THE PETTSBUR& DISPATCH, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1890. Pfe Hflje Bigpafrlj. EBTAHUKUCD FEURUAItY t, 1848, VoUsa. No. 100.-r.ilttrtcati'lttsburgrnstofflce, JfoTtirr 11. IJS7, as second-class milter. PaGiiSB OrCcr-Corner Brnltlifleld una Dlnmond Blrrnto. KowBfloomBttMdPubllehliiB Houbo70, T! tmtl 70 Dlnftioiid Bli-pnt, r-AMTHK .nvriiTHiMiiirru'r. itoiiMti, TMIPUNn UlillJijIU, MMV UIIIK, when niepteUBlMo' 'ilHJ IMHI'AIUII mil slsysbe foutid. rerttiife tiitettUefi nur-f Ixto lbs run ssnlsnre, lliimx kilttrllMm mid IflmdKif 1IIK JMPI'AIUH, Willi! In At YFk, Alt alieHltrJ J'tf DJHl'ATCtl U itpMMlv i tnti nf frenfone1, s Mi fun Nqunrf, Ami i'mk, mid iMw lit VOptrn, tarit, At once, uhfit imy erne wht htm Vtm iIIhihiwIiiIkI ut a Iwttl ntwi JKinil ran vlilnm II, irnjiggmr x.rattEryBrnjji TKHItlH 01' llli; UlNfATOII, rmrioi yen in tub vkiih iriTis. fimv IHariTmr, On Year ..,. ....,! see IUII.Y iMiriTin, rr(Jiirnr ice JIAII.V OlarAUHl, llneMniilli, , To JlAII.Y ItiarAnii, liidiiiiluyeumltr, lTr. IOCkJ IUII.Y IHerainll, timltiilin tuindur, HiiiMIi. IM DAILY DlACAIl'll, lltvlydlti bunder, I tnitlitll 11 i'pay lutranm, One Year , tM V null, Y liKt'Aioii, line Ur isi lllk IUII.Y IlKfAllll Itilrllmtit liycairlersel limits iter wrek, ir Including ttundsr vdllluii! tee rents per week. PITTBHUJIO.TJIUIWIIAY, JUI.V 17, 1800. THE DISTATCH J'OIt TJIE BUMMED. irieni liming th City or tht wmmr can havt TBK DlifATon forwaiilta tu tarllnt mail to any odili ttt ot the raft of PC eentt per month, or ft SO or thrf month; dunday tui tion ineludtd. Dally tdition only, 7to per CnonIA, ft or Ihrte monlAs, J7i addreu may te ehanptd at drilrtd, if eare It taken in all eattt to ttwiffon both old and new addreu. WTh. BUSINESS OFFICE or THE DIS PATCH has bean removed lo Corner of BmllhUeld and Diamond Streets. A CHANGE FOR THE WORSE. It ii scarcely creditable to the policy of the Department of Public Safety that after the bead of the department bad declared that, in the suppression of unmuzzled dogs, the distribution of poison should not bo used, itshould be resorted to on the second day of the crusade. The orlcinal declaration of II r. Brown was the correct one; and his sub ordinates should not be allowed to over ride it so promptly as they bare done. The objections to the polsoninc method arc so obvious that a mere repetition of them should end the broadcast distribution of dog-buttons. In the first place, the entire danger from hydrophobia is not greater than that some child may cet hold of the bits of poisoned meat. Next, the idea of poisoning anything is repulsive, cruel and underhanded. Finally, the fact that since the poisoning crusade has begun, our principal streets bare been cumbered irith canine corpses poisoning the air and offend ing alike sanitary science and decency, and that the use of poison by the police gives a cloak for the distribution of it by anyone who hat a sneaking spite to satisfy, ought to call a short halt on the barbarous and half-civilized dog-button method. The suppression of the dog nuisance is a legitimate work; but it should be prosecuted in accordance with the requisites of human ity, decency and safety. This cannot be done by scattering poiBon, or by converting the streets into canine slaughter-houses. The only way in which it can be done is by capturing the dogs, taking them to a pound and alter a day's grace for the redemption subjecting them to a mcrcilul and quick death. There is every reason why such a method should be adopted in prelcrcnce to that which' has garnished the city gutters with dad dogs for the past forty-eight lmr A QUESTION OF FACT. The Bngar Trust has its swag In the sew tariff hill by Increased taxes on refined sugar, which Is consumed In every homo la the land. Xextl This editorial declaration by the Phila delphia. Timet Is an Instance of the diffi culty which the Average political organ finds of keeping its statements of fact on political Issues within speaking dlstanco of the truth. If It Is possible that the 7'imtt Is elnccroly Ignorant, It might by a Mtnple icferrnce lo the tariff documents have liiiiiinied Itself of the foot that lha pr.ent tarlfT on refined sugsr Is from 2.4 to 3,fl cents, while lliitl pro. posed by the Hcnulo larllf bill the blithest rate reportrd In any of tlio iiirmnrns before the present Congri Is slx-untlis ol a cent. If It refers lo the margin between the duties on raw and refined eugara it could as easily liave ascertained tlmt the margin by the present tariff Is from ono to two cents end averages a cent and half, while the margin by the Senate bill la six-tenths of a out. The arltbnietlo which represents six-tenths as un Increase on a cent and a half Is a ytrj remarkable example of political mithe rustics. Tits Drsi-ATCn bai consistently urged the correction of the mistake made by the Senate Finance Committee in proposing to lessen the radical cut made by the House. It Is a mistake to change the figures which the House fixed on refined sugars. But in criticising that mistake it Is wise to give some weight to the principle that intelligent discussion of the subject will confine the statements of fact within the bounds of truth. THE PROfER DISTINCTION. Speaking of the danger that the bill to pem.it the States to exercise their police power for the regulation of the sale of articles of inter-State commerce, may sanction the effort that have been made to shut off the dressed beef trade, the Chicago Tribune says: "Congress should be slow to give the States power to. arrest inter-State oosiuicrce in respect to any other articles tbau intoxicating liquor." Such a restriction ot the police powers of the State would be not only arbitrary and destructive of the logio upon which it is based, but it would prevent State regulation on subjects where the need is just as evident as in tne cats of intoxicating liqnon. The sale of opium and other drugs, for instance, is one where the need of State regulation is so obvious as to be undisputed; yet under tte logic&l results of the original package dec'sion the State enactments can be nulli fied with regard to such a trade as easily as in tne liquor traffic Xor is the subject one which permits of distinction be tween staples, and the enactment that the State can protect the health and welfare of its citrus as affected by the sale of certain articles and c.nuot do so as regards others, would bo contrary alike to policy ana reason. The itale ol gunpowder or dyna mite, ot adulterated or counterfeited mer chandise, or of unhealthy foods, are all subjects on which a genuine and sincere ex ercise A the police powers of the States is obviou-.j necessary. fordoes it follow because we recognize and contt.-de the rightfulness of an honest regulation of tho sale of artlclea that may .. t-L.-f V. 1 . I'll' .. "?... - -'. -V i carries (he concession dl (lie right to exclndo legltl mnte coiumerco for ;tbo benefit ol ipeelal anil favored interests. Any Btato should haro right to adopt proper precautions ngainsuiiesaieoi uneaten nieais; out mat don not inciuue tne rigru, nnuer mat pre tense, to exclude the meat of other States, for tho sake ot enhancing the profits of locnl butchers. Tho lnw And the courts ought to ho ntito to draw the distinction belwecnnii honest and legitimate regulation of Ir (ltd, Hud the use of that pfdeJt to exclude legitimate traffic itttd set tip stllxnminiiilon lorn favored elan. It tuny he alleged that the distinction lift tlinletill one to mnkei but it Is nboird to y lliHt the law which Judges of the Intent with which a man ulilkesn blow or fires shot, cumuli ilillii8iilli between en net to pro vlile buiitd regulation aim! one, ( net up n monopoly, A wi l finm (hoe ueiieml principles, It may ho questioned whether, eren If such hii net tlmuiil open the tlnor lo the antMresseil liver IstfrUlmlisn, there Is any belter Hiiy of curing that cissa than by telling It be tried. W have a very distinct liUit that a single ymr nf Ilia i' ii h need prions nf beef estab lished fur tho benefit of local butchers by nidi inciuums, would result In the must tfteniiial iiilciui nf nil such leifliUtlon that could be provided, IllllimiV In A Oil