v - THE FjTTSBtmG' DISPItOH, MOSTDAY, ' JA5T 'Aft 1889, Fv J 1 B$pf4 KSTABLlSHEp FEBRUARY 8, ISIS. ' i iii : Vo.H Xo. 109, EntereCatPittsburg Postoffice, November 14, 16S7, as second-class matter. Business Offlce--97 and 89 Fifth Avenue. NewB Rooms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. Average net circulation of the dally edi tion of The Dispatch for six month ending May 1.1SS9. 28,051 Copies per Issue. Average net circulation of (bo Sunday edl lion of The Dispatch for April, 18S9, 46,143 Copies per Issue. TERMS OF THE DISPATCH. POSTAGE rEEE IN THE UNITED STATES. Dailt Dispatch. One Year. BOO Daily DlhPATCH, Per Quarter................ 5 00 Daily Dispatch, One Month SD Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, oat J ear 10 00 Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, per quarter. .... 3 SO Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, one month 80 6utay Dispatch, oneyear. 560 W eeexy Dispatch, one year. 1SS The Daily Dispatch la delivered by carriers at 15 cents per week, or Including the bund&yidition, at JO cents per weefc. PITTSBURG. MONDAY. MAY 27. 1SS9. JUEY EOXECCEIfTKICITIES. The jury in the Carter murder case, dis tinguished itself yesterday, by coming in aud asking for instruction from the court, the desired information being the penalties following the different degrees which they might render in their verdict. Of course the Judge promptly informed them that they had no business to bother their alleged brains about the penalties, but were only to determine the facts. Beyond the rather singular need for in formation as to what the penalties are for the different degrees of murder the practical avowal that the verdict depends not on the evidence but on the result, is sharply in conflict with the theories of the law. Xet it is not more so than verdicts of compar atively common occurrence. Compro mise verdicts nearly always imply this violation of the theory of jury functions, and yet there are numerous cases in which men have been convicted of mur der in the second degree on evidence which left no doubt that they either were entirely innocent or had committed deliberate mur der. A less serious foim of the same weak ness is actually sanctioned by the law which permits the jury to compromise with itself in certain cases, by putting costs upon a defendant whom they declare to have done no wrong and thus impose a slight penalty on him fer his innocence. But are not such practical declarations that juries are unable to discharge their sworn duty of determining cases solely by the facts as shown in the evidence a toler ably strong proof that some reform in the jury system is required? HAM) OK CIVILIZATION. It is a rather severe commentary on the professed work of English civilization in India, to find the Hindoos decidedly alarmed over the spread of theEnglish vice of drink ing among the natives. The Hindoos have in past ages been distinguished by their sobriety and abstemiousness; but a memorial lias lately been presented to the British Viceroy which tells how their ancient character has been undermined by associa tion with the English and the drinking of their wines, and urgently asks for vigorous legislation against them. The pride with which English optimists have pointed to their work in Christianizing India will re ceive a terrible shock from this memorial. It looks as if association with the Anglo Saxon has demoralized the Hindoos as much as it has our own Indians although the im mense numbers of the Asiatics renders it impossible to exterminate them. A RULE JOB RICHES. . The argument by which Colonel Elliott F. Shepard demonstrated to the Presby terian Assembly the value of charitable , gifts, has a familiar reminiscence of the in struction of our youth; yet we have not seen the idea put quite so strikingly for a long time. "I know a man," says the emi nently good Colonel, "who always gives one tenth of his income to religious purposes; and he is so prosperous that sometimes his gifts have amounted to $10,000 a year." It is not quite plain whether the pious journalist advances this as a demonstration of the one sure and true way to get rich, or whether it simply stands to him, as the most positive proof of the good results of charity. But the idea shines out very plainly that the wealth of the man who gave a tenth of his profits to religion is the most convincing demonstration that he did right The corollary of the propo sition is that it a man should make wealth by passing off bogus values, or successful gambling in staple articles or by getting up a monopoly to- squeeze the public, his finan cial success would prove his course to be right, Bnt there seems to be a failure on the Col onel's part to make the full application of his theory for the attainment of fortune. If a man attains the prosperity measured by an income as high as $100,000 a year, by giving 10 per cent of it to religious objects, ought he not to get twice as much prosperi ty iy the devotion of 20 per cent to charity? A still greater worldly success would on the same principle be secured by giving SO per' cent away. The most unbounded wealth ought therefore to be attained by giving away 100 percentof the income; but Colonel Shepard and his connections do not carry the principle to that length. That is exactly where they differ from a certain great teacher whom they profess to follow, and who told a rich young man: "Sell all thy goods and give unto the poor.' THE LOTTERY OF POOD BUYHTQ. A very interesting investigation into the adulteration of food staples has recently been made by the department of inland revenue in Canada. The results of the in vestigation are set forth in a table, which, while not disclosing anything more than was generally suspected with regard to the general nature of adulteration, is important as furnishing official information as to the extent and proportion of the evil. Indeed, with regard to the extent of " adulteration in some articles, the showing of official, figures is happily disappointing. The fact that out of 89 samples of butter analyzed, only 13 were adulterated, indi-. cates either that the general opinion with regard to the adulteration of butter is exaggerated, or that the Canadian officials were extremely fortunate in the selec tion of their samples. "With regard to cheese the discovery of adulteration in only three samples out of 72, is an equally pleas ant disappointment But less satisfactory results are reached on cream tartar, coffee. drugs, spices and liquors; and the result - " U &ii ' v -!&&-. ' i -H r " ae ' 'r3fj--1taiLi . i in'liiiff i i - -' r:-Mr jHSslsl ifcij iiTtii sr-,i , iiiiirf isfiirlMsV rails' til -r c ,Lfdr mL .- &. -x..fl th-.fctAfrifo .jQijiJkdm&Wtir-hi nwit t"V r ,'i. lin,g"jgsfijfMft,aMfcai&S JKurifejttMHHra j)ssspitsssWsswistJJWsWBlr l. - ...- g kssssiiikasllktimMmmtmmmisstmsmasmaiiamtsmitmm ..... . - - . . - - brings up the average so that out of 831 food samples analyzed, 219, or over one quarter, were found to contain adulteration, In spices the amount of adulteration is par. ticularly imposing, 111 out of 191 samples being adulterated. The character of some of this adultera tion is calculated to make the purchaser opes his eyes. In buying coffee the con sumer has 25 chances out of 83 that he. trill be kindly given chickory, roasted corn, roasted beans and burned sugar. In cream of tartar he may have thrown in chlorate pf potash, phosphate of lime, phosphate of iron, and a number of other gratuitous sub stances. In the purchase of mustard alone he has 34 chances out of 64 that he will get flour, turWrice and a large n&mber of other equally remarkable articles. In short while the official table does not sus tain the impression widely current, that it is impossible, or nearly sp, for the consumer to obtain strictly pore articles of food, it certainly does show that the chances which he has of obtaining a large number of things which he did not bargain for furnishes a material addition to the uncertainties of or dinary life. There have been assertions that the whole sale and retail grocers' associations which have been recently formed were going to put down adulterations. There certainly seems to be a wide field for their operations; but it also appears that if they are going