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Dloomlnston , IlI.-Schohornzndo baa
been outdone by Capt. I.owlu E. IJamu ,
of nUnolR. The Arabian Nlghto nro In
dangcr of being outclassed In hlotory ,
honcefortb , by the Bloomington Da 'R.
The roslcctive nnclent and mOllorn
InatnncefJ of UIC two great atorytelloro
roun IlaraJlel , to IL certain extent : but
the American army vetcran'o contlnu.
oml performnnco was Inspired ooom.
Ingly by a more oordld motlvo thnn
that of the brhlo of the fmlton of India ,
mill hnd n different , though perhnps
equnJly hnppy ondlng.
BchellCrnzallf } told her royal RPOUSO
1,101 storlc In as mnny nights , In or.
. der to tlivert him trom hIs dlsagroo.
able 1mblt of putting to death each
morning his JlOW brldo ot the tlay boo
tore.
, Hams "pun the slllllo Jlumber of
, 'checrful yarns to Abram Drokllw , a
mlllionalro } ) Iowmnlcor 85 years old , i
preoumablY with the object ot prolong.
Ing the lattor'R Ufe. But when the
aged man finnJly ouccumlwd at the
ono hundred nnd fir t Rlllo.spJltter ,
und It trnnuplred thnt. . he had been so
well ontertaln d that he had clean for.
L goUot ! to mention the said IjnmR In
his wlJl or to 'COJnl > CJlllnto him In any
substantial way { Ol' the humorous
treatmcnt 00 IIntiringly a.dmlnlstered ,
then the cal > taln. felt right mad , and he
up and fJuod the estate for $10,000-
that In to say , for 1,000 prime , hand.
made jo } < cs , nt ten dolll ra per. The
I .extra. ono hundred amI ono .Too Mil.
. ' lerlsm was thrown In graftll for good
) meafluro. :
110 didn't get quite the ton thou.
santI-but that's auother story , which
Is worth tolling In Bomo detail , to.
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i' playing a losing game of IItrategy
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. Abram llrokaw had settled In
DJoomlngton away bnek In the fortloo
\ when the alto of the present city was
nothing bnt. n blooming pralrlo , ac.
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cording to a New York World .corre
_ pendent. lie bought UI ) laud for aI ,
most nothing and lent omaH sums 01
money on lIkely looking farms , thel1
foreclosed the mortgages. Ho alsc
manutactured nnd oold plows , whici
no farmer , rich or } IOOr , cou1l1 do with
out. Thctlo enterprises , comblnell bJ
the time he WIUJ old enough to have n <
particular use for money , so he grad
unlly ecame a miser.
.Llko flome ether millionaires of ou
time , old mal ! Droleaw cultivated I
11ouoe of humor and' loved the soclot ;
of 11 cheerful lIar-cspecla.lIy WhOll
IIko salvation , It was froo.
110 found a congenial affinity , In th
funny sense , In the person of his nelgl
I' ' bor , ' CUllt. Lewis E. IjnJns , who had
I civil war record , 11 small ponllion an ,
reputation ao the local MarIe Taplo )
! Lewis wns 1I088essed of 11 lrodlclou
memory , a ttJrUle Imagination and
\i \ VlUJt coeeUon ) ] of antiQuee In the Jln
I. f jpcose nnecdotes of the vlntago 0
, 18(0 nnd bJ'ckward. 110 could dra ,
upon tbJs Inexbnuatlbte store In lot
to suit any Ustener and keep It up It
definitely. lie never hlLd to repeD
blmseJr-or , If he did , ho never tel
the mo story twlco In the santo waJ
Abram Drokaw loved to UIlVO Cap
Ijams drop In with a bl1dgot of buttOl
1tust rs , and e was ouch 1\ good 11
tener t111 the nptaln never taUed , t
Iproad hlmBoJt. For hours nt a Urn
\ . . the octogenarian would sit npc1lboun
I. rlnklng In tates of early Ute In 111
I D < < ; )18 , many of which wore contompori
qeoul wit'll his own boyhood days. TlJ
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"JItett to put In atl his limo with the
aged widower and take up atory.tetl-
Ing M a steady job.