I. UK. One man at least in the Twenty-fifth Con grtsslonul tlUtrlct dors not believe In bribery ami corruption gains unpunished, Yesterday Pr. MeKlnner. of NewUrlghton. entered mil against Messrs. Tate, BlmtTer and Downing for aoeeptlng bribes In the recent convention, and agalnstMr. William Wallace us the briber. This suit was entered before magistrate of New Brighton, and it is tolerably certain that a full investigation of the scandalous con duct, as alleged, of several delegates to the convention will now be had. We do not know the position and motives of the prosecutor in this case, nor do they signify much so long as the facts are brought to light It is not for the benefit of parties or for the advancement of this or that candi date's interests that we are concerned. The charges or bribery made under oath must be tried for the good of the people. The en forcement of the law has been delayed too long already, but thero is still time to re move the stigma from the good fame of' four counties by convicting or acquitting the ac cused men. NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD. The complaints of the Democrats that the census enumeration in the South is being in completely done for political purposes can not be taken as worthy of much weight until actual evidence is adduced in its support. That there may be districts in the South where the enumeration is done In a negli gent manner is more than likely. Sparsely settled districts are very likely to produce such neglect, especially when the work has been put in the hands of a rather low order of politicians. The possibility that serions injustice may be done to a section like the South by an incomplete and careless census is a decided illustration of the results of dis tributing Government work as a matter of politics; and much more good can be done by the recognition of its force in that way than by making unsupported charges of a fraudulent intent to deprive that section of its fair representation. Of courso the deliberate neglect of a thorough census in order to lessen the influ ence of a certain section in the Government would be an intentional fraud, and a pros titution of the functions of government to dishonest political means. Bnt a very ur gent reason for not regarding such neglect ni prima facie evidence of a fraudulent in tent, is to be found In the fact that there are exactlv simiUr complaints with regard to the thickly settled localities of the North. Il thero were any political Intent in tho diminution of the population In the South, wc may be certain that tho population of Itopublican strongholds llko tills county would bo returned at its highest possibility. Yet it Is still an open question whether tho census total of tho population ol Allegheny does not lull in much below what there was good reason (o expect, ai li alleged to be I lie rftsn In the Hnuth. Without specific evldcnro of the Intention lo dclrnud the South, wo must decline lo so repteren nn luvomplote oensus as proof ot Mich n purpose. Hut In replying to the Accusation, the ltepuhlloAn lenders must re inemlinr tlmt they huvo largely subjected themselves to such suspicions by their own on ml net. 'I'huy have dulltiemtoly adopted a pulley that ley Ihein open to the olmrge ol stopping at no means that will oryatellie their party's supremacy. They started out by ilenlillng nearly a tanro of couimtcd seals, ns Mr. Heed admits, not by the ovi ilenve but by party interest. They have cast aside the parliamentary principles itvuwed by (ho Speaker himself to make these things possible. They have fdiown themselves ready to overthrow the settled policy of the last century In pursuit of the control by legislation of a majority In the next Congress. When they have thus avowed by their acts their deter mination to do almost anything in order to legislate the control of the next Congress, they hardly need be surprised if thry are charged with an attempt to steal representa tion by the Census. The professional appro priator of other people's goods must not be too Indignant when charged with an extra piece oi plunder that actually happened to escape his clutches. As to the complaints of the census, there Is no doubt that there should be a fnll and indisputable count of the entire population of the country. An investigation of the deficiencies of the census, North and South, may lead to a demand for a recount free from the mistakes which have hampered the recent enumeration. CURIOSITY DID IT. Beginning with a very deplorable trans action in apples the curiosity of women has caused lots of trouble in this world. It was attended with latal results in Hungary yes terday. The wedding trousseau of a Princess rejoicing in the singular name of Tnuro Tuxes had been placed on exhibition in Buda-Festh. Of course ninety-nine per cent of the feminine population went to see it. The ninety and nine per cent likewise wished to be the first to see the royal silks and laces; a free show and a bride's trousseau excited them to fever point. When the attendants objected to admitting the mob in a bodv the women made short work of them, and stormed the fortifications around the trous seau. In Hungary the city authorities are military or nothing. Cavalry was called out, and the lemale popnlation of Buda Pesth promptly went into hysterics. It would have been funny if two -rouien and seven children bad not been trampled to death in the panic. A costly trousseau even for a Princess. ' OR THE CUTS MCK. The need of a city hospital, or sonie other means to the same end. was practlcallyiex- j.w.III;a1 M,.fl.a k. A- IfAlfnni llIBllAMlr. (UlUIIUbU IMItlUHJ.Hn I WUUUI KIIAH. I.MM.I- ing hospital treament applied to City Treasurer Dennlston for admission to the West Pcnn Hospital. Major Dennlston knowing that tho latter hospital was full, sent her to the City Department of Charities. Here again Chief Elliot was forced to decline to send her to the Poor Farm bsoiuso of Its overcrowded condition. Happily, through Major Dcnnlston'e Inter veutlon, room wan fdund for the girl lu the West l'enn llosplul alter nil. Uut lu many eases, us doubt, the police itHllom have to be utilised to meet sueli emergencies m this, They are not lu the Unit fitted to receive tho tick, A oily hospital li the lliluu; needed, or adapting Miijor Deuulitoii's suggestion, the elty should con tribute ts the support of lonie one of our cllyhnipllAli mid prootiie a special itepirl merit fur the reception nf Indigent vlctlim ol Resident onllsenae, There would he nil TAntngei, notably In egoiinmy, In oliUlnlnf A purl of one of the esUhllsheil lnnpldils tnt Hie ly'i us;, The until to which Olilef Klllot has dlreeleil attention should hi pro vltlod or in tome way, ateMpeiHaweafSaipSPPPwasaa AMiKtllll'.NV'N (JURAT HAY, The centennial ut Allegheny will be cele brated we hops ami do not doubt In n very handsome fashion n-ilay, The warmth nf the weather may not be altogether AilvAhtnge out, hut the beautiful decorations and cele brations In honor nf tlm nay will certainly be est off by sunshine nnil loir skies, Pitts burg wishes her big slater aoron the rlrer mother hundred happy returns of thli auspicious day, The next century we trust will be full of good thlntti lor Allegheny, including her union with Pittsburg under some equitable plan which the days near at band may evolve. Mr. Gomi'ebs U right In deprecating strikes and counseling the alliance of all worklngmen. There Is notably wisdom also In this labor leader's advocacy of a conciliatory attitude towards capital. Bucb counsels are very valuable, and unhappily they are rare. Cohceekino an argument that "wo can not afford to tight over a few seal," thetfew York Tribune Indignantly asks If this moans "that no nation should go to war unless the market value of the thing at Issue Is greater than the probable price ut the war unless, In other words, thero Is a chance of gettingjta money back." Perhaps not; but it may very well mean that a nation should not go into a war that Is certain to be disastrous fur the sup port ot a principle on one side of the continent which It has been strenuously opposing on tho other side. War on such an issue would not