Lebanon Advertiser

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VOL. 46-NO. 44.
LEBANOU, LEBANON COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1894.
WHOLE NO.—2384.
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SOKNWALI. ANV  .LEBANON BAIL.
ROAD.
DIRECT BOJJTE J-JOK ALL FOINT8 on thb
PENNSYLVANIA BAILBOAD.
■.rrancementof Pa»senaer Train*.
On and after Monday, Nov. JO, 1893, passenger trains will run as follows :
Leave—
Lebanon	
Cornwall.-.-
Mt. Gretna..
Arrtve -
Lancaster...
6:30
.. e-tt
.. Mt
AM
.. 8:05
New York...
AM FM PM
10:50 2:00 ti.35
11:01 2:11 ' «:46
11:11 2:21 6:57
FM PM PM
12:50 3:45 8:40
PM F M PM
Philadelphia .10:20      8:00 6:45 11:18
PM        P M F M AM
.... 1:13      5:53 9.23 3.53
AM       -F M P M PM
I   .. 7:45    12:01 3:85 7-40
...11:15      3:011 7:10 10:40
... 6 50    10:10 11:39 7:15
AM        AM All PM
.12-15      .... 9:00 2:10
,'...4:30      8:50 ■ 12:25 4:40
... 6:32    10:55 ■ 2:40 6:35
.... 6:50    11:40 3:40 7:30
.... 3:25      8:15 12:30 4:00
.... 8:10      3:30 8:00 9.05
AM       FM       PU PM
.... 7:48    12:30      4:30 8:25
.... 7:69    12:40      4:40 *:35
.... 8:10    12:50      4:50 8:16
Harrisburg... •
Williamsport.
Pittsburif......
Leave—
Hew York	
Philadelphia..
Lancaster	
Harrisburg....
Williamsport J
Pittsburg	
Arrive—
Mt. Gretna..--
Cornwall.	
Lebanon	
All trains daily exoept Sundays. Tlokqte
for all Western points. Baggage chocked
through.
MT GEKTNA PARK, on the line of this
Koad° is the permanent location ofthe Pennsylvania Chautauqua, the United Brethren
Cftinn-Meetlng, and Mt. Gretna Farmers'
Enctfmpment and Industrial Bxpoaitlon.-and
the most popular-Excursion Kesort ln eastern
Pennsylvania for Snnday Schools and other
organizations. A.D 8Mn.H,   .
*   General Superintendent.
AT
PHILADELPHIA AND BEADING KA1L-
. KOAD. 	
ANTHRACITE COAL USED EXOLUSIVE-
' LY. IHSUBING CLEAHLINESS AND
COMFOHT,  IK   EFFECT
NOVEMBER 190», 189.3.
TKAINS LEAVE LEBANON.
ror New York via FhUadelphia, Weekdays,
7-03 8-50,10:35 a. m., 2:16,4:40 and 6:46 p. in.;
lfShe^V7ortaVS"A^tbwk,Weekda,.,a-05
a. _., 2:16, p. m. Sunday, 7:1-, 9:41 a. m.
For Philadelphia, Weskdays, 6:05, 7:0-, 8:50,
10-35 a. m.,_:_«, T.40 and 6:48 p. m. | Sunday,
7-42a. m„2:49,4:49and6.41 p.m.
for Middletown, Weekdays, 6:03, 8:23 a. tn ,
i_-55   5-28   p.m.: Sunday,9:56p. m.
For R-adina, Weekdays, fcM, 7:03 (Fast Ex-
press) 8:50, 10:80 a. in., Sl6,4:40,6:45,9:00p. m.
Sunday. 7:42,9:42a. m., »_*7,6:41 p.m.
for Al-entown, Weekday.,-:!*-, 8:50 a. m., 4:16
4-40 ift»p. m.:  Sunday. 7:«, 8:42 a. nu
B*or iafrisburg, Weekdays, 6:03, 8:23, 11:05 a.
m    ?2-55 2728, V26, 7:07, 8:50 (Fast Express),
and U:_» p. «•; Sunday, 7:36,9:56, a. m., 6:56,
ror Pinegrove, Weekday*, 8:15 a.m., D00, this
Fo"Getw_S>t_rg,Weekdays,6:08,ajjtt;,-«__p.m.
