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summers i. the Adirondack Mountains,

summers Ia the Adirondack Mountains,
for his health is not good.
When he started to carry out his
idea, Mr.. Mergcnthaler built a work
shop in the loft of his stable, and for
years he and his invention were the OBJ
jects Of as much curiosity as the famed
DARIUS Green and his flying machine"
He first tried to create machine that
would make n matrix from which n
column or page might be cast. Then
he produced one which would punch
the letters into sheet lead or paper from
which column or.page might be cast.
These failed to. meet approval and sew
eral more machines. were invented in
which the papier mSi'che imatrix played
the promfiient part. but they were also
declared jmprncticable. 1t was while
working along these lines that the idea
OF the linotype" was hit upon. The
idea OF setting up lines OF metal was
adopted as the basis of operation, and
upon this ,den the present linotype has
been worked out. The development af-
ter that was very rapid. The casting
Of the line Of type by the machine and
the operation of the whole by key
board like that of typewriter were
added. and finally the distribution of
the pieces to their proper compartments
was made automatic and the linotype
was complete.
I'm the composing rooms of big ncws-
papers, minutes time after sunset Is
worth as much as an hour In the day.
Speed is everything. Within five hours
tbs history Of day must be intelli-
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seems to have a balloon combination.
for he puffs up three pouches OF the thin
skin that are placed under his neck
when he starts on flight. When he
alights he let's the cir out.
One of the most interesting thugs
about the flying dragon (Draco volans)
is the supposition that he is the cousin
of some monster. flying lizard that lin
gered on earth until after the arrival
Of men, and so gave historic basis for
the fiery and hideous dragon which
figures in the folklore or mythology Of
nearly alireoples. The dragon of fancy
could hardly hav, been built up from
the creature In the picture, for he Is
only a few inche, long in real life, and
possesses an extremely mild and af-
tectionatc disposition. He Is very cas-
lily tanned. ~
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Tame Catnmount.

Probably it Is true that some men
have by nature a peculiar power over
wild animals, and it Is matter of COM
mon experience that animals some
times strike up sudden friendships
with persons they have never seen be-
fore. An extreme instance of this kind
is described by military correspond
ent of the New York Sun.
Perhaps of all the wild animals that
may be Mt least partially civilized or
tanned, the Rocky Mountain lion or cat
amount offers the least promise; and
yet in the writer's experience one speci-
men was as gentle and docile as hu-
man kindness could make him.
He followed his master around like a
dog, obeying every wish or nod, but
would allow no other person to ap-
proach him with offers of kindness or
anything else.
This creature waj full-grown noun
tain lion, that for some strange reason
had taken n fancy to a Cheyenne In.
dian. Whether In camp. on the prairie,
or in the post, the brute could always
be seen quietly following the Indian,
but he would never leave his masters
heels for any reason except at his mas
ter's bidding.
Often would he accompany the buck
into the post traders store. where his
entrance was the signal for all dogs to
get out and for bipeds not acquainted
with the situation to lose no time in
taking to the counters.
The officers of the post finally per-
suaded the Indian to part with his pet
for a consideration, and the Hon, after
being securely Gagged. was shipped as a
present TO the National Museum at
Washington.
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from Kansas City to st. Louis on the
Frisco road. Two corpses frightened
me-not because they were corpses, but
because was afraid they weren't. l
can't say what made me suspicious,
but expected to see the sides Of those
rough boxes flap down any moment
and couple Of robbers come rolling out
with revolvers in their hands. l sat
watching those boxeHfor many weary
hours with a carbine across my knee
and brace Of revolvers near at hand.
But after all it turned out they were
sure enough corpses." The colonel is
a dead shot-one of the best in the Cal
ifornia National Guard. with which he
has been connected since he ended his
service In the civil war. n
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The Exhaustion Of me Coal supply.

