$rr?sep" vpc"? prpsp ' ? v v ' fi3. mw THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 189L ""3T Fmm?? fa i 1 Mje Bigpalcg. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 8, 1818. Vol. 46, No. 5. Kntcrcdat ritUlmrrostoCIce, November 14. IbST, as second-class matter. Business Office Corner Smithfleld and Diamond Streets. News Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street EASTtKN AHVEin ISIM5 OFFICE. UOOSI "1, TBIUUNE BUILDING, NEW YORK, where complete files of T1IK DISPATCH can always be lound. Foreign advertisers appreciate the con venience. Home advertiser and Irlcndsol THE DISPATCH, nhlle In .New lork, are also made welcome. THE DISPATCH is regvlailii on sale at Erentivo's. 5 Union Square. JVetr York, aid 17 Are. de rOp-a, Patis, Fiance, where anyone tcho has been disappointed at a hotel news stand can obtain it TERMS Or THE DISPATCH. TOTACE FEEE i THE UXITED STATES. J1AIZ.T IWstatck. One Year 00 Daiet Dispatch. I'crQuarter !M Daily DirATit. one Month ... -. 1 Daily Dispatch, lncludlnEbunday, I year. 30 CO Daily- Dispatch, lncludinsbundav.Sin'tlu ISO Daily Dipatci. Including bunday. lm'th SO bO.DAY Di'i'ATcn, One icar 150 Weekly Disr itc.il. One lear 115 Tre D uly DisrATClI 1 delivered by carriers at ": cents per week, or including buuday edition, at It cents per week. F1TTSBURG. THURSDAY, FEa 12, 1S9L GENERAL W. T. SIIEKMAN. General William Tecnmseh Sherman lies in the shadow of death's door; before these lines reach the reader he may hare passed through. All day yesterday anxious eyes scanned the bulletins and true hearts all over this broad land quickened or sank as he intelligence from the great chieftain's bedside varied. General Sherman is the last of the great chiefs of the armies which marched to victory- General Thomas was the Srst to die. The great Commander in-Chief lived to be honored by all the great governments of the world and died with the consciousness that peace had been restored and with the belief that sectional feeling was fast giving way to common brotherhood. "Gallant Little Phil" Sheridan fought his last battle soon alter the retirement of Sherman placed him at the head oi the army. And now it is Sherman, the man who marched to the sea, who is now marching down to the brink of that sea, of which the farther shore is that land lrom which no traveler returns. He will be mourned by a multitude, and foremost among thoe who drop the silent tear will be the men who went with him in that pitilessmarch which swept away all ob stacles and drove rebellion to its final sur render. The whole nation will mourn the death of a hero. But the memory of the soldier, the commander and the niai will still live. General Sherman was not merely a great genera, but was a man of social qualities which endeared him to many. It may have been this unbending which helped to lengthen his years, for he has reached a ripe old age in spite of the tremendous drain upon his energies entailed by the campaign through the South. He goes to his rest and reward with fullness of honors; as one who has striven and done great deeds; who has lived uprightly in all things and been as a man among his fellow men. A FIENDISH rtOT ITOCSTItATED. The lengths to which greed for wealth may carry the devotee are indicated in the story of the arrest of George Gibson, Secre tary of the Whisky Trust. The evidence in the case is decidedly damaging, for he was arrested with tne internal machine iu his possession, which was calculated to destroy, at one fell blast, a rival distillery, the lives of nisny workmen and tbe man who was ex pected to execute his diabolic plot for a con sideration oi J25.000, which, of course, a dead man could not collect. This story would be too awful to believe if it was not well substantiated and were there not examples in recent history of similar at tempts to do away with rivals. The case of the Everest, of Rochester, and the Standard Oil Trust is still fresh in memory. Two of the defendants in that case were found guilty, and alter much legal quibbling com pelled to pay fines aggregating less than S1.000. It may be hoped, in this case, if there is sufficient evidence for conviction, that the culprit will not get off so easily, AN" EJIIXEXTLY GOOD APPOINTMENT. "Whatever criticisms may be made on the policy of the Harrison administration and The Dispatch has not been backward in ex pressing them there must be a general rec ognition that it has shown either good judg ment or remarkable good fortune in the ap pointments for this city and vicinity. The high standard of previous appointments was more than maintained in the nomination of James H. Reed, Esq., to the United States District bench on Tuesday. 2o better evidence of this is required than the indorse ment it receives in all quarters. Although Mr. Keed is a comparatively young lawver he has already made his mark in the legal profession for exceptional abil ity, thorough legal training and unimpeach able integrity. While the surrender of his legal practice for a United States Judgeship will be a pecuniary loss, it will be more than made ud by the honor and responsi bility of the judicial position he now assumes. Sir. Eeed, no doubt, feels gratified by the appointment. But that which should grat ify him far more is the iree testimony of all who know him that he is in every particular worthy of it A MEANS, NOT AN END. The inquiry is made of the Kew York Herald, in its temporary capacity of Demo cratic organ, whether the politicians of one party are not as bad as the other. The Herald's reply, after duly beating aronnd the bush, is that both parties have their share of bad politicians, but that the Democratic party has not as large a portion or as dark a degree ol badness as the Republican. We have had some generations iu which the organs a'nd oraters of each party have magnified and attacked the abuses of the other, and kept strict silence about exactly the same evils in their own. Experience has shown plainly that such one sided criticism accomplishes nothing at all, excepi, of late years, to con vince a great many people that neither party is iu all contingencies worthy of their undi vided allegiance. So far as there are dif ferences between the two parties in the mat ter of politics! abuses they are differences in opportunity and temptation. All abuses are due to the extravagance of party snirit which place the success of party above the public welfare or the attainment of the ends for which the existence of party is justified. The remedy is not the destruction of party hich would be the destruction of popu lar government but the reduction of party to its proper place. Parties are a necessary means of popular government, as many of the political class are -wont to assert, but they really make it the end itsslf. "When r they allege the necessity of parly as a justi fication for placing it before the public wel fare, tbe efficiency of governmental agencies or even the integrity of representation and the honesty of elections, thev take it out of the category of means and make it an end of more importance than those primary pur poses of political action. The fal lacy of the plea that party abuses are justified br the necessity of party may be seen by the possibility that a party may be necessary to abolish some abuses; but it would by no means follow that a party which, for instance, tried to put he civil service on a business basis, should, in order to attain that end, practice the very abuses of the spoils system which it alms to abolish. Intelligent perception of the evils of poli tics will not charge them to one party or the other; but to the whole system of exalting party above the public welfare. When all politicians recognize that a party can only demonstrate its right to existence by afford ing the best guardianship of the