For Shlppens^irg, Weekdays, 6:03,11*4 a. m.,
2*28 T)   ID*
For Biook-ide,V lekdays 8.45 ft. m.. 1.00 p. m.
ror Pottsville via PlneGrove, Weekdays. 1.00,
P" m-    TBAINS FOB LEBANON.
Leave New Tork via Allentown, Weekdays,
400 8-15 8-48, and 11:80ft.m., 12:30 1:00, 3:45,
5-45'6:00p-'m-   Sunday, 1:00.6:806:0(1ip.«fc
Leave New York viaFhilftdelphla, Weekdays,
800,11.30,a. m., 1:30,4.00.5:06p. m..and 1J1<
midnight; Sunday, 1:_0 6:80 p.m. and 11:15
Leav^P^adelphia, Weekdays, 4:12.8:35,10:00
a. m., 4:00. 6:00, p. in.; Sunday, MU, 9:05 a.
in., and 5:30 p. m.    . .......
Leave Beading. Weekdays, 5:08, 7:15,10:15, and
11-50a.m.. 1:33,6:00,7:67 aud 10:28p. m. Sundays, 6tf0, 8:50, and 10:50 a.m., 8.50 and 10:28
Leave'Allentown. Weekdays, Ml, and 8:43 a.
m , 12:15, 4:25, 9:05 p. m.; Sunday,7:25 a. in.,
4*26 and 9:05 p. m.
Leave Harrisburg, Weekdays, 8:10, 6:20, 7:5_>,
9:10 a. ni., 1:25,8:45, 6:80, ftnd 8:06 p.m. bun-
■ days, 6:50, and 8:50 a.m„ 4:00. S:50, p. ni.
Leave Brookslde, 8.80 a. m, and 12.15,2.55 p. m.
Leave Pine Grave, 6.18, and 7.30 a. m., and
1.00 and 4.20p.m.
ATLANTIO CITT OIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia. Chestnut Street Wharf
and South Street Wharf
FOB ATLANTIC OUT,
Weekdays—Express, 9:00. a. ni.. 4 00, 6:03
n   hi    Accommodation,8:00 a. m., 5.45 p.m.
Sundays—Express, 9:00, 10.00 a. m. Accommodation, 8:00, ft. m., ftnd 4:30 p. in.
Beturning leave Atlantic City Depot,corner
Atlantic and Arkansas Avenues, Weekdays,
Express 7:30,8:50 ft. m., and 4:00 p. m. Accom-
bomraodation. S.10 a. m., and 4.30 p. m. .
Sundays—Bzpress, 4:00,5.15, p. m.   Accommodation, 7:15 a. in., and 4.15p.ra.
, Parlor ears on all express trains.
0. G. HANCOCK,
Gen'l t*assenger Agent,
1. A. SWB1GABD.
General Superintendent.
Apr. 21—tt.  .	
BASSLER   BOYEK — Attorney   and
Conu__.eIor-at-I.aw.
817 Cumberland St., second floor,
Lebanon, Pa.
DK. J. H. MEASE, Dentlat.
Offlee, South Eighth street, opposite the
Old Jail, Lebanon Pa. star, 22, '91.
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OR, KINO FU-TI AND NATHANIEL N YE.
THE NEXT MORNING  I  FEEL   BRIGHT  AND
•  NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER.
My doctor says it acta gently on the stomach, liver and
kidneys, and is a pleasant laxative. Thte drink ts made
of herbs, und is prepared for use as easily as tea. It lil
called
LANE'S MEDICINE.
