M?e Bt&palcg. KSTAUUSHED FEBRUARY S, 1816. Vol. 4S. So. M.-Kntered at PltUburz I'ostofllce, LuTemberH. iS7, as fecond-class matter. Business Office Corner Smithfleld and Diamond Streets. News Kooms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street EASTERN A1VEKTISIIG OFFICE. KOOM S TKIBUNE BUILDING. JEW YORK, where complete ftlea or r"E DISPATCH can always be lound. Foreign ad-t?ers appreciate the con venience. Uome advcrtiiiM and friends of THE DISPATCH, while, in ew York, are alto made vclcoire. THE jyjSPjiTC-B is regularlz on sale at Hrcnlino'x. f frm'on Square. Jfew -i'ork, aid IT .ire. tie CO) e a, Fa'is, Fi-ancr. xchere anyone who hat trrri disappointed at a hotel newt ttand earJb;atn it VERMS' OF THE DISPATCH. rOTABK rEE IK THE UNITED STATES. DA.T.T IrisrsTCir. One 'i car I 00 J) ily UisrATcn. Per Quarter 1 00 IAILV Dispatch, One Month.... 70 1AILT lllsraTCII. Including Sunday, I year. 10 00 Daily Dispatch, Including fcunday.Sm'ths ISO J JULY Uifpatcu. Including feubday. llu'ta 90 CMAY DisrATCM, One icar 150 V lekly DisrATcu. One car 1S3 The Dailt Dispatch Is dell ered by carriers at rlcents per week, or including buuday edition, at It cents per week. PITTSBURG. THURSDAY. MAR. 5. 1891. ABATING THE SMOKE NUISANCE. If there have been some very stupid bills introduced at Harrisburg this year such, lor instance, as the proposal to tax elevators it is due to note that there is occasionally a. highly commendable one. To the latter .-lass belongs the proposed act enabling Councils to make provision against smoke in cities. Ifthesmnke nuisance were un aba table utterly, there would be nothing to do but put up with it. There are, however, various devices effecting a partial consump tion of tLe carbon which otherwise would pass away as smoke, and a consequent rela tive clearness of the atmosphere. Some of these are at present in successful use in Pittsburg the savins of fuel soon making up for their cost. Only one possible objection could lie against such a law, i. e. an attempt might be made to establish exclusive use for some special monopolistic device by authority from Councils. But as there are many de vices in the market all of them of more or less worth there need be no excuse for a monopoly. The law in itself, therefore, would be a food one It concerns the pub lic comfort and contemplates no outlay on the part of coal users that would not be recouped to them in the more economical results from their lurnaces, uot to talk o the mitigation of the smoke nuisance. THE IMPORTANT "WHARF QUESTION. Between using the .Allegheny wharf tor euch reasonable and innocuous 'purposes as accommodating an overflow of wagons from the Diamond market on the one hand, and upon the other leaving the wharf open to be granted away by Councils at some future date in such a manner as to destroy its use fulness for purposes of water traffic, there is fcuch an eminent distinction that it is ex tremely difficult to see how any controversy is possible. Sir. Flinn says that he offered the coal and river men to.nert any amendment they wished, to piovide fully against the sinister purposes which they allege lie behind the set. This is weil so far as it goes; but it trikes us that it does not tro tar enough. Since no such amendment was volunteered it is Sir. Flinn's own duty to see that it is inserted; and if he fails, the Legislature thould clearly supply the omission. There does not seem to be at Harrisburg a proper estimate either ot the present or iuture importance of water traffic to Pitts bun:. There is too much of a disposition to estimate the value of Pittsburg's wharfage facilities on their present ability to produce money for the City Treasury. That may be a strictly official view, but it is the dullest view possible and almost totally foreign to the question. If, as is claimed, the city can use the wharf to advantage as a supplemental market, without interfering with its proper functions as a place of accommodation for water traffic, let the privilege be granted. Hut it is of a heap more importance to see that the gift carries no implication of power to Councils in the future to block up the wharf entirely or utterly destroy its future usefulness for water traffic. The day is coming when the convenient and free use of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers will c the most advantageous and important item in the city's list of available assets. It may not be exactly to-niorrcw or the next day but the day will come. The bill should be carefully and clearly amended to give no more than is intended, and to prevent what the objectors allege may be conveyed by implication. A CHEAT WOKLD'S FAIR. SCHE3IE. The Confederate veterans of Mississippi iiave a plan for a erand reunion at Chicago, during the World's Fair, of all the soldiers who (ought on both sidesin the late Rebellion. According to this plan, the State of Illinois is to build a grand blue and gray pavilion, where all war relics are to be stored during the reunion, which is to last for thirty days. The Government is to furnish tents and rations to the veteran;, while each State is to furnish transportation for its own quota. All this is to show foreign visitors that the old Union and Conlederate veterans are united under the flag of one country, and that any former differences are as if they had not existed. At first glance the plan looks like a per fectly proper ana quite feasible one, but continued scrutiny will disclose several points of objection. The State of Illinois will likely raise decided objections to build ing a pavilion for the veterans, as, judging from reports, she will hav; enough to do in making appropriations actuailv necessary for her own display. In fact, Chicago, which in World's Fair matters represents the State, seems to have an idea that the provis ion of a sue is about the extent of her abili ties. As to the Government furnishing tents and rations to the veterans, a doubt as to the validity ot any claim that the Con federates may think they have on Uncle Sam will arise. The willingness of each State to furnish transportation for its quota of veterans may also be questioned. The G. A. II., as a peaceful organization, hat never yet asked either State or nation to fur nish transportation to encampments, and is tot likely to commence now. The best evidence to the stranger within our gales that the country is at peace and uri'ied r.mliT the flag will be to see the so tiviiic nf commerce and industry, which can! ! n-it iist otherwise. If our Southern jilennNaHditionally will begoodenough to so conduct ttii'irclections next fall as to give no cause for arcusation of bulldozing or cheat ing the colored vote; the spectacle of white winded Peace spreading its wings con- tentedly over the nation as if no rebellion bad ever occurred, will have absolutely nothing to mar it. TULK ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. The departed Congress can contemplate -with more profound satisfaction the tbings it left undone than thoso which it accom plished. -It has reason to feel better on the whole that tbe force bill was not passed. The presentation and discussion of that measure may possibly do some good in ic pressing upon the South that it cannot long tolerate frauds or intimidation toward the colored vote without evoking public censure and a disposition to resort to. very drastic remedies. At the same time the force bill contained provisions which would be much more likely to be used for party than for public benefit. Tbe expressions in Congress and outside showed that even the opinion of the party in whose name it wis offered was seriously divided upon it In throwing overboard the free coinage bill. Congress escaped from legislation which would have caused tbe most serious em barrassment and changes in tbe business and finances of the country. Tbe silver men had clear