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PITTSBURG. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30, 1S88.
A HEED OF H0VELTY.
Governor Foraker has recovered from his
illness and tbe forgery set back sufficiently
to declare in an interview that the Republic
ans are sure to win in the Ohio election.
The leading Ohio Democrats have already
gone on record to the effect that the certainty
of their success approximates that of death
and taxation
In New York also each side has demon
strated to its own satisfaction that the irre
trievable way in which the other side is
plastered over with that ceiling scandal fore
dooms it to a crushing defeat. In Virginia,
of course, the Democrats have announced
their victory as a sure thing; while Mahone
proudly points to the verdict of the infalli
ble bettors, as assuring him that be has got
the State and tbe offices thereof, in his
pocket.
In short, the usual ante-election certainty
of each party that it is going to win is
manifesting itself everywhere except in
Pennsylvania, where there is no dispute
perhaps because no one cares enough
about it to dispute as to the coming
result The display of the paradoxically
sure thing for both sides is the regular
phenomenon of politics the week before
election day.
"Why should not the politicians introduce
something fresh in their canvass, by an
nouncing that tbeir party is going to be de
feated and then surprising the public with a
sweeping vict jy?
TEE OBSTEUCnVE BRIDGES.
The protests of the coal shippers over the
obstruction of the Ohio river by the work on
the bridges at Beaver and Wheeling have
been iully corroborated by the results.
Twelve million bushels, or nearly 600,000
tons, of coal were ready to go out on the
present r'se of the river; but only about a
third of l. will be shipped, because more
than that cannot be got past the bridges.
Two coal barges have been wrecked at the
Beaver bridge, and the destructive abilities
of the "Wheeling bridge have not been tested
at this writing. In other words the move
ment of hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of freight is obstructed and rendered
hazardous because the recognized principle
of doing this bridge work when navigation
is suspended has not been faithfully en
forced. One lesson of that kind should be
enough to secure its enforcement for the
fnture.
AN ELECTBICAL DILEMMA.
The de lverance of the Executive Commit
tee, o tte National Electric Light Associa
tion, that overhead wires can be insulated so
as to be made safe for high tension currents,
and that it is not only practicable but easy
to do so, contains a feature which is worthy
the attention of the public as well as of the
association.
The National Electric Light Association,
as its name shows, is an organization of com
panies engaged in electric lighting through
out the United States. The declaration of
the Executive Committee, therefore.amounts
to an authoritative admission that the wires
of these companies might easily have been
made safe. But the deaths of numerous per
sons in various parts of the country, show
that this is just what has not been done; and
it indicates, therefore, that some of the
members of the association, by the neglect of
practicable and easy precautions, have com
mitted manslaughter.
The dilemma is thus presented to the
Electric Light Association of practically as
serting that some of its members ought to be
sent to the penitentiary, or admitting that
its Executive Committee, from interested
motives, has asserted what is not true. The
latter is the more charitable; but the country
can leave the choice to the association pro
vided it is followed to its legitimate conclu
sion. AN HONORABLE LITE.
The death of Dr. William K. Herrou
yesterday removes one of the leading citi
zens oi the community, whose long and ac
tive life here has been full of unobtrusive
benefit to the pnblic Dr. Herron has not
only been prominent in the medical practice
of the two cities for many years, but he also
occupied a leading position in scientific re
search, and has contributed largely, both by
nis work and by the aid which he gave
others, to the scientific progress of the com
munity. The disinterested character of his
scientific labors is shown by the fact that
while they resulted in valuable discoveries
and devices, he never took out any patents,
but left his ideas free for the use of the
world. Few men can leave behind them at
the end of their lives a record of more steady
and unobtrusive work for the general bene
fit than that which crowns the honorable
and useful career of Dr. Herron.
SCOUNDEEL-SHOOTING.
The defense of Chambers, the Hissourian,
who recently shot and killed an enemy who
had come to levy on his property, is unique
in its presentation, although it has a good
deal in common with other excuses of
humanity. The declaration of the prisoner
on his examination that be killed Bowman
"because he was a blank scoundrel" ap
peared adequate to the man who offered it
apparently; because he returned to it fre
quently as a full explanation of the crime.
The impartial public will doubtless have
littledifficultyinpercelvingthattheexistence
of scoundrels of theblankest variety does
not justify even the sufferers from their
scoundrelism in taking arms against the sea
of scoundrels and by shooting to end them.
The plea as a justification of "homicide is
-novel, and all will agree that it is Inad-
. omissible. Yet the idea that, because seme-
iiJB itr;
missible for the offended person to get even
by committing a greater wrong, has
been practically advanced many times.
Thirteen years ago it was claimed
on behalf of an allegedly reform
Presidcntal candidate who first brought the
systematic use of money into the national
elections, that because his opponents were
suspected of trying to secure the vote pf
certain States to" which they were not en
titled, therefore it was all right for him to
buy the votes of electors out and out The
regular thing in corporate disputes, when
one corporation commit! trespass on prop
erty claimed by another, is for the other to
raise a riot; and only the other day one of
them revenged an alleged breach of contract,
by highway robbery in the shape of steal
ing an engine. It has been asserted by the
great trusts that outside competitors go
into the business only to sell out; which
was deemed on such occasions to justify
conspiracies to crush them out All this
is on the same basis as the asser
tion of the individual right to shoot
the blank scoundrels upon the individual
verdict that they belong to that class.
All of which is ot course a substitution
of anarchy for government by law. The
law should undertake the punishment of
scoundrelism, and when individuals or cor
porations take the law in their own hands,
it leaves room for a question whether the
scoundrels are the shot or the shooters.
HISS CALDWELL'S BEPBIEVE.
Hiss Hay Gwendoline Caldwell, the
Washington heiress, has been reprieved.
Her marriage to Prince Murat has been
postponed, because of some hitch with re
gard to the pecuniary settlements, it is said,
Tbe announcement of the reprieve will not
surprise those who have read what Miss
Caldwell said the other day on the question
of pocket-money for his royal highness.
These were her words: "I always intend to
be my own financier. I am willing to allow
any husband I may have a sufficient income
to dress well and pay his club dues, but he
will never have the xnauagement of a cent
of my principal."
This was enough to alarm any timid, love
sick prince. What does a sprig of royalty
ally itself with a republican blossom for if
there is to be a limit to the princely allow
ance? No, if Hiss Caldwell wants a hus
band who is not more eager to embrace her
bank account than herself, she must not ex
pect to find him in the courts of the Old
World. No wonder Prince Murat displays
most intense irritation about the matter.
He is another royal beauty, and his tender
spot is his pocketbook. Treat that well and
he cares not what happens. If the reprieve
can be made permanent national congratu
lations to Miss Caldwell will be in order.
NOT YET ADVANCED.
It is satisfactory to learn that the report
of an advance in the ore rate from the lake
ports, which called forth the editorial re
marks in yesterday's Dispatch, was with
out foundation. The interviews with rail
road and iron men given elsewhere, show
that no advance whatever has yet been
made. The usual 5 cent advance on fin
ished iron freights for the winter is looked
for before lone, and there is a feeling
among railroad men that with the improve
ment in tbe iron trade, Pittsburg can afford
to pay somewhat better freight rates all
around; but that is a xery different thing
from the disposition to squeeze the last cent
ont the business a disposition plainly in
volved in putting up the charge on the fund
amental ore traffic to the old rate of $1 50,
which was practically abandoned years ago.
