m m' pi K 4 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, JAOTARY It 1890. .. ' ' i V . , , . ' . Kt nnniTT I n 'nnDi nnnnO margarine served with a meal is a sale in demonstration that with the adoption of TUC STROLLER'S STORIES. H ruruLnti rnuLiifluid !Sfe' - Wbo relieve that Legitimate In and Out Door ffiW Bport is Beneficial cive their S&S. . ViewsontheSubicctin TOMORROW'S DISPATCH. TO-MORROW'S ISSUE Will Contain Twenty Pages. Iff IT WILL BE FOUND The Second Installment of RIDER HAG GARD'S Great Btory. BEATRICE. The opening chapter of COME FORTH, a Bib lical Romance of the time of Christ, by Elizabeth Stuart Pbelns. THE MILLIONAIRE MAIDS OF WASH INGTON, by Frank G, Carpenter. (Blus tratecU A "WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT, edited by Olive Thorae Miller and Eliza Archard Con ner. 'A FAIRY STORY that will amuse and In struct the Little Folk. A SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT, edited by a Washington scientist, who is assisted by 19 of his brethren. AN INDUSTRIAL AND POPULAR SCI ENTIFIC DEPARTMENT.arranged by an expert. The above are only a few of the prominent features, the whole constituting a Mam moth SCpago Nnmber.f nil of popular papers by the ablest writers of the day. A FEW OF THE CONTRIBUTORS : Ridel Hansard, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Shirley Dare, Frank G. Carpenter, BUI Nye. Mrs. Partington, Hon. Henry Hall, Clara Belle, Henry C. Maine, Bessie Bramble, Rev. George Hodges, T. S. Bassett FACT. FICTION. MUSIC. DRAMA. SCIENCE. INDUSTRY. ASD ALL THE HEWS QATHEBED I FfiOI EVEET PART OF THE WOBiD. fife B&ffilcg. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 8. 1548, Vol. 41. K 0. S3S. -Entered at Pittsburg rostonce, November 14, JsS7. as second-class matter. Business Office 97 and 09 Fifth Avenue. Neves Rooms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street Eastern Advertising Office, Koom , Tribune Building. XewYork. TEKMS OF THE DISPATCH. FOSTAGE TBXX. IN THE TOTTED STATES. DAILY DISPATCH, One Year. I S 00 DAILY IMsrATCH, PerQuarter 2 00 Dailt Dispatch, One Month 70 Daily IMSFATCH, Including Sunday, lyeax. 10 00 Daily Dispatch, lncludlngEunday.Jni'tbs. ISO Dailt DisrATCH, Including Sunday. Imonth SO EUNDAT DlSPATcn, One Year 2 50 Weekly DISPATCH, One Year. 1 15 The Daily Dispatch is delivered bycarrien at IScenteoer week, or including Sunday edition, at SO cents per week. PITTSBURG. SATURDAY. JAN. 1L 189a OKCE MOBE, THE UBBAEY. The considerate temper already shown by the Allegheny City Property Committee in abandoning its first proposal to take whole charge of the Carnegie Library leads to the belief that, notwithstanding its first seem ingly obstinate stand, the committee is really disposed to provide the best plan of management according to its lights. This being so it is well to have all the light pos sible and the best light at that. The com munication, therefore, from Dr. M. B. Bid die, of the Allegheny Theological Seminary, in onr columns this morning, is of special interest, because it is well known that there are few if any more competent authorities on the uses of a great library than the writer. Dr. Biddle strikes the keynote of this question when he points ont that the func tion of a great library in these days is. to serve as a popular university; that libraries to serve the highest and best purposes "are no longer mere collections of books bnt or ganized selections for their specific purposes, where everyone can find a competent author ity to answer the questions arising in prac tical and intellectual life." In short, in place of being a huge repository for the miscellaneous products of the press, without intelligent and skilled discriminations as to what is valuable, instructive and author itative, the determination of the latter qualification is of the first importance. "We think if this is the correct position and upon the slightest reflection there can be no doubt of it the Councils of Alle gheny must admit that the management should be absolutely "non-partisan, compe tent and stable," as Dr. Biddle urges. It is only a picked and special governing body which can possibly produce such results. "While the resolution adopted in Councils Thursday night, giving the Board of Con trol representation in the management, and leaving the nominations of Councilmen to come from the general bedy, is an improve ment on the plan of leaving the library wholly to the City Property Committee, it still does not go far enough. The most learned men of the city should also be re presented in this governing body, and not in a minority either. There has been a great deal of discussion over the Carnegie Library, but none too much. It can be made an institution not merely of local, but of national renown and usefulness; or on the other hand it may be come but a huge omnium gatherum for all sorts of books, of the making of which in our days there is even less end than there was in the time of Solomon. Whatever their first opinions, the Councilmen of the sister city need not feel the slightest morti fication in revising them according to the advice of the most experienced. There seed be no quarrel between Boetia and At tica in this matter. It will in the iuture bea cause of for greater pride to the Councilmen to point to a splendidly successful library which they organized, by wise provisions, than to repose on the merely ephemeral and doubtful triumph of carrying through any undigested programme which happened at first sight to recommend itself. Allegheny has a good chance to make iti library as worthily notable at the mag nificent home Mr. Carnegie has provided for it. Everybody hopes it will make the best of the opportunity. WHOSE ABE THE EEHNANIS1 The Supreme Court of this State is liter ally ladling out information by the bucket ful on all sort of interesting subjects. Everybody who is a victim w the habit of 'absorbing nourishment in city restaurants should study the decision of the Supreme 'Court in the case of a restaurant keeper of Pittsburg named Miller. The legal ques tion which is decided namely, that oleo margarine served with a meal is a sale in the sense that the law of 18S5 makes pun ishableis not more interesting as another involved in the case. We should like to know whether restaur ateurs recognise the right of a customer to take with him any remnants of the meal served to him. In this case, now decided adversely to the restaurateur, Chief Justice Pazson has filed a dissenting opinion, which will find favor with hotel and restaurant keepers. Judge Paxson admits the right of guests to fill their stomachs, but denies them that of filling their pockets with food they could not eat It is ended that Judge Paxson is not a patron of the lunch counter. His dictum points to gluttony as a last resource. Sup pose a man with a quarter of a. dollar and ten minutes to spare orders a twenty-five cent meal. The waiter, cook and other con spirators are slow. The ten minutes are gone when the meal arrives. Has not that man the right to put the roast beef in his coat pocket, the potatoes in his vest and the coffee in his hat, if he choose? He pays twenty-five cents just the same, whatever vehicle he provides for the food's removal. Does Judge Paxson wish to enforce the covert claim of the restaurateur to the rem nants of the meals served? We know how the ingenious cook can conjure with the debris of a dinner. .Entrees of all sorts, soups and mysterious pies rise from the ruins of honest joints. The awful, the un fathomable, the national enemy, restaurant hash, has found its apotheosis in the Su preme Court. D0CXOBS AHD THE WIHTKB. In the case of doctors disagreeing, the public is privileged to decide for itsell; and that case arising in the expressions given elsewhere, of the various physicians regard ing the relations of au open winter, like the present, to the general health, Ihe right and necessity of private and inexpert judgment