All druggists sell it at 50c. and tl.OO per package. Buy-
one to-day. Lane's Family Medicine moves the
bowel- each day, la order to be healthy, Oil*
te necessary.
IENNSYLVAN1A RAILROAD.
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On and after _Vbv. 19, 1SBS, trains will leave
Lebanon mm follows, connecting at Conewago
fmr allpoints on the Pennsylvania Bailroad.
Leave Lebanon a_6.__ a. in. Arrive at Oone-
wk__o 7.1._ a. m., Lancaster8.05 a. m.,Philadelphia 1H.20 a. xa.. Maw York 1.18 p. ni., _Harri_>-
nuig 7.45 a. m., Altoona 1.45 p. xa.. Pittaburg
3.50 p. m. This train makes close oonneotlon
at Harriebnlv tor points on the Northern
Central and Phliudolphia & Erie Bailroad.
Leave Lebanon 10.50 a. m. Arrive at cone-
wago 11.85 a. m., Harrisburg 12.01 p. m.
Philadelphia 8.00 p. in., New York 5.58 p. tn.
Thle train makes close oonneotlon at Harrisburg for points on the Northern Central
and P. & E. lt. E.   -
Leave Lebanon '2.00 p.m.,arrive at conewago 2.45 p.in., Lancaster 3.45 p. m. Philadelphia 6.45 p. in.. Hew York 9.93 p. in.. Harris-
Bunt 3.35 p. tn., Altoona 7.40 p. in., Pittsburg
11.10 p. in., Killt -more 7.80 p, m., Washington
3.37 p. in.
Leave Lebanon 6.85 p. m. Arrive at Cone-
vrago7.2U p. in., Lancaster8.40X>. na.. Philadelphia 11.15 p. m.. Hew York 3.63 a. ui., Harris-
buret 7.50 p. m
8. M.FUEVOST, J.K.WOOD,
Qeneral Manager.       «_enl. Pn*_nr. Agt.
July 1, 1892.
SPEOIAL
Baby Carriage AND   '&
Baldwin Refrigerator
S_A_T-__E.
Come now and select your Carriages and Refrigerators at oar extremely low prices—the best selected in the city. Just received.
New styles.. Come early for bargains.
Remember, the Othello Range
is sold only by us.
Now is the time for house
cleaning. Prepare your houses,
get jour flues put In and the Tor-
bid Sunshine Steel Plate Warm
Air Furnace.   It is unsurpassed.
All kinds of House-furnishing
Goods, Oil Cloths, Etc. Cutlery a
specialty.
American Tin Roofing and Repairing of Spouting at short notice, Etc., Etc.
C. GRUMBEIN & SON,
160 N. 8th Street, LEBANON, PA.
.Seal c. Si L. Depot;
TRESPASS NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given tbat flthlng, gunning and trespassing ot any kind are
prohibited on my lands ln North Annville,
South Annvi—e and Londonderry townships
Any person isregarding or violating this
notloe will be dealt with according to law.
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.Nathaniel Nje was born in Boston
abont sixty years ago. When be was a
lad of eighteen, be shipped as a sailor
on bo-iid a vessel bound for Liverpool, aad 'pft tbe vessel there and went
3;. ii don. For a period of abont six
years, following his departure from Boston, lie wandered from city to city in
£uropevwith'bis bright Yankee brain
evfer'-on-the- alert to acquire useful
knowledge. Ha worked at several trades
long enough, to become somewhat familiarized with them ;— iu a cutlery establishment iu Sheffield, England ; in a
pottery in Sevres, France.; in a elass
factory in Venice, Italy ; in a cabinet
shop in Munich, Germany-; and 1 don't
know wbat more. At the same lime lie
cultivated acquaintance with books ; so
tbat by lhe time he was twenty-tour
years old be had a bead uncommonly
well stored, and hands uncommonly
■killed in different kinds of workmanship.