popular interests and by aiming at the fulfillment of definite principles, the abolition of political abuses will be a comparatively easy task. RICHES MADE EAST. Plans for rapid increase of wealth are al ways popular. The propositions of alleged benefit societies in which the people are in formed that bv paying weekly installments for a few months they can get their money back twice over has recently received atten tion. The sub-treasury and land mortgage plans to establish universal prosperity for the farmers are other cases In point. With these schemes to make a royal road to riches for tbe farmers and for the city workers, the absence of any plau by which capital can double itself, looked like unjust discrimination against the wealthy. We are glad to learn that the discrimination no longer exists, and that the way by which any bank cau double up its wealth at once is soon to be made public. The New York Financier, a journal which has heretofore found its ralson d'etre in preaching the gospel of combination ac cording to Jay Gould, is the medium through which this Tast and sudden en hancement of riches is to be conferred on organized capital. The banks and trust com panies are tbe especial beneficiariesor the new discovery. The managers of these institu tions have been supposed to be tolerably wide awake; but they have never got their eyes open to such golden opportunities as are soon to be conferred upon them. The -Financier announces that it will soon pub lish the details of a new banking plan, by which every bank can double its assets. The plan requires no change in existing methods; does not materially increase ex pense; does not increase liabilities; enables the banks to prevent panics or monetary stringency and doubles their earning power. All asked of the banks is to send a five dollar subscription to the Financier. As tbe plan, as stated, will enable a bank with 5500,000 capital and surplus, and gross as sets of $500,000 to double the assets, the bank that-will not give $5 to learn bow to make $1,500,000 at a single stroke must be set down as sordid and unenterprising. In order to allay any doubts as to the exact accuracy of the statement, an affidavit is furnished by Ihe expert author oi the plan, John 21. Batchelor, who, being duly sworn, declares that it is true, with one or two provisos. All banks of deposit, except savings banks, must adopt the plan. Why savings banks are to be excluded is not exDlained. It is further stipu lated that the investment resources of the country must permit the use of tbe enlarged means thus made available, and that a panic must not demand greater resources than the donbled resources of the banks can give. With this assurance, tbe banks of the country may be expected to rush in with their $5 subscriptions, and the $1,500,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 banking assets of the country will be promptly swelled to $3,000,000,obo"or $t,00,000,000. Schemes to create wealth without effort or to make it by the fiat of the Government, when proposed for the alleged benefit of the common people, have long been the laugh ing stock of the financial element. Here we have a proposition to create a couple of thousand millions of wealth for the banking interests and by their joint fiat. How it is less ridiculous than tbe proposition for the Government to create tbe same amount of paper money would be hard to tell. Whether it is more ridiculous or not can be told when the details of tbe plan are published. Cer tainly, when this scheme of riches made easy for the banking interest becomes public property, everybody, to keep up with the procession in the race for wealth, will have to go into the banking business. DURESS FOR THE DIVA. The immense gap between the "strong Government" exemplified by the imperial power of Germany, and the restriction of powers regarded as consistent with Anglo. Saxon liberties is illustrated by the arrest of Adelina Patti by the Berlin police. It may have been supposed there were limits to the absolutism of the German Govern ment, but when it demonstrates its power by laying hold, even temporarily, of the queen of song, whose empire is acknowl edged over the whole world, it is evident we do not know the full meaning of abso lutism. It has heretofore been supposed that the will of Patti was supreme and unquestion able. Managers make haste to bankrupt themselves in the payment of her charges. The public have suffered the pangs of privation in order to hoard up tne price of a Patti ticket. If a rude draught should strike the diva from an adverse quarter it must be wiped out. If the advertised, opera of "Semi ramide" does not suit her predisposition of the moment, "Traviata" must take its place. In this country, at least, Patti is the empress of all hearts, whose lightest whim is law. If any man should dispute her will he would be placed nnder the ban. As for arresting her, our legal authorities would tooner think ot putting a railway king in jail. That the cold, insensate Prussian law should lay its rude hands on this empress cf song and beauty, and only let go of her on a deDosit of $2,100 security, marks the wide difference between that military empire and our own country, where even comic actors sneeze at tbe legal attempt to compel the payment of debts. Let us hope that this experience of continental tyranny will in duce Patti to forswear Europe, and come to the land of the free. We can promise her the absolute sovereignty of the entire coun try during an indefinite succession of fare well tours. THE POOR TABSI'S WATER SUPPET. An interview with the veteran and effi cient Chief of the Department of Charities on the much-discussed and muddled subject of the Poor Farm site produces the first au thoritative statement of the necessity far a river frontage. It is the need of water which creates this, requirement Two thousand barrels a day arc pumped Xor cleaning the .premises and providing fire protection. This, in the opinion of Mr, Elliot, makes a river. frontage, indispen sable. In this view we fear that the able Chief is controlled by ancient traditions, as he ii in the idea that 300 acres are necessary to af ford exercise for the inmates. The man who is energetic enough to improve all the opportunities of exercise that exist oa a sur face of a hundred acres will not be likely to go to that institution. Of course, if there is no way to secure an adequate supply, ex cept by a location on the river front, the argument is conclusive. The Poor Farm cannot go without a water supply, no matter what it costs. But tbe difference between river frontage prop erty and equally good property elsewhere is from S200 to $300 an acre. On the 100 acres, which This Dispatch thinks sufficient, this makes an increased cost of $20,000 to $30,000; and on the 300 acres, which the or dinance requires, it amounts from $60,000 to $90,000. It is a very pertinent question whether the necessary water for the Poor Farm cannot be obtained at a less cost than these figures represent There are several large and healthy com munities in the county that supply them selves with abundant water from springs, artesian wells and minor water courses. If we are not mistaken there are a half score of smaller streams within the county which can be relied upon for water of superior quality at all seasons of the year. Even if none of these means were available, another calculation would be in order. As the water has to be pumped anyway in tbe case of a river location, there is an interesting question, with the expenditure for increased power, how many miles of pipe could be laid to carry river water back into the coun try before the $90,000 extra cost would be balanced. The idea that a large farm and river front age are essential comes down from an era when land was cheap and the