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ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 8, 18iu.
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PITTSBURG. MONDAY. SEP. 9. 1SS9.
MORE PARK PLANS.
The projects for parks continue to in
crease in number a good deal more rapidly
than the actual parks are likely to do. The
plans for parks on the Sonthside, as set
forth in our local columns, form the latest
sddition to the list.
Kb section of the city has greater need
for breathing spots than the densely-inhabited
manufacturing wards south of the
Jlonongahela. It would be difficult to find
space for parks in the contracted and
crowded plain between the hills and the
river. But the people of the SoUthside ap
preciate what The Dispatch has often
pointed ont, that the hilltops afford
fine opportunities lor magnificent views,
open spices and fresh air, and
can be made more accessible to the working
msses, by inclined planes and cable roads,
than the available sites in distant suburbs.
The hills of the Southside have for years
been the resort ot those seeking an escape
from brick walls and close atmosphere.
There is abundance of ground available for
parks which might be turned into most de
lightful breathing spots at comparatively
small expense. It is to be hoped that plans
like this, which promise parks for the
benefit of the class of our population that
most needs them, will receive early atten
tion. There are other sites of equally eligible
character on this side of the river, which
should also command consideration. But
it should be remembered that plans for
parks are of little value if the public does
not take measures to insure that something
shall be done to give the plans a tangible
realization.
DIFFERENT LABOR VLEWS.
An example of the difference of views be
tween the labor organizations of different
countries, is shown by the fact that not
withstanding recent successes ot organized
labor in England, the Trades Union Con
gress at Dundee last week voted down the
eight-hour law by a considerable majority.
Thus the English trade organizations put
themselves on record against the idea to
which both the Federation of Labor and the
3v. ofL. in this country are fully com
mitted. The cirenmstances of course are
decidedly different. The English work
man knows that if he should cut down the
amount of his work it would amount to
turning over just so much work to his Ger
man or French competitor. The American
workman feels that he is to a certain extent
guarded against the latter factor by the
barrier of a protective tariff. Still that does
not make the contrast between their views
less marked.
TOO ETJCH GOVERNMENT.
The beauties of the socialistic idea of
having the railroads conducted by the
Government are being exquisitely exhi
bited in Germany just now A year ago is
an experiment the Russian Minister of
Railroads, put on a few fast trains between
the principal cities. They were greatly ap
preciated and the public cried for more.
But in Germany the public proposes and
Prince Bismarck or one of his puppets dis
poses. In this case the Minister of Bail
roads smiled sweetly and took off even the
experimental fast trains. The last state of
the traveling public in Germany is there
fore worse than the first. They have no
(Express traits and cry as much as they
please they are not likely to get them.
The only reason alleged to support this
arbitrary policy of the Government of
Germany is that the rails used on the rail
roads there are not heavy enough to stand
the strain of express trains. This is a good
reason. But here the remedy would be
plain and speedy of advancement. Private
enterprise would come to the public's relief
with a railroad properly equipped. If the
existing railroads refused to accede to a
general popular demand other railroads
would be built whose managers would be
more complaisant. The fact is no great
Jailroad corporation in this country
can afford to contemptuously decline to
Notice any just and reasonable request its
patrons may make. But with the Govern
ment in control of the railroads who can
say that arbitrary and undemocratic
methods might not come into use. The
check of competition free and full upon all
would-be monopolists and tyrants is wonder
fully powerful.
AGED COMMUNITIES.
Three New England towns have recently
(celebrated their two hundred and fiftieth
anniversary. In the European point of view
a town only 2P0 years old does not appear
particularly antique; but when we come to
consider the lapse of time in the light of the
achievements secured during that period,
the conviction is impressed, especially upon
the American mind, that the towns of Mil
ford, Conn., and EudDury and "Wayland,
JIasa., have seen a wonderful amount of
progress in liberty and material civilization
since thev were tettled by the Puritans.
Then, too, in "comparison with American
towns, the New England villages which
have recently held their celebrations are un
doubtedly antique. Pittsburg is considered
a rather old city by some people; but when
we reflect that she must wait for 15 years
before she can celebrate her hundredth year
bsl borough, she assumes the character of a
young and vigorous giant in comparison with
these 250-year-old villages of Puritan origin.
THE DEMOCEACY AND TH TBTJSTS.
The declaration of our friends, the Demo
crats, at their convention at Harrisburg last
week, that they "regard trust in whatever
form organized as the result of the existinr?
monopoly tariff." and call for "the repeal J
of such tariff taxes as enable them to con
trol domestic productions by unlawful com
binations" is a rather interesting and
peculiar deliverance under the circum
stances. "We do not refer to the collision ot the
declaration with such gigantic facts as the
Standard Oil Trust, the Anthracite Coal
combination and the Cotton Seed Oil Trust,
all of which leading examples are entirely
independent of tariff protection. These
were prominent facts long before the Penn
sjlvania Democrats drew up their plat
form. If their previous existence could
not have induced the Pennsylvania Dem
ocracy to keep its declarations somewh.it
more in accordance with the facts, any
further comments that we can add would
have little effect upon the Bourbon 'minds.
It' is also the fact, with regard to the
tariff duty, that most prominently main
tains a trust, namely the sugar duties, that
the leading Democratic organ of the State
of Pennsylvania recently informed the
voters of a Louisiana district that they must
support the Democratic candidate in order
to assure themselves of the maintenance of
the sugar duties. The discrepancy between
the Democratic position in Louisiana and
the Democratic position in Pennsylvania
would not be anything remarkable, but
when the leading Pennsylvania Democratic
paper takes the position that the Democratic
party is going to maintain the sugar duties,
and then the Democratic Convention turns
around and makes a demand for the repeal
of those duties, the public is harrowed by a
distressing doubt as to which represents the
genuine article of Democracy.
Is it the State Democratic organ or the
State Democratio platform, which is thus
pitching Democratic principles overboard
in order to catch votes?
PUGILISTIC STATESMANSHIP.
There is a unique touch of patriotism in
the announcement that the pugilistic cham
pion of the world has determined to follow
in the footsteps of John Morrissey and de
vote himself to the public service. He an
nounces himself through the columns of the
New York Evening Sun as a Democratic
candidate for Congress. Mr. Sullivan
thinks that he is possessed of just the quali
ties that are needed in Congress, and inti
mates that not the least of his recommenda
tions is that if his logs are not promptly
rolled he can do up the obstructionists to
the Queen's taste.
The era of pugilistic statesmanship ex
emplified by the champion of a generation
ago was not particularly brilliant; but per
haps Mr. Sullivan will be able to introduce
some new and striking features.
The suspension of the rules while
Mr. Sullivan proceeds to knock
out a factious opposition in one round would
be a stunning success; and after he had got
a bill through the House, to prohibit the
importation of the pauper prize fighters of
other lands, the way he could go over and
persuade the dignified Senators to pass his
measure would estaDlish nn executive ses
sion of a new and lively variety. The most
prominent objection to Mr. Sullivan's am
bition is the effect of his legislative career
in wearing out the Sergeants-at-arms and
the doubt whether the union of pugilism
and politics would be an elevation of poli
tics or an advertisement for the short
haired. But there is another obstacle in the field
of practical politics, which Mr. Sullivan
seems in danger of overlooking. That is
the fact that his engagements in the Mis
sissippi Penitentiary are likely to interfere
with the prosecution of his Congressional
canvass next year.
