! it. n ? " Mini THE DISPATCH will soon begin the publica tion of a Department of Original Fitn, to be written by about a score ot tbe Leading IlQ morists of the country. tt will not be tho monotonous work of one pen, but will represent the best efforts of tbe most Successful "funny men" of tbe American press, and In Variety, Freshness and Quality will be tbe most nnique and interesting comic column published by any newspaper. Among those secured as contributors arc: ALEX. . BWEET, of Texas BirTiNOS, whose reputation, both in this country and in K u rope, has brought him a fortune. SAM. T. CLOVER, 'who made the Dakota Hell known to fame, and whose brilliant fusillade of Terse now appearing on the editorial pace of the Chicago HERALD is not excelled by any similar work. B. W. FOBS, the genius of the Yankee Blase, whose delightful dialect poems are tbe best of their kind and are copied and recopled Into every paper in the country. POLS SWAIPS, "whose versatility and origi nality hare made half a dozen reputa tions." SAMUEL HIHTTJRN PECK, the author of "Cap and Bells," whose comic muse is aptly described as a "delicate Ariel a tricksy Puck, that strikes one across the eyes with a branch of dew-wet blossoms, and laughs from under clustering curls at the little start one gives in recognition of its surprise aud sweetness." J. A. MACON, of Puck, who made an enviable name as ft contributor to the Century's "Bric-a-Brac"andhois one of the few writers who understand and can interpret the humor of the Southern negro. MADELINES. EHIDQES, who enjoys the rep utation of being tbe leading comic verse writer of her sex in this country. BESSIE CHANDLER, whoe charming rers de societe in the Century, Life and other publicatiens has created a wide demand for her work. ETA WILDER MctlLASBON, who is rapidly coming to tbe front as one of the few women who can write good humor. W. J. LAMFTON, "Judge Waxem," who made tbe Washington Critic quotable, and who is now dolhg tbe same thing for the Wash ington Stab. JOEN KENDRICK EANGS, who supplies the fun for Harper's Bazar, the EroCH, eta PADLPASTNOR, the well-known comedian of the Burlington FREE PRESS. EENRY CLAY IUKEKS, who scars ago made the New York Setts a most welcome "ex change." THE MUCH-QUOTED "PUNNY MEN" of tbe Somerville Journal and tbe Rome Eentinel; E. S. Hopkins, of JUDGE and others. $jje Bi&wtftfj. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 8. 1848. Vol. 43, No. 84 EntereC at Pittsburg I'ostofflce. November 14. 1T, as second-class matter. Business Office Corner Smithfleld and Diamond Streets. News Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. Eastern Advertising Office, Koom 40, Tribune llulldlng. New York. THE DISPATCH is regularly on sale at Jlrentano's, 5 Union Square, Jfew York, and 17 Ave. de tOpcra, Paris, France, and IS Strand, liondon, Eng uherc anyone who has been disappointed at a hotel neurs stand can obtain it. TElUls OF THE DISPATCH. PORTAGE TT.EI IS THE EXITED STATES. JIAILT Dispatch, One Year. f 8 00 DAILY Dipfatch, l'er Quarter joo Dailt Dispatch, One Month 70 Daily UierATcn, lnclodingbunday, lyear. 3000 Daily Dispatch, Inelndingbunday.Sm'ths. ISO Daily Dispatch, Including bunday.lmonth so bCNDAY DisrATCH. One Year 150 M 1XKLT DISPATCH, One Year 1 S3 Iue Daily Dispatch is delivered bycarrlersat IJcenuoer week, or Including Sunda) edition, at SO cents per week. PITTSBURG. FRIDAY. MAY 2, 1890. 3-The BUSINESS OFFICE of THE DIS PATCH hat been removed to Corner of Smiihfield and Diamond Streets. LABOR'S MAY DAY. The first of May labor demonstration passed off more calmly than was generally expected. In this country the eight-hour movement wjs quietly inaugurated with the variety of success reported iu our tele graphic columns. In Europe the Socialist labor demonstration was generally un attended by the disorders which were gen erally expected, and which some ot the governments did their best to provoke. The eight-hour movement in this country, so far as the first day is concerned, shows a rather broken front, This seems to be due to a reasonable disposition on tbe part of the men, in various cities, to make what they regard as satisfactory compromises. Cases are reported in which the settlement of the question on eight-hours' work for eight-hours' pay, was easily accomplished. Others turn no where the workingmen seemed to prefer to settle on the basis ot nine hours' work, some of them at ten hours' pay and some at nine. Such things are gains for labor; but when the last class of settlements, together with the cities which have not joined in the movement, seems to outnumber the first, it does not indicate much progress in the way of establishing a uniform ei;ht-hour day. The demonstration in Europe was not, of conrse,so quiet, but to American ideas it does not show any such tendency to disorder as was anticipated. The press dispatches, taken from Government sources in Europe, evince a determined disposition to put the labor organizations in the wrong; but it does not require much looking below the surface to see that the workingmen, not withstanding the policy of Government offi cials to arrest right and left, kept the peace with great forbearance under the circum stance. It is clear that the suppressive measures were entirely out of proportion to the attempts at disorder. On the whole Labor Day was not discred itable to the working masses. It would be difficult to say as much lor the tremulous Governments who made such a fuss over it. A CKED1TAULE SETTLEMENT. The part which Pittsburg had in Labor Day was to receive the announcement of the settlement of the railroad yardmen's wages. The settlement is a virtual adoption of the course which The Dispatch has constantly urged, namely, a reasonable compromise in which each side concedes something to the other. This is much bet ter than letting such a dispute drift into a strike, and it is creditable to both sides. As the form in which the demands of the men were first presented produced an idea that they were taking a peremptory and arbi trary course, it is no more than just to say that they have shown moderation and pa tience throughout, and that the final settle ment is dne to the liberal concessions which they have made. This dears the atmosphere of Pittsburg of all important wages dis putes until the iron question comes up in June, NOT TO RE TRUSTER. A remarkable example of the trash which can be imposed on people who ought to know better, in the way of reported trusts .and combination, is formed by a colnmn & Article in the Xew York Herald giving the plans of which is called "a gigantic trust of agriculturists" which is to have a cap ital ol ?50,000,000, is to regulate the price of grain, and is to ruiu the speculators. The foundation for this report is that a man in Chicago has taken out incorpora tion papery for "The Farmers Co-operatlvn Brotherhood of the United States," author ized capital 550,000,000. To this he invites the farmers subscribe, at the rate of 550 per share, and when he gets his J50.000.000 he intends to do great things. He proposes to buy up the entire grain crops of the country if the farmers wish to sell, or if they do not, the "Co-operative Brotherhood" will loan the farmers four-filths of the value of their crops. The farmers are to be bound to sell their grain Only to the Brotherhood, which will bnild elevators all over the country and take the entire business of handling the grain crops in its own hands. On the some what inconsequent statement that this beau tilul scheme will increase the price that the farmers get for their grain, those long suffer ing victims of patent-rights notes, gold bricks, and seed-oats swindlers are invited to send in their subscriptions and one dollar apiece to the inventor oi tnis wonderiul incorporation. There is nothing especially remarkable in the fact that human crookedness should de vise such a plan for extracting one dollar apiece or more from oil the gudgeons who can be deceived into thinking there is something in it, or that some victims should be fleeced by it. But that a paper of national reputation should