: THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1890. $afclj. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 8.sj. 1S18. Vol.45, No. 55. Entered at Pittsburg L'nstol&ce, ovemberl4, 18tJ7, as 6econil-class matter. Business Offlce07 and 89 Fifth Avenue. News Rooms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. Eastern Advertising Office. Hoom 46, Tribune Building, New York. THE DISPATCH is regularly on tale at JSrentano's. 5 Union Squat e, Jieto York, where anyone who has been disappointed at a hotel news stand can obtain it. TERMS OF THE DISPATCH. POSTAGE TT.EI IX THE UNITED STATES. DAILY Dispatch. One Year. I 8 CO Daily DiErATCn, Pertjuarter 2 00 Daily DisrATcn, One Mouth - " Daily Dispatch, lncludinpi-nnday, lyear. 1000 Daily DisrATcn, lncludingbunday.Sm'ths. 250 Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, 1 month 90 SUKDAY DISPATCH, One Year ISO Wxeklt Dispatch, One Year 113 1 he Daily Dispatch is delivered bycarnersat :tcentsner week, or Including fcunday edition, at 20 cents per week. PITTSBURG. THURSDAY. APR. S, 1S90. I'atrons of The DisrATCir who have changed their residence should promptly notify their carrier or agent, either in person or by letter addressed to the business offl.ee. This vill insure uninterrupted deliver of The DisrATcn. SS-Oa Saturday, April 5 tue BUSINESS OFFICE of THE DISPATCH Trill bo re Moved to Corner of SmitbQeld nod Diamond streets. THE LIBEAEY SITE. The letter which Mr. Carnegie sends, in reply to' the resolutions of the Trades As sembly concerning the library site, enforces what lias already been said in these col umns concerning that important question. Mr. Carnegie leaves the decision of the site in the hands of the Board of Trustees. No doubt his own personal views will have great weight with that body; and the carefnl study which he is giving to the anestion makes it tolerably clear that the final settle ment will be made with his aid and advice. The different and somewhat conflicting considerations whicu bear on the question of sites, respectively in the old city and at the East End, are also stated by Mr. Car negie. On the one side is the drawback of limited space, except in the case of the Bed ford avenue site, where the hill takes the place of the first disadvantage. On the other is the fact that to leave the business center of the city takes the central building iurther away irom a large share of the pop ulation. Yet the topography of the city is fucIi that no compromise site is possible. The location must be either to the west or to the east of the hill which divide; our city in the center. Free discussion of the subject is undoubt edly necessary to make the decision clear, which qualities are the most vital for the best usefulness of the institution. "We share Mr. Carnegie's confidence that the free and public debate on the matter will be exhaustive and conclusive before the de cision is made. OUR PETBOLETJH RESOURCES. This is the period for new oil develop ments, in contrast to the preceding era of shutdowns and declining prodnction. It is an interesting feature to Pittsburg that the principal part of the new developments is located immediately in the vicinity of the city. The strike of a well at Haysville yes terday, reported'to be something like a 00 barrel gnsher, very nearly completes the connection of the districts to the north of the river, by the Shonsetown district to the "Washington field. With producing dis tricts making a circuit half around the city the time should be especially favorable for the revival of the refining industry. The wells are at our very door; the facilities lor refining were proved long ago to be unex celled, and it is less trouble to get transpor tation to takj refined petroleum away from the producing district than it is to do the same for crude. "With proper care the re fining industry of Pittsburg might be rehabilitated on a basis that would be im- pergnable. CHAEITY WHS A USUFRUCT. Some of the rela.t ns between the farmers and the capitalists who are brought into the most immediate relations with them, are calculated to give the former the idea that they are regarded as legitimate food for plunder, and that their only effective retalia tion is to agitate political schemes of a con fiscatory nature. A recent illustration of this method of action is afforded by the out come of a professed donation ot some cap italists in St. Paul and Minneapolis to use 300,000 in supplying seed wheat to the larzners of North Dakota whose crops failed last year. This movement took on the guise of a noble liberality; but when the North Sakotans came to actual business, there were conditions beneath that cloak which made it deserve that name by covering a multitude of sins. Instead of giving the money to the farmers the latter are obliged to give their notes for the seed wheat at 25 cents per bushel above the- market price. On those notes they are to pay 12 per cent interest; and they are required to give a lien on their crops until the money is paid. In short the project which was announced as a charitable one, turns out to be a project for investing money on security which will turn the $300,000 into 5500,000 by the close of the year. It is worth while for capitalists to reflect whether it is even good business policy to utilize the straits of the producers for the exaction of such terms. Certainly when such sharp bargains masqueradeas liberality, it is necessary to recognize that the enmity of the farmers to capital, is not entirely unnatural. GOODHATURED ME. STRAUSS. There is very little reason to believe that the Collector of the Port of New York will seriously interpose the contract labor act as a barrier to the entry of the Strauss Orches tra into the United States. "We have stated before our opinion of such a ridiculous per version of the law. Mr. Edward Strauss himself, however, is prepared for a serious struggle with Uncle Sam's representatives in New York harbor. The New York 17er ald interviewed Mr. Strauss in "Vienna a day or two ago, and among other things he said: "As I understand it on our arrival in New York bay we shall be met by a customs steamer, and an inspector will submit the band beginning with myself and running down to the trombone player to a musical examination. Of course, we shall submit to the law of the land, though 1 find it rather ludicrous. And then observe: The second violinist may be absolutely indispensable in an orchestral ensemble, and yet not amount to much as a soloist, just as very few, if any, of the most famous violin virtuosi could get a place in my orchestra as second violinist," "Where will Collector Erhard find the erudite inspector to make this examination? MeB The inspectors who are stationed in New York to see that the contract labor law is not -violated have shown themselves unable to identify herds of Italians and Hungarians plainly brought here in defiance of the lav. It would be absurd to leave it (o them to determine whether the members of the Strauss Orchestra are artists in the meaning of the act, and so exempt from its operation. The scene would be so -wonderfully fnnny that it seems almost a pity that the chances arc against its occurring. But It is really very admirable in Mr. Strauss to take the whole matter so good-naturedly. Pittsburg is interested in the safe passage of the Austrian musicians, and there is com fort in knowing that nothing is likely to occur to prevent their appearance in the Exposition Hall next month. APRIL. If April will keep on as it has begun we may be induced to forgive and forget a good deal that has gone before in the wav of weather. It is too much to expect a change less succession of unclouded skies, such as we have enjoyed now for two days; we will be content still with, The uncertain glory of an April day." The effect of forty-eight hours of real spring weather is almost magical. It is not confined to blades ot glass or buds of trees, to puffed-up robins or their prey the angle worms; man expands