yJfiH P7FfflE5 W ni THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, 'TOJDNESbAT. OCTOBER "29, 1890. IKi Bi$pfaj. EKTAPLISKEli FEBRUARY S. IMS. VoU, o.:54. EnirreC atriltsuurcrosionlce, Jforember H, JMT. as second-class matter. Business OfHce--Cciner Emlthfield and Diamond Streets. News KoomB andPubllBhinff Houeo 76, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. EASTERN ADVERTIS11G OFFICE. KOOMM. TK1BDJ.E BUILDING. NEW YOKE, where complete files of THE DISl'ATCH can always be lound. Foreign aovertlsers appreciate the con venience. Home advert'sera and Mends of THE DIM'ATCH, while in 2ew York, are alto made welcome. THE DISPATCH U regularly on sale a 'Srentano's. 5 Union Square, A'eto York and 17 Ate de VOpera, Paris, Trance, where any. one tho has been disappointed nl a hotel neui stand can obtain it, TEEMS OF THE DISTATCH. rwPTAGB FREE IN TUE TSITID STATES. 11AILV OisrATCH. One Year. I S00 DAILY DlErATCH, rerQuartcr IM Daily UisrATCH. One Month .. "0 DjULT lnsrATCn, lncludlngSnnday. lyear. JOOO Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, trn'ths. 150 Daily Disfatch, Including Sunday.lmonth 90 El-XDAY Dispatch, One Year ISO Weekly Dispatch. One Year 1 IS THE Daily DisrATCH Is dellrered bycarxleraat :t cents per neck, or includiug iaanday edition, T50cent ner week. PITTSBURG. WEDNESDAY. OOF. 29. 1S90. nrvoKEVG TnE powlt. of patronage The peculiar exigencies of the Pennsyl vania campaign this year have induced the Bepublican managers to resort to some ex pedients which will hurt the cause of their candidate for Governor far more than that cause can be benefited by the course pur sued. There is hardly any disguise of a wholesale draft upon the energies ol the Federal Government employes, great and small, to pull Delamater through. As early as the nominating convention this special help was effectively invoked to get him upon the ticket, How boldly it has been sum moned for service on Tuesday is indicated by contributiocslevied on Federal employes, as well as by written demands for their personal services at the polls. The positian of the Bepublican party, re peatedly and solemnly avowed to maintain the civil service free from this very politi cal pressure, is cast to the winds. To con tend that such tervice and assessments as are demanded from the Federal employes are to be purely voluntary is a thin blind indeed. They already know an election is impending. If, as partisans, they felt dis posed to help their party candidate they re quire no reminder of the opportunity. "When these reminders, sharp and significant, have been showered upon them either directly or by the sanction of their official superiors, the proceeding inu.t be considered as a menace ot disfavor which is not a whit less intelligible for being accompanied by no form .1 threat of dispeacenienL A hundred good reasons could be givcu why, for the welfare of political parties themselves, as well as for the efficiency of the public service, the power of patronage, particularly of Federal patronage, should cease to be an officious ana overruling factor in national, State or municipal elections. But this has been already decided by the BepuDlican party.embodied in its platforms time and again and incorporated by it in the Federal statutes. Oi the actual value in votes for the Bepublican candidate of these requisitions upon office-holders, great and small, grave doubts may arise. The electioneering service which is voluntary and springs from conviction would likely be ventured anyhow. The service which is perfunctory and gotten under command will be no greater than is needful to keep up appearances. Meanwhile there is a far mors numerous element in the party which will find no added incentive to voting for Mr. Delama matcr in the fact that to elect him a State which has a normal Bepublican majority of over 50,000 it has been necessary to ignore the national platform and pledges by mak inn this bold and open drait upon the local resources of the Federal Administration. MAKING FRAUD DANGEROUS. The assessor who padded a registration list in Philadelphia stands a good chance of going to jail. The Lincoln Bepublican Committee on Flection Frauds is giving evidence of being on the alert not only in Philadelphia, but all over the anthracite coal regions, where it is charged an attempt is to be made to buy voters wholesale. Large rewards are offered by the Inde pendent Bepublicans supporting Pattison in the eastern part of the State for the detec tion and conviction of violators of the elec tion laws. Honest men of all parties desire honest elections; and it is gratifying to know that the hallotwill be closely guarded where it most needs to be. GALLIC THKKT. The example of France is not always worth following, but in one regard, at least, the people of the great European Bepublic are teaching the whole world a lesson in thrift. The Frenchman, especially the French peasant, saves money as men of no other nationality will. M. de Foviile, quite a famous authority ou such matters, and especially well qualified to speak of his countrymen, since hs is the Chief of the Statistical Bureau of the French Ministry of Finance, has recently stated that the savings banks and postal banks of Franc; conibi ted now number 6,500,000 de posits, representing two milliards and eight hundred millions of francs. Thrift in France, as in America, is combated by one ioe the saloon, In the words of M. de Fo viile, a war to the knife is waged in every French town and village between the sav ings bank and the public house. In certain communes of Brittany the establish' tnent of branch savings banks has been tem porarily abandoned, so determined is the hostility on the other side. The annual out lay on spirits, liquors, absinthe, etc, amounts to half a milliard of francs; that on tobacco to nearly as large a sum. M, de Foviile concludes his summary with these wise words: "Pauperism, for which so many seek Utopian remedies, will never disappear, rest assured on it, till driven out of the world by thrift" PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES. The Saturday Eevieio deplores the ab sence of any proper supervision of the ex cavations of ancient Egyptian monuments and records. It says the rifling of tombs, the wanton defacement of monuments, the destruction of sculptures and inscriptions, and the unwarrantable dispersion of price less relics, is such that, in the language of Prof. Sayce, "more damage has been done during the last few months to the antiquities of Egypt than bad been done during the previous half century." The Review cen sures the Anglo-Ejyptian and Anglo-French Government! for their neglect of this im portant matter. If that scrt of thing con tinues perhaps our desperate remedy of bringing their monuments to America and coating them with paraffin e will be the surest way to preserve them after all. There ie, however, a home lesson to be learned from this foreign trouble. A part of our own country is very old, and possesses relics of an ancient and interesting civilira tion. We have the remains of the Mound Builders, as well as those strangely interest ing and wondrously preserved traces and tools of the Ancient Copper Diggings upon Superior's northern sea; a vast amount of Pueblo architecture and the known and un known but airy habitations of the Clifi Dwellers. The suitable preservation of these re mains is important Unless this end is kept iu view by institutions competent to deal with the subject, or unless our authorities. State and