E12 Spw THE FJTTSBTTR& DKPATCH, DAY, AUGUST : 22, ' :i890. . s .?- i ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY S. IMS. Vol. , No. 196. Entered at Pittsburg rnstofllce, Sovembcr 14, 18S7. a second-class matter. Business Office Comer Exnithfleld and Diamond Streets. News Booms andPublishine House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. ES.STEKN AUVEirrjSI0 OFFICII. KOOMZL. TKIIIDXE BUILDING. NEW YOKK. -where complete ulesof THK DISI'ATCII can always be loo nd. Foreign aavertlsFrs appreciate the con venience. Home advertisers and friends of THE DISPATCH, -while In 2ew York, are alio made welcosie. THE DISPATCH is regularly on sale a Srenlano's, 5 Onion Square, Slew Tork, and IT Ave. der Opera, Pari. France, where any. one who has been disappointed at a hotel news stand can obtain iL ' TERMS OF THK DISPATCH. ruRTAGE rncr is thx ukitzd states. JUVLY IHRrATcn. One Year. 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The example of Senator Quay appears to hare been contagions or infectious, lor The Dispatch is able to present its read ers with a Terr interesting deliverance from Mr. Magee upon the proposed abandonment of the Federal election bill and cognate matters. Mr. Magee is strongly opposed to Mr. Quay's plan for the expediting cf legisla tion. He regards the dropping of the elec tion bill at this moment'' as treason to the party and bad politics, and he insists ihat the Republican Senators hare the power to pass all tbe important measures if they use their ma jority judiciously. All this is worth know ing as Mr. Magce's opinion. "We do not agree with him. The Dispatch has de clared its reasons before for indorsing the stand taken by Mr. Quay, and those reasons are still good. Mr. Quay, it may be true, as Mr. Magee hints, will be defeated in his effort to save the tariff bill and bring a wearisome, wasteful session of Congress to a close, but we believe that the Republican party will bare cause to repent its infatu ation for the election bill if Senator Hoar and his adherents have their way. But lor the present we may be gratefnl that so many taciturn men of ability have found their tongues. A WOKDERFUL AGE. The last decade of the nineteenth century promises "to be a very brilliant chapter in the history of the world. The wonderful studies in science, the arts and manufact ures, made by delvers in regions ot mys terious force and nnknow'n qualities of the mineral kingdom, and their application to the needs of mankind, will snrely eclipse past records in these lines. Electricity is still in its infancy.and closest students acknowledge theyWe toying with a giant docile yet Samsonian, prankish yet tractable, myste rious yet friendly. In this field the greatest strides are being made, and surprises are so common as to scarcely riffle the surface of the sea of science. The application of tha electric force throngh the storage system, is now the nroblem which, if solved, will work wonders in various ways. Since the ocean racing fad a dangerons pastime, by the way, and one which should be discouraged has en crossed the attention of ship owners and builders, the question of propulsion by electricity has received a fresh impetus. A big racer burns over 300 tons of coal a day, and must therefore carry over 2,000 tons of dead weight in the shape of fuel. This draw back to higher speed and quicker trips is what electrical engineers are called upon to remove. It is .a knotty problem, but not impossible of solution. Doubtless a new fuel, improved engines and better modeled ships will come before the lightning strikes the ocean racer; but it is not venturing much of a prophecy to say that electrical iorce will eventually be applied. In discussing the dead weight of ships of this class, another modern material is prom inently presented. To aluminum the ship builder of to-day-is turning for a substi tute to lighten the weight of hulls. The ex perts who are strnggling in this field con fidently believe this wonderful metal will eventually be manufactured as cheaply as' steel, and of such qnality as to be used in the construction of ships. Some assert that beiore many years ships of the greatest size, weighing less than their steel-built sisters of to-day by many thousand tons, will be built of aluminum. These can be driven through the waves at a higher rate of speed with engines of the same power as those now in use, thus lightening the task of the elec trical engineers, who see a great obstacle in tbe enormous force which must be applied. Thus science and invention are going hand in hand on land and sea. It is the day. dawn of mechanical miracles, fraught with developments which mnst lead human ity upward and onward to the very verge of that one and seemingly the only impenetra ble mystery the life beyond.. UNWELCOME WINDS. Although "Western Pennsylvania has not suffered to any great extent in tbe violent storms which have grown to terrible propor tions elsewhere, it is disquieting to ob serve tnat cyclones and tornadoes have been, more frequent in tbe northern half of the continent than usual. These terrific atmospheric disturbances, snch as that which wrought death and destruc tion at "Wilkesbarre this week, have shown a preference for regions to the west and southwest of us before. The maps of the Signal Service show, we believe, that the greatest number of violent tornadoes occnr iu certain well-defined areas extending from North Carolina to Central Texas, and from North Dakota to Kansas on one side' and Central Ohio on the other. But latterly, and especially in this year of grace, the unruly winds have broken with all precedents and scientific assignments as to locality. Tbe tornado has made its appear ance as far east and north as Lowell, Mass., and 'Wilkesbarre, and the wind storms which have visited Lake Pepin, Pargo and Eastern Ohio this summer have been extraor dinaryand abnormal. The New York Tribune suggests that there is doubtless good cause for this change ' in the tornado belt Tornadoes, it is now Tell'' known, usually occur "In the sonth- eastern qnadrant of 'a large area of baromet ric depression, and at a distance of from 300 to 00 miles from the center. Manifestly, if these low areas, in traversing the. continent from west to east followed a path pretty well north, their attendant local storms would be more abundant in our latitudes; whereas, if the track were much farther south, the region of tornado frequency would shift correspondingly. Itis a well recognized fact that, from causes not yet fully understood, low barometric systems do follow, somewhat persistently, one general route daring one season, and anotherduring another; while there are periods of several months, not to say years, when they are ac tive in both regions. At the present time, however, as during the late abnormally warm winter, barometric "lows" have shown a strong disposition to hug the Cana dian border. It is reasonable to expect, however, sooner or later, a general change in this situation, so that colder winters will prevail in the North, and the Gulf States will receive renewed attention from torna does. MONEY RATHER SCARCE. The excitement which "reigned in "Wall street yesterday was caused by a scarcity of money, tor which the speculators were un prepared. It doe3 not appear to portend financial disturbance of any magnitude, nor is the condition of the country snch as to occasion the slightest anxiety. Tbe evil effects of the stringency in Wall street cir cles are confined to the operators, who were obliged