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THE ' PITTSBTJiJG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, rI89L
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PITTSBURG. SATURDAY, FEB. 14, 1891.
PITTSBURG'S FKOUD KECORD.
Last year's building record is the best
possible exhibit of Pittsburg's growth. It
is a record of which every citizeu of this
industrial city may be proud. The cost of
buildings erected during the past year was
over 10,000,000. On the list are a number
of fine churches, several school bouses, pub
lic buildings and eight club houses. But
by far the greater part of this expenditure
was for homes. Some ot these are costly as
the taste and wealth of the owners dictated,
but the majority are the modest dwellings
of the mass of well-to-do citizens.
The exhibit for the decade just ended is
no less interesting and instructive. For
1881 buildings were erected of the total cost
of about 51,000,000. Since that time the
growth has been gradual and constant.
There was a halt about the middle of the
decade, but it was only the rest that gathers
strength for new endeavor. The average
was maintained for the whole period in a
total of about ?50,000,000. This a vast sum
to be put in buildings within ten years, but
it is only the beginning of a greater growth.
There is no evidence of overbuilding here.
As a matter of fact, rents have been steadily
going higher for four years, Indicating a
demand steadily growing in advance of the
snpply. This is not only true of central
locations, but applies to outlying districts,
where there is plenty of room to build. The
most popular section has been the Oakland
district, though the building movement has
sot been confined to one locality. It has
spread in all directions in a remarkable
manner. Our prosperity is well rounded.
There is nothing on the boom order in this
notable expansion. And with the transpor
tation facilities now promised a much greater
rate of growth appears reasonable in the
near future.
DON'T GET TOGETHER.
There is a very pointed inference in the
comments en that letter of Henry Watter
son to Governor Hill, which are made by
the Governor and Senator-elect, as well as
by the Kexe York Sun. The former con
tented himself with the assertion that "it
must be a forgery," because he believes that
Mrv Watterson is "incapable of addressing
any such insulting and impertinebt com
munication to me." The Sun gives its
usual emphatic expression of its ideas with
the assertion that the letter is "a shameful
forgery" such as no one "but the most reck
less political forcers" could perpetrate.
But now coms Mr. Henry "Watterson,
who declares he did write the letter as afore
said. It is hardly possible to imagine that
these denunciations were leveled against
Mr. Watterson's letter with the expectation
that he would deny the authorship. The
inference is that Mr. 'Watterson, in the
opinion of the Hill entourage, has been in
sulting and impertinent, It is not possible
to escape the conclnsion that he must have
committed a reckless political forgery in
writing his own letter, something after the
method in which Governor Pattison has
been accused of plagiarizing from himself.
Under this state of affairs let us hope that
the advice to the Democrats to "get together"
will not be followed. If the Hon. Charles
A. Dana and Colonel Henry Watterson
ebould get together we fear the gore of two
esteemed cotemporaries would run to waste.
DEFECTS OF MINING LAWS.
Important points in mining regulations
are discussed in communications published
elsewhere. Two from well-known engineers
agree in showing that disaster from striking
old workings is due to a deficiency in the
law requiring surveys. When the points
stated by these expert authorities are fully
comprehended, it looks as if the protection
of miners from wholesale slaughter calls for
expert training and intelligence among leg
islators as well as mining inspectors and
bosses. Here are laws drawn up and passed
to accomplish a definite object, namely, in
formation on the location of mine workings;
and yet it is found that they fail in the vital
point, which is the exactness and reliability
of the records. When such blundering is
revealed in the making of our laws, it is
hardly remarkable that there are blunders
in the management of the mines.
Another correspondent raises an import
ant question in the statement that mining
superintendents have power to order mining
bosses to take action inconsistent with the
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safety of the miners. This, the correspon
dent thinks, should be rectified by subject
ing superintendents to as rigid examinations
as mining bosses. We can hardly agree to
the remedy; which, by the same logic, would
require mine-owners to be experts. But it
should be understood that in all cases where
safety is at stake no higher authority is
recognized than that of the responsible ex
pert. It the law does not already attach
civil and criminal penalties both to the
superintendent who orders and the mining
boss who carries out, any course inconsistent
with safety, it should do so.
The agitation of the subject proves the
necessity of a thorough revision of the
mining laws. But when that is done,. a
more vital question is presented in the fact
stated by one of our correspondents, that the
problem will be to secure their thorough
and impartial enforcement. Of what gain
will it be to provide all the safeguards in
the statute book and then leave the laws to
become a dead letter?
WESTER READING FOR FARMERS.
We are glad to see the farmers of the
State sending to Harrisburg for road bilL
literature. It is a good sign to find them
reading. For a month or two yet they will
be penned up on their farms by the impass
able mud which comes with the spring tbaw,
so that the Harrisburg mail service will
probably relieve the tedium of rustic life
under existing conditions.
The farmers are particularly recommended
to ask for the little pamphlet of the Engi
neers' Society. Therein they will find com
puted for them in dollars and cents the
enormous waste of time and money the
loss of temper, patience and physical energy
is incomputable which results from the
existing quagmires.
STATE BANK REGULATION.
The inquiry of the legislative committee
investigating the banking interests with
reference to State supervision develops a
wide divergence of opinion. There is prac
tical agreement as to ihe right of the State
to provide more regulation than at present
for chartered concerns. But the private
banking firms claim that they should not
be subjected to interference, while some ad
vocates of the regulative system hold that
State regulation is required for all banks
outside of the national banking system.
There is some foundation for both views.
The supporters of comprehensive regulation
claim that anyone who holds himself out as
a depositary for the people undertakes a
semi-fiduciary function which calls for the
supervision of the law. Beyond that it is
held that to provide regulation for incor
porated banks and to leave private bankers
without regulation is indiscriminate without
due cause, and leave only partially fulfilled
the purpose of protecting the public Final
ly, the disastrous failures of private bank
ing concerns are alleged as showing the ne
cessity for supervision to be as great in one
case as in the other.
These arguments fail to recognize a radi
cal distinction between chartered State
banks and private bankers. The latter re
ceive no charter from the State; they take
deposits from the public solely on their in
dividual credit; and their members are in
dlridually liable for all debts of the firm.
Unless members of such a firm can escape
the consequences of failure by a fraudulent
concealment of assets therefor, the interest
of each member in adhering to the stand
ards of sale banking is greater than that of
any depositor.
The Philadelphia Press thinks that the
class most entitled to the protection of the
State is the one which is attracted
by the title of "bank" without ability
to discriminate between the different in
stitutions bearing that title. It therefore
proposes that every corporation, firm or in
dividual putting the word "bank" on its
sign or in its advertisements should be sub
ject to State regulation; while those wishing
to conduct a financial business without legal
supervision must do so without claiming
that title. This would be making a good
deal out of a mere title, and would probably
open the way to evasions.