sailing until the public came to learn the scope and probable results of the pro posed measure. The idea of making tbe United States a market at twenty cent premium for all the silver of the world, and of deranging the whole range of values of commodities was quickly nipped by tbe frost of pnblic opinion. Again, the scheme to get tbe country into a guarantee of $100,000,000 ot bonds for the Nicaragua Canal, at a time when an appro priation bill could not even be got through for a mere survey and report of Government cngiueers upon the much more important project of ship canals from the lakes to the Ohio and the Mississippi, deservedly (ell into the Congressional waste-basket. If it ever comes up again with any chance of passing, it must be minus the irills of an inner "construction company" and free from the incident of 5100,000,000 of pure water in tbe stock. The list of things which Congress did comprises mostly the commonplace, and not very much even of t hat. But tbe tariff bill, of course, stands out as an exception, and we think that this act, before twelvemonths have passed, will be recognized by tbe country as highly beneficial. Already the extravagant claims of the altitude to which it was to raise prices are dissipated by the daily market quotations. With new in dustries stimulated through the country, and with tbe advantages which are promised to trade from the kindred operation of the reciprocity provisions under Mr. Blaine's direction, the doctrine and practice of pro tection are both likely to be materially strengthened by the McKinley bill in place of being weakened as the adverse critics were so ready to prophesy. Faith in tbe tariff is to-day the distinguishing policy oi tbe Bepublican party. By standing up for home industries and a home market lor the products of home labor it has gained the confidence of the business interests of the country. On other points its leaders are frequently and widely open to criticism, but on the whole if apart from the tariff they have done nothing notable this winter, it must at least be conceded that they refrained from doing several things which they were urged by unwise advisors to do, and which ii done would in all likelihood have re sulted very badly. So far as personal fortunes and reputa tions are affected by the work nf the winter, three results are noticeable. Blaine's star has risen until there is no competing stellar attraction in the liepublican firmament. Heed's leadership has proved meteoric and disappointing and will hardly again be heard of as a determining factor in the Be publican councils. Among the Democrats Cleveland has kept himself well to the front by his timely and vigorous exposition of tbe unrestrained folly of free silver coinage. Of new men, our own Congressman, Dalzell, has made as much advance toward national reputation as any. AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENCE. The National Australian Conference, now in session at Sidney, N. S. W., to prepare a general constitution for the seven Austra lian colonies, is said to have many members who are strongly in lavor of absolute inde pendence. The intelligence is conveyed that these members may attempt to capture the convention and adopt a constitntion founded on their views. Whether they tvill be successful or not is not of prime im portance, but tbe news that an eflort for in dependence will be made is a confirmation of prophecies that England will soon lose her most distant colonies. Australia is particularly well situated for the proper carrying on of an independent republican form of government, detached as the island is Irom close geographical connection with any other country. Independence and a constitution like tbat of tbe United Stales would do much to hasten the development of a country now retarded in a greater or less degree by tbe demands of its allegiance to England. That tbe change in its operations will bea peaceful one is more tban likely. Aus tralia's distance from England will render almost impossible any armed attempts to hold tbe seven colonies to the old country, even if England felt at all like taking such a course. While the colonies have been a prolific source ot revenue to England, that country is now far more able to recognize the justness of a demand for independence than she was at the beginning of our own revolution. Thj internal condition of the various colonies is also such as to preclude the possibility of serious domestic disturb ance while passing from one form oi govern ment to another. If Brazil, where an Em peror was dethroned by a race of people given to bloody revolutions, could change its governmental forms with but a slight loss of life, Australia, settled by and peopled with cool-headed Anglo-Saxons, may be de pended upon to make all necessary changes peacefully. Tbe United States stands ready to give a hearty "welcome to the new 'Australia when ever the people of tbat country put it in the ranks of independent nations. Until then, the doings of the patriots in the big island will be worthy of attention from all and hopes for their success from many. PRIVILEGED CLASSES. The proposition embodied in a bill which was before the Congress which adjourned yesterday, to authorize a certain number ot appointments to West Point every year from among she sons of army officers draws out a sharp speech from Mr. Dunnell, of Minne sota, in opposition. The New York Sun, approving his declaration that none of the inhabitants of this country should enjoy any hereditary advantages-iunder the law, gives utterance to the following true words. "Tbe tendencies to aristorratical institu tions and to the establishment of privileged classes are much too atrontr already. They insinuate themselves everywhere and under almost every pretext." This i true. How far some people have drifted from the comprehension of republi can equality' appears in the measure re ferred to. There is a tendency to the heredi tary aristocracy idea among regular army officers already; but it has one advantage over some of the other privileged classes springing Into existence. Like the feudal aristocracy in its earliest and best days, it recognizes that its only claim to existence is in rendering good military service when the occasion comes. On the other hand wehave a privileged class purely the creatures of legislation; and which in many respects sets itself above the law that created it It is worth while to remember that the powers exerted by our corporate classes are hereditary as well as negotiable; and the transmission of great corporate estates is notorious in two or three instances. The privileges asserted for this class are suffi ciently remarkable. Thus it has been clearly set forth of late years that none but certain members of this class wilKbe per mitted to build railroads through the State of New York; and only another corporation is permitted to build certain new roads in Pennsylvania. This latter corporation has practically set forth the fact that it owes neither allegiance to the Constitution of tbe State or obedience to the mandates of the courts by disregarding both. It is the or thodox doctrine of New York that the cor porate class as a whole must have legisla tion to protect it from the competition which every drygoodf merchant, drayman, canal boatman or other person in the ordinary branches of effort must be subject to. If these things do not show the rise of a species of privilege beside which the hered itary features of military gentlemen is a small matter, the details might be added to ad infinitum. Deroulede, the spouter of poor poetry, evidently hopes to succeed Boalanger as a pop ular idol in Paris. If the Parisians wonld bold him under a hydrant for half an hourtbey might wash some ot bis silliness out of hiro, and thereby diminish the risk of making fools of themselves. The Vice President was