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THE TWEXTT-THIRD DISTRICT.
The warmth generated by the events at
the congressional convention in the Twenty
third district on Tuesday was not at all
moderated by the fall in the temperature of
the atmosphere yesterday. Colonel Bayne's
manifesto indicated decided wrath on his
part, for a starter, while the meeting at Car
negie Hall last night showed that a large
share of the Republican citizens of the dis
trict have got their feelings aroused to
lighting point, just as thoroughly as anyone
else.
It seems pertinent to suggest that the
shape in which matters now rest render a
portion, at least, of this warmth superoga
torj. It is an indication of wrath rat he
than cool judgment to assert, as some of the
speakers seemed to at the meeting, that
Colonel Stone has no right to sub
mit his name to the voters of
the district, at the primaries,
as he has done; while, on the other side, the
principle quoted from Speaker Beed to the
effect that Colonel Bayne had the right to
turn ever the nomination to anyone he
wanted to, is only such as could come from
the most ultra school of personal politics.
But mutual recrimination is rendered un
necessary by the fact that mutual consent
has referred the nomination to the primaries
once more, and erery man has a right to go
before the people as a candidate. The sug
gestion of the meeting last night, that nomi
nations ought to be made directly by the
people is in line with what The Dispatch
has already pointed out
The whole dispute can now be fairly set
tled at the polls. The second edition of last
night's ebullition brought George Shiras TH
to the surface again, and the prospect is
good for a lively fight with, let us hope, a
fair field and no favor.
THE SILVER POLICY.
Party lines were not closely drawn on the
motion in the House to recommit the silver
bill in favor of a free coinage measure, but
the vote in the passage of the bill was more
nearly ruled by party feeling. It is
rather difficult to understand the principles
Of action on the part of the Democrats who
Toted against both the motion to recommit
and the bill. The vote foreshadows the action
of Congress on the silver question to be the
purchase of (1,500,000 worth of silver
monthly, the metal either to be coined or to
be used as a bullion basis for silver certifi
cates. The Senate bill differs from this
measure in some details, but it is sufficiently
like it in the characteristic features as to
render it reasonably certain that this will be
practically the policy adopted by Congress,
at the present session.
THE SOLE OBJECTION.
The anxiety of an afternoon cotemporary
over the progress of the canal scheme, to a
point where it may threaten to take away
the profitable ore and coal business of the
railways, produces an amusing result.
"With every article published by The Dis
patch concerning that enterprise, it pipes
up its single note of objection "What use is
there of a twelre-foot canal to connect with
a six-foot river?"
It should not require very much intelli
gence to perceive that this objection is met
by any of four considerations. First, there ib
no law declaring that the canal must be
twelve feet In depth; second, if it should be
made twelve feet there will be no law prohib
iting six-feet vessels from sailing on it; third,
there is no insuperable objection to lading ore
vessels to draw six, eight or nine feet, if by
that means they can be brought to Pitts
burg; and fourth, there is no utter impossi
bility in getting seven, eight or ten feet or
water from Beaver to Pittsburg.
All these things are evident to every
person who is not busy in rummaging up
objections to a project which will cut off
half the cost of the principal freights of Pitts
burg. It is absolutely necessary for those
who are afraid that the dollar-a-ton freights
on ore and coal may be reduced to hunt up
a new style of objection to the canal.
KEW YORK, WILL NOT OBJECT.
The proposition by a number of ex-Confederates
to raise 1200,000 to complete the
Grant monument in New York would, if
successfully carried into effect, be a crush
ing sarcasm on the people who undertook
that work, and, after five years have con
fessed their inability to induce the million
aires of the metropolis to contribute the
funds. It would also have a very decided
effect on the political theory that the spirit
of rebellion is alive in the South, to find the
ex-Confederates doing more in proportion
to their means, in honor of the General who
crushed the rebellion, than the richest of
the Korth will do. It would be gratifying
to see this work undertaken. The stipula
tion that it shall be held back till Septem
ber!, to see if New Tork raises the money
is entirely unnecessary, xne JNew York
millionaires would never think of interfer
ing with a good work like that especially
when they save money by it.
THE SUGAR REBATE.
The wholesale sugar dealers of the coun
try are making a decided effort to induce
Congress to provide a rebate of a cent a
pound on sugar held by dealers in the un
broken packages, at the time the reduction
of sugar duties goes into effect. With the
probability of a sharp reduction they say
that no one will be able to carry heavy stocks
unless there is some protection against the
loss from a sharp reduction of duties. The
result that is predicted without such a re
bate, is that the stocks held will be so low as
to place the market entirely at the mercy of
the great manipulators.
Perhaps the danger from this cause may
be somewhat exaggerated. The men who
try to carry a big stock and corner the
market on it would run the same risk as any
one else. The fact is that when the tariff
bill is passed and the future date for the re
duction of duties fixed, the effect of the re
duction will be largely discounted. But the
possibility of complication can be avoided
by a rebate which shall decrease the loss.
This is done on the tobacco schedule and it
should be done on the sugar schedule. A,
cent rebate on a two cent reduction would at
once inspire caution and prevent the com
plications that are feared, if , the reduction
goes into effect without any rebate.
LOW TARIFF ARGUMENTS WASTED.
One of the features of the week was the
carrying of the war into Africa by a number
of the shining lights among the Democrats
in Congress, who held great meetings at
Philadelphia to persuade the Philadel
phians of the blessing of tariff reform on a'
strictly revenue basis. Springer, Bynnm,
Breckenridge and other national celebrities
were on hand. The burden of their speeches
was that tariff on any sort of raw material
kept back, in place of promoting, our indus
tries. They pointed to the failure of many
woolen mills near Philadelphia for proof;
and made the air sulphurous with denuncia
tion of the UcKinley bill, which simply
puts the duty on wool and woolen goods
higher.
Anyone who may have read these mis
sionary speeches intended for the conver
sion of the Philadelphia heathen and The
Dispatch has taken that trouble might
be impressed by the seeming that the Demo
cratic orators make out at least a super
ficially specious case in respect to some of
the raw materials. But McBZinley well an
ticipated this sort of criticism when he
pointed out how hopeless it was to expect
that upon every one of the 3,000 dutiable
articles the Committee of Ways and Means
should frame a schedule so perfect that no
body could find fault with any part of it,
It is not to be wondered at that debaters
like Springer, Bynum and Breckenridge
could pick flaws here and there, and pre
sent arguments upon this or that item,
which, until experts on the other side were
heard, would to the casual observer seem
entirely valid.