follows very plainly. The divergence of opinion between the physicians is brought out inn rather unique form. But it is neither inexplicable, nor in consistent with the general value and intel ligence of medical science. The fact is, there is some basis of fact for most, if not all, the views expressed. The physician who has given his attention to one branch of the subject, may be permitted to look upon it rather differently than one who has studied with equal care and intelligence, another branch. It is the old fable of the two sides ot the shield reduced to modern times. Private judgment, thereforecan accept the dictum of all doctors that there are dis eases peculiar to cold winters and others which arise more frequently in warm ones. If we have the grip, as a result of this weather, we escape the less engrossing but more enduring1 pangs of the chilblains. Malaria may be generated, hut bronchitis and pneumonia are abated. The divergence in opinions may also permit us to turn from the somewhat depressing consideration of the ailments which follow the different tem peratures, to the compensations that attach to each. On the whole, the study of the subject will lead to the .conclusion that we had better take the weather as it comes, adopt the evident precautions that are needed when it blows warm and when it blows cold, and look at the bright side of both hard and soft winters. When we determine to make the best of anything it generally turns out that the best is very good. BLAST ITJBKACE CASUALTIES. The fatal accident at the Lucy Furnace yesterday ,by which one man was killed and another fatally injured, was caused by one of those casualties which form the hazards of blast furnace work and which human precaution has not yet learned now to avert. The "scaffolding" or bridging of the charge in a blast furnace, and its subsequent "slip" or fall, have been diminished in fre quency by the modern improvements in that industry; but that science has not yet mastered the means of preventing them al together, is shown by the casualties which cost the life of W. B. Jones at Braddock, as well as that of yesterday. If the secret of entirely avoiding such untoward develop ments of the iron-smelting industry could be disclosed, it would do much to lessen the pecuniary as well as the physical hazards of the business. Until that is done, it is of little avail to inquire for a cause of the unpleasant frequency of these accidents of late. THE NEWEST BATXB0AD, The report that Mr; Carnegie is forming an alliance of his railway and manufacturing interests with the Baltimore and Ohio Bail road, is thoroughly exploded by statements from authentatire sources, including Mr. Carnegie himself. That part of the rumor arising out of the acquisition of the Valley road by the Baltimore and Ohio may, there fore, be relegated to the limbo of dead and gone reports of new railway connections. There are, however, strong indications that the transaction may hare an intimate rela tion to the railway interests of this city. The indications are in the direction of the creation of a new line from Pittsburg to the lakes, through a connection of the Pitts burg, Chartiers and Toughiogheny with the Valley road. The union of the B. & O. with this project would at once strengthen the scheme and increase the connections of the B. & O. in this quarter. Pittsburg will be glad to see any such project realized. There will be business for all the roads that may be built to the lakes under fair competition. POSSIBILITIES O? THE P0I5T. The remark of a real estate man quoted in the financial column of yesterday's Dis patch, that in the extension of business new quarters would have to be sought in the direction of the Point, deserves the consideration of the property owners of that district A proper comprehension of the possibilities that can result from an intelli gent and progressive policy on the down town streets, ought to produce the most marked changes in that section. The high prices recently paid for property on the leading business streets give the best measure of the pressure of trade on the streets which are suited for .first-class busi ness. The extension so far has been mainly along Penn avenne, with sporadic attempts to go above Smithfield .street checked by the barrier of the hump. At the same time, a Tast amount of property below Market and Sixth streets bos comparatively small value, and the same is true of considerable portions of Pint, Second and Third avenues above Market The reason for this is sot hard to discover. It is not for lack of central loca tion, but simply because the buildings are unsuited to modern trade, .and the streets laid out in the last century are so narrow as to discourage rebuilding. For any adaptation to modern seeds this entire district will have to be rebuilt With the xecon 'truction in view an intelligent and fore sighted policy of widening the streets would be comparatively easy offnlfilment. It is almost susoeptible of mathematical demonstration that with the adoption of sew building lines, to which all future structures must conform, an.Jra of rebuild ing would set In for that district, and that 20 years would see it reconstructed with fine buildings and streets capable of doing busi ness. The locatiop of the district makes it the natural quarter for wholesale trade. It has been prevented from attaining that char acter by the antiquated character of its streets and structures. Is not the present a favorable time to modernize it and give it the full benefit of its capabilities? The comments of the humorist -sometimes contain unique Ideas which are unintentional. A rather strong case of the sort has just been perpetrated by the Norrlstown Herald in connection with tho report that the Empress Frederick has ordered a telephone connection made by which she ranpiear th epera In her own palace. The usually witty Herald says: "Until the telephone enables a man to Bee the ballet in his own house, the Empress husband It she has one will continue to secure a seat in the opera house, pretty well up front" Considering that it is not two years since the death of the Emperor Frederick of Germany was a matter of world-wide news, the above intimation, as to the character of amusements furnished the im perial spirits in the other world, is about as re markable for its originality as for its surprising character. If Mr. Carnegie has joined forces with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, it may yet anpear that the Vanderbilts and the Pennsyl vania Railroad do not hold the prosperity of this city in their hands so much as ihey may fondly have imagined. The success of Brice in the Democratio caucus is, ot coarse, making a great deal of comment as to Its peculiar characteristics; but it is pertinent to remark that something which has happened cotemporancously makes the contrast between the two parties, that while it raises a great kick to elect one corporation Senator by the Democrats in Ohio, the Republi cans out in Montana elect two of them without even creating a ripple in the party ranks. The case of Washington, as presented to the Senate Committee on tho World's Fair yes terdaj, will be conclusive to all except those who have got their minds made up in favor of some other place. But that is a large class. "Oub Democratio friends in Congress need to remember that there never was a fili buster yet who was not better dead than alive," remarks the Philadelphia Inquirer. Does the esteemed Inquirer intend this rather sweeping condemnation to apply to the eminent Republicans who indulged in filibustering In the last Congress T bauceforthe goose is not always sauce for the gander, in political mat ters. Only $100,000 for Long & Co.'s mill property would indicate that rolling mills themselves are not as convertible assets as the materials which are worked up there,and which realized more than the appraisal. It is recalled by the Philadelphia