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PITTSBURG, SUNDAY. JAN. 12, 1S90.
frKB-DEPEWS SARCASM ON Bt. I0TTIS.
I "Whichever had the strongest claim, there
Js no disputing that New York has the most
plausible orator la the competition lor the
ISTorld's Fair before the Congressional Com
taittec Hon. Chauncev Depew. who pres
ented New York's claims yesterday, made
ajtellig point on SL Lotiis and upon the
"circles" drawn around it, showing it was
the center of trade and civilization He
taid, ior his own part, he was born at Peeks
kill on the Hudson, and a circle drawn
around that place conld be made to include
a'greatmany large cities and interesting
people but, he continued, with fine irony,
Peekstill is not an aspirant Tor the World's
Sair.
i-It begins to look as though the competi
tion wobld ultimately settle down to a ques
tion between New York and 'Washington.
Se w York has the best of the oratory; "Wash
ington has the best of the logic, being the
(eat of tbe National Government. Chicago's
chances are less bright than heretofore..
Bnt when Mr. Depew next comes before
Ithd great American public as a candidate
Ilbrthe Republican nomination for Preai
dnt, there is sure to be a whetting of toma
hawks in St. Louis and Chicago. The
Mormercity, especially, can never forget the
audacious sarcasm of raising up a parallel
to its ambition ahd geometrical devices in
l,Peektkill-on-the-Hudson.,'
40? M' -KB. CARLISLE'S lOBTAKB.
BSSB' n. o- - -, T . .
m Au.-opea.Ker varusie is reporteu as ae
gclaring himself as opposed to some features
Hf the proposed new rules, declaring that
here will be "no end to the evils which
will fcrow out of thm." He goes on to say
bat while the Republicans mar iorce their
adoption, "should the Democrats come into
power- two years hence the Republicans
l-Wouia have an opportunity intake some of
itheir own medicine." Mr. Carlisle;, ob
jections to the rules are doubtless well
founded, as some of the vicious points in
them, have already been pointed out in these
columns. But it is one of those remarkable
view which are too frequently found amoner
politicians, that because fine party adopts a
course containing grave public evils, there
fore the opposing party can. If it gets back '
into power, inflict the same evils on the
pie, as a method of revenge. If the
democrats should get the majority again
and adopt had rules because the Republ
icans nave done so, they would only succeed
in showing that it -was a case of Dot and
fcettle.
THE HIIX-CIEvELAHTJ CONTROVERSY.
Since the famous antagonism between
pBlaine and Roscoe Conkllng, no such bit
"iternets has sprung up among eminent polit
ical leaders belonging to the same party as
.that which now holds ex-Piesident Cleve-
land and Governor Hill of .New York, as
a-eil as their respective followers, at daggers
points. It is a case of violent jealousy.
1 stands Upon the lower plane of the
spoils system. In fact lie has exhibited few
uahfications of ahv sort lint W no innm
ew oishualificatibns. for lh& "Pr;s.r, '
.to which h,e is said to aspire. But he has a
Bolsyana persistent following, including
xiot merely those who are devoted tn fc?n tnr
las own demerits, but also everyone who,
navtug a grievance againsxvieveiand, thinks '
Hill the most available meads ot effectually
f destroying the ex-President'a chances for re-:
Ana owsa i s
Mviuuiauuu
, The result of .this bitter fiVhtis already
assured. It will he fatal to Cleveland's
prospects of again ieadlnfcthe Democratic'
ticket, while it will equally bar further pre
lement for Hill. In New York tate it la
he custom of politicians to carry their war
are to the polls. But the noise of this r-rm.
tniofa Is already so spread through the
country mat it mates tne nomination of J
itnerieveland or Hill, with the assurance
oj hostilities to the close", utterly improb
able. So far as publicopinion runs, it is Vith the
ex-President "Whatever his errors of innV.
ent upon public questions, he has at least
eiven evidence of -a thorough rlisnnrt;.in i
Ireat them from the standpoint and finnn Ti
ErfJ . , . - I
nanew a statesman, tiovernor Hill, on the
.contrary, has seldom presented anv other
ect or attitude than that of a very small
53iifician(prpjectea in exaggerated propor
tions upon a canvass much too large for the
Subject.
1I0KEY Am) EEHAT0BSH2FS.
gfipeakine of Mr.-Boofcwalter'e withdrawal
from the Ohio Senatorial canvass, with the
pjSnark, evidently inspired -after te had
lionna mat niscnances were hf L that no rich
man ought to run for the Senate, the New
Lort &un very forcibly says:
ibntwe vbledt decldarilv tn ho r.,.....iu
Rbat wealth, pure and simple, disqualifies a man
ior omce unaer mis borernmentsny more than
paveny. ine lata mat oecause a man is rich
jj?tt necessarily less honest, upright, capable.
ofi trustworthy tnanther men ia nrmtmu..
justjas it is preposterous to assert that a poor
man because of his lack of wealth 1 iifl.
I
Grany tt these qualities. The people -are -op-
pwea h puiifug uieu rnw omce simply because
lEjare rich; but the people are not yet so de
void of Intelligence- as -to deem Wealth an evi
dence of unfitness for office inone who is other-
nse unilinear
lThis Is. very true so far as -it -roes: font it
ftjoeajcofrtell the whole story by -any means. '
ra.uwwirattigai cwi, vaj, we entrance of .
extremely rich men upon the field of active
politics is always and not unreasonably re
garded with suspicion and dislike. The
first is the facility and disposition of great
wealth to attain its purpose by the direct
method of purchase, and the probability that
some votes can always be obtained that way,
The next is when the wealth is identified
with interests which already, for selfish
purposes, exert an excessive influence en
pnblie affairs, and the Senators so elected
represent not the people of the United
States, bnt the interests where their treasure
lies, Between those two classes most of the
millionaire legislators of the country are
distributed.
Beyond this, the principle which the Sun
states, that men should not be put into
office simply because they are rich, has a
pertinent application. Of the millionaire
Senators only two have either before or since
their election shown any characteristics that
justify their selection for a position of such
importance; and the list may be increased
by another of the same class in the last
House; but all three of these lie directly
under the ban of the principles stated in the
preceding paragraphs.
To specify more clearly, Senator Stanford
and Representative "W. L. cott showed
some force in their legislative careen; but
they were avowed representatives of cor
porate interests. Senator Payne had some
fame as a political leader before his election;
but it is now scarcely disputed that his seat
was purchased for him.
THE EXPOSITION COKCEBTB.
The Exposition managers, as will be seen
by our local columns, are devoting their
active attention to the project of a month of
popular concerts next summer. The plana,
so far as matured, promise a season of the
highest enjoyment, And 'one which cannot
fail to attract a liberal patronage.
There is no doubt that with the Exposi
tion building advantageouslr arranged ior
a music hall, and with attractions of the
stamp that are foreshadowed by the remarks
quoted elsewhere, the concerts will secure a
patronage and fame that will be by no
means limited to this locality. In order
that the occasion may in all respects sustain
the reputation of the city, the work of put
ting the streets by which the buildings are
approached in first-class order should be
thoroughly done before the concerts' are
opened. Everyone knows the drawback on
this account at both the festival and the ex
position or last year. The condition of thei
streets on both occasions may be exoused by
especial circumstances, but experience
should teach the importance of getting them
in good order before any further pnblio oc
casions call the crowds to the Exposition
buildings.
GEEEK HJKGUB.
