FS X V $ ??j -? '8M TjviiuiTS PSHf THB PITTSBURG DISPATCH,'- JTTJESDXT, iiwcarF30f7iwf. FFitfS; 3K.,n,. & 7 f I- t 9M. 1STABLISHED FEBRUARY 8. 188. Vol. 44, No. St Entered it Pittsburg Postomce, November It, 1837, as second-class matter. Business Office 97 and 69 Fifth Avenue. News Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. Average circulation of the dally edition of The Dispatch for six months ending April 3.1SS9, 27,986 Copies per Issue. Average circulation of the Sunday edition of The Dispatch for March, 1SS9, 46,423 Coplts per Issue. TERMS OF THE DISPATCH. POSTAGE THEE IS THS V2SITXD STATES. DAU.T Dispatch. One Year....... 00 DAH.T Dispatch, Per Quarter ,. SCO Daily Dispatch. One Month Daily Dispatch, Including bunday, one year ...... 10 00 Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, per quarter. 2 M Daily Dispatch, Including bunday, -one month .". 90 EUKDAY Dispatch, onejear .. 50 Weekly Dispatch, one year 1 3 The Daily Dispatch li delivered by carriers at IS cents per week, orincludlngtheBundayedition, at 30 cents per week. PITTSBURG. TUESDAY. APR. 30, 18S3. THE UNION'S CEHTEKABY. The country to-day celebrates the inaugu ration of the first President under its pres ent form of government. It has heretofore properly commemorated the act which gave it an independent national existence and the victories by which it won the independ ence that it asserted. Thirteen years after the national birth came the formal inauguration of the Constitution which converted rattier loosely-bonnd to gether confederrion into a compact and homogeneous unon. The commemoration exercises which are being held in various parts of the country, besides the central and main celebration at New York, will sufficiently direct attention to the manners, customs and leading person ages of the era which brought our nation into being and gave it a system of funda mental law; but the aspects of the Centen nial which, in some quarters seem to be lost sight of, but which cannot be too deeply impressed on the public mind, are the fun damental ideas on "which the Government, inaugurated one hundred years ago to-day, was founded, and by which it nas attained its remarkable place among the nations. If there was any one idea, on which more than all others, the fathers of the country founded this Government, if was that of equality. Kot merely a political and legal equality was guaranteed by the Constitution, but equal opportunities for education, ad vancement and the acquisition of property. This was manifest iu the principles of legis lation bearing on taxation, the titles and transfer of land, and the creation and oper ation of the public highways. As Daniel "Webster pointed out fifty years ago, it was perceived that the essence of lepnblican government consisted in making the masses the property holders, and in the entire abolition of privileged classes in com merce and industry as much as in legisla . tion and politics. This makes the anniversary a proper time v to inquire whether that principle has been closely adhered to. There is no doubt that its general observance has permitted the re- suits in the creation of a powerful, intelli gent and prosperous democracy such as the world never saw before. The successful operation of democratic principles should make us vigilant in the inquiry whether at the end of the century there is any departure from them. If priv ileges have been created in the acquisition of wealth; if there any are assertions of aris tocracy in connection with the celebration; or if the results of legislation in the later era have been to bnild up great for tunes for a few at the cost of the many, this is the time to perceive the departure from the original standard and to enter upon their correction. The faithful maintenance of the principles crystalized into our Constitution a century ago will keep the country free, intelligent and prosperous. The danger to the per , manence of our Constitution lies in the ease with which its fundamental ideas can be forgotten, ignored or nullified. MSEEGAEDHTG THE EXPERTS. The falling wall epidemic struck Altoona yesterday. The loss of life by the falling of a wall of the theater building there was not very heavy, one young man being the only victim; but the event is enough to emphasize the lesson that the utmost safety is reauired for all structures. It is one of the significant features of this casualty that, like the build ing in this city which cost a score of lives, it was indorsed by the experts as perfectly Bafe. After such an indorsement it was extremely unreasonable for the wall to tumble into ruins; but the perverse and insensate bricks and mortar appear to be developing the ' quality of disregarding expert opinion, and . obeying, in preference, the law of gravita , tion. & : PLEDGES AND PRACTICE. There is rather too much force for the " comfort of sincere Bepnbli cans, who believe that party pledges should be carried out, in the contrast between promise and perform' i ance presented by some of the opposition ' papers, in the citation side by side of the two following extracts: Only the interest of Mr. J. T. Loving. Rich K nnhllf! RMTflrA mnnrt Vft Jshonld snsnrest remor- Sib Superintendent Jt .1 frrtm nffl r tfM. Vl,lrrwt,q- rsfaMl M t, Cdent Barrtton't Letter this office your letter of of Acceptance. the 11th Inst., asking ,fi uie reasons lor your service, and in reply wouia state inat ino action was taken in consequence of no fault on your part, or lor reasons affecting in any way your character or standing as a citizen. The reasons for your letirement were of a political nature. Very respectfnllv, j.L. Bell, General Superintend ent Railway Mall Service. '"President Cleveland's reform policy was .reduced to a nullity by his subordinates; and the most active in that work were his subordinates in the Postoffice Department. Is General Harrison to undergo the same experience of having his public pledges falsified by the men whom he has appointed to office? Have our Presidents a lack of str mina, or is the trouble in the evanescent nature of campaign pledges? SOCIETY GOSLINGS. he,society of Washington City is earn- the reputation of being the most frivo- intheworlov kt-" ina mat mowa i Tun ' nsileTcircles at the Ca t . .. ,e '' isvaristocratie &-ry -e i t . unpleasant to KsHsk t K lou. Y W.t note that young women at Washington seem to have no time, no thought, nor re spect for aught but the frothiest diversions. Their accomplishments are classed accord ing to the standard of the Anglomauiac In their eyes it is more important to step in and out of a carriage gracefully than to be good; more desirable to rattle off the latest English slang than to discuss reasonable matters with understanding. For instance, we are gravely informed by a Washington correspondent that the daught ter of a certain Cabinet officer is obtaining a great reputation for wit and smartness, and mainly it appears on the ground that she hag a naive way of saying "Don't you know" that is the envy of all the other Washington belles. She acquired it in England during her visit last year, and uses it frequently in her speech. The object of her lite was obtained when she had learned to say "Don't you know" naively! This girl's mother probably never heard of '''Don't you know," in her young days, and had some holier and higher aspirations than to attain the consummate quality of naive ness. Why do not the mothers of these foolish young Washington women check them in their silly canter along the Botten Bow of Washington's anomalous aristocracy? If the girls had been taken iu time, a few ap plications of the maternal slipper might have returned them to the ranks of respected and self-respecting womanhood. FLAGS AITS PATRIOTISM. The Pennsylvania militia seem bound to cover themselves with fame, if not glory, on their