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INVENTED LEAD PIPE.
Az Usual, Ths.lEh the Genius Did Not
Profit by His Idea.

Az Usual, ThAklEh the Genius Did Not
Profit by His Idea.
There was born in Milton, Pa, in 1909
O man of wonderful genius, it is said.
His name was Robert Seydell, and he
died in 1S47. Four children survive
him, two of whom still reside there-a
son, Jacob Seydell, and daughter,
Mrs. NJ. L. Gray.
Mr.. Seydell was coppersmith and
was almost continuously working out
some device connected with the ma
chinery in his factory. To him, it is re-
lated by some of the Oldest citizens of
this place, belongs the discovery of the
process of making lead pipe, and like
many other inventors the idea of max
ing the same was stolen from him and
further developed to it's present form
of manufacture.
1t was in the latter part of the 30s
that the idea suggested itself to him,
and the following is the way it brought
it out: He first took slug, or casting
of lead, placing it on a mandel, or rod
of steel, about 16 feet long and one inch
in diameter; the mandel was highly
polished, and upon this he drew or
rolled out the lead to the full length of
the rod, thus giving him an inch bore,
and the material was rolled, it is said,
to a one-fourth inch, making a total
diameter of 1H inches for the pipe.
After completing several sections of the
length of the mandel he soldered them
together, making the pipe of whatever
length he desired.
He put it to practical use by fastening
it to pump-heads and also runSing it
from springs to connect watering
troughs and spring houses in the coup
try roundabout here. Being greatly
pleased with his discovery, and receiv-
ing the most lattering of comments
from his friends and neighbors in this
section, he concluded to make his in
vention more widely known, and hence
made visit to Philadelphia, taking his
device with him.
At the Franklin institute in that city
he gave his first exhibition to quite a
number of inventors, artisans and me-
chanics. AS it is now related, every one
of whom witnessed it were more than
delighted, and so expressed themselves
in his immediate presence.
1t was not long that he was allowed
to remain in condition of supreme
happiness over his invention, for a
short time after he made a disclosure
of his discovery, and while yet in Pl,ila-
delphia, he found out that by the very
persons to whom he had given q. OK
hibitioa of the process of making lead
pipe his idea had been used and i'm
proved upon.
Mr.. Seydell was man of great piety.
an enthusiastic devotee of the church,
the Baptist-with which he was cen
Observation-Disclosures Press.
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One Man Killed.

Omaha, Neb., May 3o.-A freight train
broke down In cut on the Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road just
west of Blair, Neb., Sunday afternoon,
blocking the track. The Black Hills
express, which was following, dashed
into the wreck at top speed. The en-
CINE. baggage and mail cars were de-
rallied. Lucien S. Cook, engineer of the
passenger train, was killed. Three 9TH
er trainmen were injured.
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NOTICE OF
Sc ooI Election.
Especial District Election.

(6peClaI Ul6Cf1ct-A00uaA GAect1O0.
Notice is hereby given. that on the
third Tuesday in June. being June 2lst,
A. u. 1898, an annual election will be
held at the Courthouse in the Special
School District of Williston. county of
Williams, State of North Dakota, for the
purpose Of electing the following mem-
bers Of the Board of Education:
Two members 10 serve for term of
three wears;
One. treasurer. for the term of two
years.
The polls will be opened at 900 o'clock
Il. m. and close at 400 O'Clock p. M. of
that day.
Dated at Williston, N. d., this 81 day
of June, a. y. 1888.
BY order Of the Board Of Educ .tion.
r. Fl. Copeland,
(fee) Clerk
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', "a cItnc1 Sue Oh tue HafDOf Ieun-
ing to the city. Such information as
might be obtained, it is pointed out,
would be of inestimable value to the
American fleet and enable it to act in
diligently in determining what future
operations were desirable. Balloons
have been tried with more or less sue
cess in European countries in army
operations, although it is not stated
whether they have ever been put to
practical use in actual warfare. How
ever, experience abroad has shown that
when high in the air they are practical
ly free from the guns of the opposing
forces, as it is with greatest difficulty
that an accurate range of their height
can be obtained, and even then special
~ constructed weapons are needed for
destroying them-the possession of
which it is thought here the Spaniards
do not have.
Needs Food md Shells.
Hong-Kong, May 30. = There is abb
solutely no truth in the report that the
United States cruiser Baltimore, now a
Manila, has been damaged by an inter-
nal explosion.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Zefiro, which arrived here at midnight
Friday, reports that Rear Admiral
Dewey is short of provisions and am
munition.
The spaniards in Manila have heard a
report that squadron of eight Spanish
warships is coming here to attack the
American fleet.
TreacherOus Insurgents.
Madrid, May 3O.-A private dispatch
from Spanish sources in Manila alleges
that Aguinaldo, the Philippine in
surgent leader, after receiving arms and
field pieces from Rear Admiral Dewey,
declared himself in favor of Spain. The
dispatch also says that other insurgent
chiefs followed Aguinaldo's example.
Omoers Of Philippine Expedition.
Washington, May 3o.-Brig. Gems.
Charles II. King, F. V. Greene and H.
Gray Otis were ordered to report ia
Maj. Gen. Merritt, commanding the
department Of the Pacific, for assign.
ment to duty with the expedition to
the Philippines.
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Dead Brought from Klondike.

