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POSTAGE All persons who mail the Sunday issue of Tho Dispatch to friends should bear in mind the fnct that the post Bee thereon is Two (2) Cents. All double and triple number copies of Tho Dispatch require a 2-ccnt stamp to Insure prompt delivery. PITTSBURG. SUNDAY. JULY 6, 189a THE DISPATCH FOE THE 6UJOIEE. Persons leaving the City for the summer can tiave The DisrATcn forwarded by earliest tnail to any address at the rale of SO cents per month, or ft SO for three months, Sunday edi tion included. Daily edition only. 70c per month, ft for three months. The address may be changed as desired, if care be taken in all cascf to mention both old and new address. XSt-The BUSINESS OFFICE of THE DIS PATCH has been removed o Corner of Smithneld and Diamond Streets. THE DENIAL OF REPRESENTATION. It is interesting to observe that in the Jforth American Review Hon. Thomas B. Heed makes a frank acknowledgment that the present method of settling contests for seats in Congress is unjust, unsatisfactory and, to use Mr. Heed's own words, "fails to secure the representatives whom the people have elected." "With that admission no further argument on the utter vicious nature of the present system is needed. The Speaker goes into detail for the purpose of excusing the inability of the House to decide election contests honestly; but the fact that practical politics makes it a rule so well es tablished as to receive open recognition from the leaders of the party in the House, that party majorities are strengthened through the denial of the fundamental principle of lonest repretentation, is the most crushing commentary on the present political system that could be imagined. In seeking a remedy for this wholly un republican state of affairs, Mr. Beed nat urally turns to the United States courts and proposes the establishment of a tribunal to be formed of six United States District Judges, to hear and determine contests for Congressional seats. This proposition is criticised by the Baltimore Sun on the ground that the Judges must be appointed by the President and will therefore be par tisan. It is true that there is great difficulty in forming an absolutely non-partisan tri bunal; but there is no doubt that the near est approach to it will be by selecting men of judicial standing, holding their positions for li.e, and thereiorc largely free from the ordinary temptations of partisanship. If each President is to have the selection of these Judges, of course the impartiality of the tribunal will be greatly diminished. But if the cnange in the method should designate, for instance, that the six senior District Judges shall compose the tribunal to dende election contests, it could be iesii. that men will sit who owe their Jw nent to previous administrations, . therefore to a great degree emanci from the current bonds of partisan Such a measure would be clearly in by a wish to secure the public right st representation, beyond question that something he done to correct the subversion of lovcrnment that is admitted by Mr. e accomplished by partisanship in No more stunning statement of ssity need be given than the fact vitiation is now being passed through iss by the force ot a majority created, Speaker himself declares, by decid contests solely with reference to par ij interests, and without respect to the jonest choice of the people. WOOL CH13IS PROTECTION. The woolgrowers in this country are very outspoken in their disapproval of Senatorial tinkering with the McKinley tariff bill. The Bepnblican platform in 1888 promised the woolgrowers a full measure of protec tion. The McKinley tariff bill ful fills this promise. Senator Hale and other Bepnblican statesmen in the Senate want to reduce the protection enjoyed by the wool growers. They are advocating changes in the tariff bill, which the wool men say will hurt their business more than Mr. Cleve land's extreme recommendations would have had they been carried out We be lieve in a full protection of all domestic in dustries, and there is no reason why wool should be excluded from the fulfilment of the party's pledges. THE PRIVACY OF WEDDINGS. A pathetic protest of a bride to whom the attention of the world has been called, against the desire of sightseers to turn her nuptial ceremonies into a show, was made by Miss Dorothy Tennant In a letter to Mr. Stanley's private secretary asking him to refuse all applications for seats in the church where the ceremony is to take place, she said: "I wish from the bottom of my heart that the wedding could take place in some quiet little church, so that I could wait there in ordinary costume and go away immediately afterward." Of course this wish of a sensitive woman for the protection of privacy against the vulgar curiosity of people without the slight Vmm est claim of friendship, who wish to go to the wedding, simply one of the sights of the day, will evoke sympathy. The eagerness of people to be present at the marriage of those who are unknown to them, is out of keeping with a refined civilization, and is akin to the less common, but very frequent appetite for attending funerals. The right of brides, or the right of mourners, who wish privacy on such occasions, to have their wish respected, is one which every sensible person will concede. But it is a peculiar illustration of the power of conventionality that this thing which MissTennaut wishes from the bottom ol her heart was possible, is perfectly possi ble. Nothing in the nature of the cere mony, or the requirements of the law, pre vents herself and Mr. Stanley from doing as she wishes and going to some out-of-the-way church, being married in ordinary costume and quietly going away. If she doesn't do so, it is because the conventional duties of society and the desire of the friends of the couple are stronger upon her than ber own wish for absolute privacy. She has the right to make her choice, and it is just as seemly for her to be married in the presence of a large gathering of friends, as to select the most private way. But in'view of the expression of this earnest wish for the most private wedding, it is instructive to note that nothing prevents such privacy ex cept the conventional and factitious require ments of social rules. There is another aspect of this matter not without pertinence. The pushing and im pertinent disposition pf the merely curious in American society to intrude into private matters has been the subject of some sharp and perhaps not wholly unjustifiable criti cism. But it seems from the experience of Stanley and his bride that the same vulgar intrusion flourishes to an extreme degree in the aristocratic society of London. THE DECREE OF POVERTY. In his address to his Sunday school a week ago Postmaster General Wanamaker, while inculcating the very-valuable moral lesson of trust in Providence and faith for the fnture, diverged into some remarks upon the divine decree of poverty. "It was," said the Postmaster General, "the evident intent of God that the majority of mankind should be poor; that where one man should occupy a large house twenty must reside in small ones. The Lord knew we were to be poor. He thought it was better for us that this condition should exist." No thoughtlul man will dispute the main doctrine which Mr. "Wanamaker sought to impress upon his hearers, namely the moral duty of preserving a cheerful faith, and abstinence from worry over worldly matters. Bnt the collateral assertion of the doctrine that poverty for the many and wealth for the few is a divinely ordained condition, is open to criticism. It is the theory that is most relied upon by the classes that enjoy wealth and social superi ority