SMJHIHHHHHUHlHHHHIIK KggSS3iigBgS :A"i9fwu5Wii W 'W-'KSi f T8!!? v - HE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1891. .'::. (I Mje B$pftj. ESTABLISHED FESKTJAKY S. I84S. Vol. -16, .o. M.-Entered at Pittsburg rostoffice, XoTerabcr J. isS7, as ticoud-class matter. Business Offlco Corner Smithfleld and Diamond Streets. News Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street EAbTEIlN ADVEIrllSISiG" OFFICE. KOOJt 21, TRIBUNE BUIMMNti, MSW YORK, here complete files or mii DIbPATCHcan always be lound. Foreign advertisers appreciate the con venience. Home advertisers and lricndsof THE DISPATCH, while In hew York, are alto made ivclcome. THE P1SPATCH is regularly on sale at Mrentmo's. S Union Square. Aeu? York, aid 17 Are. de tOpe a, Pa;is, France, where anyone icho Aa been disappointed at a hotel news stand can obtain it. TERMS Or THE DISrATCH. TORTAGE TT1JX 13f THE VNITEP STATES. JUHT DIsrTCH. One Year I o TO DULY Dlsr-ATcn, Per Quarter -03 Daily KifrATCH. one Month.... "0 Daily Dispatch, Including bunday, lyear. 10 CO Daily Dispatch, lneludlnsiundaT,3ui'th ISO Daily Dispatch, including buudar. lm'th 90 Im-day Dirpatch. One car ISO Weekly Dispatch, One Year IS THE Daily Dispatch Is delivered by carriers at ;.'cenu. ser week, or Including bunday edition, at Ilcentsper wiek. PITTSBURG. TUESDAY. MAR. 3, 1891. A GREAT REPORT. Literature of a very interesting deserip tion for the large portion of the public in terested in the operation of the Pennsylva nia Railroad is presented in this issue in the shape of the full annual report of that com pany. It is a document which always pre sents impressive figures. Those given tins year are more striking: than ever ior the magnitude of the operations shown. The.report shows that the business of 1890 on the entire system controlled by the Penn sylvania Railroad was the largest ever known in the history of that company, and if we mistake not, greater than that of any other company in the world. There are other systems which control a greater mile age, but none which has attained such im posing totals of traffic as the movinc of 137, 000.000 tons or freichtand 84,000,000 passen gers in a single year, with gross earningi of 5133,500,000. There is a disposition in the report to consider the figures as not all they should b'.-, because the net earnings have not increased in full proportion to fthe volume of traffic, "a result attributable to the reduced rates," as the report says. Bnt the real object of Scientific railroading is to bring down rates hy economy, and thus to enhance business so that on the reduced rates an increased profit may be earned. This object was fairly attained in the past year, as is shown by the fact that net earn ings on the entire system increased $2,400, 000 last year. The same policy is still capable of securing an enhancement of revenue by the reduction of certain classes of charges, although the managers of this company are conservatively slow to per ceive it The returns to stockholders from the busi ness of the company gives no reason for dis satisfaction, Ont of a net income of $11, 425,000 on the main line, fG,241,000 was paid out in 5 J,' per cent of dividends. Of the remainder, ?l,5G4,O0O.was devoted to extraor dinary expenditures arisinc out of the floods, and 51,919,000 was passed to the credit of profit and loss account which now contains a balance of 22,017.000. This, in addition to the colossal traffic of the com pany, contains a double assurance to stock holders of the continuance of dividends. Xot only Is there over 1,000,000 of margin for dividends in ordinary years, but the steady accumulation of a fund on the right side of the profit and loss account, gives the stockholders a certainty of moderate divi dends approximating that from trust com panies or government bonds. The analysis of revenue and cost of freight per ton per mile on the Eastern system shows that the average earnings are .655c.; the average cost of transporting .463 thou sands, and the average profit .192c, all of them being decimal decreases from the figures of last year. This shows the work of reducing rates is going on with the result that the reduced profit per ton per mile was more than made up by the increase in the aggregate ton-mileage. But the figures can but give point to the suggestion of The Dispatch that the low-cost and fundamental iron freights of Western Pennsylvania are paying charges considerably above the average for the whole system. These and other points showing the high standard of management that prevails on the Pennsylvania system, it ill be disclosed by a careful study of the report published elsewhere. SCHOOL 3IETHOD3. Eulogy is so commonly the lot of our public school methods that it is quite novel to meet one who finds fault with them so openly as a correspondent does in another column of to-day's issue. The substance of liis complaint is that too much time is wasted by the schools in exercises and enter tainments which he considers frivolous and of no value. The communication is made curiously imposing by reproducing extracts from the press of the city showing the fre quent occasions on which school time has thus been occupied. There is nothing incompatible between the feeling of confidence, even pride, in the school system itself and intelligent objec tion to any tendencies in its operation which may detract from its efficiency. We do not r.gree with our correspondent in his esti mate of some of the branches which he teems to regard as superfluities, notably drawing. It is easy to understand how drawing, capably taught, might become not only the foundation of useful accom plishments fur xnanv pupils, but also awaken mental perceptions whose influence upon the young mind would be most bene ficial. Still it is a fair question how far these lighter exercises can wisely be per mitted to trench upon the limited school time of the average pupil. We do not agree, either, with our corre spondent in his'seeming antagonism to bet ter pay for teachers. Considering what tre mendous influence the quality of the teach ers may exercise upon the habits and char acter of young children intrusted to their care, it is a narrow view to measure their compensation merely by the rule of demand and supply which gauges pay for strictly mechanical labor. If anything, what is to be regretted about the teacher's profession it that the inducements are usually too small to secure always the best material. Never theless, these points aside, there is a good lcal iu the communication that is worth reading. A STRONG CHARGE. Judge White has become somewhat famous for outspoken and radical remarks in con nection with the liquor traffic It is doubt ful whether he has displayed those qualities n a more decided and at the same time de liberate manner than in the charge which he delivered to the grand jury yesterday. While some of the details of the Judge's views may cause dissent, the Intelligence of the community cannot disagree from the general tenor of the charge. It is true that the license system is intended to decrease the evils oi the liquor traffic by putting it in the hands of reputable men; that this ob ject is defeated and that the licensed dealers are deprived of the protection to which they are entitled, if illicit selling is permitted to continue wih impunity. The conclusion, therefore, is inevitable that 'toleration and mercy is thrown away on those who persist in violating the law. They at once show their readiness to place the laws at defiance and maintain the worst features of the liquor traffic, and they should, whenever the of fense is proved, be visited with the sharpest penalties. But while these are indisputable prin ciples, the difficulty is to enforce them upon the minds of the average grand juror, so that they will be effective in his action. If we mistake not, the same ideas have been laid before previous grand juries, not quite so strongly, perhaps, as Judge White has done; but with sufficient clearness to make the duty of those bodies plain. Yet the practice of ignoring bills for illegal liquor selling