What is really the crucial question is the
'Eort of regulation to be furnished by the
State. The advantage of such a system de
pends entirely whether it will be kept free
from politics and left in the hands ot relia
ble experts, or whether the supervision will
be one of the spoils of politics. In this point
there may be all the gradations of difference
between a just and beneficial regulation and
an organized system of political blackmail.
The National bank regulation has thus far
been maintained successfully above the
abuses of spoils politics, but the precedents
of State politics are not entirely encourag
ing. The burden of proof is on our legis
lators to show a plan of regulation that will
not be subject tojthe abuses which have
appeared in the other relations of State ad
ministration with banking institutions.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO DEAL.
Baltimore and Ohio officials who were in
the city, yesterday, were quaintly evasive
about Jay Gould's relations with the com
pany. It is4 usual with businessmen of this
class to withhold information concerning
their business until any contemplated deal
is perfected in all its details. But it is
also usual with them to indulge in
emphatic denials when questioned regarding
baseless rumors. Hence the silence and
feigned ignorance of the high Baltimore
and Ohio officials may be taken as a practi
cal admission of the truth of the reports
recently published. This admission was
not necessary to satisfy the public that such
deals had been made. What the people are
interested in is the further details of the
project as it applies to Pittsburg, and espe
cially to know that it means open competi
tion rather than coercion to consolidation.
THE PASSING OF THE HEROES.
Uncertainties of life and death are strik
ingly illustrated by the f.ict that while Gen
eral Sherman was yesterday morning rallv
ing from what was expected to be his death
bed, Admiral Porter, whose ill health had
been supposed to be critical, was suddenly
taken away by heart disease.
These two officers are the last of the great
military and naval commanders of the civil
war. When they are dead none of the men
who commanded independent fleets or di
rected the movements of armies will be left.
Admiral Porter's services in the war rfid not
pjace him as prominently before the nation
as Sherman or Sheridan;bnt he was, next to
Farragut, the great naval leader of that
period. He was a subordinate of Farragnt
in the naval triumph which , resulted
in the capture of Hew Orleans; but after
that was placed in independent naval com
mand, co-operating with Grant on the Mis
sissippi for the capture of Vicksburg and
the opening of the river. Near the close o'f
the war he led the expeditions -against Fort
Fisher, one of the last and aiost vital blows
to the Confederacy.
In his characteristics the deceased was
less noted for the brilliant and almost in
spired daring which marked JETarragnt's
than lor calculation-,' conservatism and per
sistence in overcoming the most stubborn
obstacles. While both, against "Vicksburg
and Fort fisher his first attempts were un
successful, the navat part of the operations
was persisted in under Porter's leadership
to a final success. Perhaps Porter would
not have risen to the heighths of daring ex
emplified by Farragnt at New Orleans and
Mobile, but on the other hand Farragut
might not have done Porter's work at
Vicksburg and Fort Fisher as well. In the
running of the forts at Vicksburg and in the
bombardment of Fort Fisher Porter's career
furnished prominent examples of the naval
daring which made that period an era of
heroism.
The last of our great leaders in that con
flict are passing away; but their work and
their history remain as imperishable.
A STRANGE PROTEST TRULY.
It Is amusing to find, the Standard bring
ing an occasional citizen of the oil region
before the Legislative Committee to oppose
the Burdick bill, and then arguing that
there is not a unanimous sentiment for the
measure. When these occasional citizens
are Investigated closely it usually happens
they are found to have business or other re
lations with the monopoly. To judge from
the remarks of the Standard attorney at the
last session of the Corporation Committee,
some of the oil producers must esteem it an
inestimable privilege to pay twice or three
times as much for pipeage and storage
as the Burdick bill provides. Mr. Lee
has already shown that five or six cents per
barrel would allow a handsome profit. The
Burdick bill allows twelve cents, and must
therefore be taken as extraordinarily liberal.
Yet the Standard's agents at Harrisburg
would have the public believe there are some
oil producers possessed of so much money
that they would not otherwise know what to
do with, that the deeply resent paying less
than twenty-five cents for their pipeage and
storage. And they take so much interest
in opposing the bill for their own relief,
that they actually go down to Harrisburg
to lay before the Legislature their strange
grievance of being likely to be called upon
to pay less than present rates.
This is a very pretty fairy story. It will
do quite well for the "marines, but if the
Corporation Committee can lay any claim
to average discernment it is transparent
enough. We shall probably next bear of a
delegation of subscribers to the telephone
going down to the State capital, with much
gravity, to protest against being charged
less than the high rates tbey are now pay
ing to that other monopoly whose tariff is
this winter a subject of legislative inquiry.
When a big trust gets its grip nearly
fixed on an Industry that it wishes to monopo
lize the operation of freezing out competitors
becomes too slow for It. Is the expedient of
blowing contumacious rivals to kingdom come
to become one ot the recognized methods of
trust policy?
Some of our city officials are quoted as
asserting that the tax on building is a draw
back to city improvements and as thinkingthat
the assessments should be lightened on that
class of property and made heavier on land
which is held unimproved or with cheap build
ings on it. There is a lack ot judgment In a
tax system which discourages improvement of
real estate; and the adoption of the Henry
George theory to the extent of remedying that
error will not be disapproved by the public
Bat the experience of the past few years
in this city does not look as if the building in
dustry had been entirely choked off by our tax
system.
Thorough investigation warrants the
statement that there is nothing In the report
that the Hon. Roger Q, Mills has drawn up a
resolution thanking the Hon. Thomas B. Reed
for his fairness and justice In presiding over
the present Congress. '
In opposition to Mr. Dalzell's criticism of
Secretary Tracy, the Philadelphia Bulletin re
marks: "The American flag will be safe under
that order. It will not be lichtly insulted by a
ninth-class nation again." This sounds very
bold, but in view of the fact that If the Ameri
can flag was lichtly insulted in the tfarrundia
matter it has been heavily Insulted bV Russia,
in the case made public the other day, and the
question arises for organs of the Bulletin's
stripe what sort of order is to be issued when
tbe flag is insulted bj a first-class nation?
A highek temperature prevailed yester
day throughout Ohio and Western Pennsylva
nia. There are reasons for suspecting that
Major McKluley's launching of his Guber
natorial and Presldental boom has warmed
things up.
The fact that partisan measures have a
recoil is beginning to impress itself on the
Cleveland Leader, which asserts that "the
trouble in the Senate has been all along that
tbe 200,000 persons scattered through Nevada,
Idaho and Wyoming could out vote in that body
the 9,800,000 people in New York and Illinois.
Yet we do not seem to remember that the
esteemed Leader entered any protest when
these States were brought into the Union for
the express purpose of reinforcing the Re
publican majority.
The drift of Democratic expressions is
now very decidedly to the impression that the
process of getting Hill and Cleveland together
has sneceeded in putting them together out
side the list of available Presldental candi
dates. The idea which has lately been produced
in certain quarters that for th9 United States
to join the European powers In suppressing
tbe liquor traffic and slave trade in Africa
would be "an entangling foreign alliance," is of
that original variety which argues inspiration.