only be a blunder of the sort that Is worso than a crime, bnt it would have tho crime thrown tnto the bargain. The lottery company would be properly punished It It wcro forced to ask Itself the question what it proflteth a wholesale gaisb bllng shop to buy up a State Legislature and then And Itself shut off from the United States mails and express companies. Me. Fbaxk Hatton's objection to the Federal election law is that it comes "fifteen years too late" A better way of puttlug it Is that it ts fifteen years behind the times. It tries to revivo a policy which statesmen llko Grant and his cotemporaries pnrceived to be Imsractlcable and hurtful In 1876, and amounts to an intimation that what the administration of Grant could not do that of Harrison can. The return to antiquated policy is sure to de feat itself. The managers of the Blind Asvlum are determined to make a start in rented quarters. The interests of the blind will bo best so served. The site Mrs. Ucbenley has promised for the permanent home can be utilized when ever it comes. The remarkable defense ol Governor Hill for Distributing advance copies of bis ex tempore speech at Indianapolis, Is made by ono of his ardent supporters, that "all good ex temporaneous speakers prepare their spocches beforehand." And all spontaneous outbursts ot approval are caref ally worked up In ad vance. The shams ol the world are very amus ing when they masquerade as bulls. AXOTIIEB hot wave li reported as coming from the West. Hot waves aro treading upon each others heels with such obnoxious rapidity that the over heated nation has hardly time to draw a cool breath between them. One of tho farmers' alliances out In Kansas has resolved to patrunlre only tlioso papors that tell the truth. Properly carried out, this resolution will be highly useful, al though destructive of a large eharo of news paper circulation. Hut there Is fear that the oonstruotlon given to It will be to patronise only the papors which tell the truths that are agreeable to the farmers' alllanoe. Tim Civil Hervlco Commission reports n horrible stale of things In the Heuth, They iteelsre that there are not enough candidates to nil the tifflnea. The Worth Itscllotod In the opposite direction, It la observed by an esteemed olty oo temporary that "there wui 75 per cent of moisture In the atmosphere" on Tuesday, This declaration that the air was three-quarters water it a disclosure of. a meteorological phe' nomenon more remarkable than the facta. The assertion Is an illustration of the remarkable dif ference that can be made by the pretence or absenooef a decimal point, "ExpLoaiOKS are a part of the business," a gunpowder dealer remarks. They teem to be, but the pnbllo will be glad if the dealers In explosives keep this part of the business to themselves. Six MtLMONB in gold, lost by the Euro pean banks last week, causes an outflow of that specie from New York. The cause Is In dependent of this country; but the movement Is a very decided reminder of what may happen If we make an indefinite expansion ot oar stock of silver as a basis for monetary ex change. WOULD it not be a good celebration of Allegheny's semt-centennlal to start a move ment which Would make the city of Allegheny a city of 600,000 population In the next census? Electric cabs are the luxuries which fate and an enterorising corporation are bring ing to exalted Knoxvillo. The Idea of rldfng from Pittsburg's center to the bcighta of the Southsida suburb for four cents, with electric novelties thrown In, is enough to take one's breath away. A TOLEEABLY cool night, thank you. The latest news from the Beaver-Butler-Lawrence-Mercer seat of bribery Is that'lir. McEJmney, who is prosecuting tbo alleged briber&nd the bribed, desires a full investiga tion of all tho charges of political corruption, now current including those leveled at blm. That is what The Dispatch and all good citi zens desire. - TEE POWEB OF PEAYEB, ? A Marveloua Care Claimed to Have Been Accomplished by Tble Menus. rsriCIAL TSXXORAM TO THE DISrATCR.1 YotW03TOWX, July 16. A sensation has been caused heroin religious circles by tbo ap parently miraculous restoration to health of Bister Margarita, a niece of Father O'Calla gban, former pastor of St. Columba's Church bete. Bhe has been in ill health, suffering from an Internal affection which tho skill of prominent phjslcl.ins failed to cure. Recently She came here, and soon after was notified that tne enters r me rreoions uiooit at uttawa, Canada, bad bigun a novena of prayers for tbo afflicted sister. . The toason ot prayer ended Monday, and Sis ' tar Margarita seems to have regained her , health ana strength, ana attribute her restora lion M ut. yruuri paoioo. THE TOPICAL TALKER, Fnblci From the Dili li Continent Ilrer Rab bit ni Ilia Htrnhlll Know tllm-I.leut, Ilrclti'r's Kbonv Utep Tho Imundrr iinin'n Dnnkry Ailvlco l Chenp. 2f his remarkable book "La Vie en Afrlque," Lieutenant Jerome Decker, the historian of An expedition lent to explore Lake Tangan vlkl and the Dark (Jnntlnent generally under liclglfltt Aiitpicea. gives a better view of the people inhabiting equatorial Africa than most eitpffiters have dime. Lieutenant Decker teenu to liayo realised the Importance of the nudyoriiianaihe li found under conditions mil neatly primeval. Hut In reterrlng lo "Life In Africa" my tisr. tloular object juit now li to amplify an slluilon imnlaeinietlineltKo In thin column to the fables current aiHung sertAlu African tribes. Lleuleiunt Decker devotee sgooil ileal of tpaes to (he fahlcs of the HomOls, or Hwslillla, na they are variously called, TlioHwnlillii are the liy. brld race, partly Arab and partly llautii orns. live African, which fonua the pnpiilailen of Z'lHKllinrnnil the linn of liatt African ons.il Hlilcli by the recent Atmln(4erman ooiitiih tlun ha been put timlir llrlllili proleotlun, QNH nf Meutenant llenMr'i mm, named w Mnlinmeii MatHAiM, wn won! In the eren. lugs during the long march llirongh the Afrb ceil fertile to relate these scraps nf natlva fnlli line, They have a tlnuiRoly mndiru and, It una may tay to, civilised mund, anil at they CAntllluta the only llitratuie the Dark Corn llnnnl can call III own, It hit limn thought worth while in relate one or two of them here, It It curious that Jnel Chandler Harris' Ilrer Hahiilt It the popular hero of most of time fahlet, I T fable of "The Laundryman'i Donkey" A i. , . . .... r -... . n..l.a- I.. . is UHiiPiiiRrRM ur Meuinniiiit HBurnir in hb h model of Its kind, Here It It In tubitanoe, If not In the fullnest of the French verilon,wblch It too long) A monkey And a fish onoe upon a time formed a friendship. From the branches of the great tree whloh overhung the river the monkey used tu throw fruit to the fish. In re turn for this politeness one day the fH) Invited the nfbnkey to dinner. The monkey objected that the water was not bit element, but tbo fi-h explained that be would carry his guest so as not to wet a single hair of blm. Bo the monkey accepted the invitation and jumped down onto tbo fish's back. Yhen they had reached the middle ot tho pool the Ash began tho conversation by saying) "You are my friend and I must tell you tbo truth. Our. sultan Is very tick, and tho dootor has ad vlsJSt blm If be wishes to recover to eat a monkey's heart That's why I Invited you." Tho monkey exclaimed at once against such perfidy, but reflecting that cunning alono could savo him from death he changed bis tone. "To obllgo you I will certainly letch my heart," satd he. "What's thatT" said the fish with surprite, "haven't you your heart with yout" " "Is It possible," replied the monkey,"tbat you are Ignorant of this bablt of ours. When we go out for a walk we alwaya leave our hearts In tho branches for fear of accident. Perhaps you think I'm afraid and lying well, take mo to your sultan, and seoiflhave not told the truth." The fish swallowed tbu assortlon and set the monkoy ashore, after the latter had prom ised to tetch his heart at once. As soon as the monkey was safe in the tree again be inqulrod of the fish, who was awaiting bis return in tbo pool below: "Do you take me for the laundry man's donkeyT" "I don't understand you. What d'you mean by tbatr "A donkey that has neither heart nor ears," and then the monkey went on to tell the his tory of the laundryman's donkey. The lanndryman had ti donkey he loved dearly, but sbe was ungrateful. She ran away Into the forest and grazed at her own sweet will. Boungonrru, the rabbit, chanced to see her. and it struck him at onco that she would make an elegant meal for hit majesty, the lion. Bo the rabbit ran at once to court and informed the lion, who was sickly and thin, of the treat In store for blm. The Hon was delighted, and Sonngonrru went off to find the donkey. When he found her ho said: "I am sent to demand your hoof In marriage." "By whom t" said the modest donkey with a blush. 