military trips , to cities outside the State. Their feat in suppressing some offensively anglomaniac displays of the British flag yesterday is the achievement ot their Centennial campaign. In one case the display of the Union Jack above the Stars and Stripes appears to have been a mere inadvertenee in decoration; and it was promptly corrected when attention was called to it In the other case it seems to have been an example of persistently rabid foreign allegiance. Such a display of defiance was peculiarly silly on such an occasion. It was calculated to provoke a mob; but we must respectfully urge upon our citizen soldiery that it is not their busi ness to furnish the mobs. If we are not mistaken the State militia is organized and supported for the purpose of maintaining a force that will in time of need protect the laws and liberties of the people of the nation that was founded a hundred years ago, against foreign or do mestic foes. One of the most indisputable liberties guaranteed by the Constitution which we are celebrating is that a man's house is inviolable except to properly au thorized officers of the law. Would it not have been a better way1 to celebrate the event if our soldiers had, after politely call ing attention to the error, omitted to charge on the private domicile of the bloody Britisher, and respected his legal right to make an arrant and offensively partisan donkey of himself? The provocation to disorder was, of course, a good deal greater than the disorder actu ally indulged in. If some other crowd had torn down the unduly displayed foreign flag we should perceive no necessity of wast ing words over it. But while there is ground for sympathy with the act, we think that the discipline of the Pennsylvania sol diers should make them careful to respect the law, especially while on foreign and pacific campaigns. TTirnrEm JSTO EET0EM. We are interested, and not altogether dis satisfied to learn from statements in the Chicago Newt that Senator Wolcott, the new Senator from Colorado, is very much disgusted with the functions allotted to a United States Senator by .the rules of-prao-tical politics. The Senator went to Wash ington under the impression that he. would be called upon to exercise his highest abili ties iu the consideration and discussion of legislation and governmental policy. But a short experience has revealed to him that ne is expected to dance attendance on the departments and pull wires with the Execu tive, iu order to satisfy the demands of the office seekers who claim the right to his time, which he thinks belongs to the nation. This is the sort of thing against which Sen ator Wolcott is on the point of rebellion. It will be seen that Senator Wolcott's complaint is the complement, as it were, of that which was put forth by our own Mat thew Stanley, a few weeks ago, before he gave voice to his personal injuries. Quay objected to the ceaseless impor tunities of the office seekers who bombard his doors before breakfast and keep it up till midnight; Wolcott rebels at the errands which he has to run for the office seekers when he ought to be pondering af fairs of State, We have not understood that Quay is particularly impressed by the importance or beauty of Senatorial oratory in debating legislation; and Wolcott has shown no sign of discovering his great est dissatisfaction when other fellows are more successful in getting their fists into the grab-bag. These are points of diver gence; but the point of unison is that the pressure of office-holders on them is demor alizing and disgusting. When we get such views as these from Senators Quay and Wolcott what may we not expect iu the way of reinforcements to the reform ranks? If anything could be taken for granted from the recent elections of this team of party leaders, it would be that they are guaranteed sound in limb and wind of Republicanism, and free irom any taint of mugwumpery. If eight weeks of the spoils bnsiness has disgusted them with the operations of machine politics, we do not see why the whole Senate should not presently be turned into reformers with the exception of Ingalls, who is incorrigible. We shall await with pleasure the emula tion between Senators Wolcott and Quay at the next session, as to which of them shall be foremost in the presentation of measures for relieving Senators from the pressure of spoils-hunters. GOING TO THE COUBTS. In noticing the commencement of a suit by the coal-shipping firm of Biddle, Dean & Co. against the New York, Lake Erie and 'Western Bailway, under the inter-State Commerce law, the local report states that it is the same case which that firm brought before the Inter-State Commerce Commis sion and which was decided against it. The statement of the case reads more like the one which the firm brought before the Com mission, and which was decided in its favor, but in which damages were refused because the Commission did not'eonsider itself con stitutionally empowed to award damages. This view makes it necessary for any com plainant who considers himselt peenniarily damaged to resort to the courts. It is the result of the failure of the Commission to carry out the intention of the faw in pro viding a tribunal where damages .dis criminations may be promptly and eco nomically obtained. 'The law has' been amended to meet the objections of the Com mission; but we 'have not heard of any reparation awarded by that body as yet. .THE people who went to Oklahoma with the intention of growing up with the coun try perceive that the operation is not all they had fondly imagined it when they dis cover that it includes planting them. The report that there is a suicide club at Minneapolis of five members, three of whom have taken themselves out of the world, one of whom has resigned and the last is waiting for a good chance to kill himself, is an evi dence of what immense possibilities there are of idiocy. Bnt there is room for doubt whether the big fools iu this case are the members of the alleged club or the people who repeat the palpable fake. - The naval parade appears to have gone off with eclat, notwithstanding that "we Centennial people" were unable to make the President leave Governor Green's house exactly at nine o'clock. If the ebullition of our local soldiery in filtering upon private property to tear down a British flag displayed above the national colors is held to be a case for discipline the Government whose standard went down in the fray has afforded us a precedent for the discipline. It would be in accordance with the English rule to reduce the soldiers to the ranks or put them on other punishments and then to promote them to higher places than bfefore. Count Heebeet Bismarck puts the seal of secresy on the Samoan conference; but it remains to be seen whether he can prevent American politicians from talking to the correspondents. THE statement from New York that the complications of May moving, at the same time that the celebration is going on, have been avoided by making the first four days of the week a legal holiday, contains a sug gestionof value to thisState. Itindicates that the greater miseries of an April moving day might be omitted if our Legislature would only take it into its head to make April Fools' Day a legal holiday. In this era of pictures of the Father of His Country let us hope that the publishers of the portraits will make their efforts bear some relation of similarity to the original. The statement that a man was nearly lynched in Oklahoma the other day for tak ing a bath in the small stream from which the drinking supply of the colony had to be drawn, indicates the abnormal condition of affairs in the new States. It may soon be come fashionable for the Oklahoma settlers who make their pile to come East and take a bath iu whisky. The promises of fine weather for the New York celebration