be gulled into publish ing an advertisement of such a Scheme as a serious' project, without reflecting upon some obvious facts, is a remarkable exam ple. The first is that even if the $50,000,000 capital were not an entirely imaginary sum, it is worth while to compare it with the work that it is proposed to undertake. It expects to control the wheat crop of the United States. Tbe only way to control the wheat crop is to buy it all; which by the time that the wheat is stored or marketed calls for the neat capital of four hundred in stead of fifty millions. It proposes to do the same thing with the corn crop; which takes a bagatelle of five or six hnndred millions more. This precious story is published in utter ignorance on the part of the paper giving it publicity that the capital en gaged in the work which this Co-operative Brotherhood proposes to undertake, is I somewhere in the vicinity of a thousand million dollars. Hardly less shallow is the idea that be cause a scheme proposes the utterly impossi ble task of becoming the sole buyer of farm products in the United States the farmers are to be benefited by it. If it were not too silly a thing to bike seriously, it might be pointed out that tbe Standard Oil Com pany has frequently been the sole buyer of crude petroleum without any special benefit to the producers, and that if this company conld by any stretch of the imagination be supposed to handle any grain, it must take whatever prices the grain will bring in the markets of the world, and can only en hance its profits by depressing the price paid to the farmers. Ofcourseitis waste time to argue the possibility of this scheme ever going any further than to absorb whatever remittances may be sent to it by deluded subscribers to its stock. The farmers have often been de rided for their liability to be taken by the schemes of confidence men, but when a metropolitan newspaper permits its columns to be used in booming such a shallow game as"a trust of agriculturist!, "its editors should be placed under guardian ship to protect them from the wiles of gen tlemen with interests in lottery drawings, or with friends whose drafts have to be cashed in order to pay Imperative and unex pected bills. TAXATION AND KOADS. The Dispatch's road expedition has in its exploration over the stony roads of Clarion connty developed the existence there of the strong feeling which is likely to be tbe obstacle to tbe support of a thorough system of road improvement by the agricultural classes. That is the belief that the farmers cannot stand the increased taxation necessary to carry out the work as it is outlined. There is no doubt that this objection would have much effect if it were pro posed to make every agricultural district bring its highways to a state of perfection at once. But it is to be remembered that while there are various propositions to lessen the cost to the farmers by State aid, and bv other means, every intelligent view of the subject must recognize that the work will be a gradual one. It took centuries for the old Soman roads to be built. It has taken centuries for England and the continent to bring their modern highways to their present perfection. The United States should move faster than the Old World; but if a plan were adopted now for gradual and steady work, we might regard it as a success if it gave ns solid highways by the middle of the next century. The movement may bring relief to the present generation by the construction of central highways in a few years; but it should be understood that it we commence road building in earnest, it will be for our children and children's children. Such work can be commenced without any onerons increase of taxation. Even if the present road taxes were energetically and scientifically employed in making tbe roads solid And enduring, little by little, the first steps could be taken toward a final system of solid highways. TBE MILITARY BURDEN. An example of the military distrust which pervades Europe is afforded by the uneasiness felt in German military circles over the fact that notwithstanding all efforts the army of Trance continues to ex ceed that of Germany by 40,000 men; while the field artillery of France is some 800 guns the larger. This is inciting the Imperial Government to every effort to increase its army. But as tbe Constitution of the Ger man empire limits the conscription to one per cent of the population it is apparent that the attempt to go beyond that limita tion will be difficult, if not dangerous. Per haps the reported offer to neutralize Alsace and Lorraine is not so purely disin terested and philanthropic as it looks at first sight, SPOILS Y. CONSTITUTION. In discussing the proposition to give every Congressman a clerk, a private secre tary at the expense of the Government, Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, the other day gave a very strong evidence of the way in which practical politics induce Congressmen to neglect their constitutional dnties: "I have voted for it over and over again, be cause I know that if I bad one I would be worth 310,000 a year more to my constituents than I am now. Ibavetogo tramp, tramp, tramp from department to department, looklog after pen sions, looking after places, looking after every thing else on tbe fare of the earth except tbe business for which I am sent here." The most painstaking search of the Con stitution, of the United States fails to dis close any provision calling upon C6ngress- men to tramp from department to depart ment looking after pensions or anything else. On the other hand, there will be found very decided provisions contemplating that Congressmen shall attend to their legislative duties, which they Cannot do if they are run ning errands foroffice-holders. The decision of practical politics is that the constitu tional duties of Congressmen must be left undone, rather than that the spoils shall be left unattended to. This may partly ex plain the ability of our statesmen to keep up a six months' session without transacting any business worth mentioning. Would it not be well for the people to elect a class of Congressmen who will place their constitutional duties above the de mands of place hunters, and let the spoils men do their own tramping, while the legis lators stay in the House attending to the duties of their position? A enterprising engineer has been fonnd who proposes to blow up the North Pole with dynamite, in the expectation that tbe destruction of the frigid axis will give tbe vicinity ronnd about a climate ot equable and mild temperature. The New York JFbrirJ jeers at the proposition. Its experiments with blow ing up the tall poles of politics has convinced it that the effect is to produce the extremes of either torrid temperature or chilling and frozen silence. If the President intends to preserve the Surplus by vetoing public building bills be will have to borrow Clarkson's ax and keep It going as indnstriously as the champion beadsman of the administration has done. Govfbnor Eagle, of Arkansas, does not take much stock in tbat California story about tbe aasassiu of Clayton. He told tbe Congressional committee yesterday, frankly and sensibly, that he believes tbe men who stole tbe ballot-box at Flulnmerville murdered the dead candidate. Tbe frankness may to a certain extent condone tbe failure to Catch the murderers. The new saloons are in fall operation, as the local reports of all the papers have duly informed us within the past 21 hours. As to what tbe speak-easies are doing, reports are not in yet. The discovery in a bookstore at Hart ford that Bibles are sold at a dollar add the "Orations and After-Dinner Speeches of Chauncr M. Depew" at two dollars and a half indicates tbat tbe corporate theory of fixing tbe price of commodities or services solely by value to the consumer.does not work in respect to the publications of a corporate magnate. Chicago Is oppressed by the simultaneous discovery that tbe World's Pair contract is a big undertaking and tbat her baseball team cannot play ball. Thebe is a suspicion floating around the atmosphere