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rn,,dlnr. for cold storage.

A gentleman addressed the Wtstern |
New York Horticultural society in the |
interest of the construction OF cold |
storage rooms for a neighborhood. This |
system he thought would make the sup
ply for the market throughout the year
more equal to its demands. rms CO.
operative principle may be worked as
successfully in this section as in dairy
ing. Speaking from personal expert
ence, he said:
81 have a building that | built for
the storage of nursery stock and in
which | have had apples stored all win
ter. It is frost proof, built on heavy
stone wall "a inches thick, and feet
high. On this wall were set up 2x4
scantling; these were sheathed with
inch hemlock, then covered with tarred
building paper, then furred out with
strips four inches deep and again COW
cred as before. until the wall has three
cir spaces; the roof is constructed in
the same way to protect against frost;
light and ventilation come from two
rows Of windows at the top; the roof is
gravel; the outside is covered with
novelty siding; the building has double
or two sets of doors at each end, and a
driveway through the center; It is
painted inside and out; it is 100 feet
long by 40 feet wide; the whole cost
was 81 400 and it would afford storage
for 10000 barrels; the atmosphere is
the same inside as out only that the
building is frost proof and can be run
IN the winter months with a variation
of not over II degrees; there is no smell
of a cellar whatever and stock always
Keeps perfectly.
"Such house, or better one in a
neighbofhood would pay four years oui
Of FIVE at least so cents a barren over
all costs of labor for handling, sorting.
insurance, etc"
Another member said he had a plan
for house for his private convenience.
He was about to build frame 60X30
with a wall Of about Is inches. Shall
stud up on the side and have a two
story building but use a gambrel rooi
for the second story. Shall board with
cough hemloek or studding, paper thai
md furr Il up. This will give three air
chambers and four thicknesses. Double
windows and close-ftting shutters with
an air space double shutters). He viii
leave small holes from the wall undel
the sills on either side and put in ce
nent for the lower floor. He will haY'
tbe air chambers below the sill in cas-
ne wants to scrub the floor or leay
them open at night and close up quick
He will have holes through the uppe
1oo.s for the circulation Of air, and tw
yentilators through the top. Wit
proper circulation such a house will b
frost proof "a winter and cool in sum
mer. LIZ
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Ere.h rIsh AIwa,A

A restaurant in Portland, Ne, has
an arrangement that should prove as
satisfactory to the customers as it is
profitable to the proprietor. The place
is on the water front, and the kitchen is
built out Oh piles over the river. In the
floor of the kitchen is a trap door, and
through this fish lines are kept hanging
out on which considerable numbers OF
fish are caught daily.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

1t is said that a dog in Milliken
Mich, possesses and uses daily a full
set of artificial teeth. The dog is yer,
old. and it is a family pet. When It los
its teeth recently its owner, accordini
TO the story, had the local dentist MAKE
the animal a full set of teeth, and the,
are said to be a perfect working success
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

Anyone desiring a farm IN the tim
Der belt, near the Sac and Fox agency,
so acres under cultivation, the balance
under good pasture fence, good spring
in pasture, also one near house, can
secure the same for Sll00 by address
ing "K q. Farmer" care Leader
Guthrie, O. T. This is one OF the bes,
cotton and corn farms IN Lincoln
nouptv
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
First Published in Oklahoma Leader
Dec 8.
Notice for publication.

Land Office 40 Guthrie, Oklahoma Dec
4. 1895, viz:
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler las filed notice of
his intention 20 make final proof IN sup
port of his claim, and that said proof
viii be made before the register and re-
ceiyer al Guthrie, Ok, or Jan 10,
1891, viz:
Francis w Patterson for the or, see
IA, tp 5,nr3W
He names the following witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Oi, said land, viz:
james i Rainey, James w JeiTries,
Chas w Garland, Scott Zellhart, all OF
Seward, OK.
AM Crook Register.
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d. w. Fuller, OF Canajohaire, N. Y,
says that he keeps DIR. Kings New
Discovery in the house and his family
would not be without it, II procurable
Dr. G. A. Dykeman Druggist, Catskill,
n. Y, says that DIR. Kings New DIS
eovery is undoubtedly the best cough
remedy; that he has used il in his fam
ily for eight years, and that it has
never failed to do all that is claimed
for it. Why not try remedy so long
tried and tested, Tria' tottles free al
Seatonian Drug store. Regular size
soc and 81.
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'irst p biished In the Daily Leader
Dee "A, 1895.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, o. r., Dec l3,
1870.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing-namcd settler has filed notice OF his
intention 10 make final proof ia support
OF his claim. and that said proof Will be-
made before the register and receiver AT
Guthrie. ON Jan ID, 1898, viz:
Frauci, NJ Donaldson who made II l.
No s'6l for the ~ ht me- qr aud So ir OF
uc ar see, 2~, Up ~, u ur e.. L
lie names the following witnesses "a
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land:
David Lister, of Guthrie. Ok; William
i Ryan. OF Garden, Ok; "A III Barnard, o
Guthrie, Ok; Thomas Babb, OF Garden
OK.
A. ~ j. CROOK, Register
2s57
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

