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To-morrow President Cleveland will step out of the "White House; and the party whose representative he was will turn from the exercise of executive and legislative power to its more accustomed functions of opposition and criticism. There has. been a great deal of ink and Eome temper wasted since the election, rather more by Democratic than by Bepublican writers, in trying to explain how the change came about. "What is the good of these controversies now? The general public, by -whom men and measures are fairly judged, are in no sort of doubt as to the "whys" and "wherefores." Tltey know that, de '"Evitea few serious mistakes ot judgment, Mr. Cleveland filled the office of President honestly, capably, creditably. They also know that he and his party were defeated, not because of faults in the President's ex ecutive course, but because he and his ad visors fatuously staked all on a policy of tariff reduction which was a menace to the business interests of the whole country. The very critics who have latterly been lay ing their burden of defeat and disappoint ment on the President's shoulders were but a few months ago loudest in urging their par ty after the "will o the wisp" of free trade, which led to the dismal swamp of disaster. The estimate which the country enter tertains of the retiring President, and which history must record, will not be based npon narrow personal prejudices. Repub licans and Democrats, alike, will give Mr. Cleveland credit for doing the best he knew Low while in the "White House. His fail ure will be attributed mainly, and no doubt rightly, to the fact of his having got beyond his depth on the tariff matter, and to his obstinacy in making that the sole issue of last .November. There are few persons, of any political persuasion, who are not ready to extend to Mr. Cleveland, as he steps out of office, a fair share of the good will which all classes, without respect to partisanship, will to morrow cheerfully bestow upon his suc cessor, General Harrison. THE CANUCKS A"" SCAEED. It is safe to presume that the editorial declaration of the Toronto Empire, which is printed elsewhere in this issue, represents broadly the opinion of the present ministry in Canada. Irom this declaration the only dedpMtion is that the men who for the time being, hold the reins of government in Can ada, are utterly opposed to the proposal of a commercial union between the United States and their country. They profess to see in Congressman Hitt's proposal only a thin cover to another of more serious politi cal import; to wit, the annexation of Can ada by the United States. The Canadian view from the Empire't standpoint is that the adoption of a harmonious commercial policy of the two powers on this continent is net far from a flat declaration of hostile independence on Canada's part against England. This independent condi tion, following the Empire's line of argu ment, can only end in Canada being merged in the United States. "We are sorry that our Canadian brethren 'persist in multiplying negroes in the wood pile. But it is their business. If the Can adians can wait, so can the United States, for union of any kind, commercial or polit ical PBOIITIC OS DISMAL SENSATIONS. If a succession of tragedies could have a -restraining influence on the Tory methods of repression and coercion in dealing with Irish politics Mr. Balfour and his col leagues would have let up long ago. The death cf Mapdeville and the suicide of Dr. Jtidleylast bummer, under circumstances akin to those which befell Pigott, furnished a case in point. Just as Pigott, the instru ment of the Timet in the slanders against ParnelL chose to blow out his brains rather than attempt to proceed in his wretched work, so Dr. Bidley, who was responsible under Balfour for the treatment which ended in the death of the political prisoner Mahdeville, was so overcome during the investigation as to destroy himself in a fit of remorse. 'Whether the English people will care to continue an administration whose leading and "memorable incidents are such dismal sensations, varied only by the clubbing and bayoneting, of the people, the arrest and imprisonment of priests and elected repre sentatives, and murderous reprisals by the infuriated populace against the police, will he the great issue at the next general elec tion in England. Scotland and "Wales are already Liberal. But while the Tories, with their Balfour, their Crimes Act and their prison dis cipline, their libels and their Pigotts, have made no progress, it is cheerful to note that Mr. Gladstone, by his "message of peace," has completely won the sympathy and sup port of the Irish people. The Grand Old Man could safely go bail for peace in Ire land, or for almost anything he might de mand in that quarter, if he were returned to power. Parnell's late speech in the House of Commons Thursday night ex pressed the national opinion exactly on that point TEE CEO WD-AT THE CAPITAL. Of course the whole country is interested in the events now transpiring in "Washing ton. It is not only natural, but fitting and proper that this should be so. But granting this, we fail to see the reason why the entire population of these Unite'". States should exhibit an uncontrollable impulse to rush to the Capital City as if it were the scene of the greatest show on earth. New Presidents are not a novelty; we have had them at in tervals ot four and eight years ever since the Constitution was adopted, and are likely to keep on making and inaugurating them at the same rate as long as this Bepublio shall stand. Why, then, should such a fuss be made over the simple ceremonies attending the transfer ot the executive power irom the hands of one man to those of another? The tendency shown in recent years toward making more and more of a lavish display on each succeeding inauguration day is one of the foolish eccentricities in which this great American people delight to indulge occasionally. The average citizen seems to be a different being altogether from what he used to be. He delights in crowds, martial music and pompous processions, but why he does so no philosopher has yet attempted tp explain. He is welcome to whatever satis faction he can get out of a visit to over crowded "Washington at the present time. "We wish him joy, though we hardly think he will find it there. If he returns a sadder and wiser man he will probably conclude that his presence at the capital on March 4 four years hence is not absolutely essential to the welfare of this nation. TOO HANY DITOECES. The remarks made by Judge "White yes terday upon the abuse of the divorce laws in this county are patently justified. No doubt a great many of the two hundred and fifty applications for divorce made in the Pittsburg courts during last year were based on frivolous or otherwise improper grounds, and a warning from the bench is timely and profitable. In cases of divorce, the very fact that the evidence is generally ex parte should make the libellant's coun sel, and still more the Commissioner hear ing the application, cautious and exacting in the proceedings. The judge's admonition Is evidently di rected at the lawyers as well as the public at large. It would be strange, indeed, if this were not so, for it is in the power of the attorney to instruct applicants for divorce as to the legitimacy and propriety of their I grounds for action and relief. A good deal j of this divorce extravagance is