As no one in this country is interested in the
African slave trade, the inspiration by a pro
cess of exclusion very clearly comes from the
liquor traffic
The pushing of those street cases will let
us know in a few days whether the Supreme
Court can permit us to have any more im
proved streets or not.
Notwithstanding the big ice crop it
is -beard that Ice is to be scarce as ever next
summer because the ice is ot a class that will
melt right away. At the same time the appear
ance of tbe regular report that the peach crop
is destroyed indicates that the functions of the
ice and peach crop liars have been united.
A PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER.
The Leading Journal in This Part of the
Country Is The Dispatch.
Conneantrllle Courier.i
The PiTTSBtTBtl DibpaTCH forl89l promises
to be hotter than ever, a number of surprises
being in store for its readers. It will soon oc
cupy its new granite, fireproof building, on
bmithtleld street, where it will be equipped
with fast Hoe presses and a complete new out
fit in every department. Its Sunday edition
ha3 a circulation of over 60,000 copies, and Its
daily over one-half that number. It is the
leading oil news journal, and Its financial,
commercial, produce, lire stock and iron mar
kets are exhaustive and accurate. It Is the
only-newspaper in tbe western parr of the
State carrying a dally special cable report, cov
ering all European news centers, and its facili
ties for getting borne news are the very best.
TheTjispatch Is an Independent Repub
lican journal, and its discussion of events of
the day is with regard to absolute truth and
-public Interest as Its first; consideration. The
Sunday edition, never less than 0 pages. Is an
Immense encyclopedia of general, special.local.
society, sporting and labor news with the best
of serial stories, and makes a large volume In a
single issue. Asa progressiva newspaper,' The
Dispatch completely fills tbe bill, lea-ring
nothing to be desired by the most critical.
SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON.
The money that is borrowed causes more
misery than the money that is lost.
Of course most every one bas experienced
suspense of gome sort. Not a pleasant ex
perience either, under any circumstances. But
all over the bosom of tbis broad land since
Thursday morning through tho dark hour
that precedes the dawn, far into tbe light
of tbe early day--thousands of nervous
fingers lay on the keys ready to put a sad
message on tho wire and thousands of pairs of
tired eyes-looked out upon the breaking day
while sharp ears were strained to catch the tick
which would tell them that another soldier
had fallen, that .another hero bad been
summoned, tbat another comrade had been
mustered In. Only tbe watchers at tbe bed
side, the sentinels at tbe instruments, the toil
ers at the desks know what suspense such as
this means. Though most of them are used to
It, the strain Is still hard to bear. IS early all
those whose going has caused universal sorrow,
who figured In statecraft, who fonght for'the
flag, or who battled for the right in the forum,
hare lingered and suffered have kept tbe news
senders and the news fixers In suspense. While
tbe public pulse beats along with its accus
tomed regularity theirs throbs faster under the
awful strain. Patient, sleepless, tireless, they
stick to their posts, waiting and watching for
the click: that will reverse tfie rules and put the
press in black and the nation in mourning.
Tbe account of a fashionable folly, tbe tale of
an awful crime, the horrible details of a dis
aster, tbe story ot a robbery, the exposure of a
frand, the synopsis of a debate, tbe flotsam
and tbe jetsam of the newspaper sea, are all
interrupted by the cry, "Another Bulletin!"
and tbe words, "Is he dead?" After the news
men clear their desks when the world has been
scoured tbe watchers detailed to wait for the
sad signal remain. After the big presses clat
ter and bang, after your paper has been served,
perchance, the sentinels linger. As it was yes
terday so it may be to-day and to-morrow.
Until the summons comes tbe suspense will
continue. Until the sad words, "Sherman is
dead," are flashed from tbe sick room to the
sanctum the keys will never be deserted, tbe
desks will never be cleared, the tired will never
find rest.
Humanity is only the shadow of divin
ity, and cannot be perfect.
When we are well fed and well groomed
we do not kick over tbe traces.
Hill is now singing that good old song
about the letter that never came.
When the weather prophet shoots off his
mouth he expects to hit tbe storm center.
The seedy man don't care how soon he is
planted.
While strikers are gaining ground they
are losing money just the same.
He's No Jay.
Hare you heard the news from Gould,
Ureat Jay Gould?
He's no jay, ,.
By tho way
Bead what yesterday's dlspatehes told
How Jay O. the bold,
bllck "old fel,"
Has down fine
A new railroad line
1'arallel
With the P. B. K.?
Thns far
It's had Its way
In rates for freight, they say.
Which shippers bave to pay;
Bnt when
Jay gets bis line In operation
There'll not be any more discrimination;)
His deadly parallel
Will carry goods to sell.
And Pittsburg's hampered Industries will swell.
'Tl8 most glorious news.
And If it comes to pass we'll not abuse
l 'Jay
Any way!
You don't have to plant your feet to raise
corns.
Postal clerks and editors have to wrestle
with some queer pen puzzles. Here's one by
the morning mail:
I rite yon this eplsle to Inform yon of Business.
Yoold you Dlecse Publish 10 cons, 4 p'osoms, 64
conks and 3 ground bogs and 1 wild cat.
From tbe above It would appear that Jim
Chizley, of Mount Savage, Md., has for sale 10
coons. 4 'possums, 64 skunks, 3 ground hogs and
1 wild cat.
Self-denial now will do more for the
blood than all the sarsaparllla on tan.
All rubbish The Allegheny wharf.
In speaking about the stage swearing
evil, and urging the utilization of the biss to
cure it, the types said: "Some appland,
but more hiss." It should have read: "None
hiss." Tbis is enough to make an elder swear.
It is too early yet to say whether Ignatius
Donnelly will develop into a political cipher or
not,
Lawyeb (to reporter) What's brewing
to-day, my boy?
Reporter Beer.
The eavesdropper always goes whereyer
he listeth.
Stage favorites should remember that
the public appreciate their modest efforts more
than their Immodest ones.
The elephant's trunk has a good grip.
The silverites who counted on Cleveland
hoped against hope. They seem to be "getting
it in the neck" in every quarter.
Pensioners should make good actors,
simply because tbey draw well.
It is not necessary to take out a policy to
insure success. t
Peffeb don't shave anything but the
notes of his farmer friends.
Inferior articles of food are dear at any
nrice, and are dangerous beside.
Gould is- reaching out for a share of
Pittsburg's traffic, and the future is freighted
with bright possibilities.
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If gas meters don't lie, who or what does?
There's a reptile somewhere in the woodpile.
The Don Cameron Club has changed its
name and donned new colors. Fame is as fickle
as fortune.
Private letters should be as sacred after
death as before. But the ghouls would not be
happy if theskeleton was not dragged out of the
closet when opportunity offers.
Trucks are all right on the streets, but
truck is speedily removed, thanks to Mr. BIge
low. Congress seems determined to give the
silver men no quarter.
Allegheny county bas produced the
meanest man. He deprived his wife of her
false teeth, and if she had not appealed to tbe
law she would have starved to death, by gum!