Seattle, WASH, May 80. - Six dead
bodies were brought here from Alaska
by the steamer Rosalie, which arrived
at midnight. They were those of H. A.
Ireland, ex-United States marshal Of
Utah; w. E. McDade, of Vermont; W.
P. Condor, S. ID. Pike and Cummings
and Laughlin. The first two died OF
pneumonia and the remainder were the
victims of the Chilkoot avalanche.
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Car Darn Burned.

Baltimore, Nd, May 3o.-The car barn
and $50 "box" or winter cars stored
therein Of the Consolidated Railway
company were burned Sunday evening,
entailing loss Of quarter Of million
dollars. The barn was located at IT.
vin&ton. on the Frederick road, few
miles west of the city limits.
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Trees. Trees.

Now is the time to set out shade trees.
/ have large quantity of young trees,
embracing cottonwood, box elder and
ash. from one year old up, which will
furnish at the lowest possible prices. I
guaranty all trees to be first class. Trees
for tree claims, farms and yards. Write
for prices. WESLEY SMITH.
Willisten, N. D.
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Washington, May 3o.-Six additional
camp at Chickamauga, making 20 in all
at that camp. The mail is delivered
there three or four times day and as
many as $4,000 letters have been deliv-
cred at one time.
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Gaudaur and johnson to Row.

Vancouver, B. c., May 3o.-An agree
ment has been signed here by Gau-
daur's representative to row r. N. John
son for purse of $4,000 and sculling
championship OF the world. The race
will be rowed in Vancouver harbor ON
July /.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-06-03

For Saddles and COWBOY Outfits
have now a full line of Furstnow &
Coggshall's celebrated Stock Saddles;
also Harness of all descriptions. Prices
reasonable. Call and see me.
l. G. STEWART,
Williston, n. D.
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Made Him Senator.

jackson, Miss, May 3O.-Gov. Nc
Laurin has appointed Congressman Viii
liam v. Sullivan to the United States
senate to succeed the late Senator
Walthall.
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It.li.n Cabinet Resixns

Italian Cabinet ResiEns.
Rome, May 30.-The italian cabinet
has resigned. King Humbert has in
structed Marquis ID Rudiui to organize
the cabinet
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The Missouri River Valley
Stock Growers Association.
will Pay a Reward Of $50


o O the olownga cts.viz: = r
knowledge
brandon
belonging
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More New Generals.

1 Washington, May 3o.-The president
appointed ex-senator Butler, of South
Carolina. major general of volunteers,
the nomination being confirmed by the
senate. James R. Waties, of Texas; Mel
son Cole, of Missouri, and William c.
Oates, of Alabama, were nominated
1r;padier Cenerals
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-23

