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- . . . _ , _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ . _ , - - - - - - - - - ' - ----p--- - - : - 20 TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JUNE 7 7906 . 19I. nI4 ' : ' OUTWITTING A KING. t , t , ! 5. f , Karl and Otto Grossntnn Play the Offlev a Silarp Trick. I , I3Y T. 0. 11JJLL1AUGU. t . . . . . . . . . .n . . . . n . . . , n. . . . .r.r. . _ _ ' -wW.N-I-wV ( Copyright , 1 aa , by R , R , McClure Co. ) 1 I , The fattier of ICarl and Otto Grossman , two good looking and indnstrloug Gcrman 'soya , had the misfortune to ho n giant. Now , ming a giant Is sometimes profitable ; but , argo end stout no ho was , Iferr Grossman would have given a great ( teal , perhaps his tilt business at which ho made a living for } is ! Pule family , if ho ImQ not been so tall i y two feet , lbo w as an inn keeper on a much traveled sad In the north of Germany , and all who Imo along and stopped at Ile Inn told hlnr Sat ho svae the tallest man they had ever cen , and asked him It he had beard that 'rlodrich Wilhelm , the king , was looking for ; Innts for' 1113 famous regiment of Polniam ; uarde , v ! Icli was then commanded by lbo uturo king , little Frederick , who , in time , t .vas to became 1'rederlck the Great. Tbeae inquiries always gave the honest Inn ceeper a great deal of trouble , and thus Ill came to be sfWlclous of every one who m Stopped with him for fear that ha was one , f the king'n recruiting officers who were J : couring Europa for addlUtma to the regl a ment of giants , Earl and Otto came to have the same fears .Ind every man who put up at the little place was watched by them and kept in sight train ho time lie arrived up to the very Pour of his departure The boys were bright fellows who kept their ears and eyes open , st that wwwwwwww y-ti wwww , ng , + won't you ? 1Vd'irJ hero on Important business- " Karl waved lila hand and interrupted : "Search it , sir , You will not find father In the hottro for ho Is gene , " Suiting notion to the words just spoken , the three menwhA noss' stood forth In their real selves as thQprderulting officers of t11a Prussian kingrp nEoked the Inn , all the time ehoscing'1C't th y1sadcome to abduct the giant Inv.dpJ i and take him to Pets- dam for millstlfftlU'1n Qie famotte regiment. The boys wer6'atraid that they would discover the dop1 in the flan' , and all at once Otto criedltut that tie had the tootif echo , and in hl9 pretended pain ho threw' ' himself down on'tho ' boards and lay moaning on the trap Itself , "here , to r , " ) Ind one of the men. ' "I am somewhat attn tooth drawer mysalt and always carry my Instruments with me , We will stop that tooth in a ) Iffy , " Otto woe pulled from the floor and another officer came to his companion's assistance. "Bring a chair here , boy , " the would- ho doctor said to icon "Wo will get this tooth out , and then , perhaps , your brother can tell us what has become of Herr Grosa- man. Kars brought the chair , setting it on the trap door and Otto was placed therein and his head forced back. Ito was surprised - prised to sco the officer take from his sail- die bags left on flue horse a set of tooth pullets , with which ho came back hrto tire house. " 1Vldclt one ? ? : ho said gruffly , opening Otto's mouth , ' , Il j : iY OQ \ - . J-4 I : Li1 I Eit . "WE MUST SEE IIERR GROSSMAN , " SAID TIIIl SPOKESMAN OF THE PARTY , they were always on the lookout for the king's officers. If. One evening lust as the eun was setting behind the hullo back of Herr Grossman'o Inn three horsemen came In sight. The Grossman boys were playing In the road , but looking up they espied the men and In an Instant - stant wore running toward the house. lierr Grossman wao seated in his old- fashioned chair In the main apartment of the little road bouea , but the moment he saw the boys rush In with excitement written on their faces ho svaltod with eagerness for them to epealc. "Tho king's omeera are coming up tire road ! " cried Otto , "ICarl and I have just sighted them and we are sure they are coming for you ! " Tito big inn keeper was on his feet In a jiffy , and running across the room , lie took down a spy glass which hio father , an officer in the old wars had used , and trained It on the road and looked at them carefully for eeveral minutes , "They ride like men who have seen mill- tary service. Ab , I can tell such fellow , , " said he. "They are not dressed like soldiers , but tire manner In which they ride tells me that they have been in the-king's service. " "So they have , " exclaimed ICarl , "Father , you must not be hero when they come. " "But what will you do , children ? " "Wo will stay and face them. They will take you to Potsdam and enroll you in the Giant