jaB! W 7fZg'x?r!z?; Iff? S 'rs105 KV THE ' PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, TUESDAY PEBRTTART 24, 189L BBa fpPluXJ ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 1846. Vot -6. No. 17. Entered at 1'lllsburg Postofiicc, November 11. 1SS7, as second-class matter. Business Office Corner Smitnfleld and Diamond Streets. Kows Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street KAvrr.KN Aivnmis-i2.o office. roum. lltlliUNK JSUILUIM. .EW YOKK. where complete files ot THE DlbPAICHcan always be lonnd. loreign advertisers appreciate the con silience. Home advertiser and friends of THE lrtsPAlCH. while In New York, are alo made welcome. THE DlSrATCH is regularly on sale at Brcniino's. S Union Square. Ao Jfork, aid V Stc ae r Opsin, Parts, Ft ance, where anyone leho Ja been disappointed at a hotel news stand can obtain ft TERMS OF THE DISPATCH. TO-TAGE fi-ee IS THE UNITED states. IAILT Dispatch. One Year 5 soO Datlt DivfATrn, l"er Quarter SCO Daili li-rATCu, me .Month... . TO Daili Dispatch, lncludlnrfcmidsy, lycar. 10 00 DAILY Dispatch, lncludlnEbunda5,3in'ths S50 J aily Dispatch, including bnndar, 1 m'th 30 bc.vDAY Dispatch. One Year ISO M tliiT DisrATCII, One Year 1 25 The Daily Dispatch Is dellTered by carriers at -lecnts per week, or including bunday edition, at II cents per week. PITTSBURG. TUESDAY'. FE& 21, 1891. HONORS TO WASHINGTON. The commemoration of the birthday of George Washington yesterday was sur rounded with especial interest and bril liancy by the unveiling of the equestrian statue ol the feat patriot presented by the Junior Order of American Mechanics to the city of Allegheny. The demonstration marked by th-t order, both in the ceremonies at the park and the immense parade through out the two cities, was highly impressive. In their successful eCorts to honor the memory of "Washington the members of the order have reflected honor upon themselves. There is an especial fitness in the work which the order has undertaken and carried out of especially commemorating the life and services of the Father of His Country. The part which Washington bore in the first bistort of this locality entitles this commu nity to a particular share in his memory. Besides the debt ol gratitude which we, in common with the rest of the nation, owe for his great work in founding and preserving our independent Government, it is no less cogent a fact that earlier in his career he performed as leading a part of the work in founding this city. In honoring him, we can at once remember that the same man who led tne way to the establishment of English civilization here was the patriot, soldier and sage who twenty years later was the leader in the work of placing the nation on its foundation of constitutional and in dependent Government. Yet with this incentive for special honors to the memory of Washington by this com munity, it is the fact that little was done in the way of exceptional commemoration here until the order which erected the statue and conducted the imposing ceremonies of yes terday, took the matter in hand. Theirs is the first statue erected on the ground and objective point of his first exploits. The commemoration of his birthday had not been for years the subject of more than per luuctory ccremouies.until they undertook the function of securing the honors especially due to his name here. Tbe fact that this deficiency of the past has been so thoroughly made up, by the granite memorial which graces the Allegheny park and the monster parade which filled the streets yesterday, es tablishes a debt on the part of the public in favor of the order which has so thorough ly done this work. The celebration was therefore creditable to the community and particularly to the order which took charge of it. It is to be hoped that the efforts to inspire respect for the memory and the principles which his career typifies may have permanent effect. REsrOSlIHLlTY- JTOK A TRAGEDY'. The fatal affray between a couple of editors at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday was a disgrace to the town. The quality of jour nalism represented by personal controver sies which bring up to such a bloody issue could not have existed if it did not find some toleration in the community. A com munity which respects itself will no more countenance scurrility or personal malig nity in the columns of newspapers than they would encourage like exhibitions in the ordinary relations of life. It is fortunate for the press of the country that such incidents are now very rare in deed. They will be still rarer when the public realizes fully that the responsibility does not rest wholly with the active partici pants; but thai the readers who promote such culminations by countenancing the virulence and personal hatred which leads up to them, are themselves in no light degree accessories before the fact. APPROPRIATIONS 1 OK PITTSBURG. Eepresentative Titman, of the sub-committee of the Committee on State Appro priations, says Pittsburg's requests for money for charitable institutions are smaller than lite requests from any other portion of Pennsylvania. This will cause citizens to hope that the legislative pruning knife will not be used to cut down amounts already confessedly smalL The temptation to pose as economy-loving statesmen is always be fore tbe lawmakers. It often prevents raids ou the Treasury; but in the present instance any diminution of the amounts asked for by Pittsburg would be very poor policT from a humane point of view. The number receiv ing aid and medical attendance from the charitable institutions of this city is large, and their proper handling entails considera ble cost Should the requested appropria tions be reduced, usefulness of the various charitable institutions -will be curtailed, probably to such an extent that much indi vidual suffering may ensue. This hypothesis is based ou the tact that the hospitals, etc., have asked for no more money than experi ence has suggested would be necessary. A proper supervision of all amounts pro posed to be taken Irom the State Treasury is but just to the people of the whole Common wealth. The Dispatch dees not advocate looting in the interests of any section, but only hopes that the sub-committee will find itself able to report in favor of Pittsburg re ceiving the asked-for appropriations in full. GOOD PAVEMENTS AND SPEED. The novel point is made that the large number of accidents on the streets of Lon don is caused by the smooth pavements of that eirv. which make it easv for hni in N draw loads at a trot. This has evoked an V argument from some hcadnuarters of sani- chce that it is bad policy to lay smooth pavements in -ourcilies because pedestrians wnnlfl be in so much greater dantrer of hcinr- H, run down. ' - ftThe argument belongs" "tt "a clasT of logic which if followed out would produce re markable results. It is evident that the same style of reasoning would lead to the conclusion that cities ought not to have any pavements at all; for to the exact degree in which the departure is made from the uni versal law of miry streets compelling slow movement, to that degree tbe possibility of greater speed and consequently less safety is established. If we condemn any improve ment because it if liable to wanton abuses we must abandon alarge number of things such as the corporate system, political gov ernment of any sort, commerce, literature and even law, and return to the unproeres sive stage of savagery. Of conrse the argument will rule out any speedier method of travel than the safely slow canal boat, and put a stop to all injudicious efforts to improve the race of road horses. The fact that London pavements lighten