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BOCHESTEB DEMOCRAT AND CHE ONTCLE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 27. 1895. 11 THE RELIGIOUS WORLD smTS S0RTS In foil progress. It having been Wmmp Ml July 17, near the north-mr ntnus of the route. The excavation 'B through plastic clay, although rto cutting through rock were also ne-tW0-n 9 In the forme? material, consider-Cnf br'aciul and Fheathlm; of the sides of ftSw required, so as to allow the theJrtion of the conduit to proceed with-danger For this purpose the bottom the trench was neatly shaped to the form aud grade, and upon ri deno'ited a layer of concrete, six What is Being Done by the Workers in the Churches of the Various Denominations in This and Other Lands Religious Opinion.

lights down again and a similar roise is heard. The birds seem to be Hying iH over the room. The lights are again brought in and the illusion shown. Finally, the medicine man squats down in tbe oihui space, cross-legged like a Turk. One mar.

holds him by the knees, another by the arms. The lights are turned down or taken out. There is a rustling of feathers and pinion and an apparent strugle. The lights are called for and the medicine man is not di covered. Tha men who attempted to hold him in this cabinet position are the most mystified and cannot tell whether he went out through the barred door or the roof.

The performance concluded with a lightning and thunder scene. Thunder reveriRi ates through the room, and Hashes of light, siz-zag and horizontal lines, play over the heads of the auditors, almost blinding them. Sometimes the room is so lighted! with these flashes that the auditors' faces are apparent to each other and they plainly; see the medicine man in the ojxn npace, with no stage paraphernalia whatever, no wide sleeves or loxes. and almost as nude as a living picture. This wonderful magic trick is performed in a room holding only about fifty people, who are seated around the shaman, or medicine man.

He is in the center of an open space ten feet square, and he has not a table, chair or any "property" whatever. He has not even a moustache to deceive you." The shamen claim that these extraordinary powers are given to them through their fasting and praying. They fast and pray three days and nights lefore each performance, which, however, is only two or three times during a season, like grand! opera. They do notHrharge for admission, claiming that it would be sacrilegious to do so. and that they would lose their pow era.

Rut after the performances the mystified and superstitious auditors heap upon the shaman all kinds of presents, whicnt of course, he accepts, just as a prima don-no does a diamond ring. satisfactory, both as regards new members unl from a financial point of view. Dr. Thompson in his anniversary sermon reported 273 new members, most of them from new families. Of $16,000 raised for the support of the work, all but $500 came from the people themselves, over $4,000 waa contributed for benevolent objects, making something over $20,000 in all.

All expenses have been met, and the year doses with cash in hand and assets sufficient to meet all obligations as they mature. of preliminary grading for roadwavs and reducing depth of backfilling, of which were in rock; 202,000 cubic yards of excavation In trenches for the pipe, of which 1,300 were in rock; 4.270 cubic yards masonry of various classes; 210,000 feet 15. M. tim Iter and plank in foundations and bridges; tj.500 lin. feet of piles driven for bridges and pipe foundations; 53,307 lin.

feet 1-4-inch plate pipe, single riveted; 24,7211 lin. feet 1-4-inch plate pipe, double riveted; 34,815 lin. feet S-lU-Ineh plate pipe, and 24.043 lin. feet 3-8-Inch plate pipe, both double riveted; 1,321 lin. feet 36-inch cast-iron pipe, special castings and stop valves: the total length of pipe conduit thus lieing 13S.275 lin.

feet, or 2U.16 miles. The first shipment of steel pipe from the Kast Jersey Pipe Works arrived on April 2ti, 1U3, but laying was deferred until June 8th, as a large amount of heavy grading along the first two miles of the route had to be finished, before any pipe could be delivered or the trench opened. On December 21, 1S03, the pipe conduit was completed to Ilochester Junction, on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, a distance of about 13.H miles from its beginning near Hemlock lake, and further operations were suspended for the winter. During the preceding period, the average rate of progress In pipe laying was 5O0 feet per day. Work was resumed on April 6, 1MM, and as the weather continued favorable, very rapid progress was made.

Rush reservoir being reached on May 14th, and Mt. Hope reservoir on July 20th. The maximum rate of progress In pipe laying was 1,800 feet in one day, and the average for the entire work was 508 feet per day. Much work, however, remained to be done in testing, recalking, attaching air-valves aud blow-offs, setting main stop valves, painting and cleaning the pipe, and making temporary Inlets a the two reservoirs; and it was not until August 24th, that the water was flrst let into Rush reservoir, anil October 9, 1804, into Mt. Hope reservoir.

The number of men employed daily along the Hue of work ranged from 300 to 000. An Important element In the problem was the acquisition of the necessary rights of way for perfomUng the work over a route 27.8 miles In length, where the ground was not already owned, by the city. Of this distance, 20.6 miles was through private lands, and 7.2 miles in highways. The title to the area occupied by these roads was, however, vested in the adjoining landowners, and hence it became necessary to negotiate with the latter for the right to lay the pipe, precisely as If the line were located in private grounds. Much diplomacy was needed to obtain these rights without causing delay to the contractors, especially as no limit was placed on the number of conduits which the city might lay iu the territory sought, also because it was stipulated that no damages to crops grown thereon in the future should ever be paid.

