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PITTSBURG. 8ATURDAY, AUG. 16, 1S90.
THE OSCEOLA HORROR.
It is bard to believe that the accident
to the Atlantic express at Osceola, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on
Thursday night, was the wort of
human fiends eager for plunder or re
venge Bnt it is hard to account for the
fatal harrier of ties across the tracks
in any other way. The miscreants had
abundant time to escape, and the de
tectives have, as far as we know,
absolutely nothing to guide them.
A thorough investigation may shed light
upon the mystery, and in particular we
hope the rumor that a construction train
laden with ties preceded the Atlantic ex
press will receive the Coroner's attention.
In justice to the brave engineers and the
nameless tramp who perished, and the hun
dreds of travelers whose lives were im
periled, the inquiry into the cause oi the
disaster mutt be made searching and ex
tauttive.
The accident occurred on Thursday night
an bour or more before midnight, and the
officials of the Baltimore and Ohio in this
city were informed of it very soon after. It
was their duty to have reported the acci
dent to the newspapers of Pittsburg at once.
They did nothing of the sort. On the con
trary, they tried to conceal it. "We com
plain of this not for the newspapers' sake,
bnt for the public's. When an accident of
this sort occurs the public has a right to
know the truth at once. Anxiety
is relieved and fears allayed by
prompt publication of the facts.
If crime is oonnected with the accident
justice is assisted by publicity. Most rail
roads appreciate these facts, and do their
best to save the public the agony of sus
pense. Perhaps the Legislatute might do
well to make prompt publication of railroad
accidents compulsory.
ANTI-VACCINATION AGITATION.
The agitation of the anti-vaccinationiita
is becoming quite active at present. In
' addition to the special article published in
The Dispatch a few days ago, from a
local opponent ot vaccination, extracts from
the Iiondon Saturday Jieview, in wis issue,
give a fair idea of a book against vaccina
tion recently published In England by Dr.
Crookshank.
The argument of the English physician
takes generally the same line as that of the
local writer. Of the historical claim that
Jenner was anticipated in his discovery,
there is little need to dispute. The fact that
cowpox was known before Jenner made its
,ue general is not important! although the
reliance upon it'as an argument that venner
was an impostor and his discovery worth
less may not increase our respect for the
logio of the anti-vaccinationists. The im
portant claim is that vaccination does not
afford protection against smallpox.
On this point it is necessary to say that
; the aaii-vaecinationuts must produce over
whelming evidence before they can alter
the opinion based on the accepted experi
ence of a century. It is hardly disputed
that carelessness ot a criminal degree may
transmit blood diseases by vaccination; but
it is no ies the experience of civilisation
that reputable and scientific physicians
take such precautions as to make the danger
almost an unknown ane in sctnal prac
tice. As to the dispute about the pro
tective nature of vaccination, perhaps the
most convincing test is the scourge which
smallpox has been to savage or half-clvll-iied
people where vaccination is unknown;
and the rapid removal of that scourge when
ever vaccination has been introduced.
It is not likely that vaccination will be
abandoned on account ot the agitation
against it, but the discussion will probably
be beneficial in strengthening the knowl
edge of the publio on the reasons for relying
upon that precaution against a disease
which was once the scourge of the world.
A DEFUNCT MEASURE.
Although the result of the Senatorial
caucus is not authoritatively announced the
practical agreement of the reports leave
little doubt thabthe "sickly kitten," as Sen
ator Quay has termed" the Federal elections
bill, is now practically defunct, although
the formal-ceremony of burial is yet to be
performed.
In his inception and leadership- of the
movement to abandon this bill, Senator
Quay has shown the political quality which
is rare nowadays, and is all the more desir
able by reason of its rareness, of perceiving
when his party has got into a bad place, and
of gracefully executing a retrograde move
ment regardless of previous party behests.
It may be regretted that Senator Quay did
not take his stand against the bill because it
was a grossly partisan measure,reversing the
practice of a century solely for the sake of
narty advantage. It could hardly be hoped
that the Republican manager could rise to
the height of deciding his action simply on
the merits of the proposed legislation. Since
that was impossible for a man of his politi
cal antecedents, it is or no slight importance
that the Republican leaders of this State
have developed the judgment necessary to
back out of the hole into which they have
been thrust by others.
It is interesting to trace the career of this
attempt to legislate party supremaoy., Its
lire was a short one. It was launched upon
the world of atruggljs and conflict by
Speaker Reed's speech at the Amerieus
Culb banqnet in this city last spring. Had
the political banqueters who cheered the
Speaker's demonstration that the power of
the Republicans in Congress could be indefi
nitely prolonged by the device of "doing
our own counting," been able to foresee that
in a few short months that stroke of party
policy would be laid out for burial by the
action or the Pennsylvania Senators, their
applause might not have been so enthusias
tic So far as Pennsylvania Republicanism
is concerned, if the godfathering of this
measure is to be kept np by warfare on those
who slaughtered the ailing infant in the
very nursery, as It were, the Amerieus elub
will be reduced to the necessity of excluding
both Quay and Otmeron from its favor and
starting a new brand of Republicanism all
by itself.
Born amid the plaudits of the Amerieus
banqueters, the elections bill, after a brief
and not wholly glorious career, breathes its
last in the privacy of the Senatorial caucus.
Its chief function has been to develop the
Speaker's theory that no Republican who
did not indorse the bill should have a
chance to speak upon it; and to lay the
Republican Senators by the ears, with the
reported deliverance of Senator Hoar that
the tariff bill shall go to the bow-wows
rather than that the elections hill shall be
sacrified. Having accomplished these re
sults, this precious measure has perished of
its own ponderosity.
The experience cannot be gratifying to
the Republican leaders. But if it teaches
them the lesson of legislating for the Nation
instead of for a party, the value of the in
struction may be worth the humiliating ex
perience. OUR BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE.
In its issue to-day The Dispatch gives
illustrations of two new business blocks,
which show the rapid improvement in the
commercial architecture of the city. These
additions to our business are the Arbuthnot
building, on Penn avenue, and the Fergu
son building, on Third avenue- Boih, as
can be seen from the illustrations, will be
of the finest and most ornamental character,
and will greatly improve the localities
where they are constructed.
The erection of this class of blocks marks
the revolution in our business architecture
which has taken place in the past few years.
Pittsburg was rather slow to begin the con
struction of large and modern bnsiness
blocks; Dut the movement which commenced
with the Lewis, Bissell, McClintock and
Arbuckle buildings has gone on until it has
established a new era in business
construction. It is hardly necessary
to go" over the full list of structures which
have been put up in the past
few years, or to do more than name
such fine examples of architecture as the
German National Bank, the Fidelity build
ing, the Hussey building, the Westinghouse
building, the Masonic building, or any one
of a dozen others that conld be specified, to
show the obange from the days when the
iron fronts were considered the triumphs of
mercantile architecture.
Of the two new buildings noticed to-day
the Artbuthnot building is significant as in
dicating the extension of the wholesale dry
goods trade to a degree that calls lor the
erection of one of the largest and loftiest
buildings of the city to accommodate it. The
Ferguson building will be a decided addi
tion to the office buildings of the city. Both
also illustrate the extension of the business
area of the city to quarters which a few
years ago were considered wholly outside
the bounds of the eligible business section.