the'load so much as to render reckless driv ing possible proves their superiority. They do not necessitate fast driving, but they do make possible a large increase of street travel at the same expenditure of power. When a city is so fortunate as to obtain pavements of that grade it may become a municipal duty to restrain unsafe driving. But even the claim that tbe duty would be neglected does not justify tbe argument that cities should retain their streets in a me dieval condition for fear that good pave ments would produce too much speed. A VERT THIN DISGUISE. The Nicaragua Canal Company as a literary bureau whose function is to amuse the public with sophistry while the conces sionaires get their hands into the Treasury. We regret to see that no less a person than Senator Sherman has been induced to puff the business for a monthly magazine. Ex tracts from his argument are now being assiduously circulated. The Senator dis guises the marauding character of the enter prise by sayiug that Uncle Sam does not ad vance the money but merely his credit That is, he simply gauraat'es 100,000,000 of the Nicaragua Company's bonds, the principal and interest, in place of issuing them direct The thin argument is made by Mr. Sherman that if the United States did not make these bonds desirable by its gnarantee they would sell only for twenty five or fifty cents on tbe dollar; and in that way twice or four times tbe amount would have to be issued to raise the money for con struction, and the interest upon this en larged volume of debt would afterward be a tax upon the commerce passing through the canal. For refreshing coolness this is unequaled. It need scarcely be urged against Mr. Sherman's novel plea that if private capital esteemed the venture such that there was only a 25 or SO per cent chance of the first cost being got back, the United States is taking a very extraordinary risk, indeed, when it becomes 'responsible for the lull 100 percent. The plea that it is right to keep down tbe fixed charges, in order to make the tolls on commerce low, is sound and commendable in itself, but utterly inapplicable in this case when it is remembered that whereas less than $100, 000,000 will build the canal, another $100, 000,000 of stock, representing pure water, is provided for by the bill, and that commerce must pay tolls to make dividends upon this water stock as well as to meet tbe interests on the bonds, which latter alone represent fully tbe money put in. That the Nicaragua canal is a desirable undertaking may be fully conceded. But if Uncle Sam's money or credit is wholly to build it, Uncle Sam should own it out right The very least, Burely, which com mon sense wonld suggest is that the Govern ment should have absolute control of the ex penditures. But in place of that, the old familiar device of an inner ring construction company has already been created; and when private pockets shall have been lined with immense fortuues from the undertak ing, Uncle Sam can whistle for his in demnity, just as he has been obliged to do in the case of the Pacific railroads. Were the Government but half as gener ous in offering a guarantee of half the above amount for honest expenditure upon ship canals to connect the great lakes with the Ohio and Mississippi and this is directly within its province and its own territory these important works would be imme diately undertaken. Until this is done, the Nicaragua canal has not a leg to stand upon in the shape which its extraordinary de mand upon our National Treasury at pres ent takes. DISCONTENT AND PROGRESS. The recent publication by Bryce, the En glish lecturer, of the lecture which he de livered in this country last fall, again calls attention to the idea which he brought out of the conditions under which great reforma tions slways have been established. Prof. Bryce's argument was that not only is there generally a large class of people who are dissatisfied with existing conditions, and even look with despondency to the future, but that the causes of such popular discon tent have produced the great reformations of modern history from the Befurmation down to the last French Bevolution, and before this era produced those migrations of race which swallowed up ancient empires, and started the work of rebuilding civiliza tion on a new foundation. This theory is elaborated by the further detail that improved conditions founded by the original movement of discontent pro duces new evils. These in their turn in spire a new discontent and cause another progressive effort Thus the Reformation produced civil wars and military oligarchies. The parliamentary stand against the Stuart absolutism produced the Cromwellian rule, the reaction to tbe Stuarts and did not work out its perfect result till the revolu tion of 1688. The French Bevolution re sulted in the Beign of Terror and an alter nation of reaction and progress until the second republic of onr own days. Even our own revolution was succeeded by an era that was the despair of men like Washing ton, Jefferson and Franklin. The pendu lum of popular progress swings back and forth from one side to the other (o keep up the steady movement toward higher levels of social organization. The accuracy of the analysis of "the causes of progress may be criticised. It is hardly correct to thus indicate as the primary cause of progressive movement what is really an attendant condition. To put it in another way, tbe discontent which Prof. Bryce makes the starting point of revolutions, peaceful or otherwise, is in reality a result of a mere primary cause in the shape of evils, or abuses to the general perception of which is due the discontent which is here held up as the cause but is really tbe agent of the reformations. The abuses may be such as previous generations have borne as inevitable ills; or they niayrise out of new conditions. But in either case the cause ot the progressive movement is the existence of evils of such character as the progress of the world in that especial era is capable of reforming. Bot apart from this distinction there is no doubt that this theory applies to the present day. While there are abuses and wrongs in our social system and a wide prevalence of discontent some of it ignorant and disposed to wild or foolish measures there is no ne cessity of taking a gloomy view of the future. The recognition of the abuses, the discontent which leads to inquiry bow thv may bo re formed, and tbe refusal to accept them as necessities simply because they bave hereto fore excited without question, furnish the best promise of an ultimate remedy. There is another general law with regard to great reformations which is full, of promise, and which we do not understand, that Prof. Bryce brings out That is that in proportion as any nation affords easy ex pression to the popular discontent and per mits it to exert its influence upon govern ment to that degree the reformations are gradually and peacefully made. Tbe early establishment of Parliamentary privileges enabled tbe overthrow of tbe Stuart mon archy with scarce a tithe of the violence that accompanied the downfall of the Bourbons. "Wherever constitutional government has af forded an outlet for the popular discontent the remedy can nearly always be obtained by peaceful legislation. In this country slavery could not be overthrown without bloodshed, because the slave element had risen to the height of dictating law instead of obeying it, and constituted a practical tyranny of force. In France the long sup pression of popular rights invested the out burst, when it did come, with peculiar vio lence and ignorance. These considerations permit us to retain a firm hope that the