unanimously thanked by the Senate. But Morton has a bar, and tbe old boys knew that he would return the compliment after all watover. Allegheny is beginning to realize that a second class city needs a first class tax levy. THE New York-"7ForfoI says: "Governor Hill will be Governor Hill and nothing more until December. Then be will become a Sena tor, with all the honors and emoluments of the office." Tbe IForW evidently intended to use the word "perquisites" instead oi "emolu ments." Treasurer Foster should immediately join a microscopic society and organize a sur plus hunting expedition. As a statesman Jerry Simpson would nave been featureless if he hadn't been sockless. All over tbe world doctors are coming to tbe front with alleged cures for tuberculosis. Koch may have conferred a blessing on human ity when he made bis remedy known, but tbe tribe of imitators may cat for him more curses than blessings. The State Legislature will now be tbe sole source ot public amusement until the base ball season opens. It looks now as if winter would drop a big chunk of clear Ice In the lap of spring. If the Marine Band had been stationed in tbe House lobby and instructed to play Vine Rogues March" celat would have been added to tbe closing scenes of the Fifty-first Congress at higb neon yesterday for a certain element. Congress during its death agony adopted tbe deficiency bill, and then proceeded to make a deficiency. Speaker Beed died game, with his hand on the gavel and his face to the foe. Stanley has secured judgment against Tippoo Tib for 550,000, and bis lawyers have seized tbe boodle, too. The lawyers can make the heathen understand what's what "quicker tban the missionaries. Speaker Beed was thanked by a strict party vote. But, then, Speaker Reed is a strict party man. Time flies, and that's why the flying ma chine people keep bowling for more time. After the flood subsided a huge snake was left high and dry on the Allegheny wharf, so some say. Some people now affect to think it has escaped from the menagerie at Harris burg. The north poll will be discovered in Canadi to-day, and the votes will be connted there, tor. When bills are approved in batches some are bound to be botched. SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON. When the hands of the House clock reached 12 noon yesterday Reed exclaimed, "By this sine die." Competition is the life of trade in every channel cut out by business, of course. If only a comparative few were engaged in trafficklnc and bartering, and these few bad their own way through lack of rivalry, the poor would undoubtedly be poorer and tbe rich would be richer but scarcor. But competition, unfortunately, brings out our bad traits as well as our good qualities. It develops that foxl ness and trickiness which, under ordinary cir cumstances, would lie dormant for want of use Many a goodly many, by the way keep to the higher levels, waging an honorable war, run ning a fair race, taking and giving weight for age in the great human handicap. Others a few, to be sure, but enough to attract observation stoop to pick up tools which would cut and burn the fingers of their fellows, and persistently pry and bore burglarioutly on the borders of legiti mate trade. These be the jackals In the bazaar of tbe world, the foxes in the people's pre serves, tbe snakfe in the universal garden that all have a right '" But lbey do not himper even wjile they annoy. The true workers in the goldru fields go on sowing and garnering, spinning and weaving, toiling and thriving. The fiercer the battle tbe finer tbe taste shown by this conscientious competitive class. A new arrival is welcomed, a finer mart is praied, a tresber idea is taken advantage of legitimately, and no obstacle Is thrown in tbe way of tbe stranger. They realize tbat growth has lifted life up to its present prosperous plane; that increase ot population has made the world a real pleasant place to live in; tbat while every new obstruction may catch some of tbe drift tbe current will rise again and it will float on as before. So to tbem competition is tbe loadstone of traffic instead of the mill stone, as those on the loner levels would have us believe. If we should ask the prosperous man of business be who has Implicit faith in the survival of tbe fittest bow, In spite of sharp competition, be attained his higb place, bis reply should Be tbat of the frisky, kinky haired heroine of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "I just growed." The blacks have an equal chance on tbe chess and checker boards, but not impractical politics. ' Hebe's a title for a new national song: Empty Is tbe treasury. Congress's gone," The pride thatgoetl) before a fall nowa days takes to tho icy sidewalk instead ot the middle of the. road. Yon cannot judge the heart of a tree by its Mirwanl -innaannM AnT mora than TOtl nun judge human hearts by tbe clotbing ot their owners. A light hearing Trying violators of municipal law after dark. Shylock only demanded a pound of flesh; but, then. Sby wasn't running a museum with a fasting freak as a side attraction. Box coats are not so fashionable in putri- lla.fo ointlao no lk. n .a In rlnrtAHom. The other fellows will soon show the pub lic how eaay it is to make rules work both, ways in Congress. The quorum breakers are now the quorum makers. If tbe wharves had not been turned into gcrap yards there would not be any necessity for scrapping about them now. Babbits never kick when they're in a stew. Artists' models frequently grow weary, even if they are'eonstantly re-posing. ' The puhlis faster-loses pounds in order to secure dollars. Bams are to be built for harbor defense. The farmers will now have anotber grievance. They will kick because Uncle Sam is going into the bntter business. A Obeat bench show The United States Supreme Conrt when tbe Bering Sea case is argued. The young man who fell in among thieves here tbe other day, and imagined be was in Philadelphia, must have been in bad shape.. Perhaps he's a speaking somnambulist. A hale parrot is called Polly, which is feminine and odd. It fits, however, as he's a (errible talker. Scoops are handled with care in every well-regulated newspaper office. The machine for measuring electricity can beat the gas' meter as a lightning calculator, but doesn't draw as big a salary. "Count" Montebcoli has learned that stones can be broken easier tban hearts. One merely hardens tne bands, while the other hardens the conscience. Foolish maidens use court plaster in the hope of fastening on to some fellow. A lien law means a fat purse for builders who take chances. Gbocebs know a good deal about the book trust, but they're not kicking. The tobacco trust now wants the plug factories. It may bite oft more tban it can chew. The copyright bill's all right after all. All writers will now be happy. Exchange editors who work on shears should not forget to give proper credit. It was a cold day when the Fifty-first Congress died. Wixlik Winkle. PEOPLE OF PHOMINEKCE. Buffalo Bill will visit Germany this spring. George W. Childs, of Philadelphia, has subscribed $500 to tbe Mary Washington fund. Ex-President Hayes has resigned from the Ohio Archsa ological and Historical Society, and the Hon. Calvin S. Brice has been chosen to fill bis place. JIme. Henbi Gbetille, who has seeu more of this country than most French women, says tbe American woman makes too many ac quaintances and too few friends. Lucca, tb'e singer, will hereafter devote herself exclusively to teaching, and she will re ceive only eicht pupils, and sucb as show tbat they have a good future before tbem. "Jebky" Simpson say his recent elec tion expenses were just 8250. He says that he does not intend tbat his expenses, while in Washington attending to bis public duties, shall cost him over $35 per month. Count Tolstoi has never given more convincing indications