that tbe readiness of the Congress men to pass almost any kind of silver legisla tion, is based on heir willingness to let Presi dent Harrison sbonlder the odium of a veto. The Congressmen are able to give Major Joey Bagstock points in the art of being "devilish sly." The Neville Island railroad rises like the Phoenix 1mm tbe ashes of the former organiza tion and Is announced to be a certainty this time. It is now remarked that Alfred the Great originated the eight-hour system by assigning one-third of bis day to work, one-third to prayer and stndy and one-third to sleep. If the work lngmen follow his example in all respects there will be a decided Improvement oi society. When the United States courts get hold of It, there Is a danger that electrical execution will be the slowest death on record. Reserve township now has the oppor tunity to become tbe Fourteenth ward of Alle gheny. If that could raise it to the rank of the Fourteenth ward of Pittsburg it would be the great speculation of the lives of the Reserve township property-owners. The Waterbury clocks are about tbe only organizations going tbat are not striking for eight honrs a day. The Tammany people who were charged with bribery and stealing now say that on sober second thought they are inclined to treat the sworn testimony with silent contempt. That is the wisest and most discreet course to take it the charges are true. PEOPLE OF PEOMmEffCE. Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of the late Robert E. Lee, is a favorite In the best social circles of Washington. Dr. Small, President of Colby University, will to-morrow address the graduating class of Newton Theological Seminary at commence ment. CnAPMAu Coleman, First Secretary of the American Legation at Berlin, is engaged to marry Miss Hendricks, a rich girl of Frank fort. Ky. Phot. Borden P. Bowne, LL.D., Dean of the School of All Sciences, Boston University, will deliver the alumni oration this year at Pennington Seminary, on June 25. OF Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, who is on his annual visit to Washington, it is remarked that no one preceives any change in him. He bids fair to rival Bancroft In the vigor of his age. Francis Kawle, of Philadelphia, has been nomlnatea by tbe Committee of tbe Alumni as an overseer of Harvard University. The over seers are elected by tbe alumni on commence ment day. It costs the city SIM to board Mrs. James A. Flack at tbe Vanderbilt Hotel from March 9 to IS, while ber husband's trial was in progress. Mrs. Flack's personal expenses were tfil 15, and the officers contracted the rest of the bill. Mrs. Garfield Is now 53 years old. She is somewhat stouter than of old, and her hair is whiter than in tbe days of her Washington life. She is said to look prettier in her mourn ing costumes than In tbe brighter colors that she used to wear. At the baptism of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dablgren, at St. Matthew's, in Washington this week, Cardinal Gibbons was tbe godfather, and Miss Lily Rosecrans (who is soon to marry Governor Toole, of Montana) was the godmother. The people ot Savannah were much im pressed, during bis recent visit, with the fact that tbe Hon. Thomas F. Bayard has on his visiting card neither his first name, nor his ad dress, nor bis age, weight, height, occupation, religion, nationality, sex, color or previous con dition of servitude; nothing, in fact, but "Mr. Bayard." The American Minister to Austria andgMrs. Grant recently gave an interesting reception to a score ot Indians who had just arrived at Vienna to join a "Wild West" show. Among the company invited to meet these peaceable savages were Prince Beuss (tbe German Am bassador and Princess Reuss, Sadoullah Pacha (the Turkish Ambassador), M. Mazel (the Dutch Minister) and Prince Henry Licbten stein, The Woodilck nnd It Actions, From the Homer (Col.) Index. The horrible woodtick has resurrected him self from winter quarters, and is now ready for business. They catch a man "right where he live," and make him thoroughly miserable. It is said that a daily bath in bacon grease or bam fat will keep tbem off. A'dope of coal tar and brimstone Is also an effective setback to them; but tbe best way to curtail their flesh-burrowing proclivities is to put tbem on an anvil, and fan them with a ten-pouud hammer. A Plllable Spectacle. From tbe Philadelphia Inquirer. The pitiable spectacle is presented in New Jersey of a Republican Senate committee try ing to disclose Democratic election frauds in Hudson county, and a Democratic Honso com mittee trying to unearth Republican frauds in Atlantic county, while each defends the scoundrels on Its own side of tbe partisan fence. If they were honest they would unite to punish tho corruptlonists of both sides. THE TOPICAL TALKER. Wnililnstou'a Alleged Appetite for Wntcr The Old florae Cor 6"rTlP.xi,o Pe entlnr Cunt-mi of the Cnplinl Experi ments Rapid Transit The Cabman to Aveld. trriOM a STAirr coRRrsroitDBirr. Wasuihoton, D- c" MRy L "Morrison's Stranger's Guide to Washington City" states that "the consumption of water dally is at this date, 126,000,000 gallons, the largest quantity, proportionately to size, of any city la tho world." Tho figures and tbe English aro air. jsiornson'g, remember, not mine. Tho or dinary observer would not suppose for an in stant that watdr was so popular a beverage in Washington. It is good water. I tested It my self. Yet it lacks certain stimulating qualities which the strain of Washington life noon tbe human system would" seem to render desirable in liquid refreshment Perhaps the natives of Washington, who are to the manner born, dis pose of most of the hnbdred and twenty-six millions of aqua pura. It would be interesting to know how many gallons, orpints, of Fotomao water official and political Washington con sumes. It was a Congressman, you will remember, who asked a waiter atWIUard's to bring him another drink of what-d'ye-call-'em with ice in it He wanted water, but he had forgotten the name. It was his third term in Congress. JT seems strange that tbe antediluvian horse car is still paramount in tbe streets of Wash ington. Streets so wide and level seem ideal for electric or cable railroads. There is a cry ing need for rapid transit here. The vacant gaps have been filled In, but in a very impres sive sense Washington is still a city of magnifi cent distances. Of course, tho cab gliding easily over asphalt pavements is a great deal more available here than it is ever likely to be in Pittsburg. There are cans and cabs, how ever. In the capital. They do not compare fa vorably with the cabs of tbat other great cab opolls, London. They are not horsed so well, and tbe hansom cabs, which are the pleasant est vehicles under the sdn on good pavements, are often old-fashioned, crazy and frowsy to a painful degree. A drive down Pennsylvania avenue on a spring morning In a well-hung, clean and well- horsod hansom is only comparable in my mind to a like passage through Parliament street, Pall Mall or Plcadllly in the English metropo lis. But the grand advantace Washington has over London and in lesser degree over Paris, Berlin and Vienna, lies In her trees that line her avenue, conspire for beauty and shade in her numberless parks and gardens, and fairly enmesh the whole city from border to border, from wooded hill to silver river in a net of dazzling green. Those who can, more and more, ate building homes in Washington, and all that surprises me is tbat more have not sur rendered to t)ie wonderful charm of an American city that puts beauty before dollars, and comfort before commerce, and has an abiding thought for the things which bring health and happiness to tbe human race. Washington Is tho product of the enterprising new world working upon plans tbat the old world has proved to a- certain extent to be the best for congregations of men in cities. The Washington of tbe future will have no equal In tbe world as a place of residence. 