The exhaustion of the supply o.,
anthracite coal veins Is a SUBJECT that
is now receiving much asterdon. Will
:am Griffith, of Scranton, Pa, who has
been studying the matter, gives 1t as his
opinion insthee Bond Record that the
supply Of coal still available does not
amount to more than 5,073, 1856, $50 tons.
rhc largest estimate made Is that of
the Pennsylvania coal waste commits
sion. which places the supply at $685..
100000 tons. 1t Is estimated that at tho
present annual rate of consumption the
coal will be exhausted In from eighty
fou- to 100 years.
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years are now seated at keyboard
and all that the typo" had to do was
to learn the keyboard Of the machine
Just as any stenOgrapher learns the
keyboard CT typewriter The ma
chine is automatic and does the rest.
A true description Of the linotype
would necessarily be a technical one,
for many Of the most complex auto
matte movements known. to the me-
chanic are involved in its operation. TO
describe what it does, can be done in
a sentence. In answer to the operators
touch on the lettered keys, II assemblies
!ettered brass matrices into line, and
then in response to touch Of the lever
it carries the1ine of matrices to mold
where the line of type is cast from molt-
en- metal, after which 1t distributes the
matrices in their proper places in the
magazine from which they were taken.
The cast line Is ready for printing with
out further labor.
The almost human action Of the ma
chine may be understood, when 1t is
said that the brass matrices, from
which the linotype slug Is cast, are
handled automatically by the machine
seven times after they leave the maya
zine before they find their way into the
magazine again. This Is done month
afte: month, thousands Of times day,
with never n deviation or error in the
assembling or replacing Of the ninety
characters that are ut the command of
the operator. All the parts Of the ma
chinery are adjusted in their turn. TO
meet the matrices in their travels, and
TO perform their duty in setting them
IN line. casting, the slug from them and
returning them to the magazine. There
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till lately were only dream. The ma
chine which brought this revolution to
pass is the Linotype, and the story Of
its Invention and that of it's capabili-
ties read like p romance.
Twenty years companionship with
one idea, the expenditure of over a
million dollars, and the successful sur
vival of many bitter disappoinrmcnts
is the brief story Of Ottmar Mergen-
thaier. the German matchmaker, IN
bringing his invention UP to its present
standard Of perfection. During this
time 1t kept Mr.. Mergenthaler poor
man, and, as failure after failure was
made, it nearly broke the inventors
heart. He is still alive. however and is
a young-looking. almost boyish, man.
He lives in New York and spends his
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20
Her Faith Departed.

Dr.James Martineau notes a strange
case OF faith cure that was not perman-
ent fer curious reason. The patient
was an old German woman who had
been bed ridden for years~with rheu-
matism. Hearing of woman's sue
cessful cures, she was brought to her
and an almost instantaneous cure was
effected. The old woman shared the
strong anti-Jewlsh feeling then existing
in Berlin, and on learning. that the
young woman who had effected the
cure was Jewess she instantly took
to her bed and the next day was as bad
as ever.
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HOUSES IN THE TREE.TOPS.
The Indians of Guiana Build Beyond
the Reach of Floods.

The Indians of Guiana Build Beyond
the Reach of Floods.
Interest in the Guiana country natu-
rally centers about the most fertile
region, that which commands the
mouth of its great waterway. AS you
approach the Orlnoco from the gulf Of
Para you will see that picturesque
sight to which Humboldt refers in his
travels, ''innumerable fires in the tall
palm trees"-the dwelling-places of the
peaceful Guaraunos.
The legend that this strange tribe Of
Indians, once the masters of the Orin-
oco, live in trees the entire year, results
from the great annual rise of the Orin-
oco. At Ciudad Bolivar, three hundred
miles up, this amounts sometimes, in a
contracted place. to ninety feet. ON
the broader delta 1t is always sufficient
to cover islands and low ground; there
fore the inhabitants very wisely build
their houses well above the ground.
For this purpose four tall palm trees
are selected. and the crosspieces which
form the foundation for the houses are
lashed to the. main support by pieces
of tough vine Indigenous to the delta.
Upon these Is laid the flooring, and
then the sides and roof are matched
with large palm leaves, to which the
Indians have given the poetic name Of
"feather-of-the-sun."
There are many advantages which
this particular palm leaf possesses over
others OF the same family. the principal
one being it's similarity to asbestos In
the quality Of resisting fire. In the To-
cation Of his house the Guarauno takes
another wise precaution in building
and 1t iS,one that carries with 1t les
son for The government under whose
sovercigpty>he llvcs,ENentury.
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ere three distinct operations gone
through by the lnotype-setting the
matrices. casting the line of type and
distributing the matrices. All three
20 on Mt once, and one does not inter-
fere with the other. While one line Is
being distributed. another Is being cast
and a third set The lines Of type once
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gently complied and set In type. The
rapidity with which the linotype is
worked made It a necessity. 1t can
cast four lines Of type while compost
tor is setting one, and as there Is no
distribution Of type, there are relative
ly few mistakes to be corrected, and
consequently little or no delay In get
ting the matter into the forms. The
men who have stood at the case for
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turned to the melting pot and are re-
melted. to be cast over again. 3.
A comparison OF what can be done
on the linotype and what can be done
by hand will show the difference. One
man can set by hand from 1000 ems
of matter per hour to 1,500. On n ma
chine. it,is a poor operator that cannot
set 1000 ems OF matter per hour, and
records OF nearly 5000 ems per hour
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Hahnx'L Life.