began yesterday to assume the aspect of the promises held out by the platform of a political party. The charge against ex-President Cleve land that he has started a literary bureau iu his interest indicates that if it is true he will work out his own punishment. The men who seek the goal of their ambition by the aid of literary bureaus always get left outside the distance flag. It is pleasant to learn that, after to morrow, removals in the railway mail service, "for political reasons," will be out of date. The strikers -at Duquesne are showing a disposition, when squarely confronted with the issue, to recognize that they must re spect the Jaw. So long as they do that, they will hold the sympathy of the public with them. With Senator Sherman in Europe this summer,there are hopes that thePennsylva nia aspirants to office may be happy yet. Of course the bill for the improvement of the country roads sleeps the sleep of the just in the pigeon holes of the Legislature. There is a lack ot political and other cap ital, for the statesmen, in that measure. PERSONAL FACTS AND FANCIES. The attempt to raise funds for a statue of Schumann, at Zwickau, his native place, has miserably failed; as have recent efforts simi larly to honor Weber and Hummel. The Matthew Arnold fund now amounts to 7,000. 1,000 of it having come from America. Six hundred guineas will procure a bust for Westminster Abbey, and the remainder will be given to Mrs. Arnold. COMMISSIONER of Pensions Ianneb left Washington last evening for Canandaigua, N. Y., where he will to-day attend the funeral of L. P. Thompson, of New York. Mr. Thompson was a comrade of the Commissioner in the late war. The report that the Berlin court will adopt the dress of Frederick L (1701) is confirmed. Emperor William will wear that dress at the visit of the King of Italy and tho Czar. The costume consists of knee breeches, buckle shoes, a- sword, a three-cornered hat, and a periwig. At the request of Governo-Bobert L. Tay lor, of Tennessee, Mr. Georgb W. Chllds has consented to loan to the Scotch-Irish Congress the narp of Thomas Moore, now to be seen at the Philadelphia Ledger office. The instru ment will be on exhibition at Columbia, where the congress will assemble on May 8. While the Queen-Regent of Spam was enter taining Queen Victoria at San Sebastian, by an odd coincidence the Duchess ot Madrid was extending a similar courtesy to Princess Louis of Bavaria at Viareggio, The Duchess is wife of Don Carlos, and, in Legitimist eves, rightful Queen of Spain, and the Princess is a direct descendant of Charles L,and would probably be Qnecn of England to-day were it not for the act of Settlement. Pooe old Dhuleep Singh is evidently, hard up. He has written to the Queen, asking her to give him the famous Koh-i-noor diamond or its market value in ready cash. He wants the money to use in India against the peace and in tegrity of the Empire, a circumstance which, coupled with the fact that the gem doesn't be long to him any more than to a score of other Sikhs, makes his request seem uncommonly cool. The son of thePunJaubLionis in a pretty bad war. Cabdinai, Gibbons will leave Baltimore this afternoon for New Orleans in President Mayer's private car. Among those who will accompanytbe Cardinal are Major John D. Kelley, of New York; Bishop Kaln, of Wheel ing, W. Va., and Rev. Messrs. Boland and Caugbrcy. They will remain in Cincinnati one day tb see Bishop Elder. Bishop-elect Jensens will receive the pallium May 8. On May 12 the Cardinal will leave New Orleans for the Hot Springs, N. C, and will reach Baltimore on May 17. "No one," says a Manchester Courier writer, "need be surprised if Lord Londonderry presses his resignation of the Lord Lieutenancy of Ire land. I happen to know that the noble Marquis contemplated this step as long ago as the sum mer of 1837, and he may fairly urge that he has now satisfied the demands of patriotism. Lord Londonderry is In full accord with the Irish policy of the Government, and it will be re membered that, in his speech at Belfast last autumn, he described Mr. Balfour's adminis tration in the highest terms of eulogy. But his private affairs make it difficult for him to bo constantly on the other side of the Channel, and Lady Londonderry has, made no secret of her wish to return to England." Estimated Public Debt Decrease. Washington, April aR. It1 Is estimated at the Treasury Department that there has been a decrease of 11,500,009 in the public debt Since April L. THE TOPICAL TALKEE. Two New Doraettlca A Tip to Bonrdlna: House Keepera Odd Notes About Men and Tblagi. ' She was a new cook, brand new. and last Sunday was her first day. The lady of the house wished to goto church, 'but was rather afraid to leave the new cook to prepare the dinner. The cook protested, however, that she was perfectly competent t6 prepare the dinner. So, her mistress dressed for church, but before starting went into the kitchen and gave the oook soma directions about preparing the vegetables. "You know," she said, "how to prepare asparagus?" The cook replied, "yes," Before leaving the kitchen the lady said, "be sure not to forget the radishes." Then she went to church with her mind easy as to the dinner. When the lady returned Irom church she went into the kitchen to see how the dinner was getting along. The presiding genius of the room seemed to be a trifle confused; her face was red, her hair was touzzled", and the dishes were scattered about on tbeVable in great confusion. Things had not gone alto gether right, It was evident She took the lid off one pot and saw something stewing in it that she did not recognize. "What's this!" she asked. "The asparagus, mum," the cook replied. "Why, Jane, it looks more like aspar agus stalks," the lady said. "Oh, I cut off them green tops," tho cook replied. Then began a terrible investigation. In one pot the lady found the radishes stewed to a pulpy condition, the meat had been thoroughly dried to a crisp in the oven, and in fact there was not a vegetable or anything for dinner that, could possibly be eaten, and the master of the house said that he thought it would be better for bis wife to stay at home from church and superintend the cooking in future until the cook knew something about her business. A new nurse girl is likely to be more embar. rassing than a new cook; The new girl had brought the baby down for its mother to take it for a walk, but had for gotten to put on a wrap which the cold weath er seemed to render necessary. "Bridget" said the lady to the servant, "go upstairs and put the sacque on the baby." The nutse girl started up to the nursery with the child in her arms, and stayed np there for such a long time that the lady became some what alarmed, and followed her to the nursery, where she found the very green girl trying to tie a burlap coffee bag around the child. "What are you doing, Bridgetf said the lady. "Sure, Pm trying to pnt the sack on the child," the girl replied. "That isn't the sacque I meant," said the lady. "Well, it is the only one I could find, ma'am." And sure enough it took quite a long while for that lady to explain to the very geen girl that a coffee sack is hardly the proper thing In which to wrap a tender, well-bred youngster of a year old. A certain lady who keeps a rather fash ionable boarding house in this city, is troubled with ten boarders no less than ten, who possess enormous appetites. Everybody that knows a boarding house can realize that ten boarders with large appetites are very hard upon the profit of the concern. She tried, like a thorough business woman, all sorts of methods to check these ungodly appetites, but with no avail. One day she happened to tell her family doc tor of these ten hungry men and how they wor ried her; and he, said immediately: "Why, I can give you an easy remedy for that." She