There were two points, however, which
the Democratic champions did not under
take to explain. One was why the country
has been so prosperous under a protective
policy, if that policy is not a wise one; and
the other was, how it can promote the indus
tries of the United States to have the prod
ucts of cheap European labor competing
with home manufactures in onr own mar
ket. In one breath these apostles of low tar
iff, or absolute free trade, as may be, claim
that if everything used in manufactures
were made non-dutiable, the wheels of in
dustry would immediately be multiplied
manifold in this country; and America
would supply not only the home market,but
all foreign markets. In another breath they
say the tariff is a tax a "robbery" of con
sumers; that if taken off, the people of the
United States could buy low-priced foreign
goods where they are now obliged to buy the
high-priced American article. In other
words, they seek to charm the American
manufacturer and the mechanic by assuring
him that low duties will multiply the sale
of their product; but in the song they sing
for the farmer and the general public, it is
by supplanting American goods with the low
priced foreign-made article that the eco
nomic miUennium is to be ushered in. They
are good enough to admit that free trade, or
low tariff, might cause a drop in 'working
men's wages in the United States, but then
they say it won't be a big one, which assur
ance is not so conclusive in its consolations
as the workingman might reasonably desire.
The Congressional missionary party will
not leave any very profound impression in
Pennsylvania. Without any sort of doubt,
there must in any tariff bill, covering thous
ands of items, be mistakes which experience
will show. .And, as to raw materials, it is
very likely that some of them,
not now on the free list, might,
with advantage to the country, be put there.
But we had rather trust the Republican
doctors, who are standing before the conn
try responsible tor the tariff tonic, to correct
their own mistakes as those shall be dis
closed, than to put the patient in the hands
of the opposite school of physicians, whose
cardinal principle is against protection
altogether, and in favor of tariff merely
for a revenue. Messrs. Bynum, Springer
and Breckenridge had better look to keep
ing the South in line protection doctrines
are spreading there and leave Pennsylva
nia to the policy from which it is not likely
to be converted, so long as times keep as
good generally a3 they have been for the
past ten years.
PITTSBURG AND APARTMENT HOUSES.
By a special from Chicago it will be seen
that the failure of Pittsburg to adopt the
fashion ot New York and Chicago in build
ing apartment houses is a subject of wonder
to a Chicago real estate dealer. Having
knowledge of the increased returns and im
proved accommodations which can be ob
tained from a discriminating use of real
estate for the construction of downtown
apartment houses, he is at a loss to account
for the fact that there is but one of the class,
and that a very modest specimen, to be
found in Pittsburg.
The explanation is a very simple one. It
is the conservatism of Pittsburg which
makes it decline to adopt new ideas,
especially in real estate and building, until
they have become old ones in other cities.
At a time when the use of passenger ele
vators in business blocks was common in
Chicago there were just three in Pittsburg,
including the hotels. The cable roads in
San Francisco demonstrated their fitness for
transit over Pittsburg's hills for nearly ten
years before our people would adopt them.
The same course will probably be taken
with regard to apartment .houses. After
New York has experienced a reaction from
carrying their construction to extremes,
Pittsburg has begnn to build a conple.
The Dispatch has often editorially
pointed out the usefulness of such structures
in the limited space available for dwellings
in close juxtaposition to the business part
of the city. The urgency of this need has
been diminished since improved transit has
greatly expanded the territory available for
city dwellings. But there is, beyond doubt,
a large class whose circumstances would be
best suited by apartments of from five to
eight rooms, in large blocks within ten
minutes of the city, than by single houses,
affording the same accommodations at such
a distance from the city that the rent would
be no more. For those whose woik makes
it important to be near the city it is certain
that the apartment houses would serve a
distinct purpose, and it is one of the pecu
liar features of the case that they would at
once yield much larger revenues and afford
better accommodations than the vast ma
jority of the dwelling and tenement houses
lying within the limits of the old city.
The first start in the way of building such
houses is now announced. There is now no
doubt that something will be done in the
way of meeting the demand in Pittsburg's
usual deliberate way.
Uncle Jebet Busk recently made a
declaration that pleuro-pneumonla is entirely
stamped out from among the cattle of tho
United States. The gratification over this offi
cial good news would be unalloyed if the Secre
tary of Acrlcultnre had not coupled it with
the statement that the next nominee of the
Republican party for President will be named
Benjamin Harrison and that he will be elected
by a largo majority. This is calculated to
create a misgiving that the information offi
cially gathered by theAgricnltural Department
is not as reliable as it should be.
The thrilling information comes from New
York that Sir Roger William Henry Palmer
arrived in that city last Wednesday and drank
a cocktail at the Brevoort House. The im
portance of the event from the New York point
of view la immense; bnt the Baronet with the
Imposing name should be warned to be aware
of the seductive cocktail. It may lead him into
too close relationship with tho confidence man
and sandbagger. Each relations result less
profitably for visiting Baronets than the in
dustrious cultivation of acquaintanceship with
American heiresses.
The Republican organs are making much
qf the fact that the Republican Congressman
from Oregon was elected by nearly 9,000 ma--jority,
while Democratic organs are equally
jubilant over the fact that a Democratic Gov
ernor was elected by 4,000 and the Republican
majority in the Legislature reduced from 64 to
20. Perhaps If the organs were capable of
looking at more than one side, they would come
to the conclusion that the Oregan election was
pretty badly mixed.
Mb. Chatjncey M. Depew was for
mally requested by the school girls of Chicago at
a reception which they gave him to correct the
false insinuations as to the size of the Chicago
girls' feet, and gallantly promised to bear tes
timony in f nturo to the fact that the Chicago
female foot is so small as to be invisible. Yet
there are some people who think that Mr. De
pew Is not a Presidental candidate?
The House bill on the new Appellate
Court to relieve the United States Supreme
Court shows an unwonted moderation by cut
ting down the proposed number ot new judge
ships to nine. Instead of eighteen, as was orig
inally proposed. If this is a stand to rescne
the surplus from extinction, it forms the latest
example on record of saving at the spigot and
wasting at the bunghole.
The disquieting information is heard
that onr fast fifteen and sixteen Knot vessels
can only make elghtknots after they have been
In service for less than a year. If the vessels
that we build only make eight or ten knots in
actual sailing, let us call them what they are,
and go to work to build vessels that will sail
faster.
They have just begun to discover in
Poland that a large emigatlon is going on from
that section to the United States. Wefonnd
it oat in this country some time ago; and if
the Government authorities in the Polish
provinces can do anything to stop it, we will
be duly grateful.
When the wool-growers are kicking
aeainst the McKisley bill on one side, and the
wool manufacturers on the other, the conclu
sion Is self-evident that the job of drawing np
a tariff to salt the wool interests Is a parlous
and ungrateful task.
Ninety-four new buildings with a
stated cost of 277,250 is a good week's record
for Pittsburg's building boom. At this rate
the current year will score the largest addition
to Pittsburg's structures made in the history of
the city.
Natttbe furnished the Amalgamated As
sociation with a ralnlesa, cool and breezy day
at Rock Point. They furnished whatever else
was necessary, and the usual lively and enjoy
able time resulted.
The French army budget for next year is
110,000,000, or just about what onr pension list
is, without counting service or dependent pen
sions. Who says the United States is not a
great military power?
It appears that the grand jury which is
ignoring bills for illegal liquor selling, in which
the evidence was clear, is in need ot more dis
cipline from the Judges of the Criminal Court.
The Duquesne Traction Company con
tinues to lay tracks at railroad speed, while the
rival corporations exhibit an equal industry in
the work of suing for injunctions against it.