evils which are felt iu the countries that possess representative governments will be cured by a peaceful solution. We of this country may feel as sured that this will be the operation if the evils are not permitted to take such a hold upon our social system as to create a new and heretofore unsuspected tyranny and to suppress the liberties that are opposed to them. But the discontent that is kept un der with an iron hand, as in Bussia, can never be relieved except by an explosion to which the Beign of Terror wUl seem a zephyr. NARROW VIEWS OF SYMPATHY. An expression of sympathy for the Johnstown people when they were supposed to be suffering from a second inundation last week, in which the New York Tribune indulged itself, moves the New York Me tropolii to declare that the Johnstown peo ple deserve no sympathy. This remarkable declaration is based upon such grounds as that they knew of the danger from previous experience, but took no steps to guard against it,and that they permitted the Cam bria Iron Company to do certain things which that corporation ought not to have done. The evident impression of this journal, whose object in life appears to be the ex ploitation of its own idea of its own smart ness, is that the Johnstown people ought to have moved a mountain or two to give the rivers a clear egress when they are over flowed. But as the reasoning from which these conclusions are drawn is based on that New York Herald investigation of last fall, people who are informed ou Johnstown matters will not deem it worth while to spend much time in refuting them. The Herald succeeded in developing some re markable statements and striking conclu sions by depending on the imagination of other people for facts and its own ignorance of the primary principles of accounting for its financial statements. But tbe assertion that the Johnstown peo ple are not entitled to sympathy because they have been the victims of their own errors and other people's blindness, reveals a remarkable limitation of the functions of human sympathy. If every communitv which has left public works undone, or per mitted corporations to take undue liberties, is to be excluded from sympathy, New York might be blotted out of existence withont causing The rest of humanity a single pang. And cow it is asserted in the East that Chicago has raised tbe estimate for tbe World's Fair to $25,000,000. The statement is rather apocryphal, but if Chicago wishes to put S25, 000,000 into that enterprise therrestof the na tion will applaud her liberality. The familiar proposition to change the dates for tbe assembling of Congress and the inauguration of the President to the first Mon day in January and the 30th of April bas ap peared in its usual place at the end of the ses sion, too late to be acted upon. The propo sition commends Itself to the good judgment of all. Our statesmen are always so busy with partisan Cents, however, that they can never think to bring this on until tbe close of tbe session admonishes them that the dates are all wrong. Mr. Crain. of Texa. is the member to make the delayed move this session. He prom ises to do something to get it before the next Congress in time to do something. It is stated with regard to Senator-elect Kyle, of North Dakota, that he worked bis way through Oberlln College by sawing wood. This holds oat promiso that the Senate will contain a rival to oar. Matthew Stanley in the wood sawing art That New York census still occupies a place in New York politics through the rigorous efforts of the Legislative Committee investigat ing it The partisan interests involved are shown by a Republican organ which reported Inspector Byrnes' testimony as an admission "that two of tbe police enumerators employed for the recount were protcssional criminals." The Inspector's testimony was very clearly that the criminals referred to were among tho Federal inspectors. Party necessity must bave come to a desperate pass, when tbe organs find it necessary to falsify testimony given In pub lic The fact that the Australian sheep shearers have just got through with a losing strike hits tbe gentlemen of Wall street as an Hustration of supreme folly. They never stop their shearing operations except for a scarcity of lambs. Because the diplomatic representatives of the United States abroad are called minis ters while those of minor European powers aro called ambassadors, an Eastern cotemporary asserts: "This is both humiliating and incon venient" Notwithstanding the fact that tbe business of tbe United States with tbe foreign powers has eono on just the same, there seems to be decided belief tbat the diplomatic agent by another name would smell a great deal sweeter. It requires 3S0 employes to take care of 332 members of tbeHouse,and tbe present body wished to Increase tbe total to 712 by tbe elec tion of a clerk apiece. But they lacked' the nerve to do it Concerning the allegation that "no less than SO bills bave been introduced in tbe Kansas Legislature to reculato railroads," an Eastern cotemporary'asks : "But what would Kansas be without the railroads ?" Tbe ques tion with eaual pertinence. rulsht bo turned around so as to inquire what the Kansas rail roads would be without Kansas ? A Cincinnati physician says that he can operate successfully on idiots. This leaves hope tbat the college yell and the stock market boom may yet be cured. One New York paper is urging the com pletion of tbe Washington memorial fund, and auotbor bas just started a Sherman monument fund. But since lbs unfortunate sbeet which tried to complete tbo Graut monument fund bas passed into oblivion, no New York publica tion Is bold enough to take up tbat work. The American Mechanics made a demon- stration which did honor to tbe order, in honor ing tbe memory of Washington. The lesolutions for reciprocity with Can ada pending in Congress ought to be passed without delay. While tbe Dominion Is squab line over tbe subject the United States should take tbe opportunity to Inform their neighbors that tbey can bave reciprocity if. they want it, and not otherwise. PEBS0NS PABAGBAPHED. Prof. Palmer Is tbe third graduate of tbe old Western Reserve College to assume a chair in Y'ale. Mrs. Salter, tbe Mayor of Argonia, Kan., is a small, nervous woman, but she rules the City Council with a rod of iron. The lata. Charles Bradlaugh played a strong game of cbess, and ranked among the best players of England. He was also skillful in checkers and other similar games. Abe Gould, brother of Jay Gould, will have charge of tbe purchasing department of tbe Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific Railroads under tbe proposed consolidation. General Grant died at 63, Sheridan at 57, Hancock at 62, Meade at 56, Logan 60, Hooker CO, Thomas 5-1, Lee 64, Bragg 61, Femberton 63, HardeeoS, Pickett 50, and General Sherman 71. Ex-Governor Gordon, Senator-elect from Georgia, is 60 years of age, and tall and lean. He bears on his left cheek a deep scar from a saber cut received in tbe late unpleasantness. Prof. Poulson, of Berlin, is the most pop ular of Germany's host of professors of philos ophy. Ho is about 45 years old. tall, rather stout and vigorous. He is very modest, and bis lectures are always crowded. At tbe recent sale of Jobn It Boker's collec tion of Washington relics in Philadelphia, two volumes of '"The Federalist" once owned by Washington, brought $1,900. They were pur chased forSenator Hearst Mr. Gladstone bas three. hats, and three only. One is black and very old. The second is white, and is used only in summer. The third is a soft felt and bis constant traveling companion. Its age is unknown, but certainly it was net new in I860. ' The Czar