That unfailing, if generally unsuccessful,
searcher for truth, ColonelEIliottl'.Shepara,
has astonished himself by the discovery Of
a green fungus upon the brown-stone houses
in New York City. To this fungus, which
,a Columbia College professor identifies as
the .Rrofococctts viridis, Colonel Shepard
attributes not the Republican defeat in
Ohio, nor the pretty fight he had the other
day with the business manager ot his Mail
and Express, but the epidemic of influenza.
He proves the connection between the
fungus and the disease in his usual perspicu
ous manner. The fungus appeared upon
the brown-stone house fronts; then the in
fluenza came, "What further evidence does
anyone need? If the influenza had given
rise to the fungus, the influenza would have
preceded its effect. Therefore the influenza
proceeds from bacilli harbored in, if not
produced by, the green vegetable growth.
It is absolutely untrue that Colonel Shenard
has a godly desire to depress the price 6f
house property in New York in order that
he may raise more funds for the succor of
himself and other needy millionaires.
"We admire the enterprise of Colonel
Shepard and cannot but regret the lack of
it in his cotempor . on the press of New
York. Borne of them should have examined
Colonel Shepard's alleged mind before this.
Under the microscope we are tolerably cer
tain that some sort of green fungus would
be found under the frontal bone of Colonel
Shepard's skull.
the ann) and the city.
The municipal authorities of some of' the
cities of the land are become aroused to the
necessity of cleaner and better kept streets.
Mayor Grant, of New York,Jias taken up
this issue with a will, to the extent of re
moving a commissioner who did not keep
his work up to the mark. Mayor Hart, of
Boston, has been making an urgent move in
the same direction; while the inaugural ad
dresses of several newly installed officials
devote attention to the same important sub
ject. There is room for urging the importance
of this issue upon our Pittsburg officials. It
is true that an explanation for the super
abundant mud of the streets exist In the re
markably rainy and mild winter weather;
but under such circumstances both munici- j
pal reputation and the preservation of pnblio
"health should induce special efforts to keeD
the streets clean.
The failure to appreciate "the value of
moderate activity in this respect, which is
-somewhat characteristic of Pittsburg, may
be perceived by studying the condition of
some of our worst places in that respect
The case of Center avenue, from Sobo street
to Herron avenue, is decidedly in point It
was evident in advance that this street must
be nearly impassable this winter. The con
struction of a sewer last fall, and the grad
ing that is going on during the winter, ren
dered that inevitable.,
"With that certainty Impending, ordi
nary foresight should have dictated the ex
penditure of the comparatively small sum
necessary to construct temporary board side
walks, so that the children could reach the
school house, which stands in the center of
the mired district Nothing of that Was
done for some months, and what little has
been done only emphasizes the need Dnihe
greater portion of the street where it has
been omitted. Parents who object to hav
ing their children wade in mud are keeping
them out of school this winter.
Pittsburg is certainly rich and enterprising-enough
to provide ior walking along
her streets without miring. But sometimes
she seems to forget what is due to herself
and her reputation.
The statement that there are 400,315 pen
slon claims pending in the Pension Bureau, In
addition to the pensioners already on 'the rolls.
-gives a remarkable idea of the number of soU
diers in the late war, and the proportion ot
them who wish pensions.
This experiments show that, with high
tension, electric wires in houses are more apt
to set fire to woodwork when the connection is
made by water, than bylowtensioh,'andthat
wjvu perieci insulation tne water cannot pro
duce any effect. Otherand very costly expert
meats, in the shape of burned buil&ibcaj fa)ire
shown that if a hlglrtenslen wire gets crossed
with oneot low tension the inf.ulatlon is going
to be burned out. The moral lu rather obvios
to the effectthat the two classes of carienHt
must oe Kept strictly separate.
TvrV nJL . ,-, V ,. J
Dtltto Southern l&ayU announced. A he is
the poor member of the Vanderbllt family,
being left to arte along with a mere 110,000.000,
it relieves the lady from the suspicion ot mar
rying for money.
That unfortunate war vessel, the Charles
ton, Is making its record in a negative way.
First It did not reach the required horse power
"on account of defects In the adjustment,"
Next it did make good the failure by a second
and better trial trip; and now It has sprung its
steel mast. If it keeps on this way, it Is liable,
by the time that It gets into actual warfare, to
make a record to the effect that it cannot fight
a ashing smack. ,
"With the Infant King Alfonso better,
and the old 1 m press Augusta burled, this coun
try may be able to turn its attention to the
question whether we are going to have a
"World's Fair, or are going to Squabble it to
death.
Mb. Chatjncey M. Depew is quoted as
saying that the improvements in rallroaa meth
ods and appliances will, in the future, bring
about a reduction in freight and passenger
rates. He omits the important point as to
when the reduction will take place; but as the
railroad policy of arbitrarily maintaining rates
by pools is suffering general paralysis, we are
permitted to hope that it will take place soo n.
THE Baltimore oyster combine is the new
est thing in the line of trusts. It some one will
now organize a cracker trust, it will protect
the people against the calamity ot too cheap
oyster stews, except in the months without
tbeR. i e
Senator Moboan's proposition to send
tne negroes back to Africa because they came
from there originally, develops ft principle which
might work peculiarly if applied to the Senator's
own race. Bnppose that" all the whKe people
were sent back to Europe because that was
their original home. The noble red man'mlght
be willing to come off the reservation and oc
cupy the United States as a game preserve.
The Baltimore and Ohio's uew line to the
lakes will lessen the chances of freight block
ades which prevent Pittsburg coal shippers
from filling their contracts by the end of the
season.
Between Belgian Anarchists, who burn
down buildings, and Russian Nihilists who
shoot officials and then kill themselves, we pre
fer the Russian variety. But both the courage
ous and cowardly should learn that the cause
of liberty will gain a great deal by being
harmonized with civilized warfare.
Retoem according to the monetary polit
ical standard may be expressed In the phrase:
A free barrel and a fair count of the money as
it is paid out.
AliEK "W. Thuehak, upon due consul
tation with his venerable parent, advises the
bolters to come into the fold. The fact that
Calvin S. Brice has also been in consultation
with the Old Roman may suggest various
theories as to the way in which the two Aliens
have been placated.
"WE think that Allegheny Councils will
be able to show a clear perception of their dnty
to take the Carnegie library permanently out
of city politics. - '
The -Flood Commission meets in Phila
delphia this week, and the full report of the
expenditures will lie presented. It is also inti
mated that this will be the occasion of present
ing that manifesto of Governor Beaver's which
Is expected to make mince meat of General
Hastings.
FrxLii discussion of recent political fea
tures develops the general opinion that the poll
tics of the country are forging along. '
The discovery that whisky is a preventive
of grip will- furnish a splendid excuse for the
bibulous, and, perhaps, make business lively
fforthe licensed liquor sellers. But we never
heard that the circles which it has ravaged in
.Europe are especially noted for their teetotal
ism. Montana is ambitiously doing her best
to have as many Senators as the "Virginias,
Dakotas and Carollnas.
The reported new extradition treaty with
.England seems likely to shut oft the ref age of
Canada for defaulting cashiers and boodlers.
If the report is corroborated, it Is to be hoped
that It will be ratified without any attempt to
utilize the occasion for tall-twisting purposes.
PEOPLE OP PEOHINENCB.
It is related that when Mr. Calvin S. Brice
went to college he often found it hard work to
pay his necessary expenses.
Senator Ikqalls recently received a let
ter from a theatrical manager asking htm to
write a play with the United States Senate as a
"background. Ingalls has not answered the
communication.