to borrow money to carry stocks and make settlements at an extraordinarily high rate ot interest , Not unconnected with this spasm in New York's finances is the remarkable apprecia tion in the price of silver. Silver, beiore the passage of the law enlarging the pur chasing power of the United States Treasury, was qnoted at 91 cents, and yesterday the quotation was 1 20 per ounce. Although this sharp rise is for tbe time a disturbing element in the financial situation, the indi cations are that it will inure eventually to the benefit of the whole country. As yet it is hardly possible to appreciate to the full the effect of the new value of silver upon our industries and agriculture. AMERICANIZING IMMIGRANTS. Baron de Hirsch is extending his benevo lent scheme lor the amelioration of Hebrew immigrants of Russian birth who come to America. He has jnst .sent twenty thou sand dollars to Montreal to be used for the same pnrpoces as the fund of ten thonsand dollars monthly which he is now provid ing for Russian Hebrew aid in New York. This is a splendid piece of charity. But it is more, for Baron Hirsch's money is being used to make good American citizens of the hapless victims of Russian tyranny. The funds are being used by tbe trustees to Americanize the im migrants; to make their assimilation easy, and their ability to support themselves sure. This is grander than charity alone; it is pa triotic benevolence. It has been decided to devote the Hirsch fund to the edncatlon of the immigrants in the rudiments of the English language, to gether with a few months at technical schools. The object is to make them handy men, who can at once become self-supporting. The demand for skilled labor is limited, while the demand for handy men is unlimited. During this period of instruction the men are in part supported ont of the Hirsch fund. Then employment is found for them and they are left to complete their destiny themselves. In spite ot the rigorous ex clusion of pauper immigrants from our shores there has been an increase of .Russian immi grants of over two thousand a month since June. ' "While these immigrants do not come within the official classification of paupers they are still in need of the Americanizing influences which the trustees of the Baron de Hirsch fund desire to exert. For the purpose of instructing those already in this country, as well as future arrivals, in a knowledge of American institutions and modes ot life, a course of lectures will be delivered during the fall and winter dealing with the history, constitution and govern mental system of the "United States. Such. enlightened methods as .these, supported in such a generous way, will go far toward solving someol tbe national problems which European immigration has forced upon our attention of late. QUAY DID NOT BITE. The Prohibition party is supposed to be run on trucks of an extra moral pattern. Tbe attitude of the leaden of the party in this State would, seem to indicate that they are above resorting to the questionable tricks of the practical politician. But the Bev. W. B. Covert a Prohibitionist of note in "Westmoreland county, has cruelly shattered this belief. Last fall, in the char acter of a liquor dealer, and under an as sumed name, Mr. Covert, wrotejto Senator Quay asking for a political pointer or two abont the liquor situation, and the pending judicial election. "Whether Senator Quay scented the clerical adversary nnder the disguise of the friendly liquor man we do not know, but the answer which the silent statesman of the Connoquenessing returned 2-:? Mr. Covert very little information, an . none that could be used as ammunition gainst tbe Republican machine. "We do not know what the reverend gen tleman asked Mr. Quay,but there is nothing wrong with the latter's answer that "the sub mission of the amendment to a vote of the people was not made either to benefit or to in jure the liquor interest or tbe cause of tem- perance, but simply to permit tbe people of Pennsylvania to pass upon propositions which a very large number of them desired .to have incorporated in tbe Constitution." This ingenuous statement of the Republican party's attitude toward prohibition last year could hardly have been what Mr. Covert went fishing for. Mr. Quay's reputation forshrewdness and reticence will not be injured by the. publica tion of his correspondence with clergymen masquerading as liquor dealers. It is not so certain that the Prohibition party, or any party claiming to be moved by high moral ideas, can afford to employ the tricks of machine politicians to gain the best of ends." The Dispatch with pleasure informs tbe world that Allegheny, just over tbe bridge from Pittsburg, has a prosperous population of 104,967 souls. Tbe world should remember tbat Allccbeny Is really a part of Pittsburg. In tact tbey are two souls with but a single thought politics alone excepted. Some day tbe world will dance at our wedding. "Wolfe has thrown cold water npon the Prohibition Convention: bur the old-time ardor of its delegates does not seem to. have 'been p dampened by tbe douse. i New Yobk is" fortunate in having sub stituted electricity for the hempen cord In working off murderers. Tbe rope makers have fprnied a trust, and old-style executions may become expensive. Allegheny county is all right, however, as capital punishment has been turned down here. John L. StJXEiYAir is afraid "of two things. A cry ot fire seared him off -tho stago In N ew York, and everybody knows that-he is awfully afraid of water. A mp-skoetino storm from the "West gave Pittsburg a taste of a cyclone with 'elec trical trimmings yesterday. Considering the amount of terror, narrow escapes, close cilia and general Illumination to the square foot re ported, tbe city came out of the ordeal very comfortably. Baby McKee's birthday caused more fuss in the newspapers than Grandpa Harrison's. Thus the shadow ot the past'is obscured by the sunshine of the present The successful placing or the big span of tbe Ohio river connecting bridge is another "monument to Pittsburg genius. It will once more send our name' and fame around the world, as the feat will attract tbe attention of all people within tbe bright circle of press and wire. Ix is safe to predict that Chicago will select a World's Fair site by the time New York raises funds to build the Grant monu ment. The oyster hasn't been saying much all summer, but the fruit canners who have been idle for want ot material aro anxlouKly await ing tbe advent of tbe month with tbe "r" to disturb his quiet slumbers under tbe salty waters of the Chesapeake. The young Kaiser and the hunted Czar are shooting champagne corks at each other. Thus the two nations keep up a fizzy war. The conferences between Mr. Powderly and other K. of L. leaders and tbe New York Central officials have .sot done much to en lighten the public on the causes of the strike, and each side seems to relish denying tbe other side's statements. Was the Cresson Presidental programme a shrewd advertising dodge of the hotel men? Can they or General Harrison explain? Why not use electrical maehines to count the votes in election precincts? When light nfnc strikes defeated candidates it will doubt less paralyze them and contests will be pleas antries of the past. The sparks rising from Pittsburg's forges are the stars which guide the investor to par take of our resources and prosperity. Pineeetox'3 ready riflemen should be taught tbat tbe reckless use of firearms is pro-, biblted by law. Bloodshed at tbe bidding