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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-12-17
IBEECHER STOVE.
HATED CHURCH WAR RECALL
 #D BY ITS DISCOVERY.

htssoye People Much Wrought Up Appearance In the Sacred Edi- N Will Be Presented to Histor- ScIety.
 EF. Middleton, a New York.an- #n, has found at the home of, Ja- fich, a farmer living near East ", Conn.,, the old box stove Eas the innocent cause of Litch- #lebrated stove war in the Sab- honse on Litohfield green dur ministry of the Rev. Lyman and has carried it off to New tnnmph. He had been ill search Ove for several months. Aldrich Red the stove for years, having lat an auction.
 IS a box shaped affair, stand ender wrought iron legs more lnches long. It is a wood burner take in sticks 8 feet long and through. The door is at the pd the pipe is at the back.
 arc still a number of Litchfield no remember the story of the
 Lyman Beecher, the Congre- @ preached in the Sabbath day Fom lS10 to 1926, and it was S term of service there that the poured. Henry Ward Beeoher, was born in this historic town, 'han once referred to the mat al'er life as q good story illus 'ne difficulties encountered by 'e church people in the early oS stove had already invaded Eu put rigid precincts of a num- ufches in Connecticut. Some of ianuential persons among the Congregationalists deter ses one to see what it would \ 'empering the frost fingered H.ua howl in the winter across Al'chfield hills. An unexpect. imlned opposition was imme- IOouhtered in the church, how aleice war was waged against 2 'ne principal grounds for 'le that 1t would deseorate the
 uoa; that it would promote
 iendering the members of the 'u slOn . unduly sensitive to cold, X further, that the auditors M 50 lmbued with the fire and 'llglon as to pass unnoticed the ss..l Mlnter during the delivery by A ~. ol the two long midday q, winch were then the invari- on Sunday.
 n'n split in two factions upon -.he n.- stove party and the
 paty-and for several weeks Pf 1as ~ the topic of the hour. The bIss 1e church were besought and 1iv;s ana the members were ar
 ,uuaily on one side or the oth- tho a'aen a,s were especially active, pls O'uer ones who had hoyered |o, ,s oser loot stoves in the old
 'ara being most pronounced
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-12-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Will Brown, negro. was jailed at Temple, Tex, charged with criminal assault.
 Much stock perished in Nebraska during the recent cold.
 A heavy snow prevails in northern Na,p vnrL with fraazino winds
 The American Federation of LaDor will meet at Cincinnati next Monday.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11
DOG NURSES A SEAL
Remarkable Affinity Between AMI.
mails of Quite Different Habits -

Remarkable Affinity Between AMI.
mails of Quite Different Habits
r. A. Stuhr, on First street, is the
owner Of a baby seal that has the
strangest foster-mother that ever a
seal had. Itsis nothing else than a
beautiful curly haired retriever dog,
named Belle, that has taken a strange
fancy to the little ocean waif, and is
giving it that nourishment that it de-
.nies its own offspring. The strange at
tachment is returned by the baby seal,
which has known no other parent, and
when it is hungry, it bellows for its
/ $foster-mot other and fops its way across
the floor after the dog.
Mr.. Stuhr has had the seal since
last Monday, and the spectacle of a
big retriever dog nursing so curious a
baby keeps crowd of spectators con-
tinually hanging about the place. The
crowd does not seem to bother either
the dog or tile seal, though, and the
latter appears to be getting bigger and
5fatter every day. When Mr.. Stuhr
first received the little fellow he des-
paired of being able to raise it, but a
happy solution Of that difficulty seems
to have been found, to the satisfaction
of all parties concerned, with possibly
the exception Of the family Of pups
that Belle has deserted for her new
hs Portland Oregonian.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11
by two chambe berlains, and finding there
q Injurious bed he flung himself down
upon it, being, as he said, too tired to