to discourage the practice it is time to hear of some examples being made, A HEW PBEEOGATIVE, Senators Cullcra and Farwell, of Illinois, are the latest to set up a claim of Senatorial prerogative, for which no warrant can be found in the Constitution of the United States, After the development of a decided difference with the President upon the im portant federal appointments in their State, they have, in writing, announced their in tention to make a stand for that prerogative of making the appointments in their State, and of overriding the preferences of the President In this claim the Illinois Senators come in conflict, not only with the President, but with a certain instrument known as the Constitution of the United States. The only prerogative recognized by that. instru ment is that of the President to nominate. and of the Senate to confirm or reject, the appointment of Federal officers. Therefore, for the Senators to definitely claim a prerog ative of nomination, is to assert that the country is governed by a fundamental law other than that set forth in the Constitution, It has been supposed that the Government of this country was one fn which pre rogative was rigidly limited to the grants of the written fundamental law. But Senators Cnllom and Earwell not only claim the pre rogative of nomination, but also imply the prerogative of revising and amending the Constitution to suit their individual wants. LEGISLATIVE IDIOCY. A decision of the Supreme Court of In diana calls attention to another remarkable aberration of legislative power. The Legis latnre of Indiana enacted a law prohibiting the pipingof natural gas from the wells in the State to points outside of it, which dis closes an idea entertained by the legislators that they can prohibit the commerce of tak ing one of the products of their State to another State. This is a sort of natural complement to the idea which has taken a wider scope that the Legislature of a State can prevent the bringing of the products of other States into its own territory. The Indiana court very properly set aside the law as unconstitutional; and we may confi dently expect that all laws of this sort will receive the same fate when they come be fore the inspection of the conrts. But the existence of such statutes, which can, with equal sense and justice, be applied to pre vent traffic in coal, iron, lumber, or any other commodity between the States, is a discouraging commentary on the intelli gence of State legislation and on the com prehension which exists anions those who should be better instructed, of the furida mentaljlaws, which make this a single and homogeneous nation. The Prisoners' Aid Society of London which sent over ten ex-convicts to begin life anew in this country, will probably find some other market for its surplus stock of humanity, after it receives "back the con signment which was promptly returned from New York. Our friends in the old country should understand that this country is now fully supplied with a stock of ex convicts and tough citizens. If England wishes to be reciprocal in this matter let her send us something elegant "We give the Europeans Bed Dog, Buffalo Bill and Dirty Shirt, and they should respond with a choice assortment of dukes, earls and princes. That is the sort of pauper emigration that we will put up with. The investigation of the work of the past Superintendent the new postoffice building may cast a few side glances into the record of work done by the new Super intendent since he took hold of the job. The profound intellect which is brought to bear on the detection of crime in 'Chicago is illustrated by the remark of one of the detectives in the Cronin case: ''From all we now know of the case, it is safe to say that it was either a political assassination or the result of some private cause." This process of slow and sagacious reasoning will eventually lead the Chicago detectives to the inference that Cronin either was mur dered by a political conspiracy or by some one else. Pittsburg is wholly superior to such weakness. Its detective force was never accused, in the detection .of crime, of employing that class of intellect, or any other kind. If the adoption of the tank furnaces for window glais making is going to result in this country making all its window glass, it might have been wise to have adopted it long ago. Concerning that Lima oil field Stand ard bull-dog story, the Oil City DerricJl; re marks: "The story itself was no more ab surd, however, than others which have been printed from that odorous district and not retracted." "We presume our esteemed co- temporary refers to the olt-repeated asser-J tions of the Standard organs, from Lima and elsewhere, tiflt the Standard would never, no never,-refine the Lima oil. Indications are multiplying that the tan-colored shoe and tan-colored hose will be run into as well as on the ground this summer. One of the results of the Cronin mystery ought to be that the liar who telegraphed from Canada a circumstantial account of interviews with the dead man should be strictly marked down as a person whom the press will never again allow to palm off bogus news upon it After a week of "Wagner, the Point can return to its every-day occupation with new light BP5Jlftej85thetiQ qualities of bpjler making. The assistant clergyman of St, Paul's Church whp shot himself yesterday morn ing was once a clergyman of McKeesport. The insanity, which furnishes the only ex planation of his set, 1nay be taken as a warning against removing from the vicinity of Pittsburg to New York. Pennsylvania Bepublicans can now settle back in calm content oyer the great political fact that Gilkeson is provided for. It seems to be about settled that the amount of gold exported to Europe this, year, in order to settle the adverse balance of trade, will be balanced by the expendi tures of our wealthier citizens who make a practice of going abroad for their pleasures. PEOPLE OP PROMINENCE. Mn. D. Ii, Moody has returned to Northfleld, Mass., for the summer. Senator Frye is fishing at Rangeley Lake, He goes there every summer. Sib Charles Russell's wlfa was formerly Miss Mulholland, of Belfast a sister of Miss Rosa Mulholland, author of that charming book "A Fair Emigrant" Private Daxzell announces that his name will be presented to the coming Ohlq Repub lican State Convention as a candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor, The pew Professor of Pathology at the venerable University of Bologna is Signorina Gioseppina Cattani, an uncommonly pretty young lady of profound scholarship. It Is said that ex-Congre$sman Lloyd 8. Bryce is to succeed the late Allen Thornaike Rice as editor of the Ifbrlh American Review. Ac cording to report this choice is in line with the expressed wish of Mr. Rice. Nina Bxbbt Sunn, the young daughter ot the ex-Confederate General Kirby Smith, has eloped with a Suwanee University, Tenn., student named Back and was married to him at Winchester, Tens, The young lady was to bare been married Tuesday to an Atlanta mer. chant named Boylston, General Smith is Pro fessor of Mathematics at the Suwanee Uni versity. t The Countess de la Torre, who used to make herself somewhat obnoxious with her tribe of cats in Kensington, is now sojourning at a small inn at Gerard's Cross with a flock of goats. The noble lady, clad positively after the fashion of a herdswoman, in a full cotton skirt and blouse bodice, roams the country with her four-footed friends sometinies,it is said, even sleeping among them at night, in truly pastoral fashion. She has not deserted her penchant for cats, of which she still keeps .a large number. George Bain, of St Louis, whom Missouri Republicans wish to bare appointed to the Glasgow Consulship, Is a typical Missouri Colonel. He is of portly stature and rous When he walks. He has a big shaggy brown mustache and a deep resonant voice. He usually wears a tweed suit, with a bobtail coat, and a silk hat tilted back on his head, Mr. Bain is a flour merchant of moderate means. Some years ago he was one df the wealthy men of St Louis. He always speaks of his days of prosperity as "the time when I was a gentle man," BETTER TIMES AHEAD. Railroad Securities Advancing and the Coal and Iron Trades Improving. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. New Youk, May 26. Henry Clows & Co. will say to-morrow: Ihe stock market developed a very enconraging degree of buoyancy and ac tivity during the past week. As already ex plained In our previous advices, the real basis uf this movement is abundant money, favora ble crop prospects and Improvement in the railroad situation. Whatever change occurred in these conditions was in the direction of im provement; the sentiment toward a higher market thus receiving renewed stimulus. The recent corner in Oregon and Transcontinental nad the enect oi frightening snorts in otner shares and causing a general movement to cover, which materially promoted the advance. As is "usual also In a genuine) bun, mar ket there was an abundance of favorable news of more or less merit. Probably the most important rumors were those affecting the Grangers, particularly St Paul and Northwest For some time past efforts have been in pro gress in Vanderbilt-Morgan quarters to bring these two systems into closer and more har monious relations, the Vanderbilt influence in Northwest being already well understood. It was further intimated that a representative of the Vanderbilt-Morgan Interests would soon enter tbe St Paul directory, and is expected to shortly make a favorable report upon the same. Northwest advanced partly in sympathy with St. Paul and partly on account of favorable crop reports, as well as expectations that May earnings would show a good increase. Next to the Grangers the coal -Shares fol lowed in the degree of strength, the rise in these being stimulated by efforts to advance the price of coat One feature, bow ever, which helped the coalers was an improvement in the condition of the iron trade. Daring the last two weeks the demand for pig iron has been larger than at any time this year. Stimulated by low prices, the inquiry for steel rails has also actively increased, and within recent dates Eastern mills have received orders for over 65,000 tons from Southern 'and Southwestern roads. As other branches of tbe iron trade are also getting into more satisfactory shape, the outlook for this important industry is cer tainly more enconraging, which doubtless war rants the confidence displayed in the coal stocks. Another encouraging feature was the fact that 51,500,000 worth of staple cotton goods were recently sold at auction at a concession of only 7K per cent from regular prices. Such facts as these show the satisfactory condition of trade in general; and if profits are small it is sufficient compensation to know the volume of trade is large and the number of failures and embarrassments exceptionally few. -BENS WILL PLEASE BEAD. Connectlcot's Law Against Trespassing and Predatory Chickens. Nobwtch, May 28. No statutory enactment was ever bailed with greater satisfaction than tbe prize law of the Connecticut Legislature, which forbids hens to trespass on other peo ple's gardens, the penalty for violating it being a fine of $7, with costs, to be inflicted on the owner of the trespassing hens. The effect of aha law has been magical; hens no longer rule in this State. One may ride for many miles in the country and not a ben will he see. Every fowl is sequestered behind picket fences whose pales are 15 feet high. The result is that peace prevails everywhere in the rural districts, tbe cause of most petty bickerings between neighbors baying been abated, and it is the opinion of many conntry people that righteous ness and peace will kiss each other presently. Some farmers, however, cannot believe that the gallinaceous millennium has really ccjbe to pass, so thev have taken the pains to hang "no trespassing" signs on their premises to ward oil a danger that wise and great legislation has already averted. Notable among the husband men who bave done so is Mr. Cephas Williams, of Voluntown, on the eastern border ot this State, who had long been troubled with tbe hens of neighbors. A few days ago he, had painted an elaborate sign, and he erected it in his garden, so that everyone who passes his house may read in large letters: NOTICE. We hereby forbid any hens or chickens tres- passing or scratching on these premises after siuk ur scrmtcniHK on mi date on penalty of the law, wis usks uu jieuaiiy 01 I POINTS FOR CIGAR SMOKERS. Hovr to Carry the Fragrant Havnncs 'Without Brenklng Them. Here is a point for smokers. It is given by a man who not only smokes cigars very fre quently, but sells them. He says if you will carry your cigars In your waistcoat pocket with the mouth end down there will be less like lihood of the tobacco becoming broken or the wrapper being unrolled than if you carry them with the match end at tbe bottom. Here is a second point: If you are a billiard plaver, don't put them in the pocket on the right side, for tbe constant moving of tno arm in the man ipulation of the cne will wear upon that side, and, if It does not result in crushing the to bacco, will so loosen the wrapper that the smoking of tbe cigar will be an annoyance rather than a pleasure. And here is a third point: If there Is a slight feeling of nausea, take a drink of water to clear tbe throat and If you would be sure absolutely of preventing any senuus sickness throw your cigar away and stop smoking altogether for an hour or so. Another point which a gentleman wbo heard these three advanced suggested is that if by any cause it becomes necessary to let a cigar go out it will be a good scheme not to tako a final puff, but to make a blow and expel the smoke from the burning end. This clears the roll of tobacco from the smoke, and even if tbe fire dies out it will be found upon relighting that the cigar is of good flavor. In fact, an expert has said that a really good cigar will be improved by letting it go out f ol-lowtEg-tnls plan and then lighting It again? O'BRJEff-BAtN GOSSIP. The Poko and the Princess A Cheerfnl In vitation to a Qloomr Eyent Troubles With Offlcg.geeHeT Civil Service Pea. loners. rCOBBESPOSMHCB OFTHE DISrATCH.J Washington, May 26. A curious case is that of Jacob L. Boty, Consul to the Tahiti So ciety Islands, who is, said to be epgaeed to many the Princess Folona. Doty is well re membered here as a page in the Senate some yean ago. He was originally a page in the House, but was afterward transferred to the Senate when 13 years of age. He attracted no particular attention there, except as he seemed especially popular with Senator Bayard and Senator Hampton. Doty's father was said to have some claims against the Tahitlan Govern ment, For this reasin Boty was anxious to go to those Islands, and he spoke to Secretary Bayard, then a Senator at the time he was a page, and asked him o use his ipfluenpe at any time he could to obtain for him an appoint ment as Consul, Bayard is said to have made the promise, and that promise ha fulfilled when, nearly eight years afterward, Doty be came of ace and eligible to a consulship. Doty remained a page iq the Senate until he was nearly 16 years of age, this beipg tbe maximum age limit of page boys. He then resigned in favor of his younger brother, who was ap pointed to the place and held it for some time. Ho left it finally to become (he private secre tary of Congressman 8, Y- White, of New York, with whom he now is. As be Is remem bered here, there was nothing particularly at tractive about Consul Doty, eertainly nothing that would charm a pnnceas, heir to untold millions, who had refused tbe Earl of Dudley and a dozen other peers. Doty's family live in Brooklyn. A Cheerfnl Invite. An execution was held in this city recently. Tbe murderer was hanged upon the scaffold on which Gulteau met his death. My attention was attracted to the affair particularly by the wording of one of tbe tickets which was shown to me. It read as follows: "Mr. John Jones, of Baltimore. Dear Sir; You are respectfully in vited to witness tbe execution of Nelson Col bert etc." The cheerfnl, social character of this invitation is refreshing. It was suggested by some one wbo saw it that it wonld probably be improved by making it read about as fol lows: "Dear Sir: The presence of yourself and ladles is requested at tbe execution of Nelson Colbert No fuU dress." Administrative Whiskers. In the reception room at the State Depart ment hang pictures in crayon of tbe different Secretaries of State from the beginningof the Government to the present day. Looking at them the other dayl was struck with a curious feature. Of tbe entire list Mr. Blaine is the onlv man who wears mustache or beard. Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Frelinehuysen wore a deep fringe of hair about their throats, but nothing on their chins or upper lips. Hamilton Fish and Martin Van Buren wore side whiskers, but no beards. It was only a few years ago that tbe beard began to be regarded as at all toler able. Our forefathers wore clean faces and many of them regarded a hairy cheek as an evidence of savagery. The first President xo wear a beard was Abraham Lincoln. No Presi, dent before bis time wore either beard or mus tache, and most of them were smooth of face. After Lincoln, Grant at times wore a full beard. Hayes and Garfield wore full beards and the present Chief Executive has hair all over his face. Mr. Harrison's grandfather shaved his face clean every morning. He Remembered the Salary Secretary Noble meets with his full share of peculiar experiences in dealing with office seekers. During one of his fewspare honrs not long ago Jie was relating some of these to a group ot newspaper correspondents who sat about his office. The case which seemed to ap peal to him as particularly humorous was that of a man who was an applicant for office who had succeeded in obtaining a personal inter view with the Secretary some time afterhe had placed his papers on file. He wanted to know ifhis application had been acted upon. Tbe Secretary asked him for what office he was an applicant. He replied that it was "an agent of some kind." He could not identify the office any better than that. "We have several kinds of agents in the De partment," said the Secretary; "timber agents, special land agents and so forth. Have you no idea which one ot these it is ?" . i The man had not. "What was the salary at tached to the position ?" asked the Secretary. "Thirteen hundred dollars a year," said the maneairerlv. He had not forgotten the salary for which he was an applicant although he could not remember the office. The Secretary! was easily able to identify the position he was seeking through the salary named, which was the amonnt paid to timber agents. He Forgot His Constituent's Name. At another time a Well-known Congressman entered the office of the Secretary, who was at that time busy with quite a number of appli cants for office, heads of departments and others. He asked for a special interview, which was immediately granted to him, as he appeared to have important business to discuss. He asked the Secretary if any action bad been taken on tbe application of a constituent of his whose papers he had placed on file not long be fore. "What is the man an applicant for?" said the Secretary. "I don't know," said the Congressman. "What Is his name?" asked the Secretary. "Well, do you know," said the Congressman, "I cannot even remember that I know that I filed his papers here some time ago and that 1 was rather anxious to have bim get the ap pointment Ha has been bothering me a great deal for some time." "Well, don't you know any better," said tbe Secretary, "than to believe that I could keep in my head tbe names of all the applicants for office who come to this department when even their own Congressmen cannot remember them or the offices they are seeking?" Tbe Congressman went away to examine his correspondence and to find out what the name of bis constituent was aud what office he was seeking. Civil Service Pensioners. Few people know that there is a'pension roll in the civil service. But there is one, estab lished riot by virtue of law, but by custom; Several employes of the public departments here, who bave grown old, gray andalmost use less in the service are Kept on the rolls and draw salaries regularly without being asked to attend to any duties. It is surprising how old men grow in the public service. Life in the de partments seems to be conducive to longevity. I had tbe curiosity the other day to make an in vestigation into the number of old men em ployed in the Treasury Department alone. I found that there are borne on the rolls at the present time 11 men, each of whom is over 70 years of age. The oldest of these is Hiram Pitts, of tbe Fifth Auditor's office, who was bora in 1802. Next to him comes George W. Fales, of tbe First Auditor's office, wbo was born in 1801- William D. Dana, who works in the same office, was Dom in lwt. isaac juyncn, oi tu oo John Caughey, of the same office, is 77 years of age. Richard White, ot the Sixth Auditor's office, and Richard G. Dove and Thomas H. Ellis, of tbe Secretary's-office, were born In 1814. Alfred Thomas, of-the Second Controller's office, was born in 1816. D. C. Pinkerton, of tbe First Controller's office, in 1817, and D. V. Bennett, of the Secretary's office, in 1819. There is a man 80 years of age now working in the War Department who has been In the ser vice of the Government sinee 1829. His name is James Eveletb. He began working at a salary of 1800 a year, which was seven years later increased to $1,000. In 1S50 he was t?irm 1 51,250 a year, from 1851 to 1853 $1,500. and in the year lonowing tnat ne wan promoted to a salary of $1,600 a year. In 1861 he was given 51,800, and in ISSo, as be had lost through age much of his efficiency, he was reduced to a salary of 51,000 ,a year, which he is now drawing. A Dog's Life Insured for 82,000. SARATOGA, May 26. An attraction at the depot here to-day was a St Bernard dog which weighed 260 pounds and carried a life insurance of $2,000. Its owner, Mrs. A. G.Gordon, trav eled all the way from San Francisco In theba" gage car in order to take proper care of her pet, who wears a leather collar and a black ribbon. They were on their way to Lake George. A Service Worth Rewarding. Trom the Chicago Timcs.j Dan Lament is amb'itious to become a mem ber of tbe next Democratic Cabinet. If Dan will name the man who will have it in bin power to satisfy this ambition he will confer a favor on the Democratic party which will entitle him to anything he may desire. A Pointer for Numismatists, from the Detroit Free Fress.l The first lOO greenbacks Issued cannot be found by relic hunters, although offers ot $50 apiece have been made for them. Some re porter has probably tucked them away in his hind pocket and forgotten the circumstance. Klercly as n Pnsllinr. From the Globe-Democrat. Minister Reld has Tented a house In Paris for which he is to nay'eo.000 a year, or 52,500 more than the amount of his salary. It Is quite evi dent that be is not an office bolder for revenue. QUA MAIL, MC& i The Sargossa Sen. To the Edar ef The Ditcm What 'is meant by the. Sargoasa Sea, and where is it? Allegheny, May 2a, i The name Sargossa Sea is applied to a re gion of tbe Atlantic covered by a peculiar floating sea weed, sometimes in tangled masses of wide extenfand sometimes only in scattered plants.'.These fields, often, weed were noticed, by Columbus on, his first voyage, to the alarm and amazement of his companions. Since that time observation has( shown "that th,e number of these plants and their geographical position are practically unchanged. The principal bank of these plants, as located by Captain Leps, of the French navy, one of the most accurate pf observers, is between latitude 21" and 23P north and longitude 29 and. 45 west A smaller bank lies between the Bahamas and tbe Bermudas, The fcargossa Sea corresponds to the great center of the North Atlanta sys tem of currents of which fe gulf stream forms so important a part Concerning tbe plant which Is found growing in this curious manneri u may be noted that it is usually four or five inches, iu length, with a main stem branching Into secondary ones, and there is no trace of rpot in the plant Between the long, pointed leaves there are small round air ves sels, about as large as currants, supported 4n short stems. These air vessels were at first thought to be fruits, and the nlant thus re. ceived its name from a Portuguese word mean' iug grayer, um luYBsugiiugn nas snown ma these small bubbles are meant to serve the pur pose of floats, a; when they are cnt oft the plant sinks. Examination of several thousand specimens under a microscope shows tbe plant to be as absolutely destitute of fructification as of roots, and it is now accepted as a fact that the plant propagates only by division. ThereisaBargossaSeain be Pacjflc Ocean, north of the Sandwich Islands, but very little is-known about it Lnoky Birthdays, To the Kdltcr of The Wlipatcfi; Is a man who was horn on Wednesday luckier than one born on Sunday? J. B. Pittsbuhg, May 25, According to an old superstition Sunday's child is full of grace, Monday's child Is full in the face, Tuesday's child is solemn and sad, Wednesday's child Is merry and glad, Thursday's child is inclined to thieving, Friday's child is free in giving, Saturday's child works bard for his living. Prcsldcntnl Succession. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Please state what office holder would fill the President's place If he should dye, and oblige Header. GAIxmiN, May 23. It would hardly be necessary to fill the Pres ident's place unless he should do something more serious than to "dye" be could not be impeached for 'that If he should die, how ever, Vice President Morton would be his suc cessor. Herkimer, N. T. To the Editor of Tbe Dispatch: - What is the Postoffice adress of Hon, War ner Miller? L Woosteb, May 25. Pittsburg. To the Editor of The Dispatch: What recruiting station for the United States army is nearest to Tyrone? M. Tyeone, May 25. CKANKX WHEN A BOI. A minister Who Knew Schvrelnfnrth la Youth Gives His Opinion. Brooklyn, May 26. Dr. Stevens Parding. ton, of tbe Central Methodist Church, on Sonth Fifth street is well acquainted with Rev. G. J.' Schwelnfurtb, the pretended "Messiah" of Illinois. Dr. Pardington in 187S was associated with Dr. Ninde in deciding whether the "Messiah" should continue on trial in tbe Methodist mission work tn the Saginaw dis trict of Michigan. "Schweinf urth I knew very well," said Dr. Pardiugton when asked bis opinion of the man. "I picked him up in Jackson county, Mich. He was only a country boy, and I was pastor in that section. At that time he was attending school, and I took him into my family and treated bim as a member because I saw a good deal of brightness In bim and a prophecy of a useful life. He was always of a visionary na ture and regarded himself as above everyone eise. ite consiucreanimseu.too mucn oi na ture's nobleman to do any work. After he had, been In my family for some time he began to get a little more independent and wanted to borrow some money. Then I broke with bim. He came in contact with three or four women, whom I would call 'perfectionists 'and they carried him away completely. He had a strange mental makeup and was ambitious to know something. "Although a consistent young man he was mentally unbalanced. There was a strange feature of religious life about him, I must say, and I made many efforts to have him abandon his notion, but nothing could be done with him. Though a good student he was born to be above the ordinary class of men." TEN DOLLARS FOE A LEAD WATCH. Bat the Price Was Paid bj a Man Who Won't DIlss the money. Mebidkn, Conn., May 26. Horace C. Wil cox, President of the Meriden Britannia Com pany, is one of the richest men in Connecticut. Like the late Jim Fisk, he began life as a tin peddler. The other day Mr. Wilcox tried to perpetrate a little joke on Nathan Fenn, a Yankee watchmaker of the old-fashioned sort Calling in at Watchmaker Fenn's shop, Mr. Wilcox pulled out a brass-plated lead paper weight, cast in imitation of a watch. "There, Citizen Fenn," said he as he laid it on tbe counter, "is a watch I think a good deal of. If you will make it run I'll give you $10." And with that left the shop, chuckling glee fully. The watchmaker was not to be easily stumped. He immediately set to work, hol lowed out tbe lump of lead, Inserted a set of old works, attached a pair of leather hinges to tbe case, made a crystal of a dark lantern lens, and attached to the whole business a cbaln, the links of which were ingeniously constructed of peach stones. Thus armed he broke into the office of the Britannia factory the next morn ing and laid tbe wonderful watch on Mr. Wil cox's desk. Tbe latter didn't say a word, but drew his check for $10, while the soore of clerks, led by Robert M. Wilcox, hnsband of the poetess of passion, who happened to be present giggled outright, A BLIND CALF SAYES A BANK. He Stumbles Against the Building, fright ening Barglnrs Away, Hot Springs, Dak., May 26. Burglars en. tered Minnekabta Bank at this place last night and attempted to blow open the safe. A hole was drilled in it and this was charged with powder, but just then a queer thing happened that frightened the burglars away. A yearling calf was taken with blind staggers and in its frenzy rail against fences and buildings, butt ing squarely against tbe door of the bank. The burglars left thelf tools and made their escape. The calf was found dead this morn ing. J - Winning tbe Applnnso of Mugwumps. From the Boston Herald. J v Let President Harrison stand his ground. The people don't care a rap for tbe shrieks of a horde ot hungry office seekers. ' 'WOMAN AND HOME. Without hearts there Is no home. Byron. How much the wife is dearer than the bridal. Lyltlelon. We can have many wives, but only one mother. Abd-el-Kader. Be ever gentle with the children G6d has given you. Elthu Burritt. It destroys one's nerves to be amiablo every day to the same human hclD.Beaconsfield. A wise man in bis house should find a wife gentle and courteous, or no wife at all. En- ripldei. Women must have their wills while they live, because they make none when they die. Douglas JerrolcU Nothing flatters a man so much as the hap piness of his wife; he is always proud of him self as the source of it. Johnson. v A curtain lecture la worth all the sermons in the world for teaching tbe virtue of patience and long suffering. Washington Irving. Don't be affald of wild boys and girls; tbey often grow up to be the very best men aud women. Wlldness is not viciousness. Iftroeri Spencer. IN family government let this always be re membered, that no reproof Or denunciation Is scpotent as the silent influence of a good ex ample. Hosea Jlallou. , The early months of marriage often are times of critical tumult whether tbat of a shrimp pool or .of deep waters which after ward subsides into' cheerful peace. Qtotgt Eliot,' ' STATE CHAJflHAK ANPPWS. Some Points of Interest Not Developed la Fusil's. Hanq Beqk-tA Das.l)l.n; B.asl, nesi Blqu and a BilUpasley Bill Hustler. The name of the Republican1 State Chairman is familiar to everybody in Pittsburg who took the slightest interest in the late Republican primaries, but few know little more about him. Smull's Hand-Book. which nretends to give brief biographical sketches of each member of the Legislature, telis little concerning bim"; no more than it tells of- other and undistin guished members; noj; as much as it tells of some. It simply says: "W. H. Andrews, Crawford county, was bom in Younesville, Warren county. Pa., on Janu ary 14, 1812. At an early age he entered on a commercial career, in which he continued until 18SI. Mr, Andrews served his party S3 Chair man of the Republican County pemmlttee of Crawford county for four terms. He was Sec retary of the "Republican State CeotrakQom mittee during the ye4rs 1887 and l?83j was elected Chairman pf the Republican State Cen tral Committee qu April 29, 1888, to serve from January,l, 1889, o 1890. In politics he has always been a Stalwart Republican." Only that and nothing more. It is a very bare skeleton ta clotne with lntereting de tails. A Story That Slight be Told. The commercial career that Mr. Andrews passes so modestly over (for the members write their own biographical sketches for taabandi Dook) is one that might be woven into a busi ness romance. There was a time when he did business on an immense scale. He bandied large stocks of goods and special trains were run from every town in Northwestern Penn sylvania to his place of business. His opera tions were conducted In a dashing and enter prising manner that Is largely characteristic of the oil regions. But a crash came as crashes win oiten eome, and Mr. k Andrews' business and f ortpn ewereswept awa v. ' His career in Crawford county politics is not less interesting. His efforts to land Dr. Rob erts in