Mb. Jacob H. Bcnrrr, of New York, has
just made a gift of 910,000 to Harvard Univer
sity for the establishment ot a museum for the
Etndy tt the literature, history and remains of
the Semitic peoples. "
MsRebisso's equestrian status- of Grant
has been accented by the Chicago Citizens'
Committee. The pedestal for It in JUncoln
Park, Chicago, is nearly finished, and the dedi
cation will take place some time next sum
mer. DB.OLTVEB Weivdxlx. HoImes, the Iter.
Bamuel May and the Rev. S. F. Smith recently
dined together in Boston. They were gradu
ated from Harvard in the famous class of 1829.
Eleven members of the class survive, the great
est of whom is the genial old autocrat.
M AYob FrrLKE, of Philadelphia is a ereat
first-nighter. No prominent theatrical com
pany plays in Philadelphia without receiving
the recognition ot the Quaker City's Mayor.
Mr. Fitter tt very critical and seldom gives a
word of praise to even high histrionic talent.
The richest man in Russia, Count Scheremt
Jew, is about to produce Puschkln's play, "Boris
Godunow," In his own house, and has spent
60,000 roubles en scenery and costumes. The
performers will be noble amateurs, and the
royal opera will eupply the mutio and cho
ruses. Next to the lare Judge Keller, Samuel J.
Randall has been in the "'harness" longer than
any -other living Representative. He was
elected to the Congress next succeeding that
in which Jndge Kelley made his debut, in 1682.
Following close upon Mr. Randall is Mr.
O'NeiH, of the Second Pennsylvania district.
Only 20 members of the present Congress
are ot foreign birth, and of these 9 are Demo
crats and 11 Republicans. Senators Pasco,
Jones, of Nevada, Beck and McMillan are all
of foreign birth. In the House two are English
men, two are Scotch, four are Irish, two are
Canadians; there Is one Swede and one Nor
wegian, and four are Germans.
The Prince of Naples, heir apparent to the
throne of Italy, was recently startled while
driving In Rome by a new terror now agitating
nervous people in Europe. A carriage contain
lug a number of Americans was blocked near
that of the Prince on the Corso. Looking up,
the Prince saw that one of the Americans
had pointed something at him. Be turned sale,
then smiled and courteously raised his hat. He
had seen that nothing more deadly than a
Kodak had been directed toward him. The
American had made a cleyer snap shot.
RETBESKltTATlVE DAEWUf & HaIA, of the
Third Congressional district of Minnesota, is
one of the new members of the House. He
was the victim recently of a clever swindler.
A well-dressed man called upon him at his
house aad claimed to be one of Hall's Con
stituents. He said that lie. had just been
granted a patent on a valuable Invention, but
did not hare enough money 'to telegraph the
good news to his family. Mr. Hall handed him
iS. fie afterward learned that the- man had
played the fame game on teverai aew Con
gressmen. Great Bays for Grip.
From the PhUadelphU Times.:
Mud has gripped our streets, the influenza
the bollcemea. the ble-hoid the statesmen and
Calvin a Brice the Ohio Beaatorshla, These,
.THE TOPICAL TALKER,
A Shadow From the Pen They Knew Him
bnt Too Well The Battle Knocked the
IHasto Out of nim-The Grip of Whtskr.
The amiable and portly Clerk of. the Criminal
Court, the Hon. Lonny Long, was walking
down Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon when
a man who looked the Shadow ot some human
being over six febt tall stopped him with the
query "Don't you recognize met"
Mr. Long drew back a step and looked at his
lengthy Interrogator. Then he Said: "Yottaro
not my long lost brother, are your'
"No," said the shadow, in a thin voice, "bnt
you were clerk of the Criminal Court when
Judge Kirkpatrlck gave me six years-end 1
remember now the look you gave me that
day."
"Did I smlloT" said Mr.Xong, anxiously.
"No, but you winked-nd well, well, let by
gones be bvcones. How's your healthT Tol
erable Gladof that see you again," and the
shadow slid away.
V
x'pfiAT's the sort or a surprise party I'm
always having," said Mr. Long, to me as I
came up. "Last Christmas Day I went down
to the workhouse to punish the prisoners with
a little banjo twanging and a song or two.
When the prisoners came trooping into the
room two and two they didn't know who was
going to operate upon them they took a skulk
ing look at me. and they'd crane their necks
and take a. Squint at me, till they seemed nigh
all of 'ent to be Buffering from some peculiar
nervous disease.
"They all know you, Lonnr,' said Mr. War
ner. And so they did. Old acquaintances of
the Criminal Court, most of them."
'
TtIs required by the Stage directions that ap
propriate muslo should accompany the
exciting finale of the third act in "Shenan
doah." On Monday night last when the play was
given its first performance at the Bijou, the
leader of the orchestra did not give the signal
for the musicians to strike up as General
Sheridan dashed across the stage, and the cur
tain fell without a sound of martial music.
The stage manager rushed down to the muslo
room to See what nad paralyzed the orchestra.
The leader met him and Said! "I know what
you've come for. I iArgot the music cue. I
was in the battle of Cedar Creek myself, ana
got a bullet in my side there. The bullet's
there yet. The aotlon of the play recalled the
battle so vividly to me I could not move, and
all the cues in the world could not hare made
me stir."
And this is a sober fact,
V
y prophet who has the unusual privilege of
being honored in his native city and has no
need to go about in a single camel's hair gar
ment, chanced to be favoring me with, his com
pany yesterday in the coarse of peregrination
about the city. As wd passed thu curious
conglomeration of pne-stery frame huts
on Penn . avenue near Sixth street,
which contrast so strongly with such
great piles as T. C. Jenkins' warehouse, the
Jackman building, and others nearby, my
friend, the prophet, said, with a gesture worthy
of Jeremlaht "Where Kerr's place and the Cen
tral Rink now stand Carnegie will build his
great library before the year has flownl"
"Do you seriopsly mean thatr" I asked.
"Yes I do. To convince you I will bet a silk
hat that 1890 will see that library building be
gun on that spot."
When a man who is worth several hundreds
of thousands of dollars offers to repklessly bet
a SUE bat it is wise to be convinced that be has
a dead sure thing,
V
'T'HE revenge taken by Editor Muller, of The
Bulletin, upon la grippe, whloh took a
ten days' lease of him as the old year went out,
is decidedly cruel. Mr. Muller described every
symptom with painful minuteness in 27i .Bul
letin yesterday, and la grippe stands revealed
in naked ugliness as it tormented a little over
six feet of suffering humanity. Says he: "In
the midst ot his duties, even while smiling
over the story of some victim of the disorder
and while evolving homilies on the power of
some men's imagination, be feels a deadly chill
stealing down his spine, making every spinal
process, from his cervical vertebra) to his'os
cocygls, seem like a distinct lump of ice. And
then he can, like Archimedes, cry out: "I hare
ltl I haro found ltl" For he has la grippe, or
rather la grippe has him. Then comes, in dis
mal succession, a troop of triumphant ills that
make of the poor wretch's body a parade
ground. His brain reels with the mental exer
tion of merely recording all the new aches and
pains flashed to it along those gray counter
parts of the electric wire the nerves. Hlahead 1
grows as hot as a steel ingot just from the
"soaking plt;"hls hands are so oold that a piece
of ice feels warm in his grasp. Then his nose
goes into active business at the bidding of la
grippe. It no longer is the organ of smell, but
becomes the high priest of sneeze, betraying
the while a capacity for moisture that would
make the reputation of a Yellowstone geyser."