Guards if you remain. " "They ohall not do this if we can outwit them , " suss lho quick reply , and the landlord - lord of the Ilttlo inn embraced his boys and ran from the room. The boys did not follow to eec whither ho had gone , for they guessed that ho had raised a door set Ingeniously In the floor of the next : room and had descended a number of steps to a hidden chamber under ground which he had prepared for an emergency like the present one When they looked out again they saw that the three men were dismounting in front of the hour' , and presently one advanced and knocked -harshly , Karl with a glance at Otto opened the door and asked the mat what ho wanted , "Foodr for man and beast , " was the answer , "and tell your big father to hurry up and set the beset ho hao before us , " "Father , sir , is not in tlio house ; but we will do the best we can : The three men glanced at one another and then canna Inside , th dr spurs clinking tat ( ho ( F 4 , I [ : ; ' : 'T : / o . . , r flu w s TilIl TALLiiST MAN TIiEY EVER SAW. I floor , and their heavy boots making a sound rvhich must have reached here Groasnan's : ears , hidden as he was. "Where is your father , boys ? " asked one of the three "Ifs went away a whllo ago , " 1 "Will he be gone lougl" "That we cannot say" ' "Did he go to I'aderborn ? " I This was the name of the village through j which tine men lied come , and ! t the landlord had gorie thither they would llavo seen lmhu , l "tVo lllnk not , sir , " said Karl , as lie be. gan to sot a lunchm for tlio men In the long dining room , In one corner of which was the i trap door which their fstlter had used ! n his f ttight. I ' III , s i It was a cold lunch , for the men expectcd nolhIOg elan nb that hour , and when all waa ready the three draw up to the table and be a gan to eat , slut all the time they cast sly t looks at each other and began to speak h : I suspieIoua whilrpera , It was evident to the c boys who watched theme that they were go. 3 tug to have trouble withm the trio , and it Caine l when the fellows rose from the table , i b "tYo mult see Herr Grossman , " a It1 the a spokesptan of ( ho party , n "Dqt , elf , he is not la the lieu , . , replied o Iarl , s ' Y well , You will let us search it , "That one , slry but really I don't want it pulled. It will stop aching by and by. Remonstrance was useless , for the. cold steel seemed to fill Otto's mouth , and the next moment-thd 7Srusslan was pulling at a sound tooth , which he Jerked out and displayed to the urageous boy. Otto sank bacl 'in the chair , holding his face In his hands , while the three men laughed boisterously at the exploit. The boy did not quit the chair , but sat there and moaned while the uearch of the Inn went on. Presently the men came back Into the dining room and one said to Otto : "Tell Iferr Grossman that friends have been to see him and that the next time ho wants to be at home when they came. " IV. Were they going ? Could it be that the re- crulting officers of the king of Prussia were about to leave ? The boys dared not look at one another for fear of betraying their secret ; and it was not until they saw the throe mounting In'hre road that they felt relieved. "They may not go far , cold Karl , "They may ride over the hill and halt there , expecting - pecting father to come out of his roraat. : " " 1Ve will sea d that , cried Otto , leaping from his chair. "Ah , we wlll watch these fellows , for they 2vpnt'father for the King Giants. " But the ofcers.rodo off and were watched by the boys till lkey vanished , Then Otto crept after thfm and saw them descend into tire valley beyond' the Inn , where 'they drew rein and consulted. The boy , aftdt looking at them awhile , ran back and told what he had son. "It father equldget to the stable and cuddle the horse ho might reach the frontier , " said Karl , . "I will go and watch the men while you get him off , " . , This Otto did and Icon1 warned lila father , saying that he feared the three horsemen meant to ebmno'ifack and give the harm another overhauling , Tina giant came from his hiding place and want to the stables , where he saddled the best borax there , one which ho knew would not fall him , and with the hill Between ldm and the king's men , he rode for his life , nor stopped till be had eroseod the frontier and was safe , " ' Sure enough the offers came back ; they searched the house again and this time they diacovered the trap door , They lifted It and descended Into the inn'keeper's retreat ; but the bird had flown , and they were obliged to admit their defeat. "Here , boy , " said one of the three gruffly , as ha shook Otto , "You have fooled us , I don't ' believe you had the toothache at all. I have a mind to pull all your teeth , " "Very well , " answered the boy as ho took a seat. "I art willing to part with all I Imvo to save father from the king's guards. Go ahead , sir , " Ilut the men ony ; laughed , for they saw that they had been cleverly outwitted by the boys , and when they rode off they promleei One another to say nothing of the adventure , Although they kept their word , the story got out eomehiow , and it was not long before bi all North Germnny waa laughing at the mann ncr In which Ilia Grossman boys had out- n ; of n wilted the Idng'p oulccrs , th S1'Ol'PING 'I'IIId 'rlt.tlx , fo th Inv George R'cutinghonae Canoalved a i the Idrn at Iil'elilt/ { urn Air Ilrnke , The last quarter of a century has been a sc continuoua suceasion of Inventions benofl clul to humanity , Labor saving machinery br svl has lifted ( ho burdens of Ilfo from tolling tl mllllons. The telephone , file telegraph an da r octe , and the many cable lines , as welt me improvements in the pgstal service , ca have obliterated flues of distance and put the ou svltolo world at our next doors , Life saving devlceti , encouraged by governmental aid ho alaimg the coasts of our seaboard have mnade pll jho terrors of ocean travel less , and oven him h0 train service of our transcontinental terns has kepis pace with the ago of sye im pr provement and tnado traveling a pleasure th Where IL 'naa coca attended with fear and stn trepldatlon The air i , ahJm , , pjppiled , ; to the stopping on flU of trains , hap 4pv4 the rtes Important Imeu at Ag9 ( UY till prm Its-agency accidents o rave been reuiloced of lees frequent occurph nonce ntui safely to Ilfo and limb assured , ho ( ere u invention of the air brake u'as a ores- t a doe had been suggested tohiyouth , railbr e road accident , whgro ho w'as an - It ate participant , tboyg i , in thu bight of the toot o presort , ! t appears.Jr ; are been fortunate , a since front this pccprronco the thought all sprung and has bgrnp good fruit. The train upon svhlch time young inventor P ' 'as rldtug seas brpught to a sudden stand. till and e was told thgt a collision had ma occurred , 1Vhtlo others were removing ire pieces of tbu ' w'rcckagq and debris ! n as ttempt to rescue their inrpriaoned jefow tea rasseagers young , Weatinghouso was atand mull fig at one side of the track mentally cal- bra ulatlug 11 It were not posaibio to l'rovido ' end I 01110 meotaulcal appliance which would give nto h0 cughloer cummapd of a train such as nab a did not ilosaes0 In the use of the throttle "o nd tey'ur , 110 turned this idea over in his sec rind and having the skill and the capacity the f Inventive genius ho conceived , ina abort " 'ills , a brain model of the air brake , sto lie ltae not yet Yl years of age , but hi was 4. ! r1 . . . 1 _ , . ® y . . 1 1 . . S ' fi ' t , Tt \ y , c ra ° x , I ' J \ : 4 "i. W ; q d . . . Iti e v'r , t 1 ' , a r . I DISEASE COMMONLY COMES ON WITH SLIGHT SYMPTOMS , WHICH WHEN ' . 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If given a fair trial Ri p ans Tabules are a n infallible cure ; they contain nothing injurious and are'an economical remedy. A box will be sent , postage prepaid on receipt of o cents by the RIPANS CHEMICAL CO. , Io SPRUCE STREET , NEty YORK. Local druggists everywhere . . . . ivill supply the' Tabules if requested to do so. ' ' - : , A - : THEY. ' ARE EASY TO TAKE QUICK ' _ . . ' ' . i - , ' N - . - ' ADvaRTmaxrsrr DxitaxzD ASP Ixaeai'ze form Tllx ratarxna' 11x Aoysnshixo UoaUU , 10 Bracca BT. , Itaw von. ' i ad the faiths o1 his true convictions , and long after completing his model lie was Chicago and there met an inventor who ought that to him had coins the inspiration r the perfect brake , having such faith in is inapirallon that he had worked it out d ascured patent for his design , V % ' tstinghouse said : "I , too , have a home far a railway brake which will on- 10 lire engineer of a train to apply the aka from an engine to the last car and ii bring a train to a etandstlll In far less mo than the band brake now in use can "Ah , but , " the old inventor replied , "you hoot tnalto a brake to do these things wIth- t infringing upon my patent. " "I can , and will , said young Westing- use and within a year he had accom shed his dream amid was beginning to find :0eli famous. The great brake-blocks , which , when eased against tlre-wbeels , serve to Blacken O speed and ultihi Gely bring them to a ndettll are under direct or Indirect ( nonce - once of the strong current of air from the give. Time cylinder beneath each car which ores a quantity of air , when connected with enghie by the hose-like tubes , Bolds a aton that connects with the brake bl cks , ding them away from the wheels Shen engineer shuts off the current of air trans engine time piston is released and the aka Is at once