river had to be relied on for transportation. Under present conditions the matter should be settled by purchasing not over a hundred acres of good land, with the requirement of an ade quate supply of pure water, cither from springs, artesian wells or undefiled water courses. "Our competitors for South American trade now carry onr goods. What merchant would trust his rival to make his deliveries? Pass the shipping bill!" remarks the Philadel phia Press. While this statement may or may not be true as regards South American trade, it exactly states the fact in tbe Internal traffic of the petroleum industry. Everyone who de sires to go into the business of handling petro leum has got to trust his great rival with the transportation through his pipe lines. The strongest inference from onr cotemporary's argument is that tbe Burdlck bill at Harris burg must be passed. One of the envious opposition press inti mates that "there was more Pickwick than pic nic in that dinner ot Col. Bill Brown's." Col. Brown will be presently demanding with bis most martial air what his disesteemed cotem porary means by calllne him Pickwick. The significant remark that "the High and Mighty '400 who constitute New York's best society would feel very queerly if they were compelled to tell how their 400 grand fathers made their living." is made by the New York Herald. Tbe Four Hundred have been understood to claim that they were particu larly well off in tbe matter of grandfathers; but this indicates that they are not so well sup plied as tbe common people. Four hundred of tbo vulgar herd would be expected to have abont 03 grandfathers. s Cbisfi has relused a title and accepted a brief as a lawyer. The Italian statesman has tbe sense to prefer that which is worth some thing to that which has nothing in It but wind. It is asserted as an evidence of superiority on the part cf the House of Commons that it does not stop its proceedings whenever a mem ber dies. But as this is accompanied by the fact that this honorable body in variably shmi up shop on Derby Day to let the members goto the races, it is quite possible to argue that the correct idea of tbe fitness of things is not ex clusively lodged on the other side of the At lantic The House of Representatives has gen erously voted everyone of its members a clerk with a salary of $100 per month. Patriotic services must be rewarded. If the Republican leaders in the Senate will use some of the energy tbey lately brought to tbe aid of tbe force bill, in 'securing the passage of such measures as theTorrey bank ruptcy bill and tbe bill to enable tbe Supreme Conrt to decide a case somewhat sooner than four years after it is appealed, they will show a better appreciation of the public services to which legislators should devote themselves. Some of the Government officials should bear in 'mind tbe pertinent fact that whitewash may not br so easily obtained in the next Con gress as in this one. The report that scarfs around the waist will not be the proper thing in male attire this season was expected to depress the scarf man ufacturing industry. Now It comes out that the genial bat peremptory Speaker Reed had himself measured for a dozen scarfs before tbe edict of fashion was announced. So large a contract will protect the industry from utter stagnation. The coal men are urgently insisting that tbey ought to be left enough of a river to swear by or at, when they try to run their coal down stream on a nse. Statesman Few, of Philadelphia, seems to be furnishing the greater part of the grist for the Legislature to grind just at pres ent Three of his bills occupied attention either in tbe Honse or in committee yesterday, and it is understood that Mr. Fowhas not yet got down to the point where he will make his best record. With the beginning! the Lenten season let us hope that Congress will abstain from partisan squabbling for the rest of its term. 27ow it is heard that 'Mrs. Astor is going to let the Oovernment confiscate her last in voice of Parisian gowns rather than pay the heavy duties assessed. This rebellion of tbe millionaire class against the tariff system makes it important to know whether the rebel is tbe Mrs. Astor or the other Mrs. Astor. THE LEADIKG JOURNAL Better Than Ever and Discussing Matters With an Eye to Public Interest Toronto, O.. Tribune. The PrrrsBURO Disr-ATCH, tbe leading journal of this locality, for 1891 has surprises in store for Its readers. It will occupy its new granite, tire-proof building on tbe corner of Diamond and Snilthfield streets. The latest printing machinery, from the famous bouse ot It Hoe & Co., will be placed in tbe new build ing, as well as a complete new outflt fh all de partments. Ihe Sunday issue of The dis patch has a bona flde circulation of over 60,000 copies, and the daily bver 80,000 copies. The financial, commercial, produce, live stock and iron markets are accurate and exhaustive; also.it is recognized as tbe leading oil news journal. The Dispatch is the only newspaper in Western Penns)lvanla carrying a daily special cable report, covering all European news centers. Its borne news-getting facilities are first-class. It controls leased wires connecting its newsrooms with the leading cities pf the country. Tjig DisrATCH continues as it has been, an independent Republican journal, dis cusBinc events Alone with regard to absolute truth and public interest as a first and only consideration. SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON. Afxeb good talkers spin a yarn they knit their brows if applause doesn't fellow. The slummish suggestireness 'of some of the dramas now amusing tbe multitudes has al ready been referred to. There's another feat ure connected therewith that calls for com ment too. That is the "cussing" propensities of the players. I do not know whether the authors punctuate their points with curses, or whether the comedians distribute them joking ly through their lines to attract attention. But I know and you know, too, that tbe offending words are there. Blasphemy is popular In the slums, but it Is barred from the draw ing room. Then why should it be per mitted en the stage? The men who utter oaths on tbe streets are;, nnder the statutes our fathers framed ami which our relatives refuse to smash or amend, commit ting a crime. It is one seldom punished, to be sure, but that doesn't matter here. If it is morally. wrong to awcar when there's some ex. case for it, surely unnecessary "cussing" on tbe stage is wilfully wrong, if not criminal. Cer tainly in an audience composed of all olasses, made up of children and adults, males and fe. males, believers and doubters, some ears will be shocked, some feelings will be hurt some cheeks will blush every time the harsh, em phatic, uncalled for, nonsensical, slummy "cuss word" is hurled at their unoffending beads. Of course some applaud, but more hiss, and there's where tbe mistake comes in. The hiss is tbe legitimate and only weapon in the hands of insulted or offended folk who patronize the play. Rightly used and judiciously awarded it will do more to elevate the drama than all tbe sermons and criticisms of all the preachers and writers com bined. When it comes to a tug of war between tbe hiss and tbe curse tbe hiss will win hands down. When you hear a player yell "D n that chair," think of tbe goose that chased you In childhood and imitate it Next time the player repeats his line he will probably amend it This is tbe cure Tor all the obnoxious busi ness, bad acting and foolishness on the stage. If tbe public wishes to elevate and Improve the stage, all tbe public has to do is to shut its teeth and expel its breath. If tbe public wishes to keep on lowering it all tbe public has to do is to clap its hand at an oath, stamp its feet at a suggestion and use all the noise-making ma terial at