SSB223 ' "EWWr FP5R35-f5"- THE -PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY. APRIL 18, 1891 Bfila If the matter be pure end in READING, structive, is surely beneficial. You will have leisure to-morrow, and THE DISPATCH will furnish the reading matter suitable for the old and young of all classes. wn inrnlTM DISPATCH will bring TO-MORROWS lhe world under yoar eyes. The happenings of the universe worth recording will be found in its broad pages. To-3ioRRowstD0,syp0A:chH0::,,,b::9. plete record of local doings of the day as well as the week's events in various eir- MORROW'S ru'THE NEWS, will furnish yo'u with reading mat ter on a variety of topics from the pens of Specialists Authors, Divines, Reviewers. Scientists, Travelers, Humorists, Home makers, Thinkers, Es ayists. Etc, TOMORROW'S r uiSL . the unemployed, furnish help for em- ployers, bargains for investors, hints for j buyers in all lines, and pointers for all engaged in any line of business. 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The suspension of civil power having been made before the troops were sent in the region, the only theory on wb,ich their removal is possible is that the tend ency toward riot is passed, and that further settlement of the wage question can be peacefully effected. There has been a fair degree of order preserved while the troops were in the district, and this may have aided the decision. In coming to this decision against the protest of citizens who do not share that confident view, the Governor has plainly re lied oa the pledges of the labor leaders that peace shall be preserved. This puts the re sponsibility on them for the immediate future. Tliey have given pledges in public as binding as any which the Governor may Lave received. The retirement of the mili tary gives them the opportunity to redeem their promises. Upon the argument that law and individ ual rights will be fully respected, the further discussion of the strike in the coke industry will be left entirely to the domain of reason. If that is done, the action of the Governor will be vindicated and the law-abiding character of the strikers established. But if the promises are not kept, it will react very severely both on the labor leaders and , the Governor. Let us have peace. WIT SHOULD THET DODGE? The activity of the corporation members in the House in staving off a vote on the motion to give the anti-discrimination bill a place on the calendar is inexplicable. Under ordinary circumstances it would be easy to understand that legislators would be loth to place themselves on record as refus ing to carry out Constitutional enactments they are sworn to support, and to protect the people agaiust corporate favoritism. If they had not independence enough to resist the orders of the great corporations that such measures shall be suppressed, they might naturally desire to prevent the call ing of the yeas and nays. But in this case the Legislature has already made its record. It has fully showed its disregard ot the Con stitution and the public rights. "With that fact in view, it is rather difficult so assign a reason for subsequent dodging. The Legislature has already made up its record on the anti-discrimination question, and all the filibustering in the world will not alter that record. DISSATISFACTION" IX INDIA. The indications of disquiet in India pre viously afforded by the war with the Mani puris are increased by a popular excitement in Benares. The Manipuri war was sup posed to be a mere local struggle, increased in importance by the fact that a British force was cut to pieces. The immediate cause of the Benares trouble was religious prejudice caused by the proposed destruc tion of a temple for public improvements. The two together are taken as indicating a degree of dissatisfaction among the natives that may produce a widespread outbreak. There is a theory afloat to the effect that this trouble has been stirred up by Bussian agents. "Whether there is foundation lor that idea is not known; but it does not im pute any creditable intentions to Bnssia. To prosecute war by stirring up a cruel and semi-civilized people to revolt against civilization a strife that must produce rapine and murder would be an offense against civilization. To adopt such meth ods in time of peace would be little less than infernal. The activity of Bussia in the direction of India should be accounted for in a way less abhorrent to humanity, if pos sible. "Whatever the cause, civilization will join in the hope that there will be no outbreak liable to reproduce the horrors of the Indian mutiny. "While there may be much to be amended in the Indian administration, it is far superior to the chaos that would result from an outbreak. AN UNNECESSARY CONVENTION. Some time ago The Dispatch pointed out that the professed need for a Constitu tional convention was not by any means adequate to its possible damages. It is easy to provide practical ballot reform in accordance with the Constitution. Because we have an excellent instrument which cer tain prominent interests would be very glad to see emasculated is not calculated to increase confidence in the integrity of the demand for the convention. In short, The Dispatch was decidedly of the opinion that the Constitutional convention is not wanted. The statement published yesterday with regard to Bobinson's bill for a Constitutional convention is a striking illustration of this point. If the sole result of the convention were to give the