told him that she would be very much obliged to him for any help that he could give her on the subject, and moreover said that it would be worth a great deal of money to her. "Well," said he, "next week bake a lot of lemon pies and see that those ten boarders get their share of pie." "Is that all jour prescription, doctor t" said the lady. "Yes, ma'am," he replied; "and you will find it is quite enough." Bo the next week she baked a number of lemon pies, and she saw to it that the ten boarders were helped twice to pie 6n the first day. After that she noticed gradually that their appetites fell away, and at the end of that week there was an unmistakable diminution in the bill for. provisions required for that board ing house. The lemon pie diet was continued until the boarding house became as profitable as it had previously been unprofitable. It is not within my power to say exactly how the lemon pie acts upon the averaee boarder; but it is cer tainly a fact that in this case the lemon pies produced what no other system of dieting could accomplish. This recipe maybe of use to some of the down-trodden boarding house mistresses in this city. V What was said recently in this column about a gentleman who keeps a railroad restaurant at Charlotte, N. C, seems to have been amply deserved. Yesterday a gentleman stopped me to say that he thoroughly indorsed all that was said concerning the good qualities of this ex traordinary restaurant keeper. He said that when he stopped there some time ago he was treated with most wonderful liberality; the landlord pressed him to eat more, and filled his pockets with fruit when he left the table. He said that if ever he were again within 100 miles of Charlotte he certainly would try to get a dinner at the railroad restaurant there. V It is becoming the fashion in Pittsburg for ladies to wear combs when they have their hair dressed high. The combs are, in some cases, made of gold studded with diamonds and other precious stones, but in all cases the combs are of some use, for they holdup the hair, lam told, and serve very much as a relief to the head when the amount ot hair is great. A few days ago 1 saw one of these combs which must certainly have cost 1500 or 600. The diamonds in it were very large and brilliant. Itse.emsto me that this comb was very liable to be stolen very easily by a smart thief, but perhaps there was some fastening urtder the hair which held the comb in place. As it appeared there seemed to be nothing to prevent an expert thief s taking the comb out of the hair without the wearer's knowledge. It struck me the other day as being very cu rious that none of the celebrated artists of the pictorial journals of New York have been able to catch at all properly the peculiar face of the junior Senator from this State. In neither Puck nor Judge have 1 seen a portrait of Quay that could be possibly recognized. It is a, fact, no doubt, that Senator Quay has a peculiar face, but it ought not to be impossible for the artists of such prominent journals to get something like a fair idea of its outline. At present their efforts are worthless even as caricatures, in that they do not bear the slightest resemblance to the subject. v A wealthy gentleman of New York, who is obliged by the poor state of his health to spend a great deal of his time in hotels, has origin ated a rather clever scheme for brightening up his room wherever he stays. He particularly detests the bare appearance of the walls in the average hotel bedroom, and so he has fallen into the way of buying a number of cheaply framed olographs and chromos. With these he covers the entire bare space of the walls, and at least the effect to the oeholder Is more cheerful than it would be without them. More over he changes the picture every two weeks, so that theynever become stale or tiresome, as such pictures are likely to prove. w A Trntlifnl California l'nper. From the Korrlstown Herald. A California paper tells of a man in that State raising a beet with which he fed two horses and three cows four days. The Cali fornia paper wouldn't He about a little thing like that; and it refrained from adding that a piece of wood entangled in the bottom of the beet was torn from the roof of a Chinese dwel ling, for fear its readers might discredit the whole story. The Antl-Snndny Train Mora Grows. Boston, April S9L The heads of departments on the Boston and Maine Bailroad have been ordered to allow no work on Sundays, except such as Is required to run the regularly adver tised trains or to make repairs rendered neces sary by accidents Saturday night or Sunday. They'll Srallo nnrt Look Pleasant. From the X ew York Tribune J v As the Governor of North Carolina and the Governor of South Carolina are to be in the same hotel during the Centennial celebration, they will probably have a good deal to' say to each other. THE WATBK F0 SEYHKAL DAIS. A New Move Made By tbe Man Who Fere tetla Rain or Snow. Washington. April 29. The Chief Signal Officer has issued tbe following, Instructions to the Indications officials: In view of the great importance of long-time weather predictions to tbe business Interests or the country. It Is hereby directed that on and after Slay I, 1869, the Indications officials shall make, whenever practicable, a general prediction showing tbe condition of the weather two or three days In advance. The Chief Signal Officer is aware that unsettled weather conditions not infrequent ly obtain tbrongbont the country to such an ex tent as to preclude the possibility ol successful predictions, even for 13 or 24 hours In advance, so that this class of long-time predictions will be confined to such occasions nnd such sections of ine country as irom peculiar ana persistent meteorological conditions seem to assure success ful forecasts. - These predictions will not be too much In detail, but wilt clearly setforth the section of the country for which they are Intended and the days of the week which they will cover. The use of such terms as "warmer" or "cooler" should bo re placed, as a rule, by "warm," "cold," mod erately cold, " etc. In making these long-time forecasts the language should be varied according to the necessities of the occasion, but should al ways be In such form as to convey clearly to the general pnbllo the opinions of the Indications official, and also the degree of posltiveness that attaches to his opinions. These predictions will be furnished at the same time as the regular detailed indications, but they will not appear regularly, so that their non appearance will signify nothing more than that the Indications official aid not think it judicious to make an advanced prediction. HAEBIS0N AND H0BT0N CLOTH. The Material for Their Suita a Purely American Product. HABTFORD, April 29. As "Washington and Adams at their inaugural in 1789 ware cloth made in Hartford, as a piece, of commendable sentiment President if arrison and Vice Presi dent Morton are to do likewise. The idea originated in tbe mind of H. L. James, of Bock vllle, Conn., who saw an item in the Couran about the "Congress Brown" that the first President and his political consort donned on the auspicious occasion in New York 100 years ago. Through Bmator Hawley the Bockvllle mills representative communicated with the nation's first officials, and they both answered that they would be delighted to avail themselves of fol lowing their remote predecessors,butsugeested that black instead of brown cloth be substi tuted. The cloth was finished on March 16. and the suit made from it was worn to-day. The Har rison and Morton cloth is thoroughly a protec tion product. It was made from yarn made to order in this country the order being to furnish as good as could be made, and so tbe foundation is American yarn. Then the com pany took tbe yarn and wove into cloth on its machinery, all of which is American-made. It is called black worsted diagonal, and is pro nounced as good a piece of cloth as was ever made in this country or any other. A red, white and blue listing patriotically marks the edge. A HEAETBR0KEN YOUNG BRIDE. The Sad Experlcnco of a Girl Who Eloped With a Temperance Exhorter. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. New Yobk, April 29. Miss Lizzie Yeung eloped on January 7 from her home in Flush ing with Temperance Exhorter McCombs. They were married in Corona. She has just returned, home. She says her husband took her to New York about a mouth ago, and they lived at 883 First avenue. He eamedno money and she had to work to support him and her self. He refused to allow her to visit her home. Last Monday, however, she beard tbat her mother was very sick, and she went home. Then she learned, she says, that two days be fore be had gone to her mother's house and obtained all the jewelry and clothing which she had left behind when she eloped. She returned to New York and, she says, found in his pocketbook- pawn tickets for the articles. On Tuesday she asked him if she could call on her mother, and be told her If she went she could stay. She did go, and she says she will never live with him again, and will discard his name. She appears to be heart broken. MORE HONORS FOB MDRRELL. The Gallant Captain Tendered a Pleasant Reception In Baltimore. Baltimore, April 29. The popular recep tion to Captain Mnrrell and the officers of tbe Missouri, at tbe Corn and Flour Exchange, was held this afternoon. Business on 'Change was suspended after 12157. H., and tbe doors were thrown open to the public, at 2, o'clock. Cap tain Murrell, accompanied by the officers of the ship, was met at the door by Mayor La trobe and Charles D. Fisher, President of the Board of Trade, and escorted down a long ave nue ot cheerine people to the raised platform. Tbe windows at the south end of the room and the rostrum were tastefully draped with Brit ish and American flags, commingling in grace ful folds. There were a great many ladles present, and their bright costumes added brilliancy to the scene. An address of welcome was delivered, and Captain Murrell, after responding, shook hands with the ladies. Washington n a Poet. AN EXACT COPY OF HIS ONLT POEJT. A young lady upon whom tbe great Wash ington in bis youth looked with somewhat tender approval was Miss Cary. To her he wrote his only poem, the MS. of whiih now re poses In the State Department at Washington. Tbe following is an exact copy pf this poem, punctuation, capitals and all: Ob Ye Gods why should my Poor, Resistless Heart Stand to approve thy Might and Power. At Last surrender to Cupids feather'd Dart And now lays Bleeding every Hour For her that's Pit jiess of my grief and Woes And will not on me Pity take I'le sleep amongst my most inveterate Foes And with gladness never wish to wake In deluding sleeplngs let my Eyelids close That In an enraptured Dream I may In a soft lulling sleep and gentle repose .Possess those Joys denied by Day. A Pointer for Young Men. From tbe Norrlstown Herald. 1 On the day of his recent marriage the Chinese Emperor presented his mother-in law 51,600,000 in cash and $750,000 worth of silks and satins. Some men know how to get on the right side ot their mothers-in-law. The young Emperor of China will never hear a lecture from his wife's mother when becomes home from apolitical caucus in a semi-paralyzed condition. Young men about to marry shbuld imitate the example of the Emperor of China. An Open Question. From tbe Chicago Times. The Illinois Legislature is to be in session an other month. The way of Providence con tinues to be mysterious. Tbis is on the basis tbat be has some cognizance of the Illinois Leg. Islature. The Question Is open for discussion. No Snrplns Baggage. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. A Paris paper remarks the arrival of an American whose outfit was: "Five hundred thousand francs, a red necktie and a pair of bottle-green gloves." He evidently bad no surplus baggage in the shape of bralnsl Undertaking a Great Task. From the Mew lork Tribune. J One of tbe members of the Centennial Com mittee is at work On a catalogue of tbe kicks consequent upon the great celebration. The work will be in ten volumes the size of Web ster's Unabridged Dictionary. ' DEATHS OP A DAT. Tbomns J. Byrne. Thomas J. Byrne, one of the youngest and most efficient train dispatchers in tbe city, died yester day morning at the residence of his mother, cor ner Fulton and Hazel streets. For some time he had been suffering with a number of complaints, superludneed by overwork at tbe key. Several times be rallied and It was thought he would pull through, but his constitution was too weak and he became resigned to his fate. Surrounded by his brothers and sisters and the motherho ten derly nursed blm, his "30"'came, borne by a white-robed angel, and his soul went out on its heavenlT night. Mr. Byrne Is a brother of John Byrne, one of the best tnown commercial operators in the city. He learned telegraphy In tbe dispatcher's office of the Ft, Wayne road in Allegheny, and about four years ago was placed In charge of the Union depot office. He was transferred to Allegheny about 19 mbnths ago and In a short time his energetic dis position secured him tbe position or dispatcher. The funeral will take place to-morrow. Henry J. Abel. . The funeral or Henry J. Abel, son pf Mr. Ed ward Abel, of the German National Bank, who died at the family residence on Center avenue Saturday, will take place this morning MRaai the Churcffof the Holy Trinity at B.tto'cIoeR: Ahnl was onlv 28 vears of nre. and hia riemlLt la' source of regret to a large circle of friends, v,b Tnonrn his loss. Ha bad been knfrHnofAv aflTi Sears with spinal disease, and his heroic fortatudl' urlng that tbae showed his true Christian tplrltrv AT TIE THEATIKS, Variety at the Bijou Alone In Londoa' art Other Floys. The audience at the Bijou was very Iarge,but thst was not tbe remarkable thlngabont it, so much as the class of people to be found in it The Howard Athenaeum Company is a vaude ville organization, and it was somewhat odd to note how many fashionable bonnets there were In the parquet last night Undoubtedly the curiosltyot the fair sex. has been exeited by this inn6vation of a variety performance pure and simple at a nrst-class theater. There is not the slightest reason why every body that loves uniq ue things, grace,musc and laughter, should not spend a mighty pleasant evening with the Howard Athenteum Com pany. For grr je and marvelous skill in rarely learned art of dancing, little Ida Heath is a young woman, nay a mere child in years, who can do more with ber nimble limbs tban most of the wiry veteran premieres danseuses that come jumping along the circuit on their toe tips. Moreover, her techntgue, if the word may be used, is itself a marvel. Little Ida does not sacrifice to it the cuteness of ber gentle age. She passes from costume to costume with great speed, and concludes her work with a pas seul as a ballerina that is a whirling maze of picturesque movement. Everybody knows tbe Irwin sisters, but tbey have never appeared here in a more humorous skit than tbat which enabled them to explain some of tbe subtle beauties of "Home Rule." The speech of Flora Irwin on the rights of man, we think it was, seemed to tickle the better part of humanity in tbe audience amazinglv. Then the acrobatic powers of the CInquevalli troupe, and tbe surprising accom plishments of Ctnquevalli himself, made their feats a great deal more entertaining than they usually are. It is hard to say which was the most enjoy able, the musical or tbe clowning part of tbe contribution by Messrs. Wood and Sheppard. They play on an amazing number of instru ments, and Mr. Wood is a quiet, juicy come