rsrwTusar-F , m&xi p5TWt-B 7?!W" THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, PEIDAY, MAUCH 21, 1890. t t f- if 5 tm$ffi ESTAliLISIlED FEBRUARY 1S48, ad. 45, No. 42. Enteretf at Fittsburg I'ostofflce, aomlrl4. Ibsr. as second-class matter. Business Office 87 and89 Fifth Avenue. News Rooms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street, rasters Advertising Office, Koom 44, Tribune Building, iNewYork. THE DISPATCH is regularly on sale at Eretano's, S Union Squat e, A'cw York, ichrre anyone who has been disappointed at a hotel ncus stand can obtain it. TERMS) OF THE DIsFATCII. rOSTAGK FBIE IN THE UNITED STATES. IA1LY msPATCH. One 'icar. . .. .... S s 00 Haili Dispatch, Fer Quarter :oo JAIL1 DisrATCH, One Mouth 70 1.:ly Dispatch, incluiSings.unday. near. 10O0 DkilyDISfaTCH, lnctudingSundav.3ni-ths. 150 1ajly Dispatch, lncludlngfcuuday.iinontu SO Fcndat Dispatch, One Year :so V eekly Dispatch, One car lis "iire Daily Dispatch Is delivered bycarricrsat i: cents oer week, or Including Sunday edition. at 20 cents per week. PITTSBURG. FRIDAY. MAR. 21. 1S80. t-Oa or nbout April 1 the nUIXES OFFICE of THE DI-FATClt will be re moved to Corner of Smiibfirld nnd Diamond reels. ALLEGHENY MAYOEALTY SCANDAL. There is a prospect, as we hare said be fore, of a very highly flavored mess of politics being set before the citizens of Alle gheny. The interesting details of the proc esses by which it is alleged Mr. Wyman was elected Mayor I.it month are printed else vhere in The Dispatch's columns, and 1hey are so plainlyset forth that our readers can understand them withont enr in terference. As they stand, in the strong but partial light of a partisan arraignment, these details of alleged frauds make start line reading. If what the bill of particulars Etates is true Mr. Stavton was defeated by rntrageons corruption and fraud, of which r-cores of election officers nnd others must have been cognizant. But it is not by anv means settled beyond a doubt that these allegations can be sustained by facts. For the whole truth, if we ever get it, we must wait till the matter is tried in court. The striking feature of the charge against Mr. Wyman and his supporters is the wholesale character of the alleged frauds. Seventeen hundred votes out of a total vote of some sis thousand cast for Wyman are said to be vitiated by fraud more or less pos itive. We sincerely trust that Allegheny politics will not be found to be so outrage ously dirtv. Hothing but judicial investi gation can avail in this case. "Ve hone the whole truth will be discovered, and until that is done we advise our readers to sus pend judgment IDEAS ABOUT GOOD B0ADS. The Hon. W. H. McCullouch, of the State Commission on the Improvement of Country Eoads, contributes some interest ing ideas in another column upon the sub ject in which all Pennsvlvanians are con cerned. He suggest: th-it the Legislature should petition Congress to divide the pro ceeds from the internal revenue tar on whisky and tobacco among the States, pro rata, to be expended upon the public roads. If such a division were mide Dr. McCul lough estimates that Pennsylvania's share would be a ro.nd five million a very neat sum, with which a good many miles of model highways could be built It is hardly necessary to examine Dr. McCullongh's suggestion carefully now, but we are afraid that obstacles perhaps the Constitution might furnish one would be discovered when Congress got hold of it. There is a little bit of sound food for farm ers' thought in something else that Dr. Mc Cullongh savs. The farmers have com plained that the city people do not par their share toward keeping up the country roads they use. The oil men who cut up the rural roads with the heavy hauling incidental to their business, are specially rererred to by many farmers. As to this. Dr. McCullongh says that the money which the State will ap propriate for the i.nprovement of State roads will be taken from the Treasury, into which the oil men and city corporations pay taxes to a greater extent than the farmers. So taxation and the results will be evened up. 'SB t? Z BISMAECK. 't. The resignation of Bismarck is really the jj abdication of an Emperor. The imperial . spirit of Germany has a far greater repre sentative in Bismarck than in the young, headstrong soldier who sits upon the throne. If William II. wears the crown of an Emperor, it is Bismarck who made it The great Chancellor chiseled the keystone of the arch which supports the German Empire. He found Prussia a weak rival to Austria in the domination of the German States; in ten years he raised his native State to the ' first place in the German Confederation, destroyed Austria's influence forever, gare bis nominal master. William L, the crown or an Emperor, and united all the German States into a strong Empire. These were not the results of chance opportunities, but of a grand policy which Bismarck inaugu rated when he became Premier of Prussia 5 in 1S62. Bismarck has never waited r for opportunities; he has created - them. Tne Danish war, the Austrian war, the French war were, if not absolutely brought on at the moment de sired by Bismarck, the certain results of his policy. By each war the power of Prussia was increased, her ascendency in j German councils assured, until finally she I became, as we have observed before, the lenlone in the arch of Imperial Germanv. To increase the homogeneity of the etu is' pire, to solidify it at home, to extend and anchor its influence abroad by alliances, has been Bismarck's work since 1871. The ,v peace ol Europe has been preserved during f the last 20 years for the Busso-Turkish war was not essentially an European so f much as an Asiatic disturbance principally becanse Bismarck saw that the German Empire needed peace, and therefore worked to that end. In keeping control of the Government of Germany, Prince Bismarck has always been able to count upon the assistance and sympathy of the crown until recently. The late Emperor William trusted Bismarck implicitly, and during the former's reign Jt was the mind of the Chancellor that ruled in reality. What would have become of Bismarck's imperial policy, and of the Chancellor himself hai' Frederic, that enlightened Prince and heroic man, come to tne throne in health in stead of moribund can only be conjectured. Perhaps the Iron Chancellor would have bent his will and converted Frederic's till they pointed in the same direction. It is more likely, however, that Frederic would ihare taken Bismarck's place at the helm. Specnlations concerning the past are inop- porlune at this juncture, except in so far as hey may throw light upon the present crisis. JWbat has gone before would seem to indi- cate that Bismarck nnds nimsei: lor the nrst me in an isolated position. He has neither the crown nor a dominant political party to support him. The Reichstag is, on the whole, clearly not in accord with his policy. Taking into account his advanced age with these other things, his resignation is hardly to be wondered at. Bnt we think that even under these circumstances he would not have resigned had he approved the recent extraordinary declarations of the Emperor. From time to time Bismarck has found it politically expedient to countenance Socialism. In the early days of his struggle with the Liberals in the Prussian Parliament Bismarck did not scruple to make common cause with Ferdinand Lassalle, Germany's first and greatest socialistic leader. But only a com mon hatred made these men allies, and when Bismarck's imperial schemes were crowned with success he had no more use for socialism. He has since tried in all sorts of ways to crush the Socialists, but, as the recent elections proved, without perma nent success. The Emperor's strange de parture in favor of a patented form of im perial socialism must have been taken against Bismarck's advice. That shrewd statesman simply declines to incur the re sponsibility of a policy which he does not approve. The exact reasons for his resigna tion at this day, his present relations with the Emperor and his attitude as to the fu ture are not known outside of Berlin. The