Don Cameron has already been burned
in effigy, but they are still roasting him.
When is a girl like ayaoht? When she's
well rigged.
Those who curse the world hardest fear to
leave it most.
Dipping the colors Immersing negro
onrert s of the Baptist Church.
Good and sensible girls don' dye young.
. Willie Winkle.
Don't Appear to Help New York.
New York World.
Tbe Gould Railroad Trust now promises to
cover the whole Southern and Southwestern
part of tbe country and to Include an Important
slice ot the middle West. No matter where
such a (rust may operate. It will be a menace to'
tbe communities dependent upon Jt for rail
road service and a constant danger to the gen
eral, State and local governments. The' con
summation ot the plan should be prevented by
law, J
PERSONAL- PARAGRAPHS.
A gbandnephew of John C Calhoun,
Kirtland Calhoun, is acting with and managing
a dramatic company In the South.
Xoung Mr. Astor is said to look his best
when driving his fiancee through the park in
a black-and-tan tandem in the early morning.
He Is a tall, lean and amiable young man, good
natured to a remarkable degree.
Jesse GbAnt and his father-in-law, Hr.
Chapman, with several other gentlemen, are
owners of the Plata 'Plancha silver mine, in
Sonora, Mexico. Their ore runs about $50 a
ton, and there is no end to it. They'll all be
rich.
Charles I. Andbews, manager ot the
Frederick B.Wardo and Mrs. Bowers company,
is reported dead in Pueblo, Col. He was about
33 years old. and bad been manager and treas
urer of many theatrical ventures. His wife Is
Flortne Arnold, the actress.
Senatob Voobhees wears his hair long
and dresses always In black. He Is a tall and
very broad-shouldered man, with a powerful
figure and a large head. His brown balr Is
growing thin, yet, though he Is 63 years old,
there is not a trace of gray in It.
Genebal Shebman used to tell that
while traveling In Ireland he was once sere
naded by a local band in Cork. To his surprise
and delight tbe mnsicians played "Marching
Through Georgia." He inquired where they
had heard the tune, and was further surprised
to bear tbat it was a very old Irish air, tbe
origin of which was lost in tbe mists of an
tiquity. Baron Gebson von Bleichroedee,
the wealthy Hebrew banker of Berlin,, bas
given 1.000,000 marks and 25 acres of land for
tbe purpose of establishing a hospital m which
tbe Koch treatment is to be used. The hos
pital is to bear the name of the giver's parents.
The Baron is the richest citizen of the German
capital, and one of the wealthiest men in all
Prussia.
Although Madam Minnie Hank, who
has just Joined the German Opera Company,
came before the public nearly 20 years ago. she
Is still but 33. She first appeared when not
quite 16. She last sang in New YorWfour or five
years ago, at tbe Academy of Music, In such
parts as Carmen, Selika and Elsa, -It is not too
muchto say tbat she is to-day tbe foremost of
American-born singers known to this country.
In the 85th year of his age, David Rob
ertson, the Scotch naturalist. Is yet active in
his field of science. He is still always ready to
pull tbe oar or climb tbe hill or examine new
specimens or talk like a thinker or make merry
with his friends or read his own biography,
which bas just been published. He is devoted
to marine botany and marine zoology, and has
given bis life to the study of ascidlans, nidi
branebs, echlnoderms, sea cucumbers, an
nelids, crabs, shrimps, cumaceans, entomos
traca, corals, sea anemones, not to sneak of
foraminlfer and sea weeds. The veteran nat
uralist expects to continue his researches until
he has shuffled of tbis mortal coil.
SHE BECAME POPULAR.
The Seashore Maiden Disdained the Step
She Boss By.
Philadelphia Press.
"You know Miss , who lives on Seven
teenth street?" asked a maiden with short,
curly, blonde balr of a companion with roguish
brown eyes as the two exchanged confidences
in the corner of a Fifteenth street car tbe other
afternoon.
"Slightly," -replied she with the brown eyes.
'Do you know how she became so popular in
society?" pursued she with the short hair.
"Haven't tbe least idea."
"Well, you knowsbe was at the seashore last
summer. She had tbe good luck to become
acquainted with a newspaper reporter, and ho
floated her In the -swim.' When anything took
place her name was foremost among those who
participated. Everybody saw it, and she has
become tbe 'go. "
"And does tbe newspaper reporter continue
in her good graces?" innocently inquired tbe
brown-eyed maiden.
"Horrors I No; you silly goose, she has no
further use for him."
"That's real moan," observed the otber.
"Now, do you know," continued she with the
short hair, "that I have resolved to become ac
quainted with some newspaper reporter when I
go to tbe shore next summer," and then these
two girls, barely In their teens, fell to chewing
gum in a manner tbat would hare made the
face of a monkey ache.
NIAGARA PARE.
It Should Be Fixed Up for World's Fair
Visitors.
New York Times. ,
The Commissioners of the Niagara Reserva
tion, in their annual report, again lay stress
upon tbe need of a special appropriation for
the reconstruction and repair of roads and
walks on the reservation. Those on Goat Island
especially are In a neglected condition, and the
commissioners have no funds that can be ap
plied to improving them.
About 525,000 is need to put all the roads and
walks In a proper condition, and it ought to be
'allowed without hesitation. During tbe Ex
position in IS93 tbero will probably be more
visitors to the Falls than ever before, and by
that time tbe State Reservation ongbt to have
a creditable and attractive appearance.
A MYSTERIOUS WED BEAST.
It Utters Strange Cries and Is Thought to
Dwell in Abandoned Mines.
TsrXCTAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCH.l
Kittanning. PA., Feb. 13. A strange ani
mal, which leaves a footprint as large as a
man's band and which makes a noise tbe like
of which has never been heard in tbis locality,
bas been keeping tbe good residents of Edge
wood in a state of excitement for the past
week or two.
Several parties have been organized to hunt
down tbe strange animal, but so far without
success. It is thought to be living in one of
the old abandoned coal mines in tbat vicinity,
and in all probability is a great bear.
STRANGE EFFECTS OF MEASLES.
A Child Almost Completely Paralyzed by a
Trifling Attack.
.rSPICIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Natbona. Feb. 13. Some days ago a little
son of F. Lehman had a light attack of measles,
from which be soon recovered. He seemed so
listless, however, tbat a physician was acaln
called m, who was astonisbed to find tbe child
almost comnletely paralyzed.
He bas been partially relieved, but his arms
are still powerless. The physicians say this is
one ot the most astonishing results of measles
they bave yet encountered.
DEATHS OP A DAY.
Irving W. Bierer.
Gbeensbubg, Peb. 13. Irving W.
Bierer, son of Representative Bierer, of Latrobe,
died rather suddenly at bis father's residence this
morning or fever. About ayearajro be was ad
mitted to the Philadelphia Bar, having: read law
in the office of Governor I'attlson and Hon. W. T.
Steiiiter. He was recently appointed notary pub
lic for Latrobe by Governor Beaver.
Adam McKee.
