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PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 1S30.
THK GLAD HOLIDAY.
Takeu ail in all, Christmas was a very en
joyable and much enjoyed day in Pittsburg
and Allegheny. The remarkable prosperity
oi" this region ior a number of years past
very naturally led to a condition of things
favorable to Christmas enjoyment. Bounte
ous tables were spread everywhere for ma
terial enjoyment. In these cities of homes,
a quite general cessation of business enabled
employer and employe to give themselves
up Jo enjovment in the household circle if
they so desired.
Of course, there were the usual amuse
ments and social attractions for those who
enjoy those things. The reports of mer
chants prior to the holiday are indications
enough of the thousands of hearis gladdened
by tokens of friendship and love. Not the
most costly presents caused the most joy,
perhaps, for a modest gift may be a priceless
treasure to the recipient. And really those
young people with fresh, pure minds and
healthy bodies were the greatest benefici
aries regal dless of wealth or station.
Evidences are not wantingthat Christmas
was as generally enjoyed throughout the
country as in this section. Sorrow certainly
wrapped many homes in its dark mantle,
for death is always busy. But the sorrow
was far outweighed by the joy.
One feature is not so pleasant. The holi
day produced a chapter of crimes. No
fault ct the day, no, indeed! But the fault
of people. We narrowly escaped a Christ
mas murder here, and other places
n ere not so fortunate as to escape at all.
There was some drunkenness and minor of
fences due to the idea some people have
that a holiday cannot be celebrated without
roystering. This is a pity. It is a pity
anything should be done willfully to mar
this greatest feast holiday of the year.
ItAriD TRANSIT DEATHS.
During the past year the cable roads in
this city have killed 14 persons, and the
electric street cars have killed one. This
exhibit is interesting from several points of
view. It first suggests the idea that this is a
pretty high price to pay for speed and com
fort in traveling between our homes and
places of busin 'ss. The next idea is that
the apparent greater safety of the electric
roads balances the account rendered in favor
ot the cables by experiences with the recent
storm. How many of thesedeaths were due
to negligence on the part of the persons
killed or of the motormeu we are not in
formed. But it does seem we might have the
blessing of rapid transit by some means
without this awful mortality.
EASTERN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION.
At the annual meeting of the Vanderbilt
roads the other day favorable action was
taken on the proposal to form an association
of the Eastern railroads, similar to that into
which the principal "Western roads have en
tered. The roads elected delegates to an ad
visory council, as follows: New York Cen
tral, Presidcut Chauncey M. Depew and
Cornelius Vanderbilt; Lake Shore, Presi
dent John Newell and H. McK. Twombly;
Michigan Central, President H. B. Ledyard
and W. Iv. Vanderbilt. The Pennsylvania
companies have already approved the plan,
and the "Big Four" will be in. The only
important roads not heard from are the Eric
and Baltimore and Ohio.
There would seem to, be little doubt that
the Eastern railroad trust will be formed.
The holdings of Gould and the Standard
Oil party in Erie and Baltimore and Ohio
are sufficient to control them, and neither of
these interests can be suspected of being un
friendly to the trust principle. If they re
fuse to join the association, it will be from
other motive- In fact, the only question is
whether the Gould and Standard people
have had revenge enough upon the Pennsyl
vania and Vanderbilt systems to satisly
them for the present
V.'hen the Eastern association is formed
the country will be permitted to enjoy the
spectacle afforded by the domination of a
half dozen men over three-fourths of the
railroad mileage of the United States. The
other fourth is composed principally of short
lines and narrow gauge feeders. It will be
au instructive exhibit. And it is not hard
to see it will not be one calculated to com
mend the present conduct of corporate
affairs. Those agitators for Government con
trol of railroads and telegraphs will find in
it a poiuted argument in support of their
theories. They will make the most they can
of it. It will be a still stronger argument
in favor of a rigidly enforced income tax.
After all, the proper view to take of this
combination is that it is the legitimate result
of wandering away from fundamental princi
ples, and the logical remedy is to force a re
turn to those principles in spite of the power
ful corruptive influences of such an aggrega
tion of capital. Corporate franchises are
granted by the commonwealth for the com
mon good. They are manipulated for private
greed. Justly considered.they have forfeited
all rights under their charters, by reason of
their violation and willful neglect of their
public duties. They should be brought to
account for their lapses.
ATISH SCIENCE.
Scientific men occasionally make grew
Boine predictions about the luture, on the
easy assumption that "science" 'leads to
that conclusion. The latest instance comes
from a Smithsonian Institution man at
"Washington. lie predicts a speedy degrada
tion of the people of this country to sav
agery. His assumption is based on the
thcoiy that this continent is not adapted to
support animal life in its higher forms. By
way of proof of course such theories must
be accompanied by proofs he cites the con
trast between the anthropoid apes of Africa
and the little long-tailed monkey of South
America; the camel and the llama.
It is not necessary to cite any more proofs
of this class. In the estimation of this
scientific gentleman Africa is much better
adapted to the support of the higher orders
of animal life than either of the Americas.
If his reasoning means anything it means
that Africa should support the highest type
of civilization. This is, no doubt, a good
theory. But what is the fact? With the
single exception of the ancient Egyptian
civilization and the possibility that an older
civilization preceded the Pharaohs in in
terior Africa, that continent has been drag
ging along in the most debased savagery
known, except the low life of the South Sea
Islands.
, Recurring to the animal life theory the
American buffalo, now nearly extinct, is
certainly superior to his fellow in any other
part of the world. As for transplanted ani
mals the American continent appears to be
remarkably good soil for them at least
some" types. The Texas steer he of the
wide-spreading horns and irresistible eccen
tricities i; so far superior to his Spanish
progenitor that he can hardly be put in the
same class. Domestic animals have reached
the highest perfection here.
That American civilization be destined to
decay may be probable it may even be
susceptible of proof. Other civilizations
have fallen not from exhaustion of re
sources, but through the habits of the peo
ple. But it will certainly require more data
than the Washington scientific gentleman
produces to convince any reasoning mortal
that the conditions of life necessary to the
proper development of an anthropoid ape
ae in anyway connected with the environ
ments productive of the highest civilization.
A NOVEL SUGGESTION.
That is a somewhat novel idea, to light up
dangerous railroad crossings at night. If it
will save a single life it is a good idea, too.
The killing and maiming ot people in this
country is frightful. Thousands every year.
We are supposed to be, above everything, a
a money making people. Yet it is a fact
beyond controversy that death is the most
expensive luxury tired people enjoy.
Death is dead loss. It is, therefore, not
merely humanitarian interest to save life,
but it is public economy. In this view of
the matter every effort should be made to
reduce the chances of death, and the scheme
to light up dangerous crossings at grade is
to be commended. At the same time it is
well worth considering whether it would
not be better economy to abolish oil the
grade crossings.
