s5weEa rWV- (d .. 1 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH -v- lUc mm AETHM'S LAND. The Antiquities, Superstitions and Customs of Cornwall. A COUHTRY EICH IN LEGENDS. The Great Work Accomplished by Zealous Irish Missionaries. ETIDENCES OP EXTREME AKTIQUITI rconnxSFOXDKr.ci or tm DisrATcn. Helston, Coknwai.1., October 3. Sou vestre, who did so much to preserve the in teresting traditions and reveal the pleasing characteristics of the people of Brittany, aptly says that traditions, if not as true as facts, are always so as to sentiments. Ap plying this test to Cornwall, it would prove the richest, and but partly-worked, field for the archaeologist and antiquarian of any por tion of the British Isles. There is abundant proof that an important commerce existed in tin between the people of the extreme west ern Cornish coast and the Phoenicians from Gadcs, a colony on the western Spanish coast, more than 1,100 years before the Christian era; while the most celebrated British archaeologists believe that Cornwall was "actually colonized while the rest of the island was yet a desert, and even the oppo site continent of Gaul, and the greater part of Europe, were uninhabited." Evidences of exceedingly remote pre historic activities are everywhere apparent in Western Enriand.and their numbers and interest increase from the boundaries of Devon through Cornwall to Land's End. These consist of cromlechs, those rude forms of pagan burial memorials scattered with such profusion throughout Ireland; huge uninscribed monoliths of such remote age that their mystery has not yet been un raveled; duns or forts of tremendous earthen circles; cliff castles in countless numbers upon the heights of the overhanging granite and slate of the sublime Cornish coast; im mense alignments and avenues of stone similar to the marvelous stone chevaux de fnse before miehty Dun jEngus upon lone ly Aranmore off the western Irish coast; cave dwellings, the first homes of men; and the hut an d beehive structures, those tiny and first examples of architecture illustrat ing the earliest development in man of home and the habitation longing and effort which raised him, in habit, above the wild beast with which he struggled for mastery. EXTEEilE AXTIQTJITY. Indeed, everywhere one may go in Corn wall are found evidences of that extreme antiquity which so impresses and at times appalls the student in Ireland; and coming to a later period one cannot escape the proof that the first Celts of Ireland and the first people of Cornwall were not only of common stock, but for centuries were, while pagans, a people of common language, cus toms and interest. So, too, after the intro duction of Christianity in Ireland, during that period ot peerless Christian zeal and missionary sacrifice, one cannot but become convinced that Cornwall as a religious de pendency of Ireland became the seat ot a wondrously flourishing Christian commu nity; one which in time even ignored Bo man tradition and discipline, celebrated Easter as with the Greeks, and insisted on its origin as from the patriarchal seat at Jerusalem. English eeclesiology and hagiology do not ltke to admit this; but Yankee as I am I could show that three-fourths of the oldest and best known hamlets, towns and places of antiquated renown in Cornwall, either to day bear the names of, or originally derived their names from, the zealous Irish mission aries who made Cornwall a Christian in stead of a pagan land. In the interweaving of Paganism and Christianity there was undoubtedly large ecclesiastical sanction entertained toward many of the superstitious practices of the Damonians, the ancient Cornish people. Long isolation from the remainder of pro gressive England, and the retention of a distinct language, the Cymric division of the Celtic, to within but little over a cen tury since, fostered the clan theory of so ciety and left countless legends, supersti tions and customs among this stolid though singularly impressive and sentimental peo ple. A LAND OF LEGENDS. The legends of Cornwall are so strange, varied and many that an attempt to give tbe reader of a newspaper article the faint est idea of their general character cannot be made. But Cornish fairies may safely be summarized as the "small people," the "brownies," the "spriggans," the "buccas," or "knockers," and the "pixies," "piskies" or"pigsies," as the latter are variously termed. The first are the souls of the Corn ish folk of thousands of years ago, con demned to haunt the earth until they are one by one transformed into ants, when they will disappear. They are not unfriendly, are shy and demnre, and have been known to perform many kindly offices. The ''brownies" are dear, delightful household elves, happy in all good and sorrowing over all evil. The schoolmaster is said to be inimical to these gentle Cornish sprites and they are fast disappearing. The "spriggan" is'held to be the fairy representative ot the olden giant. He is rude and sometimes vicious. He haunts the old stone monuments, and if Cornish peasants are to be believed it is dangerous ground about these haunts when the "spriggans" return for their periodic debauches, when tons of rock are still bowled through the air, over the beetling crags, and across the dreary moors. The "pixy" is a joker and mischief-maker of the worst sort. He delights in all sorts of mad pranks, but to his credit, be it said, like that little green joker of Irish fairy mythology, the leprechaun, his mischief is , chiefly expended upon mortals noted for their neighborhood meannesses, avarice and greed. The "knockers" have their haunts exclusively in the mines. Various theories are advanced as to their origin. They are souls of "Finicans" (Phoenicians) or Jewish slaves, or Cornish miners killed in the mines, with invisible picks and mallets still Bounding or "knocking" for the best y "pitches" or lodes. But woe to the miner pf' who offends them. COKNISH SUPERSTITIONS. So alone down this line of Cornish wraith, mystery and portent come boundless troops of superstitions. Volumes might be filled with them. Here are a few: Nobody will cross Two-Stiles, a lane inCrowan parish, at night for fear of meeting the devil. A child "passed through" the body of a live ash sapling, split near the trunk and held open for that purpose, will recover from disease. Bullock calves are still burned in remote Cornish farming districts to drive evil spirits from the herds. If you will walk around the old abandoned tepulcher in Crowan churchyard nine times, exactly at midnight, you may meet and make any sort'of terms desired with the evil one. There are a score of Holy wells still re maining in Cornwall whose waters possess almost miraculous power. 