H" Wao Made Omclal "Story Teller. "
So Capt. Ijams accepted the poal.
tlon of grand vizier nnd raconteur.ln.
chlof to Hnroun. Drokaw. No uatary
waa mmtloned In conn action with the
office , but Ijama figured that so Ion , ;
ns ho could mllko the old gentleman
Inugh ho would have lIttle'troublo to
Induce hIm to 100sOll up flnanclatly ,
Moreover , it was I snro gamble that.
hlB stacIe or olorlcs would laot longer
than the venerable Uslenor , and then i
the lutter would moro than square
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thluglJ In his will.
Ijnms slarled In 8)'stematlcntly with
his cholco Uno of Chnunco ' .M. Do.
POW'A favorites , then went on with his
early Illinois legend" and personal
rocotlectlous of Abraham Lincoln , and
flnatl . brought Ul1 In the comparatlvo-
Iy modern llOrlod of the civil wnr. By
this time he wou1l1 have Mr. Drokaw
going so tlmt. he could rend n chaptdr i
or two from the DIble , and the dear
old man would chuckle delightedly'
ever :
"Abraham begal Isnnc , and Isaac
hegat. Jncob , and Jacob bagat Judan
aud his brethren : nnd Judas besnt
Phares nnd Zara of Thnmar : and
Phnres bogat. Esrom , and Esrom bo-
sat Aram , Ilnd Arnm begat. Amlnndab , "
/lnd tlO on.
The grent. strellm of the antiques
was this quotation from a Latin
wrller of the ilrst. c ntury of the
ChrlRtian era : "A mnn who fired a
rock Ilt a do.g and hit his mother-In.
Inw said , 'N'ot SlIch 1bad ohot at
thnt ! ' "
Here Is II. speclmon Crom early 1111.
nols :
"Jnko Spawr wns one ot the three
commissioners appointed to lay ont
the turnpike rend between Chicago
and Bprlngflohl. 'fho act roqulred that.
these commlsaloners should bo sworn ,
but. there wti tJIo ) official hnndY to per.
Corm this duty. So Jnlee , ns n jnstlco
of the peace , ndmlnlst red the oath to
the other two commissioners and then
.rallod up the lid of a shoe-box . wIth n
looklngglass i lde It , and solemnly
admlnlstorod the oath to his reflootlon
In the mirror , lIms swearing hlmseJr
In , 00 thl1t ho conld legally help to con.
struct the plko. "
This Lincoln story was one that old
man Brokaw pronounced "n bird : "
"Lincoln and 'Douglas were trnvel.
Ing together by sfage-coac ( rom La.
con to Pontiac. when they got Into a
heatot ! persnll.l debate , Rnd Lincoln
more than hlnt d that horc W R a IInr
in their party of two , and that It
, usn't hlmrOlf. ! This meant figl1t. . At
the next stopplnG' ace the fiery
Dourtas ; pulled a } Ialr of plotols out of
hlo carpetbag nnd proposed to 'Abo'
thllt they arllltrate their differences
wIth cold lead. 1 lncoln drew hlmnolf
up and said : 'I nm about twice your
height , and . , , 'ould be too casy 11 mark
for ) 'oU. To male things even , you'll
have to stand further aWRY from me
than I do from you. ' DOllg1atl began to
see the joke and repJled : "No : I'IItel1
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) 'ou what wo.tl do. I'tl mn.rk out my
IIlzo on your person , and every shot
that hlte outside the mark won't connt. '
Then the ) ' bad a drink together and
. caIJed tbe fight ofr. "
Another warm babr wus this wall
trom the bnUlctle I :
"An IrlRh corporal wns carr'lng
wounded comrade to the rear and die
not notice when a cunnon.butl whlzze (
by and took the poor fetlow's hvn (
ofr. When Pat reached the I\1nbl1
lance with hili burden the surgeOl
asked : 'Whnt nre you bringing II
that hoadle ! ! ! ! corpse for ? ' 1'ho Irish
man turned and looked at the remalnl
and exclnlmod dlsgustedtr : 'DegolJ
he tould mo It was 11h 'log ! ' "
And IjamR could at any momen
thro\\ ' the ngcII ptowmaker Into cor
vlIlslonR ot laughter by repenting Jos'
BIllings' recIpe tor mnklnG hoo-cako
"Take a common or garden hoe , 00 :
her down tllJ she jells and then l t he
cake. "
Day nrtcr dny and week after wee
Copt. tjams continued reeUng off thee
morlcs , quips nnd cranks. The 01
mllllonniro STew teebler , but I ( I
alive just to laugh. Since then Ijarn
has suspected that 'Yr , Drokaw WI1
llLushlng at Bomothlng clBe bcald (
.hls jokes. Dut tor two or , three ) 'el\l
everything went merrily as a marrlag
bell.