THE MOTTERLNGS AGAINST CAMERON.
The Senatorial situation in Pennsylvania
is peculiar this year, though it holds no
promise as yet of any unusual outcome.
Coolness, not to speak of strained relations,
among prominent Republican leaders and
workers who in years past pulled together
has quite clearly led to a disposition in cer
tain quarters to take up a new candidate in
place ot Senator Cameron. The
Philadelphia Press voices this de
sire. Again, sortie of the Delamater
supporters are offish to the Senator,
and from still another element of the party
come prophesyings of opposition unless he
alter his course on the force bill. There are
squally signs for Cameron in the sky, but
the chances are, on the whole, against their
materializing. Cameron can only be beaten
in caucus or by a bolt of at least twenty-six
members. There is probably not a county
in the State which could not offer at least
some candidate as capable as Mr. Cameron,
but the latter has the prestige of possession
and the support of his old following, includ
ing members of the Legislature whose
pledges he shrewdly sought before the elec
tion, either personally or through agents.
' When Cameron was making this canvass
with more or less openness, and with a ru
mored $100,000 contribution to ex-Chairman
Cooper for the special purpose, was the time
when he could have been opposed with a
fair show of success. The fight against him
now especially over the force bill, which is
a dead issue aud was never a good one de
pends wholly upon some odd chance materi
alizing. Cameron doubtless already has the
caucus pretty well set up. The hunt for 26
Independents, however, has begun. It will
be gratifying intelligence if so many are
found who feel themselves in a position to
exercise an entirely free choice uncommit
ted io Cameron by past associations or re
cent pledges. But if unexpectedly these
shall be found, we trust they will not be so
foolish or impracticable- as to pretend to
base their course on the Senator's opposition
to the force bill, in which he is in accord,
not at variance, with the wisest judgment of
his party. This, indeed, is one of the few
positions upon which he has been com
mended very generally through the coun
try, and neither he nor Quay has lost any
thing by running counter to Speaker Heed
and President Harrison on this score.
The election for Senator will come off
early next month. Meantime it will be cu
rious to hear the threatenings of opposition
grow louder or feebly die away, as they so
often have done heretofore.
CHANGING THE JURY SYSTEM.
Minnesota has taken a step for reform in
the jury svstem by inserting a clause in the
State constitution providing that in civil
cases the agreement of 10 out of 12 jurors
shall be sufficient. In one respect this step
is wise, ns it necessitates the corruption of
three jurors instead of one to bring about a
disagreement But in respect to the weight
of a verdict rendered it is rather a detrac
tion. That some reform of the jury system
is desirable cannot be doubted. It is, bow
ever, an open question whether the Minne
sota constitntional amendment is going in
the right direction. It would seem that
competent persons elected by popular vote,
as the judges are, and subject to frequent re
election, with emolument, would strike more
nearly at the root of the matter. An im
proper verdict would certainly cause the de
feat of a juror at the next election.
QUAKERS DEFEND THE INDIANS.
At a meeting of representatives of the Re
ligious Society of Friends, commonly called
Quakers, of "Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware, a memorial on the Indian ques
tion was prepared for presentation to Con
gress. The memorial sets forth the deep
concern of the society with the recent In
dian troubles and charges the whole diffi
culty to the perfidy of the whites in these
terms: "It has been the uniform testimony
of those who have been familiar with the
facts, that the Indian has rarely been
chargeable with disregarding treaty stipula
tions which he has comprehended and rati
fied. While on the other hand it is well
known that almost, if not all, wars of the
United States with the Indians in the past,
have been the result of injustice or perfidy
on the part of the whites."
General Harney, himself an Indian
fighter, is quoted as saying that the Indian
has always borne wrongs "in silence that
never fail to drive civilized men
to deeds of violence," and that
the whites have been uniformly nnjust
in their treatment of the aborigines. Gen
eral Pope's well-known remark, "How can
we expect the Indian to observe a treaty
which ho sees us violate, every day to his
injury?" and other similar opinions are
cited. AU of this leads the society to
appeal for a different order of things. The
friends are convinced "That n course of
justice and kindness toward this people
would be productive of lasting peace" as "is
illustrated by the early history ot the Prov
ince of Pennsylvania."
There is much justice and reason in the
Quaker view of this matter, notwithstand
ing the popular belief that the only good
Indians are dead. It is the testimony of all
officers on duty at the scene of the late dis
turbances that insufficient rations and injus
tice on the part of the whites, or more
particularly rascally government agents,
caused the trouble. And it is a significant
fact that since the rations have been in
creased the warlike spirit of the Indians has
been gradually subsiding. Hungry men
are desperate men the world over, be they
white, red, black or yellow.
THIRD TARTY- MOVEMENT.
President McGratb, of the Kansas Farm
ers' Alliance, takes a sanguine view of the
third party movement when he says it will
soon include all of tbe labor organizations.
It has been the experience of labor leaders
in this section, and of officers of national
organizations, that with two parties in the
field it-has sometimes been almost impossi
ble to hold the orders together. Trying to
bring them all together under one political
standard is likely to be a still more serious
matter. The Alliance certainly made a good
showing in tbe last election by getting their
candidates through as members of the old
parties, aud they may lose their whole vant
age in the third party experiment.
Christmas ought not to be marred by
murderous proceedings. Of all days it ought
to bo the one to most effectually dispel the
homicidal purpose. Alasf that It is not so.
Ex-President Cleveland, speaking
to the Reform Club, attributed McKinleys de
teat to tariff reform sentiment. He did not
state specifically, however, that it was the tariff
reform sentiment of members oi the Ohio Leg
islature. Another thing that contributed to every
body's enjoyment yesterday was the certainty
that no Congressional Jawing was being done
In Washington.
The classification of English plum pud
ding as building material gives rise to the sus
picion that the customs official, who made the
classification, has been eating that savory
delicacy and Michigan pine plank in alternate
courses.
Something is evidently wrong. We
have had several cold nights without a com
plaint of natural gas shortage.
Associate Justice Brown is quite
generally commended, now, on the ground that
nothing bad Is known of him. The general
public admits at the 6ame time it knows very
little good about him.
West Virginia as an oil field appears
to have plenty of oil which it is very expensive
to get at.
In view of the results of French duels as
tbey are foughr, we offer the gratuitous sug
gestion that honor might be satisfied equally
well if the disputants would set about to hyp
notize each other.
PBOMINEN- PEOPLE.
Hon. Potiph ar Peagbeen is one or the or
naments ot the Georgia Legislature.
TK Rev. C. H. Spur g eon writes from the
South of France that ho is slowly but surely
recovering his bealt'i.