National, promptly exercise a wise and adequate supervision of the mat ter, we shall have ourselves to blame for the loss of historical and archaeological treas ures that have beon created, as it were, by the hand of time, but which the hand of time is powerless to replace. ENQUIRING INVESTORS. In a recent communication to a cotempor jry, a correspondent signing himself "In restor" raisea at point which is extremely pertinent in these days when the public are invited to put their money in so many corporate undertakings. He asks for monthly or quarterly statements of the earn ings, expenses, and condition of these vari ous companies. Stock-wateriug and stock jobbing are in such high favor as a rapid and a ready road to wealth that the demand will grate harshly on the sensibilities of not a few corporation promoters and corporation directors; but there is not an iota of doubt that it is made in the interest of the prop erty tbey represent, and that if frankly and honestly complied with, it would enure greatly to the ultimate value and conserva tion of that property. There are many corporations in which the stockholders are few, whose shares are not listed, whose business is not of a public character and in which the general public have no particular interest. But there are a great many others whose shares are offered in the market and in which a con stant trading is stimulated. It may be argued that the intending investors should take care of themselves and not buy unless they know what they are getting. This is very well; but it is better to treat them to the facts, as far as possible, beforehand. It is not alone the possible investors, how ever, but the stockholders of corporate con cerns, who would be thankful for such fre quent and reliable statements as the corre spondent asks for. They would then be better posted ou the value and prospects of their holdings. We trust the subject will be further agitated. FETAL WORDS TO VOTERS. The final appeal of the Lincoln Independ ent Bepublicans to the voters of this State, which we print elsewhere, is candid and clear to a remarkable degree. The calmness of its spirit and the dignity of its lan guage makes this concluding arraign ment of Mr. Delamater the more con vincing and destructive. Beside such a judicial summing up of the Bepublican candidate's delinquencies such pitiful roor backs as the South Penn fabrications and other eleventh-hour expedients of Mr. Andrews' manufacture betray in the plain est manner the weakness of Mr. Delamater's case. If there be any still honestly in doubt as to the issues at stake in the ap proaching election they should read the final appeal of the Lincoln Bepublicans. AND STILL THEY COME. More Italians bv 20,700, more Poles by 11,000, more Hungarians by 17,700 and more foreigners generally by 42,300, have been brought into the country in the past nine months than during the corresponding period of 1889. This condition of things presents a problem of growing magnitude. The man who can wisely solve it will be a statesman indeed, and merittbe gratitude of all true Americans. But to such a problem must be applied a solvent which, in the language of the celebrated Canning, shall "recognize power with liberty, not adopting hasty or ill-advised experiments, or pursu ing any airy and unsubstantial theories; but not rejecting, nevertheless, the applica tion of sound and wholesome knowledgo to practical affairs, and pressing, with sobriety and caution, into the service of his country any generous and liberal principles, whose excess may be dangerous, but whose foun dation is in truth." This is one of the great questions of the day. It should promptly "receive the thought and action of onr ablest men. In it, also, there is a fine opportunity for the younger generation of students of public questions to come to the front with their best thoughts. The New York importers who met yes terday and resolved formally that the McKin ley law is not a law at all wnnld be far more profitably employed looking after their busi ness under the law. There is not the smallest probabili-y of a clerical error, which can have no effect until January next anyhow, being deemed sufficient reason by the courts for mak ing the whole law null and void. Chairman Bbice, of the Democratic National Committee, professes to think that President Harrison is the strongest candidate the Republican party has. With his eyes on 1S92 doubtless Mr. Brice wishes that the Repub lican party would think so, too. ONE week from to-day the agony will be over, and one of tbe warmest campaigns Penn sylvania has ever seen will be a thing of tbe past The Philadelphia Press tells "those who have any thought that Pennsylvania intends to tall behind her achievements of former years," that they will be greatly surprised when con fronted by the figures of the election. The Press is right Pennsylvania intends to equal, if not surpass, her record in 1SS2, when sho elected Robert EL Pattison Governor. Ix is altogether a pleasant duty to call at tention to the Slavonic ball which took place in Allegheny last night A celebration by Slavs which wound up with nothing more violent than the national dance the cardas is a nov elty ot the first class. The prediction of warmer weather is evi dently not meant to include next Tuesday as far as a good many politicians are concerned. Ix is pointed out that Mr. Blaine in going from Washington to speak in McKlnley's be half at Canton traveled six Qmes as far as he would have had to had he gone from Angusta to Portland last September to 'advocate Speaker Bccd's election. The longest way 'round is sometimes the shortest way home. The rulers ot the French navy are', pro viding the sailors with bicycles. The wheels are not to be used at tea, but for reconolssances on land, and mounted, though not horse, mar ines are no longer mythical. The Philadelphia .Record asks: "Where will Pittsburg go when her gas goes outT" Ahead ot Philadelphia, as usual. The divine Patti cave Mr. Gladstone a caugh lozenge the other day, and It is to be hoped that tbe Grand Old Man's voice will be benefited thereby. But even the diva, great at her experience is. cannot teach the greatest of English statesmen much that be does not know of the art ot keeping young. The most laughable of all the attacks made upon Mr. Pattison by tho Delamater or gans is the charge that he showed undue baste and decision in refuting a vile libel by prose eating the leaders in court The political straw is pretty well threshed out Butthednst is likely to choke us more or less for six more days. The silver wedding of the Emperor and Empress of Bussia is to bo celebrated in St Petersburg shortly with great pomp and 'mag nificence. Doubtless tbe Nihilists will see the propriety ot reminding the Czar of their love on this occasion with tome delicate little tes timonial of an elevating nature. The Democrats have been reproved for asserting that the tariff is a tax, but they may say with propriety that it Is a tax upon popular credulity to assert that the tariff is at stake in this campaign. The failure in the New York cloak trade reported yesterday, has not any extraordinary significance. Speaker Beed lost his pocketbook at Waterloo, la., one day last week and had to borrow the price of his sleeping car berth. But borrowing a dollar or two from his friends was comparatively-easy to the statesman who ob tained a quorum in the House from his oppo nents. MEN AKD WOKEN. It is said that Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts owns tbe finest pearls in this country. Amies' G. THUEMAir is to have 1,000 Demo crats to dine with him on his 77th birthday. The ex-Emperor of Brazil is occupying him self chiefly with studies in Sanscrit. Hebrew, Arabic and Greek. Miss Hattte Blaine, the youngest and prettiest daughter or the Secretary, is an in trepid canoeist, and her skill as displayed at Bar Harbor was admired by many spectators. Louis FAQ AN, master of prints in tbe British Museum, is on his way to this country on a tour of 'the world. He will lecture on the treasures of the British museums while on his travels. M. DE Giers, the Russian Chancellor, is re garded as one of tbe most astute and far-seeing Foreign Ministers in Europe. Ho was trained under Priece Gortschakoff, who was one of the fen men whose ability Bismarck feared. In ber pleasant "Few Words About Art" in Treasure Trove. Miss Ellen Terry says she has often wished she bad learned dancing that is, stage dancing. Her original trouble was her hands, though she can manage them better now. Me. Richabd Moultoit. professor of litera ture in Cambridge University, England, who is soon to give a series of lectures in Boston under the auspices of the New England Press Asso ciation, is an exceptionally fine Shakespearian scholar. Ex-Alderman Conkliko bas changed bis mind in regard to the bringing out of a second volume of tbe life and letters of his uncle, Ros coeConkllng. The publication has been in dennitelpostponed in accordance with the wishes of Mrs. Conkling. The friends of President Arthur, who raised a monument over his grave at Albany, have a surplus fund of 525,000, which they intend to expend in tbe erection of a statue of the ex President in New York City. Ephraim Keyser will be tho sculptor. Mrs. Harrison is to have some of the priv ileges of a private residence in the White House this winter. Hereafter sightseers are not to be shown into the Red Parlor regardless of the fact that tbe mistress of tho mansion is receiving visitors of ber own there. Miss Maby Euttehtvorth, only daughter of Secretary Benjamin Bnttcrwortb of World's Fair fame, is to be married on Thursday in Washington, D. C. to Mr. Howe, of the State Department The marriage ceremony will be performed according to quaker customs. Bakox he Lutz, who lately died, was at one time Prime Minister to Louis II.. ot Bavaria, and a man peculiar and fond of mystery. Once, being seriously wounded in both legs, he em ployed a separate surgeon for'eacb, and com pared their respectivo methods of treatment Baroness Margabethe von Lilien. Kbeutz, of Berlin, is beautiful, young, tbe daughter of a Swedish knight, and tbe widow of a Swedish naval captain. She bas seen gy days in St Petersburg; but now she is one of the latest recruits for the Salvation Army in William's capital. CLEVELAND WILL BE THESE. The Ex-Fresident ltooked to Speak at the Thurraan Banquet. SPrCTAI. TELEOIIAM TO THE DISPATCJM Columbus, October 2S. Among those who have accepted invitations to respond to toasts at the banquet in honor of the 77th anniversary of Judge Thurman's birthday, N ovember 13, are cx-Fresident Cleveland, "An American Citizenship;" General Thomas Ewjng, New York; Don M. Dickinson, Detroit; Senator Car lisle and Governor Backner, of Kentucky. Senator Calvin S. Brice arrived from New York this evening. He is on the Banquet Invi tation Committee, and in connection with the Tbnrman anniversary will devote several days to tie Ohio campaign, and especially to tbe close Congressional districts. Secretary of State Ryan, ReDublican candidate for reflec tion, has cancelled all engagements on account of serious ill health. OBEAT TIME TO-DAY. Catholics to Celebrate an Archbishop's 25th Anniversary. Chicago, October 28. The Catholics of Chi cago and of the West will begin to-morrow a celebration in honor of Archbishop Feehan, who, on November 1. will have completed his twenty-tilth year in tbe priesthood. It bids fair to be tbe creates: religious pageant ever seen in the West PontlncUl high mass will be celebrated to-morrow morn ing at 10 o'clock at tbe Cathedral of the Holy Name. GOING T0BTJIN. The Chicago Custom House liable to Tum ble Down Very Soon. Chicago, October 28. To-day during the in vestigation it was discovered that tbe east wall had surged westward in the center to the ex. tent of 3K inches. "If this wall keeps on its course," said an architect in Superintendent Bell's office, "to the extent ot a few more inches, it is bound to tumble. It will never stand another bulge of 1 inches." Insurance Methods. from the New York Journal of Finance. 1 An investigation into tbe methods of life in surance is quite sure to resnlt in remarkable disclosures. Here is a company with S100.WX) capital doing a business of Ji50.C0O.OQO. Many others appear with no stock and little surplus, and then another presents itself, claiming the consideration of the public, with policies ex piring by lapse almost equal in number to those issued and with annual expenditures far ex ceeding the amounts paid for death claims. DEATHS0F A DAY. Lyman L. Lamb. Erie, October rs.-Lyman L. Lamb, one or Erie's most distinguished citizens, died to-day at the ape of four score. Deceased was one of the owners of the famous Noble thousand-barrel oil well. In the early days or Tltnsvllle. He after ward became President or the Erie Dime Bank, which position he held for many vears. He was also an officer of the Keystone National Bank at tbe time ofhls death. Deceased leaves a family in this city, who Inherit alarge rortune. Judge R. L. Johnston, crlCCIAL TKLEOItAII TO THE DISPATCn! EBEXS8CHG, October IS. Judge B. L.Jounston, who was elected President Judge or this county in ISM, died very suddenly this evening from a stroke of apoplexy. When quite a yonng man he was elected Superintendent ol Schools of this county. He afterward studied law and was admitted to the bar. and has since practiced law In this eonnty. He was 76 years or age at the time or his death. Dr. Emerson. JOEJJSTOWK, October 24. Dr. Emerson, one of the oldest physicians or tiie county, died to-day, bis life beln pr shortened on account of injuries re ceived In the flood. Captain James S. WUe. CiscWNATi, October 3.-Captaln James S. Wise, well known in tho river trade, died to-day at hit residence, in Home City, or dropsy, at tbe age or C9. SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON. . The fellow who votes on age can celebrate his majority as well as the candidate who got there. What was your baby pursuit? I mean what profession, trade or calling did you select in tbe mud-pie, sand-shoveling, dust-delvinr, pinafore periodf You didn't have any? Why, that's odd. Think, now. tOvergo the leaves back to the Second Chapter cradled babyhood tbe First, you know; knee-breeched youth. Chap ter Two. Ah, there yon are, and on page one, too. And what was it? Were you a doctor or a surgeon? With wise-looking eye did you give pussie or Carlo their warm milk with the old battered spoon, or with the velvety, thin skinned band of childhood did you bandage kitty's lame limb or bathe doggy's bruised paw, blrdy's disabled wing or the old daw's crushed claw? Or were you a millwright? Did you build great wheels from shingles, lath or thin board, and turn a tiny water course before finally selecting a site for the miniature mill? Or were you an artist coal-soiled, the old barn your canvas, the disfigured fence palings your prldo and joy? Or were you a carver whit tling, whittling away, leaving a trail of tiny chips