The feeling in railroad circles that Pitts
burg is able to pay better rates than she was
at the beginning of the year, is natural and
not altogether unfounded. But the rail
road interest should remember two things.
If Pittsburg is prosperous the railroads
share that prosperity by gaining an im
mense volume of traffic at rates which
are now and always have been more profita
ble than those paid by any other traffic of
similar volume in the country. The next is
that it is more for their advantage to cher
ish that prosperity that to cut it short by
squeezing everything that can be got out of
it To leave the cost of producing and ship
ping iron and steel on a conservative basis
is the surest method of making the prosper
ity lasting. To squeeze up the cost of
freight and materials is the surest way of
sending prices to a point which will check
demand and produce a reaction that must
pinch all the interests involved.
Let our railroad friends be wise and con
tent themselves with the magnificent traffic
that they now enjoy. If they cherish that
by permitting the city which produces it
the full profit of its present prosperity, they
will serve both their own and the public in
terest KEEPING THE LEGAL TENDEES
It is satisfactory to learn that the Execu
tive Committee of the Bankers' Association,
to which was referred the St John proposi
tion of doubling the silver coinage and re
tiring the greenback circulation, has re
ported against it The committee by a vote of
12 to 3 pronounces the retirement of the
greenbacks a practical impossibility, and
declares its opposition to the use of taxation
to retire the non-interest-bearing debt, while
the interest-bearing debt remains.
This ought to place a check on the rather
strenuous claims of certain people to repre
sent the financial interests of the East, in
the claim that the greenback circulation
must be got rid of atall hazards. So strong was
this sentiment supposed to be that the St
John proposition was based upon the com
promise of accepting the hated silver in or
der to get rid of the hated greenbacks. The
senselessness, cr worse, of this proposition is
shown by the fact that the question of silver
or gold is entirely separate from that of
legal tenders. It is an issue for the future
whether gold and silver can be made to cir
culate side by side, with free coinage to each;
or whether one shall entirely supplant the
other. But when that is settled the ques
tion whether a Government currency re
deemable in coin and based on adequate re
serve is permissible or not is one that has
been amply decided by experience.
Whether gold or silver, or both, shall be
the standard, the legal tender redeemable
on presentation is just as good as a certifi
cate for the gold or silver. While an irre
deemable paper currency means inflation
and then explosion, the experience of tea
years shows that our legal tender circulation,
being practically a gold certificate, is the
most reliable and convenient currency
known. We are glad to recognize an author
itative disavowal on the port of the' bankers,
of the monomania that has appeared in some
financial quarters for getting rid of it
The information comes that one of the
prominent candidates tor Senatorial honors
in North Dakota is one named "Billy
Budge." The name is not entirely pre
possessing, but it is necessary to remember
that budge is a power in politics.
It is not pleasant to suspect such a thing,
but the delay of the N ew York courts in the
case of tbe Sugar -Refineries Company cre-
.uiBpeKm that 'inside ,wlrefl are
being pulled to let the trust down easily.
There is also complaint that the Interstate
Commerce Commission is unduly dilatory
in its decision of the case of Coxes Bros. &
Co. against the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
for discriminations. The criticisms may be
unfounded in both cases, but both are of a
nature in which decisions should be ren
dered without any more delay than is neces
sary for thorough consideration.
The Imperial Duke John, of Austria,
who has renounced his imperial privileges
and wants to be captain of a first-class mer
chant ship, might get a position in the new
steamship lines, which this country is going
to start to South America. It would be a
more creditable way of getting a living than
marrying an American heiress.
Apbopos of the terrible experience of the
castaways from the steamer Earnmoor, the
Philadelphia Press proposes to take the
opinions of its readers whether it is right or
wrong for people who are starving to eat
their fellow creatures. The question is a
somewhat ghastly and difficult one. As the
vast majority of us are not likely to
have to solve that question, it will be much
more pertinent to take a vote that the trusts
and combines on land, which are not starv
ing, have no right to eat up their fellow
creatures, the common people.
The agony about the Philadelphia post
office is over and Fields has the place. As
this will cause Senator Quay to seek com
pensations elsewhere, it will be likely to
mate the Pittsburg postoffice fight more in
teresting than ever.
Judge Fxnletteb, of Philadelphia, has
been making some sharp deliverances on
corporate practices recently, and he added
to them the other day, in a case where a
Ftockholder had to appeal to the courts to
get a sight of the books of his corporation.
He obtained the authority with the remark
from the Judge that "Souie officers appear
to think they own the corporation, but that
time, has passed." It is to be hoped that
other courts will join in making it plain
that the time has passed beyond any ques
tion. New Yobk has been kept so busy trying
to win the world's championship of baseball
that she has no time or money to spend on
such a side issue as trying to win the
World's Fair.
Concerning the remark of Governor
Hill that the name of his candidate for 1892
was "a secret," the Philadelphia Ledger
says that the secret is being imparted to the
public generally to the effect that "the Gov
ernor is for D. B. H 11." That equivocal
way of "putting it contains an unfortunate
suggestion ot a close relationship between
the Governor's candidate and the place of
fire and brimstone.
Fottb million bushels of coal shipped
down the river on this rise will help to
warm the people of the down-river cities
and the bank accounts of the coal men.
The news that Patti has had her Hair
dyed and appeared as a pronounced blonde,
is calculated to provoke tbe comment that
the mature but still high-priced songstress
is old enough to know better.- Still, the
record of the diva contains proof to the
effect that age is no bar to friskiness. If
Patti's voice remains the same, the pnblic
will not object if she dyes her hair sky
blue.
PEOPLE OP PROMINENCE.
Secbetaby Rusk smokes a pipe during
business hours. All the other members of tho
Cabinet indulge in cigars.
R, J. 3hadboi.t, a New York lawyer, looks
so much like Jay Could that thoso who know
both men can hardly tell which Is which.
Private Secbetaby and Mrs. Halfobd
arrived at Washington yesterday morning from
Fortress Monroe. Mr. Halford Is very much
improved and will resume his duties at the
White House at once.
Congressman Hansbbough, of North
Dakota, is a newspaper man and rnn3 the
Duvu's Lake Inter Ocean. He has been a
journalist for 23 years. The district he repre
sents is nearly as large as Montana.
Mb. Sam Houston, of Texas, son of the
famous General Houston of that State, is in
Washington. Yesterday he called npop. Secre
tary Blame to thank him for the manner in
which he had treated his fatheY in his book,
Twenty Years of Congress." The interview
was a very pleasant one to both the Secretary
and his visitor.
Otto, the mad King of Bavaria, is thus de
scribed by one who has seen him at Fursten
ried : "Tall and almost as gigantic in stature
as his brother, the late King Ludwig, his ap
pearance is sufficient to startle anyone who
sees him for tbe first time. His hair Is long and
unkempt, and his bushy brown beard reaches
down belo-v his waist.. There is a kind of wild,
weird look In bis eyes, the gaze of which re
mains steadfastly fixed straight ahead into
empty space. The only person who can suc
ceed in bringing a gleam of intelligence to his
face is the 60-year-old Madam Mane, who was
his nurse when a child. She is the only person
who is permitted to speak to him."
Archbishop Satolu. who will represent
Pope Leo XIII. at the Catholic Congress and
dedication bf the Catholic University, will be
in this country In a few days. He is a native of
Marciana, near Perugia, where the present
Pone was Archbishop for 31 years. Satolll was
one of tbe present Pope's seminarians, and the
ability he displayed so impressed his superior
that he brought him to Rome, where he was
appointed to preside over the Academy of
Noble Ecclesiastics, an Institute in which the
papal diplomats are trained. On' July 21 last,
Mgr. Satolll ronnded his half century of life.