6t Cuthbert's "Well is sought for the cure of "rickets" in children, who are bathed in it the first three Wednesdays In May. No child ever christ ened in Bedrnth w ell has been hanged. Bnt the Well of St. Keyne is secretly sought by many of the Cornish folk for its 5f KAHfAii nf mvinn 4a Aitha tins extraordinary power of giving to either hus band or wife, who first drinks of its w Hence tie old vaavB permanent marital mastery, lines: If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his wife A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. Bnt If the wife shall drink of It first, g God help the husband then! eta w-Xakincoffthehattoamagpiewerdsaway bad luck. No miner will permit whistling in a mine, as it offends the "knockers;" while fishermen would throw a man over board who would whistle at sea after night fall. Killing the first butterfly of the season brings good luck. If the limbs of a corpse remain flexible, another member ot the de ceased's family will shortly die. A CUEIOU8 CURE. A black cat's tail passed over a child's sore eyes nine times will effect -a cure. The croak of a raven over the house bodes death. Children born in May are May "chets," and will never have luck. A perjuror will never again seethe color of sunlight. Amilprive, or adder-stone, will prove an antidote to the poison of that reptile. At midnight on Christmas Eve all the oxen of Cornwall may be found on their knees in the attitude of adoration. If one touches a Logan or rocking stone nine times at midnight,ho instantly becomes a witch. Iu the fishing hamlets, if a fish be eaten from "head to tail," all the fish will be driven from the coasts. And yon are no true Cornishman if you will not assert that the shipwrecked dead "hail" or call aloud their names above the roaring of the storms along the coast The entire disappearance of the Cornish language has occurred since the reign o Elizabeth. The centennial of the last ser mon preached in Celtic at Landewedneck (the white-roofed church of St. "Wednack) was celebrated in 1878. Even at the begin ning of this century divers old folks could be found who were constantly moaning, "Cornoack ewe all ne cea ver yen poble younk:" "Cornish is all forgot with the young people." Consequently the Cornish dialect is still rich in expressions wholly without meaning to one unwilling to patient ly observe, delve and study. extbaobdhtaet claxxisitness. Among a people of such antiquity, isola tion, meager and sharply-defined pursuits there cannot but be found two striking char acteristics. One is their extraordinary clan nishness and loyalty to each other; and the other, an obstinate clinging to old and prized customs. The monument to the great Camden in Westminster Abbey will not stand so long as his own famous couplet, written three centuries since, "By Tre, Ros, Pol. Lan, Caer and Pen, Yon may Enow the most of Cornish men." He might also have added, places; for nine-tenths of the names of Cornish places, as well as of individuals and families, con tained, or still contain, these roots and pre fixes. Tre,answering to the Saxon tun, means an inclosure; Bos, a heath; Pol, a pool; Caer, a defended place, and Pen, a head. All this filtering through antiquity, and people's folk-lore, in time became some thing of a shibboleth, shortened finally to "Tre, Pol and Pen," further intensified and treasured by the Cornish national toast of, "Tres, Pols and Pens One and All!" Tnen to still further intensity the feeling of national indivisibility, along in the reign of James IL came the famous ballad of "Tre lawney," one electrifying quatrain of which will be roared forth in fireside, social and political song as long as a Cornish miner, with a voice, is left "above grass," to do it The origin of the song was the incarcera tion and prosecution for seditious libel of the Archbishop of Canterbury and six other bishops in 1G88, because they refused the reading of a royal declaration of indul gence for liberty of conscience. The good Bishop Trelawney was one of these offend ers. He was a Cornishman besides. In stantly all Cornwall rang with "And will they scorn Tre, Pol and Pen, And shall Trelawnev die? There's twenty thousand underground AVill know the reason why!" And this shout of the wild "twenty thou sand" miners of Cornwall had more to do than nil else with the acquittal and victori ous return of Trelawney and his peers. OLD-TIME CUSTOMS. With snch loyalty to each other, never failing of expression at home, and, if possi ble more admirable and faithful in the sturdy andprizfeU groups-that may be found thousands of miles from their loved homes in the copoer mines ot the Superior region, in the silver mines of Colorado, or in the stifling pits of Australia,it is not surprising that such a people cling tenaciously to the strangest of olden customs. I would like to write fully of these: but I have onlv snare in which to name a few of those which oc cur to me as the most interesting. In some districts a pail of cider containing roasted apples is taken into the orchard and drank to the good health of the apple trees which are thus wassailed. On nearly all farms notice is given that harvest "is ended by "crying the neck." A small sheaf of the best heads of wheat is gathered by some old man, who as he raises it aloft three times, is greeted by the reapers with great cheers and jollity, after which some kissing of the girls and other harmless frolicking are indulged in. A comfortable apple market is sustained on Allen Day before Hallowe'en at St. Ives from the sale of apples for apple pies to be hidden under pillows by lads and maidens on Hallowe'en night.' "Furry Day," or Flora Day, has for centuries been observed in this old town by all manner ot musical frivolities, gathering of flower and fruit blossoms, and dancing in and out of houses throughout the entire day and evening, in which festivity old and young, rich and poor, alike radiantly join. "Vagrum Fair" or vagrant fair is a sort of wild midnight hullabaloo of boys and men with clubs, bells and whistles, in which traveling wild beast shows, passing from one town to another during whitsun' week, are received and es corted from one hamlet to another; and the clubs are carefully preserved as trophies of a sort of defensive and protective idea of most ancient origin. May Day, as through other portions of England, is "watched" for all night and ushered in with all manner of shrill musi cal instruments. At St. Ives on Shrove Tuesday processions of boys demand and secure pancakes and ha'pennies at all houses where they may apply; while at Penzance, and indeed at nearly all villages of West Cornwall, on the eves "of the festi vals of St John and St Peter, the ceremony of lighting fires and carrying torches through the streets has for centuries been observed and is unquestionably a remnant of the pagan Irish la na Bealtina, or the day of Baal fires, Ed gab L. Wakemajt. Comets! Corsets! Corsets! 