as a privilege, and is very olten as serted by those who bnild up great fortunes by means which make those fortunes repre sent just so much money accumulated at the cost of the many. "We should be careful to acquit Mr. "Wan amaker from belonging to the latter class. His wealth is an honorable example of fortune gained by the class of trade in which every cent of profit is gained by of fering to the people in an eqnal benefit. As contrasted with the devices by which profit represents the ability to make the masses pay high prices, bis profits have been se cured by the ability to sell to the public at the lowest prices. In other words, his busi ness has, by giving consumers their share of the benefit in the economics of trade, been a benefit to the public, while those which force upon the consumers an increased cost of the necessaries ot life are a burden to the public. Nevertheless the spectacle of a wealthy public man inculcating the moral lesson that the condition of poverty for the masses and -wealth for the few, is divinely or dained, calls for critical examination. If this is so, the constant assertion that poverty is the resnlt of vice and ignorance, the outcome of improvidence, waste and in temperance, is a wholesale lie. If poverty is "the evident intent" of Providence, are not the efforts of men like Mr. "Wanamaker to gain wealth by industry and enterprise, attempts to escape the divine decree? "What incentive can there be, in accordance with this doctrine, for high endeavor in the busi ness walks of life, or what justification for the works which distribute the benefits of wealth among the greatest number? The most thorough contradiction of this theory that God has ordained poverty for the great mass of mankind is furnished by the fact that wherever Christian civilization has had its most intelligent and faithful application, there the greatest increase of wealth among the masses has taken place. "While there are still great differences be tween rich and poor, the actual condition of the poor in a civilized nation is almost equal to that of the wealthy at the time of Christ Moreover, the whole spirit of Christ's teaching was in exactly the opposite direction from the acquiescence in the division of wealth for one man and poverty for the many. The poverty which He inculcated in His followers was the volun tary abjuration of the selfish pursuit of wealth for the sake of benefiting mankind. The very rich furnished the class which was inconsistent with His doctrines, and He de clared the difficulty with which that class should enter into the kingdom of heaven. It was enjoined upon the wealthy man who wished to embrace the Christnan religion that he must sell all he had and "give unto the poor" the clearest indication of the divine wish that the poor should be aided by the distribution of wealth among them. The whole spirit of Christianity, agrees with the spirit of democracy, that the widest distribution of wealth among the masses, is for the best good oi mankind. The assign ment of poverty to the many and wealth and luxury for a privileged few, is the work of the vices which Christianity seeks to conquer and the privileges against which democracy struggles. Christian poverty is not the tame acceptance of the economio injustice; but the voluntary devotion of work and wealth to the benefit of humanity, by those who fulfill the teachings of Christi- anity.helping.the masses to raise themselves from poverty to comparative comfort PUMPS BARRED OUT. Pumps do not play an important part in the milk supply of Pittsburg. The health authorities say that water does not reach our citizens through the dairies. The pros pects ot a people who have to drink watered milk are like the liquid, blue. We congratulate the milkmen upon their honesty, the cows upon their opportunity to shine, and the consumers of milk-upou their good fortune. For if bread be the staff of life, milk and butter are the suspenders of the human sys tem. Impure milk causes more deaths than the yellow fever or Asiatic cholera in a year. The little children suffer most when the dairymen or dealers adulterate milk. Germs of all sorts of disease come from foul THE dairies. At this time of the year pure, sweet milk is a great blessing. We are glad Pittsburg is so well off in this respect. TOO MUCH DISPARITY. An exhibit of the small vote cast by the different Congressional districts of South Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia, in the election of 1888, is reproduced by the New Yorfc Press as an argument in favor of the federal election bill. The claim of that journal is that "a few men in Southern States exercise seven to ten times as much power in Congress an the same number of citizens in Northern States. It is to equal ize this disparity that a federal election law is necessary." The policy and justice of the federal elec tion bill has already been sufficiently dis cussed in the columns of The Dispatch, but in connection with this assertion, an other party measure evokes pertinent com ment Congress has jnst admitted Idaho and Wyoming into the Union. The vote of the former in 188G, the same year in which this light Southern vote was cast was lfl. 000, and that of the latter 9,300. Each of these States has the representation ot one Congressman and two Senators in Congress. According to the Press' logic the voter of Idaho has seven and a half times as much power in Congress as the voter in this Con gressional district and the voter of Wyom ing about twelve times as much. It may equalize the disparity referred to by the Press to have undeveloped Territories broueht in to balancoa light Southern vote; but who will equalize the disparity between the excessive representation of the voter in the Territories over those of the Bast? It can hardly be taken as a mathematical truth that two disparities always make an equal-, ity. CONVERTED BY DEFEAT. The Home Rule party has no reason to grumble at the events of the past week in England. Mr. Caine's conversion from the heresy of Liberal-Unionism to orthodox Home Bule is comical. He got Mb new light from defeat The loss of his seat in Parliament from Barrow touched him as nothing else could. As he is powerful with the British workingman, the generous Gladstonians will provide a new seat for the man they have whipped. Afer all it does not much matter how polit ical salvation comes so long as it comes. But the lukewarm Liberals and hedging Tories will have to recant rapidly or the general election next year will put them be yond the merciful consideration of the vic torious Home Bulers. The expressions of regret called forth by the death of R. B, Camaban are general and sincere. Mr. Carnahan was one of Pittsburg's worthily notable men. At the bar he was es teemed for his scholarship, his integrity, his simplicity and the quality of sound, profes sional Jadgment which came from a thorough mastery of the principles and practice of the law. As a citizen who tooK part in public af fairs, Mr. Carnahan bad at once the respect, confidence and esteem of all whoso good opin ion was worth having. To him and to Chief of Pnblic Works Bigolow was almost wholly due the influence with Mrs. Schenley and the per sonal applications which led to the presenta tion by that lady of the beautiful park, which was used by the public for the first time on Friday last It is hardly an exaggeration to say that probably no half dozen of the avcrago men conspicuous in public life would aggre gate among them tho interesting and useful information which Mr. Carnahan possessed of men and events important in the world's his tory. He was a great student and took a keen delight at all times in discussing questions of