'By his majesty, the Hon." Tho donkey was mad with joy and said : "Lot us go at once. I am charmed to accept." Bo they departed and presently came Into tho lion's presence. The rabbit exented himself on the plea of butlneta, and left tho Hon to dine off tho donkoy. Uut though tbo donkey suspected nothing, she was to young and strong, and tho Hon to old and weak, that when ho in ado a spring at her slio kicked up her heels and escaped. Naturally the Hon was croatly east down, but the rabbit hado him be of good cboor and recruit bit itrongth. There WAtnonoed to hurry. Cows days after, when the Hon bad recovered hit Itrongth, the rabbit sought out tho donkey again and Informed her that her royal lover desired to tee her. The donkey shook her long ear And grinned i "I am tlok and euro of my royal lover itlll,"the laid, but tho rabbit explained that the Hon, though rough In hit advances, wat a oapltal fellow In the main, and the vain donkey anoweii nerteit to ue per. tuaited to go to court again, This time the Hen wasted no time bat tore hit vlutlm In pieces nt onoe, Then the royal beast said to the rahblti "Youeantako all of her but Hie heart and ears," Dut sly Hnuiigniirrii ate tho heart and ean and concealed the rest of llm otroaii, Ily-and by the Hon came to get hit share, "dive me the heart and ean," ho' said, "for I'm hungry," "Where aro theyr" asked tho Impudent rabbit, "JIow'i that!" growled tho Hon, "what do you meanf' "Don't yon knnw the nowif" asked the rabbit, "thatWAt n laundryman's doukeyf "Do you mean to say," responded the Hon opening hit eyes very wide, "that laundrymen'l donkej a hare neither heard nor ears?" "lu truth, your mejetty," replied the rabbit, "I don't understand you. To a sultan arrived at the nge of dUoretlon the case Is sufllalently clear. If that donkey had had ears or n heart would sbe have come here a second lime?" Tlio lion reflected a while before be saldt "There Is tome truth in that," When the monkey had finished the fable be said to tho fish: "You would mako me a laun dryman's donkey, Oo along, you oan't catch roel Our friendship Is over, goodbyl" A HOTnER fablo related by MohamedMaskara has a good deal ot tbe most delicate humor In It. Here it is: Thero was once a man, a swindler, who came often to market. Ho always bought some thing, but when tbe time for settling came be always managed to get away without pajing. Ono day he obtained a caso ot glass waro In this way, and began to look around for someono to carry It borne. Ho saw a Pagisl and bargained with him: "Take your choice," he said, "either a money reward or three pieces of advice that will help you in the world." Tho porter replied, "I always want good money; bother your adviceP' Bo he took the case and they started. Uut in tbe course of the journey he was forced to stop. "Jly master, he cried, "this case is too heavy for me. Give me one of trjse pieces of advice. Perhaps it will help me to continue the journey." "Good." replied tlio other. "Listen to this: If a man tells you that slavery is better than liberty do not believe him." The portcrsaw that be had a rogue to deal with, but he said nothing and trudged along. Presently be asked for the second piece of ad vice and bis slick employer said oracularly: "lr anyone tells you that labor is preferable to ease, do not believe him." Bo they traveled on till the deadbeat's house came in view, when tho porter asked for the remaining piece of advice. If anyone tells you that wealth gets tho bet ter of poverty do not believe him," said the sharper. Then tho porter let the case drop with a crash upon tbe ground. "Alasl alasr cried tbe swindler, "You have broken all my good9t" But the porter said, with the greatest cool ness Imaginable: ''if anyone assures you that a single bit of glass remains unbroken in that case, tell him fearlessly that he lies!" , Every Tons Una Ooe. from therhlladelph!a Tress. MaidcnA mad to marry title need not go out of tboir own country now, for sin many local. Hies thelato centut enumeration resulted in bogus counts.' LOOKED BY TOSHER HANDS, t Remarkable Delinvlor of n Door Doblad Which Lny n Corpse. ftrCClAti TILIOHAM TO TUB DISPATCH. I PjwdiiAY, 0 July 18.-A strange itorr li reported from the little village of New Mtark, in this county, which, while probably explain able on reasonable grounds, causes the gentle' man who gave the pinloulars to Titfl Die PATtm correspondent much worry and apprei hensloni llilt gentleman la JacoIi Btonehlll, who conducts a small undertaking buslHoM In the town where be lives. Ills stock of coffins occupies ft roi in Adjoining his tesldenee, which is alio used as u workshop, A few weeks ago ho went to stark county and exhumed the re mains of his father, who was burled there, and brought them toMewHiarli to be relnterred, They were Inclosed in a strong metallic casket, which was placed in the undertaking room until the details or the leeond funeral could lie arranged, and eeveral days elapsed before he Atliuinteil to enter the room where Hie re mains were resting. When he Aiteinitoit to do in, lie fminrl the door was Inched nn the Inside, This wat as. lonlslilngaino nne had been In nr about the Atmrlniphl since the titikei had linen placed inure, Tim only wayln whlnli henruifilenisr llm room was iliruiiifli a window, During Hie next few dayt ha mm e seven tillhiriniiilleiiinii iukhiii nil eiiirniiPR huh ma SI up, lllllHIVIAyt iiiuiiii ilia iniiir muuuii on tun insula, li ibinr Inoliuil nn ilia le.llli quired of every nun around the prvmlini, hut uniild find riiicvlilnmiit that any one had Intun feisd with tlio lock, or hail evmi eiitered the apartment ilnoi the remains jiail linen planed there, 'i ho strangest part of ijin story Is yet to come, Wlmn Mis, Htnnelilll went lo the room, Willi her husband, It opined at tnnnatihe pressed the latch, and the was the null one in whom the door would yield. To tlio husband It wat alwaya locked, hut to tho wire tint lateli responded readily, The condition or attain continued unlit the funeral nf the elder Mr. Hionelilll, since which the door nat given no trouble. WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE. P. T. JUjinum Indignantly denies that Jenny Llnd't grave It neglected, declaring that It II itrewn with flowers every day, Mn, Payn, the novelist, hat been telling an Interviewer that be works from 10 a. M, to 1 1'. u and that from t r. u, to p r. M. be plas s wbltt. That It to say, ha plays whist for 620 hours In the year SO days In all. Colonel T. W. Hiqoinson Is an enthusi astic believer in tho advisability of combining literature and riding on a tricycle. He takes a dally run on wheels, and aaerlbes to this exer cise much of the health which be has regained. Tiie Emperor of Russia has jatt had 1,000 pheasants tent to bis shooting place on tbe Gulf of Bothnia by Mr. Robb, of tbe great pheasant farm, near Llphook. The birds were sent by steamer, and tbe price paid was a guinea each. The newspapers concur in their praise of the flnlsbod and artlstlo work of Miss Ada Rehan as Rosalind and Mr. John Brow as Orlando In the comedy "As You Like It," which is being played at tbe Lycoum Theater this week by Mr. Angustin Daly's company. Prince Albert Victor of Wales, famil iarly known as "Prince Eddie," and as "Collars and Cuffs," Is not only a peer by virtue of tbe recent act ot tbo Queen, but a double peer. His correct designation is Duke of Clarence and Avondalc. He Is also Earl of Athlono. Lieutenant