RPKCTAt TELIOIIAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Ne-W CAstle, Feb. 13. Adam McKee
died at bis home in tills city this evening, ajred
82. Mr. McKee was the p ioueer hotel lnau of this
section at one time, he being: the proprietor of the
old Cochran House here, the Shenanco House,
Bharon, and the Grove City Hotel. He leaves a
wife and three children.
Andrew Palmer. '
Janesville, Wis., Feb. 13. Andrew
Palmer, aed Sr, one or the pioneers of Janes
ville. is dead. He formerly published the port
Lawrence Herald and arterwaM the Toledo Made.
He has been a resident of Janesville since 1816.
Mrs. Elizabeth HeckeL
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of C. C. Heckel. the
well-known Federal street, Allegheny, merchant
tailor, died at her residence. City View, Beserve
township, yesterday morning. She was 0 years
old, and highly esteemed by all who knew her.
Gay Jewett, Museum Wonder.
Mason City, Ia Feb. ia Gay Jewett,
a son of Bcpresentatlve Jewett, of Worth county,
who'-Tor a number of years has been a museum
wonder, is dead. He was 33 years of age and
weighed 710 pounds.
Mrs. Chapman-Coleman.
Louisville. Feb. 13. Mrs. Cbapman-Uole-man,,
aged 75, tbe only surviving daughter of the
late John J. Crittenden, Kentucky's famous
statesman, tiled this njornlng.
Hon. Alexander Bi H. Stuart.
STAUNXpN, Va Feb. 13. Hon. Alexander
H, H. Stuart died to-day,
WINE AND WIT.
Andrew Lang's TIews on the Baby En
slaver Alcohol a Paralyzer Instead of a
Stimulant How Some Have Defended It
Wine and Wit Hostile a All Times
Coffee Not an Agent of Inspiration.
"When the wine isjn, the wit is out," says
the proverb. But everyone who takes the
usual modest share of wine, at any feast, must
have observed tbat the wit seems to come in
with tbe wine, says Andrew Lang In tho Illus
trated News of the ITo Id. A dinner party
seems and sounds much livelier after tbe guests
have bad a glass of champagne. We are speak
ing, to be sure, of what some persons call
"moderate drinkers," who consume perhaps
two or shall wo say three? glasses of cham
pagne, and one of hock, or what you please, In
the course of artless festival. Nobody can say
truthfully tbat snch persons are drunk and dis
orderly; tbey could, if necessary, attempt any
serious mental work at any moment in the
meal, thongb, of course, tbey would much
rather not do so. To themselves they appear
brighter, happier, wittier than they were while
waiting for some late guest, or while trying
to find a topic which may interest a fair neigh
bor. To themselves they seem wittier, and
tbey are certainly gayer and more voluble. Hut
it is not so certain that the appearance Is not
illusive. This melancholy reflection occurs to
one when, after a pleasant and merry meeting,
one tries to remember tbe good things which
were said. We remember that A. was divert
ing, tbat B. several times was rewarded by a
laugb, and tbat C. soaricled. But where are
these good things now? "We had good talk,"
but we can recall very little of It. This phe
nomenon is very frequent in dreams. Dean
Swift says somewhere 1 bare lost the refer
ence and cannot verify it tbat be once woke
laughing at a conceit which he thought excel
lent. It ran somewhat thus: "I told Apronla
to be very careful, especially about the legs."
Another gentleman woke in tbe full belief tbat
be bad discovered, and written a poem on, the
secret of the universe. The poem was:
Walker on one leg.
Walker on two;
Something to live for,
bomethlng to do.
No Judgment While We Dream.
This, of course, was inadequate. The notori
ous truth is that, in our dreams, all our powers
are more active than tbe power of judgment
and of self control. We commit all manner of
crimes gayly, and remorse only awakes just as
we are waking. Lately I dreamed that I had
slain a tiresome old gentleman, and propped
him upon a seat in a summer house. Iwas
just going to take my ticket for some land that
knows not extradition, when I began to feel re
morse. Judgment was waking up. I decided
to surrender myself to justice, and marvelled
why I had killed tbe old man. Tbere was, of
course, no motive. I decided within myself
tbat I would plead insanity. And then I woke.
Judgment and reason had been strncgline
for tbeir rights, and had come to what would
hare been a specious conclusion. One has a
lear tbat a great deal of the wit which comes in
with tbe wine is reallyhot wit at all,
but which is taken for wit in the brief and un
observed slumber of our judgment. This is the
opinion of a learned German physiologist. Dr.
Bunge. He declared tbat afcobol does not
stimulate, but paralyzes. On a cold day it does
not really warm a man; it paraltzes some organ
or other (this is not meant as a treatise of popu
lar science), and sends the blood to tbe surface.
Still the man is warmed. When the marooned
captain and men of the Bounty were sailing, for
40 days, in an open boat across the rainy seas,
they found their few teaspoonfuls of rum most
valuable. If a little alcohol, in severe
cold, does not really warm us, at all events the
sensation is that of being warmed, and tbo
orer-weary can tramp on again, instead of
sinking In the snow. But. as to the exercise of
wit. Dr. Bunge will not bear that wine stimu
lates us. It only paralyses ohr judgments. We
become not more clever, but more vain: we
think more highly of ourselves and our neigh
bors. We are less cautious; we speak out
more. The child of tbeaun the grape makes
U3 behave like otber children of tbe sun like
Italians or Provencals. We take what are
called ."social headers;" we become confiden
tial and receive confidences; we let our fancies
free. Our persuasion that we have had good
talk is tbe result of mere glamor, which makes
any conceit seem humorous.
The Wit and Humor an Illusion.
How are we to ascertain whether all tbis is
true? We might suggest some guest who never
drinks anything but water, and bid him give
his judgment first at a dinner where the rest
drank wine, next at a dinner where tbey only
took Apolllnaris water. Then this umpire
could tell us all the truth. Were the men
wittier over champagne or only noisier? A
good deal of tbe exhilaration of a dinner ( when
exhilaration there isl) comes merely from food
and company, and a festal air of things. It is
glamor, it is illusion; tbe truth Is waiting for
us next morning, in a hundred hateful
f orms.wbich we are forgetting. Could we forget
tbem as easily, on water? And would the con
versation be as excellent as it seems to us when
tbe wine comes in? We must abide the de
cision of tbe sober umpire. It is certain that
tbe hypochondriacal Johnson would sparkle np
in company, though be only drank lemonade.
It is not so certain tbat the majority of men
bare tbis gift. Wine, as we know on good
authority, maketh glad the heart of man. Per
haps Dr. Bunge will admit so much; adding
tbat the gladness is spurious and not founded
on reason. By a couple of glasses of wine, he
would say, you make for yourself an artificial
paradise, as artificial as tbe beaven of
bascblcb. or of oplnm. Fortunately tbe gates
of tbis bapoy place open more easily, botb to
ingoing and outgoing pilgrims, than tbe portals
of the narcotic paradises. He who would
always live In tbe enchanted land is a sot, and
may become a criminal or a maniac. The
wiser and happier are able to glance in for an
hour, and to retreat again with ease ana safety.