of lunacy tban in a re cent article in the Contempora it, in which be says that "nearly all the world is drunk on to bacco andtbe remainder on brandy." John T. Mitchell, of Milwaukee, will bo the richest member of the next House of Representatives. He is tbe only son and heir of the late Alexander Mitchell, founder of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. Senator Mandebson, tbe successor of Mr. Ingalls as President pro tern, of the Benate, Is a Philadelphia"., and wasbrevetted as a Brig adier General for gallant, long continued and meritorious service during tbe war. He has lived in Omaha for 20 years. YOUNG John Jacob Astor boldly goes to housekeeping. In spite of ihe fact tbat potatoes are 1 1 fcO a bushel and eggs are higb. And his salary for being an Astor Is only about $100,000 a month. It is strange what chances young people will take nowadays. The Countess LilyNewenhaupt, formerly Miss Wilson, of New York, is one of tbe most feted belles in Stockholm this season. At a ball given by tbe Minister of Foreign Affairs she bad tbe honor, tbat is to say, Prince Eugene of Sweden bad the honor of dancing with her. Feanklin W. Smith, of Boston, is the projector of an ambitious scheme to build an immense temple of tbe arts at Washington. It is to cost $5,000,000 and occupy 150 acres of ground. Mr. Smith has bad plans drawn, it is said, and hopes to raise enough money in the next fivo years to begin tbe, work. Miss LaueaEkmiston Chant dropped a woman suffrage torpedo recently at a draw ing room in London, when she said: "You pray daily to God that His will may be done on eirth, and spend much effort on bcbalf of tbat will being taught the heathen; but when it comes to making an effort to secure tbe doing of tbe will of God by the bouses of Parliament, you call it the mire of politics and tbe things of the world." Miss Virginia Potter, a neice of Bishop Potter, and Miss Virginia Furman have contributed the capital to establish "Tho Chil dren's Dressmaking Company," a profit-sharing enterprise, with rooms at 10 East Fifteenth street. New York. Besides these ladles, 17 skilled workwomen, who are paid tbe highest uages'glven in the trade, constitute tbe com pany, and are to share the proceeds at the end of tbe year, one-third of tbe profits being set aside for the development of tbe business, one third divided among tbe non-stockholding members and the remaining third allotted to tbe two founders, who own all the stock. DEATHS OP ADAY. "William F. Wells. Detroit, March 4. William P. Wells, one of tbe most distinguished Michigan lawyers, dropped dead in the County Court this morning, Inst after be had finished an rgument. He had been Collectoror Castonwunder l'rcsldent John son: was Chairman of the General Council of the American Association, and was Professor of Law in the University of Michigan, and one of tbe leading Democrats of the State. He was born at St. Albans, Vfc, lnl83U Jesse Hall, Sr. UPKCtAt. TKtEOaAM TO THX DUrATCH.t Younostown, Mntfch , 4, Jesse -Hall, Sr., pioneer Iron manufacturer, died to-day at bis home In Hubbard. Owning a larsre tract ot land underlaid with coal jnade him very wealthy. After running the Hubbard Rolling Mill he sold It to Younstown. capitalists. Mr. Hall was 83 years old and leaves an estate of 100,000. Leonard Jerome. London. March 4. Leonard Jerome, of New York, who was recently removed from Lou don to Brighton, In the hope that his health, which bad been in a precarious state for some time past, mlcht be Improved, died last night. His wife and daughters were present at bis bed side when ho passed away. ' Robert Uarsha. Phillipsburq, March 4. Robert Harsha, a hlghlv-espected citizen or Beaver, and tbe pioneer dealer of musical Instruments of lteaTcr county, died at his homo here, at 11 o'clock last uigbt, of pneumonia. Ho was e? years of age. ENTERTAINING MISCELtANY. Ways of the Wankondes Bow to Foso Be fore the Camera Stories of England's Wittiest Judge One cf India's Ancient Cities Bradlangb's Great Strength. In a new book of African adventure L. M. Fotberlngham tells of a two years' struggle with Arab slave dealers in Central Africa, la speaking of tbe Wankondes he says: You could see the people in their element any fore noon you cbose to walk among tbe bananas. You would be greeted on all sides with "Saw klre. ugunlli?" "Good morning, have you slept wellf Possibly some of the natives might be at their toilet, some washing and others shav. ing. Both women andTmen shave off their eye brows and pall out their eyelashes a practice which does not enhance their appearance. They also shave the bead. A bit of iron with a good edge does duty as a razor. In tbe mat ter of dress, tbe men simply wear a brass loin belt made out of brass wire imported from Britain. Tbe wire on its arrival is a little thicker tban a common lead pencil, and is bar tered to tbe natives in exchange for cattle, ivory, etc Tbe process of drawing out the wire is very interesting. Tbe men love to sit and smoke their morning pipes under the cool shade of the bananas. Tho pipe is simply a gourd with a little hole near tho bottom, Into which the bead or cup with the tobacco is put. Water is poured Into tbe gourd. A bole at tbe top, about ono incb in diameter, is the mouth piece. Tbe native puts bis lips over this hole and takes a good pull, and then passes it on to bis neighbor. Then they puff tbe smoke in the air and watch it, with their dreamy eves, dissolve among- tbe leaves. They know both bow to grow tobacco and bow to smoke it, as the luxury of the native pipe is uncommonly refreshing. The Wankunde yiold to none In hospitality. Whenever you enter a village you are pre sented to tbe chief, and receive a present of a bullock or its equivalent In fruit, etc. There are only two regular meals in the day (I shall not say how many snacks tbey have in the in terval), and these occur at midday and between 6 and 7 o'clock at night. Native etiquette pre vents the men dining -along with the women. The staple food is nslma, a kind of porridge made out of the flour of Indian corn, mpeniba, or cassava. By way of relish they have veg etables or stewed fowl or fish. On tbe whole, tho Wankonde, as I found them, were a partic ularly prosperous and bappy people, inoffen sive and contented. I could not help thinking how much better tboy were tban certain prof ucts of civilization at borne. How to Dress for a Photograph. If you are short and stout don't ask tbe poor artist to make a picture of you full length. He will if you Insist, but be knows be is doing a great wrong thereby. Nothing is so graceful and pleasing in a picture of a stout lady as a sitting half length, the figure S3 turned as to bide the too too stoutness. Again, if you are slim and anzular, do not for an instant forget tbat a full-length figure will make you appear more slim and angular. Then the pretty bust picture is your only hope and you should in sist on having none other, says a writer in tbe Ladies' Some Jou. nal. If a gentleman has a very long neck no matter bow nicely he looks in a high collar, bis picture if taken in sucb a higb affair would look grotesque. A short neck and high collar, a long neck and low turned down collar by all mean. No loud stripes, no great checks, no striking figures should be worn in a photograph. One tuinc bear in mind when you visit the studio bring along your home expression. Don't spend two days be fore you come to tbe studio practising poses and different expressions before your mirror and, lastly, give tbe photographer tbe benefit of exercising his artistic and professional ability. Flourished 400 Years B. C. W.S.Caine is writing some interesting let ters from India for the Fall Mall Budget. In his last be thus speaks of an ancient ruin: We are now in the heart of tbe ancient city of Cbaltyagii, which flourished from 400B.C. to 100 A. D., its greatest splendor being reached under King Asoka, about 250 B. U. Tradition says tbat it covered an area of 17 miles by 6. on tbe tongue ot land formed by tbe junction of tbe Betwa and Bes rivers. Scattered over this area there are still left, in more or less preserva tion, 65 individual examples of tbe remarkable architecture of the great Buddhist period of In dian history, of which the great tone of bancbi is tbe finest; It is probably tbe work of Asoka, so far as its best architectural features are con cerned. Tbe tope'itself is a huge dome of brick, faced wiih stone, sligbtlr elliptical. 