has been at times the subject of won dering comment We shall be glad to hope that Judge White's strong charge will impress the pres ent grand jury with its duty of 'letting no guilty man escape; but previous experience makes it necessary to await the returns be fore being sure of that desirable consumma tion. THE CORRECT YIE1Y NOW. The Pennsylvania Ballot Reform Associa tion has obtained a legal opinion that the features of the ballot reform bill requiring the covering of the number on the ballot and the sealing of the registry lists Is in ac cordance with the Constitution. This it is correctly claimed, ensnres the secresy aimed at in ballot reform and at the same time preserves the object of the Constitu tion by providing identification of the ballots and detection of fraud upon judicial investigation. Therefore the Philadelphia Press concludes that the provision over comes the constitutional (''faculties in the way of ballot retorm while still conforming to the'spirit and letter of the Constitution. This is very true; but it is necessary to be said that there was no real necessity for a legal opinion. Any one can see that the purpose of the constitutional provision would be fully served by keeping the means of identification secret until there should be a call for judicial investigation. The Dis patch took that position as long ago as last fall; but it is pertinent In connection with the present attitude of the esteemed Press that at that time its views were radi cally different Under the pressure of the prevailing campaign lunacy it raised a great fuss because all ot the Democratic candidates did not wish to pledge themselves to a constitutional convention; and it turned a deaf ear to suggestions that the essential features of ballot reform could be promptly secured by the method provided iu the pend bill. It is pleasant to observe from the statement of the same view in the Press that its opinions on the subject are apt to be cor rect when it it free from the demand for campaign ammunition. ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN REFORM. The function of Australia at present seems to be to furnish new ideas iu legisla tion to the rest ot the world. The Australian ballot system has gone a lone way toward reforming elections all over the globe. It is followed by a proposal to adopt in this country the Torrens land law for simplify ing the registry transfer and guarantee of land titles. Everyone who has given this subject anv attention will recognixe the importance of the object Before the Australian law at tracted any notice in this country it was recognized that the system of examining and guaranteeing titles to real estate leit much to be desired. Two drawbacks to invest ments in real estate have been clearly ob served, namely, the labor and cost of assur ance that the title is clear and the delay in selling real estate or borrowing money on its security. The average man who buys a piece of land Is unable to determine for him self the validity of the titk. The immense number of volumes through which a title must be traced in this county has lately formed the subject of local comment, and an effort has been made by the Bar Associa tion to mitigate this burden by simplifying the form of deeds. The Torrens law, which was been in oper ation in South Australia for over thirty years, establishes the office of register gen eral. Any land owner can submit to this official his deeds and all other instruments affecting his title, and after the register general has examined and approved the title with due notice to adverse claimants he issues a certificate nhich gives the holder an indefeasible title to the land. Thereafter no one can oust the holder of the certificate for a flaw in the title ; and the property can be transferred bythe return of thecertitJcate properly indorsed for transfer on the books as stocks are transferred. Mortgages and other incumbrances are noted on the cer tificate. The possibility of injustice to claimants, who may appear after the cer tificate is issued is covered by a charge equivalent to 52 on $1,000 of valuation which is put into an indemnity fund for the satisfaction of such claimants. In addition to the simplification of trans fers which this system is asserted to secuie, its relative cost is shown by the fact that the charge for the practical insurance of the title is touch less than it can be done for by title guarantee companies. This arrangement is highly satisfactory to the holder of a land certificate; but whether the State would fare so well, is a vital qnestion. It has worked well in Australia, where few titles have to be traced for more than half a century; but whether that percentage would pay for the claims that might arise out of the course of titles running over a century or two is not so clear. The subject is one of interest and import ance. Governor Bussell, of Massachusetts, whose State led in the adoption of the Aus tralian ballot system, has recommended the appointment of a commission to investigate this second reform from that antipodal re gion. It is clear that if real estate titles can be placed beyond dispute and made easy of transfer it will be a great gain; but it will be wise to place that fact beyond dispute before disturbing the present sys tem. The announcement of the new Italian Prime Minister that he is cot in favor of African conquest threatens to deprive the public of the familiar cxciiemeot that attaches to reading in the cable dispatches that the Italian troops havo success! ully advanced Lack to the sea coast of Abyssinia. The interesting information comes from the Nebraska Legislature that after the pass age of the bill forbidding tba issue of railroad passes, a, leading member proposed that the members should inaugurate the reform by destroying-all their passes, and set the example by tearing up the one which he held. This was evidently tot h for publication and as a guaran tee of good faith. There is an opportunity for Pennsylvania legislators to males a similar hit If they will. Free passes have been forbidden by the State Constitution for numerous yeais; ana yet we have not heard of any member tearing up his bit of pasteboard. The directors of the Mount Carmel Aero nautic Company, owning the much talked about Chicago air ship, are going to attempt to ralso $2,000,000. They would do better to ralso tho ship successfully first, and remember. Incident ally, that water is not the proper element for the machine. Senator Cameron vehemently denies having opposed the confirmation of Secrotary Foster. Unfortunately for him, all the evi dence Is the other way, sats the Boston Herald. The ovldehce up to date consists of the con vincing proof that another Senatordid It, which according to the logic of our esteemed cotem. poraries, the Cameron-probists, establishes the infallible inference that Senator Cameron must have dona so. No illustration of cheerfulness rising superior to circumstances in a way that wonld make Mark Tapley green with envy can sur pass the cheerful rejoicings of the Albany Journal of last Saturday over "the passing of the shipping Subsidy bill." It would be an appropriate line of effort for women's organizations of the country to raise a fund for tho care ot Anna M. Dick inson. That gifted lady's advocacy of the cause of women was not always discreet, but It was always earnest and forcible. Now that sbo Is overtaken by monetary misfortune and mental decay, her sisters throughout the land should be prompt o como to her relief. Medical scientists have declared drunk enness a disease. Their declaration may be correct but if it ls,.tbe disease has the peculiar ity of inflicting the most suffering on the sick man's friends. Now comes a St Louis man who claims to have "a clear title to the entire business sec tion of Toledo." Yet tho business section of Toledo goes on buying and selling grain, gro ceries and things with a calmness that in the light of this assertion is stoical. Claimants to the entire business section of numerous cities have come and gone, but the business goes on just