BEWi.SE OF EXCHAKGmO GRIPS,
Borne shrew distiller bids us know,
And Doctor Blank Insure the tin.
That whisky Is the thinjr, you know,
To cure the grip.
Bewsrel lest you exchange the grip
For feelings frolicsome and frisky
T1j worse than Influenza's nip.
The grip of whisky! HEPBCBrj0B2rj.
HOW TO ATOID DISPEPiA.
Hints That May be Useful Both to Vat and
Thin People.
From the New fork ledger.
All dyspeptics sbould avoid anything which
they (not others) cannot digest There are so
many causes for and forms ot dyspepsia that
it is impossible to prescribe one and the tame
ftetforalL Nothing is more disagreeable or
selesstnan to be cautioned against eating
this or that, because your neighbor "So-and-So"
cannot eat such things. It WO would all
study the nature and digestion of food, and re
member that air and exercise are as essential
as food in promoting good health, we could
easily decide upon the diet best suited to our
indlvidnal needs. The diabetic should ab
stain from sugar and anything which is con
verted into sugar in digestion, such as all
starchy foods, sweet omelets, custards, jellies,
sweet sauces, starchy nuts, wine-and liquors.
The corpulent should abstain from fat as
-well as sugar and starch. A diet of whole
wheat, milk: vegetables, fruits and lean meat
will produce only a normal amount of fatness,
while an excesi of acids, sweets, spices, and
shortening keeps the system in an unhealthful
condition, xnose wno can digest nne uour,
pastry, sugar and fats become loaded with fat,
but are neither strong nor vigorous.
Thin people with weak digestion Should also
avoid such food: for thin people are often kept
thin by the same food wbioh makes others fat
It they cannot digest the starch, butter and
fine flour, the system is kept ih a feverish, dys
pptio state; they become nervous or go into
consumption for no other reason than that the
life ia burned out by a diet which only feeds the
fire and does not renew the tissues.
Men dig their graves with their teeth: not
only by drinking whisky and using tobacco,
bnt by eating food loaded down with inflamma
tory materials.
A COUSIN OF CALHODK
Dies In a Peorboss and Will be Barltd
In a Pauper's Grave.
Hpetsofiei,!), MXsS, January It Mrs.
Mary Foy, who was 90 years old last Christmas
and who claims kinship with the Calhoun fata
lly, of Virginia, died in the Springfield Poor
house this evening and will fill a pauper's
grave. In a story told just before her death
she alleges that after a tempestuous voyage she
disembarked at Nova Scotiaat the age of 11
A year afterward she married Patrick Fov, a
Bailor on the ship In which she sailed from Ire
land to Virginia. After many years of comforts
her husband Decame insane ana died in the
Massachusetts Hospltah at Northampton,
After that her slender means vanished and she
became poverty stricken, living in sqnalor in a
basement of a house at Springfield. She was
removed to the poorhouse about a year ago.
Bbe had 12 children, all of whom are dead.
If her story is true she was a cousin Of John
C. Calhoun, the Senator from South Carolina
and Vice President of the United States.
DEATHS OE A PAY.
Mm. Abate Adair.
The large circle of friends of Mrs. AhnieAaalr
wlll regret to learn of her death, which took plate
yesterday, at her residence in Allegheny. The)
deceased laayt aeaui was rsniea oy typnoia xe
Vf r. Airs. Adair had many excellent qulltles.
which endeared her to all those who knew her,
Dr. Tresetseh.
t&T t-tnff.Ap'0 cusix: coxFAxr.l
Loxsolr, January It. (SpeciaL-The faaoa
specialist ia diseases of m ear, Dr ' Irowteeh,
dleo to-day ttWeateM v- .4 v y
luesu m ciiKi,
1
Hew tfte Former b Gt-adMHy CbbM V
the tatter's Tarrkonr.
rSFECiAt, m.xdAX io tarn ersrATCzci
Washington, January It Rear Admiral
Shnialdt, who lias just returned from. Japan,
-in speaking of the possibility ot Russia object
tog to the Chinese gaining control of Coreavtel!
the following story as to how the Russians
have been outwitting the Mongolians as to the
boundary between Siberia and Ctriaa. 'Th
means of communication are so poor in China,
and the avenues of news are so few," says Ad
miral Shureldt, "that It is impossible for the
Chinese to keep track ot the goings on in their
provinces. The Russians hare been JteadUy
inching on the Chinese. ' Every year they will
send a regiment of Cossacks with their families
about ten or fifteen miles into China. This
regiment will settle down, take up the land and
cultivate it They take up the boundary stone.
ahey settle down and put them at the edge
of their settlements, and the next year another
regiment comes along, takes up th o land below
and moves the boundary stone farther on to
ward Peking. These encroachments have
been going on for years, and the Chinese cannot
understand the perpetual shrinkage ot their
northern frontier."
A diplomats at Peking tells this story of how
the last treaty was made between Russia, and
uuina. At the treaty conference the Russians
brought forth a map nearly as big as a library
table, and upon this was a big red line which
marked the boundary between Siberia and
China. This line gave the RusBians a Vast
amount of new territory, and the Chinese, as
they looked at the big map, threw up their
hands In holy horror, and said that though
they were willing to give away some ot their
lands, they Could not think of allowing such a
vast slice of territory to go. They were anx
ious to make a treaty, but they could not give
away a fifth ot their Empire.
"All right," said the Russian dlplomates. "all
right, we will make a new proposition," and?
with that they brought In a new map about the
size ot a sheet of note paper, but upon which
the red line marking the boundary was on the
very same latitude as on the library table
map.
"Oh, that Is all right" said tne Chinese.
"That It more reasonable, and we will give you
that much rather than fight."
A BRIDGE 0PBKIGHT LIGHT.
The Remnrknble Phenomenon Seen
at
Night by Texas Traveler. ,
Hxabnje, Tkx., January IL A canons phe
nomenon of nature was witnessed near here
last night by passengers on the north-bound
passenger train on the Houston and Texas
Central, which passes this point at 225 A. K.
It was in the form ot a luminous arch of a
phosphorio or electrical character. Such phe
nomena are of frequent occurrence at sea, but
are almost unheard of on land. The luminous
mist was first observed by the engineer, when
it was still several hundred yards ahead of the
train, and thinking it a prairie fire, he slowed
up, thus arousing the passengers, who, with
the crew, crowded to the windows and on to
the platforms to look at the vast, hueless rain
bow spanning the heavens. As the arch was
more closely approached its dim, white radi
ance wag seen to be clearly defined against the
sky as though painted there by the sweep of
a Brush dipped In white fire. The Btars could
be seen shining close against the rim of It, and
all around and under the arch. The shape, as
near as could be guessed at, was half a mile in
dlamete.', though it seemed gradually widening
and was in form the half of a perfect circle,
one leg retting on the earth, while- the other
appeared to have been broken off near the
base.
The arch rose directly over the track, and as
the train approached it seemed to gather a
quicker tincture of luster, as of the diamond
or tome clear, glittering star, thoagh it threw
no gleam upon the air beyond its own irradla-'
tlon, as conld be seen by the stars shining in
close proximity to it when the train pasted
directly under the bridge ot light, the sur
rounding country spanned by it became plainly
visible, appearing to be bathed In pale moon
light ,
A curious feature of the luminosity was that
while it rare all objects a weird, unreal aspect,
the Shadows which it caused them to throw
were black and as clearly defined as Silhou
ettes. In a few minutes after the train passed
under the arch it seemed to fade away, melting
gradually Into the starlit sky. The night as
will be remembered, was fair and fogies.