. THAT PROPRIETARY CLAIM.
A special article elsewhere gives consid
erable space to proving that the United
States hasneverlaidclaimto the sovereignty
over the waters of Behring's Sea, and suc
ceeds rather thoroughly in demonstrating
the conviction of the writer tnat me onty
absolute rights whiob the Government has
is on the shores of the Pribylov Islands and
within three miles thereof. The logic of the
article as to the rights of the United States
appears quite strong; but the statement as
to the past attitude of the United States
Government is not quite frank.
The United States may not have formally
declared the claim to sovereignty of the
open waters of Behring's Sea; but it has
practically done so by every seizure of
Canadian vessels. The right of the United
States to the Islands is undisputed; but
every seizure ot vessels and every order
looking toward seizure has rested on the
claim that the killing or seals in that open
ocean is poaching on the domain of -the
United States, Mr. Blaine even made a
tentative effect to represent thai as some
thing's much against morality as to ceecin
l
to piracyjlmt that theory was not long-lived,
enough to be worth more than a inere men
tion. These past claims arc, however, of less
importance, from the tact that the United,
States has practically abandoned them by
requesting Great Britain to enter into an
agreement for the preservation of the seals.
By so doing it at least waives any claims of
proprietorship in the waters of Behrlng Sea,
and rests its policy on the Jtfoad, ground
that the United States and Great Britain
are equally interested In protecting the seals
from extinction. On that branch of the sub
ject Mr. Blaine was as strong and convinc
ing as he was tentative and weak in his at
tempt to establish the right of the United
States to suppress Canadian sealing as
contra bonot mores.
But the doctrine of exclusive proprietor
ship, which was so prominent in the news
paper discussion of the past few months, is
entirely thrown aside by this review of the
subject, and the conclusion that if the
United States Government cannot persuade
Great Britain to come to an agreement the
only course left to it will be to build a fence
about the Pribylov Islands.
NEW ENGLAND'S ROADS.
"We alluded yesterday to the awakening
in New York State with regard to country
roads, and there are indication that the
question is being brought within the horizon
of practical politics in Massachusetts. Our
esteemed cotemporary the' Boston Herald
ably advocates the radical reformation of
the road-making system in vogue in the Old
Bay State. As in Pennsylvania it is the
lack of any regular system of road repair
ing that has made traveling over rural
highways in Massachusetts painfully
difficult. The Eerald instances the wonder
ful increase in Brookline's populstion as a
result of its good roads, and declares that
wherever towns have spent money freely
upon their highways,and kept them in good
repair, the increase in population has amply
compensated the community for its expen
ditures. The Dispatch is glad that the good
seed sown in Bennsylvania is likely to bear
fruit in New England as well as at home.
Census returns indicate that the papula
tion of. Main and Vermont is about at dead
stand. One State gained 10,000 inhabitants in
the last decade and the other lost abont the
same. The older agricultural communities are
not going to make a good showing in this cen
sus. With regard to the movement In Mary
land to kill the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, the
New xork Preu cogently says: "It this canal,
the Chesapeake and Delaware, and the Dela
ware and Raritan and Morris canals were free
Government canals, American coal and iron
ore conld be transported to those parts of New
England which want protective duties taken
oft of raw materials so cheaply that that sort
of menace to the protective system would never
be heard again from that quarter." There is
solid truth in this assertion, bnt before the im
portant result so tersely set forth can be at
tained, the policy ot turning over the canals to
the custody of their natural enemies, the rail
roads, must be abandoned and reversed. If tho
newspapers ot the country will unite in de
manding a system of water transportation free
from railroad control, the great blunder of the
past generation maybe retrieved.
The uncertainty as to which side among
the Republican Senators are the kickers should
be relieved. Nothing can be more wearingto
men like Quay or Clarkson than to remain In
donbt whether they have committed the crime
oi Independence or not.
By a study of the. columns of lyank
Zeslie't Illustrated Newspaper, and the Helena
Journal, tbe conclusion is arrived at by the
New York Sun that in longitude 71 C Z'f west
Mr. Rossell B. Harrison is opposed to lotteries,
white In longitude 111 52 15" west he is in
favor of them. This is a demonstration of
young Mr. Harrison's superiority to Horace's
maxim: "Calum non animum mutant qui
tram tnarecurruni." Mr, Harrison can change
not only his skies but his opinions, with the ut
most facility by transferring his journalistic
personality across the Rocky Mountains.
Thk news that crops in' the Northwest are
suffering from too touch wet weather, while
hereabout the complaint is of excessive dry
ness. Is calculated to raise doubts about the
rain falling equally upon the just and the un
just. The Bepublican organs preach the idea
that no legislator should offer an amendment
to a bill unless be expects to 'have it adopted,
and that no one should make a speech which
he does not expect to influenoe some vote. As
this is accompanied with the party principle
that measures which have the sanction of the
caucus shall not be amended, and that any man
who does not vote the party measure is a
traitor, it is plain that a beantifnl chain of
reasoning is established to the effect that both
amendments and debate on legislative measures
can be wholly abolish ed.
Whatkveb the antl-vaccinationists may
think, the House leaders will probably agree
that Senators Qn ay and Cameron ought to be
inoculated against the epidemic of Independ
ence. "Westmobelakd county is making it
lively for legislative candidates by submitting
them to a series of questions as to their views
on taxation, corporation legislation and ballot
reform. It is to be hoped that this Inquisitive
spirit will not stray over into Allegheny county.
The sight ot an Allegheny county legislative
candidate elaborating bis views on thlt.ques
tions would be refreshing.
Chaiemax Belden may now be able to
perceive thit he made bis great mistake in fall
ing to mail to Senator Quay a copy of his letter
ot instructions to Republican editors.
Mueat Haxsxead says In the Cincin
nati Commercial, that "It does not seem neces
sary to send for Mr. Depew. Mr, Webb seems
to get through a strike in pretty good shape."
Yes, but if Mr. Denew does not put in a stroke
of work for himself, the doubt la whether Mr.
Depew's boom will get through the strike It
naif as good shape as Mr. Webb does.
TrTETR HAKES ABE FAMTLIAB.
Senator Picub Is said to be fonder of
champagne than any other man In Congress.
James PABTOir, the biograpioal writer, has,
taken up his permanent residence at Newbury,
port. Mass. jle is in vigorous health, and all
the time busy.
EX-HSKATOB GBOBQB M. CimOOTT, Ot
Pueblo, has been urged by friends to seek the
Republican nomination for Covernorpt Col.
orado, but he has persistently refused to be a
candidate.
w dt iTVTirMnt ililt to Philadelphia
recalled to him the fact that for a time during
his early career he earned bis living in that
city by newspaper work and as a tutor in a deaf
and dumb asylum.
Ajiekioa was represented at the dinner of
the Society of Authors, in London, by Mrs.