There is no prelate better known to American
priests, for he held for a number of years a
professorship in the Propaganda, the great
training school ot the Catholio clergy, and his
lectures were attended by the students of the
American College.
ADVERTISING MORTON'S BAR.
His New Washington Saloon Greatly Dis
pleases the Prohlblilonlsts. ,
Boston, October 29. Vice President Levi P.
Morton's new bar in bis new Sboreham Hotel,
at Washington, received some free advertising
here to-day at tbe hands of ex-Governor St
John, of Kansas. He said that Mr. Morton
erected a large hotel in Washington. It had
large bar attached to it owned by a man named
Kenna. This man wanted a license to keep bis
bar. and in order to conform to the law he had
to have, his petition signed by a certain num.
ber of men. "And tbe first name on tbe peti
tion," faid tbe speaker. "is that of Ley P.
Morton; Vice President of the United States."
Cries of "Shame, shame."
"Look at tbe spectacle presented to the youth
of this nation. A man holding the second
office in this great Government, one who Is
liable to step into the Presidency, indorsing a
petition for a license for tbe sale of liquor, and
himself the owner of the building in which the
liquor is to be sold. Shame on such a man and
shame on the party of wbich.hestands forth as
the representative." The speaker said that
President Harrison's administration "opened
with 1.000 saloon keepers in his inaugural pro
cession. "How many slave owners." he asked,
"paraded in President Lincoln's inaugural pro
cession?" SJ. Louis Oat of the Race.
From the Chicago Times.
Jay Gould says that in the matter of the
World's Fair St Louis is putting her best foot
forward. That settles It If she pats that foot
on the fair project it will squash the life all out
of it
An Idle Pastime.
From the Chicago news,!
It is estimated that SO per cent of all the peo
ple in theTJnited States are now spending their
leisure moments in inventing towers to be toller,
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THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A Small Change, bat an .Embarrassing One
A Deacon' Use of Prayer Tiro Can
Flay at Prayerful Personalities.
Fob the convenience of nocturnal customers
a druggist, whose store is on one of the prin
cipal streets in Allegheny,, has long had beside
his store door a speaking tube and an electric
button. In order to make the month of tho
tube noticeable he had the words "speak here"
painted about it thus:
SPEAK
o
HEBE.
For years the sign has guided the multitude
to break: in upon the druggist's slumbers.
Some days ago, however, a painstaking wag
went to work upon the sign with a paint brush.
When he had finished the job the legend,
tempting to the dry and ungodly wayfarer,
read thus:
BPEAK
o
EASY.
Paint has rehabilitated the sign, but the In
quiries for illegal liquors keep up at the drug
gist's innocent soda water fountain.
V
The story Is being told In Presbyterian circles
that at tbe last meeting of the American Board
a brother who had been sat down on by tbe
presiding officer was asked later on to lead in
prayer. He accepted the invitation gladly, and
in a very fervent way prayed ; "Lord, bestow
good sense upon our Moderator, for he stands
badly in need of some I"
Whether the story is trae or not, and it has
nothing impossible about it, it reminds me of
an experience which was actually my own.
.
In a certain household it was the custom to
hold family prayers the last thing at night As
a rule tbe paternal head of the family read the
prayers ont of an old blue-backed scrap book
which contained some of the grandest Invoca
tions of Qod's mercy and most eloquent thanks
givings that I ever heard. The beauty of all
these prayers was that they brought peace into
the family, poured oil on troubled waters,. and
never could be twisted into personal bearing.
Prayers, to my mind, should never wonnd any
oneIt is quite a different and a laudable qual
ity in a prayer, however, to stir the conscience.
Well, it happened every once in a while that
the benevolent paterfamilias was called from
home. Whenever this happened the other
head of the family read prayers, and being a
rather pious woman and Evangelical in her
leanings, she trusted to prayers of ber own
composing. They were not great in a literary
sense; neither was the spirit that pervaded
them lofty, but they were terribly personal.
Every person upon their knees In that room
was acquainted with the heinous character of
his or her misdoings that day. The sins were
apportioned accurately and all that lacked ot
tbe complete identification of tbe sinners was
their names. It made that time of prayer any
thing but emollient in its effects. It should be
added that the good lady was not the mother
in fact of the children for whom sho prayed.
.
One night it happened that m the absence of
the paternal pastor and his alternate being so
hoarse that she could not speak above a whisper,
a youth fresh from college was called upon to
offer up prayer. He fell back upon "the gov
ernor's" blue book for the body of that little
service, but when he came to the end of the
prayers appointed for that day he could not
resist the temptation to payback a predecessor
in ber own coin. He prayed accordingly with
startling fervor for the reform and spiritual re
newal of his stepmother; not by name, of
course, but in such a way as to make the object
of his solicitude thoroughly cognizant ot his
meaning.
It bad one happy result there was never a
prayerful personality uttered in that house
hold again.
TEE FUTURE OP PDEL GAS.
Interesting Statements by n Gentleman Fn.
miliar With the Subject.
From a paper on "Fuel Gas." read by Mr.
John Young before tbe American Gas Light
Association, and published In Light, Heat ana
Power, the following extracts are taken:
Iffnelgasls to be the fuel of the future, atten
tion must be turned to devising means first to se
cure perfect combustion of tbe fuel, and then to I
utilize the developed beat to the utmost extent for
heating the inside ot our houses, where it Is
wanted, instead of sending from 80 to 90 per cent
oi theheat np the chimney to heat tbe atmosphere
outside where It is not wanted. In this direction
I think lies the solution-"of the fuel gas problem.
Tbe price at which a fuel gas of practical value
can be manufactured and sold is pretty well de
termined, and under no circumstances, so far as I
can see, can It be sold cheap enough to displace coal
if used in our present appliances. That it is possi
ble to greatly Improve on our present methods
and attain much nearer the theoretical value of
the fuel, admits of very little doubt, but as yet
comparatively little has been done In that di
rection. We still adhere to our various forms of
stoves and open fireplaces, hot air furnaces that
ao not near me air, unless rue products or com
bustion are going into the chimney red hot, and
in
The rapid progress that has been made during
the last few years In reducing the cost of produc
tion and distribution of electric lighting, its
rapidly growing popularity for street lighting and
for stores, hotels, theaters, railway stations and
even private residences point to a not far distant
time when illuminating gas companies must look
to some other means of utUizlng their manufact
uring and distributing plant than in the supply
of Illuminating gas. Would It not be well for gas
companies to spend some time and money In In
vestigating Into the possibilities of a manufact
ured fuel gas when applied to domestic heating
and cooking on thoroughly economic and scien
tific prtnclplesr
The Importance of pure air In relation to health
was never realized to the extent it Is to-day.
There Is a general outcry against the filthy, un
healthy, costly and unscientific system of throw
ing Into the atmosphere of our cities thousands of
tons of unconsumed carbon in the form of smoke
which depresses our spirits, irritates our lungs,
saps the energy of our wives and daughters by the
incessant and Irritating warfare against dirt, and
lowers the whole tone of our moral and physical
nature. The remedv is gaseous fuel. It may be
difficult and somewhat costly, but If It falls within
the range of possibility, there Is little doubt of Us
accomplishment
What's tbe Matter With Kentucky t
From tbe JJetrolt Free l'reis.l
Tbe present Governor of Kentucky, like most
of them who have gone before, sadly lacks
backbone. Kentucky is the only State in the
Union whore feuds are permitted to affect en
tire counties, and where gangs of outlaws can
take possession of towns, drive out tbe legal
officers, and run things to suit themselves. It
Is a disgrace to the century.
i
Tho Youngest Mather In New York.