Peral, tbe Inventor of the submarine vessel which has created snch a sen sation in Spain, was accorded an almost royal reception on tbe occasion of his arrival at Madrid. Upward of 25,000 people, with bands of music and banners, met him and cbeered themselves hoarse In his honor. The American fashionables In London gath ered at St. Paul's Churcb, Knlghtsbridge, yes terday afternoon to witness tbe wedding of Miss Romaino Stone, only daughter of General Roy Stone, of New York, to Lawrence Turnure, Jr., of tho satno city. Bishop Potter performed tho ceremony, assisted by tbe Rv. Montague Vllllers.rector of tbe church. Many noted persons were among tbe guests. CTjrflBEJIT TIMELY TOPICS. A WEALTHY widow attended a, swell social reception In London and managed to appropriate some ot her boitess silver spoons. Ip con sequence whereof she was cast into prison. In this conntrj they are sentenced to Congress for a term of years. An American lady gavo an afternoon pug dog tea In London, a few days since, In honor of her blonde pugg's bli tliday. Among tbe S2 Invited "quality" doss pnsent were Peter and Pan', Victoria, Mikado and others of roral doghood. M.Mir of them are said to have turned up their noses at the victuals set before them. The Jefferson Jimplceute was started 23 years ago down In Texas, and the editor claims to have SCO of tbe original subscribers on his books. Now that it has become ot ago It ought to petition tho Legislature fur a change of name, A Texas editor musod and brought forth tbe following bit of plillosophyi Where there If A drouth there Is no rain. When (trains there Is no drouth, A brickbat cannot climb n tree. A fat roan cannot wear slim man's pants, fourth of July never comet In September. Two and two makes four, Tun fair edltreit of the Fort Worth Uaiitlmjt of Beiiator Ingullai "As a poseur he puiirases tlie vanlly of an actress and the aplomb or grenadier, while his tongue throws off orystal venom. ' 'IheHeuator Is pussled to know whether the erltlelsm It eoinpllnieiitsry er otherwise, WiTlftif the last la months llnttnn has sent liMo.OiO gallons or rum to Allies, and II wasn't liny ruin either. At lint rale tr Hie llliimlnttlng rays or civilisation don't soon paiistralo tho Dark Continent then is our faith lu Hie agent? valll, AN Illinois church society bounced their pit tor breaiiit he played eroquel so late lit inltaoil Hie Wednesday evening prayer meeting. Mew ni'i a rortr, They hare a mountain In North Carolina called Chunky Ual, It was so called beoaese only one side or it could be huggtd at a time. STATE OFFICERS ELECTED, Tbe Junior Mechanics Choose n Itoard and Tmnanct fmpoitnnt Ilusluras, irSCUl, TKLSOBAM TO TUB PISrATOILI WlLXlAWsronT. July 16. The aeoond day's session of Junior Order of American Mechan ics wat a very busy one, Tbe election of offi cers resulted exactly as printed in yesterday's DlSPATOn. Stephen Collins received the unanimous vote for Btate Councilors II, J, Blifer, Civil Engineer with tho Pennsylvania Railroad, at Philadelphia, was elected State Vlco Councilor; J, W. Calver, Treasurer; Charles P. Lang, of Allegheny, Conductor; Charles II. Temple, ot Johnstown, Warden; Niles R. Moore, of Belleverunn, and Fred H. Winter, of Scranton, Bentinols. As National Rcprrsentatlves James Cranston, of Allegheny, John T. Erant. of York, and William B. Atkin son, of Philadelphia, were elected. Tho next session will be beld in Unlnntown. Tbe salary of the Btaie Councilor was increased to 51.000. and tbe recnmniendatlin of Mr. Col Una to establish an office of the Btate Council at Pittsburg, was adopted. He promises 200 new councils for the coming year. The Academy of Music was parked to-night at the public meeting. Tho objects of the oritur were fully explained by & Lindsay Grler and H J. Deity. The universal favorite or the Juniors and the G. A. R.. Miss Lillian Bark hart, received nn enthusiastic reception and as repeatedly encored. Three charter lists for new councils are already tilled, one being beaded by the Mavor of the city. The session will not end until Friday. HIS IHFLUENCE AT IKE VATICAN, Sir Adrian Dlngll Heml-Offlclallr Endowed Wtlb Power to Interview tbo Pope. LONDOW, July 16-Tbe mantle of Sir L. Sim mons as negotiator of the Vatican is supposed to have descended on the shouidors of Sir Adrian Dingli, wbo. as Crown Advocate of Malta, was for many years of great influence. Sir Adrian is a strong Catholic, and although the ostensible object of bis visit to Rome is to seo his only son, woo Is a pupil in the Jesuit school of Mondragone. It is an onen secret that be Is charged seml-ofScially to discus never.il matters of great importance with Leo XIII. and bis advisors. DEATHSOFA DAY. J. A. C. Hoyd. rXCIAti TXUtOnAJl TO ths disvatcili Uskwtowx, July 18. J. A. C. Uoyd. of the firm ofSlngcrly & Hoyd, merchants or this place, died alter a short Illness this morning sired U years, sir. Hoyd was one-of tbe most highly re spected citizens of this vicinity, lie hegan lire ei m nrintir. bnt Or Industry and frugality accu mulated enough money to start In business, lie has been In business with Mr. 8 Inner lor for about iten ycarsTKxue lumui uswut iu-uivrjw.,a A MIGHTY INFLUENCE EXERTED DV CHAUTAUQUA IN THE DO. . MAIN OF EDUCATION. Growth and Good Work or I lie Clrele In En ilnitd and Amerlen University .Exten sion ned lit fletufliaA Mlermr Orgnn litnllen In n Prison-l'leastire a of Idle by the fiiilieatilei flfiClAb TtLKOttAM TO TUB tltlAf 011.1 fJifAWTAtJtjtfA Lakh, July lo,-The pro gramme at the Assembly grounds lo-dey was large and varied, A warm day, hut net as hot as yesterday, "Just about right," every body said, The beat of the day before had Its effect, for tho crowd of Arrivals was even larger than yesterday, The association officers smiled n broad, expansive, iinllo, and lintel weepers wero In raptures, At 9 v. f, I'rof, Frederick Htntr, ItegNler of the Oollego of Liberal, Arts, tpuke In the amphitheater on "Deformation." Mr, Hlarr Is a gieal student of iialurMHiHl science, and It only happy when exploring the history and habits of some wild rH'M, His subject today referred lo the hahlis of many uncivilised natrons of ilamrinlng their hmllet In various nyln, At n way of nriiainenlfti linn. Me Illustrated hit lentiire Willi Plolurei nf thais liarlinriant' iiititindt nr ilefnriiiliui face and llmlia In the luttreat of what Is sousidoruil nt file new O, U H. 0, building wai iJeflhm led this afternoon, Tills pretty Tiomnrif llm lit Jrary.nlri'le wat presented liv Dr, Theodore I,, 'Iniiil, editor of the Ohauimiqii'in, and Mr. (I, i, Vincent, who cniniinuM the Century Prise jjninnany, which henceforth piihhshea all Uhaiitaut jua llteraturn, Tlio speech of pre. tarnation, made by Dr, T, U Flood, was very Herolofore the oeiinnhlllhed In Anufoununn AinpuUin hat been published In Meadvlllii. the hooka liv another firm and the hooka liy another firm and the till anntlinr. lr was nronosed to namphlett by still another, lr wat proposed to bring this publishing uutlness all under ono iipwi, nun uiorvrnrn ins weniiirr s-rnse wow- pany was formed, Mr, Vlnoont fiat oharee of the llternry work, For a lomr tlpie the Olitii. taiiqna Literary and Holentifla C'lrole hat had nohemn at Chautauqua. In view of this the now publishing company proposed to Ilia trus tees nt their annual meeting to build a suitable home for It, providing that the Assembly Aeso. elation would donato the grounds whore It whs to be erected. This proposition wat accepted "i jy ny ino trustees, nun "tne result you have in the building being dedicated." building being dedicated. W V V The Circle's Great Influence. HAJTY spoecb of acceptance was made by Bishop Vincent. Ho congratulated the members of tbe C. L. B. C. on their new build ing. "There are two tmportint points about the literary circle," he said: "It aids those who are down to get up and those who are up to get down, and unites them midway without depre ciating either one. We bare tho richest and poorest people In the land among its members. wo bavo even gone into tho prisons In our edu cational work." He read a letter which bad been received from a prison In Concord. Mass., written bv an old