chief about his lower leg. Old Hanni-
bal, forgetful 0f the dignity Of the Old
Dominion, was actually running down
the back road i'm haste, it seemed, 30 sum-
mon the doctor. On the porch amid
some overturned chairs two athletic,
sinewy young men were graphing. one
OF them, Lieutenant Brayton, almost
lifting and carrying the other, Lieuten-
ant Winn. toward his own doorway,
both aShen gray as to their faces, both
fearfully excited, both struggling hard,
both with painting breath striving 70
speak with exaggerated calm.
On this scene, wringing her hands,
sobbing with fright and misery, fitting
first to Barclays side, then back toward
her straining husband, saying wild and
incoherent things to both, was Laura
Winn. Burns had the frontiersman' .
contempt for a chimneypct hat, and
never seemed one so incongruous as
this--her riding headgear which In the
midst Of her wailings Mrs. Winn clasp.
ed to her heaving breast. To make mat
tiers more complicated, the neighbor.
hood was waking up, domestics and
"strikers" were gazing from back
porches farther down the row, and
Blythe's big hounds had taken to bark
ing furiously, until that bulky and be-
wildered soldier himself came forth,
damned them into their kennel, then
fastened ia CONSERVATION to the aid Of
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strong enough TO reveal d1mly objects
within. That door, too, was wide open,
and there by the bedside was the cradle
Of his baby and the little one placidly
asleep. There in her bed, innocent Of
the possibility Of masculine observation,
her ears closed, her mouth wide open
in the stupor of sleep. lay the domestic
combination of nurse and maid Of all
work. He tiptoed past the door and
softly approached that Of the front, the
westward room-his and Laura'G It,
too. was partly open. A lamp burned
dimly ON the bureau. The broad, white
bed, with it's tumbled pillows and tossed
back coverlet, was empty, as he found
the room TO be. Laura, then, and not
the maid, was the early riser. Softly he
searched about tie upper floor. She
had heard him. after all, and was hid
ing somewhere to tease him. No. There
on the back of her rocking chair hung
the pink beribboned wrapper that was
so becoming to her, and on another the
dainty, lace trimmed nightrobe. She
must be up and dressed, his languid.
lazy Laura, who rarely rose before 8
o'clock as q rule, and now it was only
6. A strange throbbing began at his
heart. Quickly he turned and scurried
down the stairs, struck a match in the
parlor, another in the dining room.
Both were empty. The den and its clos
cts were explored. No one there.
Out he went through the kitchen to
the eastward porch again. The light
was stronger. Over the level mesa to
the edge Of the bluff, not 90 yards
away, his eager eyes swept in search
Of the truant form. There stood at the
very brow Of the projecting point at
the northeast side a little. latticed sum
Iler house where sentimental couples
sometimes sat and looked over the shall
low valley Of moonlight nights, and
there, close beside it, switching the
skirt Of her stylish riding habit with
her whip, stood Laura Winn. Just as
she turaed and glanced impatiently over
her shoulder out from the adjoining
door came soldierly form in riding
dress. 0r an instant three forms SEEM
ed to stand stock still, then came the
shock srd roar of the reveille gun, and
before 1e echoes rolled away Lieuten-
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[NoTE-Inadvertently one col
umn of Chapter XIV was left out
of last Sundays issue, which we
insert to-day to make the proper
connection. .-ED. q % g e
Aovering about his quarters in attend
ance upon their maid of all work
"All we'll at home, Quigley?" he
queried hopefully.
''All we'll, sir. Leastwise Mrs. Winn
and the baby is, so Miss Purdy said yes
eerday evenin. Mrs. Blythe, with her
children and Colonel Lawrence's, have
gone to San Antonio. They're all goin
home together. Any luck, sir?''
ST should say so. Hit 'em hard twice
and caught Marsden alive"
"Great- Beg pardon, lieutenant,
but that's the best news yetP The SOL
dier's eyes danced and pleaded for more,
but Winn was eager to reach his hcme,
to tiptoe up to Laura's room, to neel
by the bedside and fold her, waking, in
his strong, yearning arms, to bend and
kiss his baby s sleeping face. He spurred
ON across the parade. The long, low
line of officers quarters lay black and
nnrelieved against the reddening sky
Only in one or two were faint night
lights burning, one down near the
southern end, the room Of the officer cf
the day, another in his own. The stats
of the blinds, half turned, revealed the
glimmer OF q lamp within. Probably
baby was awake and demanding enter
tainment, and there could be no sur
prising Laura as he had planned. Still,
he guided his horse so as to avoid peb-
bles or anything that would click
against the shod hoofs. The home COM
ing would be the sweeter for its being
nnheralded.
"'Never mind the saddlebags, " he
murmured to his orderly. Take he
horses to stables and bring the traps
over by and by" Then he tiptoed
around to the back Of the house. The
front door. he knew, would be locked
So would that opening on the little gal
lery in rear. But there was the window
OF his den. He could easily raise it
from outside and let himself in without
amy ones being the wiser. A glance at
his watch showed him that in ten min
ntes the morning gun would fire and
the post wake up to the shrill reveille
of the infantry flies and drumA Even
though Laura should be awake and up
with her baby the surprise might be
attempted. The back porch was lighted
up with the glow from the east. The
back door Of the Barclay -Brayton estab-
asnmenr was aJar, and some one was
moving about in the kitchen-Hannibal
probably getting coffee for his master
in time for morning stables. Just to
try it, Winn tiptoed up the low steps to
the rear door, and there it stood, not
wide open, but just ajar. "Miss Purdy"
had mended her ways. then, and was
rising betimes. he said
Softly entering, he passed through
the little kitchen into the dark dining
room beyond, felt his way through into
his deserted den to the left-the blinds
were tightly closed-thence to the mar
row hall and up the carpeted, creakinR
stairs. The door of the back room at
the east, the nursery, was right at the
landing. The light of the dawn was
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The unhappy lpomdR threlr herself al AZ
feet
meekest suffering waylaid him on tne
lower floor before he could close tne
door against her, after brief or1ciai
visit from the adjutant
But the first glance into his haggaro'
hopeless face, the sight Of despair such
as she had never dreamed Of, struck %
her soul something like terror. one
moment she gazed, all thought OF ner
puny troubles vanished and forgotten.
and then with one great cry-the MS
genuine feeling she had shown-the IN
happy woman threw herself at his fees
and clasped her arms about his zem-
bling knees
That night when the doctor called ne
found her humhled. contrite ooncerneo
in earnest, and all for her husband.
ITS the first time" said he 1te
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CHAPTER XVI