its command when vulgarity makes a decided hit in the name of art Let us ex periment with the hiss and see how.it works. The press of statemanship promises to interfere with the spring plowing. Patvnbkokees take the pledge oftener than other people. The world is full of chronic kickers and grumblers, and tbe strangest feature about them is they have the full use of their limbs and enioy perfect health. Sickness or maim ing might work a charm. Thebe's no such word as sail in the vocabulary of tho air ship jokers. Jay Gould says money is a drug. A very expensive drug it is, too, except to such as Jay. When is an oil well like a giddy girl? When it gushes. There, now. The Indian has survived the operation of being skinned alive. The assassin who wields the stiletto must necessarily get his courage up to the sticking point TVabm colors can be nsed in the frieze ior the sitting room. Bebnhabdt wiil write a book when she finishes tho American circuit If French could not be translated we would breathe easier. Nature seems to be good to a great many bad people. Mabie "Van Zandt bad a tight grip on tbe Russians until she got tight, staggered and fell before tbe footlights. Flowers come high in winter, and Uncle Sam will have to pay dearly for his Rosebud. Disciples of Delsarte draw more women worshippers than disciples of the Maker. How would it do to create the office of "Municipal Meter Reader?" This might check the lying proclivities of tbe little joker and give gas consumers a show for their white alley. Woman is willing to take her stand be side man in every place except the street car. Revealed anatomy on the stage is not half so bad as suggested anatomy. Canada has placed sawdust on the free list Tbe local ballet should now assume pre sentable proportions. When the pavements are icy, Pittsburg is full of crystal slippers. It is a grisly fact, but grey hair is becom ing popular abroad. Gibls come high, even if they are given away by their parents. The Pan-American Congress is just be ginning to pan out thanks to our Jim. If reciprocity is treason in Canada annex ation must be regicide. A Chicaooan has patented a device to stop runaway horses. Ho would get more out of a device to stop runaway cashiers. Weak Christians never make good pillars for any church. Gibl babies cry for dolls, but when grown up they cry for doll. js. Have you bid farewell to the flesh, the world and the cloven-footed fellow? If not why not? Fancy seems to be the only thing de vised by man that will fly successfully. Thebe's a great deal of snap in a good whip. PATH baa been arrested in Germany and Dixie has been jailed in Rhode Island. Stage money and stage ways will not pass in public The copyright bill seems to be on the wrong road after all. New Orleans was full of mummers the other day-all extra dry. Gibls who cannot get a beau must con tent themselves with dolmans. This is the season of long faces, fish diet, fashionable devotions, gossip, spring dress de signing, bonnet buying and bargain counters. THE eae with which public officials se cure a raise of salary makes the private toiler think, and think hard. too. Hebeon Hill should be a splendid re treat for Lenten devotees. Electricity is a fluid, and when the wires are tapped they leak. According to Mr. Dalzell the honor of the Republic is not as safe as it might be on the high seas while iu tbe keeping a land lub ber like Tracy. Dbess and wine seem to be the tools the devil works with to snare the stage favorites. , When the baseball players are not muff ing they are bluffing, more' the pity Willis Winkle. A Manifest Ultimate Destiny. Philadelphia Record. J We have a fish question, a reciprocity ques tion, a seal-catching question, and a boundary question (between Alaska and Canada) to be settled with Canada or with Great Britain for Canada. What a coll of diplomacy wo should bo delivered from by the'simple act of jolniner hands and accepting a common destiny. PEOPLE-WE Kirow. The Ameer of Afghanistan, who has been seriously ill. is making steady progress toward recovery. PlEBBELOBlLLAEDis at Jacksonville. He is recovering from his illness and preparing to go tarpon fishing. It is believed that ex-Mayor Cobb, of Boston, Is dying of arsenical poisons absorbed from wall paper or furniture in his own home. Mb. Henbx George writes from Ber muda that be Is getting along famously, and, save when asleep, is In the open air continu ally. Senator Dawes is much interested in a project for a free circulating library in Wash ington. Mr. Wanamaker has also Heartily ap proved tbe scheme. Sib Evelyn Babing will shortly be ap polnledBrltish Ambassadort6 Constantinople, in succession to Sir William White, who is to retire from the diplomatic service oa a pen sion. Mas. Augustus Hemenway is paying Mr. Henry Sanborn, the artist 12,500 to ill ni trate Miss Edna Dean Proctor's latest poem, "Tho Ancient People." The poem relates to the Znnis. Samuel M. Clemens (Mark Twain) has invested nearly 1175,000 in his type setting machine, and that is only a small part of his wealth. It has evidently paid him to be humor ous and to be his own publisher. The fact that Senator Sherman has abandoned his idea of erecting a handsome dwelling in Washington, in K street, between Thirteeenth and Fourteenth streets, and has decided to build a residence at his old borne in Mansfield, O., has set the gossips to thinking, not to say talking. Edmund Clarence Stedman makes bis summer home in a quaint stone house on New Castle Island, on Piscataqua Bay. From the windows of tbe island villa there is an un surpassed view of the ocean, and the irregular walls of the structure are overgrown with Vir ginia creepers and Japanese Ivy. The house is furnished in the old Colonial style. The tragic death of her danghter, the Countess Waldstein Wartemberg, has caused the Princess Metternicb to close hersalon. The Princess is still famous for her beauty and wit Many of her extraordinary escapades and gal lantries have been forgiven her of recent years because of the strain of insanity she Inherited from her rather. She has lately spent a good good part of her thus in France. Little Mrs. Ye, tbe Corean Minister's wife, is a tiny, dark-eyed, solemn-looking woman. She is a favorite in Washington so ciety and is undeniably pretty. As a matter of fact, the ladles of the Asiatic legations are usually very good looking, while the men are often as ugly as men can be Mr. Ye's beauty is not enhanced by the practice be makes of wearing on every possible occasion a queer glazed hat strapped tightly under his chin. J. H. JTCTOIXOUGH'B FUNERAL. Services at the Home Attended by Many Well-Known Railroad Men. The funeral yesterday of J. N. McCullough, First Vice President of tbe Pennsylvania Com pany, took place at his late residence, 66 Irwin avenue, Allegheny, and was marked with the most simple ceremony. There were no floral tributes, except a bunch of white roses and a sheaf of wheat that rested tinon the casket In tbe west parlor. Rev. John Fox, or the North side Presbyterian Church, conducted the serv ices and they were simple in the extreme, con sisting of a prayer, reading of the Scriptures and a brief address. " When the s-rvice was ended the body was taken to the Fort Wayne station, where there was a special train oi six cars waiting to con vey the funeral cortege to Wellsville for tbe interment All tbe cars were filled with well known railroad men, the last being occupied by members of the dead man's family and the casket In tho other cars, were the relatives, officials of tbeFennsvlvahia Company and of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and tho pallbearers. The latter were Frank Thomson, John P. Green, B. F- Jones. A. E. W. Painter, Thomas McCrea, J. T. Brooks, John Chalfant Joshua Rhodes. William Mnllen. William Stewart