Chandler Monlton, Mrs. Olive Logan Sikes,
Mrs. .Ronlts (Anna Katherlue Green). Isaac
Henderson, Arthur Warren, G. H. Putnam
and J. R. Osgood.
Roscoe Conkxtho and Francis Kernau
were both residents of Utica, and both United
States Senators at the same time. Aaron Burr
and Rnf us King (both of the city of New York)
and Charles K. Dudley ana William IiMaroy
(both from the city of Albany) were earlier
examples of the election of two United Btates
Senators residents in the same city.
The presidency of the Theosophlcal Society
Has passed from Colonel Olcott into the bauds
of Madame Blavatsky. The Colonel will con
tinue to control tlie movement in the East. He
was one ot Madame Blavatsky'S earliest con
verts in America, whence be halls. He Is a
man with a great flowing tdte beard, axidja
: greater flow of conversattoBy
THE ; FETTSBUBGr DISPATCH,
OUR SHORT STORIES.
AN UNAPPRECIATED PHILANTHROPIST.
T fVTLii detain you only a moment, ma'am,"
said a greasy looking tramp to the lady
who came' to tbe door ot a house lb a suburb
the other day, in answer to his ring. "I am the
Inventor of a process for the deodorization of
boiled cabbage." -
"A process tor what!" she Inquired.
"For deodorizing the- nutritious, but not
ambrosial cabbage. Tbe invention, Wdam,
has cost me much mental labor, and Ihave ex.
pended hundreds of dollars in perfecting it. I
am not mistaken, I think," he continued
sniffing the air in a dispassionate, judicial kind
of way, "in surmising that you are cooking
cabbage !h your kitchen at this moment?"
"You are not,"
"I am seldom mistaken In the odor of cabbago.
Now, as I was about to say, although this proc
ess of mine for the removal, or rather tbe pre
vention ot the peculiar fragranoe given forth
by the cabbage in the process of cooking has
cost me heavily, yet I am not a monopolist. I
have no wish to deprive mankind of the benefit
ol the discovery. For a mere plateful of that
cabbage, ma'am," be said, wiping his mouth
softly with the back ot his hand, "I will Impart
to you the secret whereby you can boil this
justly celebrated vegetable all day, without
filling your house with the odor."
"I think not. I don't want your secret"
"Possibly, ma'am," he said, suggestively,
"you enjoy tne fragrance."
"I do."
','Ah uml" he mused, "some persons do. It
will surprise you, doubtless, to learn that I am
passionately fond of It myself. My experi
ments on deodorization have not been panned
from a selfish motive," he added with dignity,
"bnt with the Idea of benefiting others. Per
baps, madam, as it seems impossible for us to
put this matter on the basis of a bnsiness trans
action, you may see your way clear to permit
ting me to test that cabbage to the extent of
half a plateful anyhow?"
"1 do not"
"Then have you any objections to my re
maining here a few moments and enjoying the
smell ot that cabbage T"
"I have. If you don't go away I'll set the dog
on you." ,
The tough-looking caller put his greasy hat
on one side of his head and strode down the
steps with an air of Insulted majesty.
"When you see me again, madam," he said,
'In all probability I shall be at tba head of a
gigantio cabbage trust"
L'ETAT C'EST MO! I
"PHI eancas fla-ht with Mr. QaayT
Ebeer nonsense, we reply;
Just hear onr Beaver Louis say!
The eancus, it is IP!
HE WOULD NOT BE. BLUFFED.
( You would love me just as much, would you
not, George, If I -wasn't a rich man's
daughter?"
"Sure," said George.
"Well. I ain't"
"Nor'
"Father has failed," said the beautiful girl as
she watched George closely. "He has failed
and has placed all bis property in mother's
name, and now I am a rloh woman's daughter."
"I call all such bluffs as that" ''soliloquized
George an hour later as he walked home bathed
In the glorious light ot tbe full moon.
A GEOLOGICAL FACT.
YTO(l Crcbsus longed bnt didn't dare
' To ask her for her hand;
Though rocks he had, indeed, to spare,
He hadn't any sandl
8HE KNEW THE CITY.
'TnET were coming down town In the street'
car, tutet) jtuuuk nuiucu, W4U aujt uua vuiuu
gee that two ot them were from out of tbe city.
Tbe thtt d member of the little party was a town
bred girL Her every action proclaimed her the
child of tbe metropolis. She led tbe conversa
tion, in fact monopolized It Her companions
listened in all-absorbed admiration.
"I am awf nl glad you girls have come," she
rattled on. "Yon remember when I was in the
country what a greeny I was and how you had
to tell me everything. Well, now I have a
chance to get even. You see that store? That's
Knockdown A Slaughter's dry goods palace.
Bought this dress there. Isn't that a fine-looking
officer? Lieutenant Blazer, ot tbe Fifth
district He's a great friend ot papa's. There
is where the new elevated road is going to be
built You must be awful careful in crossing
the streets. Just wait and the officer will escort
you right under the horses' noses. Here Is
where we get off. I will give the conductor the
signal to stop."
A moment later tbe passers-by were startled
by a thrilling cry. A man rushed forward and
helped to ber feet a young woman whose dress
was spattered with mud. It was the city girL
She bad jumped from tbe car backward.
EASY ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN.
A cierqyitan was lamenting the tact that
his congregation appeared to be restless
during bis sermons, and declared that many ot
the members of his flock would get up right at
a time when he fancied himself most impres
sive, and would leave the house.
"That's bad, answered a young preacher,
"but I must say that I do not experience aay
such annoyance. Not a single member of my
congregation gets up and goes out during
services."
"You don't say saf the first speaker ex.
claimed. "How do" yon manage it?"
"I don't manage it at all seems to manage
Itself."
"Don't they complain when you preach along
sermon?"
"No, I've never heard a word of complaint"
"That Is indeed singular. Your people must
have been exceptionally well brought up."
"No, I think not"
"Then you must be one of the most eloquent
of men. W bat is the style of yonr preaching?"
"Ob, rather dry, I am comnelled to admit. I
do not possess tbe faculty of drawing an Inter,
esting illustration or of throwing out a bright
Idea."
"Well, well, I have never heard of anything
so wonderful. And you tell me that no one
ever gets up and goes out?"
"Yes. that's what I tell yon."
"Weil, I don't understand it; that's alL"
"Ob, it is easy enough to explain. I am
chaplain at the penitentiary."
PRIVATE BILLS IN PLENTY.
rPAXK of Congress being slow to pass bills,"
said the Congressman as he examined a
pile of documents beginning with Dr., 'Til
gamble that enough "bills will be "passed' by us
to ruin all our creditors if Congress (its much
longer."
THE M. 3. Q.'WINK.
httx won't ro home till wlnterl
V They sang all throng h Jnlyi
In Angmt Con tress -wilted
"When Uathen winked his eye.
CAN BEAT THK BELL PUNCH.