Kingston, October 29. In all probability
the youngest mother In the State at tbe present
time is Mrs. William Martin, of Summitville.
Sullivan county, who a few days ago gave birth
to a 9-pound girl. Mrs. Martin is only 13 years
and 7 months old, and of ordinary build. She
has more the appearance of a school girl than
a mother.
Profession nnd Practice.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Russia's excuse for war has always been that
the other power was. oppressing Christians.
She is. after Tnrsey again on this same ground,
although her own laws make every one believe
in the same doctrine or rot in prison. She's a
nice old bear to protect free thought and free
worship.
DEATHS OP A DAT.
t
Dr. William Herron.
Dr. William M. Herron, one of tbe oldest and
most prominent physicians of Allegheny, died
yesterday morning at his home, No. 16S Robinson
street. He was 67 years of age. Besides being de
voted to his practice as a physician, he spent con
siderable time In other branches of science. lie
was the son of William Herron, one of the pioneer
tanners of Allegheny county.
Tbe deceased was one of six children, and had a
brilliant career as student and practitioner. He
was an exact scientist and a successful Inventor,
although the general public knew little about his
remarkable attainments. One of his most Intimate
friends and co-laborers was Frof. John Brasbear.
Over a years ago he visited Europe and purchased
a fine telescope, which still remains In his library.
He developed a wonderful taste and adaptation
for astranowicalresearch. Ajnong his inventions
was a device In connection with electric lighting,
and a self-acting battery, by which contents of
Jars are kept In a constant state of agitation, thus
largely Increasing the strength and even the flow
of electric currents.
Pror. Brashear speaks of his old-time friend and
co-laborer in the following manner: "A wise
man and able counselor, a staunch friend, a noble
philanthropist and a man of remarkable genius,
are about the simplest terms of praise 1 can use In
connection with his name."
Dr. Herron leaves a widow, two sons and two
daughters. Of the sons, John is connected with
tbe Pennsylvania Company and "William is with
tho Chicago and Northwestern Ballway. One
daughter Is the wife of Chief Engineer Itodd, of
the Pennsylvania Company, aud tho other of
Tb.omasM.JIarsb.au, Jr.
alsjar Morse K, Taylor.
"Wabbtnoton,. October 9." TheJ'W.arvDepart'
meat ny soeen -aaneea or me a earn, at wa Aa
TOSto w jsjgv? jsor ro & aajior, reureu,i
THE FIRST WEDD1H6.
Fnsblounble People Fill the Point Breeze
Church Tbe Illontanye-Yandcrgrlft
Nuptials Gorgeous Costumes.
The first wedding to grace the Point Breeze
Presbyterian Church, East End, occurred last
evening at 7:30 o'clock, when Mr. Joseph B.
Vandcrgrift and Miss Diana Montanye as
sumed tbe leading Toles, assisted in the drama
of real life byMissEmlie V.Mitchell, of Buf
falo, N. Y., as maid of honor, Misses Balzell,
Bingham, Miller and Fownes were the bride
malds.Dr. John Polak, of New York, best man,
Messrs. Beymer, Harley, Neal and Laughlin
were the ushers, while Rev. Dr. W. J. Reid,
assisted by Rev. Bewitt Benham, pronounced
tbe important words.
The church was handsomely decorated with
tropical plants. The bridf, leaning upon the
arm of her father, Mr. James McQ,ulston, was
preceded to the altar by the brideraaids, maid
of honor and ushers, where the groom and best
man awaited them. During tbe ceremony the
grouping of the attendants around the inter
ested parties formed a decidedly artistic
tableau. The bride was tbe prettiest little
mortal imaginable in an Imported gown of rich
white satin, fashioned with a plain, smooth
fitting waist and a straight, full skirt, termina
ting in a demi-train. The design was copied
from a picture of her great grandmother, taken
on tbe latter's wedding day. White gloves,
slippers and veil completed the costume, while
an immense bouqnet of white chrysanthemums
gave the finishing touch.
In direct contrast to the blonde beauty of the
brido was the maid of hqnor, a bright brunette,
and a cousin of the bride. She was arrayed in
a Parisian gown of crepe de chene in spotless
white, fashioned in tbe Empire style. White
slippers and gloves and a bunch of chrysanthe
mums were the accessories ot the toilet The
maids were all in similar attire of white crepe
de chene and carried chrysanthemums in differ
ent colors. The gentlemen were in the usual
attire. After tbe ceremony at the church the
company repaired to the future nome of the
happy couple, 14 o. 36 McPherson street, Boule
vard place, which had been transformed into a
bower of chrysanthemums. The mantels were
banked in distinct colors, pink, white, yellow
and red. The railing of tbe stairway leading
to tho nppcr floor where the presents were dis
played was handsomely trimmed with
green and clusters ot the prevailing
flowers tied with ribbons. The mu
sicians were placed just ontside the
rcceDtion hall, a portion of the porch having
been Inclosed for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs.
Vandergrift filled the position of host
and hostess in a charming manner, and, com
bined with the delightful musio furnished by
the orchestra, a most delightful evening was
tho resnlt The bride and groom both are
well known to society people. The wedding
will be remembered as one of the most fashion
able of the season. A honeymoon journey to
different places of interest In the
United States will be entered upon to-morrow.
The presents were everything that wealth
and excellent taste could suggest The floral
decorations of tbe church and house were by
A. M. & J. B. Murdoch. In each bouquet car
ried by the maids of honor was securely fast
ened a nanasome lace pin, tne gilt oi tne
froom. A number of guests relatives of the
ride were in attendance from New York
and other Eastern cities. Tbe upper circle of
Pittsburg and East End society were largely
represented.
A GRECIAN WEDDING.
Miss Ada Myers Becomes the Brido of
John A. Scott of This Cltv.
At 7 o'clock last evening, in the German
Lutheran Trinity Churcb, Miss Ada Myers be
came Mrs. John A Scott The bride was es
corted by her father, Mr. E. H. Myers, and
proceeded to the altar by six ushers, two bride
maids, two little flower girls and maid of honor.
Rev. A. Ahner officiated. The bride was radiant
in a gown of white embossed silk, with full
train, high corsage and elbow sleeves. Dia
mond ornaments were worn and a handsome
veil with white slippers and gloves completed
the toilet Bnde roses composed the bouquet
The maid of honor. Miss Irene Myers, a sister
of tbe bride, was dressed in India silk, trimmed
with white ribbon velvet Tho bridemaids.
Misses Mary Scott and Emma Robinson were
dressed in Grecian costumes of pink and green
India silk, with trimmings, including slippers
and gloves, of the same color.
The little flower girls, Laura and Emma
Myers, both sisters of the bride, were in cos
tumes of pure white, with baskets of white
roses. The position of best man was filled by
Mr. Will Hart The ushers were Messrs.
Leggett, Bergman, Ewart Hoene andGloger.
Tbe reception was held at the residence of the
bride's parents, Ronp station. An excellent
supper was served, and to the strains of
Gernert's Orchestra dancing was indulged in
until the departure of the bride and groom on
the midnight train for Cleveland. The pres
ents were very handsome. That ot the groom
was an imported piano, which will adorn their
future home In Lawrenceviile. -.
A MINISTER WEDS.
The Pastor of the Forty-Third
Street
Church Takes a Bride.