applied to the wheels , thus may be Been that in care of an accident air tubes connecting with the engine severed and the train comes to a etand Ii without the engineer's ' ldtervention , Sorno practical testa of the air brako's clency in speedily stopping a train , and war to prevent a collision , were recently do , freight cars being employed in this t Qf which ere svero fifty-six In time in , Tha first waa an "emergency stop" Time ill s'aa run at the rate of twenty-two es an hour , and by the use of time air ke the train was stopped within ten sec- s after the isogon signal was given , the p being made within 181 feet of the sig- point. The second teat showed that an mergency slop" could ho made in fifteen ends , w'htiritm 188 feet , the train going at rata of tbirtyscy'e mnilee an hour , Service stops , " ' or the ordinary station pa , were then made with the guests on rd , and although the ttalu we rue qt A , a a speed of twenty-five miles an hour , only about twice the distance required for "emer- gency stops" was found necessary , The air brake as originally invented and perfected by the youthful George Wosting- imouso has redounded to the fame and fortune of the Inventor , and proven an incalculable biasing to traveling humanlly , I OVi51t'l'IIFi 111LL1 , hugeno O'Iela , Over the hills and far away , A little boy steals ( Conn his morning play , And under the blossoming a IplO tree lie lies and dreams of the things to he : Of battles fought and of victories won , Of wrongs o'ertlrown and of great deeds done- . Or the valor that he shall prove tome day , Over thOver time a and far away ( Over the hills and far away , It's , oh , for time tail line livelong day ! But it mattereth not to the soul aflame With alove , tor riches and power and fame ! On , 0 mans wimlle the sun is high- On to the certain joys that lie Yonder where blazelh the noon of day , Over the hills and far away- Over the blue and far awayl 1i Over the hula and.faraway , An old moan lingers at close of day ; Now that hla Journey is almost done , His battles foughtrand hla victories wan- The old-time honestys and truth , The trustfulness andethe friends of } 'outh , home and mothenr- where sup they I Over the hilts and far assay- Over the hillaand fur awayl I'ItATTLi ] OF'r ' 1 1117 YOUNGSTIItg , Mamma ( wearily ) : ' "Oh , Ethel , I should think you would get tired of hearing me say don't , " Ethel ( earnmtly ) ; "I do , mamma ; I do , awfully ; " Mra , Dingo ; "Bobble , will you pramlae me not to fight any more after lhisl" Bobby ( firmly ) "I will , mamma. This was the only boy in the neighborhood I hadn't ' licked , " Teacher ; "Whateia the anatomical name for finger ? " TotutnT Tucker ( raining hla , hand ) : "I know , .It'e Jerusalem , I've heard my papa say it wheat he bit his finger with a hammer. " "Now , Johnny , doPyou underatsed thor- oualmby wily I am going to whip you ? " "Yes'm , You're in a bad humor this morn- In' , an' you've got to lick someone before you'll feel satisfied , " Papa : "Billy , you've been a very good little boy this morning. You haven't disturbed mu once , " Dilly : "Yea ; and I've been doing sornethins real useful , ton , I've curt all the ends off of time cigars in that box over there , and now you can just go ahead and smobo thorn without any tToubie. " The governess was giving little Tommy a grammar lesson the other day , "An abstract noun , " she said , "is the name of something which you can thhsk of , but not touch , Can you give ma an exarnpio ? " "A red-hot pokers" "Surely you don't mcan to say , Tommy , " said the teacher , "tint tire letter 'j' has a different sound when It la a capital ? " "Yes'm , " replied Tommy. "I should like to have you give me an example. " " ! Vail , it bias a short sound in job and a long around in Job , " . --0 ItLLrG/OUy. t The haptiola of time United States have more money invested la printing and publishing lishing maehinery than any other denonrlaa- 'tlon , Canon du Moulin , rector of St , James' cathedrpl , Toronto , Canada , has bean elected bishop of time diocese of Niagara , in the province of Ontario , and ban tmigniflcd his ac- ceplanco of lime 0Rlcc , The bishop of Durham wears on his breast a' cross , which is an exact copy of one found hs the tomb of his great predecessor , St. Cuthbert. While , however , the latter is of gold , richly jeweled , Dr. Weatcolt'u croon is of Irgn , It teas presented to him on big consecration - secration an bishop , Deacon Chauncey 0 , Smith of the First Baptist church of Ifartford , Conn. , who line just died , bell the office of deacon contln- uousiy for fifty-five years , and was a member - ber of the republican party from its bogimi niag , Dr , , Lapponl , physician to the pope , pays ; "It nothing unforeseen