MBS. Bessie Helm -r. tbe President of the
Association of tbe Collegiate Alumn , has ed
ited 12 volumes of the Appellate Courts for
her father. Judge Bradley. It is her intention
to practice law.
Mme. Cabnot has required tbe Mayors of
the 20 arrondlssemcnts of Paris each to draw
up a list of 20 widows having tbe largest num
ber of children, whom llruc.Carnot desires to
help on New Year's Day.
Dk. Emily Kempht, who delivers law lect
ures to the Woman's Legal Education Society,
is a slender woman with fair hair, and wears a
long black gown, pleated into a velvet yoke,
and the cap of the University of Zurich.
Miss Floba K. Powers, stenographer to
the Attorney General,,is said to be one of tbe
most indcfatijxible workers at the capital, fre
quently working far into tbe nigbt in a stress
of business, not absenting herself on Sunday.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., is described as
having the handsomest hands and feet ot any
womau in New lork. They are perfect, and
have escaped emancipation from the long ill
ness that their owner has suffered.
Pbince Hebsyasawo Is the lion of the day
in Berlin. His uucle, tbe Mikado of Japan, has
sent him to that city, accompanied by three
secretaries and six young Japanese noblemen,
for the purpose ot attending the maritime and
other studies.
A. 11. Frost is one of half a dozen Amer
ican illustrators to whom art has brought hand
some fortunes, "lettered ease" and rural com
fort. He lives on a good-sized farm near Mad
ison. N. J., dresses as he will, and dispenses a
generous hospitality.
Mrs. O'Shea is described by a writer, whose
intention is clearly not to flatter, as having the
tbick lips and bulging brow we see in tbe Cleo
patra medals, and as being as cold blooded or
dinarily as Cleopatra was known to be. bho Is
not a very tall or big-boned woman, but is
ruddy and full blooded; her hair is blond and
profuse, ana her complexion is fair.
The Duke of Marlborough lias secured op
tions on largo tracts of land iu Alabama and
Tennessee, which are supposed to contain 'coal
and iron. He has returned to London with the
Idea of interesting some of his English friends
in a plan to organize a company which Is to
furnish tbe capital for tbe development ot
these lands, and If need bo to furnish tbe funds
to build a city something after the plan of
Birmingham.
Sib John Pope Heknessy has spent most
of bis life abroad, but is in many respects a
typical Irishman. When it was known In Cork
last year that he had bought Rostellan Castle
and was coming homo to live, much curiosity
was expressed in social circles in tbe South of
Ireland as to what Lady Hennessy was like. It
was known that she was a native of Mauritius,
where she possessed vast estates, but opinion
was divided as to whether she was black or yel
low, those being the colors popularly supposed
to belong to tho inhabitants of the island.
Election Day Circulating Medium.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tao public Is notified to refuse all $2 silver
certificates of tbe issue of 1SSS, as tbe country
seems to be flooded with a dangerous imitation
of them. Perhaps it would be well for the
Treasury Department to recall that issue, If it
can give no better advice about it.
DEATHS OP A DAY.
Rev. David Goodvrillle.
rFPKCIAL TELEGRAM TO THB DISPATCH.!
YOBNGRTOWN, Dec. 25. Kev. David Good
wills, who was for 50 years pastor of the Presby
terian Church at Liberty, three miles from here,
died this morning at the home of his son In Cleve
land. The deceased was SO years old. and early In
life adopted the ministry, remaining In active
service until ten years ago, when railing health
compelled him to retire. He was a pioneer In the
Presbyterian Church In this section of the State.
Jndgo nines.
fcrplANArOLls, Dec. 23. Private dispatches
ljom Rutland. Vt., announces the death or Judge
lllnes. Relived bcrcformanyyearsandwasthe
law partner of President Harrison and Attorney
(ieneral Miller, tbe firm name being Harrison,
Illness illl!cr.
The Archbishop of York.
DUBLIN, Dec. 25, The Archbishop of York Is
dead. .
SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON.
Ropes can be taut, even If they are inclined
to be slacl
The ledger will soon do closed. Aro you
balancing tbe yearbook! OI course you aro
your own accountant In this department. It
would never do to let a stranger con the col
umns there and set down the footings, would
ltT Ob, no. He never would be able to strike
a balance. Bnt you can, and if you doctor the
book, who will bo the wiser? It's not a partner
ship concern, and you ran fix the balance sheet
the profit and loss schedule to suit your own
secretive self. But the account is not such a
long one, after all. It only covers a year 12
months, 52 weeks, S05J4 days, 8,766 hours, ac
cording to the almanac makers one mile stone
on life's highway, one leaf in tbe ledger whose
covers bear your monogram, cradled on one
side and buried on the other. Still some
you -know cram and jam a lot of figures be
tween the lids of tba year, and when settle
ment day nears the long rows stagger them.
Others keen a day book, and yesterday's ac
count is nicely squared before to-day's is
opened, leavingja bright, clean pago to bo
turned to-morrow. Thus the business of Hvlne
Is systematized, balanced, docketed. But most
of us carry our account on tbe birr,
broad, but perhaps blurred, tablet of
tbe , mind, and settle with the memory
wben the man with tba forelock and
the scythe shifts tbe figure plucks another
ripe flower from the wreath of childhood and
drops tbe seed on tbe sod at tbe end of the
lane. But the mind tablet is elastic and plas
tic Wben you demand from memory the an
nual statement preserve tbo profits and fling tbe
losses back, back, back. If tbey haunt only
dwell on the lesson tbey otfer. There may be
substance in the dark shadow over their grave,
you know. But ihe profit the good, the
bright, tho joyous things which hnng back a
day, an hour, a face, a band, a hope, sbonld be
carried forward. Then when you stand look
ing npou the bier of the year you will hear the
laugh ot the little child hid In tbe flowers sing
ing above tbe cries ot the weepers who mourn
over lost hopes see a tear or a fear in tbe eye
of tbo year child holding tbe log line of life
ready to reel in and shorten the voyage just
one knot more.
Misebt must have been very lonesome yet.
terday. It bad no company in this community.
Surely tbe seeds of happiness sown during
Christmas time will blossom and bloom even in
tbe poorest soil.
Men, like tools, are useless when they lose
their temper.
A Common Occurrence.
My footfall on the floor creates
A ruffle in tbo laco,
And then a pretty smile illumes
Her happy face.
Her chubby fingers on the air
Beat a tattoo.
To break tbe magic of her stare
I shout "Goo-goo I"
The sun is beading north, and will reach this
section when winter goes Into summer quar
ters. The World's Fair proclamation bas been
issned. Now let Chicago issue the bonds and get
down to'busmess.
The four quarters of a dollar cost as much
as the whole article.
