Wv,- MF ' -- THE HTTSBTTRG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY, TUNE 29, 1890. . 'lFV aMKSl ' ' . . , ii sat SET - mnn n . TTTtrn nnirrnn MaaaBlx v T I r r m m- s- lnii SAVUNtj ruwM. f iPy " 'B Jj" -- Not Enough That We Simply Refuse ' SbNL'S? - 1ST "S7- -a CT' t0 Do That Which is Wrong; v BLAH fl ys WW J) JIn riTH&XMO r w mmm, ft! A" V-k i nTEITTIN TOR TDS PISrJLTCH.l 4la the little village of Lorch the peasant Ifpeople loved to show to travelers visiting Jtbeir town the picturesque ruins of a stately fold castle standing on the summit of the hill, and to tell the wonderful history of the -I renowned Count Gilgen, who in early years -made hit home here. The Count was a stern, severe man, hated by many and loved "by cone. His harsh, cruel ways were a con stant source of terror to his servants and other members of his household. The only person who ever received a kind word from him or could cause a smile to appear on the cloomy face oTthii strange man was his only child Geriinda. Count Gilsen loved her with the greatest devotion, and for her be coveted riches and fame. But in spite of all his efforts to gain wealth, the Count became poorer and poorer. One by one his possessions vanished, until only the old castle remained. He even robbed the poor peasant people of their hard earnings and deprived them oi their fields crops in order that he might have an abund ance for bis daughter. But his treasures disappeared almost before he had gained i 'them. At last, in despair, be determined to consult an old witch, who lived in a dark INVITED IN OUT cave in a mountain, and who declared that .if he would throw his daughter's jewels into a cauldron of boiling water that the air would be tiled with gold, and should bave all that he desired. Bnt when, one cold, stormy night. Count Gilgen sought the dreary cave and threw the jewels into a black kettle hanging over a blazing wood fire, no gold was to be seen, but only dense, black smoke tilted the place. The Count was very nnery, and would have struck the witch, hut she cried, in her shrill, piercing voice: "It is not my fault; the dwarfs are to blame for this. They are the ones who steal your wealth. Xour daughter invites them into your house and feeds them from yonr table. Drive them away and you shall again be rich." A few days after this, a furious storm raged in the land: the rain fell in torrents, and the winds whistled angrily aronnd the castle walls. The beautiful Geriinda sat at ber window, and as she saw the flowers and trees bend under the force of the storm, she felt grateful for her safe shelter, and pitied any untortunate traveler who mi;nt be .abroad in such weather. Suddenly ber quick eye detected one of her little friends, a mountain dwarf, trying in vain to seek protection under some overhanging plants. Unmindful of the wind and rain, Geriinda threw open the window, and leaning far out, - cried: "How do you happen to be so far away from home in such a storm? Come in here where it is warm and pleasant, and re main till the rain ceases." The ugly, wrinkled ace or the little man grew bright with smiles. He climbed up the vines, and on to the window sill. . "You are very kind, little friend," he said; 1 feared 1 should perish in the storm. Can you give me wine and food that I may recover mv strength?" "Certainly," replied Geriinda; "I shall fet them at once for you." But a rough and seized the. little girl, and the Count, pale with auger, cried: "How dare you bring this rascal into my house? It is he who has made me poor." The dwarf looked up in astonishment and said, "If I had such a beautiful daughter as yours I should consider myself the richest man in the land." But the Count, still very angry, answered: "Hy daughter helps to make me poor; and you. scoundrel that you are, rob me ot mv wealth." ' He struck with his sword at the dwarf, but the little man disappeared; and, al though the Count and his servants searched1 eagerly for him, no trace ot him could be found. Geriinda was much grieved that her guest should receive such treatment, and wished to join in the search, but feared the displeasure of her father. The next morning when the storm had passed away, and the sun shone bright and clear, the Count mounted bis horse and. calling bis dogs, started away to the chase. Be was still displeased with his daughter, and at parting had said no kind word. Often during the day be thought of her, and regretted his harshness to bis beautiful child. "When he returned in the evenine be was met at tbe gate by one of the serv ants, who was weeping and seemed in great distress. He said that early in the morning Geriinda had gone into the valley to gather flowers and had not returned; and, although they had searched diligently, she was not to be found. The Count was almost beside himself with grief, and ran hither and thither, calling for his daughter. He commanded his men to ride over hill and dale, and not to return till they had found Geriinda. He himself rode wildly over the country, asking every one he met, "Has Geriinda passed by here?" A shepherd lad said he bad seen a beau tiful maiden with long, golden hair and bright, blue eyes, riding on a white horse led by three dwarfs wearmrr lonr red cloaks. But he had seen them only lor a moment, and could not tell where they had gone. The Count then went to the old witch on the mountain, saying, "You surely know where my daughter is, and must tell me where to find ber." The old witch crooned some magic.songs over the fire, and then said:i"Your dauchter is in Mount Kedric" S,23ow the Count raged more furiously than jbelore, and he knew he was in the power of sthe dwarfs; for the Kedric Mountain was as smooth as glass-and-as hard as flint. No human foot bad ever been able to mount its BteejSSlipper jMope. Turning to the witch, -fthCKtaaf cried: "If you do not tell me hjowXtojfiscend this mountain, I shall cut yoonirpieces with my sword." rSJlt'is a very easy matter to ascend Mount "KedHc," said the witch. "My band of sprites shall go with you. and with their fiery feet shall burn a path.' 2b Count went at once to the mountain, J jflttL "4. A- -1- K ""-. Kmwt and there on the top stood many little dwarfs who laughed scornfully, and cried: "In vain have we sought aid from yon, and now you shell receive nothing from us." 3 "I shall have my daughter," said the Count, "and when I reach the top of the mountain, you shall know the power of my sword." The