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for they shot out at all angles from
floor to roof and walls alike. 1t must
have been u crystalline formation; each
spire was long and slender, slightly
curved, and needle sharp at the point.
Through them, with opalescent refrac-
tion, cleaned a red, sullen light from
fiery CreViCes in the rocks beyond; and
while | gazed, almost paralyzed with
astonishment. out of one of them is
sued a jet of steam with Il hiss that
made the grotto ring like mighty
windswept harp.
Then ! turned and fled in terror
none too soon, for as | struggled out
under the drooping folds of rock that
almost shut the passage, ] was par
TALLY overcome by the noXiONs fumes.
Nevertheless. | succeeded in calling to
my friends above. and was dragged to
the surface, severely lacerated but not
seriously injured.
After an interval the vapors again
abated. one of the sailors then volun-
teered to descend and place a stick of
dynamite in the grotto. This was ex-
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Arthur hadn't been gone week be-
fore | was almost sorry | sent him. 1t
was weak-minded but | couldn't help
it. | did wish | had made some other
arrangements with Uncle.
You see, Professor Empsen took it
up, and he can do almost anything
hen he tries. He got the college peo-
pie interested, and they fitted out
ship, and sent it off with two or three
CHEMISTS think they were chemists
and a lot of special students who
wanted to do practical work" l think
they wanted a good time as much as
anything, myself Arthur was in
charge of the expedition, though, be-
cause it was his idea.
1t wasn't quite SO bad at first. for 1
kept getting letters-such good letters;
but after awhile they stopped, and l
didn't hear a word for months. That
was the hard time. l never would
have believed beforehand that l could
be SO worried. Uncle stopped talking
against Arthur, too, but l think that
made it seem worse.
Then another letter came-a great
big one, from somewhere in Australia.
! had it torn open in a fiash-then l
laid ii down: / was afraid to read it.
! must have been getting hysteriCal; l
never used to be 50 silly. Anyhow, 1
carried it to my room and locked the
door before | could muster courage to
begin. 1t was as bad as when ! was
trying to make up my mind to let Aunt
Julia bore my ears. But when | did
begin | couldn't stop; l am sure / read
that letter twenty times over. Some
parts of it nobody shall ever see. but
just me; but here is the part about the
cave where they found the substance"
THE volcano, which is called Tyana
Tchallu, rises abruptly out of the sea
TO considerable altitude. 1t is by no
means entirely extinct-though it is
so marked on the charts-but it was
reasonably quiet during our stay. This
was fortunate, for really the mountain
Is the island; and there is little else.
The cavern lies far up on the west
ern slope, and we reached it with diff
Guilty. Without the exact bearings
given us by old Captain Jervis we could
never have found it, for the natives
or the neighboring islands. though they
knew OF the place, could not be induced
to go near it. / observed, however,
that they had raZor-like flashes of a
hard, greenish mineral, similar to the
Specimens shown us by Professor Emp
sen, which they used as knives.
When, after much effort and some
hazard, we attained the mouth of the
cavern, I ceased to blame them for
their superstitious fear. 1t is indeed
greWsome spot. The opening is as
Jagged as the mouth of shark, and is
coated with a kind of green glaze, ap-
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parently deposited by the acrid yapors
which almost continually arise from
the dark interior. This hideous hole
led downward at a very steep angle
until it was lost in the gloom; most
terrifying sounds of Kissing and rumb-
ling issued out of it, the fumes were
unendurable, and we despaired of being
able to explore it.
AT length, however q sharp breeze
from the sea dissipated the vapors for
time, and l found, to my surprise,
that current of air was drawing into
the aperture. 1t was now or never
and l had everything at stake, just
think, dearest, you We're the stake, with
shame and disappointment worse than
death as the alternative. So | fastened
stout rope under my arms, pressed
the hands of my comrades, murmured
the name | love, and with it part of
prayer that l learned when / was a
baby-soience doesn't seem an adequate
substitute for God at such a moment
then began to scramble down into the
awful pit. For about sixty feet the de-
scent was almost perpendicular At
that depth | felt beneath my feet a
comparatively level floor, but the roof
of the cavern hung so low that l was
obliged to WallGw forward upon my
knees and elbows The roof soon lift
ed, however and / found myself in the
most wonderful grotto l believe, that
ever the eye of man has looked upon
For a moment l fancied that l was
staring into the throat of hell. The
whole space before me was tangled with
seythe-like icicles of emerald green
only they We're so hard and rigid that
my utmost efforts were insufficient to
break or stir them. When struck they
rang with a moaning resonance, that
rose to a shrek If a succession OF blows
was given. They We're not stalactites,
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SYNOPSIS.