the same. The spectacle of David B. Hill as Presi dent informing the beads of the effete mon archies of Enrope that they are usurpers would bo a breezy but altogether too sensational one. THE intelligence that Mr. Sol Smith Russell is a sufferer by the burning of a block of buildings in Minneapolis, on which he had insurance of only 100,000, is regretable. With only 100,000 to fall bacK upon, Mr. .Russell will have to put more realistic acting into his repre sentation of "The Poor Relation" if that were possible. . The ex-Empress Eugenie used to boast that the Franco-German war of '70-'71 was her war. Will the ex-Empress Frederick have the chance to make the same boast? It is learned from an organ of the new South Dakota Senator, Kyle, that "he will follow his convictions In non-essentials. ' Tho Intimation that he will not follow his convic tions in essentials is compensation for the pleasing fact that the country now has a Senator with anyconvictlon to folio T. A child having been killed iu Hew Jer sey by an explosion of sauerkrau , will prob ably suggest the use of pickled cabbage heads as munitions of war. There is a sinister significance in the fact that no sooner had Cbauncey M. Depew's political boom got fairly under way than the tracks of the New York. Cen tral were blocked by large and freezing cbunks ot cold and un responsive ice. Such gelidtty is proof against the warmth of Mr. Depew's geniality. The Illinois Senatorship is still poised in the balance, but when the beam does tilt some of the lightweights will be thrown ont of sight PEOPLE PAEAGEAPHED. John Ward and Hele i Dauvray hare been going to the theater together in London, and are said to have become reconciled again. Ex-Sesatok Warnee Miller will go to Nicaragua this month on tbe business of the Nicaragua Canal Company, of whiclt he is the President at a salary of 25,000 a year. Jay Gould is quoted as saying that an advauce of 1 mil) per tou per mile in the rates would iucrease the net earnings of the Mis souri Pacific Kailroad over 52,000,000 per an num. Robert Bonner looks as if he were about CO years old. He is of medium height well proportioned and has a florid face. He Is very quiet very polite and very pleasant in his manner. MLLE. JAKOIHA is an enthusiastic ad mirer of Mr. Gladstone and his family. She recently presented Miss Helen Gladstone, tho vice principal of Newnhan College, wkb a magnificent grand piano. Mrs. Walter Baker, of Boston, who left about $1,000,000 to educational aad charit able Institutions, gave years of study and thought to the nature and needs of these organ izatious before making her will. W. B. Richardson, the Boston natural ist is exploring the forests of Central America in the interest of tbe British Museum. He has met with numerous adventures and has dis covered several new species of birds. The Queen of Denmark is a fine pianist, and her daughter, the Czarina, is neatly as good. At the Danish court chamber music is a daily occupation, generally a quartet, with the Queen at tbe piano. Beethoven and Brahms are tbe favorite composers. Dr. William L. Abbot, of Philadel phia, who has returned homo after exploring East Africa with Dr. Mycr, the German savant, has presented to the Academy of Sciences in that city anno collection ot heads and skins of animals shot near Mt Kiliina-Njaro. Miss Urhe Tsuda, a Japanese woman, who is teacher ot English in tbe Peeress' school at Xokio, is one of the special students at Bryn Mawr College. Miss Tsuda was one of the five little girls sent in 1871 by tbe Japanese Government to be educated in this country, she and one companion remaining here for ten years. Ira D. Bankey, the evangelist, has written a book containing the account of how gome of his most famous gospel gongs were written, and incidents connected with their conception. One of his collection of songs-has just been rendered into German, for Sunday school use in German schools, botn here and In the Fatherland. Olive Thorne Miller has posted from her home in Brooklyn no less than 20,000 printed slips asking the women ot New York not to wear birds or their plumage. Tbe request is simply aud earnestly made, no reply being called for; and as a mark of good faith signed with the autograph of that gentle woman, who is a friend of all tbe little creatures in feathers and far. Olive Sciieeiner, the author of 'DreamsV and of "The Story of an Afri6an Farm," has her home at Matjosfonteln, Cape Colony. The place consists of a farm, a hotel, a mill, a warehouse, a station and a few mean houses, and lies in the very heart of the wilder ness, surrounded by such scenery as Miss Bchreiner has often described in her books level wastes of gray sand and ragged ridges of rock. THOMAS A. Edisok was at Schenectady tbe other day, where tbe Edison works are located, and after examining an electric torpedo boat dined at the hotel. As an evidence of how deeply absorbed he becomes at times in his thoughts, it is said he got up from tbe din ner table and passing out of tbe dining room commenced to sing "Sweet Violets," much to the amusement of the waiter girls and hotel guests. ILLUSTRIOUS GRAVES., England Awakes to the Fact That Hundreds of Notables Are Buried atKensal Green, London Westminster's Valhalla Ri valedAnother Cleopatra's Needle. A London correspondent writes that Ken sal Green Cemetery is to have a national monument in its midst It is to be in the form of a great pillar of marble similar to a needle of Cleopatra, and its erection will be In recognition of the many illustrious dead of England sleeping in the densely populated "Godsacre." The names of many ot the dead will be Inscribed on the pillar, bcglnnibg, ot course, with the ttro children of George III., whose tombs adjoin the cemetery church. I suppose it was tbe royal dust that made Kensal Green fashionable, and It is interesting to wonder what price It was that induced Hit Royal Highness the Duke, of Sussex and Her Royal Highness tbe Princess Sophia, to con sent to have their bones placed bo faraway from their regal kindred. Tbe rulers of Eng land and their children and blood relations are nearly always interred at Windsor or West minster, and tbe only royal tomb I can think of in a cemetery is that of little Prince Alex ander ot Wales, son of the present heir to the throne, who Is buried near tbe Prince's coun try seat at Bandnngham. However, Kensal Green IS now thickly sown with noble and illustrious ashes, and If tbe example be followed In other cemeteries, there will, by degrees, cease to be family burying vaults attached to rural mansions of the great in Britain, and Gilbert's major generals will cease to lament dishonoring ancestral dust ac quired by purchase. An End to tho Century Valhalla. It was the rcceut temporary funeral of Mr, Abraham Lincoln, son of the United Btates Minister here, which seems to Have awakened England to the fact that London possessed a few acres of grobnd almost as rich In graves of the great as Westminstor Abbey. "It is an en. tlrely tin de Slecle Valhalla," remarked one of the American mourners, and for once the new slang expression was entirely appropriate. Kensal Green Is absolutely a resting place for hundreds of the illustrious men and women of England who had their being In tbe middle and end of tbe nineteenth century. Scattered all over the cemetery are the tombs and monuments of the soldiers who saved Euo land's Indian Empire at the time of the mutiny. To tbe right to the left, elaborate erections in granite and marble recall recent judges of the courts, presidents of tbe learned societies, mag nates of the city and finance, composers, singers, cooks Soyer sleeps at Kensal naval captains, dukes, earl. bishops, ministers of state, painters, authors, editors, all famous in onr own time, all remembered as though it were yester day that they left us. A Spot Well Worth Visiting. Americans visiting Loudon have already dis covered that Kensal, Green is worth two or three visits. Only last Sunday' 1 noticed a countrywoman from Ohio sketching the tomb of Mulready, tne artlstoffpartlcular "envelope" fame. Tho