Mrs. Turner an experineced Dress
maker of Chicago can be found at the
home of Rev. Boggess, corner of Broad
and Logan where she will be glad to
meet all ladies who wish first class
work in the latest styles at the most
reasonable prices. IL I'm
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To all whom 10 may concern:
You are hereby notified that | will
not be responsible for any debts Of any
kind or character whatsoever contract.
ed by my wife, Seraphina Thompson,
on and after this date My present
residence is Waco, Texas.
W. IL. THOMPSON
Dec. 6, 'g5. I'm
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CRITICS SAY OF II.

"Delicious humor."- wa Carleton.
"ltisan eyangel Of the keenest sarcasm
3n tie fJllies Cf fashion."-Lutheraa Ob'
3crrrr.
80 excruciatin~ly fanny, we had 10 SIT
oack and laugh until the tears came."--
W>.g lFi,acs.
"Uaq Ies.ionably her best."-DetrOit Free
Pre5s.
BITTEREsr SATIRE, COATED WITH THE
swEETEsr Oh LxHILARATISG FUH."-Blsh0p
hef--s-a
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WANTED.

Agents TO sell our new book, Die
tionary of United States History, ty
Prof. j. Franklin jameson. NeedGa
by every teacher, pupil and family
indorsed by press and public. Agents
selling fifty books per week. Success
full agents made general agents. Big
pay. PURITAN PUBLISHING CO.
Boston, Mass.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
First published in the Daily Leader
December 2s.
Notice for Publication.
I'm the district court of Logan coun-
~, oklahoma Territory.
Imogenc j. CARING, Prn,
George H. GarIing, pert.

George II. CARING, Dert.
Ehe aid defendant George II. Gar
ling, wiII take notice that he has been
sued by the above named plaiutiff, in
the court above entitled, for a divorce,
and must answer the petition of the
plaiuUH filed in said action, on or be-
Tore She 10Th day OF February, a. d.,
1895 or the said petition will be taken
f- true and a Judgment aud decree will
Doe rendered for the plaintin in said
action, forever dieolving the marriage
relations existing between the said
plair1iH and the said defendant, and
granting ttc .aintiT divorce from
tbo said defendants aud adiudging that
thc plaintiff recover Of the defendant
the cost of said action
httesC This 2,th day Of December,
1905: Louis E Pitts, Clerk of the DIS
triet court Of Logan county Oklaho
ma Territory.
/ BY Alfred s. Dewitt. Deputy.
kcaton ~ Cotteral, Attorneys fol
| Plaintiff.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

Bankers, insurance men, druggist
and business men il you have calen-
ders or blo.ters TO distribute give them
to Smith the bill distributor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

go acre farm, mostly bottom land,
~ miles from Guthrie; SO acres under
cultivation, house and barn, ll5 acres
fenced and cross fenced, well watered,
plenty of timber. The above farm for
sale at the very low price of s5 per
acre. Call or address, q. II. Lynds,
Agent, Guthrie, O. Il. lO-lm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

For sale-At Leader office; one half
medium Chandler 81 Price Gordon
press 14x2O. 1t is in perfect condi-
ton and is running every day at our
office. We must make room for large
nreeE u
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

Halls Hair Renewer enjoys the con
fdence and patronage Of people all
over the civilized world, who use 1t 20
restore and keep the hair a natural
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
nALY MnNrmnK rOKEUAsT.

Special report for The DAILY
LEADER by W. j. Walters, observer
United states weather bureau:
Highest temperature yesterday: so,
lowest, SO
Forecast for today: Fair and colder
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
rNPARALLELEp oFFER.

Nearly 100, 900 have been sold at $3.50
each. But now we offer, only % our rtGders,
Ills wiftiest and most richly illustrated humorous
book for
Every doll ar paid ia advance 70
Oklahoma Leader gets book.
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NniIce to snbscrlhers

Subscribers to The Leader who fail
to receive their papers promptly every
morning will please report such fail.
ures TO this Office at once.
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Cotton MARKET.