Out of a total of 140 landowners along the route, it was found necessary to apply for legal condemnation proceedings and arbitrations in only thirteen cases. The total costs of these rights of way, including all legal expenses involved thereby, was about $07,900, or about S2.0S4 per mile on the average. It would also be Interesting to give a statement of the entire cost of the work up to the present time, but as it embraces a large number of Items which could not be properly collated in season for this paper, only the principal expenditures can now be presented approximately. For the intake work, gate house and masonry conduit, the cost has bien about for the steel pipe conduit with tbe appurtenances named in the contract, for valves and structures which were to be provided bv the city aside from the general contracts, F29.0OO; for rights of way, and for engineering aud inspection total, fl.0S4,!HM). This amount does not include payments made for prospective damage to mill-privileges, or a great variety of incidental expenses; and there should furthermore be added the costs of completing the permanent connections nt the two reservoirs, as well as those for the erection of suitable buildings over the several gate chambers at Hemlock lake and Mt.

Hope reservoir. No contracts for these latter items have yet been made; and as the work involved will necessarily be expensive. It Is fair to presume that the original appropriation of $1,750,000 will be fully exhausted. Hefore concluding this paper, the writer deHires to acknowledge the generous support and substantial -o-operation of tbe Kxecutive Hoard in all the work outlined above, as well as their large participation In the many anxieties and worries which always accompany the deslirn and execution of such an important and costly undertaking. He also takes pleasure In acknowledging that In the successful performance of the work, great dlt Is due to tbe several contractors.

Messrs. Whitmore. Ranber Vlclnus. Wm. H.

Jones Sons and Chambers Casey, together with the Rochester Rrldge Iron Works, the Kast Jersey Pipe Works, of Paterson. N. the x. Gossip of the Diamond and Trotting track. ACTS OF THE ATHLETES Notes of News Concerning What Has Been and What is Now Going on Among the Leaders and Followers in the World of Sport.

John L. Sullivan is out with the old statement that "next year" ewill re-enter the ring. Washington will have no less than a dozen promising young players lu the minor leagues this year. Iveg defeated Rchaeffer by a score of 500 to 3'JO in the same played at Columbus, Ohia, January 17th. Walter Christie, the professional runner, has been ennaKed to train the Williams College track athletic team.

Dr. Carver's jewels, valued at $125,000. are to be sold to liquidate bis debts, caused by the failure of "The Scout." There were 172 fatal street accidents In London last year, and In not a single one did a bicycle ligure. While Paris, with a record of shows a like Immunity for wheelmen. Lord Dunraven has Issued orders to have bis yacht, Valkyrie finished by May.

De. signer Watson will constantly superintend the work of construction, which is being secretly done. Tbe American Ilnckney Horse Society has now 112 life and 107 annual members, making a total membership of It had a cash balance on hand January 1, of $8,030.50. The syndicate to build the cup defender Is composed of C. Oliver Iselin, W.

K. Van-derbilt and E. 1). Morgan. Oeorge Oould offered to be one of a syndicate to build a defender, but his offer was not accepted.

Automatic starting machines have proven so successful In Australia" duriDg the past year that the question of their use on race tracks in this country is ceitain to attract a great deal of attention the coming seasou. Mayor Ten Uroek, of Anbury Tark, announces that the citizens of Asbury Park have subscribed ten thousand dollars to entertain the League of American Wheelmen on the occasion of Its annual meet next summer. -Judge Endlich, of Pensylvania, has decided that bicycler had the riht to use all turnpike roads free, and that toll companies had no right to charire fees except for vehicles drawn bv animals. He classes bicycles with baby coaches and wheelbarrows. Germany undoubtedly possesses the largest number of cvcling clubs of continental countries, although it Is very dltlicult to enumerate them.

Nearly every town In the Fatherland possesses one or more clubs, while the German Union has an enormous membership roll. The assets of the New York Athletic Club on December 31, were while sets are represented by real estate, furnlsli-sets are represnted by eral estate, furnishings, cash In bank of supplies on hand of frt.iox.-vt and members' house accounts of It is expected that the Vigilant, Oolonla. Jubilee and Navahoe will contest with the new yacht that Is to be built for the honor of defending the precious America's trophy. There Is still much talk among a small coterie of New York fans of getting up a benefit for poor Jim Mutrie. The New Yorks have accepted a date with the I'nlversity of Pennsylvania tenni at the Polo Ground for April Pth.

The college games already booked for New York are: Yale, April 6th and 17th: University of Pennsylvania, April Pth: Columbia. April loth and 10th, and Harvard, April l'Jth and 2oth. The Erie, Trotting Association was organized with Hon. Charles M. Iteed president and T.

F. Noble secretary. The purse will amount to JlO.Ooo. Date will be claimed In June. The association will join the Buffalo, Bradford.

Tonawamla. Horneljsvllle circuit. The subscriptions amounted to $20,000. Hon. C.

M. Heed has given the association a track and buildings. Arrangements have Just been completed for tbe first intercollegiate gymnastic meet ever held in this country. It will take place at the Yale gymnasium February 27th between Yale and Princeton. The following order of events has been decided upon: Double horizontal bar, balancing trapeze, side horse, flying trapeze, balancing ladder, parallel bars, club swinging, double trapeze aud tumbling.

The tondon Times Is of the opinion that tbe rules governing the races in the coming contest for the America's enp appear to be more favorable to the challenger than In the IH'Xt matches. It further savs thst Lord Dunraven Intends to race the Valkyrie HI. In the Clyde regattas only. She will be fitted for her Western voyage immediately after them, and thus will be able to start for New York at tbe end of July. INDIANS GREAT MAGICIANS.