pillars of tho catacombs in which young Lincoln's remains were placed have been photogtaphed by scores of amateur cam eras, and In tbe sketch book of a lady from Boston, stajine at one of the hotels here, fre quented by Americans, I came across a page with a drawing of the tombs of the son and daughter of George IIL, just as they stand on cither side of one of the broad, paths of Kensal Green, and, a little in the background, a glimpse of the entrance to tbe cataoombs. Beneath the sketch was written: "Death's Equality." S I ranee to think that the grandson of Amer ica's President and the children of America's last monarch tbe King whose tyranny created Presidents should sleep so close together! MGuides are attached to Kensal Green Ceme tery, and under the direction of these men, visitors are taken to see the graves of Countess Poulett stepmother of Viscount Hinton, Earl Poulett's diHowned heir, now playlet; an organ in the streets of London for daily food aud lodging. Near Lady Poulett's beautif nl monu ment Is the vault of tbe Marquis of Hastings, last of his race, rained by horse racing, and dead, aged 26. Close to the Marquis are a num ber of graves of well-known sportsmen among 'ho aristocracy, and well sandwiched In among tho aristocratic graves is the burial lot of the Whitelev family, who own a drycoods place similar to that John Wauamaker In Philadel phia. Other Tombs of Interest. The tomb of the Marohlonees of Thomona is always pointed out by the guides. Above the urn are two kneeling angels exactly alike, and below is the carved announcement that her ladyship died while givine life to twins. Tbe tombs of Soyer, the cook of tbe first Lady Dllke, who was cremated the urn holding her ashes is buried and those of Valpy, founder of a re ligious seot and of Halloway and Epps, In ventors of pills and cocoa, are always pointed out and very costly erections they are. So is that of Ducrow.theman who founded the enter tainment in which our own American Barnum excels. TietjenB, the great operatic soprano, sleeps beneath a red granite cross, and Motley, the American, historian, has his last resting piace adjoining mat oi mo oarons oi iiingsaie, most ancient of the nobility, for their title dates from the reign ot Stephen, Good old Irish barons, these! The present holder of the title is the thirty-first baron. His family name isDe Courey, and he has tbe rleht to wear his hat in tbe presence of the sovereign. And so he ought for his ancestors were great nobles aud feudal chiefs When the forebears of England's Queen were nothing better than German freeuooters. It Is the proud boast of this Irish noble that nobody can be mora than his peer or equal. And yet bis poverty is so great that he. like his father and grandfather before him, have had to live in cheap Conti nental cities In order to make both ends meet All the broad lands of tbe family haveiongago disappeared. Near cousins of Lord Kingsale, and ot tbe same surname, are the De Courcvs of Philadelphia. Vincent Wallace and Balfe, the composers, Cruikshank, the artist Lover and Hnud, tho poets. Lady Ely, the Queen's favorite, Mrs. Kitzgeorge, wife of the Duke of Cambridge, Macready, the actor, are among the manyother show sr.ives of the guides; and some day the historian of the las.t half of the nineteenth cen tury Will come to Kensal Green to jog his memory, and as ho wanders amonc: the noble columns and granite plinths, he will realize lion rich m greatness wan the Victorian era to Englishmen. From Cemetery to Ballroom. But, to change the subject from the,grave to tbe gay, it is worthy of note that Lenten re strictions are having no effect on the society craze for dancing. It Is not the ordinary waltz to which it Is devoting its time, bat to that In tricate series of evotutions which are tech nically known as "fancy" dances. But high kicking id not the rage at present, at all eveuts. It Is tho successful measure which was made so popular by Ltty Lude and bjlviaGroy. These young ladies havo their hands full in itiating society beauties In the art and mystery of this solo dancing. In fact this has now be come a feature in many drawing room enter tainments, at one of which, given this week by Lady Emily Cherry, her pretty daughter Gladys danced the graceful long.skirt dance. Itwillboa matter of great interest to anglo phnbists to know that the correcc thing in tbe way ot men's spring over coatsis a very long aud loose single-bicasted gaiment which resembles the ulster that was at one time so popular; but it is made without a belt, hood or cape, which are the appurtenances to that zarinent 'I he inexorable law of fashion, which no self respecting dude would dare to contravene, says that material must be Melton or Shower proof clotb, and its color drab or a snuff mix ture. The coat as you will imagine, somewhat resembles the Newmarker. but it has no pre tension of fitting tiejbtly to tbe figure. Per haps the quaintest thtug about it is tbe fact that the lapels are vory small, and, as a would-be witty young man remarked, "Your tailor ought to send a microscopo when he cent your ooat if you want to see your lapels." These coats have quite supplanted tbe short little covert garments that wero so much affected by sports men, or those who alfecied the "rapiu" mem bers of society. TOO BHEEWD BY HALJ?. A Woman Financier in Her Greed Over reaches Herself. St. Lonls Republic Women are very shrewd financiers in their way, and a peculiar case of feminine sharpness came to tbe attention of The Man About Town this week. About a month ago a lady ap proached a friend and asked If be could loan nerS30. Sbo wanted it at once. Not having the1 money convenient, at her suggestion he went to a professloual money lender and se cured it paying i3 a week for the accommoda tion. He gave tbe money to tbe lady, receiv ing no money. After several weeks had passed the man determined to repay tbe money lender. To this the latter .demurred, saying he had loaned it for a certain time, but at last said that it had been given him by a lady to loan, and if 'she was willing to accept payment it would be all right An inquiry revealed thi? fact tbat the lady borrower and loaner were the same. A comparison of notes showed that she had first entrusted the money to the loan agent and then gone amung her friends and asked them to loan her various euais. She recom. mended them to tbe agent She secured the loans as an accommodation, without paying in terest while her friends paid heavily. It is al most unnecessary to state that when tbe tacts were revealed this woman of business had sev eral friends less. , A B1CH MAX'S PE1VILEGE. An Eastern Idea ns to How He Should Invest His Surplus Cash. Bolton Courier. Nothing is more amusing than tbe bounds which conventionality sets between tbe thinzs which a man may and those bo may not attempt without losing caste socially. The point is Illustrated by the remark quoted in tbe papers much of late, to the effect that as a business Investment pictures well bought pay better than bonds, stocks and other business paper In which all the world of money deals. It Is uni versally allowed tbat since money must be em ployed. It is proper that throuch his agents the moitldlo man of fashion is justified in invest ing in the stocks aforesaid. Should he take it Into his head to Invest instead, as a business venture, in works of art, he would lose Caste at once. The thing rjs the more absurd because It is evident that there is required a much higher and more cultivated mind to purchase works of art successfully than to deal lb commercial paper, and It is not Impossible that just here Is the trouble. It may be that the world of fashion resents any evidence ot marked intel lectual powers on the part of its members. To buy works which are to increase In value re quires a perception of the really good and the power to appreciate genius before the stamp of approval has been set upon it by the world; and this would, it is true, involve the possession of powers which tho world ot fashion is cer tainly justified in disapproving, since a suffi cient dill