Phil Anderer--I admit that 1 am q
married man. a
Flossie-How delightfully."- frank Of
you!
Phil. was married just three years
ago and can boast of two years and
eleven months OF perfect bliss.
Flossie sarcastically)-Real
Phil-Yes. was separated from my
wife Just one month after marriage
illustrated, Bits. N
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Tramp's Expression or Gratitus1e.
1T Is very kind OF you, madam" said
the tramp, ito give me such q fine din
ner."
Don't mention 1t, you poor man."
said the kind-hearted woman. ~sa
But I will repay you," said the
tramp. gratefully. "I'Il tell all my pals
you are fiinty-hearted termagant that
ain't never known how to cook nothIn'
decent, SOS they'll give your house the
go'by and won't never bother you.~
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aeroplane like the flying squirrels. 1t
is not adjusted in quite the same way,
but II amounts to aboutfhe same thing.
and enables the lizard that enjoys 1t 10
take long. soaring leaps from tree TO
tree. 1t sails ninety or 100 feet In this
way with apparent east. Not only does
The dragon use his aeroplaae, but he
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

THE MArRix. gent large body Of skilled
men in the world, and their daily labor
is performed al an enormous draft on
their nervous and mental energy. In
this painful way the handicraft has
been conducted from the days of Faust
and Gutenberg. For four centuries and
a half there has been little advance in
this respect till now. The attempts to
set type by machinery have been many,
and generally unsuccessful. The Lon
don Times was fitted up a few years
ago with apparatus that would set
type, but the losses by breakage of type
and the expense Of its operations were
too great. 1t was not till four or five
years ago that the confidence of pub
fishers in the success Of machinery to
take the place of ordinary hand COM
position was won. The improvements
steadily in progress since the inception
of the most successful machine were
finally victorious over all obstacles.
They completely changed the old trade
of printing, and gave, especially to the
work of the daily paper, facilities which
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

cast are handled In exactly the same
manner as regular type. only they are
much more easily shifted about. These
lines of type can be either printed from
directly or can be stercofyped for use
on big newspaper perfecting presses.
Once used, the lines Of type are re-
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20
Extent, of the English Language.

English Is spoken by 45,OOO,000 per-
sons In the British Isles. by probably
57,O0O,0 900 Of 70,000,0O0 inhabitants Of
the United States, by 100000 persons
IN Canada, by 1900. 900 In Australia. by
3,70OOO West Indians, and by 1,000,-
90 in India and other British colon
les, bringing the total Of the English
speaking race to over 1O0.O00.000.
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four hours. Scattered from Maine to
Mexico, the woodcock is found in the
Eastern, Southern, Northern, and West
crn States, and no particular locality
claims him as its own. Good shooting
Is obtained In Canada. and Louisiana
has its favored grounds.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

81 beg your pardon" she exclaimed,
solicitously. Il didn't mean to step
on your foot"
lord bless you. MISS" returned the
man in the blue drilling blouse, "I didn't
know you did."-Somerville Journal.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

the ground. 1t was thought that the
monument would be ready to receive
Gen. Grants body on the anniversary
of his birthday, in April. Ground was
broken for the foundation In 1891, but
1t is safe to predict that another year
will not see the tomb completed.-New
York World.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20
COLT WITH TWO LEGS.