The most important public feature of the
last piece of New York scandal is the low
price of babies in that market, and the
obvious necessity according to prevailing
commercial principles of getting up a Baby
Trust to advance prices.
An Indiana politician is stated to have
urged upon the President, in support of his
claim that the Democratic incumbent of a
desirable postoffice should be turned out,
that the Bepublicans songht votes in the
last canvass on thecclaim that a Democrat
should be turned out of the Presidency.
The President is stated to have replied that
Mr. Cleveland was permitted to serve out
his term, and he thought that privilege
would have to be granted the Democratic
postmaster. This was quite pertinent; but
both the President and his interlocutor ap
pear to have forgotten the fact that the Be
publicans sought votes on a pledge of the
"further extension" of the reiorra of the
civil service. It seems to be very difficult
for the Bepublicans to remember that im
portant little point just now.
"West Viegista Democrats who are en
gaged in counting out the Bepublican Gov
ernor on technicalities are fully in accoid
with the Southern idea, that a lair count is
a barren ideality south of Mason find
Dixon's line.
The report is heard that the private par
lors of a San Francisco "lady" in the
Palace H6tel recently witnessed a prize
fight for a purse in the presence of the
hostess and a number of the members of
"the first families." This should settle all
questions as to the exclusion of the Chinese
from Ssn Francisco. The barriers must be
rigidly maintained out of respect to the
civilization ot the Chinese.
"With President Harrison planting trees
and Vice President Morton distributing
prizes at a cattle show, "Uncle Jerry Busk
seems to have ground for making complaint
of an encroachment upon his vested inter
ests. Both Chicago and New York are excited
by a report that one millionaire has made a
subscription to the "World's Fair project. It
would be invidious to state which city the
millionaire belongs to, especially in view of
the fact that one swallow does not make a
summer. It is also needless, as every one
knows that sort of millionaire does not live in
Nev York.
Geoege FnAscisTEAnr announces that
he will begin eating once more. This will
afford some other occupation for his mouth
than talking, and the public will be cor
respondingly grateful.
Abathee clever cartoon is published by
an esteemed cotemporary, representing-the
final spurt in the race lor the baseball chani
pionship. We regret to observe that ac
cording to this representation Pittsburg has
fallen down. This indicates that our base
ball enthusiasts have likewise taken a
tumble to the fact that our champions are
nowhere.
"Wrrn the society actresses all kept off
the stage by nervous ailments it looks as if
the real actresses are in danger of being
overworked this year.
Tun Ohio Bepublicans are fighting the
pending campaign mainly on the ground of
'the corruption of the Payne election and
the Democratic ballot-box frauds. This will
give the amiable Payne a chance to secure
that long-desired vindication if 'the Btan
dard oil barrels can persuade the Ohio
people to give it.
Chicago is still struggling with the task
stated by Dogberry of selecting the "most
senseless and fit men" to try the Cronin case.
New Yoek announces with great pride
that half the money necessary to build the
centennial arch has been raised. The deci
mal fraction necessary to express the small
proportion of the funds for the "World's Fair
that is pledged has not yet been figured out
TEOPLE OP PROMINENCE.
Coloxel James Reid, a Lieutenant in the
Seventy-eighth Highlanders at Waterloo, is
now in Scotlind, visiting the scenes of his
childhood. He has In ed in Canada lor the last
70 vears, and is 80 years old.
Pkof. W. S. Ttlee, the venerable Professor
of Greek in Amherst College, passed his 79th
birthd-iy last Monday with unimpaired vigor of
body and mind, and on Wednesday, in a quiet
way. Prof, and Airs. Tyler celebrated their
golden wedding.
Thomas H. Anderson, -who has been ap
pointed Minister Resident and Consul General
to Bolivia, is a Ian yer living in Cambridge, O.
At one time lie was Prosecuting Attorney of
Guernsey county, O. He has been an active
politician and served on the Republican Exec
utive Committee of the Buckeye State.
Ex-Senator Jebemiah Lynch, of San
Francisco, arrived at Cairo on September 2,
after a week's stav at Athens "While in Italy
he visited Prince Doria's villa near Rome, who
is engaged in an attempt to manufacture from
the ramie plant a substitute for cotton and
cheap silks. Captain Doty, of England, is also
interested.
The announcement of the engagement to
Miss McCormick, made public but a few weeks
ago, was a great surprise to Emmons Blaine's
friends, as his attentions to Mies Grace Davis,
daughter of the hospitable ex-Senator and host
at Deer Park, and sister of Mrs. "Steve" El
kms, bad given strength to the belief that his
leanings of love inclined iu that direction.
Count Villifrs be l'Isle Adam, the
French poet and novelist, who died a few days
ago in Pans in extreme poverty, was de
scended Irom the last Grand Master of the
Knights of Malta, and there is a legend extant
to the effect that the Count, who belonged to
the same order, once applied to Napoleon III.
for the Kingship of Greece. The Emperor
smilingly replied that he had disposed of the
post already.
Lord and Lady Meath had a warm welcome
in Newport from those who like to do honor to
philanthropists. Lord Meath has done a great
deal to improve the condition of the poor of
England. His published writings only show a
part of his labors. He has spent much time in
securing the co operation of other philan
thropic men and women and has personally in
vestigated the condition of the lower classes of
English society. He has been warmly seconded
by his wife. They will remain in this country
only a Ehort time.
SOLDIEfvS SLAY A WHALE.
A Vltolo Battery Attacks nnd Vanquishes a
Sen Monstei.
Narbagaisett Pier, September!?. A case
of whaling extraordinary occurred in Narra
gansett Bay. off Fort Adams, jesterday. The
scene was a ludicrous one, and for a time it
seemed as though the whale, a 20-foot sulphur
bottom, would get the best of a company of
SO Soldiers who were after it, and escape. The
whale spouted off the fort about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, and shot in close under the forti
fication. The soldiers sighted it, and several
shots were quickly fired at the cetacean, pro
ducing no effect whatever.
Then ensued an exciting scene. The officers
and men of the Entire battery gathered and
made a united attack upon the whale, using
sabers, guns, pitols, carbines and in fact,
ever) thing hut the field pieces and the machine
guns were brought to bear. The charce was
made in boats. In the turmoil that followed
the while seemed stampeded, and darted about
airalecsly. A few of the shots made some im
pression, and then the soldiers in their excite
ment jumped on the whale's back, ohlj to be
thrownjards anayin the water by the crea
ture s tail A rope was finally tied around the
whale and a niece of gaspipe stuck in its blow-
iioie. isut it Drone anayirom its tormentors
and was making for the sea, when the fort
launch was lucked into it by Captain Lcc, and
it was cut in several places by the propeller.
The launch then chassd the whale down the
cove opposite the stattes, where It was finally
run ashore and killed.
This is the first w hale that has been captured
from Newport shore since tne days when
whaling wat made a business there. Ihe whale
will be embilmed and exhibited to the members
of the NewLort colony.
THE STATE'S FEINTING BILL.