By two chamberlains, and finding there
Injurious bed he flung himself down
upon it, being, as he said, too tired to
uEdress. T..
In the morning be found himself
even more beWildered than he was
the night before. He was lying i'll his
clothes on the stone floor Of the castle
Of Ehrenburg when he came to con-
stiousness next morning, and he would
have doubted his remembrance Of his
generous entertainment Cf the, night
before if such 4 severe headache had
not afflicted him and somewhat :l,udcd
his reasoning powers All the grand
eur Of the night previous had van
ishcd. and in it's place was the rAin he
knew so we'll. --.r. ~ l..
With unsteady gait he sought the
old custodian Of the ruins, who seemed
amazed to find him inside the castle.
| "How did you get hereY' he asked.
| u came last night" = ~
4 "But the gates were locked" said
1 the custodian. & ~ :
.sThey weren't when I arrived; but
] where were YOUR
z 'Me?"5 replied the custodian. Il
Sleep here all the year, but one night,
and last night 1 slept at Brodenbach.
I don't suppose there is anything in it,
but it is said that on the anniversary
l ofSlast night. centuries ago, tic knight
of Ehrenburg captured the emperor,
who straytd here while hunting. 1t
| isssaid that the knight wrung conces-
sions from the emperor by means of
terrible torture"
S"Ah," said Smith, 'history or legend
is entirely wrong there. The knight
Of Ehrenburg treated the emperor
with the utmost hospitality and his
majesty granted the concessions en-
trely of his own accord"
s'I am an unlearned man." replied
the custodian, t'and only know what
has been told me. 1t is said that once
q year on the anniversary of that night
the lords meet and hold revel here
No one has ever seen anything, but
few in this neighborhood would care
10 stay in tie castle that night"
The old custodian went to his tower
and brought forth a long-necked bot
tie of white wine, of which Smith pal.
took with trembling hands.
3 'sIt is strange" he said absently,
what stories and legends grow up
around these old castles. I feel this
morning like a reversed Rip Van
Wrinkle. seem as though [ had been
asleep several Centuries, vet I have
been asleep but a few hours. Here's
to the repose of the soul of the old
knight Of, Ehrenburg"' Free
IIfeSs,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11
CYCLING CHAPERONS.
Some Phases of Women's Use OF the
4. Wheel in England.

Some Phases of Women's Use OF the
+ Wheel in England.
A new occupation in looming up on
sase simpecunious Woman's horizon. It
is a significant fact that mothers who
advertise for governesses require
knowledge, upon the instructress' part,
of cycling in order that she may ac-
company her young charges when they
go a-wheeling. 1t seems likely that
new. remumerative employment may
open up for women in the form Of cy-
cling chaperonage.
In regard to the much discussed
question Of dress, a skirt long enough
to reach six or seven inches below the
knees, this being short enough to rem
der pedaling easy, seems to find many
advocates. Few people are really de-
cided about knickerbockers. The 9th
er morning there were two girl cyclists
on the platform at country station.
One wore short skirt, the other knick-
erbockers The contrast was remark
able, the latter looking conspicuous
and far from graceful. She could not
even walk without initiating a mas
culine SWagger and thruSting her
hands in her pockets. She was not an
impressive figure, all her femininity
having disappeared.
There is a skirt which English wom-
en- are wearing for cycling which gives
perfect freedom and makes life on
wheels worth living The popularity
of this skirt is the clever Introduction
of wide trouser, which gives the
freedom of a knickerbocker with the
appearance Of an ordinary walking
skirt. 1t is made Of serge or tweed,
lined with silk. A blouse and short
jacket are worn to complete the CO.'S
tune.
The clever English girl who wishes
to go to a dinner party or a dance and
does not own that luxury, carriage,
mounts her wheel in wheeling costume,
her evening dress neatly folded up in
a box or bag being secured to the BIZ
cycle in some ingenious way, and off
she goes, with her father or brother
as an escort. Upon the arrival at the
scene of festivities she slips into her
gown as easy as you please.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11

Smiths second story was to me much
more wonderful than the first. I tried
to get from him :ln exact statement
of the number of bottles of Rhine wine
he had drunk before the occurrence
he relates took place, but Smith is
somewhat haZy o. statistics at hest,
and in this particular matter he is
unable to render me any assistance,
which seems a pity, for I look upon
that as one Of the vital points in his
narrative.
He says he started from st. :Goac TO
walk across the hills into the Ehren-
bergthal. He expected to walk down
this valley and ultimately arrive at
Brodenbach on the Moselle. The dis
tance is not great, being but twelve
miles as the crow flies, but Smith
started late in the afternoon, having
spent the day hilariously with his
snew-found friends at st. Goar. The
way also is not we'll defined, and there
is lack of finger boards. The first
part of the road is very steep, and
when one reaches the summit there is
such a confusion of paths that it is
Easy to take the wrong direction. How
ever, Smith was not particular into
which Moselle valley he dropped, for
they all ultimately led to that river,
and. there are plenty Of inns along it's
banks. He had chosen the Ehrenburg
valley as the object of his tramp be-
cause. he knew the keeper at the
Schloss Ehrenburg, the finest ruin on
the Moselle, and was well aware that
this man had in his cellar some excel
lent Moselle wine. and other refresh.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11