of big corporations will not ba endured much longer. Awoem will tarn. Bat perhaps Mr, Quay did not knew Sam Losch was loaded. If a street car war is inaugurated here it will be cheaper to ride than to walk. If does not require much pedeatrianlsm to wear out three cents worth of shoe leather in Pittsburg, The costliest wedding present nowadays would be a large, luscious Maryland peach. The summer resort hotel man will soon be counting his pile, while numerous victims will be wearing ont faded russet shoes in mak ing long detours to avoid creditors. The lazy tinkle of the street car male's bell will soon be a memory in Pittsburg. Ugly and senseless names are given to towns constantly la the Far West, but occasion ally tbe elements try to work a reform. Fire has destroyed Slaughter, Wash. The Czar speaks French, but the Nihilists make him walk Spanish. Nobody would be so cruel as to wish that the people who insist tbat the Southside water is the purest tbls side of Jordan, might have a monopoly of it as a beverage. Peaches are almost as expensive as peachblow vases. "We are prepared to wager that the.hurg lar who was chased out of a house on Mr. Washington by a lone' woman with a gun does not favor female suffrage. PROMINENT PEOPLE. Mr.' and Mes. Stanley nave engaged apartments at Kngelberg, near Lucerne, Switz erland, for the remainder ot tbe summer. Frederick H. Hassam, tbe antiquarian, of New York, is to mako ex-President Cleveland a present of Daniel Webster's rod and reel. Lady Florence Dixey excels in nearly all popular athletic sports. She rows and rides well, and plays tennis and cricket with great enthusiasm, Dr. Amee Raymond, daughter of the late Henry J. Raymond, editor of the New York Times, is a successful practicing physician in New York City. Miss Minnie T. Clay, who It now in com mand of the steamer Minnie, on Sebago Lake, Me., is a graduate of Andover. The vessel be longs to her father. Here Kbupp, the great gnn manufacturer, has a plan for connecting the city of Vienna with the Danube by canal. The Austrian Gov ernment is considering it Sib John Thoxfson is being boomed by the Nova Scotia papers as successor to Sir John Macdonald as Premier when th gentle man retires from politics. Rev. George Schwartz, of Jeffersonvllle, Ind, who died a few days aro, was probably tbe oldest minister in that State. He remem bered seeing the first steamboat on the Ohio river in 1825. Captain Meeker, who has been in com mand of the Vermont's marine guard for the last two years, has been ordered to take charge of the marine rendezvous at tbe corner ot the Bowery and Park place. Horace GrekleyKnowles, United States. Consul to Bordeaux, France, arrived in New York Monday. He will visit his home in Dela ware and participate in the Republican State campaign before returning tobis post. JUDGE Miles O'Reilly, of Hamilton, Ont, Is dead, aged 84. He was the oldest Queen's counsel, with the exception of Sir John A. Macdonald, and the oldest judge in tbe Do minion, having been elected to the bench In 1837. The Prince of Wales is said to be a very good landlord at Sandrigham. Although the Prince is not a teetotaler and does not seek to make his dependents sucb, tbere is no public house on the estate. The peasants' cottages are of a model kind, surrounded by pretty gar dens. A MONOPOLY IK BEER. A Pennsylvania Town In Which the English Syndicate Don't Fieare, Norristown, August 2L A stock company is being organized, with a capital stock of E125, 000, for the purchase of Adam Scheidt's lager beer brewery, in this borougb. and carrying on the brewing business in all its details. The stock, all of which has been subscribed for, will be held by a few men, Mr. Bcbeidt retaining a controlling interest. It Is understood tbat ttte more prominent wholesale liquor dealers of Norristown will hold large blocks ot stock, and tbat hereafter tbey will handle only Scheldt's beer, thus shutting out tbe Philadelphia article. Funeral of C 8. llnnitngton. Funeral services over the remains of the late Charles S. Huntington were held yesterday afternoon at 230 at Trinity Church. They were the simple bnt impressive services of the Pro testant Episcopal Chnrcb, and were conducted by Rev. W. O. Lamson, temporarily rector ot Trinity. A large number ot his friends were present completely.filllng tbe church. Giro Important Meniere lhe Preference. STrom tbe New York Mali and Express, Hod. 3 The true Republican policy is to give the right of way to tbe great measures, the tariff, tbe Federal elections bill,, and the tonnage and Shipping bills. OUR SHORT STORIES, OBEYED-THE SPIRIT. An old negro was found tbe other day casting a net in a preserved fishpond. "I have caught you at last" exclaimed the owner. .Stand right where you are. If you try to run Pll shoot you. What are you stealing my nsh for?" ' "Look yere, you doan call dls stealin' feesh, does you?" "Of course I do, you trifling scoundrel." "Wall, ef dat's do case, dar's er p'into' dlffunce betwix us. I calls it 'ligion, sah." "You call It what?" '"Ligion, sah; dat's whut I calls it Peter an' John an' all do clples, when da felt 'llglous, tucker net an went an' kotcb some feesh; an' now when the speret dun moved me, an' I has come cordln' tcr'de scriptur an' guntes cast do net w'y yere you .come an' call me er thief. Ez 'ligious er man ez you is onghter be shamed o'yoVt W'y I feckonef yon haderllbedin de ole days an' hader seed Peter er f ecshin' you wonlder got atter him, too. Dar wuz jes sich men livin' at dat time, sah, an' whut did da do? Da strayed off atter de golden ca'f o' niquity, an' let de feesh o' righteousness er lone. 'De speret moved me ter come off down yere an' cast dls yere net, an' now you come an' 'ject ter de speret" I object to you stealing my fish, you trifling rascal." "I ain't stealin' you f eesb, sab. I jest castln' de net like de speret tole me ter do." . "So you haven't taken any Ash?" "No, sab, cose I ain't but I kain't hepitef de speret tole me ter cast de not."- "What have you got in that bag?" "Dls bag right hero?" "Yes, that bag right there." "Whut'slgotlnit?" "That's what I said." "Well, sah. I put er few feesh in yere jost ter keep em f rum beln' proud in de flesh. Feesh is monstus proud some times, sah, I jes wanter show 'em dat dar's slcher thing ez pride comin' down putty low." "Yes, and I'll jnst show you that there's such a thing as going to jail." "Whut! caze I f ollered de speret an' tuck de pride outen de feesh. Wall, I sees one thing mighty cla'r. Dar ain't no useu er man fol lerin' de speret deze days. Ef Peter wuz yere pow he'd git 'gusted wid de white folks an' go off down yander wid de" niggers. Now, sah, ef yon wanter disgrace yo'se'f by takin' me ter jail, Tee wid yon. NO TIME YET. 