happens the holy fathcr's _ cOnstitutlon Je to sound that he may well attain his 100th year. " Ono Ohio idea is the production of Methodist - odist bishops. No lean than seven of the twenty bishops of that church ore natives of Olio. Thcy are : Bishops Merrill , Thoburn , Joyce , Waldcu , Fonter , McCabe and Cranston. Time chairs occupied by delegates to time Methodist Epiecopal conference at Cleveland were sold to the deiegaleu for 71 canto each. In some parts of the old country sermons are still preached of more than an hour hi length , Fromn thirty to thirty-live nmiumutes , however , 1s the general rule , and a sensihie rule it le , "You young rncn , " said the bishop of Dairy to a , congregation of undergraduates in St. Mary's church , Oxford , "era very proud to call yourselves agnostics , It's a Greek word. I don't tldnlc you are equally fond of its Latin equivalent , 'Igno- ramuti' Har husband being absent in another city last Sunday Mrs , F , M. Dennett , svIfo of limo pastor of time Unltarlau church at Carthage , Mo modestly , but capably took his place In the pulpit and preached so excellent a eer- mon that alto received' time crmngm'atuiatIonm of ninmust limo entire audience. It was her first effort ht that lino.v Among the vglerana attending the Methodist - odist Eplecopst conferetied'ha delegates seven were sergeants , ohq wab" li' hospital steward , three were licutenantes ( our captains , four chaplains , one surghb ; four lieutenant colonels and one a brigadier general. Two had been department commandera and one a department chaplain of the Orand Army of time Itepublio A wonderfully interesting little prodigy who Is just nosvatlracting wide attention is Rev , John P , Do M irfltt , the boy preacher , Ho fa the youngeet' licensed minister of lima gospel of whom there Is any record In Christendom - endom and la without doubt the youngest person ever vested with the legal authority to perform a mnarriago ceremony , The boy is ut 13 years old , Time archbishop of Paris has lately ad- drasaod to lhu bishops and clergy under him a pastoral letter wblch torbidn time singing of women in time Rtnnaim Catlmolie churches In Prance , either as soloists or choristers. Car. dlnal Richard , svho , in addition to his rank as archbielep of ParIa , is the metropolitan and primate of France , founds his proliibt- lion upon lnslructloas which Imo received from rho congregation of rites at Itomo , Time United Slates excel in champagne , Cool'Q Imperial 'Extra ' Dry takes the lead. I CONNUl1IAld'1'iL9. (1f" ( Jacob Oppenheimer of Brooklyn , N , Y , , who bias been sued by lrla wife for divorc , say's that tlio trouble grew out of bet Jolnln a womman's lodge and staying out late night , 'rime engagement of Miss Ella Hobart , the youngest daughter of time late California capitalist , W. S. Ilobart , to Charles A , Daldwin , has just been announced. Mr. Baldwin is the only son of the halo Rel'p Admiral Baldwin , Thu wedding will take place early in July , Rev. J. Id , Do Merritt , time youngeef Ii- censed preacher in time United Slates , and probably in the world , officiated for the first tbno at a wedding in Fart Scott , Kan May 23 , when Imo performed time corentonH whlclm made Charles M , Morris and Miss Myrtle Ir. Tburston , a young couple of 1 prominent families , man and wife , Itev. Do Merritt le but 13 years of age , A Chicago married man w un sentenced to one day's imprisonment for limo stealing of harness , while an umnarried man wan sent up for thirty days , Time matrimonial harness has its advanagos , A Ctmlcago woman hsvlng been divorced from her seventh husband , hnmedlalaly marries her eighth , it , according to Mr. Cloveland's experience , a single marrlagq makes life "a grand , sweet song , time Cliff cage woman's life must have been a regular concert bye a full hand , wont comes ( rein London , sage Ilarper'ii Weekly , that the reign of the Americnll girl is Great hrilain la ended , Time reparl Is that the nrRiab damnedl has learned her leamnn , and bias comae to be as lively awl brilliant as her American cousin , and is a winner once morn in the compotltioq bQ. tween them , It the news ! s true , there will be few mourners , Nona of the Amnerlcanaq except time ladies immediately concergodj' iiav'o talcen any great amount of comfort In our girls' success in London , The Amorlcad amen and the Drltlnh ladies have been of one mind about it. Ilolh lmavo disapproved ) Tlmo international marrlago has had a ccr- t tale usefulness in bringing the Americaqb ' and the Engllab into closer relations , bttt the advantages of it have best , lee ans sided , Nine times out of ton the Unite Stales lies lost a citizen and Englahd Ima' gained one , It Is time for a more oqultpbl { , arrangement to obtain , y 11 f