Miss Annie Renshaw, daughter of Mr. John
A. Renshaw, and Rev; H, Howard Stiles, pastor
of the Forty-third Street Presbyterian Churcb,
were made one in the East Liberty Presbyterian
Church last evening at 623 o'clock. Tbe cere
mony was performed by Dr. James 'Moffat
President of the Washington-Jefferson College,
Washington, Pa., assisted by Rev. Dr. Kuliner,
pastor of the church. The bride and gioom
were preceded to the altar bv six nshers. and
two little nieces of the bride as flower girls.
The ushers were Messrs. Thomas Stevenson, F.
Chester BidweU, Ralston Crabbe, Charles
Jones, Harry Ewing and Frank Friend. Little
Margaret and Rebecca Chislett, as flower girls,
dressed in white, carried baskets of pink carna
tions. White Italian faille, with a front of eilk
brocade trimmed with duchess lace, formed
the bridal costume. The corsage was half high,
with rounding front and finished with a fall of
lace. Mousquetaire sleeves terminated at the
elbow. Theskirtwas demi-train. A handsome
yell, with gloves and slippers of white, were
also part of tbe toilet No flowers were car
ried. DUNCAN SHERADEN.
A Quiet Little Country Wedding; at Sheridan
Station.
At Sheraden station last evening at 5 o'clock
Robma S. L. Duncan became the wife of Mr.
William J. Sheraden, of the firm of John Hall,
Jr., & Co., No. 621 Liberty street The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Charles EL
Locke. The couple were unattended, with the
exception of the bride's brother, Mr. Horner
j. Lindsay, of Carnegie, Phipps 4 Co., who was
master of ceremonies. The bridal toilet was of
white faille Francahe, skirt of dancing length,
laid in wide pleats and draped with French
lace and loops of ribbon. Tbe bodice formed a
V-sbapea neck, and was trimmed with seed
E earls and lace. The costume was completed
y white gloves and slippers, while a bunch of
La Franca roses, was carried. The houso was
beautifully decorated with cut Sowers. An
enjoyable repast was served by Luther, and
Toerge Bros.' Orchestra inspired the fairy feet
to trip until a late hour. The brido and groom
bade farewell and took the 9 o'clock train West
for a three weeks trip, which will Include Cin
cinnati and other points.
IN THE FROZEN NORTH.
Tho Utile Esquimau Lady Entertains East
Liberty Society.
The Emory M. E. Church, in the East End,
was crowded to the doors last night by the
society people of tbe East Liberty Valley to
hear Miss Olof Krarer, the native Esquimau
lady, deliver ber famous lecture about life in
Greenland. Tbe lady is about four feet high,
and has been lecturing in this country for the
past six or seven years. Her talks are devoted
to a description of Greenland and Iceland and
ido customs oi ine people in ine irozen north.
She speaks English quite fluently, and has a
large fund of interesting and amusing anec-
dotes seen among 1
her people.
BEOWALTisR-HEAD.
A Wedding at Lalrobo Solemnized
by
Father Kearney.
A 7-o'clock wedding in tbe Catholic Church
at Latrobe yesterday mornlpg, united in mar
riage Miss Ella Showalterand Mr. Joseph C.
Head, of the First National Bank of that
place. Rev. Father Kearney, of S,t Patrick's
Church, this city, solemnized the wedding.
Miss Rafferty, of the East End, was maid of
honor. Messrs. Thomas and William Kirk, of
Pittsburg, were the ushers. After the cere
mony the guests partook of an excellent break
fast, furnished bv Hagan of this city, at the
residence of the bride's parents
McDowell's Birthday.
Coroner Heber McDowell yesterday reached
the thirty-sixth milestone in his 'journey
throngb life, and entertained last evening a
very large delegation of enthusiastic friends at
his residence. The gathering was in the nature
of a surprise party, and for once tbe unex
pected but hospitable bost wasnot forewarned.
Tho present he prized most was a silk bandker-
chlof, from his mother, hemmed by her own
hands, with a, gentle reminder that soma' 30
years ago he kept her hands t.xbusy in keeu
lug him ont of. mischief to. do much flue work
for him. The old lady's joke was heartily en
joyed by the whole company.
kiHri?'."5'ewBtH8e
TBtes of the Children's TsaMtegMHeLt
East End, have recently purchased the Laclede
Hotel property on Collins avenue for the sum,
of $10,000 and will there hold the sessions of the'
school. The M. E. Church has been the scene
of the interesting work for some time past
ON A LONG JODENET.
A Farewell Reccptiou Tendered to Colonel
Thomas Brown.
The Union Fishing Club of Allegheny threw
open its doors last nlgbt for the first time in its
history. The occasion was the ceremony of
bidding a formal farewell to Colonel Thomas
Brown, a popular member of tbe club, and Se
lect Councilman from tbe Third ward. Mr.
Brown departs to-night for New York City,
and sails by way of Aspinwall for San Fran
cisco in a few days. The employes of the
water department wished to express their es
teem for him, and arranged a little meeting of
his friends at tbe clubhouse There they pre
sented him with a through ticket from New
York to bis destination, and also two band
some leather valises. Mr. Charles Gerwig
made a neat presentation speech, and Mr.
Robert Bilworth responded for Mr. Brown.
THE THANKS OP VETERANS.
A Committee to Carry Framed Resolutions
to Milwaukee.
Lieutenant James M. Lysle Post 128, G. A
Rhave prepared a handsome set of resolu
tions to be sent to the Calumet Club of Milwau
kee, Wis., whose guest tbe post was at the re
cent National Encampment The resolutions
have been engrossed and framed. A committee
of the post will go to Milwaukee and present
them in person. The work is in colors, contain
ing the emolems of the army and navy, corps
badges, etc
In a Social War.
Under the skillful management of Miss
Annie Unterbaum, daughter of Captain Henry
Unterbaum, of the Police Bureau, about 50
young people congregated at her home last
evening and proceeded to tbe home of Mrs.
Williams, No. 2117 Carson street, bouthslde,
where tney completely took possession of the
house. Dancing, music and refreshments were
great aids to the pleasure of the occasion.
A complimentary benefit will be tendered
Rev.-ColonelJobn A Danks at Veteran Le
gion Hail, No. 77 Sixth avenue, this evening.
A large number of tbe Colonel's friends are
expected to bo in attendance, as be will de
liver his famous lecture on Gettysburg. Tbe
Lewis Quartet Club will have charge of the
musical programme.
Lieutenant Andrew Obth , of the Second
police district, celebrated tbe twenty-first anni
versary of bis wedding last night, at his resi
dence on Thirty-fifth street A pleasant even
ing was passed, and a large number of guests
were present to do justice to a fine spread.
In Detroit to-day Miss Carrie Frances Alli
son will adopt the name of Mrs. John S.
Hughes. Tbe groom is a well-known railroad
man of this city, connected for a number of
years with the Star Union line.
In Philadelphia to-day Mr. Charles Metcalf,
one of Pittsburg's popular young men, will
lead to the altar Miss Alice Wood, daughter of
the well-known iron manufacturer, formerly of
this city.
A otjmbbb of young people ot tbe hill met
at the residence of Maurice J. Brown last even
ing ana formed a branch of theO. L.S.C. It
will be known as the Laurel Circle.
De. W. E. Hallock, a rising yonng physi
cian ot Fifth avenue, will, in Freehold, N. Y.,
claim Miss Belle McLean as a bride to-day.