'piiE country negroes in .the South have very crude Ideas of time. About i o'clock on a spring morning a 'young doctor in one of the hill counties of Virginia was returning home from a night call. Overtaking an old negro man carrying a fish ing pole, he asked tbe old man what time it was. "HI, boss! Tain' no time yitj de sun aln' liz." A COUNTRY OF RESOURCES. W1 hen a Senatorial committee was visiting Tacoma in the summer of 18S9. the mem bers of tbe party and tbeir attendants were guests of tbe leaning hotel. One day while the weather was quite warm, Senator Pugb, of Alabama, and some acquaintances, had de scended to the bar, which was in the basement of the hotel, in order to obtain some liquid re freshments. The party bad been talking a great deal abont tbe remarkable advantages the new State of Washington presented for enterprising men, and when the beverages were being ordered, Senator Pugh, remarked carelessly, that he would be delighted if he could get a nice mint julep, much as if such a thing could not reasonably be expected so far away from his native Alabama. "I can give you a mint julep," the attending mixer said. "Then do so," quoth the Senator. Bnt there was a look ot incredulity in his face. The bar keeper stepped to an open window and reached out plucked some sprays of mint and shortly presented Senator Pugh with an excellent mint julep. When the astonished statesman bad tasted the preparation, he placed the tumbler bn the counter and lifting his hands in an im pressive way, ejaculated, "Great heavens, what a country, and what resources!" BROUGHT IJ WITH THEM. The President of the day glowed with honest t American prided He looked out over the vast audience that had gathered to celebrate the nation's birthday.. His heart swelled, his breast heaved, and his eye flashed? "Men ana women of America," be said, in ringing tones, "it is fitting that at tho begin ning of tbe exercises by which we commenorate tbe day that witnessed tho birth of this glorious Republic, and by which we keep alive the fires of patriotism on tho altars of our hearts, that we invoke the spirit of music appropriate to tbe occasion. Gentlemen," he continued, turn ing to the band, "let us have the national an them." And the Imported band, with great enthusi asm, struck up "Die Wacht Am Rheln." IT SEEMS TO BE FRESH. It's not often nowadays that a minstrel man or a vaudeville comedian gets off a fresh joke. Judging from the applause which fol lowed one fired at the audience in the Academy of Music last night this one is fresh: "I was standing in front of a church last Sunday." said tbe funny man, "when 1 stepped on a banana peel and was precipitated bead foremost to tbe pavement I cecovered my equilibrium only to face a policeman, who said 1 must go to tbe station house, 'What f orr I asked. " 'Because you. have made a dive ont of a church I" MENDED A BROKEN NECK A Remarkable Feat Performed by the Pres byterian Hoapltal Doctors. Philadelphia, August ZL Physicians con nected with tbo Presbyterian Hospital are highly elated over the fact of their having suc cessfully mended a broken nock. The patient, Harry Relgel. aged II years, residing at No. 511 North Forty-first street, fell from an elevator, landing on his bead and dislocating his neck on Mar 8. . When brought to tbo hospital tbe case was considered hopeless, but by experiments with extending weights attached to. the patient's head and feet the neck was eventually set and kept id place by means of a plaster of parls jacket which, after a month's time,, was re moved, with the result that the displaced bones were properly set, and the patient cow bas full power of tbe neck. Tbe case is looked upon as a wonuerioi pieco ui surgical wore. - ALT, THROUGH THE STATE, Kutztown has built a reservoir, and is now looking for water to fill it. , A newly mazried Harrisbnrg cocplewent on a wedding tour in a canoe. Du Bois, having the required population, will soon have tho free delivery. Blackberries are a drng on tbe market at Pnnxsntawny at 5 cents per quart Mrs. Ellen 'WTJ-onTEE. the Whitehall faster, has now passed her ISSth day. Some of the camp meetings in this State are illuminated by a portable electrio plant. Much alarm is felt at the spread of diph theria in tbe mining towns of Luzerne county. Abrau Corurn. 6 foot 5 inches tall, is the biggest man in the employ ol the Pennsylvania Railroad. A Hungarian caught stealing at Plymouth was strung up on a tree, but he managed to cat tbo rope and escape. The school teachers in Lower Saucon (Northumberland county) have to whitewash their own school bouses." A project Is on foot to enlarge the Warren Chair Works and increase its capacity to abont tour times tbat of tbe present. The Catholic societies of Reading are agitat ing tbo project of placing tbe American flag upon all Catholic school buildings. The iron manufacturers of "the Schuylkill Valley, have been astonished by tho notification of an advance in the rate on iron ore from Erie to all Doints on tho Reading Railroad from 81 CS to 2 CS per ton. The value of tbe Miller farm of 183 acres, in Lower Heidelberg township, has been spent at law by tho heirs, and the litigation Is not yet ended. It is likely another fortune will be spent before a final settlement of the difficul ties. . The One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsyl vanla Volunteers will bold their annual re union at Union City, Erie county, on Tuesday. September 10, in tbe G. A. R. Halt at U o'clock A. H. This regiment was composed of compa nies from'Erle, Warren, Crawford and Mercer counties. ' A GOOD-DATS WOES. A Party of PenniTlrnnlan.-Kill 23 Rattle anahea In 24 Ilonra. From the Wellsboro Agitator. 1 Last week. Messrs. Eben H, Campbell, of Wiillamsport; A.B. Carnett of Ansonia, and ,D. L. Deane, of tbls place, were exploring the timber lands ot tbe Pennsylvania Joint Lum ber and Land Company on the headwaters of Slate run and the branches of the Young woman's creek rising near tbo line between Ly coming and Clinton conntles. While passing .over the point of a hill on the north side of Baldwin run they suddenly came npon a large detached rock abont which' numerous rattle snakes were congregated. Mr. Carnett was in .advance, and on observing the snakes he ut tered an exclamation of surprise and abruptly halted. The other gentlemen coming up, they concluded to give bat tle to the ''varmints" and forthwith pitched in, and with tbe aid of stout sticks speedily dispatched eight Of tbe rattlers. This done, tney discovered tbat there were numer ous other reptiles hidden under a smaller rock which lay on top of tho one first mentioned. This smaller rock was supported above tbe larger one by small stones in such a way that a person could look tbrongh under it, and the space between the two seemed to be pretty much filled with snakes. After studying the situation. Mr. Carnett concluded tbat with tbo aid of a forked stick operating from one edge ot the rock, he conld shoot them out one or two at a time. from the other edge, if the other gen tlemen could whack them when they came ont Tbe plan proved a success, and they per severed until they had slain lS more. Still there was at least one heard rattling under the top rock which tbey could not see, and so a handspike was called Jnto play, the rock was moved, and then ong more reptile was dis patched, making a total of 21 killed at this one spot The snakes ranged In length from three and a half to five feet, and when all were laid out together on the rocks 'they wero a sight to be hold. There were both black and yellow ones, and as they had just shed their old skins, many of which were seen lying around, their colors were very bright and attractive in appearance. After the slaughter, when the party were about ready to move on. still another snake was heard to rattle. This one was discovered to be bidden under tbe large rock and conld Dot be cot at, so at least one eseaoed. As the party killed a rattler at another pface the same day, and bad killed two on each of tbe two days preceding, their record for the three days is 28. fJUEBEHT TIMELY TOPICS. Martin Irons, who led the strike on the Iron Mountain Kallroad, now sells peanuts in a depot at Bt Louis, and the majority of working men don't care a shuck whether he sells a pints week. t t t A rich farmer