There was no moon, so the arch must have
been self-luminous.
PUTflPOBBflUIUP.
Mr. Dana's Advice to tho Accusers of
Colonel Brice. t
From the New Tork 8nn.t
Put up or shut up I This it not an elegant
phrase, but It exactly fits the Situation so far
as Colonel Brlce'i accusers are concerned.
We bare not always admired the political
methods of this able and eneigetio gentle
man, nor hare we uniformly agreed with his
judgment, especially in the sometimes puz
zling matter of rainbows. We regard him,
nevertheless, as a good Democrat and an hon
orable man, whose services in the future,
whether bis career shall He id the United
States Senate or out of it, are likely to be most
valuable to the party ot success In 1893.
It IS contrary to all oUr notions ot right jus
tice, honorable treatment, and party policy
that the career of such a man should be
clouded, and his usefulness impaired at the
outset by the systematic and malignant insinu
ation of a charge in support ot which no pre
cise fact 14 formulated and evidence offered.
FESTIVITIES AT H0fiT CARLO.
Grand Preparations to Welcome the Prince
at the Famous Resort.
BT SUNLAT'S CaBLS COMPAirr.j
'Month Cablo, January IL The festivities
attending the arrival Ot the Prince and
his brfde will continue until Monday
night The programme for Sunday in
cludes a salute, presentation of the city
keys to tbe Prince by the Mayor.and a bouquet
to the Princess by the Regatta Committee and
City Council There Is to be a regatta on the
bay by torchlight and a serenade. On Monday
there will be a Venetian fight ahd a tonflagra
tlon In the port, closing with a torchlight pro
cession. There are choral societies and arches every
where In tbe Kingdom. The weather is lovely.
A KIKG'S CLOTHES LOST,.
Why the Belgian Monarch Had to go With,
out a Clean Shirt.
FBT DUNI.AF'8 CABLE COltPANT.l
London, January IL It is reported that the
real cause of the fire at Laeken was the over
heating of the flues and pipes in the stables,
consequent on the Innnenta, which bad at
tacked tbe horses. The Are extended to the
palace and so caused the disaster.
The whole wardrobe of the King of the Bel
gians was burned up, and the Shops being
dosed, it was several hours before His Majesty
could get a clean shirt to his royal back,
SEEPS HIS fiORSES UPSTAIRS.
Ab English Baronet Gets a Queer Nation
In Hts Head.
BT DUNLAP'S CABtE COMPACT.
London, January IL Sir Albert Bassoon,
the new baronet who was created as a reward
for having Introduced the Shah, keeps hU
horses in the upper rooms of ablghbnlldlng,
the lower stories ot which are used as a car
riage house and ban).
The horses are taken Up and down in a
padded elevator. He thinks the horses, thrive
better at that airy altitude.
i '
A Splendid Memorial Tablet
BT PUHtAr'S CABLE COlteAOT.
Nice, January IL A splendid tablet has been
placed In the English church of the Holy
Trinity, by Rosalie and MedoraCox, a memorial
to their parents, William and Elizabeth Cox,
of Philadelphia, who both died in this place
lastAiarcn. xne isomer was aged 88.
ONLY A WORD.
Only a Word BIS Ups let fall,
A careless word la wanton play
Be did not think of It at all. t .
And idly weht npAn his way.
Bnt in a heart with sorrow sore.
The cruel gibe produced its smart,
And what he never thought ot more
Convulsed a crushed and bleeding heart
Only a word another spoke
A Simple word lit by a sralle
And mental tlotids their darkness broke
Which shadowed all the sky erewhlie.
A life which hope had seemed to leave
Grew stronger from Its generous might
A heart bowed down with utter grief
Felt the rare radiance of ltl light.
The future rose serene and fait? .
And sorrow lost Its bllte? sting; '
A single word, thdngh light as air.
May stem a very little thing; '
Bnt hope, Joy, lortfa3d despair
Bt It in human hi arts are stirred;
There U no thing rf ore foul or fair ,
TfiMf ftB ilteht h ttiftiA bt a trna
SENATORS Vm MONTANA,
Two Men More Unlike Bach ether Coald be
Foand Bowr They Made Their Money
Governor-Elect Campbell ns a Mixer
Fred Boaglats Unpopularity la Hartl.
tCORKXSPONDXNCX OT TBS DISPATCH.
WABmNaTOW, January IL The two Sena
tors from Montana, whom tbe Republicans
have elected, are as different as tbe poles.
They have hardly an attribute in common, and
according to Montana men, one is as great as
the other is small. The big man is Sanders and
the little man is Powers. Sanders is tall, angu
lar, black-eyed and black-haired. He reminds
one of Abraham Lincoln, and he has as much
magnetism as James G. Blaine. He Is a great
orator, and he holds his audience in tbe hollow
of his hand five minutes after he has first
opened his mouth. He excells especially in
tbe vindictive, and he has a poison bag at the
end of his tongue equal In size to that which
supplies tbe vitriol which spurts forth from
tbe mouth of John J. Ingalls. He is well up
In English literature, quotes from the poets as
though he had been raised with them, and is
one of' ther great lawyers of the Northwest
For the 20 odd years during which he has
lived in Montana, he has been a noted man and
bo has done more to crystallize civilization in
the great Northwest than any other Montana
citizen. He settled first at a little mining
camp, ana removed irom tnence to Virginia
City. He was practising law in this
mining settlement during the stormiest
days of Montana, when every man carried his
lira in his band and tbe road agents ruled tbe
Territory. Tbe Sheriff belongedto aband of rob
bers and road agents, and Justice was unknown
until one vday Sanders called the miners
together, denonnced the robbers and organized
a vigilance cosumittee and a set of mining
courts. He pushed this organization so that he
was eventually able to clean the robbers out of
the country, and this was not done before there
were a number of hangings and not a few
bloody shooting affrays.
Sanders made money in Virginia City at the
law. He made more at Helena, and now at
tbe age of 65 he Is worth about 200,000. He was
born In Now York and be married bis wife In
Ohio, where he was admitted to the bar. Mrs.
Sanders is a rerr bright woman. She Is widely
.traveled, cultured and dignified, and she will, X
am ioiq, oe one or, tne leaaing n gurus in watl
lngton society. She Is now presiding with grace
over the fine residence of Senator Sanders in
Helena, and she Is very proud ot her three
grown-up sons, the youngest of whom has just
graduated from Exeter College.
Senator Power and His 880.000 Palace.
genator Power is a trifle older than Banders.
He Is a little, rapid, nervous business man
who started life as an Indian trader up the
Missouri river many years ago, and who has
been engaged ever since then in trading with
the Indians, the whites and the Government
and has made It pay. He is worth three or
four hundred thousand dollars, and has a big
agricultural implement establishment at Hel
ena, with branch establishments throughont
the Territory. He is'.building one of the finest
houses in tbe Northwest It is an immense
marble structure trimmed with granite and red
sandstone, and it Is to cost 80,000. Tbe
red sandstone trimmings are exquisitely carved
ana u win taice an oi next year to nnisn mem.
The bouse contains about 2o rooms and it con
sists ot two stories, a basement and an attic
About six years ago Senator Power got tbe po
litical bee in his bonnet Why it attacked him
no one knows, for he is no speaker and has
heretofore had no political connections. He
became a candidate for Congress and was later
on defeated by Governor Toole in the cam
paign for the Governorship. It-was his defeat
here that formed the chief reason for his elec
tion to theSenatorshlp.
What Made Campbell Governor- of Ohio.