Inmate, who who was now one of the offlceisof tbo prison. AC. L. B. C. cir cle, numbering over 60 members, was In exist ence there. The men took great Interest in all of the work. There woro many bright and edu cated men in the prison whu had been led astray by wrong influences,wbomado appropriate lead ers in the meetings for discussion and stony, which wore held weekly. The result or the meetings had been a good Influence fur reform. The Chancellor also road a communication from the President of the class uf '89, now living In Little Rock. Ark., who sent J100 to aid in orna menting the interior of the building. In clraing, Chautauqua's great leader most cordially thanked tho donors for their magnifi cent cltt. He then called on Dr. Hurlbut, wbo spoke concerning tbe Chautauqua movement and its progress in Uyria. Ho told bow the authorities of the country made every effort possible to keep them from proceeding in their labors. There would be a time, however, when tbe membership in tbe lauds of the East wonld excel that in America. Unlvemlly Exienslnn In England. T)E. Adams, of Johns Hopkins, spoke for a fow moments. He gave the audience a little description of tbe university extension movement In England and how It Is developing and progressing in tbe United States. He re ferred to the great Interest taken bv the English people in the Chautauqua line of study and tbe success of tne circles there. He was glad tbat any plan or tbonzht could originate In our land wblch would be seized upon with such avidity by proud, aristocratio .England, wbo delecatrd to herself tbe honor of orlci natinir all that sbe considered nxcellent. T)r. Harper, of tbe College of Liberal Arts, briefly spoke of tbe benefit to be received from the lltorary circle by classically educatod mm. A few words of inspiring prayer by tbe Bishop, and the ceromony was over. Dr. IL B. Adams spoke In tho Hall of Phil osopyatl o'clock on "Popular Education in England and America," a very fitting subject for Chautauqua, whero so much has neon done for tbo education of tho masses. Tho Idea brought forth and discussed was that of "Uni versity Extension," wiilch has been in opera, tlun in Euglind so successfully for tbo last few years. University professors and teachers have organized courses ot lectures upon scion tlflu, political and literary subjects giving in struction to tho ma-scl. The oloneors In this work were Dr. Thomas Arnold, of Utuby, Charles Klnir-Ier. Edward Demnsnn and others wbo contributed to tbo education of tbe peoole. In 1807 Oxford started hor local examinations and ten years later Prnfesaur Stuart gave leoluret In Leeds, Liver pool, Manchester and Hheflleld on astronomy, which consisted of eight speeches, with printed tyllabua and weekly oxnrclsut. The term "Uni versity Extensluu" originated first In tlio group uf towns, Nottingham, Derby and Llecestor, wboro n syndicate, or university oommlttee, waa established, ou local leotureinnd examin ations, with Approved courtot. e Kxinnplfs afGoadWorki i TJwiVKliaiTY extension Interferes with noth lug and can combine with anything," The unit of university extension la a tlnee months' online of weekly ttclurea. After the delivery of naoh ledum a conference, with op tional nltendanoa, lasting one halMiour Is held. Associations are formnil ("home reading cir cles") among tho worklngmen and great Inter est taken In this work, "The llr't lOyeurt or Camlirldirn ejlomlon re sulted In (KWIi uturrmiCO.hoO ttiidenit from near Iv nit idasifint society and Inmost district of England, Neirly nno-liulf nf tlio-e did class work. In IhM'hD Oxford gnv IM) extensluu courses In baiowut lit lf.Sol students and our tiHuatesnf merit or distinction to marly l.lou. "The objoot uf university extension la lo brim; university to th popla when tlio people can not come to the university." "In America, at exampltiof this work for popular education we have greatest nf all, the Chautauqua Literary and Hnlentiflo Circle. Tho labur unions have In many ways endeavored to educate the people, 'I ho Y. M, C. A. in llaltlmnra and Washington have fnrmen lectnra clubs In n manner similar to the una now in progrcks In Eneland. The establishment of n III lit schools, tbo Institute fur colored men, and many other such movements show the ten dency of this kind. Tho profesors in Colum bia. Pilnceton, Harvard and Yale have organ ized, and aro pushing forward work nf this kind. The Hoards of R.-gents of the Stato of New York have formulated an Idea to cany out university extenlnn, and the Lecture As sociation of the University is duing noble work In tbe cause." Dr. Adams believed that the plan nf univer sity extei.slou would soon be very popular in our own land. "There is no reasonable doubt but the demand for some form ot higher educa tion for tho masses is steadily growing more popular." a Krnte nnd Ilia Poetry. (iTnE Poetry of Keats" was the subject taken up by Prof. McCIIntock this after noon in continuance of bis courso of lectures on English poets. There aro three sienldcant things which bear on tho life of Keats: First, bis ancestry and early surroundings; second, lack of tralnlnc and experience; third, physical weakness and early death. Keats turned from tho present to tbe romantic elements of Greek life; to the beauty of nature. In his poetry there is an element of mere sensunusness and luxury. He drew out the details, lingered and dallied over them. The number and delicacy of the flavors, odors and colors are noticeable in bis poetry. But there is also a pbllosnphy of life and truth. Its weakness was connected with tbe weakness nf bis character; Its strength was more and more triumphant iu bis .later work. In the treatment of physical natnre by Keats his accuracy is marvelous, but be gives- ui no realistic stndies. lie uas special skiii in fresh, momentary truths. He is without philos ophy of nature, but his Individual interpreta tions are bappy. His is not tbe "human" point of view. He Is not a dramatist or a nov elist. His romantic nature makes him see men and society only under invented idealized forms. His characters are artificial, pictur esque, inttboloiiicab--In fact, becinnnt be said toiepro-ent human life at all. Morally weak, yet he Is pure, tender, acquiescent. His love of beauty rises easily and often into a spiritual passion. Lakeside Gossip. pr.OF. McCliktock's lectures are all dls criminating and scholarly, and show the effects of application and extensive reading. This evening Mr. I. W. Bengougb, editor o , Oriv, tho Canadian humorous paper, who b made the millions laugh witn nia carlcaturfs and wit, spoxo oii-'Feople You Know" InfTbe amphitheater. He took for tbe sutrjects, wbtcb be drew wltb clever pencil on tbeinvas boforoihlm-iooriont'of .prominence ivbo are teen about the groundi every day, and threw In here and there a pointed wittlclsb or pleas ing remark that kept the audience In the best of humor throughout the performance. Last evening Captain Crane, who Is stopping At Point Chautauqua, gave an Impromptu little dinner party at the Greonhurst. The toboggan tilde ll now In operation at Lakewnod. . . , ThewAterand air are Just warm enough for bathing. EacbdarUreenhurstls growing morenopn lares a pladf for swell dinner parties. Otif-ti from every paint nf the lake make It an object to reach this pretty Utile place for dinner, which is served from fl until K. Ilunon thi register or the lintel Athsreum for tihitiiy we Itnillli nani' of iter. U, M, liner, one of the divines of the West. A erowil of ex pectant fill ns are to be seen upon the Uhautati quit deck pla form each dav who await with estternes rach Incoming bunt. Many are there awaiting (rieinis, wliutii ihey era looking for, but many aro liiere "Jul to flirt a Utile, yon know," Fully WKlstuiienis are now retjlsfareil at the Cortege uf Liberal Arte not a very siiiiill regntraiion for a summer setinoi, on the re. itlernf tiififlrand lintefnrrjflie rnmms I'KM'Mllse Mi (Jflrmnlo Fries, Mse U'rioiiJMlss Mabel M, 1'rlck, J, 11 Kilok.ontmiliaster.i'a, iniei nro'iio nA'ties or n. iss uiara Howard VA11M JIANDfl ON A BTltlKR Deceits M llimmn IVnmnn In Troueara Oparnleil III Mewing Mealilne, israuui, Tii.niiuM