in Pesth has murdered his wire to get rid of her. It would have been ranch cheaper and easier for him to have come to Chi cago and secured a divorce. t t t With three assistants, United States District Attorney Lyon should do a land office basinets. It often occurs, however, that too many cooks spoil the broth. t t t ,. The water in the Allegheny river yesterday did not look as though it was too thin as a bever age. In tact it looked thick enough to cut, A man who indulged in It as a beverage was either a rery mean man or he was too poor to bny some thing stronger. t t t Tere is just enough doing in the oil market these days to keep a man's nose down to business. There Is sufficient margin in the business, pro vided you go in deep enongb, to make a very re spectable sum. . t t t Nobody will claim that Quay is very sleek with his tongue, but (or a man who never nses his mouth, he is par excellence. t t t President Harrison should be saved from bis friends and Puck. t t t If Chicago don't secure a site for tbat World's Exposition pretty Soon, tbe people living outside of that Inflated city will begin to think she has been fooling 'em. t t t From present indications Kemmler has been mono np In wax about 100 times, and. come to think of It, there are about that many museums in this country. : XEABS TTJEMD INTO SMILES. Strange Case of Snapended Animation Near LectbnrsVOtilo. Washington a, H., O., August 21,-Not far from Leesburg a strange ' case of sus pended animation occurred recently. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. John Cox was taken 111. and. as was supposed, died. ''Mr. TiW. Car-' son and family, of this city,- relatives ot Mrs. Cox, were summoned to the funeral, the child having been laid out for dead. A peculiar feel ing seemed to come over the mother, and tbe notion struck her that her child was not dead. Going into the room where the littlo one lay. cold and motionless, the grief-stricken mother walked up to it, and, in a clear, distinct voice, spoke the child's name, when, to her great joy, her darling opened its eyes. Her tears were turned into smiles, and picking tho child up in her arms she clasped It to ber bosom and ut tered exclamations of joy, Mrs. Cox asked it if it wanted a drink of water, and it nodded assent When some of the friends arrived to attend tbe funeral their beans were filled with joy to learn that tbe little one bad come to lite, and there was a general rejoicing. Let Ilia Widow Settle the Matter. from the Boston Globe. Michael Davitt wants Jobn Boyle O'Reilly's bodytobavo its final restingplace in Ireland. We don't believe tho departed poet-patriot would have so wished. He loved his adopted country, and especially tbat spot In it called Boston, too well. Here he did his best work, aobleved his greatest fame, made his happiest borne and his warmest fnends, and here let him sleep. DOINGS OP THE f TTHJAKS, Lively Rlvniry Anions; Cities for the Next Grand Lodge Sleeting;. rsrsciAL telxoham to the dispatcii. j Reading. August 21. To-day's session of tho Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias was mostly devoted to secret work. Recom mendations contained in the reports of officers and committees were acted upon, and tho re port of the Committee on Appeals received tbe consideration of tbe representatives until ad journment tbls evening. .The nnmberof ap peals was very large. To-morrow the Grand Lodge officers will be installed, and a place of meeting decided upon. So far this has elicited a lively canvass between half a dozen cities. Dntlea That Cannot Be Neglected. From the Troy Times, j Tbe Republican party is pledged to pass a tariff bill, and is also pledged to exert its whole influence In favor of honest elections every where. It cannot neglect any of these duties without paving the way for deserved censure. LOOKING AT CHICAGO'S SIGHTS. A Party of Wealthy Mexican Tourists Visit tho Windy Cliy. Chicago, August 21. Au excursion party, consisting of about SO distinguished Mexican gentlemen, arrived iu Chicago thismornlngand spent the day in going about tbe city. They are merely wealthy citizens, there being no officials among tbem, and tbey are making a tour tnrough the country for pleasure. They left for tbe East over the Michigan Central, Interfering With Pittabnrg's Trade, From the Denver Republican. Witbiu six weeks the ordinance for tho pre vention of smoke' in this city will go into ef fect, and it must he rlgoronsly enforced. Large consumers of soft coal will take notice accord ingly. DEATHS0FA DAY. Sirs. Sarah A. Jnckion. Mrs. Sarah A. Jackson, widow of Ell Jackson, of Race street, Allegheny, and mother-in-law of K. M. Kerr, ofPusey 4 Kjprr. died at A-Ah o'clock yesterday morning, in Valley Camp. Tho cause of her deceaso was heart rallure. and as it was long known that she was" afflicted witn heart trouble her death wa not unexpected by her rel atives. Mrs. Jackson has been for mauy years a member or tbe Aorth Avenne M. E. Chnrcb. Be side ilrs. ltobert M. Kerr she leaves two other children, Uaylord Jackson' and Mrs. .Robert Bmlth. ofSwIssrale. The remains wUl be brought home for interment. Btr. G. II. Sleyer. Mr. O. H. Meyer, President of the Gennan American Insurance Company, has the sympathy of his many friends. In tho death of his wife, which occurred at the family residence, on Iowa street, yesterday afternoon at S o'clock,' after lingering Illness. Mrs. Meyer had a very ex tended circle of acquaintances, who will be be reaved St the news or ber death. Bhe was a lady of estimable qualities. WOMAN WORKERS. THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITION OF THE WEAKER SEX. Bin. Helen Campbell Talk Abont Factory Glrli and Tblr Hardships Buecess Only lo. be Attained by Intelligence Making the Chamanqaans La nub. rsrxciAL txlxqram to.tue nisrATCK.1 Jake Chautauqua. August 2L Rain and mud did not prevent a good attendance at tbe lectures and entertainments. Mrs. Helen Campbell delivered tbe most popular speech of the day on tbe "Social and Economic Condition of Woman Present." Jn the course ot .her lecture she said. "No period since the begin ning of the life of man -has- been so full of in dustrial changes as the eighteenth and nine teenth centuries. Two discoveries were on tbe way. Tbe small worker everywhere was forced to become subject to great aggregations of capital. Woman was compelled to do the lowest forms of labor. She labored all day and at night did her household work. In all revolu tions, the movement iSbut the tendency of the general uprising of humanity. "At the close of tbe eighteenth century the woman worked for a eompensation, for she be lieved that the new country would never con tain any of the oppression of the old. The pay was poor bnt the courage great The life of the colonist was simple, his clothing coarse, his food plain, and linen took the place of all cot ton fabrics. Its manufacture in our country was essentlal.and Whitney's invention soon de veloped cotton as a new road to fortune. In 1786, a corporation was formed for the manu facture of home-spun goods. America mas tered all difficulties and InlS34 there was erect ed probably tbe first factory in tbe world com. blnlng all tbe processes from the raw to the finished material and protection fostered the manufactories. - i (skilled Lnbor Still Lacking. iTT is still true'that there are more unskilled than skilled laborers. The life of the Lowell factory girls is told iu tbe little paper which they publish. To them factor) employ ment meant rellet from other