A Cabinet Trick That Would Set Our Conjuors Dizzy. Exchange. Paleface sleight-of-hand performers and fakirs would do well to go West and learn the true art from the Moqui Indians of the Southwest? in New Mexico. A paleface is not permitted, however, to witness these "religions tests," unless he has first renounced civilization and become what is known among frontiersmen as a "squaw man" that is, a white man married with an Indian woman. This is the original cabinet trick: The select audience of worshipers is "discov-ereed" in the etfua (church) seated on the ground; all lights down.

Enter into the open space several men. who move around in a circle to a solemn chant to a drum accompaniment. An Indian drum is a ves-ansel partly filled with water with a hide stretched over the top. The scene is weird and the audience is as quiet as a sjiook seance. Presently there is heard a rustling of pinions and feathers and the hooting of an owl a bird of ill-omen to the Indian.

The audience become terrified and frequently the squaws make a hasty exit. Then the noise becomes fainter and fainter still, as if the bird is making his exit through the flies or tule roof. Torches are brought in by the supernumeraries and presto, change. AMUSEMENTS. I of which a powerful hoisting machine was placed on a framework overhead.

A pipe was then rolled upon two small tracks and conveyed to the end of the pier, where one-half its weight was transferred from the foremost truck to a pontoon or scow, which was then pushed out a certain distance and held in place; the pipe was then lifted from the rear truck, and lowered upon a second scow, which had been slipped underneath, so that it now rested on two floating supports; whereupon it was easily towed to Hs required position between two well-braced clusters of piles, which had meanwhile been driven In the line of the work, and which were provided with hoisting machines on their tops. The pipe was then lifted from the two scows and held in place by strong chains at each end. This method of transportation was adopted for all the pipe, except the first long one, which was moved to the gate house by rolling on timber ways carefully bedded in the surface of the ground. Other work, however, was necessary before any pipes were nioved. A steam dredge had to cut a channel, giving about 20 feet depth of water and sufficient width on bottom to allow it to operate advantageously, from a point in the lake about 8tK feet from the shore, towards the latter to meet the open excavation for the first pipe, which was done mainly tinder the protection of a low dam built in the shallow water near the shore.

This plan was pursued both to expedite the work, and to avoid the necessity for a driver in coupling together the ball and socket joint at the junction of the first long pipe, and the short one which had previously been laid along the foundation of the gate house. Horings had shown that, to this extent at least, an open excavation, with side slopes of one and one-half to one. could readily be made In the plastic clay; and this was proved by the subsequent easy performance of the work. After the earth was removed, the first long pipe was rolled down the slope of the pit by means of check ropes, and placed approximately In line on the bottom. Several thick piles C5 feet In length, which was sufficient to span the top of the excavation, were then rolled along from the south bank, so as to form a bridge or platform over the end of the pipe.

A few supports from below enabled this platform to carry a light pile driver, the engine of which was left on the bank, whereupon a cluster of six piles was driven on each side of the pipe, and thoroughly braced. The tops of thee piles projected 10.5 feet above the water surface of the lake, and were capped transversely with heavy timbers, the caps being in turn tied together by similar longitudinal timbers. The space of about 14 feet between the two groups of piles was then bridged over with other timbers, upon which a hoisting machine was placed, whereby the south end of the pipe could subsequently be lifted above water surface. At its north end, the pipe was raised to the slight required height with jack-screws, and then slid along nutil the ball of the joint was properly fitted Into the socket of the pipe projecting southerly from the gate house, whereupon the coupling collar of the ball was securely bolted to said socket, thus completing the first joint or flexible unloa of the two pipes. As the above-mentioned short pipe was firmly held in place lxith by the thick wall of the gate bouse and the large mass of concrete In which it was enclosed, also by the clay backfilling over the latter, the south end of the first long pipe could now be nioved abont freely, and it was therefore raised up and held In place with a chain sling nntil the dredge had completed the aforesaid channel, aud formed a communication with the open pit.

A second cluster of piles, like the first, was then driven in the channel at the proper distance from the second ball joint, and provided with a hoisting machine, whereupon the second long pipe was brought into position, raised from the scows and coupled to the first one above the water surface. It will be noticed that only one hoisting machine was placed on each of the clusters of piles, the one at the open or south end of the second pipe being soon relieved from duty by a chain sling, whereby it becomes available, with a little shifting, to lift the north end of the third pipe. The sling at the south end of the first pipe could now be released by throwing the entire weight at the second ball joint upon the first hoisting machiue, whereupon the Joint could be lowered down to place on the bottom of tbe channel; but before doing this a strong timber and plank platform was attached to the joint in order to prevent undue sinking Into the soft clay bottom. As soon as the platform and joint reatel on the bottom, the hoisting machine was free to be moved to the third cluster of piles. P.y repeating these operations, all of the fifteen pices were finally sunk in place.

The end of the last pipe was provided with a wide, flaring mouth-piece, which was inclosed in a strong, timber crib, It! feet square and 10 feet high. Two sides of this structure were diverted into compartments; and when it was ready for sinking, these were loaded with stone distributed lu snch manner as to produce a nearly uniform pressure uimui the lake bottom. As the connection of the crib and mouth-piece did not admit of much motion, it was necessary to lower the last pipe and the crib simultaneously, aud in a horizontal position, which was easily done with the hoisting machines and guide ropes. It should also be stated that after the pipes bad been laid In tlie aforesaid deep channel, the latter was partially refilled by the dredge with material taken from the adjacent sides, In order that no subsequent sloughing or caving might cause a displacement of the pipe; the large excavation at the shore was likewise refilled. All piles were pulled out as soon as they bad served their purpose in any locality, and, if practicable, were again used elsewhere in the work.