of Bussia inherits the wonderful bodily strength of tbe Romanoff family. He is more tban six feet tall, perfectly proportioned, and can bend a horseshoe in his naked hands with ease. He is also an accomplished linguist speaking seven modern languages besldas Russian. John D. Archbo d. ot New York, who is acknowledged to be the brains of the Standard Oil Trust is said to be the most modest man in that city. He is the trusted lieutenant and ad viser ot tbe Rockefellers, tbe Flaglers and tbe Pratts, and wields an Influence in the financial world second only to tbat of Jay Gould. Miss Jane Meade Welch, Mrs. Cleve land's protege, and the preacher of the new cult namely, Americanism and the Constitu. tlon Is a slender, dark-haired woman, with a high forehead, and a strong, masculine face. There is nothing striking about her gowns, and here Is where her Americanism comes out strong. Mrs. Meagher, widow of the late General Thomas Francis Meagher, has presented to the Red Jacket Club, of Canandalgua, the famous silver medal presented to tbe Indian Chief Red Jacket by General Washington in 1792. Mrs. Meagher inherited it from her grandfather, Captain James Parish, to whom it was intrusted by the great chief before his death. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. Some of tbe Changes Made by tbe Presbyte rian Assembly's Committee. Columbus, Feb. 23. Dr. W. E. Moore, Sec retary of the Presbyterian G eneral Assembly's Committee on the Revision of tbe Confession of Faith, which held its second session at Washington, February 4 to 16, furnishes the following: 'The same method was pursued as at the ses sion at Allegheny, so that tbe entire Confession was revised and attention given to the answers of the Presbyteries on each cbapterand section designated by them. The work done and ten tatively adopted at Allegheny was passed in re view and confirmed, or changed as deemed best. The committee had thus revised chapter l. to xvl. The remaining chapters were taken up at these sessions and changes tentatively mado were finally adopted as tbe mature judg ment of tbe committee. Tbe changes, elimina tions or additions are chiefly in chapceri.,6; chap ter ill., 3. 4. 5, 6; chapter iv.,1: chapter vi., 4: chap ter viii, 3, 4, 5, 6; chapter x., 2, 3, 4; chapter xi., 1, 2, 3; chapter xiv., i; cbapterixvl, 7; chapter xxi., 4; chapter xxiii., 3; chapter xxiv., 3; chap ter xxv., 6; chapter xxix., 2, and chapter xxx., 2. "The question of publishing its report before the time ot the meeting of tbe next Assembly, which was left to tbe discretion of the commit tee. was fully considered. It was unanimously agreed tbat we do not print any part of our re port prior to tbe meeting of the next Assembly, with tbe suggestion tbat tbe work of the com mittee be referred to the Presbyteries for tbeir consideration, but not as an overture for final action; that tbe Presbyteries Do requsted to re port it, suggest any changes that tbey may deem desirable, and forward the report of the same to tbe Secretary ot tbe Revision Commit tee by the 1st of December, 1891; tbat tbe com mittee subsequently act upon these suggestions of the Presbyteries and make its final reports to tbe Assembly of 1892," COUNCIL OF WOMEN. Mrs. 1'iances Willard Delivers a Notable Address at the Opening Session. Washington, Feb. 23. The first triennial meeting of tbeVomen's National Council of tbe United States was held at Albaugb's Grand Opera House tbis morning. President Frances E. Willard delivered a long and most interest ing address. Speaking of women individually, Miss Willard paid a high compliment to Miss Kato Drexel. of whom sho said: "Let tbe Catholic Katberine Drexel speak, wbo, on February 12, consecrated herself by solemn vows to the exclusivo service of tho Indian and the negro, devoting her fortune of 7,000,000 to their religious, intellectual and social elevation. Aa true a priestess as walks tbe earth is such a woman in this mammon-loving age." On the subject of social purity illss Willard spoke atlengtb, with especial reference to tbe recent Parnell-O'Shea scandal. Miss Willard paid a compliment to General Spinner, who, she said, just 30 years ago, proposed the admis sion of women to employment in tbe United States Treasury Department She criticised tbe present style of dress worn by society women, maintaining that it prevented physical development She criticised ex-President Cleveland for the use of tbe word "female" by him in a recent speech, as being obnoxious to women, who.sbe said, wero ivomen, and wished to be designated as such. IN ANNUAL SESSION. Tenth Yearly Meeting of the National Body of American Mechanics. IFEOM A STAFF COKItESFONDEXT.l Washington, Feb. 2a Tbe tenth .annual session of the Junior Order of United Ameri can Mechanics, a large proportion of whoso membership is in Pennsylvania, was held here to-day. Tbere were some 200 delegates present, of which nearly a majority were from Pennsyl vania. Tbe Secretary's report sbowed that 249 death claims had been paid during tho last year, amounting to $62,250. The Monongabela Council of Pennsylvania put in a claim, which was ordered to be paid. The claim presented by tbe Conshohocken Council was ordered paid, as was also one by Steel ton, Council of Pennsylvania. WHY SOME DO NOT MABEY. Excess of Culture Makes Them Entirely Too Hard to Pleaxe. Illustrated News. The reason why "marriage is losing Its popu larity and beginning to die out" is, it seems if we are to believe a writer in a well-known social review because of the progress of culture. "This creates, emphasises, and sensitivises individuality, and becomes the parent of a critical fastidiousness" but of nothing else. In other words, tbe egotistic idiot thus described seems to bave just sense enough to see tbe advisability of not per petuating bis species. AS "he can only set store upon a companion wbo is capable of appreciating fresh and spontaneous thought," his area of matrimonial choice is limited, and he dees not marry. list us thank heaven for that whatever be bis reasou, though bis idea ot freshness and spontaneity being associated with a prig of this kind is humorous indeed. He is not oven a self-made man: be Is made out of materials stolen from other people, and is at best hut a species of tailor-made Guy FawL.es. We are told "he pines for a luminous syrapathv," by wbicb, perhaps. Is meant tbe fireworks. What possible effect bo cyin have on tho matrimonial question at large.lt Is difficult to understand, sines there are surely only a few of such creat lures. SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON. The men who are taking the dimensions of the saloons fox the guidance of the License Court are using board measure. The steam escaped yesterday, and the human poller Is tbe better for it (Surely the fete days serve a good purpose. If some outlet was not provided for the escape of tbe pent up patriotism, tbe tightly corked gases generated Dylovo of land, love of pleasure, love of change,love of tho spectacular, love of pomp and parade, love of martial music and love of crowds would fretfully generate and explode unexpectedly. But the dates for display, for devotion, for memorial for joyous shout and holiday sorrow aro fixed firmly on the calendars and in the hearts of the people, and In between them we plod along contentedly, quietly laying a train of powder for the pyrotechnlo display, into which a coal will be dropped or a match applied according to programme. Hence the steam escapes and the gases ignite witbout hissing, jarring or flash ing. Those wbo touch elbows in tho long lines touch hearts in tbe living walls that line tbe route. Good fellowship weaves a rope tbat stretches