In quirer that the same disease which is now troubling the country was called plain "grip" by onr fathers. Now, either tho disease or the population has become so ornate that it must be called "la grippe." The opinion is likely to he expressed that the Frenchified spelling is no Improvement, but the rejoinder is also possi ble that the disease is no improvement either. With regard to that ofier of Shepard's, we will venture the assertion that a large num ber of men can be found who will offer to give $500 for the privilege of writing the epitaph on Shepard's tomb. "In official circles at Washington," says a paragraph, "the ladies' toilets are attracting more attention than the statesmanship' of the tatter's husbands." This is not entirely inex plicable; for although some of the toilets may be rather abbreviated at the top, It is easy to remark that there Is much mfre of them to attract attention than there Is ot the states, manshlp. If the dawdling and squabbling over the World's Fair continues much longer, the loca tion of that much-competed-f or exhibition will bo fixed by the force ot circumstances in the soup-tureen. Consm Bek Folsom is still hanging on to that Sheffield consulship, and keeping very mum about it The administration is also pre serving a decided quiet as to whether Cousin Benjamin is retained as a recognition of his signal efforts in behalf the national game abroad, or as an Indorsement of. the principle of looking after the relations of an administra tion. TnE slow hand of justice seems to be at last laying its grip on the Sugar Trust while the equally tardy but even surer, mill of com petition is grinding it exceedingly fine. Think of the thermometer ranging from 22 to 27 degrees below zero down East in Maine! Why cannot this frigidity be distrib uted more eauably over the country, so as to let Plttsburg,which has not yet had ice enough to cover a large muddle-puddle, have some thing like a steady freeze. Kansas City is said to be plagued by an ice-gorge. That is what a good many cities would like to be plagued with, provided tho gorge is located in their ice-houses. Although coal is reported to be selling in Cincinnati below the cost of putting it there, ' we oDserve that the coal firms still send down little shipments of 200,000 or 300,000 bushels at a trip. The coal trade has not yet devoted itself entirely to the bow-wows. PEOPLE OF PBOHINENCB. Prince Albert Victor of Wales was hissed in Calcutta. Pbof. Tucker, ot .Andover, limits the orig inal thinkers of America to three Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Chauncky M. Depew eays he made the great mistake ot his life when be delivered his first humorous speeeb. He didn't see it then, bnt now he realizes it keenly. Instead ot being regarded as' a convincing logician or a good lawyer, or even as a serious thinker, he is al ways taken tor a tunny man. The Empress Eugenie bas Just presented to the fathers who have the koeplng of the mor tuary chapel at Famborough, where the re mains ot Napoleon in. and the Prince Im perial are Interred, a magnificent altar cloth, made from her wedding gown. The cloth has been made by the Empress herself. It is trimmed with the lace and embroidery which ornamented the dress. Nobody, even in the profession, would recog nize Nat Goodwin since his determination to fight shy of the tonsorial profession. His hair, which used to be short, and of a light brick eolor, he now wears long and poetical.- Ahuge forelock sweeps down over his forehead, and gives blm the appearance ot the heavy trage dian. He has likewise grown a heavy dark mustache, which puts the fiff thing touch to an effectual disguise. The comedian Is now play ing in Philadelphia, but takes a run over to New York occasionally. Here Is Mr. Laboucbere's account of his ex perience of "Russian Influenza" if Russian influenza it be that Is now loose in England: "I like to be In the fashion, so I bore my fate with equanimity when I discovered that I had cangbttbe prevailing epidemic Allot a sud den I seemed to have caught a cold, and took to sneezing, etc. Then came a cough, a head ache, and an all-overish ache. Know ing that it was not dangerous, I pro ceeded to doctor myself 'by tho light of common sense. To prevent any fever 1 at once administered to myself SO grains of qui nine. That sottled the fever. To meet the cough I took unlimited squill pills. That settled the cough. To meet the cold I went to bed, heaped on my bed blankets, and took noth ing bnt slops. That settled tup oold. In four days'! was quite welt. I glye my experience for the benefit of others who maybe attacked." Odd Opinions and Quntnt Observations Gath ered From Curb and Corridor. fOLONEi. Samuel B. Sice, of Meadville, is at the Hotel Anderson. He Is an ex-member of Congress, a prominent banker of his city, and a Gentleman who has hot yet lost his inter. est In politics. Coming from Senator George W. Delainater8 home, it was supposed that Colonel Dick would have some Informatlorl in regard to the progress of the Gubernatorial campaign. He said to the Stroller that he was not in the present contest, but was watching it only as a Republican. He would like to see the party nominate a candidate who would be representative of the people, and be worthy of the office by reason of his intellectuality. 'Theodore Kolisciiek, of New York, Is at the Duquesne. He represents a big ice machine company in New York which Is doing a good business in this city at present. Mr. Kol lscher is a Russian, the master of five modern languages, and a gentleman bound to succeed in'any undertaking. His company, he says, has found Pittsburg, particularly during this sea son, to be a very prolific field for their machin ery. He will remain here for five or six days, being at the present time in conference with the members of a prominent ice company. 'There appears to be much apprehension among the people as to the manner in which the capacity of an ice machine is meas ured. A 65-ton machine does not mean a ma chine which can make that many tons of ice in 24 hours, but one which could melt that much ice within the limits of one day. Why this man ner of measuring capacity has been adopted even Mr. Kolischer is unable to explain. It is sufficient that it has been adopted by manu facturers In New York, Chicago and Franklin county. Pa. As a matter of fact, a 65-ton ma chine will make only 40 tons of ice per day. 'The chief demand for ice machines in this city comes from the brewers. The plants being put up for them are not properly ice ma chines; that is, they do not make ice. They are what are called refrieerating machines. They make simply excessively cold air, air cold enough to make ice in contact with moistnre or water. This cold air is forced through a set of pipes, which are placed along the ceilings of the fermenting and storing rooms ot breweries. The air within the pipes is so cold that a coat ing of ice or frost drawn from the moistnre in the air, Is formed all over the exterior ot the pipes. This cools the air in tho room and the temperature is thus kept permanently low with out the use of any ice at all. ATAcniNES made and set up by the firm which Mr. Kolischer represents are now being placed in many local breweries, Winter Brothers secured one last spring. Eberhardt A Ober, on the Northslde, are setting np the larg est capacity machine in this city. Z.Wain wright A Co. are having erected two 65-ton ma chines. While neither alone is as large as that of their Northslde rivals,their plant will exceed that ot any other local firm. 