behind and nursing a slashed finger after every experiment? Or were you a build er of houses on sand, of castles on stone that bruised your tiny fingers andTtired your tender muscles? Or were you a musician, drumming on pans and window panes and tooting shrill whistles until breath failed and lips tired? Or were you a soldier bold, with sword of tin and gun of wood, besasbed and bloodthirsty? Or were you a scholar, searching the big books be yond your ken, groping in the dark for tbe light beyond? Or were you an inventor, puzzling your little brain over mechanisms, pulling music boxes and watches apart to learn the secret of tho melody or the tick? Or were you a sculptor, clay-marked, stone-dusted? Soon through tbe gamut little brains that planned and schemed, little bands that builded, pulled down, dng, molded bruised, soiled, bleeding little fingers of yonth fighting for fame so early in tho struggle! And how the young blood made the heart go bumpty bump when success crowned tho juvenile effort! How strong the house of sand on sand; how grand tbe big chinked stone castle: how swift the wheel on tbe little stream; how thankful pnssy. Carlo and tbe old crow looked: how accurate old Dob bin stood forth in coal on tbe boards ot the old gray barn; bow beautiful all results of the youthful ' ndandstTivingbralniDidyoufollow the first icy on and on. or was it burled along with other youthful hopes in tbe graveyard that lies between the cradle and tbe trnndle bed where angels are the only weepers? Wero they crowded out by others riper, brighter, broader, or did they die In the day dawn of real life? Some of us, you know, still gnaw the husks of early disappointments, see way back in the morning glow tbe ruined castles, razed by parental pride, prejudice or ignorance. So it's better to let the boy follow his bent, providing it leads to a safe goal. Don't draw around him a magic circle ot trade casto in the hope of keeping his bands white and soft even up to tbe face-wrinkling tirao. Let him worship bis youthful gods; force not your idols upon him. Let the unwritten law rule in that realm of fairy fancies. The fittest usually survive, you know. Happy he who stuck to the first path thorny, stony though it bas been. He had the will to pursue; he has the will to perceive. Ho will solve the problem, build the machine, per fect the structure, swim where others sink, fat ten where others grow lean, live where others die. The necktie makers always have men by the throat- The kangaroo is not cruel, even If it does give its young the sack. In sunny days, where big waves break, She led me in love's whirl; But saa to say, I got the shake She's not my winter girl. Poor Yorick Is the champion stage skuller, in spite of the Hanlans and Teemers. In a drama built upon a racecourse yon must expect a great deal of horse play. Another New York muruerer is booked for the electric killing chair. Keep the experts out of the death chamber this time, gentlemen, and stop all tbe rubbish about volts and re-, volting scenes. at autumn's bier. Gaunt limbs tbin shadows cast on red-leaved ground, , Brown reeds and weeds with seedless heads are crowned; In well-reaped fields He rotting stnbblo rows, Seared willows weep whero sluggish current flows. The sun sinks early, cutting short tbe day, Apd night fast gathers o'er the brown decay; The ivy, deathlike, clings to crumbling wall, While one by one Its sapless tendrils f alL The meek-eyed kine browse 'round the barn yard stack. In cbimney-place tho green logs smoke and crack; The tbin blue smoke now slowly creeps on high-Blue-black against the steel-blue Autumn sky. At early dusk lights flash from window pane, But ere night's old their bright reflections wane; Then silence steals o'er all the blighted things No green leaves rustle, and no sweet bird sings. In dark, chill morn, mid all this ruin sere, The Winlefs born on Autumn's leafy bier! The police are to have new uniforms. The transgressors would like to have them armed with stuffed clubs also. Intebnai. revenue officers are always on a still bunt It seems that some fiend is poaching on Jack the Ripper's preserves. Even the murderer must be on his guard now-a-days. The prize package newspapers are now offer ing rewards to euessers and voters. Thus they wblp tho lottery imp around tbe stump, A man prefers an eye lashing to a tongue lashing, especially if the lady is pretty. A pinch of chanty from the lowly Is worth a handful from tbe neb. Music makes us brave in love and war. The biggest horn in the band is not the hardest to play. We could see more of life if to sleep. we didn't have A worthless man leaves the same impres sion behind as the log does when it is drawn from the water. Couples wbo take their honeymoon trip In 'a balloon are very fly. Ho. these! you candidate. The hour's growing late. And the raging, roaring battle'll soon bs ended. You should not hesitate To close tbe hot debate Which the citizens have barely com pre , hended. What have you now in store To add to the uproar? What is the plot you're nursing for the crash? Don't explode it with a bang. It may prove a boomerang; In the closing days you mustn't -be too brash. Let who may now at you scoff, Just you quietly sneak off; The voter hat his ticket in his coat Slide in and shut the door, Look out for the smoothbore, ' And figure on the sly v vest . pocket v T0te! It's no trouble to find opt what the wild waves are now saying at the- summer resorts. Just ask tbe owners of the bath houses and boardwalk booths. The Independent voter Is not mulish, but he's a bard kicker. A New York girl has stolen 150 cloaks. The mantle of charity will hardly fit her. Gas men are meter-ologists, we presume. It's a cool day when Pittsburg's gas pressure lowers. We ail inherit our father's name, but not always his brains. All's fair in love and politics. Abtists canvas their views as well as poli ticians. A monument of gun metal could be appro priately placed over tbe grave of the late la mented Rube Burrows. When the hull of the steamer Swift collapsed in the Monongahela yesterday she swiftly set tled on the mud. It's about time for the Government to take Sitting Bull by the horns. People with gimlet eyes probably bore you. Willle Winkle. NEWPOET BEAUTIES. Exquisite Portraits Which an Eastern Artist is Making of Them. Mr. Benjamin Porter, the well-known portrait painter, is about closing bis Newport studio for the winter. He has had on exhibition thero for some time four .beautiful women's portraits, among which the one of Mrs. George Feabody Wetmore in evening dress is perhaps tbe most striking, as it admirably reproduces the mature beauty and stately dignity of the original, although a three-quarter length of Mrs. James A. Burden is also extremely lovely. The artist is nowputtlng the finishing touches to a portrait of Miss Louise Shepard, which has been painted for her mother's boudoir. It rep resents her with a star In ber hair and is called "lie Solr." The background is clouds, and tbe face is very ethereal. But the gem ot the whole collection is a medallion head of Mrs. Porter, the golden haired beauty of which is well set off by tbe frame of white and gold and the severe sim plicity of the background and surroundings. All the Newport beauties have begged to be painted in the same way, but, as the artist justly observes, "it is a style that would suit very few." BAD EVENTS BECALLED By the Funeral of a Young Lady at Greens burg Yesterday. The funeral of Annie Zita Ryan at St Jo seph's