The same course was also pursuod with the other materials. The crib, which completed the new intake work at the lake, was sunk on October fi, the first long pipe having been put in place on August 14th. Dredging was begun on June 25th. and on August 21st, connection was made with the open excavation at the shore, although only ft portion of the channel was at that time finished. As the clusters of piles nt the pipe Joints could not be driven until the dredge had cut the required channel, progress with the pipe laying was somewhat slow, but after leaving this channel, the floating pile driver was kept at work constantly, and the pipes were laid as fast as the pile clusters could be completed.

The work of launching, transporting, connecting and laying each pipe occupied only a few hours, and had the dredging and pile work all been done In advance, the pipe work alone could have been completed in ten days. Karly in the season it was realized that the above-described permanent Intake work could not be finished before an ample supply of clean water from the lake would be needed for washing out both the tnnnel and conduit masonry and the steel pipe conduit, which latter was expected to reach Uush reservoir In June. To avoid delays anywhere in the work between the lake and said reservoir, and In order that the earliest advantage could be taken of the considerably greater discharging capacity of the portion of the old conduit between Mr. Hope and Rush reservoirs, over that of the portion between Itush and the lake, a temporary intake was formed early in Jnlv. with a line of Irt-iuoh pipe, about 720 feet long, which was laid as a siphon from a small plank basin on the shore of the lake, and directly communicating therewith, to the bottom of the gate house.

This line of pipe was provided with a stop-valve at each end. and by closing the same, the siphon could readily. lie charged In a short time by filling It with water from a small steam pump. I5y closing the orifice for filling on top, and then opening the two stop-valves mentioned, the siphon was once set In operation, and was able to deliver clean water from the lake at the rate of about gallons per day. This rate was amply sufficient for every purpose, and the pipe remained In service uutil the permanent works were completed on October 6.

181t4. It was taken up sooi afterwawrd and returned to the city for fu- I ture use In the distributing system, while the plank and boards of the suction basin now form part of the temporary roof over the gate bouse. It may also be mentioned that water from the siphon was flrst admitted into the tunnel for cleaning purposes on July 16, 194, and that this operation occuoied a full month, during which time the 'ma-nonry was subjected to repeated scrubblngs and flushings. On August 17th, the water lt wltn its upper Buriace ad uted to the shape of the brick carefully i0. ,1 uad hardened guffl- the invert or uuuum iue formed by a single course of brick.

An was formea 'orK: ivprt or bottom of the con iy i.rk BiJe walls, eight inches were next built true to iine from forms, up to the leyel of the center emi-crcular arched roof; and while was going on. the intervening this wor ut twelve inches, between the i ii lu hnut twelve incnes. ociween Tne Bpace ot trlc)t wails and the Bides of was compactly nlled witu the exca VoMlen centers were then put iu concrete. the pr.jj arcn was turned place, each of four inches thick-tn two e.0U'J;re(i with a thick coating of. ness, which the concrete backing mortar, aner J7 lnhps and sloped of wa8w towards the top of the arch.

yf the brick work was laid in Portland 1 JinrttT whereas the concrete was cement "a'fural cement. The roof was to remain exposed tintil the con-aiiowea nard; whereupon the trench tret haa tne gurface of tue except in a few places where giZ Tcavtion was very shallow, and an embankment was necessary to protect the iua--from frost. In such cases the eni-imnkraent was carried to a height of 3.5 feet the top of the arch, and the filling also extended back to the hillside in nier to avoid the formation of pools. Some Hilars occurred in the supply of materials 1t the conduit during the fall; and as it was 5'dilrable that the open work should be completed before severe cold weather set in, the intractors devoted most of their energy to the accomplishment of this end. The work was therefore pushed with the utmost diligence, and was finally completed, along with 'the overflow chamber at the northern terminus, early in January, i'n to this time, little progress had been made in constructing the brick lining of the tunnel, except where the excavation was through soft ground, and the timbering bad commenced to settle; but after the aforesaid operations outside were finished, work In the tunnel was actively resumed.

The masonry was begun midway between each of hp shafts, and was thence carried along In both directions to the latter. Where the rock was hard ami sound, the side walls and nrch were made of two rings of brick, or eight inches in thickness; and, as in the case of the conduit in open excavation, the entire apace between the exterior of the brick work anil the rock sides was filled with concrete to near the top of the arch, above which the ppaoe was tilled with fragments of stone from the excavation, all tightly pneked or rammed into place. It should also be stated that on removing the debris and exposing the sound rock on the bottom of the tunnel. Its surface was found to be very irregular, owing to the action of the explosives; and It was therefore determined to make this bottom smooth and uniform in grade throughout by filling up all depressions with concrete, the lower portions of this filling, up to four inches below grade, being made with natural cement mortar, while the top layer was made with Portland cement mortar. The bottom of the tunnel is accordingly as amooth and true to grade as a good cement and some advantage will result therefrom in the future, by enabling the tunnel to be easily cleaned by a suitable sweeping machine.

In soft rock excavation, the bottom of the tunnel was lined with one conrse, four inches thick, of brick; but in earth excavation two courses. In addition to the concrete, were used to form the floor. In other respects the construction was similar to that already described, except in places where the rock roof was very thin and loose. At these localities, the side walls and arch were formed of three courses of brick; and nt the shafts, where great strength was required, the brick lining masonry was made four courses, or Jfi Inches thick. The aggregate length of the 12-inch brick lining is 4'U feet, and that of the 16-inch lining, 132 feet.