Josephine Storm, an helress becomes
engaged to Arthur Hope, Il young chem
ist, but her uncle and guardian, Amos
Storm. refuses to assent to the match, on
the ground that Arthur has still his way
to make, and Is probably after his money.
Josephine asserts that Arthur Is young
man of great promise, and instances d
paper read by him before scientific So
cety, in which he asserted that, with the
aid of some element at present undiscoN-
cred, certain experiment, could be car
ried out in physics. Amos Etorm finally
consents to their marriage If Arthur DIS
covers the element, and is able to perform
the experiment. Arthur and Josephine 20
10 Professor Empsen, and the professor
,r element th. evidenced ~ which exists
in the solar spectrum. He has received
"a piece Of ore from the island of Anusia.
which he believes contains helium jose
phine decides that Arthur must go to
Anusia at once, to obtain suthcleht
quantity.
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an imperfect conductor announced the
professor.
Instantly sparks began to fly from
the electrodes to the ends of the bar
with cracking detonations soon they
merged in a steady arc of electric flame
"A continuous lightning flash. From
this, however. our eyes We're presently
shielded by screens. so arranged that
we saw only the space crossed by the
bar of helium.
SLOWLY the massive crystal began
to show signs of heat. Its native hue
was lost in a dusky red, which bright
ened until it was vivid scarlet; then,
as the heat grew more intense, it be-
came white-hot and shone like the
MONDAY SUM-
THUS far explained Professor
Empsen, the phenomena, though i'm
pressive and beautiful, have been not
unfamiliar As the electricity raised
the temperature of the helium it COM
menced to give off waves, or vibrations,
which could be felt as heat, but which
could not be seen because they were
too low to be registered by the human
eye. Then as the heat mounted, red
rays, the lowest and slowest which the
eye can detect, began to appear. and
we said that the bar was red-hot. AS
the heat still increased, yellow waves,
which are little quicker, became
mingled with the red giving bright
cherry color. The rod is at present
white and intensely luminous because
color waves of all lengths are given off
in about equal proportions. Now, IL
our theory is true you will behold
OF IA n Observe
by means of special appliances and the
unprecedented power placed at my dis
posal l am raising the heat to point
where the shorter color waves greatly
predominate-a thing hitherto impos-
sible.'
Even as he spoke, the white-hot
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ALSO

No. 11-All the right, title and interest
of the defendant in and to all that GER
tain piece or parcel OF land situate in the
city of Scranton, county of Lackawanna
and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows, to wit Being Il
portion of lots numbers eleven QD and
twelve Q2) in block No. one hundred and
siXty-eight Q6S), according to the Lack
aWanna Iron and oal Company's plot Of
Scranton; beginning on the building line
of Pine street at the east corner of lands
of Philander r. Kimble; thence south
west along said Kimble lands eighty
three and sX-tenths (S3 6-l0 feet; thence
southeast and parallel with Pine street
twenty-five (25) feet; thence northeast
and parallel with Prescott avenue eighty
three and siXtenths (S3 6-lO) feet to Pine
street building line; thence northwestern
" along Pine street building line twenty
five (25) feet to place of beginning, to-
gether with ten QO feet in front Of
line for porch, piazza, bay-window and
yard. Exceptions and reserving the coal
and minerals beneath the surface of said
land. Also reserving to Charles Schager
his heirs or assigns the right to lay and
maintain a gas water and sewer pipe
at rear of house as now laid across said
land and the right to enter upon said
lot for the purpose of painting or re-
pairing property situate on adjoining
northeast lot; also the right for caves TO
project over line. Being the same prem
ises conveyed to said John j. Klein by
Charles Schager by deed duly recorded
in Lackawanna county in deed book No.
l24, at page 145, etc. All improved with Il
two-story, frame dwelling house.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Charles Schlager VS.. John j. Klein.
Debt, 81 365O co. Judgment, No. 724, March
term, 1887, ii. a. to Mafrch term, 1897
SANDO, Atty.
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TERMS OF SALE,

FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PRO-
PERTY IS STRUCK OFF AND BALANCE
IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALE
IS CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD FOR
COSTS, COSTS MUST BE PAID
WHEN STRUCK OFF.
ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABOVE
TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED
WITH WILL BE RES0LD BEFORE AD-
JOURNMENT.
sheriff's office, Scranton, Pa, March 4.
1897
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ALSO

No. 12-All the right title and interest
of the defendant, John Bossak, i'm and
all the surace or right of soil of all those
two certain lots, pieces or parcels Of
land. situate on what is called or known
as the warren lot" or addition to For
of Lackawanna, state of Pennsylvania.
Being a part of an original tract in the
warrantee name of Peter Beach; said lots
being lots numbered thrty-three and
thirty-four, North Plot, situate between
Hillside and First streets. Said lots being
sixty feet in front and rear, and their
combined depth three hundred and four
teen feet Improved with two two-story
frame dwellings
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of n. h. Davis & Co. assigned to T..
j. Osgood VS.. john Bossak. Debt, $4,000,
Judgment, No. rs. March term 1895, al.
fl. ia, fl. ia. to March term. 1897.
WATROUS, Atty.
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No. 1Q--All the right, title and interest
of the defendant, Minnie Bartholomew
and Warren Hampton Bartholomew, in
and to all those two certain lots OF land
situate in the township of South ABB
ington, in the county of Laclawanna and
state of Pennsylvania, described as fol
lows: Said lots are situated on Highland
avenue and are numbered on the plan
or plot of Highland Park intended to
be recorded as lots numbers twenty-five
(25) and twenty-siX (26). Said lots each
contain on Highland avenue aforesaid in
front or breadth fifty (5O) feet on High
land avenue aforesaid and in depth one
hundred and fifty $50 feet. Improved
with two-story, single frame dwelling
house and outhouses.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Suburban Building and Loan as
sociation VS.. Minnie Bartholomew and
Warren Hampton Bartholomew Debt,
s. 400 co. Judgment, No. 7l9, March term,
1897 f. IA. to March term, 1897.
CONEGYS, Atty.
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erty street, North River, at 9.lO (express)
a. m, 1.l0, 1.30, Ais express with Buffet
parlor carp p. m. Sunday, 4.30 a. IN.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
a. m.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ad-
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
H. p. BALDWIN.
Gen. Pass. Agt.
]. H OLHAUSFN. Gen. Supt.
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No. 9--All the right. title and interest
of the defendant, Michael j. Durkin IN
and to all that certain lot, piece or par
eel of land situate in the Fifth ward of
the city of Scranton in the county of
LackaWanna and state of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Being the rear half of lot number nine (9)
in block number fifty-siX (56) on j. lieer
mans map of South Hyde Park, and fur
ther described as follows: Beginning at
a point on the southeasterly side of Six
teenth street at the distance of seventy
five G0 feet, northeasterly side of Lu-
Zerne street; thence southeasterly and at
right angles with Sixteenth street, fifty
feet to a corner, thence northeasterly
seventy-tive feet to corner or public
alley; thence northwesterly along said
alley fifty feet to u corner on said Sin
teenth street seventy-fve feet to the place
of beginning, and being the land con-
veyed to said Michael j. Durkin by deed
dated 23rd Mary, 1890, duly recorded. All
improved with two-story frame dwell
ing house and other outbuildings thereon.
Seized and taken in execution al the
suit of Ernest I. Paine, assignee, vs..
Michael j. Durkin. Debt, $4,000. Judg
ment, No. 5l5, November term, 1896, lev.
ia. to March term, 1897.
STOKES, Atty.
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CONIEGYS. Atty.
ALSO

No. S-All the right, title and interest
of the defendant Mary Mullen, admins
triX of estate of Thomas j. Mullen, de-
ceased, in and to the surface or right of
soil of all the following described piece
or parcel fo land, situate in the town
ship of Lackawanna, in the county of
Iackawanna, and being part of the same
premises described in the sheriff's deed
to Abram Nosbitt, E. =. Darling and f.
n. Willard trustees, as aforesaid, more
particularly described as follows: Be
ginning at a stake set for a corner Of
Coray street and Doud avenue, and run
ming thence along said avenue north 40
degrees AS minutes east one hundred
feet to a corner; thence south AZ de-
grees, II minutes east one hundred
and fifty feet to a corner; thence
south 46 degrees As minutes west one
hundred feet to the easterly line Of
Coray street, and thence north AZ degrees
II minutes west one hundred and fifty
feet to the place of beginning, and con-
tanning 1900 square feet of land, more
or less, and being known as lots and
10 in block No. on the trustees map of
Greenwood lots as laid out by c. w.