Academy. Greensburg, yesterday, re called a terrible time in that Institution. Miss Annie, with her sister Katie, had been pupils at St Joseph's when the news was brought that their father. Sheriff Ryan, their mother, and several of their brothers and sisters, had per ished in the Johnstown flood. Twenty-two members of the family were drowned on that awful night Since then Annie and Katie bad made their permanent home at St. Joseph's. Annie was stricken with consumption last August having before that enjoyed robust health. Since the disease made its appearance, however, she sank rapidly, bcingconlined toiler bed for several weeks before her death. Sho was a very lovable girl, full of life and spirit until she became sick, and was a favorite of all her schoolmates as well as the Sisters. She was only 18 years of age. The remains were taken to Johnstown for interment Sheriff Ryan was very well known in Pittsburg. A TIMELY BHYHE In Which Readers of The Dispatch Should bo Interested. A few verses in our esteemed cotemporary, the Saturday lieview, are of timely importance: "Falling lond on onr tympanum, fearlal as the crack o' doom; Speeding westward, awful, thnnd'rlng; 'tis the Kndyard Kipling boom. Budyard Kipling, gifted stripling, praise and glory to his name. Prosing, rhyming, bravely Climbing to the pin .nacle or Fame. " This graceful recognition of a new develop ment in tho literary world is especially inter esting owing to tbe fact that the biggest gun that Mr. Kipling has yo: loaded will be heard in THE Dispatch on November 9 through the beginning ot his first serial, "The Light that Failed." FEATHERED WABBI0BS. A Brief Description of How the English Partridge Fights and Runs. From Longman's Magazine. 3 When two partridges meet on tbe war-trail, they rush wildly up to within a foot of each other, and then commence to leap up and down as though they formed the extremities of an invisible see-saw. Presently one becomes tired, and, turning, runs as for bis very life across the plain, followed by other in fierce pursuit When No. 1 has bad enough running, he turns, and the sce-saw process recommences, to be followed generally by the retreat of No. 2, and so on ad infinitum. Occasionally one of the warriors loses an eye: but this may be regarded as an accidental oc currence, probably .equally deplored by ag gressor and aggrieved. Ministers in Politics. From tbe lit Louis Globe-Democrat. There is no good reason why a minister, any more than a lawyer or a physician, should put aside all political convictions and responsibili ties. As a man of intelligence, be is bound to have definite views upon political topics; and as a faithful citizen, he is bound to use bis in fluence on tbe side of clean and reputable gov ernment VON M0LTKE AT NINETY. Philadelphia Pi ess: Von Moltke needed bnt one thing to round out his splendid birtbday celebration and that was a message of con gratulation from that other brave general Boulanger, but tbe latter was doubtless pre occupied with his own affairs. The Washington Post: It is probable that never before bas a successful General lived to an age when ho could so fully witness the mag nificent results ot his success, and when he could so unreservedly enjoy the rapturous plaudits of a united and grateful nation. The Philadelphia Ledger: Field Marshal Von Moltke is a soldier entirely worthy of tbe high honors paid to him by his Emperorand the people. It is doubtful, however, whether Von Moltke himself enjoyed the occasion, or, it he did, it is because old age has tempered his feelings. The N ew York Commercial Advertiser: All the world' sympathizes wilh Germany in her festival in Count von Moltke's honor. And -the world's sympathy is all the warmer, remember ing that this great man of war is also a gentle, kindly man of peace, around whom children flock whenever he appears on tbe street The Philadelphia Times. Not only is Von Moltke the oldest as well as the greatest of field marshals, but he is tbe last ot a type that cannot survive him. The great military estab lishments of which he was so supremely repre sentative must disappear in the near future by disarmament or tbey will go down in the fall and crash of empires. New York Tribune'. Connt von Moltke's laurels do not suffer Prince Bismarck to sleep. The young Emperor, In showering honors upon tbe conqueror of Koeniggraetz and Sedan, has neglected the restless sage of Varzln, whose pen was mightier even than tne victorious sword in shaping tho destinies of Germany. Excuses aro tendered for the Prince's absence from the banquet and military fetes in Berlin: but suspicion Is aroused that he was deliber ately slighted by the Court The Boston Herald: He is unquestionably the most popular old soldier lu Europe, and. like the late Captain of our own armies, he is noted for his taciturnity. And yet he U fitted to shine In any circle. He could fill tbe chair of languages in any. university in the world. He speaks and writes with facility and precis ion German and Danish. French nnd Italian, Spanish. Romaic. Torlciah, Arabic, Russian and English. There is no better draughtsman in the German military service tban ho.and his water-color paintings possess high artistic merit Ho is a thorough musician, a good chess 'player, an accomplished horseman and fencer and tbe greatest strategist in the world. SOCIETY SUCCESSES. . Doable Birthday and Wedding Anniversary Celebration A Coming Wedding Beanty and Brilliancy at a Cotillion The Wag-ner-Murpliy Nuptials Other Social Mat ters. The birthdays and wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Bruce Clark were very pleasantly observed last evening by a brilliant reception given by their daughter, Mrs. John Arthurs, at whose home they reside. Tbe birthdays bave fallen, and the wedding anni versary is shortly to fall, so "betwixt and be tween," as it were, the days were honored. Tho luxurious home on Boquet street was a be wildering picture for the event in its exquisite floral dress. Tho double parlors, in which the receiving party were stationed, were all in gold, the yel low chrysanthemums that decked the mantels, banked the fireplaces and burdened the tables harmonizing beautifully with tho elegant fur nishing and rich hangings and draperies of the rooms. The library was fragrant with deep red roses that, in clusters and bouquets, abounded, while decorations of white and green, the new European fad. were seen in the dining room, and the artistic effect obtained by the shimmering damask, cnt glass, silver, and the pure white flowers, with their setting of green, was such that the popularity of the con ceit is assured. , In tbe hall, from a screen of asparagus, issued the delightful strains of Gernort's orchestra, and into this realm of beantv and mndn antnred a large nnmber of guests, including represent atives from tbe social circles of not alone tbe East End, but Pittsburg, Allegheny and Se wickley, as well. The refreshments served were calculated to Inspire a really unromantic appetite, and ad miration for the caterer, who happened to be Kubn. Messrs. o. Jl. fc J. B. Murdoch had charge of the floral decorations. FUN FOB FOBTY YOUNG PEOPLE, A Brilliant Cotillion Given at the Monon gahela Last Evening. Beauty and brilliancy at the Monongahela House, last evening, was the result of the first dance ot the Allegheny Cotillion Club of the season and tho first dance of the club ever given in a public assembly room. But one would never imagine that such was the case, to watch the really mature airs that