Not an Aid to literature.
Thackeray, defending wine, remarks that it
makes a man better, braver, wittier, more gen
erous, "up to a certain point: I do nob say a
certain pint." As to its making us wittier, tbat
is just what we are disputing. Thackeray was
wittier when he was writing "Vanity Fair"
than when he was tasting Lord Steyne's white
hermitage, which so flred Pitt Crawley. He
may hare felt wittier at a dinner, but that, was
where the illusion came in. We may be certain
that few men If any men at all can write
their best, or nearly their best, with wine busy
in their brains. He who should try this, burns
the candle at both ends, but without producing
a brilliant illumination. Now, tbis is a very
strong proof that the wit goes out when the
wine comes in. Perhaps some scientific man of
letters will try writing an article while
be drinks a bottle of cbampacne, and. after
reading it next morning, will tell us what he
thinks of it. he will probably bare to confess
that the wit has been driven out by tbe wine,
though it may hare seemed rery splendid while
be was writing. Indeed, any natural ela:ion of
spirits, I tblnk, makes us orerestlmate the
work composed while it lasted; and tbe best
thinks are done in a Terr sober and self-distrustful
mood. In Mr. Kipling's "The Light
That Failed," tbe bero, growing blind, can see
and can paint under tbe influence of wblsky. I
doubt, as a layman, if this be physiologically
correct. It certainly does not hold good in the
art of writing, where wine and wit seem hostile
powers incapable of living at peace on tbe same
territory.
Coffee as Bad as Alcohol.
Exceptions are mentioned to the rule. Schil
ler is said to hare drunk champagne while com
posing. There is not much of it in his work.
Byron said he "wrote 'Don Juan' on gin and
water," but Byron was notoriously fond of tell
ing stranee stories about himself. If be estab
lishes a precedent, the more gin and water (up
to a certain pint) we drink the better. Bnt By
ron's evidence has no scientific value. Mr. Dis
raeli is said to bare bad too much of some otber
fluid in tne water he drank while making a cer
tain speech. The story, orruvtb, adds tbat tho
speech was not improved. The young writer
who thinks tbat he needs an intellectual stimu
lus may take Mark Twain's advice, and try fish
eating, "beginning with two small whales."
Tbo Influence of cuffeo on literature is prob
ably no better than that of alcohol. If tbe ob
ject be merely to write against time, coffee may
serre, but an athletic performance of that sort
is not literary. Fortunately tobacco bas not
yet been found destructive of the finer facul
ties. The whole question of wine and wit
would be solred could we be certain tbat Plato
correctly reports tbe speech of tbe less than
perfectly sober Alcibiades. in tho "Sympo
sium," and.that Thncydldes correctly reports
tbe speeches of AlcibUdes sober.
MARRIED HIS SECOND LOVE.
A Minister Fulfils His Marriage Engage
ment Made Before Being Divorced.
'SPICIAI. TXLIGBAM TO TH DISPATCH."!
FbanKMN, Feb. 13. Rev. Euclid B. Rogers,
whose dismissal from the First Baptist Church
of this city sereral weeks ago, on the ground
ot his encaging himself to marry a young
woman while still llrlng with his wife, etc,
which created a sensation at the time, was
yesterday married at Burlington. Ia., to 'Miss
Jonnle Ross, of this city.
His former wife lately secured a divorce from
him on the grounds of inhuman and cruel
treatment
GBAPHIO stories from the South Seas by
Robert Louis Stevenson Ih to-morrow's big
DISPATCH-. x"6u can't afford to hUm It
OUR MAIL POUCH,
I the Church Declining?
To the Editor or The Dispatch:
Rey.Mr.Townsendasserls the church isdeclin
ing. Islftrue? I hare examined tbe official
statistics of ;tha leading evangelical churches
In Pittiburg and Allegheny, and found that
their Increase In membership from 1SS0 till 1890,
shows a greater percentage of increase than the
percentage of Increase in population for tne ten
years as shown by tbe census of 1S30. I am
satisfied tbat the same ratio of increase, or por
haps greater, will be found la tbo statistices of
tbe whole country.
1 urtber, evangelical churches bare ncrer
been more active and, aggressire than they are
now. Never before has money been contributed
so abundantly and ireely to carry on tbe opera
tions of the cburch as now, and never before
hare tbere been so many earnest and conse
crated men and women of high intellectual at
tainment laboring in tbe crowded cities and in
tbe frontier settlements of our country and in
far off lands, to Instruct the ignorant, raise the
degraded, ana arouso In tbeir soul's as
pirations after a purer and better lire.
Nerer before has the grand doctrines
of tbe Divinity of Jesus. His atonement for
sin. the inspiration and infallibility of tbe
Scriptures and the resurrection been more
fully emphasized and accepted by greater
numbers in erery land, notwitLstandmg Rer.
Mr. Townsend's assertion to tbe contrary.
Tbe reason be assigned for the decline
which be asserts is going on Is tbat tbe great
doctrines I bare mentioned are discredited "by
science, by art. by literature." Tbis I deny,
and affirm tbat tbe higbest investigations of
science, tho grandest conception of art, tbe
purest and best In literature, and tbe testimony
and experience of the best men and women
tbat lire to-day confirm tbe truth tbat tbese
doctrines are the embodiment of the true idea
of the world's progress and regeneration.
Rer. Mr. Townsend says that these doctrines
are discredited, and that "nothing Is so scarce
as manhood." If his first assertion is true is
not the second tbe legitimate result of tbe
first? Thank God. His church goes forward In
its glorious work for the redemption of men
from the power of sin and to bring them to an
acknowledgment of tba glorious trntbs sbe
teaches. JUSTICE.
PrnaBTnio, Feb. 13.
Hurry Up the Boad Law.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
In jour morning paper ot to-day I see tbat
the much talked about road law Is rery much
opposed by some ot tbe members of tbe Legis
lature. I always thought that tho Legislature
was run with good sense and judgment, but it
looks here that tbey do not know ngbt lrom
left. Anyone with common sense knows tbat a
law that would prohibit farmers from working
out road taxes, would be a blessing. Ten years
hence we would perhaps enjoy a good
road. I bare, ever since your expedition last
year, been watching your paper, as I tike great
interest in watcbing the work toward a law
wnicn wouia give us good roaus. mc x tains:
the Legislature is rery alow, and, after we uu
tret a new law, I do not expect to see it en
forced. We have good laws, and it would not
be necessary to bare new ones if the old were
enlorced.