At this time be'began to think of re
turning to Boston, and settling down in
life. But beforo doing so, he deter*
mined to-go to China and familiarize
himself with silk-manufacturing,- a _ub-
Wt he bad studied Just enough in
France to induce bim tj thiuk he could
make it profitable to traae'fer thia pursuit to his native Ne*- England. Ue
therefore shipped ou a China-bound vat-
sel. But he never teacbed China. Iu
the Pacific Ocean, the vessel was captured by a Malay pirate. Tbe captain
of tbe pirate, after killing the English
officers, made a nroposal to the crew.
He bad had until recently among bis
men an English mariner named Leach,
who had been-killed in au engagement
a short time before thia He now offered to spare the life of sucb oue of the
meu as should best ill ust rate his knowledge of navigation ou tbe English method. -Half a dosen eager fellows offered
their services ; but, ou examination, the
Malay captain fouud that tbey all knew
too little for his purpose, with the exception of Nathaniel Nye, wbo was no
less wise in this matter than in many
others. So, to save bis lite, Nye became tbe Malay captain's factotum ;
but be was firm in tne purpose of desert ing as soon as an opportunity arrived.
One day the pirate stopped at au island in the South Pacific to replenish
her slock of water. Watching hia
chance, Nye concealed himself at twilight in a clump of bushes not far from
tbe slime, aud waa overjoyed at seeing
tha vessel weigh anchor ' arid make sail
without bim, for he had not yet been
mi.sed. He was now a free man, bnt
as to wbat sort of an abode Providence
bad thrown him upon, he could form
but a general idea. However, he was
provided with his gun and a few rounds
of ammunition, together with food
enough to last him for a day. So, after
penetrating inland till late iu tbe evening, he stretched out on the ground, and
fell into a sound sleep, from wbioh he
did not awake till the next morning.
He now resumed his journey, but bad
not walked far when be suddenly found
himself face to face with a savage whose
dusky countenance was hideously tat.
tooed. Tbe Islander made an effort tb
wrest Nathaniel's gun from bim ; but
ths American proved the stronger of
tbe two, and tne savage retired to a
short distance. Suddenly turn*
ing, he drew his bowstring to his
cheek, and pointed an arrow at Nathaniel. Tbe latter, preferring that of the
two the savage should die, fired upon
and killed him. The report of the gun
brought upon the scene a hundred dusky
warriors, who surrounded our unfortunate adventurer, disarmed him, stripped
him of bis clothing, and led bim to tbeir
village, where be was condemned to be
shot.
The hour of execution followed speed-
fly ou tbe sentenoe. Nathaniel was led
forth, bound and guarded. The king of
the tribe sat beneath a wide-spreading
tree, surrounded by a circle of his subjects. A line of warriors were drawn
up at a short distance, and the king rose
to his feet to address them. Taking
from bis naok a string of glass beads
which he wore, he detached one of them
from tbe string, and held it up between
his tbnmb and forefinger. "Thia jewel,'"
said the king, ''shall be tbe prize of bim
wbo shall first pierce tbe prisoner's heart
with an arrow. '
You may imagine that Nathaniel had
watched what passed about him very
closely. Tbe king, in speaking, was very
prof use of gesture, and Nathaniel comprehended wbat be was saying, although
lie could not understand his words. Perhaps his perceptions wera rendered more
.keen by the sight of the twenty arrows,
headed with sharp fish-bone and feathered with bright red feathers, wbioh
were already pointed at bim. He made
a gesture to attract the attention of the
savage who bad acted as an interpreter
for bim thus far. This savage, whose
name was Mog-Pi, spoke tbe Malay
dialect, enough of wbich Nathaniel had
pioked np, while on board the pirate, to
be able to make himself understood.
The interpreter approached.
"Is tbat necklace highly valued by
your king 1"' he asked. .
"Yes," said Mog-Pi, "the king's necklace bas no brother. It was oaptured in
one of our wars with a neighboring tribe,
and was bought witb the blood of a
hundred warriors."
"Ask your king if he will spare my life,
and give me mv liberty, if I will make
bim ten such necklaces."