ments grateful to the tired traveller.
Smith hoped to reach the castle of
Ehrenburg before dark, and knew that,
temporarily sustained by the hospital
ity Of the keeper Of the ruins, he
would have no difficulty in walking the
remaining two or three miles to the
comfortable inn of Frau Probst, in
Brodcnbach. facing the river.
Smith thinks he lost his way, and
thought so at the time. He had no
difficulty in finding d valley-that dis
trict is full of them. In fact, he fell
into one, a depth at what he now|esti-
mates at fifty feet. He missed his
footing somehow, and the next thing
he knew he was part way into a very
considerable valley. He also has the
idea that further on lie had another
complicated tumble, but is not sure
that it may not have been part of the
original fall.
When Smith had gotten this far in
telling me his adventures I said to him
somewhat abruptly: =
'The truth is, Smith, that you were
staggering around that district blind
drunk on an unknown quantity, of
wine you had imbibed at St. Goar,
and, of course, you fell over every
thing your feet touched. ~ .-,, 4.
Smith did not resent this imputation,
but gazed meditatively at the ceiling
for time before he answered
'sD0 you Know" he said dreamily.
Athat that solution has occurred to me
Eeveral times since, and I have care
fully set down the arguments pro and
con, and have come to the conclusion
that I was, in fact perfectly sober,
and that my various falls were caused
by the inequalities in the surface OF
the ground, for, if you know the dis
trict at all well, you must remember
that unmitigated mOuntainonsness is
the most distinguished ehara cteristic
of that section of Germany
Smith went on to give his reasons
for this conclusion, when I asked him
to be so good as to proceed with his
narrative and tell me into which par
ticular valley he had tumbled, and
what came of it ALL
S It seems that night overlook him
long before he came in sigh! of the
castle of Ehrenburg, and as he was
not on road at all, but following a
somewhat indefinite path, he began to
think he would have to sleep out under
difficulty the night was very dark
Smith thinks it was nesrly midnight
when he saw ahead of him. at the bot
tom OF the valley, a huge building,
brilliantly lighted from top to bottom;
He was much puzzled at this, for lie
knew no structure of such size except
the castle of EItz. and that was on the
. other sid Meof tho river Moselle. End
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tiona1 tnMness, dressed as if for mas
querade in complete suit Of armor,
but without al helmet on his gray head.
Smith could not see his face plainly,
but he saw enough Of it to notice the
look Of command that was in it. The
tall man held up his right hand.
out into the night, echoing against the
gates and re-echoing again from the.
castle walls. ,3
At the word every sword point drop
ped to the ground and the crowd drew
back from Smith so that he stood
alone in the center of the circle. The
old warrior came with dignified tread
down the stone steps, caught up a
torch from the hand Of one Of his ser
yitors, and, the circle parting to give
way, strode toward Smith and held up
the torch, scrutinizing him with the
eyes Of an eagle. III.
''We, have, indeed, the emperor a
prisoner" he said slowly, letting his
torch fall on the cobble stones Of the
castle yard.
''Then let us kill him, tyrant and
traitor that he is!''' shouted some one
from behind the old man. -.
''Hushw said another, my lord of
Ehrenburg speaks. Silence for the
Knight of Ehrenburg." =
When silence once again reigned the
Knight Of Ehrenburg spoke, slowly
but distinctly. -
eve have the emperor a prisoner y
he repeated, ''but only till the moment
some ones sword pierces his false
heart
| The crowd seemed to take this as
permission of the lord Of Ehrenburg
that they might kill, and they shouted
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11
How to Make a Cup Of Tea.