Dk. W. B. Taymb, of McKeesport, will
to-day become the husband of Miss Weaver, of
No. 32 Garfield avenue, Allegheny City.
The Eaton-Darr wedding will take place to
day at the residence of Mr. George W.Dair,
the bnde's brother, on Hiland avenue.
The Teutonic Club wilt give a theatrical
entertainment at their clubhouse on Pike
street, in Allegheny City, this evening.
-Mrs. C. L. Maoee, who is at present visiting
friends in Massillon, O., will be at home at the
Duquesne Hotel after Wednesday.
Miss Minktta Fobs, of Locnst street,
gave a very enjoyable euchre party last even
ing. THE CLAIMS OF CHICAGO,
Preparations for tbe World's Fair to be
Fashed With All 6peed.
Chicago, October 29. The Committee on
National Agitation to-day recommended to tbe
.Executive Committee the adoption of the fol
lowing resolutions: "
Whereas, The proposed World's Exposition
of 1892 is designed to be on a more extensive
scale than that of any former World's Fair, and
there Is more time intervening for dne prepara
tion than that consumed In the Instance or any
such prior exposition; and the ablest architects
and experienced judges In such undertakings
declare that in view or Inevitable success, for in
stance, as in procuring the required site, steel
ana other materials for work, in the erection of
great edifices, and in view also or the years of
notice needed for many foreign exhibitors, and in
view generally or the stupendous character or
the protected undertaking, Immediate action is
absolutely essential to its successful execution,
some declaring tbe time Is much too short: and
Whereas, Chicago was the first city to assert, as
she did several, year ago, the claims in the na
tion's lnteiest to the Columbus fair, and was also
first actively in thi field to raise the needed funds,
and whereas, thevast majority of the press of the
country recognize the right in turn, as well as tbe
wisdom of holding the next exposition lnthe in
terior, and the almost unanimous action of City
Councils, Board or Trade and other commercial
bodies of the West and South, Indicating an irre
sistible movement of public sentiment in favor of
such holding in the greatest Inland city of tbe
continent, because other central location and
convenience to the great body of the people, be
cause of the transportation facilities by land and
water, because of her Inviting summer climate,
and because, as a distinguished New York Jour
nalist frankly admits, Chicago is a miracle among
cities, and could certainly accommodate and con
duct a World's Fair with the utmost liberality,
skill and success: and ....
Whereas, In support or Chicago as the nation's
choice, a sufficient number of Congressmen have
already avowed openly their readiness to vote tor
Congressional recognition, thus relieving the en-
terprlse rrom tho degrading necessity of undue
lobbying, and avoiding what would be worse po
litical or sectional complications; and t
v nereas. xae issue is narrowea nown 10 succt9
or rallure, depending to a very large extent upon
instant action, to render the enterprise worthy or
the great occasion, and thus to reflect credit,
rather than discredit upon tbe nation; therefore,
belt
Kesolved, That the people are entitled to their
choice of location for the World's Fair of 1892, and
the men and worn en of Chicago, gratefully accept
ing tbe general declaration of that choice aud
confidently reiving on the promised Congres
sional recognition, now unite In requesting tbe
Incorporators of the World's Exposition or 1832 to
complete their organization, and to proceed at
once to determine upon and carry Into execution
plans for the projected exposition.
The resolutions were presented to the Ex
ecutive Committee in session and were unani
mously adopted.
A N0YEL SPJ3AK-EAST.
A Philadelphia Gang Opens a Saloon la a
Freight Car.
PrnLADEXPHiA, October 23. A gang of men
who frequent the neighborhood ot Front and
Callowhlll streets were arrested on Sunday for
selling liquor without a license. They had ap
propriated a freight car of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad at the streets named
and set up a saloon in it They sold liquor
promiscuously to the residents of that sec
tion. ,
When arrested they had 39 half-pint bottles
and two two-gallon demijohns of whisky.
Drop a Nickel and Get Two Stamps.
From the New York Sau.I
The very newest thing In drop-a-nickel ma
chines went into effect la Delmonico's Broad
street restaurant yesterday, and kept sylph
like John Simon, the manager there, busy all
day explaining how it works. The machine
seUstwoZ-centstampsforanlckel. The stamps
are separated by a bit ot wax paper to prevent
them from sticking, and tbe machine is war
ranted never to get out of order, and never to
make a mistake and slide out a stamp too
many.
One Way to Raise Money.
From the Baltimore American.!
New York should at once put her Exposition
plans on tbe 6-cent counter, and advertise a
bankrupt sale.
HALLOWE'EN.
When October growetu dim
And the merry elves are seen.
Dancing with a dash and vim,
Tben's the tImeof Hallowe'en.
When tho gruesome ghosts and witches
Fly o'er gloomy roads anddltcb.es.
Then the goblins force the moon
From very fear to hide her sheen
Behind the clouds. For else she'd swoon
To see the sights of Hallowe'en,
When the gruesome ghosts and witches
Fly o'er gloomy roads and ditches. ,
Then sport the sprites of land and sea;
, But all the boys and girls terrene.
Who mind not nurse's mild decree,- -
Think every night's a Mauewe'es,
Vaeatbe griMtelsM gksttnaad wIMttes.
po'ealeeatyi
V,
METROPOLITAN MELAHGE.
The Little German Band Mast Go.
NIW TOKK SUSEAU SPECIALS.!
NbwYobk; October 2& The little German
bandmust go. The .Aldermen have said it
The celebrated resolution, instigated by the
i no CAienraiea resoinzion. mtMa.Tn nv zn&
Musicians' Protective Union against curbstone
bands, came up for consideration in tbe city
council this afternoon. Several of the lsV
Aldermen present who represented German
wards tried to steal away, so as to leave the
meeting without a quorum. They were dragged
back, and the ordinance prohibiting itinerant
street bands from performing on the streets
was passed unanimously. The ordinance goes
into effect at once. It provides a fiaa of 110
for each offense.
A Great Time Anticipated.
The crack regiments of the National Guard
in New York and Brooklyn, and all posts of the
G. A. R. In both cities will celebrate to-morrow
the laying of the cornerstone of the soldiers'
memorial arch op the. Prospect Park plaza,
Brooklyn. General W. T. Sherman will lay
the stone, Colonel Harry W. Knight wilt pre
side as grand marshal, and tho Rsv.Dr. Wesley
Davis, chaplain of the Twenty-third, Brook,
lyn's crack regiment, will make the prayer.
About 12,000 old soldiers and militia, are. ex
pected to take part In tbe parade and exercises.
Bobbed n Girl of Her Hair.
Katie Schnman, a 15-year-old. factory girl
with a pretty face and a magnificent head. of
halr.stopped on a corner to gossip with a friend
on her way home from work, last night. Sud
denly she felt a gentle tug at the heavy brown
braid of hair down her back, and heard a click
of shears. A gust of wind blew on the back of
her neck. She put up both hands, to findher
hair all gone. Then she screamed haraand
took after a man she saw running down the
street with her hair in one hand and shears in
the other. Several boys and a policesaa
joined in the chase. The fugitive dropped the
i' hair In his flight and finally scurried off into
a blacK alleyway, where no one could find mm
The police are still looking for him.
A Speaking Clock Next.
Inventor Edison is busily engaged in making
a phonographic clock, which instead of ringing
ont tbe number of the hour, will announce tba
time of day in stentorian tones. The clock is
on the same simple plan as the talking dott. It
shouts out the time every quarter of aa hour. Mr.
Edison predicts great popularity for this new
invention. The clock will not be put on. tho
market for several months.