The perennial English publican bidefair
to again repeat his most effective political act
by working the rain of the Tory Cabinet
The Flobert rifle and the capsized
scored each ltacvictlm yesterday.
PEOMINEKT PEOPLE.
boat
PAUI. Peel, the artist to whom the gold
medal has just been awarded at the Paris
Salon, was born in London, Canada, and is just
80 years of age.
General axgeb and other Eastern capi
talists are said to be largely interested in a
51,000,000 iron mill which is about to be estab
lished at Seattle.
DB. Gatlikq, the Inventor of the Gatllng
gun, is said to be at work on a new artificial ice
machine, which, he believes, will make ico at
one-tenth.the present cost.
Pastetjb has told Miss Kate Marsden, who
has been investigating leprosy in Russia, that
he can see no ground of hope of making the
lnnocnlation process successful In the treat
ment of leprosy.
REV. "Vinoil Maxet, a Baptist Minister
and a nephew of ex-United States Senator
Maxey, of Texas, is going to try to unite the
pulpit and the stage. He will act six days in
the week and preach on Sunday.
Floeenck Puxluan, the eldest daughter
of the palace car millionaire, is a sensible
young woman of 2L She has brown hair and
eyes and a majestic carriage and is rather
pretty. She possesses 300,000 in bank stock in
her own right.
GeoBqe M. Ptjixman, of palace car -fame,
wears a prominent white goatee, and dresses
with studied neatness, bnt without the slight
est tinge of foppery. His summer palace on
the St. Lawrence is reckoned among the sights
of thnTttpasaud Islands,
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A Political Question' In Which Women Aro
Interested They Asked for Bayne
Tobies for n Cnllfornlnn Singe Driver
A Hnlr-Rnlslng Incident Canadian
Temperance A Smart Terrier.
pBOBABir no political sensation has ever af.
fected women in Allegheny county so
strongly as Mr. Bayne's resignation. Women
who do not, as a rnle, care a copper cent absnt
politics, and have a horror of political contro
versies, have been deeply interested in the
events which have made the Twenty. third Con
gressional district a debating club since the
memorable Tuesday of last week. The diag
nosis may not fit all cases, but I think the rea
son most women are attracted for once to ex
amine the results ot the Republican primaries
is the prominence given by Congressman Bayne
to bis wife's Influence as the cause of his resig
nation. The fair sex is nothing if not partisan. They
take sides vigorously. On this question the
views taken by the feminine politicians maybe
illustrated by a dialogue that I heard on Fri
day: "I think," said the first matron, 1bat Colonel
Bayne did perfectly right to consult his wife's
wishes first in the matter."
"That isn't my opinion," said the other, "It
was just liko a man to put the blame upon his
wife."
But in the main Colonel Bayne commands
more sympathy among women than among
men. If the former voted it might not be so.
the huugby votsbs.
Tor this It Is plain.
Someone must atone:
They asked for a Bayne,
And he gave them a B tone I
Some railroad men were discussing the deal
wuicu ioo& place lass ween ujr ..
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad ab
sorbed the St Louis and San Francisco line,
and one of them who is the president of a
Western railroad couldn't be induced at first
to say anything. Finally somebody asked him
point blank what he thought of the deal, and
he replied: "Well, I don't know, bnt I never
heard of anyone being able to make a good
omelette out of two bad eggsl"
A REASONABLE C00LKXS8.
Abused for being very hot,
I wonder really who'll
The weather blame I'll surely not
Hot turning rather cool?
prvE httndbed tobies of a standard Pitts
burg brand were sent from this city a few
days ago to Charles B. Herrington, at Ray
mond, Fresno county. Cal. Herrington Is one
of the best whips in California, and he drives a
stage on tho route between Raymond and the
Yosemite Valley. Why he hungers for tobies
and will shortly be enjoying them is a quaint
little story.
About six weeks ago Captain William Mun
hall and the Hon. Henry M. Long, of this city,
arrived at Raymond bound and determined to
see the glories and wonders of the Yosemito
Valley or die. The stage coaches which take
travelers from Raymond ovor the 70 miles of
rocky road across the Chanchllla Mountains
had just begun to run,and Messrs. Munhallana
Long with one or two others were the first to
visit the valley this year. The first 40 miles of
the journey Charlie Herrington drove the
stage. A part of tho time Mr. Long sat on tho
box beside him, and of course they got into
conversation. It came out at once that Her
rington was a Pittsburger. He was born
on Logan street, and lots of my
readers will remember his father, who was a
boat builder, or rather a carpenter who made a
specialty of boat cabins. Charlie Herrington
left Pittsburg when ho was 16 years old he is
now on the ehady side of 40. He was immensely
pleased to meet his townsmen, and talked away
atereat rate about Pittsburg. "Among other
things, he said he would give almost anything
for a Pittsburg toby.
Herrington drove his four horses with great
skill, and the Pittsburg passengers got through
tho first day's journey in safety, although they
were constantly skirting precipices, and the
snow lay very deep in places. So the 600 tobies
were sent to Herrington by Messrs. Munhall
and Long when they reached home as a re
minder of their gratitude
'THE journey by coach from Raymond to the
Yosemite Is sometimes enlivened by high
waymen. One day not long ago JackStephens,
another well-known California whip, was driving
through a very wild mountain gorge, where the
great forest trees fenced in the road on one
side and aprecipice athoasandfeet deep on the
other, when a couple of masked highwaymen
stepped oat from behind a tree and told
Stephens, as they covered him with their guns,
to stop. Then while one kept the drop on
Stephens the other robber neld up the passen
gers, taking J1.S00 and four gold watches.
"I was party well scared, you bet," Stephens
told Mr. Long, as he pointed out the identical
tree from behind which the highwaymen
stepped, "I could feel six holes in my head, with
that derringer pointed at me."
Coming back from the Yosemite Mr. Long
told the story of the robbery to another old
stage driver, and he said: "Jack told you the
truth bat did he tell you his hair stood cp an
didn't lay down for three weeks?"
Jack Stephens had forgotten to say anything
about that.
T-lEBE'sa pointer for Pittsburgers who are
going on the lakes this summer :
In the Ontario Parliament recently a bill was
rushed through in a great harry at the instance
of the member from Hamilton, knocking out
the bars on board Canadian steamers register
ing from Ontario. The consequence is that
most of the steamers plyiDg on Lake Ontario,
np the St. Lawrence and through tho Thousand
Islands, will be dry this summer to the traveler
who wants beer or alcoholic stimulants. Did
anybody say anything about flasks?
'poBONTO, as everybody knows, is a great dog
town. The quality of the dogs is high, so
is the dog tax. A great many fine dogs are to
be seen there, and of late years Toronto breed
ers, like their Fittsbars brethren, have been
very successful at the dog shows, carrying off
cups and medals withont number.
It would appear also that canine intelligence
reaches a high level of intelligence. A Pitts-
burger who was in Toronto last w eck tells me a
dog story which illustrates this. Ho was look
ing oat of a hotel window and noticed a fox
terrier trotting along thesidewalk opposite. A
leather strap three or four feet long hung from
the dog's collar, and Mr. Terrier would trip
about every fourth step over tho strap. Every
time he tripped Mr. Terrier stopped and ap
parently debated with himself as to the cause
of the accident. At lastalight seemed to dawn
upon him and,.takmg the strap in his mouth,
he passed serenely on his way. Hence my
friend argues that that fox terrier had reason
ing powers. It looks that way.