dwarfs laughed, and made no reply. The witch's sprites then began to make the path for the Count. Bnt he had gone only a few steps when the whole mountain began to smoke and burn with such a heat that he had to flee for his life; and all the time he could hear the mocking laughter of the dwarfs. Then Gerlinda's voice sounded sweet and clear: "father, go to the hermit in the forest; he will help you." : The Count followed this advice, and when be had told his trouble the hermit said: "The'dnarfs are very kind and good, but they are angry with you for defrauding the people, and denying shelter to the needy. For this reason they have taken your daughter and will restore her only on con dition that you promise hereafter to deal justly with everyone, and devote your time to doing good rather than getting wealth." The Count hesitated; tor he loved riches, and wished greatly to pnnish the dwarfs for carrying off his danghter. But his love for Geriinda conquered, and he gave the re quired promise. "Go then," said the hermit, "to Hount OF THE STORM. Kedric, and you will have no trouble in finding your daughter." Joyfully Count Gilgen went his way, and was surprised to see a flowery, shady path winding round the mountain. .Following this, he soon reached the top, where he was received with cries of welcome by Geriinda and tbe dwarfs. After being loaded with rich gifts, the Count and his daughter returned to their home. Count Gilgen was never unfaithful to bis promise; and the formerly steriuand orbidding man became a friend and confi dant of the people; and was loved by all. This is the story the peasants tell of the Castle Von Lorch. Paysie. THEY HABCHED TO HIS SHORE. A Pliilndelpblan WLo Gave Three RegN menu the trp While lie slept. Philadelphia Record. Select Councilman Franklin M. Harris prides himself on his proficiency as a snorer. In fact, several committees, representing the 75,000 people who have taken up perm anent residences in the Thirty-second ward, have waited upon him with protests. This story, however, is intended for family use only. "I established my reputation as a nasal trumpeter during the war," said the sage of the Diamond Club. "Bight after the Bat tle of the Wilderness we were marching rapidly along hoping to reach a suitable place to camp before night. I had been awake 48 hours, and fell asleep while march ing. Alter sereral hours I awoke and dis covered that three regiments had marched by me, keeping step with my snores fact, I assure you." GEMS FOE SEALS. TheEncrnved Slsnei of the Various Peo ple nt the Dawn of IlUtorr, Gems to be used as seals were engraved at an early age of the world. A square signet of yellow jasper, engraved about 1450 B. C, is in the possession of tbe British museum. It has engraved upon it the horse, and the name and titles of Amenophis U. Herodo tus informs us that the Ethiopians engraved signets. In Jndea, the breast plate of the high priest was adorned with 12 precious stones, with the names of 12 tribes engraved upon them. Strange to say, however, no Hebrew engraved gems older than the fifth century are known to exist The Bactrians and the Hindus are the other Oriential nations of antiquity that engraved gems. The Chi nese, early in their history, used gems, soapstone and porcelain lor seals, with de vices in relief. THE HEAD OF A H0ESE. Most Men Are SnrprUciUto Find It as Loos n a Floor Barrel. Philadelphia Press. "Which is tbe longer, the head of a good sized horse or of an ordinary flour barrel?" "Why what can you be thinking of?" "I repeat it" "Preposterous!" "Yes, but let us measure." So the two men found an emply flour barrel, measured tbe barrel and then stepped over to the curb, where stood a big-boned draught horse. They measured his head. The man who bad at first demurred opened his eyes. ' Good graciousl" said he, "cap, you are hoodooing mel I won't believe it" But it was a fact It you dont believe it', try. A MATHEMATICAL PAEE0T. He Hbp Learned lo Count lho Number of Dashes Id His Shower Bath. JTrom the Philadelphia Inquirer. H. Veil, the Eleventh street confectioner, Js endowed with a remarkable parrot, widely admired for his beauty and intelligence. The bird, jnst out of his teens, is still young for a parrot, and is a brilliant con versationalist; but bis strong point is bis talent for mathematics. Mr. Veit adminis ters shower baths with a sprinkler, and used to keep count of the number of times he threw the water over the parrot One morning he had a surprise the par rot did the counting! At the first dash from the sprinkler he said: "One!" at tbe second, "Tirol" at tbe third "Three!" and so on. Tbe bird has kept it up ever since, and Mr. Yeit declares tnat he never makes a mistake in his figures. HOE TET THAT WE CONFESS TO SIN, Turning to a Eight Life Must be Accompa nied by Divino Pardon. t THE SACRIFICE UPON THE CROSS rWEIXTEK FOR TBI PISPJLTcn.I What is it which saves men? We all want to know that We all need to know that It is the question of questions. How can we be saved from sin from Bin past, from its guilt, from its penalty; from sin future, from tbe love of it, from the power of it how can we be delivered from the guilt and from the love of sin? (1) If we could prove ourselves innocent of sin, we would be delivered from the guilt of it; we would be acquitted. Some people try to do that They do not attempt, ot course, to make themselves out as altogether perfect They have some faults. They have a brief catalogue of amiable failings, which lean decidedly "to virtue's side." But they say, "I don't do anything very bad. I don't do anybody any harm." There are a good many such people, and there are several things which ought to be said to them. These needful truths all begin with the word "not" Not to do good things is sin. In the par able of tbe rich man and Lazarus, in the parable of the Good Samaritan, in our, Lord's picture of the Last Judgment, that is the sin. The men who passed by on the other side, the rich man who let the beggar on his doorstep starve; the people who saw their brethren have need, and failed to ex tend to them a compassionate and helping hand these stand on the wrong side, when the race is parted right and left, before the Judge. To be unhelpful is to be unchrist- like. It is to be in sin. Among the mani fold opportunities which crowd our lives, and the daily chances there are to put money and time, and kind words, and helping hands where they will do the most