German Government seems to be trying its hardest to bottle up all information on the subject. The truth, however, must leak out before many days. Whether in office or in retirement, as long as he lives Prince Bis marck will always be the greatest man in Germany. And Germanv may have vital need ot his services ere long. SLAIB'S BILL DEAD. It is not at all certain that Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, is happy yet. His Education bill was defeated yesterday at third reading in the Senate byavoteof 37 to 31. So Mr. Blair has not even the satis faction he has had in other years of seeing his bill pass the Senate to meet a cruel, cruel death in the House. The Republican partv has been very tender and long suffer ing with Mr. Blair and his bill. So long as the House was Democratic the .Republi cans in the Senate saw no harm in permitting the New Hampshire Don Quixote's bill to pass. But now that there is a Bepublican majority in the House of Representatives it would be manifestly too much of a good thing to send down the bill with Senatorial indorsement. Tne risk of being saddled with the responsibility of such an extrava gant piece of legislation the managers of the Bepublican party resolved could not be run. Enough Bepublican Senators voted against the bill to kill it. Among the Bepublican Senators who voted nay were Ingalls, His cock, Hawley, Sherman and Quay -the last named being paired. It must be clear to Senator Blair now, that the Bepublican party, through its leaders, has signified its disap proval of the scheme to spend seven millions of dollars annually on schools which local and State enterprise should be entirely able to care for. This event will permit Mr. Blair to un cork the vials of his wrath upon others be side the hireling and licentious press. Sen ator Hawley had better prepare himself for a vituperative deluge, for besides attacking the bill itself on all sides, he had the temer ity yesterday, just previous to the vote upon the bill, to present a table ot the appropriations and revenues for the next fiscal year, which showed that there would be no money to carry out the provisions of Mr. Blair's measure even if it did become a law. This was a sort of stab of supererogation, and Mr. Blair will not forget it. But we are willing to forget and forgive Mr. Blair everything if he will take out his dead bill and give it a decent burial. A COLONIAL EIFLE TEADE. A curious reason for Germany's vigorous colonial policy has been discovered. It is said that owing to the numerous changes made in the armament of the Imperial troops since 1870 millions of rifles of what are now of obsolete pattern are stored away in the arsenals. These weapons are useless as far as their use by the German army is concerned, and no European power, not even the confiding and unspeakable Turk, can be persuaded to buy them at reduced prices. As long as the rifles were stored away they represented so much unproductive capital. Tne German Government could ill afford such a heavy loss. Some way of disposing of the arms had to be found. Probably the traffic which England has long con ducted in old-fashioned muskets with the natives of Africa and other dark districts suggested the idea of pushing German colonial schemes in order to get rid of the surplus of deadly weapons. This has a humorous sound, but great Gov ernments have to stoop like individuals to queer expedients sometimes to raise the wind. It is said that many thousands of rifles have been disposed of by the German Gov ernment to the benighted savages of Africa. The success of this feature may compensate the Germans for the failure of many of their colonial enterprises in other respects. No doubt Mr. Compton, of Maryland, who was dispossessed of his seat In Congress yesterday, wishes.his name was Mudd. A gen tleman of the latter name took Mr. Compton's place. It is very pleasant, though not surpris ing, to learn from Mr. Elliott that Pittsburgers who buy flowers extensively pay for them. As to the connection between the failure of a cer tain New York florist and the disinclination of his aristocratic customers to pay for floral sup plies, all we know is the current gossip in New York newspapers. We are inclined to believe that the morals of those who love and buy flowers are better than the average. How would it do to turn all our country roads into canaUT Most of them would float an ordinary barge to-day. and that without the slightest adaptation for the novel purpose. So the sacrifice of Corporal Tanner has not placated the angry deity of the Pension Office for long. Mr. Raum is now marked for the slaughter. The identical attributes of As sistant Secretary Bussey and a bnzz saw will be observed. Secretary Noble should have some notices posted about the Pension Office- warn ing the unwary of the perils of "monkeying with Mr. Bussey." Prince Bismaeck has resigned, but Europe is not resigned when it contemplates the possibilities entailed by his resignation. SFBING certainly smiled over the shoul der of winter yesterday. If the flower-crowned hoyden would trip up tho belated old gentle man nobody would complain. Winter might hare had a hearty welcome some months ago, but in March's last days we have no stomach for snow. Besides our rubbers are worn out The price of pork has not been apprecia bly affected, although the President has been ont shooting for several days. Governor Beaver has designated two Arbor Days, April 11 and April 25. Probably he is right in thinking that more trees Will be planted In two days than one. Some people are so ready to give thanks in the fall that they would celebrate two Thanksgivings it Governor Bearer will so order. The License Court is being conducted this year with dignity and strict justice but comparisons are odious. It is stated that no strike for the eight hour day will take place in this city this year. Everybody will be glad to hear it If the oight hour system is feasible we trust it will not need wasteful, demoralizing strikes to enforce its adoption The jo-boats have not gone yet. But then the Allegheny officials are still saying they must go. Judge Ewing ought to announce that his remarks are sometimes ironical. It is truly pitiful to see applicants for license basking in the Court's outspoken approval of their enter prise in obtaining United States licenses. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. MRS. HunST was an accomplished linguist and was of great assistance to her husband, Bishop Hurst, in his educational and church work. Senator Allison is a pleasant man to "in terview," but he is very diplomatic in his talk and avoids admitting himself to positive state ments. Governor Merriam. of Minnesota, is thickset as to build, rotund as to head, and neither one thing nor the other as to height He wears a red goatee. William H. Andrews anil Mrs. Andrews have deserted Titusville for a few days, which they will spend in Philadelphia. They are the guests of the Continental. M. Goblet, who was Prime Minister of France when Boulanger was Minister of War, has resumed the practico of law since his defeat for deputy at tho elections. Mrs. john Drew, her daughter, Mrs. Georgia Drew Barry more, the tatter's husband and John Drew are playing in New York this week, in four of the best known theaters of that city. The signaturo of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, was re cently sold for S2 65 at an autograph sale. At the same sale the present President's signature brought 40 cents. Path's health is better now than it has been for some years. She said recently that she was never well in France, and felt the severities of the Welsh climate, but that the air of Amer ica always had had an invigorating effect upon ner. Joseph Kornblum, or Pittsburg, the in ventor of the new astigmatic eye-piece for telescopes and field classes, is at the Hotel Dam, New York. Ho is working hard on an other Invention and went thereto consult some authorities. Governor Goodell, of New Hampshire, was to visit Washington with his staff and council on Tuesday next, on Senator Chand ler's invitation; hut he is now suffering