Calvin Wells and John Davidson. Tho services at tbe cemetery were as brief as tbose -at the house. A special train from the East brought a very large number of railroad men. among them being George B. Roberts. President of tbe Pennsyl vania Railroad Company. Nearly all the Pennsylvania Company offices in Pittsburg were closed the greater portion ot tbe day. AH IXTEAOKDHf ABY COTTHTEY. Besides Having All Kinds of Weather We Seem to Have Many Curiosities. NewYorkSon.J "You seem to have an extraordinary country here," said a Parisian who came to New York a week ago, and bad been trying to ltarn some thing about tbe American people. "The pa pers tell about the negroes holding a Voodoo dance at Devil's Lake in Tennessee, and about Indians holding a Messiab dance in tbe Bad Lands, and about Chinamen worshinlng Joss in New York, and about Mormons In Utah, and about the peiformauces of Spiritualists, and about buckskin treeriders in the Rocky Mount ains, aud about Italian Mafia societies in New Orleans, and about many other things that we do not have in French civilization. "I am going to explore this curious country so as to see all these curious people, and I will writo a merveilleuse account of the United States." After thus giving his views, tbe newly-arrived Parisian went off to play his part In "La Tosca" under the shadow of Mme, Sarah Bernhardt ALL IS GOLD. Toilet rinery Gutters With the Coveted Metal at Present The beacon. Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! "Molten, graven, hammered and rolled." "Bright and yellow, hard and cold," one feels tempted to exclaim with Hood, on noticing tbe toilettes now worn by ladies. Not a thing but what bears some thing of tbo coveted metal. Gold embroidery on a white ground is especially, popular. Thuswel'ave just seen a very distinguished looking visiting mantle made of ivory white cloth, richly embroidered with gold thread and gold beads. The otbertnmmlng was chinchilla rounded like a boa. and a shade darker than the same splendid fur lining. The latter may, how ever, bo replaced by pink or other light silk lining. Tbe long back breadths of tbe mantle indicate that it is chitfly intended ior carnage use. DEATHS OP a"dA"S. Miss Ella Williams. Somber black crepe draped tho door oT the "Wllllamsresldcncc, on Wylle avenue, yesterday, and proclaimed tbe presence of the grim reaper within. Many friends entered the portals and took a farewell look at tbe remalni of Miss Ella Williams, who expired the day previous with quick consumption. Less than six months ajro tbe severe cold that terminated so sadlv was con tracted, and Miss Willlami was compelled to re linquish her position In the office ot the Mononea hcU and Peiers Creek Coal Company. Alwats cheerful, however, and hopeful, she succeeded In convinclne herself and even others that her Ill ness would be of short duration. Unt even her strong determination to live and htr earnest de sire to continue a life's work: already outlined, could no lonjrer avert the blow that has stricken so many hearts. Among those who mourn her loss and sneak her praise are none more sincere than her late employers, whose -words In death are, as they Always were In lire, of the very Kindest. Elijah Pond. CniPPEWA Falls, Wis Feb. 1L Elijah Fond, father of ex-Governor Thaddcus C Fond, died at the"homepf the latter, on his Tarm, near this city, vesterday, ot old axe. "UncleEUJah," as he was called by all who knew him, was In his 80th year, and was tbe second oldest man In Chip pewa county, his biother, Joel, who is two years his senior, surviving hhn. y. J. W. Lewis. Boston Feb. 11 J. W. Lewis, or J. W. Lewis & Co.. died In his chain In his ofllco In tho Globe bnlldlne of heart disease. Mr. "Lewis belonged In Chicago, where, his family rolrtc. nnd where the remains will be sent lo-dty. Tne Arm represented a rjilladelpnla publlsniug house In this city. Kx-Consnl General Morse Buried. LONDON. Feb. 1L The body oi Mr. Freeman H. Morse, United States Consul General In this city from Ml to 187a, who died February s. at Surbiton, Surrey, where he had resided since 1870. was Interred to-day in the churchyard orst. llary's Parish Church. Long Dltton. Hansond J. Bridges. Mr. A. L- McKair, wife of tbe Superintend ent oftlic Fuel Gas and Manufacturing Company, vesterday received the sad intelligence thtt lief father, Hansond J. Brldtis. had riled at his resi dence In Antwerp, Itelgiura, at tbe advanced" ase of il years. v Lawrence. Mass.. Feb. IL William Mar ens Mortou. cx-ChlefJtibtlceof the Mnssachutctts supreme Conrt died last -eveniiie.-in Andover, after a lingering Illness. He was It years old. SOCIETY IN LENT. Ihe Apostle of Delsarte Talks on the Acqui sition of Grace Mis Kate Drexel's Pre parations for Taking the Veil Social Gossip of Two Cities. -Mr. ftdmund Rtrssell, the apostle ot the Delsartean philosophy, which takes for Its basis the triple nature of man, tbe moral, mental and physical attributes, delivered the first of three lectures given under the auspices of the Pennsylvania College Ior Women, rn Dil worthHaU, yesterday afterneon. Tbe students of the Institution -were present and a goodly at tendance of the beaumoode, among whom Mr. Russell's lectures have aroused widespread interest Being introduced by the principal. Miss Pelle tran, in a few appropriate words the lecturer discoursed in an entertaining manner -on tho "Teachings of Delsarte." He aaid In part: mucd issaiaaDoat me teachings ot Delsarte as representing grace, but tbose who under stand tbe full meaning of his work believe that it has a far deeper educational significance. Meaning of Physical Culture. 'Physical culture means tbe general develop ment of the body for all the uses of dally life. The conservation oT nervous energy, the de velopment of personal force and power, the Oriental myrtles, point to the present time as the beginning of a new race. Strange children are being born all over the world with powers parents do not under stand; witb keener intellectual and physical force, and the students of tbe secret doctrine of Asia say that these are but the be ginning of a mighty race to come, while we, physically, are but tbe remnants of tbe Fifth race which reached its culmination in Roman. Greeks and calm Arians who preceded tbe British conquest But that the Sixth raca win far exceed even these in physical powers and a sign of this coming wave is the general dis satisfaction felt at tbe present time all over the world witb this bodily wreck which is our in heritanceis a matter of more than belief. Liberating Imprisoned Personalities. "Most people feel their minds and instincts far stronger tban their physical powers of ex pression, and at an introduction we often apologize by saying, 'Ob! you'll like him after you know him,' meaning that 'he's all there,' but doesn't quite know how to get out It was Delsarte who first formulated tbe laws to lib crate this imprisoned personality. The lecturer illustrated his dissertation by studies in poising, dignity, repose; showed how tbe mental expression comes from carrylngtbe head too far forward: the physical expression of tbe abdomen taking the lead; the general broken-down effect of the sunken chest etc "In the natural poise of the body the chest leads," he continued, as it does in all tbe finest Grecian and Egyptian statues, tbe weight being borne on the ball ot the advanced foot, the body alive, vibrant not sunken back and supported on the heel of tbe back foot Tbe weight on both feet gives a stupid and negative expression; one should stand natur ally, the advanced leg firm, the other slightly relaxed." Mr. Russell spoke otthe fundamental law of expression as being the control of tbe center, freedom at the extremities, tbe chest held bigh and firm, the bead, bands and feet free and ready for use. He deprecated the teach