to tiiu iiiscatoim AM.BMTOW, July HWro-rtay, nn a farm netr Kiuaiit, this county, a corps of harvest hands threw down their rakes, toylhtt and forks and quit work, all btoauie buxom wnmaii hud undertaken to drive a reaping ma nhlno In the attlro of a man, In this part uf I'enutylvanlA It la a common thine: to see farmers' wives and daughter In the hay and grain fields, participating In the lighter por tion of the harvest work. Driving a mower or reaper Is generally considered easy work, but It la done exclusively by man on account of the danger A woman would tnour In getting hor skirts caught In the wheels or knives of tho machine while intent In handling the reins. Title particular farmer's wife, however, is plueky and original, as well as buxom, and to-day ahe determined to ahow "tbo boys" tbat she could master the problem of woman's proper work, Hho rigged herself np In a anug fitting blazer and a pair of her husband's trousers, with a brnad.brlmmed harvest hat shading her brown ringlets, and lightly mounted tlio reaping maahlne. Having mapped out her course, she pro ceeded to drive across the field and mow a broad swath of grain. At first the harvesters, farm bands, men. boys and girls were astonished at the slghr, and then they thought It was funny. The male contingent of tbe bar vest bands, howevor, began to feel jealous as they watohed tho smart little woman drive around the grain field so neatly, and thought she was infringing upon their own particular prerogatives. Heside this, tbe sun beat down upon tuoni oppressively, engaged as they were In hard labor, and finally they decided to strike. Fifteen men accordingly threw down their implements where they stood, and walked off trio field, shaking their fists, Ungallantly at . the fair driver of the reaper. They have not yot been prevailed upon to return to work, and tbe grain in tbe field remains uncut. eINOBEASED P0ST0FFICE BUSINESS. Figures Showing tbe Growth and Changes In Office for a Year. WASHMOTOir, July 16. A statement has been prepared at the Postofflce Department showing the operations of tbe office ot tbe First Assistant Postmaster General during the fiscal year ended June So, 1890. Tbe total num ber of transactions In the appointment division of the department for tbe year Is shown to bavo been 23,261, an average of nearly 2,000 per month, or of 80 per day. Of this number thero were ,I22 pnstofilces established. 1,021 dircontinued and 1.679 changes or name and site. In fourth class offices there were 8,056 appointments on ac count of reienations, 6,090 un account of re movals, and 63S on account of the death of postmasters. In Fresldental sffices there were 253 appointments on account of resignations; 579 on account ot expiration of commissions, 656 on account of removals, 31 on account ot death uf postmasters and 133 on account of of fices becomintr PresMent.iI. Tbe whole number of postoMces In operation pn July 1. 1890. was tfiJOo. as asrainst 6S.U99 in 18s9. 67,376 in 1888. 5,157 in 1887, and 0,021 in lfa80. tbe increase dunncr thn list v.. hnin,- 3.101, tbe largest in the history or tbe country. The increase during 1888 was 1,623. Of tbe re movals In all classes, about 1,000 were made on tbe reports of Inspectors, lo tbe 1,57" cases nf change of name and site, there were only CCS new appointments, in eaoh of tbe other V14 cases the Incumbent belnc retained. In tbe mat. or uf the number ot establish ments of new offices fur tbe last fiscal year tbe Btate of Pciinsjlvanla leads, having 250 such cae. Texas fullnwa with 207; Viiglnla with 200; Kentucky with 199; Alabama with 197. and Georgia with 190. Now Hampshire and Rbode Island each had nine new offices e-tabllsbed, whloh was the smallest among tho States. Tbe new Btate of Washington Increased Ha offices bv 132; Alaska has three. The number of new unices in all States and Territories Is Increasing rapidly. NEAELY A OENTUBY OLD. A McKoesporl Lmiy of 00 Wbo Had Never Been III n Uny. rsrtctAL TitxanAM tu tiis DiirATCU.t MoKteKAPOltT, July 10.-Tho death of tho late Mrs. Ursula Rankin, who died Saturday last at hor home In Jbldwln township, removes ono of tho oldest residents of Western l'enn- sylranla. August a tho old lady would bavo been 09 year of age. Mho was ol Hootch descent, and wat Urn within three miles of where the died, and lived In that vlmniiy all of hor life. Hnr maiden name was Keen, and bar husband, William Rankin, dln 10 yean ago, Hliewaitlietnoihiirof III oliildrmi, seven ot whom am dead, William Itauklu, one of ot wiioiii are ueati, William Itauklu, one the wealllilesr contracture of this place, la i of her nrosp irliig sunt, Two otlmr suns doing well In California, anil the wliereabo ona ns aro UflntrmihiiiitM of thn other Is unknown, There are alo two girls living, with whom the old lady resided. Hue hud a reiuiirkuhla memory, and ioiiIiI talk nf events of 00 yeuta ago as unerringly and as iinmiiuwriiQiiiy as ii uiuy y,ure 01 u u i) a ago, HIlU Wtt llOVOr Siolr lliv In Imrtirii nnil In the very last could read and write a well as her oliliilren. without gla-sea. Her stories of I'eninylvanla In It early days wre very Inter esllng. On the nay ol her death sbe cam in from awn k, laid alia did not feel very well and laid down. In an hour tho had slept this llfu peaottlullyaway. NOT EN0U0K APPLICANTS For Office lo Fill tbe Place Belonging lo the feaaib. WABnitfOTOjr.July 10,-The Civil Bervlce Commission to-day Issued the following cir cular: The number of eligible on tbe registers of tbe Civil Service Commission fur tbe Southern State Is not sufficient to meet the demands of the apportionment for appointment- In tbe departmental service at Washing ton. Uberolsalso a lack of ellglbles for the Hallway Mail Hervlco lrmn most of theaa Htates. To supply these deficiencies tbe com mitsiun baa arranged to hulii extra exaiuina tlous at the places named below on tbe dates specified: Lexington, Ki., July 23; Louisville, Ky.,Ju!y2i; Nashville. Teun., July 2o; Mem phis, Tenn., and Bt. Loiii-. Mm., July 20: Little Ruck, Ark., July 23; Hurcvepurt, La., July 30; Dallas, Tex., July 81; Houstun, Tex., August 2; New Orleans. La., August 4; Jackson, Miss., August 0; Oxford, Miss . August 7. In view of tbe largo number of appointments soon to bo uiadc, those whu pass a creditable ex&minailou will vtrv likcl receive early ap pointments. Application blanks may be ob tained from the Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C. and way be presented to tbe examiner, duly executed, at the time of tbe examination. THE LAST OF EABTH. Remain or General Jobn C. Fremoot Laid Awnv la Tbelr Final Rest. New York, July 16.-The remains of Major General John C. Fremont were laid at rest this morning in Trinity Cemetery. Dis'tinguished soldiers, Utizens of prominence and men who bad been lifelong frionds of the deceased at tended the funeral services in Br, lenatius' Church. Tbe body was dressed in black broad cloth. On tbe rlgbt lappel of tbe coat was pinned tbe badge of tbe "California Pioneers" and on the left tbat of tbe Fremont Verein, organized in 1830 at Newark, N. J. At 11 o'clock tbe funeral procession moved slowly up the miodie aisle ot the church, the casket in front and preceded by tbe Rev. Dr. Arthur Ritchie, pastor of tho churcb, whu con ducted the Services. Tbe pallbearers were General W.T.Bhermao,General O.O. Howard, Colonel Floyd Clarkson. Mark 1). Wilbnr. cx Uovernor Rodman L. Price, of New Jersey; ex-Uoveruur Richard C. McCormick, of Ari zona (representing Rear Admiral L. UBraine); William Colllcan, James E. Muttiuann,Francit D. Clark and Major George P. Edgar. They All Court Pence. from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, j Tbe Kaiser, tbo Cur and tbelr brother rulers of Europe will doubtless indorse heart ily tbe wprk of tbe Peace Cungress now assem bled In London. It Is even probable tbat they will consent, to increase tbolr armies in order to carry out IMppoie. t , ljL,.j .y 1 CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. There aro 8,000llcensed cabmen actually employed in London. In five years 100,000 worth ol property has betn left In London cabt. Until 1770 cotton spinning was per formed