Property of Mr.. George Ward of Mt.
Vernon, Ill.
Mr.. George Ward, Of Mount Vernon,
Ill, was the owner of a two-legged colt
The colt by rearing up on it's hind legs
would propel itself along in a short
jump and while it had not strength to
continue this form of locomotion long
at a time would have soon gained
strength enough to have gotten along
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

inside cushion of rubber and outer case
of leather, and is practically three tri-
angular cushions about five inches In
length.
The most radical departure from es-
tablished forms is the transverse sad
die, which is set at right angles to the
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

The art of printing has been won
derful instrumentality in the dissent
nation of knowledge, the progress of
good government, the defense Of civil
rights and as a general aid to liberal
progress, but it has always been at the
cost of slow and painful process, the
selection ard placing by hand Of each
letter and character and space of the
words and language. An ordinary col
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

Blodds-Herc's a rather clever little
book. ''Don'ts for Club Men, slobbs--
1t isn't the don'ts that worry me; it's
.hs dues.- -Pklla delphia Record.
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MAKES OF PNEUMATIC SADDLES

One 10 TrianEular and the Other
Requires No Seat Post.
Two variations In pattern Of the
pneumatic saddle have been recently
patented. In one pattern the saddle ID
made of triangular form, with the usual
Crawford avalanche., 1896-08-20

umr Of reading matter
uses about6,00 pieces Of
type. Each piece must
be chosen from its classi-
fed box. or fat pigeon
hole, and after being
used in print must be
returned to its place
again. The tedious work
which attends this art
employs the most intelli-
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All Right.

Mame--I hope you didn't let that
Mr.. Huggings put his arm about you!
-Whyf Is there anything the
matter withtt srm?4 4Yonkers 'StStes-
man.
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French law requires that a body shall
be buried within forty-elght hours af-
ter death. unless II Is embalmed.
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THE FLYING DRAGON.

A Lizard with Aeropiane and Balloon
Attachment.
The flying dragon is one Of the freaks
of mammalia. 1t Is nothing more than
a lizard that Is fitted out With a skin
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MARVEL OF THE AGE.
THE LINOTYPE EcLlPsEs ALL
MODERN INVENTIONS.

How IT Has Revoiutionixed the Old
Art of Printing-Notes New Era in
the Newspaper world-Dcscription
of the Machine.
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frame. 1t is likewise composed Of rub
ber and leather. 1t is about ten inches
in length ana affords wide and secure
seat. 1t may be used with any form Of
post
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Grants Tomb Is Capped.
Grants tomb is slowly nearing CON-
pletion. The dome has received it's
topmost cap, which is 165 feet from
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-31

Within the contact-boX are the de-
vices for securing electrical registra-
ton. They consist of projections or
seams" attached to the lower end of
the vertical rod so arranged that in
whichever direction the vane may be
pointing at each minute interval that
the circuit is closed by an automatic
attachment connected with the clock
of the register, dot is made upon the
registering sheet. These dots, In the
relative way in which they mark on the
sheet, represent either north-northeast,
east, etc, recording to the eight princi-
pal points of the compass.
If the direction of the wind at the
minute of contact is from the north,
then the north contact is closed in the
contact box, and the current passes
through the north magnet of the regis
Ter, which causes the point of the arma-
ture to record on the sheet. These data
are tabulated and entered on a monthly
sheet, showing the average direction
from which the wind blew for each
hour of the day and the prevailing d.
rection of the month. The number of
miles and the length of time that the
wind blew from each direction are also
tabulated.
The automatic records of the sunshine
recorder, the thermometer and the wind
vane are registered on one instrument,
which is called a metrograph or i'm
proved triple register. The instrument
has three essential parts, the drum or
cylinder, the clock and the electro
magnets. The drum is a brass cylin-
der, upon which at noon each day
sheet, ruled off into hour and minute
spaces, is placed. The cylinder is conf
nected with the clock by means of AL
ordinary thumbscrew and is turned in
exact accordance with the time, making
four revolutions in the "a hours. Tha
marks indicating the miles of wind are
made at right angles to the direction oi
the revolution of cylinder, and the mum
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-31
F2ONT ELEVATION OF $4,000 HOUSE