'The other forenoon, while Magistrate Gripp was sitting in police court a gentleman called him up by telephone from the City Hall. The magistrate did not know whence the call came, but he hurried to the telephone room. The following colloquy passed over the wires: "How old are you!" "Thirty-three last Octo ber." "That's false." "It's truel Who are you?" "The agent of the Improvident Insur ance Association. You have misrep resented your age, and yon, a represen tative of justice, opght to be ashamed of yourself. We will see you to-morrow.'The bell rang off and the magistrate returned to his desk somewhat flurried. Five minutes later there was another call for him. He left the judicial Beat, only to hear (from the Tariff Club), "How old are your' "Why," was the reply, "I was just asked that question. I am 33 years old. What's the matter with your' Whirr went the bell, and, after yelling several times, the Alderman again returned to his seat Only three minutes more and a ring came again. This time, on the dead quiet, it was from the Pittsburg Club. "How old are yout" The Judge dropped the receiver and rnshed to his desk. "Adolpb," be said, sternly, "I'll an swer no more calls." A ragged vagrant stood before the desk. "Thirty days," said the hand some Magistrate, "and court is adjourned.'' ("lEonGE W. Lederer and his wife are at the Hotel Duquesne. Mr. Lederer repre sents Hermann's Transatlantic Vaudeville Company, which will appear in this city next week. He is the gffntleman who, a short time ago, eloped with the daughter of the eminent New York lawyer, Richard S. Newcombe, and thereby raised a gale in the long-promise-small-realization metropolis. Mr. Lederer says that be and his wife are enjoying life and not long ing for paternal forgiveness. (Mrs. Lederer is young and the possessor of mnch beauty. The couple will be in this city for three days. A LIVELY CflOECH FIGHT. Rival Factions In a Wolsb Church Taking Decisive Steps. rsrxciAi txxxokah to tub dispatcili Baltimore, January 10. There is a very lively little fight in progress, over the possession of the Torne Street Presby terian Church, in Canton, between the pastor. Rev. J. Wynne Jones, and the trustees, headed by John P. Williams. Before Mr. Jones took chargo ot the church It was a Welsh Independent Congregattonallst church. To this denomination the trustees and their faction want the chnrch to return. Mr. Jones and bis followers object to this. Ten years ago, while a resident of Princeton, N. J., Mr. Jones received a call from tho Torne Street Church. He accepted and immediately took charge ot it The church was then turned over, uncon ditionally, to the Baltimore Presbytery. The form ot worship was Presbyterian, just as much so as in any other Presbyterian Church, except that the sermons were preached in the Welsh language. The old Welshmen objected to this, bnt finally accepted the chance. Last Sunday, however, the Board of Trustees, who claim the right of calling or dismissing a pastor, determined to take decisive steps toward that end. Tho .Rate War Ended. CHICAGO, January 10. The rate war between the Burlington road and the Boo line has ended, the latter being victor. The Eastern lines refused to join in the cat rate of 16, St Paul to Boston. Getting; n Good Start. From the Milwaukee Wisconsin. When the spring time comes for Gentle Annie it wiU'find the flowers a long lap ahead. DEATHS OP A DAY. Georso Mnrtin'a Funeral. The funeral of George Martin, the well-known Washington newspaper correspondent took place yesterday afternoon from the home of James Itlchey, Jr., Ho. 257 North avenuei Allegheny. The Itev. W. J Koblnson, I). I)., of the First United Presbyterian Church, officiated, alter which tne body was borne to the Allegheny Ceme tery, followed by a large number of friends. The pall-bearers were J. W. McUlnnls, J. J. Porter. W. A. Ford, J. M. McCance, James 8. Henry, of the Commercial Uaztttc, and dward U. How land, of the Vhllaaelphla Prat. Georso Perrlte. rSFSCIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH.1 CAKONSBtJBO, January 10. Postmaster George Perrite, or this nlace, died to-day, after sufferine greatly from a carbuncle on the neck. He was about W years of age, A few years ago he was elected Sheriff of Washington connty. At the ex piration or his tenn of Sheriff he was appointed postmaster of this place, which position he occu pied at the time of his death. W. J. Walters. A telegram from New York stated last evening that W.J. Watters, a member of the Oil City Ex change and well known In tho petroleum trade, had died yesterday in the Hotel Albert. His mother, Mrs. S. J. Walters, and brother, D. H. Watters, of St Louis, left with the remains last evening for 1'ltUburg, wbero the funeral will tafce place. , Stewart Clmmbori. rSFECIAL. TBLSQHAH TO THB tISPATCH.l Eeie, January 10. Stewart Chambers, one of the oldest men In Erie county, dropped dead op Wednesday night at his home In Harbor Creek. The deceased was past four score, and was one of the always Influential Chambers family, or this section, in politics and finance, .A mil S. Dodd. Nxw Tons, January 10-Amil 8. Dodd, the founder of Uodd's Express, who has been lying 111 at his daughter's residence here for some time, died at 12:35 r it. to-day, of brain fever. Iilrntennnt Whitfield V. F. N. Washington, January 10.-Lleotnant William K. . Whitfield,. V. B.N,, .died at.Bt. XUrabeth's Asylum to-day, aged 37 years. 0U2 MAIL I'UlJCfl. The Carnegie Library Should be a Popular TJolTersltr. To the Editor of The blspatch: The present state of tho discussion respect ing the Carnegie Library emboldens me to write a few words on the subject of the proper management of such institutions. The Alle gheny Councils virtually Invite suggestions! Mr. Carnegie, whose bounty furnishes the building, welcomes discussion; I therefore trouble yon with my views. It has been my privilege to consult many of the best libraries in this and other countries; I have been even more privileged in enjoying the friendship of some distinguished librarians, and.have helped a little In improving these col lections of books In which I had a personal In terest This experience has shown me that public libraries at the present day occupy a position much higher than ever before. They are no longer mere collections of books, but organized selections for their speclfio purpose. They now form a popular University, as it were, where every man or woman can find a competent authority to answer the questions arising in their intellect ual and practical life. The duties of librarian have risen in like manner. It seems to me that this is what Mr. Carnegie wishes this library to become. It so, there has been already sufficient experiment to settle the question of bow to make it what he wishes. The gentlemen who have by their votes to set tle this matter, will pardon me for speaking somewhat positively, but here is the result of a long experience In library-making: Erery pub lic library in this country that nas accomplished much good, bas been managed by a non-partisan, competent and stable board of managers. Why the managers should be non-partisan, the gentlemen of the Allegheny Councils can doubtless Infer. That men coinnetent to create a library such as will fulfil the hopes of Mr. Carnegie should be selected scarcely admits of counter-argument The stability of the man agement is essential, since the forming ot a real library is the work of time; a constant change ot personnel involves the danger of rapid change of policy. The best librarians in the East assured me last summer that the suc cess of the Carnegie library would depend on its being managed in this way. 1 believe they are right How such a management can best be secured is the real problem now to bn solved by the Allegheny Councils. If a mistake Is made now. It may require years to repair the damage. Surely, the experience of other cities is sufficient to guide wisely m the present emergency. M. B. Riddle. Allegheny, January 10, 1890. A Dlnddle In Lincoln University. To the Editor of The Dispatch: A revolt has taken place among the students at Lincoln University, Chester connty, an In stitution established for the education of the colored youth. The senior and junior classes have been- expelled from the University. From what lean learn, the students re fused to