Hepbtjen Johss.
ATLANTIC CITY JOTTINGS,
An Awful Scene In Which a Well-known
PIttsbnrcer Flcnred Recalled.
Tbo Atlantic City correspondent of The Dis
patch sends tho following interesting story
about a well-known Pittsburger: Chris Mageo
has always been a habitue of the States. He,
with his amiable wife, often attracted attention
as they promenaded along the veranda and
caught tho ocean breezes. I think if was just
ten years ago when the Allegheny politician
came down on a train that met a terrible scene
of death. He was on an express, and an excur
sion was coming against it. It was on the West
Jersey Railroad, and a collision occurred which
might have caused the death of the old-time
friend. Bob Mackey.
It was 7 o'clock In the evening and it was in
a deep roundabout cut tbat 28 lives were lost.
Magee was as cool as ice. He is a teetotaller,
as is well known. A bottle of applejack was
passed to him, bat notwithstanding the agonies
and sufferings ot those who bad inhaled the
steam, he resisted temptation. Ho took chanre
of all the injured from Allegheny county. He
had to crawi over the rails at the bridge and so
did all the newspaper men who came flocking
to the scene on a wreck special. His wife was
very nervous, and when she crossed the trestles
it was a question of whether or not she would
fall through into the stream below.
DBATHS OF A DAI.
John Campbell.
John Campbell, a prominent grocer of Wllklns
burir. died on Friday. He leaves a family of nine
children. Mr. Campbell was highly respected,
and T. C Jenkins, the wholesale grocer, said of
him that the poor people of that neighborhood
bad lost their best friend when he died. Mr.
Campbell's lather was killed In a coal mine when
he vr&h 8 vpjtia nld nri hA hurt tn a tf. n m -
ta tbdVorld ftomthitaie: "" "'
BIDEB HAGGARD'S KICK.
One Americas Edition of His Latest Novel
Does Not Salt Him.
IBT CABLE to TH BISrATCa.1
LOSBOS, June 7.-H. Rider Haggard's
trouble with Rand, McNally & Co. is character
istic. In a note to the Times requesting the
publication of a letter ho says that the point
raised is of great importance to English
writers, in that the right of American pub
lishers to mutilate a book is Involved. The
letter to Rand. McNally & Co.. Is In full:
GENTLEMHT-The pirated edition or my novel
"Beatrice" has been forwarded to me, bearing
your names as its publishers. I find on looking
through it tbat the book has been hacked and
hewed, till it bears about as much resemblance to
the work which left ray bands o ", re"
andbarkeddoestothe same tree In the tear to
this. To'take one or two examples, among many
which offer, chapter 18 has been reduced to a ut
ile more than throe paires. and from chapters H to
28, some 16paKes have been omitted bodily. or
is this alL "ASotner chapter has been missnamed.
andlnoneplaceatleast, Tour editor, or, J"8i
from the v style, perhaps 1 should hazard
your compositor, has tried his hand
at lmprovinjr my text. He has printed
under my name words which I never wrote. In
short, the story Is turned Into a string of dis
jointed situations. Its life, sp rtt and meaning
are cone, all or which isdone without warning to
the feader ind 1 need hardly add without a refer
ence to the author. At first I believed that these
evils mnst have been wrought maliciously, per
haps to save expense In the printer's bill. But
reflection shows me that It cannot be. Of course
when the Legislature of vour country alone among
tnose of the civilized nations has hoisted the black
flan, not merely by tolerating an established cus
tom, but by pubjlcly, and after lull debate, de
claring the labor of foreign writers to be the spoil
or any who wish to profit by it, ltwould be Quix
otic of you to refuse to sail beneath that nag. But
I feel convinced that your native courtesy and
kindness would prevent you knowingly from
treating an author as I have been treated In this
Instance. Yon woula remember that In America
almost the only good left to the knglish writer Is
bis chance of a literary reputation; and this at
least yon would strive to protect In every way as
some small return for the amusement he affords
your readers: and the money which he earns for
yon. Certainly, thererore, you would not send
bis work willingly from yonr presses In sucn
questionable shape and thns expose him to tne
contempt ol the critics-and the wonder oryour
reading public. This being so I have to ask-I am
sure not in vain-that for the sake or your own
fair name as much as for the sake of mine, you
will withdraw from circulation the pages or
printed matter which are being passed off, no
doubt unwittingly, by you among the American
public as the reprint novel of Beatrice, and that
you will give this letter or repudiation every pub
licity in your power. Awaiting the ravor or a re
ply, I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant.
" ' " H. BITEB HAGQABD.
CUEBENT TUEEIiY TOPICS.
Radical Republican papers take a good dear
of consolation out of the Oregon election. It has
been their first onportnnlty to throw off mourning
weeds since little Bhode Island acted so shame
fully. One of the neatest, newsiest, best printed
and best-looking weekly papers received at this
office Is the Bedford Gazette. It Is a credit to the
community.
Over DO in the shade Tuesday. June 8, and no
summer clothes. Parker Phccnix. Delinquent
subscribers, if they have any feeling left in their
anatomy, should not allow this wall to go un
heeded. Senator Puon wants the Government to
buy all the silver mines. By overlooking this lit
tle matter the Government, be says. Is liable to
fall like the Koman Empire. The warm weather
has a distressing effect npon some men more es
pecially upon great politicians.
A Kittannino woman, upon being told
that her missing husband had probably gone fish
ing, indignantly denied the assertion, as she said
his whisky flask was resting quietly on the pantry
shelf. Here is a woman who thoroughly under
stands her husband's habits.
OrifCEBS of the incoming steamship Majes
tic saw IS icebergs, and did not hit one of them.
The Majestic was evidently not trying to break
the record,
Wiggins has located the next earthquake tn
Italy. It will be in order now to prepare ror Its
reception la this country.
PVE seen her smile. I've seen her weep,
I've called her angel times a score;
Now that we've wed I've seen her sleep,
And, as I've also heard ber snore,
I ne'er can call her angel more,
Judge,
A week or two ago ex-President Hayes was
reported to be worth Jl, 000, 000. Thursday's Min
neapolis Tribune makes the statement that he Is
worth 2,000,000. ir the new tariff on eggs goes
into effect lt'ls reasonable to suppose tbat by this
time next year he will be worth 'steen millions.
CnATTNCET Depew served SO days in the
war, and fret the great after-dinner talker draws
no pension, nor has he a handle attached to his
name, .friends should interfere In bis behalf.
Thebe are IS colored men in the Louisiana
Legislature, and everyone or them redhot for tbe
lottery. This will dispose of the assertion that
only fools and Democrats invested their money In
that gigantic swindle.
Helena citizens raised 235,000 In three days
to aid the construction of a railroad from that
city to White Sulphur Springs. New York should
send for some of the Helena hustlers to give tbe
Orant Monnment fnnd a start. But still It Is one
of the moral Impossibilities to get blood out of a
stone.