This Year it Exceeds Tlint of 1SS7 by Over
8100,000.
tSPFCIAL TELEGRAM TO MIK WSPATCIt.l
HakrisbdrU, September 8. The last an
nual report of W. Hajes Gner, late Superin
tendent of Public Printing and Binding, just
issued, shows the cost of printine, binding and
piper for the past year to have been as follows:
Printing reports, documents, etc , with litho
graphic work, 512,803 17; printing geological
survey repoit, lithographic work and map
preparation, JC0,55i 70; miscellaneous printing,
lithographing, etc., for the departments and
the Legislature, $41,239 73; piinting "Birds of
Pennsylvania," $0,409 84; printing for the pro
posed amendments to the Constitution, $7,710 89;
printing bills and calendars for the session of
IhSU, $f5 3?; binding reports, document', etc
KJo.H'J 13; b.ndnu lor departments and the
Lejnslaturi". S4Ti495 21: binding "Birds of Penn
sylvania," $510 12; binding geolngidl surrei re
ports. LG13 o7; cost of paper and supplies used,
S7C 621 M; total, J332,6o9 38.
The report for the j car, including the print
ing expenses of the Legislature of loS7, showed
the amount expended tor printing, binding and
paper to have been S213.09J 05. The Increased
cost the past year, as compared with the pre
vious legislative year, is largely due to the
extra expense involved in printing millions of
blanks under revenue legislation, which for
portions of the years 188S and 18S9 amounted to
over f44,000. and to the greatly Increased woi '.c
done in getting out geological survey reports,
which according to the report of two j ears ago
cost 19,637 00, while kvt year thev entailed an
expense to the State of over 02,000. The ex
pense of nearly 59,900 for printing the book en
titled the "Birds of Pennsjlvania" does not
include the cost of the edition of 19,000 bopies
authorized at the recent session bf the Legisla
ture. WITHOUT HOME OR SHELTER.
Tho Father of Ihe Homc'tcnd Law Sold out
bv tho Sheriff".
Columbus. September 8 The little home of
George W. Allen, better known as "Lind Bill
Allen," the father of the Homestead law, j es
terday was sold by the sheriff for unpaid taxes
The cabin and little plot of ground on which it
stands hid been appraised at $15o, and old man
Allen had made it his home since 1859. The
place was bid iu by Dr. Beein. of this city, for
SS7.
The history of the old man, printed some
months ago, aroused, apparently, a great deal
of sunpathy in his behalf, and a nioyement was
started hi the Free Ljnd Club, of this city, to
save his homo. It seems not to have amounted
to amthing, and to night tho father of the
Homestead law is minus a place of shelter that
he cm call his own.
THE SEQUEL OP A FOX HUNT,
Tho Treasurer Skips Ont Willi tho Hounds
nnd the Gate Money.
Milwaukee, September 8. At a fox hunt
in Cold Spring Park yesterday T. Broderick, of
Chicago, skipped with the hounds and gite re
ceipts about $100. The officers of the Humane
Society seized the foxes. G. B. Van Norman,
a prominent cattle buyer, replevined the foxes,
asserting that he had been swindled out of his
entrance fee.
Congressman Van Schaick and other promi
nent citizens were engaged in thotery funny
Ilium cumins.
An Iiuporlnnt Distinction.
From the Bedford Gazette.
In addressing the two branches of Parlia
ment, the Queen uses the term, ".ty lords and
gentlemen." It will thus be seen that Her
Itoal Highness draws a distinction between
nobility and gentility.
A Wicnc Name Chosen.
From the New York. Telegram.i
Ihe new cruiser, Philadelphia, will bo
launched at the ramp shipyard to-morrdw.
.For a vessel expected to bo fast sho is bkuly
handicapped in her name.
CHILDREN AND FLOWERS.
Odd Reflections From Juvenile Astronomers
Plenty of New Moons Shadows That
Made n Pickaninny Die Enough Golden
itod hs a Harvest Blossom.
The prattle of a child has frequently set
brains of older growth In motion sometimes
in the direction of pathos, and again in lines of
humorous vein. Watching every word and
motion of their most intimate elders as they
do, chitdren hear arid see about all there is
going; but how differently from adult observers
they sometimes sea thingsl
While out walking with bet papa tho other
night, a little tot of three short summers, who
hash't progressed very far in her astronomical
studies, persisted in the oral pursuit thereof,
much to the amusement of passers-by who
caught portions of the prattle.
"Look, papal" said tho child, "bow many
moons there are to-night. Most as many as
the stars; aron't there, papa?"
"Only one," replied the Benlor, abstractedly,
pointing to Luna's crescent face.
"But, papa, look down Fifth avenue, toward
the Court House, and up Forbes street,
toward Oakland; one, two, free, seven, five
moons, all in a row an' all bright, dess like
sister Fannie's earrings, when 'oo said she's
'talkin' moons'ine,''uzzer night!"
The city's new system ot electric lighting had
furnished, ready-made, too many moons for as
tronomers so very young.
Apropos of moonshine and the kindred lights
that shine and Sputter and shimmer by night,
bringing new ideas to childhood not only, but
to many others of us,is the story of alittle darkey
girl's chatter, while out with her mother for a
stroll up Wylie avenue one- night last week.
Only a few days ago) while trying to surmount
some of the obstacles that confronted her in
many maternal assurances that the child must
wait for thus and so "until she got big enough,"
the little one interrogated:
"Mammy, am dere any ladder high 'nuff tl
reach de moont"
"No, child; what for d'ye ask sech fullish
questions. Better shet yer yawp, 'thout ye kin
talk some sense!"
"Then, mammy, how de man in de moon git
wAyupdarwif his green cheese? Am he so
big as dat?"
Only another phase of juvenile astronomy,
you see; but an actual one, and wholly depend
ent upon the nonsensical remarks of older folk,
.
The same little pickaninny, having been told
on another occasion that it "wouldn't be safe
for her to wash dishes until She got big," re
membered the remark and pondered on it.
"Mammy," Said she on the evening in ques
tion, just as the twain had walked into the full
glare of the same electric lighting system,
"mammy, am dat my shadder over yon.
ahead?"
"Yes, yes, child; whose shadder could It be
but yo's?"
"'Ease, mammy, dat shadder's big 'nuff fer
to wash dishes now, ain't it 'thout breakin'
uv'em, too?"
The electric light had, to the pickaninny's
mind, transformed her into a full-fledged do
mestic, though 4 years old, and she wound up
With the query:
"Mammy, 'fl keeps ona-growin' and a growin'
like de shadders, I se boun' to tech do sky, an
be as big as de stars befo' Chrismus, ain't I,
mammy? '
"Shet yer vawp, now, child! D'ye hear?"
was all the answer the dusky little Student of
the shadows was vouchsafed.
V
It's a broad break from such juvenile od
dities to a reflection or two on one of autumn's
own peculiar flowers; but here goes: When,
after the vacation season, many of us sat in one
of our most prominent Pittsburg churches yes
terday and listened to a far-reaching yet home
hitting sermoh oh fruit-bearing Christianity;
nn the barren fig tree which might have borne
fruit to feed the Son of God; on the emptiness
and hypocrisy of that Christianity which bears
only leaves, and is therefore fit only to grow
outside of orchards, if at all these and kindred
thoughts seemed all the more imnressive for
the very nature of the single species of blossom
that rdse higher than the pulpit,upon its tight.
Golden-rod, with its bright reflex of a whole
summer's sunshine; golden-rod, with its deli
cate, fern shaped blossoms all aglow and nod
ding good-day to the Babbath morning; golden
rod, with its wealth of flower and its lack of
meaningless leaves; what a splendid harvest
reminder from Flora's kingdom it is to be
surei One can catch, as if by infection, its
goodly glow as he looks upon it and involun
tarily exclaims1
Beautiful, glorious eolden-rod.