112 styles. Best fitting goods. Every well-known make. Examine the light Featherbone, 89c, and Common Sense at fl our SI Equaline health corset; our 60c, 75c,' SI corsets; our line of French satin corsets SI CO to 3 25; the E. & G. corsets, 75c up. Oar prices always the lowest. EOSEXBATJM & CO. All tbe New Shades In broadcloths going rapidly good values in these goods, $1 25 and up to finest quali ties. Jos. Hoene & Co's Penn Avenue Stores. Fob Cold Mornings. The most de lightful thing imaginable for the cold morn ings is a plate of light, flakey hot cakes made from Marvin's selt-rising pancake flour. Get a package from your grocer and try it TTSSu Bbatjn's alterative and rheumatic hitters, purely vegetable. Sold by all drug gists and Jos. Fleming & Son, cor. Dia mond and Market sts. tvs 75c. The Public Delighted 75c With Yeager & Co.'s 75e per dor. cabinet photos, at 70 Federal street, Allegheny. Bring the little ones. All the newest and best makes kid cloves I 25 per cent cheaper than elsewhere at the closing out sale of F. Schoenthal, 612 Penn Time is the trne test F. & V.'b Pilsner beer grows 'daily in popularity. SHIRLEY DARE, ?A ,trai tntiances oj out Aoomton gnu PITTSBTJKG A SPLENDID FINISH. The Exposition Started on a Gentle Canter, bat Ends the Bace AHEAD OP ALL ITS COMPETITORS. Crowds Jam the Buildings and Interfere With Sight Seeing. THE MUSICAL FEATURES UNEXCELLED It was supposed that the high-water mark of Exposition attendance had been reached on Thursday, when the turnstiles registered upward of 32,000; but yesterday's attend ance, although not counted up at a late hour last evening, was undoubtedly largely in excess of that of the day before. From early in the day every foot of space within the Exposition limits not occupied by ex hibits was black with humanity and the crnsh of the day before was repeated. In dividual movement was utterly out of the question and the visitor could only go as the crowd went Many of the visitors yester day had been there before, but to the vast majority of those in attendance it was their first visit Particularly was this the case with out-of-town visitors, who were there by the thousand, nearly every community with in a radius of 200 miles of Pittsburg being represented. While the crowd per se interfered to a certain extent with a satisfactory inspection of the exhibits, it lent interest to the occa sion. Large and uncomfortable as it was, however, it was neither unruly nor ill-tempered. On the contrary, the best ot order was maintained throughout the day and evening, and despite the jostling and crowd ing, good feeling prevailed everywhere. It was an interesting sight to watch the great crowd as it surged first in this direction and then in that, as though it would sweep everything before it An event of the day was the visit of the Chicago delegation toward evening. They were escorted by Mayor McCallin, and the honors of the Exposition Society were done by President Marvin, Vice President Bind ley, Secretary Batchelor and several mem bers of the Board of Directors. After an informal reception in the office, a tour of the Exposition was made by the entire party, in the course of which they expressed themselves as much surprised: at themacnl tude of the Exhibition. PIANOS AND ORGANS. 6, Hamilton, Nor. 91 and 03 Fifth Ave. ' To-night will bring to a clos,e Pittsburg's great Exposition, which has been to our citi zens an educational matter in most agreeable form. People feel that they are to be debarred now from one of their greatest pleasures; bnt It may safely be averred that they are grieving unnecessarily, for has not Hamilton prepared for them an endless exposition right in the heart of the city? In an educational sense, can anyone learn too much of such pianos as the Decker Bros.' and Knabe's? In every consignment of the noble Instruments new Deauties have been developed, new devices added to these apparently al ready perfect pieces of mechanism. As to the pleasurable sensations evoked, what can surnass the delight given by those noble, rich, vibrant tones, or the satisfaction in test ing the marvelously responsive action? Or gans haye reached a plane heretofore un dreamed of, take them as you will from the in valuable Estey, np to the incomparable "Com bination Cbnrch Organ." Then with the new departure may be learned (from about Novem ber 1), what are the chief requisites in a full brass band, or a symphony orchestra. For there will be all the horns and reed instru ments, all the new discoveries to enrich tbe capabilities of these organizations; all the violins, violas, 'cellos, donble basses, flutes,saxa. phones, mandolins.gmtars. banjos, snare.kettle and bass drums, piccolos, flutes, fifes, cymbals; bugles, accordions and the rest of the names familiar to all, from their earliest recollection, around, about up and down through tbe host of snch music-producing affairs, to the much despised, bnt at same time popular, "month organ." Tbe question may be asked in all fair ness, Will not all these occupy the mind and attention, the spare hours, the times for recrea tion of the visitors to the Exposition? There can be bnt one answer, and that is "yes," and it is yes, with a large capital Y. Hamilton's trade will increase tremendously, for the pub lic will show him that they have been educated up to the point of knowing what he is doing for tbem, and will come to him to gain pleasure and improvement at the same time. HOPPER BEOS.' EXPOSITIONS At the Great Show, nnd at Their Stores, 307 Wood Street. The characteristic enterprise and energy of this firm, so delightfully manifested in their beautiful exhibit in north gallery, is even more fully emphasized by a visit to their warerooms. at 307 Wood street They have a wonderful stock of useful and ornamental things there that fills the vast floors from the entrance to the remotest corner of the fourth or upper story. Tbe variety of beautiful woods, and the multiplicity of textile fabrics employed in their upholstering department is astonishing. The chandeliers, lamps, ranges, stoves, silverware, clocks, sideboards, library and office outfits, parlor, dining and bedroom suits, curtains, portieres, cooking