The Same Thins Either War.
From the San Francisco Alta.l
London has a "Society for the Promotion of
Relaxation From Business Care and Enjoy
ment During Luncheon Hours." In this coun
try it would lead to a "Society to Soak Your
Head Next Day and Provide Shoe Horns to
Aid in Getting on Your Hat."
TEE CENSUS ENUMEBAT0E.
Census-takeb
Helpless citizen
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I I I I I I I I I
Washington Post.
Census-taker ?.?..,?..?
Helpless citizen 31 451 AS I
iVeto York Commercial,
Easton Free Press: When a man with a
portfolio under his arm, whom you don'tknow,
calls on you, don't bang the door on him, or
kick him out. You can't get rid of him that
way. He will call again, and lender. It is the
census man, and not a book agent.
Minneapolis Tribune: Have the census
takers been charged not to forget to count
themselves? In the excitement of their work
some of them may forget it unless they are re
peatedly reminded. Minneapolis wants every
man, woman and child in tho city on tbe list.
Census En umebatob Yonr answers to all
these questions have been very satisfactory.
But have you answered them honestly?
Mr. Richealth Yes, sir.
Census Enumerator Er may I aspire to be
a suitor for your daughter's hand? New York
Sun.
Jim There is a man in Virginia, who, owing
to some defect in his eyesight, sees every ob
ject multiplied 19 times.
Bill-tQreat Scottl what an era of prosperity
would dawn on this country if a few such fel
lows as that were employed to take the census.
Sitings.
Dknveb Times: The census returns of Frapk
James -and some other dlstingnished Mis
sourlans, with all the questions answered,
would make an Interesting document for popu
lar perusal. They, of course, will scorn to put
down their occupation as plain, common, vul
gar theft They will give it some stilted and
attempted chivalric designation".
"Pbat what is your age?" said ye census man
sage.
And ye damsel spoke never a word.
"Are you foolish, insane, deaf, humpbacked or
lame?"
And she smiled at a thought so absurd.
"Do you powder or paint?" and her smile it
grew faint,
"Do you snore. Miss, and have yon cold f eetl"
Ye damosel yet she spoke not, you bet,
But ye man he lay dead in ye street.
Washington Critic.
Carry University Commencement.
The annual commencement exorcises of the
Curry University will take place on Tuesday,
the loth instant, at 7:30 p. it,, in tbe Bijou The
ater. A varied and interesting programme will
be given Tbe exercises during commence
ment week will also prove hiehly attractive.
On Tuesday evening, Jane 10, the vocal con
test will take place; on Thursday, June 12, an
elocutionary contest will be the event, and the
piano and dramatio contests will happen on
the 13th and 17th instants. An excursion will
be given by the alumni on Saturday, June 21,
Tbo Care aa Bad as the Disease.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The man who originated the'advice to "stick
to your flannels until they stick to you," is re
spectfully requested now to publish another
(, essay on how to get them off,
MURRAY'S MUSINGS.
The Unhappy Lot of the New York Police
men and n Few Worda In Tbelr Defense
Expenditures for Amusement In Gotham
Ifaablonnblo Hotels and a Boulevard.
THOM A STATT COBBISFONDITr.l
THE police of New York are greatly worried
as to the disposition of the Broadway
"masher." This species of genus homo flour
ishes on Broadway, Between Fourteenth and
Thirty-third streets. Between these two points
is the great thoroughfare for tbe promenadera
and retail shoppers. Probably there is no city
in tbe world, certainly not in America, where
the same number of well-dressed loafers can be
seen witbln a given distance. Complaints have
repeatedly been made of ladies being annoyed
by these gentry, and of lit o made miserable by
them in various ways.
The difficulty lies in the fact it is not easy to
tell the gentleman who pauses to speak with a
friend on Broadway and tho professional
loafer. Quite a number of unjustifiable arrests
have been the consequence of tbe recent
stringent policy of tbe police department.
Every now and then some well-known club
man has been made the vicarious sufferer for
tbe professional mashers. Qreat has been the
howl in these instances. The other day it was
the son of Hon. A. S. Hewitt who was uncere
moniously hustled by the policeman in front
of a prominent theater. But a short time be
fore a couple of well-known actors, who have
the reputation of gentlemen, were dragged off
by the minions of tbe law along tbe crowded
street in broad daylight to the station house.
Investigation of tbe case showed that they bad
done nothing except to stop on the sidewalk
and discuss theatrical matters for a little
longer time than the police deemed justifiable.
When told to move on they were naturally
very indignant and doubtless used language be
fitting tbe occasion.
In the meantime the genteel loafer thrives.
How much further tbe police can go without
seriously Infringing on the personal rights of
decent citizens is a matter which admits of fair
discussion. It Is certainly aggravating for a
gentleman who is innocent of wrong to be
hustled by a police officer, and if he objects be
clubbed and locked up. Yet tbat is the risk we
all run now every day.
IY sympathies are largely with tho police In
their efforts to clear Broadway of objec
tionable characters. It is very unreasonable
to expect a policeman to be a gentleman of su
perfine discretion or of extra judicial tempera
ment and education. Nearly every day tho
New York papers havo complaints about tho
police force. Some of these are not only un
reasonable but ridiculous. I noticed the other
day an instance where such a complaint was
made in a letter to a morning paper and the
headllner had indicated bis sympathy with the
writer. It was to the effect that clubs were un
safe as well as unsatisfactory weapons in the
hands of the police. In tbe same paper tho
same morning was a half column account of a
general attack: upon two or three policemen by
a gang of roughs, in which bricks and other
missiles were thrown from housetops and from
silent corners in the attempt to rescne a crim
inal who belonged to tbo ping. Exactly bow
the officers should have fared without any
clubs in such an emergency can be easily un
derstood. A policeman in New York withont
a club and a revolver would In many Instances
of this kind be the play of -tiamiei" witn
Hamlet left oat.
This is not an isolated case. It occurs here
quite frequently. Of course it is a maxim of
law tbat it is better tbat a certain number, of
guilty Bhould escape rather than that one Inno
cent man should suffer. Yet sensible people
should recognize the fact that guardians of tbe
law must havo means to enforce their guardian
ship and with these means the public sym
pathy. New York has one of the finest bodies
of policemen in tbe world. So far as my per
sonal experience goes, and I have seen a good
deal of tnem for tbe short time I have lived
here, innocent people meet with fair and cour
teous treatment attheir hands. They are often
lenient to a fault. But it Is a leniency, I have
observed, which is on the right side. I have
noticed further that officials of all kinds are
habitually courteous to anybody who bas even
the appearance of a gentleman and who acts as
a gentleman should act. I have witnessed a
number of accidents and small rows at varions
times, and always noticed tbat tbe police were
quick to see their duty and to do it withont un
necessary delay or harshness 6r want of discre
tion. Of course I do not say tbat such is inva
riably the case, but only that it has been so far
as my observation goes. If mlstaxes were not
made once in awhile, the police wonid be little
moro than human. I was thinking of this tho
other day while witnessing tbe annual police
parade up Broadway. As a whole these men
deserve the appellation of "tbe finest."
pEBHAFS the best Illustration of the amount
of money New Yorkers spend for amuse
ments, and the way they spend It, could have
been had at the opening of Morris Park, West
chester, on Decoration Day. So far as the num
ber of people and display ot wealth are con
cerned, the occasion was one ol tbe grandest in
the history of racing In this country. Fully
40,000 people were there. While a great major
ity of these were of that rabble class which
usually flocks to race-courses, there was a more
than usually large attendance of wealth and
fashion of the metropolis. At the head of these
were the members of the coaching club with
their showy tallyho coaches, while tbe display
of ther fancy turnouts was simply magnificent.