'There is' of course little doubt but that electricity will snpplant horse-power in tho street 'railroads here before very long. There is a cable now in uso on the Seventh street line. An accident happened to It last week, and the cable stopped for two days. It Is run ning again now, and is of course a great im provement upon the horse cars. From the strong-smelling and altogether nn beautiful center of Georgetown a new electric railroad runs out to Tennallytown, a suburb which is not a town. Further out on tbe same road is tbe beautiful place which Mr. Cleve land once owned, and sold lately so advantag eously. Land speculators hold all tbe property about Red Top, and the electric road seems to have been built to create a want rather than fill one. The scenery Is lovely, however, and as the continuation of Massachusetts avenne will bring this subarb into close connection with the city, no doubt a population will grow qnickly there. The Thomson-Houston over- bead system is the ono used by the Georgetown and Tennallytown road, and it drags the car up very steep grades quickly and easily enough, but with a very noisy accompaniment. It opens up to visitorsSomolovel v views of Washington and the surrounding country, inclnding both branches of the Potomac The woods are stilj untouched, and cover tbe deep valleys and broken ridges with a most exquisitely varied mass of foliage. Of course this sylvan country is at its best just now. Dew abe of the cabman who volunteers in formation, whether it be topograpbical, architectural, biographical or otherwise. Ten chances to ono he will endow you with more curious misinformation than you could acquire from all the guide books published ma life time. And this cabman with a taste for Clcer onlc exploits is not a rare animal. He is only too common in Washington. Perhaps it was a punishment for not going to church last Sunday morning tbat 1 fell into the bands of a deceiving jehu, who drove a hansom with a white horse. Throngb the trap-door in the roof this engaging individual dropped nug gets of general Information, anecdote and his tory upon our devoted heads. We were navi gating tbe fashionable avenues and streets of tbe Northwest section, and about every other house contained a Senator, a foreign Minister, a Representative, a Cabinet officer, a million aire or soma other notable person. That cabman revealed a most pecu liar knowledge of the houses and their inmates, which he Imparted in a beery but respectful voice to us. He became auto biological at times In his remarks. For in stance, close to Dupont circle be showed ns tbe exact spot where he shot a rabbit three years ago "when this here place was a open field." He took care to point out to us the residences of Senator Quay and Congressman Bayne, for somehow be had divined our origin. And it was in this way that he re vealed his unreliability. It happened that we knew Mr. Bayne's new honse, wbich is a very handsome stone structure, on Massachusetts avenue, bnt at tbe time tbe cabman showed ns another house tor it we did not perceive the deception. One of tho curious features of tbe entertain ment was tbat after tbe cabby had related some particularly astonishing thing be would givo tbe old white horse a startling flick with his whip. I did not notice this incident until afterthe journey was over and I had paid an extra half dollar for the jehu's services as guide. Since Sunday I have taken a melancholy de light In convincing myself of the falsity of that cabman's stories. Hepburn Johns. THE PBLNCE OF THE PENCIL. Mr. Tbomni Naat, (he Beat Cartooulat, Now n Dispatch Contributor. The Dispatch, takospleasuro In announcing to the publlo that it has secured 'Mr. Thojias Nast, ablest and best known of caricaturists, to make a series of studies of public life in Washington. He will delineate with bis graphic pencil tbe Senator and Representative at work, at rest and at plav. The characteristics of our famous legislators will be sketched with the keen sense of humor that has so long given Nast's pencil the force and Insight of a powerful pen. Tbe studies be will make of their demeanor during debates, or In repose at their desks, and at some of tbe social gatherings for which Wash ington is famons, will be valuable as illustra tions cf tbeir methods, and it is not too much to say that they will be found worthy ot preser vation in albums and scrapDooks as indexing the traits and peculiarities of our most emi nent men. Sketches by Nast at his best are really admirable commentaries on tbe Idiosyn cracies ot the persons portrayed. He will also penetrate Into the inner realm of officialdom and give faithful representations of departmental men and methods. There Is a wonderful field for. the skillful character Iimner In the beehive of tho Capital. Nast's Washington pencil photos will give life and wit to verbal sketches which necessarily lack the charm of actuality. Mr. Nast will make his tow to the public in The Dispatch of Sunday next. Abolition of Tuition Feea. London, May L Tho Baptist " Union has adopted a resolution declaring that the time' has come to abolish all fees at the public ele- mentaryschools in Great Britain. ' - A EECEPTI0N IN FAIRYLAND. HII Agnes Hamilton' Dancing Class En tenalna Its Friends Orncefal Move nt edl of tho Youngsters Many Wed dings Solemnized on Blny Day. Tbe inhabitants of fairyland with their fairy godmother, Miss Agnes Hamilton, heldare 'ception at Lafayette Hall last evening that was attended by a host of mortals, as the fairies would Say. And never have those visionary little creatures afforded the less favored such charming glimpses of thetr own pretty selves and their graceful frolics, as they did last evening. To be practical, it was tbe reception of Miss Agnes Hamilton's dancing classes, but remembering- the airy, fairy little belle", with their dainty costumes of whito mull. Composed of multitudinous skirt!, and handsome lit tle corsages, displaying the pretty pink necks and arms, and tbo faultlessly at tired young masters. who, with all the grace of a Sir Roger De Coverley, attended their Swpet little nartners. Toertre's -Orchestra, from amid a collection of rare and beautiful conservatory plants on tho platform, discoursed Its sweetest mUsiC for the fairy feet to trip by. Tho programme consisted of tho gratid march, lancers and dancing In the barn by tbe pupils and the hlgblahd fling by little Marion McKeivy, who, with her babrish crace and tinv flfrura arr.ivm1 1h th highland plaid and tartan, succeeded in arous ine rapturous applause and was fairlv bur dened with flowers, which she acknowledged with a Pattl-IIke air. "Morning and Ni"bt" was then danced by two etherlal llt'le maidens in gauze costumes, typical of their characters a polka by all the pupils, Mother Gooso and family by 16 in appropriate fancy-dress toilets of all the colors of tbe rainbow, and a glide mazurka concluded the Dart first or thenrn. .gramtne, every little dancer of the fancy uances naving Deen laden with flowers. Part second was opened by a dance, original, arranged by Miss Jean Hamilton. It consisted of 12 little maidens, who by their costumes rep resented flowers, bugs and birds, and by their graceful movements almost bewildered the brains of the spectators. Eight of the Mother Goose family, in character costumes, wen great applause, and Coming Through the Rve. by two little Jtlrls, was equally pretty. Yorke, by the pupils, and the Old Woman who Swept the Sky, by Laura Liggett, preceded tbe danco of the nations performed by 23 little girls in dazzling beautiful costumes, which by their colors representing some special country. A waltz concluded the programme, and the mortals whojiad filled every nook and corner ot the ball and galleries took possession ot the uancmg noor. The members of the dancing class, which closed for the Season with last evening's exhi bition, were: Misses Jean Hamilton. Isabella Leggate. Lillle Robinson, Annie Rutledge, Mahiie Herron, Florence Gerwig, Annie Davis, Effle Robinson,! Rebecca Davis, Norma Red man, Nellie Reed, Llda Ferree, Ethel Heard, Mary Boss, Jennie Hend ricks. Pauline Seely. Ethel Hamilton, Bessie Ward, Martha Leegatd, Louise Myers. Bertha Bailev, BeSsie Dnnseath, Daisy