from nervous prostration, and the excursion is In definitely postponed. Henry Irving and Ellen Terry intend to make a reading tour this summer through En gland. This has long been a lavorite idea with both, and they have mutually agreed that bhakespeare's play of "Macbeth" shall be se lected as the subject of exposition. Chauncey M. Depew, accompanied by his wife and son and his niece. Miss Annie Pauld ing, left for St Augustine, Fla., yesterday over the Pennsylvania Railroad in his private car. Mr. Depew has been suffering from an attack of "la grippe," and his physicians advised rest. MABEIED IN CAMDEN. A Young Couple Laughs nt ibo Locks ISbnken by Indignant Parents. John W. Edwards, a traveler for the drug firm of French, Richards at Co., of Philadel phia, on Thursday night showed that lovo laughed not alone at locksmiths, but step fathers and any other obstructions to matri mony. He took Miss Blanche Hazlitt, of Alle gheny, to Camden, N. J., and now two hearts beat as one, and the same signature will answer for Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. Tho step was taken in order to relieve M rs. Edwards from considerable annoyance which she received from her relatives on account of her preference for Mr. Edwards, and as she is not yet quite ot age the Gretna Green route was deemed the shortest cut out of the difficulty. THE NEW TAK1FP BILL. New York Press: The tariff bill as reported is the best and most satisfactory measure of the kind ever presented to Congress, and will un doubtedly receive the unanimous support of the majority of both houses. Philadelphia Inquirer: The revision Is made strictly in the line of Republican promises on the basis of protection. It is calculated that the total reductions will amount to some thing like 560,000,000. and if the hill is adopted we shall hear no more about the great surplus, for a while at least. Philadelphia Times: The new tariff bill not only does not reduce the present high war taxes on any of the necessaries of life, except ing sugar and tobacco, but it increases the present needlessly oppressive taxes throughout the general list of common necessaries con sumed by the masses of the people. New York IfoWd.- The tariff bill upon which the Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee have agreed is worse than the Senate bill and worse than any tariff measure that was ever before Congress. At the same time it does not differ in principle from the fraudulent law which is now on tho statute books, and by means of which the pro tectionists increased the rate of duty under pretense of redncing the revenue. Philadelphia North American: The cut on sugar reduces the duty to about 40 per cent and with a fair bounty this duty would no doubt give a fairer measure of protection than that w e have maintained so many years. Still, we ought to make our own sugar. We have the climate and the soil, and all that is wanting is inducement. Capital will venture so soon as there is an inducement. It never fails to re spond to moderate encouragement. But a bounty will cover every requisite. Philadelphia Mecord: The bill is a thor ough-going protective measure, increasing tho present rates of duty on a great variety of ob jects. It most be said for this bill, however. that it is an honest attempt to carry out the pledges of the Republican party. It is tariff re vision to be effected by increasing rather than by reducing the burden of the Government. There is a show of regard for the pockets of consumers in the lowered rates on tobacco and sugar; but this direct saving is lost through the increase of indirect "protective" taxes. Il'a (he Same the World Over. From the Baltimore American J Most people are pessimists. They like to complain. Some of our business men who are living well and paying all their debts promptly find fault with trade, and are unhappy becanse they are not getting rich rapidly. They ought to be more cheerful. Baltimore is doing a large business. AH her interests are increasing and multiplying. People are earning more money than they ever did, and the outlook is bright all around the horizon. Less grumbling, brethren, and more thankfulness for the health and com forts that you enjoy! DEATHS OF A DAY. Mrs. Snr.ili E. Henstlnc. The death of Mrs. Sarah E. Heastlngs, which took place suddenly on Wednesday morning, was a severe shock to a large circle of friends as well as sisters In the various societies which she lias so frequently represented as an official. The Grand Armv Relief Corps Will miss one of Its most active workers, and Uebekah Lodge, No. 120, I.O.O.F.. will wear monrnlng longer than the conventional crape and will drape the charter and banner. Hie late Mr. D. I. Hastings, whose widow has so suddenly been called away, was weli known In secret society circles, ard his loss was much de plored by the brethren. Dntilc! 31. Fox. Philadelphia. March 20. Ex-Mayor Daniel M Fox died at Atlantic City, where lie has been ill for the past ten days, at 7:15 o'clock this morn ing. Daniel Fox was born In 1819, was elected Mayor In IMS, serving one term, and was ap pointed superintendent of the Mint by President Cleveland, serving in that capadtv until Colonel Bobysheil's appointment by President Harrison. Hirst. Marin Nnwcel. ISPECIAL TELEG1AM TO THE DISPATCH. I Bradfobd. FA., March 20. Mrs. Maria Xawgel died early this morning of heart disease. In her 69th year. Mrs. Is awgel was rormerly Miss Home, a sister of Joseph Home, the Fittsburg drygoods merchant. THE TOPICAL TALKER. Be Snro n Man Gets Your NnmoRIsht When You're Introdnced to Him Telegraphic Drafts Hard to Cash Odd Mementoes of the Stage. Qpten it happens, you have doubtless no ticed, that In introducing men to each other the names are not pronounced clearly and neither man has a clear idea of the other's name. If a man after being iutroduccd to you miscalls you, it is just as well to correct him at once. A Pittsburger who was not careful to do this on one occasion suffered considerable an noyance as a result The Pittsbnrger I speak of was Introduced to a New York broker who was visiting this city some time ago. Wo will say that the former was named Smith and the latter Brown. After the introduction Brown always addressed Smith as Carnngton, which was his father-in-law's name, and with whom Brown was well ac quainted. Smith did not take tho trouble to correct Brown, who shortly afterward went back to New York. To New York also a few weeks ago Smith went with his family for a visit. They stopped at one of the principal hotels. After he had been there a few days it happened that he ran short of money and telegraphed to his office in Pittsburg for an immediate remittance. The money was sent by telegraph, and when Mr. Smith took the dispatch to the telegraph office to get tho money the operator said that he would have to be identified. Just at this moment Mr. Brown, the broker, happened to walk in, and Smith turned to nim, saying: "Oh, you'll identify me, won't you?" "Certainly," said he, and then addressing the telegraph operator, added: "This is Mr. Car rlngton, of Fittsburg; I know him very well." Of course the operator lookod puzzled. Said he: "But this money ordor is payable to Charles Smith." Both Smith and Brown looked very foolish, and the opeiator, no doubt, was convinced that an attempt to swindle him was being made. Luckily the telegraph office was in the hotel it self, where Mr. Smith was well known, bnt it took 0 minutes to explain matters, first to Brown, then to the hotel clerk who came to tho rescue, and lastly to the operator. 