ings of gymnastics on the military plan. Mr. Russell lectures this morning at Mr. Painter's, at 11 o'clock. TAKIHG THE BLACK VEIL. Miss Kate Drexel to Make Her Tlnal Re ligions Profession To-Day. The Mother Superior of Mercy Convent was indisposed yesterday afternoon and unable to receive visitors, as perfect rest was required if she would be present at Mis Kate Drexel's pro fess ion, which takes place this morning between Sand 8 o'clock. Mother Neri, however, said that the ceremony would be a very private one with only the church dignitaries. Sisters or Mercy, novices of the new order and a couple ot old servants of the Drexel family present Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, will inter rogate and receivo tbe vows ot Sister Catherine, and Bishop Phelan will cele brate mass. Alter Sister Catherine recites the formula ot the vows she will receive holy communion and the veil and ring of tbe new order given by Archbishop Ryan, of whose diocese Sister Catherine is a member. There will be no dressing, nor will there be display of any kind, as the professional ceremonial admits of none. Sister Catherine has been in tbe retreat for the professional for some time past and has devoted herself entirely to spiritual things, tbe study of tbe Bible and prayer. After the cere mony she win remain at the convent for some time, until her plans far her future work are more fully matured aud the buildings near Washington ready for occu pancy. There are ten novices of tho new order Sister Catherine is the founder of tbe Sisters or tbe Blessed Sacrament in Mercy Convent, who await their Superior's commands. Ac cording to Mother In erf. Sister Catherine, as Superior of tbe new order, will retain Control of her immense Income, which she will In real ity hold in trust for the benefit of the order. The garb to be worn differs slightly from the habit adopted by tbe St Benedictine Order, s A aftUCH-lTEEDED Ilfb'lTl'UTlOH'. Miss Mary Moorhead Speaks of the Neces sity for an Inebriate Home. Miss Mary Moorhead, of Bethany Home, said yesterday regarding her contemplated estab lishment of an Inebriate home in the Moorhead building on Grant rtreetr "I have examined into the matter carefully and find I cannot do it althougb it is a charity sadly needed in the community. I conceived tbe idea from onr mission conducted in the building nightly, and at which we have so many converts at each meeting, many of them perfectly destitute, homeless and friendless, with no alternative but to retnrn to tbe haunts of sin and crime from which tbey emerged. Witb accommoda tions to care for them until employment could be secured, their reformation would be much more easily accom plished, but it is a project that requires considerable capital and an endless amount ot work. As I have neither the capital nor tbe time lam compelled to even cease thinking of it. Onr mission, under the management of Rev. E. D. Whiteside and his wire. Is astonish ing us with its results. It was only established a year last September, but we have rescued scores of men who, by the grace of the divine power, have bad their appetites for drink and all other evil propensities eliminated from their natuTes. "Don't confound our mission with theTem- Jerance Union domiciled in the same building, haven't much use for their method. They simply get a man to sign a pledge not to drink. Wegivehlra thelizbt of tho gosoeL Tee two works conflict that is, they are frequently confounded, and it is very unpleasant." The latter statement possibly explained the notice tbit tbe Union has received to vacate its present quarters. A SUNFLOWER COKCERT .Given by tyale Post No. 128, G. A. E-, in Carnegie HalL Carnegie Hall was but partly filled last even ing for the sunflower concert given by Lieu tenant James W. Lysle Post No. 128, G. A. R. Tbe Grand Army Band occupied tbe platform, and their opening overture. -Forge In the Forest," was a very pleasing number. Mrs. M. Henkler followed in her usual sweet voice with a solo, and Prof. John Pritchard made tbe grand organ fairly speak. E. H. Dermttt won laurels with "Day Dreams." and Miss Irene Sample scored a triumph with "Answer." Tbe sunflower part proper was an amusing feature, the curtain being sufficiently large to screen tbe entire platform and blooming witb sunflowers, through the centers of which the countenances of well-known local singers . pcared. Aud such songs were Garbled as Bring Back My Bonnie to Me." "I'm a Sunday School Scholar." "Bineo, B-1-n-g-o." "The Owl and tbe Pussy Cat" "The Three Crows." "The Slelzb Ride" and "Good Night" The concert will be repeated this evening. Social Chatter. The grand fair and bazaar, under the au spices of the Past Officers' Association, Daugh ters of Liberty, at the Grand Central Rink, is having a successful run. It is given partly Ar the benefit of the Washington Monument in the Allegheny Park. Miss Bessie Sanest, of Salem, Mo., a re lative of tbe evangelist Ira D. Bankey, will be the guest of honor to-night at a eucbre party given by her cousin, Miss Jennie Sankey, of Wylie avenue. A htjsical and literary entertainment will be given to-night la United Presbyterian Charcl, corner East and First street Alle gheny. - Mb. and Mes. McChisnet, of Beech street Allegheny, will celebrate their silver wednins next Monday evening. The Ladies' Aid Society of Rev. Nevin Woodside's church. Grant street, will give a tea party to-night Edmund Russell-wHI lecture this morning for the second time at the residence of Mrs. A. E. W. Painter. The Tourists' Club meets at Miss McMillan's house, on Washington street this evening. This Is the date for tbe Sands-Owens wed ding in tbe East End. Mm. Hakmke, of Jackson street, receives friends this evening. Miss Etta L. Hats and J. jL Wray will be wedded to-day. vwi . ; OUR MAIL POUCH. One Correspondent Who Does Not Agree With Congressman DalzeU's View. To the Editor ofThe Dispatch: The attitndei of our Representative. Mr. Dalzell, on the "Barrundla" or "Reiter" case is certainly not calculated to increase the re spect ot his constituents for his good judg ment We all know and acknowledge Mr. Dal zeU's versatility in law, but in this case his in stincts as a lawyer have surely run away with his judgment as an American citizen. A review of the case shows that Commander Retter metaphorically speaking ran around tho corner to consult his attorney United States Minister Mizner as to whether he would permit the flag to be insulted or not We know men who, when threatened with in sult go to tbeir attorneys and ask advice as to bow to proceed, but they are not tbe stock out of which was made Bainbridge. Porter, Farra gut and Wilkes of the old navy. It is a clear case of a little law spoiling what otherwise might have been a goad officer. Daring the 1S83 riot in New York City, the Chief or Police. Mr. Acton, was Importuned to serve muskets to the police. His answer was "No. it will only turn them from good police Into poor militia. Tbey can do their best work with tbe weapons they are trained to." So un fortunately it had been with Commander Reiter. instead ot following what should have been his natural instinct defending our flag first and let tbe other fellows hunt the lawyer, he chose the reverse course. A hundred years ago under the British flag, he would have escaped witb a reprimand. Mr. Dalzell. as a lawyer, can probably cite precedent after precident, and fill the Con gressional Record with extracts from interna tional law. bat be will utterly fall in persuading either the general public, or tbe Secretary of the Navv, that a man, who -with two United States ships of war under his command, allows an outrage to be committed on the flag right under his nose, is certainly not fitted to be In trusted with one of onr new JLOCO.000 cruisers. Mr. Dalzell had better drop the matter