be examined for connty teachers in studies exclusive of those laid down in their curriculum. Prof. Martin, of Pittsburg, who is one of the faculty, inaugurated this move ment He seemed to think that every student who graduated at Lincoln should be able to pass an examination as teacher for the common schools In Pennsylvania, President Randall has dismissed both classes and more trouble is anticipated. James Grant. PrrrSBUna, January 10, 1890. A P1PEE FOR BUSINESS JOS. What a Prominent Commercial Journal Sayg of The Dispatch. From the Chicago Journal of Commerce, The merits of this enterprising journal en title it to first place in the estimation of a large class of business, men and their families, not only in the great manufacturing center where it is published, but in all places where the gigantic interests of Iron and steel are promi nent. As a newspaper it maintains the leading position which.it assumed years' ago, and its freshness of intelligence, gathered daily from a great number of news centers, is an attractive and permanent feature of every Issue. Indeed, in this respect, its facilities are remarkable. As a market reporter it continually presents a trustworthy reflex of local and outside busi ness; and its independent editorial policy, dnly imbued with the progressivo spirit of the age, not only insures its popularity in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, but is earning for it a more general reputation. Its Sunday edition has long been a favorite with its readers, and has now a bona fide cir culation exceeding 60,000. Its twenty mam moth pages are weekly filled with literary mat ter supplied by scores of contributors of high reputation and positive merit B0 that each number is equivalent to a huge magazine of choice pen productions, illustrated by engrav ings, a comprehensive summary of current news, special cable correspondence and reviews of business and sporting affairs. New features are being added tbts year; and the publishers are making it a welcome visitor to the homes of the people. The phenomenal growth of its daily and Sun day issues bas greatly contracted the resources of tne establishment so that another of Hoe & Co.'s magnificent double perfecting presses bas been ordered, wblcb, together with its present fine mechanical outfit, and improve ments recently made in .other departments ot the publication office, will better prepare the proprietors to meet the enlarged business of the establishment The Dispatch is certain ly an excellent paper. A GEIH SUGGESTION INDEED. The Albany Newspaper Gets Back at Hill In Its Prospectus. From the Albany Journal. "There are not many noises just now In the war between Governor Hill and the Argus, but the fight is going on briskly just the same," said a Democrat who dearly loves a racket to day. "All this talk to the effect that there is profound peace between Da vid B. and the many-eyed soothsayer of the Cleveland Democracy is bosh. It is a fight of the Kilkenny order, and the hair will fly. Why, the Argus, you will notice, has taken oat of its prospectus the letter of Gov ernor Hill commending that Jnewspaper and in serted in its place one written by the late Gov ernor Lucius Robinson. "It may be that there is a grim suggestion in this change that Governors die politically as well as physically. And I hear that the Gov ernor is getting to so dislike the Argus that he does not read it nowadays, but delegates that duty to the minion in the Executive depart ment who watches the county weeklies for po litical comment" I0DNG BKADDOCK REPUBLICANS Form an Organization and Enroll 35 Mem bers the First Sleeting. A young men's. Republican club.ot Braddock was organized last night with the following officers: President, W.'H. Sharrah: Vice Presi dent F. B. Perry; Secretary. W. F. Bennett; Treasurer, George E. Ward; Corresponding Secretary.Joe L. Camnbell: Trustees, John Rls ton, Albert Jilcs and William McAdains. Thirty-live names were enrolled, Hon. John Dalzell, upon his return from Washington, will be requested to address the ClUD. A Good Day lor the Shark. FB01I DDNLAP'S CABLE NIWS COMPANY, BEBLIN, January 10. Special. Prof. Wick, ersheim, while dissecting a shark to-day, found In ft Its stomach a dolphin weighing 120ponnds, 43 fish, a decomposed seal, a human arm and four human legs. It had been a good day for the shark. Good Time Ahead. From the Detroit Free Press. Stanley estimates that there is room in Africa for 60,000 miles of railroad. This will be aw fully good, news for brakemen who have learned to keep mum about accidents, and are looking forward to presidencies of railroads at fat salaries. Old Jefferson Prosperous. Jefferson Academy, Canonsburg, opened its winter term last Monday with a largely in creased attendance. This famous old college has never been better than it Is now, and ber present bead. Dr. Des Islets, is placing this in stitution in a front seat. . It Even Dlacumfaddlea the Trees. From the Hew York Tribune. Up In Vermont they are tapping the sugar maple trees, and the trees are so mixed up by the mild winter that they are emitting a good supply of sap. Very Different From Our Folks. From tho Boston Globe, Senor SazastWs found it imnossible to form a Cabinet in' Bpaln, Spanish office-seekers must be a diffrent breed from those in thlf country. ODD NOTES t)N WORDS. A Rumble Trough the Dictionary Words Which Lost Castr, and Words Which Won It Origins of Proper Names. No one who has not tried It can appreciate the fascination that attends a ramble through the dictionary In search ot the pedigree ot words. Such a pursuit is apt to lead the per son engaged in it to jump in a seemingly desul tory way from A to Izzard,and back again as different words strike bis fancy, but it is an oc cupation that always arouses the liveliest interest. It is an occupation, too, that is always instructive: for any one must acknowl edge that It Is advantageous to know that tiro such opposite words, as divine and devil come from the same root; and that loyal and legal, dissimilar In meaning as they now are, both came from the same starting point with this difference in their journeyings, that one hurried over to us directly from the Latin, while the other tarried on the way, in France. The word "quandary" furnishes a striking ex ample of verbal derivation. It is compounded of the French phrase qu' en dlral-je, and ex presses very aptly the thought of a man in a di lemma. Other words that we have borrowed from the French have equally entertaining his tories. Quelaueschose we have jumbled into "kickshaws," and our "gowgaws" represent the jouxjonx. or playthings of former French children. "Rotten row," the famous fashion able London drive, recalls la route da rol (the king's passageway). Onr "dandelion" is dent do leon (lion's tooth) and "vinegar" was once vlnaigre (sour wine). "Biscuit" keeps alive the Latin bis coctus (twice cooked) ana a "ver dict" Is simply a tere dictum (true saying). Some of our words have had a sad fall from their original high place. "Hnzzy" was once a respectable housewife; a "knave" was simply a boy, the German Knabe of to-day, and a "caitiff" was in the first place merely a captive. A "villain," before the stigma of disgrace was attached to him, was a laborer attached to the chateau of a great feudal baron. Pagan comes from paganus, a country man; because the Christian religion was slow in spreading into the country, the word came to mean an infidel. "Varlet" is the same word as "valet," and each is an offshoot of the fendal "vassal." A like fall from grace has been the lot of "gossip." once denoting "good tidings." while "orchard" has risen a little from its original designation of "roof yard." Kings in the earliest days were merely the "fathers of families," and the word Is derived from the same source as "kin." Queen at first meant "wife" or "mother," and a survival of its early signification exists In "quean," used now only in a