B. Stearn. Annie Boss, Messrs. Dudley, Liggett, James Hamilton, Pier Dannals, John Murray, Harry Dannals, Charlie Locke, Bert Klaus, Charlie Fite, Tom Ingram. Paul Whitman, James Murrav, James Young, George Von Wcller. Porter Jackson, Willie Crosby James McEnulty, Walter Gille land, Howard Boswell, Carroll Nichol, Willie Powell, Walter Kneeland. Frank Ferree, Stratford Gerwig, Louis Warren, Misses Laura C. Liggett, Jean B. Woods. Iabelle Warner, AHco Hall, Florence Boswell. Eleanor Stayton, Seba Miller, Claudia B. Hax, Helen Lewi, Belle Lawson, Grace Nichol, Tamer Richards, Clara Fite, and Messrs. Elmer Klaus. Frank Fite. Lawrence Nichol, Harry Mason, Edwin Giles, Wailo Elphinstone, Howard Giles, Louis Kennedy, Douglass Bingham, Florence Biegert, Willie Bockstoce, Harry Bockstoce, Cornelius Jackson; Misses Helen Harrison, Daisy Dake. Bessie Miller, Dell M. Klau, Lillian Bean, Lettlo Dunseatb, Marie Rose, May Lawson, Marie Roberts, An nette Gilleland, Clara Louiso Liggett: Harry Ferree, Dean Mason, Addison Boss. Hanson Rose, Roy Gilleland, Earl Mason, Charlie Dan nals, Martin Hall, Alma Roberts, Marion Mc Keivy and John Liggett. TOOSTEiTATI.OTJS, YET BEILLIAHT. Tbe Wedding of Mr. Will S. Power nnd Miss Julln Word Mjlor. Of decided Interest to educational and news paper people was a wedding which occurred last evening, and which united Miss Julia Ward MylerandMr. Will 8. Power. It was a borne wedding, but guests to tho number of 75 assembled at tbe residence of tbe bride's mother, Mrs. Carolino C. Myler, on Edwin street. East End, and although unostentatious, it was really qujle brilliant. The various rooms of tbe cozy home were all beautifully decorated with rare exotic and native blooming plants;be slde. handsome vases and rose jars were filled with choice cut flowers. The ceremony was per formed in tbe drawing room, tbe bride and groom, entirely unattended, taking tbelr position It front of tbe fireplace, the mantel of which was a pyramid of beautiful plants and sweet-smelling roses. Rev. Dr. W. A. Stanton, pastor of the Shady Avenue Baptist Church, was the officiat ing clergyman. Tbe bride, who is a charming young lady, is tbe daughter of Thomas T. My ler who, before bis death, which occurred some 17 years ago, was a prosperous merchant in this city and a sister of Mr. Tom Myler, a witty and humorous newspaper contributor. She is well known in the city, especially in educational circles, having proved herself an excellent teacher In tbe Liberty School. For her nuptials she was arrayed in a sweetly pretty India silk gown of pure white, made dancing length, and her bouquet was composed of whito roses. xne groom is a very ciever youi.g journalist, wbo, it is predicted, will make his mark, as it were, in bis profession. He has displayed great taste and judgment in his selection of a help meet to assist him in his ascent up tbo ladder of fame. The elaborate wedding snpner with which tbe festivities were concluded at tho Myler bouse, was served by Kuhu, after which Mr. and Mrs. Power left for Cleveland: from there they will go to Sandusky and Chicago, then to New York, Philadelphia and Washington, where they will viit the parents of the groom. A Queen Anno house on Elysian avenue is Im patient for its fair mistress and young master, and but two weeks will be spent in sightseeing. D0NATI0IT AND BECEPTJ.0N DAY At the Protestant Home for Incurables in Lawrrneevlllr. Yesterday was donation and reception day at tbe Protestant Home for Incurables, Law renceville. Although tbe rains kept away many visitors, the gifts were fairly numerous and decidedly miscellaneous. Money, linen, towels, fruit, tea, coffee, biscuits and preserves filled the Matron's office, where Mrs. W. E. McCandless, Secretary of the Governing Board, presided. Some books and papers were also sent and five barrels of flour, together with some larger presents were conveyed to tbe home in wagons. Mrs. McCandless did the honors of tbe occa sion, showing visitors through the neatly kept corridors and attractive roams. In tho recep tion and committee rooms are several of Miss Wallace's successes In nils, on which the Home prides itself to no small degree. Refreshments were served from 2 to 0 P. if., and a number of guests chatted over ice cream and coffee while waiting for tbeir cars. Several ot the young ladies had volunteered as waitro-s, and very pretty waitresses they made. It is suggested that on next donation day these charming distributors of sweet things, dress up for the part, in dainty French cafe costumes. The newly-opened male department was visited by many, who were delighted with its spick-and-span appearance. Donations will be received by the Home Committee during this weok and next Dry goods, groceries, or money, will bo most ac ceptable. NO ONE OPPOSED TO THEM. The Present Incumbents of School PrlncU pnlshlpa Securely Intrenched. Tbo city and county superintendents of pub llo schools throughout the Stato of Pennsyl vania will be elected next Tuesday, when, for the Pittsburg schools, Mr. George J. Luckey, the genial gentleman who has been superinten dent for the last 20 years, but objects to hear ing the fact stated because it reminds him tbat be is no longer a youth, will bo re-elected, and Mr. John Morrow, wbo has been so ab sorbed In the successful management of the Allegheny schools for nine years past, tbat be has not had time to get married, and so still re mains an interesting bachelor, will also be re elected, while Mr. Samuel Hamilton, who has already served four years examining teachers and visiting schools, will continue in that special line ot educational work as County Superintendent, as no candidate has had tbe temerity to suggest such a preposterous Idea as opposing these gentlemen, or attempting to dc tbrode them, A Musical Treat In Proapecl. Such talented singers as Mrs. Emma Bingler Wolfe, Mrs. Henkler and Messrs. Reynolds and Lewis, will render solos at tbe Emory M. E. Church concert this evening, and "Tbo Beati tudes," a beautiful little cantata, will be given by competent singers,' with a full chorus com posed of the little folks of the Emory M. E. Sunday school. The Prosser Glee Club will also assist, and the Home Circle Orchestra will make Its nod to the public by an overture which will open the programme: Mr. C E. Stewart is the director of the infant orchestra, which will also try its lungs on two selections beside the overture. Tbe pianists for the oc casion will be Miss Beulah Little, Charles O, Gray and Harry Floyd. ftATtT! nrff at HEW TUBHER HALL, Tbuma'a Saturday Afternoon Class Close the Benson In n Delightful Way. Pretty little maidens and handsome little masters, with their doting parents and admir ing friends, filled New Turner Hall, Forbes street, last evening. The event was tbe chil dren's fancy dress party and entertainment with which the Saturday afternoon class oi Ttitima's Dancing Academy closed the season, abJ will long be remembered as one of the most picturesque ahd enjoyable, both by the little ones who participated in the festivities and those whose sole mission was to look and admire. The earlv portion of tbo evening was devoted to musical selections and fancy dances, wbich Included the Italian fisher dance, talnborme dance, highland fling, flower dance, Snahish t.lmhhrina ifohrA. hpnr rianrft. skirt dance, harlequin dance and the dance of all na tions; also, sailors' hornpipe, Castanet dance, college bornplDe, Russian dance and minuet de Mozart. The costumes worn bv the little dancers were extremely beautiful, and the admiration they exc ted was only excelled by that which tho ex quisite gracefulness of their wearers provoked as, with the perfection of ease, to the rhythm of tbo mnsle they followed the Intricate move ments of the varloui dances. From 10 to 11 the little lovers of the are displayed their knowledge and enjoyment of the waltz, imperial polka, marcb, plain quadrille, schottische. mazurka. Waltz, La Broncho, polka, York waltz. laneer, Ameri can gavotte, varsonvlenne, waltz and march. The older people then joined in tbe mazy whirl until 1 o'clock. Tbe names of the