Congress were heroic, but failed. This is pointed to bv political enemies as an evi dence of incapacity, but those who are familiar with the intense feeling against Dr. Roberts because of his tomedo monoTiolv and his nrose- because of his torpedo monopoly and his prose cntions of infringers on bis patents, do not. wonder at the failure to gratify tbe nltro-gly- cenne man's ambition. Dr. Roberts' narao has been very familiar in politics through his ef forts to reach the lower branch of the national legislature, and memories of his numerous failures have not yet faded from tbe public mind. The great struggle in the. last Republican State Convention, resulting in tbe dethrone ment of Cooper and the elevation of Andrews, is another interesting chapter that is condensed into tbe mere statement ot the bare faot That was tbe political seusation of the year in Penn sylvania politics. Fighting the Standard. There is one chapter in Mr. Andrews' history that is not even touched on in the brief bio graphical sketch tbat appears in Smull's Hand- Book. It is his great fight in the Legislature of 1887 against the Standard Oil Company. That and the effort to pass an anti-discrimination bill and tbe peculiar manner in which tbe reve nne bill failed were the remarkable features of tbe session of 1ES7. In the oil. fight Mr. Andrews stood foremost He was not a member of the Legislature. His first experience as a legislator was in the session of 18S9. But he worked as no legislator did. Dr. Roberts had suffered wrongs, or thought he had, at the hands of the Standard Oil Company, and he was the inspira tion of the famous Bllllnssley bill. Hiswell fllled purse furnished the smews of war that began the agitation, and Andrews was bis agent His work was well done. The Legisla ture was thoroughly canvassed and thoroughly impressed. Doubtfnl members were soon con vinced by petitions tbat came pouring id from, constituents: lukewarm localities were at tacked with brass bands and tbe robust oratory of David Kirk, or some equally enthusiastic oilman. Tbe oil conntry was soon ablaze and tbe State was stirred. Whatever may have prompted the measure it was so just that it won favor at once with the people, and its jus tice was, after the bill had been killed by the Senate, admitted by the Standard people In the large measure of relief granted. 0 A Leap Into State Politics. It was possibly the excellent work done by Andrews in his fight for the people of tbe oil country that convinced Senator Quay that tbat gentleman was just the person be needed. That same year Mr. Andrews was made Secre tary oi tne KepuDiican state committee, and his work there was so much to Quay's satisfac tion tbat tbe convention of 1S8S saw the fa mous compromise by iwhioh Cooper was per mitted to be Chairman for tbe balance of the year, Andrews to be his successor when tlis. nrsi o.ay oi January usnerea tne year isaa upon the scene. . . - His First Stato Campaign. Mr. Andrews will conduct his first State cam paign this year. It will be a trying one, and bis pathway will not be smooth. It is an off year, with at least one troublesome question to meet in addition to the disaffection that is bound to follow tbe prohibition election. Mr. Quay says there will be disaffection, and he ought to know. The anti-discrimination measure which the Republican party has long been pledged to pass was not intro duced in the last Legislature by a Republican, and when, late in tbe session, it was introduced by a Democrat it met with no encouragement from the Republican leaders. In fact when tbe Legislature, carried away by Andrew Carnegie's eloquence, gave the bill an advanced place on tbe calendar for a particular day, the leaders connived at a Legislative ex cursion that had tbe effect of returning it to its place so far down tbe calendar tbat it could not be reached again daring the session. But Democratic apathy in an off year is likely to offset losses due to the foregoing, Republican apathy included. Mr. Andrews is said by those who know bim to be a genuine hustler and to have few peers as an organizer. His experience as Secretary of tbe State Committee and as a worker in New York and in some Southern States during the national campaign will be valuable to him in the coming State contest Mr. Andrews' Appearance. The Republican State Chairman is a 6-f ooter. He is large-boned aud his frame is well covered with flesh. His face, with the exception cf a heavy dark brown mustache, Is clean shaven and his cheeks are pale. His dark hair is al ways smooth and parted in the middle. His linen is Immaculate and his clothing plain but elegant His appearance Is one of continual and persistent good nature, and his presence is a handsome one. He wonld not at first glance strike one as a hard worker, but such he is de clared to be. He is not a speeebmaker, but he is a good conversationalist a pleasant, easy talker, with a, good' fund of anecdotes. In a small circle he Is at ease and perfectly at home. It is one of the remarkable things in politics that Senator Delamater, who worked against bim and helped the Standard Oil people in tbe last Legislature, is now one of his closest friends. They were together on everythirg in the session just closed, as tbe result of their compact with Quay, and while Delomater is for Andrews for State Chairman, Andrews is for Delamater for Governor. w Something Local to Look After. Mr. Andrews was in Pittsburg during the late struggle in which the Quay forces failed to capture tbe county organization from C. L. Magee. K,e had an opportunity at that time to see something of local politics, and may have gathered in some valuable pointers, though his association was entirely with but one fac tions It may or may not nave struck himtbat a spirit ot compromise is a good thing to culti vate, but'if it hasn't the fact will be pressed upon him before the campaign is ended. Tbe Magee forces are particularly interested in the success of the local ticket; Some 6f them, how ever, more so than others. The friends of Arch Rowand are more than a little interested m it. They are preparing to show that tnosewho are interested in the success ot the State ticket must support the local ticket as a whole if they expeot a majority in Allegheny county for tbclr candidate. The greater part ot tbe opposition to Rowand comes from the friends of Quay, and Rowanu's friends want it understood tbat it will be cut for cut. If is reported that sev eral Republican members of-tho Legislature who feel aggrieved at certain rulings of Speaker Boyer, and wbo feel especially ag grieved because, tbey say, he went on the floor of the House and tried to looby the second Pittsburg ganger bill through, will help the effort to reduce the majority for him for State Treasurer. But they are not trumpeting their intentions abroad, and the memory ot tbe com promise by wb'ich the ganger bill was not pressed to passage and by which they were In ducedtovoie for the Judges' salaryjncrease bill, may causo them to go slow. It is some thing, however, for Mr. Andrews tu see to. MY SOLDIER-LOVER'S GRATE. My love lies sleeping far away, Beside a flowing river. Whose gurgling waters gently play A requiem forever. At eventide the mountain bird Salutes thee with his singing; At early dawn his notes are beard, . In tender cheer upsprlnglng. Best On, dear love, in peaceful sleep While song-bird and wulle river Do music make and vigil keep. Hear thy lone grave forever. Mabt fbancss MAnnna. Kwinu, N. Y May , TB1EE JAPER8 D, ONE. Brief Review of the Contests of Tester day's Ue.Pngo Dispatch. The triple number of The Dispatch Issued yesterday presented a great variety of newsy and entertaining matter. It embodied every feature of a complete newspaper of the first class, as well as scoies of special contributions from writers of wide reputation. The proceedings of tbe British Parliament were reviewed at length, and soma very funny scenes described'most graphically. Indeed, all the cable dispatches were replete with enter taining news and gossip, Le Caron, the spy, has been interviewed regarding Dr, Cronln's murder. He says the doctor was killed be cause of the secrets he possessed. The Shah of Persia is creating excitement in his pilgrimage, and fashionable London is In a flutter to learn what