The whole crowd represented 81 50 a head
entrance money. This means $60,000 alone. On
the track were 200 bookmakers who paid an
entrance fee of S100 each. Here is $20,000 more.
The immense restaurant and bar was crowded
from early in the morning until the close of tbe
races. The quantity of champagne drunk
would paralize a political convention. The
dozen barkeepers who served were scarcely
idle a moment, and men stood behind each
other waiting for their turn at the bar. On the
opening day there could not have been taken
in at this place much less than 25,000. Tbe
betting, in the books and French pools, was fast
and furious. The money that changed hands
on horseflesh, for that day alone, could not be
much less than 8200,00a
"Take it altogether," said a well-known
sport, "a half million dollars would not be far
oat of the way for this single day at Morris
Park. I have been an attendant upon the race
courses of this country all my life and I have
never seen such an immense gathering and so
znnch money spent."
If we should go back of the tangible ex
penditures of the mere park and count up tbe
money invested in good clothes made especially
for the occasion by the ladles, the grand aggre
gate would bo swelled still further. For it
must be known that the swell ladies of New
York, having nothing else to do and no other
way in which to spend tbelr cash, have com
plete costumes constrncted for all such days
and costnmes which will never be worn again.
On coaching club days such women wear
costumes made in Paris and imported express
ly for the day. They vie with each other in
oriirinalitv and richness of attire and the con
test for something new and striking and beau
tiful is not greater tnan taat ot variety, ui
course this refers only to a certain class of
"upper ten," or rather of the upper 400. In
points of dress the opening day at Morris Park
probablv presents the grandest display ever
witnessed in New York or vicinity.
pEBHAFS nobody but a New Yorker knows
that there are upwards of a dozen nice and
quiet fashionable hotols above Forty-second
street on Broadway. These are rather small
hostelrios of, say, from 50 to 100 rooms each,
ana cater to high-price guests. A year or two
ago Mr. James Breslin, proprietor of the Gilsey
House, and one of the most prominent hotel
men in America, took a hotel of this character
above Fifty-third street. His friends laughed
at him. Breslin told me the other day that it
was proportionately for the capital Involved a
greater success than even the Gilsey House.
He has had to enlarge the dining room twice,
and it is now being overhauled and enlarged
for tbe third time, a business place being added
for tbat purpose. Breslin himself will reside
there, it belne more quiet and suitable to his
tastes. There are quite a number of rich peo
ple in the vicinity of each of these small hotels
who are their very liberal patrons." They are
what you might call family hotels, and their
trnestsaro mostly guests of the year around.
altbough transients are admitted. The cost of
livlnc in one of them is, for a small familv of
two or three persons, lrom 5,000 to 510,000 a
year, xms uecmaiu; uiuaes tnem quite ex
clusive. Not longer than ten years ago a hotel of any
kind above Thirty-third street was considered
a crazy venture. Ibe stranger, accustom to
living in bis own home, would be surprised at
the number of people who prefer to live tbis
sort of a life. Coming down on the Boulevard
car every morning and noticing tbe quality of
the guests who issue from tbese hotels. I would
infer that they are small mines of wealth to
their owners. New York Is shortly to have,
tbrougb the Astors, the finest hotel in America.
This is the v;000,000 house which has already
been exploited, and is to be built within two
squares of my office on Thirty-third street and
Fifth avenue. My friend George C. Boldt, of
the famous Bellevue of Philadelphia, is to be
tbe IncBy manager. I say lucky because the
new Astor House will undoubtedly be a paying
Investment, both to the owners and the lessees.
Tho matter of price of living bas got to bo in
significaiit with a great many Americans. If
they can get what they want-tbey are qnlte
willing and able to pay for It, and they want the
best
CPEAEJNG of the Boulevard reminds me that
.in that street New York is to have as
handsome a thoroughfare as any I bave yet
seen. While not quite as broad as Pennsyl
vania avenue in Washington 'Or as Under den
Linden, Berlin, there is much In It to remind us
Ol DOIU VL tucao uuuuua bmovu, l weil-JfcUOWU
Washington contractor, Mr. Barber, is at pres
ent laying a magnificent asp haltum pavement
from Fifty-ninth street, where the avenue'
leaves Central Park, to as far as (200,000 just
appropriated for tbe purpose will go. Barber
has laid about ten miles of this street In Wash
ington and during tbe last two or three years
bas been filling contracts in London, Berlin,
Vienna and Paris, where that style of pave
ment originated.
The boulevard leads from tbe corner of Fifty
ninth street, Broadway and Central Park, in a
Northwesterly direction to witbln a square of
Grant's tomb. Riverside Park; Down tbe cen
ter and alone ltsNrbole length is a park of
grass and trees about 20 feet wide from curb to
curb, while contiguous on either side of the
park runs tho street railway. This leaves two
fine drives in one street, separated by a stretch
of green ana shade. At tbe foot of the street,
tbat is, at Fifty-ninth street and Broadway, are
the large riding academies and immense livery
stables; at tbe head of the street, two miles
above, is Grant's tomb. Riverside Park and
fashionable road houses. Along tbe way be
tween these points the intersecting streets are
being built up with tbe finest houses in tbe
city. When tbe new pavements shall bave been
built, tbe Boulevard will be more popular than
it Is to-day. OHABI.ES T. MURRAY.
NEW YOEK, June 7.
A HONSTEE'S SKELETON E0TJND.
The Celebrated Newbnrc Colossal Dis
counted by the New Find.
Ottawa, Ont., June 7. The skeleton of a
monster colossal animal bas been discovered
near Hlgbgate. The whole of the teeth, eight
in number, four in the upper and four in tbe
lower jaw, have teen found complete. They
are 8 Inches long and rather more than 3
inches in breath. The structure of the teeth
indicates that they have served admirably for
the grinding and mastication of tough, hard,
vegetable substances. A broken piece of one of
the tusks measures about 9 feet 8 inches. In
its complete state it must have been from 12 to
11 feet long. If is slightly curved, ana its cir
cumference at the thickest part is 24 inches.
Tbese are some of the bone measurements:
Hind leg, from the thigh to the knee joint, 47
Inches; circumference. So inches; two fore leg
bones the humerus from the shoulder blade
to the knee Joint. S feet 4 inches in
length and 3 feet 4 Inches in circumfer
ence. Tbe atlas joint, upon which the head Is
set, has a breadth of 18 inches. Tbe shoulder
blade measures 8 feet 2 inches by 2 feet 1 inch
in the widest part. The longest rib Is SI
Inches and bas a cirenmference of 10 inches.