A Kansas City Strert Car Conductor .Has
, Solved the DlfHcult Problem,
Trom the Chicago Trlbnne.l
A Kansas City street car condnctorbas found
in easy way to beat tbe bell punch. He goes
off to some secluded spot at night, notes the
number indicated by the register, pulls the ma
chine till It has counted off tbe entire 10.000
and begun at one again, after which he rings
till tbe register indicates 100 less than when be
began and stops. He is then in a position to
ring fares honestly all next day and be S3 ahead
of the company at night The only way now to
beat tba bonest street car conductor is to make
tbe counting capacity of the registerJUM,00Cl, or
handcuff him to some other honest man hired
to watch him day and night
More Effective Than tho Force BUI.
from the fhUadelphla Ledger.
There has been a split in the Democratla
party in South Carolina which will be of more
advantage to tbe Republicans than a dozen
force bills. The two factions will try to cir
cumvent each otber, and Instead of keeping
the negroes trom tbe polls, will do their best
to" get them there, Tbe break-up ot parties for
which many people are looking will be a good
thing for everybody North and South. '
Jeopardizing Hie Cbanoea.
From the Boston Globe.
Swinbnm, in oneot bis latest poems, advo
cates the assassination of tbe Czar. There 1
no doubt that the system which the Czar rep.
resents ought to be, assassinated. But a man
hn writes nneomnllmentarv vtAm abont
-. .... v;t' ."i:
askings can never oe iroskaaptoaio wb
SATUBDAY, AUGUST 18,
OPPOSED TO THE fOBCE BILL.
Hon. William Vance Return From the
South and Gives His Reasons,
rSrXCLU. TXZ.XOBAX TO TITS msrATCR.1
FCTDLAT, August 15, Hon, Wilson Vance,
who, two year! ago, was tbe Republican candi
date tor Congress trom this dlstriot, against
Judge George E. Seney, and one year ago a
prominent candidate far the Bepublican Gu
bernatorial nomination, having the. highest
vote in the convention,Foraker alone excepted,
has just returned from a business trip through'
the South, and is outspoken In bis opposition
to the passage of the Lodge election bill, now
pending In Congress.
Said Colonel Vance to The Disfatch cor
respondent this morning: "As you know, I
bave ever been a stalwart Republican, and
bave been a believer and upholder of tbe party
methods to secure and retain power, but I draw
the line on tbe so-called force bill. It is tbe
worst measure that has been hatched by any
Congress since tbe war period, and Its passage
will do more to retard the material interests ot
tbe country, both North and South, than any
thing that I can conceive. It will simply undo
tbe work of the past 20 years to reconcile the
sections and deal a blow to business which a
quarter of a century cannot repair. I have jnst
returned from an extended tour of tbe South,
and know what I am talking about If the Re
publican party desires to lose the business in
fluence of the North and commit political han-.
karl let Congress pats the Lodge or Hoar elec
tion bills. It this is done Harrison will be the
last Republican President this country will
ever have."
CUBHEHT TIMELY TOPICS.
Hnro Kalakata intends making a trip to
Europe, Pass the hat please.
A JtEHBEB or the British House ot Com
mons called a fellow member a "alow, mean
skunk," and was compelled to apologise. Com
pliments are evidently not appreciated by the
humorists of the Houie of Commons.
Minob'S in New York will be subject to ar
rest after September 1st If they are caught smok
ing on the streets. The law does not affect the
dnde and bis Utile cigarette.
PnoHiBrrioii or dry weather Is raising havoc
among the larmers of Ultehell county, Kan. A
flrtt-clais cow can be bought for flO.
The angler sits upon tbe bank,
(ror so the sh are cozened).
And drink each time be gets a bite
And each time when be doesn't
iJpoeA,
t t t
A couuebciaZi traveler has established an
association for.' tbe religions conversion of tbat
elm. lie is destined to die ol old age before com
pleting his contract
A natttrahst. who is also something of a
philosopher, says: The time may come when
politicians wui mean all tnat is nooie ana cooa;
when a small boy will break an apple In two and
give bis little sister the bigger half; when a trams
will work, and a tray dog won't blto, bnt the day
will never dawn when a fly can tlokle a drowsy
man's nose without making him jump.
Thk census enumerator is again getting In
his work in Minneapolis and Bt Paul. Some
cities dislike very much to see Idle men In their
midst
t t t
MB.MUSD has been renominated for Con
gressional honors In Maryland, He will no donbt
think himself appropriately named after the bal
lots are counted In his district In Uovember.
t t t
The Republicans are- just now abusing S en
atorQuayas heartily as did the Democrats a few
weeks before. Tbe Silent Senator will be com
pelled to go on another Ssblng trip to get away
from his friends.
t t t
This average citizen of Georgia is either of
a forgiving natnre or be does not place mneh
value on his feet Recently a man lost bis pedal
extremities by being rnn over bv the cars, and
settled with the magnanimous offlcUla for 1300,
whlcbmay be considered dirt, cheap evenfora
Georgian.
t t t
A bepokt is current tbat tbe seductive game
of draw poker is engaged in to such an extent in
tbe committee rooms of tbe House of Representa
tives tbat grave statesmen forget themselves, and
spend mnch of their time over tbe fascinating
game. These statesmen are not to be condemned,
Tbe session has been a long one. and theymnst
bave some relaxation from their busy and fatigu
ing labors.
t t t
The supply of beans was equal to the de
mand in Boston, -which causes a Boston paper to
dramatically cry, ' 'We never get left "
' HANNIBAL HAMLLTS 8T0EY.
How the Blaine Statesman Rode With a Con
stituent on a Bug of Onts.
Bostok, Augnst IS. Tbe Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin, ot Bangor, Me,, who has been attend
ing tbe Grand Army Encampment, tells a good
story, whloh has never before been published,
about a countryman who didn't know blm. He
was passing through West Market square,
Bangor, one morning when he saw a load of
very nice oats, and made a bargain for them
with the owner. Having paid the price, he
gave tbe countryman directions as to bow to
find his house. But bis bucolic friend
was not qulok to understand him, and
finally said: "Look here, mister, you get
up here with me and show me
where your bouse is." Uncle Hanni
bal accented tbe invitation, and when the barn
was reached be even assisted tbe driver in dis
posing of his load, which only abont half filled
tbe bin. He, therefore, ordered another load
at the same price, and it was brought tbe next
week. In tbe meantime the farmer bad learned
who his purchaser was. When be reached Mr.
Hamlin's house with the second load the
farmer at once began an apology for bis jocu
lar rudeness, assuring the Vice Eresident that
if he had known who be was be wonld surely
not have asked blm to ride on a bag of oats.
"Well, my friend," said Hamlin, "I didn't
hurt the oats, did If"
"No, but "
"Well, tbe oats didn't hurt me, sol don't see
as there is any cbance for us to complain."
Uncle Hannibal bas no more ardent admirer
In Maine to-day than tbat raiser of oats.
STATE POLITICAL U0TE8.
HABBXSBUBQ Patriot: Judge Harry White's
opposition to tbe Autralian ballot system is not
likely to do any barm to the system, although it
may do harm to Wblte.
POTTSVTIJ.E M inert' Journal: A few of the
shrewder Democratic organs have begun to say
tbat the tariff Is not an issue in Pennsylvania.
The Bcranton platform doesn't bear this out
however.