The greater tbe charity the bigger your con
tribution sbonld be.
It Is not necessary to measure your breath
for pants.
Whkn you suppress tbe truth you suggest a
falsehood and lift the lid oft a lie.
Ambition often makes men slaves.
The world's a stage, but If you wait for your
cue you may never make a bit.
The shoemaker ponnds bis lapstone In order
to keep bis hearthstone In order.
Majorities cannot be led by the noes, but
they talk with tbe ayes.
It was a gfeen Christmas for all in this sec
tion, of course, but tbe shrewd business men
wb advertise feel that it was a golden one,
too.
President Harrison probably figured
tbat Blaine's mall was not worth a $75,000 post
office before he vetoed the Bar Harbor public
building bill.
The Day After.
Ev'ry heart seemed full of great gladness,
Eyes wore a sonl-glven shine;
But, alasl many hearis feel tbe sadness
Of over-indulgence in wine.
A very weak man may have a strong breath.
A successful shoplifter A straightfor
ward advertisement in The Dispatch. It
gets away with the goods.
This is a free country, but nuisances aro not
on the free list.
The huntsman who shoots bis best hound
hits tho scenter.
The Christmas editorial will be carefully
filed away for use some other Christmas.
Modiste and modesty are not synonymous,
by any means, nowadays.
Messenger boys, like money, aro always on
call in Wall street.
What enters tbe ears should go to tbe brain
to be filtered before being poured out of tbe
month.
A bonded warehouse Tbe marriage license
court.
Rich men always talk from notes.
You do not have to go to court before you
hang a sign.
A band of hope Tho engagement ring.
Mince and Mint.
Ho 1 ye merry, shouting, jolly dogs.
Who heeded not nature's warning,
Don't you imagine tbe whole world's cogs
Are jolting your head this morning T
The woman who sweetly scents herself evl
dently imagines that men can be led by tbe
nose.
The merchant who would thrive should not
take bis Christmas cards out of the newspapers
yet awhile.
In tho Mayor's race a dark hone is frequent
ly entered.
These are innumerable laps to the mile In
the great human race.
You don't need to bo a mind reader to guess
what the woman who turns around when an
other passes her Is thinking about
Oil well drillers, even If they do not observe
the seventh day, keep It holy.
GLrrTEBrNG f rands Paste diamonds.
The foreigners Vho attempt to live under
tbe laws of their native land in this country
should be pulled up with a short turn. Object
lessons are needed, as many of them cannot
understand the United (states language.
Life is surely a holler mockery to the tele
phone girl.
Guilty as Indicted The overhead wiro,
Justice-to-be Brown shot a burglar once.
Tbo President evidently thinks he is entitled to
a pension.
Noah saw tbe first ark light.
AVhen people organize for a concerted move
ment it's hard to get them to keep from sound
ing falso notes and making a discord.
The best way to starve the fasten is to cut
4a tbe box receipts.
The wire Is charged with the electrio light,
but the consumer has to foot the bill, just tbe
same.
Paid the Penalty.
"She's my Annie, I'm her Joe,"
Sang he 'neatn her shutter; ,
But just then the old man's toe
Sent him to the gutter.
Imagination is tbe magnifying glass nn.der
which a lie and a rumor aro too frequently
tested.
A dull companion always manages to keep
you on edge.
Banker Kean. of Chicago, was a keen
financier, but bis keenness has landed blm in
prison.
Perhaps if the closure was applied to the
cold tea department Congress wonld jog along
faster.
Sailors always call a stiff wind a fresh"
breeze, in spite of the fact that it is salted.
The barber fishes for patronage with a pole
People who show good taste In dress may
have a bad taste in tbe mouth.
Was there a skeleton in the mince pia and a
ghost in the plum pudding?
Koch's lupus cure has been successfully
weighed in the scales which the patients fur
nished. .After all tbe snow is shoveled oft the tramp
will ring the door bell and ask yon for a job.
The actor or actress wbo idealizes compels
the public to realize what they are there for.
If life is a melodrama it Is bound to end hap
pily. In tbe study of humanity you must learn to
read types. Willie Winkle.
A HEW JULIET.
Miss Gale Makes a Triumphant- First Ap
pearance In Shakespeare's Tragedy.
A new Juliet, and one tbat tbe world is likely
to hear more of berealter. graced the Duquesno
Theater yesterday afternoon. Miss Gale es
sayed the heroine's role in Shakespeare's trag
edy then for the first time. Her success was
unequivocal, and it will surprise us if Miss
Gale's Juliet does not prove in time, after she
has grown used to tho character and overcome
tbe nervousness which hindered her in a lew
places yesterday, tbe most nicely proportioned,
intellectual and yet passionate embodiment of
tbe character that this generation and country
bas known. It is an advance upon her pre
vious work, for the reason tbat tho character
calls for the full display of those very qualities
and powers which Miss Gale has partially un
covered as Ophelia principally. This Juliet
is out of tbe common if for but one
reason, namely, tbat the actor bas
shown us that Romeo' i sweetheart
lias a mind of no mean order, and a
soul more lovely than her fair face. The tempta
tion to lay undue stress upon tbe physical
charm of Juliet, to rely upon the passionate
phrases of the balcony scene, to trust to tho pic
turesque tableaux, is too great for most Juliets.
Take away from the averace Juliet tbe calcium
moonlight, tbe delicious draperies and beauty
of face and limb, and what charm and power is
left is not hers but Shakespeare's. This is not
the oase with Miss Gale's Juliet, it would be a
living and moving picture of love, sorrow and
heroism, of a woman, tender, passionate and
brave, without the pictorial adjuncts. The cal
ciums can be relegated to tho rear in tbe con
sideration of Miss Gale's work. She can be
credited with beauty, with a figure and car
riage in which dignity and youthful llssoinness
unite, with a voice powerful enough, though
hoarseness marred it a little yesterday, and
usually melodious, and with a personality that
can hardly tail to please. But, then, very few
women attempt Juliet nowadays unless tbey
have most of these qualifications. Miss Gale
made her audience thrill and weep, and after
tbe final fall of the curtain sbout enthusiasti
cally in her honor. It was a cold audience, too;
rural and irresponsive. She did this because
she comprehended the character very thorough
ly, and was able to translate Shakespeare's
creation into flesh and blood. It is not neces
sary now to take Miss Gale's performance in
detail. The tenderness which characterizedher
in the earlier passages of tbe play did not re
veal anything with which her previous por
trayals of bbakespearean roles had not made
us familiar. It was in the tragic heights of tbe
solloquy and in the outbursts of passion in the
later scenes that Miss Gale's triumph was
complete and surprising. The nervousness
which bad been noticeable in tbe lighter scenes
bad disappeared wben the opportunities for
pathos arrived. As fine a piece of art as any
was her simulation of tbe variant emotions
which tbe nurse's recital of Tybalt's death
evoked, beginning with tbe blank despair at
tbe bare idea of Romeo's death, depicted in
staring eyes, quivering nostril, open moutb
and clenched bands, and ending in pnconcealed
joy at the assurance of Romeo's safety. A
wonderfully expressive face is hers at all times,
and it is backed with a mind evidently alert
and cultivated.