degrading labor. In those early days the learned class were the only order of good society, and before tbe stnmps in their fields bad turned brown the sturdy colonists laid the corner-stone of Har vard College. Tbe sentiment of that time was expressed in tbe words of a New England mother toher son: 'Child, If Qod will make thee a good Christian and a good scholar it will be all t'ask.' In early factory days there are rec ords of 14 and lb hours' labor a day for women, and in Paterson, N. J., at one time the women and children were required to be present in tbe morning at 30 o'clock. More than tbat the pay was very inadequate. ''In September in 1831 the first meeting was held to protest against the evil treatment of women employes by factory employers. Among the things desired by this conventfon, to which Boston sent 30 delegates, was tbe ten-hour sys tem. At this early time woman's entrance into trades was fiercely protested against, but the Civil War offered her the necessary opportunity to become an earner. In 1870 tho wages of women wero about two-fifths as mnch as those of men, and in reply to protestations the em ployer offered tbe old excuse tbat a woman al ways bad something to fall back upon. The Knights of Labor at their first annual conven tion started the equality of tbe sexes, and this organization, though it has made mistakes, ts and bas been a most important factor in the amelioration of the laboring classes. . . Ill-Treated Working Girls. JN 22 cities in which girls began work tbe average age is 15. We find that a major ity of these were American and not foreign. The United States report proves tbat the ma jority of laboring women are single. In At lanta, Ga., of all tbe cities investigated, we find wages lowest and in San Francisco the highest Unskilled laboring girls earn not more than S100 or $200 per 'year, and they lose much from tbe fine system, for Intelligence and training begets punctuality. The masses ot laboring women are characterized bytbrift lessness and ignorance, and often tbeir treat ment is intolerable. I am inclined to look upon charity as the insult heaped upon the injury received from insufficient payment of honest work. As surely as the world moves on its axis, changes born of material progress deaden the conception of real progress. The hand of man is each day deprived from its original trust, and untrained Intelligence finds success more and more difficult to attain. It is not alone the present tbat we have to dealwitb, but tbe problems tbat will face us in the tuture." Iu tbe afternoon Mr. Lelana Powers gave his last dramatization, taking ab bis subject tbe play of "David Garrick." which gave hlnr good opportunity to display bis versatile powers. Many good and pious Cbautanquans go and laugh with giddy glee at bis mimicry of a drnnken man who would not be seen inside o( our best theaters, but they think nothing of it, as it goes under tho name of readings. t Goaalp of the Gronnda. TVTr. A. M. Fairburn continned bis lectnres on "Religious Leaders of the Nineteenth Century," and was as logical and philosophical as ever. In tbe evening William H. Sherwood played upon tbe piano. Mme. Carrington, the Schu bert Quartet and the chorus sung at a grand concert. The question heard on every hand abont the grounds is, "What is the latest about the strikes?" Many Eastern people are staying for fear of getting delayed on the road. Secretary Duncan has a weapon ready for the man who said that he is in direct communication with Master Workman Powderly to continue the strike until the assembly closes. A large number left on the boats to-day who were here for recognition day exercises. Prof. A. I. Marks conducted a party throngh the Holy Land from Hebron to Mount Her mon. The Towandas and Cbautauquas played base ball to-day to the tune of 7 to 5 in lavor of the latter, Stagg occupying tbe pitcher's box. One hundred and fifty traveling passenger agents of various railroads over the country, who have been in convention at Buffalo as tbq guests of the Western New York and Pennsyl vania Railroad, enjoyed a trip over tbe lake to day. DISCOVERED THE THIEF. A Huge Blacksnake tbe Pnrlolner of Juicy Beefsteaks and Mntton Chop. rSFECIAL TELEORAK TO IKS DISPATCH.! Farkersburo, "August 21. Holly Arm strong, a well-known business man and poli tician of Jackson county, has been missing his beeisteaks and mutton chops for some time, canslng him to duplicate his orders on tbe butcher rather frequently. Armstrong's family bad been in the habit of keeping tbeir fresb meat inside tbe well curb, where it kept fresh and cool until the family was ready for its us:. The meat disappeared so often that Armstrong began to believe some one was stealing it. Yesterday he caught the tbief, which turned out to be an immense blacksnake 6 feet 8 inches long and as thick as a man's arm. Philosophy la Bit. From the Baltimore Herald. A man is a man first and a lover afterward. The greatest puzzlo to a man Is bow any woman can love him. A woman never really laarns how to pray un til she bas a man to pray for. What has become of tbe old-fashioned people who bad family prayer in the evening and be fore breakfast? A man never gets too old for his mother to stop calling him "ber boy." HOW ARE YOU, SANITARY? Down the picket-guard lane Rolled tbe comfort-laden wain, Cheered by shouts that shook the plain Soldier-like and merry: l'lirases such as camps may teach. Saber-cuts of Saxon speech. Such as "Bully!" "Tuem'stbepeaehl" "Wade in, Sanitary I" ItlgHt and left the caissons drew. As the car went lumbering through, Quick succeeding In review, Squadrons military; Sunburnt men with beards Ilk frieze. Smooth-faced boys, and cries like these, "U. S. San.X'om." 'That's the cheesel" l'assln. Sanitary:'1 In such cheer it straggled on Till the battle front was won. Tben the ear, its Journey done,. Lot was stationary: And where bullets whistling fly, Came the sadder, fainter cry, 'Help us, brothers, ere we die!" "Save us, Sanitary!" Such the work. The phantom flies, Wrapped in battle elonds that rise; But tbe brave whose dylnv cres. Yelled and visionary! See the Jasper gates swung wide, See the parted.throng outside Hear the voice to those' wbo ride, . , Pass in. Sanitary!" Mrtt ilaru. MEN' OP THE LAW. Report and DIScaaslona of .the Day of the American Association, SARATOGA, August 2L At the meeting this morning of the Amorican Bar Association a number of new members were elected. Mr. James O. Carter delivered a most admirable ad. dress on thej'ldeal and the Aotnal in tbe Law." which was listened to attentively by the 250 persons present and was frequently interrupted by applause. After his address reports of the standing, committees were read on judicial administration and remedial procedure, on awarding a gold medal and on forms of verdicts in criminal procedure. After a discussion of these reports the association adjourned until this erening. " ' , Tbe Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform, to which was referred the preamble and resolution with reference to changes In criminal procedure, offered at tbe last meeting of the association by Egbet W hi taker, of New York, reported adversely. Tbe committee to consider tbe wisdom ot yearly bestowing a gold medal on such persons as may have most mer ited it by the greatest adflltlod to tbe science of jurisprudence, reported favorably. The pend ing bills in Congress f Or relief of tbe Supreme Court were commended at the evening session. To-morrow officers will be elected. Tbe Company Mods