usion of this intelligence would result in the sweeping away of fashionable circles pretty ranch altogether. There is, it is true, one way In which a man who chooses can evade social disapproval. He may collect nominally for bis pleasure, and at last when the time is ripe, be may sell upon the protext that he is going into a new line of collections, that be wishes to build new gal leries, or any one of a dozen other excuses provided always that be does not confess tbat he Is selling to raise money. That is the way out of the tangle, a roundabout one, it is true, but no more so than is generally tho way out of asocial entanglement BAKQUET IK A CH1HESE EESTAUBANT. How Hlgh-Toned Boston 1'oople Psed Their Chop Sticks. Boston, Mass., March 2. Boston literary people are still in tbe throes of the Chinese fad. The last thing was a Mongolian banquet last evening at a Chinese rostaurant on Har rison avenue. The guests were limited to 12, and included William Dean Howells, Prof. Fennellosa, of Hartard. formerly President of Toklo University; Prof. E. B. Morse, the authority on Japanese art and pottery; Prof. Laiigmald, the composer; Dr. Prcscott Baker, of Newport K. Lt Walter Cbase and Sylvester Baxter. The gentlemen were accompanied by ladies, and rare fun was bad over the novel spread. The menu consisted of ten courses and included such delicacies as Ush bellies, fried sturgeons' wings, birds' nest soup, rose and apricot wines and rice. The highest sport was bad over tbe first two courses, as all the guests used chop-sticks by previous pledge. Tbe menu cards wero printed on Chinese gold paper and placed inside great cannon crackers. The Mongolian restauranteur said the dinner was tbe most elaborate one he had ever known given in this country, and he charged his guests accoidtngly, collecting his money in ad vance. MOTHERS' JOUEHETS. Tliey Travel Far and Long With but Little Chanco to Best Detroit Free Tress. The average mother and housewife makes a tour around the world each day. She has no need of railway cars or steamboats, hotels are not thought of, changes of scenery are not com mon, and yet her daily journey is more Import ant than any 70 or SO day affair attempted by Jules Verne, Nellie Bly, George Francis Train or Miss Bisland. She requires the energy ot a merchant prince, the astuteness of a Napoltr a of finance, tbe diplomacy of a Dulferin, the courage of a Sherman, tho patience of a Job. She must be both engineer and conductor, pilot and sailing master, landlord, porter and guide. Ihe Journey must be made each day, it cannot be lengthened, shortened or postponed, and at every mile post each day during bcr life she re mains unalterably the greatest traveler of the universe tho mother. ENGLAND'S BABY BAEONET. The Queen Has Conferred the Honor Ppon a O-Vear-OId. Pall Mall BUdjret. The Qaeen has just nsed her most gracious prerogative to create a baby baronet It is an honor designed for a grandfather tbat has been visited on a grandson. This Is Sir Coleridge Ar thur Fitzroy Kennard, Bart. . His grandfather, the late Mr. Coleridge J. Kennard, formerly M. P. tor Salisbury, died. It will be remembered, just before the baronetcy had been conferred on him. Her Majesty made his widow a Ladv, and has ordained that the title should be borne by her grandson. The young baronet's father died on his way to West Australia, whither he was proceeding for his health's sake, a few years before Mr. Coleridge Kennard's death. The boy is 5 years old. Humorist narrlson. bt. l'aul Dispatch. No one ever thought of charging our blessed President with beins a humorist Yet he has just done about tbe drollest thing possible for any executive to do, iHebascboseu the famous ex-Senator Blair, of . New Hampshire, to the Chinese mission. Tlvere have been lnnnmera ble jokes perpetrated! In this country upon the unhappy Mongolian, put this one is the cruelest yet conceived of. Htid the inhabitants of the "Flowery Klngdom"lknown what was in store for them they woulj doubtless have carried their original purpoee of withdrawing from all diplomatic relations with this Republic. A New and Pnlque Paper. GAEVEvrox Tkx. March 2, A new paper made its appearance on the street of Galveston yesterday, novel in appearance and unique in make up. It is called the Jree Tongue, is an nounced to appear weekly, and poses as tho organ of the unemployed laboring people. The novel feature of the paper lies iu the fact tbat it is printed by the aid of a mimeograph direct from the manuscript. Presto, Change I New York World. "God help the surnlusl" was the jubilant cry of Corporal Tanner. "Amenf responded tbe Fifty-first Congress. And the surplus Is changed to a deficit Stab From a Sllverlte. Rooky Mountain Hews. Mr. Cleveland will find that the Democratic party also has "the courage of its convictions." (southern Sarcasm. San Antonio, Tex., Express. For President in left!: David B. Hill, of New York. Platform: Urover wrote a letter. DEATHS OF A DAT. x Judge J. B. Evans. !flClAt. TELIOnAM XO TUB DISPXTOH.l Beookville. " March 2. Judge J. B. Evans, who died at Rockdale Mills last Saturday, was one of the oldest settlers of Jefferson county. He was born in Bridgeport, this Mate. October 15. 18J8, and when 19 years of arc came to Port Barnett which was then tbe only place of promi nence iu Jcfierson county for miles. When the postoffice was removed to Brookvllle in 1830 ilr. Kvans was made Postmaster, and ne or his family havo presided over the Rockdale postoffice ever since It was established in 18A3. In the early days lie was an active flcure In business circles of Jef frrson countv. lio was Associate Judge one term, whence his title. Juiljte Evans caine of n Quaker family and his ancestors were amoug tlioe who came over with lltlam Penn. He was of a Terr kindly disposition, una besides rearing a laritt ramlly of his own bo raised two other children who had no particular claims on him. Jackson H. Schullz. "" Hew York, March 2. Jackson H. Schnltz died yesterday morning of diabetes at the aje of 76 years: For more than M years he was one of the best kuowrUmsiness men In this city, lie was a member of the Committee of Beventv, which was appointed In 1871. after the Tweed rln exposure, ana finally reported a new charter rbr the city. He was a Commissioner ot the United States at the World's Fair in Vienna, and a strong Republican In politics. Anthony Eugel. Anthony Engel died yesterday at his home on Butter street at the njre of 67 years. He was one of the oldest residents or Lawreuccvllle, bavin lived there over 40 years.- He came to this city from G erraany. Abont Ave years ago be received injuries from a fall, from wblcb he never recovered. BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS. Blchard Mansfield Scores a Great Success at the Grand Opera Honse Fun Without Limit at the Dijon Minstrelsy at the Duqneine. The presentation to our bodily vision ot a character whom we have been accustomed to recard through tbe veil of romance cast around it by the lapse of a century or so is always an interesting experience. Sncb an experience was afforded at the Grand Opera House last evening. We saw and listened to tbe arch-fop, whose movements have been dignified by history into events, in tbe period when an imbecile king groveled In a palace and a roue was tbe actual ruler ot England. Beau Brnmmell was a greater man than Geofge IIL, and for years divided tho doubtful honor of leading what was then called the fashion with a Princo of Wales of very shady reputation. It win the period of hard drinking aud unblushing been, tiousnesa. when men wero not ashamed to cheat their taliorr, provided tbey could wear a coat without a wrinkle, flud when It was considered in good form tj stifle every expression of emo tion and be simply a model of deportment. This period has been reproduced more faith fully in tbe play "Beau Brummeil" than in anv dramatic production seen in Pittsburg for years, if ever. Richard Mansfield has studied the manners and customs of the time, and has given us a performance in which the very at mosphere of Beau Brummell'sday