Reading Herald: No one seriously believes
tbat tbe politicians mean to give us ballot re
form. Both parties promise it readily enough,
bnt party promises are mora worthless than
Confederate notes.
JlEADvnxE Tribune: of course tbe Demo
crats want to kill Quay politically, for with
him at the head of tbe Republican National
Committee they f nlly realize that Democratic
success is not possible in 1892.
Wiixiamspoet Sun: So Congressman lie.
Cormick will not be a candidate tor re-election?
This probably means tbat ex-Auditor General
Niles, of Tioga county, is tbe coming man.
Why not elect a Democrat next time?
Bcbakton Bepublican: The first movement
in an attempt to revive ex-Governor Hoyt as a
factor in Luzerne county politics is being made.
Governor Hoyt Is being quietly and cautiously
pnsbed to the front as a candidate for Con
gress. CnrcTHXATi Enquirer. It Is a significant
fact tbat tbe Republican, newspapers of Penn
sylvania are becoming nervous over Dels
mater's chances ot election. What has be
come ottbat 80,000 majority? Has it joined
the old-time 100,000 of Iowa?
BlBXIHOHAU Age-Herald: Borne good Re
publicans In Pennsylvania have been applying
tbe open letter prize to Candidate Delamater,
to inauce bim to make some explanation of tbe
serious cbarges brought against him, bat like
his master, Quay, he continues to do tbe clam
act
Erik Ditpatch: It is a coincidence that
David Wilson, father ot Hugh Wilson, tbe
present candidate of tbe Prohibition party in
this district for Congress, was a candidate of
tbe same party for the same office in the same
district in 1872, receiving 14 votes. We trust
tbe coincidence will not be carried so far as to
make tbe number of Hugh's votes as low as
that of his father.
Now Alt U Forgiven.
From tbeVew York World. 1
Proctor Knott is tbe guest of Dulnth, "the
zenith city of tbe unsalted seas," whloh he so
delightfully ridiculed nearly 20 years ago. Alt
has been forgiven. May not the real author of
"Beautiful Snow" now ventnre to reveal him
self to civilization?
A Premature Celebration,
Trom tbe Mew York World,!
It is the destruction ot the Knights of Labor
as an organization whieh the big, corporations
are celebrating now ??H "'Wi
mature; - ' ; j:'$3f i?1
if ; . .tn-..jiioiv.'ri..., .',. - . -wi .. '
1890.
AMERICA ABROAD.
Praise for the Shipping Bonntles Blll-Ger.
many Wot Opr Pork Oar Treasury
Leada tbe World Bellamy's Hook to be
Staged Calling From British Mall.
T obsebvb that tbe American Senate has
passed the shipping bounties bills, says a
writer In the London Jfewt of the World.
Sailing bounties on a liberal scale are provided
for American-built ships, to continue 'for a
period of 19 years. During ten years these
bounties will be paid in full, but during tbe re
maining nine the sailing bounties will be grad
ually reduced. Liberal subsidies are likewise
accorded to mail-carrjlng steamers, built and
owned in the United States, for a minimum
period of ten years.- We may thus expect to
see. In the course of a few years, a revolution
In the American mercantile marine, and Its
farmer depressed condition will soon be a thing
to be wondered at Hundreds of vessels will
promptly avail themselves of tbe liberal scale
of bounties and subsidies provided in tbe bills,
and one of the most scions obstacles to a
thriving export trade will thus be removed. It
is likewise provided in these bills tbat vessels
availing themselves of tbe Government boun
ties and subsidies shall be so constructed as to
serve as auxiliary cruisers in time of war. The
Governmont likewise engages to pay the full
value of the cost of converting the mercantile
marine into a war fleet thus providing tbe na
tion with an additional defense in time of war.
This expenditure will make a heavy Inroad into
the annual surplus, but it will cut the ground
from under tbe principal argument of certain
poliilclans, which is to the effect tbat the sur
plus whloh both freetraders and protection
ists agree should be reduced necessitates tor
its disappearance a freetrade and not a) pro
tectionist tariff.
Apart from every other consideration it will
be a "crowning glory" for the present adminis
tration to have revived and put on Its legs a
flagging American industry, to have provided
new and remunerative employment for thous
ands of citizens, and to have added enormously
to the commercial prosperity of the country oy
tbe creation of an extensive export trade.
There will be a revival ot the American ship
building industry, consequent on the applica
tion of the principle of protection to tbe only
trade in the country to which it bas been stead
fastly denied for.many years. European nations
bave built np their mercantile marine by an ex
tensive system of bounties and subsidies, and it
will soon be shown tbat tbe United States can
also create a powerful mercantile marine by the
application of similar methods. When the
American flag flies on every sea, as It shortly
, will do. It will be but justice to admit tbat tbe
Republican party bas rendered good service to
the nation in combatting and. vanquishing the
popular prejudice against subsidies.
www
Popular With Americans.
Ajtoa, Comtesse de Bremont, an American
lady of culture lately returned from South
Africa, bas delivered an interesting lecture on
"Tbe Transvaal From a Woman's Point ot
View" in the concert room of the Hotel Vic
torla. Apropos of this hotel, .which seems to
be a "great American house" (to use the trans
atlantic locution), 120 tourists from the otber
side arrived tba other day in vne party. Their
trunks completely filled the great hall, and it
required considerable management on the part
of Mr. and Mrs. Logan satisfactorily to dispose
of such a body of customers at one coup. It
was certainly a large order, even tor a mam
moth hotel.
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Uncle Sam' Grand Treasury.
T MUST say that I agree with Mr. Chittenden,
the clever writer on finance, tbat no nation
has a better Treasury system than the United
States, says a writer In tbe journal above
quoted. When its regulations are enforced It
practically guarantees the Government against
loss by error or fraud. It Involves the division
ot tbe department Into bureaus, each directly
responsible to tbe Secretary, having little con
nection with eaeh otber, and at least three of
which must approve a claim before it can be
paid, each thus acting as a check npon the
otber. It recognizes tbe fact that the subordi
ate inaoureau, subject to removal by Its
chief, will obey tho orders of tbat chief, al
though they may Involve a violation of law, so
that checks within a bureau are unreliable.
But if tbe payment of a claim requires an ex
amination by three persons in as many bureaus
and tbe approval of tbe heads of each, a con
spiracy to defraud becomes difficult and prac
tically impossible. Frauds upon tbe Treasury
proper bave been extremely rare. The
assistant treasuries are abnormal growths
not subject to these checks,- and frauds
upon tbem. Involving largo losses, bave eon
seqnently been common. The manufacture
ana issue of tbe postal and fractional currency
was another excrescence permitted to attach
itself to tbe system, and tbe account of tbat
issue cannot be verified. It was the only Issue
ot the war about which there existed no donbt.
It may be correct; but it is quite- possible that
some millions ot dollars of tbat currency moro
than the amount shown by tbe books of the
Treasury were put in circulation. It might
bave been dona without detection, for tbe
white paper was turned into money ready for
issue by a single department under a single
bead, witbont supervision or tbe co-operation
of any other depaitment or person. The
Treasury was the creation or Alexanaer Ham
ilton. It will live as long as tbe nation exists,
and everyone who comprehends it will accept
it as a monument of tbe financial ability of its
author. It may be criticised by those who do
not understand it a an institution of red tape;
but no experienced Treasury officer ever ad
vised tbe removal of one of its checks, or the
relaxation of one of its stringent provisions.
