1 7

j "r'irrm: ca^h kvxkinJ‘1

L

"A* a *«ipi

in the Held c#U more ‘ktcki than hap- , peace, yet once or twice In a lifetime

• • [ at bis door

The Prisoner’s Story of,* Minins Engineer in

Old Montaha.

Il-nlcht

i knocking e." remark'

a be daftly ntraded a lire coal from the catnpflrt. lit his pipe and settled himself back on a heap of pine boughs, with his bark against e big log destined as a-back log for Vhe.-'all-n , are later pn. while the rest of the i •fttled themseirea" in .romhwUble

aftions and prepared to lltien.

We had started the captain, which"

- waj^ymx event, for he ; Bianf and had the indii • fcugpeak.ng. axcept tc

'ot answer a question, and then In the

briefest manner possible.

\ the 1 fi

ipper « ind- bee

posed of. and the la« man having ;■ spread his blankfls, the younger of us were having s quiet .laugh at one of the cbalhmen. who declared .that he ‘bad the nigh: before gone to the little - ti down the mountali

’ atream which r

a few yards from our camp, for of Water about l o'clock -an?

t S in tha

• the stream- dry, y

r dry, yet a

tng wben we started to get break I It was rushing dwn the mountain sldi

•why don't you wake up before you for water!” "what brand do you ak!” "whore did you get It!" "<S>-'

you have .those spells .often ! " etc., had been sprung when tjbe chief-snpke as

Above quoted. , He continued: “The way I made ffiy

■ pile was by aid ot just such a streamas Jim says this one outside Is. though there Will be plenty of water to it tonight. judging from the sound of that

i.a wet d

Bed for their llvba. for'to ♦wo minutes after the blast was Bred the water waa six feet deep In the mine and rising fash Tools, drills, pump and everything else was abandoned and to a short time under water, which rose until 11 was 10 feet deep, and after three days dropped to six ‘ feet.. andafter a few hours began to rise again slowly bntfl^lO feet waa rehebed. which continued, with regularity for some days; first m feet of water, then six f<e:, thru 10 again. They borrowed a couple 'of‘ pumps and rescued their

- ho wa* a taciturn at lo '*' w »’cr and started them idian way ot raPf-;-'* 1 ' fnd Tumped anti) patience and fuel to give a direction Kave' out. No use. aUU that deadly

rise and fall continued.

•The -Wild Horse Mine' and Its owners became a busted outfit. The bottom was out of the mine and the owners' pockee*. fort while they had 16000 worth of machinery, which, with the freight overland, had cost them I) 0.000. they had no mine and there wa* no Immediate call for Water works it that section juaf at that time. 8b they came to'me with the propoeal that If J would control the water they would give me a quarter Interest to f mine. At flrst 1 jefWd, for I conlered the Mock too w«i watered to of much use to any one 'but a stock _. Jbe- nr~ aaitamtenderfdot. but at the intercession of^tke Horton boys, who gave the Dutchmeb^credlt for being good. hard-working fellows, who

a pail

o If you care to listen. I’ll give

I

fe.

f- •»»

. rod the story:

g- '•It was at the cldse of 1868. when & ——• "/ you youngsters were In short

id 1 had Just.‘complete

F toarvey r'* v -

j- was thl

my

i youngs i

pants -and 1 had Just r of the territory of Montana

blnklng of pulling stakes and

^JBtohlng on to a wilder and more un- | setlled country. For i thought it waa [ . getting' rather thick when tbev.'.md 1 tour post office* in the/State.'and there [• ’ was nearly - 60 at that time, besides. I • there .waa more than a doxen lswyers j la the territory, .and I knew that there ! was trouble for all thf rest of us from f -then on. l am here, yet I know, but

then there -i

then ered

■ ttough t too long under

> are few places npw covb« the old Stare and Stripe* but matt thickly populated, and I

the. Bag to

had a-tide which rose and fell once to three days, with a mean variation o.* four feet, and as low water was to occur that day I started and slowly walked over with the Hortons and the

Dutchmen.

we approached the mouth otthe 1 noticed a dozen or two yards

the mouth of the shaft, tin rill tumbling over U with a fall of about 25 feet, about four feet' across and a 13 Inches deep, and after admli

fail a few moments 1 asked Ji or my would-be. German partners, why' they had not put up a wheel and nsej the jyater power to run their ore crusher, instead of the /more costly

steam engine.”