under the warm sun shine, and the soft airs tickle his soul. Some men it drives to writing poetry, some to buying salads, and others to simple idleness. But very few indeed escape the subtle in fluence of spring. "When proud-pied April dressed in all his trim Hath put a spirit ot youth in everything." The wits are fond of poking fun at the fair sex for wanting new bonnets and raiment lair at Eastertide. But the dear creatures cannot help it It is as natural for them to blossom out in the spring of the year as it is for the orchards to blush and blanch under the sun and showers of April. The milliners and dressmakers do but assist nature. It is lucky for the peach trees, the velvety lawns, the daffodils, the violets, and all the rest ot the lovely things with which the earth is adorned, that they have no bills to cast a shadow over their springtime blossoming. If dollars did not melt so qHickly in the spring sunshine, there would be no draw back at all to the charms of the youngest of the seasons. But man gets more than he giveB when spring comes laughing o'er hill and dale. He must be very old, or very miserable, or very angry at life who does not feel a thrill as the music of nature floods the air. Even the dirty little English sparrows cluttering in the eaves find new motives for fighting, and the snails creep an inch or two out of the slimy track. April is a brave month, and perhaps we are to enjoy an unrevised version of it this year. The prayers and patience of a long-suffering people should be so rewarded. DISGUISING THE TRUTH. It makeBa great difference with regard to the statement of profits of certain interests, what the purpose of the statement is. "When the "Vest committee was investigating the dressed beef business, the unanimous testi mony of the magnates in the packing busi ness was to the effect that their function was to carry on their business for the public benefi:, with really no profit worth men tioning for themselves. That was all very well until the Ham mond packing establishment which is not the leading one of that interest by any means was sold through an English syndicate. It is now offered to the confiding Britishers on anthoritive statements that the profits of Hammond & Co. for the past three years have amounted to 29 per cent annually on their capital. On th-. basis of this showing from the books the new concern has watered its stock up to 6,400,000, an inflation of 166 per cent. It would be unparliamentary to assert that the dressed beef magnates lied to the Test committee; and it might be regarded as injurious to intimate that the syndicate boomers may be watering the profits foi the delusion of English investors as much as they do the capital stock. But there is a remarkable discrepancy between the very slight profits alleged when the subject was under public investigation to learn whether there was an illegal combination and the 29 per cent annual earnings alleged when the stock is for sale. The only explanation is that in one case it was the interest of the witnesses to have the profits supposed to be small, and in the latter it is their interest to have them writ large. Under such cir cumstances it would be about as unsafe to guarantee the strict accuracy of the latter statement as it was of the earlier one. It would grieve us much to suppose that eminent millionaires or promoters ot stock companies could tell "a regular terrible story;" but the above facts do not seem to leave much room for doubt that where their interests are involved they can put such a disguise upon the truth as to defy any recognition oi it as such. VICTOEIA'S ABDICATION. The rumor that Queen Victoria is contem plating abdication is nlausible. It would have more weight if previous springs during the last decade had not given birth to the same rumor. Every year adds to the physi cal infirmities of the Queen of England, and although the responsibilities of the royal office have been curtailed with its powers, it still makes considerable demands upon the person who holds it The progress of democratic ideas in England, the growth of the colonies, the critical condition of Europe, presenting numberless problems which the sovereign must help to solve, ren der it difficult for an old woman in poor health to wear the crown. In the seventy first year of her age and the fifty-third of her reign, Queen Victoria can retire with a good grace. It would be probably advan tageous to the English Empire if King Albert were to reign in the stead of Victoria the Good. And as to this same Albert, now Prince of "Wales, while it cannot be said that in his life he has been a pattern of virtue, the world knows that he possesses a good stock of common sense and a remarkably clear understanding of the change which the re lations of ruler and ruled have undergone during his life time. He has not been back ward in manifesting his willingness to ac cept the changed conditions. If he has shown any preference for a political party it has been for that led by Mr. Gladstone. But he has always remembered the unwritten law that the heir, to the throne must not meddle with politics. In late years he has performed with considerable tact and good taste a considerable part of his royal mother's duties, and has sought rather than avoided on all occasions contact with the people. He owes a large share of his per sonal popularity to the endearing and mag netic qualities of the Princess of "Wales. On several occasions, it is worth remembering, he has shown a very notable friendliness toward thiB country, and there is good rea son to believe that he is earnestly in favor.of maintaining friendly relations between the two countries. If the desire for rest and retirement which the spring time has of late years in spired in the royal bosom does not as it has before fade in the brighter light of summer and renewed health, the critics will have an excuse for reviewing Queen Vic toria's reign. And a very interesting re view it will be, too; for the greatest progress in all directions in the history of the En glish people has been made in the last half century. The accession of King Albert can be regarded with equanimity by everybody concerned. He will be the last to ascend the throne in all probability. The decision of the Court of Claims makes the United States Treasury responsible for Silcott's stealings. So the Congressmen can get their money back without incurring the odium of a grab, and the party which put Silcott there can be charged with that success ful effort to keep down the surplus. "What is the exquisite reason for includ ing among the questions which the- census takers are to ask the citizens, the inquiry whether the person interrogated has any acute or chronic disease, and if so, what it is? There was some objection to the questions about mortgages as an undue prying into private affairs; but this attempt to convert the census taking into a sanitary report will make all in quiries into indebtedness appear wholly nocu ous. Have the life insurance companies got an arrangement with the Census Bureau? Another gas explosion in the anthracite mines has cost three lives, and seriously injured four men. His not yet stated whether the naked lamp caused this disaster; but when the case is investigated the chances are strongly in favor of the discovery of that as the effective cause. It is interesting to observe that while Hon. W. L. Scott insists that the Democracy shall stand by the original Mills bill, he cannot reconcile himself to the proposition for an amendment made by the Hon. Roger Q, Mills. The latter statesman has just conceived tho idea that the principle of free raw material calls for the repeal of tho duty on coat. Mr. Scott conld never consent to any such change of base as that Mr. Scott has a few coa; in terests of his own, and does not propose to let maxims interfere with his market Air exchange thinks that(the Stanford scheme to lend money to the farmers on mort gage security is a bid tor the