Scot! Who Hoe Coming.
IT was a gracious and generons act of self
denial on the part of Mr. Kennedy, a New
York banker, to permit tbe Edinburgh Town
Council to purchase the original manuscript of
Burns' "Scots Wha Hae" at precisely the price
he paid for It Considering how deeply rooted
is the attachment of tho Scots to the National
Anthem it would have been a grlet as well as
a reproach to them bad Burns' precious manu
script been carried across tbe seas to enrich
the collection of literary curiosities accumu.
lated by some wealthy American, however well
approved might have been tbe Scottish extrac
tion of its purchaser. It transpired tbat Mr.
Kennedy bad intended to convey the song to
America, and to present It to a museum there,
but, be'ore carrying out bis purpose, bad con
sidered it bis duty to afford the Metropolis of
Scotland an opportunity of buying the work.
Tbe Chief Magistrate of Edinburgh having in
suitable terms expressed tbe gratitude of nls
f ellow-cltizens to Mr, Kennedy, tbe money was
voted, and the manuscript of ""Scot Wha
Hae" became the property ot a municipality
which may be trusted to keep it hencefortb
with all the reverent care that is due to so in
estimable a national treasure.
Thev Most Have Onr Pork.
A petition has been presented by 71 firms In
Hamburg, including many banking and
shipping houses, to General Von Oaprlvl, beg
ging him to cancel tbe order prohibiting the
importation of American pork and bacon into
Germany. The petitioners support their re
quest on the ground tbat Germany is not able
to supply her demand from home markets; con
sequently, prices bave risen to 120 marks per
10U kilogrammes, whereas prime American may
be imported free of duty from 80 marks per 100
kilogrammes, and largo quantities of pigs are
imported from neighboring countries which are
far inferior in quality at much higher prices.
Tbe American Government is prepared to
adopt precautionary measures respecting tbe
examination for trichina;; and tbe long passage
necessitates the bacon, ham or pork being
properly cared. It is therefore ready for con
sumption on arrival.
Bellamy' nook to be Dramatized.
71fB.HEninrBoi.iDATbas returned from a
AA trip to the Btates, one of the pleasantest
features of which was a visit to Edward Bel
lamy the author of "Looking Backward." at
his home near Springfield. Mr. Bellamy and,
Mr. Holiday dlsonsaed together the dramatiza
tion of "Looking Backward." a work on which
Mr, Bellamy is now engaged. The story bas
been enlarged, and a good deal of additional
color and incident added, and Mr. Bellamy en
tertain hopes of a successful representation.
The auestlon of costume at 2000 A. D. had to
be discussed, and Mr. Holiday gave Mr. Bel
lamy a series ot studies which tbe author ac
cepted, and which ono day, possibly, wo shall
see on the stage, ...
Haw Philadelphia I Growing.
poKS-px CUPPEBTOir, of Philadelphia, bas
forwarded to tbe English Foreign Office a
repoit on tbe trade of tbe district ot Philadel
phia. In tbe course of the report the Consul
saysi "Tbe city of Philadelphia as a manufact
uring center continues to grow and to become
more populated. Tbe street paving Is improv
ing; the water supply increases: tbe lighting
by electricity is becoming more brilliant; the
cable and electric tramways bwJJMWIi;
tbe polioe force more effsctivei the licenses for
public houses more restriotedj the erection of
churches, gigantic buildings for offices, and the
increase of dwellings lor tbe workiogclassts
continue to an unprecedented extent The fig.
tres tabulated for tbe last named buildings
loom up to proportions unheard of In any otber
city of the world. In 1880 tbe numbr of per
mits issued for new bnilding was L3W. in 1886,
6,W0f in 1867, 7,080, and In 1889. U,W6, making a
.i tnr'iMi, min of SLfieS new bulldlnirs
erected. January I, .1890, there were Xi,m
dwellings, and one-quarter of them built dur
ing the lastten years. The progress has been
steady, and tbe homes were chiefly of small
dwellings for the industrial classes, averaging
seven to eight rooms, with hot and cold water,
bathrooms, gas, beaters In cellars, and ranges
in the kitchens. They command a rent of from
40 to 60 shillings per month; are neat fairly
built and comfortable. Therentqnoted covers
all charges except for gas and coal consumed.
The population of Philadelphia Is now rated
oyer IOW.00O, and the public baths were patron
ized by over 1.000,000 persons during the last
year. The Department of Public Works (water
and gas) aggregated receipts of 1 Jta,7W and
expended 835,313, leaving a surplus of 291,424,
whicb was expended for "permanent Improve
ments," A FLEET-IOOTED PLAHJB BEAUTY.
Tbe Grncelut Antelope n a Traveler and as
a SUyer.
Tbe antelope is not, like the Buffalo, dying
out and will long grace tbe Western plains.
He is considerable ot a runner and frequently
canters off long distances as a mere, matter of
fan and exercise. On occasion the thirsty ten
derfoot in search ot water on some dreary
Western waste has heon comforted by the sight
of antelopes; sapientiy concluding that water
could not be far away. It could be safely taught
in the East that the presence of the prong-born
does not of necessity prove tbe presence of
water, as, like the sheep, he goes days with
out drinking, and when be does become a prey
to thirst a jaunt of 100 miles to quench it would
only be relaxation to him.
There are not so many antelope killed as one
might sunpase. Abiding at tbey do on tbe
open plains tbey are hard of approach by the
nninstructed. Sometimes a hunter assists
himself with a pony, walking on tbe ground
and keeping tbe pony between blm and the
antelope. By doing this and circling the ante
lope, drawingcloser every moment be succeeds
finally in making a shot One method in vogue
is to fly a handkerchief to a stick. Its flapping
attractsithe eye of the animal, whose curiosity
impels it to approach in hope ot penetrating
the mystery. The solution is a shot from the
hunter's rifle and the antelope is fully satis
fied. Antelopes are implacable enemies ot rattle
snakes and will abandon any engagement to
kill one. I saw a buck on the Texas staked
plains who was taking tbe lifeot a large serpent
and he managed safely and well. The rattle
snake can only strike from a coll a fact of
which tbe antelope seemed well informed. He
would cautiously approach his coiled and buzz,
ing enemy and by stamping and extending bis
forefoot tease it into striking. In that event
the foot was quickly withdrawn and before the
rattlesnake could re-coll, the antelope had
jumped upon bis outstretched form with all
four feet Every hoof cuts like a knife and
only one or two rounds are needed to do to
death the largest rattlesnake.
GBAHD OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Select Knlgbt Choose a New Board for
the Coming Year.
Dtt Bois, August IS. Tbe Select Knights in
session here, have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
Grand Commander, W., B. Kirker, of Belle
vne Legion No. SI; Grand Vice Commander,
Dr. J. CDnnn, Liberty Legion No. 20; Grand
Lieutenant Commander, Dr. L. D. Balliett, Du
Bois Legion Ho. 18; Grand Recorder, R. H.