graceful Httlo dancers are Misses Ada Peirl Morris, Alice Asdale. Katie McKeever. Mary Keuafa, Estella Parkhill, Llllie McConnell, Nannie Agnew, Maegle Roll. Mamie Ranisev, Nellie. McConnell, Olive May Young, Violet Bollmnn, Sadie Wettach, Annie Keenan, Katio Abrams, Nellie Faulkner, Rachel Solomon, Mary Roll, Mary Pretles, Nellie Gallagher, Cecil Speer, May Ountz, An nie Evans. Edith Whitfield, Jennie McCagUe, Esther Gross, Daisy Prager, Llllie Derringer, Mary Freyvogel, May Vogel, Nettie Lowenstetn. Rena Lowensteln, Ada Nltttrldge, Clara Nuttrldw, Birdie Zocb, Lena Reinecke, Flora Zocb, Tlllle Retnecke. Cora Truxell, Elza Lenz. Nellie Brady, Lottie De Puy, Laura illackmore. Alice Duffy, Laura Pan d tie. Lottie Cnpps, Estella Keyuolds. Edna Blackmore, Olive Riolev, Olhe Price, Edna Tateni, Anna Reel, Nannie De Puy, Florence Claf k, Elsie Clark, Katie Reisfar. Ada Maybnry. Tillie Dimling, Maud Stewart, Eva Johnson, Emma Frond, Clara Maeder, and Masters Walter Amsler Harry Dimling. Frank Thuma, James Bennet, Harry Blackmore and Carl Maeder. AIT EXCLUSIVE EAST END WEDDDTG. Mlsa Bertha Cbndwlck United to Sir. Fred erick W. rtlcKcc. Tbe wedding of Miss Bertha F. Chadwlck, daughter or Samuel Cbadwiok, to Frederick W. McKee, a well-known yonng attorney, was celebrated at the residence of the bride's par ents, Lincoln avenue, East End, last evening at 6 o'clock. It was strictly private, only tbe families of tbe bride and groom witnessing the ceremony, which was performed by Rev, C. V. Wilson, of Emory M. E. Church. Tbe bride, a very pretty young lady, was dressed in a simple girlish gown of white faille and carried a boquet of bride roses and lillies of the valley. After a wedding supper, at which the families alone were present, the bride donned a stylish traveling costume, and with the groom departed on tbe limited for an Eastern trip. When they return they will oc cupy a suite of rooms at the VKennmarr," which have been elegantly furnished by tbe bride's parents. Thev will issue "at home" cards for Tuesdays in June. The Cbantnuqan'a Last Meeting, The inviting little chapel of theY. M. C.A. building was tilled last evening by members of the Pittsburg branch ot the ChanUnqua Literary and Scientific Circle, in attendance at tbe lat meetinc for tbe season. The special feature of the meeting was an address by Miss M. E. Hare on the subject "A Cbautauquan Abroad." Solos were rendered by Miss Tlllle Georgo and Miss Clara Smltb. while a recita tion was given by Miss Georgia Mclntyre. Just Sixteen of Them Now. 'Sweet 16 or 18 sweet teachers are now en rolled for tho Teachers' Grand European Ex cursion, wbich will leave here July 5, and It is Inferred from the names already down that the members of tbe party will receive tbelr money's worth in fun and frolic,outside ot tbeir expenses, for some very clever people are booked, some very desirable bachelors and some very charming young ladies. Social Ctanirer. The Young Ladies' Missionary Society of the Sowlckley Presbyterian Church celebrated May Day by serving its friends with hot choco late from 2 till 5 In the chapel of the church, and tho dainty cops of the steaming beverage were in great demand as an antidote for the chill anu gloom of tbe day. At the Point Breeze Presbyterian Church to-night tbe Alpine Quartet will give a concert, assisted by Miss, Mary Bankard, of the First Presbyterian Church choir. Wheeling. W. Va. Miss Bankard is a celebrated contralto singer and will make her first appearance in the city this evening. A physical culture entertainment at the Pittsburg Femalo College this evening, under tbe direction of Miss Bessie M. Wright, will doubtless be very novel and unique. A curiosity inspiring programme has been prepared and accompanies tbo invitations issued. At the Sixth Presbytorian Church, corner of Franklin and Townscnd street, tonight a social and literary entertainment will be given nnder the auspices of the Young Peoplo's Society of Christian Endeavor. De Pachmann, the great Cbopln interpeter, will delight all lovers of music at Old City Hall this evening judging from reliable information from eminent musical critics. Jeremiah Feeeman and Miss Olive Wake Held, daughter of Samuel Wakefield, of Mt. Pleasant, were married yesterday at the home of the brido's father. The annual mpctlng of the Children's Aid Society of Allegheny county will be held this afternoon in tbe Dispensary building, Sixth avenue. The Philharmonic Society gave a very en joyable concert last evening at Old City Hall, for the benefit of tho Y. W. C. A., of the East End. Mr. and Mhs. Edwaed Kennedt, of Chartters station, returned yesterday from tbeir wedding trip. CTJHEENT TTMELY POPICS. The Queen of May got her feet wet yester day. The Oil City Blizzard is anxious to secure a hosnital for that ancient town and started the ball rolling by subscribing fMi since which time the affair appears to fallen Into a sort of Innocu ous disquietude. Young ladles should remember that both Ice and milk have advanced In nrlce, and respect their young man's feelings and pocketbook while passing an Ice cream saloon. The proper caper this summer is to call for one dish with two spoons. Mrs. JonN A Logan Is an accomplished carpenter and fills her home with skilled conven iences or her own contriving. It Is not known whether she belongs to the eight-hour movement or not. The Western Union Telegraph Company is petitioning the city of Ilartford, Conn., for per mission to put Its wires under ground. V bat funny things a hunter meets when he has no gun. The English Government thinks seriously of making Stanley a Lord. It matters bnt little how many handles are added to hl name, as he-wlll always be known as Stanley, the Explorer. Sheriff Sickles, of New York, is afflicted with the gout. lie has the bulge on it to a certain extent, however, as he left one leg pn a battle- I-field. The size of the beer glass does not appear to have been Increased, notwithstanding the fact that hundreds of new saloons were thrown open to the public yesterday. A proviso should have been made calling ror larger glasses, 'the matter can be easily settled If all thebcerdrlnkers should swear off until tho demand was acceded to. Hut then they won't. A man with a gift of gab has been selling Michigan ladles Chinese Illy bulbs. In many cases advancing the rnonay. The agent Is now sup posed to be In Cblua digging the bulbs. IF State Senator McAleer is elected to take the seat left vacant by tbe death of Mr. Randall, several reefs will have to be taken In the chair, or else he will be unable to fill It. GENERA1.ALQEB at the close of the war landed In Detroit without a cent, and had to bor row money to pay his board bill. At present be owns 200 square miles of pine land In Michigan, is reputed to be worth J20.IW.000 and is pestered with a lively I'resldcntal bee. If yon go trout fishing nowadays you must tell your Mends tbat you cangbt five. They will believe yon, whereas If yon captured from SO to ltu and you so informed them, tbey would put you down as an able-bodied prevaricator, A IMPROVED COUNTRY ROADS. Tbo Prpnlnrlty of tbe System Increasing; Rapidly Ncvr Jeraey In tho Swim Gov ernor Illll'a Srnalble Saeatliins Com inenla on Tbo Dlapatcb Expedition. The fact that Governor.Leon Abbett has signed the amended road bill, permitting the boards of chosen freeholders In those conn ties in New Jersey which have availed them selves of tbe new road law to raise additional money to complete tho construction of tbe roads already declared connty roads, affords great satisfaction to tho friends of good roads fn New Jersey, says a writer In the New York Times. , Mr. Cbaunccy B. Ripley, who occupies the position of chief promoter of the scheme of road improvement, said yesterday that this- ac tion on the nart of Governor Abbett meant more for tbe interests of New Jersey than ap pears On tbe surface. "Tho amended act is more important even than the original bill," he said, 'inasmuch as the appprnpmtion last year was hardly sufficient to finish any one road of the system of roads entered Upon. The engineer Is building better