106 feet in diameter and 12 feet bigb. This is placed on a circular platform, 120 feet in diameter and If feet bigb.'wblcb, surrounded by a sculptured rail, made a walk for worshipers all round the top. Tbe beautiful rail lies in fragments at tbe base, and it'is a pity the Government does not erect and restore it as lar as possible. Tbe en tire tope Is surrounded by anotber rail and four sculptured gateways; It is superbly placed on tbe leveled summit of a beautiful hill about 300 feet higb. All round, on tbe wide table on which tbe tope is the center-piece, are monas teries, gateways, statues, temples and groups of huge monolithic square columns. England's Wittiest Jndge. "Our Wittiest Judge" is the title of a paper in Eclgravia by Percy Fitzgerald. It is a grouping of tho anecdotes and rulings of tbe late Sir W. Maule, the eminent judicial humor ist. Here are a few: A smart barmaid was giving testimony before bim against an ill-looking ruffian charged with what Is called "ring ing the changes." They got into a sort of wrangle or recrimination, bnt tbe prisoner, an impudent fellow, could make nothing of ber, and at last said, "Well, you may go away, tbe jury won't believe you." "I shan't go for your letting me go," was the answer. The Judge, who had been taking bis notes, looked up and said, "My good girl, you have given your evi dence very well, and can co; and remember you have this advantage over the prisoner, that you can go away, and be can't," Tbe man was found guilty and sentenced to panal servitude, when be said in a low voice, "You'll be in bell before the time is over." Maule did not bear and asked tbe clerk what be had said. "He sala," said tne clerk with much solemnity, "that your lordship will be In bell before his time is over." "We shall see," said the Judge. "Call tbe next case." To us it seems there is something exquisitely humorous In this "we shall see," an acceptance, as it were, a willing ness to leave the issue of tbe prophecy to be decided by the event. . Anotber hardened ruffian, wben about to be sentenced, broke nut with "May God striko me dead if I did it!" on which followed a lone, solemn pause, the jury wondering aud every, body expecting some expression of severity or punishment. At last Maule broke tbe silence, with, "As tne Almighty has not seen fit to in terpose." and proceeded to sentence. There was nothing profane in this, it was really a re buke. But a bettor version Is this: A man tried for stealing a watch was asked bad be any wit nesses. He replied tbat be bad "none but bis Maker, nbo knew bis innoaeuce." The Judge, after waiting a few moments, addressed the jury. "Gentlemen, the prisouer is charged uitb stealing a watch. He calls a witness who does not appear; on the other band two wit nesses saw him take the watch." .On anotber occasion ho said, en passant, as It were, "One of tbee defendants is, it seems, a minister of religion, of what religion It does not appear; but to judge by his conduct it can not be of any Torm of Christianity." Here, it; will be noted, there is no rebuke, he simply notes tbat the practice does not correspond with tbe standard of precept. The whole is coldly judicial, yet scathing from its very mod eration. Anotber of his capital illustrations of the limits of evldenco was tbe following: "If a man," be said to a jnry. "iocs into the London docks sober, without the means of getting drunk, and Comes out of one of tbe cellars wherein are a million of gallons nf wine, very' drunk, I think tbat would be reasonable evi dence that he bad stolen some of tbe wine in tbe cellar, though yon could not prove that any wine was stolen, or any wine missed." Bradlangh's Muscle. It would be almost impossible to make any one outside this country understand what a power Bradlaugb was in his day here. To be gin with, he was a man of herculean propor tions and gigantic strength, wrltos a London correspondent. At one of tbe Hyde Park meetings during tbe jlmro craze, in 1878, Mr. Bradlauch positively saved Auberou Herbert's life, and felled six to the ground, one alter an otber, with his strong right arm. On one oc casion wben lecturing at Oldbam he was con stantly interrupted by two great hulking fel lows from a colliery, who were both half drunk, Bradlaugb -at lengtb warned tbem, to desist, telling tbem tbat on another repetition of tbe offense be wonld personally eject them from ttehall. They jeered and defied him to do so, whereupon be leaped from the platform, grasped each man by tbe scruff of tbe neck and ran tbem down the ceutral aisle, and then burled both of them down tbe ateps and out side without any aid. He was six feet in height and splendidly made, though latterly be got too stout. He bad a fine head, broad torehead and bright eyes, bis great defect be ing bis long, ugly upper lip. His jaw was un usually Urge and powerful; bis face was al ways clean shaven. He was a vain map, and in the bearing f a trlend of mine onco declared that "bis lace was as mobile as Irvlng's," Kalakaua Stolen at His Birth. According to the prevailing ancient-Hawaiian custom, says tbe Hawaii Gazette, when Kala kaua was born his ' relatives stood ready to adopt'bim; and it was understood before the birth tbat the expected offspring of Keoho. Kaioio was to ne aaopieu uj ujs nign unieiess Ijlliba. known In "Hawaiian blstorv as Slailattie Boki. But' another High Chlefess, Haaheo Kainn,, learning nf this arrangemeur, de- lermincq, to irnstraxe is anu ueraeu aanpc me child. On tbe eve of the expected birth of the child, she repaired to tbe bouse of tbe parents, and waited for the event, which occurred abont 2A. St.; Ihe 16tb of November, 1838. She suc ceeded In getting the Infant away to her bouse, Honuakaba, still one of tbe residences of the kines. Upon bearinc? of this, Lillha's disap pointment was keenly felt; bowever, as long as she lived, she took a great Interest in tbe child. Having, through her husband's instructions, learned to become an adept In sucb astrological art as bad been developed among tbe ria wailans, she drew David Kalakana's horoscope, and predicted tbat be would make his mark m tbe world, saying. "From this child the bones of our forefathers will have life." HO BETTEE PUBLISHED. The Dispatch I Unequalled Anions Its Cotemporarlea.' SharpsTllle (la.) Advertiser.! The Pittsburg Dispatch which basal ways been up to and even abead of tbe times, has yet surprises In store for'its readers. It will soon occupy its new granite fire-proof building on corner of Diamond and bmitbfield streets. Tbelatest printing machinery from the famous house of R. Hoe A Co.. will be placed in the new building; in fact, a complete new -outfit in-all departments. Tbe Hunday issue of The Dispatch has a bona fide circu lation of over 6u,000 copies' each issue, and is not equalled in any of its various departments by any other Sunday journal. Tbe dally has over 30,000 copies each Issue. Tbe financial, commercial, produce, live stock and Iron mar kets are accurate aud exhaustive. The Dis patch is tbe only newspaper In Western Pennsylvania carrying a daily special cable re port, covering all European news centers. Its home news getting facilities are first-class. It controls leased wires connecting Its news rooms with leading cities of tbe conntry. The Dis