•Won't do.' he replied. It will pretty soon and won't run -again

thret

•L change to k new 7 wrere pretty thick

nasty

that fell and. while I could generally

with

L Vev thst Ru; K »hc flask of

The Indians rather n

rally

oaljed '811account of

‘ M ttl

being cs esh dp ac

I carried at times

H for the. artificial horison. some of t Which I presented the chiefs snd medi- ' cjne men. to be used as a prise when » they were very sick. The results con- : rineed them that I was very big tswli- ‘ cine myself, and as 1 agy. ^could gen«rally get along with them, hut the 1 ■kle rule with an Indian is never fo 1 trupt them this side of the happy hunt- [ tag grounds, snd by-the way. the same i_ lule may apply to mtm white men. 1 ‘to close to Helena and 6c-

with the small mattere aim lines and locating the miners, making my Sioux Gulch with the

rwu- do*s. cd friends of mine, who T had found.Un U-e long run. that ranch, I lag in that country was fully as proflt-

\r aJWe as mining

K -Ctae day J waa accoatod by three F 'Oermank. who bed's mine a fa* miles -• the gulch, railed the Wild Horae - . Mine They were to great trouble, for ’ banking on the continued widening Of

of their money to mahad aloMSt completed a

J kennel to the aide of he mountain,, to ■ tap the mine st a point son»e hundred 2 BM deeper than the shaft already | auk. when the mine gave promise | af Hrtng up ‘to Ita name, by suddenly | faraing from a vertical veto to one j of to degrees downward and toward. ! thus rendering a tta-foot -tunnel almost usetpm Sadly they abandoned ■- the Idea of a connecting tanael to tap

I-jmp^ghe new dlractlof edMtantly wtdeaing a: fv ta*N>t_ruher ore aad ‘ tafitaJ day after day. u •eetaed to tasttfy the

aad-glvtag prom-

after day. uatil the c Justify the expsodlti that had just been a days before they had s

j ~ .in

v e- —- — — . m 27-TS; > mmrn dars *m M tw water »

rpuld be joined completely unless 1 culd And a way to help them put.-1 onsented to walk oyer to their hole

ground and take a look at

lather curious feature of a mine that

which 7" <fy

It was'

B7 « p. 1

there was not a drop of water to the •Wild Horse mine.' and but % small

^ ^ *— the

out the

found

stream flowing from the tunnel. JTh* next mdmlng we blew o fccadiagi of t^e shaft and f reives to a rock chamber 20

had caused all the troufa had furbished the little waterfall Wstrf'and myself wittoh comfort:

fortuhe which ^a

tales

-cut

safely Invested In bonds, from which. I the coupons every six

months. What had happened? Wasthls the passage from the reservoir to

11 waa simply

hlch once started

until Into

4 to much apace sing It to take

f the time

passage from

the outlet aboye? Th?

a natural syphon. whh_ .. drew out the water until it was lWj» enough to let air Into the long end, of the tube: when It stopped and took two or more days to BU up and the rration was repeated. When my < man partnbis punched holes to the

rock, they simply added to the reearrolr. causli longer to fill and therefore was extended to three days.

“I. having settled the proposition In my own mind, found the abandoned tunnel running in the right direction and. far enough below the floor of the cave to drain it comfortably and quickly.' When we got rid ot the water we simply traced- the vein on the opposite wall of the cave and went on taking It out.” Now one word, readera." don't' tough when a man tells yon a curious story. Don't be ashamed to ask questions. All supessful men are noted for asking questions and are good listeners when others talk. And las! but not least, never be tqo old or know too mpe^ to let some one else ^ell you a new wrinkle about your trade.—Sing Sing Star of Hope. ( GUAINT AN& CURIOUS.