Thompson, Dnquesne Legion No. 10; Grand
Treasurer, J. M. Todd, Duquesne ljezion No.
10; Grand Standard Bearer, V. L. Hannam.
Spartan Lesion No. 17; Grand Senior Page,
George M. Draher, General Meade Legion No.
11: Grand Junior Page, B. F. Leech, Liberty
Legion No. 20; Grand Guide, Jobn Clappie,
New Castle Legion No. 2; Grand Medical Bx
aminnr. Dr. V. V. Brooks. Evans Cltv Lerlon
No. 32: Grand Trustee, one ye'sr-A, W. Doll-
mger, aumoolt no n; two years, jaenry oorx,
Humbolt No. 17: tbrea years, C. E. Bostwick,
Dubois Legion No. 18.
QUAY'S EESOLUTCOH.
NswYOBX-PreMtRep.): The timidity dis
played regarding tbe Federal elections bill, as
shown by tho number of votes claimed for
Senator Quay's resolution omitting it trom tne
definite order of business for tbe immediate
future, is not likely to please the great mass of
earnest and intelligent Republicans.
NiwYoee World (Dem.): Senator Quay's
hostility to the fores bill is tbat of a practical
politician. If Mr. Quay had not a clearly de
fined method of carrying elections, it is proba
ble tbat he would bave favored tbe design in
vented by Lodge, Reed, Hoar and others who,
compared with Quay as politicians, are mere
babes.
NsrwYOBKiSuntDemO: Nothing stranger
than the present situation can easily be imag.
ined. Witbin a few weeks the tariff enthusiasts
ot tbe Republican party have denounced as
traitors to the tariff cause both Becretary
Blaine, who sounded the keynote of tbe last
Presldental campaign and formulated the
party's tariff policy, and Senator Quay, who
saw to It tbat the Republican candidate
for President was elected.
New Yobk Tribune (Rep.): Senator Quay's
resolution surrenders tbe election bill in con
sideration ot a withdrawal ot Democratic op
position to the passage of the tariff bill. Pro
fessedly, it is prompted by anxiety tbat the
tariff bill should not be beaten by delay. It
Senator Quay had not been absent from bis
seat mueb of tbe time, part of tbe delay would
bave been prevented. The bill can not bo
beaten or long delayed without the assent of
soma Republican Senators.
Bostoit Herald (Dem.): Mr. Matthew S.
Quay, too, is among the prophets. He
tells tbe Republican Senators just what the
Herald told tbem a day earlier; namely, that It
is bad policy' to attempt to pass tbe federal
elections bill at this session, and be offers tbe
same advice which did tbe Herald, to tbe effect
that they postpone the measure. Mr. Qnay
does not say that this is equivalent to Its aban
donment, but be doubtless knows as much. It
seems to us that onr Republican friends should
beed Mr. Quay's warning. He is nothing If he
is not sagacious, in a political sense.
Detroit Free Press (Dem.): And now to
bave bim (Quay) declare tbe abandonment of
tbe force bill "for tbe present session" is a lit
tle too bad. The extreme party organs have
again and again insisted tbat tho adoption of
this measure, or one of similar effect is vitally
necessary; tbat tbe party is pledged to it and
that those whoare responsible for failure to
carry oat this'' pleage will be remembered to
tneir disadvantage. But all of Belden's prods
and the appeals ot the press have not been
enough to carry tbe iniquitous measure
through, and it is dead in the house of Its
friends,
A HEW POEM BY WHITJUKB
Read at a Receptioa to Olr. John A. Logan
In Concord, Mum.
Eliot, Me., August 1,1800.
Dzab Mb. Lothbot It wonld give me great
pleasure to accept tbe kind invitation to meet
at your "Wayside" Mrs. Logan, a lady for
whom 1 hav the greatest respect, not only as
to regard for herself personally, bnt as the life
companion of a brave and noble man, whose
memory will, be kept green forever in the
American heart I cannot be with you on tbe
lltb, owing to my state ot bealtn, but I send
same lines which I hope may not seem inap
propriate. I am, very truly thy friend.
Jons G. WHirrtEB.
OUXCOWTBT.
Oar thought of thee Is glad with hope.
Dear country of our lore and prayers;
Thy way is down no fatal slope.
But up to freer snn and airs.
Tried as by furnace fires, and yet
By Ood's grace only stronger made;
In future tasks before thee set
Thou thalt not lack the old-time aid.
Tbe fathers sleep, but men remain
As true and wlie and braye as they:
Why count tbe loss without the gamf
Tbe best is that we bave to-day.
Mo lack was in thy primal stock.
Ko weakling founders bnllded here:
There were the men of Plymouth Bock,
Tbe Puritan and Cavalier;
And tbey whose firm endurance gained
Tbe freedom or tbe soul or men,
Whose hands unstained la peaee maintained
Tbe twordleu Commonwealth of Peun.
And time shall be the power of all
To da the work that duty bids:
And makes the people's Connell Hall
As lasting as the Pyramids.
ThT lesson all the world shall learn,
Tbe nations at thy feet .hall sit;
Earth's furthest mountain tops shall burs
With watebflres from thine own upllt
Great without seeking to be great
By fraud or conquest-rich In gold.
But richer in the large estate
Of virtue which thy children bold. ,
With peace that come of purity,
And.atrength to simple Justice due.
Bo owns our loyal drtam of thee.
' tiod of our fathers! make it true.
Ob, land of laadsl to thee we give
UorloTe, our trust, ourMrylee frttf, -Tor
tbeetby sens shall nobly Itre, I
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CURIOUS C0NDEH8AT10H&
Under the present statutes of Mis.
souri a person can marry, be dlvcroed and re
marry in 81 days.
While fishing at Ormond, Pla., a man
caugbt a shrimp about five inches long with
claws resembling both a lobster and a crawfish.
An unusual event in a State prison
took place at Stillwater, last week, when Bishop
Vincent addressed a Chautauquan circle that
had been formed among tbe prisoners.
Peter Brackett and George W. Bryant,
of BIddef ord. and Jobn F. Nesbett formerly ot
tbe same city, but now of New York, enjoy the
distinction of having fought through the whole
of tbe late war.
The effect of gum chewing has been
studied carefully by an expert Ja gum chew,
ing tbe masseur muscles wblchinove tbe jaw
are abnormally developed, and tbe fatty sub
stance which produces fair, plump cheeks is
deteriorated.
Several old villages in Cass county,
Mich., have clung to tho ancient custom of
ringing the church bell whenever anybody
dies. Tbe doctors say their melancholy tolling
at night bas depressed many a despondent pa
tient unto death.
The Lords of the Admiralty have re
ceived a petition from the crews of the belted
cruisers complaining of tbe cruel treatment of
Insubordinate". It Is alleged that tney are pas ,
in cells so near tbe boilers tbat when steam la r
up tbey are nearly roasted to death. '
There has just arrived at Orlando, Fla.,
a man who drove from the southern borders of
Virginia, having been on his way since May 10
last frequently trading horse while en ronte.