'There is frequently more or less difficulty In obtaining money sent by telegraph, unless identification of the payee is waived, and not always then will the carefnl telegraph officials pay over tho money without question. I remember a case in point. A Pittsburger who was staying at Newport as many a man has done before, came to the end of his purse before the end of his vacation. He telecraphed to Pittsburg for money. It was returned by telegraph payable to bearer. It happened that he had only arrived in Newport two days before, at the end of a yachting tour. He knew nobody there, and he was staying at the swellest hotel in town. When he went to the telegraph office he was met with a request for identification. He returned to the hotel and asked the clerk to identify him. Clerk said he was sorry, but he couldn't "Then it simply comes to this, my amiable friend," Baid young Pittsburg, "Ishall leave for New York to-night and I shall not pay my bill here. My valise is all the baggage my wife and I have here, and It contains nothing of value." The bill amounted to some $30, and the clerk cheerfully put on his hat nd identified my friend at once. 'The old operas appear to be the most popular. "II Trovatore" was given by the Abbott Company at the Bijou last night and even standing room was at a premium. There is every reason to believe that the same fondness for the old favorites will manifest itself next week at the Opera Houso when "Pinafore," "The Mikado" and "The Pirates of Penzance." will be presented in what promises to bo a thoroughly adequate manner. TJURINO Edwin Booth's recent engagement in Philadelphia an out-of-the-way incident varied the performance of "Macbeth." When Mr. Booth in the last act threw his scabbard into the air and started to rush off to battle, tho scabbard took an unintended flight ont into the auditorium, and instead of alighting in elev enth century Scotland, fell into the nineteenth century parauet of the Opera House accom plishing the span of eight centuries in less than a second. It did no damage, further than caus ing the women in rows A, B and C to look to their bonnets. A musician eventually cap tured it I rememDcr when Henry Irving was making all London shudder with the weird horror of his acting in "The Bells" at the Lyceum Thea ter; that hardly a night passed Dut the lucky occupants of the stalls earned away mementoes of tbe performance. It happened in this way: In the latter part of tbe play Mathias Is con fronted with tho vision of his horrid deed just as he is counting out the dowry for his daugh ter, who is to be married. In his panic ilathtas scatters the money right and left and coins not seldom flew into the auditorium, falling usually among the stalls, or what we should call the frontrows of the parquet Thev were eagerly gathered up, it goes withont saying. FINER TIIAN A QUEEN'S. Some of Emma Abboti'a Toilets Not Sur passed by Any Sovereign's. Between the acts of the opera, last evening, a reporter of the sex noted for its curiosity, de siring to see some of the exquisite robes worn by Emma Abbott, and ascertain, if possible, just how much money they represented, sought admittance at tbe stage door and found the charming lady in her dressing room. With tho most fascinating manners the great singer welcomed the reporter Into her tempo rary "sanctum sanctorum," but when ques tioned upon the exact cost of any ot her mag nificent robes, all of which bear either the mark of Worth or Felix, she said with a de cided shako of the head, but with a charming ly eood-natured laugh that modified the severity of her refusal: "No, I do not wish to inform the public just how ex travagunt I am regarding my gowns, for I am an artist, and desire to stand on my merit alone, but I take great pride and pleasure in design ing my toilets, and am very partial to historical costumes. I have already my entire wardrobe designed for next j ear." "Yon admired that royal cloak with the suns embroidered on It, did you?" Miss Abbottsaid, in response to a remark ventured by the report er. "Well, it is a beautiful thintr. I think, and is fashioned exactlv as the Queen of Portugal had one made, only mine is lar handsomer at least so Worth said. He says be never has bad an order Irom a sovereign that could bear comparison with my wardrobe for this season. One of my dresses, a white crepe Josephine robe, em broidered in gold, required the labor of 125 women just for the embroidery, but it is a perfect dream of beauty." While talking. Miss Abbott was robed in a most exquisite delicate blue satin, richly em bioidered In jessamine, and was, if possible, even more beautiful than when she appeared on the stage. Miss Abbott pays 814,000 for the embroidery on one dress with as little thought as some peo ple part with a 5-cent car fare. ADVICE TO T0UXG MEN. Bob Burdette Once Moro Makes a Pittsburg Audience Laugh. Tho First M. P. Church has pronably never (unless Bob Burdette has lectured there before) echoed with so many and such startlingly dis similar peals of laughter as made it ring last evening. The merry laugh of the school girls and boys was plainly distinguished amid the more sedate matronly laughter and the deep toned merriment of the pater famiiias. Mr. Burdette's subject last evening was "Advice to Young Men," and the advice was like a sugar coated pill, so thoroughly surrounded and im bued witb humor were tbe rules be advised all young men to be governed by. To be silent, ac cording to Mr. Burdette, Is a cardinal virtue, but the silence must be of heart and not simply oi tongue, iu illustrate tiiawaui. me gentlemen related a very amusing experience he claimed to have had with a deaf and dumb man who with one band informed bim be was a liar, and there was no redress. He advised all young men to be goou-natured,not funny: he said that f nnny men were as common as dirt, but a good natured man, one wbom everyone consid ered an antidote for sorrow and sadness, was a rarity, and a character to be admired and cul tivated. Bob Burdetto's advice, beside being sought for and paid for, was listened to tbe entire evening through most respectfully and mirth fully, all of which is contrary to tbe usual rulo concerning advice and advice-givers, and doubtless will be acted upon by many who were present, in one way or another. Strnngo Condition for Pennsylvania. From tbe Philadelphia Ledger. That there is a great deal of destitution in the anthracite coal regions due to the closing down of mines may be inferred from tbe fact that special depots for tbe distribution of sup plies to the indigent have bad to be opened at Wilkesbarre. This is a condition not often I reached in Pennsylvania. MUSIC AHD AET. Lovers of Both Receive a Treat The Royal Arcannm Musicals and Frederick; Kep pcl's Lecture Other Entertainments Last Evening Socinl Clintlrr nnd Items. The wealth, beauty, fashion and talent of tbe city was well represented last evening at tho Pittsburg Club Theater and Carnegie Music Hall. The attraction at the Carnegie Hall was a soiree mnsicale, under tho auspices of the Roy al Arcanum, of Allegheny City, and tho charming littlo ball was ablaze with light, a panorama of bewildering costumes and echoed with entrancing strains of music, furnished by the Beethoven Quartet Club, which consists of Mr. Carl Retter, pianist; Mr. Georgo Toerge, viola; Mr. Fred Toerge, violin, and Sir. Charles Cooper, cello, assisted by Mrs. W. B. Wolfe. Mr. C. O. Mellor. Mr. H. B. Brockett, Jr., and Mr. W. S. Weeden. The programme consisted of an organ solo "Offertoire," Wely, by C.C. Mellor, an address by Joseph A. Langtitt'The Violet," Reineccke, Mrs. Wolfo and Mr. Brockett: "Capricio op. 21," Mohr, Beethoven Quartet; an address bv Mr. S U. Trent; "A Toast," Starr, by Mr. W. S. Weeden; "Roinanza " (iolterman, Mr. Chas, Cooper: "Had 1 But Wings." Gastaldon. Mr. H. Brockett; "Serenade op. 8," lor string instruments, Beothoven, Beethoven Quartet; "A Strange Event," Helmund, Mrs. W. B. Wolfe, and "Adazio od. 16." Buncterr. and "Scherzo op. 41 " Scharwenka, by the Beet hoven Quartet Club. Each number rendered seemed more enjoyable than the pieceulng one and all wero thoroughly appreciated by the audience. Lovers and patrons of art filled the Pitts burg Club Theater last evening, and enjoyed a most admirably worded and delivered discourse on "Etchers and Etchings," by Mr. Frederick Keppel, of New York City. Tho gentleman, who does not profess to bo a lecturer, by his easy, graceful manner of speaking, could dis count a great many gentlemen who do make that profession, and complementing his man ner of delivery with his thorough knowledge of his subject, a very enjoyable whole was the re sult