broad interest with appreciative bearers. The amiability and modesty of the deceased won him siucere friends upon every band. In every respect R. B. Carnahan was a noblo character; and never were there slncerer expressions of personal worth than those which his death has brought from all who had the good fortuno to know him. The two new States jnst admitted into the Union, with a population of 105,000, will cast six times tho vote in Congress that Pitts burg can with a population of over 250,000. The business of strengthening party majorities is apt to produce practical injustice. Sosib of the Bepnblican organs are try ing: to make a great deal of the report that Robert E. Wright one of the defeated candi dates for the Democratic nomination, refused to address the convention after the nomination of Pattlsou. The same organs say nothing of the similar omissions on the part of Bastings and Montootb; but their enlargement on tho reported dissatisfaction of Wright and Wallaco shows that they must consider like evidences of Republican dissatisfaction as serious. Mr. Wright however, makes mincemeat of the yarn as concerns him by denying it entirely, ana saying "My personal and political friend ship for and admiration of Governor Pattison have undergone no change, and there has1 never been a moment when there was any rea son for a misunderstanding on this paint" The imposition of a duty of over five dollars a barrel on American flour at' Havana, while Spanish flour is admitted freo, is a strik ing example of the policy of the misgovern ment ot making food dear for the benefit of a favored interest It is intimated that some of the people who visited Schenley Park on Friday were dis appointed at not finding smooth drives, fion 1 embellishment and refreshment pavilions. Such expectations would bo unreasonable if they were generally entertained. It takes time to create park improvements as decidedly as in any other work of art Next year the land scape gardening will show some of its results. This year the possession of the park itself is enough for public congratulation. It is an exhibition of offensive partisan ship for the Democratic organs to suggest that Mr. Cabot Lodge should have extended the pro visions of bis federal election bill so as to cover the election for overseers of Harvard College. Denver's dissatisfaction with the census enumeration took the pertinent form of a count by local authority, and a single day's canvass is claimed to have found 8,000 names that were missed by the census enumerators. The new count may be open to the charge of pad ding akin to what is alleged of Minneapolis; bnt it is tbe only resources for cities which feel that full justice has not been done to them by the official enumeration. That the newspapers are the best edu cators IS again proved. An applicant for naturalization papers told the court yesterday that he had read the Declaration of Independ ence in The Dispatch the day before. Chief John Grass, who is an aborginal admirer of Chauncey M. Depew, has bestowed on that gentleman the title of "The Big Paw nee Killer." As Mr. Depew has never started out with the juvenile ambition to slay Indians, there is reason to fear that Mr. Grass is making a sarcastic suggestion that the railway magnate is able to talk the Pawnees to death. The victorious career of the Players' League nine is reviving Pittsburg's interest in baseball. The novelty of having a winning ball club here is attractive, as the attendance returns show. The last monthly debt statement is pecu liar for being the first for many years which makes tbe debt, less cash in the Treasury, under a thousand millions. It is S9SS.000.000 now. Whether tbe surplus spenders will let it re main as low as that is a very doubtful question. Consul General Bathbone at Paris has had Kt official head chopped off. He is a PITTSBURG DISPATCH, Democrat, but he paid Russell Harrison great attention last year, and now he regrets it. A Philadelphia Judge has decided that Sunday shaving by barbers is not a work of necessity. It is pleasant to observe that the leisurely courts of Philadelphia have at last caught up to the truth which has been demon strated by actual experiment these many years. PTJBELY PERSONAL. The Emperor of China is a young man who looks like an American college student. Senator Suebsias'8 large fortune Is said to yield him an annual ircome ot 12 per cent Mr. Balfour never reads a newspaper, Enelish or American, and is a firm believer In the desultory reading of books. Mendelssohn, the composer, has a cousin who is the leader of a band ot Russian Nihil ists, and who was recently arrested for threat ening the life of the Czar. t One of Senator Blackburn's daughters. Miss Corinne, is a brunette, while Miss Lucille Blackburn, another daughter, is a blonde of the regular English type. Geokoe Westinghouse is having a cot tage built entirely of marble at Lenox, Mass., at a cost of 8500,000. A large marble building will contain the electric light plant. Miss StrsiE Bate, daughter of the Tennes see senator, is one of the belles at Washington. She is a vivacious bloode.and rides weli,dances well and performs cleverly on the banjo. Rev. Elisha Holland, of Ooldsboro, N. C, is growing younger as his years Increase. He is now 85 and a heavy coat of black hair is beginning to grow on his bald head. At 80 he cut a tooth. Abraham Emerson, of Candla, N. H is the son of a soldier who fought at Bennington, and is 90 years old. In spite of that great age he is in excellent health and is uncommonly sprightly. He may any day be seen at work on his farm. Young Coninqsbt Disraeli, the nephew and heir of tbe late Lord Beaconsfleld, is de veloping into a fluent speaker. In personal ap pearance he much resembles the early portraits of bis famous uncle, his features possessing in a marked degree the characteristics of the race to which ho belongs. Ida Lewis, at Newport, is the only, woman lighthouse keeper in the country, and the last, it is said, to whom will be given a light by Government It is said also that no light on tho coast is more perfectly attended to than hers, and tbe Government Inspector always gives her an unusually high report BUTNED BY CATERPILLARS. Connecticut's Wild Cherry Crop a Failure This Year. New London, Conn., July 6. Connecticut people who are fond of wild cherry rum and brandy and are in the habit of "laying by" a stock of those medicinal beverages every sum mer, will have to forego the pleasure for tho next year. The tent caterpillar has taken all tbe wild cherries, and in many instances the lifo of the tree, too. Tbe ravages ot the pest in this State this season were never equaled before in its history. Tho caterpillar's first choice in the matter of food is a wild cherry tree, second choice an apple tree, and third any other kind of fruit tree. In riding about the State one's attention is attracted to tbe vast number of wild cherry trees that are wholly denuded of foliage, and in many cases dead. In every season the wild cherry tree is speckled with a greater or less number of tbe triangular nests ot caterpillars, but this season the pests fairly wrap the tree in a thin gossamer winding sheet, so that at a dis tance it looks as if it was Incased In a cocoon. No tree lives long after the loathsome web is fairly spun and stitched about it. It is a gro tesque sight a tree thus invested, with a small army of tbe brown worms crawling over the surface. In Southeastern Connecticut the applo crop, both of summer and winter varie ties, is a total failure. Peacb, plum and cherry trees have also been devastated. The pear crop is very nearly a failure. There will be little fruit in the eastern half of the State. A