Jakes E. Campbell will be Inaugurated Gov
ernor of Ohio next week. He owes his posi
tion to his appreciation ot pumpkins and tat
cattfe. It was this element of his nature that
made him successful In hit first Congressional
campaign and be thereby got the prominence
that makes him to-day the greatest man in
Ohio. Campbell's opponent during his first
Congressional campaign was ex-Congressman
Little, whom .President Harrison appointed this
summer as a member of the Venezuelan Com
mission. Little is a tall, sober aristocrat who
belongs to one of the influential families of bis
county and who considers himself far abore
the ordinary run of mortals. He had repre
sented the district in Congress and he had no
donbt of his re-election. He aid not mix much
with the common people and toward the last of
the campaign when he and Campbell spoke to
gether at a big agricultural fair he made a
scholarly oration on the intricacies ot the tariff.
While Campbell devoted his talk to the glories
of the agrlcnltnnl show and oiled his tongue
on the fatness ot tbe cattle, and spoke glowing
words on the rich, ysllowgoldenhue of Greene
County pumpkins. After the speeches were
orer Campbell weht around the fairgrounds and
shook hands with the farmers. He talked
with Farmer Slmpkina about his winter wheat
and praised Mrs. Jones' yellow butter. He
chocked the country maidens under their
chins, kissed all the babies without regard to
sex, and shook hands with old and yonng alike.
Mr. Little strutted about the grand stand and
received the congratulations ot his friends
upon his fine effort and when his friends
begged him to come out in the evening and
help the crowd fire off rockets and sample Cin
cinnati lager, he gravely remarked "That tbe
people must hare their sports, bnt that tbey
would-enjoythem more If gentlemen did not
mingle with them." He was not to be rooted
from his hotel parlors, and tho ring politicians
of bis party swore ronndly as they saw Farmer
Campbell doing his political mixing. This
same kind of a campaign was managed by
Campbell throughout the whole district, and
the result of the rota was a greater surprise
than that which came after the election ot
pious Dick Bishop some years ago. Bishop was
tbe greatest mixer Ohio had ever known, but
Campbell is nis equal, tie was elected to
Congress, and tbe change in tbe vote about
that agricultural fair showed that Ohio pump
kins will beat patriotism any day in the week.
Borr Ex-ailnlsterLangstoaLearaed French.
'The Hon. Fred Douglass, according to some
authorlties,seems to be having a hard time
ihHaytland he would make a much better
minister if be had a thorongh knowledge ot the
French language. The Haitians speak French,
and this is the diplomatic tongue of the court
Ex-Minlster Langston told me the other day of
his difficulties In this regard at the beginning ot
his mission and how he finally surmounted
them. He said: "I bad a young. white man as
my secretary who was a complete master of
both Spanish and French, and I supposed
that 1 would be able to get along through him.
At the first meeting of the diplomates a case
very important to the United States was pre
sented. It was given In the Spanish language
ahd the discussion upon It had to be conducted
in French. I could not utter a word of either
language and I remembered with regret an op
portunity which Charles Sumner bad uffered
me, but Which I had refused. He had told me
that I would some day probably be called upon
to take a foreign mission and that I ought to
Know French. 'If you care to try It I will teach
yon,' said he. ,
"I was, however, busy at the time and had no
idea that I Would bo sent abroad. At this meet
ing of tbe diplomates I saw that 1 must master
the French or I could not do efficient service.
I was asked for my opinion and I said in En- !
gllsbthat the case was very important to my
uorernmeni ana uisi x wonja uxe to nave
Until 10 o'clock the next day to put my opinion
in writing.
I was given the Spanish papers and
wrote out my opinion in English ahd mv secre
tary translated it into the French, and I gave
it to tbe assembly. That day, however, I de
cided that if I could not master the French in
six months I Would throw Up my mission. I
told the secretary so and be became my teacher.
From then on I ate, drank, slept and thought
nothing but French. I studied all tbe time
and practiced on every man, woman and child
I met There was no laborer, or beggar so low
upon the street that I didn't 'Bon jonr, mon
sieur,' to him, and there was no woman So
ragged that I did not accost her with a French
phrase, longer or shorter as I was able to make
it. Tne result was that I bad a good hold on
the .language before my six months were up,
and upon the death of the French envoy at
Hayti, during the latter part of this time. I de
livered a eulogy upon him. My eulogy was
published la the newspapers and it was copied
into the journals of Paris and Complimented
by them." ,
Wby" Dongtass is Unpopular'in Hajtt
T asked Prof. Langston as to the objections
of the Haytians to Minister Douglass on ac
count ot his color. He said: "I don't think
there Can he any objection raised to him on
that ground nor on tbe ground of his having-a
white wife. Not a few Of tbe most noted peo
ple of tbe Island are blacks who have white
wives and this was the case of tbe late Presi
dent Salomon. I once beard Salomon make 'a
speech defending himself against the charge
that he was opposed to the mulattoes. He
said: 'I am a black man myself and my wife is
a white French womau and my Vice President
is a Haitian as white as any Caucasian. I chal
lenge anybody to say that I bare any feeling
against any one on account of his color.'
"I don't know that Minister Douglass Is un
popular lh Hayti," Continued Minister Lang
ston, ''hut if he is so it is because the Haytians
are rery jealous in regard to tbe annexation or
sale of any part ot their Island to tbe United
States and they may associate Douglass with
such schemes. He was sent to Santo Domingo,
with Ben Wade and other American statesmen,
to report as to the advisability ot its annexa
tion. He now goes back to the country on a
war vessel and his secretary, Mr. Bassett was
Consul at New Totk in the pay bt the party
Wbleb is sew outof power luHaytl. It say be
that the Martians fear Douglass- I do not
19'." , . . V
AS Ollff WHICH FAILED,
A Wossaa TWks She Sees Her Hatband's
Ghost Before Ha Dies,
From the Youth's Companion.!
A story which has a significance for erery
Intelligent reader comes to us from Switzer
land. A young mechanic named Favre, who
lived at Neucbatef, gradually became dissipated
in his habits and deserted his wife and child.
After he had been gone for two years, bis wife,
who loved him tenderly, dreamed one nlgbt
that she heard him call her. She rose and went
to the window, from whence the saw him, as
she believed, standing in the moonlight on the
street Tbe figure vanished as she looked at It
Tbe good people of Nenchatel assured her that
this appearance had been made at the Instant
of his death. When, therefore, a month later,
she beard that a man. answering In description
to M. Favre, bad been killed on the night of
her dream by a passing train at Basle, she was
convinced that ft was her husband, and that he
had come in the spirit to bid her a last farwell.
She made her way on foot to Basle, reached
the town In tbe evening, and induced tbe au
thorities to open the grave. When the coma
was reached the superstitions laborers left her
alone. By tbe light of a lamp tbe poor- woman
thought she identified herhusbanjl. She was
carried back 111 and exhausted to her home.
Tbe whole family went Into mourning, while
the Tillage shuddered with sympathy and
superstitious horrors. A few days later M.
Favre, sober, healthy and smiling, walked Into
.us luwu, announcing mar, ne naa louna worK,
and was ready and able to take care ot his
family.
Superstitions vanish outof our lives before
the touch of stubborn fact Many of our
young readers have no donbt Imbibed from ig
norant companions or servants a belief fit
omens. In luck, good or bad, in dreams. But
aj they grow older, friction with tbe realities
of life will show to those who are willing to
learn that there is nothing In them, uur
dreams are the work of our own minds. The
future is not revealed to us or to any one by
supernatural means, nor do tbe forces ot na
ture portend to os evil or good. The fantastic
outgrowths of Ignorance should be destroyed.