But early in 1874 a copy fell into the
hands of Arthur E. Miles, who showed
it to Mr.. Provide, and experiments were
at once set on foot at the Oxford univer.
sity paper mills, with the object OF
producing a similar paper. The first
attempts were failures, but success was
achieved, and August "a, 1875, an edi~
ton of the diamond 24-mo Bible, SIM
liar IN all respects to the "a copies
printed in 1912, were placed on sale.
This was the first Oxford Bible pub.
lished by Mr.. Provide. The feat OF
compression was looked upon as as
tonishng, the demand was enormous,
and before very long quarter of mil
lion copies had been sold. The paper,
when subjected to severe rubbing, in
stead of breaking into holes, assumed
q texture resembling chamois leather
and strip only three inches wide wa
found able to support quarter of .
hundredweight without yielding. The
secret of its manufacture, it may hc
said, is known to only three living
beinQs-Book Review
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-31
REMOVES TIE STING.
PicrIc Acid Said to Instantly Relieve tho
Pain of Burns.

Picric Acid Said to Instantly Relieve tho
Pain of Burns.
The suffering caused by burn upon
the skin, whether small or great, is In
tense, as every one knows, and medical
science has only been able, thus far, TO
palliate but not to remove the pain ell
tirely. Chance led to the discovery In
the Paris charity hospital the other day
of a remedy which, it is claimed, will
cause burns TO cease from being pain
full as soon as it is applied, and wh1cs
will cause the injured flesh to heal wsSEl
marvellous Iapidity.
One of tlsS surgeons was In the hsb:t
of using pinvic acid as an antiseptic AMI
his hands we're therefore impregnated
with the sof1tion. One day, in lighting
cigarette, portion of the burning
match fell upon his hand, but instead
of feeling it he noticed not the slightest
pain. short time afterward, while
sealing letter, some burning wax
stuck to his finger, and though it caut-
crized the skin, he felt no sensation
This set him to thinking, and he arrived
at the conclusion that the acid had, to
use his own words, "acted upon the
tissues and frightened them"
He began series of experiments in
treating burns with saturated solution
of picric acid. "All pain was instantly
suppressed" he says in his report,
''after having bathed the wound in
solution of this acid. Blisters did not
form, and cure was effected after four
or five days. The only Inconvenience
was that the acid, which is CONNER
cially used in the manufacture of dyes.
colored the skin yellow, but these STANG
rapidly disappeared when washed with
boric acid. Picric acid, moreover, ~
odorless, and is neither caustic, iTritat
ing nor toxic in its effects" The cheap
ness of picric acid and the ease with
which a proper solution of it may be
prepared and kept ready have induced
many of the large manufactures about
Paris, whose workmen are frequently
burned at their labors, to place jars
about within easy reach, so that those
injured may be treated with as little de-
Law as possible.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-31

without going outside of the office Tie
most of these instruments that are in
general use at stations of the first or
der record by means of electricity, and
it is of these that brief description
will be given.
The glass electrical sunshine record
er Is the name of IL instrument used
to register the sunshine. 1t is on the
principle of the differential air Their
5nometer, and consists of a straight
glass tube with cylindrical bulbs at
each end the one at the lower end be-
ing covered with lampblack, all in
closed in a glass sheath. The bulbs
are filled with pure, dry air, and sealed
at a temperature of five degrees F.
TO secure greater density of air, and
the air in the two bulbs is separated
by column of mercury.
The space between the tube and the
sheath is exhausted Of air and sealed
A small amount of mercury is also in
serted in the blackened bulb. When
the sun is shining the blackened bulb
more readily absorbs heat than the
plain ont, and this causes the air In the
blackened bulb to become warmer and
forces the mercury to expand; so that,
SO long as the sun continues to shine, a
mark is made on the register every
minute by an automatic attachment, in
the clock of triple register, which
causes the electric circuit to be closed.
But when the sun is obscurcd by
clouds, an equilibrium of temperature
is established between the columns of
air in the two bulbs, and the mercury
falls in the blackened bulb. Every
minute during the time that the sun is
shining. mark is made on the regis
ter. This record is tabulated, entered
IN a monthly sheet on basis of hours