Tho lower jaw, the inferior maxllliary bone,
measures 6 feet. Ibe length of the animal,
gauged by tbe measurements of tbe bones
found, is, from the point of the nostril to the
root of tbe tail, about 22 feet. This is greater
than that of the celebrated mastodon discov
ered near Newburg, N. Y., in 1815.
THE FINCH BUGS BESTED.
Ther Took Possession of a Car and the Pas
sengers Resorted to Etratcsem.
New York, June 7. The milk train on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey was delayed
near tbe White House station about half an
hour one night last week. The train draws two
passenger coaches behind the milk cars. On
this night there were half a dozen passengers
aboard. It was warm, and they had tbe win
dows all raised. The train had been standing
on the side track a few minutes when a swarm
of large pinch bugs, attracted by the lights in
tbe cars, flew in through the windows. In five
minutes the seats were nearly covered with tbe
bugs, and they had begun to crawl around on
the legs of tbe passengers and to use their
sharp pinchers.
The passengers tried to brush them off, but
they stack like leeches. In flvo minutes more
tbe bugs bad possession of tbe two cars. Tbo
passengers fled. As soon as tbe passengers got
In the dark the bugs that had dune to them
left them and flew back Into the lighted car.
How to get them out of the car before the
train got orders to go ahead was a problem.
Finally one of tbb passengers suggested build
ing a bonfire outside as a counter attraction.
One of the brakemen went into the cars and
put out all the lights, while the other trainmen
and the passengers gathered brushwood for the
bonfire. They had enough to ma&e a roaring
blazs in a few minutes. It was a success. The
bngs deserted the cars and tbe passengers went
back, shut down the windows and sat in dark
ness until the train started.
LEAN UPON BIT ARM, MOTHER.
A gentleman coming out of a Back Bay
church on Sunday last with an aged lady on his
arm was beard to say, "Pray lean on my arm,
mother; I am well able to bear your weight."
The sentence suggested the following lines to
the Penciller:
Pray lean upon my arm, mother,
Your form Is feeble now.
And silvery are the looks that shade
The farrows on yonr brow.
Your step Is not so strong, mother,
As In the days gone by;
But strong as ever Is the love
Tbat beams witbln your eye.
When I was but a babe, mothar,
With tender love inspired
Yon carried me for many an hour
Until yonr arms were tired.
From childhood up to manhood's years,
Through every pain and 111,
Yon watched me with a loving eye
Ton watch my welfare still.
And shall I fall you now, mother,
When all yonr strength bas fled
Neglect to guide your ieeble steps
As through life's vale yoa tread?
Your eyes are dim with age, mother.
Care's lines are on your brow.
The little feet yoa guided once
Are strong to gaide yoa aow.
Then lean upon my arm, mother, '
Henceforth, life's Journey through.
What yoa did do so long for him
Your boy will do for yoa.
' Boston Courier,
The Scare Crow to be Removed.
From the Harrlsburg Call.
At last the unsightly fence around Capitol
Park, which should never have been put there,
is to he removed. The removal of tne fence
will leave the boundaries of the park rather
bare, but tbe Legislature next winter will prob
ably order a stone coping to be placed around
the park, although when the matter was nnder
discussion in the last Legislature its advocates
insisted that the State would not be asked to go
to the expense of placing a coping there. But
something will have to be done-
Woman's Trao Sphere.
From the Indianapolis Journal. 1
When Congressman Bayne's wife quietly
made him promise to decline a renomlnation
and relinquish his seat in Congress for a trip to
Europe, she gave a fine illustration of what
some people think is woman's true sphere and
place in politics. As a power behind tbo
throne she is unsurpassed.
Wbere Ho Discounts Harrison.
From tbe Philadelphia Ledger.
Governor Campbell may nothave Presidental
aspirations, but he is chucking the Ohio babies
under tbe chin at a rate which would suggest
that the Maine straw voters have placed tbe
cart before the horse so far as the Buckeye
Governor is concerned.
STATE POLITICAI. NOTES.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Colonel Bayne
says be wouldn't take the nomination for
Governor If it were offered him on a golden
platter as big around as tho top of his dinner
table.
To defeated candidates: Don't despair. The
year 1893 will soon roll round. It may have
something in store for you. Meadville Repub
lican. This is what may be termed taffy on a
stick.
Philadelphia Press: Allegheny has a
larger stock of assorted politics on hand just
now than any other county in the State. There
is much of it, however, that would bring little
or nothing at a forced sale.
Washington Post: Tbe determination of
Candidate Stone to lay aside Congressman
Bayne's bequest will avert the impending;
"wow and wumuus" in the Allegheny district.
The Western Pennsylvania Republicans seem
to know just what they want in snch matters.
Bradfobd Star: The Gubernatorial nomi
nation situation is narrowing itself down to
this: If It appears certain tbat Wallace will
get the Democratlo nomination it will be safe
to let Delamater go through; but if it seems
proable that the Democrats will nominate
'Pattison we will have to put up a strong candi
date and Hon. O. W. Stone will be selected.
Phiiadelphia Ledger: If Senator Quay
is to play tbe part of guardian of the Republi
can interests In Pennsylvania he will have to
take a trip to the westorn part of the State,
where two or possibly three strong Republican
Congressional districts are in danger of falling
into the hands of the Democrats, owing to dis
sensions 'caused by the party nominations.
There Is a decided revolt in the Twenty-third
district over Congressman Bayne's attempt to
name bis successor.
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. ,
Dr. E. E. Edwards, of Ionia, while
driving to visit a paralytic patient was stricken
with apoplexy, and died In bis buggy.
A. gold nugget worth 5700 was takett
from a mine in the Big Bug district. Arizona,
recently. It is now on exhibition at Prescott.
Andrew Bee, of Allegan county, Mich.,
who was Jeff Davis' captor and can testify to
the correctness of tho petticoat story, has had
his pensiou increased.
The Prince of Wales recently ordered
an Axminster carpet made in one solid piece,
with 27 irregular projections. When it went
down it fitted like tbe paper on the wall.
Alexander Campbell, of Kiverside,
Cal., has purchased and shipped to California
40,000 Florida orange seedlings, which he in
tends budding with the Riverside navel orange.
Count Charles Dillon, who died in Paris
recently, was one of the four survivors of the
court of Cbarles X., to whom he was page of
honor during the last four years of his reign.
The Count bad lived In England, and spoke
English fluently.
An Australian musician has invented a
trombroue that Is played by steam. Its "God
Save the Queen" can be beard a distance of
four miles. He had hard luck with it, bow
ever, for the people of bis own town drove him
out as a nuisance.
Miss Ida E. Bowser, who graduated
from tbe Department of Music in theUniver
sity of Pennsylvania, Is the first colored female
graduate of tbat department. She is an accom
plished violinist ana has arranged several
praiseworthy musical compositions.