a mistake. From tbe Harrisbarr Patriot 1 Grand Master Workman Pqwderly Was not wrong when he told Vice President Webb, of tbe New York Central Railroad Company, tbat if the men wbo were discharged were thrown out of employment simply because tbey belong to the order of the Knights of Labor, the com pany made a mistake. It will be necessary for the workingmen of this country to organize so long as governmental favoritism prevails. THE WLBES STOPPED CLICKING. Chicago Cat Off From Telegraphic Com rannlcaiion for nn Hour. Chicago. August 21. Chicago was cut on from telegraphic communication from the out side world for about a half an hour this morning. Through an accident to the maohinery of the Edison Company, which f arnishes the dynamo current on which the Western Union wires are worked, these currents were suddenly cut off. In a twinkling every instrument in the big oporatlng room, and those in tbe offices of the Associated Press, stopped ticking. ,and the busy operators with one accord looked at each other in open-eyed astonishment Absolute stillness reigned from one end of the great room to the other. For the first time in that rattling apartment silence, like a poultice, came to healjtbe blows of sound. .Operators on the Board of Trade were in the same boat with the rest of the public, and for once the dealers having leased wires were no better off than their brethren without them. Harrison nod Dls Visitors. rSrXCIAL TBLEOnAM TO TOE DISrATCH.1 Cafe May, August 2L Manuel Geranta, Marquis Deprez, Auditor of tbo Spanish War Department at Havana, paid his respects to the President to-day. President Harrison took a dip in the ocean to-day. This is the Presi dent's last visit to Cape May. After this visit he goes to Washington and the family will make preparations to go to Cresson. A LETTER'S TRAVEL. From Paris to Zurich, and Thence to the City of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, August 2L Postmaster Riley was yesterday placed in possession of a letter that bas seen some vicissitude whilo on its journey in search of a gentleman named M. Auguste Crebaum, living in Paris. France. It was mailed in that city last month, directed to the Hotel Central. Zurich, Switzerland. M. Crebaum bad left tbat hotel to retnrn to Paris, and tbe letter was accordingly forwarded to his home in tbe Rue Lelle. Unfortunately it became tangled up in a newspaper directed to HerrR. Shock, of No. 227 Main street, in tbls city. Mr. Scbock took the liberty of opening it, and seeing tbat it con tained nothing relating to himself, forwarded it to Mr. Riley. It will be sent to Washington. D. C. and from thence to M. Auguste in tbe Rue Lelle. Paris, after a Journey of some 10,000 miles or more. Pittsburg's Lono Fisherman. From tbe Philadelphia Inquirer: Hon. M. A. Lemond, of Pittsburg, registered at tbe Girard House yesterday, en route to tbe seashore. He expects big catcbes of finny prizes, and, as a fisherman, fears neither 'labark nor salamander, sucker nor shrimp." 1 80NS OP 'VETERANS' ENCAMPMENT. A Large Crowd Expected at the Natloaal Meeting ThU Month, Sr, Joseph. Ma, August 21,-The natlopal encampment of the Sops of Veterans of the United States will be'held in this city August 25 to SO. It will be a large gathering: Every State and Territory will be represented, and many of the veterans returning from Boston have signified their intention to be present The Governors of Missouri and Kansas will be here, with their staffs, and the Hon. John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, will deliver an address. In addition to the regular convention busi ness, there will be an open competitive drill, a military parade, etc Tbe membership of this growing organization now numbers 135.000, of which over 28,000 were added during tbe past year. Blluonrl Reduction. Prem the Chicago' Tribune. I As soon as the word was passed that Mis souri's population had increased the old bush whacking train robbers crawled out and "held up a train." Missouri wonld make a fell band in reducing tbe surplus. SWITCHED OPP THE CTJRREIIT. Tho National Electric Light Association Convention Finishes Business. rspzciAL TXLxonAU to the dispatch. Cape May, August 21. The last sessions of the National Electric Llgnt Association were beld to-day, and tbe next place of meeting was fixed upon to be held at Providence, H. L, on February 10. 1891. The discussions to-day were instrnctive and were largely attended. After the naming of the Executive Committee the members sang "Auld Lang Syne" and adjourned sine die. ECHOES PROM THE STATE PRESS. It is a pity that such is the fact bnt it must be admitted that too many people with good impulses are lazy. lancatter Examiner. They will discover a site for Chicago's World's Fair along about the time tbe Identity of the man who struck Billy Patterson Is dis covered. Oermanlown Independent, Who wouldn't own a railroad, especially when it is known that tbe net earnings of all tbe roads in the country for a year have been 5661 per mile. Columbia Daily News. Our codfish aristocracy may go. bat our cod fish balls are assured. Tbe effort of tboUnited States Fish Commission to propagate codfish along the shores of Massachusetts have been entirely success! uL FitUton Times. The great gulf that is generally supposed to lie betweeu religion and politics is always well bridged at campmeetlng time. There are more seekers for office than seekers for grace at tbe modern campmeetlng. Bethlehem Daily limes. Stanisy's declaration tbat be would rather tramp LOCO mile than undergo another public dinner should be filed by American scientific and social bodies for future reference. Stan ley is coming over here, HarrUbura Inde pendent. On tbe principle that "A little learning Is a dangerous thing," tbere are nota few danger ous characters in tbe world. But It is better to be a little dangerous In this respect than to be a wart on the face of nature. Oft City Eluzard. A young Washington mother who has to get up nights to attend to ber littlo child has dis covered that if she walks backward she will not hit ber shins against tbe furniture in the dark. There is no patent on the inventloo. Erie Morning Dispatch. From reports it looks as though the Pinker ton guards were nothing but a gang of toughs, ready to create a disturbance when tbe least provocation is offered. Their work at Albany Is not a credit to their employers, nor to the' railroad company. Harflsbura Patriot The Philadelphia Natural Gas Company of Pittsburg have advanced the rates on tbe glass factories at that place 40 per cent and now a number of plants Will be moved from the once smoky city to places where gas can he secured cheaper. Tbe advance makes gas cost tbe glass factories $70 per pot, where formerly It only c'osttoO. Here is a chance for Warren to get her finger In and take a chanee at getting one of those factories.