Tbo performance as a whole was good; Mr.
Barrett's Borneo, a warm, vigorous, and thor
oughly artistic performance, from which bis
junibrs could learn much. Mr. Hanley, Mr.
Lane, and Mr. Rogers were also worthy of
high praise. The scenery, which was both good
and bad, did not work smoothly. Juliet's
dresses were lovely. The black velvet walking
dress, especially when contrasted with a crim
son cloak, was perhaps the most becoming, al
though the robe de null, so tho women said,
Was a picture in itself.
A Deplornblo Mistake.
Philadelphia Timet.
The failuro of the prosecution in the bribery
cases recently tried in Lawrence county is now
generally admitted to be due to the mistake of
trying first the case that should have been
tried last. Tbe mistake was that of the Court
however, and not of tbo special counsel wbo
had been designated by the Court to prosecute
tho cafes. They asked to try Downing first.
Intending to follow his trial witb those ot Tate
and Shaffer, puttimr Wallaco ou trial last. Tbe
Court directed that Wallace he tried first. It
must be assumed that tbe Court erred only in
judgment, as it had sent the cases the second
time to the grand jury, and on petition of the
prosecutor had appointed special counsel to
try them. The error was fatal to the prose
cution, no matter how honestly made, a fact
tbat is much to be deplored, as the result can
not fail to encourage bribery in tho future.
Hard on the Celebrators.
Philadelphia Press.
New Orleans is trying to celebrate the festi
val In the midst of 80,000 cases of grip. It is
sneezy merriment tbey are having.
SOCIAL CHATTER,
Miss Stella Hays will take her second and
final step Into the social world at tbo grand
ball given for her at the Duqcesne Clubhouse
this evening by her mother, Mr. John Sboen
bergerHays. The first step was taken at the
reception and tea given recently at the Hays
mansion.
The Balmoral Choir, at Carnegie Hall to
night and to-morrow night, will undoubtedly
brlbg out a large audience, as tbe popularity ot
the choir is only exceeded by the popularity of
its manager, Leonard Wales. Scotch, Irish
and rrfllish melodies will be eiven.
A BEvivAL of a Welsh custom by members
of the Missionary Church tbat meets in
Superior Hail, Allegheny, resujted in the
Eisteddfod given there yesterday afternoon
and last evening.
THE ladies of tbe Eiehth Presbyterian
Church, West End, are making great prepara
tions for their annual supper to-morrow. A
Chinese delegation will be in attendance.
THE American Social, composed of the Gen
eral Marlon Council, Jr. O. IT. A. M., held Its
annual reception In the Palace Rink yesterday
afternoon and last evening.
Miss Hamilton will give a dancing recep
tion this evening for tbe members ot her
class.
The Misses Lyon, of Stanton avenue, enter
tained a merry Christmas company last even
ing. The Sylvan Social gave a reception yester
day afternoon and evening at Semple's Hall.
The Allegheny German gives a reception to
night at tbe Mnnongahela House.
The big dance at the Kantnawr, to-night.
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
Polite Under Difficulties.
Soon after tho snow began to fall last night
an alarm of fire was given in a loTty building
in the lower part of the city. One of the ten
ants was writing in bis office at the time when
the shout of Are broke upon his ears. He went
to the speaking tube, which connected his
office with another one several floors above,
and whistled up.
"What's tho matter?" ho inquired when an
answering "hello," assured him that someone
was at tbe other end of the tube.
"Building is ou fire," was the laconic reply.
It was enougb to make a man hurry and this
particular Individual was making splendid time
for the door when there came a whistle again
at tbe speaking tube. He ran back and yelled
up the pipe "hello?"
"Hello!" came back tho answer. "I beg your
pardon. It's not a fire, it's a flood!"
Could such polito exactness be surpassed? It
proved strictly correct also. Tbe fire had
never existed and tbe alarm bad impelled some
sagacious person to turn on tbe water in the
fire apparatus on the top floor.
Is Christmas So Cheerful ?
1 have qeard," said a clergyman to me yester
day, "some peoplo declaring that the old-fashioned
merry Christmas is dying out; that it is
not an enjoyable festival any more; that those
who celebrate it do not do so with any honest
and sincere jollity. In a way I agree with
tbem. I am not speaking ot tbe religious side
of the day, but the secular, ot;conrse. I think
the reason the day is not so joyful as it used to
be is partly to be found in the expansion of the
custom In giving presents. Of conrse the cus
tom in itself under proper conditions is most
laudable and thoroughly in keeping with the
best traditions of tbe day. Christmas ongbt to
oe the festival of charity, ana as far as it is so
to day I have no fault to find with it. But is
the giving ot presents, when it is merely in
complianco with the laws and customs of so
ciety, often without regard to the real feelings
of the donor, charity at nil? Tbo giving of
presents at Christmas bas become in many
cases I know at best a system of exchange. A
feels he must give B a present because be knows
by experience, or thinks it likely, tbat B will
give him a present. Too much money Is spent
on tbe presents also. In the old days tbe pres
ents were merely emblems of good will; now
they are often of tbe costliest character. I
should say that tbe cost of celebrating Christ
mas in the conventional manner bas become so
great as to lay a heavy burden upon tbe spirit
of tbe averago man, and thus largely to dimin
ish his capacity for deriving pleasure from tbe
anniversary which be celebrates. This explan
ation, of course, does not fit the case ot the
utterly destitute, who spend nothing on Christ
mas, nor the case of the very rich, to whom no
expenditure is a burden. But from tbe level of
tbe well-to-do down to a point just above tbe
lowest depths of poverty I am persuaded that
it does account for a vast amount of worry and
dejection and not a little real inconvenience,
if not distress."
Sclentlflo Humbugs.
According to reliable information tbat
reaches me, it was something of a pity that a
shorthand reporter was not In a downtown
bookstore on Monday afternoon, wben Judge
Collier made some pertinent and pungent re
marks about scientific humbugs. How it
started does not matter, but tbo Court delivered
himself in good round terms and in such a tone
that everybody in tho store couldn't help hear
ing' him. It is not fair to. give my informant's
recollection of the little speech, but it was In
effect a scatbine criticism ot some of the hum
bugs perpetrated in tho name of science by so
called scientific men. The truth and cogency
of Judge Collier's reasoning struck my in
formant forcibly, and perhaps the Court could
be persuaded to hand down a written opinion.