Matrimonial Mishaps Cause Bad Blood.
August Heide, sausage maker, Mrs.Heide
and five small Heides came fromPhiladelphla
to New York four years ago. They took rooms
in a tenement house next to the quarters of
David Slmpkina, an aged G. A. R. veteran.
Simpkins soon fell inlove with Mrs. Heide, and
showed it Mrs. Heide liked Simpkins, and
showed it too. Heide made a great row about
their intimacy, and threatened to sue for a di
vorce. As he was rather 'slow to begin pro
ceedings, Simpkins and Mrs. Heide got mar
ried, in the hope of hurrying him un. Then
Heide got obstinate and refused to be divorced.
atalL So Mrs. Heide stepped across the hall
to Simpkins apartment and assumed the name
of Mrs. Simpkins. After two years Simpkiaa
and the former Mrs. Heide fell out and the
woman returned to her old quarters, across the
halL This joint matrimonial partnership in
volved Heide and Simpkins in a series of quar
rels, wmen culminated this afternoon In a fight
in Simpkins room. During the tussle a bucket
of blood, which the sausage-maker had set down
just inside the veteran's door, was upset, and"
spoiled the carpet Simpkins had Heide ar
rested for malicious mischief. Heide hact
Simpkins arrested for assault Both were re
manded and a warrant issued against the
woman for bigamy.
A Nose Hade to Order.
Mrs. E. Hoffman, of Brooklyn, lost her nose
by disease ten years ago. She had several doc
tors try their luck at replacing it, but they all
failed. Then she bought a rubber nose, which
was kept in place by a- complicated lot of
springs and strings. A few days ago 'she' got
tired of this rubber nose, and asked a promi
nent Williamsburg surgeon to give her a better
one. He did it thus: He raised the suakea'
skin that once covered the woman's nose, and
divided Jt lengthwise. From a live chicken tbe
surgeon removed the. breast ibone.leavlBr--i
the tender cartilaginous filament t and perloa
tens. These, latter ha sewed to tea naked
flesh of the nose, and over the boaebedrewa
portion of the periosteum cut from, tbe tore
head ot the woman- The surgeon is confident
that this new nose will be an organic part of
MrsHoffman at the end of two months. As it
is now, Mrs. Hoffman's chicken-breast nese,
though a trifle large andRoman.ls far from
ugly. Sh e says it is far more comfortable than
a rubber nose or no nose at all.
LEW WALLACE'S EAELI I0ME.
The Cabla Where He Dwelt When & Bey
la Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, October 29. To-day work
men tore away the modern frame structure
marking tho Wallace homestead, and there
stood revealed to the street the primitive log
cabin home ot the late Governor Wallace,
where General Lew Wallace, of "Ben Hot"
fame; William Wallace, postmaster of this
city, and their brothers, spent their boyhood.
The cabin contains nro rooms, and since
stripped of its modern dressing ft stands asH
did 60 years ago, save that tie puncheon floor
has given away to one ot modern sawed lum
ber. How UsataMa le Literary Fosse.
From the Chicago Tribune.!
The gifted Howells knocks the last prop from
under tho fame of Charles Dickens just In time
to prevent some deeply wronged person in Bac
villeorTater Hollow from rising np to data
tbe real authorship of Dickens' works andta
prove him a plagiarist
Booms as Dangerous aa Bombs.
From the Chicago Times. I
Stories of destltQtionJand suffering are al
ready beginning to come in from the neighbor
hood of Pierre, the capital of the new State of
South Dakota. How long will it be before peo
ple will learn not to follow np booms unless
they have something with which to help along
the boomr
How tbe Australian Closets Worked.
From tbe Minneapolis TrlbuncI
The more we study the result in Montana, the
more we are convinced that the Australian sys
tem of voting, can mix up things about as hope
lessly as the native born American system.
TRI-STATB TRIFLES,
In instructing her how to handle the weekly
wash a Germantown lady told ber servant,
fresh from Castle Garden, to take the horse to
the kitchen and hang the clothes on it to dry.
The following morning the household were
aroused by the noise, and Investigation showed
that Bridget had backed the family horse from
the stable into the kitchen, and had tried to
cover it with wet clothes, but tbe animal ob
jected to the treatment
A calf without a tail has beeSj barn near
Knottsville, Taylor county, WVa.
A CTTRLT walnut log was sold by a Bursa,
Logan county, W. Va., man for 36,086. Mr. D.
Williamson, of Indianapolis, being the pur
chaser; Police-can Jbf7 CnALVONT, of Chester,
-was a pail-bearer at-the funeral of John Gilstea
on Friday, and at the grave tbe earth, oaved ,
throwing Cbalf ont into the excavation, thereby
fulfilling a prediction, often made in a jest by
Gtlston, that Chalf ont would be la the grave
first
Thk story that gold was found on a farm
near Pboenixville prates to be the result of a
joke- A specimen piece of roek submitted to
a jeweler was crushed by him and sprinkled
with bronze coloring and returned to the finder.
AYoBXCOUNTr schoolmistress has got Into
trouble through, fastening sticking plasters
over the mouths of her pupils to keep them
from talking. (
8. W. Kindig, of Barbour oonaty, W. Va,
while out squirrel hunting, stepped on the bstt
of a tree. The leg rolled do wn the. hill, wrecked
the kitchen attached to J.W.Haller'a resi
dence, aad mashed ap tbe furniture.
Geokge Fbebbricks, who lives near,L-
tonU, U wassearedJMariy oat of has Wits the
other, aicat ayr- sometatpy ae ta euaait w
ttsO8'j Vt fizts tVSan'09SL wlWMwi JK'
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CMKBS COIsBExtSATICrSS.
TJ-t.- m :i I nuall rr ,rfl
xuauu Aerziwry atw ,ww mirao oi arn-
gattsgOMchea,
At Wert Harwich Mass., liWe Siria.
tHrban years old. rMsW.
... . . . ' - - . --s
oi cranDemes in a siagle slay. Her Huag',Wi
thls season has brought her in neafiyWsV t . " m
ABlissfield, Mich., maa aeri.esftdly
put a small cartridge lata his. pipe aiest-witfe,
some tobacco the other day, and wei:wi ,
thBffweateitnBOTs4aeeadaMsMt.&X '
The United States Tuk Cemtmtti&
will send to the Boston Maritime ExMbrsiaaU
cosfinlnswgl
Aaspfteaai
iwllaivsft!
BfHK4tqS U& VTIHT 194 BBSI 19
waters.
The Experiment Station at tie l
sityof nilaoiala iavesiiealiBg the
cattle known as mfcrk sieknes. It le
to be. caused by eating a plant of tea, awnsl
eupatotism. fa the last two weeks rsMitsJ
three Immense cars, with aquaria cesiajaiecarfly
andnowaoalflabetegfedoatheplaati y. k
A. C. Carr, the "apple king" of Jtesjie
ftfieanntr. M has. niudanaMr &aaJ saili "1
year. Tne sweet ana sour poraoas are
uted In alternate layers extending froit
to blow, and froa ose-half to one iMti wliV
and can be distlBjruished by the eotor aed tesv
tureof tba. ontaala. skia. The. as4e crew 1st'
tbe famous Pnlleu, or Benson, eresWd to Bset
jtmawum, ana mere are aaia to ne severe
trees wmen bear this peculiar variety of m
The other night John Barn, of J
Coaru, went oat after rabbits with his iefcfl
wiinm a mile or the center oi the bew
dog treed an animal, which Mr. Barns
must be a coon. He took good aim and brsaaht
it down. It proved to baa fine sirver-fpajr c,'
icjj taiKc, anu wiw lira oesi in 6XC0HW tasK
dition. The tree was a pine, with llsshs mow.
ing close to tbe ground. It is the first inntninrt
known in local annals of silver-gray Jesse Is
uia aecues, ret aiaso one oumDtBf a Wee.