bushing, according to Mr. Keppel, was first known of and practiced by the famous Rembrandt in the year 1C6j, and nothing new has been discovered bince its revival in the middle of the nresentccuturv. To the French school we arc Indebted for the res urrection of the art that had fallen into a state of "innocuous desuetude." About the year 1S0O the most famous etching of the modern school was done, but tho etchings had no commercial value whatever, in fict they were onlv toler ated as gifts, but the public soon realized that an etching was the shorthand of art, as it were, and the concentrated essence of a picture, con sequently a small etching now is sometimes worth mucli more than a much larger and more pretentious canvas. Mr. Keppel said that the only way to become educated in art was to seo and study tho best specimens of the famous masters, hence he had with him a superb col lection of etchings, with views of which he favored tbe audience and accompanied the ex hibition with very interesting facts relating to the pictures and their artists. A PE0MISING PITTSBURGER. Retnrn From Italy of Mr. Frank Hunter, a Fine Young Tenor. Frank M. Hunter, the most prominent and promising musician that Pittsbnrg is likely to contribute to tbe lyric stage, has just arrived home after a sojourn of three years and a half abroad devoted to arduous cultivation of a naturally fine tenor voice. Mr. Hunter studied three years at Florence, Italy, under the great vocal master, Vannani, with the best results in the development of his voice. He has thoroughly possessed himself of the tenor roles in an extensive grand opera re pertoire. In London Mr. Hunter studied six months with Randegger and Fox, and went over the field of oratorio and ballad music very thorongbly. He was engaged last September by Manager Augustus Harris to sing Faust to the Marguerite of Mademoiselle Zelie Di Lus san at the Covent Garden Theater, but the erip stepped in and compelled him to cancel tho con tract, depriving bim of an opportunity of sharing the triumph achieved by tbe charming young American prima donna upon that oc casion. Since his arrival in the United States Mr. Hunter has been besieged by a number of man agers, and has several propositions under con sideration. Since bis return to his home strong pressure has been brought to bear upon him to appear in concert, but his nrst appearance in Pittsburg will be professionally. He is a tall young man, with charming manners, and blessed with enough good looks to achieve a great social success. His voice Is a pure tenor, with a suggestion of the robusto, and his method of singinc, either in Italian or English, be tokens the unstinted cultivation of a number of years. A bright future is conceded to him by those who are competent to judge. HELPING THE WIDOWS. An Entertainment Last Night to Aid the Rel ict of Indizent Soldiers. Tho ladies of Circle No. S2, of the G. A. R., last evening held a reception at the residence of Mrs. Riggs, Virginia avenne, Mt Washing ton. The attendance was very large, and tho contest between Misses Carrie Riggs and Helen Fbillips as to which is tho more popular young lady in Grand Army circles will not be decided until all the returns come in, which may not be for a week yet This is one of the cases where the voting is no more limited than that of the people of Now Jersey for President Jackson. The returns were, it is understood, highly satisfactory to the ladies conducting the enter tainment, and the proceeds will be devoted to the purchase of the Soldiers' Widows' Home at Hawkins station. An Attractive Froirramine. Tho Phi Kappa PI Literary Society will pre sent a most attractive programme at the High School Chapel this evening. It will consist of orchestral music, prayerj by Rev. A. A. Mealy; address by W. Georgo Negley; declamation. "Marcelllno's 'Conversion," by Mai ion H. Murphy; essay, "Some Inspirations," Nettie Bunting; declamation, "The Spanish Mother," Estelle McCloskey; debate, "Shall the Eight Hour System be Adopted?1' afhrmatlve.George Holliday: negative, Fred P. Glasser; declama tion, "Laughln' in Meeting." James McClure; oration, "The Progress of Pittsbnrg," Charles A. Poth; declamation," "Mary's JNight Ride," Winifred Thomas, and a society paner, "The Tenth Muse," E. Couway Shaler. W. George Negley will officiate as master of ceremonies. Ambitious Amnteurs. The pupils of the Curry School of Dramatic Culture aro not at all afraid to attempt any modern or ancient plav. They will present this evening "Richard IIL," with Mr. George McKountz in the leading role, at their cozy little hall, and in April they intend presenting "Romeo and Juliet" at the Bijou, rehearsals for which are in progress now. The minuet will bo danced by somo very beautiful and graceful young ladies and gallant young men, and the different characters will be ably repre sented. " Much Mirth nnd Gnyety. Through the efforts of the Ladles' Aid So ciety, No. 5 auxiliary to S. of V. U. S. A, Cy clorama Hall, Allegheny, resounded with mirth and gayety last evening. The ladies had left nothing to be desired in the appointments of their reception, and the relief fund, for which tho proceeds aro intended, will bo largely In creased, as tho attendance was unusually good. Guenther's Orchcstrafurnlshed the music, and the chaperons wero Mrs. W. L. Foulk, Mrs. L. Omohundro, Mrs. K C. Fralich and Mrs. E. IS. McIIvain. Social Chniiir. A MUSICAL and literary entertainment will be given to night in the Sixth United Presbyte rian Church. Franklin and Chartiers street, Allegheny, under the auspices of the Non partisan Young Woman's Christian Temper ance Union of Manchester. After tho literary programme a moro substantial one will be on joyed, which will satisfy the crayings of the inner man. The East End Dramatic Club, which is coin posed of eight young society girls of the East End and the same number of young men, will give a performance this evening at Sterrett Hall, Homewood, consisting of a comedy in three acts entitled "Our Boys." Miss Alice McClelland, who has been the guest of the Misses Sievers, of Lowry street, Troy Hill, will take ber departure next week for Guatemala, Central America, to visit relatives. Mr. C. Youno, ot London, England, took a large party of tourists "Round the World" in 80 minutes last evening at the Birmingham M. P. Church. Eighteenth street, Southslde. Rev. Geo. T. Purvis lectured last evening in the Second Presbyterian Church, Allegheny, on "Success," under the auspices of the Kings and Daughters of tfiat church. Rev. W. A. Stanton, the new pastor of the Shady Avenue Baptist Church.will be tendered a reception this evening by the members of the church. The Balmoral Choir will give an evening of Scottish song and humor to-night at Carnegie Hall, Allegheny. A delightful luncheon will be given by Mrs. J. A. Chambers to day at her Ridge avenue residence. , TUNNELS ANDJHEIR COST. The Feasibility of a Level Canal to Cum berland How the Monntalns Could be Bored The Probable Expense of Such n Great Work. rwiIITTEN for thz dispatch.t Tt is demonstrated in the gold and Silver min ing districts in the far West that it is feasi ble to shaft 2,500 or more feet down In the bow els of the earth, and tunnel or mine for those precious metals. Such is a fact also in other mining districts throuehout the world. It was also feasible to construct a large tunnel under the Thames river, at London, witn roadway and side aisles, occupying the sides of which could be observed venders of candies, fruits, etc. It was possible to construct the St Gothara tun nel, nine miles in length, and It is possible to construct tunnels of any desired length. It was practicable to construct and operate, for the transportation of coal, an underground waterway 16 miles in length, which Is said to exist in the northeastern part of England. Therefore It is practicable to construct and op erate the proposed subterranean extension of the Chesapeake Bay and Ohio River Canal west from Cumberland to Morgantown. As this waterway scheme was launched to the public notice under the title of the Cum berland and Morgantown Subterannean Water way, it