utensils, cribs, cradles, steel engravings, carpets, xrom velvets to ingrains; staif and curtain fixtures, oil paintings, photo gravures,tancy rockers, occasional and all other sorts of tables, hall furniture, Ice cream freezers, dinner, tea and chamber sets in beau tiful china, cutlery, Dagbestan, Smyrna and fur rugs, glassware in a few words, everything required in any and every department of a house. The exhibit has proven (if proof were necessary) that they understand tbo fitness of things as to colors and combinations, and tbe exact style of furniture suited to the style of the house and its locality, so that buyers are assured in having their homes arranged by Hopper Bros. fc Co. that everything will be iu perfect taste and entirely appropriate. Among things which deserve special mention comes the Davis Sewing Machine, for which this houBe has the exclusive agency for Pitts burg. It is the best sewing machino ever made: it does not only every kind of plain needlework, but the most elaborate and ele gant fancy work ever shown. It is always In order, never takes "kinks," so that the oper ator finds it a pleasure, and not a toil, to use it with the added satisfaction that his or her results from this best of mechanisms will bear tbe closest inspection and criticism. Bear in mind that this desirable store is at No. 807 Wood street THE INVALID'S FRIEND. Stevens' Adjustable Chnlr. HAHUFACTOBY, 3 SIXTH ST., PITTSBUKO. So tiresome becomes tbe bed toa sick person, and a convalescent loathes the idea of lying down except upon a conch or to loll upon a chair. In this condition of affairs one turns with re lief to the comfort and pleasure afforded by this inestimable treasure of a possession, viz: a Stevens chair, which is' susceptible of so many changes, of being turned Into five differ ent objects and 20 separate angles. You have first an easy chair, then a lounge, and, by add ing board sides, tbe baby has a crib. Then yon fix it again, and a bed can be made upon its commodious cushions. Witn its excessive adaptability, a surgeon's or dentist's chair can be had. No doctor- should be without these chairs for bis consulting or operating room. In previous expositions one of the chief ex. hibits was tbe Stevens chair. Crowds would stand entertained by tbe half hour when a deft operator would go through the rapid perform ance ot changing this chair into its manyf orms, aellghtine the people hugely and making them feel anxiously in their pockets for the neces sary change to buy one. For when you see Its advantages you must have it anyway. Even you go on short commons for a year to compass the expense. Visitors to the Exposition can stop on their way down and look at this chair, which is a "Boss" institution also the exten sive line of desks for offices and home carried by Stevens. PIANOS AND ORGANS. Mellor Si Hoene, 77 Fifth Avenne. In days long since passed, people used to inquire "where shall we go to get the best pianos and organs?" Not so now; people go un erringly to Mellor & Hoene's (they all seem to have learned tbe way), and suit themselves with jnst what tbey want. It sometimes takes a good deal of thought before a selection is made, for where all are so fine It is bard to determine whether this one and not that one is tbe very best until another instrument is tried, and It would seem that something a shade finer has been discovered, and so on until tbe buyer Is quite bewildered. Finally something in a 'peculiarly exauisite tons cannot be JMisted, and a cowlujioa. ii quickjgj - , SATURDAY, OCTOBER reached. Mellor & Hoene not content to take tbe lead in pianos alone, have put them selves first and foremost in the organ trade; they carry an immense stock of these magnifi cent instruments in quantities to supply even their immense trade. Among tbe leading names are to be found the Palace, Chase, Chi cago Cottage and others; in pianos are tho prime favorites, thelHardtnans. Krakauer and several other makes. This firm has made a specialty of selling on tho rental system, a plan which enables everyone to have music in their homes in an easy, convenient manner to the holders of the purse strings. A cordial invita tion is given to call and examine this fine stock, and learn abont the moderate prices asked for these high class instruments at the "Palace of Music," No. 77 Fifth avenue. T. M. LATIMER'S Carpet Exhibit, North Gallery. HO. 133 FEDERAL STREET, ALMCIHEST. An elegant display of carpets and upholstery attracts the attention of visitors whofcrowd around it in admiration all day and all evening. Tbe gallery is a favorite resort, as muslcsounds best from this point Mr. Latimer has en sconced himself In this coign of advantage and visitors improve tbe opportunity afforded them of amusing their minds, while studying the practicality ot buying carpets where it is really to their advantage to do so. Although this space contains but a few samples drawn from Mr. Latimer's buge stock. It is suggestive of profit to all who deal with this bouse; and after a visit to the exhibit many bie themselves to the Allegheny emporium, and few fail in re sisting the temptation offered for investment where convincing prices appeal so strongly to their good sense. In this snace the central object is a pyramid of silk draperies, arranged over a glass case, whose front beluga mirror, reflects with truth fulness the vast panorama of faces sweeping by the inclosure. Around and about this case is deployed poles and other draping accessories. The floor is literally carpeted with rngs and mats of alt kinds Smyrna, fur, bear, wolf and lamb skins. Rich lace curtains are draped upon the window in tbo rear, and panels of carpets are on eitber side, reachingto the over hanging canopy above. One of the panels shows a Blgelow Axminster of choice pattern, while a Bigelow brussels, equally rich, does service for the other panel. Other items of the carpet and upholstery trade are disposed in graceful manner above the space, forming one of the prettiest pictures seen in the big build ing. A UNIQUE EXHIBIT. ' i Aluminum manufactured by the Pittsburg Seduction Company. OFFICE, 95 FIFTH AVSNTJE, FITTSBUBO. In the gallery, adjoining the Bell Photo graphic display, is found an illustration of the value of aluminum for manufacturing pur poses. On tbe floor are fonnd various specimens nf different sized ingots and other forms. Over this stands a showcase containing ingots, sheets and rods and cards with the printed address of the company upon them. This is drawn very thin, measuring but seven ten thousandths of an inch in thickness. Alumi num foil is fast replacing silver leaf for