In each ahaft. a brick manhole was built after the tunnel masonry had been finished, which was provided with a vertical Iron ladder, resting platforms about 25 feet apart, and a strong iron coping at the surface of the ground. The resting platforms were designed to be capable of being folded back against the brick work, so as to afford an unobstructed passage for large buckets from top to bottom, iu case of future repairs or cleaning operations In the tunnel; and the top casting was furnished with a tight-fitting, locked cover, and a 6-inch ventilating pipe, terminating In a suitable hood. it may also be remarked that a 6-Inch etittlating hole was drilled at some cn- vwrtent point between each pair of shafts, it was anticipated from the preliminary bortnii that some natural pas might be en-ennnwrrt. Most of these holes have been retained tor ose hereafter, and the tops of the Iron casing pipes are now provided with hcoda, a at the shafts.

Two relatively short manhole were furthermore built over the conduit in open excavation, so that in addition to fh ends, access to the work can be gained at tight different points along the route. The tunnel masonry was completed on July 6. but before it could be used for con veying water to the pipe conduit, the Interior of the whole work had to be scraped, washed and thoroughly cleaned, as considerable quantities of waste mortar, sand, mud and soot had gradually accumulated therein. After havine been carefully cleansed, the surface of the brick work was given a thick coating of neat Portland cement, which was applied as a wash with iarge brushes, rendered the whole conduit as clean as the most fastidious could wish. GATE HOUSE AT THE LAKE.

Foundation Secured by Driving Piles Into the Hard Substratum, Some reference to the work of constructing the large gate house on the shore of the like, at the south end of the conduit, should iiK) le made. Excavation was begun on AuguMt 23. 1S'J3, and a timber foundation on bed of clay was obtained on October 2ith. rrm the insnlliclency of the bracing, however, the sides slipped in, and cuused a serious disturbance of the material on the bottom. After clearing the site several times il-out 100 piles were driven in December at relatively close intervals over the whole surface, into a hard stratum below, and a secure foundation was thus obtained.

The piles were capped with heavy timbers, over liich another course of similar timbers was laid transversely, and concrete was then rammed into the rectangular spaces of the grillage, up to the top of the upper course of timber. Another layer of fine concrete was then deposited over this surface, both as preeiiutiou against leakage, and to form the footing course of the walls. As no suitable stone could be found anywhere in the locality, the thick walls were built entirely of brick work, laid In Portland cement mortar. This remark Is also applicable to the case of the overflow chamber at the north end of the conduit The masonry of the gate house was besun on January 11, ls4, and was completed tip to the level of the contemplated flooring, on April 21, 1MJ4. the work also including the laying In concrete 2.

i flrst length of S.0 feet of the 5-foot teel Intake pipe. During the winter, the excavation was covered with a temporary wooden roof, and the enclosure was kept warm enough to prevent the masonry from becoming lulured 'by frost. ine gate house is arranged with two sets to the conduit, both to secure upie ana of screen surface, and to allow set of Riice valves to be repaired terri'Ptlng the water supply to the thr.m.L' tu" latter purpose, the openings MroESY he Partition walls are provided with tr .1" fr stop plunks or shut- lateil I compartment may be chamber was also which mouth of the conduit. In tan be I1 need for accurately lv remm i. "upply taken to the city; and 'nrli nV tM welr- room afforded for taminnfL either for making an for attLin of the tnnl any time, or if11? sweeper.

It may be men-oiirtiV I connection, thst whle 1e iin mm feet hl'h and Inside, the of wattr therein will uot te It It be desired to From 1 1 chamber. thl of Work connected "'tie iht, tlle intake pipe, Mte ho. done this direction outil Iu nfJiUse wa" finished. An agreement IK wfth on April 14. active Casey, of this city, nntli jV.

were not i rJ.r." tn time was scows for I'l'ednver and the pipe PPori the. Jious tempoVay cuiuVA, and procuring the necessary PPliances. The five-foot steel bou futftT? therV' length, nd tptl toe preceding fill "l-on VluJ't rraKpl In proper order rin VI in fie d. Their the mm.l, Z. Plates.

Mrs. Lu jcinda Button, of Evanston, lias I to the Woman's Home I bequeathed Missionary Society Jewish emigration from Russia last year voluntary and assisted, amounted to a quarter of a million souls. Five years ago there were but two Congregational churches in the territory of Oklahoma, now there are seventy-five. Mary Faring, a colored woman of Alabama, sold ther little home to pay expenses and has gone to Africa as a missionary. The Berlin Tost says that the amnesty issued by the czar includes the accused Lutheran clergymen of the Baltic provinces.

Archdeacon Farrar delivered his first sermon on Christmas, the day of his ordination, in the workhouse chapel at Salisbury. The name of a Christian sect in Russia is the "Nicodoniists." They are of the Stnndist faith, but worship secretly for fear of consequences. The fifth biennial convention of the Young Women's Christian Association of the United States and Canada will meet in I'ittsburg April 18-21. The Rev. II.

P. Welton, D. for a number of years a member of the Detroit Presbytery, has recently been ordained to the Baptist ministry. It is stated that her majesty, Queen Victoria, takes especial interest in all appointments at Westminster Abbey, but exercises a much less jealous superintendence over those at St. Paul's.