good, who will affirm' that he who neglects them is innocent of sin? The sin of omission shadows even the saints. THE OTHER HOTS. (2) Not to love and serve God is sin. Some people think that they are doing their duty when they keep five of tbe command ments. They honor their parents, do not kill anybody, nor commit adultery, nor steal (.except perhaps in a commercial way), nor bear faUe witness (except occasionally for the sake of piquancy of conversation), nor covet (very much). But there are ten commandments. And the other five are both first and greatest Christ said: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart" No amount of love and well-doing toward our brother men can makeup lor vio lation or neglect of that Whoever is not serving God, seeking to know His will and to learn His truths, rendering Him rever ence and adoration, putting His service first is in sin. (3) Not to be conscious of sin is itself evi dence ol sin. The holiest people have always been conscious of their sins. You cannot see the disorder of a closed room. But open the shutters, let the light in, and soon'the dust is visible. Whoever is not conscious of sin must have a low idea of righteous ness. And that itself is a grief and an offense in the sight of God. Not to have a high ideal or sin. "Wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to distrac tion." You can walk in the way without any trouble, without thinking. "And many there be which go in thereat." "Because strait is tne gate and narrow is tbe way that leadeth unto life." You will have to mind your steps if you walk that road. "And few there be that find 'it" Whoever has a low ideal, whoever has a good opinion of himself, and is not trying very hard after any better way of living, and is not conscious of sin, which road do you think be is walking in? "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and tbe truth is not in m." No; we may not think to escape tbe guilt of sin by" plead ing innocent THOSE CONSCIOTS OI" SIX. II. But suppose we are conscious of sin. We plead guilty. May we cot be delivered irom the guilt ol sin, it we repent and amend our lives? How many hard questions would be an swered if we could seta "yes" to that! How many heavy volumes of theology that would send out to tbe dust pile! The mysterious, the miraculous, the supernatural in religion how it would be minimized! Why, it wonld make Christianity as simple and as reasonable as arithmetic What shall we do to be saved? Bepent and re'orm, every one of you; imitate the Master, follow His steps; abhor that which is evil, cling to that whieh is good and live lorevermorel Many believe that Many more would like to believe it It is an attractive doc trine. And the best thing about it is that it is trne as far as it goes. Without re pentance, without an endeavor to put awav the bad with sorrow, and to seek with earn estness after the better.no man can be saved. What is it to be saved to be saved from what? From sin; Irom tbe guilt and from tbe love of sin. It is plain that no man can be saved from sin who does not try to put sin away. But suppose a man could put sin away, would he then be saved? From the power of sin. he would. But the guilt of sin, thestain of the past, the pen alty of Nsin would he be saved from that? THREE IMPORTANT FACTS. (1) We turn to human law. Is the con vict pardoned who repents and tries to re form? No; he has to bear his sentence. (2) We turn to the universal legislation of nature. Will repentance and amendment save irom penalty the man who has broken nature's law? Let a man unnerve himself witb strong drink, and then sign a pledge, will nature pardon tbe past and make him well? (3) We turn to the instructive belief of the race. In all lands and all times, men have erected altars and offered sacrifices, and had faith in prayers and sacraments. Never have men been content witb their own endeavors after goodness; never have they trusted in the power of sorrow to wipe out the past; never have they been satisfied to regard salvation as simply a matter be tween the will and the soul. The thought of God has entered in, always. Somehow, God must be reconciled. God's pardon must be somehow gained before the guilt of sin can go away. Men have never been satisfied, and are not satisfied to-day, with any endeavors of their own. Beformation and amendment are not enough to save man. III. But pardon saves. God can pardon us, and so save us. Why not be delivered from the guilt of sin by being pardoned. Let us think of that (L) Suppose that our heavenly Father, in His infinite love for us. His children. were pleased to forgive freely and at once all our offenses against Him. "Suppose that after each sin we had but to kneel down, and holding up onr offending hands to heaven, ask to be forgiven, and the guilt of sin would go away. THE IMPORTANT CONDITIONS. That is true now, but under certain in finitely important conditions, one of which is that we ask in that sacred name which was written over the cross, and for His sake who bore that name, and upon that cross suffered and died. Snppose there had been no cross, and we had but to ask and be for given, do you not see that the standard ot holiness would at once be lowered? Sin onld not seem such a very grave offense against God if He were ready to pass it by. Tne denunciations of transgression in, Holy Scripture would quickly come to be read as the language of Oriental exaggera tion; and the declaration of the future pun ishment of the wicked would speedily be resolved into poetry and myth. We do not, as it is now, even begin to realize the sin fulness ofsirif-but''if-"the guilt 'of trans gression were to be done away by daily, and hourly, and wholesale, and easy par don, we would be farther than ever from that needful realization. It would -be the granting of a universal indulgence, without even the necessity of doing penance. Second And no vou not see, too, that this further result would follow. That if any realization remained of the sinfulness of the sin which God had forgiven, we would be utterly and miserably ashamed in His gracious presencel We would be pardoned culprits. Suppose a man owes a large sum of money, and his creditor, pitying such a poor bankrupt, tears up his notes, throws them in the fire and lets him go, would the debtor be at ease in that presence after ward? Or, suppose a man had been a traitor to his country and then been simply pardoned, would he not