bad sense. An earl was an "elder" in the primitive society, while pope is the same as "papa," and czar and kaiser are both "Ctesara." Lord is the Anglo Saxon hlaford (loaf distributor), while lady is from hlaldige (loaf maker). The Latin word dominus, meaning God, has given us "dominie" and "domineering," and the same root is found in "dame" and "tame." Madam Is from the French ma dame, and sir from the French 'slenr both titles of nobility once, but now fallen from their high estate. The word "currants" comes from Corinth, whence the fruit was shipped. Saunterer comes from salnteterre, being first applied to pilgrims to the Holy Land. A "country dance" was once a contre-danse, or "opposite" dance, and gooseberry was formerly "gorseberry." Some other novel curiosities of derivations are exemplified in such words as 'tart," which is merely a "twist" (Latin tortus), suoh as we have in dis-tort and "crullers" are really "curl ers." "Claret"' and "clear," "clarify" and de clare" have all the same root in them. "Ghost ly" is the same as "ghastly" and "vixen" Is a female fox. "Gob," a slang word for a month, comes from the Gaelic Jobb. Firkin and farthing, both mean a f onrtb part "Licorice," is the glycoris or '-sweet root" of the Greeks; "thimble" is the old "thumb-bell;" and paradise is from the Greek paradisos, which meant a park. One group of words of more than ordinary Interest embraces terms like "calyx" and "chalice," which, though derived from the same original sources, have been differentiated in their meaning in modern English. Calyx and chalice both desenbe primarily a "cup," but one is the simple cup of the flower and the other the more elaborate and ornate vessel of the church. One we have taken directly from its original home; the other passed through France before it reached us and bears the stamp of the Norman mint Other words that have bad a similar career are "benison" and "benediction," "malison" and "malediction," "major" and "mayor," "onson" and "oration," -loyal" and "legal," "royal" and "regal," "privy" and "private," "esteem" and "esti mate.1' After the Norman conquest of England, it became customary in drawing no wills and law documents to use French and a Saxon word to gether, in order, that each race could under stand the drift of the manuscript Hence we have in wills, "I do give and bequeath," and in royal announcements, "our trusty and well beloved," etc Not less attractive in their origin and history are names of persons. Brewer and Brewster, Weber and Webster, Baker and Baxter, Singer and Sanger and Sangster furnish us with a definite clew to the vocation of their primitive bearers. Brown. White, Grey, Long, Short Gross and such names come from personal pe culiarities. Every nation has Its peculiar prefix, by which descent is marked. Among the Normans it was "fils," from which came Fits-Gerald, Fitz-Maunce, Fitz-Willlam. Among the Gaelic races it was Mac or O, the former meaning a "son," the later a "descend ant" The Welsh used "Ap," from which came Ap-John, etc Pngb. Price. Powell are the same as Hughes, Price and Howells, having been corrupted by the English, from Ap-John, Ap-Rice and Ap-HowelU The Saxons used "son," as Johnson, Edmundson, Gibson, etc St Denis became Sidney; St Paul, Semple; St Clair, Sinclair; St Leger, Sellinger, The picturesque names of German-Hebraic origin have curious meanings: "Lilienthal" is "valley of roses?' Rosenbaum, "rose tree?' Vogel, bird;" Kauffman, "merchant" etc Interjections are most interesting words, par ticularly the oaths .that have coma down to us from the time when men swore by Christ's body and bones and blood. Such oaths are "Zounds" (His wounds), "S'blood" (His blood), "S'death," "S'life," "Zooks" (His spook or spirit), "Mackins," found In Eliza bethan writings, means "by the niaiden" (Mary). "Be jabers" is the Irishman's oath by the Savior. "Jingo" is "by St Gingoulpb." "Oh, dear!" Is equivalent to O dlo mio, "Ob, my God!" "Jlmuiiny" Is a reminiscence of the classical adjuration, O gemini, used by the Romans when they called upon the twins Cas tor and Pollux to help them. Such are a few brief word histories taken at random a few of the entertaiuing that may be found by turning the pages ot the dictionary. Many Irish names have meanings. "Brady" and "Grady" both mean "ioveniaker," Kin sella means "sore head." Dowling means "black one," Gilpatrick (anglicised Fltz patrlck) and GUmurray mean respectively 'servant of Patrick" and "servant of Mary,'1 and all names beginning with "Bren" or "Bran" como from a Gaelio root meaning "king" or "mighty chief." "Flaherty" means "noble," as also does "TIernan." anciently "Tighearna." The names ot French nobles are territorial, as "de la Rochejacqueliu," "ae Montmorency," etc In this way they differ from the names ot the old Celtic nobility. Bach are the results of a short ramble through the dictionary. The reader will enjoy a more extended tour. EEP0RT OP THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS. The Official Proceedings Pabllshcd la a Handsome Volume. Chicago, January 10. The official reports of the proceedings of the Catholic Congress at Baltimore and the centennial celebration of the establishment of the Catholio hierarchy, which have been Impatiently awuitod by Cath olic organizations and individuals throughout the country, was issued here to-day under tba authority of Cardinal Gibbons, by William H. Hump, editor of the Michigan Catholic, of De troit Tho work being intended somewhat as a souvenir has been given a strikingly artlstlo dress. It contains a complete report of the congress to the minutest details of every pa per presented, as well as an elaborate account of the ceremonies and incidents attending the celebration of the anniversary. The volume is profusely illustrated with the portraits of the archbishops and bishops and other prominent Catholic laymen who partici pated in the deliberations of the Congress. WILHEUI STOPS HIS PAPER. Ho Won't Have aa Objtrtlonablo Journal In he Iloynl Palace, Bebltn, January 10. The Emperor has or. dered that the Sreui ZHlimg, of which Baron Hammerstein is editor, be no longer received at any royal palace. This is a consequence of the Irritation produced 'by tho eleotoral tactics of the Ultra-Conservative party, and especially by the roorbacks published in the Kreuz Zeitung, The story denied bv the Emperor in his recent lettor to Prof. Heinepeter Is a amplo t the Inventions that have provoked the Em peror, - Just Llko the Other Hogs. JTiom the Minneapolis Journal. . The "mastodon bog" is, an exhibit in a New Vorkdime museum. .It., don't, contribute cent to the' World's Fair fund. HAERI GA1THEE MABEIED. The Tons Labor Journalist Was Wedded Two Tear Ago. Truth is stranger than Action, and a' little romance that will interest and surprise a great many Fittsburgers bas recently come to light Miss Lizzie Williams, of Washington, Pa., and Mr. Harry N. Galthcr, one of the proprietorsof the commoner and GlassWorker, are the parties round which thehalootromance centers, and their marriage, which was solemn ized In the city on the 2d of the month, was merely a public announcement of a similar ceremony that had been performed for them In June,I8S&. It seems several years ago Mr. Gaither was engaged in the oil business in Washington, and while' there made the acquaintance of Miss Williams, whose bright beanty and charming manners completely won bis heart, nor was the love she Inspired unreciprocated, for Mr. Galther's stroog personality and bright Intel lect were sufficient to inspire a like affection in the heart of the young lady. Mr. Gaitber was just beginning the battle of life, young, and without financial resources. A union was not looked upon "with favor by the young lady's parents, but love laughed at locksmiths, and a secret ceremony was performed, after which, happy in the conscionsncss that the young lady was lawfully his bride. Mr. Gaither departed for Europe