Presidency. It may be so; but the Senator know s ho w to kill two birds with one stone. Senator Stanford's cor porations have a good deal of land themselves. Eepbesentative McAdoo says : "Woman is the mainstay of religion. Put her into politics and that mainstay is removed." The Jersey Congressmen seems to bo firmly convinced by experience of two things: first, that men's religion does not amount to much and. second, that politics and religion are wholly and fundamentally incompatible. McAdoo ought to know about the latter point The Chicago Board of Trade may take two or three days longer to discover that by shutting off quotations it shuts off its business. If the board can stand that, tho country will be able to get along as usual. The news that Prince Hatzfeld recently lost 28,000 at a single sitting of poker, suggests that it would be a measure of economy for fatber-in-law Huntington to send him to this country, for a course of instruction in the national game on the ten-cent scale. It must be a fearfnl blow to the feelings of a former Californian to have a son-in-law who Is a sucker at poker. It is with a feeling of relief that we ob serve that numerous "Western cities went throngh the agonies of spring elections yester day and reflect that our troubles in that lino are over. The assertion that there is politics in the making of that charge about collecting cam paign contributions, with the inducement of license held out, is not half so serious or perti nent as the fact if fbe charge 13 true, that there was politics, and exceedingly discredit able politics, in the levy of campaign assess ments by that means. TnAT speak-easy case, according to the evidence produced yesterday, resolves itself into a case where all parties gave themselves and the beer away. Mr. Ckoker'S position that if Tam many's officeholders are rascals it must save itself by turning the rascals out, is an emi nently correct one. But it might be improved upon, although it cannot be expected to occur to the Tammany authorities, that a better way to prevent such troubles is not to put any rascals in. "With the last hope of a reinforcement for the slender ice crop crushed by tho mild open Ins of April, up go the price lists of tho ice comnanies. Indiana county Republicans are also showing a restive disposition with regard to the programme of the machine. Indlanamakes its kick before tho primaries, which is moro likely to be effectivo than Cambria's pHn of objecting after the slate has been successfully carried out by tho election of delegates. PEOPLE OP PROMINENCE. General Cafrivt, Bismarck's successor, is an inveterate smoker. He smokes a pipe now and then, but he usually takes his tobacco in tho form of cigarettes. Junius S. Morgan, of London, gives $100,000 and J. Plerpont Morcan, of New York, $50,000 for a free public library and art gallery at Hartford, Conn. Andrew Lano is pictured as tall, spare and and dark, with a fine forehead, dark eyes, and a massive jaw. His hair is thick and is streaked with white. He is very nervous, and does not look robust He has the Oxford drawl and an irritating laugh. Count Julius Szapary. the new Prlmo Minister of Hungary, is 58 years of age. He be longs to an old family of nobles who rendered great service during the struggle with tho Turks, and who have always held high office in tho Churcb, the army and the civil administra tion. Representative W. L. Wilson, of West Virginia, has no intention of retiring from Congress to accept the Presidency of the State University of Missouri. Tempting offers from a financial standpoint were made to Mr. Wilson to make him give up his legislative life in ex change for the professorial, but he would rather ne a prominent Congressman than a col lege president Herr von Alvensleben. who has just de clined to succeed Connt Herbert Bismarck as German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is well and favorably known in this country. About 15 years ago he was Secretary of the German Legation iu Washington. In 1S84, bow ever, he came to the United States as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Ih both positions he made hosts of friends. AT a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. l.Aprll, Dr.Hobart Amory Hare was elected Clinical Professor of tho Diseases of Children, to succeed Br. Louis Stirr, resigned. Dr. Hare is a graduate of tbe University of Pennsylvania, lSSi He Is a de scendant of the distinguished Dr.Robert Hare, one of the early professors of the university. He has done much Important original work. J. T. Price, of Saline county. Mo., Is the first candidate tor President in 1892 in the field. He is a graduate of several German universities and is well-to-do. He has long studied the poli tics of this country from a metaphysical stand point and has felt the need of a Christian ele ment in the conduct of tbe Government In the circulars he is preparing he announces him self John T. Price, of Saline county. Mo., as your candidate for President of the United States subject to a vote ot the wholo people in favor of Cbristocratic labor electors." THE TOPICAL TALKER. Biographies Made to Order Grant and Har rlaon Given the Same Birthplnce Mr. Iionnen, a New Comedian Hit Experi ence In thn Bootlis trrriEN a great man dies, or a great or little man becomes President the publishers tumble over each other in their haste to get out his biography. The great or little man is apt to suffer in this scramble, and the public too, for that matter. But for picturesque audacity in this direc tion I think a coincidence I found the other nay takes the palm. During the last Presi dental campaign the firm of Hubbard Brothers got "Gath," tho famous correspondent, to write a life of Benjamin Harrison, now President In that book appears an illustration Bhowing Mr. Harrison's birthplace at North Bend, in the Byrnes Purchase, Ohio. It affords a view of a broad river flowing away formiles, while in the foreground is the cottage where Mr. Harrison was born, nestling among trees. An energetic party with a hoe lends lito to the picture. After General TJ. S. Grant died, a lire of him written by T. T. Headley was published by the same firm. There is an illustration of his birthplace, too, at Point Pleasant, Clermont county, O. It is the same, line for line, as that which figures a3 the home of Mr. Harrison's childhood. Of course President Harrison and General Grant were not born hundreds of miles apart in houses so exactly similar, and surrounded by scenery so precisely alike. The birthplace must be awarded to General Grant his biog rapher made use of the plate first, anyhow. A If English actor who was here tne other day told me that Pittsbureers might expect to find a very original comedian in J. J. Lonneii, who will be here presently with tho Gaiety Company. Mr. Lonncn has been on the stage sinco he was a baby in long clothes and he is one of the few prominent actors who have acted in the booths at country fairs in En gland. Speaking of this humble part of his ca reer, Mr. Lonnen himself said the other day: "When hard luck came, and I had to do what ever offered in order to live, I became a booth actor. Do you know what a booth actor is in America? Not an Edwin Booth actor. Quite tho reverse. An actor who travels in a wagon, and plays at lairs in provincial towns in a booth. Sam Jarvis in The Lights o' London' is a type. There are hosts ot such players in En gland. They represent the most primiti e form of their art They form into small companies, and travel in their covered wagons. One of the wagons is so made that it can be transformed into a stage. Another wagon carries tho cover ing for the booth, and another holds the seats for the andience. The actors in the company do not receive salaries, they share the profits." iiTnK company," Mr. Lonnen continued, "puts up its booth where a fair is being held, and gives from 6 to 12 performances a day. A two-act blood-and-thunder melodrama, occupying half an hour, and ending in a gen eral