver already dead, sat bolt up
right the reins in his clencbed hands. and
there was presented to the hurriiid on-look
ers the ghastly sight of maddened chargers
dashing over the narrow abodes of the silent
dead, controlled only by the reins in the
cOnvulsed hands of dead driver, and bear
ing within the somber vehicle burden at
testing the mortality Of human flesh. The
frightened horses, in their mad career, were
thrown upon their launches by collision
with one of the trees of the cemetery, and
then the lifeless driver was hurled from his
seat to the ground The horses struggled
to extricaie themselves, but before they
could continue their mad career, they were
restrained by horror-stricken members of
the funeral party.
The hearse was not damaged by the light
ming or the collision with the tree, aud the
corpse 10 the coffin was undisturbed The
bolt, after killing the man, buried itselfin the
open grave in which the woman's body was
afterwards buried
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
"But one Place for H."

The Charleston Is. c. News and Courier
indorses the suggestion Of the Richmond
Times, of the latter city, ms the proper place
for the location of the Confederate Memorial
Hall, to which Mr. Charles ROuss. Of New
York, offers to contribute 100000. The
News and Courier says: 1--WE think the
Times expresses the sentiments of ninety
nine in every hundred Confederate soldiers
and Of everybody else who is interested in
the selection of the right place for the me-
mortal. There is but one right place for il
in fact, and that place is Richmond. IL
would be mistake to put it anywhere else,
and we cannot understand why the sugges-
ton to put it anywhere else should be Sc
riously made or seriously entertained for a
moment Mr. Rouss is the proper person,
Of course, TO say what disposition shall be
made Of his patriotic and generous gift, but
if he leaves the question Of disposition to be
decided by the soldiers and people Of the
Coufederacy, the decision will certainly be
almost unanimous in favor of Richmond and
President Davis's home in Richmond"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
Lightning Hot Drops
What a Funny Namel
Very True, bu- II Kills kE Pain.
Sold Everywhere. Every Day
Without Relief, There is No PaYl

Except the re-erectiOn of the John
Brown Fort" at Harper's Ferry, we believe
there is not now any movement towards the
erection of monument at Harper's Ferry
to the memory of John Brown To show
the feeling against any such project we re-
produce the following from the Clarke COur-
ier without comment: Concerning the talk
about erecting a monument on Virginia soil
20 John Brown the Richmond Times voices
the sentiments of many of the people of this
State when after conceding the right of the
promoters of such an object to buy the land
and erect their memorial without interfer-
ence. 1t SAYS: IF lightning does not strike
and destroy il, some other seen or unseen
power will pull it down. 1t may be erected
thousand times, but it will be pulled down
as often as it is put up. We venture this
prediction without any sort of sympathy
with people who work in the dark. We
had much rather see the thing done openly
and in the face Of the world by aifronted
lrgluldus WHO utAidIb llhl tuCl VIII htNtA
tolerate a sacrilege such as that, but wheth-
er done openly in the manner that we would
prefer, or secretly in the way that it will
probably happen, we predict that no monu'
ment to John Brown will ever be permitted
to stand upon Virginia soil 10 the opin-
ion of the Times John Brown was cold
blooded cut. throat, who had murder and ar
son in his heart and whose mission was to
stir up a servile insurrection, in which
women and children and homes were to be
destroyed Virginia has many monuments
commemorsting the deeds of honored and
historic men, and she will not, according to
the Times, allow the memory Of these great
dead to be insuted by having q monument
TO this cut throat aud assassin crowded 10
amongst the shafts that are to encourage our
children to live lives worthy Of the memory
of these men, and this movement for mon
ument to the memory of John Brown upon
Virginia soil had better come to an imme-
diate end "
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
"now Would That Help Your

Free coinage would make the silver
mine owners rich. How would that help
you:
Fifty cent dollars Will enable debtors
to pay their creditors in deprecated
money. As you are an honest citizen,
how would that help you:
The adoption Of the silver standard,
which is what the free coinage advocates
really want, would drive 5000, 900, 900
of gold out Of the country. How would
that help you:
Putting the country on a silver basis
would double the price Of everything
you buy. How would that help you:
The first result Of free coinage would
be a widespread panic, through the call
ing in of loans by lenders who were
afraid Of cheap money. A panic means
business depression, bankruptcy and
poverty. How would that help you?
The agitation for cheap money is
hampering trade and industry by max
ing owners Of idle capital afraid to in
vest their money in business. How does
that help you:
If you have money in the savings
bank. or loaned out at interest, the val
ne Cveyour deposit or loan will under
free silver be only half Of what it is
now. How Will that help you!
Adopting the silver standard Of China
and India would unsettle our trade rela-
tions with the leading commercial ma
tions, which are all gold standard coun-
tries, and would diminish our foreign
commerce. How would that help you?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
4 Good Erample.