secondarily due to the carelessness of attorneys in taking and forwarding applications for divorce without due examination. At the same time it is evident, as Judge "White suggests, that there are a great many men and women in this community who regard tne marriage tie as one to be broken on the most trivial pretext, and principally at the mere wish of the two individuals most concerned. It is to be hoped that the attitude of the bench on this serious question, and the summary dismissal of a number of iniprop erly grounded applications may serve to stay the dangerous tide of divorce in this region. ANOTHER TIMES BLUNDEE. That once respectable newspaper, the London Times, seems to be in a fair way to distinguish itself as the greatest blunderer in the journalistic world. It is hardly fair, we know, to bit a man when he is down, even if the unlucky individual be an editor, yetthe comments of that journal on the ac tion of Congress in providing for the admis sion of four new Slates Into the American union are too ridiculous to pass Unnoticed. The Times writer evidently thinks we have done a rash and inconsiderate thing. "The Americans themselves)" sagely remarks this London authority, "imperfectly com prehend the actual amountof metamorphosis involved in the change. It is as impossible for a community like America not to be transformed by the plunging into it of realm after realm as for the infusion of a potent ingredient not to affect a chemical combina tion." How luminous! Dismissing the first re mark with the statement that a "change" which did not involve a certain "amount of metamorphosis" would bo an anomaly on this side of the water at any rate we re spectfully beg leave to inform our British cotemporary that thjs country is not exactly a community, but aratber fair-sized nation, and that, instead of adding "realm after realm" to the United States we have simply been making better provisions for the government of a portion of our already vast possessions. "We began with 13 States, and. though the number has now increased more than threefold, the people generally look upon the transformation of a Territory into a State as anythingbut a national calamity. It is about the best way we have of showing the world how fast the country is growing in wealth and population. WHY THESE TEARBT "Who would be a President? See what a pretty sea, of trouble surrounds General Harrison. His best friends speak-of him as nearly worried to death over the composi tion of his Cabinet. Historians in "Wash ington picture for us the piteous spectacle of a politician coming from the presence of the President-elect in a shower of tears, tears shed not because the politician him self had been unable to cecum the postoffice, at Matawan for his brother-in-law, but at the sorrowful plight of General Harrison, Is the entrance to the "White House little less gloomy than the passage to the tomb, or are the imaginations of the people in General Harrison's neighborhood over-active? In short, is General Harrison really spoiling his complexion and dabbling his shirt bosom with briny tear drops, or has his persistent taciturnity and above all, his refusal to publish the names of his Cabinet officers driven those who have to write about him to pen stories, that have more beauty than truth about them? For our part we think that General Har rison is not worrying nearly as much about affairs as are a good many Republicans possessed of hopes and ambitions in the line of office. The character of the President elect, as far as discovered at this .day, shows I no trace of weakness or nervousness. Doubt less he feels the responsibility of bis posi tion more deeply each day, but it is not likely that he has had resort to smelling bottles or handkerchiefs, his own or his friends, for relief in the present crisis. ' In this connection it is interesting to note that Mr. James G. Blaine, of Maine, is re ported to be exhibiting a beautiful line of beaming snjlles, chats amiably with every body, and has shown a marked predilection for low comedy at the theaters. The playful students of the "Wesleyan College who indulged in dynamite bomb tlirowmg on "Washington's Birthday can thank their stars' that their punishment is limited to suspension from college. It might have easily been another kind of sus pension by the neck. Among the clever young newspaper men of the diy who reflect credit on their Pitts burg training is Mr. George N. McCain,, formerly of The Dispatch more recently of the Commercial-Gazette, and, after to morrow, State political editor of our cotem porary, the Philadelphia Press. As West ern Pennsylvania readers know, Mr. Mc Cain wields an uncommonly facile pen, to which qualification he adds unlimited ener gy, good taste, good judgment and wide ac quaintance. One of the results of his ac cession to the Press we hope to be the en lightenment ot the Philadelphia mind upon the fact that the boundaries of Pennsylva nia are somewhat more than coincident with those of the Quaker City. President Cleveland's veto club whistled in the air for about the last time yesterday. It fell on the Direct Tax re funding scheme, and if the latter recovers at some later day, it will not be because Mr. Cleveland did not belabor it enough. In Chicago the patrons of the cable cars are not to be trifled with. There have been many accidents to one of the cable lines lately, and passengers after paying, their fare have been forced to get out and walk. Many of these passengers have sued for and recovered tbeir nickels, sad dling heavy costs on the cable companies at the same time. The accidents and delays are of course decreasing. There will be weeping and wailing in Ohio. Our neighbors have been regarding the direct tax bill as a sort of reserve fund, and President Cleveland's farewell whack at it with his veto club will upset Ohio's bal ance sheet for a good while. We believe something was said in the pa pers a few months ago to the effect that a "Vice President was to be inaugurated March 4. Has this part of the programme been overlooked by the Committee of Ar rangements or only by the "Washington cor respondents? The published reports are conspicuous for their lack of information on this point. Pennsylvania prohibitionists won't have to fight the battle alone this year. N ew Hampshire is to vote on a Constitutional amendment March 12. and Massachusetts is to decide the same question a few weeks later. Good fortune as well as misfortune seems to make strange companionships. Sara Bernhardt, the. Prince of "Wales and Sir Arthur Sullivan, the opera composer, have been sitting side by side at the Monte Carlo gambling tables til the week, and all three have had good luck. They make a pretty trio, with the tiger in the brck ground. It is stated that Senator Evarts is am bitious to become a judge. Should he ever hold that position convicts would inevitably get long sentences that is, if he made any speeches to them. Maggie Mitchell has appeared in an entirely new role. She is the plaintiff in a suit for divorce from her husband, Mr. Paddock. It cannot be said that the part fits Miss Mitchell as naturally as it usually does an actress. Mr. Paddock cannot 'very well claim that he was mistaken in his wife, for he courted her for 14 years. New York and Indiana are reported dissatisfied with the Cabinet, before its make-up has been officially announced. It is the early grumbler who catches the most listeners. Joe Howard wants the actors to tell the newspaper critics what they want in . the way of criticism, but he forgets to ask the public what they yearn for. "We can tell Mr. Howard what the actors will get and what the pnblio wants to know in this sec tion of the earth simply the plain truth at all times. PERSONAL POINTS. Senator Stanford pays $500 for windows from which to view the Inaugural parade Senator Hearst, $300 and Ira Davenport $160. Little Josef Hofmann, the musical prod igy, is studying in Berlin. He is in fine health and has grown very tall since he left this coun try. The news that the Dnke of Portland, the only remaining eligible parti of his rank In England, has become engagod to a British maiden, will send a thrill of dismay through the hearts of American mothers given to Anglomania. Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, says the New York TPorfct, is worthy of his name. As Grand Marshal of the Inaugural parade ho has worked bard, and his efforts baTe been im peded by all kinds of petty annoyances. But he was determined to have the parade a suc cess, and It looks now as tnongh he had been triumphant. A very unpleasant surprise greeted Baron von Plessen, the German Consul General at Pestb, on his arrival at Vienna, where be had gone to celebrate the birthday of William IL at the German Embassy. "When his boxes were unpacked all his orders wore missing. After a long search they were discovered in the shop of a "Vienna jeweler, to whom they had been sold by a thief. James Russell Lowell has just passed his seventieth birthday. Dr. Holmes is hard onto his eightieth. John G. Whitier is beyond that period of life. The next generation of American authors of 'distinction Is considera bly below these in years.. It has got beyond the period of promise, however, and thus It Is ascertained that there is no Whittier, or Holmes or Lowell in it. In a certain small circle of journalists in New York it is considered the smart thing to treat death flippantly. The late Philip Welch when he visited the Press Clnb for the last time said: "1 have a piece of news for you. The doctor says I won't live until March." It turned out that the doctor was right, Caza ran was In a similar fix, He took notes of his condition and bet a friend of his S25 that he would die In eight weeks. He lasted a week longer than the time set. Mary Flake, another journalist, told an editor that she hoped she would die before her mother did. She was in rpsy health at the time, but she was dead In a fortnight. What We Might Contribute. From the New York Sun.1 There is talk at a Bismarck museum to be founded at Berlin. The United States could contribute some interesting relics, such as a plaster cast of the Chancellor's ancient enemy, the American bog, and a sketch 'of Mr.'Cleve land's expired Samoan policy. ' t . PITTSBTJBLG- DISPATCH, OLIVE tOQABjS LETTEB, Preildsntal Weather Fascination of Cur. rent History The King u Dead, Lone Llvo the King The Latest London Frock A Poetic Conception. rCOKKESrONJMNCE Or TBI DISPATCH.! "Washington, March 2. It Is fortunate that the Presldept-electknows' his Washington well, else he might augur ill of the climate otthe fairy city. That veracious weather prophet, the ground hog, is reported by observers(usual. ly scientists of the colored race), to have emerged from his hibernal lair, taken bis meteorological bearings and to have returned to his covert with a series of grunts. These portents, it appears, indicate a resumption of hostilities on tho part of the weather. A nip ping and an eager air greeted the new Presi dent on his arrival, and when all Nature should be courtly and kindly, lol a bombard ment of hall cannons to right ot us, cannons to left of usl The clerk of the weather must make a different kind of arrangement before long. We want President's weather, just as the English expect Queen's weather on days when Her Most Gracious undertakes any Im portant outdoor function. Bnby McKco. How to repeat the thousand and one on dits which circulate from honse to house! I foresee, and give you fair warning, that the note of nonsense which will be struck by topic less correspondents, by purveyors of vapidity, will be anent the grandchild of the President, "Baby McKec." Already all Washington knows that a little white wicker chair, enlaced with blue ribbons, and a miniature writing desk, the property, presumably, of theafore-i said baby, have arrived in Washington, and will in all probability be conveyed in due course of time from the Arlington Hotel.whlch now houses them, to the Executive Mansion, It is obvious that our latter-day historians affect Macaulay rather than Gibbon, Macaulay, when he set ont to write his famous history, said that while his work should be as veracious as mortal man could bring forth In hlstory.nevertheless he Intended that it should be as full of fascination as a fairy tale. The Macaulays of to-day, if they may not achieve veracity, are bond to ring in the fascination. Poor Garfield's debut as a President was mado picturesque.by bis kiss to his aged mother. Cleveland's marriage and the wonderful social success of his pretty wife have been the points of charm of his adminis tration. Harrison stamps his entrance upon tenure of his great office by handing a baby out of the carriage before be descends himself. This gracef nl act endows the man with a won derful fascination for every mother inHhe land. Wnltlnc for Bis Cue. Adverse criticism of the arrangement by which the President was taken off the train and driven quietly and unrecognized to his hotel only betrays lack of savolr faire on the part of the carper. It must be remembered that until certain ceremonies have been per formed at the Capitol on Monday Mr. Harrison is not officially otherwise than he has been; to wit, a private citizen. I can scarcely fancy any thing more indecorous than a President-elect making a triumphal entrance into the National Capital, amid shouts of a populace lining the roadways, waving of flags, tossing up of hat?, etc Even that French courtier, who brilliantly started a political cry on its journey down the eons, was decent enough to exclaim, "The King is dead; long live the King!" He did not shout, "The old hunks can't llvo much longer, let's take time by the forelock by huzzaing for his successor." In theatrical parlance, Harrison is "behind the scenes" yet. He has not had his cuo to "come on." A Triumphal March No doubt President Harrison will hear shout ins: enoughoh bis winding way to the Capitol on the eventful 4th. From the White House to the green sward which spreads its emerald vel vet beneath the windows of the Senate Honse, there has been erected an almost continuons line of staging. Should "President's weather" prevail, these seats will doubtless be filled with enthusiastic crowds. To Cleveland's ears, the shouts of welcome will be the reverse of com plimentary; and even for him who is about to attain to this wonderful position, of power, the occasion cannot fail to bring with it many sol emn thoughts. A Fashionable Wrinkle. The social ball keeps rolling. Even as the song of the dying swan is beyond its other strains melodious, so the final routs of our leaders of fashion surpass In splendor the most gorgeous of heir predecessors. No new dish this winter has whetted to fresh enjoyment the jaded palates of the gourmets of Washington; but the general "belief is that a feature of fashion in the matter of ladies' dress has been evolved this season from the inventive brain of some