slaughter, will be given, and then a panto mime scene. I remember how the act curtain used to come down and go up again immediate ly, and I have played the same part 12 times a day. Another piece would be done the next day, and when the fair was over we would pack up and hurry to anotter fair. "I had six weeks of that sort of thing. I think I profited by it, although that kind of work would be a disadvantage to an actor who would allow himself to drop into tho style of the wandering mummers who carry their thea ters with them. Wo had to parade in our cos tumes after a band at the fairs. It isn't easy to get out of that humble branch of tho pro fession, and I was glad enough when an op portunity came for mo to join the company of Barry Sullivan, tho tragedian." WARFARE AMONG 31AS05S. Tho Corncnn Rite Troubles Finally Got Into tbe Courts. Cleveland, April 2. For several years past the Masons of Ohio have been divided on ac count of what is known as the Cerneau rite. To-day the controversy was taken into court Throe suits were filed by County Bccorder A. T. Anderson, Deputy Probate Judge F. M. Chandler and A. F. Gilbert against the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Leander Burdlck, G-and Master Mason of tbe State, and the Forest City Lodge, of this city. The petition alleges that a conspiracy was entered into by the Grand Lodge to oust cer tain members who have become Cerneau Masons. By systematic work the Grand Lodge was captured by tbe alleged conspirators and all those not In sympathy with them had to go. Edicts and resolutions were passed in dire con flict with the constitution, and tho Grand Lodge went outside of its duties to expel mem bers and lodges obnoxious to the sight of the conspirators. unarges were pre ferred against, Anderson, Chandler and Gilbert and the bearing of these charges was set for this evening at a special meeting called for that purpose. The plaintiffs claimed that the bearing would be a farce so far as a just ind equitable hearing is concerned, and say they have no adequate remedy at law In case they are expelled. They asked tbe court to enjoin the hearing nd expulsion of the plaintiffs in the threo cases. One of tho princi pal charges against Chandler was that lie de livered an address at a Cerneau banquet in which somo of the secrets ot Masonry were given away. Judge Lamson heard the motion for a re straining order and granted it, pending a hear ing. LATEST 1SSDE OP PATENTS, A Number of Inventions In This Section Are In tho. Swim. New patents issued to Western Pennsylvania. Eastern Ohio and West Virginia inventors, Tuesdav. April 1, 16W. From O. D. Lovis, patent lawyer. No. 131 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg: Urlas llarric, Ellsworth, O., bee hive; Kubcn Belles, Allegheny, spiral stairway; O. Bixlee, Wooster. name board; W. H. Bradley, Allegheny, gas burning and heating apparatus; H. Carrier, Hwanton, O., cultivator: John C. Conroy. Pitts burg, cut off and relief apparatus for gas mains; William D. Cummings, Allegheny, filter; J. Hemphill and J. Farrell, Pittsburg, ingot manipu lated Henry II. King, Dayton, veneering; David Lippy, Mansfield, two-wheeled vehicle; John A. McUomber, Bradford, disinfectant cover for dry closets: Thomas H. Moody. Uavton, mi. Id: C. II. Olds, Parker, car coupling: It. Smith, Sidney, folding table: ". B. Sterritt, Pittsburg, appar atus for formlne molds: U. Swan, Corry, target trap: W. O. Taylor, Oafcmont, Pa., coupler: M. Turner. Lima, apparatus for removing paratline from oil wells; H. E. Weddell, Wheeling, surface ornamentation of dishes; Myra E. Whitney, Brad ford, toy; John G. Zeller, KIcbmnnd, elevator ate: Martin V. bmlth. steam boiler rurnace; avld Steiner, Adamsburg. Pa., nut wrench: .John H. Taylor, llloomfleld. l'a., stove wrench; Perry E. Lorner, Dayton, copying pad. A Little Short on Assets. New York, April 2. Schedules in the as signment of Harbison & Loder, wholesale dry goods dealers, were filed this afternoon by Assignee Frederick J. Lancaster. The liabili ties are $327,082 22; nominal assets, 219,351 55. BISHOP KAIN'S PLEA TO THE SEE. no Asks Tbnt tbo Diocese of Wheeling Shall Include All West Virginia. New York, April 2. Bishop Kain, of Wheel ing. W. Va., who has just left Rome for the Holy Land, has asked the Holy See for a moro convenient division of bis diocese. As now arranged, tbe Bishop of Wheeling, to visit some parts of his diocese, must pass through another diocese. It is also creative of difficulties for each Bishop to have under his jurisdiction faithful belonging to different States, and of course subject to different laws. For these two reasons Bishop Kain petitions 3ho Holy See to make tho Diocese of Wheeling include the 8tate of West Virginia, An Armv of Young Pbysiclnns. Philadelphia, April 2. At the annual commencement of the Jefferson Medical College to-day the degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon 220 graduates. GUATEMALA INTERFERES With tho Arrest ot Ono of Her Subjects Charged With uiuesllnc. New York, April 2. The Guatemalan Consul called upon Collector Jtfrhardt yester day and informed him that Michael Colomee, who was arrested on the steamer La Normandie yesterday for smuggling diamonds, pearls and gold watches, should be released, as he was a subject of Guatemala, and being on his way thence was not liable to pay duty at this port. The Collector has the matter under advise ment. DEATHS OF A DAY. General Thomas C. Anderson. NEW ORLEANS, April 2. -General Thomas C Anderson, a prominent Bepubllcan politician, formerly Deputy Collector ot this port and a member of the famous Louisiana returning board oriS74tol576, diediu this city, at 2 o'clock this morning, aged 70. MAIDENS WILL SPLASH. They Are Already Studying Effects In Bath ing Costnmrs to be Worn nt tbe New Nntntorium Tuesdays nnd Fridays for the Fnlr Hex. A number of bright young society girls are in close confab daily with their modistes regarding new and stunning toilets that are to be worn after Lent. Among the various dresses that will enrobe their dainty figures is frequently found a bathing or swimming costume, which, after the 15th of this month, they will don twice a week at the new natatorium on Duquesne way. Tuesdays and Fridays will be reserved for the fair sex, and it is needless to say the building will resonnd with the usual scream that al ways accompanies a woman when she learns to swim. The building when completed will be a handsome and commodious one, containing an immense swimming pool, which, with the depth of water and open space above, occupies the en tire height of the building in tho rear. A bal cony which surrounds the pool about midwav between water and rafters, and from which stairways lead down to the water edge, is divided into tiny little dressing rooms. In tho front portion ot the building the base ment is devoted to individnal baths where ono can indulge any "crankism" regarding tempera ture. On the first floor will be located the office, recentlon room, check room and hall; above on the second floor will be found the directors' room, lounging room, Russian bath, plunge bath and three hot rooms, also a drying room and champoo room. The topmost floor will be occupied by the manager and his family and is a cozy little flat. Two instructors will assist youthful and inexperienced swimmers in be coming proficient in the art, and a matron will superintend things generally. WESr POINT ASPIRANTS. Ono Who Was Born Too Late They Will bo Examined To-Day. "It is a pity you weren't born two years earlier," said Superintendent George Luckey to Mr. William Coleman yesterday afternoon. The young man, handsomo as a picture, with a perfect physique, passed the best medical ex amination of any of the candidates who are anxious for West Point and who will take their literary examination this morning in Su perintendent Luckey's office, bnt his tardiness in belne born prevents a possibility of West Point for him inside of two years. All can didates must be