Spenkln , ; of marriage hella reeal :
the tact that old man Brokaw . , , 'as d ,
cldedlY ot a re.mnrrylng dlsposltlol
s , , rt ho ' < < ol1ldn't glvo In to 't. ' . b.e qu\ \
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who oCtored to bo a nurno , a slstor or
nny old comllanlon to him wore only
attor his mono ) ' .
Had to I < eep the Old Maids Aw 'j ,
It. was to keep these designing fe.
males nt a safe dlstanco that Mls8
etlna Lantz , splnstor and house-
leceper , was specially onsagatJ. Bht'
got to be so busy shooing off old
maids and sraRS wIdows , that Capt.
Ijams had to help hor. In addition to
his humorous stllntthl captain ror
n long 11Orlod acted as Miss Lantz's
chief uld In protectln ! ; Abram Drokn.w
from the onslaught al1d blandish.
'ments of the Cemale sox.
FinallY , ono day , IlR ljamH WIIS tell.
Ing joltclet No. 1,001 , about. a man
who RUpped on n banana lIeel , poor
Mr. Drolmw gave a loud chllclc1e and
expired.
Capt. ' ljal11f1' gl'IQf was tempered by
the thought. that hlH long nnd faithful
services were to be BubstantlnJly 're-
warded.
Alas ! When the lust will and testa.
ment. of Abram Drokaw. came to pro.
bate , the name of Lewis E. nams wns
conspicuouslY mlssln from Its list of
legatees. 'fhnt wns fnnny , vor ' funny !
And for ollce the joke was on nams.
Miss SoUntl. Lantz was remembered ,
nil right , with b bcquost. of $1,000 ,
over and abm'o her wages us house-
keepor.
Then the captain brought his -Ca.
mous suit against the Brokaw helrR.
The court decldod that. he was en.
titled to some compensation , but that
hld..clal.n of ten dollars per story was
in excess , of the regulnr wnge-ratel ! of
the Joleamlths' union : so he was
nwnrded $5,050 , which the Drokaw estate -
tate paid.
The cnptaln , meanwhlJe , had executed -
cuted a oentlmel1t l flank movement
on Miss Lanti , for whose especial
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delectntlon he told his ono hundrcil
rllIIl second funny story , which was a9
follows :
"A girl who was bcslegc with a .
mlrCTs on shipboard , wblJo crossing
the Atlantic , aHIcll the captain's ad.
vice. 110 said : 'Wott , the wcnther la
fine , nn t. ) 'ou.kno\Y how to swIm. Sup-
paso you accldontntty fatt overboard ,
and then accept the ) 'oung man who ,
jumps after you , ' So the 'girl ' tried It.
Four of her beaux : were on deck at the
time , and three of them jumped ,
simultaneously. The fourth cauUoUldy
threw a IIfe-presorver. When the
young Indy had been fished out , she
sent. for the captAin , Rnd sold : 'What
Bhatt I do now ! I can't marry. the
whole threo. ' "Wett , ' responded the"
captain , 'I should advise 'ou te take
the dry , one. '
" 'Now , SeJlna , " continued Jjams ,
"tho moral of this stOI" ) . Is. ' that lot8
of feIJowa wll1 be JUMping atter you ,
but I'm the only .dry on&-dl" ) ' humor ,
yon know. You'd better take mc ,
WII1 you Y"
Bolna. saw the pol t , and wbiStlere4
0. coy "yos. " They were married here
and have "ctlled dO\\.n httpplly on their
I little jokeCarm In McLcl.n county.