is mantained trnni rise to fall of the curtain. The performance is really a sketch of an in teresting poriod rather than a play. The mere skeleton ot a plot counts for very little, while tbe magnificent representation of character is a great deal. There is no great skill displayed in the drama, and the dialogue, while bright in its way, is made up principally of epigrams and clever insolences that we have met over and over again in anecdotes of tbe personages in troduced. The impertinent observations of Beau Brummeil have been banded about in old-fashioBed books nf anecdote till we know them by heart while Thackeray has made ns so familiar with tbe idiosyncracies of George IV. both before and after he became king that Weknowjust what he will Say and do under given circumstances. And yet, when Mr. Mansfield's magnificent company takes possession of tbe stage, they seem to give us a revelation. Their affected rendering ot the speeches, their extravagant attitudes, their laborious politeness, are all in perfect keeping, and we enjoy them as' photo graphs of the individuals endowed with life and motion. Mr. Mansfield's representation of the Heauh a careful study. One can no more discern a defect In his performance tban we can a crease in his well-fitting costume. The sang froid of the man seems to be his bv nature. Tbe drawl, the weary manner, the elegant precision, the courtly bow, tbe supreme selfishness (tbat the author has made him throw aside at a critical moment for the sako of dramatic effect), are all inimitable. Whother anyone else could give the character tbe delicate shading It requires is doubtfuL While we watch him we say uo,and the more cioseiy we watcu inm tue more certain are wo that he is the one man on the stage to do justice to Beau MrummelL Mr. Mansfield will always be identified with tbe pare as much as Jefferson is with Jitp Van Wmhlesttd Flor ence with Captain Cuitle. , It is a pleasure to look at George, Prince of Wale. It IS not D. H. Harkius we see, al though that is his name in private life. It n actually tbe Prince the man who lived a lite of pleasure, and allowed nothlnctointerferewith it and yet who winced under the stinging inso lenco of bis parasites toa degree that was possi ble only to a man of small mind. Mr, Harkins is as noteworthy as George, as Mr. Mansfield is as UrummelU W. J. Ferguson, as Mortimer, is tbe Ideal of a gentleman's gentleman of the period. He is an artistic actor, who la always acceptable in whatever be undertakes. W. H. Crompton, that sterling performer, is, of course, clever as Oliver Vincent, a vulgar London cttv merchant of the regular stage type, while Vincent Stelnrovd. A. G. Andrews. F. Finch Smiles and Harry Guynetto are satis factory in smaller parts. Miss Beatrice Cameron Is a dainty Mariana Vincent, the young elrl who brings to tbe sur face the Beau's better nature. Miss Catnerdn has not very much opportunity to exhibit her emotional power, but she makes the best of what is given her. Miss Ada Measor. as tbe fashionable -Ifi'j. St. Aubyn, gives a good picture or a brilliant woman, with fierce passions ready to burst forth on slight provocation. The play is well staged, tbe reception room at Carlton House being especially worthy of men tion. As for tbe Mall, in the third act it would puzzle anyone to see much resemblance be tween the scene and tbe real place, but it is a picturesque stage setting, and tbat is tho main thing after all. The waits between the acts last night wero terribly tedion, but doubtless that -will be remedied for the rest of tbe wjek, when things have been brought into working order. T Harris' Theater. "Lights and Shadows." Charles Gayler's re alistic melodrama, has been seen In Plttsourg before, bnt the present presentation of it, at the above bouse this week, is a good one so good that a large audience at the matinee yesterday waited patiently for a long time for tbe curtain to rise. An accident to tbe Com pany at Baltimore delayed its arrival. The scenery carried by tbe combination is quite good, and the cast is In compe tent hands. Miss Nanine Palmer, a young lady gifted with a pleasing lace, form and voice, carries with her tho sym pathy of the audience through the many hard ships that befall the heroine in each of the five acts of the play, and Miss Hattie Sheldon is a clever Madame GirardA character tbat is thankless in its conception and very difficult to portray. Miss Marie Dolan, a bright young girl is chrtulng at Kate Stanhope, and Frank Karrington molds a manly hero. An immense week's business must surely be expected at Harris' this week. Harry Williams' Academy. Gns Hill and his World of Novelties suc ceeded In keeping tbe audience that filled the Academy last night in a good humor. The company is considerable stronger tban when seen here last. Besides Gus Hill, whose 10,000 challenge for his equal as a heavy and heht club swinger still stands. Little Chip, Eddie and Josle Evans, the juvenile impersonators, and the Great Judges, are the chief features of the show. Manager Williams will surely enjoy the satisfaction of crowded houses all week. Harry Davis' Museum. The Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Museum and Theater was well patronized all day yesterday, and the thousands who went there found much to please them aside from Collins, the faster. In tho curio hall Zamora, the trlple-jolnted wonder, mystified every one by tbe singular manner in which ho released himself from his little cabinet Zan Zorettisthe best magician who has yet visited this .bouse. The scroll saw continues to amuse every one. In the tlieatorium Harry and Florence Blake open what proved to be a very Interesting pro gramme. They do an excellent sketch. Tbe Christy Brothers keep tbe house roaring with laughter while on the stage. John Ripley is one of the best motto singers known to the business. Baker and Delmore give a homely pleasing sketch and finish it with some excellent sketches in crayon. Dean and Harrison present a funny little farcejuf the "Caudle" or der, and do It so well that their recall Is en thusiastically demanded until exhaustion com pels them to desist. With new features In the zoological department plenty of wonders and a faster in the lecture ball and one of the best shows In the theater yet presented at this bouse, patrons are bound to be more tban pleased. Dnqnesne Theater. George Thatcher's minstrels opened last evening at tbe Duquesne Theater to a very fair audience. While this class of amusement has come to be considered as rather old style, this company has introduced so many novel features tbat it is highly probable that mins trelsy will secure a fresh and firmer hold upon the selections of the public. The company In cludes excellent soloists, clever athletes and some really funny comedians. The company does not trust entirely to its efforts on tbe stage, bnt introdnces "a little business in the front part of tbe house, which was cleverly done and properly raystifled tbe audience. H W. Frillman's rendition of the bass solo, "The Lost Chord," was superb, while R. J. Jose. In tho tonor solo, "The Lone Grave,'' toucbed the hearts of his audience. Gregory and Elmer performed some remarkable feats on the horizontal bar. George Thatcher made a -few remarks iu a conversational and humor ous strain. Frank La Mondue proved that the slack wire was as safe as a cable car, and Wood and Hhcphard made fun and good mnsle at will. Tbe performance closed with "The Fete of the Gondoliers," which was well staged. Bijou Theater. The Bijou Theater was packed from roof to floor last night and the langbter that com menced with the raising ot the curtain upon the new musical farce comedy "P t r' never ceased till the people had reached the side walk, and not even then, for recollections of the fun they bad had kept them chuckling all the way borne. Gus Williams and John T. Kelly are two of tbe best comedians we have, and In their new piece they have opportunities for uproarious fun. The humor really Is clean cut without vulgarity. The two principals are a whole entertainment in themselves-but