SHARP, QUICK-EYED CLERK. He Refuses to Change n 8100 BllBncauso Not Properly (Slguod. From the New York Tribune. A clerk of one of the well-known hotels of this city proved yesterday that be possessed a sharp, quick eye. A young business man from the West handed him a 8100 bill in payment! of a small amount "I cannot accept this," re plied tbe clerk to the astonished young man, wLo had taken tbe note from a large roll of bills received from a bank in bis native town. "It is not signed by the President of tbe bank." Investigation proved his statement true. The note was issued by ono of the national banks of Stockton, Cal. It was signed by tbe cashier of the bank, but tbe space reserved for the signature of the president was blank. Tho note bore evidences ot use, and had been in circulation probably for a number of years. Notes cannot be examinedtoo carefully. A Bold Canadian. From tbe Philadelphia North American. Those were bold words of Wilfrid Laurier, tbe leader of tbe Liberal party in Canada, the other night. "Canada cannot always remain a colony," he said. "For my part 1 favor inde pendence." That he echoes tho sentiment of thousands of Canadians is not a secret Can ada may not yet be ready to sever ber connec tion with the mother country, but tbe spirit of discontent has been growing for years and will one of the aays break out in the manner voiced by Mr. Laurier. Sbnve Yourself and Shavo Trouble. From the Philadelphia Press. Sunday shaving is unlawful in this town and has got to stop. That is, the barbers must not shave customers, although a citizen may still shave himself without violating the law of the land. So it is not the act itself, but tbe man ner in which it is performed that tho law takes into account in determining tbe guilt or inno cence of the individual The moral of Judge Fennypacker's decision is: Bhavo yourself and you'll shave trouble. Snfeaunrds for Hot Wenther. From the Philadelphia Times. Wholeseme lood, chiefly, vegetable; whole some drinks, chiefly milk, with temperate exer cise and avoidance of excitement, are tbe best safeguards against the maladies which attend hot spells: and as these antidotes are within the reach of nearly all who are exposed to hot weather, tbe chief perils of the heated term can be easily obviated. The Attraction at Harris. "His Natural Life." a sensational drama which met with groat success at Harris' The ater last season, will be presented there this week by Mr. Inigo Tyrrell, supported by a first class dramatic company. The drama is well constructed and Interests an audience from first to last. Several of the scenic effects are roalistic In the extremo, and many of the situa tions are of tho most thrilling character. Plnln English Wanted. From tho South Bend Times.! The demand for plain English is steadily growing stronger the plainer the better. What's the use of raking the dictionary for big words when little plain ones answer the pur pose so much betterT The great majority of readers prefer the latter. Hifalutin' flapdoodle is no longer in popular favor. DEATHS OF A DAY. Prof. R. H. Bishop. CINCINNATI, July S. Prof. Robert H. Bishop died to-day at his residence in Oxford, O., from paralysis. His father was one of the early Presi dents or Miami University, and the son was Pro fessor of Latin In that institution from 1852 until 1873. He was Professor Emeritus and Secretary of the Hoard of Trustees until his death. The alumni or Miami Uimersltv. among whom re President HarrlBon. becretary Noblcand Minister hitelaw ltcld, were accustomed to hold a yearly meeting under the walnut trees on the lawn of Prof. Bishop's residence. Colonel L. A". Harris. CINCINNATI, July 5. Colonel L. A. Harris died this morning. He was a member of the Board of Managers or the National Soldiers' Homes. He served with distinction during the War of the Rebellion, was an ex-Mayor of Cincinnati, and had been at one time Collector of Internal Rev enue in this city. His ailment was chronic but not.considered alarming. Jbssk Morrison. isrrctAr. telequam to Tin pisfatch.1 Rochester, Pa., Julys. Mr. Jesse Morrison, believed to bo the oldest resident 'of this place, died at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Morrison was in the 88th year of his age. About two years ago hU eyesight began to fall him, and he has been totally blind for some time. SUNDAY, JULY 6, THE TOPICAL TALKER, Firework nre Trenclierou Toys Two Cnses ot their Perfidy Wit from Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Fines la De mandA etpoonfal Too Much. The accident by which a costly display of fireworks was brought suddenly to naught at tbe Kenmawr hotel on the evening of tho Fourth has often happened before. A corre spondent tells me that some ten or twelve years ago a great many people were invited by a gen tle man to see the fireworks with wbloh be pro posed to celebrate tbe Fourth at bis beautiful surburban house. Tho evening was fine and several hundreds of spectators were seated on tho lawn when the appointed hour 9 o'clock drew near. The host himself superintended the arrangement of the fireworks. Ono set piece with the words "welcome all blazoned in fire went off all right and then a terrlfio explosion shook the earth and air. The lawn took on the appearance of "Vesuvius in eruption, and the guests imitated as best thev could the famous flight of tho inha bltants of Pompeii on a simi lar occasion. But the panic of course was stayed pretty soon; the guests sat down to sup per and all was lovely again when the horrible report spread through tbe room that tbe genial host was not to be found. It was hinted that he ba d gone up prematurely with the rockets. His family was terribly alarmed until the ooaebman came in from the stables with a message from his master saying that ho was not seri ously hurt but did not have any appe tite for supper. He did not show up at home for three days. He had not been wounded physically, but bis pride bad received an awful blow in fact mental mortification had set in. A nother accident of the same sort, I re member, dashed the hopes of a great Lon don merchant some years aeo. He had mar ried a lady of title and was anxious to force the entrance to aristocratic society with gun powder, as it were. The Prince of Wales had just then begun to unbend towards his loyal subjects who had money, influence and com mercial position to compensate for tbe lack of blood. So when he was invited to attend a garden party with a fireworks' finale at the city magnate's place near Surbiton ho gra ciously accepted, to the surprise of his host almost to bis consternation. Of course this royal condescension assured the success of the event socially. Some of the greatest names in the peerage appeared below those of the royal guests in the colnmns of the Post tho next day. Bnt there was nothing about tbe great display of fireworks, of which descrip tions in advance had been published. The re porter was not to blame for tbe omi'slon. It was the carelessness of an under-gardoner, who managed about half an hour before the rockets and set pieces loyal mottoes and taffy to the heir apparent you may be sure were to have delighted the patrician throng upset a tank or water over two-thirds of the outfit There was no time to procure others, and an apology bad to be rigged up and presented to the Prince. The satirical sheets had lots of fun with tbe father of tho fiasco. Tm vigor of intellect which Dr. Oliver Wen dell Holmes displays at his advanced age is a wonder and delight to his myriads of ad mirers. The articles which have been appear ing in tho Atlantic Monthly over his own signa ture have nearly if not quite the unique cnarm or the original papers which made tbe "Auto crat