were as sumed last evening. Indeed, not a suspicion of amateurishness was given by the manner in which the event was condnctedfand some older and more pretentious cotillions might gain points from this youthful affair. The clnb was organized in Allegheny about five yean ago, by a score of prominent young society men, and the cotillions were danced in private houses, but the enlarged and continually increasing membership prohibited further retirement, and not only warranted a pnblic debut, but rather necessitated such a course. It will shortly assume the dignity of a clnbroomof itanwn. In conjunction with tho Allegheny German Club, in the building near tho Bishop Bowman Instituto.'to be opened next Saturday evening. About 20 couples were present last evening, and with Guenther's orchestra, in tho hand somely decorated assembly room, with its ad mirably polished floor, they eared not that tho evening frowned upon any attempt at merry making. The toilets of the young ladies were lovely and fresh, as it Is so near the beginning of the season, and the young gentlemen were attired in the much-discussed evening suit that just at present is attracting considerable social attnntion, because it received such a slight from some of the New York leaders last week. Chaperones were in attendance. AN INTERESTING WEDDING That WU1 Take Place Next Week atalflc- Cluro Avenue Mansion. The Phillips home, on McClure avenue, so long noted for tbe good cheer and hospitality that lurks in every nook and corner of the ; comfortable, commodious residence, and for tue genuine welcome waved to guests by the grand old trees that grace the gTounds, and more tangibly expressed by tbe inmates of the home and the members of the family, will on tbe 6th of November be the sceno of an inter esting wedding. Miss Ella W. Phillips, a daughter of the household, is to be the bride, and Mr. John D. Davis, an enterprising young business man Ot this city, tbe groom. There will be a number of attendants for both bride and groom, among them a twin sister of the bride, and doubtless several of her many brothers. Miss Phillips, a youn" lady known to a laree circle or friends, talented and accomplished, is a member of one of the oldest AHegbPny families, being tbe daughter of Mr. J, Phillips, of J. & H. Phillips, oilcloths and rubber goods. 26 and 28 Sixth street whose continuous business career in tho city for tbe past half century bas marked Lim as one of Pittsburg's substantial men. Hor brothers six of them havo all assumed posi tions in their father's establishment, with tho exception of one, perhaps, and are identified with the business and pronounced energetic and reliable. Mr. Davis, the fortunate winner of the hand of Miss Phillips, is associated with the Sixth street concern, though In an entirely different branch of business. Well knowu and thor oughly liked, his coming nuptials will interest a great many people. As the Phillipses are ad herents of tbe Episcopal faith, a divine of that church will doubtless officiate. THE FHiST SOIREE MUSICALE Of tho Pittsburg Female College Proves a Complete Success. The college chapel was filled last evening at the Pittsburg Female College in honor of tho first soiree musicale of tbe series to be given this winter. Mr. Theodore Salmon was con ductor of tho occasion, and deserves great credit for tbe smooth manner in which tbe programme was rendered, as well as for secur ing such well-known and acknowledged artists. The pianist was Mr. Carl Hotter; the tenor. Mr. Harry Brockett; the elocutionist. Miss Mary Kier ail justly appreciated by fittaburgers. The violinist was vMiss Lucile Eldndge. of Cleveland, hitherto a stranger to our public, but after one performance recognized as an ar tist of considerable ability. The lady is a mem ber ot the college faculty. THE KING'S DAUGHTEBS. Willing Workers of St Peter's Church Hold a Book Reception. The second annual book reception of the Willing Workers' Circle of the King's Daugh ters, of St Peter's Episcopal Churcb.was given last evening in the Sunday school room of the church on Diamond street An excellent pro gramme was presented. Among the .perform ers were Miss Camille Will.the Misses' Mattem, James Bennett Edward S. McClelland, James Matthews, W. W. Logan, Edward V. Clark and others. Tbe admission was free, but each attendant was expected to donate a book for the Library of the Young Women's Boardinz House, Alle gheny, and quite a collection of new and old dooks was seenreu. t A Success in Every Respect Tbe musical and literary entertainment last evening in tbe Wilklnsburg Academy was a perfect success. It was given under tbe auspices of class No. 10, of the Sunday school of the M. E. Church, and comprised a long and varied programme. Every number was loudly ap plauded. Tbe proceeds will be applied to the fund for tho new Methodist Church building. Will Face a Large Audience. Robert J. Bnrdette, with bis amusing lecture on "The Rise and Fall of the Mustache," will be tbe attraction at the second entertainment of the winter series under the auspices of the Y.M. C. A. at Wilklnsburg. Friday, Novem bers. The concert last week was such a re markable success that there is no doubt that the genial Bob will faco a large audience. Arrangements for an Orange SociaL Tbe Ladles' Aid Society ot the Asbnry M. EL Cbnrch, Fifth avenue, has arrangements almost completed for an orange social, to take place to-morrow evening. The social is in the bands of energetio Ddople, and is sure to be a success: N umerous booths, attended by aids attired in tbe conventional orange, will be some of the attractions. The Wagner-Murphy Wedding. At 8 o'clock last evening Miss Bessie Murphy, a former teacher in the Lincoln School, was wedded to Mr. Georee Wagnor, confidential clerk for the Adams Express Company, East Liberty. Only tbe families and intimate friends qf the bride and groom were present at the ceremony, which took place at the Murphy residence on Meadow street The Chelsea's Reception. The Chelsea Clnb, composed of many ot tbe best-known people of the Sixth ward, held tbelr fourth reception at new Turner Hall last evening. The largo audience was composed of hhthly cultivated people and all enjoyed them selves immensely. Social and Supper. The Young People's Society of tho Christian Endeavor and Mission Band, ol the Sonthside Presbyterian Church, held an interesting' en- tertatnment and social last evening. There was a good attendance despite the bad weather, ana the evening was spent in an enjoyable manner. Supper was served in tho basement of the church. An Entertainment In Coraopolis. An entertainment will be given in Coraopolls- to-morrow evening by the Lawn Tennis Club, consisting of musical and elocutionary selec tions. Miss Graham, ot Allegheny, and Miss Jolly, oi Phillipsburg, will take part and home talent will furnish a miscellaneous menu. Mr. Alexander Stephens will deliver a lecture, subject: "The Future of Coraopolis. tbe Gem of the Ohio Valley and the Home of tho Graces." Social Chatter. Miss Rosa Feiedsam and Mr. Henry Finkelpearl were married at the residence of the bride's parents in Allegheny last evening by Rabbi L. Mayer. Tbe ceremony was per formed at 5 o'clock, and was succeeded by joy ous festivities. A neat card received yesterday read3 'Yourself and family are respectfully invited to attend the Cyclorama Dancing Class recep tion Monday evening. November 3, 1830. Ger nert Eight to L E. V. Bridge, instructress." To-morrow evening the Allegheny lodges of the Order of Solon