talented home modiste, I allude to the ornamentation of light colored evening silks with bands of fur, a juxtaposition of ma terials not hitherto seen in ballrooms. The pink silk train trimmed with brown fur, worn by. Mrs. Cleveland, has been vastly admired. It was in this dress that the Ladles' Press As sociation of Washington desired to have a por trait In oils of the charming young wife of Mr. Cleveland, to be hung in the White House; but the project, for some reason, came to nothing. Mrs. Paran Stevens, the fashionable New York lady who is visiting Mrs. Whitney, has worn, once or twice, a superb evening robe of dove gray plush, trimmed with bands of the silver fox fur. Even chinchilla is Jused for evening wear, a torquoise velvet dress being specially liked, trimmed with wide bands of the little South American rodent. A Borrowed Idea. The idea is far from being new, as visitors to the picture galleries of the palape of Versailles can testify. In those noble balls ate bung por traits of dead and gone beauties, whom the brnshes of dead and gone painters show to have been wont to enrobe them In evening dresses of light silks or velvet", trimmed with far. And who tpo that saw tho Duchess of Edinburgh, only daughter of the Czar of all the Russlas, on her first appearanceat the English Court, can forget her queenly appearance In an imperial train of crimson velvet, embroidered with gold, studded with precious stones, and bordered with uncountable yards of Russian sable? A Poetic Frock, Howsover costly and imposing an evening qresstamined with fur may do it is by these verji'tokons Improper wear for a maiden. Nothing more truly pretty has been seen this season in Washington &an a ball dress Im ported from London. It is an embodied reali zation of the swoet old song: "She worb a wreath of roses on the night when first we met." Ah, talk as you like about; the elegance, the chic of Parisian costumes. Only in tcsthetic London can a woman buy a frock with poetry In it! The "wreath of roses" dress is of rich brocade flowered with roses. Artificial roses (wonder fully natural looking) are closely set quite around the bottom of tho skirt, around the low bodice, around the short sleeves, around the wearer's heck and arms, and, of course, as a garland around her'head. Thus robed, the lovely young wearer looks, like an emissary from the perfumed reaimr of the Goddess Flonuf Olive Logan. A Wuliky Stomach Craves Water. Philadelphia, March 2.-Jimmy Dojan, a dwarf In the county jail at Belleville. N. J., for overindulgence in whisky, has developed a sur prising craving and capacity for water. He in sists on having a gallon of water left in his cell each night, and he drinks it all and wants more before morning. Dnrng tho day he consumes twice as much, and says be could swallow double the quantity if it were given him. He protests that hfe never before enjoyed such health, but, the doctor s fearful of dropsy. It Is Well He Never Does. Fom the Norrlstown Herald. 1 How seldom a man, in his mad rush for wealth and f ame.stops to think that the density of a medium capable by its resistance of caus ing a secular acceleration of half a second in the mean velocity of the moon would corre spond with a kllpgrammb of matter uniformly diffused through a (pace of 390,000 square miles. Andjet, when we come to. think about it, the man's action does pot surprise us. One of the Good Old Dames. KUOXVILLE, TENN.,f March a Mis Re- brated her tQ2d birthday to-day. She has killed aTduIsyeulteheairb T PU SBNDAT, " MKGHV'- 8; BABI TO QU88 JNSOMKU. A Connecticut Woman Find lee Water nn Effectual Kemody. Ansonia, Conn., March 2. There is a young woman in Brookfield who is robust, perfectly healthy and full of spirit, but for several months she has been troubled with insomnia. Try with all her power, and with her mind fixed on it, she has been- unable to sleep, at least to any extent She has consulted all the old women in the neighborhood, taken tho advice of each one, and followed it carefully and with great patience, but could not find relief. She has taken all the soporifics of the native phar macopoeia without nmt: eaten crackers in bed; counted thousands upon thousands; fixed her mind upon some subject Intently, and kept it there, bufwith no avail. She would not resort to drugs, but tried walking to tire herself until she got a reputation as a pedestrian, and her cheeks were as red, her form as perfect, and muscle as well developed as that ot an athletic member of the New York Atbletlo Club. Recently there came to work in the family a Swedish woman, who, hearing of the young woman's troub!e,,told her of a practise of the people In her country who are similarly afflicted. It was to take a napkin, dip it in Ice Cold water, wring it slightly and lay It across her eyes. The plan was followed audit worked like a charm. Tho first night the girl slept four hours without awaking, something silo had not done for several months. At the end of that time the napkin bad become dry. By wetting it againjue at uucb went to sleep, ana it re quired considerable force to rouse her in the morning. TUB DCDE'S LUCK. Berry Wall's! BrotUcr Is Said to Have Left Him $200,000 In Trust. . 'New York, March 2. It was rumored about, the hotel lobbies last ovenlng that E. Berry Wall had come into another fortune. The size of it was placed at $200000 and It comes, accord ing to those who tell the story, from Beny Wall's brother, William, who was-burled here Thursday. It is said that before his departure for the Pacific coast William Wall spoke to members of his family about his property and the ad visability of leaving it to his brother. There had been some . bad feelings between the brothers, it is understood, bat the sick man I- agreed to put aside all unfriendly thoughts and inane me win in .uerry-s iavor, Anis was uc cordinely done and the brother left for Cali fornia. , Exactly what the property is and on what conditions it was left could not be learned this evening. The opinion among Wall's friends was that the legacy took the form of a trust fund, and was so fixed that the principal of it cannot be touched either by Wall or by his numerous creditors. CLEVELAND'S H0BBI. He Congratulates the Country on the Progress of Civil Service Reform. Washington, March 2. The President to day, In transmitting to Congress the report of the Civil Service Commission, says: The cause of civil service reform, which In a great degree is entrusted to the commission, I regard as so firmly established and Its value so fully demonstrated that I should deem It moic gratifying than useful if at this late day In tbe tetElon of Congress I was permitted to enlarge npon Us Importance and present condition. A perutaf of tbe report herewith submitted will furnish Information of the progress which has been made durlntr tbe year to which It relates, In the externum or the operation of this reform-and In the improvement of Us methods and rules. It Is cause'for congratulation that watchfulness and care and fidelity to Its purposes are all that are necessary to Insure to the Government and our people all the benefits which Its Inauguration promises. ADEBANGED TEATELEE. The Curious Actions of a Look T.sland Young Lady. Long Islan b City, March 2. There was an exciting scene in a parlor car of a Long Island Railroad train on its way here this morning. Among the ocenpants of the car were Miss Alice Smith, of Smlthtown, one of the heirs of the late Mrs. A T. Stewart, her