dian, who can make an audience roar with a wink of bis eye. Quite An extraordinary novelty to most people was the curious "nappy family" of cats, rats, mice and canaries which Leonl Clark puts through a variety of evolutions. Still more pleasant and pretty is the control which Mile. Tina shows over a flock of pigeons, whd are acrobats and aeronauts of no little skill. Monsieur Cas cabel changes his attire with bewildering fre quency and speed. It is worth while adding, as can be done with perfect truth, that there Is not one word or act in tbe whole performance that is the least bit offensive to the most scrupulous taste. Grand Opera House. "Alone in London" is a sensational melo drama which has been seen in Pittsburg sev eral times during the past four or five years. It was presented last night at the Grand Opera House by a company of average ability to a fair-sized house. The performance was forthebenefltof the employes of the theater, Who will probably realize quite a neat sum. Miss Ada Dwyer took the leading role, that of Nan, the flower girl. The character is by far the best In the play, and Miss Dwyer's con ceptlon cf it was pleasing and intelligent, Mr. C. C. Craig, as Richard Redcliff, was a mediocre and conventional villain. Miss Madge Carr was quite clever as Tom CMckwick, and Miss Marian Strickland made a good .Mr. Maloney, her rich brogue and her vivacious manners being true to life. Tbe work of the rest of tbe cast hardly calls for special mention. The scenery, which heretofore has been the greatest feature of tbis play, bears the marks of age and rough usage ana is not particularly imposing. JT tar the best scene was that,in the third act, repre senting the river Thames, where a very good eueci was proauceuwimoni ineaiaoi atanjc Those who delight in a play in which there are plenty of villainous plots, which are always thwarted at exactly the right time, a great many exciting scenes and hairbreadth escapes, all ending happily for tbe good and disastrously for tbe wicked, will find "Alone in London" exactly to their taste. Harris' Theater. A far greater puzzle than "Pigs in Clover," or any of its score of imitators, is the question. How long will "Uncle Tom's Cabin" continne to draw as large crowds as very few other theatrical attractions cant That it hasn't wom out its welcome in Pittsburg a glance over the two packed houses at Harris' yesterday suffici ently demonstrated. The present performance is well worthy of the patronage it will receive. All of tbe characters are well taken, the scenery is good, and some of tbe features are far above tbe average. For instance, seldom is such an Uncle Tom seen as that of the favor ite old-time minstrel. Milt Barlow, and Harry Webber's Maria, Carrie Dillon Webber's Topty, and little Ethel Clifford's Eva are pic tures worth seeing. The jubilee singing is ex cellent. "Uncle. Tom" will be given at every performance tbe rest of the week, day and night. Academy of Maslc It would be an extremely idle task to paint such a lily as Harry Kernell's Variety Com pany. The reputation it has borne has always been good, and this visit to the Academy of Music will not change the popular verdict. From Harry Kernell down the performers are first-class, and bie audiences may be expected all tbe week. The afterpiece is unusually funny. Dramntlc Notes. These will be an extra matinee performance attheBljou of the Boston AthenSBum Com pany this afternoon. The Casino Museum has a lot of new curl riosltles, and a stage variety performance that makes a good return for 10 cents. Pitoi". Htjelbuet, with his wonderful trained horses, will reappear on Wednesday evening at the Grand Central Blnk, and will perform afternoons and evenings for the rest of the week. The engagement of the Boston Ideals at the Opera House next week will be fraught with good things musically, and among them will be Zelle De Lussan's creation of tbe role of Mar guerite in Gounod's "Faust." "Faust" on Monday evening will also introduce a new tenor. Chevalier Edward Scovel. The reper toire as arranged for the week is as follows: Monday, "Faust," Tuesday. "Barber of Se ville;" Wednesday matinee, "Martha;" Wednes day night, "Carmen?' Thursday, first, time in America. Leonard Wales' "Lion of Peruf Friday. "Barber of Seville;" Saturdav mati nee, "Lion of Peru;" Saturday evening grand farewell to America of Mile. De Lussan. HIS DISGRACE KILLED 121. The Humiliation of Being a. Prisoner Break a Thief's Heart. Oxford, Conn., April 29. Clark Lewis, the town ne'er-do-well, was arrested on the 4th in stant, charged with stealing a horse blanket from a neighbor, and, not being able to prove that he found the blanket in Cotton Hollow, several miles away, he was found guilty and sent to New Haven Jail. The prisoner left at home a wife and children. Tbe town officials, not being willing to support tbem during tbe enforced absence of Lewis, made application to the County Commissioners for his release, which was granted. Lewis came home this week, a changed and altered man. He had never been in jail before, and his in carceration sn preyed on his mind that he died yesterday. Tho town doctor says, literally of a broken heart. It has now become clear that Lewis's story was true. A hired man of the neighbor who lost the blanket secretly took bis employer's horse and equippage and visited a house In Cotton Hollow, near by which the blanket was found. When the hired man re turned he missed the robe from tbe wagon but dared not confess tbe truth for fear of being discharged, CL1NCUEM, CINCHEM, AND ROB. Cllnchem, clnchem, and Bob one night Sailed off on a f ullman car; Galled on rails of Bessemer bright Into a city afar. 'Where are you from and what Is yout will?" Ben Harrison asked the three. e are office hunters from Boodlevllle And lots of boodle have we; Give us a chance and you shall see, " i Bald Cllnchem, Clnchem, And-Bob. Harrison laughed and caroled a song And winked at 'Ltje In the rear. And 'Llle turned on the hose full strong From a wash tub standing near, . Tlllthe air was blue, the curses flew From the throats of adamant gall; Then Harrison loosed the kicker, too. And It kicked them to the wall, Kicked and kicked the boodlers all, Cllnchem, Clnchem, And Bob. Now, Cllnchem and Clnchem are any mob That hungers and thirsts for place. Whose Adas Achates Is doughty Bob, And all are a dire disgrace. You've only to hustle and set aboard, If the wonderful sight you'd see. Of Harrison squelching the Boodlevllle horde That pine for the spoils that be. As pined and hankered the boodlers three: Cllnchem, Clnchem, And Bob. Eugtnt field in tw Chicago Seal, Li - A3USI DAT IN GOTHAM. Jumped Four- Stories to Ber Death tSZW YOBS BVBXAU SrXCXALt.l New Yokk; April 29. Betsy McAuley. a servant girl In the family of Edward Gamier, got drunk this afternoon. She took a pint of whisky home with her and drank it up before midnight. Then she piled up two baby car nages, a crib and a straw bed in the corridor. poured kerosene over them and set Sre to them. Mr. Gamier discovered the bonfire, and after a Sharp tussle extinguished it He called a po liceman to arrest the girl. Betsy bombarded tbe officer with teakettles and china when be tried to enter her room. Then she jumped out of the window, four stories up. She suffered several fractures and severe internal injuries from tuff fall, and will probably die. A Dozen Women Hurt In a Panic. The music accompanying Barnum's parade In Jersey City to-day frightened two dray horses and tbey ran away. A general panic resulted. Mrs. Bridget Badlean fell and broke her leg. Mrs. Mary Doherty tumbled over Mrs, Badlean and fractured her arm. Mamie Doahne and Lizzie Garry, little girls, had their arms broken. A dozen or more women fainted and were more or less battered in the general melee. Sixteen Stowaways on One Steamer. The steamship