Mog-Pi laughed.
" What does he 3ay to you ?" demanded
tbe king, impatiently.
"He says," answered Mog-Pi, "tbat
if you will spare his life, he will make
ten such necklaces as that."
"What!" cried the king, in great surprise, and with gestures showing the intensity of his astonishment. "Is he a
magician'_"' H6 approached Nathaniel
and stared at blm earnestly. "Make
him say it again, Mog-Pi."
Nathaniel repeated his words.
"Unbind himl" cried tbe king, "Shall
I have my new necklaces to-morrow:''
Nathaniel took a momeut for refl c»
tion, and then said to the interpreter, "I
must, have thirty days."
Tbe king was greatly disappointed at
this; but be finally agreed to ibe terms.
"I nn suspicious," said he- '•Why can
he uot make these gems sooner'_"' But
give, bim the time be asks. He shall be
watched night and day, and, Mog-Pi,
tell bim this: if in tinny suus he has
not proved bis wonderful power, his
tongue shab.be cut oui and burned for I
lying, bis eyes shall I e nicked from their
s6ckets for having looked on my dis- j
appointment, and his body shall le
burned, and the ashes scut te ed to the
winds."
."A very uncomfortable prospect that,"
thought Nathaniel; "but 1 shall do it.
Blessed day that sent. iue into .Oiaco
melli's glass-works f- 1 am saved."
He was soon left to himself, except
that a guard of four stalwart savages
kept watch over him ; aud silling down
under the tree whose shade the king and
bis subjects had just vacated, be began
lo take counsel with himself.
•••Thirty djiys in which to make -a
bushel or so of glass beads," he said to
himself, "and nothing to work with but
these two hands. Excuse me, my brains,
I came near forgetting you. And now,
w hat to do y There are t/a'o materials
tbat I must have, to make glass of;
namely, flint and an alkali, Flint is bere
In plenty, in the shape of sand, whtoh
is mostly composed of dint. If I had
time to spare, I dare say I oouid buut
up a purer article uf flint, in the shape
of quartz crystal; but sand will do. To
tneit it, I must bave an alkali, either in
the shape of potash or soda, and this I
must make. The ashes of wood aud
plants will yield me potash In plenty;
bul there it la again! I haven't time to
spend in converting these ashes into an
alkali. Now, as to soda, that is a simpler
matter to get,—I have ouly to bum a
quantity of sea-wrack, of which tbere
appears to be plenty on this island; and,
> besides, soda makes glass brighter aud
baider than potash.' So soda ills'"
Witb tbis be sprang up briskly to go
at bis task at once, and, noticing his
guards staring intently at him, he
addressed them, though knowing they
couldn't understand'a word. "Vou
poor heathen dunces, you expect to hear
me cry, Presto, Change! and see me
wave my bands in the air, I suppose,
don't you P What a precious lot of
greenies you fellows are, anyhow! I suppose you don't know that glass was made
iu Kgynt three or four thousand years
ago. I suppose yon dou't know that
Moses aud Job both knew about glass
in those old times of theirs. I suppose
you wn'txven know who Moses and Job
Were. But I'm wasting my time addressing you, gentlemen. Let nie see, "he continued musingly. "Kaw materials are
very well as tar as they go; buttbe worst
part of tt is to come. 1 must have a furnace in which to melt ray sand and soda,
or I can do nothing."
Nothing waa more certain. thau this.
To melt sand aud soda requires a very
intense beat, and of course the crucible
in wbich tbey are melted must be able
to sustain ibis beat unharmed ; and uot
only that, but it must resist tbe cbemical
action of the soda, whioh will melt some
things tbat flre won't, because it oan't.
Tbe material must therefore be a clay
containing so small a proportion of flint
as to resist tbe aotion of the alkali. Tbe
main constituent of tbis elay is alumina,
wbiob, when mixed with a certain proportion of sand and a little magnesia,
will resist almost any fire.