over 17 years of age and un der 22. The vacancy reported at Wpt Point tohfch Congressman Dalzel has the privilege of filling by appointment, has embarrassed that gentle man slightly as tbe applicants have been so numerous that it was Impossible for him to de cide whose claims to recognition were greatest. Finally he resorted to the preliminary exam ination scheme to decide who should-become a gay cadet, and tho fortunate one is he who passes the best examination this morning. Just the common branches will tax the Intel lect of the would-be soldiers, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, grammar, history and orthography, but the successful one will have to pass the West Point examination after ward. Should he fall the next highest will be given a trial. THE PRICES UNCHANGED. To Win Woman's Love With Ice Cream Still a Possibility. From the number of gay belles and comely matrons who patronized the" ice cream parlors yesterday afternoon and consumed the toothsome- luxury, it would seem that, startled by the report that Eastern dealers had raised tbe prico of ice cream and local dealers might fol low, they had determined to lay in a stock. But such a precaution is unnecessary, as the prominent dealers say they will continue to lurnish a first-class article at the regular price in spite of high-priced ice. A best girl will not be more expensive in tbe ice cream line this season than sbo was last summer, unless her appetite has increased or she isn't the samo best girl. THE LAST RECITAL. Tbe Beetboven Club Will Gl vo Their Concert In the Club The ntcr. On account of this being Holy week, the last of tbe series of Beethoven recitals has been postponed until April 17. And as the Ham ilton Art Chamber is now a prosaic office, the Pittsbure Club Theater is the place that will be honored by tbe recital. Mrs. Emma Dingier Wolf and Miss Agnes Vogel will both appear at this last musical, which will be given in the evening. Lizzie Moore Honored. Miss Lizzie Moore, a former teacher of the Liberty School, who left Pittsburg some two years ago for Now York City with the deter mination of becoming a doctor, has passed a very successful examination. In a large class she ranked No. 5, and Is now ready to commence tho practice of medicine. She'bas spent her time while in New York in the Bellevue Hos pital, in which place she has made many friends. Some Social Whisperings. Mr. Edgar Boyle, of Unlontown, has re turned from California, where he has been spending the winter. His mother and the re mainder of the family are traveling in Japan where they will remain until June. Mrs. A. F. Bryce, the Corresponding Secre tary of the County W.C. T.U., desires her friends to know that the next meeting of the convention will be held at the usual place, the Third U. P. Church, on next Tuesday. Tue nuptials of Miss Mary E. Foster and W. B. Corwln, Esq., will be celebrated to-day in the Sixth Presbyterian Church. The Young Men's Hebrew Association will give their fourth annual entertainment at Cy clorama Hall this evening. A Flensed Prince From the Baltimore American.! Priuco Henry of Battcnbnrg is reported to be in a hieh state of dolight because he has been appointed a master to the hounds some where. It was a kind thought to make the poor fellow feel that he was the master of Some thing, since he cannot be hi3 own. A PAY0KITE J0OKNAL. Tho Dispatch n Model of Excellence nud Completeness. From the Myersdale Commercial. This favorite journal easily maintains tho lead which it assumed years ago among its Pittsburg cotomporarics. It is now abreast with the very best nowspapers of the land. With ample capital and an able editorial force, it will continue to give the public the best serv ice in its varied departments that brains and money can procure. In addition to tbe ordi nary press reports The Dispatch has Its own leasod wires to all principal points, including, also, an excellent cable service. Tbe popularity of tho Sunday edition has been phenomenal, its actual circulation being 53,000 copies. It is a 20-page issue of the choicest matter prepared oy the most capable writers of tho day. Editorially The Dispatch is impar tial, reliable and non-partisan, and every de partments a model of excellence and com pleteness. FLAYS TO COME. The spectacnlar pantomimic burlesque "Spider and Fly" is to occupy the boards of the Bijou Theater during tho Easter holidays, com mencing Monday, April 7. Pantomime is al ways appropriate and acceptable to holiday audiences, and wbon supplemented by a full and complete burlesque company and auperb troupe of vaudeville specialties, a most enjoy able entertainment can be predicted. The "Spider and Fly" company announced at the Bijou next week is said to have met with great success wherever seen. To a completo bur lesque cast, a full complement of pantomlmists, clowns and columbines has been added. A number of vaudeville specialists of tbo highest' order of talent in conjunction with transforma tion and trick scenic effects and gorgeous cos tuming, "Spider and Fly" has rightly been named tbe successful novelty of the season and , a delightful Easter greeting. The Gaiety Burlesque Company from Lon don, England, will present "Faust Up to Date" at the Grand Opera House next week. Tho Btrong features of tbe Gaiety Company seem to be Miss Florence St. John, a very pretty woman and clever actress, Mr. Lonnen, a low comedian of note on the other side, and a prodigious number they say nearly a hundred of pretty English girls. The burlesque has found favor elsewhere. In announcing the engagement of the Btrauss orchestra for May 23-7 at the Exposition. The Dispatch fell Into two errors. Edward Strauss is the loader of tbe famons Strauss orchestra of Vienna. He is not a nephew but a son of the original Johann Strauss, and a brother of Johann Strauss, of light opera tame, and he has been tbe only leader of the orchestra for 23 years. The orchestra consists of 50 players. OWING tb the length of the performance, the Grand Opera House curtain will rise promptly at 8 o'clock each evening next week. AGAINST THE TRUSTS. The Bill Settled Upon by the Senate Judi ciary Committee A Proposition to Subsidize the merchant Mnrine. tT7ASHiNOTON, April 2. The following are the provisions of tbe anti-trust bill as re ported to-day from the Senate Committee on Judiciary: Section 1 Every contract, combination In the form of trustor otherwise, or conspiracy, In re straint of trade or commerce among the several States or with foreign nations is declared to be Illegal. Every uerson who shall make any such combination or conspiracy shall be deemed guilty of a mlsdcincanor.ahd on conviction shall be pun ished by fine not exceeding 3,000, or by imprison ment not exceeding on year, or by both, at the discretion of the court. Se-tion 2 Every person who shall monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or per sons to monopolize any part of the trade or com merce among the several States or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction punished as above stated. Section 3 Every contract, combination In form of trust or otherwise, or Conspiracy In restraint of trade or commerce In any Territory of the United Slates or or the District of Columbia, or between any State or States or Territories, or with foreign nations Is declared Illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction pun ished as beiorc stated. bectlons 4 and 5 give the several Circuit Courts of the United States Jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of the act. bectlon 6 Any property owned, a.nd under con tract or by any.combination, or pursuant to any conspiracy (and being the subject thereof men tioned In section I of this act, and being In the course of transportation from ono State to an other or to a foreign country), shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and con demned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the forfeiture, seizure and condemnation of property Imported Into the United States con trary to law. Section 7 Any person who shall be Injured In his business or property by any other person or corporation by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawlu! by this act. mav sue thereftr In any Circuit Court or the United States In the district in which the defendant resides or Is found, without respect to the amount In contro versy; and shall recover three-fold the damages by him sustained and the costs of suit, Including a reasonable attorney's Tee. Section 8 That the word "person" or "per sons," wherever used In tnls act shall be deemed to Include corporations and associations, existing under or authorized by the laws of the United States, the laws of any of the territories, the laws of any state, or the laws of any foreign country. The American merchant Marine. 