-Charles Rosell, Jr., died at his fcftar'sl
house, in Litchfield, Mich., October H, a 1
years. This man was bora whitest a rylnilf
column and had been, obliged to He preee apesf)
his back all his life. He never walked a step.''
andllvMl nmt nt ftKASimnln I IimHI iiii 1
adapted egyeeUBy to his- pecanar nsiossstini.f 3
He ceald balk aad feed himself, bat waa.att,.
very bright Intellectually, so that his oaHielMe,
was almostas blank as that of amoUastc Few
but members of hie family nave seen him. jfe
Woodsburg, Lone Island, has seeml
for two weeks haunted by a mysterious i
She is sees oaly between the hours of i
and 2 a. it, aad is always cladia f uaereel 1
with a single white feather in her sabto taw
She leans pensively on a fence outofdetfceo
tags occupied by a family named Lnsgw usfa.1
and gases wistfully at teat pretty Hm shit I
home. The moment anyone aeeeses aw seal
disappears, no one ib seeviuageBMH
nized her features, though seoreset ttrei
prominent resraeat nave sees aerqMe
A party is being organised to- oaitwa
mysterious betee. .s
A newly appointed jnstf-a -T "i
peace in Fak-bavea, Yt, was asked wtot'l
would ask to marry a forlora-IookJae; a
that had appeared to him from tknbaekvi
The 3. P. thought he could perioral tsiaistsj
monyforSO cents. The man aVowed rtsaihal
might raise that sum. After the ceresseay i
performed the Justice called for the fee. AJlee;
consiaeraoie lumBttng la tee possets"
overalls the bridegroom thoueht he had
lost the SO cents or left it "to. ham." Jfce J.F.? i
having no desire to lose so large a tosses 38
cents, caimiy laiorasa ne nunc yeas mhk m t
was "ansBAnlea. A bystander eassa te'she.
rescue of the young maa and loaned Mat as
cents, which was handed to His Hester. .The
justice then remarked to the eseata MMttsfcey
were again married, aad that tW wm
uvvthj wi resume ww jsurnej.
Several days ago, when 3Cr.
Walker, a farmer living In the not
w
part of Lowndes county, Ga- was in Ms
picking cotton, his aUentloa was alttssssdi
afasasaade py his. boa la a swamp
searlthttli
field. Theymadaaaoise wry awes,:
do when they come np with aa aafn
mat or perhaps a strange drove of i
every now and then one weald see
laougas ueho oi k, supposing iey i
a tilt with a neighbor's hogs. But he i
to tba boase. waea hie sews came
tarn Wed over dead, and then aaetfeec ;
other, aad tne fourth became very sick, 1
cevereo. upon examination ne
that they bad been bitten by a sa
nose, aad one of them oa the wntis.
working far Mr. Walker wBt late thai,
found tie snake aad killed it- It was ,
foot rattier..
Mrs. L. C. StaveasL of Cease
j" IIOw4w3BtWjMswwsf 9k9w
pied female sqglarjot the cagsttiy.,
berasebaad saead tba s-tssaMi; -at
,LakaKttka. Tata season they wen
-fJ
lake on tbe 24th of June. They arol
on October 3. Darieg that tee tbeyc
400 salmon trout or an aggregate
2,068 pounds, 2,800 black bass.
half a pound to five pounds, and 1
of as average weight of a Doand
Mrs. Stevens eaezhf the largest
largest bteek bass and the largest
The treat weiehed 9K assuds. the
poaadsaad tbe pickers! JH pooads.
satfaea treat saecaagsts leuor ae
aad of tie pickerel MT These flab i
pendent or tee nanareas oc-reesr
pereh Mr. and Mrs. Steves oasfjl
"don't count "
GasWoIf, aanaterin taWes4
Colorado country, ated fire shoes asi
witAoutUUingitTlw'sxhaasterfaias
tfonaad be begaa ertbbiai: the braes
gun until the weapo wag keocked osstv
hands. Gns,ln deseribia; the flsdst,!
how he first tried to raaawaytroaai
after the animal was so wounded s
bat three leca. He describes how
caught his righfeaaad ia his jaw, hold
Gas gouged the hear'la tbe eve wit
forefinger, making; the brute 1 go,i
now tee Dear gvaesea ass wis
finally rescue out wu nts not ;
a rock, with wbseh he beat the 1
head, aad then thay relied dawn l
getner, tne Dear zauiaa; mo nt ,o
then manaced to get loose and raa. t
ing camp, aad hie jasoetale atoswei
surgeon. wss seweq, up mm aaae.
Stllcnes, aaa Bang w tn nwsr
cotton. Aae next uy sotee
the scene- of the ceatest aad
dead, bat Mill wans, feint: sbeaH
where the ngh teek: plaae, Thel
about wu j
LITTLS FLaUKAJrTmlsWC,
A Striking Salutaiiea
friend a smart sfapoa.the.hsst. Martin
"Barest eap of eeafea fa Beets
In a oh eao restaurant. Berotws or
think "sweet" fat set the eersset ymfW
poorest." jsonon, jurat. r(
"Is C. S. Smith reHaMeT' sainateaMr?
chant of a mereaatHe ageaey assarts. a!sfhBJilM
Invariably breaks hl -wrV" :
"Yes: he staHers." f Jidnrf t fcs
"Ofe!" he mattered, isssaeaeahr
If
"ceae to match a rlMxm. M'a ait (MM
Haa'Mretarawhea tae store are sis8SSt''sai
asanas brow he sat down to ass si sets
Haatatk Cawrter.
Teo htoh rc-K.-nv -He
was a lawyer Beted lar Us tWU
And deeply lesraed in many etsftl ts
In court be often broke a rseh man's w4H,
B( eenM aet break a wesaaa'swea'i
( JWslPII
BeJabv Will ya. teae ate Jww ta i
Mr. PringK?,
Prtafle watjItHi, L oja.'t knew
about drawleg.
Boety Why, I beard papa say yea. weeav
sigamx wra.-jmi tsti m.
Bilks Com, ap aad. hear' oar
ter to-day. ,, K
Koete-So, tfcanhai 1 aesrd Ms oa
always regreMee K.
JMMca-W ay. J gees yes axe
Xnbht NotabKof H- he ia
married a. SmntttHnltrrit. "t
8HB c-uol saaac, a aaatV'
This nap abeat woman.'
is eat the saw
Forwomas, tike tat o
Has reesecaer te Mr bassets. ;
aSk
Is oaly a stee ttsae,
- -vSBt
"What is a oaaihsekf' saM as
ose of oar eesatry Sa eSswresk ''
lag her papa Is geasrat. Mere ws atasS
of tiles, asa tka aMltlthadwsBtiwr-l
mete eener of the re. "wM. wt m "l
Uanmyr. "A mqUy eow," sa ssiy. I
aasy. Ltgantpwt Jtsnias.
oratt Tata wra.
"Say, are you IT ri was the ! i
brlluiBmieataiAaM.
The Bagger, K stssssa, hahad aatm 'J
IfevertoMaBitwMkaews.
,Tn a awMat lit t
"Was vh wtalatjrteTMi St
Aad tttwwlit that k hsr. :
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