Thompson, jr. Improved with one and u
half story frame dwelling house with out
buildings.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Hannick and Moore VS.. Mary Null
len, Administrative of Thomas j. Mullen.
deceased. Debt, $4,000 Judgement, No.
527, March term, 1897, ii. ia. to March
term, 1891
COMEGYS, Atty.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Effective Jan. 4, 1897.
Trains will leave Scranton for New
York, Newburgh and intermediate points
on Erie, also for Hawley and local points.
at 7,O5 a. m. and 2.2S p. m; and arrive from
above points at 1898 a. m. and 1888 p m.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD SGS-
TEN.
Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively 1nsur-
ing Cleanliness and Comfort
IN III IN NV. lUI LEU.
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON

IN EFFECT NOV. 10. 1896
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON,
For Philadelphia and New York via d;
& II. r. r. at Gao 745 a. m, 12.05 20. 1888
(Black Diamond EXpress) and ll.3O p. m
For Pittston and Wilkes-B Barre via. y.
l.. & w. II. r., 600, sos, 1l.2O a. m, LOO
$40, 500 and SAT D. m. .,,,.
For White Haven, Hazleton, Pottsyille.
and principal points in the coal regions
via D. & II, r. r.. G,45 a. m, 100 ana AL
p. m
For Bethlehem, Easton, Reading, Har-
risburg and principal intermediate sta-
tons via d. & II. r. r., 645 7.45 a. M
l2O5 1.2O 2.S3 Black Diamond EXpress)'
AL and l1.3O p. m.
For Tunkhannock. Towanda, Elmira,
Ithaca, Geneva and principal intermediate
stations via D, l.. & w. r. r., 600, SeS
$50, &, m, 1920 and $40 p IN.
For Geneva, Rochester Buffalo, Niagara
Fails, Chicago and all points west via D.
& II. r: r., 7.i5 a. m, O5, 3.3S (Black Dia-
mond EXpress), $50 and l1.30 p. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley chair cars on all trains between
Wilkes-Barre and New York, Philadel-
phia. Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt.
CIIAS. S. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt, Phila..
Pa.
A. w. NONNEMACHER, Asst Gen
Pass. Agt., South Bethlehem, Pa.
Scranton Office. 3O9 Lackawanna avenue.
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of land, situate, lying and being in the
city of scranton, county of Lackawanna
ana state of Pennsylvania, described as
follows, slz: Being lot number sixteen
OGl In square or block number thirtysix
t3G), and situate upon street called and
Known as Maple street upon the town
plot of the city of Scranton, intended to
lot being forty (40) feet in front and rear
and one hundred and fifty O5O feet In
depth. Reserving right of way of "old
log road" on said lot Improved with II
single two-story frame dwelling and out
houses.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Suburban Building and Loan as
ISOLATION VS.. Daniel Sullivan. Debt, S52l.-
OF. Judgment, No. 72l, March term. 1897,
f. ia. to March, 1897.
COAIEGyS Att'v
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bar assumed a blush tinge, which
quickly deepened to a beautiful azure
glow unlike anything we had ever seen
before.
- Blue-h exactly as my young
friend predicted cried the Professor,
with enthusiasm. 1t should now show
violet And moment later the violet
indeed appeared
1t is already many times hotter
than molten iron said the Professor,
but | will try to raise the tempera
ture yet a little higher
What rainbow changes neXt?" we
wondered; but While we gazed, the
luminous arc of violet paled and van
ished: the bar seemed suddenly to have
cooled.
"A shout of triumph broke from the
lips Of the young scientist.
Il have Won he cried.
Yes, you have won, echoed the
gray haired Professor. For science
you have won a victory; for yourself
the. sweetest prize earth has to offer.
Gentlemen he said, turning to the
rest of us, that bar which some Of
YOU suppose to have mysteriouSly
cooled, has now been brought to a
degree of heat so intense that any
other substance would be instantly va
poriZed-such a heat that its vibra-
tions have all passed above the upper
limit of vision and no longer affect the
eye. For just as there are sounds too
shril for man to hear, there is light,
and there are colors that no eye can
ever see. Behold the final proof of
what ! have said
He shut off the current The
cooling crystal began to sparkle with
violet light. This merged in a glow
of blue. which slowly subsidized to
white heat; this sank to red; and
dulled, and faded; again the light and
color of this rainbow of helium ada
mant had vanished.