should not be considered that these are the exact points of the termini of this proposed project The idea is to establish a perfectly level tunnel water route. This could not bo performed by causing Cumberland to be the eastern terminus, as that point is much lower than Morgantown; therefore tno fall would be so abrupt as to require the emplovment of an inclined plane llnswe desire to avoid, and can by causing the canal tunnel to emerge at some point on the North branch of the Poto mac east of tho Savatro river. The exact points could be determined by an actual survev. This would provide a level canal, which would feed at both ends br back water from the dams at its termini, and would be less than CO miles in length. What It Would Coat. Jp it is the ultimate design of the Government to extend the eastern terminus of the Chesa peake and Ohio canal to Annapolis or Balti more, the proposed tunnel need not exceed 30 feet in width, and 30 feet high from the bottom of the tunnel to the top of Its arch. The greatest possible cost of a tunnel of theae dimensions need not exceed S900,000per mile.which is about $300,000 per mile less than the cost of the Man chester, England, ship canal, which is now in course of construction at the expense of a private stock company, and nnder tho super vision of Contractor Walker with an army of 12,000 workmen. This latter project cuts through hills 100 feet high; will be 120 feet wide and will rcaulre expensive locks. The major portion of the water supply will be raised from the lower to the higher levels by the means of centrifugal pumps. The above estimated cost of our proposed waterway mieht be considerably reduced by utilizing the lower stratum of rock in the tun nel for locks and dams on the eastern division of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and also for similar work on the Monongahela and other rivers. The Wny to Do the Work. 'The work of excavating this tunnel conld be speedily prosecuted by sinking shafts to the tunnel level at intervals of half a mile, in a straight line, along its entire length. The same principle can be adopted for raising quarried stone from the tunnel as is in vogue in the min ing regions of tho AVest; that is, by ascending and descending cages in the same shaft that move with fearful velocity. These shafts can be located on a mountain side as well as In tbe valleys. It would be possible for each gane of men working in opposite directions from the bottom of these shafts to excavate about 100 lineal feet per montb, which would effect the completion of tbe entire tunnel in less than two years, including shafts which could be maintained as ventilators. A waterway constructed on this plan could govern an enormous water supply, as all the streams on a higher level could be drained into it by means of a system ot tubes or pipes. By using mis system on toe princip le of a sypnon, tho waters of the Yongb, Castleman and other rivers could be returned many miles contrary to their course and fed to this waterway. The tuDes or pipes could reach the canal through holes drilled as for oil or gas. A Constant Water Supply. AS the supply of water provided at the termini of the tunnel would be sufficient for the wants of boats navigating the canal, this additional top surface supply might be used to advantage as an assistant motor by pro ducing a current through the canal in the direction of the course of the trains of boats. This could be accomplished by permitting the pipes to discharge water at tho ends of tho canal and behind tho trains of boats, which would be in tow of coke-burning, screw pro pellers. A gate would prevent the water from escaping from the canal In a contrary direction. aiib now oi water coma De regulated ay valves. Crowding could be avoided by placing wheels on projecting braces, one on each side, fore and aft, of each boat These wheels should be about six feet in diameter and would bear and roll against the smooth sides of the tunnel and guide tbe boats along the center of the canal without the use of the steering gear. There could also be devised a contrivance for draining the water from the opposite end of the canal from which it is receiving the feed waters, thereby increasing the current and speea oi Doats. Illninlnntlng tho Tunnel. 'This tunnel waterway conld be brilliantly illuminated by electricity through cased wells drilled from the surface; also could be connected by telephone. Tbe first cost of a sub terrannean waterway would probably be more expensive, but the economies effected in time of boats passing through locks and on inclined planes, keeping them In repair and pavincr an army of lock tenders, eta, would more than compensate for the increased cost. Pittsburo, March 20. Riverman. ABREAST OP THE TIMES. The Dispatch Has a National Reputation Coiiftpqaent Upon Its Impartiality. From theTowandaltevIew.J Not all of the great newspapers of the conn, try are published In the large cities. Now and then a paper in some inland city acquires a national reputation and wide circulation, con sequent upon its conspicuous impartiality and clear conception and discussion of the leading events and topics of tbe time, concise but com prehensive presentation of the news of the nation and tho world, and thorough exhibit of local affairs. Such a paper is The Pittsburg Dispatch. Reliable market reports, vast news-getting ma chinery, and an earnest progressive, independ ent policy nave earned lor it a name and place In the households of Western Penn sylvania and Eastern Ohio. Not the least re markable about the jonrnal is the steady growth in circulation of its 20-page Sunday edition, which now exceeds 60,000 copies a week. Special cable letters, sporting and business re views, and many fine literary productions make this edition particularly valuable. It is not remarkable, in view of its great and increasing circulation, that The Dispatch has lately been obliged to order another Hoe perfecting press, to enable it to handle Its various editions with proper facility. Its suc cess has been merited, and we trust may con tinue. PLA1S TO COME, It takes a popular opera to stand a successful revival, and an exceptionally strong company to give it In the J. C. Duff Company's produc tion of "Pinafore." "Mikado" and "Pirates of Penzance" at tho Grand Opera House next week both or these important features are pro vided. Tho company contains numerous well known singers who should all shine in these operas. Outside of the attractive musical features and clover artists tho scenic effects are elaborate and novel. The Identical pro ductions will be seen here that created so good an impression in unicagolast month. Itshould be remembered that this company lsdouble tho size of the average comic opera organization of to-day. Gilxore's great spectacle, "Tho Twelve Temptations," will follow the Abbott Company at the Bijou Theater, opening Monday evening. Bince seen here the spectacle has undergone many changes, and will be presented with en tirely new scenery, ballets, premiers and the best of European specialties, so the production will be nearly new. Few show pieces have mot with the success that this spectacle has, and the return engagements this season hare only been limited by the capacity of the theaters played in. Fully 100 people will be used in the production here. A Preniaturo Boom. From the Columbus State Journal. 