before be goes too far. Tbe American people can stand a great deal or Imposition, diplomatic triflingand courteous insult, butwbeu it conies to trifling with the flag, all precedent inter national law and legal lore go to the winds and tbe verdict will be rendered as It was by Charles Levers, Irish Jnstlce,The defendant is guilty whether he Is guilty or not" John F. Wilcox. Pittsbubo, Feb. 11, 1S9L IThe above contains a striking Illustration of the imperfect understanding which could be the only excuse ror Secretary Tracy's letter. Our correspondent assumes that the American flag was insulted. That is begging the question. The facts show the contrary, if anything: The Guatemalian authorities undertook to arrest Barrundla on a civil process within their own waters. To deny jurisdiction to this extent would be to proclaim every foreign ship In our ports a safe refuge for persons charged with crime. Tbe New Jersey authori ties hare lately been engaged in repudiating such an absurd claim in a case where fugitives from local justice members of the crew of a German vessel sought to escape by going on board of their craft in New York harbor. Fur ther, the acqniesence of Minister Mizner, repre senting the State Department and tbe refusal of Captain Pitts and even of Barrundla himself to claim protection because of the American colors, remove from the Guatamalians the im putation of Insulting or intending to insult tbe flag. As for the conclusion of our corre Spondentthatthe American people are willing to throw overboard "all precedent and interna tional law" and want their naval officers to sail right in and fight on all such occasions, iteeems to be about tbe sort of conclusion that Secre tary Tracy affirmed. Butitsbows its own ab. saidlty. If any such spirit exist it is timely that Mr. DalzelThas fixed public attention at once upon its folly and its danger. ED. DIS PATCH. COHDTJCTniG A REVIVAL. A Newly-Married Conple Enter Upon a Life or Evangelistic Work. Mr. T. H. Senft, who was married recently to Miss Ruth Reynolds, oi the Bethany Home, in New York, is, with his charming young wife conducting divine healing revival meet ings at Bolivar, this State. They are being attended witb surprising results. Both Mr. Senft and his wife are pleas ing, sincere speakers and singers of far more than average talent Bolivar Is the former home of Mrs. Senft and her parents at present reside there, so that more tban ordinary Inter est in tbe meetings might be expected. It is intended by tbe young couple to enter upon an evangelistic tour.ind they win go from Bolivar toCoalport and thence to ether cities, both large and small, where tbey have been invited. Mrs. Senft has been a member of tbe Bethany Home family for same nine years, and in this work is but carrying out a Inng-conceived and desired plan. Her King's Daughter work in tbe city baa been left in competent bauds, as have also tbe other charities in which she as sumed a promlneLt part Pittsburg will be the headquarters of the young evangelists. SAILOR CHAEiCTERISTICS. He Has Three Great Itollng Ambitions In Life. New York Evening Telegram.! "1 have followed the ocean for 28 years," said Captain Walter M- Tranp, at the Hotel Impe rial, "and am very tired of watching the pecu liar ways of a sailor. A sailor has three aims In rife to ride a horse, to talk to a pretty woman and to get into a fight I suppose I could include to get drunk, but that seems to be a common failing with a good many men, so I will not appropriate it exclusively for Jack Tar. "A sailor will give away everything be has and seems to thick it a favor if you accept his gifts. Jack is trustful, snperstitinus to the last de gree, sentimental, reliirions, musical and kind. Sail ors are peculiar. Tbey have a certain kind of lingo that tbey understand and like, ir I talk that to them they are ready to die ror me. II I try "Shore talk, with courteous phrases and long wordf, they will not have anything to do with me. Jack is a curious bard.' " Unveiling of the Aurora. The Alumnae ot Beaver College has sent out invitations for the "Unveiling of the Aurora" for to-morrow evening. The programme is an interesting one as outlined. M rs. Rose Ingra bam Marsh, of this city, win make the aurora presentation address, and Hon. John F. Dravo. President Board of Trustees, will make the reception address. Musicians who will ap pear are: Miss Julia E. Taylor. Mrs. Fry and Edward Fownes, Prof. Bussman. Miss Galey and Mr. Abom. A social hour will follow the literary programme. PLAYS TO COME. Pbimbosk and West's Minstrels are to be at the Duquesne next wee'k. and buyers of seats are already mingling with the purchasers for the "Crystal Slipper" in the never-broken line at the box office, a bo minstrels are always favorites In Pittsburg when they are good, and Primrose and West's Company is said to be the best on the road. It comprises 60 of the leading performers In the line of burnt-cork comedy, and beside tbe famous duo from which tbe ag gregation takes its name, there is Lew Dock stader. absolute of black-face f nn. and a corps oi vocalists and dancers or conspicuous merit FULL or new specialties, new acrobatic teats, new songs, new tricks and gorgeous scenery, tho spectacular pantomimic show "Kajanka" will be presented at tbo Bijou The ater one week, commencing next Monday. The play is in three acts and 10 scenes. In the first act are shown some striking transforma tions. The second act is devoted to marches, dancing and singing by pretty and shapely girls. There are several transformation scenes in this act which are marvels of mechanical art Some of the remarkable effects of "Ka janka" are the Bower of Roses, a Brahmin Temple. Beelzebub's Cave and tbe Descent ot tbe Imp of Darkness; the Idol room In Jalnish Temple and an apotheosis, which closes tbe performance. A special matinee will be given on Friday. Each ladv attending will be pre sented with a large box ot bonbons. The McCaull Opera Company, fresh from a highly successful tour ot Indiana and Ohio, will begin a week's engagement at tbe Grand Opera House Monday night. "Clover," "The Black Hussar" and "Seven Sualicons" will com prise the repertoire. The personnel ot the company is as follows: Digby Bell, Helen Bertram, Chauncey Alcott, Annie Meyers. Josephine Knapp. Laura Joyce Bell. W. F. Rochester, Fred Frear anil others. Tbe advance sale of seats begins tbls murning at 10 o'clock. Orders for scats will be beld until Saturday. The scene at the Duqu esne Theateryesterday afternoon was extraordinary. Before 2 o'clock all tbe standing room had been sold, and the lop gallery was crowded with as nice people as satin tbe boxes or parquet Considering the "Crvstal Slipper" was here only a month ago such immense audiences were not to bave been expected. TnEMEitiiTMoNAlton"lsbctter,ecpecialIy from a iuusIcjI point ot view, than it was on Monday, and the audiences which are over flowing tbe Bijou nightly teem to enjoy tho opera immensely. The humor of tbe duel, "f the death watch, ana Francis Wilson's genu, inely original act, are worth going a good way to see, , CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Water in which orange peel has been soaked freshens the complexion. There are more than 200 women in the United States who preach the gospeL There is a great scarcity of stenographers in Savannah and a constant demand for them. 