-. Jfarren Mirror, CURIOUS CONDESSATiOSS. New York bas expended $9,000,000 in buying land for new parks. Mrs. Eunice J. Jose, a 91-year-old Saco (Me.) woman, is cutting her third set of teeth. A mountain of alabaster is supposed to have been discovered 150 miles north of Den ver, CoL Fish Commissioner Stanley, of Maine, believes tbat there Is more than enough gold at Switt river. Me., to pay for the digging. Decorations-at summer resort entertain ments include American flags, tennis racquets, baseball bats, croquet mallets and spoon oars. Tbe art of veneering was known to the Egyptians more than 3,000 years ago. Tbe sculptures of Thebes are said to illustrate the process. Mrs. McGill, of Salt Lake City, went to market and bought a cockerel for ber Sunday dinner. Bhe found in Its crop a nugget of virgin gold that she sold for to. Ninety barrels of the yolks of eggs were an odd Importation from Syria to Pans. The yolks are to he used in tbe preparation of leather of a very fine quality. A bill will be introduced into Parlia ment next session which proposes to restrict tbe public performances of hypnotic experi ments. According to medical testimony much barm is done by amateurs dabbling in this science- L N. Blankinship, of Marion, Mass., has a clock which was make in 1732. The works -IB4.0 Pj"b and the clock keePs as good time as it did when it was made 168 years ago, but kepttonas1 vary M the kind0 Um8 " Salaries iu the different departments under tbe municipal administration in Paris range from f250 to 5100 per annum, and tbe ap plications are almost 1,000 for one. There were a.193 applications for three yearly vacancies as messengers. The Bussian Government proposes to substitute soldiers from the railway battalions for the original engineers and firemen of the strategical railway?. The men will be In structed in the rudiments ot mechanics and engineering. One of the features of an electrieal ex hibition at Frankfort is to be the transmission of power 1500 horse) a distance of 14 miles. It is not pretended tbat thi3 can be done econom ically, but the mere doing of it will be one of the wonders of the Exhibition. A novel team passed through Athena, Ore., last week. It consisted of two horses and a yoke of cows, driven by an elderly man with the woe beeone countenance ot a Kansas farmer. About a dozen children, dirty-faced and ragged, added to the attractiveness of the outfit Oneof tbe latest appliances of electricity appears in the form of an electric soldering iron. It is a hollow cone of copper containing a metallic ping, between wblch and the inner surface of tbe cone Is a coil of fine wire separated from tbo plus and tbe face of the cone by means of layers of asbestos. A Mexican was running a mowing ma chine In a field of alfalfa near Las Cruces, N. M., when be uncovered a colony of skunks. A number were killed by the mower, and tbs Mexican called for help to assist in extermina ting the colony. The fight was kept up with pitchforks and clubs till 53 skunks were slaughtered. Miss Elizabeth Miles, of Col era, Ala., is the victim of a remarkable delusion. Bbe imagines that she is Mrs. Grover Cleveland, and tbat her hmband is still President. Miss Miles met Mrs. Cleveland three years ago and became attached to her. She fell from her horse a year ago, since which time she has been possessed of tbe hallucination. She was taken to the State asylum yesterday. A Dubuque woman who has been liv ing in East Dubuque for somo months past the other day decided to move back to Dubuque. She attempted to cross tbeblgh bridge with her goods and chattels, but while en route three attachments were served on ber prop erty. She knew her business, however, and had a stock ot readymade replevins no band, and managed to reacn the Iowa shore safely on time. A baby has been born at Lancaster, N. H, which weighed only 2 pounds, and which has not increased in weight since Its birth, it is so small tbat an ordinary finger ring can be pnt on to its arm to the shoulder, and a common tea cop can be pnt over its head to Its shoulders. Tbe child is doing well, and In the opinion of the doctors stands as good a chance of hying as the average baby of its age. John Carroll, of Rockland, Me., is tbe envy of amateur farmers for miles around, as, at tbe close of bis day's labors, seated beside his modest cabin, he reads bis paper, protected alike from showers and the burning sun by the friendly branches-of a huge potato stalk that towers near by. Mr. Carroll' planted a whole potato, jnst for tho novelty of the thing, and the stalk has reached a height of nearly four feet and is still growing. A novel use of the electrio light is made on the St Lawrence river near the Thonsand Island resorts. One of the lights has beea placed at the end of a yardarm on tbe steamer St. Lawrence, which has a dynamo aboard. Tbe light stands in front of a powerful reflector, and as tbe boat steams abont at night among tbe islands tbe search-light is cast among them, revealing with startling distinctness their beauty and the beauty of the landscape. TJrben Getchell, of Limestone, Me., witnessed a novel sight on Thursday last, while driving through what is called the mile block, two miles from tbe village. He came on seven bears unawares, three of tbem fall grown, and four cubs quite large. Tbe old ones made for tbe woods, bat t no cubs bad their gambols out Deiore tbey ioliowed. u rben says it was a nlco sight, but his hair seemed to grow very fast and raised his hat from its usual place. Tbo bears were seen by two other persons. Like many other insects, honse flies are subject to tbe attacks of a parasitic fungus which destroys great numbers of them, espe pially toward tho end of autumn. When you see the corpses of flies glued to the window panes in tbe attitude of life, with legs widely spread and wings raised as if in preparation for flight, butwltba white halo or. tbe glass all round tbem, and with bodies pale, unhealthy looking and distended, yon can attribute tbeir nntimely end to empusa muscse, the technical name of the deadly fungus. The skeleton of a large amphibions ani mal was unearthed at SheHville, Cal. It meas ured 12 feet from the cranium to the tip of the tail. The jawbones are four feet long. Tba fore legs are Ave feet in length, but tbe hind legs measure bnt 13 Inches, and are jointed only at tbe hip. The toes are fire Inches long. Two strom; tusks project from tbe upper jaw, and on tbe skull aro two horns of three branches each. Tbe skeleton was found in a stratum of clay 20 feet below tbe surface. It was impossible to preserve it entire. BUEAKFA3T TABLE GOSsIP. Cynic I am always happy when two fools marry. Binnlck-Why? Cynic Because they are made one. Tte EpoeS. "Here's a lashion item which says it is stylish to show a good deal or neck this sum mer." "How fashionable tbe giraffe must be." Racket. First English Tourist (visiting Washing ton) 111 say, 'Arry, let's go hover to the races tbls awfternoon. Second Do Naw. Let's go down to tne 'onse an' see the bloomin hldloU folght. The JSpoch. "Papa, are there lots of lots out in Boom town!" ' "Yes, my boy. Millions of 'em." -Boomtown's something of a lottery tben, slat It!" "You bet it Is." said papa, fervently. Fue. THE WHISTLING GIRL. She bas a taste for whistling, A taste that's not permissible; Butstlll 1 don't object to It, The pucker Is so klasable. .Furt. First Tramp Do you ever think of death, Bin? Second Tramp Not very often. I ain't afraid to die. First Tramp You ain't? Second Tramp No; death has no terriers for me. Backet, Visitor "What aie yon in for, my good man? " Fnsoner For flattery, sir. Ylsltor Flattery? Nonsense. Prisoner-It's true. sir. Imitation, yon know. Is called the lincerest form of flattery, and I, Imitated a IIP and was caught. Ser Minneapolis . Tribune. ' ,, Mr. Leonard Franklin Yon mme over On one of the record-breakers, didn't yon? Mr. Thomas White Yes, sir: sevcu days alter woleftQueeastowa I was in my bouse In New York. Mr. Leonard fraokUn 8vea dsysl I thought -you mad the trip in less than six. ' Mr. Thomas White I'm counting the time I . waited oa the dock for ay baggage. Jucjk,
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