Rich in thy typical harvest hues!
Fairest of flowers from autumn's sod,
lid, andunsprlnkled, save by God's dewsl
N. B. H.
SPENT THE WEEK IN BED.
Snd Plight of a Hotel Guest Whose Clothes
Were Stolen.
Wa&hinqton, September 8. Several morn
ings ago Harry Mandel, a guest at the St,
Charles Hotel, awoke after a night of undis
turbed slumber. He found that & thief
bad entered the room during the
night and had stolen two suits of
clothes. These garments, unfortunately, com
posed the sum total of Mr. Manael's wardrobe,
and the gentleman found himself compelled to
remain in bed while his brother went to police
headquarters and reported the robbery to the
officers there.
Appreciating the difficulty of Mr. Mandel's
position. Detective Mahon made an immediate
search for the stolen clothes and on Friday
night he succeeded in finding them in a pawn
shop, w hero the thief had disposed of them
This fact was communicated to Mr. Mandel,
and yesterday that gentleman borrbwed his
brother's clothes, while the latter, it is sup
posed, went to bed, and appeared at police
heidquartcrs td claim the recovered property.
He was surprised, however, to find that before
be could secure his property, it would have to
go through the hands of Property Clerk Syl
vester, and that he would himself have to be
identified before that official would deliver tho
goods.
Tho property clerk's office hid been closed
for the day when Mr. Mandel reached head
quarters, and iu his distress ho exclaimed:
' Why, I haven't a suit of clothes to my name,
and 1 am dead tired of staying in bed a week."
"Wo could not help it," replied Inspector
Swindells; "jou will have to get thoe clothes
from the property clerk if it takes all the win
ter to do it,"
Indignant at tho "law's delay," Mr. Mandel
returned to his couch at the hotel and went to
bed to wait until such time as he may be able
to go throuKh the forms prescribed ior reclaim
ing stolen property.
AS GOOD AS A GOLD MIKE.
A Piece of Tnlnnblo Properly That Oiiglti.
nl!y Cot Only $fj6.
Concord, N. H., September 8. Tho Mount
Washington Railroad Company, vfhoso famous
incline road is a veritable gold mine, is puhed
for room, and is seeking better terminal fa
cilities on the summit. The owner? of the
mountain havo demanded such a lirge sum in
compensation that the matter is now being
heard by the State Railroad Commissioners
and the fact has been brought out that the
parties claiming ownership of the mountain
obtained from the State, under Governor
Harnman's administration, for 5500, a quit
claim deed of all the Btate's rights on tho
entire mountain, and this of course, gave an
absolute control of the property. When the
railway was constructed the corporation
bought the right of way for the roadway from
the base to tho Summit for $99.
The Railroad now wants 5 aires on the
summit condemned for its use, claiming that
the railroad is now a pnblic necessity and a
post road. 1 hey will probably get what they
ask, although the people interested in the
hotels, strange to siy, strenuously object.
A Warrior Surrenders.
From the Boston Herald. 3
Another English army officer has Surrendered
to an American belle. Beauty is mightier than
powder and shot.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Kcv. Father Bremrnh.
itcv. father Urennan, pastor of St. Luke's
Church at Mansfield, died early yesterday morn
ing or consumption. He had been suBerinpr with
the disease rot over two years, and for some time
spriest from the Passlonlst Monastery, on the
Sonthside, has been assisting him In his duties.
Father ISrcnnan Wa& 33 years of age, and wis
ordained with father Kane; of this city. In St.
Paul's Cathedral abont 14 years airo. His first
mlnlstt rlaldutleB were performed at ht. Andrew's,
where he was Assistant td Father Carroll. From
there he wB transferred to Jlouht Washington,
and shout 10 years afco he WAS appointed pastor
at St. take's. It was through bis efforts that the
latter church was built.
EDUCATING A BOY,
DIucli More Expensive Now Than It Was
50 Vrnrs Abo Attending College on
Only 8200 a Year.
IWBITTXS TOR THB t)tSPATCt.,,
What does it cost to furnish a first-class edu
cation to our boys? There are Scores ot parents
in this city and vicinity who are no doubt in
tently considering this problem.
A Pittsburger who has a son at one of the
fnrstnnst CollefTOS (if Np.W ttnftiml slid In i
recent interview: "My regular bills for my son's'
education are close to $1,000 A year. By the
strictest economy he might reduce expenses to
$900 and some students manage to get expenses
down to ?S0O out this will require an economy
bordering on niggardliness. The first-class
college of td-day has its Societies and clubs of
different kinds which make heavy demands,
and tho best I can do is to keep my son within
the 51,000 limit"
Another citizen, who has achieved marked
success in professional lines, said in response
to the query, "What does it tostyou to educate
yonr boys?"
"My expenses for my oldest son who grad
uated at were close to 81,600 a year tho
last ttio years of bis course, I felt thi3 to be
pretty steep, in view of taf on college ex
penses at Canonsburg, which did not amount to
over 5200 a year, the half of which I paid myself
by teaching in vacations and staying away a
winter or two to'get a little ahead.
Times Have Chnnjrcd.
"At old Jefferson College, between 1810 and
1S60, the majority ot the undents spent less
than 5200 a year. A few Southerners, for whose
education an occasional darky was sold, passed
these figures and I remember some Instances
where students, who expended 5500 in a year,
were regarded by their felldns as guilty of
wild extravagances.
"The only way that such a huge sum could bo
disposed of bv a student was by frequent pleas
ure trips to Pittsburg and gambling habits. I
could name a number of men who are now
prominent in the different professions whose
entire education did not cost as, much as the
average how paid annually for the education 61
a student at Harvard, Yale and Princetoh."
The American drift of late years has been to
ward putting educational advantages beyond
tne reacn oi poor men's sons, ana making our
great colleges aristocratic centers. The boy at
Canonsburg 40 years ago, whp taught school a
winter or two in order to relieve his father of
the burden of his education, was none the less
esteemed by his fellow students because of bis
hoinesnun clothes and habits ot economy.
Working Hrird Tor nn Education.
The writer remembers the arrival of a rustic
tow headed boy at that institution, as raw as a
boy could be. who is now one of the foremost
men of the Presbyterian Church. Duribg most
of his college course this youth boarded at
home, which required a daily walk of ten biles,
and es a special privilege the senior year, was
enabled to board in the village at tl 23 per
week, with an addition of about 60 cents for
lodeing.
The writer is not ot those who are disposed td
say tnif'the former days were better than
these" But certainly the tendency to make
our olleges expensive and place them beyond
the nach of sons of poor families is a dritt in
the wrong d rectlon The boy whose education
reqnl es ah 6utlay of 51,500 a year Is not likely
to fulv estimate the value of bis opportunities
or wisely improve them. J. H. Y,
BUSSELL HARRI8DN TALKS.
He Chims He Has Been Misrepresented A
Mistake in n Cartoon.
From he New York World.
Rusell Harrison has postponed his trip to
th'e Wst for another week. Business 'engage
ments he says, keep him here. He expects to
makahis city his permanent home and will
move,iis family here very soon.
'I tippose," he said yesterday, "that 1
Shoulj grow indifferent to what the news
paper! print about me. I know it is useless
totryjjj.hd run down and correct every mis
stateicnt that appears in print. The dinner
that wKs given to me by the Queen at Windsor
Falact has been used as the foundation for
the lagest share of the misrepresentation. I
amquted in some of the "Western papers as
sayingthat I represented tho American people.