Nathaniel understood ail this thoroughly, thanks to his habits of study,
for it is not probable be ever would bave
learned so much bythe mere working in
a glass factory; aud without more delay
he set out to search for the materials
for his crucible, or "bead oven,"
as he facetiously termed it, for there
was no dam pen i ng bla spirits. Men who
have seen much of life are not apt to
lose tbeir spirits under menacing danger.
The thirty days were rapidly slipping
away, and the greater part of tbem had
been used by Nathaniel in experimenting, with slowly improving results. At
last the muob desired oven was done,
and the last day of the thirty was perilously near at hand. The oven stood In
a large hut. where he had gathered
wood foe a flre, with the aid of savages
Whom the king placed at his service ;
for the king waa liberal witb all the assistanoe In bis power, though he kept a
vigilant guard over our hero, and frequently commissioned Mog-Pi with repeating to Nathaniel tbe tortures tbat
awaited him lf he failed to meet bis
agreement. Nathaniel only smiled at
tbese things, and went on witb his la-
bora; but nls beart fluttered a little as
the critical hour drew ulgh. He had
selected the finest sand he oouid flnd,
and bad the savages grind It still finer
between smooth stones; and by burning
aquatic plants in boles dug in the ground
he had succeeded iu obtaining in the
ashes some fine pieces of soda! whiob
also were ground fine by the much-
wondering natives.
"Now leave me alone," said he; and
he put every man of tham oat of bis
hut-factory. ' 'Tne hour bas oome," be
said to himself. "If 1 have made any
mistake in my preparations, and therefore fall, I am a dead man, and alas for
my poor tongue and my unhappy eyes I"
He lighted hie fire. The wood proved
bad, and gave bat little heat with a great
deal of smoke. Better wood bad to be
provided, and be tried again. Tben tbe
oven, being new, heated very slowly.
At last there remained but just time
enough to enable him to complete his
operations before the fatal day, provided
he had no farther hindrances. Mixing
tbe sand and powdered soda, be put the
compound on the stone shelf in Me
baking oven, over the fire, and stirred it
slowly with a piece of iron, ao that it
should heat up evenly, and not make
lamps.
"Come, be lively, Mister Fire!" apostrophized Nathaniel, who naturally felt
a Uttle exoited, and may therefore be
excused if be said an absurd thing or
two. ■ "What a spoon thia is to Kir my
frit with 1  It's the only pieoe OC Iron
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HATS.
HATS.
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ERB & CHAUMER,
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while you wait.
these poor heathens possess though.
Now, then. Mister Fire, will you be
lively ? Aba ! now for it 1 My frit is
getting cherry red, and will soon be
ready to go into tbe red hot crucible/'
A.t last it was bot enough to put into
tbe crucible without breaking it, and in
it went. And while Nathaniel with a
Hushed and happy face was skimming
tbe mixture as It melted, aud keeping
up a roaring flre uuderueath, the king
aud bis warriors were gathering outside,
for the last day of the thirty bad come.
Mog Pi put his head lu ai- tbe door of
tbe hut aud said : "The warriors are
preparing their arrows. If the beads
are not ready at the setting of tbe sun,
you know yoar fate."
"Well, well 1" said Nathaniel, without
looking around, "beep quiet, will you 'i
Hang tbe fellows! if 1 should need a
half-hour's grace, they wouldn't give it
to me."
The melting was successful. Nathaniel Nye felt that be was saved, as he
viewed tbe clear, transparent liquid in
bis crucible- He was none too soon,
however. The sun was already sinking
behind the western hills, and as he beheld thia sign, Fu-ti the king strode
into the but, with his warriors at bis
heels. But the hut was uot so large as
some bouses I know of in Boston, and
only a few oouid enter. These gathered
in ;t semi-circle about tbe king, while
others peered in at the door. Before
the king tbere stood a large vessel tilled
witb water, which Nathaniel had got
ready and placed tbere.
"Show me my stars!" demauded Full.