'Missouri annually expends over $7,000 for tobacco for the convicts in the penitentiary. The deposits in the savings banks of the Dominion of Canada declined S3.20O.0CO last year. Foreign powers are about to adopt the electrical welding method of making shells for artillery. The largest reservoir or artificial lake in tbe world is the great tank of Dhebar, which covers an area of 21 square miles. A man in Atchison is about to commit the folly of marrying the woman who stood sponsor for him when he was baptized. Tbe new Indian census shows that the Ted men number only 219,273. Ten years ago there were 56,127, aud ten years earlier 272,458. A Tekonsha, Mich., man, who is in the hare raising business, calculates that tbe in crease ot a pair will number 2,000 inside ot two years. A German explorer declares that the whole of South Greenland Is covered with a sbeet bf ice that is from 5,000 to 6,000 feet deep in tbe valleys. An attempt is making in the Legisla ture of West Virginia to have the capital of the State transferred from Charleston to. Bu chanan, in Upshur county. Z. Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee raise an average of 2.W0.0OO bushels of peanuts a year. Tbe annual value of the crop averaged S2.50O.C0O for the last four years. Tbe "manna" which fell from the sky in Asia Minor last August and was baked into bread, has recently been examined by men of science, and is identified as a lichen. In England the old four-posted bed stead is tho pride of the nation; bat the iron or brass bedstead Is fast becoming universal. The English beds are the largest beds in the world. In the Wheatstone automatic method of telegraphy, when transmitting at the rate of 600 words a minute, there are S3,600 currents per minute sent out each having a duration not exceeding .002 of a second. A resident of Antelope Valley, Nevada, reports thousands of wild horses ranging on the mountain plateau near his borne. It is almost Impossible to raise a band of tame horses in that section because they join the wild herd. A bear which weighed 370 pounds was killed by Solomon F. Prry. of Ronceverte, W. Vs, who had followed the animal back and forth over Sassafras Mountain for 31 days. The bear killed II dogs. The bear's hide showed 27 bullet wounds. In a speech to a delegation from the Workingmen's Council of Industry. King Leo pold of Belgium said that he had decided to pledge bis support to the demand for universal suffrage, but not being a dictator he must leave tbe question to tho nation to decide. The new Argentine Pacific Railroad from Buenos Ayres to the foot of tbe Andes has what is probably tbe longest tangent in the world. This is 211 miles without a curve. In this distance there is not a single bridge and no opening larger than an ordinary culvert no cut greater than one meter in depth, and no fill of a height exceeding one meter. A young rascal in CentervHle, Jlich., would kill a quantity or sparrows, and before taking them to tbe Town Clerk would salt them tor a time. This operation caused them to roll up. and tbe head beinir split would ap pear like two heads. The Clerk was deceived, and the lad realized on bit birds twice the legal bounty. The boy has paid back Jotft. Mrs. J. G. Winter, of Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday night last gave birth to three girl babies. It Is said that provision having been made for but one, Mr. Winter was sent to the houise ot a relative to obtain clothing for No. 2. On his return he found that be bad brought jnst half enougb, there being a third visitor totally unprovided for. Two or the children lived. In consequence of the new French law compelling Seminarists to serf e in the army, tbe French bishops bave taken measures for their protection during the trying period of service. There is to be a Seminarists' borne in every garrison town, where they will spend all their leisure moments. They will, so far as possible, observe tbe college rules and continue their theological studies. An investigation into some real estate titles, says a Brandenburg, Ky., correspondent recently made at that place revealed the pecu liar idiosyncrasy of a former resident of that place, Mr. Louis Hamilton, in naming bis children. The names or bis children are London Judge. Hebrew Fashion, Chinese Figure. Re putable Kingdom, Greek Wisdom. It is also said that be had a daughter, now dead, whom he called "Hell in the Kitchen." Hiss Ella Ewing, of Sootland county. Mo., is 18 years old, 8 feet high, and she weighs 245 pounds without carrying an ounce ot surplus flesh. When she was born Ella tipped tbe beam at 7f pounds. She is said to be tbe belle ot Scotland county, and a New York reporter, who saw her recently as she passed tbroogb the metropolis on her way to Europp. testifies that she 13 "exceedingly pretty." Her feet are IS inches long. There is a tradition among watchmakers that prior to the year 10 all clocksand watches were made with IV. the proper characters to mark 4 o'clock. In that year a clock was made for Charles V. of France, who was not only a crank, but a great fault-finder. The clock was a beauty, but Charles bad to find fault He examined it critically and finally broke out In a storm of race because the hour 4 had been marked "IV." Insisting that four HITs should be put on lns'ead. Tbls was done, and In order to perpetuate a king's mistake has been kept up ever since. A little fox terrier belonging to Mrs. Catherine Dearborn, of St Patrick street Quebee, stole a lady's satchel containing sev eral checks Tor large amounts and $12 in casn. The lady la question bad the misfortune to fall on the sidewalk on Grand alley, and in doing so dropped her band-satchel on to tbe ground. Before she had .time to pick it up again tie thieving canine got possession of it, and in qnlcker time than it take to tell it bad disap peared around a corner. A pursuit was at temoted. but to no avail; the small animal and his booty bad gone out or sight Nothing more was beard or the stolen article until Sergeant Kell was called into Mrs. Dearborn's residence and handed the satchel by that lady, who said her little dog had brought It to her. It was re stored to the rightful owner, who gave a re ward for its recovery to the dog's master. TN A HUMOROUS WAY. Landlord (suspiciously) You are an actor, yon say. yi hat is your role? Bootbby Ham I am playing the heavy, sir. Perhaps you took me ror a snpe Landlord -If 0; lrom the slie of your wardrobe I fancied you mljibt be doing Cleopatra. Judg s. He Ton don't seem to skate so often this winter ai you used to. Miss Turner? She No. The fact is, since bustles went oat I have been rather arrald ot going on the Ice. Life. Little people have peculiar notions and original ways or expressing them. One of the clergy at the Christian Endeavor Convention lu Portland had this to relate In Illustration about the small boy at his home aged about five and a half-who had been out shoveling saow: Bid It make your back ache, my eon?" o-o." responded the small boy in the most approved baseball tone." "Did yoo ever have the baca ache?" continued tbe lond parent. J(o, bat I've had the rront ache." Kennetea Journal. A meerschaum mine has been discovered In Florida. Tbey will soon begin to lay pipes from it -Bolton Traveller. The name of the man who will "Keeper der man" for the new Italian Cabinet Is Luzzattt No man with that name was ever known to steal a cent Buffalo Times. Telegraph Operator Here! We don't send pigeon English. John Alice light Mc t end n by calllal (car rier) pigeon. Aew l"or Evening Sun. France has increased her tariff tax on American beans. Nevermind; there will be the more for Boston. Boston Uloot. Johnnie What is an egotist, papa? rapa-lt Is a person, my son, who tells you about himself those things which you want to tell him about yourself. Washington Star. Sir Lauucelot Mairy.it is a strange whim or onr Lord and King that he should pnt a round table in his dlnlnjt ball. Sir Modred-It Is, truly; yet by my troth, he serves no square meals upon iX.Stm lork Her ald. "You can take anything now, I suppose," said bhattnek, quizzically, to the amate-Jr photo grapher. Everything except adUCV'Wal the reply,'-. Chicago Jnter-Ocean.
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