Corrected daily by C. NJ Sharum,
dry goods, shoes and clothing, Harri-
son avenues
Bale, G25 to 725; seed, l75 to ? co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

Teachers reglsters-best found
printed-bound in MANILA and cloth
for sale at Boyle's book store. The
law says these registers are required
to be used by teachers in all public
schools Approved by Superintendent
Cameron. u
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

AOtltes
To whom IL may Concern:
This is 10 certify that we, the under
signed residents Of Guthrie, Logan
county, territory Of Oklahoma, have
associated ourselves together under
the firm name of Nix Halsell a. Co,
for the purpose of carrying on n
wholesale grocery business in the ter
ritory Of Oklahoma and Indian tern.
tory.
In witness whereof we each Of us
set our hand hereto.
T. d. Nix,
O ID. HAIsEIL,
w. A. FRAsIER,
Territory of Oklahoma,
County Of Logan.
Before me, c. j. Tuohy a notary
public, in and for above named county
and territory, personally appeared the
above named parties, who are TO me
known 10 be the same persons, whose
names are signed 10 the above eertifh-
cate, and who in my presence duly ae-
knowledged the execution Of the same
Witness my hand and seal this eth
day Of December 1895.
SEAL c. j. TuoHY,
Notary Public,
] My commission expires Dec. H. 1895
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eY orPeR ARE IusT K!LLIMO

They ~ tScra is C sisht Of nirlin' done al
arat,,la. dlln't hear 20 much eboCt 81 as Josiah
ia, naturally there are things that are talked ot
sllTe anon go lhcp Than women.
tlld hiin ir1u the Inst ONT that he'd better let
tclj.Iciy alone.
But hs ,ccmedsD He said ''ii WAS more fashion,
lbl3 Cm)uc5i married men end wimmen than
ne laofe single ones" bo said, 1t Wuz dretiul
ashton BILE amongst p2rdners."
wall" says ], II shall have nothin' todo WIZ
g."
Thcro ws1 q yorng EnPllh girl Sboardin' 20 the
-auc place W. did. n c dressed some like young
nan caUled cane. etc. But she wuz one OF the
ipnaT l0, ana sglz as pretty picture, ard SEQ
lill h-t kinder sOt his eyes on her a. Dein' q
. 90 .Ae ID w lla kperiment win.
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PASSING POINTS.

Items of More or Less tuier'st 60
Busy People
Found-An Office key. Call at the
Leader office.
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For nrst-class paper hanging call on
l.. Chrisen. III north First street
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Land Office at Guthrie, Ok, Dec .,
s95.
Notice IS hereby given that the follow
Ing named settler has filed ltice of his
intention 20 make final PROOF i'm support
of his claim, aud that said proof win be
made before the register and receiver of
the u 5. land Office, at Guthrie, Ok, on
January e. 1896, viz:
Edward ID. Thes for the Sc ar. % sec.
rs, Up 10 d, of range west.
lie names the following witnesses u
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land viz:
Charles r. Eisenschmidt, and Freder-
lex T. Weckel, of Guthrie, OK. Ter: Ira
Shackelford and Alphonse v. Shackcl-
ford Of Seward, Ok Ter.
2slO A. n. j. Crook Register.
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VIM. Ritzhaupt, the caterer, is now
eadv to serve banquets and parties al
hort notice, III Harrison ave. lave
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Free chair cars on all trains. Pull
man Palace sleepers to Kansas City
and Chicago without change. Also to
Fort Worth and Galveston. Connects
at New ton with Nestibule limited hav-
ING chair cars. Pullman Palace and
compartment sleepers and dining cars
through to Los Angeles and San Diego
also with train carrying chair cars.
Pullman and Tourist sleepers to Ell
Paso, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Through railroad and steamship tick
cts sold to all points. Passengers
booked to all points in the continent
OF Europe; also from any port or in
land point in Europe through to any
point in the United States. Prepaid
tickets paid for here will be delivered
10 passengers at their residence in
Europe. For full particulars call on
or address. Geo. Il. Nicholson. G. 7. A.
Chicago; w. J. Black, A. G =. A.
Topeka, Kan; L. r Delaney, Agent
Guthrie, Ok.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08

Justice dockets, latest style, neatly
bound, for sale at THE LEADER office.
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CHANGING THE BIBLE.
Centuries Ago II Was a Very Danger
Gus Undertaking.