St. Bonaus, from Liverpool, brought 16 stowaways into port this morn ing. All of them were under 17 years of age and of Irish parentage. The Captain of the St. Bonaus said that he could not understand how the boys got aboard tbe steamer unless they secreted themselves in the hold when the cargo was being put on board. One of the boys had only one shoe, and his Dare foot was cov ered with blisters. He said that he had been forced to shovel coal in the engine room, and that some hot coals had fallen on his.f ooc All tbe boys were in a terrible condition.' Pending an investigation Into tbe circumstance attend ing the arrival of the stowaways by tbe Col lector, three Custom House officers are guard ing the boys on the steamer. The British Con sul will also be notified of the case. Washington's Pew at St. Paul's. The most popular Centennial relic in the city to-day bas been Washington's pew in St. Paul's Church. An nnbroken procession of tourists passed in and out of tbe church doors, from 8 o'clock this morning until dark. General Washington's pew Is a plain and modest one in the northern side aisle of the church, half way from the pulpit to the obolr. The red cushions and foot rests of 100 years ago, now faded by time, were in the pew. A Monument for a Spoils System Victim. A movement to erect a monument to the late Postmaster, Henry G.Pearson, has been or ganized here. William Potts, treasurer of tbe fund, began receiving contributions to-day. Tho promoters of the plan believe that Mr. Pearson was a martyr in the cause of public duty. They feel that he wore out his life in doing work which his enemies in Washington indlreotly forced upon him by refusing to give him the necessary number of assistants. The men who have organized the presentmovement say in their requests for contributions that Mr. Pearson was a victim of the spoils system. Rid His Wile of a Bad Bargain. Peter Beth, a carpet weaver, jumped from the roof ot a four-story building into a crowded street near tbe Bowery this morning. Death was instantaneous, Beth got drunk early yes terday morning and remained drunk all last evenlnc. This morning his wife locked .him out of their rooms and told him through the keyhole that she would not live with him longer. Then he killed himself. Sir. Acker's Little Joke. Henry C. Acker, a hotel keeper and a prom inent politician in East Norwich, tried to mur der his wife last night. They quarreled over the supper table. Acker left for the ostensi ble purpose of visiting another neighbor. He got his shotgun, returned to the dining room, and without a word shot Mrs. Acker as she sat. Many small shot entered her face and breast. Her right arm was so badly mutilated that am putation was necessary. Acker is in jaiL He says he merely wished to frighten bis wife by shooting over her bead, but that his hand slipped. $50,000 FOR A BOOK", One Hundred Thousand Dollars Refused for n Hebrew Bible. From the Bulletin de l'Imprlmerle.2 What was the highest price ever given for any book? We may venture to say that we know of one for which a sum of 250,000 francs (10,000) was paid by its present owner, the German Government That book is a missal, formerly given by Pope Leo X. to King Henry VHL of England, along with a parchment con ferring on that sovereign the right of assuming the title of "Defender of the Faitb,"borne ever since by English monarchs. Charles 11. made a present of the missal to the ancestor of tbe fa mous Duke of Hamilton, whose extensive and valuable library was sold some years ago by Messrs. Sotbeby, Wilkinson and Hodge, of London. The book which secured the highest offer was a Hebrew Bible, in the possession of the Vatican. In 1512 tbe Hebrews of Venice proposed to Pope Julius H. to buy the Bible, and to pay for it its weight in gold. It was so heav that it required two men to carry it. Indeed, it weighed 325 pounds, thus representing the value of 500,000 francs (20,000). Though being muchprcssed for money, in order to keep up the "Holy League" against King Louis XlL of France, Julias H. declined to part with the volume. SUDDENLY FOUND HIS CONSCIENCE. A Western Mnu Discovers Wherein Legisla tures DInke Foolaof Themselves. Washington, April 29. W. A. Cuddy, who was chaplain of the Legislative Assembly of Arizona, which has just adjourned, has sent tb tbe Treasury Department, for deposit in tbe conscience fund, tbe sum of 22 So, being a part of the salary paid him as chaplain. His motive for this action is explained by him as follqws: "I cannot see that it is right for the rulers to take the people's money and pay it out to some hypocrite to stand up before a Legislative body and pray for pay." He also states that he once acted as clerk of the Legislature, and received for his services 510; but while performing this (duty he was also employed in whisky celling. He thinks that he should return the $610, and would do so, he says, but for the fact that he has not KOt it. Growing Up With the Country. From tbe Chicago Tribune.! Several of the fellows who went to Oklahoma with tbe intention of growing up with the country have been alasl already planted. PENNSYLVANIA PRODUCTS. A Meadville widow whose husband died 17 years ago bas received $8 conscience money anonymously irom Cleveland, J5 of the sum be ing interest. AT West Chester Judge Waddell affirmed the will of Ella E. Sharpies;, written on a scrap of paper, which bequeathed $30,000 to her guardian. Dr. H. Fronefield. - A Wabrsn cotjntt man has a large New foundland dog that he would like to sell at a cheap figure, as it costs a great deal to feed him. He eats nothing but sponge cake. Bil:lBrtce, of Tioga county, has a white cat 19 years old. Bbe is a good mouser, but very particular about what she eats. Before eating a mouse she removes the skin as carefully as the most skilled hunter could do it. SAit Smith, of Wyoming, saw a queer ani mal up a tree. He tired 11 shots and at last succeeded In bringing it down. It Was a 20 pound black woodchuck. Sam says this is the first woodchuck be has ever seen In a tree. A man out in Center county has what his neighbors call "telescopic eyes." He can dis tinguish colors, recognize friends and see very distinctly at great distances. He told the time recently by a town clock which was two miles distant. Hirah Rich, ot Northampton county, was closing the door of his granary when he noticed that something prevented it from shotting tightly. On examination he found a large blacksnake firmly wedged between the door and the jamb. Tbe snake was dead. Geoeoe Bosqebs, of Butler county, has a dog of more than usual sagacity. The other day, after milking, Mr. Bodgers, being called away to"soaie other work, neglected to pat tho milk under cover. A severe storm arose; and the dog, who was near, seeing that the milk was in danger ot being spoiled by the rale, drank it up. Mr. Rodger, however, did not appreciate the sagacity of the-dog, as he gave him a severe beating; cukichjs cmnrn atwmS --I A poeket typewriter' weighs foaronaeee -A Frwehasas asakss pulp irosa feee5 leaves. a Wheeling. W. Ta., has tie worii'g largest nail plant. J An enterprising oitizea of JohMtewa, N. J- Is applying for a pension, a divorce ad a postoffice. Several Caro (Mich.) gentlemen reeeatly sawa large rat carry a bea's egg on its back; They say that it twisted its tail around the egg and carried it safely until it was hit with a stone. Woman flogging exists: M a puniest ment in the Transvaal. All tbe South African press is violently opposed to it, but only re cently a woman was sentenced to receive li lashes for using obseeae laeguage. There is a colored man in Qaitmas county, Georgia, who has a tea Baaed David, one named Jacob, one named Napoleon, one named Christopher Columbus, one named Fer dinand and one named James Monree. Charles Wilson, of Cedar Key, J3-. i 19 years of