BARGAIN SALES IN JAPAN ,
Struggle to Reach Counter 18 Absent ,
But Not the hopllfter.
gvon In placid JOllan the ) ' ha'\"e bargain -
gain snles , but' they conduct them on
very dlfrer nt prlnclplos from the
scrlmmges wo have o\'er hero.
An amusing Amorlcnn woman has
embodied her oxporlences of travel.
Ing alone In Japnn In a most. ontertaln.
lug volume just publlshod , whence
mny bo gathered a description of a
snlo at the greatest trading house In
Jnpan.
The ( ; oolls are not Oung about , They
are shown to ndvantago In locked
'cases ' , nUll the heads of departments
keep the teoys. Uomnants , however ,
are Il\ld on mals , antI though there Is
keen nnIety : to secure barGains , perfect -
fect order and Quiet provall.
nl1bles toddle nbout Quito comf rt.
ably : others sleol > on tholr mothers'
bacles.
However orderlY anti quiet thougb
tbe Japaucse bargaIn sale may b , It
10 not free from the shoputtor , and It
Is Interesting to hear tbat the detec.
tlvo Is a neces ary In the Flowery
Land as In England.
The kimono sleeve Is n useful re-
ceptncle for unconsidered trlffiCII.-
Lad"s PIctorial.
No Use. '
"Did you brine rour vaccln' tlon
cortlficato , JonoY"
"No , ma'am , It ( Udu't tak.-Cl v&
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It lis here that the officers of the army attend school for the study of war
problems of all kinds. It Is practically a post.graduate course for the army
officer following hlo military training at West Point.
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SAVE. ENGINEER FROM WRECI <
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"iuge " Pachydermo Handle Tons of De.
brls . as Though But Toothpick ! !
and Have Track Cleared In
Short Order. .
, Morgan town , W. Vn.-A trelght !
train on the Bnltlmoro & Ohio railroad
waR dorallcd at Corbin and the ouglno
and 1 G , , ' ' ' dasbed to .
( 'Irs(11'0 pieces. A
broken 1'1111115 the causo. The en.
glneman escaped . : lcnth b ' ju plng ,
The engineer , .Tames Malcolm , of
this cltr , was caught when ho ! apcd
from the cab nnd Impl'lsoned In the
wreckage , : r-ot n cut , bruise 01'
scratch did he receive , and wher bo
was penned In looked as If it had been
built for his protecUon.
So tlghtJ ' were timbers wedged
nbout Malcolm 'that. human hnnds
could not bUdge them and ho was in
danger of being burned aJlve , for the
wreck hnd laken fire Rnd was spread-
Ing. Hin cries for 11elp were heart-
rondin .
Fortunately , two sectlona of the
John Hoblnson circus were closely following -
lowing al1fl lhese "ero fingged. 'rhe
loon thoughtfulness of Gov.John F.
Robinson 11Ipla'ed ItseU and the ele-
ph"anta , eight of them , were quicklY
wlloaded and taken to the scene of
the wrecl ( , which was right In the
center or the town.
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mOD mn LONG TRIP
NAVY DEPARTMENT PREPARING
FOR VOYAGE TO PACIFIC.
Bids for Supplies for from 12,000 to
' 15,000 Men Asked 'for-6OCOOOO
Pounds of .Provlslons Required
to Feed Sailors.
New York.-Flvo mmion pounds of
vrovlslons win bo required to feed the
enJlsted men of the Atlantic fleet on
the voyage to San Francisco , which Is
to eommence nbo1t three months
hence. Dids for this amount have
been asked for , an of the Buppl1cs to
be deJlvcred nt the New York navy
yard , th doJlverlcs to begin Novem.
, , ber 1.
It Is nnno nced that each of the
mhills , Including those In the torIledo
beat tlotllJa nnd the coUlers and sup-
, . for the Pa.
1)1Y ) ehl11s wIlen they lea.o
clOc wlU l1ave on board an of the
provisions neccssary for the entire
'foyage. But the omcem have not
been taken Into consideration In "heAl ! !
figures. 'fiey wllJ have to make
thclr own arrangements for board be.
tore they snll.