It is stated that the Methodist Episcopal Church has invested in its periodical press, exclusive of buildings and equipment, $2,500,000, and the combined circulation of the weeklies is The Rev. Dr. Moulton (Wesleyan), head master of the Leys School, Cambridge, has been elected to the magisterial bench. This is the first instance of a Methodist minister being made a justice of the peace. A Japanese Buddhist bishop is in San Francisco, and will establish a temple with a corps of attendants in that city, his special object beiug to prevent Japanese in this country from straying into strange faiths.

In a recent sermon at Oxford, Canon Gore stated that the late Professor Romanes had passed during the last ten years from a iosition of rigid agnosticism into the full communion of the English Church. Oriental scholarship has suffered a great loss by the death of the Rev. Solomon Caesar Malan, I). D. In the Bodleian Library at Oxford tberee is a volume con- taining a psalm written by bim in over eighty languages.

I The Rev. Johnston Myers, of the Ninth Street Baptist Church of Cincinnati, the largest Baptist Church in that city, re cently declined a coll from the Immanuel Church of this of whieh the Rev. Dr. George C. Lorimor as pastor.

Mrs. Mary II. Hunt gave a birthday reception on December 27, in honor of the ninetieth birthday of her mother, Mrs. Hanchett, who is a direct "descendant of the Rev. Thomas Thatcher, the first pastor of the Old South Church, Boston.

The Rev. Frederick S. R4xt, pastor of the Park Congregational Church, of Hartford, has just resigned his pulpit. He urged the adoption of institutional methods," and as a majority of his church did not agree with him, he has rewigned. The queen has appointed the venerable Frederic William Farrar, D.

Canon and Archdeacon of Westminster, to be one of the deputy clerks of the closet in ordinary to her majesty, in the place of the Rev. Canon George I'rotheroe, M. deceased. Dr. Jennie M.

Taylor, niece of Bishop Taylor, of Africa, is the first person to go to a foreign land as a dental missionary. She is the daughter of the Rev. A. E. Taylor, a Methodist minister of Martinsville, Pa.

She is working iu Africa as a missionary and dentist. In Peking, China, there are three Congregational churches, three Methodist, three Presbyterian, one Alliance and six English Protestant Churches. The Emperor has extended protection to all of these, because he feels friendly to them, as they educate the people. The Women's Christian Temperance Union will present its polyglot petition against the liquor traffic to congress February 15. It has signatures, and fifty different nations are represented among the signers.

Duplicates of the petition will be presented to the monarchs or presidents of other nations. Every one of the 1,200 convicts in' the Kentucky penitentiary at Frankfort received a letter from the Christian Endeavor Society of Louisville on Christmas Day. These letters were of a religious character and were worded differently. Some of the convicts signified their intention of answering their letters. This is from the Christian Advocate of Belfast, Ireland: "Next Sunday, brethren," said an American pastor, "I shall preach on the subject, 'What Your Neighbors are Saying About You.

It is recorded that the Rev. Dr. Goodman preached the following Sunday to the largest audience that ever assembled in that church, and hundreds were turned away. A memorial wais presented to theBishop of London, Dr. Temple, praying that when permanent churches are built to replace mission churches, grants from the Bishop of London's fund should be given to those only in which all the seats are to be free and unappropriated.

The bishop replied, through his secretary, acknowledging the receipt of the memorial, "with the prayer of which he did not agree." Bramwell Booth's report concerning the "Darkest England" movement for 1894 states that London contains 100,000 paupers, 30,000 abandoned women, 33,000 homeless adults and 35,000 slum children; 10,000 new criminals are added yearly. The "Darkest England" scheme has 5.400 homeless men and women in its "shelters" every night; connected! with the refuges are seven labor factories in which 1,000 men and 250 women are employed. The farm colony has not only been successful in providing for a large number out of work, but has realized a profit of several hundred pounds out of its agricultural operations. Three years ago the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, of New York, Dr. Charles L.

Thompson, pastor, entered upon what was regarded as their "free church experiment." The underlying ideas were; Equality in the Lord's house, no pews to be rented, but the work to be supported by voluntary contribution. The result is most The Episcopal Cathedral Project. Baltimore Sun. At the dinner given in honor of Bishop Taret in this city on Tuesday evening the Rev. Dr.

George Douglas, one of the trustees of the proposed Episcopal Cathedral in Washington, explained the plana and purposes of the incorporators. "People say frequently that it's a great scheme," said Dr. Douglas. "We know it's a great scheme, but we feel the need for it in our national capital, and we are willing to put our shoulders to the wheel and try to make it a reality. The site given for it is near the center of the city sr.d is not far from the capitol.

The former owners of the proierty have told me that it was the site first desired by the Roman Catholics for their university. The merits of a cathedral as we look at it are three in numlier. They are: (1) An association in labor and a division of labor. (2) Centralization. (3) Education.

This is an age of centralization. The Romanists appreciate it and are ready for it. I resieet them for it, for their strong organization, their power of devotion, their con-centrative energy. And I do not believe that the American Church should propose to rely upon the old idea of parochialism in the face of the Romis-h Church, its perspicacity, its steadfast devotion, and its energy. In the face of organized Romanism we ought to show that Protestantism can be organized." The Positive Solution.