of the Breakfast Table" immortal. But beside this literary evidence of Dr. Holmes' re tention of his great powers, I beard yesterday a story which shows that he shines still in the art of conversation. A sho rt time ago a clergyman of this city, he himself a man of unusual learning, lit erary achievements and ready wit called upon Dr. Holmes in Boston. The Autocrat was in a delightful humor when is be not? and con versed with his visitor in that inimitable way of his with which we who only know him by bis books are yet acquainted. By and by the conversation turned upon the comparative merits of tho professions the ministry and medicine. Dr. Holmes insisted that the doctor could do more for his fellow man than tho clergyman could. The Pittsburg divine would not agree to this. "Take the matter of putting men to sleep, for instance," said Dr. Holmes, with a twinkle In his eye. "How can you make anything out of tbat7" asked tbe clergyman. "Easily enough," Dr. Holmes answered tri umphantly. "I certainly have tho advantage of you there; for, while you can put men to sleep temporarily, 1 can make their sleep eter nal!" T ate on tbe afternoon of the Fourth I en countered tho proprietor of the store where most of tbe flags and banners used In this city are bought. A friend of mine wanted a moderate-sized Stars and Stripes for the culture of patriotism at home. It was a request for such a flag which made the dealer say: "I have sold every flag I had but two of the largest size, al though this year I designed my order to the manufacturers far In excess of what 1 thought the demand would be. Thero were never so many national flags sold in Pittsburg as there were this year. I hear that this is true of tho country at large. Every man seems to wish to own the Stars and Stripes in some shape." This suroly speaks favorably of the growth of tho national feeling. It is fortunate. In deed, that the flag which stands for so many good things is beautiful in itself. There 1 no flag on earth in which color and form are so happily blended. A lady who is studying the occult science of cookery has observed that PIttsDurg's good friend, Miss Parlva, Is fond of saying in her recipes: "A level spoonful" of such-and-such an article. The story has nothing to do with cooking, bnt I am reminded of it by Miss Pari va's pet phrase. A small boy, more or less the light of a certain household and thescourge of the neighborhood, showed signs of acquiring tbe complexion ot a leopard. That is to say his mother noticed that ber treasure's f aco was becoming terribly spot ted. She called the family doctor's attention to the trouble, and he said In the brusque off hand way we all know so well: "Give him a level teaspoonful of brimstone every day." The doctor's word was law in that family and a considerable shipment of brimstone was pro cured at once. Omitting the details of admin istration wo may pass on to the next visit of the doctor to the family of tho spotted boy. "Well, how's Tommy?" was the doctor's first question. "Oh, he's very much worse. As you ordered, I gave blm 11 spoonsful of brimstone and he's been raising " "Eleven spoonsful! I never ordered that many," shouted tbe doctor as he nervously sprang up the stairs towards Tommy's room. "A level teaspoonful was what I said. a T a restaurant in this city where they tako " longer to prepare a lunch than the United States allows for taking the census, a man in the first stage of inebriation actually drove a waiter into quick action. It was done in a moment too. He had ordered a sandwich and after the lapse of about 20 minutes the waiter arrived with it Said he to the waiter: "You ought to lay off now. It took you eight hours to bring that sandwich and eight hours is long enough for any man to work."- Hepburn Johns. CHBISTIAIinTS CRITICS. A Baptist Minister's Clcnr-Cat Opinion of Robert Elsmere. Rev. R- S. MacArthur, pastor ot the Calvary Baptist Church, New York, delivered an ad dress upon "Christianity and Her Critics," at the college conference in Nortbfleld, Mass., which is very highly spoken of. He made this reference to "Robert Elsmere," which bo did not mention by name: "Do you think a lady's novel, which has for Its subject a man who never took a reg ular courso in theology; a man more ig norant of the history of the theological questiobs, according to tbe author's own showing, than a middle-year man of aver age common sense ,in any of our theo logical seminaries; a man who excites our pity and almost justifies our contempt; a man who topples over when confronted with the questions which were answered at least 1,500 years ago do you think this novel is to under mine tbe church of God? Shades of Luclan, Celsus of Porphyry and Julian! Ob! the folly of the preachers who only advertised this book and brought unnecessary reproach on its weak Chief character! Climb tu God's sun and blow out its Ii"ht with your feeble breath. Climb to that moon and draw a curtain over that fair face Theso tblng-i you may do sooner than you can put out the light of Jesus Christ, the sun of righteousness, or darken the glory uf the Church, which is brieht as the sun, fair as -.. r, and terrible as an army with ban. I WiO 44VV- - I ners.' t TJ - ' 1890. MUSIC THAT TOUCHED THE HEART. An Incident of a Peculiarly Tonchlnir Char ncter on an Elevated Train. From the New York Times. J Passengers on an elevated train were greeted by the sight of two little boys entering a car. One of the boys was blind and his eyelids had almost grown together. He had a pais wan face, but was smiling. A quick look of sym pathy passed over the faces of the passengers, and an old gray-haired gentleman got up and gave his seat to tbe two. The "big brother," who was about 11 years old. tenderly lifted up the little blind boy and placed him on his knee. "How's that?" he asked. "Nice." said the little chap. "Where's my 'monlca?" This puzzled some of tbe passengers, and several turned to see what tbe child meant But the "big brother" knew, and immediately drew out a small mouth harmonlcon ana placed it in the little fellow's bands. Both boys were well dressed. The little fellow took the Instru ment into his thin bands, ran it across bis lips, and began to play softly "Nearer, My God, to Thee." Tears came into the eyes of tbe old gentleman who had given up bis seat and as tho Utile fellow played on, running into "Rock of Ages," and "Abide with Me," thero were many moist eyes in the car. The little player seemed to have a remarkably true ear, and oc casionally, when the instrument would rasp, he would turn sadly to his "big brother" and say, "Don't whistle." The train rushed along, the passengers list ened, and the little fellow played on tirelessly, never missing a note from "Annie Laurie" or "Home, Sweet Home." Finally tbe "big brother' leaned down and told tbe little one to get ready to leave, as the train was approach ing their station. Then, as if he knew he hau won a whole carload of friends, the blind boy quickly changed "The Suwanee River" into "Auld Lang Syne," and with one accord the passengers burst into a round of applause, while the "big brother" carried the little one out of the car. A PATHETIC TRAGEDY, Wherein tho Trail of theSerpont Lendeth to Destruction. Love, that tender passion which "levels all ranks and lays tbe shepherd's crook beside the scentre," says the Punxsutawney Spirit, seems not to be confined to the higher order of ani mals, but may be traced from the elective affinity which two apple blossoms have for each other to the Intense sentimentality of the ardent lover, "sighing like a furnace with a wof ul ballad made to his mistress' eyebrow." To the naturalist this statement needs no cor roboration, but