signs and outside decorative work. Several Inter esting objects in manufactured work are also within this case, viz: watch cases, spoons and forks, crumb scrapers, ladles, etc, bright and beautiful as sterling silver. While this metal can bo drawn, rolled, stamped and spun into the thinnest forms, it still preserves its tenacity; besides, it never loses its polish. UnliKe silver, it will not tarnish, and the polished surface will retain its splendor in spite of atmospheric influences or chemical contact which turns silver black. At their office is shown a frame containing military, secret society and livery buttons which are as beautiful as silver. The Pittsburg Reduction Company are work ing under "The Hall Process," and own the patents for the United States, Canada and Europe. This is the only company in America who re duce this metal from the natural oxide and furnish it in a prepared state for the manu facturer. Their facilities are ample for sup plying the whole country with this dnctile material. Aluminum is fast becoming a favorite substitute for all kinds of purposes heretofore relegated mostly to silver. THE THOMPSON-HOCSTON ELECTRIC LIGHT COUP ANY. Hashes fc Gawlhrop, Special Agents for Weitern Pennsylvania and Eaatern Ohio. OFFICE, EOOM 717, LEWIS BLOCK. This company has a regular efectnc light plant in Mechanical nan, near its main en trance. Ther are coercing the u?sell engine, of Massilon.O., for 'which they are agents, which runs the three large dynamos, producing 800 incandescent lights and 30 arc lights. The Art Gallery is lighted by this system, as well as 25 private exhibits scattered through the main building and Power Hall. All the wiring for this service has been done by them; they are also running all the moving displays in main building by Billberg electric motors, tbo agency of which tbey control. The steadiness of their arc light is remarkable, when it is understood that theyare running 1,200 candle poweragainst 2,000 candle power ot others. There is a bril liancy in this light which has occasioned much comment and tbe interest in their exhibit is heightened by this fact alone. During the en gagement of the Thirteenth Regiment Band all the cannon have been fired by special attach ments arranged by this firm. Hughes & Qaw thron give special attention to wiring houses for incandescent light and electric bell work. They are practical electricians of long stand ing, and their work can be relied upon for efficiency and excellence. S. S. MARVIN fc CO., Liberty Avenne, Between Fourth and Fifth Streets. RETAIL STORE, 18 FIFTH AVENUE. Everybody has seen Marvin's Egyptian temple in the gallery, and waited patiently for a chance, amidst the crowd, for a hot pancake. No such cakes were ever made or more eagerly sought after by the hosts who have come from town and country by tbe thousand to see the Exposition and partake of tbe hospitality of its President These cakes are made from Mar vin's self-raising flour. A little book of re ceipts is given which shows bow many palatable varieties of cakes, waffles, biscuits, etc, can be made with this material. Everybody knows about Marvin's bread, crackers and sweet cakes, and everybody ought to know about tho pancakes. Those who go to the Exposition are bound to know, and they will tell their friends about it But to those who -are outside this limit the advice is given not to lose a moment's time in providing themselves with the material which produces too best pancakes In the world. Davis' Purifying and Filtering System, Found in Mechanical Hall tho most approved method yet evolved; 75 per cent ot Impurities are eliminated by mechanical means before tbe water enters upon the process of filtration, con sequently less water and time are expended in cleansing filter. Tbo system is the cheapest, most efficient and practical known in the his tory of filtration. A coagnlated device is a part of each filter, and can be used when water is very impure. The small filter, 10 inchesblgb, gives 10 gallons an hour sufficient for a family. The cylinder is used up to 100,009 gal. capacity; beyond that point the carved tank, which can be built side by side like a block of houses with party walls. The inventor has experimented two years, and not a single living microbe has been fonnd In water filtered by his scientific system. The manufactory is In Allegheny, Pa. E. G. Hays & Co., 75 Fifth Avenne. "This firm of energetic young men has made a long step in advance," is the popular opinion of the thousands who have listened to the beautiful tones of the splendid pianos at their exhibit in the gallery. It was not only the merits of the instruments which charmed visitors, bnt the grace and elegance of thedls plaV. The young firm are doing a thriving trade at their store, where they will be glad to welcome their patrons. Taylor & Dean, 205 Market St. Has anyone by mischance failed to see this substantial and valuable exhibit on main floor? It would seem impossible, from the crowds ever gathered about ft, .commenting with such in telligence upon themerits and absolute neces sity of having the fire escapes, iron shutters, Iron stairways, sbown in this most excellent display, the only one of its kind, be if remem bered, in the building. PITTSBURG WATER PROOF CO., No. 426 Liberty Avenue. Manufacturers of water proof horso and wagon covers, hay covers, tents, and anything and everything made from canvas. Large stock always on hand of all weights and widths of tarpaulin duck. VISITORS TO THE EXPOSITION have no doubt noticed the large canopy extend ing from the main building toMechanical Hall. This was erected by the old established awning house of Mamanx x Son, Nos. 637 and 639 Penn avenue, Pittsburg. 