feel himself a branded criminal? Imagine Benedict Arnold forgiven, and living in the court of Washington and Jefferson! But God would draw us near to Him not repel us. He wants us to be full of joy, not of shame, before Him; and to that effect something more than pardon, something more than simple, unconditional, unearned forgiveness is necessary. So we add still another nega tive. Still the way of salvation is undis covered. What saves men is not yet an swered. THE BEST PLAN. Fourth How then? How can we be de livered from the guilt of sin? Suppose that God himBelf should say: "I will take upon me the burden of my children's sin. I myself will bear the penalty in their steady I want them to know what a dread ful thing sin is, and I want them to realize how I love them, even infinitely. I will teach thetM and save them by being mani fested among them, and taking their sins upon me. I will be lifted up, for my chil dren's sin, upon the cross. So will I draw them away from sin, and save them!" Would not that meet the needs of men? There would be no denial of the sinfulness of sin rather an emphasis of it There would be no separation set between God and the forgiven sinner, rathera closer union made. That was what happened. Here tbe ques tion of questions finds its answer. There is still difficulty, there is still mystery, that we would expect when we try to understand the plans and deeds of God. But the main truth is perfectly plain. "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Him self.,' Setaside all "theories" ofthe Atone ment and take this. This is enough. Christ "died for our sins." He was "cruci fied for us." He was "made sin for us." He "put away sin" by the sacrifice of Him self. He "bore our sins in His own bodyon the tree." He "hath washed us from our sins in His own blood." He "gave His life a ransom for many." He "hath reconciled us to God by His own blood." He "is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world." SDFPEEING FOR OTHERS. "God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself." That throws light into some dark places. Shall the innocent suffer for the guilty we ask, and there is an In stinctive negative. And if the question means "in the place of," then it is hard not to answer "No" and be done witb it One sins and another is punished for it That is strange justice! But it the question means "tor the sake of," shall the innocent suffer for the sake of the guilty? Why, inno cence is suffering for guilt, in that sense, all tbe time. Every noble soul who treads tbe way of sell-sacrifice that bis brethren may be UDliited is an instance of it Indeed", there is no way yet known among men by which there can be any saving ol the gnilty except by the voluntary suffering in some manner ot the innocent Down comes some Greatheart out of his home of comfort and sets his dwelling among the poor, denies himself almost everything that men account worth having, and gives bis life for bis brethren. That is the noblest sight which the sun looks down upon the wide world over. But it is only a faint reflec tion and dim echo of the Incarnation and Atonement , It is not, as some think, that the Father gives over the Son to death, compelling the endurance of that shame and pain. Still less is it, as others hold, that tbe loving Son. by tbe offering of this fearful sacrifice, either purchases the Father's love or appeases the Father's wrath. We distinguish between the Father and tbe Son too widely. There are not two Gods. We may set that down emphatically. It mavbe'too much to sav that the "Father,"-the "Son," and the "Holy Ghost" ARE BUT NAMES describing God in His different relations to us. Such a statement would need some qualification. It would be very much nearer tbe truth, however, than the duation or tritheron whicli colors our popular theology. It is not true that one God the Father compelled the sacrifice of another God the Son before He would forgive the sins of men. "God was in Christ, reconciling tbe world unto himself." It was God himself, manifested among men, who for love of us endured tbe cross. I think we can see here why it is that the death of Christ, rather than thelifeof Christ. la act. Auiiu us me uui. wiiicn won salvation. All that the life meant, and more also, is included in the meaning ol that death. Here is set forth pre-eminently the love which God has for us, and the hatred which God has for sin. Explain it as we may, here is the fact The sacrifice of Christ has made salvation possible for every child of man. The cross has bridged the gulf which seemed impassa ble between sin and pardon. Fortunately, it is not the "doctrine" of the Atonement which saves men. Salvation does not de pend upon our understanding of 'the atone ment, or onr "views" about it, or our belief in any particular interpretation of It We are saved, whatever we may think about it by the fact of the Atonement We are saved by the fact that "Christ died for our ins." George Hodges GETTIHG EVEH OH ICE. People Frnctlco So Much Econoinr That HIbu Prices Will Not Bring Profits. New York Tress. I heard a club steward talking yesterday abont the economies that are now required in such institutions on account of the high price of ice. He said: "We have been ex travagant beyond any sense in this country in the use of ice, because we have had such a bounteous supply of it In all the lead ing clubs cracked ice has been kept in great bowls on the tables and served in glasses for tbe cooling of water to drink. In our club all that has been stopped. "A member can have the ice by asking for it, but it is not set around to melt and go to waste. If the same economy we practice takes effect all over the city, the ice com panies will make less money this year than any year of which I have any knowledge, even at the high prices they charge." COLLEGES A FAILTJEE, An Old Gentleman Silcki a Senior CIn on a Coaple of Qaestlom. An eccentric old gentleman recently knocked out a whole graduating class in a Western college. He got tbe boys together, the day before commencement, and told them that he would give $10 to every man who would answer correctly two plain, every day questions. The questions were as fol lows: What is the origin of the common phrase, "to hope against hope?" And, why is the human ear shaped as it is, instead of being flat? Not a man answered the questions cor rectly, and the old gentleman went away declaring that colleges are a failure. New