The Outlook. The question as to the best method of changing condition of that part of 'our community loosely classified under the name of the poor, is one that finds as many answers as there are observers of the conditions that surround each stratum; each one's solution of the problem depends altogether upon his point of view and his familiarity with any special group. Doubtless all -would agree in one thing, that houses better adapted to the needs of the poor man than the present tenement houses iu the cities, or the mere shelters that are called workmen' houses in the country, would be the best solution. Given light, space and air, the moral growth of the family can be hoped for; but who can expect that morals can be developed to a high degree when there is neither room to straighten out in sleep, a possibility of privacy for bathing, or light that would make it possible for all the family to engage in reading or sewing with ease at the same time. It is true that there are families living in so little space that it would be impossible for them all to occupy seats at the same time.

We need reconstructed houses for our poor houses that will make light, air and privacy possible. Our large cities to-day stand more in need of what a clever young girl called five per cent. Christianity" than any other virtue. When itvhounds we shall cease to need philanthropists. Papal Aspirations.

Interior Like the lata Czar Pope Leo Xni. loves interna tional peace and seeks its promotion. He has shown a manifest desire for the reunion of Christendom; of course in accordance with the papal programme, not otherwise. He has done more than any one of his predecessors to bring the churches of the East and West into harmony. His methods have been eminently conciliatory, and it is reported that he is cliout to bestow two red hats on two dignitaries of the Easterns church.

Leo is not without hope that he may be able to lessen the gulf between the Church of Russia iand the Church of Rome. He is said to be sanguine of bringing the stiff-necked and generally preverse Angelicans into the fold that is shepherded from the Vatican. Cardinal Yaughan has beeen num-mond to the Eternal City and it has been rumored that a persuasive appeal for reconciliation is about to be issued to the memboers of the church that reckons Cranmer, Ridley mud Latimer among her martyrs. What the success of such an npiHial may be it is difficult to anticipate. The pope no doubt sincerely longs for harmony letwoen the Vatican and the quirinal, but however gracious ami kindly his language may be, if concord is to be secured it must be on his own terms.

Evangelist Moody on Municipal Reform. Chlcags In the course of a brief interview Mr. Moody was asked for his views in regard to the wave of municipal reform that has recently wept over New York and Chicago, and his reply was characteristic of the man. He said: "Gospel preachers are sent above all things to clean the hearts of men. Clean them and it will help more than anything else to clean our cities.

Christian organizations, like our polyglot Bible Institute, should aim to reach the many foreign elements of Chicago and other centers of population. Here are 100,000 Poles, Bohemians. 30.000 Hungarians, Swedes, 500,000 Germans, aud great numbers of other nationalities, most of whom are not half enough acquainted with our American institutions. Many are naturalized in name only. How are these widely differing elements to be affiliated? They must be Americanized and thoroughly evangelized." Medicine and Prayer," Northwestern Christian Advocate (Methodist Episcopal.) We anticipated abundant criticism of our recent article, "Pray, but Take Your Medicine." Some berate, as if we liad 6aid, "Take your medicine, but never pray." Some advise us to tell invalids to take their medicine, but omit the prayer if they so elect.

One friend suggests that it is dangerous to pray and then talk about "using the means for recovery," since "such conditions limit God's power." He who prescribes medicine but proscribes prayer is an infidel. If we were compelled to choose between medicine and prayer to the entire exclusion of the alternative not preferred, we would, of course, elect, prayer In the absence of that compulsion anid in the presence of divine precept and implication, we now gratefully accept both the prayer and the medicine. Pet Grievances. New York Recorder. In the boarding house: Hash, fishhalld and prunes.

In the menagerie: That all the cages aren't full of monkeys. In the street car: The hog. the foot-crusher, the masher and the volunteer hn morist. In church: Ing sermons. In (Georgia: The revenue men.

In Kansas: The drought (drug stord variety.) In Tammany: The frosty weather bnt-side. In Heaven: That the Boston peopJe ara not all there yet. Landed. New York Weekly. lie tritely).

"Are you angry 7" She (firmly). "Yes, I am." He. "Ib-cause I kissed yo.i She. "Be cause you stopped." (No cards.) AMUSEMENTS. LTCEUM TIIEAT EXTRA The sale of seats for The B0ST0NIANS Opens Tuesday.

January 29, 9 A. M. Friday and faturduy evenings: Prince Ananias." Saturday Matinee: Robin Hood." Trices 25c, 60c, 75c, fl, $1.50. COOK OPERA HOUSE. Tel.

990 H. A. Foster, Manager. Monday, January 28, Three Nig tats and Monday and Wednesday Matinees THE SILVER KING Wednesday matinee. Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Prices 75c, 50c, arc; gallery 15o and 25c Matinee, best scats due aud Thursday. Jan. 31, three nights and Pnturd matinee. CHAs. T.

ELLIS, in CASPKit, THil YoDLElt. beats now on sale. LYCEUM THEATER Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 2-29, tho great New York success. Da via Keoirh's stupendous scenic production, ON THE BOWERY fihowinffSTEV'K HROIMK in his picture-lined Bowery resort at nigrht, and la a thrilling midnight leap from Brooklyn Hrulire.

The burning watchouseon the pier. Chat hat Square after dark. The Iiowerv outdoor and indoors. Frank Hush and all company. Fun and sensation, striking specialties.

Regular Prices. Seats on Sale. ACADEMY OF MUSIC Prices IB to BQc. L. C.

COOK, Manager. Every Evening, and Tuesday, Thursday ao4 Saturday Afternoon. Week commencing Monday, Jan. 28th, tho greatest of ail racing dramas. KENTUCK" By J.