ibey have tbe assistance ot a good company, including tbe nsual bevy or pretty girls in short dresses, who sing well and dance gracef ally. The music in "U & 1" is better than we find in r.r.mmpitv. as a rule. While there are plenty of catchy melodies, there Is also some J music ot.a more ambitions character to please tbe cultivated ear. "P & 1" is a pronounced success. World's Musonm. The World's Museum Theater Is giving an excellent performance this week. There is Hop o' My Thumb, who fs 20 yeans old and weighs only nine pounds; lime. Irwin, tbe lady with the iron jaw. and other curiosities in tbe curio ball. In the theater there is a great company, comprising a number of reallv clever iiecialty artists. Included in tbe Nibbes' Great Specialty Company. Tb,ey include St. Leon ni d McCusock, Miles and WnmIottc, LcwTatein, Mnreland anil Thompson, William Irwin, the twoNlbbrs. Mls Green nfld many others. It is a great show tor IU cents. THE PEABL KING OF TAHITI. A Young American Becomes Partner to it Cannibal King. San Francisco Dally l.'eport.l A slender young man, with aHebrowcast of countenance, stepped up to the Palace Hotel register, and signed himself "Samuel Harris, Tahiti." Ho is an American, and was bom aud reared in this city, though his home is in tbe 1'ermo Jus Islands, in the Society group. He is only 23 years of age. Harris was educated in the grammar schools of San Francisco, and on being graduated went to work at one thing and another, without mUcli success Finally he saved a few hundred dollars and went to Tahiti. A variety ot mls foriunea left him penniless there. On one oc casion his boat capsized, and on another he was thrown ashore and lest bis goods in the surf. Trading was flatly a failure with him. and be told his friend so. Tim was nearly m years ago. Presently he sunk out of sight, and tbe people who knew him in Tahiti saw lum no more for two years. When they saw him again lie was on the high road to prosperity. When he wont away from Tahiti he took passage to the Permodus Islands. Most of tbe natives there were rinnibals at least they had that reputation. He settled on the Islands, which are celebrated as tbe chief pearl fish eries of the South Sea, and made friends with one of tbe principal chiefs. An American of experience, such as tbat of Harris, could not fall to become soon a power In tbe islands. In a year after be had gone to live there ha had Induced the bead chief to take him Into part nership in the peatl fishery profits. Then he began to make his trips regularly to Olaheite to dispose of bis pearls, which ho did at prices that satisfied tbe chief that he had a treasure for a partner. Life on tbe savage reefs of the Permodus, al ternating with the almost as savage life of tbe Tahitians, Was pleasant enough for a while, but a year ago Harris grew weary of tbe existence and sighed for a change. Tbe chief would not consent to his departure however, and Harris has been for 12 months trying to indnce the old fellow to let him go. But tbe chlet knew what a good thing was when he bad It Harris, how ever, determined to pay a visit to San Fran cisco despite the chief, and at last the ex cannibal consented to let tbe partnership com tinue even if Harris should remain away six months. In the meantime the chiefs fame has been waning, and Harris is known all through the South Seas as tho Pearl King, and most ot the traders tbere think he is tho chief of the islands, as the real chief has the astuteness to stay in the background and let Harris conduct his business for him. When Harris left tbe islands to take ship for San Francisco he was attended part of the way by quite an escort of boats. Mr. Harris Intends to spend some of bis time here and then go East lor 4 while. He labded on the islands practically penniless, and now, by means oi not neglecting his own business while looking after tbe chiefs, he Is worth a large fortune. CABEYINQ TEA IN THIBET. The Natives Give Wonderful Exhibitions ot Endurance. Century for March. The packages of tea, each about four feet long, six inches bread, and three to four thick, and weighing from 17 to 23 pounds, are placed horizontally one above the other, the npper ones projecting so as to come over the porter's bead. They are held tightly together by coir ropes and little bamboo stakes; straps, also of plaited coir ropes, pass over tbe porter's shoulders, while a tittle string fastened to the top of the load helps to balance the huge structure, which it requires more knack than strength to carry, for its weight must bear on all tbe back and only slightly on the shoulders. In their hands tbe porters carry a short cratch which tbey place nnder the load when they wish to rest without removing it from their backs. Tho average load is nine packages, or from 190 to 200 pounds, but I passed a number of men carrying 17 packages and one had 21. A man, I was told, bad a few years ago brought an iron safe weighing 400 pounds for Mgr. Biet from Ya-chou to Ta-chien-lu in 22 days. Old or decrepit people commonly travel along this road borne on the backs of porters. Many ot the women porters carry seven packages of tea, nearly 200 pounds, and Children of 5 and 6 trudged on behind their parents with one or two. The price paid for the work is 20tael cents (about 25 cents) a package, and it takes abont 17 days to make tbe trip from Ya-cboa. So far as my knowledge goes there areno por ters In any part of tbe world who carry such weights as these Ya-chou- tea-coolies; and strange as it may appear, tbey are not very muscular, and over half of them are confirmed opium smokers. THE DISPATCH AHEAD. Pittsburg's Leading Newspaper Is Properly Appreciated. Meyersdale, Pa., Commercial. Pittsburg has many newspapers, but It is conceded The Dispatch heads tbe column. Its progress during the past three years ha3 placed it immeasurably in tbe lead. Its three Issues, Sunday of over 60,000 copies, dally of over 30,000 and weekly, constitutes a trinity ot which any metro politan paper might be proud. During 1891 it will occupy its new quarters, a fire-proof build ng, equipped with Hoe & Co.'s latest printing machinery and a bran new outfit In all depart ments. While it is the leading oil journal, its financial, commercial, produce, live stock and iron market reports are exhaustive. It carries its daily special cable reports, covering all Eu ropean news centers. All know its home news facilities are the best. Politically it is independent Republican, but discusses events with regard to truth and pub lic interest as the only consideration. Such is The Dispatch, and Its growth, always rapid, shows that an appreciative public has caught on to its merits and rewards it for its ability. Long life to Tue Pittsburg Dispatch. A LIVELY PA3S0N. Bev. Mr. Arney Sells His Trotting Stock and Converts 100 Sinners, Sabanac, Mich., March L Parson Arney Saturday shtoped'bls best trotter to New York city, the mare Amy having been sold to parties at tbe metropolis. This is the one for which tbe Methodist minister refused S1.000 last season, and probably the best one In his stable. The terms of tbe sale are not known. The preacher hated to let tbe animal go, as she was his pride and won first place in his trotting matinee last season. Besides the horse sale, this week he has Inst concluded a very success ful revival at Woodland, reporting 100 con verts. Hard on the Inspector. New York San. There are humorous stories about tbe way in which Inspector Byrnes has suffered daring the past few days on account of the honor bestowed upon him by the King of Italy, and it is not surprising, under tbe circumstances, tbat be has declined to accept tbe "honoriference." From morning till nlgbtat police headquarters and In the streets and everywhere else be has been taluted as "Chevalier" or as "Tomaso." or as "Commendatore," or a some other titular dignitary by royal favor. The Inspector has borne these salutations with commendable humor, but it was too much for blm to think of the prospect of bearing them all his life long. It is probable, however, tbat be will never get rid of