War Vesiel far ibe Japs. A Japanese steel war vessel, the Chiyoda, was launched recently from the Thomson yards, Clyde Bank, near Glasgow. Her dimensions are: Length, 300 fee t; breadth 42 feet; depth, 24 feet She has twin screws, carries 28 guns and 3 torpedo tubes, and is of 2,450 tons. The Chiyoda is manned by a a Japanese crew of 200 men, who will take Ififrto Japan. yiThe-veisel'Was cbristened'hyl Viscountess ixewass, a Japanese lady. "r J3XZMJ . I w-t- 2 "IjiljlJ-.lSjiLHSM'' ,jMMMMBasJJfesMai8afr ttnijir ln i 'itm ra, rjWtiltww HETteii .ftMifirffrnr jttm'f. "vgHlPtWMlfi rlllsesjTMIffiw'if-'fl'i'Berem Inventions Fail if They Only In crease Labor's Productiveness HAPPINESS IS MORE IMPORTANT. Will Electricity Servo to Make the World Brighter and Better? THE TELEGRAPH AND THE INTELLECT IWBirrN FOB TUB DISFATCn.1 The great advances made in electrical science during the last few years have drawn many thinking men to look forward in con templation of its probable results. Science, they say, hag hitherto increased oulythe effectiveness and productiveness of man kind, but added nothing to its happiness. Tbe men and women who lived and toiled before the great forces of steam were utilized were doubtless as happy, if not happier, than they who fill the factories and work shops of to-day. The shoemaker at bis bench, the blacksmith at bis forge, tbe vil lage miller in bis mill, the farmer in his fields, worked longer hours perhaps, and made less money than do the wage workers of the great manufacturing concerns ot to day, bnt they were more independent and therefore more contented. At least, so we are told by those whose memory goes back to the day when the shoemaker could stop to gossip with bis visitors, or sing songs as an accompaniment to his own industry, and when the black smith could crack jokes with the village, pundits and shower them with sparks from his anvil and his wits. Nowadays the "no admittance" signs on the mills and factories preclude the social intercourse so dear in days of old. LORD SALISBURY'S OLOOMT VIEW. But as the old times can hardly be ex pected to return, tbe present business is to so adapt the new force as to avoid the failures that have followed tbe adoption of steam power and the vast inventions that have revolutionized society in the past century. In a recent speech, Lord Salisbury, who in the leisure of his ministerial duties makes a stndy of electricity, expresses himself as doubtful that its effects will tend any more to the hanmnes-s of mankind than bave the great labor-saving inventions of the present century. He has an idea that if electricity could be so diffused that work could be done in the rural districts and villages in stead of the great cities, much happiness would result This would do away with the evils and miseries of living in tenement houses, back alleys and the haunts of vice and crime. If it does not do this then his fears outweigh his hopes. But if Lord Salisbury knew it, this is what is being done, or at least something akin to it, around Pittsburg, not so much as the effect of electricity, perhaps, as of the growing taxes of great cities.' The large corporations, while said to have no souls, have pocket nerves so susceptible of compe tition that in self-defense they are establish ing their great works and manufacturing interests in the rural regions. EXAMPLES HERE AT HOME. Homestead, Jeannette, Wilmerding and Creighton are examples here at home where carelul, well-doing working people can se cure pleasant homes and rural surround ings at low rates. The quiet, rustic village life of the old days, when "mute inglorious Miltons," and "village Hampdens," and "guiltless Cromwelts" were laid away in the village churchyards with "names and years spelt by the unlettered muse," may never return, but nevertheless science, in telligence and wealth can establish villages and towns with surroundings, appliances and devices for comfort and health and happiness such as were never dreamed of by those who see in tbe decavof the picturesque old villages and their clod-hopping inhabi tants a decrease of happiness, and all that makes life contented and cheerful. We have in our mind's view a country village, not a hundred miles away, where the people still live in the most primitive Puritan style. In spots it is picturesque, and artists would rave over it, but while it mieht be pretty in a picture, in reality it is about as ugly as it could be made. Its plain, inconvenient houses are built in most cases out to the clay road that in winter is a deep expanse of mud, and in summer dusty be- yond description. This state of affairs requires a locked front door and closed win dows, shaded by blue paper blinds. Around tbe corners may be seen, perhaps, a half de cayed lilac bush, or a hopeless looking grapevine struggling with abounding weeds. No convenience lor the housewife is dreamed of; the well may be 40 feet from the kitchen, and the coalshed even further, while the pig sty may be located where its odors fill the interior with sickening smells. Here frowsy women live, and "raise children," and when they die go to the neglected churchyard over the hills. Their one amusement, perhaps, is talking to their neighbors over the broken back fences, and discoursing upon the mys teries of Providence in decreeing that so many children shall die of the "summer complaint" and "dipthery." Those in the village who have a little pride are derided as trying to be people of quality. THE MODERN VILLAGE. What a contrast is such a village to that where intelligence, cultivated taite and science have united in providing healthy drainage, comfort and beauty. Each-house is set back among trees and shrubbery, tbe water is in the house, and the streets are lighted by electricity. Pigs are shnt off, and cows confined to proper pastures. Such towns are growing common, and they will become more so when corporations and capi talists nnu mat sucn surroundings mate their employes more contented, cheer. ul and less given to strikes, that despoil both masters and men. What men need and desire is to enjoy the earth and all that therein is, and this, those can never do who have to grub and drudge for long hours under the hardest conditions for barely enough to keep themselves alive. If by means of electricity some abatement in working hours can be made, if the util izing of nature's forces can bring its benefi cence into tbe working-women s kitchens and