clear across tbe land and binds the brotherhood ot man firmer with each turn taken in the knot by time. So tbe festal days come and go. So the emotions which distil the human forces tbat can be applied for good or for evil are regulated bold in check by the red-lettered figures which are the safety valves on the calendars of all countries and all peoples. If they were obliterated, if such occasions were at tbo bidding of tbe few, or could be shifted at tbe dictation of the many, surely tbe explosions would be unexpected, the noise discordant the shock unsettling, the date uncherished. But as it is they dot tbs years, sprinkling memory maps as the pages of childhood and mils posts along the highway that though it loses itself in the shadow, leads to tbe light Let them live and multiply. Less creeds and more religion would not butt the churches now. An Ohio editor yesterday shot a brother editor. He double-leaded bis article. School children prefer a vacation to a vocation. Girls who are iu the habit of lingering long at tbe gate should remember tbat the night air now induces pneumonia. Sympathy should be judiciously admin istered, else it will Irritate tbe wound made by sorrow. New York is too English tobuild monu ments to American heroes. It requires grit to drink the gritty water furnished after a flood. In this world those addicted to the tobacco habit can have what they chews. The doubtershave frequently disputed the Biblical story of tbe ark, but not one of them 'ever attempted to disprove the statement tbat Noah once got drunk. Jebry Simpson says the West wants more money. It should start a lottery. We delight in flinging mud at a saint and kicking a sinner. If we were as willing to share onr riches as we are to share our sorrows life's burden would be easier to bear. i Why not legislate against the dude, and ! strike at tbe root of tbe cigarette evil. The elephant that went calling in New York the other day took his trunk along, of course. The scratch of a venomous pen hurts worse than tho scratch of a lion's claw. A great many men make a good living in the street by picking up negotiable paper. The greatest blackguards in Stanley's expedition seem to have been white people. The grip is epidemic in political circles about campaign time. rentes fluctuate more in France than in any other country. The meter in Edwin Arnold's "Light of the World" is erratic as the other light meter. Economy led to the New York tunnel horror. It's the economy tbat allows the rail road president $50,000 a year and tbe switch men about a dollar a day. The sneak thief manages to get his hooks in. The death struggles of the present Con gress promise to be of a sensational character. The stress of weather helps to increase distress. Gigantic frauds are committed in the name of fraternity all over the land. There's a Tempest in a tea gown at the Grand tbis week. A cheat many churches are dedicated to self worship nowadays, ft Uneasy lies the head of those at the bead ot tbe speak-easy. Wealth comes to he who waits on peo ple in the fashionable restaurants. George Washington generally se cures better birthday weathor tban St Patrick, It takes bills to smother a bill at Harris burg. The little brown jug has cut ont hard work for Chief Brown's finest during the past year. The man who stepped into an East End mud hole was out of sight. Sweet sixteen may prove to be a very bitter twenty-six What is sauce for the goose is not sauce for the pudding. Pie breeds dyspepsia. Hence the more crust you eat the crustier you grow. Ingeksoll says the'world isfull of liars, and this is tbe truth. Willie Winkle. - A GBEAT NEWSPAPER. The Dispatch Meets With Hearty Approval on All Sides. New Cumberland, V. Va., Independent We place tbo emphasis where it evidently be longs, when we say tbat (The Pittsburg Dis patch is a newspaper. It Is such in every sense of tbe term as applied to the modern means of disseminating intelligence. As a news gather er and dispenser It is world-wide in its scope. The writer remembers The Dispatch when it did not equal tbe average county dally of to day. It has been a marvel in growth and pros perity within tbe past 80 years, and we can only guess at tbe progress it will make in years to come. Its further improvements may be possi bilities, bnt bow it will be accomplished no one knows. The publishers keep abreast with tbe times in appliances and facilities and will not be slow to Beize upon whatever may transpire, to promote the futuro growth and popularity of The Dispatch. Its Sunday issue is mam moth in proportions and has an Immense cir culation over 60,000. You can find everything in The Dispatch tbat you should expect in any popular newspaper, literary, financial or commercial. The Dispatch is an independ ent Republicau journal, discussing events only along the line of truth and pnbllc interest Its daily bona fide circulation' is overSO.OOU. That's What It Is. New York World. The police of Indianapolis are raiding the dudes who ogle women as they come out of the tbeater. It Is a good, example for the police of other cities to follow. OPERf. COMEDY AND DRAMA. Fun and Moslo Predominate With a Little Pathos Thrown In Marie Tempest and The Bed Hussar an Undoubted Success. That tbe people are not easily surfeited with light opera was proven by the fact tbat a large and brilliant audience filled tbe Grand Opera House last night to witness the debut of Miss Marie Tempest in an opera new to Pittsburg. As soon as "The Red Hussar" was fairly under way it was recognized as one of tbe prettiest light operas that has pleased Pitts burg for manv a day. The story is not a deep one merely a coquet tish young country girl who follows her lover to tbe wars, meeting with the tuneful adven tures usual to operatic heroines. But there Is abundant opportunity for tasty costumes, and Ed. Solomon has sprinkled musical gems through it that set the feet of the audience beating time and what more would you have in a comic opera. The audience thought tbat it was not so much tbe opera as the prima donna that they bad come to see. They took tbe opening chorus with great satisfaction, and were meas urably pleased with everything presented, un til a dainty little girl in picturesque rags, with roguish face framed in a long blonde wig un der her rustic hat, came skipping upon the stage. There was an involuntary burst of ap plause, and Marie Tempest had established herself as a Pittsburg favorite. Mane Tempest is a revelation to us. She is unique. There is something suggestive of Zelie de Lussan in her methods, but there is a delightful freshness about Marie Tempest that IS all her own. Sho has chic, witbout vulgar ity, humor witbout coarseness, and a bubbling naturalness tbat Is like a summer breeze. Kitty Carroll is a country girl, and as she was represented on the Grand Opera House stage last night, She might bave come from a thatched cottage in Devonsnire rather than a gas lit dressing room. She has a clear soprano, and Bhe uses It to per fection. Her dnet with Rodney. (Mr. Charles O. Bassett). "One Winter Morn," was delicious, while her "Song of the Regiment," with Its in spiring burden of "Steady, Boys, Steady. Ready. Boys, Readv." in tbe second, brought down the house. She makes a very pretty picture in her costume of the "Red Hussar." and she sings the song with a dash that belongs , be part as well as to the catchy melody. Miss Tempest is a success, Charles O. Bassett is a tenor well known in Pittsburg. He plays the soldier lover. Ralph ttodney, m a manlv fashion, and sings tbe music set down for him with all the taste and expression for wbicb he is noted. He has sev eral duets with Miss Tempest, and he