Legislature annual in stead of biennial opportunities for self exposure, it might not oe a very vital ques tion. But this is not all that would be pos sible. Senator and Congressman Bobinson first called attention to himself in the legis lative halls by a speech in which he termed an anti-discrimination bill "Jack Cade leg islation." He quoted Shakespeare to estab lish his point, and declared he would not respect all the provisions of a Constitution which he was under oath to support A statesman who relies on works of the imag ination for historical facts, and forms bis views from a dramatist who never mentions the participation of the people in political matters, except in ridicule, may deem the Constitutional convention so much a fore gone conclusion as to provide for the elec tion of its members before the convention is ordered. But a very respectable preponder ance of public opinion will take the oppo site view. There are a great many restrictions in the Constitution which have been found of great value to the public, but are highly incov venient to certain powerful interests. Cor porate aggressions are restrained, reckless extension of municipal debts, and numerous other practices not unknown in the State be fore the adoption of the present instrument are provided against. The ability of the proposed convention to wipe oat these salu tary provisions, in addition to giving the Legislature annual employment, is too man ifest to permit question. Any of the inter ests desiring the removal of these restrictions are at liberty to urge that such amendments be submitted separately, each to be decided on its merits. But to do this job iu round lots is something that the people should sternly negative. The present Constitution was framed to last more than eighteen years. What is needed now is its enforcement and not its emasculation. THE OLD STORY. The order covering the transportation pf goods in bond by Canadian railways is ac companied by a general repetition, in some quarters, of assertions regarding laws regu lating railway traffic which are solely the product of the inventive genius of the rail way interest.. The Secretary of the Treas ury bases his order upon the necessity of properly transacting the business of the custom houses, which is a valid reason. But the new outbreak of old misrepresenta tions is suggestive of corporate influences behind the whole business. A sample is afforded, by the Baltimore American, whioh says: The Canadian railroads are not subject to the inter-State commerce law, and can place American roads at a ruinons disadvantage, which they have not hesitated to do in various ways. The fact is that every Canadian railroad doing business in the United States, or transporting goods to and from the United States, is subject to the inter-State com merce law on that traffic exactly as much as any of the United States railroads are. This appears in the first section of the act, and has been repeated by the Inter-State Com merce Commission. Another example is the following declara tion of a leading paper with regard to the traffic across the continent from China and Japan: In this great traffic no American railroad can compete with the Canadian Pacific. Onr roads are debarred from all competition by the laws of the United States, which afford to a foreign corporation the protection which the; expressly deny to our own common carriers. There is not a line in the laws of the United States which debars the transconti nental roads from competition. The only reason why the Canadian Pacific carries the traffic is that it is willing to do so at cheaper rates. The combinations transconti nental roads have made among themselves for illegal purposes may prevent them from making rates which will attract this traffic, but the United States law does not The persistence and energy with which these threadbare misrepresentations are cir culated calculated to arouse a curiosity as to the corporate purpose in keeping them up. SINGLE-TAX IDEAS. The comments of The Dispatch the other day on a communication from one of its single-tax friends have evoked two re sponses in another column. The points our correspondents make are worthy of at tention. One presents an illustration of the sweep ing assertions to which the single-tax logic is prone. He cays : "If it be possible to show that increase in the exchange of land operates otherwise than as an impediment to production, I will give over the case;" but he thinks this difficult on account of the law that "every increase in the exchange value of land is at the expense of the value of labor." There may be a quarrel about terms in this; but taking "exchange value" to signify what the land will bring in ex change for other forms of property, nothing is more eajir than to demonstrate the entire error of these alleged axioms. The great majority of influences which have increased both the economic and exchange valne of land have done so be cause they increased production and at the same time added to the vdlue. Improve ments in transportation, new inventions and improved methods in agriculture, irrigation and a score of other illustrations furnish evidence to this point Central Africa is a first-class example of a spot, where there is little or no exchange value to land, and the value of labor there is not particularly exalted. Both correspondents refer to the assertion of The Dispatch that if the single-tax principle of exempting all improvements is applied faithfully to the