Nearly oVerythlng that a person clln
think o ( to eat or drink , except Into : ( '
lcanta , Is Included In the lists of sup.
p1leo. In making out the Jlots the
nayy fleJlnrtment officials took Into
consideration the fncts that the ships
wlU bo at sen on 'thanksgiving ,
Cllrlstmas , New Year's nnd Wnflhln '
.on's Dlrtl1dn ' , and special dinners
for thee : occasions have ntrendy been
arranged , as Is shown by the Inrge
number of turlteys , plum rmddlngs ,
pumpkin plcs , nuts , dried trults and
otber dellcaclcs that are named In
the lists ot toods required.
'rhere will he between 12,000 and
15,000 enlisted mon on the battle. ,
ships , torpedo boatJJ and auxiliary \'CR'
80111 , that are going to the Pacific , and
the job of figuring out how much food
nnd of what kJnd , was needed for
tbem , was one of the toughest mnth.
emo.Ucal lroblems ever turned over
to the bureau of supplies and accounts
to solvo. 'fh nnv ' department reaJlzes :
bow long nnd nt timeR how monotonous -
ous the voyage Is going to be , and It
was determined that so tar as thE
food wns concerned the men would
nol bave nny cxcuee to grumble.
Some of the Items In the 1Ists senl
out tQ , tll btd(1era , besides tbo o men ,
tlonelI , are 1,000,000 pounds ot fr sl1
beet , 1,000,000 pounds of v\getn \ lcs
to Include turnips , cnbbagc , carroftJ
onions , nspnraJ\ll1" tomatncs and ethel
'fegeta1)los ) : 1,000,000 pounds of flour
610,000 p0J111 a of canned nnd othe1
fruits , InoludlnJ ; npples , peRches
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Old "Bacll , " 200 yearn old , mother
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of "J11Inb , ' res uetl the Imprisoned
nrlncel' . She wound } ler lrunk
around the debris and bcnvy timbers
and rocls of Iron , and puJled them
Crom abol1t. the engineer as though
the ) ' were only toothpleko. Then eho
I1roucJl ' took : ' .talcolm In her trunk
and carried 111m to n pll1co of safoty.
Ho fell In a faint and was rosuscltated
with difficult ) ' .
'I'he othel' 1310p1lnnts were taken tea
a rtrenm near and commanded to fill
their trunks with water. They got a '
bl ! ; sU\lply \ and going back to the
wreck threw watcr on the flames.
After three trips they had the fire
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Trains , Ilarsenger and trelght. , were
bloclCd ; tramc' was entirely suspcmd ,
ed. An mall trains were held up.
Th wrecte train was sent for , but the
elephants did their work for them be.
fore ther : arrived. In less. than two
hours thoJ' had the track cleared. It
was a sight to 50e them pun the locomotive -
comotive apart and throw the big
wheels and stack anel boll or over to
one side.
The elephantH rlre large ones , each
w'i hlng about six tons , which gives
an , Idea of the power-greater than
several " , reclt trains. Baltlmoro &
Ohio officials. It Is said , remarked that
clephants wouldn't be hall for use In
removIn hNI.\'Y wreckage. The Dal.
tlmore & Ohio may so equip themselves -
selves ,
pears and oUler fruits ; 400,000 pounds
I of peas , 200,000 pounds of ham. 100. .
000 pounds of condensed mlJlr. 100,000
pounts of coffee , l , OOO pounds of tea ,
40,000 dozen freRh egsa , 5,000 pounds
of mustard , 5,000 poulds .of pepper
and 5,000 pounds of FaIt. .
The handling of the provisions at.
the navy ) 'ard here will probably necessitate -
cessitate the employment of a large
number of extra labQrers during .tho
two weoko In wblch the contractors
wlJ ] be o.lJowod to make tbeir deliverIes -
Ies ,
Dlds win be asked for a great quantity -
tity of smoking and chewh g tobacco
before the fteet starts on Its long voy-
age.
SIMIANS IIURIED ! IN OCEAN.
Immense Apes DIe at Sea and Are DIsposed -
posed of Saller Fashion.
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P rUand , Ore.-Two Immenf ! ( ) apetl ,
captured In th'e wilds of Slam. would
have been Jad d at Per aJ1d . . . .hen
the Gflrman steamer Arabln , of the
Portland & Asiatic line arrived trom
the orlf'nt. had they not contracted
pneumonia anrl died 011 the voyage.