will give a complimen tary entertainment at Carnegie HalL The Bev. R. W. Covert, Supreme Chaplain, will deliver a lecture. Rev. C. C. Hats will give a lecture, entitled "Camping In Palestine," for the benefit of tbe Westminster Presbyterian Church, at the Second TJ. P. Church, next Friday evening. In the St Thomas church at Braddock. at 4 o'clock ycsterday.occurred the wedding of Miss Mary Golden and Mr. Edward Everett Rev. Father Hickey officiated. A delightful supperj was given last even ing at the residence of Rev. Mr. Wallace by the Young Women's Missionary Society of the Eighth TJ. P. Church. An enjoyable entertainment, literary and musical, was given last evening in St Peter's Episcopal Church. A musicale at tbe residence of Mrs. John Oakley was ono ot the enjoyable events last evening. Mes. Judge Stowe receives at her home, in Edgeworth, this afternoon and evening. Mrs. Henry B. Birch, of Penn avenue, gave a small luncheon yesterday. The Bassett-Gibson wedding to-day. OUR MAIL POUCH. One of the Campaign Yarns. To the Editor of The Dispatch: The writer, an Independent Republican, was informed by one of Delamater's admirers that ex-Governor's Pattison's father was a rebel and fonzht in the Confederate army, and that the ex-Governor was entirely in sympathy with the Southern cause. While the writer has always considered ex-Governor Pattison a true citizen and no traitor, and Intends to vote for him provided his Southern pedigree is not so abnormally developed as stated. Any informa tion on this subject will be of great service to independent voters. Independent Republican. Allegheny, October 27. 1S30. It is stated that ex-Governor Pattison had the misfortune to be born a few miles across the Pennsylvania lino in Maryland. His father did not serve in tbe Confederate army, and the ex-Governor himself was of about tbe right age to be going to school at tbe time. You Are Entitled to Tote. To the Editor of Tbe Dispatch: Your answer to a contributor seems to cover my case. I am, and have been, a citizen of this State and Allegheny county for upward of 15 years. 1 ho'ld tax receipts up to and including the month of September of tbis present year. Through sickness or negligence I did not reg ister. With these papers in my hand am I or am I not entitled to a vote? An answer to this will very much oblige a constant subscriber. Hazelwood, October 27, 1S30. D. L. A Legislative Candidate's Statement. To the Editor of Tbe Dlsoatch: In the Pittsburg papers a series of inter rogatories were recently propounded bv the Patrons of Husbandry, or Grangers, ot Moon, Findley. Robinson and North Fayette town ships to tbe candidates for Congress and the Stato Legislature. I wisa to say that the ques tions nut to the candidates for the State Legis lature are answered emphatically by me in the affirmative. William C. McFarland, Sixth Legislative District Who Can Give the Information? To the Editor of The Dispatch: Will you please inform me through your paper if one must have a license to be mar ried in Cumberland, Md. If so, what other place can you be married without a license? constant Reader. Pittsburg, October 27, 1S80. He Can Vote Next Tuesday. To the Editor or The Dispatch: A Is 21 years ot age tolay. Can be vote at the election on November 4 7 B says he cannot A Subscribes. Pittsburg. October 27, 1S90. ANIHALS USING FIBE. This Destroys a Distinction Heretofore Made Between Man and Beast From Chambers' Journal. A knowledge of the use of Are and artificial lights has always been regarded as distinctly human, and as marking a definite separation line between man and the lower animals. It woald appear from a paragraph in Stanley's new book, "In Darkest Africa," that thfs dis tinction can no longer be claimed. On page 423 of the first volume of that work tho anthor sajs that among other natural his tory notes which he gleaned from Emin Pasha was the following: The forest of Msongwa is infested with a large tribo of chimpanzees. In snmmer time, at night, they frequently visit tbe plantations of Mswa station to steal tbe fruit But what is remarkable about tbis Is the fact that they use torches to Iieht the way! Had 1 not witnessed this extraordinary spec tacle personally I shonld never bave credited that any of the Simians understood the art of making fire." A NOVEL PEN-WIPES. The Jnicy Potato is Said to Remove the Ink and Delay Corrosion. From the Pall Mall Budget One of tbe chief woes of the ready writer, be he clerk or what not, consists in the fact that be no sooner gets a pen In good working order, tban it, like the "dear gazelle." comes to an untimely end from the corrosion caused by tho ink. Life is not long enough to use and mend quills, nor to apply with delicate fitness the pen-wiper to a steel one. But some cenlus bas now hit ou a solution of tbe difficulty which has the merit of tbe most extreme sim plicity. In many offices, we are informed, a potato is nsed instead of a pen-wiper. The juicy tuber holds tbe pen steady, removes at once all ink from tbe nib, and prevents, or at least very greatly del ays, the corrosion, and spares many a well-loved pen to a ripe old age. THE LIBEL SUIT. Oil City Derrick: Pattison's resort to a libel suit at this stage of the campaign, is an other bit of clap trap sensationalism of tbe man. He knows it cannot come to trial before tho election, and will not afterward. Wheeling Register-. Ex.Governor Robert E. Pattison, the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor of Pennsylvania, has sued for libel three leading Republican newspapers of tbe State, which have been conducting the dirtiest ktnd ot a dirty campaign of falsehood and slander against him. The Philadelphia Inquirer. The article on tbe South Penn was received from sources that were considered to be entirely responsible, and had not the Inquirer so considered them tbe article would not have been published. Mr. Pattison denies the trnth of tbe article. We publish this denial as made at the bearing. Philadelphia Public Ledge.: Ex-Governor Fattlsou could not bave asked for a bet ter opportunity to bring before the people his record as Governor tban the attack made upon him because ot the passage ot the South Penn Railroad bills during his term of office. He is prompt to take advantage of the situation, as be ought to be, for political reasons, as well as to vindicate his good nam. Philadelphia Iforth American: After screeching and whining that Mr. Delamater was afraid to sue anybody, Mr. Pattison's friends bave persuaded tbelr nwn candidate that a libel suit against somebody would be a big thing for Pattison! They are a set ot fools who fancy auch a transparent bit of humbug can do anything but show bow desperate Is the panic which presages their rout. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. In 1890 16,000,000 dozen eggs were Im ported. It is said th3t the Farmers' Alliance has lodges in 35 States, with a membership of 2,000.000. A Cornell professor says that most water filters tend to increase rather than diminish bacteria in water. A Russian Lieutenant, 22 years 61d, has just completed a trip by bicycle from St Pe ter.burg to Paris inside of 80 days. Could any insignia be more pacific for a man-of-war tban Count Moltke's coat of arms? Three white doves on an argent shield. It is said that in the nver approach to Lako Nicaragua and in the lake Itself are to be found what are said to bo the only fresh-water sharks known. Two hundred and four American car pet mills, running 11,000 looms, employing , 000 hands, made. In the year 1S89. 