patch continues, as it has been, an Inde pendent Republican journal, discussing events alone with regard to public Interests as a first and only consideration. The Disfatc h has a large circulation in tbe Shenango Valley and' it is increasing very fast. There is no better daily paper published. A P1TTSBUEGEE CHOSEN To Superintend the Survey of the Proposed Inter-Continental Railroad. Washington, March i. The Inter-Conti-nental Railway Commission met to-day and ar ranged tbe preliminaries for making a surrey of tbe proposed railroad. Mr. William F. Shunk, of Pittsburg, was selected as organ izing engineer, and be will have general charge of the surveying work. Mr. Shunk was for merly connected with the Pennsylvania Rail road, and surveyed the line of that road over tbe Allegheny Mountains. Otbercivll engineers will be selected to assist bim, and be is also promised tbe co-operation of local engineers in each of the countries through which the pro posed road is to pass. There will be three sur veying parties, including tbe military party al ready assigned to Central American States. Tbe other two parties will be under the imme diate direction of Mr, Shunk, and will work re spec, ively north and south from a central point In Columbia. Tbe principal difficulty anticipated In the survey is crossing the Andes in Colombia. Mr. Shunk's experience in mountain railroad engl. neering will bo especially valuable In tbat con nection. It is estimated that it will take IS months to complete the survey with tbe pres ent force. A member of the commission said to-day that the lack ot funds prevented tbe employment of more engineers, or the work would be divided Into smaller sections ofcoun try and would naturally be accomplished in much less time than is necessary under exist ing conditions. THE LADY AND THE BOBBY. A Funny Scene and Quick Repartee In a St Louis Street Car. St. Louis Republic. The cars on tho Fourth street cable running east were almost deserted yesterday afternoon wben one with fewer passengers on board tban any tbat had preceded It was passing Lafayette Park. It bad almost reached tbe corner of Mis. slsslppl avenue wben a young lady of attractive appearance and genuine refinement boarded it. She was evidently a young schoolma'am. Sbe had reached tbe center of tbe platform and was facing the interior of the car where a pleasant faced police officer of Hibernian extraction was seated, together with one or two other passengers. As sbe was about to step into tbe car It started with tbat sudden jerk peculiar to the Fourth street cable. Sbe was of course thrown forward, and in trying to fall Into a seat fell into tbe police officer's lap. Everyone in the car saw just how the accident bad oocurred and tbere was nearly a smile at the young lady's predicament. Sbe, however, was not tbe kind to be overcome by an accident of this kind. By the time she was on ber feet again she, discovered tbat'the lace of her dress bad. become entangled on tbe brass buttons of tbe officer's uniform. Tbe officer saw it at the same time, and while trying to disengage it, said: 'Madame, I am attached to you." The young lady fully appreciated tbe situation and pertly answernd: "Sir, tbe attachment is mutual." OUE HEW C0TT0H COMPEHTOB. Russian Planter WH1 Try a New Experi ment in Central Asia. CHICAGO, March 1 Edward Goujon. Master of Horse to tbe Czar of Russia, Is in Chicago en route to St. Petersburg. With tbe- approval of tbe Czar, be came to this country 'early last year and purchased a plantation at Shrereport, La., for the purpose of studying the theory and practice of cotton raising. He believes tbat Central Asia offers great possibilities fot tbe raising of the cotton plant, and be is now on his way back to tbe Russian dominions to put bis knowledge into practice. He and Prince Dalgorouky already own large planta tions in tbe Asiatic cotton belt, which they will at once plant in cotton, assisted by somo Louisiana cotton planters as overseers, and with some negroes, who will be taken tbere to teach tbe natives-, Possessed of tbe imperial favor and confi dence, they have the promise that tbe tariff on American and Indian cotton will -be made pro hibitory, and that transportation facilities between tboir plantations and tbe markets, not only of Russia, but also those of other Eu ropean countries, will ne afforded. Tbe price of labor in Central Asia is very low. and M. Goujon believes that, in an open contest, be can drive outTtmerican cotton from European markets, and yet niako an immense profit. WOELIVS FAffi WOBK ST0PIED. All the Directing Officers Confined to Their Beds With the Grip. CHICAGO, March 4. The grip has tied up the World's Columbian Exposition as completely as if a strike ware on band. This morning Vice President Bryan was the only official who was able to be at his office, and be was suffering from so severe a cold that the physician bad advised him to remain at home.s Vice Chair man McKenzle and Secretary Dickinson are conUnedttotbelrbedsattbePtraerHouse.and a telephone message from Director General Davis reported a change for the better In that official's condition, although It will not be pos sible for him to leave his bouse before tomor row. President Palmer telegraphed from De troit this morning tbat be was slightly im proved, but was still unable to leave bis bed. Colonel Shepard Is no better, and Miss Couzlns is still on the sick list. Gustavo Fuchs. an architect, has submitted a plan for a gateway to the Exposition. His idea Is to have the main pillars made ot stones, one from each State, and as a recognition nf French courtesy In the presentation of tbe Bartholdi Statue of Liberty tbat a fac simile of this gateway or arch be erected in Paris and dedicated at the same hour that the Exposition is thrown open. Wants a-BIg Fortune. Philadelphia Pnblic Ledger. Charles Francis de Thierry, a Brooklyn me chanic claims to be the heir of a J5.000.000 estate In France. Tbe fortune, so tbe story goes, was accumulated In tbe Brazilian dia mond fields a century ago by Jean de Thierry, who, during the French Revolution, deposited it in gold In vaults in Venice. When Napoleon captured tbe city in 1797 the fortune was'capt ured, too, and de Thierry died before be recov ered it. Mr. de Thierry, of Brooklyn, claims to be able to prove that be is tbe grandson of the original de Thierry, and entitled to tbemlUIons. A Thirsty New Yorker. . New YorkEvenlnzTeleirram.J Mr. Eoescb is the author or a bill to regulate and discipline the Whisky Trust. Thousands of our citizens will be forever grateful Uvbim if he will inform them where whisky may be obtained on trust. ROBERT EMMEPS MEMORY. JohnSL Flnerty, the Chtcago Leader, Speaks Before the Celtic Literary and Dramatic Company Drama-at Turner Hall by Local Talent Last Nlchr. John M. Finertyf the well-known Irish leader of Chicago, arrived In Pittsburg yeslerday morning. He came to deliver a lecture at Turner Hall, nri Forbes street, before tbe Celtic Literary and Dramatic Company. Yes terday wasEmmct's Day. and Mr. Flnerty's ad dress last night consisted largely of a tribute to the character of Robert Emmet. Incidentally tbe speaker touched on borne rule and other questions of interest to tho Irish poople. Pos sessiog a graceful fliure and fine voice. Mr. Flnerty's oratorical effort are well worth the bearing, and a good-sized audience last night tendered him the ovation he merited. Following the address came the historical Irish drama in tlnee acts, entitled "Robert Emmet, the Martyr of Irish Liberty," ren dered by the following member nf the nociety: Edward J. C3rney, James P. Carney. Thomas J. McGonnell. John C. Getty. Charles Colwell. Thomas H. Carney. Alex. Lattihlln, Frank Howard. James H. Moore. Henry Moran, W. Tbninrs n. Larry Conlin. Miss Edith Atkinson and Miss Giny Lawrence. Mr. Finerty was seen at the Central Hotl