for the general reader it may be well to relate a beautiful little story in real life In support of what may appear to some like a startling proposition: JohnQrafflus, of Bell township, was ont in the woods, half a mile from home, when he discovered and extinguished the light of a blacksnake six feet long. Tying a string to the reptile's tall he dragged it home. Tbe next day his son went out to look at the snake, and there, by its side, lay its mate, a serpent fully three inches longer than its dead mate. It seemed to be in deep mental distress, and was using all its blacksnake arts to awaken its spouse from the sleep ot death, when a blow on the bead with a club sealed its fate also. Thns it will be seen that the trail of the serpent leadeth to destruction. CURRENT TIMELY TOPICS. Tdte editor of the Vandalia, Mich., Press walked 25 miles against an unknown for the cham pionship of Cass county and won the race. That editor has not chased delinquent subscribers all bis life for nothing. AS the game laws are rigidly enforced at Cape May, the President will not be accused of shooting a pig this trip. Poisoned ice cream does not appear to abate the appetite of the Ice cream girl for that cooling beverage. It is a very cold day when she Is not open for ice cream engagemenls with her best young man. A St. Louis rejected lover fired at his girl the other day, the bullet hitting a silver dollar, thus saving her life. The free coinage Congress men can use this incident to advantage. Kemmler's name will go down to posterity as the oft-sentenced man. Still be Is growing fat under the heavy strain. 8tTLl.rvAN is of tbe opinion that prize fight ing has seen Its best days In this country. If he had added that he himself had also seen his best davB tho statement woald.lia.ve had Jtfcjt as much weight. A man fell 35 feet headforemost into a stone quarry at Kockport, 111., the other day, and though he landed on his head, was not seriously hurt. Outside of a small dent tho stone was like wise uninjured. The safe of the Treasurer of Jefferson county. Mo., was relieved of SJ, COO a few nights ago. it was the only Countv Ireasnrer's safe in tbe State that contained money, the remainder having become depleted by paying poker debts. EVERTBODT is of the opinion that our cam paign will be no holiday affair, but many candi dates will be able to take a holiday after tho 4th or November. Uncle Sam will now proceed to sit down upon John Chinaman. He has had his Inning for this year. t THE fare by boat from Cincinnati to Louis ville UJdown to 50 cents. A man who would walk or beat his way at those rates would be mean enough to steal a copy of the Congressional Record containing one of Senator Blair's speeches. THE Ohio river will soon be so low at Pitts burg, says the Courier-Journal, that you can't seo across It for dnst. It Is so shallow now that tbe catfish can't swim in It without throwing sand and gravel In each other's faces with their tails. Quite a number of big turtles and terrapin have gone down there to stay In the harbor to keep the sun from bnrning their backs in the Upper Ohio. The cows won't go near it to drink unless the owners put goggles on them. PITTSBUEO DATES. Theatrical managers Considerably Exer cised Over AlT.ilr In Tills City. From the New York World. Theatrical managers holding dates at tho Grand Opera House, Pittsburg, next season, seem to be considerably exercised. The reajon Is that the project to open Diamond alley and make another thoroughfare In that already over-crowded city has, it is said, been sanc tioned by law. Tbe scheme to open this street has been a subject of contention for a long time, but now the entire scheme seems to be in the hands of the most potontof Pittsburg's politicians and some of the wealthiest manu facturers of tbe place. The opening of Diamond alley, as things now look, may tako place any time during the fall. When it does take place the Grand Opera House in Pittsburg will come down, thus the cause of anxiety. In the mean time the new Duquesne Theater, which is being erected by David Henderson and John W. Norton, is getting along rapidly. This will be the first real metropolitan theater Pittsburg has had, and Pittsburg Is regarded as one of the best theatrical centers in the conn try. With the Duquesne Theater Henderson & if orton will control three of the most Impor tant theaters west of Phlladslphi tho Chicago Opera House in Chicago, and the Grand Opera House in St. Louis. Tho Duquesne Theater will be opened abont the first week of October with a grand opera organization. Plttsbnrs's Growth. From the Philadelphia Pnblic Ledger. Pittsburg is becoming a literary as well as a smoky city. The receipts at her Postofflco for the year ending March 31 were so much greater than the preceding year's that the Postmaster's salary will be raised from $3,900 to J5.000 in con sequence. The Mailed Hand excites especial interest In Pittsburg. AFTER THE BALL. VlltTTEN TOH THE DISrATCH.1 A cloud of lace. And a pale, sweet faee She is tired, she has danced too much; The dawn-light lies On her dreamy eres. "With a pitiful, tender touch. In the chill, soft air Of the morning fair We wait foronr equipage ;Z;Yel why should the smile On her face, the while, Seem mingled with grief and rage? Perhaps Lore's pain Mafcetft pleasure vain Ah! no her poor heart Is torn With a deeper woe. For ber little toe Is aching beneath its corn. ' A1DAILINE B. BBIDOE3. t MURRAY'S MUSINGS, Dick Croker'a Vindication Before the Fas sett Committee Artillery Men Love tho Golden vGalo President Cleveland Not So Fleslij-ns When Rt Washington. VROM ASTAIT COBBXSrONDIXT.I JUST as was predicted In this column at tbe time of tbe sensational charges ot one Mc Oann against Mayor Giant and Tammany Boss Croker, tbe investigation-develops the fact that the whole thing was basedon women's tattle. Mr. Croker's unexpected return from Europe at tbe risk of his lite to confront his accusers, and the putting of Mrs. Croker on the stand to corroborate her husband, knocked the spots out of tbe whole storj. The bold braggart wbo was ousted from the restaurant in Central Park, and who because thereof pnt these lies on tbe credulous market became under the eye of Dick Croker, in tbe presence of the Investi gating Committee a mere whimpering, snivel ing, spiritless hound. Even the partisan com mittee, which had hoped to make so much po litical capital out of the event, was afraid to put him on tbe stand. It was disgusted. The presence of Mrs. Croker during the cross-examination of her husband and ber own cor roborating testimony took all the sand out of her brother-in-law, McCann, and her sister; Mr. McCann, behind whom that brother-in-law sought In vain to bide. In view of all the facts, what would have been tbe result bad Boss Croker died in Ger many without a chance to be heard in bis own defense? What remedy would his wife and family have had in snch a case for all the scur rilous and defamatory articles launched upon his head? Everybody here knows that there would have been no end of accusations heaped upon Croker's grave. The great Tammany boss is nearly at death's door. His time on earth is short. He was charged point blank and con tinuously with having run away on account of numerous crimes and misdemeanors, the smallest of which would have justified bis in carceration in the penitentiary. Dp to the very last day preceding his bearing before the com mittee he was excoriated as a thief, and Mrs. Croker, a sweet, retiring lady of private life, taunted as an accessory and dared to go on the stand. Now, what was the result? After hear ing these two witnesses the committee incon tinently adjourned and the whole people of New York with the exception, perhaps, of a fewfrreconciliable County Democrats, sympa thize with and believe Mr. and Mrs. Croker. After all of this torrent of personal vilification tbe root of the difficulty is discovered to be in the fairy tales of a jealous married sister and an angry brother-in-law. It is now admitted that this brother-in-law wonld never be be lieved under oath even by his best friends. Now, looking at all sides of this last political row, what wonder that the New York news papers have such a slender hold upon the sensible public A nighly-Colnred Affair. 