I One died elsbt. da 's out from YolO.
hama and the other palmed away two
days off the mouth of the Columbia
river. fn sailor fashion. they 'Wore
burled at tleQ by tpo' ( 'oolle decknnnds
who had occupied ( Iuarters with the
apes In the forepeak and tried to
nurse them back to hN\Jtb.
The Rpes stood fully five feet high
when erect. so the omcers at the
steamer declare , and they would have
made splendid specimens for n zooloS'
leal garden or circus menagerie. The
Chinese nre heartbrotrcn over their
death , because the ) ' were valned nt
nbout $100 apiece. There were four
"missing JInks" on board when the
5teamer pulled out tram Hongkong ,
and two ot thorn are stili In their
bunls In the forecastle , their more roe
bust cOllstltutlons having withstood
the bIting c1lmate of the north Pacific
ocean. The anlmato will be put ashore
here.
KaIser Has a War House ,
Hoexter , Wcstphalla.-Tho nrmy
maneuvers bolng over , the kaleer's
I "asbestos house , " In which he eleeps
I on the field near the contending
armies , has ooen } 'lacked ' away tor an.
other ) 'ear.
, This house conolsts of ono story ,
I nnd contains a reception room , the
kaleel"s bedroom , n bedroom tor the
: suite , and a bathroom. It Is bum of
. wood nmi aBbe toB , with double was ,
L hot.atr circulating h tween.
, The structure takes thrte hours to
, erect , Bnd rCQulres 24 carts to carTY
the soctons. There nre six glazed
, windows and two doors , one Into th ( ;
r reception room and one Into the katz" "
, cr'ft bed room.
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SEE.KS FOR HONEST MAN. \ . _
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He FInds Mr3 , O'Bryan's Lost $11000
Package and Malls It.
! \ow York.-Mrs. EtIwnrtI O'Drynll
of Mount l'rospcctl1vcnne , Newark , Is.
lookIng for the person WIIO round her
pllcknro containIng $ H IUHI aovornl ;
' ' 11Jn blo treasufCS which she hatJ loot , .
end which wore ma.lled to the pergon.
that the owner IntentIcd them to bo ,
sent to , In order that. she might 10- ,
ward hIm for hIs honesty. Sbe M
cordlnly , Insort.ed an ntIvcrtlacmcnt In
a Nowarl : Bunrla.y papcr. whlcb roads :
"WIU the honest l'Cnllcma.n WM
has malJod my lost reglulcrol1 l
In front of t.ho Newark city J1I111 on' '
WtJdnesday m'cnlng , which centnhtOtf ,
four dlnmond ringe , flvo $20 } 'll1 , two ,
$20 gold pIeces , ono ' 5 gold plcce , and
a plcturo of m ) ' dccc.'lsed moU1cr. tot
Mr. C. O'Brynn , Scrmton , Pa. , lS : ad .
his name and address to lira. E , R. , "
lIrs. O'Bryan had Ilreparoo and addressed -
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dressed the pacl < 11ge to IJe 8Cl'i to Itor-
brother In Bcranton last WeducsdAY ,
nnlll whlJo on route to tbo Nowark.
post office she dropped It. near tlto.
new city h 11.1 1 at. Broad and Groan.
streets. The loss of the money , nd ) ' 11
lewelry caused her conslderablo wort'1 ,
I-
'but ' she was surprlfed ; .1o.to Saturday ,
nflernoon when she received a letter
from her brother stating tbat 110 hadl
received the pack ago safoly. TIm en.
velopo containing tl10 valuable ! ! bore-
, the name and address of the brother ,
and the finder , seeing tile addrcsu , ro-
mailed It and regIstered It at his own
.
cxpensos.
Mrs. O'Drynn values the contents or
the paclmgo at. about $1,000 , and 'Is
determlnod to locate the person wh .
was hOI : ft onol1gh to Henc.1 It on to
Its destination. She hopcs to eventual. I
Iy learn tbe na.me ot the sendor-
through her brother , who may have it
I
on the return card of the rcglstoro .
pnc1tago.
THREE GEESE ON A SPREE.