"Where are the stars you promised
me 1"'
"Here is one," said Lonet,—for he
had already begun to pick up tbe language of the islanders, and understood
tbe king's words,—and at tbe moment
of making •this reply he dipped his rod
of iron in tbe crucible, and let the liquid
glass Which had adhered   to  i6  drop   iu
the water, where it immediately hardened and formedauopaqe whitehead,
pear-shaped, sucb as are ot ten known by
tbe name of Prinoe Itupert drops. This
be presented to King Fu-ti.
The king looked at It hi amazement,
and then, taming to his wanton, set up
a shout of joy, which they .re-echoed till
the little nut rang again. Nathaniel
Nye joined in the about, and made as
much noise as tbe loudest of them, for
he thought he had reason to be as delighted as the king; and I think so toe.
"He has got a glass bead, and I have
got my life," laughed Nathaniel, as be
again dipped tbe iron in tbe crucible,
and again produced a bead. Wbat was
tbe king's delight as he saw tbe beads
accumulate to the number of several
hundred under Nathaniel's skilful management !
Wben he got tbe required number
ready, our hero decided to make Hie
warriors his friends. So he made a bead
for every one of tbem, and so delighted
tbem bv bis generosity that they couid
have fallen on their faces before bim in
gratitude and admiration.
"I guess I will give them a touoh of
the wonderful now," said Nathaniel,
taking a bead in his band. This he
struck sharply on the pointed end, when
it exploded with a loud noise, like tbe
firing of a pistol, leaving nothing in his
hand bat a little dust. This was so
marvelous to the savages that tbey cried
out in alarm.
Nathaniel Nye now found himself a
very popular man in the community.
King Fu-ti manifested his respect aiid
affection for his late prisoner by going
up to him and rubbing his nose against
Nathaniel's. All the warriors followed
in their turn, and some of them had
such very hard noses, with suoh very
rough rings in them, that Nathaniel
had almost as trying a time of it as
President Cleveland had last summer ln
shaking hands with bis admirers; but
our hero submitted with a good graoe,
and reflected that, if his nose was a little
lame at the end of the performance, be
bad been accorded tbe highest honors of
tbe oountry. To sap the climax of
their regard, he now ran some of
the melted glass into several little clay
moulds tbat he bad provided for tbe
purpose,land tamed oat various ourious
und pretty artiolas.
From this time forward, Nathaniel
Nye became almost an object of worship on tbe island. Had be been a bad
man, be would bave taken unmanly advantage of the reverence in whloh he was
beld ; but hto mother, was one of tbose
good New England women wbo instil
noble principles into the minds of their
ohildren, and Nathaniel bad not forgotten his training in all hto wanderings.
So be set to work to endeavor to Christianize and civilize these people. By addressing himself to their Interests as
well as their consciences, he soon succeeded beyond hto flrst expectations.
At the end of a year they had given ap
tbeir idols and ereoted a temple 'to tbe
true God. Idleness and war were forsaken for industry and thrift, ud before long the nation was metamorphosed.
William Wirt Sikes.
For the present, Special Bargain Days
every day. Goods reduced from 20 to
25 per eent. below tbe lowest cash
price*. Ladies' and Children's Coats
sold regardless of cost at 769 Cumberland street, Lebanon, Pa.
A. E. Gantz.
They All Know What to Do.
The orowd bad gathered about a horse
and buggy in tbe middle of tbe street.
The borse had balked.
"Tie a string around his ear," said
one of the bystanders, "'It gives him
something else to think of. I never
knew it to fail."
A string was produced and wound-
tightly round oue of the animal'A ears.
It had no effect.
"Blindfold him," suggested Another.   '
A bandage was tied over hto eyes and
and effort made to start him.
Same result.
"Back bim.*'
' 'He won't baok," said tbe exasperated
owner.   "I tried that."
"Try him witb an ear of corn."
The ear of corn faUed to move the
obstiuate borse.
"I'll see if I oan't persuade him some v
otber way," said tbe exasperated owner
of the animal.