degree of exempt ing street and sewer assessments and taxes for the support of the city, there would not be much income left on the single-tax prop osition. One inquiry is: "Is it true that the single-tax people propose to exempt these items?" We do not know that they do, but the necessity of doing so ap pears from their own statements of prin ciple. The essence of their system is that ail.addilions to value produced by the labor or money of the owner shall be exempted. It is indisputable that a man who pays $1,000 to have a street paved or a sewer built makes an improvement lust as much Dsif he paid $1,000 to have a house built It is also a leading principle of the single fax school that the growth of a city about a given piece of land increases its value. It necessarily follows that the taxes which that land has paid to support the city govern ment, to furnish police and fire protection, to clean and light the streets, are just so mnch money spent in improvements. The other correspondent produces, as a demonstration opposed to our assertion, some estimated figures from the city ol Buf falo. Besides the familiar feature of pro ducing reductions of the rate of taxation by multiplying the valuation, this statement need only be criticised as presenting a total largely made up of what the single taxers define as speculative value. Some time ago The Dispatch pointed out to its friends 'of this school the natural impossibility of wiping out speculative value and at the same time preserving it as a source of revenue. This point finally elicited from one of them the frank concession? "I guess we will have to let the single tax go." Now, what The Dispatch is calling upon them to bear iu mind is the fact that after the speculative value is wiped out, and from the remaining value is deducted all improvements, includ ing those specified above, there will be a very small remnant left as a basis o( revenue. Alter such a process of exemption has been faithlully made, the single-taxers would have to do just what public policy is doing at present Impose the costot government upon such forms of property as might prove most available for taxation. Recent comments of The Dispatch on Senator Robinson's ticket-soliciting bill were based on an Incomplete abstract ot the measure. Oar attention has been called to the fact that some of the provisions supposed to have been left out ot the act are actually in it This would necessarily modify the criticisms made, and makes pointless some of the fun at its expense. The bill is intended to suppress a no torious nuisance which, we may remark, candi dates should have backbone enough to sup press for themselves. Peesidekt Hakmson has been invited to Mexico on one side and British Columbia on the other. There is an evident attempt to make the Chief Executive believe that the boundless continent is his. Secbetaby Tracy has followed out the announcement of his good intentions by issuing an order with regard to the New York and Norfolk navy yards which, if enforced, will take the foremen and master mechanics entirely out of politics. The step is a gratifying one, and will be universally endorsed by the public. Hut the Secretary should not omit to increase the warmth of the indorsement by extending it so that the Portsmouth navy yard shall be used to build ships and not carry elections. The warmth of poolroom discussion in New York City leaves uo doubt as to the fact that oft-quoted improvement of the breed of horses consists of malting the horses into first class gambling machines. The use of the terms "esquire" and "gen tleman" in describing tbo status of an indi vidual has been discouraged by the weight of official authority. The rules for the taking of the English census is the authority referred to. "Such indefinite terms," says Rule 19, as 'gen tleman and esquire' should not be used" Americans who desire to claim the social stand ing supposed to be expressed by those words will please take notice that they are written for exceedingly indefinite persons. That World's Fair squabble is principally decisive to the effect that Phoebe Couzlns has made up her mind that she lsnot to be'eozened out other profitable position. The trout in the mountain streams of Pennsylvania aro very much delighted with the remarkable increase of the bill of fare offered them this week. It is supposed that each has bad a large variety of the most tempt ing bait laid before bim by something like half a dozen anglers. Perhaps? the fish were so much sated by the profusion that they con cluded to restrict themselves to a plain diet. The $100-for-$30 societies Are not to be interfered with by the Legislature. People who are anxious to be swindled can still enjoy full facilities in that line. Farmer Ingalls' assertion that "the burning question of the day isfrotatoes," evokes the criticism of. the New York Prest to the effect that potatoes are rather "a growing Issue." Our friends should be caret nl, in pur suing this important dispute about terms, to take care that they as well as -the potatoes do not get into the stew. Ex-benatob Ikgalxs is at present for tunate in farming to large audiences; but it may be different when tbe crop reports come in. Tjie late General Spi nola is reported to have left a million dollars. An Eastern paper says "he was a shrewd investor in real estate and knew bow to put his money where it would do tbe most good." There was an understand ing also that he knew how to do this in politics as well as real