acquits himself well in all of them. William McLaughlin has a chance to show i. sC!n(Iid barytone of bis in several num bers. The most notable is a dashing romanza in the second act "My Castle in Spain." Mr. McLaughlin seems to have improved since he was here last season. He is a good actor as well as singer. Miss Leonore Snyder as Barbara sin"s a remarkably pretty ballad in the second act be sides other numbers. Jobn A. Mackay, whom we all remember in "Pop" years ago, makes a low comedy part of Coiporal Rundy. Some of his jokes are evidently introduced by himself, but tbey all make tbe audience laueh. so it matters not where they originated. He helps to bridge over places in the opera tbat might be dull were he not there to keep the audience in a good humor. e Miss Irving dances In the second and third acts, and dances well. In herflrstdance. in tbe second act, last night, which was some"thing be tween a Carmencita pas reul and a skirt high kick, there seemed to be some difficulty be twef her and the orchestra, bnt in the third act tbey had evidently become reconciled and the dance went with more smoothness. The chorus is strong and well-trained, and tbe orchestra will doubtless do better tbis evening, after another rehearse). Duqnesne Theater. Perhaps the cleverest Hoyt piece that has ever been presented in Pittsburg Is "A Brass Monkey," which opened at' the Daquesne last night The skit bas been seen in tbis city be fore, but it has been improved sufficiently since last season to lay some claim to being con sidered a novelty. It plays closer than it did, and tbe performers have all given so much study to their parts that they get more out of them than they did at first Georgo F. Marion, wbo is still the Jonah, "a victim of superstition and about everything else," gives an unctious representation of a thoroughly original character. It is really an artistic performance. Mr. Marlon's methods are quiet but wonderfully effective, and he occasionally ventures upon tbe exceedingly delicate ground of Introducing touches of pathos into farce-comedy with perfect safety. His Jonah is a character study. M. L. Uecket plays Tim Murnhv's old part Dodge Work, on the lines laid down by his prototype, and with clever Otis Harlan as Mr. Sarrus, and William Hatter, as JIfr. Potter, is a lanehable figure throughout The "Razzle Dazzle" trio is as catchy as ever. Martin Hay den, as Dooltltle Work, and William McBride as August Frost, are entitled to special men tion for their excellent representations. Fin Reynolds, tho bright young Pittsburg come dian, makes a good deal out of the part of Sav age Hoggs, a crusty old curmudgeon "a man who wants his rights," and later as Frisco Fogg. There are some bright as well as pretty girls In "A Brass Monkey." Miss Sadie Kirby is a dainty Baggaq; a precocious child. Then there is Maud K. Williams, as Faith, and Alice Canning, as Hope, who are graceful girls and good actresses. Tbe company throughout is strong, and there is not a member of it who is not entitled to special mention. Bljoo. Theater. "Mr. Barnes of New York," the play, follows the novel so closely that it is necessarily good. Those wbo bave read tbe book see tbe inter esting plot unfolding itself upon tbe stage in cident by incident while those that bave not read it find themselves deeply absorbed in tbe narrative before they realize it The Mr. Barnes Is now played by that bright young actor. Mr. James Neill, wbo makes tbe hero just what Mr. Gunter describes bim in his novel. Mr. Neill U as good as Bob Hilliard was. which means that he gives a good per formance. The rest of the cast is virtually the same. Miss Emily Rlgl is a rather tigerish Maima Paoll, such as the author probablv intended her to be, and Horace Lewis plays Tomasso, tbe revengeful old Corsican, in his usual effec tive manner. It is a pity wc do not see more of him in the play. Annie H. Blancke re peats her remarkable performance of the child Maud, and one can hardly believe tbat she is really a mature woman, so faithfully does she portray V enfant terrible. Ifrank Covington is a manly Ed win Anstrulher. and Sheridan Block again startles us with his fiendish Count Musso. The large audience was fairly carried away by tbe performance. Fifth Avenne Musenm. The show at Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Mnseum this week is brand new except Elmer Collins, tho man who Is fasting. In the lecture hall Mr. and Mrs. Shields, the giant and giantess were greeted by hosts of old and new friends. Mrs. Shields was formerly a resident of Pittsburg, and she will bo remem bered better here as the widow of Pat O'Brien, the Irish giant She is undoubtedly the tallest woman now on exhibition, and her husband Is a perfect specimen of manhood. The scroll saw turns out some pretty work, and is a novel piece of mechanism. The Mirror Quartet sang themselves into favor feith but little delay. In the theatorium an excellent programme with Boyd and Alton, black face comedians, followed by a very pretty and talented little songstress In: Miss Blanche Andiews. The Coupe family are good musicians. Hr. Harry Foster is a German comedian of merit, and Irvin Bush is one of the best actors tbat bas been seen in this city for a long time. Harry Williams' Academy. Williams and Orr's Meteors played yesterday to the delight of the audiences at Harry Will iams' Academy. Tbe bouse was jammed at both perfoimances, and tho applauso was loud and spontaneous. The com pany includes tbe Coyne Sisters, Miss Ida Howell, Tachibana and Oume, "unique Japanese artists, William J. Kaye, Ada Henry. Mason and Ralston. Zeuora and Poden, the Wems Brothers. Lawlor and Thornton, J. Pettlneill. P. Gale. C. DeForest D. Sullivan and last, but not least. Flora Moore, whose, recognition by The Dispatch as an inimitable McGlnty bas been indorsed all over tbe coun try. The programme is bright new and pleas ing. . . Harris' Theater. Quite a bright vehicle for the introduction of a number of specialties is "Struck Gas," which yesterday drew two large audiences to this popular bouse, desplto tbe big free show on the streets. Farce comedy is so rapidly and thor oughly depopulating the variety stage that soubrettes are nowadays few and far between, so that ono with more tban ordinary vivacity and beauty shines like the renter gem in a clustering. "Struck Gas" has a little gem in Miss Lillian Harper: one that with a little rubbing up against other gems in tbe theatri cal world, will develop into a treasure. Her Telephone Duet" with E. H. Sullivan is worth anyone's while beanng. Other songs and several pretty dances are introduced, making tbe skit, with its pretense of a plot, a very en joyable one. Manager Starr looks for a big week's business. World' Musenm. "Hop (o' Sly Tl umb" is, Indeed, a curiosity Ho is said to bo 20 jears of age, and yet he weighs only nine pounds. He Is a bright little fellow, wbo. talks intelligently on, any subject and who Is a man of the world in spite of bis diminutive size Besides this curiosity tbere Is Andy Gaffnsy, wbo is said to be the strongest man In tbe world; Millie Owens, the happy possessor of a beautiful bead of hair and other novelties. In the tbeater tbe Metropolitan Novelty Company gives an entertaining per formance. The company comprises a number of well-known vaudeville stars, and fun and laughter reign supreme for an hour at a stretch. A Bright Young Manager. . One of tbe brightest young managers in the country is Fred R. Zweifel, now manager of "A Brass Monkey." He goes with "A Hole in tbe Ground" next season. -. HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS. Martha Washington Reception at the Ho- nongahela House Chinese Sapper