,
Ate Some of Beck's Cider Pulp and
Were 300n Dc < td to the World.
York , Pa.-Martln Deck , n farmer or
the Com.-cgo hills , came to town with
a tale about. 00111e geeBe owne by a.
neighbor named Becle.
On Beck's farm is 11 elder press , and
It Is the custom to throw the pUlp Into
a heap near by. The farmer's geesel t
discoverIng the plJe , ate tbe pulp , villi ' "
reJlsh. Soon tbe geese sWl1yerl from t !
side to sldo and cackled hoarsely , u.nd
Beck and his wlfo ngreed that tbey
were sick. FinaJly one by ono they
feJl , limp and apparently doo.(1. . . V . .
Grieving ov the loss of threO' ,
.
plump geese , yet remembering that
feathers were worth someUllngrn. : . , .
Beck carried them Into Ule house and
began to pluck the feathers. She had
about haJr finished with lho flrst when
Rhe detected II. quiver in the body and !
dropped the goose in astonishment , :
Tbe movements contlnuod and pres. i
ently the half nnked Jaw ] opel1ed Its
cyes. staggered to It II feet and startet !
out. through the doorwny. The ot.bor , .
two soon afterward also revlvol1. ,
It was not until later , when a pair
of ducks werc similarly aflected , that.
t. e farmer realized what. was tIle IDl1.tr.
ler. The pulp , lying In the sun , 1r.1d
fermented and hIs poultry had been
Indulbln In sprees upon u very fair
Gu sUtuto for npplejaclL
WILL HAVE THEATERS ON SEA , ; -
Frohman Arranges for Regular Performances -
formances on Cunard Liners.
New York.-Hereafter . thOlO who g ( ) 4
down to the sell. In ships wItb the In.- .
tent of crossin ; ; the Atlantic win not
be forced to forego the Wednesday
matinee , the vaudevIlJe vcrlormanco
or the concert. . The Cunard Steam-
e fll compay has nnangetI wIth
Charlee FrOhman to gIve tbeatrlc\l :
pcrlormll.ncetl on its bIg Uncrs Iy } phl-
< < : T : ! who may be making the voyage ,
, and Jr these I rove a eu.e ss regular
.
companies . .1) ) ] be put on the shJ IJ.
AU Hayman , manager tar Mr. Froh.
man hi this city , eaJd : HMr. F7 $ .
man Is at Jlresent In London eooperat-
'Ing ' with tftC Cunard company. The
wlIJ probably be trIed rst on
the Lultanla. ! J lsht comedy wiD
be given. and If sucecsoful other
branche's of theatricals wJJ1 be put
on the steamship boards. The chJot
difficulty wIth the players would prob.
ably arise trom BCMjlcknes3 , but [
suppose othero would go on and nil . . . .
the gaps. I cannot teU when the the&-
ter on the high seas wJU be Imt Into . . . . . . . .
'operatlon , tor some of .tho det.\IJs are
not definitely settled. "
BERLIN HA.S PRIZE GARAGE.
Tanks In Building Can Hold 12,0011
Gi.lllonll of Benzine. \ ,
DerJln.-Tho blggellt : automoblto
garage In the world wllJ bo the one tn
he estnbllshed by 111O Darlln Omnibus
eompany , which wlJ ] have tanks hold.
Ing the unprecedented quantity of
12,000 gaons ] ) of benzine.
To safeguard the hulJding against
exploelons , the benzlno ' 1I1J ] be storet1
on the Martin Huneke Ryotem , which
has prevented an explosion 0r 21,000
gaons ] ) In a nre which destroyell n.
huge DcrJln storage . buildIng.
The benzine wlJ ] bo kept In two un.
derground tanks , upon which will bn
II. . strong pressure of enrbonlc acid gas '
i to prevent the tormatlon o.t exploslvo
gascs , and the carbonic acid gas witt
provide the power tor vumplng thn
benzine up to tnps.
The 'cotabJlshment or-tbls , great , gar-
I nee I was not possible unUl after
rponths at negotlatlun 'With the Dor. \ . . .
I Iin munlcpallty , whle11 was rather un.
t wl11tng to grant JlCrmls lon for the
. conotrucUon of such n gigantic aut -
house.
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