green marble, with brouse handles, and prove that the-Roman pound was equal to threej-quaflers of a pound avolrdulr. Rotomahona. New Zealand, there

Is an Immense geyser which covers area »n acre to extent, and •

throws columns

i conKantiy *r to vast indtog-three s ot steam

New Turk City.—Short, Jauni ets of taffeta, peau de aqle and moire are much- worn by young glrla this season, and have a youthful appear-

M.BXTSD JACKET WITH SAILOB COLLAB. anee that Is very pleaitng. The'Ulustratlon shows an attractive mode developed In black taffeta stHcbed with white, allk. . .. It ta adjusted with shoulder and un-der-arm seams. ‘ The back and front are pleated at the shoulder and The stitching on the pleats ceases the lower edge. w,bere

BsrcsprettHy.

The garment Is straight across-tbtf back and under the arm. In.tbefroiff If extends to a deep pdint thst reacbea below the waist line. A broad lace collar completes the

Bands of green velvet ribbon fasten under rosette#’at the back of the caps and finish the yoke! giving h decided

touch of color to the gown.

The skirt Is msde'tn one piece, with

lece.

a plain space to front that simulates

a panel.. The box plea I

each aldt

From'tbls point the $ktr«

y. and has a graceful sweep at the

in this n

that a!

fa'exteud.froni

side of the front all around the They are narrow at the top. and grow wider toward the lower edge. The salting terminates about half way down, and a band of lace'll applied lo fasten the pleats' tightly nt

the knee#, flare# wide-

ly. a

floor. Skins Increase the size the hips, but this fault may be remc died If the pleat# are stitched on ttu .edges! To make the waist In the medium slae will require one and a quarter

laterl

terlal f<

i Uttla Coal.uma. mercerized glugl stylish little ci

with saffron lace and --black velvet

ng.

and underarm seams only The box

Stylus

pink

ribbons for trlmmlnt

The blouse Is adjusted with #boulder

' ’ ms onl.

o belt In the In slightly

double-breasted style, the right aide

-ft.

Bailor collar that

btoad

round at the neck forms pointed, revd^s In front. It la edged with a narrow ruffle surmounted by a bandW-lace.

ire* days.' -1 stared

nazement • What’" l

three day*?”

qtop i for

hi^ with

exclaimed, • not run for

which go much higher'. Imagine, if you can. train 16 7-8 miles 11 S!fT cars and contali

1 cattle. 38.456 hog# aaui-22.-244_*h£ep. and yon will have some idea of the record breaking day for receipts at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, on Wednesday. July 24. 1K»1. It was the bige*t day ever known In the history, of

this Wg ilverstock mart.

•' *Yes.’ said he. Indifferently. 'It will stop by I o'clock this afternoon.' I aald nothing more, but-determined to be on hand when It Mopped and try and. find out why it stopped. I examined the mine and .found thing* about, as I have already outlined them., and casually asked Hans, another of the German*, when he- expected the’ tide t> -commence to rise agtta. when 1 was astonished to hrar him say .'about 3'O’clock and then the water ycomes up about three days, then gom down

" I enaTined tne my pocket com-

pass determined It* general direction with reference to the mine aad the r lream, and with my pocketjul* in «eu of a transit —- ‘ ~'~

The old custom' of

brid* i n odd

rides himself, with a'number of gold snd silver pieces, and! at the words, ‘■With all my worldly goods I thee endow.” hands tie clergyman his fed and pt-urs the other coins Into a handkerchief held by toe bride. In other places the bride asks her husband for a gift of money or property on the day after the wedding! and tSU request he is bound in honor to grant. Wood is lo be'the newest food, says Hetnricl: Reh. s profasaor of chemistry in Berlin. He has secured a patent upon ■' form oC antmal fodder which-has sawdust as Its chief togre-

thisl animals have a

of giving a p ling is still p

to an odd fashion In parts of Cumber-

land. Hngland. The,

again to one day - I - tunnel and by aid of mj pass determined its gen

la lion, which I kept Co myself! ant down to dinner, after'-whleh I spent an hoar orembr* to examining the last

-e taken from the mine.