It has often occurred to me that Judge Collier's
controversial powers should have literary ex
pression, and those who have been in constant
intercourse with him have expressed the same
opinion.
Tbe late trains leaving the city on Christmas
Eve were pretty well filled with people ot both
sexes going home to spend Christmas. It Is
pleasant to be able to say that very few of tbe
men were Intoxicated an unusual circum
stance. Tbe night before Christmas last ear
there were more drunken men in tbo smokiqj;
car. in which the writer was unhappily com
pelled stay, than he bas ever seen together at
one time before or since.
The exodus of young womec employed in the
stores of Pittsburg and Allegheny tbe night
before a holiday takes on proportions tbat
most of us never dream of. Tbe evening trains
on Wednesday carried a great many more
pretty and well-dressed women than usual, and
it puzzled some ot tbe old commuters.no doubt.
The welcome passengers were saleswomen em
ployed in the great stores. Some of them'had
to work until nearly midnight, and yet man
aged to catch the express going west over the
Fort Wayne system. The Ohio Valley towns,
such as Beaver and Rochester, and Youngs,
town. East Liverpool, and other towns in East
ern Ohio, supply a great many workers for tbe
stores and factories in Pittsburg and Alle
gheny, and at holiday times a majority of them
go home to celebrate.
LTBEBAL DISTBIBUTI0H.
Mr. George W. Chllds Made Christmas Gifts
to tho Amount of 820,000.
Philadelphia, Dec 25. George W. Chllds
left bis office last nigbt happy in tbe conviction
tbat be had made a happy Christmas for many
of his fellow creatures. During the day be dis
tributed npwardof 20,000 in checks and cash
besideshundred3 of books and other nice
tbings. Of the large amount of cash which ho
gave away 510,000 went to his employes in the
Public Ledger building. Each individual re
ceived bis present inclosed in an envelope bear
ing his na.me. and tbe amount in every caso was
regulated according to tbe recipient's wortb.
No one was overlooked from tbe basement to
the composing room. Each of tbe office boys
received $20, while some of the editors' gilts
were up in the hundreds. Tbe checks ranged
in-value from 100 to S500 eacb. Mr. Chllds per
sonally placed tbe gifts in their envelopes, so
that no one sbonld know how much he gavo
each person. Not even was tbe cashier,
Colonel Muckle, taken into tbe secret. All the
latter did was to furnish Mr. Child with so
much cash in 20 bills, so much in 550 notes,
and so much in big crisp J1C0 greenbacks. Nor
did bis good work end here: for wben he
started homeward it was with a big pocketful
ot bank bills ready for distribution among his
domestics.
"My greatest happiness at Christmas," he
modestly said, "comes from the fact that I am
able to give happiness to others, and I tbank
God that He has placed it in my power to do
this."
Murder Should he Quickly Punlshod.
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Pearcey was hanged in London on Tues
day for a murder committed just two months
ago. English law is usually.accounted slow in
its procedure, but It Is evident tbat the Circum
locution Office bas no connection with tbo
Criminal Courts in tbe British capital. One of
tbe gravest faults in the administration of jus
tice in this country is the procrastination In the
trial and punishment ot murderers. They do
these tbings better in England and likewise in
France, as was shown in tbe Eyraud trial 'the
other day.
The Funny French Duel.
Philadelphia Ledger.
French duels are usually rather amusing per
formances, in which nobody gets seriously hurt,
but one was threatened tbe other day where a
tragic termination Was almost insured by a pro
vision tbat the principals were to begin with
pistols, at 23 paces, and, It tbey failed to kill
each other with those weapons, were to resort
to swords and fight to a finish. The French
comedy turn bas been given to this duel also,
for one of the principals has apologized and tbe
affair bas been settled to the satisfaction of
both sides.
AS WHITE AS SNOW.
Ask me not my heart to give thee.
All my heart was, long ago,
Burled 'neath the waves of yon sea.
With a soul as while as snow.
Ask me not some song to sine thee.
In a lighter strain might flow
As love's harps wonld woo and win thee,
Or as bird's sweet overflow.
All my soul seemed made for singing,
liut death's angel, as it flew
Starward, left tills bartdcr singing,
And Iovl's llgbtcrnusle slew.
Asc me not. this late, to cherish
Dreams of gold, though bright as dar;
I would rather die, and perish,
That the train might have US way.
W.U, Thorns.
JUSTICE BROWS.
President Harrison's Ante-Christmas Sur
prise Talked Of.
Large Experience for a Yonng Man.
Philadelphia Ledzer, ltep.
President Harrison has selected for tbe Su
preme Court Bench a man who has scarcely
been mentioned for tbe place in tbe news
paper, and one who is little known to the pub
lic But tbat doe not argue that bo Is not a
sound lawyer, qualified to serve as Associate
Justice of tbe Supreme Court. Judge Henry
B. Brown, of Michigan, had a liberal education
before ho began the study of law, and, after a
few years of practice, became a Judge of the
District Court, In which be bas served for 15
years, so that he has bad large experience for
a man not yet 51 years of age.
Will Give General Satisfaction.
Philadelphia Kecord, Dcm.
Tbe nomination of United States District
Judge Henry Billings Brown, of Detroit, to fill
the vacancy on tbe bench of the Supreme
Conrt occasioned by tbe death ot Justice Sam
uel F. Miller will be received with general ap
proval. There Is a double reason for it. It is
a choice much better tban the public bad been
led to anticipate, and there is no doubt of
Judge Brown's ripe attainments. He bas had
a long experience as a lawyer, both at tbe bar
and on tbe bench, and is in tho prime of life,
having been born in 1838.
President Harrison a Lawyer Himself.
Philadelphia Press, Sep.
The new Justice bas made a creditable repu
tation on tbe District Court bencb, where he
bas sat since 1875. We would suppose him to
be a solid and safe rather tban a brilliant
jurist. His strongest recommendation is tbat
President Harrison, himself a lawyer ot tbe
first rank, selected him for tbis important po
sition. It Is to be presumed tbat tbe President
knows his man, and tbat the appointment will
not disappoint the country.
Good In a Negative Sense.
New York Star, Dim.
The nomination of Henry B. Brown, of Michi
gan, to succeed Justice Miller on the Supreme
Conrt Bench is a political surprise that falsifies
all predictions and upsets many calculations.
In a negative sense, the appointment is entitled
to commendation, as it has avoided the scandal
which would have attended the selection by tbe
President of his own law partner, in the person
of the Attorney General.
An Excellent Appointment,
New York Tribune, Kep.j
In selecting as tbe late Associate Justice
Miller's successor District Judge Henry B.