ypsterday afternoon. Hit is a Parnelllte.but de clined to disrass the situation in Ireland. He stated that tbe recent lanzllng over tbe Irish leadership bad quieted doo, and it wasn't necessary to revive. Mr. Finertv added tbat Ireland was entitled to home rnle, and sooner or later would have it. He was not worried about the present, and believe the problem will bo solved In time. He will speak in Syracuse to-night. In appearance Mr. Finerty looks not unlike Secretary Blaine, except tbat the white beard is wanting. FOE THE DAY HUBSEEY. Ladies Take Possession of Old City Hall for Banquet Purposes. Arrangements bave been completed to make tbe dinner and supper to be given by tbe Board of tbe first Allegheny Day Nursery atOIdtity Hall to-day and to-morrow a success. Twenty eight tables and booths, prettily decorated and w'e:l stocked, will aid In making tbe entertain ment one of tbe largest things of the kind yet attempted, and lay the foundation of a dinner reputation for fnture use and a nucleus for their building fund.' A corps of 181 ladies has been enlisted. Tbe dining room doors of the ball will be tbrownopen at 11:3) to-day, and tho quickest time possible made to tbe hearts of tbe patrons. THE IIVEB AHD SPELLHIO. A Theory That That Important Organ May Affect Orthography.' New Vork Tribune.! A man who prides himself on spelling cor rectly as a usual thing confessed the other day that at times be "went all to pieces" on his spelling. "I haven't jnst decided how to ac count for it," be explained.' "I think, how ever, tbat it must be my liver. I fancy that I spell by memory and what I call harmony. X bave an excellent memory and can recall how the word ought to look wben it is written out. Then when 1 see a word misspelled it jars on me. That's what 1 call spelling by harmony. When a written word shocks my nerves I know tbat it is misspelled, but when my liver is out of order everything shocks tbem so tbat only my memory can serve me. I frequently find, though, that under these circumstances my memory is treacherous. I recall a caso which puzzled me tbe other day. I was writing cham pagne and spelled it 'champaign.' Once tbe letters were in Ink' I saw tbat It was wrong. I scratched out tbe word and rewrote it, spelling it 'champagne.' Tbat did not look justrlebt and for a second I was tempted to scratcb off tbe final "e," My memory served me at this point, for, I recalled having seen tbe word printed in a newspaper tbat morning and it stood before me in flaming letters. Tbe point which I wish to make is that this word never before gave me any trouble. Don't you think, therefore, tbat it's tbe llverT" ' AMERICANS TH PAEIS. Napoleon IIL Made a Duke Apologize to a Yankee Student. "Nw Ynrlr World. 1 "His years of study in Pari&and Berlin form one of tbe most enjoyable periods In the career of an American professional man," said one of our most famous surgeons, "Tbey did at least in my case. When I was in Paris, tbe Ameri can Minister presented a lot of us at tbe Tuil eries. We got to tbe audience chamber a little late, and tbe young Duke of Sasano, a tre mendously handsome young fellow in splendid court uniform, with a gold spoon fastened on the lapel of bis coat, came up t us with a haughty air and demanded what we meant by being so late for his Majesty's audience! His manner was so insolent that several of us came precious near drawing the swords which we wore with our presentation costume and pink ing him in the ribs. Afterwards we saw Louis aud he gave- us special audience. We de manded through tbe Minister an apology from tbe Duke de Bassano and got lt.'tlio Emperor accompanying it with a letter of regret tbat tbe incidedt should have occurred. The Duke of Bassano, by tbe way. was no fair-weather friend of Napoleon's. He accompanied his master and mistress to their exile in Ch Isle hurst and was devoted to Eugenie. Louis Napoleon impressed me as a coarse, under sized, big-nozedi and depraved-looking fellow He was suffering from a skin disease which made contact with him unpleasant. "The Best Family Dog. New York Continent.! I asked President Terry, of tbe Westminster Kennel Club, one day during tbe doe ahow. what kind of a dog be would advise inc. as a family man. to get for my family. I told him I ould not afford a 75 toy spaniel for a play thing, nor an (SOU St. Bernard to scare tramps. "Well," he said, "if you "intend to bave one family dog, and want tbe best kind, buy a col lie. I bave had 50 or 60 dlfferent'kinds of does, and bave nearly that number now. My experi ence compels mo to commend tbe collie as I have. He is bright, of fino disposition, and gentlest of dogs in his association with chil dren." The collie Is known to many as the shepherd dog. COMIHG THEATBICAL EVEHTS. Susie Howard. In .the "Nell, the Waif." will entertain the patrons of Harris' -Theater next week. TnE City Club Vaudeville Company will be tho attraction at Harry Williams' Academy, commencing March 9. IN response to general request Mr. Mansfield will, on Saturdav night, present his great dual creation, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," for the only time during tbe. present engagement. On Monday, March 9, the Jefferson-Florence Comedy Company will commence an engage ment of a week, with Saturday matinee, at tbe Duquesne Theater. The first nf the week will be devoted to a revival at "The Rivals." the latter half to a production of Colman's comedy in five acts. "Tbe,H8ir.at-Law." The brilliant comedy of "The Rivals," as presented by tbe Jefferson-Florence Company, would Interest any Engtlsli-speaklng au.tlenco on earth. Jefferson as Bob Acres, W. J. Florence as Sir Lucius (yTrigger, and Mrs. John Drew as Mrs. Malaprop make a triangle of excellence not to be surpassed. DESMAN Thompson's famous home-like drama, which loses no.thlng by repetition dur-(je- each season's amusements, is again to be the attraction at tne urand opera House each evening next week, and although tin play bas been seen bore time and time again. It seem ingly gains in popularity and pnblic favor with every visit. Last season the play was accorded one of tbe largest financial greetings, and, if rumor is to be believed, one will lookvery hard to find a vacant seat during its coming encase ment. Tbe cast of characters is the same asl wben seen here before, and thisIong co-operation should guarantee a realistic portrayal. Tbe advance sale ot seats opens this morning. The prednction of Alexander Dumas' famous romantic drama, "Tbe Corsican Brothers." at tbe Bijou Theater next week, with the talented yonngactor. Robert Mantell, ii bis successful dual Impersonation of Louis and Fabien dei Ffanchi, will undoubtedly prove one of tbe season's strongest attractions. The banasome scenery, rich costumes, unique properties and uarvelons mechanical appll anees'used by Mr. Mantell In this representa tion of tbe play hive never been snrpassed. A leature nut wo ukiuq ( v, fcue uniuu upcia j House scene, many new specialty acts will be Introduced and tbe artists' engagement for tbe bal masque assures its success. Tbe scrnto trap, wltb wblcb the- ghost effects aro pro duced, will again be employed. CORI0US. COPKNSATIONS.) There are over 80,000 people connected with tbe stage in London. The first geographical map of England was made in tbe year 1520. The foreign trade of the United States in. manufactured furs reaches $5,500,000 a year. Of the 17,000,000 wage earners in this conntry. 