’•Aboat t p. m. I cHmbed the rock to toe brisk of the waterfall and found i the hole to/ the racks through which the stream came, a few' feet hock ..of

where It took Its j

He an

derided lifclnj of thrub*. t food of tje

triment itmtained In such growth remnins in b even after It has become wood, he obrerve*. that, with a llttie salt and water added to .U, .the aaw-

All there j will prove to be * highly nonr-

t direction whs a j (wning u iet.

I looked the water, which for some r minutes .had appeared to be rapidgetting lower, etopped srltfa^a low _ _tabling eound. The Show was ovef. 1 turned on gty heel and led the shxions Germane back to the office, and ia 15 miautes became the owner of a to the 'Wild Horse

H sum of i

>f a dollar. M I waa to b for one

• ' for toe

etc., with the .

j bare sole cent . ...

year and that my partner* were to take hp : work at once on toe oband-' oced funnel and run It Bek exceeding 190 feet -to any direction I named. Work os the tunnel commenced the seat day at an angle of 80 degrees to the right of-the former line toward the stream, but t» feet below the heafr of the tall, and 19'day* afterward I * wakened one morning with the * from ttSoee disgusted Germans' that they had struck water ta th* tuhaad could go no further. I think that moment that I eoaid have toe reet of the •Wild Here*

link dot mown talas ve* v vhat you cal! on* -sponge stmt ft**, aad -wlth^toe w« eet o«t for toe taanet. a alee twolack siren* of water was spurting f-o* to. tarn ef to. reck To mshe gzzmi - t7T —» — ;

-srisss

The.other day ka^D. C. Mlsner was passing the Dillsboroftnd.) Bank he #aw upon' toe sidewalk what he thought waa a snake abont a yard in length aad of a peculiar color. He struck st the supposed reptile wj|h his walking stick, aad was surprised when tbe'”*aakr” parted In twain. Upon examination It waa ascertained that toe peculiar-looking object Was mad* up of myriads' of smalt.-wiry worms: each abpuV «n -toch to length. ’The mass w*a totaled exactly like a snake and wsjjh.iuiic along abofct as rapidly, as a i1ia&. later to the day. Mrs. Sarah Keiiham, ’residing north of the town, found a similar maaa of wrig^tag

V-jims ta her dooryhrd. .

* and is dnrtfntog^ther by 1 white satin era tat The are' pies ted-to correspond .wttb the front*. They flt ttje upper arm closely, and flare widely at toe tower edge in bell effect. Small pearl buttons are applied on each pleat where toe stitch-

ing ebds.

Some of these jacket* ate lined throughout with white sstitr. other* '■re made up without any. lining, and ankjdeal garment* for summer wear. The collars often dhow beautiful specimens of the wearer’s own needlework, (•of

Th#' petrel Is usually named the stortay petrel.' The bird Is. under the e of Mother Ojuwy’s .ehtekea. to* j-of the sal tor, who always-eon-r* the bird as to* precursor of wm. It t* the smaileet of th* web-

. . ta -tata > _ta tab tf ita tatan

e is preferable to the ecru hades, as It tnakes a more jtrast. ' To make the Jacket for a miss fonrfeen years win require three and seveneighth yards of twenty-iwo-lnch material with ooe-half yard of all-over

ta- the. palest

■i .. r ._ Jltotag that ffiaasa ta <k* eewtre ttmtlC Th* back it faced with ewotrasttag material to a reaad yoke depth. The fuU becks are

The shield i* made of Tlnen trimmed ih bands ofvelvet ribbon. It fasti in the back, and 1* completed with*

collar.

are shaped with Inside tc upper arm cloaety on pointed cuffs, the

the sleeves being arranged

at tb/ back of the cuffs, over which they droop prettily Bands of velvet

ribbon trim the cuffs and belt.

t T^e skirt is shaped In twe piece*. ‘A box pleat U arranged at each aide of the centre back seam. The pleats are the same width st the belt as those to tbf blouse and flare prettily

at-the lower edge. * *

rx.’S

NEW JERSEY JIATE NEWS. latest happenings Gleaned From AK

Over the State.