I would like to see some members of the
Legislature lire In tbe country where I do. I
think tbey would be disgusted with tbe road",
and work to bare them repaired. Last week
there was a big slide on one of the roads (the
mail route) in Westmoreland county, and at
each end this sign was up: "Drive in tbe creek;
slide in the road," This is all very well, bnt
one side of tbe creek there is a farmer who ob-
i'ects strongly to anyone driving on bis ground,
ie bas even gone so far as to put np a fence to
stop people from drlvinc that way. On tbe
other hand tbe creek Is so high that it would be
dangerous driring tbat way. How are the peo
ple to get through on tbat road ? The road itself
13 simply horrible. People Irving up that war
hare not been able to get out for the last six
weeks. I think the Legislature ought to hurry
this thing up. Let us bare a new road law,
aqd bare It enforced. A Road Crank.
Pittsbtjeg, Feb. 13.
Referred to the Poor Farm Buyers.
To tbe Editor or The Dispatch:
Your esteemed paper bas always advocated
the purchase of a poor farm of not more than
100 acres. The price of such land, located on
river and railroad front, near the city, has been
held unreasonably high, from one cause or an
other, when tbe city wants to buy. Being fairly
well acquainted with tbe price of property in
Pittsburg and surrounding country, 1 only wish
to state that a tract of about 100 acres or more,
with river and railroad front, can he bought for
not more than (300 per acre, and only about
eight miles from tbe city. You might ask why
tbis tract was not offered? 1 wiil answer.
Knowing tbe farm, and from a personal visit
believing that tbis traot would be suitable, I
advised tbe owner to offer bis property; but be
declined, clrlng as bis reason, that be thought
it was not worth tbe trouble, as the farm to be
bought was already picked out. Other owners
may bave been of tbe same opinion, and no
donbt without just cause. If tbe city would
act as a business man would. I am sure a suit
able farm, with all tbe "requirements, can bo
fonnd at a price not exceeding 1000 per acre. I
wish only to state tbe above lacta; but not to
advertise any particular farm. Citizen.
PiTTSBTmo, Feb. 15.
Protection for the Footpath.
To the Editor of Tbe Dispatch :
Wishing to inform the readers of The Diss
patch that tbe subscriber who says tbere
should be some existing laws to protect foot
paths or sidewalks along roads would And In the
law book of 18Si, paco 110, tbat siuewalks, or
rather the builders of sidewalks, are well pro
tected, i
The law allows owners of land to build side
walks along roads four feet wide, and any one
riding or driving or damaging in any way are
liable for fine. Any wishing further proof I
will send Copy of the said laws.
W. K. FK03T,
FK3EON P. O.. PA.. Feb. 1L
The Pittsburg Distant T. M. C. A.
rprXCTAI, TTClWBAAt TCTTHB DMPATCH.1
McKeespobt, Feb. 13. Tbe Pittsburg dis
trict convention of the Y. M. C A, composing
the counties of Allegheny, Fayette, Washing
ton. Greene and Armstrong, will bo held here
on tbe 6ih, 7th and 8tb or next month. The lo
cal association 13 arranging to give tbe visitors
a most hearty reception.
HE SAWED WOOD.
Though Comparatively Silent He Also
Blacked the Lodger's Eyes.
.Recent Hartford Telegram.
Somebody recently told Thomas Mereditb,
who boards with Mrs. Sargent at No. 93 Main
street, this city, tbat wood sawing was fine ex
ercise. Mr. Meredith accordingly acquired a
buck saw. a "horse" and a cord of firewood.
For some time the other: boarders could not
Imacine what was going on In Mr. Meredith's
roam, the second floor, front. The man in the
room below hesitated as to whether he onght to
summon an ambulance, a patrol wagon, or
botb. Finally be made up bis mind to go up
stairs and investigate.
Cautiously opening Mr. Meredith's door, he
took in the situation at a glance, and got, as be
afterward expressed it. "hot In the collar."
"What In tbe name of the blazing innocents
are yon making such an infernal racket for?"
be inquired.
Meredith said nothinr, but sawed wood.
The "first floor front" man, whose name is
Thomas Montgomery, then intimated that Mr.
Meredith was an infernal nuisance, wberenpon
tbat gentleman lnrited him to go choke him
self. Montgomery rejoined tbat he would go
for a policeman, and Meredith told him to go
and be blest.
Montgomery retired in disgust, and Meredith
still sawed Industriously. But the "first floor
front's "rebuke rankled in tbo sawyer's soul,
and lie finally went down and sought relief in
presenting Mr. Montgomery with two beautiful
TilacK eyes.
"I was all orer so quick tbat I didn't hare
time to put up my dukes," exclaimed Mr. Mont
gomery in tbe police court this morning.
"If a man can't saw wood in his own room,
where can he saw it?" queried Mr. Meredith.
"Five dollars and costs," said tbe Judge.
NIGHT ON HARNEY'S PEAK.
The light Is slowly fading from the sky:
The sleeping flowers breitbe a perlumc rare.
The nestllni? birds a-twltter, homeward fly.
And Nature otters up her erenlng prayer.
The amethyst and gold and purple blend
Into one grand and glorious mass or light,
A glint of glory falls on Harney's head.
Then fades away lnlo the sombre night.
Yet, fist and taster creeps the darkening shade,
More dense the shadows in the dark ravine;
O'er the broad prairie is night's dense pall laid,
And In tbe heavens golden stars now gleam.
Thro pearlr gates there eomesabeaTcnly sound.
Some ransomed soul has seen His lace to-night.
Tbe glory or the Lord has shown around,
Korlol atcvcutldelt shall bo light.
Sometimes we eaten a sound of heavenly strains,
Sometimes we see a gleam ot heavenly light;
And yet, since earthly darkness still remains,
- We sigh, and blind our eyes, and call it night.
JLntointtti Z,. Watson, in Boston Qfost,
CDRI0US C0NDENSATI05S.
The village of Stockbridge las pro
hibited card playing within its limits.
A load of wheat was marketed at
Decatur recently weighing 8.050 pounds.
Hopgrowers of Kent, Wash., held a
meeting Saturday nigbtand organized a bank
wittr'a capital stock of 5100,000.. -
Of the specified causes of death in Phil
adelphia, last week, "old age" stands fifth on
tbe list in tbe number of its victims.
The termination "olani" in Hawaiian
names means "of the heavens." Thus Lullou
okolani means "Lily of the Heavens."
Alabama is enacting a Iiw that will
giro tbe generous sum of $123,000 annually to
ex-Confederate veterans and their widows.
Accidents were so numerous during the
recent ley term in London tbat one company
had 223 claims for broken legs in seren days.
Mourning paper it,no longer fashion
able abroad. In its stead a small triangle Is
printed in the corner of the note paper and the
envelope.
The Jelephone line between New York
and Buffalo, a distance of 4S0 miles, which has
worked admirably for a long time. Is built ot
copper wire weighing about 133 pounds to the
mile. v
The army of the Pope for 1891 is made
up as follows: 2 generals, 2 colonels, 2 lieuten
ant colonel, a major, 2 captains and 4 lieuten-ants-and
60 men. This number includes the
famous Swiss Legion.
The overhead wires originally selected
for the telephone service in London were gal
vanized and weighed 221 pounds to the mile; but
these are now replaced by silicon bronze weigh
ing 36 pounds per mile.