1 f ullr-ealized at the time that the dinner was
given me as a Compliment to the President
of the United States and for no other reason.
I hatetnobbishness. and as for mv head beiner
swellei I don't believe it is. I see it was state!
recent? that one reason why Thomas EVans
left ttij Judge was that there wasn't room lor
both cb us on the same paper. I have no inter-
he Judge or voice in its management.
ken tens me tnat Air. i.vans resigned
was in Europe."
leaked out tnat tne cartoon published
e last summer, entitled "Ben the Con
' Which made such a stir anion? thn
ans. should have been called "Ben the
L'onrliator." That was the title Belectedby
Ir.Arkell, but "somebody blundered" and
Bea the Conqueror" was substituted. Mr.
Lrftell performed a war dance when he discov
red the mistake, but it was too late to do any
ooci. Tne politicians, it is thought, would not
ave taken so mncb offense at the title of "Ben
-he Conciliator," but in the light of subsequent
vents that would have been almost as wide of
ho mark as the name that was chosen.
HOW SOUTHERN PL0PLE TALK-.
In Alabama Editor Points Ont Peculiari
ties of Yankee Pronunciation.
prom the Birmingham Age-Herald. 1
We of the South don't give the same sound
p some English words that our Yankee cousins
o. and we are therefore not able to appreciate
f leir puns when these words are played upon.
Here, for example, the Boston .Herald re-
fcntlygave utterance to the luminous remark
iiaf'no noose was good news to Mis. May
rick." The pun the Herald intended was
am enough to its .Northern readers, nut it
kes a diagram to makeit Intelligible to people
this section, in the rvortn tney give ue ana
the samo sound as oo. n pr instance, they
iy"tne train is uoo' ana -soitiy iaiis tne
ao."
Some Northern men who remained in the
nth limine: the Avar. When Questioned as to
leir scctidnal sympathies, were accustomed to
uress tnemseives as "nootrai." inis pro-
tmeiation. coupled with tho double trill with
Iiich the Nbithcrners jerk nut their r's, often
rved asasuiooietn uy wni nine uontenerates
tected Northern Spies.
In the South tho words noose and news have
b ort of rescmblancd in sound. The South-
ners snllt cw m the latter word and cive the
s somewhat the sound of z.
OYER A NEW WIRE.
The Poatdt Telegraph Extending Its Idnes
to Southern Cities.
ISFECIAL TELEOKAM TO TUX DISrATCIT. I
Columbia, S. C, September 8. The mer
chints and business men of this city, and the
newspaper correspondents in particular, are
hailing with much satisfaction the completion
ot tho Hues of the Postal Telegraph-Cable
Company to this point Tho office will be open
for commercial business to morrow. This tele
cram to In E DisrATCH is probably the christ
ening " pecial" that socs over theC wire. In
the course of the next week offices will lie
opened at Atlanta, Blrmingh-lnl, Augusta anU
other Sodthcrn points, with NO .v Orleans ahd
Charleston a little later on. .
Tins community is congratulating itself on
the overthrow of telegraphic indifierencc. and
now the public will have a clianco to get even
with competition. The new line is built ilong
the public roids and is coir.po-ed of two No. 12
copper and two iron w Ires, gauge 6 and 8. The
equipment is very superior.
A EOMAN DIANA: '
Assisted by Hcrfclttlo Son Sho Bngo ft 250
Poniul Buck.
Rome, N. Y . September a One of the finest
bucRs ever killed on the Fulton Chain in the
North Woods was obtained onb day last week
by plucky Mrs. Fred Hess, of Cedar Island
Camp. Bn aml hcr 13 year-old son saw the
buck in the water near the shore of the lake,
some distance from them.
They were in the camp alone and Mrs. Hess
secured a rifle and, jumping into a boat, rowed
out in the lako and shot the defer. He was in
the blue coat, had a magnificent pair of antlers
and weighed 2-30 pounds.
Yet Accidents Are Unpleasant.
From the Baltimore American. I
People should not bo alarmed because there
is an occasional railroad accident They should
remember that there are in this country 156,
000 mites of railwaj enough to go around tho
earth six times. It would bo miraculous If
there were ho casualties. It is wonderful that
there are not more. Railroad traveling is
just about as safe as walking along a city
street
A Manual for Elocutionists.
Prof. Byron W. King, of this city, is ihe
author of a work recently pnblished that will
be of great vaiuo to students and teachers of
elocution. It is entitled "Practice of Speech
and Successful Selections" ahd is illustrated
by numerous charts and aiagrams that clearly
explain the text. Part I. include minute
directions for vocal and physical gymnastics to
strengthen the voice, while Part H, cohtaihi
t-holed selections of prose and bdetrv suitable
for exercises.
OtfE MAlLMdft " ,
How to Halntaln a Good Figure Tho Art of
Walking Grncefnlly A Simple method
of Keeping the Shoulders In Place.
To the kdltor of The lllipstcb:
Mrs. Jenncss Miller's lecture to the ladles of
Pittsburg, li taken to heart by her hearers;
sbduld prove Of great good,; her good sense in
the matter of dress is apparent to allj and her
ideas, Jf carried out, would be a blessing- to
womankind. One point made by her is worthy
oi as great praise as that directly pertaining to
urels the natural and proper position of the
body in standing arid walking ahd her re
marks apply eqtlally as well to men as to
Women.
Standing and walking gracefully and with
ease, should be natural to heajtby people, but
So, little attention is paid to it that very few can
bo said to be good walkers or to stand gride
fully Pass along Fifth aveniih and notice th3se
you meet: you will see drooping Shoulders, con
tracted chests, bodies thrown back on the hips,
stomachs protruding, heads thrust forward,
chin up, and a general shambling gait.
One would suppose, to see most
of our walker, that the ball of the foot was
made for no use. a hey stalk along on their
ueeu, joiung tneir Domes, as u tne loot were
not a network, of most delicately responsive
Springs. This is caused by babltnatly drooping
the shoulders and throwing the body back on
tho hips, which cannot be done without thrust
ing out the stomach and bending the head for
ward. How to Stand Properly.
The human body, like all other bodies, must
maintain its equilibrium, and when the center
of gravity of the trunk is thrown back, some
other parts must come forward to preserve
the balance. The tenter of gravity should be
directly over a line passing through the middle
of each foot, and to keep it at that point, the
proper position of the body in standing should
be about as follows: Heels together on the
same line, making an ahele of about sixty de
grees, the legs straight without con
straint, the body thrown a little for
ward on the hips, stomach in
chest out, shoulders square and well back)
arms hanging naturally, with elbows near the
body and palms of the hands a little to the
front, the head well back and chin drawn id
toward the neck.
, Let the ladies try this position standing be
fore the glass. And see now much improved
their forms will look. They will lose that pro
trusion of the stomach that so marly bewail;
gain a development of chest that Will surprise
them, and the line bf beauty so dear to artists
will appear in the contour of their figures.
Thby will see, as it should ,be, the crowning
Work of creation. I
Bo much for stahdlng. tThiS position at
tained; walking well is scon accomplished.
The body is poised on an easi balance, the foot
can bo thrown forward without effort, the
springs in the .rear foot, let the other
come down lightly aid with the
whole of the foot at ' Once, instead
of digging the heel iuto tho ground, and then
as an after-thought bringing down the ball.