75c Tho Pnbllo Delighted 73c "With Yeager & Co.'s 75o per doz. cabinet photos, at 70 Federal street, Allegheny, firing the little ones. MRS. FRANK LESHE.k'cl' talks of flower a political emblemt, and tug- i25!t2afl?lwror Smfiw, 19, 1889. A PLOW PATENT SUIT. A Chicago Millionaire After Three Pitlsbnrg Steel Firms. TESTIMONY BEING TAKEN HERE. Judge White Says Carlisle and Callen Should he Indicted. A PEIS0NEE SENT DP FOE TflEEE IEAES Chicago and Pittsburg attorneys are en gaged in taking depositions, before Mar shall H. Eeno, at No. 412 Grant street, in a patent suit which involves, several thousand dollars. John Lane, n retired inventor, manufacturer and millionaire of Chicago, has brought suit in the United States Cir cuit Court here against Park Bros. & Co., Limited, Graff, Bennett & Co. and Ander son, Dupny & Co., Pittsburg steel manu facturers, alleging that they have for years Infringed on a patent owned by Mr. Lane. The patent was granted in 1868, and covers a process for the manufacture of plows and cultivators. The invention consists in making the mold boards and shares of plows of triole-plated steel, that is, with an interior layer of iron or soft steel and exterior layers on either side of hard steel. The plalntlft is represented by&W.Gehr and C. C. Lintbicum, of Chicago, and George W. Ackllu, of Pittsburg; the defendants by W. Bakewell & Sons and James S. Young, of Pitts burg. It is claimed by the attorneys for the plaintiff that the process has been for many years employed by a large number of Pittsburg manufacturers, but that all except tbe three Arms against whom suit has been brought have paid royalties, in large amounts, to Mr. Lane. The patent has never yet "been tested, because its validity was not disputed. Tbe nature of tho evidence now being secured is to show tbe extent to which tbe process has been made use of by the defendants. At least two weeks will be occupied In the examinations, as tbe books of the defendant firms are being examined carefully and minutely. The case will proba bly be argued before the Circuit Court some time during the winter. POUTER MUsT ANSWER. Trncy Held for Manslaughter and Miss WIN on for Child Murder. The grand jury yesterday concluded its work for the term and were discharged by Judge White. Be complimented tbem on the large amount of business transacted and their efficient mode of handling cases. A. true bill was returned yesterday against Alderman W. H. Porter for extortion. Alder man Porter was charged by B. F. Stewart, a bar ber, with having charged him excessive fees in a case before him. A true bill was returned against Thomas Tracey for manslaughter. Tracey was riding a horse, and. In pulling it up short, it fell and fa tally crushed a little girl named Shannon. Albertina Wilson, of Allegheny, was indicted for the murder and concealment of the death of her child. The other true bills were: Joseph Burns, Thomas Heron, William Smith, James Burns, Frank Myers, entering a building with Intent to commit a felony; John Davis, W. T. Harris, Patrick Heron. G. Sparmer, L. Schwartzmiller, larceny; Jacob Brown, larceny by bailee; William Somers, lar ceny from tbe person; Martin Costello, em bezzlement; William Ludgate, malicious mis chief and assanlt and battery: Philip Spieler, assault and battery: Joseph Fox, Robert Churchill, T. Driscoll, David Thomas, riot; William Dean, W. F. Hunter, selling liquor without a license; Mary Dunlap, selling liquor in a prohibitory district and on Sunday. The following bills were ignored: Kate New man, P. ilcGee, selling liquor without a li cense; Josephine Edgar,selllng liquor in a local option district: Pat Cavanaugh, Samuel Hard ing, assault and battery; Moses Bent, larcony; William Harvey, fraudulently secreting property. HE CHANGED HIS PLEA, But DTcQnalde Got Three Years for Enler Injr tt House nt Night Anjhow. In Criminal Court yesterday John McQualde, a young man with a sad countenance, pleaded guilty to entering tbe house of Patrick Ryan, No. 282 Second avenue, on tbe night of Septem ber 23 for the purpose of committing a felony. BqthMr, and Mrs. Eyan testified to having been awakened and seeing theman in the room. When asked if he had anything to say Mc Qualde Btated that Mr. and Mrs. Ryan were mistaken. He was not the man in the room, but be was in tbe house. Judge White ad vised him to withdraw his plea and he did. District Attorney Porter found, on examina tion, that McQuaide had served three years in the penitentiary on the same charge. The Judge sent him back to bis old habitation for three years more, remarking that if it wasn't for liquor tbe Court wouldn't have anything to do. ROSE OWNED UP. Sho Hakes Chorees Against Aldermen Carlisle and Callen. Rose Gallagher, who lives at McKee's Rocks, pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license. When called for sentence Mrs. Galla- her informed the Court that she had twice een sued for the same offense. Once before Alderman Carlisle, when she paid Attorney Edmunson $45 to settle tbe case, and she never heard of it afterward. Again ebe was sued be fore Alderman Callen in August last, and she was informed by tho 'Squire that she could settle the case for S6S. She paid the 'Squire $30, all the money she bad, and promised to nay the rest in time. This story somewhat sur prised Judge White, who said that both Alder men Carlisle and Callen should be indicted. Mrs. Gallagher was allowed to go on the pay ment of the costs, sentence being suspended. Llvlna: With Another. Tho salt of John D. Battles against his wife, Louisa Battles, for divorce was on trial before Judge Slagle yesterday. Tbe charges are de sertion and Infidelity. The testimony adduced yesterday went to show that the pair resided in Allegheny, and had four children. Mrs. Bat tles deserted her husband, and was living with a man named Faber. Mrs. Sweet, the wife of a butcher, testified that Faber paid the butcher bill, and that Mrs. Battles introdnced herself as Mrs. Faber, saying that he washer second husband, her first husband being dead. The case villi be continned on Monday. To-Dny's Trial List. Criminal Court Commonwealth vs George Bnrger, Simon Greenawalt, John Connors, Charles F. Berger, Alex. Gillespie, Samuel Maxwell, Patrick McGoff, J. O. B. Sawyer, Doria Bchardt, Parvls Barley. What Lawyer Have Done. Williah Lott for selling liquor without a license was found guilty. Fbank Sill and Donab Mignogna, charged with felonious assanlt on Lawrence O'Toole, were found not guilty. The Jury is out in the case of Margaret Mar tin against Mrs. W. Fidler to recover damages for furniture broken while being put out of a house owned by Mrs. Fidler. J. M. SnALLEyBEKOEK pleaded guilty to keeping a ferocious dog, which bit a little son of Mary O'Donnell. The defendant was sen tenced to pay a fine of 6 cents and costs. W.CKOiKLSKiplAaded guilty to selling liquor without license and on Sunday at bis place on Carson street, Southslde. Ceeielsky was fined $550 and sent to the workhonse for nine months. The suit of Anthony Penn against Charles Lindquist for damages for false arrest, is on trial before Judge Stowe. Penn was sued by Lindquist for larceny, but was acquitted. The parties are residents of Stowe township. Lawbkhcb O'Toole yesterday entered suit against W. E. Howley 4 Co. for 81,000 damages. O'Toole states that Howley & Co. hired from him a horse and bnggv for the nse of one of their agents. In crossing the Ft Wayne Rail road tracks near Woods' Run, tho rig was struck by a train, the horse killed and tbe buggy