as correspondent for Ths Dis patch, and the young lady returned to Wash ington, where she was still known as Miss Williams. On Mr. Galther's return to Pittsburg, be re mained in tho newspaper business, ana bis ad vancement in his chosen profession-has been so rapid that he is considered one of the bright est and most promising young journalists of the city. With success crowning his efforts a secret marriage was no longer necessary, and so the young lady came on to the city some two weoks ago, and, as before stated, the public announcement was made by a second cere mony. From those who have the pleasure of the bride's acquaintance it Is learned that she is lovely and accomplished, and has a faculty of making friends of everyone she meets, beside being able to guard a secret most religiously something not usually credited to the fair sex. It is needless to say that the young couple have the best wishes of a host of friends, both In this city, where the groom is so well and favorably known, and In Washington, where both have a large circle of acquaintances and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gaither are at home on Western avenue, Allegheny. C01I1NG TEA PAETT. The Ladles or St. John's Catholic Chnrch Will Conduct It. A gay sceno will be presented at Salisbury hall on the Soutbside, next Wednesday even ing, when a tea party will be given under the ansplces of the St John's Catholic Church. The florists art will make the hall a bower of beauty, and Gernert's Orchestra will send forth their sweetest strains whereby the merry feet will trip after partaking of a sumptuous repast The ladies who will superintend the supper tables are Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Crouse, Mrs. Lowtber and Mrs.. Brotby, and they will be assisted by a bevy ot handsome young ladies. A lemonade booth draped In pretty colors will have Misses Catharine Warp and Mary Hogan to ladle ont the cooling beverage. An exquisite floral booth will be presided over by Misses Mollis and Nannie O'Connor. THE PBESS CLUB DINNER, All the Arrangements About Mode for the Annual Spread. The Press Club Dinner Committee has about completed the details for the third annual banquet, at the Hotel Duquesne, on the 29th Inst, and a general turnout of the members is expected to meet not only the distinguished guests from abroad, but the local guests as well. As ample time must tie given the committee to arrange accommodations for tho club mem bers, applications for tickets sbould at once be made to the Secretary, Percy F. Smith. THE CORPORAL COMING. Hon. Jamei Tanner Booked for Lecture at - Old City Hall. The Bloomfield Library Association has made arrangements with Hon. James Tanner, the distinguished veteran and orator, better known as "Corporal" Tanner, to lecture in this city next Friday evening. He will appear at Old City Hall, and. as be has never been heard in Pittsburg, be will no doubt be greeted by a large auoience. The Hrinze Dnnqnct. TheHelnze Company's annual banquet was given their salesmen and invited guests last evening at the Hotel Duquesne. The menu was one ot the finest offered by the hotel, and was fully enjoyed by the 0 or more salesmen and their friends. Very appropriate toasts and responses were given by representative agents from all the leading cities of the coun try. Addresses were also delivered by Dr. Wood, B. C. Christy, Esq., Dr. Stephens, J. J. Saint, Esq., and others. Jonntbnn and Bis Consln. Tickets for Max O'Rell's lecture, under the auspice of the Pittsburg Press Club, at Old City Hall, on Thursday, January 13. are on sale to-day at Kleber's music store, 506 Wood street The price of admission is 60 cents, with 25 cents extra for reserved seats. "Jonathan and His Cousin" Is the subject of Mr. O'Rell's talk. Social Chatter. Owtno to the indisposition of Mrs. Harry Oliver, there was nogerman last evening at the third of the series of dinner dances. Dinners were given, however, at the residences ot Mrs. A. E. W. Painter, Mrs. Mark Watson, Mrs. John H. Rlcketson and Mrs. B. F. Jones. Mns. H. Kibes Poster, at her lovely Tuxedo-esque home, at Oakland, known as "Oak Manor," will receive this afternoon from i to 7 o'clock. The reception is given for her daughter. Miss Hegeman, and both ladles and gentlemen have received cards. AdinnkbwIII be given next Thursday by Miss Agnes Watson at her home, on Locust street in honor of Miss May Lapsley, of Wash ington, who Is at present the guest of relatives in Allegheny. Covers will be laid for 20 guests. Tint little cards are out for an afternoon euohre next Wednesday to be given by Miss Prather. Sheffield street Allegheny. Mrs. Thomas L. Shields will tender her friends a reception next Thursday evening at her lovely home in the Valley. BRICE'S NOMINATION. . Cincinnati commerciaUaazeUe (Rep.): Another nail bas been driven In the coffin destined for the club of millionaires in the north wing of the National Capitol. Ohio Slate Journal (Rep.) : There is one thing that is to be remembered, Brice bas shown what can be done by "the machine," and the same machine will be operated against the Re publicans in Ohio In future campaigns. It Is no tilne for foolish work or child's play. New Yobx TTorW (Dera.): This is a dis grace to the Democracy of Ohio and a deep in jury to the party ot the whole Republic. The World, true to Its convictions and consistently with its course heretofore, bas done what It could to prevent this result The Democrats of Ohio will some daywish that they had heeded its admonition. Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.); Mr. Brice is thoroughly capable, and will prove an efficient Senator. Ohio will be ably represented by him, and ber interests carefully protected. Any bitterness which may bavo existed In the pre liminary canvass should now bo pnt aside, and Mr. Brice rocoive the aid al the aid of the Democratic party. yoUNCSTOWTf 2Wprani(Rep.): The auction block was erected at the capital last night and the caucus nomination given to the highest bidder, Calvin B. Brice, of New York. Will the State be further disgraced by the Democratic member voting for Brice next Tuesday, and thus confirming the charge made that they have sold their votes? iNDiANArous Sentinel (Dem.): Mr. Brice is a sonnd Democrat, an earnest supporter of tariff reform, aud a man who has done his party good service, especially in the last Presi dental campaign. He is a millionaire, which bas been made the ground of a bitter fight against blm. But ho bas not made his money in politics or public jobbery, and he will not be In the Senate long before he shows the world that he Is something else than a millionaire a man of brains, and an honest and faithful de fender of the people's Interests. The Work of Iceberg. Nkw YoaiC Jannary 10. Captain Mqrrell. of tbe steamship fdlssonri, reports to-day to the Hydrograpnlc office that be found shoals form. .Incat tbe Grand banks of Cape Race. The shoaling i supposed to be due to debris carried .down by the Labrador currents on tbe bottom of icebergs and forming a bed of deposit be tween Labrador current and the gulf stream. CUKIuUS C05DEKSATIOKS., -An old ladle, stamped 1748, could hardly secure a bidder at a public venduejat Alourtls. Pa, A scavenger of Los Angeles picked, up a pair of trousers from a pile of driftwood last Saturday. He found 5 in the pockets and a silver watch. A new railway in Wisconsin is called "tbe Waukesha, Pewaukee, Oconomowoe and Eastern." It must be hard to keep the cars on tbe track. Tbe Santa Maria (Cal.) Graphic now wants to exchange its paper subscription for storewood. but draws its line sharply at hop poles and pumpkins. Calico over 100 years old was recently used by Mrs. Spengler, of Catasauqua, Pa., to make a bed quilt of. The material had for merly dons duty as a bed curtain. Having fallen asleep during service in church, a WiUiamsport boy slept on until mid night. In the meantime bis frantic parents were