Brown, of Michigan, President Harrison has
made an admirable appointment. President
Harrison has now filled two vacancies on tba
Supreme Court Bench His appointments con
trast most favorably with tbe two made by his
predecessor.
Regrets Gresham'a Failure.
New York Press, ltep.
Whilo the Press is disappointed that Presi
dent Harrison has a second time set aside the
eminent claims of Judce Gresham to a place on
tbe United States Bupreme Bencb claims that
were pressed by tbe whole country we are free
to commend tbe choice he has finally made of a
successor to the late Justice Miller. '
No Time to Look Him Up.
Cincinnati Enquirer, Dem.
Michigan gets the appointment to the long
vacant place upon the United States Supreme
Bencb in tbe person of Henry B. Brown. Prob
ably be Is a good man at least, no one has had
an opportunity to learn anything to the con
trary. Disregarded Partisan Considerations.
New York Times, lnd. ltep.
Mr. Harrison has plainly disregarded all
partisan considerations in this appoint ent,and
has honestly tried to make a selection with sola
refeience to the fitness of bis nominee for ths
high office.
Nobody Expected Anything.
Philadelphia Times, Dem.1
Mr. Harrison's idea in appointing bis new
Supreme Justice seems to have been to do what
nobody expected or blm. Well.be bas suc
ceeded. It was nobody tbat expected anything.
pickle TEmsmm.
An Expectant Groom Deserted for He Who
"Was to be Best Man.
Petersburg, Va., Dec. 23. Some weeks
ago Miss Jennie Demaway, a beautiful and ac
complished young lady of King William county,
went to Jarretts. In SnsBex county, to visit her
sister, vben she left King William sbe was
engaged to a well-known citizen of that county,
and to-day had been fixed for the wedding.
During hpr visit to ber sister Miss Demaway
met Mr. W. G. Thompson, or Jarretts. wbo be
came a frequent visitor. Tbe acquaintance
soon ripened into love and an engagement fol
lowed. On last Monday they took a buggy drive, and
then it was decided tbat tbey should go to
Weldontobo married. This tbey did on Fri
day last. Yesterday morninc tbe gentleman
from King William passed through here on tbe
southbound passenger train to claim his bride,
bnt to his utter astouishraentwhen be got to
Jarretts be found tbe lady nf bis choice the
wife of another man. Mr. Thompson who is
tbe happy bridegroom, was to have acted as
best man for tbe gentleman from King Will
lam. CTf-BENT opunoir.
Matters of Interest Referred to With and
"Without Bias.
New York Tribune: One thing is certain:
Ex-President Cleveland hypnotized the Reform
Club Tuesday evening.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: The at
mosphere of tbe Reform Club dinner was too
Mngwnmpish for Governor Hill, and so he
staved away.
Buffalo Express: However else he conducts
the campaign against tbe Indians, General
Miles should not throw bombs among tbem.
Tbey bave bums enough now.
NewYork World: Can It be that the veto of
the rr Harbor postofUco bill has anything to
do with tbe fact tbat Mr. Blaine lives In sum
mer in this interesting Maine village?
Cincinnati Comma cial-O azetle: With J15,
000,000 to i20,C(jO,000 capital going Into new mer
cantile and manufacturing enterprises weekly,
the old business year Is closing out with a good
record, and tbo wisdom of tbe tariff law Is es
tabllsbed.
Philadelphia Times: If there Is one proverb
utterly discredited and gagged by the weather
of tbe past few years it is that about the green
yule and tbe fat churchyard. All tbe same, a
little sleighing ana skating would be accept
able New York Slat : Now Boston is complaining
Of dirty streets, and Cbicago and Philadelphia
are distracted ovr tbe same trouble. In our
unbappiness here in New York it is some con
solation to know tbat other communities are no
better oft than we are.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Tho President's
veto of the bill for a public building at Bar
Harbor will be seized upon by the opposition as
an Infallible indication of bis hostility to Secre
tary Blaine: but tbe reasons he gives for it are
so clear and convincing, and show such an in
timate knowledge of the case, tbat we should
not be surprised if tbey bad been furnished by
Mr. Blaine himself.
Philadelphia Recordi General Butler's an
nouncement of his retirement from public life
will occasion general regret. With all his ec
centricities of thought and action, Mr. Butler
has always been recognized as an active
minded, brainy man; and he bas made bis mark
in the pages of bis country's history military,
civil and political and always in an individual
and piquant fashion. His withdrawal to tho
quietude of privicy will be a strange experi
ence for himself, and will despoil the field of
national politics of one ot its unique and divert
ing characters.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: People who imag
ine they see a war cloud gathering about tbe
Behring Sea difficulty should not get nervous.
Tbe United States have very little to fight
with and the British very little to fight for in
that controversy. War is expensive, and wben
It comes to spending money, your mutual
friends, J. Bull and Brother Jonathan, usually
do a little figuring before tbey invest. A
few bales of furs wherewith to adorn the
bodies of women and empty the pockets of men
are an insufficient casus belli between enlight
ened nations. Tbe attitude ot the Canadian
poachers is like that of an urchin throwing
stones at his neighbors and then yelling as he
runs: "You Just better look out or I'll tell my
J big brother on you."
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
The railroads' pay-rolls for 1890 will be
nearly 5700.0CO.OOU
In Italy C3 per cent, of the population
aro unable to read or write.
The steel bridge across the Columbia at
Vancouver, Wash.,' will be 0.000 feet long.
Irs. Fletcher who died lately at Glou
cester, England, at theageotjU. had been en
gaged for 32 years in tbe somewhat unusual oc
cupation, lor a woman, ot gun making.
A steam yacht of 1,000 tons is to be
built at Greenock for a Russian sportsman.
She will be 210 feet in lenetb. with a beam of
30 feet 6 Inches and a depth of 20 feet 6 inches.
According to the new assessment lists
of Berlin there are in tbat city four personages
whose annual incomes rango from 60,000 to
i30.000. ono of 13,000, four ot 10,000, and four
of 33,000.
A large mining company has arranged
for the introduction of the electric light into its
pits in place ot allowing each miner to carry hi3
own lamp, as was heretofore the custom. The
light will be placed along the roads, the lamps
being 13 yards apart.
Eleven battle-ships, with an aggregate
displacement of 70,000 tons, are now being
built for the German Government three at
Bremen, two at Gaarden. near Kiel, one at
wllbelmsbafen. three at Dantzig. and two at
Bredow, near Stettin.
It issaid that the torpedo boat Bathurst,
that recently made a mean speed of 24.45 knots
per hour, represents the last refinement of me
chanical engineering, and that it hardly seems
possible to improve upon her as long as steel
remains the chief material of construction.