shattered. TnE County Commissioners yesterday ad ministered tbe oath to the assessors and started them on tbelr yearly rounds. They were advised to pay particular attention to the personal tax which was amended at tbe last session of the Legislature, so that If an assessor makes an Improper return be is liable to a fine and imprisonment. TnE suit of Mrs. Catharine Callahan against Samuel Miller Is on trial before Judge Ewlng. The case is to recover damages for the death of Mrs. Callahan's son, who was killed by a scaf folding at a water tank In Allegheny giving way. The scaffold was erected by Miller, tbe contractor, and, it is clalmed,it was constructed In a negligent manner. Weak stomacb.BeechanVsPills act Hkemagic ?A?.V fp HcmM DeaatUoI.cofflplezioB. NOW PIKST m V A Tale of JB-y 3- -A Author of "Under Drake's Flag," ALL SIGHTS CHAPTER XIX. THE IMEE AT CAUSE'S BOLD. Things went on quietly with Mr. Arm strong and his daughter after the latter had dispatched her letter, saying that Buth Powlett was ready to confess the truth respecting George Forrester. The excite ment oi following up the clue was over, and there was nothing to do until they heard from Bonald as to how he wished them to proceed. So one morning Mr. Armstrong came down and told Mary to pack up at once and start with him at 12 o'clock for London. "We are getting like two owls, and must wake ourselves up a bit." Mary ran down to the mill to say goodby to Buth, and tell her that she and her father had to go to London for a short time. They were ready by tbe time named, for there was little packing to do, and at 12 o'clock the trap from the Carne's Arms came up to the door, and took them to the station. A month was spent In London, sight-seeing, iiy tbe eud ot that time Dotn had had enough of theaters aud exhibi tions, and returned to Carnesford. "Well, what is the news, neighbor?" Mr. Armstrong asked, as he entered the snug gery on the evening of his return. "There is not much news here," Jacob Carey said; "there never is much news to speak of in Carnesford; but they say things are not going on well up at theiHbld." "In what way, Mr. Carey?" "Well, for some time there has been talk: that the Sqnire is getting strange in his ways. He was never bright and cheerlul, like Miss Margaret, but always seemed to be a-thinking, and as often as not when he rode through here, would take no more no tice of you when he passed than if yon hadn't been near. Still he was wonderfully fond of books, tbey said, and when a man takes to books I don't think he is much MB. CAHNE WAS PACGfO UP AND DOWN good for anything else; bat ever since Miss Margaret's death he has been queerer than before. They said he had a way of walking about the house all hours of the night. So it went on until jnst lately. Now it seems he is worse than ever. They can hear him talking to himself and langhing in a way as would make you creep. Folks say as the Curse of the Carnes has fallen on him Dad. and that he is as mad as his grandfather was. The women have all left except the old cook, who has got a girl to stay with her. They lock the door at night, and they have got the men from the stable to sleep in the house unknown to the master. One day last week, when Mr. Carne was ont for the day, old Hester came Ont and sawthe parson, and he sent for Dr. Arrowsmith, and they had a quiet talk over it. Yon see it is a mighty awkward thing to meddle with. Mr. Carne has got no relations, so far as is known, ex cept Mrs. Mervyn and her daughters, who are away living, I hear, at Hastings, and Captain Mervyn, who is God knows where. Of course, he is the heir if the Squire does not marry and have children, and if he were here it wonld he his business to Inter fere and have the Squire looked after, or shut up, if needs be; but there don't seem anyone to take the matter up now. The doctor told Hester that he could do nothing withont being called in and see for himself that Mr. Carne was ont ol his mind. The parson said the only thing she conld do was to go to Mr. Volkes, the magistrate, and tell him she thought there was danger of murder if something wasn't done. Hester has got plenty of courage, and says that she don't think there's any danger to her, 'cause the Squire has known her from the time ne has known anything." "I don't know," Mr. Armstrong said, "mad people are often more dangerous to those they care for than to strangers. Still, this is very serioas. From what yon have told me the madness of the Carnes is always of a dangerous kind. One thing is quite evident Captain Mervyn ought to come back at once. There have been tragedies enough at Carne's Hold without another." "Ay, and there will be," put in Beuben Claphurst, "as long as Carne's Hold stands; the curse of the Spanish woman rests upon it," "What you say is right enough, Mr. Arm strong'" Hiram.Powlett agreed. "No doubt the Miss Mervyn s know where their brother is, and could let him know; but would he come back again? I have always said as how we should never see Captain Mervyn baok again in these parts until the matter of Miss Carne's death was cleared up." Mr. Armstrong sat looking at the fire. "He must be cot back." he said, "if what ,you say Is trne, and Mr. Carne's going off his bead. He must ne got Dacir. Hiram Powlett shook his head. "He must come back," Mr. Armstrong repeated, "it's his duty, pleasant or un pleasant It mar be that he is on his way .home now; but if not, it wonld hasten him. ion look surprised, ana no wonder; but I may now tell yon, what I haven't thought it necessary to mention to you before mind yon must promise to keep it to yourself I met Captain Merryn out at the Cape, and made his acquaintance there. He was Eassing under another name, but we got to e friends, and he told me his story. I have written to him once or twice since, and I will write to him and tell im that it he hasn't already started fob home it'a his dnty to do so. I suppose it was partly his talking to me about his place that made me come here to see yon at first, and then I took to it." The surprise of the others at finding that Mr. Armstrong knew Konald was very great "I wonder you didn't mention ft before," Jacob Carey said, giving voice to the common feeling, "we nave talked about him so often, and you neversaid a word to let ns know that you had met him." "No, and never should have said- a word but for this. You will understand that Captain Mervyn wouldn't wast where he was living Bade a matter of talk;- aa4 though wfiwake'foUine t&e riwy JwdaJ . JS-- -- T irnrf ("! -'?' " PUBLISHED. v-m Adventure. ?. tf4 &.Jte EEexL-ty-;, . -v3k' 'j7' j "With Clive in