78,800,000 yards of carpet Perique tobacco, which, it is said, growl to perfection only in St James' parish, Louis iana, will be but a scant crop this year, owing to the late floods. 3 ' A farmer in Van Bureu, Pa., owns three apple orchards. On one tree this year werelo bushels. All the others together bore not more than a bushel. A San Francisco undertaker has fitted up a large and handsome funeral parlor where funerals may be held. It is intended to meet tbe needs ot families who live in hotels. Anguste, a picker-up of cigar ends, has just died in Paris, leaving behind him the re spectable sum of 100,000 francs, which, it if narrated, he amassed from hts occupation. The highest point on the New York Ele vated Ratlroad is at tbe One Hundred and Tenth street enrve of the Sixth and Ninth ave nues division, which is said to be 92 feet high. Nearsightedness is overrunning the French people as much as the Germans. Among tbe senior boys in tbe different French col leges more than 40 per cent are nearsighted. The Newcastle, England, Chronicle of October 14 says: This morning the screw steam ers Louise H.. of Newcastle, Captain Voss, and tbe Mount Park, o( Hartlepool, Captain Brock, from Ireland, with cargoes of sheep, arrived in the Tyne. The high rate of mortality among tho shopgirls in the monster shops of Paris. 6 per cent is largely; due to premature vital ex haustion from being unable to sit down throughout the day. i People who sit at home in this country and are panic stricken by tbe occasional ap pearance of a mad dog can hardly realize that in India last year upward of 20,000 persons died from snake bites alone. There is some prospects that New York will have a State park in tbe Adirondaeks. It is proposed that a reservation of about 25 miles square be taken, containing 1,000,000 acres, the same to include Racquet Lake. Pecan nut growing is one of the rising industries ot the Gulf States. After tbe trees begin to bear they involve no labor or expense and yield, it Is said, an income otSoOO to J1.000 per acre, according to tho quality of the nut In Ansonia, Conn., the other day tbree Chinamen entered a street car, and when tbe conductor came for fares one of the Celestials gave his bead a turn and a jerk and dropped three nickels from bis ear into tbe conductor's band. A French attorney was writing out a brief. He was in splendid health, only 40 years old. and was writing rapidly when all at once he stopped, and from that moment could not tell hi own name. Memory went out from him like a flash of lightning. Jasper and Newton counties, in Mis souri, produce half the lead and zinc ore used in tbe United States Tbe ridge runs from Joppadowo through Washington county. Ark., and land which in 1880 sold for $10 an acre, this year has brought tLOUO. A reporter in Denver went to 63 differ ent men. all intelligent citizens, before ha found one to tell bun the meaning of tbe word "ergo." Ho has now started out with "ibid," and has already accosted 51 men without get ting a satisfactory answer. In the United Kingdom 20,000,000 hens lav on tbe average 90 eggs each per annum, of which 10 are reserved for batching. It fol lows that the borne product is 1,600,000,000, wblch added to tbe nnmber Imported gives 2,700,000,000 or 73 per inhabitant Japan has a rapid-transit slyle of df vorce which must excite tbe envy of Chicago. A citizen of Bizen has been divorced from bis thirty-fifth wife, and there are Indications in tho neighborhood where be lives that be is getting ready to marry his thirty-sixth. The revenue cutter Bush, late from a Northern Pacific tour. Drought home a walrus skin over 11 feet long: It was captured bv some junior officers on Walrus Island, and will be sent to tbe Smithsonian Institution at Washington, where, after being properly pre pared, it will form one ot tbe Alaskan ex hibits at the World's Fair. It is said that a wealthy gentleman of Liverpool has purchased the Garden ot Geth semane. near Jerusalem, In wblch tbe Saviour passed the nignt bofore His crucifixion. The purchase was made m order to prevent specu lators from carrying outthcirscheines of build ing on the sacred grounds a hotel tor the ac commodation of visitors and tourists iu the Holy Land. A watchmaker in Newcastle, Eng.. re cently completed a set of throe gold shirt studs, in one of which is a watch that keeps excellent time, the diameter being only three-sixteenths ot an Inch. Tbe tbree studs are connected by a strip ot silver inside tbe shirt bosom, and tbs watch, contained in tbe middle one, is wound up by turning tho stud abuve. The hands are set by turning one below. If, as has been estimated, tbe popula tion of tbe United States is 12 times as great as that of tho Dominion, it will be seen that tbe divorce ratio is immensely greater here than there, due, no doubt to tbe difference in the systems of tbe two countries, and to the higher estimate placed by our Northern neighbors on tbe inviolability of the tie than we do. It is indeed, startling to realize that while the pop ulatlon of tbe two countries are as 12 to 1, the divorces are as 2,700 toL TVIT A"D HOMOB. The paving block that cannot swim has nonuslnessuponanyof the streets of Detroit. Detroit Fret Frets. Snapper Who is that idiot that just went out leavinsr the door open? Cynic He's the rellow who swore so because someone else left It open. Boston Merald. Husband I see that n woman is about to apply for a seat in the New York Stock Exchange. Wife Why don't some ol the lncngetnpand girc her a eeat?-Lowell Citizen. One cannot understand the true delights of a still hunt until he goes out on one with an ex cise officer in Kentucky. It is then that one en Joys the spirit of the sport Jfeio Zork Commer' cial Advertiser. Devotion. "John, the doctor says I must up wine, bnt I think 1 must nave one more bottle, even though It kills me." "All right vonr honor, I will cheerfully die with you." Htcaende matter. Wiiddle Why are you so cross? Foddle Confound the luck, I had some satis faction thinking that I bad got out of tbe ice man's clntcbes when he quit delivering. Waddle-DIdn' t you? Foddle No. He went right Into the coal bust ness. Detroit Free Press. The man who promptly pays his bill'; Is lonesome; Wbo never felt tbe poor man's chills, s Is lonesome: . Who can always meet his debts, And who never, never bets. Who flirts not with the girls-the pets. Is lonesome, awfully lonesome. Boston Herald. Charles Dudley Warner, says the Wath melon Star, called one day upon his neighbor, Mark Twain, and asked him to go walking;. The humorist resisting. Warner advanced scriptural authority In support of his desire as follows: Matthew v: xll, "And whoever shall compel thee to no a mile, go with him. Twain." And Twain went "Where are jou going, my pretty maid?" "I'm gunning for fools! Look out!" she said. Boston Traveller. Father Why don't you work? Son Why, I am as busy as a bee. Father You do nothing but eat tion Weil, that is all the bees are doing Just now. New York Herald. "Haven't you forgotten tomething, sir?" asked the head porter of a cuest wbo had paid his bill and was leaving the hotel. , "Oh, no." replied the non-tipper, 'Ifl have you can keep It" "Much obliged I X notice yon left your pocket book lying ou the desk." Kevt Tort Sun, Mrs. Gazzam (to Ssdie Bloobnmper) 'Where's your mamma. Sadler . , Sadie She went over to Mrs. Gargoyle's two hours ago to stay five minutes. Sea Xvrk Svn, m lL& CAtlS h.
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