manner of manjie Is. Tbe exhibits for the great show at Paris are not half unpacked yet, but the sightseers are numerous. The Ba moan conference at Berlin Is thought to be nearly through with its labors, Blaine is thought to have taken an active part in the ne gotlatlons by cable. The new agreement be tween Germany and Italy is attracting much attention, George A JTesaup, cashier of the City Bapk ofScranton, was arrested, charged with em bezzling funds. He denies the charge. There is said to be $135,000 missing, and the bank has closed Its doors. Officer Cougblln, a Chicago detective, has been arrested on suspicion of complicity with the Cronin murder. A valua ble discovery of gold is reported In Dakota. President Harrison got away from the office seekers and took a sail down the bay. Gover nor Beaver signed bills appropriating nearly $1,000,000' for State institutions. Senator Rey burn doubts the aeeuraey of the Governor's esti mates of the revenues. Those New York la dles, Tsho were arrested in France and impris oned for a short time, will call upon the state department to call down the French authori ties. Bow Joseph Kemmler will be put to death by electricity was told by a New York correspondent. The civil service commission will hereafter make public the lists of candi dates who pass the examinations successfully. Tbe Northern and Southern Presbyterian As semblies bave agreed that tbe church shall make no distinction between white and black PresDyteries and Synods. The inhabitants of Guthrie, Oklahoma, are protesting vigorously against tbe acts of their city officials, accusing them of working for their own interests. u. Tbe May music festival closed with two concerts. It has been a financial success. A patient'who was confined in the Homeopatbie Hospital complains of his treatment there, al leging tbat inexperienced physicians were put In charge of bis case. The officers of the insti tution say that the complaint is groundless. A universal federation of trades is proposed, and local labor leaders have been asked to en courage the movement Tbe force of men em ployed by tbe Pittsburg and Western Railroad is being cut down. A penny savings bank in Pittsburg is one of the possibilities of tbe fut ure. The Carter trial continued until a late "hour, but no verdict was reached. Secretary Rusk passed through the city and talked to a reporter. Tbe Pittsburg club defeated the Washington nine by a score of 3 to L Fnll'reports of other games and tne results of the Latoniaraces Were given, together with the usual interesting sporting review. DX In addition to considerable local and general news and tbe usual departments, the second part contained many contributions from favor ite authors. Under tbe head of "A Land of Poverty" Frank G. Carpenter described he condition of the people ot India in a very in teresting letter from Agra. Mrs. Alexander sketched Ufo in the court circles of Great Britain, A London correspondent gave tbe history of the famous forger and swindler, Charles Price. L. B. France furnished a read able paper on Mexico and its people. Lillian Spencer gave an entertaining description of an opera at a Cuban theater. Oliver Weston wrote of Browning, bis life and work. "Boomer" sketched several odd characters found in Oklahoma. Rev. George Hodges talked of the proper and improper uses of money. Clara Belle's gossip: Frank A. Burr's letter on wealthy turfmen and E. W. Bartlett's paper on tbe hotel and club chefs of Pittsburg, were other good, features of this part of the pMWpage'7vSlaey"luska'a story was Con tinued. Bill Nye devoted bis letter to the re sults of his studies of natural history. A corre spondent described tbe scene of a famous-fight between pioneers and Indians. Henry Haynie pictured a grand tete given in honor of Presi dent Carnot. Shirley Dare contributed one at her bright essays. E.H. Heinrichs furnished a fanciful story of fairy land. Frank Fern de scribed the strange religious rights of tbe Economy Society. M. T. Atkins sketched tbe history of some famons books and their au thors. B. S. M. told of Senator McPherson's model farm. A column of "Everyday Science," "Sunday Thoughts' and various original arti cles from the pens of gifted writers not already named were also included. TERI TODtiH TARN. A Hawk Swallowed It and Was Palled Down From ibe Sky. jEFFEBSONvnAE, Ind., May 26. The" story reaches here that at Muddy Fork yesterday Stanton Jackson and Luke Warman, two young men of that place were practising with a yarn ball which they were pitching to each other. They saw a huge bawk passing over them, but paid no attention to the bird, as they are plenti ful in that vicinity, Warman asked Jackson to pitch him a curve bait Jackson compiled, and sent the sphere with all his speed. Sud denly tbe bawk spread its wings and made a tremendous 'swoop straight for the ball as it was passing tbrough the air. He caught it handsomely on tbe fly and sailed off with it Some of the yarn had become unwound, and Warman, snatching at a floating end, caught it as the hawk flew off. But the bawk; wonld not let go and swallowed the ball. As be flew blgbertbe yarn unwound rapidly, with W ar man still clinging to the end. When the boys made the ball they had tied one end of the yarn to a large button, and wound It aronnd tbe bntton. When all tbe yarn unwound this button stuck fast in the hawk's craw, and both boys, pulling on tbe string, brought the bawk fluttering to tbe ground. Tbey cut tbe yarn off in his moutb, and be is now alive in a cage on tbe Warman place. The button seems never to trouble him. PRATING FOR PROHIBITION. W. C. T. U. Women to Spend Election Day at Church Instead of at the Polls. PHTLAXixiPiiiA. May 28. The. members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Philadelphia have decided not to visit the polls on June 18, when the vote will be taken on the probibition amendment. They will bold prayer meetings in churches In various parts. of the city all through the day, and hope to accom plish more by this means than by soliciting voes. PENNSTLYANIA PRODUCTS. Samuel Cbowet, of Fayette Springs, claims to bo a lineal descendant of Oliver Crom well. He was born in County Armagh, Ireland. Edwaud Monitow. of Bradford vicinity, whllo plowing last fall lost a $26 wad ot green backs, which his son plowed up a few days since as good as ever. A Bethleheiu: dealer displays In his window a pair of Nile green Oxford shoes, decked with gems, which a belle ot tbe town is to wear at a Knights Templar ball. A eustic chair bought by Messrs. Sheves, of York, was made of green sassafras wood, and a few warm daysbave caused Itto put forth many sprouts', some an Inch long. T-bessa SirtJMBAUKair, a widow, has had a boarder named John Smith held to bail by 'Squire Miller, of Sbamokin, for having threat ened to bewitch her and cause her to follow him. iNTGnNAz, Reventte Collectob WrtsoN asked for birch beer, on tho grand stand, at a late ball game in Erie, and the attendant gave him lager beer instead. Tbe act cost the pro prietor of the stand $47. John Shannon, of Reading, has a baseball dog that money can't buy. As a catcher he ts great taking any and all chances; can't be beat as a short stop or in the field, taking them right off tbe bat, and never gets rattled. Afteii the battle of Gettysburg a member of tho Corn Exchange Regiment ot Philadelphia, which vtns in pursuit of Lee's column, captured three miles south of Round Top a goose owned, by an old lady, who gave it up reluctantly. A few days ago the captor and others of the Apol- linarls Club, of Philadelphia, visited the old lady and gave hen a live goose, painted red. White and blue. CORIOpS C0SDENSATI0K8. An East Saginaw family that is sun- ported bJ public charity scraped together money enough to pay (be tax on a $3 dog. A dozen boys, rendered insane by ex cessive cigarette smoking, have been admitted to the Napa (Cal.) Hospital for the Insane within a short tint. Benjamin HnHck hsa to get a detective to help him to find what became of a peach and apple orchard he set out lately, near Farming dale. N.J. Every tree bad been transported to a farm some miles away. Philadelphia had a noted doctor whose name was physic The names of Keen, the snrgeon; Gruel. Friend, Hartshorne, Musser, Pepper the