two uncles, Richard and Du Bols Smith, and several friends. When a short distance from Smith town Miss Smith suddenly became deranged. Conductor Schofleld was the only one who seemed to have a controlling influence over her, and she begged blm not to leave her. c When Miss Smith and her companions reached tbe New York terminus of the Thirty fourth street ferry, she nefnsed to leave the boat ajid the party were forced to retnrn to Hunter's Point. She is 18 years old. It is thought her uncles were taking her to New York for treatment. ROBEEr.GAEEETT'S TQUE. He Is Oluch Improved In Health, nud Leaves Next Wednesday. Baltdi ore, March 2, Robert Garrett will leave Ringwood on Wednesday next for Mexi co, accompanied by Mrs. Garr6tt, Br. Jacobs, two attendants, and several Intimate friends. The party will go by the Erie Railroad, via Hornellsville and Salamanca, making a short tour of the States. Mr. Garrett's health is now very much improved, and be Is able to take short rides through tbe surrounding country with pleasure and benefit. - His old attendants who have been with him during bis illness have been discharged and two new men have been engaged, Mr. Garrett having requested this, as be wishes new faces about him. NOW THEY WONT PLAT. Some Angry Canadians Who Were Not Asked to a Ball. Ottawa, Ont., March 2, A great sensation basbeen created in fashionable circles here owing to the alleced blundering in issuing tickets for the State ball on Monday. Some of the oldest families have not receive'd invita tions, although they have been going to the Government House for over 20 years. Many French Canadian members of Parliament have been overlooked, and their colleagues of the same nationality aro talking of staying away. Hon. Wt Laurier, it Is stated, has been asked to make representations of the case to tbe Gov ernor General. Two thousand tickets were is sued. Tho affair Is the talk of the town. Translate Tlicin Into English First. From the New York Sun. J A Japanese novel is being translated into English. For the sake of Japan, a friendly, progressive,' and artistic nation, it is to be hoped that some recent novels of passlonwill not be translated Into Japanese, At least, not untd they have first been translated Into En glish. . A Forjjcr Courting Death. MAcqN, Ga., March 2. John L. Adams, the forger, who has been trying t starve himself, is dying. For twelve days he refused to taste food. He was then taken to his mother's house, wherehewas Induced to suck an orange, and then relapsed into tbe determination to starve to death. Rev. J. R. Winchester has been called In to see him. CAUGHT ON THE GEIP LINE. He put bis arm around her waist; They were engaged. He kissed her bright aud pretty face; They were engaced. " He felt her purse, it seemed quite flat, He safd good night, and tipped his hat; They're not engaged, YALE Wo are better than you lrj Latin. Harvard We don't care. Yble We are better than yon in Greek. Harvard We don't care. . Yale-We can heat your ball nine. Harvard You.'re a pack of liars and If we had yon ou our campus we would punch your already big heads, bigger There is a Sbepard in New York that never shears his flock. You know if he did he couldn't poll the wool oyer their eyes by that lit tle heading over his editorial column. Young America Say. pop, may I smoker Pop-No. Y. A. Say, pop, may I chew? Pop No, you rascal. Y, A.-Say, pop, may I drink? Fop Yon young reprobate, of coarse yon can't. V. A. Well, then, I won't go to the lnaugnra-, tlon, s LENT. Mat I take you to the ball? No, 'US' Lent. May I take yon then to call? Io, 'tis Lent, , . May I take you to the tea? Fray, maiden, go with. me, But she merely answered, No, my boy, His Lent. May I take yon to the play? No, 'tis Lent. May I walk with yon to-day? - No, 'tis Lent. May I take your heart away? Fray, maiden say not nay, m ope merely answered, . , ' - Wo, my boytls ln, ' t .TS- 3 - rf V 0. V, "1889. TgE TOPICAL TALKER. , The Inconsiderate Pleott Cheer for the Tlaild-The eighteenth' PJoneera A Bit of Reminiscence Democrats Never flay Die. The onlv men whom Picott thoroughly dis gusted by blowing out his brains in Madrid are the editorial writers who had prepared to scarify him at length to-day. . Noroby should be discouraged or downcast at the prospect for the inauguration if it should rain to-day, for there is a venerable dis . tlch to which the good country folk of Western England tie their faith, which says; "If it rains Sunday, 'Twill be fair Monday." Beside, too many travelers to Washington have borne tbither their umbrellas and rubber coats to tempt the envious clouds to weep. Tho rain of yesterday made many a man buckle on his bad weather armor who would otherwise havo gone to Washington without even an umbrella And, still further. General Greely has solemn ly whispered that he sees in the farrfar dis tance a storm approaching to mako a christen ing of the Inauguration. Monday ought cer tainly to be fair. The Eighteenth Regiment looked rather too soldierly last night for comfort. Their rlcglng suggested, a campaign of no little stress ahead, as they tramped down to the cars turough the drizzle and oyer swampy streets last night. For tho first time tbe Eighteenth Regiment had a pioneer corps just behind the band, and the men detailed for thislionorable dnty with their axes and pick and shovel stepped out bravely enough. Before they get home tbe pioneers may wish themselves back in the ranks carrying tbe musket. But they will be handy if the streets of Washington suffer very much from the weather they can dig out the band if it falls into a mud hole, for instance. The streets of Washington, however, are not the streets of Pittsburg, and such an emergency is hardly likely to confront the pioneers. Still another reader of this column con tributes a bit of reminiscence concerning the visits of General W, H. Harrison to this city. Says tho gentleman, who is by the way, one of ourmest respected merchants: "I remember yery vividly the first visit of tbe elder Harrison to this city, which was made iu!838, at the time he first ran for the Presidency. 1 was only a boy then, but can distinctly remember watch ing the procession, of horsemen and carriages, his escort from out beyond East Liberty, as they passed along Penn street and over the old canal bridge. A number of the boys on that occasion procured quite a large toy cannon and fired a salute in his honor from the .hillside where the lower Bedford street basin is now located. That must have been the occasion Mr. Colllngwood alludes to when he says be rode out on horseback to Wilklnsburg to escort him to the city. "General Harrison did not again visit tbo city until after his election in November, 1810. This visit was in tbe latter part of January, 18H, and when on his way to be inaugurated. He was brought to the city by tbe steamer Ben Franklin, one of the fastest steamboats, at that time, on the Ohio river. As the boat landed he stood on tbe hurricane deck of the boat and bowed to the Immense throng of citizens who gave him such a hearty welcome- He wore a long clotb cloak, and to my eyes looked superb ly grand and noble. He was escorted to the Irons Hotel, where the St. Charles now stands, and it was there he received the hand-sbaklng of the citizens. I am sure of this for I, though only a boy, was honored by a grasp of his band. He stayed two or three days here and on his departure he made quite a thrilling speech to the military and citizens who were