AboD. the middle OF the twelfth CEN
tury came, so far as the world now |
knows, the first gainsayer of the gem |
eral theory concerning the Bible. Then |
II was that Aben Ezra, the greatest |
biblical scholar Of the middle ages. |
ventured very discreetly to call atten-
tion to certain points in the Pentateuch
Incompatible with the belief that the
whole of it had been written by Moses
and handed down In its original form.
His opinion was based upon the we'll
known texts which have turned all
really eminent biblical scholars in the
nineteenth century from the old view
by showing the Mosaic authorship OF
the five books in their present form to
be clearly disproved by the books
themselves. But Aben Ezra had evil
IDENTIFY no aspirations for martyrdom;
he fathered the idea upon a rabbi OF
previous generation, and, having yelled
his statement In an enigma, added the
caution, Let him who understands
| hold his tongue" For about four CEN
turies the learned world followed the
| prudent rabbits advice. and then two
noted scholars. one Of them a Protest
ant, the other a Catholic revived his
Idea. The first OF these. Carlstadt. in
sisted that the authorship of the
Pentateuch was unknown and unknow-
able; the other. Andreas Macs,
expressed his opinion in terms
which you'd not now offend
the most orthodox. that the
Pentateuch had been edited by Ezra.
and had received in the process sundry
divinely inspired words and phrases to
clear the meaning. Both these innova-
| 4
stadt was, for this and other trouble
some ideas, suppressed with the ap-
plause OF the reformed church, and the
book Of Macs was paced by the oldsr
'hureh ch the Index.
Vessels Keel Sewers a Cable.
The sharp keel of some fast steamer
recently cut in two the telegraph cable
connecting Philadelphia with Camden.
Since that timC kilograms have had to
90 by other and longer ways to Camden
and other New Jersey points. The
cable, which has just been prepared
is made up of many dozen wires and
is laid directly over the site Of Wind
mill Island. The vessel which cut Tho
cable struck a shoal spot where tho
cable Law and severed every wire II
two. the ends drifting up and dowI
) the river with tho tides. The hardes
part of the work of repair was TO fine
: the ends and hold them together unit
! the splice was made. To do this 1t wa
neeessary.to anchor barge in the rive
while the work was being done. Tn
' cable is now IN good working orde
; again-
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For Trade Good family mare to
trade for milch COW. Cali on or adj
iress W. B licrod, Oswego block.
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NORTH. EAST AND WEST


Arrive leave Arrive Arrive
No.Guthric. Guthrie. |tt. Worth IGalN sn
40i ia:,5 b. m. l2;35 p. m. g.lO p. m 9:25 am.
4O5 lg.lO d. mn Il0.3O D m 7.2t a. m 'B:l5 p. m.
4@3.I2:t5 u. NIL 100 p. mn. Local Freight.
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q GUTHRIE LODGE NO. o
u. 6. a.. : J.
EN a. 4. AZ a. NJ. Regular meet
I'm ing third Tuesday evening
- X-LM ~.tn each month At clock.
NT-(NM// AN brethren cordially in
NNNSJIA[ Vited To- attend.
N%ZN II. +. ARDERT, Sec.
II. ID. TODD, W. NJ
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rroce, dings of the hoard OF County Com
u,issivucrs at Regular Querterly Session
brgtuing October 5th. 1893.
supplementary Claims tn oct Term, 1898
.,f,t ,ff..t
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NGUTHRIE LODGE no. l., a. O. u.
liz W, meets Thursday evenings of
~ week at 1880 p. m Hall In Victor
block, corner First and Harrison. NlSlt-
ng Workmeu always welcome.
c. G. HOLLAND, M. w.
O. K. MONTGOMERY, Recorder
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GUTHRIE LODGE NO. 3, 1. Q. 0. f.
EY Meets Monday night OF each week
~ at 1880. Visiting odd Fellows are
a wavs welcome II. G.. GoRroNN c.
G.. w. Bruce, Sccy., Lock Box I.o.
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Choctaw, olslanoma ami Gulf II. X.
WEST BOUND.

MtSI BON M
sunday Mail and Exp less.....9:OO a. m.
Express. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .4:fU y. III.
Mail and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a. IN.
EAST BOUND.
Sunday Mail and Express....1g:oj p. m.
EXpreSs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 p. m.
Mail and Accommodation. a. m.
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A t,7t: r Emmett stcwart, Clerk.
Smyrna times., 1896-11-11
BRANCH ROADS.