'J'he House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, through Chairman Far quhar, to-day reported "a bill to place the American merchant marine engaged in foreign trade upon an equality with that of other na tions." The principal provisions of the bill have already been given; the report accompany ing it savs: The ocean transportation of the United States averaged K40,O0O,C0O annually for the past ten years. Taking our share of this trade at 75 per cent we have an amount of .180.000,000. 10 per cent orwhlchlssis,000,000. Surely it would not be a bad Investment for the nation to pay out I8 annually to secure an opportunity to earn and save Sisa There are no appropriations made that would pay so well as this would do. Bnt If this Is too large then make Its per cent. That would be double what the bounty bill will call Tor In ten years to come. The estimate of the.commlttee Is that under the terms or the bill the payment In bounties lor the first year would be for sail ves sels. (1,641.618: steam vessels, ,1,715,922; total, 3, 360,741. The annual Increase would be about 5 per cent, so that It would be eight years before the an nual bounty would amount to 3,000,000. Representative Fithian submitted the re port of the minority. It says: Every Industry, every man's bnslness and every man's labor will be taxed to sustain the subsidy. It would be crea'lng and fostering a privileged class at the expense of the whole people. The minority exnress tbe oninion that boun ties will not restore our shipping interest, and believe that tho most effective way to bring about the revival of the American shipping in dustry is for Congress, first, to place all mate rials that go into the construction of ships on the free list: second, to repeal all laws in re straint of trade, and third, to repeal our re strictive navigation laws and permit our mer chants to buy their ships where they can buy them the cheapest and sail them under the American flag. The minority recommends that tbe bill for the free admission to American registry of ships built abroad be substituted for the bill reported by the committee. Discussing; the Postal System. Tk response to invitations the Postmasters at several of the principal postoffices of the country met to-day at tho Postoflice Department in .conference with the Postmaster General. Several subjects of an administrative character were under discussion. The views of the Post masters present were asked with reference to the practical application of tbe proposed eight hour to their respective offices; tbe additional cost which it would entail; the merits of the measure generally, and the advisability of urging its passage. Tho question of a yearly leave of absence of 15 dais to clerks in post offices and in tbe service generally was dis cussed, and also the subject of a simplified and uniform system ot bookkeeping in postoffices. Among those present were Postmasters Corse, of Boston; Van Cott, of New York; Nott, of New Orleans; Hartlow. of St. Louis; McKean, of Pittsburg; Lee, of St Paul, and Nofsinger, Kansas City. Some Fun-American Recommendations. 'T'he Pan-American Conference to-day unani mously adopted the following: First That an International American Mone tary Union be established. Second That as a basis for this union an inter national coin or coins be Issued which shall be uniform In weight and fineness, and which may be used In all the countries represented In this Conference. Third That to give full effect to this recom mendation there snail meet In Washington a com mission composed of one or more delegates from each nation renrcsented In this Conference, which shall consider tbe quantity, the kind of currency, the uses It shall have, and the value and propor tion of the International sliver coin or coins and their relations to gold. ourtn mat me I'resiaentot tne united states invite this commission to meet lu Washington In a year's time or less after the final adjournment of this Conference. LOOKING FOR A LORD. The Earl of Shannon Has Disappeared in the Wilds of Cnnnda. HT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT. London, April 2. The Hon. Henry Boyle started to-day for Canada in search of his elder brother. Viscount Boyle, who, through' their father's sudden death, has become Earl of Shannon. Seven years ago Viscount Boyle resigned his commission In the army, when be was joined by his brother Henry in purchasing a ranch in Western Can ada. This undertaking, however, proved a fail nro and tbe latter gentleman returned to En gland. Viscount Boylo has since been unheard of, except through an innkeeper who saw bim once two years ago near a mining camp. Ef forts nere made last year to discover his where abouts hut without any result, which is most inexplicable, as he was once a well-known member of tbe Canadian Parliament. He now succeeds to all tho family titles and estates. GOLDEN EAGLE OFFICERS. Result of tbe Annual Election of tbe Grand Lodge. ZSFECIAL TXLXQBAM TO THE BISPATCn.1 Allentown, April 2. Atthemeetiogof the Grand Lodge of tbe Knights of the Golden Eagle the following officers were reported elected for tbe ensuing yean Grand Chief, David Cassolberry, ot Philadelphia; Grand Vice Chief, D. D. Blanch, of Johnstown; Grand High Priest, Harry J. Whitzell. of Philadel phia; Grand Master of Records, J. D. Barnes, of Philadelphia: Grand Keeper of Exchequer, C. A. Bickel, of Philadelphia: Grand Sir Herald, H. P. Reinicke, of Philadeipnia;Grand Trustee, F. E. Bausher, of Readinir; Representative to Supreme Castle, C. H. Houston, of Fhiladel phia. The rest of the day was consumed in routine business. Advertising Doesn't Always Pay. Albant, April 2. In Assembly to-day a bill to abolish capital punishment in this State was advanced to a third reading. It was charged that the bill was designed in the inter est of an electrical company whose system has been adopted as tbe one best calculated to kill capital offenders in this State. A WINTER &ONG. There is a break in the winter, dearest. Peace In the blue air's untarnished realm. Snowdrop are out, and an early throstle Warbles ere dawn on our tallest elm. Let us go np to the hlll-plnes yonder. Tidings to catch. If we can, of spring. Larks will be loud o'er the bleak fields, dearest, Maybe the robin at Shirley sing. Look, to the heart of tbe dark plantation Soft gleams of tenderness steal and stay, Murmurs, above us, around ns, dearest, Almost thebum of a snminer's day. Winter of sorrow has wounded, dearest. Track of our footsteps has been by graves Spring-time is near, and comfort and beauty, Love that transfigures, and lifts, and saves. London Spectator, A BONDS WITH HIS BRIDE. Generous Offer of a Chicago Widow to a Handsome Englishman. CHICAGO, April 2. A strange story was told Judge Collins this morning in the suit of E. E. Hutton to recover certain moneys from his stepson, H. W. Kingsbury. Hutton-s wife, in whose Interest the suit Is really brought, baa been four time3 married. Her first husband was A. R. Kingsbury. Kingsbury died, leaving property worth JSO0.000, and the widow married General Lawrence. A sensational divorce snlt followed, and Mrs. Lawrence found herself once more