them, anyhow. Awake 1 (A Reply to Tennyson's "To Sleep). Awake, awako, the dreary night Is gone; 'Rise with the day; gird duty's raiment on. Awake, awake. Whate'er in darkness thy afflictions are. They'll vanish soon in light tbat comes from far. Awake, awake. Peace,'mourning heart, yield not to sorrow's sway; Death dies and life's dream ends when God doth say- Awake, awake. Adam C. Orr, in Chicago Inter-Ocean, CURIOUS CONDEXSATI05S. There are close upon 10,000 "professors of music" In London. The London Religious .Tract Society last year Issued 77.0OO.00U publications. To make one pound of honey the bees must visit from VO.000 to 200,000 flowers. The Saltan of Turkey has attached to bis body guard a soldier who is 110 years old. A Salt Like City editor, who is blind, Is to have his eyes replaced by those of a rabbit Geneva, O., thinks it has the only horse in the world tbat can turn a complete somer sault Arizona has a gross area of 113,020 sqnare miles, of which only 120 square miles are wator. A Gordon, Gs., school teacher promoted a boy to the head of tbe class for spelling cat "quattc." A woman,, to prove" she was Hi years old, recently produced a love letter written by her in 1790. Two million and a half is the number of persons who are said to work on Sundays in this country. The Banish King's crown is worth $135,- 000; the Queen's crown $17,500 and the sword of Stats lo,000. New York City has over 1,000 million aires, while London" has 600, Paris 500. Berlin ZOO, Vienna 100. A mahogany tree lately cnt down in Honduras made three logs which sold in En rope fur 11,000. A woman who died recently in Bla quemlne. La,, left $30,000. all in gold, nickel and silver hidden away in her residence. A young woman was so worried at the prospect of her approaching marriage tbat she jumped into the fiver and was drowned. A farmer in Holt county, Missouri, has 26 living children, none of whom are at home. Uhere are 11 pairs ot twins in tbe family. The waiters in the ca'es are .striking against the practice of put'ing all the tips re ceived into a common fund and then dividing it Grand Bapids leads the world in its percentage of divorces to marriages. This year the ratio was one to five and last year one to six. In April, on the railroad lines to St Petersburg, Russia, wagons will be placed with special appliances for the transportation of live fisb. A professor in the Lemberg Polytech nic Academy professes to have discovered a successful method of photographing by electro magnetism. Nine hundred and fjfty submarine tele graph cables are now in operation, most ot them iu Europe. Their total length is Over S9.000 miles. A species of the dock known as the "murre" Is readily captured at Portland, Me., as it seems insensible to fear, and will sot more until the hunter is upon it The acreage of the zoological gardens in Europe ranges from about half a dozen to half a hundred acres, but hardly one of them has room enough for its animals. A system of electric cabs has been in troduced in Stuttgart, and with such success that the cab horso is likely to be relegated to other fields of usefulness. Iff 16 cities of Virginia the negroes own property worth t3,32i,5A the greater part of which is in real estate. In Richmond their possessions amount to (820,133. Some smokers have an Idea tbat "tobac co heartburn" can be enred by swallowing the white ashes from tbe end of a cigar. Chemists say that it is merely faith core. One of the recent applications of elec tricity that promises to be of considerable ben efit to sea-gome men is a log for registering the rate of travel of high-speed vessels. The first French breach of promise case has just been, tried at Beziers. Tbe intended bridegroom was sentenced to pay 150 damages "for the moral Injury of the family." A new fad in New York is called the hot pine bath. Those who take it lie In a tank and have tbe tepid extract of pine poured on them. It is said to be very strengthening. A little over 23 years have elapsed since tbe English Parliament was first plainly asked to grant to women tbe right to take plrt in the election of members of the House of Com mons. One of the industries of London is the selling of sea water, which is delivered at the purchaser's house for 2 pence a gallon. It Is brought to town every night bythe railroad companies. . A very explicit Connecticut statute pro vides that no man shall kiss a woman against ber will, and behind it is a still more rigid old Blue Law that says a man shan't kiss his wife on the Sabbath. Kansas City has an organization of col ored men called the Attacks Club, The club's name is from Crispus Attacks, the negro shot, with other people. In the streets of Boston by tbe soldiers of King George. A Missouri weekly paper recently in dulged in some critical remarks abont Shakes peare, and a iarmer named John Shakespeare, thinking the family Insulted, came to town and gave the editor a thrashing. The natives of Griqualand are just now suffering from a curious epidemic If alarmed by any sudden noise they Will start violently, contract their features, stiffen their limbs, jump about and waltz like dervishes. The new States have already received their nicknames. Washington is the "Chin ook State, North Dakota the "Flicker-tail" State. South Dakota tbe "Signed Cat" State and Montana tbe "Stubbed-toe" State. It is claimed tbat an Eastern chemist has discovered a process for making soap from corn. The discovery promises to revolutionize the art of soap making. The product is said to be absolutely pure, and better tban the finest toilet soap now made. The dancers in tbe Paris Opera Bouse object to th'e degradation ot the green room by tbe vulgarity of tbe milllomare dudes. These men have trampled upon all tbe rules of eti quette that were formerly observed with great rigidity behind the scenes. A Jacksonville, Fla., negro, who hails originally from Haytl. is a natural born snake charmer. He handles the most venomous reptiles with confidence, and though he has been frequently bitten, be bas never experi enced any ill effects from his wounds. The Boyal Commission appointed to ex amine Westminster Abbey in Its relations to future burials report that there is comfortable room for 40 or SO more: but space can be made for 73 more by devoting every available spot for tbe purpose. Tbe present rate of Ab bey funerals is about one a year. , FAST FLITTING FANCIES. POLYGLOTPHOBIA. Oar favorite authors are Bussitns and And Uerman onr barbers and tailors. We drink English breakfast tea with onr French rolls, And oar ships man with polyglot sailors. Our maids are all Irish. Italian onr cooks, Onrlaundrymen almond-eyed Chinamen But great Cssar'a ghost: Just think howlt looks To have anything, strictly American. Brooklyn Eagle. "Swear not by the moon, the fhconstan. moon," Pleaded Juliet and she was right The moon Is not only inconstant bnt rone and a apendtnrift He Is very often fall and reduced to his last quarter. Minneapolis Journal. Sergeant Ton are charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. Sew Policemen In what respect? Serjeant You nave been In tbe habit of taking nats and frutt from the street standi kept by old men and helpless women. New Pollcemen-But 1 pay for tbera always. Sacrg-eant Yes: that's the substance of the com plaint. Vetroit Free Press. Venomons Slanderer Sir, yon are a scoundrel, an embezzler, and a inter! Innocent Victim (after a long, long sUsnee)-I deny It Chorus or Admirers of Innocent Victim There 1 What more do you want7 CAfcotfo Tribune. ', Johnnie Papa, that Chicago boy said ns St. Louis boys were plzmles. Pana-Ah, Indeed? Well, my son, tell Mm he Is a hogmy. Washington Star. ( Daughter Mamma, Mr. Bank proposed tomelastnlcht. '" Mother-Did you accept him? "Irs, mamma." i'as he anyjnoney, daughter? , "OnlySI.Sooayear, mamma." "Youmustget rldofhlm. That Is no money at all." "But he Is a city official." "That's a different thlnt entirely. He wtllber very rich within a few years. Insist on the mar rlage coming off nextweek." Texas Sittings
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