present to escort him to tbe steamer which was to take him to Brownsville. Colonel Elijah Trovlllo, who had been with him in his campaigns of 1812, was in command of the military, and all our local military com panies turned out to do him honor on that oc casion, ' "His body was brought to tbe city in the fall of 1841. It came by canal boat and was accom panied by a small guard of United States sol diers. Quite alarge funeral procession followed the remains from the Leech canal basin to tbe Water street wharf. I remember that the escort of honor was composed of old surviving soldiers of the war of 1812. tbe most prominent of whom was Captain E. F. Pratt, a gentleman well remembered by most of the older cit izens." SoatERODY said in my hearing yesterday that he conldnot understand how a certain Democrat, who in the last campaign was a very active opponent of General Harrison in his own Btate, could have the face to make up a party of friends of his own political color, to have a jollification at Washington this week. Evidently my friend has not a proper acquaint ance with the elasticity and abounding re source for cheerfulness that is to bo found in the make-up of the average Democrat. Below is a true history that may enlighten my friend. V In a certain city of the first class, which is even more thoroughly Republican in its poli tics than Pittsburg, "there was at the time the campaign of 1880 started a Democratlo naws paper, which enjoyed to tho extent ot its abil ity, a monopoly of the Democratic readers In the place. The chief editor ot this paper was a Democrat to the very core; his principles in politics were blazoned op every word he wrote, and in his daly walk h? never allowed his loy alty to his party to be hid for a moment. Inci dentally, it may be remarked, that he took bis whisky straight. It was a warm night when the news that Hancock had been nominated on the Demo cratic ticket reached that city. As soon as the editor of the Demo cratic paper beard the news, he took up his hat and went out to view for him self the enthusiasm which Hancock's nomina tion he felt onght to evoke. But nary a shred of enthusiasm could ho find. The fact was that Garfield for good and sufficient reasons was immensely popular with men of both parties in that city. After wandering about trying to find inspiration for a double-leaded editorial yawp, and encountering none, the editor returned to his lair. . ' He WAS 'still resolved to have enthusiasm. He sent for the foreman of tbe composing room, and the editors of the departments, and told them to hie them with every man under them to a saloon across the street. Presently tbe entire force was gathered at the bar. "Gentlomen, name you beverage; tbe drinks are on me: hnrrah for Hancock," shouted the editor-in-chief to the crowd. Not a man; not even a proof-reader, refused. As soon as the first round had moistened the dry throats it was a very warm night another was ordered, and another and another. Enthusiasm came quickly. It might have stayed longer if tbe liquids had pot poured over the bar so fast. But for an hour or two the police were within an ace of arresting every body in tbe meeting. .The bar-room gave way to the street at last. The editor, mounted on a beer-barrel, delivered a terrific oration to the crowd. Then he fell into the gntter, and the audience for the most part did the same. Everybody but the foreman of the composing room was unconscious he was crazy. Tbe paper came out next day about half its usnal size all that bad been set before the era of enthusiasm set id. But the entire popu lation know that Hancock's nomination had been celebrated in tremendous style, without an editorial on tbe subject. Hepeurn Johns. THE POPE'S ANNIYEE3ABI, His Holiness Is In Splendid Health and Speaks Vlaorously. Rome, March 2. To-day was the seventy ninth anniversary of the birth of the Pope. He received a number ot cardinals who tendered their comrratulations. The Pone, reolyiue to 'the cardinals, said it was impossible for him in me present position oi me jrapacy w yciiuiuv his duties as tbe head of the church in an inde pendent manner Se complained of the delay in the granting of the royal exequaturs to the Italian otsbops,and said his appointments were subjected to scrutiny. He referred to tbe oppressions of the new penal code and the suppression of tbe funds of the fraternities. His holiness was in splendid healthjind spoke vigorously. Railroad Difficulties la Fern, Lrjf'A, Pehu, March 2. Owing to damages done to the Oroya Railroad by .unprecedented storms and floods near its terminus, 100 miles fromhere, trafSo to Chlcla will be suspended for six months. It will be. impossible during that time to export ore and bullion from most of the mines in that district. L THEY. ABE NOT TET BEADY. Our . Northern Neighbors Have Decided Opinions on Commercial Union. 'Toronto, Match 2.-Heferrinr to Congress man Hitt's resolutions in fayor of commercial union,, the Empire, the leading Government 'organ, saysi, "The United States, by their House of Representatives, have graciously In vited Canada to become part of tbe Union, commercially, or, rather, they have intimated that if Canada will offer to sacrifice Its inde pendence. Congress will kindly accept the sur render. Their proposal is to make one country from the Mexican frontier to the North Pole, with the same customs tariff and same excise duties, the receipts being equitably alvided. At the same time Canada Is to make a tardy declaration of independence from tbe British Empire in the vory practical manner of placing our present fellow-subjects in the position of foreigners, levying duties on their goods, while bt course there Is to bo a free ad mission of goods coming from every part of the Union, which will then practically include Canada. They-will wait a long time before they find Canada debasing itself by becoming a supplicant for its absorption by a foreign power. The resolutions, however, will have their use, for they will show plainly to Canadians the fate prepared for them by these tutors ot Mr. Laurier and Sir Richard Cart wright." The Montreal Herald, independent, says: "This shows that our neighbors are beginning to understand the folly ot restricting trade be tween Canada and the United States. They have not quite got tho proper idea, but as a step in the right-direction the resolutions are important. The next thing should be a resolu tion to provide for a joint .commission to ar range a treaty of unlimited reciprocity. That will come when Canada has a government that really desires it." The Gazette, Government, says: "The adoption by the lower branch of Congress of Mr. Hitt's resolutions may ultimately mark an important advance in tbe progress of this move ment. It is now, however, matter for surprise that the resolutions should have been approved by Congress. We have always thought it like ly that the United States would show itself friendly to commercial annexation as a pre liminary to political annexation. The utterances of tbe press and of public men on the other side of the line have favored a Joint tariff controlled and regulated at Wash ington. The Incoming administration will sur prise no one If it displays an itching palm to ward Canada and holds out the bait of commer cial union to wheedle or lure the Canadians into a position of dependency on the bounty of Washington, than which political nnion itself would bo more tolerable to many people. But to Infer that tbe