3 Governor Campbell's Presldental boom has reached Pittsburg, but Is premature was started two years too soon. The years of 1S91 and 1893 are both to com. 0U2 MAIL POUCH. What Former Pnplls Think of the Penn sylvania Institution for the Blind Under Its Present Management-Searching In vestigation Drmnndrd. To the Editor of The Dispatch: As the dally prints and public at large appear to be interested in the investigations now pend ing at the Pennsylvania Institntion for the In struction of tbe Blind, in Philadelphia, I thought it might be of interest to some of your readers to bear from some of tne graduates of that institution. Accordingly I inclose you a letter received to-day by me from my class mate. Mr. William M. Gillespie, of Lindsay, Jefferson county. Pa. I heartily Indorse his views, and think that our Representatives at tne State Legislature should look into the mode of conducting the State institutions. I was an inmate of the Pennsylvania Insti tute from 1S62 until my graduation in Jnne. lbTO. Mr. William Chapin was then principal and had been since 18411. He only died about two years ago, when the present principal, Mr. Frank Battles, succeeded him. Mr. Cbapin was a true friend of the blind, and a philanthropist worthy of immortal fame. Under his administration these complaints were never heard. The fare was plain, but whole'ome. I never knew of corporal punish ment being resorted to. Everything about the buildings was kept remarkably clean- We had good hair mattresses and feather pillows. Each pupil of indigent parentage was clothed by the State funds. We received medical and dental attention also entirely free, but tbiegg must have sadly changed under the present management. iudEintr from the charges which arc now being made. The education ot tbe blind Is one of the grandest achievements of modern civilization. By thi3 means we are no longer burdens on public charity or pensioners on onr relatives. Any blind child with moderate natural endow ments Is capable of self maintenance after re ceiving the education furnished under tbe modem system. Those lacking musical or in tellectual faculties can be taugnt useful and self-sustaining trades. I am personally acquainted with Mr. Edward Deitncn, who Is blind, deaf and almost dumb. He was educated in tbe Philadelphia insti tution, and has for many years kept himself by making brushes, brooms, cane chairs, etc. Be side these mechanical talents Mr. Deitrich has a fair English education, has read the standard novels and all literature printed in raised letters. When one wants to communicate with him all that is necessary is to write on the palm of his hand. By this means his friends have read him history, science and art. He is thoroughly posted in the news of the day in tho same man ner. How much better this than to drag out a miserable and dependent existence, which he surely would have done 100 years ago. The first educator of the blind was Valentine Hoyt, of Paris. He only gave them musical instruction, and formed itinerant bands wander ing through Pans. The hrst institution in the United States was the New England Asylum at Boston about 1830. Next came. I believe, the Pennsylvania Institntion at Philadelphia. J Wins R. Friedlander, a German philanthropist, was its founder. This good man spent bis for tune and life to further the cause of tbe educa tion of the blind. Now almost every State in tho Union has a school of this character; but if they are to be debased into money making schemes for un scrupulous monsters, then discontinue them or turn them into almshouses for the blind. Mr. Gillespie's letter was written March 17. In it be says: "The crimes that have been perpetrated in the Philadelphia institution aro simply atro cious and a standing disgrace, not only to tbe persons that committed them, but also to the managers, who suffered them, or were too neg ligent to inform themselves upon the manage ment of tbe Institution. Prefect King ought to be indicted and prosecuted in tbe courts Im mediately. We should strike while the iron is hot Now is the time for the Western Pennsyl vania institution, and now is the time the Leg islature would be most likely to appropriate liberally for it, seeing how badly the others bad been conducted. 1 will write to Mitchell Wil son, secretary of the Friedlander Union, to call a meeting in April, and will go there myself and strongly recommend the appropriation of a fund out of tbe treasury of the union to prose cute Battles and King. So, if the managers of the institution will not discbarge them, the courts may place them where they wilt not flog blind boys and half starve the 6ightless of both sexes. When the commission of the Board of Public Charities meets and investigates tbe af fairs of tho institution, it is to be sincerely hoped that able counsel will be employed to take care of the interests of the blind." alden F. Hats. Sewicklet, March 20. Cottages and Stories, To the Editor of The Dispatch: Will you be kind enough to inform me tbrough the columns of your most interesting and valuable paper, where or how I could get information In regard to the renting of a cot tage, either at Atlantic City or Chautauqua? And will yon also tell me if newspapers pay for the short stories tbey publish? My daughter has written several short stories which have been accepted and published, but she received no remuneration in any way. Canyon tell me why? Mrs. J. A. Pittsburo, March 20. lAn advertisement in "Wanf columns of The Dispatch would secure a cottage at either place. Reputable newspapers in need of fiction of tho character named would pay for stories. Possibly your daughter failed to set a price on her MSS. or sent her goods to the wrong market Lessons In Spanish. To the Editor orThe Dispatch: Will yon kindly answer the following ques tions through the "Mall Pouchr" ' (1) Is thero a teacher of Spanish in this city? (2) What is the nearest city in which a Spanish newspaper is published? Also tho address. Reader, Pittsburo, March,20. An advertisement in The Dispatch would undoubtedly secure a Spanish teacher. Spanish papers are published in New York. An Excellent Guide. From the Philadelphia Ledger.! The new French Cabinet ought to be a suc cess. Tbe Minister of Foreign Affairs has an American wife to guide bim. PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS. Ex-Speaker Faunce is mentioned as a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. There is some talk in Philadelphia of Mayor Fitlerand James McMane3 uniting in the in terest of Hastings for Governor. THE Biadford Star is for Secretary Stono first last and all the time, but will support the regular nominee whoever he is. Hon. S. M. Wherry announces himself as again a candidate for the Legislature from Cumberland county, subject to Democratic rules. Alexander M. Todd, of Washington, Pa., is a candidate for Congressional honors in his district He is reported as being an able law j er with a clean record. Senator Allen, of tho Warren-Venango district, will have plenty of competitors. J. H. Donly, of Warren county, has been announced as a candidate some time. Lewis F. Watson wishes to be his own suc cessor as Representative in Congress from tho Twenty-seventh district From present indica tions be will have no opponent Venango county now has three candidates in tho field for State Senator Messrs. W. J. Hulings, W. R. Crawford and Isaac Asb. The nomination belongs to Warren county this year. The Democratic candidates for Congress in Lackawanna connty so far named aro A. II. Vandling and B. J. Neville. William Connell is tho only Republican likely to oppose Con gressman Scranton for the party nomination. Meadville Tribune: Crawford county ha for the first time in the history of Pennsylvania ttio Governorship witmn its grasp. It is a great I prize and one that should inspire every Repub lican to make an unusual effort next Tuesday to get out the vote. Harrishuro Telegraph: Tbe story comes from Pittsburg that the Democracy want to nominate Mr. Wallace for Governor in the hope that if ho is elected tbey can secure tne repeal of the high license law. It reads just like all tbe other Pittsburg political stones. Bradford Star: Secretary Stone's friends in Adams county successfully blocked the scheme to capture tbe delegates of that county for Dclamater. If m every county the senti ment of the party found expression in the selection of delegates as to 3 choice, on the merits of the candidates, there would be no doubt of the nomination of Secretary Stone. Reading Times: Secretary Stono has been looking up bis canvass this week in tho eastern part of the State. He spent some littlo time at Allentown, where he received quite an en thusiastic reception. He continued on to Lan caster, where he was likewise warmly received. His tnp will be extended as far west as War ren, Pa., where be will look into some