The telephone circuit in Berlin, Prus
sia, is entirely on a ground circuit basis. There
are no metallic circuits: and the telephone is
useless beyond short distances, being filled
with confused voices and noises.
A distinct earthquake shock was felt at
Snohomish. Wash., on Monday nigbt about 11
o'clock. Houses shook, windows rattled and
things were shaken up generally. It was ac
companied by a sound like distant thunder.
In St. Petersburg it is stated tbat tbe
only result of tbe memorial adopted in London
protestingagainstthe treatment ottbe Hebrews
in Russia is to redouble tbe persecutions and to
increase tbe hardships of the Hebrew subjects.
The Bank of England was established in
1691, and Is older than any of the institutions of
tbe class In any other of tbe great nations. It
was not tbe first of the important hoases, how
ever. The Bans of Venice was created in 110L
Experiment has proved that, if a deli
cate piece of lace be placed between an Iron
plate and a disk of gunpowder and tbe latter
be detonated, tbe lace will be annihilated, but
its Impression will be clearly stamped on the
iron.
The first sewing machine was patented
in England in tbe year 171XJ. One of these old
machines is on exhibition in England. Amer
ica, however, can claim the credit of perfecting
the sewing machine and making it a commer
cial success.
A woman in St. Joseph, Mo., has ob
tained a verdict of damages for tbe ruin of a
dress owing to the fact tbat the rear car of a
train bad not pulled up to tbe platform on a
rainy night, whereby sbe was compelled to step
out in the mud.
The Fidalgo Island University will be
endowed with 8100,000, and will be located near
tbe center of the island, overlooking tbe Straits
of Fuca, Gulf of Georgia and Puget Sound, tho
Olympic and the Cascade ranges, and tbe
snowy range in tbe Dominion.
Some 12;000 bushels of potatoes yet re
main in American bottom, below Buena Vista,
Ore., awaiting a chance to ship. I: is rery un
usual for boats to be so scarce at this time of
year. Tbe extreme low water now is in promi
nent contrast with the rery high water just a
year ago.
Queen Victoria, as she increases in
years, shows a disposition to make youth and
goodlooksa requirement in tbe ladies-in-waiting
and otber women about her. She prefers a
comely appearance and a fresh face to tba
wrinkles tbat years impose, and for that reason
insists tbat tbe women officials of her royal
household shall be young.
A Baboo man, during an examination,
was told to write an essay upon the horse,
which he did in tba following brief terms:
"The horse is a rery noble animal, but when
irritated he ceases to do so." Another had to
write upon tbe difference between riches and
porerty, and he ended by saying: "In short,
tbe rich man welters in crimson velvet, while
the poor man snorts on flint. t .. -
The people of Richmond, Va., are mak
ing an earnest effort to secure tbe removal of
the remains of Jefferson Davis to that city, pro
posing to erect aoore his grave a grand monu
ment. Mr. Davis died 11 months aso. and a
rery large sum of money Las been snbscribed
by tbe people of the South for a monument,
though but little has been said regarding the
project during the last ten mouths.
The Bulletin of the International So
ciety of Electricians of Paris, in Its Issue of
December, 1890, says that tbe telephone cable
about to be laid between Sand-gate and Cape
Gris-Nez, contains four separate cores, each
condnctor consisting of seven copper wires
stranded. Tbe weight is 160 pounds per knot.
The diaelectric of each core is composed of
three layers of gutta-percha alternating with
layers of Cbatterton compound, and weighs SO
pounds per knot,
A prominent business man engaged in
the manufacture of lumber recently said: The
great "king pines" of Maine have long since
disappeared and the business of importing
Southern pine lumber has .sprung up to supply
tbe demand for large timber which Is now so
scarce in our forests. Although even more
lumber is obtained from Maine woods than
ever before, it is mostly small stuff and tbe
forests of Florida and Georgia hare been con
tributing the necessary large timber.
Eodiab Island, Alaska, is described as
larger than some of the New England States,
"with a climate similar to tbat or Maryland,"
and is "capable of supporting a large agricul
tural population." It is claimed that a part of
theTerritory can be made a competitor of
Oregon and Washington in theralsinc of the
more bardy fruits, such as apples and cherries.
"The next steamer sailing for Sitka will carry
in ber carco a large consignment of young
apple trees," says the San Francisco Chronicle.
An unusual surgical operation was per
formed Monday at tbo Cincinnati Hospital, the
object of which is to reclaim a child from
idiocy. Tbe patient was 4 years old. She can?
not talk and has all tbe .appearance of con
firmed idiocy. A sister 16 years old is an idiot.
It was found -that tbe skull was abnormally
compressed and prematurely ossified. The
physicians decided t remove a portion of tbe
skull so as to allow.tho brain to develop. The
operation was successfully performed, a strip
half an inch wide and fire inches lonz beiner re
moved and the scalp neatly joined orer the
space. The child railed and appears to be doing
well.
FUNNY JflEN'S FANCIES.
Mrs. Bellows (to daughter Cora) Why
did you throw kisses to Mr. Jfmpson across tbe
aisle at cburch to-day?
Cora (complacently) I wasn't near enough to
reach him. Sew XortUerala.
Mrs. Probibish Johnny, didn't you sign
the pledge the other day?
Johnny Yes, ma'am.
Mrs. 1. And Isn'tthat hard clderyou're drink
ing? Johnny Yes, ma'am.
Mrs. P. Well, isn't that intoxicating?
Johnnr-That's Just what I'm trying to find out.
Boston Courier.
Aunt Rachel Yes. I like him well
enough, Jerusha: but how did you erer happen to
marry a man a head shorter than you are?
Niece I bad to choose, auntte. between a little
man with a big salary and a big man with a little
salary; Chicago Tribune.
Revivalist Are your sins washed away?
Sad-Faced Man Yes, and ererythtng else. I
was a survivor of tbe Johnstown flood. Spokans
Spokesman.
Mr. Cutter Hare yon been sleigh-riding
yet?
illss Effle Walte Ob, yes: erer so many times I
Mr. Cutter Ah, then, I suppose yon are weary
oflt. lwasabouttoasfcyou
Her Younger Brother Better not. She's awful
beary. I could hardly pull her. Fuck.
Cholly I cawn't beliere it, ye know.
Ethel Bellere what, Mr. Slumlelgh?
Cholly-The statementtbat-ah-a perfectly sane
person, ye know, can be made cwazy by dally In
tercourse with one who is ah is non compos.
jCthel-I do. You haTe driven me almost mad
within the last hour. Chicago Times.
Customer (in clothing store in great
alarm)-Wbat Is that terrible nolso I hear up
stairs I ,
Clerk (soothingly) Bo calm t Pray be calm! It
Is on ly a lot of new spring salts for our ultra swell
trade, that we bare Just taken out of the cases.
Washington Star.
Tbe latest from the Twine Trust is that.it
lis b&dlr twisted and llkelv to beeoma serlonslv
Naijled in a financial snot, Bvjala Tima,
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