Three days more and back came Null
lane with the wretched prisoner Mars
den. The Irish captains eyes grew sau-
Ger big when he heard the narrowing
details OF recent events at the post.
Never In it's hvelieat dayR before or
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ant Winn, striding up 60 Barclay with
fury in his eyes, struck the captain full
in the face and sent him crashing over
q kitchen chair
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-11
MR.. CoYLEs SUCCESSOR.

A report having been current that Mr.
j. +. Liscomb would be elected successor
of Mr.. J. B. Coyle in the Portland
Steam Packet company and International
Steamship company, and also mentioning
Hon. Charles B. Libby in connection
with the same position. Mr.. Libby was
sean by a reporter yesterday afternoon
and asked if he should accept the position
of manager of the company if rendered to
him. He replied that he had had no
serious thoughts of SO doing, that he is
doubtful if it would be wise for him to
give up SO much of his law practice as
would thus be made necessary. Mr..
Libby said that he thought the natural
successor of Mr.. Coyle would be Mr.. Lis.
comb.
No meeting of the directors has as yet
been called. but one will probably De held
within week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-11
THE FIRST SNOW.
Boston.

II looks as if Portland was to have a
relpsetftion this season of the slushy, wet
snow storms that marked the winter OF
1878 When people woke up yesterday
morning, they found tops of fences and
the streets white with snow, and the
storm continued during the day,
making the sidewalks siushy and nasty.
Quite little amount Of snow fell.
Late in the afternoon the falling snow
turned into rain and it continued a nasty
drizzle a greater part of the evening This
storm. SO the local weather observers say,
has been general all over the country.
Tbs storm center at eight o clock yester-
day morning was in thu Ohio valley and
moving rapidly east. The predictions last
night was that it would be colder today
with northwest winds.
From the record of the first snow storms
kept for several years at the local weather
bureau it appears that November 10, is
about the average time for the first snow
storm. Other dates are as follows: 1890,
November IL; 1891, December Is; 1892,
November 2; 1898, November IS; 1894.
November 6; 1896. November 2; 1886, No
yeuber IA; 1897, November IL.
The year 1895 beat the record of late
years for the first sleighing. On Novem-
bar of that year 2S inches of snow fell
and there was good sleighing.
These records do not necessarily indicat
the first squirt of snow, but the day on
which snow has come in any noticeable
amount.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-11
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel W. Fox received
congratulations of their friends and many
presents at the celebration of the S5tn
anniversary of their marriage.
George w. PRESCOTT of Manchester, N.
H. Harry Pierce of Boston. N. G. Ken
dali of Oakland, California, F. A. Bar
rows of Newton, Mass, and l.. W. Besse
of the Besse syndicate, and W. L. Sleeper
and wife of Boston. are stopping at the
Congress Square hotel.
Mr.. Walter r. Foss celebrated his 68th
birthday Wednesday, and a surprise party
was given him at the residence of DIR. and
Mrs. Il. B. Lockwood, Loveitt's field, at
the Cape. There was grand good time
Yesterday forenoon DR.. Galiaudet spent
several hours in the Deaf school, giving
each class a close inspection. He ap-
peared to be much pleased with what ne
saw. He left on the noon train, intend
ing to go to Springfield, Mass, and today
proceed to Northampton TO Visit tne
school for the deaf there.
Mr. D. ]. Flanders, general passenger
and ticket agent of the Boston q Maine
railroad, and a party of friends, passed
through Portland Wednesday night on
their way to Boston. They occupied pri
waite car No. 1893 of the Boston Il Maine.
The party has been about Pratt pond
for several weeks and. brought back foul
moose. four deer and bear.
Rev. H. E. Dunnack, pastor of the
West End Methodist church, returned yes
terday morning from weeks visit te
Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-11
A PORTLAND BOY.
Has Been Elected Mayor of PawtucISet
RI.