at the Second Presbyterian Chnrch A Neat Ilnslcale and Luncheon Social Chatter and Announcements. Washington's birthday anniversary came to a very fitting close with tbe Martha Washing ton reception given at the Monongahela House last evening by the Ladies' Aid Society, auxil iary to Major Samuel Harper Camp No. 162. Sons of. Veterans. The assembly room was appropriately decor ated in tbe national colors embroidered in handsome silken flats, one of wbicb draped a large paintinir -of tbe distinguished George. Tbe ladies on the reception committee were ar rayed in tbe dtess of tbe Martha Wash ington period, and were pictures of statellness and dignity, with their elaborately-dressed and powdered hair, tbe arrangement of wbich bad necessitated tbe combined efforts of two mem bers of a Fifth avenue hair-dressing establish ment for six hoars previous to the reception. The other ladles were all attired in lovely even ing toilets, and the gentlemen in the conven tional full dress, with tbe exception of the floor committee, who were commissioned officers of the camp, and arrayed in all the glory of their gilt-trimmed uniforms. Ouenther's orchestra furnished the mnsicand from 8 to 10 the floor was filled with merrv dancers. At tbe latter time an adjournment to me oanqueune room was in order and a de licious repast was served, after which dancing was resumed for some time To Mrs. Colonel W. L Foulk, Mrs. I. K. Becker and Mrs. Sid ney Omohundru is much of the success of the reception due. The floor committee consisted of Captain Ij. H. Foulk, First Lieutenant J. li. Shaw, First Lieutenant E. ForesterandSecond Lieutenant F. C. Becker. CHINESE GENTLEMEN AS GUESTS At a Couple of Church Entertainments Given Last Evening. Happy, Celestial hosts, with beaming faces and well-brusbed queues, ushered guests by the score into tbe lecture room of tbe Second Presbyterian Church last evening for tbe an nual supper given by the Chinese delegation of the church and Sunday school. Long tables lined the room tbat represented the Flowery Kingdom in its profuse decorations laden with all tbe delicacies of the season, and after seating the guests tbe hosts themselves occupied chairs at tbe different tables. Tbe supper was served by Hagan and consumed nearly two hours in. its disposal. A literary programme followed the supper, for which the assemblage adjourned to the auditorium of the church. Toasts were offered and responded to, and recitations and musical selections were also given. "Our Guests," by Nee Dock: response. Rev. Dr. Sutherland; "Our School," W. P. McJunkln; "Our Teachers," Wee Tang: response. Miss Ford: "Chinese in America," Rev.E.R. Donoboo; "The Book We Study," Chin Yeng; response. Thomas A. Park. Will iam McCreery, Major Montooth and Colonel Stone were also down on the programme for impromptu addresses. A similar programme of feasting and speech making was indulged in at the R. P. Church on Handnsky street Allegheny, tbe hosts being Yee Kne, Yeo Chee, Yee Bim, Yee Yoe. Yee Foo, Charlie Yoke, Yee- Orr, John Yeng, Yow Hong, Yee Weo, Yee Gin. MB. BASSETT WILL WED. Soon to Be Married to Miss Cooler, ot Dubuque. Cards are out announcing tbat the marriage of Miss Mary Cooley, of -Dubuque, la., and C. W. Bassett, of Pittsburg, will take place Thursday evening, March 6. The ceremony will be performed in tbe Dubuque Methodist Church, and afterward a reception will be held at tbe borne of tbe bride, on Locust street Mr. Bassett is tbe popular and efficient gen eral passenger agent of the Pittsburg and West ern road. He bas hosts of friends wbo stand ready to congratulate bim on his matrimonial venture. Miss Mary Cooley. tbe bride to be, is one of tbe leading society clrls of Dubuque, and is said to OS ai charming in manner as abe is handsome ot face and figure. They will make their home in Sewlckley and will b ready to receive friends after May 1. MUSICAL AND SOCIAL, With Lnncheon, Given at Christ's M. E. Church Last Evening. A brilliant gathering of socially-inclined peo ple assembled in tbe handsome lecture room of Christ's M. E. Church, last evening, and en joyed an informal musicale and social, with luncheon variations. It was the regular monthly literary and musicale. given considera ble more prominence, and with the luncheon to promote more sociability. 1 he church choir furnished the music per order, solo, duet or quartette, and it was inter spersed with the chat A thoroughly enjoyable evening was the result YISITOBS FB0M YOUNGSTOWN Entertained by Encampment No. 1, Union Veteran Legion. Encampment No L Union Veteran Legion, bad as vis'itors last evening a large delegation from Youngstown, who were royally received by their Pittsburg comrades. The meeting was devoted to recalling events connected with General W. T. Sherman's military career, and an eloquent panegeric on tbe dead commander was delivered by Captain W. M. Dalglelsb. Social Chatter. The February entertainment of the East Liberty branch of the Young Men's Christian Association will be given Thursday evening at tbe association's rooms. Among those who will take part are tbe following: Apollo Club Quartette, J. Foster McCnne. B. C. Taylor. Dr. T. J. Gallaber and H. G. Dickey. The Young Men's Hebrew Association, of Allegheny countv. will give its second lecture of th e series of 1891 at tbe Eighth Street Tem ple this evening at 8 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Stolz, tb e popular Chicago rabbi, is the speaxer of the evening. The ladies of the Sixth Presbyterian Chnrch will hold their annual missionary supper Thursday of this week. AN entertainment will be given at the West Penn Hospital this evening. The Pittsburg German Club dances this evening. The Hoyt-Miller wedding this evening. r EABBINGS ABE GOING. Very Few Fashionable Women Wear Them Though a Few Affect Studs. New York Continent.! Not many years ago two women out of threa wore earrings. Little girls at school begged to have their ears pierced, and submitted to the painful punctur ing of tbe delicate lobe of tbe ear only for tbe gratification ot vanfty. To-day, except among tbe Italian and Portu guese women, the pendant earring has almost wholly disappeared. A tew still cling to the ear ornaments in tbe shape of a stud, but the jewelers say that few women nowadays submit to tbe piercing pro cess. Some whose ears are already punctured still wear their ornaments, but many use little artifices to conceal the traces of the needle. The Only Way. Chlcajro News.l "It Is impossible," says a cotemporary. "for Mr. Cleveland to please the New York Sun." It is believed that Mr. Cleveland could please the Sun, hnVvever, although a natural distaste for suicide prevents bim from tryiog to do so. OPPORTUNITY. Master of human destinies am 1 1 Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait Cities and fields 1 walk: I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace, soon or late 1 knock unbidden once at every eatel If sleeping, wake: lrfcastlns rli-cfcefore ltjruaw.ir." It Utile hour of late. And tliy who lollow nje resell every state MortaU desire, and conquer every foe Jbave death: but thote wbo donbt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury and woe. Seek me In vain and uselessly implore. 