Notice, if you will, the man whowaUts with
his heels, how be pounds them down with each
step. Each-pounding ho gltes the pavement
gives a corresponding pounding to himself. For
nui.iuu uuu reaction must oe equal.
The Art of Walking.
. Step out with your toe pointed a little down
ward! lay your foot on the ground and don't
Stamp it down; let voUr miiscles do their khan
and don't lay it all on the bonel; walk as it you
had some strength in your legs, and not as If
you were on pegs; let jrour body hive its nat
ural motion to balance you. Balancing is
natural to all animals, and unless we use that
gift, our walk is necessarily constrained and
awkward. Drooping shdulders and contracted
chests are the rule, not the exception, but
can easily be Cured try the experiment.
Throw your shoulders wel' back, till it is
even uncomfortable; let it be the object
of your life to keep them back Without ever
letting them aroopfor a moment In a very
short time you will find it no effort, bat, on the
contrary, will have attalhed the natural posi
tion of the body, and will soon wonder that
you could, have ever found it otherwise than
comfortable. You will soon find that Jotir
cheSt is taking in. great breaths of ait down to
the bottom of the lungs, it will become fuller
and well developed; you will experience less
fatigue in exercise, your health nill improve
with your figure.
Shoulder braces are a delusion and a snare.
They take away the dependence bn the larger
1UU3U1C9UI vub oacK tuai are mtenuea to noia
the shoulders and chest in their proper places,
and induce you to hang your shoulders in
straps Instead of giving them their natural
support
., P.A Welit Wisher of Mrs. Miller.
PittsBURG, September 7.
Manufactured Honey.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
' In your issne of Sunday, August 2.1, uupeared
an article on impurities in sugar by Chevalier
Q. Jacksdn, M. D., in which he undertakes to
describe American ingenuity in the manufac
ture of comb hdney. I wis greatly surprised
on reading this portion of the article, for I bad
thought that Dr. Jackson prepared himself on
the subjects which he wrote before submittkg
til eta to the reading public
I am convinced that ho is mistaken in his
statements. If he is nor, he should prove their
truth and claim the 51,000 reward offered by Mr.
A. J. Boot of Medina, O. The latter gentle
man stands pledged to pay that amount "to the
person who will furnish evidence that comb
honey has been manufactured, filled with honey
and capped by machinery: or who will furnish
information of any place where comb honey is
manufactured by machinery." The Encyclo
pedia Britannica made the same error in an
article An "Glucose" in its American supple
ment bnt on being notified by Mr. Root the
publishers Wrote that they had started an in
vestigation and found that the author "had not
as good grounds for his assertion as he should
have had."'
Those who write to instruct the puDlicShonld
not take hearsay statements and tell their
readers they are so. J. B. Black, M. D.
Duncan, Pa., September 7.
Bouquet's Redoubt
To the Editor or The ilisoatcn:
Will you kindly advise through to-morrdw's
edition of The Dispatch whether the name
of Bouquet, an officer who served during Wash
ington's time.was in any wayconnected with
the Old Block House, or redoubt tbit was or
is yet located hear tho Point In Pittsburg.
Cokstast Reader.
Dawson. Pa.; September 7.
His name is upon it and it was erected by
him in 1761 If yon have been a "constant
reader" it is strange you have hot learned this
bit of local history before.
LiNCOLS'S PRIVATE PAPERS
Undisturbed for Years dud Still Preserved
In nn Illinois Bank Vault.
BLOOMiNaTON, III., September 8. It is not
generally known that all the private papers of
Abraham Lincoln and all documents referring
to his private business affairs are In the cus
tody of the First National Bank of Blooming
ton. The late David Davis, formerly a Justice
of the Supremo Cdnrt of the United States and
later a Senator and Acting Vice President of
the United States, was Mr. Lincoln's execu
tor, and to him all the great President's pri
ttate papers were given. Judge Davis brought
them ail td his home in this city and deposited
them in the First National. Bank's vaults, be
ing a heavy stockholder in the bank.
Though the work ot tho executor was long
sinco completed and Judge Davis has gone to
his long rest the papers are still hern, and tem
porarily are in the vault of ihe County Treas
urer, the bank temporarily occupying a portion
of the County Treasurers office while a new
bank edifice is being completed.
Men Arc So Untruthful.
From the Lawrence American.
When yob heir A. youfag roan say that a girl
has no heart you may be pretty sure that she
has his.
Tho Next Star in the Flag.
From the Chicago Ncws.l
Miss Jennie Chamberlain, tho American
beauty, has wedded an English fighting man
with a toggle-jointed name. Arter patriotic
American girls get throueh marrying the Brit
ish army Victoria's, tight little realm will be
come the forty-third State in thermion.
TOO LATE.
"There was nothing In the story I"
'1 hus the people said:
But they load her name with glory,
Jow that she is dead!
"Were the verics worth the rcidlng?''
llushl she wrote far bread.
Every line seems rull of pleading-,
Mow that she Is dead!
Weary finger temples throbbing,
lleirt that weighed as lead.
Eyelids used to slumber-throbbing,
Ah! and now she's dead I
O ye people, how yonr scorning
tilled Her sdnl with drcadl
"Let ute sleep," the moaned: and morning
Oatri", alid found her dead!
Kindly Jud'gd 'theB, those whb hying-.
lh her footMeps tread. ..
Praises, tod lite in the giving,
Come but to tie dead)
I -CAam&er' Journal.
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Brief Kevlewof flbe Intercs Ctattnf
, or.Yterdnj' Bhwrtefc.-
The mammoth rfdubla number ,9 The
DISPATCH leaned, yesterday west ot W He
2jO,000 readers fined with the freshest ded feet
interestliife hews and the choicest MteriryMot-
tcf. A complete and efficient sfeciit Mie
graphiu end eable Service and bright eene
spondents at, every important news .center
enable this journal to present every dyi
commie td redord' of current events; .white 4
score or more of the ablest writers of io My
regularly contribute sketches, itoriei a
essays on subject of general interest Tfe
man who desires to keep thoroughly informed
on all live questions reads Thb Dispatch and
finds It invaluable. It is a complete news
paper. t
Tha1 great Ldhudn strike is -'virtually at 4d
end, the dock companies having Conceded tte"
demands t)t the workmen, The iacrewed
wages, however, are not to be paid until Jan
uary. Viscount Hinton was arrested and fined
as a vagrant Mary Anderson Is regiihistifBer'
health. Gladstonlins wilt oppose lheCfeoH
College for Ireland. About ax) pers'ofef killed
and 000 wbdnded IS the appalling record bt the
Antwprn disaktpi' Mlirharclc Is faittcils
1 trouble With both Russia and. Fririce, and Is
steadily increasing tub army. All the Gertt&a
papers die now very hostile to the Ciftf. Park
is lionizing Edison, thejnventdr.
The Cabinet ahd the President have decided
not to dill ail extri Sessidh otCongresv, The
Pennsylvania campaign is abbot, td opeii.
Democrats think they have some cbiSce df
electing Blgler, Mrs. Swihton arid Josh Mafia,
implicated In ihe Hamilton case at Atlantis
City, have been committed to jail td
await trial. Mrs. James G, Elaine;
Jr., is very ill with rheumatism, (&bd
cannot gd oh the stage at present.
fier friends deny that site has been piid money"
to keep but of ihe theatrical profession. U4
cril Legitime, of Hayti. attributes bis late de
feat to tha carrying odt of ex-President Cleve
land's policy. Brodie claims io nave" gone over
Niagara Falls In a robber suii Ko jurors foir
the Cronin case have been'seedled.
it
Suits have beon entered against ihe Pennsyl
vania Railroad for $50,000 damages for deaths
caused by the loss of the day express in the
Johnstown flood. Experts examined the Car
negle Library building in Allegheny and were
greatly pleased with Its superb architecture.