London, Berlin, Vienna and Paris have
provided themselves with underground roads
or are preparing to do so. London was tbe
first city to meet this problem, and its under
ground roads bave proved the swiftest, luost
satisfactory and most profitable system jet pro
vided for a great city.
One of tbe features of the last Oxford
term was the University sermon of the Presi
dent of Corpus, wbo discussed the evils which
have arisen from the love of athletics and
amusements among tbe undergraduates. He
proposed to meet these evils by rearranging
the terms and revising the course of studies.
A new diving dress has been adopted by
tbe French navy. It contains but three pieces
helmet, collarette and body. The helmet is
fitted with an incandescent lamp, inclined for
ward at an angle which enables trie diver to de
rive tbe fullest advantage from it, and fitted
with protector and mirror.
A new electric leak detector is destined
to effect a very considerable saving in tho
amount of property destroyed or damaged by
overflows or leaks from hydrants, bath or toilet
rooms. The apparatus rings an alarm, and at
tho same time indicates in which room, apart
ment or floor the leak bas occurred.
It has been determined that under no
conditions can tbo deaf learn to speak by as
sociation and without efforr.as normal children
do, but that in every case speech is an acquisi
tion only possible with great and sustained ef
fort on the part of tbe pupil, assisted by tbo
skill, patience and perseverance of competent
teachers.
Many authoritative disclaimers have
been recently made against tbe Indiscriminate
use of such preservatives as borax, boric acid
and salicylic acid, more especially as applied to
milk, cream beer and other articles of food and
drink. Their actual lnjunousness is not as
serted, but In many cases it is believed tbat
their function can be performed better and
more safely by refrigeration.
Great care has to be taken now about
Queen Victoria's movements. Not only aro
stairs ascended backward and very slowly, with
tbe ebony stick in constant demand, but even
in ber own apartments Her Majesty moves
about as little as possible An alert and de
voted Scotchman is her personal attendant and
Is never out of bearing of tbe little table-gong
which tbe Queen strikes whenever she re
quires his services. Her Majesty does not
walk a single yard unnecessarily.
In the course of tbe present session Mr.
James Stuart, of tbe Knglish Parliament, will
Introduce a bill to enable women to sit on
County Councils. Miss Cons and Miss Cobden
are prevented now from voting at the London
County Council, to which they were elected,
but this circumstance does not interfere with
their general usefulness, for the former serves
on five committees Housing, Asylums, Indus
trial Schools, tbe Sanitary, Parks and Theaters
and on 11 snb-committees, and Miss Cobden
has been elected to all that she was put up for.
German girls are beginning to resent
with bitterness of spirit; as do their English
sisters, the encroachmentot American beauties
upon their preserves. These pretty, graceful,
and brilliant daughters of Columbia are sent to
Germany to stndy music, painting, literature,
etc and, while quickly mastering tbe arts,
subjugate tbe hearts of tbe susceptible German
officers as well. The number of officers with
American wives seems to be rapidly on the In
crease, and tbe faithful German spinsters, with
their frugal habits and domestic skill, object to
the Invaders with jus tillable wratb.
An Ellaville, Ga., minister of the gos
pel had a rather funny bit of experience not
long since, though be did not enjoy it much at
the time. Ho was called out in the country to
tie a matrimonial knot. When all was ready
he stepped out into the middle of the floor to
await tbe coming of the bride and groom.
There was no music nor extra display. Ono
couple marched In and took position on tbo
left, another followed and took position by the
side of the first. Then followed another couple
Wbo baited a little farther to tbe right. Not
being acquainted with tbem, the minister,
thinking the last couple were the candidates
for matrimony, turned and bad tbem about
half married before tbe little lady, wbo stood
blushing, squirming and cboklng, exclaimed:
'We ain't the marrying ones, its tbat other
couple over there."
At Friedensville (Pa.) zinc mines there
Is In operation tbe largest stationary engine In
the world. During the last tew months it. has
pumped dry. by underground drainage, nearly
every ore pit, spring and small stream within a
radius of five miles. The engine is known as
the "President," is of 5,000 horse-power, and la
run by 16 bolters. At each revolution of its
ponderous wheels a small stream is .."irown out,
the number of gallons raised every minute be
ing 17.500. The driving wheels are 35 feet in di
ameter, and weigb 40 tons each. Tbe sweep-rod
is 40 feet long, the cylinder Is 110 inches in di
ameter, while tbe piston-rod Is 18 inches in di
ameter and makes a 10-foot stroke. The engine
bas a ballast box capable of holding 60 tons, and
to feed the boilers 28 tons of coal are required
daily. Ou the engine Is the largest nut in tho
world. It is hexagonal In shape and weighs
1,600 pounds. To tighten or loosen this nut 20
men are required, while tbe wrench that fits it
is 20 feet long. From the end of the walkiog
beam of tbe engine to tbe bottom of the shaft
tho distance is 800 feet. The masonry on which
the engine rests is 103 feet deep, some of the
foundation stones weighing five tons.
"WAIFS FROM Wrr-IAND.
There was a young fellow named Kipling,
Whose thoughts were both merry and rippling;
Ills work was much (ought
By a public that thought
That he did miibty well for a stripling. rue.
There are only nine parts of speech, but
you wouldn't think it to bear two women fighting
about their children over the back fence; Phila
delphia Tiues.
The sexton helped his worthy -wife,
H peeled potatoes well;
He next peeled off bis overcoat.
And then he pealed the belL
nathlngton Post.
Amy (with a broken engagement, to
Mary, about to be married) My dear girl, do not
make the mistake I did with my Charlie. Don't
asktieorzetoeatany or your cooklnx until after
you are married. Uerala.
Two ladies met to fight it out,
Somewhere where no police Is:
And Mary Christmas quickly knocked
Sal Ary all to pieces.
Washington Star.
When the announcement was made that
"Big Foot" had surrendered It created the
momentary lmnresslon that Chicago had gives up
the World's Fair la favor of New York. An
lor Herald.
It is shocking, my boy,
To And that St. Nick
lias put a big stick
In your stocking, my boy.
Judge.
A New York man blew out his wife's
brains Monday and then madly fired a ballet
through thebrtmof bis hat. New Yorksriars
desperate fellows whose eoarage is limply 4
ntflcent. Chicago Timet. 4
Cleopatra and Helen fair iW
Were forty when their rows began j
And Mrs. O'Shea was older yet
Wben she upset the home rule plan.
Philadelphia Tints.
The mother and aunt of a Chicago 6-year-old
bad spout the greater part of their time at
the stores down-town for several days, and he bad
got tired of it.
" Well, " be said yesterday morning. In the tone
of a deeply disgusted young man, "1 suppose T
two are going shoplifting again to-day." CA
cago Tritmnt.