passage of the Hitt resolu tions has any greater significance than an avowed desire on the part of -;ur neighbors to place us under bondage to them would be ex tremely foolish. Tbe Conservative party of Canada will assuredly reject the proposition, and the Liberal party will be compelled to take a similar course." A TBA1N OP GOOD THINGS. Croquettes, Salads and Other Rich Edibles to Be Sent to Washington. From Saturday's Philadelphia Becord. Hotel-keeper Boldt was astounded last night when he received a letter upon which was a skull and cross-bones and the warning that an army of half-starved tramps were going to de rail his special train, which left last night for Washington with all the tons of provender that will be fed to the huugry throng at the inaugu ration ball, but he was restored to his normal condition, when a party of sympathizers In formed him that there would bo a gatlinggun company on the cow-catcher of tbe engine to frustrate any such diabolical attempt. Now that all the arrangements have been completed Mr. Boldt is thankinz his stars. He has erect ed, within the past few days, in tbe rear ot the Pension Department building, at Washington, an edifice 200 feet long, which is as complete in Its appointments as any modern hotel kitchen. He will be given from Saturday noon until Tuesday morning to occupy the premises, and he says he will have to hustle to get out in time. In the kitchen there are 100 electric lights, six steam boilers, large store rooms and accom modations for over 100 people. There will be 300 servants of all kinds in the place, including 15 chefs. 10 head waiters and 23 cooks, besides all the dishwashers and other subordinates. A special train of four cars left for Washing ton at 11 o'clock last night, carrying all tbe croquettes, salads and game, and about 40 kitchen hands. All the waiters will leave for Washington to-day. Mr. Boldt discovered u few days ago that he would need two carloads of bread, and he found that he could not hire enough teams in tVashington to take them to the banquet ball in time. Consequently he chartered a number uf bakers' ovens in Wash ington, and all tbe bread will be baked in that city. There will be 20,000 pieces of china in use during tbe banquet. WALKEB WILL THINK IT 0YEE. Perhaps He Will be President of the New Railway Association. New York; March 2. The committee ap pointed by tbe new interstate association, known as tbe President's Association, to ten der tbe position of Chairman of the association to Colonel A. F. Walker, were in conference during tbe whole of this afternoon, in the Windsor Hotel. Besides Colonel Walker, three members of tbe committee were present, being President Hughitt, of the Chicago ana Northwestern Railroad: General John McNuIta, of Bloamtngton, 111., Receiver of the Wabash Railroad and Mr. C. Mullin, Vice President of the Chicago and Alton Railroad. The fourth member of the committee, Mr. Roswell Miller, President of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, was prevented being present by important business. At 5,30 it was announced that after the sub ject was discussed in all Its bearings with Colonel Walker, that gentleman said he would take a week or ten days to consider the offer and would let the committee know his decision at the end of that time. Tbe pew association Includes 20 railroads west, northwest and south west of Chicago. THE FISDEEi QUESTION. Canada's Conservative Government Is Still Somewhat Belligerent. Ottawa, March 2. In the Canadian Parlia ment last evening Hon. L. H. Davis spoke in favor of Mr. Lander's motion to continue in force for another year the modus vivendl and advocating closer trade relations with tho United States. Sir John Thompson, Minister of Justice, followed. After justifying the policy of the Conservative Government In the fishery question during the past SO years, he spoke of the policy of moderation adopted In 1SS5 to bring about an amicable settlement. The stories that Canada hadpnt unwarranta ble interpretation on the treaty of 1818 were false. It was in fact the same interpretation put npon it by the provincial governments and backed up by the guns of England for 70 years. Earl Rogeberry, when Mr. Phelps complained of the harshness of the enforcement of Its pro visions, said It was perfectly fair. He con trasted the fishery policy of the Liberals three years ago, with their talk of government, brag, blow and bluster. Sir Richard Cartwright re plied. The resolution was defeated, by 43 ma jority. AN INSTANTANEOUS CUBE. A Blow from nn Express Train as q Remedy foj- Asthma. Nex York, March 2. A jury In the Supreme Court, before Judge Icgrabam. yesterday gavo Harshaw Scott a verdict for 114.000 damages against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for injuries sustained about a dozen years ago. As Mr. Scott was about to cross tbe tracks of the company at Rahway, N. J., early one morning, the Washington express train Jcamo along and Struck him. He was caught up by the cowcatcher and when taken off his arm and leg were found to be broken. His arm has never been right since and the leg is several Inches shorter than tbe other. He sned the company to recover $23,000 damages. The com pany, among other defenses, tried to prove that he had not been very badly hurt and that tbe shock be received had cured htm of tbe asthma, from which he bad been a great suf ferer. Real Value In Art. From the New York 'World.1 The discovery that the alleged crayon by Rosa Bonheur, sold in the Stebbins collection for $725, Is nothing more than a touched-np photo graph, furnishes an interesting comment on the critical acumen of connoisseurs. This pic ture hung for years in a gallery where it con stantly met the view of persons versed in art, and subsequently was publicly exhibited to thousands of possible buyers by the Art Asso ciation. Not until after it bad been knocked down to the highest bidder at the price men tioned above was its character suspected. Now it is known to be practically worth notb- Jng. After, all, what does real value in art con sist or . Can't be Postponed Much Longer. From the New York World. J Although he is not a professed medium, Mr. Harrison's great Cabinet mystery hag never been exposed. But. the exposure cannot be postponed raucn longer, mpmmm CUEIOUB C0NDE5SATMBS.? Joseph Whitcher, a veteran hunter of to..... r it feoan nvAnl of 42 bears killed. An 8-year-old lad. Blchard' Jreeman, r of St. Louis, while trying to see how long ho ( could hold his breath, burst a'blood. vessel, and a few moments later died. A Toledo woman, who has twice been divorced from the same man, married blra two . weeks ago for tbe third time. Altogether she has been married six times to three men. , There is only one prisoner is thja-u,of - Hughe county, Dakota, and be wouleVhe promptly released if it was not necessaryto keep the insurance good by having somebody In the jail. J Electric power has been utilized in the' Galician forests to fell trees. The work Is done by means of a drill, operated by an electrlav motor monnted on a carriage, which U brought , -np close to the tree and shackled to it ' ' v"' There is living near Sagamore, Maw., a e-? family that occupies a farm that is said to havs tfl been handed down from father to son for six K eeueraiion. When the father ot mis line,," Thomas Tupper, settled on the land in 1G24, the i..3 iniia an inaian village Known as onanm. The body of a man found hanging to a tree in Missouri had this card pinned to It: "I die because I am too durned lazy to live. It the rest of you feel as I do you wfllletma bang here until my bones drop of their own ao-" cord." "The curfew tolls the knell" no more ia Mons. From this week forth the enrfew bell will cease to be rung at II o'clock. It is be- , lieved tbat Mons is the last town in Belgium fi to have kept up this ancient way of warning -jg the citizens to retire to bed. .J The Gatling Company's new factory ia f England can turn out 3,000,000 cartridges a '-' week, and L00O machine guns a year. Thirteen hundred is the full complement of employes, and the comnanv. which has secured from Thi . 