Nothing is easier. The odd thing is
that SO many girls fancy tea making
difficult art, when it is really very.
simple process, which needs only atten-
ton and care to produce excellent re-
suits.
Having good tea to begin with, next
be sure that you have freshly drawn
pure and filtered water Of which to.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11

Prisoner
it will be a short cut to hell, where you
rightfully belong. .
Permit me to say said Smith
again, that you have; made mistake
! belong to the United States
But the men sWarmed around him..
paying little heed to his words, each
seeming eager for the first thrust at
at him, and got in one anot;1er's way:
thus Smith for the moment escaped
disaster. 3.a
At this crisis there appeared in the
castle doorway an old man OF excep-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11
Battledore and ShuttlecOck.

Battledore and Shutt1ecock.
An English traveller thus describes a
game of battledore and shuttlecocE, as
played among the siamese: !
':About thirty young men stood in a
circle; the shuttlccock was exactly
such as we have il England, but the
battledore was the sole Of the foot. L
never witnessed such remarkable aGi[
ity in my life as was displayed by ties"
lads. One threw the shuttlecock -
some one opposite; the young man vu
whom it threatened to alight would i'll
siantly prepare himself to receive it,
and wheeling 81 arply around, would
kick his right leg up so scientifically
and correctly that the shuttlecock
would just alight on the sole of his
foot, and rebound with amazing elas-
ticity, being caught up by the next per-
son it approached in precisely the same
way. And in this method l have seen
the game kept up for nearly space of
ten minutes without the shuttlecock
once falling to the ground
The Chinese play the game in the
same manner, and not only youths and
lads take part, but also full-groWn and
+ even active old gfa -beards,w.ho+ take
extraordinary pride in their skill and
adroitness. The Burmese use shut
tlecock much larger than the one with
which we are familiar, and bring knees
into play as we'll as hands. The ball
is hollow and made of wickerwork; the
art of the game consists in striking
this upward with the foot, or the leg
below the knee. The players make stu
pendous efforts to send the ball as high
as possible in the air, and so that it
shall fall within the limits Of the ring,
when it is again tossed by the foot or
knee of another. Sometimes loosely
tied coins are fastened underneath the
shruttlecock, the clicking noise warn
ing the players that the shuttlecock is
approaching them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11
importance of the Worm.

Apparently, what can be emore help
But one has we'll called them 'plowers
before the plow." They render the
earth fruitful. They are immense sub
soilers. They change the deep earth
into surface EARTH and so renew the
soil exhausted with much harvest
yielding. By careful computation it
has been found that in a certain Sec
ton, on the west coast Of Africa. by
the poor angleworms, sixty-two thou
sand and more tons of subsoil are
brought to the surface of each square
mile each year.
Here is a story of their doings. as
another has told it: '"The most insig-
niicant insects and reptiles are of
much more consequence and have
much more influence in the economy Of
nature than the, most incurious are
aware Of Earthworms, though in ap-
pearance small and despicable link
in the chain Of nature, yet if lost,
would make a lamentable chasm.
Worms seem to be the great promoters
of vegetation. which would proceed but
lamely without them, by boring, per-
foi:ating and loosening the soil, and
rendering it pervious to rains and the
fbers of plants; by drawing straws and
stalks of leaves INTO it; and, most of
all, by throwing up such infinite num-
bers Of Jumps Of earth called worm
casts. which, being their excrement, is
fine ma nure for grain and grass. The
earth without worms would. soon be-
come cold. bard-bOund and void OF fer
mentation, and, consequently, sterile.''
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make the beverage. The water must
not have been standing for hours ex-
posed to the weather nor simmering
on the range, and growing fiat. 1t
must be fresh, and then if you have a
brisk fire, or the hot fame Of an alco-
hol lamp, bring it quickly to the boil.
A fat-bottomed kettle is to be pre-
ferred, as it has a broad surface to
expose to the heat, and the boiling is
soon accomplished. Water is boilils :
when it bubbles and jumps merri-
about, and the steam comes in white
puffs from the spout of the kettle. It
does not boil when it begins to sim.
mer and to sing That is only the sign
that it is near boiling. You must make
your tea when the water has just
boiled, not when it has been boiling
long time. "A kettle which has been
standing on the back Of a stove all
day, filed up now and then by a dip
per or two more Of water added when
some has been taken out, will not
make good tea. You must boil the wa
ter on purpose. ,.
An earthen pot is better for tea than
a metal one Pour little boiling wa
ter in the pot to heat it, and after a
minute or two pour it out. Now put
a teaspoonful Of tea for every cup Of
hot water-an even, not a heaping
spponful-and add an extra one for
the pot. Pour on as much water as
will fill the number of cups you wish
to make. Let it stand two minutes,
then with a long-handled spoon stir
the leaves once through the water,
and instantly cover the pot again.
Three minutes more and your tea is
done Never let tea steep or boil, or
stand a long time. 1t is quick, neat
nice process from beginning to end
Harper's Round Table.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-11
The Bugle on Men-of-war.