He took a whip and belabored the
beast with it till somebody threatened to
have him arrested.
Then be kicked him awhile.
All in vain.
Finally a benevolent-looking old gentleman forced bis way tbrough the crowd
and said:
"1 have seen a great many balky horses
started by building a fire under tbem.
Can you get some straw or shavings i"'
A boy was sent to a neighboring furniture store for some excelsor. He came
back piesently with a huge armful. It
was placed on tbe ground under tbe borse
and a ligbted match touched to it.
' As tbe flrst feeble flame rose fron it
and tbe smoke began to enrl about hto
legs the horse unbent a little. lie turned
bis head, took a calm survey of'the situation, and when the combustible stuff
burst into a big'blaze be moved forward
about six feet, in full possession of hto
faculties, and without any unnecessary
tmntj., and stopped again.
And the elegant buecy nu- <-ar,iagsd
twenty-Kvc doiiai s worth b.v tbe flames
before it occurred to anybody to scatter
tbe blazing stuff.
And then an old colorod man in a faded
suit of second band clothes and a hat
with half the brim gone went out and
spoke kindly to the high-spirited animal,
rubbed bto nose, patted him on the neok*
olimbed into the damaged buggy, and
said, "Git along, sonny."
And the horse moved off at a brisk
trot, witb fats head high in tbe air.—
Chicago Tribune.	
Witches in Indiana Connty.
Some Ave years ago a young man of
tbto piaoe, went from bere up into L)ix-
onville, in Banks township, to the bome
of Beuben Black, a bachelor, and Jane
Black, a sister of Reuben's, who lived
near tbe town, says the Indiana Democrat. Tbe young man's name to Lino.
Wadding. Wadding told tbe couple
they were.bewitched, and that for a oow
and calf and $00 he would drive the
witches from them. He fooled the old
people into giving him the price, and he
came back to Indiana. In a short time
they had him arrested and recovered the
property. This happened about five
years ago and a full account of the event
appeared in tbto paper. Some two years
ago Beuben Black died. Shortly after
bis death comes one John Little, who
told Jane Black, that the spirit of Beuben had appeared to bim several times
and tbat Beuben told bim that Jane
must give up tbe farm t o bim, and played
tbe Wadding racket so well and performed the incantations so cleverly that
he bewildered tbe old lady, and she gave
him the farm, where he is getting along
well and to happy. Some friends of Jane
Blaok took the matter in band and bad
Little arrested, and the trouble will
probably be settled in the Palaoe of Justice.   ' 'Wbat fools these mortals be."
Buttons and Bank.
Tbe interrelation of the buttons on a
uniform isjustas much a matter of regulation as tbe cut of a coat. The general
wears two rows of buttons on the breast
of hto frock ooat, 12 ln each row, placed
by fours. The distance between tbe rows
to 54 inches at the top and 8£ at tbe bottom.
Tbe lieutenant general to entitled to
only 10 buttons in eaoh row, arranged in
upper and lower groups of three and a
middle group of four.
Tbe major general has nine buttons in
eaoh row, placed by tbree.
The brigadier general eight in groups
of twos.
The colonel, lieutenant colonel and
major have nine buttons in eaoh row,
arranged at equal distances.
Tbere ure different designs, of course,
not only for the buttons of the army, the
navy and the marine corps, but for the
different branches of tbe service. There
are tbe infantry, tbe artillery and cavalry
buttons, tbe engineer's button, tbe ordnance corps button, the button of the
marine corps and tbe navy button. All
of these buttons the army and navy tailor must keep on hand and sew on according to regulation ■—Philadelghia Press.
A Happy Father.
Said an exasperated Texas fatber at
the dinner table:
"You ohildren torn np roar noses at
everything on the table. When 1 was a
boy I was glad to get enough dry bread
to eat."
"I say, pa, you are having a muoh
better time of It, now yon are living with
us, ain't you P" remarked little Tommy.