age. M feet in height, and weijlM 28S pounds. He has two brothers one 17 years old, 6 feet tall and weighing ISO ponfldo, sad tee other 18 years old, and already a giant. . A capitulation of considerable - has been tbat of London to French art. ThMiew rage ia described as fast a-i -nous. There bas never yet been a taoehm v French landscape in the National Gallery. " v A man in Eothschild, Neb., dressed himself in a shroud and laid himself carefaHy '. into a coffin, which he had purchased. In tale position he went to sleep. When his friends discovered him, some hours later, he was dead.' William White, of Bartow county Georgia, has an old French coin that here-; ceivedfortwo gallons of whisky, a few days after the battle of New Orleans, There Is bo date on it, but by tracing out tbe historical characters it la found ta be 160 years of age. It is not often that such a little matter as three minutes stand between a man and the penitentiary. Yet that was the ease in Toledo the other day, when it was shown that a theft was committed just that period before sunset, and hence was petty larceny and not a bur glary. Great ia the ingenuity ot the Toledo lawyer. $ v . A local paper says that at a church party recently held in McDonougb, Chenango county, N. Y., 40 young women were put np at auction and sold to the highest bidder! A hayseed be lieved the sale was bona fide, and put up all his cash, 7 49 on tbe prettiest woman bid off. It took considerable persuasion to convince hira that be could not remove bis purchase to the paternal ranch. The little town of Newark, in Cali fornia, has some good young men. They roda a drunken and abusive husband and father, named Chase, out of town on a rail, and then quartered the wife and children in tbe princi pal hotel until they bad raised money enough to send them to Louisville, Ky., where tsq , wife's parents reside. v A severe hailstorm, followed by a heavy fall of rain. Is reported from Murray county, Georgia. The falling bail, by cold and force, benumbed the fish in Sugar creek. Thefol-. lowing rain washed the helpless fish out ot the, creek, leaving thousands of them high and dry. Citizens ot surrounding country gathered hundreds of pounds each of the fish for table use. Last week a man named Hagan, while at work in his field In Scriren county, Georgia, found a gold coin about the size of a silver bait dollar, round, but not sear as. thick. On ana side was the profile of a man, and the inscrip tion "Josephus L D. G. Port. et. Alg. Rex.', and bearing the date ot 1772; on the reverse side was a coat ot arms, surmounted by at crown. This coin was evidently lost during the Revolutionary War.or.it may be, is a stray piece ot some bidden treasure. Aphasia inlT most extraordinary form, is at present under treatment by Dr. Charcot.' A Frenchman, aged 60, learned English through living 17 years in North America, and then Spanish after his marriage with a Spanish woman. He lost his command of these lan guages In the Inverse order. First be was una ble to speak Spanish, then English went from, t him. and lastly his native tongue, French. Tbe affliction was ascribed to the softening of the third left lobe of the brain, and by a method leal practice in conversation he regained his normal ability, recovering the languages in the order of Frencn, English and Spanish. V. 5.n old-fashioned housewife in a Cafi ton. Pa,, farm house will never permit her hue band to be without at least one black sheep in his flock. She ha got a notion that it IsTiOtjtS' healthy to wear stockings with any kind of dye In the wool, and as she dislikes to wear whltu hosiery, all her stockings are made out ot natural black wool. She cards the wool Into rolls by hand, just as people did three or four generations ago, spins the rolls herself, and knits her own stockings. Once a tree fell on her only black sbeep and killed it, and her bus band had to hustle around and find another. It took him three days and miles of travel, but ne nnauy came across a black ewe lamb 13 miles away and bought it. J.J. F.Blackshear, of Dublin, Ga., had a very singular incident with a moccasin the other day. He was 'down on the side ot the branch near his house, when he discovered his snakeship beside a deep embankment and in a narrow part of a ditch leading to the branch. Having a long handled spadein his hand he dc elded to cat his head off and jabbed the spade at it, which went into the sand about a foot deeper than be calculated upon, and Mr. Blackshearlost bis balance and fell in on the enemy. There was a general scuffLnggf log on, during which Mr. Blackshear was endeavorm;; to get up, and finally succeeded alter turning over. He then began to try tbe embankment, which proved too much for him for some time, falling back on the snake for the first two "or three efforts. His pants were badly torn, in tbe struggle, and his knees slightly bruised, but be does not think it was done by the snake. WHAT THE WILD WITSIRE SAYING. Bussian Fashion Note. The Czar has re turned to St. Petersburg and changed his winter suit of boiler Iron for a light spring suit of cast steel. Washington Pose. Society Note. The accomplished Hiss Lulu Grady. late of Wichita, is making a short stay with friends from St. Louis, in the red wagon in the hollow over north of the creek. r Boards have arrived for the new Sweden borglan church on Mary Ann street. It is ex pected the structure will be finished Tuesday. Dead Horse Is booming. New lark Tribune. ' Friend I suppose you write when the spirit mores? Poet Well, yes, that's about the way with me. I write when the soecter moves. The specter?" "Yes; the specter of want.j' Yankee Blade. Boarder (cracking an egg) Well I de clare! Walter (exdtedly)-What is it? Boarder Why. this egg hat a double yelk Walter Pooh! that's ndthln' gen'lman't ylstlddy had a chtck inr. JUtrait lYtrPrtt. ' . Mrs. N. Peck So you thought I was an angel once, did you? Mr. IN. Feck Yep." Mrs. N. Peck And you don't think so now, eh? Mr. X. Peck Nope. I ttlllllre In hopes that yon may be, though. Terre Haute hrprtti. iM NervousUIu Gentleman Don tyouthink;s"x It's dangerous for so many people to getln'tae ferryboat at one time? Waterman Dangerous; sir? Kot a bit on It. Why, they all paid their money stars' they started. Funny FoUu, 4ci$ , OXXAHOVA NOTES. i-' " Dead Horse Opera Horse Third tent from the Squatter office bn the west-Artlitla variety performance every evenlngl Popular prices! All firearms must be checked with the doorkeeper. Come one. come all! A New Breed of Hens. Blobson Do yourhens belong to the Maud breed; Popinjay? Popinjay No, sir, they are Leghorns, lyhydid you think they belonged to the Mani breed ha, ha! Blobson Beeanse they are all the-tlme coming Into my garden. Burlington Free Fresi. A bear strayed into Dead Horse Saturdays night, and in trying to get at a barrel of pork inl the tall or Judge Slocum'a wagon on Aroora.. street, turned over tbe whole outfit. The Jude got tangled np In tbe wagon cover and came um being smothered. Mrs- Judge siocnm uauga ankle sprained. The dogs finally ran w w oi town. O, Susanna, nan'l Tfin r.rr far me. I'm going to Oklahoma with a tVInches4e,ir5r and loo pounds or tnnnnjM. u, gratia , with a 12-!nehJiade. a slugshot,twolaary rS- 5 Tolvers, 43 caliber; two derrtngerf3ajite ofK brass knuckles, a sandbag, a dirk? a heMMeC Cincinnati whisky, - -iaBfi&l The country for to see. StSSSB - -Chicago Trune& Philanthropist Here, here; ite?&at;t What are you doing to your little brother? -Boy-Alo'tdolu'notnln'. & & "Wbv dots he err to then?" . jh'- ''Cause 1 looked his candy awayfroa hlm." "But didn't yon have some oaay, too?" "Ym. bat I ate it all up." i "But that gives you no rikt te rob yor.lMle brotser." 3e Tes it does. I'm a SeeieUtt.' ' ToMo ?Omst mtrotaL -i&Fti.- T1 ,
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