H0HE BETTER IK THE C0TOTRT.
A Harrlsbnrg Newspaper Man's High Opin
ion of the Dlspnteb.
Jones' Gossip in Harrlsbnrg Telegraph.
The PrrrsBTTBG Dispatch is a newspaper
in all that the" word implies. There is not any
better in this State, nor If the esteemed New
Tork blankets will pardon us in the entire
country. Gossip once heard a Pittsburg news
paper man say that The Dispatch cleared
11,000 on every issue of its Sunday edition, 152, -,
000 for E2 days' publication Is not so bad, but
there is no discount on tbe fact that it is money
deservedly earned. When you read The Dis
patch yon are sure to get all tbe news. Its
literary matter is ot the best; its cable letters.
Washington and State dispatches are full, re
liable and accurate; its sporting and business
reviews are exceedingly interesting, and its
city department is perfect There is not an
issue of The Dispatch that doesn't have half
a dozen special features. Its writers are men
who know news and can put it before the pub
lic in graphic style. They haven't any models.
Each man has his own peculiar style, and the
consequence is they help to make up a newspa
per that Is original.
The Dispatch has Ideas, too. and it is not
afraid to express them, and because of its hon
esty of purpose and Its straightforwardness tn
calling a spade a spade it is believed tn and read
by more people than read any other newspaper
in the State. Gossip takes pleasure in saying
that THE DISPATCH will be printed this year
at tbe same old stand In Pittsburg, and that so
great is the demand for this paper that the
newspaper colonels who do the publishing have
been compelled to hold down tbe press room
floor with another Hoe double-perfecting press.
A MIEAC0LOOS CURE.
One of Father Mollloger's Patients Sees a
Vision and la Healed.
NoBBiSTOWir, January IL Michael Webb,
son of Town Councilman James Webb, of
Bridgeport who has been subject to epileptic
fits tor a number or years, claims to bare been
cured by a vision the Virgin Mary, -St An
thony, St Joseph and Father Molllnger, of
Allegheny, on Tuesday evening just as he was
entering his father's residence. Michael Is 80
years old, and lives with his parents across the
river from here'in Bridgeport To-night he told
we iouowing story to a reporterin tne presence
of his father and mother:
On the 11th of last March he and his father
went to Allegheny City to risit Father Mol
llnger, a priest who, they had been told, had
effected some marvelous cures. They saw
Father Molllnger and stayed with him three
days. Father Molllnger gave Michael a medi
cal prescription and also prescribed certain re
ligious duties. Michael came back, and tor al
most a year has been praying and hoping for
tbe cure to be effected.
On Tuesday, he says, he was going to be
cured that night and when iro went borne in
tbe evening, just before he entered the btmse'
he claims he saw a heavenly vision, which told
him be would be permanently cured. He went
into tbe house and immediately began to pray,
and then told hit parents of bis alleged experi
ence. Michael, during the past 12 years has
sometimes had three or four of the falling nta
in a day, but not always on consecutive days.
During this time be worked industriously.
Dr. E. M. Corsnn, who for a long tlmo treated
Webb for his affliction, said with regard to bis
malady, that be did not believe he conld be
cured permanently. There it no sign in Webb's
conduct of insanity other than in his excited
manner when talking ot his experience. The
doctor believes that his mind, being constantly
occupied with his affliction and bis eager de
sire,tobe cured, may have become unsettled.
INCREASED DUTIES ASKED.'
Various Interests Seek Protection by Farther
Congressional Action.
Washthotox. January IL Representative
Leblbacb, of New York, appeared before tbe
Ways and Means Committee to-day and asked
for a duty of 4 cents per line, per gross, on
pearl and shell buttons. Alexander D. Wed
burn. of Alexandria, Va., appeared as a repre
sentative of the Legislative Committee of the
National Grange and tbe farmers ot tbe Vir
ginia State Grange, to demand equal protec
tion of the farmer with the steel, Iron and wool
manufacturers. He wanted eqnal legislation
and the protection of the farmers by means of
bounties. He did not think that the present
system of taxation protected the laborer ro tbe
value of a row of pins. Cornelius Morrison, of
New York, representing the importers of brew
ers' rice, protested against any increase of tbe
present duties. He said that one of tbe large
western breweries would consume the entire
product ot broken rice of tbe South.
.representative stump, oi Maryland, nied a
protest against the Increase of tbe auty on tin
plate. Mr. Bayne, uked If the witness' Con
stituents wonld complain if the domestic pro
ducer of tlnplate made it as cheaply as the
foreign orodnct Mr. 8 tump refilled that tbev
would not assuredly, but tbere was no visible
supply and none in prospect Adjourned
till Tuesday.
Hard on the Jndge.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
A Belgian woman, Mme. Boyd, has arranged
for a talking contest open to women only, in
which prizes are to be awarded to the competitor
who says most in a given time. But can the
judges survive itT
C0MHENTS ON CLETELAKD.
WASHTnqtoit JPosl: Mr. Cleveland is em
phatic In the declaration that be has not re
turned to New York politics via the rapid
transit line.
Bbookxtn Standard Union: It Is now a
fight to the death between these rival Demo
cratic chiefs (Cleveland and Hill) with tbe
chances of ultimate victory largely on the Cleve
land side.
Baltthobe Amerieant As the Presidental
campaign of 1S92 draws nearer, ex-President
Cleveland's inclination toward letter writing
grows stronger. Mr. Cleveland is wise In ap
preciating the value of advertising,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Mr. Cleveland's
friends complain that he is becoming rery im
patient ahd ill-natured. He differs tn that re
spect It Is to be added, from Governor Hill,
who seems to be unusually serene and agree
able.
New Yobs; Tribvnei The Democratic clans
In this State are getting together that is to
say, tbey are approaching each other with
hostile intent When the clash of arms begins
the Republicans will cry; "Go it Cleveland,
go it Hill."
Minneapolis THbune: It Is amusing to
read the solemn things tbe Democratic pacers
are saying about the attitudes ot Hill and
Cleveland toward ballot reform. Their com
bined stock of reform Ideas, If rojledinto a ball,
conld be hidden behind a homeopathlo pllL
Philadelphia Herald: "Wherever Demo
cratic banquets were held on Jackson's Day the
same of Grover Cleveland was wildly ap
plauded. Not only the Democracy, bnt the
entire country honors a sea who shows lnteg-rltyo-f
paipoee&fid the eeaMfee Jala ceavio-
CURIOUS COHDEBSATIOKS. ,
Paterson, N. J., has a club composed of
young men who have an InordlnatefondneM
for onions. - -
So far as known only One man in
Easton celebrated Jackson's" Day. He hung
out two small flags at bis residence.
There are 60 manufactories-of imitation '
butter in Germany. A factory in Mannheim
producer daily 8,000 pounds from a preparation
of cocoanuts.
The last season of the pearl fishing in
Ceylon was exceptionally successful. In 23
days CO divers brought lLOOO.OOQ oysters 'to the
surface. The divers made, about 32,000, and
the Government I100.COCL
A novelty in road fixing can be seen on
the old gravel pike near Byberry, Pa., where
rutabagas have taken the place of dirt or stone.
Several cartloads have been hauled there to
fill up the ruts aod holes.
James Bortz, zesiding near Macungie,
Pa., one day last week took a pair of boots to a
cobbler for slight repairs. He stated that he
bad owned them for 19 yean, but had used
them only on Sundays and on special occasions.