'Gatllng tho right to supply the Eastern heml- , spnere witn nis guns, 13 aireaay negotiating with nearly all the Govemmentsof Europe and Asia. ' Prof. Shaler, of Harvard College, who has given mnch thought to a scheme for pro viding the necessities of college life at the lowest possible price, has, with some other instructors, organized the "Economic Club," which will provide board sor S3 60 a week, and textbooks and other things at low prices. About 100 students have decided to go Into the scheme. -- They tell of a cat in Lee county, Georgia, which actually committed suicide. Her kittens were drowned, and she went about for hours in great grief; then, climbing up on tne corocrib, she stuck her bead through a crack, and moving along until she came to a narrow place In the crack, let go with her claws, and hanging, slowly choked to death, without a struggle or any effort to save herself. , The tell of a Judge in Bennington, Vt., who, having spoken of buying a safe, was inter viewed by two rival agents, each of whom had so much to say in favor of his own particular safe that the Judge was quite at a loss to de cide which to buy. In a happy moment he thought of Burglar Price, whom he had himself sentenced, and going to the jail be obtained this expert safo breaker's opinion and then gave tbe order. A curious novelty'will be introduced in Washington during the inauguration to help a man find his cab In the wilderness of the vehicles. A stereopticpn screen will be erected on one ot tbe corners of the building, and when a gentleman desires his carriage he will give bis number to the operator, who will flash it ont where all the hackmen can see lb If the line is too long and complicated, messenger boys will be stationed at Intervals to repeat the announcement. A fish story, which makes up for any inactivity there has been of late In that line of, literature, is furnished by a Bangor. Me., paper.,' Here it is: Two fishermen at Pusbaw Lake who baited a line with shiner and put it thronghthe ice. noticing a great commotion presently, took it from the water, when it was found tbat a white perch weighing abont half a pound had first swallowed the bait, and then an enormous pickerel bad swallowed both tha perch and its prize. Last spring a lady living on Mount Bowdoin found 17 four-leaved and 1 six-: leaved clover, all on one plant. It was growing on rocky soli, and Bhe pulled It up. took it homo and set it out in her garden. It flourished j but did not increase in size. tberoot3 refusing" to spread. All summer it bore four-leaved clover, and in tbe autumn it wa3 transplanted in a small boxand taken indoors. Since tbat time it has bore S7 four anJ a dozen five-leaved clover.s ' Mrs. Bichard Perkins, of Boston, ha presented to tbe Bostonlan Society a threes .--page letter that John Hancock wrote from Lou-, don on Marcb 2, 17G1, to the Rev. Daniel Per-) kins, of Bridgewater. In it Hancock said: "E shall with satisfaction bid adieu to this grand) place, with all its pleasurable enjoyments, for tbe more substantial pleasure I promise myself 1 in the enjoyments of my friends In America. The greatest estate in England would be but a poor temptation to me to spend my days here." 1 An Ohio newspaper tells this story) , abont Horace Porter, son of the General. & When he was In Princeton College (he gradn ated in the class of '87) he was ill for somai ? days. While he was stretched out on a couch, x In his room there came a rap at tbe door. "Who's there?" he shouted. "It' me, Dr. Mo Cosh," was the answer In a hard Scotch Drogue,, "You're a liar," replied Porter, who really tbongbt it was a classmate. "If it was Dr. Mo. Coili, he wonld say. 'It is L'" There was no answer to this but the shuffling of feet down,' the corridor. Y'oung Porter ran to the door, cautiously opened it, looked down the ball, and saw the back and tall, stooped form of Dr.1 McCosh disappearing. The President of Prince, ton never spoke of the incident; nor did Porter' until be bad bU sheepskin. The estate of Miss Catherine Peirson, of Richmond, Mass.. has been inventoried, and has pjoved a great and pleasant surprise to her relatives. She was thought to be rich, but no one supposed that she was possessed of a pen sonal estate of almost S0OO.0CO, nearly all ia Government boniv. bank aud first-class rail road stocks. Among her household goods and apparel were 60 bonnets, datinc back as. many years; 70 shawl. some of them ery valuable, and SCO small glass vials that had some time contained medicine, bnt were now empty and wrapped In wbite tissue paper and packed away. There was also a surprising collection of silks and satins. Miss Peirson was one of the noted characters of tbe county, andalwaya attracted much attention at tbe cattle show, Which she annually attended, dressed elabor ately and wearing many diamonds. TIBIELY TOPICS, An Impromptu Cider Press. Mrs. Honk son Whad's yo cMUern dola' down dar? Her Oldest Pop's done fell down star's wlva bush'l ob apples, an' Pete an' l's gettln' drink. Photographer (losing patience) I tell, yon once more, k)n't look so glum I Will you smile? Kentncktan (getting out of the chair) Thanks, stranger, I don't keer If 1 do. An Unfortunate Query. The Good Mis slonarr We have with us this evening Mr. Sing ing Coyote, who will describe the great wrong) that have been piled on bis tribe. Tbe Bad Boy Is he go!n ter say anythln" 'bout you? Ambiguous. "Doctor, how do you findj ypur patient to-day?" "Ob, Mr. Ransom is no worse." "I)o you anticipate a fatal result?" "Mrs, Ransom, my medicine has never yet failed to do its work." No Surf There. Miss Lazare "What is'it, papa.' , , Mf. Lazare The catalogue says 01d beech near thobrodkatCooperstown." ' Miss Lazare Well, of all nneieltlns nlscesta bathe I ever saw. that mnrt ha thA wrr tame3t. I ? True as Gospel. Lemuel I tell you mens may prate as they will abont woman's extrava J ranee, bnt she can dress well on a sum that woulq aeep amau looEing shabby. A Sluicoe (dryly) That's true. Now, the sum that I my wife dresses oa keeps me lookmg shabby yeajl In unil T. nnt Vt2 rsox nature. The Lady-Birds in suits of gray And modest dun appear: , Their mates tricked out In plumage gar Flaunt color far and near. "? ja But look from tenants of tbe air 4' j; of piuauerea lea.uer vs;l Hweet woman's bonnet nil. And all in sober raiment dlght . A, The male-bird foots the bill, JTtrj "What's in a name? Hcstew IfftUJ What have yon brought to read? ' l;i New Arrlval-"Eaen." n & jnorns What uitaDoutr -i i NCw Arrival-It's a story of New York ieeMy. Chores-Well! I call It abominable. Hose a pretty neck and shoulders why skselaa't tm wear a low dress. I'm -jjTJ a ew Arrival jui "ucdui girl's mb tM uiHUiuei, i.. - -?.i-i ?, Chorns-Ohl 'SriW ' (They go Into session with a sigh ofMsfeC)? 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