Leave harrington for Franklin City, and way
stations (Milford, Georgetown, Berlin, Lewes Sc
10 81 q. m. and 6.2S p. m. Tuesdays Thursdays
and saturdays only. Returning train leaves
Franklin City, 5.52, a. m. week days l.45 D IN.
Tuesdays, Thursdays aud saturdays only
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague via
steamer) l43 p m. weekdays Returning, leave
Chlncoteague AZ a. m. weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1887 a. m, 6.2S p. NJ. weekdays. Returning
leave Lewes 64j a. m, 3.20p NJ week days
Leave Harrington for Berlin, lOS7 a. M. week.
days and rs p. m. Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and
saturdays only. Returning leave Berlin 6 So
a m and 2.4S p. m. Tuesdays Thursdays and
Saturdays only.
Leave Townsend for Centreville at 923 A. m
and $50 p. m leave CentreVille 73I a. m and
2.S0 p. m, week days.
Leave Clayton for oxford at 9.SS a m. and 545
p. m; leave Oxford 6.55 a. II. and 40 r. N
week days.
Leave Seaford for Cambridge at Ills a. m
week days, and on Tuesdays. THURSDAYS and
saturdays 1O5 p. m. returning, leave Cambridge
at go a. M, weekdays, and 2.47 D. m. TUESDAYS
Thursdays and Saturdays,
Train leaves Clayton for CheStertOwn OILS a m
returning, leaves ChestertOwn. 6 so a. m
CoNNECTlONs.-AtPO Porter. with Newark Il Della
ware City Railroad. At Townsend, with Queen
Anne's& Kent Railroad AtClayton, with Delaware
&Chesapeake ke Railroad and Baltimore L. Delaware
Bay Railroad. At Harrington with Delaware
Maryland Virginia Railroad AtSeaford. with
Cambridge e Seaford Railroad At Delmar with
New York, Philadelphia d. Norfolk Wicemico &
Pocomoke and Peninsula Railroads.
sDaily except Sunday.
S. N. PROVOST, General Manager
}. K. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Smyrna times., 1896-11-11
WRGINIA'S ICE MINE.
1t Is One of the Greatest Wonders
TE,sy

1t Is One of the Greatest Wonders In
This Country.
One of the greatest curiosities in the
United States, or i'll the world, perhaps,
is the wonderful ledge of ice which ex-
lists, even in the midst of the hottest
summer, i'll Scott county, Va. This nat
ural icehouse is situated OH the north
side of Stone mountain and about six
miles from the mouth of small stream
known as Stony creek. The marvel is
said to have been known to at least one
Of the early settlers, a Mr. Danridge,
who, il is alleged, discovered it while
deer hunting away back in $780, Ow-
ing to the fact that the land on which
it was situated could not be bought, Mr..
Danridge positively refused to tell of
the whereabouts Of the ice ledge, and
only visited the place when it was abb
solutely necessary to obtain supply to
be used i'll case of sickness.
The old man died many years ago,
and from that time until 1898 the loca-
tion of Danridges ice mine was un-
known, the old gentleman having never
even taken his own family into the Sc
oret.
In the year last mentioned, however,
a party Of herb diggers visited the un-
frequeDted region contiguous to Stone
mountain and were fortunate enough to
rediscover the lost ice mine.
During two or three months in the
middle of summer tho ice is only pro-
tected from the sun $ rays by a thick
growth of moss. The formation of the
ice layer is similar to that of coal
vein, being thin in some places and
thicker in others, the average thickness
being about four feet. Persons of some
scientific attainments who have visited
the place for the purpose of studying
the wonder say that it has the appear
ance of having been there since the time
Of the ice age, which the geologists talk
so much about. Another plausible theo-
ry is that somewhere beneath the bed
is situated a great natural laboratory
where ether is constantly formed and
expelled, and that the process of freez-
ing is now c, .stantly going ON. What
ever view is taken it is one of the great
est natural wonders the state affords. -
st. Louis Republic.
Smyrna times., 1896-11-11
strange BecInninr of q Friendshin.

1 remember the anecdote my stepfa-
ther, Count d'Aure, who entered La
Fleche before the regulation age of 8,
used to tell me. 1t was the first time he
had left his mother, and he was some-
what bewildered by the rcughness Of
his comrades, who affected the airs of
old troopers. To make sure that he was
not milksop, one Of them, a veteran
OF IL, made him lay his hand fat on
the ground, stepped ON it and crushed
one of his fingers. This tormentor was
the future General paraguay d 'Hilliers.
The victim, who nearly tainted, bore
1t bravely, however. "And this was the
beginning, my stepfather used to add
half century later, when showing his
deformed finger, "of a friendship that
lasted all our lives" This happened
shortly after the first empire, when
Roman virtues were emulated, but one
must not infer from this isolated fact
that stoicism flourishes vigorously in
the French educational system. .-Th.
Benton in Century.