J. McTloskey. Esq. With it wealth of scenic S4endor and rare sensational features, including- the exciting torse race becue, wltto two famous racers. Next attraction "The Ivy FIRST GRAND COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT Given Under the Auspices of the Rochester College of Music On Tueedav, February 6th.

at V. M. The fol. lowinir artisu will appear J-ellx Jlelnlc, solo pianist, from Dresden; .1. J.

Ituoer, laritone. from Parts. The above named artiBts have been enquired as teachers of the College. Kdward Mollt'iihauer. the world-renowued violinist; accompanist, AV.

T. Mollen-bauer. ltescrved seats may cbtsinod on application bv letter. Address, College of MiihIc, Director Mux "Weft-helm, 123 Kast Avenue. AMUSEMENTS.

MUSEE. THEATER THOMAS O. SCOTT, Mgr. HOC ADMITS ALWAYS TO ALL Reserved Beat 5o and lOo. UC Tank Company, of Pittsburgh.

the Central It ridge fe Engineering Company, of Petor-boro, Ontario, and the Rens-Jner Mftn ifac-tnrlng Company, of Troy. y. furthermore, to the activity of the City Attorney and Mr Jerome Keyes in obtaining the necessary rights of way; and also to the marked ability and energy of his Immediate assistants K.lwln A. KIsher. Gavlord Thompson and Ornnd Rrown.

who In turn freely henr witness to the excellent services rendered by their assistants, Messrs. Kronnuer, Sill Kcholz. Skinner, Oreene. Little, I'age, WIIN lams, Itryson, Lock wood and the other members of their several corps, to all of whom proper recognition will be given in the official report of the work. MARK AND THE REDSKIN.

Twain Comes Across a Jocular Untutored Savage. New York World. Charley Davis tells a good story ancnt Mark Twain in which thee humorist was for once outhuniored. Davis was then with the Forepaugh tfhow, which hainx-ncd at that particular Uate to be playing in Hartford. The enterprising agent thought it would be a good advertisement to get an interview arranged between, Twain and the Indians, then a feature of the circus.

He called upon the humorist and laid the matter before (him. Mark said he didn't care for Indians and was busy, and didn't see what th Indiana had to do with him, anyway. "Why, the fact is," replied the circus man, with a gravity worthy of a higher life, "they have heard of you and want naturally to see you." This didn't appear to le strange to Mr. Clemens. Still, he was indisixwsed to urint the request until Davis swore that a big Sioux chief had declared that he would never die happy if eompeJled to return to the reservation without having seen and spoken to the man whose fame was as wide as the world.

"All right," said Twain. "Run 'em in at six and let us make it short." About that hour the humorist sat on his porch and saw to his astonishment an immense cavalcade of mounted warriors coming down the street. In the place of a half a dozen chiefs expected, there were not less than fifty savages tearing along like nad in exhibition of their horsemanship. They turned in upon the 'lawn and broke down the shrubbery and wore off the grass and devastated the whole place. The spokesman of the party was a mighty hunter and had previously been informed that Twain was distinguished for the awful slaughter of wild beasts, so he laid himself out for a game of brag.

interpreter was in the deail and, instead of repeating what the chief really said, made a Bpeeeh of his own, speaking of Twain's literary achievements. "For heaven's sake, chote him off," said Twain once or twice. The interpreter turned to the chief and said the white hunter wanted to hear more. And on he went. Every time the humorist cried for quarter the chief was told to give another hunting etory.

Finally, the Indian vocabulary becoming exhausted, the chief quit, whereupon Twain made a brief reply, which was quadrupled in length by the interpreter turning ifr inb a marvelous hunting yarn- The chief listened with stolid indifference, but when they got away he grunted contemptuously and said: "White hunter heap big liar." Forward. Unity. Unity: The vision of things to be done comes a long time before the way of doing it appears clear. But woe to 'htm who distrusts the vision. Alas for the deserters from the reserve corps, tho corps that performs the most thankless of tasks, but oftentimes the most serviceable.

The indolence of the camp is hard to lear, but only they who endure it will be ready for the marching call wheo the order comes, WONDERLAND J. II. MOORE, Prop. Week Commencing Monday, January 28th. Ul Ul CO ca a i 0 0 ID h.

ui was nrst anmitrea into the steel pipe, which was also thoroughly a number of times before the temporary inlet pipe to Kush reservoir was treated In a similar manner; and It Is fair to state that when the Inlet valves at the two reservoirs were flrst opened, the water Issued as ciear and clean, so far as the senses could detect, as when It left Hemlock lake. 20 feet below its surface. STATISTICS OF THE WORK. A Mass of Figures That Tell of Much Labor Performed. Pome further statistics relating to the work will doubtless be of Interest.

The material actually excavated In the performance of Contract No. 1, was about 4ti.GU0 cubic yards, of which 24,700 were In open trenches, and In the shafts and tunnel. The volume of masonry built was cubic yards, of which 27s was stoue work of various classes, 0,155 concrete, brick work in the gate house aud overflow chamber, and 5.771 In the conduit, tunnel and shafts. The brick work represents ftlw.nt H.7H,Oii0 brick. Over tons of Iron work was put In place, and the number of men employed dally ranged from loo to 400 during a period of sixteen months.

The work nerformed under contract No. 2, embraced approximately 57,200 cubic yaxda 1 And a Monster Company of Vaudeville Stars From the Leading Theaters of New York. lr'insirt PERFORMANCES IIAILY. 1:30, 8 and P. M.

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