India," eta, etc. ;.; RESERVED. not know I was coming to Carnesford, and so didn't ask me nqt to mention it, I con sider I was bound to him to say nothing about it. But now that I know he is ur gently required here I don't see that there's -occasion any longer to make a secret of the -fact that he is out in South Africa." -- "Yes, I understand, Mr. Armstrong," Hiram Powlett agreed: "naturally when he told you about himself he did not ask it to be kept secret, because he did not know you would meet anyone that knowed him. But when you did meet such you thought that it was right to say nothing about it, and I agree with you; but oi course this matter of the Squire going queer in his mind makes all the difference, and I think, as yon says, Captain Mervyn ought to be fetched home. When he has seen the Squire is properly taken care of, he can go away where he v likes." "That is so," Jacob Carey agreed. "Mer yyn ought to know what is doing here, and if you can write and tell him that he is wanted you will be doing a good turn for the Squire as well as for him. And how was the Captain looking, Mr. Armstrong?" "He was looking very well when I first knewhim," Mr. Armstrong replied; "but when I saw him last he had got hurt in a brush with the natives, but it was nothing serious, and he was getting over it. "The same set as attacked your farm, Mr. Armstrong, as yon was telling ue abont?" "I don't suppose it was the same party, because there were thousands of them scat tered all over the Colony, burning and plundering. Captain Mervyn had a narrow " escape from them, and was lucky in getting out of it as well as he did." "They said he was a good fighter," Jacob Carey put in, "The papers said as he had done some hard fighting with them Afghans, and got praised by his general." "Yes, he's a fine fellow," Mr. Armstrong said, "and, Ishould say, as brave as a lion." "Ho signs of the Curse working in himf Hiram Powlett asked, touching his forehead, ' "Tbey made a lot of it at the trial about bis be ing related to the Carnes, and about hia being THE PAEAPET AND TOSSING- HIS AKMfl. low in spirits sometimes: but I have seen hist scores of times ride through tbe village when he was a young chap, and be always looked i merry and good-tempered." -. "No," Jlr. Armstrong said, emphatically, , "Bonald Mervyn's braiu is as healthy and clear as that of any man in England. I am quite? sure that there Is not the slightest touch of the family malady in him." Maybe not, maybe not," Reuben Claphurst said; "the Curse is on the Bold, and he has nothing to do with tbe Hold yet. If anything happens to the Squire, and he comes to ne i master, yon win see it oegm to work, u not is him. in his children." "Ood forbid!" Mr. Armstrong said, so earn estly that his hearers were almost startled.. "I don't much believe in curses, Mr, Claphurst, though, of course, I believe in Insanity being in some instances hereditary; but, at the same time, If I were Bonald Mervyn and I inherited Carne's Hold, I would pull the place down' stone by stone, and not leave a vestige of It standing. Why, to live in & house like that, la which so manv tragedies have taken place. Is enough iu itself to turn a sane man into mad- , ness." "Tnat'sjust how Ishould feel," Hiram Pow. lettsald. "Now a stranger who looked at the Hold wonld say what a pleasant, open-looking house it was; but when yon took, him Inside and told him what bad happened there, it would be enongh to give him tbe creeps. I believe it was being up there that was the beginning of my daughter's changing so. I never made a worse job ola thing than I did when I got her np there as Miss Carne's maid, and yet It was all for her good. And now. neighbors. It's ay time to be off. It's a quarter to nine, and that is Bve mlnntes later than usual." Mr. Armstrong and Mary sat talkkg until nearly IL Mary had not been gone upstairs a minute when she ran down again from her bedroom, which was at the back of the house. "Father, there is light in tbe sky up at the top of the bill, just where Carne's Hold lies. I went to the window to draw down the bllads, and it caught my eye at once." sir. Armstrong ran ont into the road. As Mary bad said, there was a glare ot light over the trees on tba hill, rising sad falling. ' "Snre enough It's a Hre at the Hold," he said,' as he ran in and canght np bis bat. Thea ha hurried down the village, knocking at each door, and shouting: "There is a fire at the Hold I" Just as he reached the other end a man oa horseback- dashed down tbe bill, shouting "Fire I" It was one of the grooms at the He "Is it at the house!" Mr. Armstrong asked, as he drew up for a moment at the inn. "Yes, it's bursting ont from the lower win dows; it bas got a big hold. I am. goingto the station, to telegraph to Plymouth and Exeter for engines." "How abont those in the house?" Mr. Arm-, , strong asked. ' . "Some of them got out by the baek way, rnd m i-nt some of them out bv ladders. Tba others are seeing to that. They sent me oil at t V I A minute or two later meu cams watering down the quiet street at a run, and seme of tbem overtook Air. Armstrong as ha harried up the bill. "Is that you, Mr. Armstrong:" a voles asked behind him. "Yes, It's me, Carey." "1 thought it was," the smith said. "I oaaght sight of your figure against the light up there in front. I couldn't help thinking, when you shouted at my door that there was a Are at, the Hold.what ve were talking about this even ing, and yonr saying that if the place was yours yon wonld pull it down stone by stone. Bat perhaps we may save it yet. we shall have a couple of scored men there inafewmla utes." "I fancy there is not much chance ot that; Carey. I spoke to the groom as he rods through, and he tells me that the fire whea ha came away was bursting from several of the lower windows; so it bas got ageodaetd,aad they are not likely to hare mack water handy." "No. that's true enough. There's a big well a hundred feet deep in tbo stable yard, and a force pump, which takes two men to work; It supplied the house as well as the stable.. That's the only water there will be. and teat won't be much good," be added, as,., oa emerging from the wood they suddenly caught sight of tbe house. ' From tbe whole of the lower windows ia front the flames were buriti&g oat "It's traveled fast," the, smith said. "The dining room andlrawisg room aad library are all on flre." "Yes, that's curious, too," Mr. Armstrong remarked. "One would have thonirht that it would have mounted up to tbe nextflaorleafc before it traveled so far aleagoaalerel. As, it's going up sow." 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