'T'nE newest style of fashionable Broadway costume looks like a paint shop struck by lightning. Wall of the Artillerymen. nrniLS over at Fort Hamilton the other day I met Lieutenant Van Ness, of the First United States Artillery, which has recently been transferred from the Pacific coast Lieu tenant Van Mess belongs to the famous Van Ness family whose mansion of a hundred years ago stands upon the banks of the Potomac be low the White House and has been tbe subject of undying ilnterest to the Washington corre spondent. I remember some 15 or ltf years ago, when the Van Ness mausoleum was removed from the heart of the city of Washington, near "G" and Tenth streets. It had stood there for half a century and was one of the landmarks of tbe earlier capital. The city antborities. how ever, removed it by legal decree, ana the tomb has been restored where it now stands. Lieu tenant Van Ness was a mere boy toward the close of the Rebellion, since which he has been in tbe servico where his father was before him. There was a vein of pathos in his tone wben he informed me that he bad been for 23 years in his present grade a.3 First Lieutenant of ar tillery. He stands at the bead of bis grade, however, ana will probably be rewarded with tho next captaincy which becomes vacant. That is to say, if no ex-army officer is restored to the army register unexpectedly to interfere with his promotion. If our navy officers, who kick so much about the slowness of promotion, would glance at the chances ot a young subal tern of artillery, they wonld feel that they bad much to be thankful for. 1 was surprised to learn from the officers thus transferred from San Francisco that tbe most of tbem regretted the change. In tbe army and navy it is popu larly supposed that New York is a desirable post. It seems, however, that, so far as the United States Artillery is concerned, that San Franci-co 13 much more desirable. While Fort Hamilton is very pleasantly situated, overlook ing the lower bay and commanding the Nar rows, througb which passes most of the com merce of the Western world, and tbe quarters of tbe officers seem to be in ever) way suitable for such an insigniflcautpost, tbe surroundings ot the military station at tho Golden Gate are in every respect more pleasant. There are always more or less close friendships to bo broken by such a transfer. The very fact that the soldier must leave bis favorite horse be hind him, and is separated from bis family and daily acquamtences of guns and equipments, and must tako what is offered him at bis new post, is not without tbe elements of deep re gret. If you could hear one of tbese men recalling the memory of tbe horse he had trained to his Eersonal use or speaking fondly of the cannon is own hands had helped daily to burnish you would think that these objects animate and in animate were graven on bis heart. "The guns we left behind u," said Lieutenant Van Ness, as he gazed contemptuously upon thelacquered piece before him and speaking as a man might speak of the girl he had left behind bim, shone like burnished alver. Look at these." "Tbe horse I had in San Francisco," said the sergeant softly stroking tbe slick coat of the animal in the stall. "I had trained to answer the bugle and to lie down and rise up at the word of command. Ah! he was" a beaut)!" And thus officer and soldier retain a green spotintbe memory of their humdrum life of peace, very much tbe same as a man cherishes In his breast the sweet remembrance of wife or sweetheart from whom he ,bas been separated by war. Not Very Desirable Situations. "pnERE Is a small bay line railroad or steam tramway skirting South Brooklyn, flanked by beer gardens, the conductors on which are often compelled to stop at the police station on tho route in order to collect tbe fares. The trainmen average an ear aplej, but an un broken nose is as rare as a day itrJune. Cleveland Is Crowing Thinner. M OTwrrnsTANMNO the perennial para graphs concerning ex-Prrsident Cleve land's increasing obesity, that gentleman, I am assured by his most intimate friend, is less fleshy to-day than he was at any time while In the White House. "Mr. Cleveland weighs at least 25 pounds less," said he, "than he weighed when he left Washington." From Cleveland's appearance I should judge that be bad gained greatly by the necessary exercise incidental to bis Now York life. Tho White House is a very poor place for a man to get or keep In good physical condition. From the circum stances of tbe case be is shut off from all open air exercise in the city, and must rely wholly upon a spin out the Fourteenth street road to the Soldiers' Home, etc. This is fresh air, but no exercise. A President cannot promenade around Penn sylvania avenue orindulge in strolls about town as other men do, for the reason that In this lat ter day the Presidental person is not sacred from tbe momentary onslaught of political place hunters and newspaper vandals. In f ew York Mr. Celveland can do what he pleases, and he pleases to do exactly as other men in business life. In this connection It is rather curious that the principal objection dally urged by tbe leading anti-CleveUnd organ of New York to that gentleman' renominatinn for tbo Presidency is this tendency t fleshiness. It is quite as curious that the alleged candidate blmselt, or at least his friends, are sensitive on this particular point. If it were not a matter wholly immaterial in politics, I should side with Cxsar and prefer to have fat men about me. Fixing Up a Dellcnte Stomach. Prescription Department Remedy of a New York Bohemian for adeiicate stomach: -Two whiskies, straight; a Hamburg-steak. with plenty of raw onions; two Deer?, drawn from the wood; two pony brandies, half an hour later; an absinthe frappe; If result is not sitisfactory, a whisky straight at half hour intervals until desired effect is produced: bed. The wonder is that a man can actually do this sort of tning ana live. s Lo, the Poor Thespians. , tf anybody ever saw an actor with any money in his clothes and who paid for any thingor ever saw anybody who ever saw such a man, or heard of anybody who ever saw a mail who has seen one," said a raan-about-ton, "send me his address." "Well, I know such a man," retorted a by stander. "Who is he?" "Steele MacKaye." "But Steele MacKaye is not an actor." Charles T. Murbat. New York, July 5. A Seasonable Warning. From the Paris Edition Herald.l It is quite possible that a visit to a mineral spring maybe of use in some cases provided the patient abstains rigorously from mineral waters but It is a well-established fact that tbe springs must De a fashionable one if it is to be of any use whatever, and that even the fashionable spring is not of the slightest use at an unfashionable season, CURIOUS C05DESSAT105S. An artesian well wis put in st beet sugar factory In California that flows 600,000 gallons in 24 hours. m A lecture committee or Stockton, Cat, has received a note from H. M. Stanley that he will speak one night for $1,200 guaranteed. A well-known Chinese of Virginia City says the census enumerators refused to take their names unless they were paid 75 cents to SI for each name. A rich deposit of gold has been struck on Logging creek. Mont, about 25 miles south east of Great Falls. Ono portion of a ledge six feet wide averages as high as 3,100 to tho ton. For some years B. D. Merchant, of St Helena, has picked blackberries from a large bush in bis yard. This year the crop of ber ries was large, but the berries are all white in color. Samuel Hinckley, of "Weston, is 88 years old.