deliver the toilers therein from martyr dom, it will be a most blessed boon. Bnt if, as Henry George affirms, "discovery alter discovery, invention after invention have not lessened the toil of those who most need respite, nor brought plenty to the poor, nor diminished the deadening pain and keen maddening anguish that fill the world with distress," nor given the highest and noblest qualities in man lull scope to grow if, in short, progress has made wider and deeper the gulf between poverty and wealth, an3 if the new forces of electricity will only form part of "the immense wedge, not un derneath society, but forced through society, so that those above the point of separation are elevated, while those below are crushed down," then the new force will only make the misery ot the masses deeper and the doom of the world nearer. In this pessim istic view Lord Salisbury seems to share, but then he is on the "conservative" side, which ever looks back to the glories of the past, rather than to the bright promises of the future. EBOM AN INTELLECTUAL STANDPOINT. Another writer upon the same subject has not so much lear as to the evils ot tbe pres ent being intensified in the future by elec tricity as he has of its being a curse upon the intellect He thinks the hurry-scurry of the daily telegraph, in serving up the world's news ia a sort of a hash every day, will be destructive of reasonable thinking and sober judgment The telegraph, he thinks, reduces the world to a vi!-' lage, in which gossip and rumor are ever on the wing. This, he claims, muddles the brains, overexcites the mind and uses up the emotions to an in jurious degree. This view will perhaps ac count for the fact that only a few have time or interest tor the books that require thought or carefuj-readlng. y&ireJisStbtf 'shbrt,theyl say, io waBte upon Walter Scott or; Thack- eray, or even Charles Dickens. A study of Addison, Bacon, Shakespeare or others o. great name and fame, did very well for a former generation before the telegraph was invented, when people had time for con templation, bnt now, with all ofthe history of the world to take in in the daily papers, the great masters of the mind must be con tent to return to dust upon library shelves, unopened save by the few. The emotions, the passions, the sensations all find plenty to keep them going by tbe telegraph and telephone, and if not, they have the authors of the present, whether wise, or witty, or wishy-washy, or nasty, notorious br sensa tional to fall back upon. IT'S TVITH US TO STAT. But does electricity tend to injure the con science or deteriorate the intellect? Is "its universal result to over-fill the mind with undigested and indigestible scraps and sen sational items, the ultimate outcome of which will be to paralize reflective power?" Will the blessings of electricity balance its blights? However these questionsmay be answered, it is manifest that electricity is with us for weal or for woe. The world could not go on without the telegraph, although it did do so pretty well 100 years ago. The powers of electricity mu:t be developed even if its re sults are immoral and injurious to intelli gence and reflection. The children of Israel and everybody else must "go forward" whether to plunge into gulf of dark despair or to realize Utopian dreams of happiness. Bessie Bramble. BACIHG BULLOCKS IK INDIA. They me Very Speedy bat Can't be Taught to Ran In Straight Lines. St Louis Globe-Democrat In India the favorite animals, both for speed and for endurance, are the native bul eocfcs. The animals are small, wiry, muscu lar and swift They are trained to race and run well, not only under the saddle, but in harness. The Indians are fond of racing their beasts, and the sport is encouraged by the English part ot the population. The animal is guided by a cord through the nose, but the driver places more reliance on whip and voice than on the cord. The Indians are natural gamblers, and will bet their last rupee on the result of a race, tak ing so much interest in it that a penniless native has been known to wager his liberty and that of his family for arf entire year, and sell himself into voluntary slavery as tbe result ot losing a bet Tne races are frequently attended by serious accidents, from the fact that, although the bullocks may be trained to great swiftness, it seems almost impossible to teach them to run in a straight line. They will bunch together and thus frequently smash one or more of the vehicles. Exciting as are the bullock races when the beasts are harnessed and driven by native drivers, they are far more bo when tbe bullocks are ridden by European soldiers or sailors. The chief danger in a race of this description lies in the tails which are the almost inevitable result of an attempt to ride these awkward animals. CTTSI0US EPITAPHS. A Few That Are to be Foncd Near Chelten ham In Englaad. The following epitaphs are to be found in the vicinity of Cheltenham, England: Here I lie with my five daughters. All along of the Cheltenham waters; If we bad stack to Epsom salts We would not now be lying in these cold vaults. Here I lie, and no wonder I'm dead. For a broad-wheeled wagon went overmy head. Here lies my wife; here let her lie For she's at rest and so am I. Here lies tho body of Sallle Gray, bhe would if she could, but couldn't stay; She had two sore legs and a baddish cougb, But 'twas her lees as carried her off. Here lies the body of Snsan Lyon Bhe was so very pure within, Bhe broke tbe outward sbell of sin And hatched herself a Cherubim. Here lies tbe body of Charlotte Hexton Who as a wife had never vext one. A DOCTOE'S K0VEL SUIT. He Wants Damages far Injarlea Received While Being Hnnleil lo a Patient. At Philadelphia Dr. John P. Parthen heimer has brought suit in the Common Pleas Court against H. L. Cooper to recover $25,000 damages for injuries sustained on September 2, 1889. The doctor alleges that he was practicing medicine in Philadelphia and was the family phvsician of the de fendant, who was residing near Ard more. On the date given tbe doctor went to Ardmore in answer to a call, was met there bv defendant's carriage, and while being driven to defendant's house the horses ran away and the doctor was thrown out and se verely injured. AS onioh-eathtg COHTEST. A New York Colonel Gets Awnj With Eight in Nine anil a Quarter Seconds. New York Press. J Last night there was an onion-eating con test at No. 288 Front street Eive contest