free. Her third choice was a Mr. VandenNest. Again the lady was divorced, and at the age of 45 years she married her fourth husband. He was about 25 years of age. an Englishman, handsome, and of the good old stock of Hnttons. The manner of Mrs. Vanden Nest's meeting and subsequent marriage to Hutton was ro mantic, to say tne leasi. iierauu, juuub ".. Kingsbury, and Hutton were college mates. Kingsbury took Hntton home with him and in troduced tbe Englishman to Mrs. Vanden Nest. She fell violently in love with Hutton, and. it is alleged, offered the young man 1200,000 worth or property in Chicago if he would wed her. Hntton. being poor, accepted, and the two were married secretly, and tne son. Kingbury, didn't learn of the strange compact until two months later, when Mr. and Mrs. Hntton were remarried publicly. When the son was a child his mother was appointed guardian of his nrop erty, tbe amount being about -10.000. Later another guardian was appointed. Mrs. Hutton still has her son's interest in her possession, however, and her husband's suit against tho son is to knock out young Kingsbury's title to the amount. BREAD MADE FROM WOOD. Remarknble Possibility for Which Tho Science Is Striving. Krom the Stilling Kecord. Science has already enabled man to extract fiery bevejuges and many other things of more or less valne from wood, and it is now proposed to go a step further and prodnce bread from wood. In an address recently delivered in Heidelberg, Germany, by no less eminent an author than Victor Meyer, it is announced "that we may reasonably hope that chemistry will teach Us to make the fiber of wood the source of human food." What an enormous stock of food, then, would be found, lr this be comes possible, in tbe wood of our forests, or even in crass and straw. Tbe fiber of wood consists essentially of cellulm. Can this be made into starch? Starch has essentially tbe samo percentage composition, but it differs very much in its pronerties, and the nature of its molecule is probably much more complex. Cellulln is of little or no dietetic value, and it is not altered, like starch, in boiling water. It really gives glucose when treated with strong sulphuric acid, as is easily shown when cotton-wool, which is practically pure cellulin, is merely immersed in it. Starch gives the same product when boiled with weak acid. The author further quotes tbe researches of Hellriegel. which go to Show beyond dispnte that certain plants transform atmospheric nitrogen into albumen, and that this process can be improved by suitable treatment. Tbe prodnction, therefore, of corn starch from cellulln. together with the enforced increase of albumen in plants would, be adds, in reality signify the abolition of the bread question. Lots of Lively Ghosts. From tbe Boston Globe.: It was claimed in the meetings attending the celebration of the forty-second anniversary of modern spiritualism yesterday that there are 80,000 Spiritualists in Boston alone, many of whom are scattered among the various churches. The ghost world still has a Wonder ful fascination for humanity. A HISTORIC SPOT. Monument to be Erected on the Elte of tho Ft. Dearborn Massacre. Chicago, April 2. The site of the Ft. Dear born massacre of 1812 has been definitely lo cated at a point near the lake shore at Eight eenth street, and Mr. George M. Pullman, on bebalf of the old residents of the city, has un dertaken to erect a suitablo monument on the spot. The facts of tbe massacre are: On tbe 9th of August, 1812, Captain Heald, who was in command of Ft. Dearborn, received orders to evacuate tbe place and proceed by land to De troit. His force consisted of .Si privates and 2 lieutenants. A number of the men were on the sick list, so that he bad only but 10 who were able to fight. With tbe soldiers were about a dozen women and 20 children. Four or five hundred hostile Indian warriors had gathered about the fnrt before Captain Heald was ready to move. On the morning of the 15th the gates were opened and the march was begnn along the beaten Indian trail on tbe lake shore. Tbe small company of whites had advanced only abont a mile and a half when the savages opened fire npon.them from bebind some sand ridges. The soldiers, and even the women, foughc bravely for their lives, but the odds were too great and tbe contest was soon over. Of the whole company that left the fort all but 25 men and 11 women and children were shot down. The rest were taken prisoners and dis tributed among the various tribes. Ft. Dear born was burned to the ground. Pill EArPA FSI SESSION. The Grnnd Connell Meets nt Chicago and Elects Officers. CHICAOO, April 2. Tho Grand Council of the Phi Kappa Fsi fraternity opened its bien nial convention at the Grand Pacific to-day. Organizations stretching from New York to California were represented. The convention was called to order by Treasurer George W. Dunn, of Columbus, O. The following officers were chosen: President, L.V. Bnskirk, of the University of Indiana; Vice President. G. K. Stabem, of Hobart College, New York; Secretary, G. W. Springer, of the Indiana Northwestern Uni versity; Gnard, C. N. Voorhees. of Wooster University; Doorkeeper. W. K. Jackson, of the University of Wiscouain; Chaplain, E. M. Stlres, of the University ot Virginia. The committee on credentials reported that 75 delegates, representing 21 chapters, and tbe secretary and treasurer of tbe Executive Coun cil, the editor of tho Shield.a.nil the Archons of the First, Second and Fourth districts, were present. Others to the number of 105 were in attendance. A WIDOWS TISIT TO BLAINE. She Wants tbe Secretnry to Talk Seriously to Portngnl. New YortK, April 2. Among the passengers on the steamer Elbe, which arrived from Bremen to-day, was Mrs. Catherine McMurdo, who has come from London to have an inter view with Secretary Blaine. Mrs. McMurdo is tho widow of the late Colonel McMurdo. an American, who had a concession from the Gov ernment of Portugal to build a railroad from Delagoa Bay to the Transval frontier. Portugal took the ground that the road had not been completed within tbe contract time and confiscated the entire plant. The Ameri can and British Governments have insisted on restitution for money invested to the stock holders and Mrs. McMurdo. tbe Portueuese Government seems unwilling to comply, hence tbo widow's journey to Washington to consult the Secretary ot State. DIVORCE WITH ALIJIOJiT. The Wife of a Wealthy Ohio Man Charges Him With Cruelty. (SPECIAL TELXQRAM TO TIIS DISPATCH. 1 Massillon, O.. April 2. A petition for divorce was filed to-day by Mrs. Caroline Coxey, asking separation from J. S. Coxey, proprietor of extensive quarries near this city, and of about $100,000 worth ot blooded stock on fatms hero and at Eminence, Ky. The petition charges extreme crueuy. stating that on one occasion he struck and cnoked her, and she asks for alimony and the custody of her four children. AN ACTRES9 ENJOINED. Her Play Claimed to be n Piracy on Mr. Barnes of Now YorK. Portland, April 2. Judge Dcady, of the United States District Court has granted tem porary injunction restraining Miss Caroline Gago and otners from producing the drama, "A Broken Vow." Suit was brousht by Frank Sanders and T. K. French, of New York, who allege tbat pro duction of the play is an infringement on their property rights of play, "Mr. Barnes of New York," inasmuch as it possesses the same plot, similar context and the same dramatic arrange ment. A MEMENTO OP COLUMBUS. The Casket Presented Him by Isabella of Spain Sold at Auction. Nkw Yobk. April 2. At the De Gabolda col lection sale in the American Art Galleries this afternoon a jewel casket presented to Christo pher Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain was sold for $1,125. A sword of tbe Renaissance period, with wire grip, double basket hilt, once part of Baron Adolpb. Rothschild's collection, brought f 100., CDKIOUS C0SDEKSATI0KS. Owego, K. Y., has a population of 6,000, but only one death occurred there during