The interest in the Exposition continues to
grow, great crowds visiting it Saturday after
noon and evening. "Doc" Magee has returned
and been Interviewed. 'Ihe M.( E. Church is
about to organize a new society to help the
causa bf education.
The Bostons again defeated the Pittsburg
5 to 8 in a seven-inning game, ReclareWoas
good race at Sbeepibead .Bay, and is looked
upon as a rival to El Rio Rcy. A column oi
gossip about the coming boat race, illustrated
by a portrait of daudadr, was glren on the)
istn page.
he
"An Emperor's' Decf ci by Edwarh" B. Vatf
Zile, a romantic novelette; Wai given complete
in partH. Frank Carpenter tells how Amer'
leans learn Greek in Athens a paper that
every scholar should read. Bill Nye gave ihe
result of a studied investigation of the police
systems of Edropa ahd America. Earners
sketched life at Lenox and Newdort Olive
Weston wrote an interesting column about the
Uueen of Italy; M. Ci Williams contributed
information of value to sportsmen in regard td
firearms. J. M. Waddeh. serit an entertaining
letter from Paris: A correspondent at Hellgo
land describes that qnaint and enrious piles.
Shirley Dire. Bessie Bramble and Clara Bella
discussed topics ot interest to ihe ladies. Dr.
Jackson contributed a paper on the adultera
tion of tea. E. H. Heinrichs' pleasing story,
"Snnday Thoughts" and other original articles',
as well as the usual departments, were in
cluded. SPORT P0E THE MONxtBIi
Bnt Mortifying to Ihe Dade Whose Bilk Sdsa
Whs Stolen;
From the Philadelphia itecord.J
A slim, eye-glassed, crlmsoh-sished dude had
an unldcky experience at the 2oo yesterday.
He was in the monkey hodse. A dear girl was
clinging tremblingly to his coat sleeve, and
both were engaged in the Innocent amusement
of administering peanuts to ar group of Dar
winian theorists. There was one monkey. nn
fortunately, whoso tastes were rather esthetic
than epicurean, and It took him but a "moment
to size up the flamboyant waistband. In a sec
ond the monkey bad the sash and Wai scramb
ling td the root of the cage. .. , . ,, ...
The i'outh gave a horrified shout, .the maid
shrank in terror, but Jocko Was Cool and col
lected. He amused himself the rest of the af
ternoon by chewing silken rags arid pelting Bis
brethren with the quids. , .
Labor Dy'S crowd ,of visitors showed con
siderable interest in the two big salamanders
that have lately been placed in the sriakebouse.
They are kept in separate tanks, owing td the
voracious character of the male, who was Wont
to manifest his love, by taking big bites out of
bis spoti'ie add attempting to swallow her
Whole. Keeper Byrne judged that i divorce
Was justifiable.
Ashes a Good Thine to klse FronL
TheEtmiri (N.Y.) Daily Adverttier his,
more than once, alluded td THE DIspAtch as
"the greatest newspaper in Pennsylvania." It
did sd. In a very pleasant and appreciative edi
torial, when this journal gave its first illus
trated descriptive article from its hew Six
story building. Nbw there is d nice Oppor
tunity to reciprocate. The Advertiser was On
Saturday issued in illustrated form from its
own new buildins from a publishing house as
neat and complete as the 4Q-year old leader of
Southern New York journalism itself. ,It rose
front lb ashes bigger and better than brer be
fore. A Hard Thin to Swallow.
From the Chicago Herald. 1
Clans Spreckels says that a lump of sugar as
treated by his new hardening process is as hard
as granite. If it is as hard to break as the Su
gar Trust it would maki) a good cannon ball.
Pntrlotlum Versus Politics.
From the PhlladelDhls Press.!
The wrath of the politicians is very apt to be
the praise of the people in the case Of a na
tional administration.
A Title of Two Cities.
From the Philadelphia Times.:
Cblcigo has 5,000,000 pledged already toward
the World's Pair. New York, it is said, has
raised a committee.
A Ittrd Problem.
From the Chicago Heraid.i
It it takes a week to get d Jurymen, hot? long
before the Conn finds 12?
TKI-STATE TRIFLES.
The young men of Germantown afa boy
cotting all the girls appearing on 'the streets
without collars. As a result, not so faanjr un
covered necks are Seen on the fashionable
streets.
At Lake Conadokta a few days agd a Titus
ville girl throw a Union City masher into the
water. He pulled himself out and proceeded
to slap the girl's face, and a magistrate charged
him $U for his fun.
AYormrj man at Pottstbwn has taken it
nrion himself to rid tho vicinity ofthe pesky
sparrow. He Shoots several heavy Bharges
from a fowling-piece each evening into a tree
which is a favorite roosting place.
A Westchester fisherman says thai the
bassintheBrandywine are so intelligent that
when they find a baited hook in the water one
bass holds ihe line and another one quietly
eats off the bait
Whim taking an early morning walk John
S.Weir!cb, of Mount Zion, Pa., killed three
black snakes and carried another home in his
pocket
Two dozen hard-boiled eggs were Imposed on
a Wheeling storekeeper for fresh ones by a
farmer.
A BAltdo lh rhinoceros form descended
near West Chester and frightened some
natives.
A wcrjDiso will take place at tho Dojles
town fair, which opens October L
Whe& a llahonlng county (O.) farmer
drained the last drop from hi four-gallon jug
of whisky he found the skeleton it i moQsin
the bottom of the jug.
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1? W UFmtl Ait iMB's le WM M4 ta -teomoath
of stole eaefrod Bear-there
dy o twe go. -J c
--CTseW-tr, efc&,
is 89 years otf,'tta fever" sVi worKfer'
BCrUWSHI, BHSlHtSK ( WSMK
Is JiaaHr has been sees wan, 0HMoy7M.
i!rfW ftfevesare" dWtt wHriusttWll?,
WmUriiJ. The1 twewfcUto
K, wik?3Maf HBteeees JMsWsito.eSi
iWselegMeaeliers of Moatgoasry
comity." lad., assembled in eeavesitwn 'feet
week,, and solemriv jesol ved ktJt "ttWftei
0fKrWiBfT BflrVfC Was QsB069nn )6 ttMriWrsV OCs?
iseyrefeseien,.
Joha T. CtrreU. ef UleUletairsf. Get!. -
returned home tfce other dj alter a afcwuM
JA tanfrfl Jena sft it WatkrtWe. T
Y. offers a'S6 ill tHtflX eHer ttf tfce Jew Irt?
sending the best proposal of jmwriime. Fetofi
TJHi Uttla serf ftf kiebJTeftttMd
teieklaye of Trey, N.Y.. lost tut peifer o
speech twd weeks ago. The febysieJa wert
mystHjo. .wmiartaklBg faces thfl
one of his playmates seised his taji
ji a. nam jerr, and me Boy mw mmK to
mkeapietlosttimei , j f
Has Amsden, of Cafca, AHegisy
county, JT. Y.; ed 88, has reeiy' eeeit m4t
rjed fer tie fearth time. His bride is Miss
Victoria ReHwiek, who is barely J Us m
afldfceTOrteSByHrirrfe, attfnjsrep iffrHtl
BraBdsaetaer; He lws bad 9 children) 18 grsad
children and 6great-graa4ehiWreB.