ants entered the arena. Half a dozen onions were laid on each plate, and the man who ate them in the shortest time was to be de clared the winner. Salt, pepper and vine gar were furnished gratis. At 8 o'clock tbe word was given. Colonel Brown cleared his plate first and started on the second batch. He had made eight on ions disappear in $ seconds, and was far ahead of any of his rivals. Colonel Brown was told to call on Monday for the $50 purse. THE ST0BY OF MOSES. Pretty Stories Sometimes Found In tbe School Examination Papers. Topeka School Journal. J While visiting one of the schools in a Kansas city, I had occasion, to look over a few examination papers of the scholars of the fi.th grade, in ,a branch which is "dubbed" ethics, and which in this par ticular case included some lessons from the Old Testament One paper contained this statement: "Moses was born in a manger, and the king's daughter found him and took him down to the water and raised him." In another paper, in answer to tbe question, "Name three of the ten plagues," a little boy oi 11 wrote: "Frogs, fleas and flies." Getting More and More Crnnkr. Count Tolstoi is just recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia. During his illness he refused all medical attention, be lievmir it impious to interfere with the de signs of Providence. The author of "The Kreutzer Sonata" grows more decidedly a crank all the time Shipping; Ico Eaat. Shipments of ice from Chicago to New York are now being made over the Michi gan Central Railroad. This is a new de parture, and the first time in history that ice has been scut from the West to the Eastern seaboard. Riches Make Ulm Economical. When Mark Twain was worth $10 or $12 a week, less the price paid for meals and lodgings, he smoked real Havana eigars. But now that he is worth a million or so, he has taken to a 5-ceut corncob pipe. Tlio Weil Wind. Tell me. O thou gentle west wind Linger here and whisper low Ofthe "girl I leftbehind me" Didst thou on her soft cheek blow. What, O loitering wind, what said she What the mesjasro she gave to tneo. Charging thee to swiftly bear it Eastward, many a mile, to met And tho cruel west wind, howling Round me, o'er me, roaring, yowling, ,.T-, Answered, with his hoarsest hollow. , , , "Stiehas married another fellow." , j T. K. HxsbioxT THE FIRESIDE SPHDTX A CollectiOu of MmaM Its for Home CracHng. Addreu communications for tM department foE.lt Chadbourk. Lewiston, Maine. 1101 TO A FLIGHTY OSfE. 1102 ANAGRAM. My whole is that they always try To shan the fault of being dry; When writing flats 'tis a good plan To be as spicy as yon can. For puzzle-making, I divine. Gives locate wit a chance to shine. There should be harmonious chimes And melody in all yonr rhymes: Tbe measure should be faultless, too. The sense unto the subject true; Tbe sentiment so pure and chaste, As to please fastidious taste. Though it may be delusive hope. Try. if you can. to rival Pope That is in diction and in grace. Where every word has proper place. When one who loves the poser's trade, And fain would elevate its grade. Finds a producer who has skill All these requirements to fulfill, He ''ditcovers apoeC then That can delight us with bis pen. Nzlsosian. 1103 RIDDLE. We're sometimes made of piper good. And sometimes made of gold; Wo're also made of polished wood. Ana neavy ouraens noia. Oftimes the treasures we contain You never would resign; And tbongh we're bound, beneath the strain. We never dare repine. Again, we are free as air A lightsome, merry crow. That live and die without care Amid the snn and dew. Axdtl. 1104 DIAMOND. 1. A letter. 2. The conical ball of thread formed on tbe spindle of a wheel. 3. A village In Servianwoiwode. Austria (Bij.). i. A. Chi nese toy. 5. One who secretes. 8. (Bnt.) A small herb of tbe genus mjosotls. 7. Orna mental hangings of a state department 8. The first day of eacu month among tbe Romans. 9. A town in Germany. 10. Biver in Russia. 11. A letter. Hespeeus. 1105 CHARADE. When Mother Hen would call her brood In langnage by them understood. And bring them to her with a flatter, Mrst. oft repeated, she will utter. A bnman mother flrtu her child Beneath tbe chin in manner mild. And then a pleasant smile will trace its outline ou tne infant's lace. In last we have a pit or cell. Also a cavity or well: A hnnter lasts a fox or hare. Ana he may last a wolf or bear, But never the fleet-footed doe. The moose, the elk or buffalo. When pnblic roads neglected are. And stand in need of much repair. And when their surface show tbe cuts' Where wheels hare sunken in tbe ruts, There, to obstruct the travel more. And rack tbe traveler till he's sore. The totals help to rack tbe sides. And wrench tbe frame of him who Tides. Nelsosian. 1106 A PROMETHEAN TASK. If you kindly will find for me, somewhere, a head (A commonplace cranium will do, if well bred!). And Join to it it someway It matters not how The tall of a bird and tbe heart of a cow. And give your creation a hnsband. you'll find Her a lady of very high station and mind. Hxsfxbus. 1107. COMBINATIONS. 1. A common article. ") 2. To diligently consider. I A piece of 8. Br. V arcbitec- 4. Within. I tnre. 5. A prefix denoting repetition. J Tbe words defined on the left of the brace combined with tbe one defined on the right form words with the following meaning: 1. To reach up. 2. To plot against 3. One of the things warm weather causes us to do. 4. To take in the air. 6. To breathe. M Ethtl. 1108 SYNCOPATION. Whole. Unlimited is my domain; To heavenly regions I pertain; To the whole universe I may Apply In a descriptive way, Tbe rfslng with the sun 1 name. And setttng witb him just the same. Last. How different am I from whole! I am diverting, sportive. drolL A circus clown I may describe. And all the laugh-producing tribe. My name has reference, in abort. To anything that's down for sport Nzlsoxiajt. 1109 DECAPITATION. The whole is simply beautiful And vigorous with youth: Bo delicate, tonch will dispel Its freshness, too, in truth. Behead, 'twill bo machinery. With noise and use combined. Where threads in many ways, you'll see, And patterns, are entwined. Bitter Sweet. 1110 cdetailment. Tbe monarch has an all; Curtail, a sonnd does fall Upon the ear Both shrill and clear Which us from sleep does call. ANISE LANG). D.ir.H. ANSWERS. 1C91 Excuse excesses: I am in exuberant spirits. 1092 Polka jacket 1093 Stifle, ftselt. 