roads than were at first contemplated. "The county roods generally have never been in so bad a plight 111 the memory of man as for the lass two months, February and March. It has been next to Impossible to bant material over the old roads to tbe new ones. And, even with material on the ground, tbe unprecedented weather and condition of the earth would hot permit the work on tbe new roads to progress. I speak mainly for Union county, N. J., along tho line of the Central rail roads, wbero the present system of improved roads originated, add where the how law has been reduced to practice mainly in that State. CroOkera Changing Front. jiTfnATl regard as most Important In the interest of Improved roads ate tne facts that no citizen of Union County would consent to go back to the old system, and no one wbuld. If be conld. have his money returned on condi tion tbat tne new roads be torn up and the for mer state of things restored. One of out chronic croakers against taxes for improved roads, when asked by me if he would consent to have tbe portion of tbe new road in front ot bis own property restored to Its former condi tion and thereby save bis taxes, answered: 'Well. I shall hot be required to pay more than 32 a year for the rest ot iny life: It would hardly be worth while, This man's property is worth S15.00U. The next significant facets that we have the pre-s solidly in favor of these im proved roads, our Legislature is almost a unit In tbeir favor. "New Jersey Governors, Robert S. Green last year and Leon Abbett this year, have given tbe system their approval. Governor James A Beavor, of Pennsylvania, says, in bis last mes sage to the Legislature: 'The comfort of our people, economy in the transportation of our products, saving in the wear and tear of vehi cles and animals, and the needless multiplica tion of highways all demand tbat tbe laws gov erning the laying out and construction of our roads should be radically reformed and system atized.' "No Governor has said more in a single mes sage on this subject than Governor Hill in bis last message to the Legislature of New York. It is fair to add, too, tbat I have observed nothing better expressed than what ha there said. Governor Hill goes farther than bad Sreviously been suggested, and urges that tbe tote should interest itself in requiring every county to construct and keep In repair at least two principal cuunty roads, that these county roaus snouia intersect near me center ox me county, and tbat the county roads of each connty should connect with the county roads of every adjoining county. He thinks tbe cities conld well afford to submft to taxation for the development of tbe plan. No doubt of It. To suggest ft fs to demonstrate the correct ness of tbe view. a Governor Hill's Good Ideas. i("1oVehnor Hill makes this additional suggestion, in which there is great force, that while, for the last CO years, the people of this country have devoted so much energy and money without stint to railroads and canals and steamers, they have lost sight ot and neglected their public roads. Instead of now needing snoh public roads less than we needed them half a century ago, we need them more. He calls attention to the immense undertakings of our ancestors in constructing expensive roads for long distances, and how wonderful that which they accomplished really Is, com pared with much of the miserable country road making and mending of our own ttmt. "It Is not strange tbat, the State Qazttte of New Jersey should say, and tbat the press gen erally of New Jersey should quote approvingly, respecting the new road law: " 'This act is the practical outcome of a long growing dissatisfaction with the prevailing sys tem of public road building and road manage ment, wbich places all tbeprinclpal thorough fares under the ownership of prlvato corpora tions, with the exasperating and oppressive in cident of toll collecting, while all other roar's are kept in a state of wretched unrepair by the spasmodic and utterly inefficient system of township control. Under the authority con ferred by this wise law it will be pos-ible for a county to supply itself in time with a complete system of flrst-cla3 roads. Once built, the cost of repairs will be less thru it costs to pay toll on turnnikes and keep the other roads in passable condition.' " OUR B0AD EXPEDITION. Cincinnati Times-Slar: The PnTSBtnta Dispatch has delegated a man to ride over tbe dirt roads of Pennsylvania and report tbeir condition. A gentleman wbo was in Pittsburg not lnng ago, on bearing of this newspaper en terprise, remarked: "The delegate will be lucky if he gets out of Pittsburg before getting stuck in the mud." Lateobs -ddnance.- We have some roads In this country tbat need investigating, but we give The Pittsburg Dispatch fair warning that we'll not be responsible for tbe safety ot their expedition if it tries going over some of the roads.zfor they are actually mud rivers by another name. Brownsville Clippr: The Pittsburg Dispatch, with its usual enterprise to gather news, has sent out an expedition to traverse Western Pennsylvania with a team ot horses and a wagon, whereon is painted in large let ters "The Dispatch." The mission was made for tbe purpose of ascertaining the true condi tion of the roads and making the fact known to Its many thousand readers. Huntingdon Journal: The Pittsburg Dispatch has fitted out an expedition, con sisting of a wagon built for the purpose, sev eral horses, a special commissioner, corre spondent and photographer, to explore the country roads of Pennsylvania. While the Idea is novel it is most excellent, and had the start been made two months ago, before Provi dence improved the highway?, the explorers would have found the roads of Pennsylvania, like Jordan, "hard to travel." THE SONGS MY MOTHER SCXG. "Angelns Domini nnntlavlt Marlal" St. Mark sets the peal for an hundred chimes dear: "Angelas Domini nnntlavlt Marlal" Thus the low prayer of my swarth gondolier. The purple curtains of the west Have almost hid tbe sunset's fire. Which, flaming Venice-ward, a crest Lights softly dome and cross and spire. Deep He the shadows In lagoons Far as Chloggla's aalls and reeds; The air with landward perfume swoons: Sly oarsman bows and eount9 his beads. Our craft rides silent on the stream; And, floating thus, I Idly dream. And drcamr Ah. fair queen of the sea. Not all lliy wltcblugs c-xn enthrall And fold the wlpgs of memory! A tbonsand leaiues one tone can call, A thousand leagues one picture bring In fadeless form and scene to me: And though thy angelus thrillfal ring Oat o'er the Adriatic sea, I hear through all its rhythmics rang Those dear old songs my mother sungl O angclus-hour to heart and soul. 0 angelus-hour of peace and calm. When o'er the farm the evening stole. Enfolding all In summer balm! Without, the scents or flelds-the musk Ofhedgc, or corn, of wlnrowedhay The subtle attars of the dusk; And glow-worms like some milky way; Within, as from an angel's tongue. Those dear old songs my mother sang. ' "From every stormy wind that blows;" "Softly now the light of day;" "Thou hidden source of ralm repose;" "I love to steal awhde away;" "M5r days are gilding swlrtly by;" "Depths of mercy can there 1e;' "Jesus look with nltylog eye:" "Bock ofages cleft for me;" "Saviour, on me thy grace bestow;" "Praise God from whom all blessings flow I" "Angelas Domini nuntlavlt Marlal" , Sweet were tbe echoes that fell on tho ear; "Angelns Domini nnntlavlt Marlal" 1 worshiped betimes with myswsrth gondolier. -Edgar L. WaUman, in (Mautouguan. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Overil.OOO live lobsters were shipped from Eastport. Me., one day last week. "Telepher" will In all probability be adopted as an abbreviation for electric motion. C. il. King, the singing Saline, Micb., gravedigger, has spent 21 years in the business and planted 492 bodies. Thomas Carter, of An Sable, Mich., wbo was a member of Mosby's band of guerrillas during tbe war, Is dead and bfs body Is in the potter's field. Speaking of brief names, there is a family In France named B, one in Belgium named O. a river In Holland called the Y and a village in Sweden named A. Nathan Harvey, of Topeka, has a suit of clothes made 5S years ago wbich shows the handiwork of tjliver p. Morton, Schuyler Col fax. General Bornsida and ex-Conzressmaa Sbryock. A Cedar Eaplds, la., gentleman recently wrote a letter to tbe postmaster at South Blendon, Mich., and, hot knowing bis name, addressed the letter "To the postmaster." etc. , A week later the letter was returned unopened and stamped "uncalled for." Private ttichardson,the only Manchester man. now surviving of the "Gallant Six Hun dred." served 12 year, has no pension. Is nearly blind and drifts from workhouse to workhouse. A dozen other survivors of Balaklava are pau pers either in of out of workhouses. C. W. Wallingford, near North Bend, Neb., recently discovered a rabbit about three weeks old enjoying the companionship of a nest of kittens. The little fellow was made welcome and takes nourishment from the mother cat tbe same as the rest of tbe family. An Akron, la., boy attended school tbe other day in company with a bottle of whisky, and after Imbibing education and the contents of the bottle at regular intervals for some time adjourned tbe school by driving the teacher and the other scholars from the room with tbe stove poker. Sumter county, Ga., is scourged with millions of fleas, from the attacks of wbich small animals and chickens are said to bodying by hundreds. The flea is of the Mexican variety, brought here by the hundred of Texas and Mexican horses scattered over the country of late years. The Paris old soldiers' home, the Hotel des Invalides, will very likely soon be closed, Tbe number of inmates has sunk from 3,000 to 250. and the Government thinks of clos ing the half-empty buildings and letting the old soldiers shift for themselves on pensions of 300 or 400 francs a year. Last year 67 persons in the Loochoo Islands of Japan were bitten by tbe poisonous babd snake. 12 of whom succumbed and53 re covered. Forty-two of tbe victims were males and 23 females, but tbe greater portion of deaths occurred among tbo females, seven out of the 23 cases ending fatally. A pecnliar shaped mound was dis covered near Mitchell, Dak., tbe other day. and in digging into It the skeleton of an Indian was unearthed, with the trinkets and weapons usually found in Indian graves. The mound was covered by heavy Sod. and everything In dicated tbat many years had elapsed since it was made. One cause assigned for the healthfulnes3 of Chinese cities is that tbe people boil all water Intended for drinking. They never drink cold water. The national beverage, tea, is al ways "on tap." even in the houses of the poor. Every little hamlet, too. has a shop where hot water can be bought for a trifling turn at any hour of tbe day or night. Fanners in Iowa have been greatly an noyed by wolves, who have made repeated on slaught upon their stock yards. In order to exterminate the pests the farmers have ar ranged for a grand wolf hunt. Tbe plan is to surround a section of the Country and drive tbe wolves upon a certain tract of land, where the animals will be leisurely killed. Auburn, Me., has a thief who is ap parentlv unable to keep from business under any circumstances. He was let out of 1atl the other day, where be bad been confined for some time. It was about 9 o'clock when ha was released. By 10 o'clock be was drunk, and by noon had "lifted" a silver ladle. Before night he was back in bis old quarters again. A cure for stammering has been discov ered. It consists in keeping silent for ten days. Then speaking in whispers, for ten days more and finally returning to the ordinary voles gradually. The expert who advances this theory has not as yet been able to obtain a dis ciple of tho fairer sex to experiment on. At the first step in bis treatment there was gen eral mutiny. A new7 feature adopted for the lighting of the new hotel at Tampa, Fla., Is the use of incandescent carDons, by which the light can be turned down dim if de-lred in a sick room, or for other purposes. This is the first hotel in the world lighted in that manner. The new discovery has been used in some instances for footlights of opera bouses. There will 2,000 lights in all. Here are some interesting criminal sta tistics: In the last ten years 672 persons were committed for trial in England and Wales for the crime of willful murder. Of tbese!B9were sentenced to death. 231 acquitted and 142 ad jndged Insane. Of the 295) condemned to death 154 were executed and 143 had commutations of sentence; of tbe 209 50 were women, of whom nine were hanged. Mrs. Laura H. Knight, wife of George W. Knight, of Bellefontalne, O- gave birth Snnday morning to tbree handsome children. two girls and a boy. Tbe combined weight of the tbree is 16 pounds, the boy weighing seven, one girl five and the other four. Mr. and Mrs. Knight are eacb 28 yean old, and bave been married two years and have four children. The oldest is a boy 1 year old. Pat McGratb, or "Woodford, Ky., pos sesses a remarkable cat. It was born with only three legs, and as soon as tho kitten became large enough to leave its mother. Pat con structed a wooden leg and successfully ad justed it to tbe little stump that grew out where pussy's fourth leg ought to bave been. Pussy now trots along on tour legs with as much eise and comfort apparently as though tho wooden limb bad been placed tnere by nature. But here is the wonderful part of the story: Instead of killing rats and mice with her claws, as cats usually do, pussy has learned to use her club leg for this purpose, and it Is said to be a very amusing sight to see ber run up to a rat and knock him Into insensibility with her wooden leg. A FEW FUNNYISMS. He drew his country girl close to him and said: "I dally need my little doe." "So do I," she whispered, "but I won't have to when we are married, will 1, Charlie?" Plunder. Wile I declare, dear, I feel ashamed to pack np these clothes for those poor little heathens. They are really too far gone. Husband Then you'd better send them around to the minister's children. Clothier and Jfcr niitur. "It's all rot If I had written what Holmes has written, I wouldn't bo famous," said Sneerwell. "That may be so; bnt it works both wavs. If Holmes had written the stuff yon write, be wouldn't be famous." Pac. Miss Cboteau (from St. Louis, examining Clcverton'a Ascott)-Dld yon tie that yourself, Mr. C'leverton? Cleverton-Certalnly. Miss Choteau-That's Just like you slow New Yorkers. Hyou lived in St. Louis you could buy your neckties already made. Clothier and Jtr niilur. "What's that, Seth not goin' ter raise any beans this year;" "Not a bean, deacon; an I kin Jes tell ye that if Congress passes that 'ere JlcKlnley bill, which tates beans nigh onto 309 per cent, tt won't be long before there ain't a railway rest'rant or Sunday mornln' breakfast la the hull of Hew En-Kl&na.-Harper't Hutly. , ' "Yon. bad better be earernl about your ra-' marks concerning Mr. Blank," said one Coa. "He might challenge you." gressman. m,i doesn't worry me." "He has the choice orweapons." "What of It?" "He might select two of those cigars he smokes. , You know he is ued to them." Washington Post. George Have yon and wifie decided yet. what to name baby? jack-X-o, not quite: bat the list of 3S0 names, which my wife picked oat, has been reduced tc 179. George Well, that's making progress, anyhow. Jack X--s; but yon see about half of the 360 names were for another kind of a baby. FtwXork WttUy. Miss East Have yon had any experience riding bucking bronchos In the West, Mr. JToote? Mr. T. Foote Oust returned from some expert meats Id amateur ranching) Oh, yea, a great deal. Miss East You must have ridden a good many times? Mr. T. Foote On tho contrary. Miss East, only once; but there was enough experience crowded Into tbe brief moments which were required for the experiment to last me all the rest of , my sata- ralllfe.-i'uc. - ?" i t '1 If .- . 'vriiiiiiitiiiiiiliiui 4BK ?.' jfflfrfjfMBBA -y$ ndMMtttt-SnWrr-, r :iLA4SeaUm. w"WWBWWHBHBBHmBHHBW
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