In the wagon was a trunk, cooking utensils,
double barrel, muzzle-loading gun, etc
Miss Alice Wood, the daughter of the
man who works the farm of the late Judge Jobn
Porter, of Qneecbee, Vt, has just mowed a
field of grass 50 acres in extent. She did the
work Ione, nslnga mower drawn by two horses.
Next year she will be graduated from High
School.
The Bradford, Fla., County Commis
sioners pay 30 a month for a man to guard the
county jail, and when tbe Sheriff has a prisoner
tbat he is afraid will get away, or one whose life
may be in danger, the county pays bis expenses
to some safe jail, instead ot using the money to
repair tbe jail at home.
Elias L. Bradley, of Oakfield, Mich.,
has worried through life as a bachelor just 63
years, and one would suppose that bebadac-
3uired a modicum of resignation. The sequel
oesn't read tbat way, however, as Ellas has
groposed and been accepted by Mrs. Sopbronla
. Bradley, his brother's widow, and will marry
her soon,
Charles P. Berkshire, of Korgantown,
is mk!sg a cane for the World's Pair at
Chicago in 1893, whicb will contain 132 pieces
of West Virginia wood, bave a gold ferule and
a diamond tipped head. He baa made several
valuable sticks, and expects tbis to bo one of
tbe finest works of wood engraving to be seen
at the Fair.
In Australia the -labor organizations
have secured the eight-hour day with a half
holiday on Saturday, and now they are agitat
ing for a seven-hour day with no work on
Satnruay. The explanation given br the labor
leaders Is that tbey want to make a bigger
demand for men. as tbe Australian labor
market is overstocked.
While services were being held in a
ehurcb in Twiggs county, Gx, there came a
vivid flash of lightning, accompanied by a quick
and terrific peal of thnnder. Tbe lightning
struck a tree 30 yards from the ehurcb, under
which 13 negroes were gathered. One was In.
stantly killed and ten wounded. The entire
party was hurled to tbe ground senseless.
The motley collection of patients who
have been treated In the Pasteur Institute in
Tenth street has been added to by an arrival
from Arizona." This is Isaac Moore, who re
ceived a bite In hi right foot from a skunk.
Tbe animal's teeth were so firmly imbedded tbat
a piece of tbe flesh was torn away in pulling it
off. Two cases of rkunk bite hare recently
proved fatal in that territory.
Mrs. William A. Slater, of Norwich,
dropped a smelling bottle in New London bar
bor tbe other day while being rowed from her
husband's yacht, the Sagamore. She bas so
many associations with tbat smelling bottle,
wbicb in cold cash is said to be worth only SoCO,
tbat she persuaded ber husband to engage tba
services of Captain Thomas Scott the profes
sional diver. Thus far, however, the search
bas been unsnecewfui.
Police Lieutenant Furman, who is SO
years old. of tbe Elizabeth police force. Is dying.
He is tbe oldest man on tbo force. He was
originally on Engine No. 3 ot New York. Ha
was one of the organizers of the Elizabeth Fire
Department in 1837. After tbat be entered the
service nf tbe Jersey Central Railroad, and col
letel tteflftt fare taken on it He was for a
time a police magistrate, and for 22 years bad
occupied tbe desk at police headquarters.
What is known as commuter pocket
book Is very popular with tbe young women
who lire in tbe suburbs of Cincinnati and ride
on railway trains to and from the city on visit
ing and shopping expeditions. Tbi pooket
book is fiat, roomy and rectangular, and in the
front is set a tiny watch, the face of wh:ch
shows through a bole in the leather. The un
fortunate woman who Is always obliged to keep
an eye on the flight of time has thi-t watch in
view when engaged in tbe wbirl ot shopping.
Kingston, N. Y,, has a remarkable
woman among its inhabitants. She is Mrs.
Deborah Powers, 100 years old, tbe bead of
several business concerns and the possessor ot
about 13,000,000. Since 1823 she has managed
an oilcloth manufactory started by her hus
band. In addition she n the senior partner In
tbe banking firm of V. Powers t Sons, at Lan
ingbnrg. Sha bas founded and endowed an
Ola Ladies' Home. All ber faculties remain
unimpaired except her sight which Is slightly
affected, She passed ber 100th birthday last
week.
The main street of Payson, A. T.. the
otber day was filled with a crowd of more than
200 wedding guests, all mounted. Tben rode
up, also on broncos, Thomas Beach and Maggie
Meadow, ICbarles Cole and Jnlla Hall. The
Justice ot tbe Peace tied each pair with the
nuptial knot and then tbe couples, after re.
ceiving the congratulations ot their friends,
started off to secure the wedding present tbat
Charles Meadow, brother to Maggie, bad of.
fered. It was as many bead of bis cattle as the
bridal pairs could find and brand before sun
down. The brides, armed with branding iron,
and tbe grooms with lassoes, started out on
their hnnt and each pair succeeded in securing
18 head.
A FEW PLEASANT SMILES,
i "Oh, I wish I'd been a man," cried Mrs.
Blonson.
'I wish to heaven you badl" retorted Mr. BJon
son. TAe Epoeti.
"How are you, tragedians?"
"Tint rate. Just ia from Rochester."
Indeed? Were you detained by the strike?"
Strike! What 1 there a strike on tbe road?"
Stv Xork Sun.
"I was introduced to General Greely
awhile ago, bnt I'm inclined to think some on
else was personating blm."
"Why!"
"I asked blm If It was going to rain, and he said
hedido'tknow," A'sw Xork Sun.
Excited Citizen Officer! Officerl A. mart
basjustjumped off that pier.
Policeman (who can't swim) Well, there ain't
no law agin batbin' with clothes oa, Is tberej
. The jary brought ia a verdict of "not
guilty " The Judje said admonUhlngly to the
prisoner: "After this you ought to keep away
from bad company."
Yes, Your Honor. You will not see me, again
In a hurry. "-CUcago Triount.
Tombstone Maksr Look here, yon havs
done a fery poor Job of spelling in this "sentiment
you want engraved oa yanr ancle's tombstone.
! know; 1 did it on purpose. My ancle was a
Tery illiterate man. " .EpoeA. .
"Have you boarded long at this house?"'
Inquired the new boarder of the sour, dejected
man sitting next to blm,
"About ten years."
I don't see how you can stand It Why
haven't you left long agol"
"No other place to go." said tbe other dl
many. "The landlady's my wife." CMeag
Tribune.
Belong 'round here, Mister?" asied a
blue-coated gray-beard?
"Yes, sir. What can I do foryou?"
"Well, I want to find the way to Bunker Hill
Monument."
The ronte was described, and then said tbe vet
tram "Klght pleasant town, this."
'From Philadelphia?" queried the Boston man.
"Yes. sir, I am. But bow la thunder did yott
know?" Boston Transcript.
A TWHilOBT SXISODB.
Evening's shade has fallen now,
And I at my window stand.
There Is gloom npon my brow
Clinched Is my angry band.
I mast climb upon a chair . .
To the whole wide street displayed;
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