At last justice has overtaken the dog
catcher. One in New York on Friday tore a
dog from its lady owner, who was holdlns it by
a strap, ana was promptlv arrested, charged
with larceny, and held in 300 ball. It Is about
time such fellows were taught a lesson.
At a recent dinner given by Mrs. Astor,
the table cloth and napery were of ivory white
silk and satin damask. Down the center of the
cloth was a foot wide panel of hand wrought
jace, which showed beneath it rose pink satin.
The famous dinner service of solid silver was
used.
Old Peter, a well digger living in Tal
bottom, Ga., was hired last week to clean out a
well. When be came out of the well in the
evening it was noticed that his jet black hair
had changed its color from black to a bright
yellow or golden shade. The cause is un
known. A meerschaum pipe, which was at one
time the property of General Lew Wallace, fs
owned by a man in Palatka,;FIa. During a suc
cessful raid upon his headquarters by Con
federate troops during the war, this relic was
captured. The bowl of tbe pipe is broken in
two pieces and otherwise shows decay.
An Allegheny county boy recently
captured a white flying squirrel. He saw the
squirrel running up a tree, climbed after it
pounded on the tree near its bole, and canght
it in its hands when it jumped out. An Albino
in tbe squirrel family is not often seen, but
this is a perfect specimen, milk white and with
pink eyes,
An observant bachelor who stood on the
corner of Main and Madison streets, Memphis,
tor an hour with nothing better to do, says be
counted 21S women in that time, and tbat only
24 of them were blondes. Tbirty-two were
dressed in pare white, and three wore russet
Bhoes. He was not a census taker and con
tinued the enumeration no further.
Three toughs stopped at a small cabin
at Iowa Gulcb, Col, recently, and ordered Misa
Hunt to set out a square meal. She was alone,
but had a pistol and lots of pluck. She drew a
Dead on the nearest tough and palled tbe trig
ger. He left a second later with a shattered
cheek bone, and his companions had to carry
him into the brush.
The number of farewell dinners given
to Toole, tbe very popular English comedian.
In London, was remarkable. The actresses.
being denied admission to the dinner given
him by his professional brothers, organized ode
for themselves and carried it ont with great
magnificence. Mr. Toole being the only man
present. Ellen Terry presided.
The largest corpse ever conveyed io a
grave in Missouri was, perhaps, that of the
negress known as Big Jude, burled last week in
New Madrid. Tbe coffin was 86 inches broad.
6 feet long and S6 inches deep. Sbo weighed
760 pounds. It reqnlred tbe strength of 18 pall
bearers to place ber in the wagon, mads for the
occasion, and lower her Into the grave.
Malcolm JUcPhee, a lumberman of Al
pena, went up into Presque Isle county and
while rowine; around oi the lake looking over
his logs a man on the shore ran to his shanty
and secured his Winchester, thinking to bag a
log thief. Mr. McPhee acted as a target for
four shots and then threw up both hands and
surrendered. The man on the shore was ter
ribly glad be was a poor marksman when he
saw whom he had been blazing at.
A metal has been produced that will
melt at a temperature of 150. It is an alloy
composed of lead, tin, bismuth and cadmium,
and in weight, hardness and color resembles
type metal. "It melts so easily that, placed on
a comparatively cool part of the stove with a
piece of paper under it, it will melt without the
paper being scorched. It will not retain heat,
but becomes cold the moment it -molts. It Is
used in the manufacture of the little automatic
fire alarms for hotels. They give an electric
alarm when the metal melts, owing to therislnz
of the temperature.
No worm or insect is ever found upon
the eucalyptus tree, or in the earth where Its
roots permeate. A row of trees planted
through an orchard or vineyard will cause la
sects, worms and caterpillars to vacate that
region. The branches of the eucalyptus used
in tbe rooms or windows, or as decorations in
dwelling rooms, will cause musquitoes. moths,
fleas and flies to leave the premises, and when
the leaves are placed beneath a carpet around
the border of the room when the carpet Is laid,
is aa insurance against the moth, and branches
placed beneath tbe bed pillows a protection
against fleas.
Bagnhill Larsen is the most infantile
immigrant who ever came to this country with
out a natural protector. She is 2 years and 1
month old and landed at New York the other
day. 8be came alone all the way from Stock
holm, Sweden. She is an orphan, and was sent
for by ber aunt, wbo lives in Newark, N. J. At
Stockholm she was placed in charge of tbe
stewardess of a steamer bound for Hull, En
gland. At Hnll a railroad conductor took
charge of her and saw her safely on a steamer
at Liverpool, Tbe steamer was the Britannic,
tbe stewardess of which vessel looked after ber
until she reached New York, where her aunt
received ber.
A .man who lives in Genesee county
sent tbis letter to tbe Chicago postmaster,
which, after tbe unnecessary seas of writing;
fluid have been removed and the edges of the
words trimmed, reads as follows:
"Chicago, postmaster sir I air in tbe root
and Bark and Hlrb Bisnls So I Make My 8elf
Bold enuf to a?k the favur of you to reflrme
tbo names of the olesail houses and mann
factrys of Medesion roots and So forth of re
sponsible firms So I can have the favur to rite
them, in Close you wil find Outfit to rite me
Back and I wil respect your Favur Hoping it
be as Pleasant to you as it is to me. Yours
Truely JOEL VERBECK,
"Duffleld P. O., Geneseo Co., Mich."
A FEW QDIET SMILES.
She "Why have yon named your horse
aflerme, Mr. Remsen?"
He "Because 20 fellows wan ted her and (get up,
Nell) I madenpmy mind they'd getlelt. Chatter,
Hetel Porter "Will you please refrain
from spitting on the floor, sir?"
Western Granger "What, do yon expect me to
hit the wall from here?"-.0ra' Magasine.
Eev. Primrose I'm glad to know you say
your prayers every night, my young friend. I
suppose your mother taught you to pray for every
one In the world.
Little Johnnie Yes, I used to pray for every
body, but since you have been calling at the house
ma has made meleave pa out. Drake's Magasine.
Miss Fannie Mr. De Smith, I do not be
lieve that you love uic truly.
Gus Ve Smlth-Tbat's where yoa are fooling
yonrself. Miss Fanny. My love for you Is not a
passion that comes and goes. It has taken me fire
years to persuade myseir that I really love yoa.
Sitings.
"So yon married Miss HicksY"
"Yes."
Well, I congratulate yoa; though I should
bate to have Alice Hicks for a slster-lu-law."
"I haven't."
How's that!"
"Alice Is the Miss Hicks 1 married." Few Tork
Sun.
"Oh, where are you going my pretty maid?"
"I'm jnst going down to bathe." she said.
"And where are you going?" In turn asked sbe.
"Ob, I'm going to see," saiil he.
Philadelphia limit.
"Why don't you go to work?" she asked
of the tramp.
"I am working, lady."
"AtwbaW Yoa show no signs or it."
"ho matter for that, mum, I'm a-worklng as a
traveling adver. lor a soap firm. I'm the, '.Before
Using' card, and my partner around the comer
represents tbe 'After Using and of the, combina
tion. Thank yoa. laum," Washington iSuppsr
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