- He was married in 1832, and two children have risen up to bless bim and bother their heads as to whether they shall call bim papa or grandfather. A "fossil forest" has been discovered in Scotland. Thirty or forty fossil trunks have already been laid bare, most of which are gray freestone. One of the trunks is at least two feet in diameter. The people of Sisson say they can see nothing wrong with the peaks of Mount Shasta. The general belief Is that If any change has taken place it is owing to tbe sUdtng of a mass of accumulated ice and snow. Two preachers, named Pershall and Cutchfleld, have been tried in Sprague. "WaslL. for settling a disnnte about land by gunning. The latter was severely wounded, when ho pulled a knife and attacked PershaU, who took to his heels. Among the seven prisoners recently re ceived at tho Walla Walla Penitentiary was McCouL the robber of the Seattle relief fund. He was so fat that the tailor was put to worK at once to rig him in a suit of bed-ticking cloth. He is in for seven years. On a recent trip North a party of men stopoed over night on a ranch at Elko, CoL, and wben the lady of the house showed one of them to a room she remarked by way of apol ogy: "You will find tbe bed kind of hard. We took the hay out of tbe mattress last win ter to feed the starving cattle." A wonderful poplar tree was recently cut in Logan county, Virginia. The log meas 'ures 97 feet Ions. Is 63 inches in diameter, cubes 1.U90 feet, or 21,125 feet board measure. It will bo run out on tbe first water that will carry a log of such dimensions. It is probably tho big gest log ever cut and sent to a saw mill in one piece. While two men were hunting cows near Fort Myers, Fla., their dogs treed a large black bear. They determined to secure the animal, bnt had no weapons except pocket knives. These they tiod to long poles, and climbing tho tree after the bear, thrust their knives into its neck until they cut an artery, when it bled to death. Last Wednesday Mr. Murray, of the Pittsburg mine, near Grass Valley, split open a large log. He found a muzzle-loading shotgun that appeared to be all right, but when ho tried to pull it from the bole tbe stock crumbled to pieces. Tbe barrels aro of fine make and tbe gun was evidently stolen and hid many years ago. There is no person upon whom a con tinued wet spell has a more depressing influ ence than the retail cigar dealer. One of them said last week that a succession of rainy days made him bine, because his sales fall off so. "Yon don't care to go along the streets smok ing," said he, "when one hand is holding your umbrella, and wben every wind makes your cigar sputter." A railroad man, who is an agent for an Eastern road doing business with all tho West ern, Southwestern and Northwestern trunk lines, says that 70 per cent of the emigrant travel goes to the Northwest. About a month from now the bulk of this business will have been dono for tho calendar year. From that time until next sprfng tho travel will be chiefly for business or pleasure. Among the distinguished visitors to Maine this season are to be Governor William Guy and bis wife, or tbe Indian Territory, who have just been married. Mrs. Gny (form erly Miss Llndsey. of Alabama) is a full blood Caucasian and has been one of the belles at Montgomery. Ala. She is very beautiful and highly accomplished, and the Governor Is a well-known leader or the Chickasaw par y. A marriage license was issued v 7 erette Eldred and Anna Smith, of Grand Rapids, Mich., on December U. 1887. bnt tbe same night the couple quarreled over somo trivial matter and no marriage took place. Tuesday the couple returned to tho County Clerk's office and had tbe license renewed, as their love had been revived and they wanted to join fortunes. They are now happily mar ried. It is said that on Cross Island, off Ma chias. It is a dai!y sight to sea five to 15 deer feeding on tho border of the forest: these 3re conceded not to be "wild deer," as no one is allowed to shoot or Are at them any month in the year. Any one who does so is an outlaw. It is jnuged by men who live most of the time at the life saving station that there are 150 deer, may be 200 on Cross' Maud which is one of tho best natural deer parks on tbe continent. Jacob Peavy, of Waterville, is one of the oldest merchants In active bniness in tho State of Maine. He was born in German Prus sia in 1810 and his career is an interesting one as showing how puvrrty may overcome the most formidable obstacle and get into the garb of affluence. Mr. Peavy came to Waterville in 185L On his passage to America he was ship wrecked off the New Jersey coast, and barely escaped with his life, losing all his personal ef fects and having on bis body onlv a part of a suit or clothe. But he was not discouraged and as a result of industry and shrewd business habits, is to-day a rich man. FUNNY MEN'S FANCIES. 1WBITTEN TOi: TUB DISPATCH. 1 ifis. Xftflienn Rnnare fto her COUntrv cousin) What literature of the day Interests you most? fnn.in .i.tn VT.iTKetcl-WelL thar's no flies on. the bill of fare. Altx. E. iiceet. "It is a curious fact that tramps come as near the realization of perpetual motion as any thing." "Very true: and like the Keely motor, too, they wont work." Carlylt bmith. TIIK JEWEL AND THE TOAD. Full many a gem of purest ray serene - a. A-A 1-.M atAVAatt w Aa s The ladies ox oar -upper kuwc t, Who dine upon glucose and butterlne. And with "half soles" the old man's "Dants" repair. -' Svaxpi. Matrimonial Bights. Mrs.Henpeck(hear-in,rnu,s)-Voii. Charles. I'd like to know what iu arc up to now? Mr. Henpecs. iieeDiyj l buic, uij uii, a .- r.n down the cellar stairs if 1 want to. Altx, H. Sutt. t it nnnnnkiirr of Arntin. Tex., wants n know if I can exnlaln why it is that women are rarely ever bald-headed? This quesuon nas tteen reierrea 10 mu . . - - . ..-I -. - n-a b .tafam-nt tt fafitJ. and bis answer Is: "It is because they do not marry women." jlic. ju. 0u.ee g THE DEACON'S DAUGHTER. rrt.. .. -na-.nn tt the cate of the deacon I did not see you at prayer meeting last night Brother. ,.-,,... The Deacon-No: I was very sorry, but I had an important business engagement which could not possibly be postponed. The Parson 1 knew yon must have been una. voldably kept away, is that your little girl in the yard there, jjroiuw. The Deacon-Yes, that is my youngest The parson-What are you so busily engaged at sissy? . ,.,, ,... The Toangesi i . v .....y-. The Fsrson And what are you going to do with so many chips, eh? The Youngest-Sell 'em. Pa told a man this ..in' he bought S3 wuf of white chins six times last nlght--Pol Swaipt. THINOS THE ENUMERATORS DIDN'T LIST. "What is your name?" "George Washington Henry Clay Webster Cal- houn Smith." "Are you everlu?" Always." "What's the matterwlth you?" "I don't seem to be able to get along with my self." "Are you insane?" "lam." "What is your mania?" "Ibsen. Browning. Howells and Tolstoi." 'How does It show itself?" "I bate 'email." "Where were you born?" a don't know." "Don't your parents know?" "No." "Did yoa ever ask them?" Yes." "What did they say?" "They said It was somewhere at sea,, but they were too excited to take an observation, so that M.4 V-.M-1-H..WM M.WI-W -J .n "
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