There is one bind; in the city of Patcr»on Which i.» t > br kept clean lor .he balance of (hr *ra»on and ffiat it he section of Water street lying be-te-thn Arrh and Chmon »trec!». The «ork will be be Kim by the women wholive in the block. Among them are a lumber of thrifty Holland damrt mho lave a horror of dirt. For several a-ccks patt the condition of ,tti<- ^treel ias been an eyesore to these gooi lousewivc* wl*o keep their homes in the perfection of neatness. A bright^ idea :ame into the mind of Mrs Das'id I’ Forshay and she invited al! the^pomrn >f the block to nicct as her home. Ihey Sad not licen in the house fifteen minmcs before the Indies' \ - igilancc Oomm'rttec had boen organized and war

vady for business.

An airship intended for competitien it the St. i.oui.s World's Fair has been ■onstructed by an- Elizabeth mechante Hie machine, which isThi fourrii model ronstriK-.cd. is larger than model No. j. s-hich had flown successfully -in flights -A 500 feet. It .i« fifteen fert long, •nounted on- wheels' and carnet f ■Croplanes. having a stn

having a surface of 365

square feet. It is propelled by four /acuum. tubes and a steam turbine Iriving a two-bladed propeller. With . 1 weight Of twenty-fhrec pound# it is f iesigned 10 carry a weight of twenty j pounds and to -fly over a mile cour>e / - &r. Gifford, of Gbssboro. had hit < lorse tied at a livery stable in Pitman. Jut it became unfastened and wandered \ the outside cellar steps at Ralph -y

derrick ih«- am

lot before the-

jf thy cell:

Fhe hoi

1 and a poraor 5-.kicked down

doorsill < wall was .

irse was badly cut. , The chestnut crop in New Jersey will be very large this year, and according ’.o expens the nuts will be well deve!jped and free from worms. Abundant moisture, copl nights and slow development tend 10 make chestnuts fat and tweet and the same weather conditions tre favorable to the fuH development jf walnuts, hazel nuts., hickory nuts and butter nuts. Chestnuts command from ( $2 to $2.50 a bushel Henry Walter, of Riverside, was rcbfollowing sftemooyFAVhen he looked fori^thc mort^wb*.gone. \Tne Binlctt pear crop in the vicinity ofWammonton has been very good this vcaV.^ The- growers have received frqin ^2.50 to $4.00 per barrel, according to

the quafity.

While unloading thick at Diver's Lane. Edward -Harris, of PcnnSgrove. heard firing at the tort several miles and shot fell all arccird him xr.d

by residents. Members of the tramp fraternity art', wending their way to the crsnbcrrv bogs in anticipation of the_ picking season. which will ‘begin this.’weekWilliam Dick, of out a chick that eg?, one eye and a besk as long as its body. A new double home in Swedesboro to be ibuilt-has had a dozen applicants ' and the first stone Of the foundation is not laid yet The recfm heavy, rains in Gloucester county have put' the fishing streams in a muddy condition, to the dismay of

fishermen.

Gloucester real estate agents report dwelling houses very scarce, despite the fact that many new houses are being 1 the improvement of gas -and : lights. Westville's next move

e^for incorporation.

and Hannah Coopert. of U have. just cckjffaied—tire — -friSeTr marriage.

“range

md a

ler. -

living on the outskirts of iloocester City are complaining about

^ list anniversary

AT a meeting, of tbe^Tborofere C ten new members » : ere initiated

real Ihe goat was in tho room. t __ ' Pedricktown school will reopen on

boys stealing truck;'

( of carpenter toob.y\ -3 R. P. Craig.'ol

Great quantities of appleli - are. bring sent from Elmer,dhte to Pittsburg.. - Joseph Ale received $4 per barrei for his first tot .of sweet potato# at Penas-,

grove.' ■ tab.'s

A neyr” bridge he creek at Fn

ha* been, bwk over

Tha? French feeling is a* strong a* ever - speeches of Bishop

bt-Toor. . ' • ' !

mm