MIR. William j. Cronin, a Portland boy,
IS years old, was elected Mayor of Paw
tucket, at the elections on Tuesday last.
Thomas j. Cronin, who is proprietor of
the Aldine house on Free street, Is his
uncle and he has several cousins in this
city who live on Cumberland street.
His father, Cornelius j. Cronin, was a
well known Portland contractor, and
when William was only small boy he
removed to Pawtucket. A political cir
cular issued by the Pawtucket Demo
cratic city committee, says of him:
civilian j. Cronin, one of the bright
young lawyers of Rhode Island, has re-
sided in Pawtuoket since he was six
years of age. He devoted many years to
study and teaching. He studied law at
Georgetown University, Washington. D..
c., and graduated the prize man OF his
class. For two years he was teacher at
La Sale Academy (Christian Brothers
school), Providence, r. L Later he was
engaged for three years as professor of
English, stenography and mathematics at
st John College Washington. st. John
College conferred on him the degree OF
B A, and Georgetown University hon
cred him with the degrees of A. NJ. OF A.
Lii. B, and LII. NJ. =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-11
SOLDIERS HAVING HARD TIME.
They re CHARTERED in Tents at Portland
Esad and Suffer from the Cold.

.oldier from one of the batteries at
Portland Head was in the PRESS Office
last night and according to his story the
men stationed at this point are having a
very hard time of it. They expected. SO
he said, 10 be ordered to Porto hico long
before this, and SO were provided with
only one blanket each The battery is
auartered in tents which in this cold and
wet weather are very uncomfortable. and
the soldier said that they were sunering
good deal on account of the cold. ne
officers are powerless to do anything TO
make the men more comfortable and 10
fact are forced to live in tents as are tnelr
men. 1t is needless to say that the men
in this battery are all very anxious TO Dc
ordered to warmer climate at once.
They seem to think the chances of being
ordered within the next few weeks are
very small and they are praying for
warmer weather or more blankets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-11
HARsoR NOTES.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water FL ont,


Three or four ooasting vessels that come
into Widgery's wharf are doing neat
and novel little business. These vessels
bring gravel from the eastern part of the
state to Portland, where it is disposed Of
for roofing purposes. The gravel is of a
peculiar kind and is found in only few
places Some beaches and islands furnish
it and it is in the vicinity of these that
the captains sskin'' the coast. The
gravel is brought by them at so much a
ton and carried out to their vessels in
dories 1t first has to be sfted and the
captains are provided with apparatus for
this work. There are, as rule, no har-
bors where the gravel is obtained and if
a blow comes up the coasters must stand
ont to sea or find some harbor until fair
weather comes again. About thirty or
forty oargoes are brought to Portland each
year.
Lobster arrivals were: Lizzie May,
1000; Electric Light, 5000; Lottie May
5000; Carrie and Mildred. 2l0o; Horizon,
1000; Emma G. Berry, $500; G. b. Har-
ringt ton, $500; Hida Emma, $500; Tele-
phone, $500: Kate Palmer, $500; ]. R.
Atwood, 300.
Schooner Georgia Willard arrived with
fish. 90