s. ! b
Many Of you know what an impor-
tant part the .bugle plays in military
operations on shore; how it assemblies
vast bodies of men, deploys them for
battle, regulates their fire, and sounds
the charge which even dumb animals
understand and obey. in a desperate
rush for victory. The voice of the
commander gives the order; but since
his voice can reach only those near
him, the bugle takes it up, and car
ries it in piercing notes to the most
distant. ear.
So, too, on board of man-of- war
the bugle is used to make an order
penetrate the uttermost parts of the
ship from deck to hold, from stem to
stern, and from quarterback to mast
head. From morning till night it is
calling officers and men to routine du.
ties it is directing nearly every move
ment and ispiring them to their utmost
endeavor What the Bugle Tells on
a Warship" by Lieut.. Joh3 M. Ellicot.
The morning times., 1896-03-15
HELPED MURDER THE CZAR
Kentucky Prisoner the Subject of
a Startling Assertion.
Darley Beaufort Said to BE One of
the Band Who Assassinated
Alexander of Russia.


Louisville, March IA. 4.-Dar riley Beau
fort, WHO is confined in the county Jail a t
Bardstown awaiting trial for nameless
crimes committed as principal or the
college at Gethsemane Abbey, the learn
ing of which caused his discharge by The
Trappist Monks >, whom he had dured.
is now said 10 be one OF tie band which
assassinated Car Alexander III.
He is said 10 he known as Ademar, the
Black knight. and was cS grand muster
OF the knights of 81. Andrew. The story
is published at great length today by
Justice, the organ of the A. +. A.
Justice prints the story rs fact. and
gives letters no confirm its assertions. "
saws his felowmembers Of the Ninilist ORDER
have let him want, for nothing since his III
generation. and That his friends would
rescue him ton iorrow fdcsired. After page
OF his early history and the publication Of
letters from Europe the papers say Beaufort
was present ttae assassination OF car. and
afterwards married the sister OF the nan
who threw the BON
A letter from her is appended. The Whole
.s.ory is so rtmarka hle for its many direct
statements that it is either the truth. OR
was inspired by Beaufort himself. The lat
ter view is generally accepted by III. few
who have seen tue issue OF the paper today
The morning times., 1896-03-15
FEARS THAT ALL ARE LOST
Schooner and Grew Believed to
Have Sunk in Vineyard Sound
Pieces of Wreckuge Have Been Found
Which Seem 40 Identify
the Craft

Boston, March 14-Ten days have now
sank off Pollock Rip, in Vineyard Sound,
and as yet there has been no portion of the
wreck secured which would positively
identify the craft.
Nor is it likely That anything from the
wreck giving much information Will be
picked up, as at present there is not Il
yeStige OF the wreck left and it has
doubtless broken up and drifted out to
sea.
AS time passes and there is still no
tiding OF the schooner JOndf nan Bourne, il
becomes almost certain that she is the ILL
fateI vessel.
1t is the copscnsus OF opinion in shipping
circles that the report of another yesse!
being wrecked off Pollock Rip is without
foundation, and that the wreck seen bot
iom up off the Pollock Rip lightship was
beyond doubt portion OF the four-mastcr
which had drrted 10 the surface after the
wreck had broken up by the blizzard of tie
4th instant.
Capt Berry, the principal owner of the
Bourne estimates the value OF the vessel
at S25. 600. upon whic!i there is Il partial
insurance.
4 full list OF the officers and crew of
thc Bourne all of which have undoubtedly
perished is as follows: Captain, John w.
Rose of New London, Conn: mate, Mr.
Keefc of Ellsworth, Me; engineer. Robert
browning; cook, Philip LII Friend; sea men,
Harry Johnson, George Harris, Daniel Scott,
and Nathaniel Mcneil The last five uicn
Were shipped at Portland just previous TO
the vessels sailing.