business matters dimandlng bis attention. CUBI0US COffDEHSATlOUS. A Buffalo man has wagered S300 that the World's Fair will not be beld in Chicago. A one-legged man in a Louisville hos pital claims to have nnce been tbe husband of Belle Starr, the female outlaw. M. Bourgeois is one of the members of tho new French Cabinet bnt M. Brevier and M. Minion are left out, as is also M. Pica. The Tallahassee. Fla., merchants have got np a boycott onWanamaker. They say they are with Georgia, heart and soul. The Loudon County Council have cut out from their theatrical license bill tbe pro vision requiring each actor to take oat all cense. The perfect figure of a human body has been found in a large elm tree trunk that was being rut up in a timber yard at Scarborough, England. French wine growers have a supersti tious appreciation of comets, and expect good crops because four comets will bo seen during tbe summer. Search for diamonds is being made by the French Government at the penal colony of New Caledonia. Machinery to bore down 1,50U feet has been provided. A Thomastown darky tried to take out a warrant for another sable brother for "con juring" bis mule, and was much disappointed when told that no such offense was recognized. The Toledo Blade speaks of Foraker as "tbe leader who is nearest and dearest to the hearts of Ohio Republicans." It is thus tbey speak always of tbe dead. Hillsdale Demo crat. A Georgia editor recently devoured tbreo dozen eggs on a wager, and now some of his brethren are wondering where be got the eggs, and if any other chances like that ars open to mem. People are laughing at a doctor in a lit tle village in Pennsylvania who, in filling out a certificate of deatb, inadvertently wrote bl3 own name in the blank space reserved for "cause of death." They are cutting wood along Lake Che mo, floating it down to Bangor and thence sending It to the Rockland litae kilns. All the available wood aronnd Rockland went into tbe fiery furnace long ago. There is a plague of loensts in the province of Gizeh In Egypt In five days tho authorities destroyed six tons of them. In plowing, quantities of their eggs are turted up. Exposure to tho sun destroys the eggs. Johnson Brand, who died in VanBurea county, Ind., a few days ago. weighed 400 pounds and meisured nine feet around his waist. The coffin for his body was so large that it could not be carried into the house. Six brigands in Kome captured Baron Zurlo and his son in broad daylight and sent tbe father to seek for a ransom of 100,000 francs. The baron, after considerable bustling, got 46,000 francs and the brigands set his son free. A real crown of pure gold studded with a thousand diamonds and valued at $37,300 is to be put up at auction at Singapore. It for merly belonged to the Malay Sultans, and is being sold by the estate of the late Sultan of Perka. Mr. B. M. Hardeman, of Freemans ville, cut a board tree January 1, 1862, and to his surprise he found a hive of bees in the tree, top. He saved the honey and made beeswax out of the old comb. He has got a cake of the wax yet. A German gardener has named a new sort of potato of his own discovery the Major Wlssmann. Among the other varieties of po tatoes advertised by the same man are tbe Prince Bismarck, Emperor W llliam, Frederick Carl and P10 Nono. The problem of whether kangaroos can be acclimatized seems to bxive been settled at Tring Park, London, where tbey are being suc cessfully raised. The secret was in letting them run wild, instead of keeping them in peus as had heretofore been done. Some days ago a drummer tried to sell whetstones from a quarry in Ohio to a Raleigh hardware firm. The hardware man carried tha drummer up to the State Museum aid showed bim samples of whetstones from 25 counties in North Carolina all better than his. The Queen of Great Etitain has sent a silver punch bowl to tbe officers of the Prus sian regiment of dragoons of which she is Col onel, and Anceli is coming over to Windsor from Vienna shortly to paint a portrait of Her Majesty, which she intends to present to them. A Tennessee newspaper reports that during a recent exciting roll call in the Houso of Representatives of that State, "somebody tied a sheep bell to Mr. Collins, of Carlisle county, and be did not know where it was until he had attracted the attention of the House." Mrs. Jefferson Davis, since the death of the lato Confederate chieftain, signs her name "V. Jefferson Davis," after a fashion in Louisi ana and elsewhere in the South, by which the French veuve (widow) is abbreviated to "V." and placed before the name of a deceased hus band. Prohably the greatest stickler for Church law in the Episcopal Church is Bishop Whittle, of Virginia. Tbe other day he marched out of a Richmond church because the choir sang a hymn at the close of the service. The sing ing of such a hymn is not prescribed in tbe prayer book. At Huntington, W. Va., a young man who bad escorted a young lady to the theater fell a sad victim to the pernicious habit of going) out between the acts. About tha second time he went out to see a man his fair companion arose, invited a friend to accompany her home and gracefully retired. A man who wants to be register and re corder of Warren county announces himself thus: "A true patriot should be willing to serve his country at all times. L havwr served three years when war was in the land and pat riots needed, now desire to serve three years when peace and good will prevail." George L. Newton, a wholesale grocer, of Boston, promised to pay John Lankota. a New YorK drummer, 100 if be stopped drink ing and smoking for one year. Lankota car ried out tbe agreement but the grocer refused to pay. The drnmmer sued him, and the Su perior Court ordered Newton to pay $100 and costs. Wakeman Holberton, of New York, has completed a book that consists of a single copy that will never be duplicated. It is one of 101 quarto pages of imitation parchment with every word and illustration of the story of the author's experiences with rod and gun on lake and in field and camp done with bis pen or brush. It was prepared by Mr. Holberton for his children. SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT. Sick Woman I'm so apprehensive, dear doctor, about being burled alive. Doctor Yoashan'tbelf lean prevent It The hpoei. Many a man is supposed to be spoiled by success, -when he only had enough merit to last him a season. Yon canft get water out of a dry wclL-Fttt. Evil communications corrupt good man ners, as anyone may learn who listens to there marks of the man who has received a allsagreeable letter. Puck. Barker Why do you call your new play a "tanK drama," Footlyte? Thero isn't a "real water" scene in it. Footlyte No: but the play Is written especially for tanks. There are 13 acts, with five minutes' Interval between acts. lt'i Shore. Yonng Wife (beamingly) I have a sur prise for you, Clarence. I made these doughnuts myself. Young Husband (panslngwlth one hair way to his inoutll) Yon made them. Eflle.- "Idid. It's my first attempt." (Fervently) ".My darling, you have saved my life!" (Lays doughnut down. -Chicago Tribune. Snodgrass Did you hear of Mrs. Snive ly's narrow escape? Judson No: what was it? Snodgrass-Yestcrday morning she had resolved to throw herscirinto the river, after a quarrel with her husband, lint she had only gone a few jards from the house when It began to rain, so she turned back at once for fear or getting her clothes wet. West Shore. Doctor How's ronr wife this morning. Mr. Barley ISagley I'm afraid she's pretty near death, doctor. Doctor-Has she had any sinking spell? Is she growing weaxer? Eagley No, but she's been bossing me around lively this morning, and you know, doc, that the ruling passion Is strong in death. EriTAPua. 1. Beneath this stone sleeps "William FgrreL hose earthly dream exploded When he looked down the shotgun barret ot thinking it was loaded. Here lies a farmer, "William Bell To glory he did pass; He pat up at a big hotel, nd ttr blew out th Mi, mp .li. : ttjCUja-ttV -rJ it-r& k-&T3V2b.i-. -"- -' ISSffSS?fiSSSSSJl fei
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