7,000,000, or per cent, are engaged in farming. The French chauvinists rebel against tbe ose of tbe English word "yacht." and In defer ence to their feelings the word will probably be spelled "yaute." A mechanic of Covington, Ky., has suc ceeded In welding aluminium with glass; and flie manufacture of flexible glass, be thinks, is involred,in bis discovery. A Mussulman is now traveling through India collecting money for a Mohammedan mission in England. Part of the money Is to bo spent building a mosque at Liverpool. An official letter from the Eastern Lunatic Asylnm, of Virginia, to the Governor of tbat State, states that one of tbe inmates has been tbere for 54 year?, and Is 10!) years old. Chesaning, Mich., has a man that goes into trances and converses with tho angels. While in this state he can be lanced to the bone without bleeding, the wound healing in a few hours. An English scientist writing of light ning, quotes figures sbowinc tbatinEneland and Wales, from 1S53 to 1880, the average annual death rate from lightning was considerably below one per l,C0O,0CO of the population. A wealthy Atchison, Kan., woman made her will recently, and she says in it that at tbe end of five years all her foriune Is to be given tn her husband If be can prove tbat be bas visited ber grave ten times in tbat length ot time. It is pernaps not generally known that every important factory in Russia is opened with divine services. A great brandy distillery was opened near Kazan, on the Volga, with services conducted by the clergy of that lo cality, The Cincinnati Chief of Police recently received a queer letter from Breen, O. The writer sys be has a preparation that will prevent prisoners from resisting arrest. "It kills tbeui for an hour," he says, "but after that time they recover." The turkey roost of a Pipestone, Ber rien county, Micb., man was robbed tbe other night, Dut tbe thieves left behind a good watch The Pipestone man found the watch, and now advertises tbat tbe owner can bave tbe same by calling and proving property. The Superintendent of Sewers and Drainage under the Ohio State Board of Health was summarily discharged some time ago. Last Saturday he banded in his "resignation." ask ing tbat It be accepted. He evidently didn't kuow wben he was out of a job. There is now being finished at Green ville, Pa., a disc of glass for a refracting tele scope lens, which is claimed as the largest that b3S ever been made In tbe United States. Tbe disc Is S0K inches in diameter by S inches in thickness, and weighs over SOO pouuds. The statistics of the trade unions in Germany show tbat about 2,000.000 workmen in tbat country have an annual income of less than $155. and that 'in tbe weaving districts of Saxony and Silesia there are thousands of men earning but 575 per year by their trade. . A if aw York club recentlygave a dinner to all the principal freaks in the dime museums. Living skeletons, fat women, turtle boys, con tortlonists, magnetic women, Chinese giants calfheaded bojs, three-armed and four-legged born dined and danced with their hosts. A farmer near Sparta, Tenn., has an effective way of getting rid of hawks and owls. Ho keens a steel trap in a tree near bis house, where the birds light and are caught. He bas caught in the past two years th at way 13 hawks and seven owls, and bas lost scarcely any chick ens. When Mars is nearest to the sun, and tbe earth farthest from the sun, tbe two planets are at tbe least possible distance from each other. Tbe most favorable condition occurs once in about 15 years. Such will be tbe caso in 1892, and such was the case m 1877, when the Martian moons were discovered. In a Berlin cafe coffee is brewed by electricity. A platinum wire passes in spiral throughseverilglassjars; tbe electrical cur rent quickly raising tbe water contained to a boiling point, and the coffee i3 thus prepared In the. view of everyone in tbe room; then a small electric railway transmits the coffee to tne several tables, i that tbe guests may help tbemselves to tbeir liking. A sailor who has Just come Into 'port with a full pocket, paid Stephen Kemble 30 to have a performance of Henry IV. -all to him self, with Kemblo as "the old boy with tbe round forecastle, built like a Dutch lugger.and lnrcbinz like a Spanish galeon in a heavy sea.' He chose tbe music to be played by way of overture, saw tho play through, and gave vig orous expression to bis appreciation of the Falttoff of tne occasion. The word "milliner" is said to have originated in tbe fifteenth century, when the city of Milan held tbe primacy in tbe world of dress aud fasblon, and gave to Europe tbe "modes." as Paris has done in more modern times. But although in this respect the enter of gravity bas shifted, an English traveler tells tbat you have only to enter one of the hand some Milanese shops to be convinred that the milliner in Mdan is by no means moribund. Tne great festival of the English milk malos and chimney-sweeps of , the 1st of May dates Its origin back to tbe Romans, who were wont to commemorate tbe festival of Flora, tho goddess of flowers, for several days in May. May pules were forbidden to be erected by Parliament in ItHi, but tbey were restored atraln on the restoration of Charles IX, and in 1161 the May pole in tbe Strand was reared with mnc-b ceremony and rejoicing. This pole, which stood near where Catharine street joins tho rjtrand. was of cedar, and was raised by 12 seamen, commanded by the Duke of Vork, who was then Lord High Admiral of England. Some years ago a retired army captain bought an old Spanish residence in St. August ine, Fla., and tore tho building down. In a. corner formed of concrete a large cold medal was placed In an upright position and covered with mortar. It was nicely preserved and al most as bright a new. On the obverse side there Is a marine view showing a vast array of warships in line of battle, and encircling this scene are the words: "Almighty God has blessed His Majesty's arms." ana beneath. "Victory or the Nile. August 1. 179S." On tbe reverse side Is the Goddess of Peace, extending tbe olive branch with one hand and resting tbe other on a large medallion likeness of Nelson, add above tho likeness is the motto, "Europe's hope and Britain's glory." There is here also a view of tbe sea, a large anchor, and surround ing all "Rear Admiral Lord Nelson, of tbe Nile." About tbe edgo of the medal is this sentence: "A tribute of rezard from Alex. Davidson, Eg.. St. James Square." COTEHFOBAEY CONCEITS. Baxter (the tailor) Of course those pants bag at the knees. How do yon expect to keep them smooth sitting at your desk all day. You should stand np more. .Now, what lino of bnsiness are you in? Complaining Customer-1'm a conductor on a Broadway horse ear. Stm fork Recorder. He How did you know I waa at the door? I didn't pull the bell. sh, drtmlrlnr the circlet hehss Inst placed upon her linger)-! beard the entajreineDtrlug.-.Vtt XorHmraia. A X-SOwTSa GIBL. She knows the world was made to win, Likewise she knows tbe men. Korsooth, she knows no discipline; She knows the world was made to win; N or does sbe count It any sin To filrt at once with ten! She kpows the world was made to win. , , Likewise sbe "no's" the men. " Xeva York Continent. "I read that a cyclone in Kansas lifted up a large tree and carried It two miles," remarked Mrs. Shattack. " The tree was equipped for traveling, I sup pose," replied Shsttuck. "I don't know what youmean." I mean that It took Its trunk with It." Chi cago Inter Ocean. Simpson Mr baby is learnin? "to talk very rapidly. He knows more than a dozen word.. Jlmpson-Huh! My baby Is three months younger than yours and he Is already a B. A. Simpson WnstJionsense. Jlmpson Enrclar alarm, I mean. TndianapolLt Journal. "I have called in reply to yonrad. of man wanted to dig a cellar by the day," he explained aslienalkedln'oa commission bouse on Wood- brldice street the other day. - But that wasn't my ad.," replied the party. addressed. Nor" 'I advertised for an energetic, go-ahead man t takes partnership in the bnsiness." Oh. tha 'alt. Well, sir. It's all tbe same to me, being I'm here, and-l'll sit down while yen make ont the papers. Detroit Frte Frets. .-vTk rlTC'T ' f. . Ss.&s ytdmmfazi J.is J -.. sV-
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