Provost, Seltzer and Trotter ara also found iq her medical directory. i It was a Connecticut boy who surprised his teacher in reading the other day by bis In terpretation of the sentence: "There ts x worm; do not tread on him." He read slowly and hes itatingly: 'There Is a warns doughnut; tread on him I" TheTaris Academy of Science is re ported exeited over a plant called Colocasia. "This plant often exhibits a trembling or vi brating motion without any apparent cause, and as many as 100 or 120 vibrations bave been observed Jn a single minute." Dr. J. F. Moorehead, of Arkansas City, Kan,, has a pet coyote. He got it when it was young and raised it on the bottle. It ts quite) tame, resembles a bulldog in disposition, and is a good hunter, showing much skill in catch ing rabbits and prairie chickens. Charles Banner, a negro of Douglas ville, Ga., does not possess the discriminating; taste of an epicure. Recently castor oil, with coffee grounds sprinkled in it was given him for beef .gravy. He ate it with relish, smacked his lips and asked for more. The other night a burglar got into the bouse of a Bay City man named Jackson, and made such a noise that htfawoke Mrs. Jackson. She got out ot bed, picked up a bed slat and banged the burglar over the head. Then sba fainted, and tbe midnight visitor escaped,whilo Jackson still slept. The new law which has just gone int effect in New Jersey forbidding any person from marrying minors except in the presence of guardians or parents, or unless a properly authenticated certificate of their consent is presented, will seriously affect the marriage business of Camden and all the other Jersey towns across the Delaware from Pennsylvania. A Bridgeport, Montgomery county, family having gone to the circus, leaving the house in care of a son aged 1 the youth left the front door open, scattered clothing on the floor, hid a gold watch tbat was in a bureau and devised other indications of a robbery. Then be hid himself till the family returned. When the excitement was at Its height he came forth demurely and explained the joke. In the joy at the return of the lost treasures he es caped castigation. The Smithsonian Institution, Wash ington, D.C., has a special quarter for live an imals, which for a long time has been infested with rats. Captain Weedin, who has charge of the animals, has made a valuable discovery, by means of which be Is rapidly getting rid of tbe pests. He noticed that the rats persistently raided the stock of sunflower seeds, which were nsed for food for certain of tbe birds, and acting on the bint he baited his rat traps with tbe seeds. The bait acted like a charm, and next morning every trap held from 10 to 15 rats. A rumor comes from the Dead river logging camps in Maine tbat two trout fisher men recently resurrected a curious relic of an tiquity from beneath tbe placid waters of one of the Carrying Place ponds. The story goes tbat tbey bad finished fishing and were about to start for their camp when they found them selves unable to raise their anchor from the bottom. The rope was strong, however, and, redoubling their efforts, they nulled to the sur face a rode shallop, partially filled with stones, which bad caught upon one point of the wood en hillock. Tbe boat is supposed to be one of those used by Benedict Arnold in his daring but fruitless effort to capture Quebec Spring brings the turnpike musicians and monkeys in great numbers. While one pair of these were giving a concert on Main street in Carbondale, Pa., to a crowd of youngsters and two inebriated countrymen, one of the men gave the monkey a cent for which It doffed its cap jauntily. Then the countryman teased the little animal until at last it burled its teetb in the man's finger to the bone. When the blood gushed from the wound tne monsey looked regretruiiy ac tne finger, tuea Into the man's face, and handed back his money. No amount of oersoasioa 1 would induce tnoTem:ent animal to ague ai cent, me u:3tsui?a it was repeaieaivgoeccc and thutlgh be accepted uiuuuy froTa others all around mm. During the last month a considerable number of emigrants have been passing through Montana to the British possessions, traveling by wagon. It has been ascertained tbat they are Mormons from Utah and Idaho, and that their destination is the country through which the jGalt Railway passes. Sometime ago the Allesta Railway and Coal Company was ap proached by an agent of tbe Mormon hierarchy with a proposition to buy several thousand acres of the company's land in tbe Northwest Territory upon which to settle a colony of the saints. The negotiations hung Are lor some time, bnt were completed a little more than a month age;. It is not known what the consider ation was nor just bow many acres were pur chased. The deal was a large ope. however, and tbe Province is likely to bave a considera ble Mormon population within a short time. - The President and three members of the Ananias Club, of Greenville, Mich., went to Baldwin Lake to fish" recently. They bad angled most of tbe afternoon, had caught about 100 pounds, and were rowing near shore at the upper end of the lake, when they came upon what appeared to be a log, some 20 feet in length, lying in the rushes a short distance from shore. An oar touched the supposed log. when it gave a quick start, .and the head and about fire feet of tbe body of an enormous reptile raised and gave a hiss as loud as a goose, the bead flattening so as to give it a most horrifying appearance. The fishermen didn't stop to consider "The quick or tha dead," but jumped into tbe water from the opposite side, capsizing tbe boat, and fled terror-stricken, never once looking back. This makes the second time a sea serpent has been seen in tbe lake. Tbe first one chased and up set a boat load of fishermen. Colonel Stevenson, of Fairview, Conn., has a very intelligent dog named Point Tbe dog has often been held up, to the telephone and has become accustomed to listen to it. The other evening when the telephone rang. Point dashed up and barked as usual. Tbe call was from Hartford announcing tho result of the great railroad battle In the Legislature, and the defeat of the cause with which tbe animal's master was so prominently identified. The conversation was carried on for some minutes. Point seemed wrapped in attention until word came that tbe vote stood 133 to 103 against the petition, at which juncturo Point pnt hi3 tail between bis legs, uttered, a howl, and ran out into tho back garden. An ejaculation of -dismay and disappointment bad preceded this action of the animal and probably gave him his cue. He lay down under a cedar tree, and no persuasion wonld induce him to re-enter the house. He refused to eat or drink, lay oat all sight, and would not be consoled until his owner came home the nexuday and told him i was all right SUITS AND MISFITS. A Natural Question High-toned Native (in Texas store)-I want a night shirt. Clerk Yes, sir. Two hip pockets or one? The Best of Reasons Balkley What's the matter, deah boy? Why don't yon sit down? Gantley Cawnt, yon know. Got oo a standing collah. From Different Standpoints Customer he leading feature of a ready-made shirt is a good yoke-lit. ' Salesman No, a good pro-lit Sniffkins What do you do when your tailor gives you an ill-looking suit.' l)lffklns 1 give him fits. All from tits CtotMerand Furnisher. The Revised Edition Quericus What good prophet was It who departed in bis summer clothing? Qnlckman-lljah, when he went up in a Mazer. Advertising His Business Quigger 0'nst armed at Mount Oreenaway Hotel)-I'd like to know what that man has got that heavy overcoat on for such a scorching hot day as this. Twigget He's the proprietor. SIGNS OF StWJIEB. Upon the smooth and grassy lawn The giddy youths will soon appear. In (when they're taken out of pawn) The tennis suits they wore last year. FLANNEL VS LINEN. The summer breezes softly blow, And fishermen line every channel; The l!n shirt now has no show & -t.. .h- nnn t hts made of flannel.. Where the Wear Would Come Indian apolis Tallor-llare you any lorther suggestion, sir, about your trousers? . . Indiana Man (thoufthtfUlly)-Yes. You'd bet ter fortlrv the seats with some extra dotbl I ex pect to go on to Washington la a day or two to see tae rresiaeat. -c ii ) rx- ti &