1091 M MAD M A N E'D MANDREL MANGROVES MANDRAGORAS DEROGATED D E V O T H D L E R E D SAD S 1093 Egotism, egoism. 109 Sunday papers. 1097 KickshoE NEIGHBOR I NVTTL OAR GLI COOKA HISTRION T OAS SPIT 1 ODS Romanesque. 1099 Racer, race. 1100 Argument. COTTRTIKO IN PERU. It Wonld be Scandalous for u. BennlT to be Alone Willi Her Lover. tit. Louis Fost-Dlspatcb. When a Peruvian lover desires to see bis sweetheart, be calls upon her father 'and is at liberty to gaze at her during any brief moments in which be can divert bis atten tion Irom ber parents, who are entertaining him. If his loved one's residence has a window opening ou the street, he may con verse with ber and other members of tbe family through the iron grating with which the lower windows of bonses in Spanish countries are alwas surrounded to protect against robbers, lovers and the like. After he is accepted be fs asked to dinner at 7, and as this meal lasts two hours and is followed by tea at 11 he can feast his eyes upon bis charmer lor five consecutive bliss ful hours; and if there be a number of guests he may get a few minutes' talk with ber in a corner. Here if a young lady is alone with a yonng man she is seriously" com promised. A moonlifht hncrirv rirl vnnlil be cause for public seandaL theyouug lady being-the only one to suflir inrepula- ----- , -.-- ..-... tion. ,v ( I MOST Important Announcement New Story BT William Black. A NEWSPAPER NOVEL. DEALING WITH COTEMPORART LUTE, NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. Specially Secured for the Columns of THE DISPATCH. . We have pleasure in announcing to our read ers that we hare secured for publication in the columns of The Dispatch anew worlc of fic tion by lir. William Black an author unirer sally admired his forthcoming woric beinsr, moreover, specially written for newspaper pub lication and designed to Interest all classes. Tbe story is altoeether new and unpublished, and as It deals to some extent with present day events and characters, its publication front week to week will arouse the utmost attention, William Black's New Novel WILL BE ENTITLED "STAND FIST, CKAIG-KOYSTW," And the story it will tell will be as unconven tional as the title of the worlc "Stand Fast, Craig.Royston," is the family motto of one of the characters introduced by the author and a very interesting, original and breezy sort of in diridnal he prores himself to be. But his great est claim upon the reader lies in the fact that his daughter is the heroine of the story. Will lam Black's heroines are among the most de lightful creations in our literature, and tho heroine of the present story is equal to the best of her cbarmme predecessors. "Stand Faat, Craig-Royston," whatever else It may be, la first and foremost, A Love Story, Introducing Scotch Poetry and Saxon Prosa, American Girls and English Aristo crats, Theoretical Socialism and Practical Politics. , A STORY TO BE READ. THE AUTHOR 07 "jSTAJNT) FAST, ORAIG-EOYSTOJS" i u Mr. William Black. Mr. VflLLIAU BLACK, tho author of "A Princess of Thule," "Sunrise," etx, was born a little short of E0 years ago. in Glaecow. His youthful ambition was to become an artist, but eventually be drifted into journalism, of which he may still be considered a distinguished and successful representative. He located himself in London in 186 As a newspaper representa tive he went through the Prussia-Austrian War of ISCa. "In Silk Attire." produced in 1869, dealt with peasant life in tbe Black Forest. "Kll- meny,""The Monarch of Mincing Lane" and "A Daughter of 11 etb," followed In tbe order named and ran through many editions. Next cams "The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton,"which literally described a drinmr excursion the author made from London to Edinburgh, with a thread of fiction interwoven. It is said that a good many people. Americans chiefly, hare adopted this plan of exploring the English counties, and hare taken these "Adventures" as a sort of guide book. A glance through tha author's list of published works reveals that his later stories appeared in the following sequence: "A Princess of Thule," "The Maid of Kileena," Three Feathers.." "Madcap Violet," "Green Pastures and Piccadilly," "Macleod of Dare." "White Wings: A Yachting Romance," "Sun rise: A Story of the Times," "That Beautiful Wretch," "Sbandon Bells," "White Heather." "The Wise Women of Ivernesa," "Sabina Zembra," "In Far Lochaber." .1, STAND FAST 7 CRAIG-ROYSTON," Wil 1 prove to be as clever and as successful as any of the works preceding it from tha same gifted source. POINTS OF THE NEW SERIAL, Publication of which begins in The Dispatch SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1890. The heroine Is a young American girl of Scotch descent, who has traveled much and who has a charming simplicity and independence of character. The story is full of Interest and the move ment is steady and continuous, Tbe perusal of the opening chapters gives promise of some surprising situations in the near future. Tha hero is a young fellow of means, with brilliant prospects In the political world; bis father fs a millionaire with socialistic theories. The lore story which the author has to tell Is of a most original kind, and requires for its elaboration several interesting personages, in cluding a family of Americans and several fashionable notabilities In London. The political characters Introduced can al most be recognized as counterparts of peopte now living. We have copious references In the mouth of an old Scotch poet to the claims of Scotland In song and story, and as a back ground we have fashionable life In Majfair, at Henley and Brighton, labor and co-operative congresses in various parts of the country, and a characteristic leader of the masses in a fNorth Country man named Ozden. "Stand. I Fast, Craig.Royston" possesses a powerful and exciting plot, and will appeal strongly to all Classes or, readers. - William Black's LATEST, BEST AND MOST FOWERWUX. ' STORY, "STAID FAST, . ; ' CRAIG-ROYSTOI," WILL COMMENCE PUBLICATION IN THE COLUMNS OF THB DISPATCH ON SUNDAY. JULY 6, 1890. 8-Aeents should send in orders early. Lovers ot High Class Literature who desire to read THE BEST SERIAL announced so far this PATCH, or call in person. Corner SmlthfleW ana.bCmond Street; Pittsburg. tpl aX season, should mall orders for THE DIS- i phone, U3), Ring X fill 5oSnn. h lit If Jirl mww .f BHpHWWJllfigsK3HB jaWMBSMsMaMMBiK
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