1T has again fallen below the
range Of human vision said the Pro-
lessor, eXultantly. The demonstration
is complete "
Wasn't it a perfect lovely expert
ment? Only, do you know, those
rays that we couldn't see tanned my
face worse than a summer in the Coun-
try. Aunt Julia hardly knew me; but
Arthur didn't seem to mind.
Now, there's just one thing more
that l want to show you. Here it is:
Mr.. and Mrs, Amos Storm
request the honor Of your pres
ence al the marriage Of
their niece,
Josephine,
to
Mr.. Arthur Hope,
on Wednesday afternoon,
April the twenty-tirst,
Eighteen hundred ana ninety-seven,
At high noon
at their residence
No 1876 LenoX Road.
THE END.
Al, irish Now.
Tourist-EVerybody Irish here?
| Natve-Yes, We used 10 have one chi
| naman.
Tourist-What became Of him?
| Natye-He moved 10 make it unani-
mOus-DetrOit Tribune.
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No. 2-All the right, title and interest
of the defendant, Robert A. Scott, in and
to all the following described lot of land,
situate in Dunmore, county Of Lacka-
wanna and state of Pennsylvania. bound
ed and described as follows: Being lot
No. eighty-three S9 on Mill street, in
the borough of Dunmore, as per map in
the Pennsylvania's Coal company's Of
flee; said lot No SO being so feet in front
on Mil street and extending at right
angles to said street one hundred and
forty-four Q+4) feet to an alley contain
ing seven thousand two hundred G2OO
square feet of land. All improved with a
two-story, frame dwelling house and
other outbuildings.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Kate Seerey vs.. Robert A. Scott.
Debt, 81 100000. Judgment No. go, March
term, 1897, ii. IA, to March term. 1897.
W. +. BOYLE, Atty.
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AEtrains run daily except sunday.
+ signifies that trains stop on signal for pas.
sengers.
secure rates via ontario Western before
purchasing tickets and save money Day ana
Night Express TO the West
J.C. Anderson, Gen. Pass Agt
4. Fntcroft. Div. Pass, Agt Scranton, 70.
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HANNAH, Atty
ALSO

No. AN the right, title and interest
OF the defendant, Daniel sullivan, in al q
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CHERIFF's SALE.
OF
Valuable Real Estate
ON
FRIDAY, MARCH &c. 1897
CHERIFF'S SALE.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897.

BY virtue of sundry wrts of Fieri Fa-
cias, LeVari Facias and Nenditiont lcN-
ponas, issued out of the court OF common
pleas of Lackawanna county, 10 me dl-
rected / will expose to public sale by ven
due or outCry to the highest and best
bidders, for cash, at the court house. in
the city of Scranton, Lackawanna coun-
ty, on FRIDAY, the TWENTY SIXTH
DAY OF MARCH, A. ID. 1897 at 10 CLOCK
in the forenoon of said day, all the right,
and to the following described LOIS, piece
or parcels of land, viz:
No. AL the right, title and interest
of the defendant. Margaret i. Martin, IN
and to all that certain messuage tene-
ment and tract of land situate lying ana
being in the borough of Olyphant, county
of Lackawanna and state OF Pehnsyi-
vania, containing a front of one hundred
and twenty feet northeasterward on Fer
ris street bounded southeastward at right
angles to said street, thirty-seven' 60
feet and southwestward one hundred anu
fifty $50 feet by Delaware street; ana
northwestward at right angles to Ferris
street one hundred and thirty Cl3O) feet
by lot number thrty-eight (3S on said
street. Comprising lot number forty tO
on Ferris street as the same is repre-
sented and designated on map OF build
ing lots of lands of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company. in said borough
of Olyphant. Being part of tract of
land surveyed on warrant from the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granted
to Seth Pierce. Improved with two
story, frame hotel building, dwelling
house, barn and out-buildings.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Anglo American Savings and Loan
association, of New York, VS.. Margaret
p. Martin. Debt, s4,74O.3S. Judgment No.
G23. March term, 1897, fl. fa., March term.
1897.
CARPENTER & FLEITz, Att'ys.
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THE END.
All irish Now.
Tourist-Everybo Irish here?
Native-Yes. We used TO have one chi
naman.
Tourist-What became Of him?
Natiye-He moved 10 make it unani-
mOus-DerOit Tribune.
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CARPENTER & FLEITz, Att'ys.