Feb ruary. At n wedding at Lancaster on Sunday night the eroom was presented with a jemetery lot by his father. A hotel keeper of "Woodland, Cal, has been arrested for selling liquor to a small-sized girl who went to his bar. "West Chester people were flicking the fragrant spring flowers known as "Qaiker ladies" day before yesterday. Interviewing has been got down to a science by a Parisian, who advertises that ha will furnish for the provincial press interviews with distinguished men. two a week, for $15 per month. W. D. Savi, an Indian Government official, captnred 47 elephants in one drive at Chirangiri. in the Garo Hills, on February t They made hi3 total catch for two months nearly lou. James Kiltenhouse, ol Lancaster, while hunting- sassafras in the adjacent country on Saturday ffmnd neath a pile of leaves on a hill side a box containing suspicious looking ingots, resembling "gold bricks." A postal card was recently delivered iu England 15 years after it had been posted, hav ing been found at the bottom of a letter box, where it had doubtless lain unnoticed ever since it was first dropped in. Mrs. Ann Leek, of Kiplin, Yortshire, has died in ber 101st year. She was married in 1S09, and bad lived in tbe same house 99 years. There is another Mrs. Leek living In the neigh borhood who baa attained the same age. The phonograph is to be utilized in pre serving the language of tbe Pas3amaquoddy Indians, by a plan arranged by the Massachu setts Society. Tbe language used by some of them is so strong that it may strain the ma chine. A "Western Tennessee colored girl is trying to grow up and be happy under the name of Cary-Ann Happy-Ann Ann-Eliza-Scales rllow- the -Bellows Potterfleld Rosa -Ann-Thomas. Tho name is hyphenated so that it may De sung, At a recent banquet at San Francisco of tbe Undertakers' Association the menus were printed on cardboard cut in the shape of a coffin, and among tbe dishes were chicken dressed a la shroud, smelts on stretcher and stewed tomatoes a la grippe. Some "Western farmers have been re ceiving a circular which opens as follows: "To Christian farmers Do you want to get in on the ground floor and keep the command ments at tbe same time? If so, read this." And then it unfolds a petty swindling scheme. A Macon, Ga., man has a knife which has been in bis possession for years and years. On the blade is stamped tbe date 1760. Enos Fumes?, one ot the oldest knife manufacturers of England, was tbe maker. In spite of its 130 years the knife is yet good for another 20 years of usefulness. A Bussian letter says the waiters of Baku have a co-operative society. They pos sess their own black swallow-tail coats, their own knives and forks, spoons, dishes and glasses, so that they are ready to organize pub lic dinners, lunches, funeral repasts and wed dlnsr breakfasts without tbe costly intervention of middlemen and ac moderate charges. Evan Adams, of PIeasantvilIe,N'.J.,who has had 126 housekeepers since the death of hl3 wife, about seven years ago, was driven the other day to the roof of his house by his last housekeeper, who. armed with an ax, bad de manded her wages and a letter which she claimed be had intercepted. She recovered ber letter, but was compelled to leave without her wages. An Athens, Ga., 14-year-old boy has ac complished that which, doubtless, no boy of his age has ever done before. He has made a com plete dynamo, capable of lighting one large arc light, run by a treadle. He has made a com plete telephone, and has made a great improve ment in tbe transmitter, which is said by elec tricians to work perfectly, and be much simpler than the one now in use. The number of foreign students at Ger man universities has been larger this winter than it has ever been before. Oat of a total number of 29.007 students, L9S0 are non-Germans, 1,351 being Europeans and 516 having come to the seats of learning from other parts of the world. Of these latter -135 are from America. SO from Asia (mostly Japanese), 11 from Africa, and 9 from Australia. The worst case of "ice fever" that has been experienced to date appears to be that of a Pemaquid, Me., citizen, lie had a big load ot 13 cakes last Saturday, and got about half way down to tbe wharf, when bis cart tongue came out. Not noticing anything wrong he kept right on driving bis oxen, and just before he reached the wharf met a team in rather a bad place. He told the driver of the team that he didn't know as be could get by him with bisbig load, but on being told tbat he would have no trouble, naturally looked back at his load to see what tbe fellow meant. His surprise can ba imagined. "Photography properly dates from 1010," remarked Prof. Henry W. Farnam in a recent facetious lecture, "although several dis coveries wero made in the art before this time. Still, everything can be shown to be old, and I propose to show that tho photographic art was practiced by Egyptians 4,000 B. C. This great pyramid must have been a pbotograpbic labor atory. It contains a dark room, and the dic tionary defines a dark room as a place in which photographic plates are developed. Hence tbe Egyptians must have been photographers. Cheops, the builder of tbi3 pyramid, was prob ably tbe first amateur photographer. It is now believed that the mammoth abounded to as great an extent upon the east as on the west coast of Behring Sea. In fact, mammoths have already been discovered in Alaska, and news comes that a syndicate has been formed for tho purpose of procuring their ivory tnsks. which are now of great value and which will undoubtedly continne to becomo more valuable, as the elephant is being exter minated. For about a thousand years North ern Siberia has exported a large amount of ivory to Russia. And at present it is estimated that not less than a hundred pairs of tusks are found every 12 months and shipped to the Czar's commercial centers. FLIPPANT AND FANCIFUL. Finis Coronat Opus "Poor old Piquant Is dead." "alien his ambition Is attained." What was his ambition?" "To become a finished artist." Keut Xork Sun. "You haven't a cent, and yet wish to marry ilissllllyan. Don't you expect her father to kick you out?" "Oh. no. I Intend to go before the footlights." SmKA, Gray C'o.' Monthly. Her Singular Bequest "Love me, 1ot8 my dog, "sang she. "1 love yon,"sa!d he, because! think you love me; but I am surprised that you should wish to have me devoted to the growler." .Vxio Xork Sun. Wife (reading) Here it tells about a man 92 years old who brings up all the coal and chops all tbe wood used in the family. What do you think of that? Husband (contemptuously) Well, he must be & iooV.L'Jiccll Citizen. "What were you about to remark?" "Nothing at all, I assure you, replied Willie Washington. "But you looked as If you had something to say." Ya-as; I'm verwy deceptive that way. I've ortea thought myself thatl had something to say, and dlscovabed aftah I said It that I hadn't." Washington Post. FROM TUBES STANDPOINTS. The heart's a sanctuary where reposes An Image which tbe lover ne'er discloses. The heart's a dainty cabinet, alack. For odds and ends of cuold's bric-a-brac The heart's an engine with methodic thud A very useful thine lor pumplnr blood. Washington Pott. TTIE CUT DIRECT. Her father is a millionaire, While I a clerk do wait; Yet at the beach Estelle and I Had many a icte-a-tete. In town she in her carriage rides 1 walk; It eenis to me The difference 1 that I cut silk, W hlle the well she cuts ma. Albany Journal, ALL THK DIFFERENCE Ut THE WOHLD. 'What's in a name? the poet asks. I'd add In this relation: There's penary and affluence In one abbreviation. For, In my seedy student days, Whene'r 1 had a letter, Twas sure to be a bill addressed To "Jonas bnelllng. Dr." But now 1 drive a dashing pair, I own a handsome dwelling, And letters come with checks addressed To "Dr. Jonas Snelllng." -Smith, Qra& Co.'t XonM'j, 1 Ab&frgt i i n.r " i.r iii t r inf iMi rumjma mmmtammm m "' - '-' MibmAL.
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