The directors OF the Crawford Bicycle
Manufacturing Company, Of Hagerstown,
have ordered distribution Of $4,000 out
of the profit. of the company to their en-
ployes. The distribution will be made pro
rata, according to the standing Of the work
men, aud will include all who have been
employed at the factory for three months OF
longer in the past year unless discharged for
cause. In addition, the directors decided IN
advance the wages Of their day workers 10
per cent. The $4,000 will be paid on the
next two pay days. Between 600 and 700
hands are employed. The force will be in
creased to 900 as soon as the extensive ad-
ditions now making to the factory are COM
pleted
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25

On Wednesday evening, September llth,
in st Johns English Lutheran Church, Har-
per's Ferry, Mr.. Charles r. Rau, of Har-
per's Ferry and Miss Minna Krepps. Of
Brooklyn. New York, were united in mar
riage by Rev. c. II. Rockey. The church
was profosey decorated with palms, ferns
and golden rod. The order of the bridal
party's approach to the chancel was as fol-
lows: First by the right aisle, the groom
and best man, his brother, Mr.. Walter +.
Rau then by the left aisle, the ushers. Mr..
Joseph Krepps, brother of the bride, Mr..
Chas. G. Prince, of Baltimore, Mr.. OsweIl
T. Schriber, of Wheeling, and Mr. J. Butler
Marshall next followed the bridesmaids,
Miss Maud Riley, of Brooklyn, y. y, and
Miss Bessie Sites; then the maid Of honor,
Miss Lulu Krepps, sister of the bride the
bride on the arm of her father, Mr.. Collin
G. Krepps, being the last, The lovely bride
was chsrmingly attired in ivory white satin
trimmed with white chiffon and ribbons,
aud wore the customary veil and orange
blossoms The reception was held at Sun
Set Cottage, the future home of the happy
couple, where an elaborate supper was sery-
ed Professor Kirby and his orchestra dur
ing the evening rendered selections from the
popular operas The newly welded couple
were the happy recipients Of numerous and
costly presents The prominence Of the high
contracting parties drew together much Of the
elite of the town and country around rare
y, indeed, has such an assembly graced any
occasion. Mr. aud Mrs Rau departed on a
late train for the east with the best wishes
of their many friends. IL r. Sentinel
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
NO. Q.
Prices and Sflrer.

In an address to farmers of California in
August last Mr.. J. p Irish puts several sim
pie facts in plain way. 0mitting the
years 1S6l-65, when the situation was sb-
normal, the price of cotton between 1888 aud
1894, be says, was at 10 cents and below,
down to 81 cents a pound, when silver was
at 81 30 per ounce. In seventeen years Of
the same period wheat was below 81 90 per
bushel when silver was above $l.29 per
ounce, and in nineteen years wheat was
higher per bushel than silver per ounce. In
ten years since 1873 wheat has been higher
per bushel than silver per ounce" Hence
he deduces that there is no direct connection
between the price of silver and the staples
of agriculture.
Some ssy the volume Of legal-tender sill
yer affects prices. SO be it. Then how is
il to be explained that in 1858 when we had
but $3.50 GAO of such silver, wheat was
81 2S per bushel but now, with over S420,-
600 600 of such silver, wheat is lower? Hay
ing increased the volume Of legal-tender sill
yer 157 times, why isn't wheat worth l57
times as much as in 1855?
Others say the amount Of money per cap.
ita determines prices In 1860, when wheat
was 81 45 per bushel, the money per capita
was Sl3.S5. The per capita Of money in
1894 was s242S, nearly double that of 1860.
yet wheat was less than half the price of
1860 It is wholly misleading, therefore, to
say that prices of products depend on the
volume of silver money. Ifswelling the per
capita to 81 900 would increase the value of
wheat 10 300 per bushel everybody would
he for it, But values cannot be thus put
up by legislation.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
Whore All Things Are Known.

eyes, brethren and sisters" said the
western minister in the course Of the
funeral sermon, "our dear brother has
gone to the land where al things are
Inown-even the truth about the coin
age question perhaps. indianapolis
Tribune.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
SP ECIFICS.
Jno. A. Washington. r. w. Alexander
Washington & Alexander,
Insurance Agency,
once Gibson Building, Cherries Town, W. Va

Representing the following Companies:
The old and reliable
ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Hartford, Conn,
Giving tine best 7e.Glts to policy holders, and
which has a larger amount of policies in
Jefferson County than all other Life
Insurance Companies together.
Liverpool & London & Globe, of England,
Manchester Fire Assurance CO., of Eng
land. and Scottish Union and National,
of Scotland - the largest foreign
Cos doing business in America.
.ETNA, OF HARTFORD,
The largest and most popular Fire Insurance
Company IN America.
Peabody, of Wheeling, W. Va.
Jefferson, of Wheeling.
German Fire, of Wheeling.
Fire and Marine, of Wheeling.
Phoenix, of Hartford.
Virginia Fire and Marine, of RichmQnd Va
Georgia Home, of Columbus, Ga.
Fire Association of Philadelphia, Pa.
Continental, of New York.
JEFFERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE IN
SURANCE COMPANY.
All losses promptly adjusted and PAID at our
office.
Agents;
J. FLEMING, ShepherdstowD, w Va.
CHAS. y. TRAIL, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
sworn statement OF the conditions Of all
Foreign Insurance Companies represented IN
this Agency will be found at the Clerks Office,
IN compliance with the State laws
We solicit a continuance Of your patronage,
Respectfully,
WASHINGTON & ALEXANDER.
February Is, 1895.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25
Rupt,,rc Cured al Home.

If you suffer from rupture 10 any Of its
various forms, and desire to be relieved, you
can learn how to be cured by naming this
paper aud addressing +. II. MERRIcK,
Huntington, w Va He will send full
particulars free.