On the roof the new New Tork hospital
building will be a garden, pjobably'lnelosed in
glass, where patients can enjoy tbe cool breezes
that blow over tbe housetops. Here there will
be flowers, plants, an aquarium, seats and
hammocks.
"Old Towlioo," a hermit who lives ia
Jack's Hollow. In the mountains near Will
lamsport spends his time in digging around his
wretched but in search of gold. He has dug
ten holes 15 feet deep, and his place looks like
a yawning graveyard.
A family in Henry county, Ga., consists
of S mothers, 8 sons, 2 grandmothers, 8 grand
sons, I great-grandmother. I daughter-in-law, 1
husband, 1 grandaaughter-in-Iaw, 2 brothers, I
daughter. 2 great-grandsons, 1 wife, 2 widows. 1
grandlnother-In-law, and there are only 6 in the
family.
Jeremiah Smith, of Morgan county, O.,
has a cat which is known by .the neighbors as
"solar spectrum." From the tip of its tall to
tbe end of his nose there are distributed all the
colors of the rainbow. Its nose shines like a
carbuncle and tbere are several shades of violet
on the fore legs.
The most novel character at a mas
querade ball held In a Philadelphia house a
few nights ago was that assumed by a young
lady who personated "la grippe." Her cos
tume was of black, and had painted on it
skeletons, pill-boxes, medicine vials and other
similar and appropriate designs.
An Eastern man, not a crank but a real
lire genius, wants Kalamazoo capitalists to
start a plant to manufacture a sure-go flying
machine which he has patented. He showed
the Chamber of Commerce how nicely his
model worked,but tbe memory of poor Hogan's
fate made them doubt the Value ot the con
trivance as an everyday means of locomotion.
A queer ordinance was passed by the
McConnelsville (O.) Council -recently. The
substance of the ordinance was to provide for
building a high fence around a certain saloon
in town known as the "Blue Goose." which ap-
pelation is suggested by the peculiarly bright
color of Its tront. The fence will be placed
tbere so as to prohibit entrance from any other
than the front door, which faces the public
square, the most prominent portion of the Til
lage. -A Hartford, Van Ruren county, Mich.,
man who went West some years ago got into
trouble and the California Penitentiary at the
same time, and to sare his family tbe disgrace
caused somebody to write to Mlcnigan that ha
bad been shot and scalped by Indians. This
would have made it aU right if he bad stayed
dead, but a few days ago, while his widow was
getting her trousseau ready to marry a decent
man. the villain spoilled everything by getting
oat of prison and writing home to ask for his
family.
George "Wessel, of Coenties slip, New
York, owns a big Newfoundland dog and a
little gray cat Nine months ago, when the
dog was a day old, he was brought to Weasels'
and given to nurse to the eat -The cat had a
family ot six, but took the stranger in and
raised him with her own young ones. As he
grew to size and strength tbe little cat was just
as watchful of him as ever, and wonld fly
savagely at any other flog that would dare to
approach the Newfoundland. Tbe dog. after a
three months' visit in the country, returned to
his home the other day, and be and the mother
catwere overjoyed to see each other, and they
made any amount of fun tn that neighborhood
aj ineiroaaaemonstrationoijoyat seeing eacn
other once more
Some time ago Joseph J". Speck, of
Kansas City, learned ot the existence ot a cer
tain alleged miraculous stone found in South
em India, which woul4 heal wounds of all
kinds, particularly snake and dog bites and
any sore from which hydrophobia or lockjaw
might result To learn more ot the wonderful
curative powers of the stono, Mr. Speck ad
dressed a letter to a native ot Bombay. The
Hindoo replied that the stone is supposed to
be found in a serpent's head, apd is rarer and
more valuable than the most costly gem. The
Hindoos and the wild, savage natives place
great faith in Its power, and guard It as
sacredly and carefully as they dq their Idols
and gods of metals. The owner of this par
ticular stone advertised it and offered it for
sale in an American newspaper, and it was
this advertisement that Mr. Speck saw. The
owner of the stone wants $50,000 for it.
A branch of the Baltimore Society of
Disappointed Lovers was organized at Wil
mington, Del., recently by Joseph T.Clark,
who is President of the Baltimore organiza
tion. A dozen well-known yonng men in town,
including a lawyer, several politicians and a
prominent merchant met in one of the large
n otels. Mr. Clark explained tbe nature of the
organization, saying that it was a mutual con
solation society, and any man to be eligible to
membership mast have been engaged and the
engagement must have been broken by the fair
one. He severely denounced flirting, and said
that caused nine-tenths of the woes of man.
Ten men appended, their names to the consti
tution and each related bis experience in strlv.
ing for matrimonial honors. The constitution
requires every man to sbnn female society at
all times, and a violation of this rule means
expulsion. A Lookout Committee was ap
pointed to search for new candidates.
E. S. "Wilson, a blacksmith, of Ozark,'
Ma, has a relic of tbe Marsbfleld cyclone,
which occurred on April 18, 1880, that Is a very
remarkable curiosity. This witness of one of
the freaks of the great storm is a black quart
bottle, bent bysome mysterious force into an
ellptlc circle without a crack or break in the
glass that tbe closest scrutiny can discover.
The neck of the bottle actually touches the
edge of the bottom, and the tact that tbe glass
was not broken in any way by tbe force of tbe
storm is shown 'by its holding water or any
other fluid. By gradually turning the bottle as
tbe water is poured in it can be nearly filled to
Its full capacity, so as to show tbe perfect
soundness of the material. This bottle was
found by Mr. Wilson tbe day after tbe Marsh
field disaster and examined by Professor Tlce.
The meteorologist attributed tbe bending of
tbe bottle to tbe force of electricity, and con
sidered this one of tbe most wonderful results
ot the agency at work in the storm cloud. The
bottle Was found in, the wreck of one of the
Marshfleld drugstores.
PARAGRAPHIC PLEASANTRY.
Only a hothouse depends on sun beams.
Binghamton Republican.
It takes a pretty sharp remark to cut a
slow man to the quick. Boston Pott, '
Taking whisky straight makes many a
man ciuoabu. riHuutpiua xnquirer.
Can lady killers be regarded ia the light
of dear's talkers?-.Battfnr American.
The family stovepipe was never meant for
a pipe of peace. Sing hamttn Btpuittean.
If yoti should happen to want your ears
pierced, just pinch the baby. TexasSiftingi.
Married life is not all thorns. You strike
a nettle once in awhile. PhilaiUpMa Inquirer.
Evergreen trees are the dudes of tne
forest. They make the spracest boughs. As
Sentinel. ,
For the few who have sworn off there are
many who are swearing right on.-BateMnsn
Kan.) If tut.
Go to the champagne cork, thou tardy '
lover; consider its ways and do likewise. Bing
hamton Leader.
If a young woman's disposition is gua
yowder, the sparks should be kept away from her.
--Vu Tor Ledger.
"Will you not grant ma one word, Miss
Bullion, just one that I may treasure forever!"
"Uocd-bye.,,-Xta,
"Woman is running mail a pretty close
race In tne arts and sciences, hut shell never get
the knack of sharpening a lead pencil down fine.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
After the proposal "And do you love
him, child!"
"Love him, mamma? I'veseenhls bankbook.
i-PMladelpMa Inquirer. '
Mrs. Blossom I saw old Mr.-Bloomer in
a beastiy State Of fa toxics tlon to-day.
Mr. Blossom ihey say the poor ola man Is In his
ieeond childhood. s - .
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