1 answer not and return no morel Stnatir John J. Xngaltf in TrutX, CURIOUS C0NDENSATI05S.. Bag baby parties are the latest Lentea diversion in Missouri. Eleven battle ships are now being built for the German Government There are about 120,000 hairs on tho head of a man if be is not bald. . An Australian photographer is reported ro get excellent pictures of objects at a distance of sixteen miles. A. ghost that whistles through its teeth is reported to hare made its appearance in Kansas City, Mo. The Turkish Government is considering; designsfor a bridge across the Bospnorus, to connect Asia and Europe. Of all the Kings of European countries the Steadiest opponent to capital punishment has been tbe King of tbe Belgians. Dried toadstools pushed into a bleeding nostril will stop tbe hemorrhage. They are also said to make excellent pipeligbters. A New Haven physician who refused to attend an urgent case an the ground tbat he had a previous engagement bas been fined S10. Four bottles of Dr. Koch's lymph have been seized because tbey were sent through tbe mails as merchandise; They were worth 25. Natural gas is reported to have been discovered at Cleveland, in Yorkshire, England, and the owners of the land refuse to sell at any price. A Connecticut woman, aged 48 years, died tbe other day of hydrophobia, tbe result of a bite from a cat on tbe forefinger of tbe right band. A young woman, in Genessee county, Mich., who bad obtained $1,000 in a breach of promise suit has rewarded ber chief witness by marrying bim. Sands Carpenter is a Port Huron char acter, 00 years old. He supports himself on ISO year, and one of his eccentricities is to chow tea as he would tobacco. A Scotch terrier is a regular dead heid on tbe West Shore Railroad, and will only ride on a first-class train. He spends bis whole time traveling ana is well IlKed by railroad men. Some thirsty people of Steubenville, O., got into a saloon-keeper's cellar, boredaholo through tbe ceiling into a barrel of whisky, took what they wanted, and allowed the rest to go to waste. In European countries before tbe Eefor matlon it was the custom to drink to tbe health of the Pope "Aubon pere to the good father." This French expression bas been corrupted into bumper. In these days of so many alleged cures for consumption, oysters are commended and are given to consumptlvepatlents because tbey contain iodine. Tbe treatment is quite com mon iu the South. The weather im Paris daring January was so severe tbat tbe flower market was sus pended. One florist lost 100.000 rosebushes, and the total loss to rose growers is estimated at 7,000,000 francs. Scarcely a train passes through Ash land, Oic. for tbe North without having from one to threfl carloads of fruit attached to it Tbe fruit consists almost wholly of oranges and lemons at tbis time. An Oregon man claims to have a hen tbat bas established a nest in the center of his flower garden, in the most conspicuous part of his front yard and deposits an egg regularly rvery day except Sunday. : A colored man at Coushatta, Louisi ana, charged with disturbing tbe peace, went into court pleaded not guilty, declined to em ploy counsel, asked for tnal by jury, conducted bis own case and was acquitted. In England, in the seventeenth cen tury, tbere was a renowned hangman, named Derrick, wbo erected gibbets and attended exe cutions by banging. Hence a machine with ropes ior hoisting took his name. A relic of Marshal Ney, Napoleon's famous general. In tbe shape of a brass bound, rosewood jewel or toilet box. is m the posses sion of a Lancaster druegist Its history is said to have been authentically established. A box alleged to contain books, and ad dressed to a minister of tbe gospel in Montana, was examined by custom Inspectors, and found to contain 96 pounds of opium, valued at over Sl,400. Tha reverend smuggler bas not claimed his goods. A special kind of paper has been in vented, which, it Is allesed, is absolutely im pervious to water, and will ,e-roa stand boiling. Tbe waterproofing can be carried out cilLor after tbe paoer is made or during tho operation of makmflt Swallows Ip dry, clear weather fly high because tbe insects which form their food are high in tbe air during such weather. When tbe weather is cloudy and damp tbe insects set tie nearer the earth, and tbe swallows of course follow them. Electricity has found use in the stable Inanewldeafor grooming horses. Tbe power furnished by an electric motor is taken by a flexible tnbe to a brush tbat revolves rapidly. With tbis brnsh a man can groom a horse bet ter in five minutes than In a much longer time by hand. In Warrensbnrg, Mo., lives a lightning calculator wbo has done, in three hours, work tbat would have taken six ordinary accountants six days. He can also, at any period of the day or nlebt give tbe exact meridian time in hours, minutes and seconds, though be cannot tell time by looking at a watch or clock. The oldest newspaper in the world is the King-Pan, or "Capital Sheet" published la Pekin, China. The paper was first printed in 911 A. D.. but for many years was Issued only at irregular intervals. Since the year 1351. however, it bas been published weekly and of uniform size. During the present century, and perhaps longer. It issued a daily edition, pub lished about noon and selling for 2 kesh, or something less than 1 cent During the year 1880 the mines of Georgia produced gold to the amount of $107, 605 21, contributed by the following counties: Carroll, 314 51; Cherokee, S14.645 60: Dawson. JL271 85: Forsyth, $129 59: Habersham. $895 06; Halt $750; Lumpkin. 42,246 04: McDuffle. $3. 563 00; Meriwether. 81.334 41; Rabun. 1.040 5; Warren. $86 41;White,$26,273 20; Wilkes. $105 61; miscellaneous $15,235 08. The product of gold in 1888 was 3104.500. thereby making tbe Increase of 1889 over 188a. $3,015 24. The introdnction of the electric light caused a great sensation in Jerusalem. It is used in a large flour mill adjoining the sup posed site of Calvary and close to the Damas cus gate. If the Arabs and Hebrews were niled with wonder by tbe flaming gas juts in 1887. thev are confounded wben they see the light of electricity in 1891. Many of them aro to alarmed that they hardly dare to look at it and the Mohammedans call upon tbe prophet for safety. Tbey ask: what it is, where ft comes from and how the magicians make it When told tbat it Is the same thing as lightning, tney become still more mystified, ask how it can be caught or held, and take care to keep at a re spectful distance from it FUN FROM FAR AND NEAK. "Can't you employ me, sir?" asked tha tramp. 'I bave nothinjfor you to do," returned tbs householder. That's lust tho tb!nIcan do. lr," said tbe 'tramp. Harper's Bazar, Mrs. Honeyton Are those some of ther, cigars 1 gave you? Honeyton Yes. Mrs. Honevton How are tbeyf I Honeyton-They are of the kind that it is better ' to slie than to receive. Chicago Xrws. .rT PULL DOWN TOUB VEST. j, , They say that honest Mr. "Vest i Would wear the White House crown. i He'd better go afar out West " And pull himself way down. t -Sew Tort Continent. The prize fighters were in their, corners, awaiting the call of "" , jlay thebest man win:" yelled an excited man in the crowd. The referee, a msn from Uoston, raised bis hand authoritatively. Hold!" be exclaimed. In a voice of thunder. I cannot permit that to pass uncorrected. Mav the better man win! Proceed wltlithe conten tion, gentlemen. The moment bas arrived." Chicago Tribune. "Hello up there," shouted bis wife, "what in the world are yon making such a rumpus about?" . . Husband (on roof) I am holding an Inquest Wife An inquest: Wbo is dead? ,3 Husband-Nobody. lam In quest of tbe collar button that slipped down the back of mr neck. Brooklyn Eagle. ' "On what grounds did Henshsw get his pension? I never beard tbat he did any fighting during Hie war." ""& "He didn't: but be claims his sympathies were enlisted, "-ruck. -& Belle What time is it? Helen uuarler oast clscllnr tune. a.j Belle-Why don't you say a little laughter 7 sad be done with it. Sport MomtnU. ...j xiki- Uffe WxSS,
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