Oa. a reeest afterfloon as, a trseUea
train" was pawing throagh EastHewkMava.
lage. N, Y Elkha Sibley noticed tiatbk horse,
hitched afirkr te hefel .sMd, wis, tremoWg
with fright, 'aMiirrired His anraSaUf hand so
thit it could see tae esgMm wfeea K drowsed
dead from fright Mr. Sibley was oCeted m
for the horse that moraisg. ,
-ABkfci aspk'U'ii k.Q. frk'ij
itPlalnweli.Mlcn A an bijttt of t rl
oslty: ItU jttstnriwmtanM"rWtfcerelt
new leaves win appear, after tM UN! fretWl
u win again aennoe ltwii. ievAV
has. Anna rivnlarlv for mvam.
tree differs only Tit shedding Its
ITeti
year irom oraer aaptes sutsi
witting 1
The latest addition UithM private,:
tionfefaHtidttllies, cni Jos, old mSSwsrifrfS, U
p-sWession of General Che! If. JMMt, ot
Utica,Isperfectfc6pyof the Kbreer MtJ
printed in-follo by Anthony pobarawto Nn
remburg, 1483. Previously to this time.prtnUne
nad been done mostly la Latin. Mkt rH8Q
tho IMHaas began to prist with Qreex ad Be
brew types.
More eagles Have been seen this yea1
along the bluffs at Settee Lake,. T.j fad a
any time tne post ft years. Fartte fetvd
counted fiota four td seven fiylajr abetK it
oncd. They are the genuine gray eagles; IN
emblems Qf liberty which grace the tm o
our country, ,Tha people of the lake Coaatry
never kill an. eagle, but a few young ones .have"
occasionally been captured alive.
t A young man ibacforctj CaLt called
upon a-barber and had his haircut, As nsiai
the barber applied some oli to, the yoaag mah's
hair. The young man, retired to hti blankets
that night bnt abont 2o'cldck id the morning
ne awoice witn tne xeeung tnat someone.
trying to saw tne top or ms cranium our.,
lighting a limp he found thai the only i
DOS
only routld
was that the oil on his hair had attracted a feW
thousand ants.
A few years ago Bnflalo Bill gave a lit
tie show in a New England town; and put up tti
the best ahd duly hotel. Some local arietscrat
who were permanent boarders in tho hotel
were vastly indignant at this, and almost went
to the length of threatening to leave the hotel
Unless that "cowbov nrsoflf' mA ntnnMtjMLtn
i leave. AS it was. tbeytodlC av-y oifaartiaitt - -1
(dlhofrtfaaiji yawnlafe tatlM eOaaiXjiirftiM K
I them from this- Western" snoWttlAd, -"'
A family resldlrig in Harlem hat a noVel
manner of evadlnc the; Excise law. throtiga
which it atsd gets cfedlt for being Very re
ligious. Ffedaently, on Sundays, one or the"
other of the members of the household is Seen
to leave the house carrying what appears td bd
a Bible under Sis or her arm. Instead of going
to churchy .however, he or she goes to a saloon
on the avenue and comes borne again ,inabqnt
ten minutes. What is apparently a handsome
ly bound and gilt book is nothing idotO than, a
case, the top of wnlcn is a hinged cover. .In
side ot the book is a flask, which can be" taken
out, and in which the iamily finds the Sunday
beer.
A curious discovery connected with tha
recent disastrous fire at Spokane; Wyo. T., is
reported by a local paper. 4 A safe becoming
cracked by the intense heat, ihe books inside
were charred and baked to S blackened crisp
though they remained Intact Not a igaro
could, be read. One of the bookkeepers; while
turning over the leaves, noticed that where his
finger, which was wet touched tbejage the
figures became, legible. He procured a paint
brush, dipped it m water and dampened tha
whole page, and was gratified to see all the flg
ureS dimly outlined. Two bookkeepers tflea
went to work, snd by Wetting the pages and
carefully turning Joe .leaves, succeeded in a
few days in transferring all the accounts to as
new set of bOoki,
3irs.,"William Knecht, a burly German
woman who resides in Philadelphia, is probably
known to more people in .this State than any
other public character. She is known as the
"paddle woman," and has made herself famous
by her annual tours of the State, which she
has made uninterruptedly for many years. At
all the country fairs, sue conducts a cnance
game operated with ten or dozen paddlei and a
wheel, the possessor of the lucky number being
iven the selection of any of the articles In her
ooth. With her hands' fuU of paddles the
woman pices Up and down arid cries! "Coma
up and have a little sport Here's where you
get J10 worth for 25 cents." In a few minutes
there js .generally scrambling crowd around
her fighting for net paddles. The woman has
"followed tfip flits" tot many years, matin
each year A complete circuit of the State-, and
has made herself famous.
FDNNY MEX'8 FANCIES.
Luraley iiyi Be Isn't ranch on grammar;
bui hi kudirs that the nodh frlfe li id the itnpera-tltemood.-W'MAn7toti
Capital.
As Adam remarked io Eve1 as be sat
outside tne garden gate: "We've had id unusu
ally early hll, have we noiv'-St. -JoitpA Kexei.
She 1 shall always be with ydu Id com
fort you through life. Be I didn't ask you to do
thit. AlllwsritedwiSfbrydtttobe my wlfe.
hawrmee American.
The Modern Little Jack Horner. Small
boy Papa, has plums got legs?
Pspa-Jlo, you silly boy. Why
Small boy Then, blessed if I haven't swallowed
a beetle; Pick Me Ppi
Checks, so trie tailors' say, will be the
fashionable thing this fall. That is Inst Ihe
trouble. The tailors want such tremendous checks
that ruin states the possessor Or S new suit in the
ficc. Cincinnati TimU-Star.
Misunderstood. Pdp-eyed country pno
tographef (abohi io remove the p)-Lodk this
wan please.
Sltter-Not much, Iwon't Iwouldn'tlookllks
that In a picture for nothln. ght.
"Wickwife "What have you got your coat
all buttoned op for, Yabsley? Ton surely ate not
suffering from the cold this warm evening!
Ysbsley-I'm going to Me my best girl, snd I've
got on a necktie tne bought for ins the other day
at a drygMds store. Terrs Haute Sxprett.
TJp In the pafldr tha yohng folks sat,
With each hoar their words grew sweeter,
While ber father grim,
With a lantern dim.
Sat down in the cellar and swore with vim
As he watched every skip of the meter.
Washington Capital.
''Did you ever see any of these mind read
ers?" said young Smlfhklns to a yonni tidy.
"Yes, I have attended some or their exhibitions.'1
'1 don't believe there is anything in it. I allowed
ohe of them to try snd read my mind, Snd do yon
know be couldn't at all. "Which is In no wsy
surprising," wis all tfio young lady said. Wash
ington Capital.
.Guest tit Eatinjj House (grumbllnjly)
Bring tne some teed birds. Seems to me 50 cents
Is a thundering- price for them, though.
Waiter--Its, Mtu Jleed birds is expensive.
They are hiM to get saht and we nave tobflng
'em a long distance. (Behind the screes some
'minutes laterJ-Llreiy, now. Hurry tap tfiea
English sstrrows.-CAicajo Triount,
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