searching the town for him. Boys of Gold Hill, Nev., enjoy first class coasting nowadays. They go from that town to Silver City, three miles, m five min utes. It takes them an hour to climb back. Thomas Fitzsimmons, a young man at Pittston. has nearly finished a clock on which he has labored for four years, and which, he says, will prove a regular horological encyclo pedia. A Bay City man who passed a beer check on his wife Instead of the SO cents she asked for. Is having a hard time to keep her from going home to her ma and applying for a divorce. The season for doing sodding and simi lar garden work usually ends in November, but -since the middle ot that month KK.Strunk, of Pottstown, has laid 75.C0O square feet ot grass sod. A .Napa, Cal., woman lost one of her goldfish last Saturday morning, and did not find it until Sunday morning at 1' o'clock. She put the fish into the globe of water, anditswam off as lively as ever. The unprecedently low stage of the water in tbe river, at Burlington, Iowa, is the wonder and chief tonic among tbe people along the Mississippi. At that point It is eight inches loner than it has been during the 60 years since white people came to that section, and Is still falling. The suction pipe of the water works had to be sunk to prevent the cutting off ot the supply of water. This la the only inconve nience experienced so lar.but places above and below are seriously threatened with a water famine. At San Antonia, Tex., while workmen were excavating the central Alamo plaza, with the object of preparing the ground for a park, they turned up several copper cannon balls and a number of half decayed human bones. Tbe place Is within 50 yards of the famous structure which was tbe death place of Crockett and Bowie, and some of the balls are flattened from having been fired against the stone wall, and, indeed, tho venerable building bears their scars, Tbe bones are those of Mexican soldiers who fell in tbe fray, some of whom were buried. The bodies of tbe massacred Americans were all burned up. The relics have been taken in by curiosity seekers. It is a common thing for engineers to tae kerosene to remove the scales which form on the inside of boilers. The oil is poured into an empty boiler, ana then the water Is turned on. The oil. floating on tbe water, comes in contact with the scales before the water does. Tbe use of kerosene for this purpose in one of M ilwaukee'sslaughteringestablishments where tbe steam is used iq cooking bam. beef and sausage, produced unexpected results. The kerosene mingled with tbe steam, and the cooked meats studied as tbougb they bad been dipped into a petrolenm well. It was some time before the cause of the seeming phenomenon was discovered. To-day Seattle is largely rebuilt, and tbe new buildings are much finer than tbe old ones were. In TO days after the fire a brick hotel, containing 200 rooms, rtas completed. Nino street car lines are either completed or about to be, and they will be operated by cables or electric motors. A 5500,000 rolling mill has been finbbed, and iron works to cost J3.O00.G0O are being established. A costly opera house has just been thrown open to tbe public, and there is nothing on the Pacific coast that ap proaches it in magnificence. These are only a few of the improvements that have been made within six months, but they are sufficient to show that Seattle possesses indomitable pluck, and that her people believe in her future. A wedding in which, the bride did not kno"w that she was being married occurred the otberday near Richland, Neb. George Poole and Belle Woods, acted as best man and. bride maid for Nellie Poole' and a Mr. Peterson. By a previous arrangement made by Poolo with tbe minister he began a second marriage, m which Poole and Miss Woods were the princi pal, as soon as Peterson and Miss Poole were pronounced one. Miss Woods declares that she thought this ceremony a necossary part of the first wedding and refuses to have anything to do with her husband, and will take steps for a divorce. The clergyman thought everything was all right C. P. Huntington, Presdent of tthe Pacific Improvement Company, has given to Cramp & Sons the contract for building tbe largest merchant steamship ever constructed on tbe Delaware. She will be built for the Morgan steamship service between New Or leans and New York, and will be -100 feet lour. 43 feet beam and 23 feat deoth ot hold, and will register 4,600 tons gross. She will be an ex clusive freight boat and will hare triple ex pansion engines, steel boilers, steam steering gear, ana will draw only 2i feet of water. Her carrying capacity will be larger than the Pacific Mall steamships City of Peking and City of Toklo, built by the John Boach Com- Eany. Although not quite as long, she will ave more beam and depth of bold than those vessels. The failure of the mackerel catch this year set the Provincetowners to devising ways and means for protecting their industry, and Captain Chase, a veteran fisherman, conceived the project of trying the waters off the Cape of Good Hope. So be fitted out his schooner, tbe Alice Chase, and sailed October 8 for Cape town. The Captain got very little encourage ment in his undertaking, for scientists had said that there are true mackerel south ot tbe equator, but a letter received from him shows that bis venture is being crowned with success. Captain Chase writes that he found mackerel In plenty, and could not tell the difference be tween them and the fish on tbo coast Tbe fish average from 13 to 17 inches in length, and is the season advances will make good No. l's. They are so plenty there that the people carry and sell them for a shilling a barrel, taking about 200 to a barrel. COMIC CULLIXGS. We generallv rush things when the grade Is down bill. -PhUatUtphia Inquirer. My son, don't fret over your trials. The more a plateot soup is stli red up the cooler it be comes, Votton Transcript. At the door Marier, this is the fifth tima I've asked you to come and let me in. ., . Trom theopper window-Well, 1 heard you. Say It again and then sing it. 1 "Can't I ain't got the key." Slnghamton Republican. ASlanderBepelled. PnzzledForeigner you don't mean to say you sell seats In the Senate In this country? Indignant American Ho, sir! We buy em. Chicago Tribune. Yonnz Mr. Harduppe I might have, known you were too old to marry me before I was foolish enough to propose. Miss Ann Tlqne And yet one would not have to be so very aged to have that much sense, either. Terre Haute Express, Knew What He Was About Friend (to inventor) Is it possible jou have sold your Inter est In that patent for only 3, CQ0? Inventor Don't vou worry. I'vo got an Im provement ou it already to patent that he'll have to pay SoU,uwto get. vnicago Trumne. Jones Sea that little man across tho- street? Smith-Yes. Whatofblmr Jones-Well, he It familiar with all the sharps. Emlth-A detective, bey? Jones'-O, no, onlyamuIe!an.-.BMfcrouotft. No Memory 'for Trifles. World's Fair Boomer (in Wasblngton)-Ah, my dear General! 1 am s lad to sea voa. You remember meeting me when you were In at Louis, I am sure. ran-American ucsMi vo.i -- ----member your face very well, sir. but I-I have. furr gotten all about St Louis. Where Is Ul-CIUcago. TrUmne. When you dance in Russia yon are ex pected to go through all the Steppes. The most common aance now a uio v-vw-v. -v. f "My! haw bad you are!" said the basket to the apple. i'Imiytbad;bnt I'm not half so wickered as you are," retorted the apple.-Jte. Clara I thought you had decided that everything was over between yea and Harry, and , yet yoa'Te been sitting there for over au hour thinking orhlm. "v - Jlaud (deJeetcdlyl-Well, I ean't mske up ray S mind whether It would be belter to snehim tor'si, breach of promise or to make up'wlth him, marry??. and then. sue for divorce aud juimgnjr.-inuj'rj; juiyu4j C-.'! V 1 1. fii&j- &. ' - - ;, .t I P
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