by tht hand splnnlbg-wheel. Germany manufactures over 2,000,000 worth of children's toys etety year. To salute with the left hand tt a deadly Insult to Moliatnttiedahi In the EAst, China's solitary railroad Is 81 milts long, and cost ID.OoUa mill. Il tiles Amstlcau locomotives. About 4, COO species of wild bees are known, ol waps 1,100. of which 170 end 18 re spectively lire in Drluln, Constantinople Is bellireil to bays founded the first hospital In th world, at we now understand ah lio-pual, According tu tho Wilmington Jtvtrv Kvntnu, a nail was round In the heart of a cow thai (lied near there recently, L"aw ladles consider that they sarry tome 10 or M mile of hair on their beadi the fiilr-hslred may even have in dress 70 miles of threads of gold rery morning, Mr, John Coiler, of Montgomery coun ty, Ohio, in moving around a wlnal field so as '". '.' ft ra"r to work, uncovered a nest from whluh Ihreo quail hens flew, revealing ninety quail eggs, One day last week n pasisngtr on the Taaomtt ureet oar lint oiftrtil five copper cent for his fir. The conductor refused to aoeapi the tender and clouted the passenger. Now the aompany It called on tu iiaud suit for 17,000 damages, At soon as the horse can from Cairo to the pyramids are completed, and tbe workl nearly dune, an elevator will bo made to the tops of tbe venerable piles, ao that ascent may be made quickly and comfortably to tbe modern traveler. Tho French Mint will loon replace tbe eopper aout with nickels. Singularly enough the a ami 10 centime piece will be perforated In , tba center after tho manner of Obineaa coin, fbls enablea them to bo atrung and counted or bandied with great ease, Luoius Domltlus Nero, Christopher Columbus, Nicholas Copernicus, William Shakespeare, Emanuel Swedenborg, Napoleon tlonaparte and James Abram Garfield. These seven men, each wltb an 18-Ietter name, are tho best-known characters in history. The most monotonous city in Its build ings is Paris, tbe bouses there being almost all alike. An attempt is now being made to vary tills by building bouses or the style of the Renalssanco and Louis XI., and hope is ex pressed that tba example will be followed gen erally. An ooulitt in Breslau has recently treated SOO cases of defective eyesight, for which the cause was not apparent. It rose as suddenly as an epidemic, and was confined to men entirely. At last he found tbe reason for it in a new fashion of very tight shirt collars. He made tbo young men unbutton tbeir coUars and tbelr eyes got well. James Ishnm's valuable cow, of Eock ville, N. Y., committed suicide tbe other day In a very singular way. The door of tbe tobacco shed having been left ajar, tbe melancholy ani mal pried tbe door wide open, pasted within and deliberately swallowed tbe contents of a balf-ponnd can of paris green. Bhe died tho same afternoon In agony. This little story is from a New Orleans Journal: "Little Fioribel Deitcb, 7 year old, died suddenly at Morgan City and her pet pigeon flew into the room where the corpse lay surrounded by weeping relatives and friends, lhe deep grief of tne mourners so Impressed tue uiru mat ic aropped Its bead and died. It wxs placed in the coffin and burled tbe next day with Its little mistress." A negro girl, about 14 years old, and two white boys, about 10 and 12 years old. went crab fishing at Brunswick, Ga. Their bait giv ing out. tbe negro girl took a hatchet and chopped off one of tbe wblte boy's toes and used it for a bait. Tbe boys left and came borne. Tbe girl, after fishing awhile wltb ths toe for bait, buried it In the sand. Bhe was ar rested and placed in jail. A Southwestern cotemporary observes mat a most striking featnre of the census enumeration in San Antonla is the remarkable exhibit of longevity. Tbe list of people betweon tbe age or 83 and TO is a long one, while thero are three individuals wbo havettived over 100 years. These are Mme. Candebrrla, who Is 103 years old; Mrs. Lena Dickinson, aged 109. and Rube Carroll, colored, aged 103. An eminent physician of St. Petersburg was called to a patient, a young lady of good family, suffering with nervous prostration. On examination be found tbat the young lady had taken part In bypnutlo seances and had been hypnotized several timea. Ho reported tho facts to the medical council. A commla-lon ot three eminent physicians examined tbe patient andsubsianllatod th fact tbat her ailment was duo to bypuotlo practice. Thero it a butchor'i boy In Seattle who travelt around on horseback a great deal that attraots considerable attention. Ho has a dog, and that animal will porch on the horse's baok and rid along the street apparently with asinuoti oae an J enioymenta tho boy Him self. Hut when tho buy want M hllnb tho horse It the tlmo the dog comes In handy. Tho dog It told to sit down, and ths horse is fast ened to him, when tho two animals are loft, to altintonttand purposes, In perfect teourlty. Lighthouse Point, N. II., ha for yean betn Infested by moiqultos, but this year It la said that time Insects are harder to Hint there than picnlo gatherings. The reason It that a hug of blggsr growth ha coma along and com pletely destroyed the mosquito plague. Tin hug Is known by the pame of ilnvil's My. Haro ItiKlieadleoraplndlebug. it has a long rail body ami lung, tapering, gause wings. They are regarded ua a gieat Imun, us they eat every mosquito mat oouies along, A tad, ttruuge scone wat witnessed by a few neighbor Monday forenoon at the homo of Sirs. Charles Hmltli, who was dying with cancer, At her request the marrlugo uf her son, Clark Johumii to Mary Ilrown, who hail been with her during her illness, was battened that she mlrht sen litem unhid. And few minute pelore II o'clock the Itov, Julin M II, nf Jaukion, p rloriimd tliu u.mniuiy, aim uu. lug them cfuaer to the bedalile said tu th dying woman, "heru are your children." Hho smiled, and clasping a batiii of each Invoked a bleating on thorn, settled baok on her pillow, breathed a few time and full asleep In Jtsus, A queer and suggestive find It reported to have been made lu tbe tleepy old Moravian town of Salem, N. C. Not many days ago a workman waa fitting electric light wire In the attio of one of tuo old buildings of tbe town, when be came upon a quaint gruup of souvenirs, wblch ihoned the dirforeutatagea of Illumination which had sucresalully como within the experience of tbe household. There was first a set of old-fashioned tin candle. molds, then an oil lamp ot antique pattern, r.nu. lastly, a small section ot gas pipe, wblch be there and then supplanted by iho wire, through which tho electric current was soon to pass. PCNNY 31EJ.M FANCIES. ''I should say that armless girl in the mu seum wonld be safe from marriage proposals." "Why sof" "Because nobody can ask for her hand." 17o ton Courier. "Dem clodings. mine vrindt, maag yoa look like President Harrison." "Then 1 don't want them." "VynodV" "Because tbo President doesn't dress aa well s I want to. Bolton Courier. Mrs. Pry (to applicant for a tenement) Does your husband stay out late at night? Applicant lie does. Mrs. F.-Very late? A. Ties, very late. Mrs. F. (with a toss of berhead)-Ab! belongs to a club, 1 suppose? A. (catmly)-No, tbe club belongs to aim. He's a policeman. Boston Courier. "So Miss Bullion is married?" "Yes." "Whom did she. marry7" "Nobody. She married a title. "-Boston Cour ier. improved Urder of Red Men Indians or dering pop Instead or whisky. Texat Sytings. The race between the temperature and the price or lc is making It hot for outtlders.-Sr. Louts Polt-DUpatcn. Wile Now thn Is a nice time for you to come home from thelodgol Here It Is half-past two. Iiusband-What ot It? If I hadn't gone to the lodge at all It would be halr-past two Inst tne same, wouldn't ltr-Zexa blftina: Ice is expensive everywhere this season. Even the Icebergs In the Atlantic are reported un usually hIgh.-iVoifon Herald. The latest go West advice It: Oo "West and ride on a cyclone. Xtta lortfreit. It doesn't do to be too caret)!. The man who bit a quarter and found that It was bid irt it In sueb'ahape tbat be couldn't pass it anywhere, ia&fi: lI wsxsa
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