estate. POINTS ON PEOPLE. Justin Huntly McCarthy is re ported to be a convert to Buddhism. The Mikado of Japan is always obliged to walk alone in public, his arm being consid ered too sacred for even tbe Empress to take. Gexebal Albert Pike owned the larg est meerschaum pipe in the world, and he knew hor to operate it without materially cut ting short the span of his life Chabt.es TAPrAS", who built the fam ous New York Tombs prison, is still living in that city, at the age of 95. He has seen the me. tropolis grow from a town of less than 100,000 inhabitants. Vladimie Koeolenko, the talented Bussian writer, is now a prisoner in the gloomy fortress of St Peter and St. Paul, His arrest is due to a series of articles entitled "in De serted Places." Colonel Geobge W. Williams, the oolored gentleman who has notified King Leo pold that Mr. Stanley is not the man to govern the Kongo Free State, was at one time a mem ber of the Ohio Legislature. Bey. Feank Montrose Clandenin, who is soon to marry Miss Gabrielle Greeley, is tall, spare, bald-beaded and high church. He has a gentle, scholarly face, not strong, but re fined: a prominent nose, light blue or gray eyes, a light mustache and a scholarly stoop. Mrs. Frederick Vanderbi'lt is tall and slender, with pretty blonde hair, and she is said by her friends to have a heart of gold. The greater part of her life is spent in doing good, which she does so quietly and unosten tatiously that the outside world knows little about it Ex-Senator Eyabts' hat is always worn on tbe back of his head, as if it wanted to hide from observation the fact of its being old enough to have beard tbe first gun at Sumter fired.. Mr. Evarts ages fast and has a decided stoop, indicating Increasing weakness and lack of vitality. Bishop Vladimeb, of the Greek Church in Alaska, who is on a tour of inspection of tbe Bussian churches In the United States, is an enthusiastic admirer and eloquent defender of the Czar's rule. He ridicules tbe charges of ferocious tyranny in Muscovite administration, and attributes tbeni quite as much to newspa per sensationalism as to rebellious dissatisfac tion. French Not Appreciated. Detroit Journal,! "H-FIeury ekmadame" Is the way it reads' on a Detroit hotel reglser. II H. Flaary did that he ought to be arrested for cannibalism. TWICE TOLD TALES. Interesting Clippings From Exchanges What the Girls Talk About A Truthful Sailor Joaquin Miller and the Chicago Damsel Sitting Bull a la France. "What do girls talk about" a Chicago Post reporter asked one ot them, "at their luncheons and during their calls upon each other?" "Well," she replied, "there aro usually two subjects of conversation at gatherings of girls, and they aro about equally prolific One ot them Is the men and tbe other is girls whodon't happen to be present We discuss the men of our acquaintance from every possible point of view, exchange confidences that have been made in us, criticise them with unrestricted freedom, and wonder which of them want to marry and what styles of girls they prefer. Sometimes we are rather sharp In our criti cisms, but on tbe whole the men get off rather easy. But when it comes to other girls myr' 'What do you mean by that?" "I mean that no mercy is shown. For ex ample, we take up some poor unfortunate who isn't with us and go through tbe pleasant oper ation known as picking her io pieces. We dis enssher Costume, her complexion, her man ners, ber sayings, her tastes, and by tbe time we hare iyt through with her the Creator wouldn't recognize His work. Then we start in on some other girl." "But hare you many enemies of tnls sort?" "Enemies? Bless your Innocent sonl. I haven't an enemy in the world. I love my nolghbor as myself." "You surely don't Intend to convey the im pression to my mind that these girls whoso characters you discuss in this cannibalistic way are friends of yours?" "Why, certainly. For instance, on the South side the other day we were all taking 6 o'clock tea and having a simply beautiful time picking Maria Jones to pieces. Just in tho middle of it all Maria came in. Was she greeted coldly? Well, hardly. We all embraced her, gave her a seat near tbo fire and changed tbe subject of conversation to Anna Smith. And how Maria did go for ber, to be sure." A Truthful Sailor. According to tbe New York Bun a party of tonrists met a sea captain on a train, and a Chicago broker, wbo first discerned his pres ence, gave tbe bojs the wink, and followed it up by saying: "If we work it right wo can get some awful lies out of him. Let some one ask him about sharks and serpents." They crowded him into a smoking compart ment, and when they had become slightly ac quainted tho Inquiry was made: "Captain, you have doubtless seen some very large whales? How long would you say tbe largest was?" "Gentlemen. I never Baw a whale in my life," he replieu., "I have been at sea for 26 years, but I never happened to see a whale." "Well, you have seen serpents in the warm sea?" "Never saw one there." "But you must have seen some extra large sharks?" "Gentlemen, I hope you will believe me wheu I tell you I never saw a shark except In an aquarium." Hut you have been wrecked?" Never." "Ever have a mutiny?" "No." "Fire at sea?" "No." "Meet with a plratef" No." 'Tidal.wave?" "No." "Humph! What sort of a sailor are you, any way?" I'm sorry for you, gentlemen, very sorry, bat the fact IK film ntlltr a Tllaln avorvrfaw oittnv ana my mother made me take a vow when I first went to sea that I would always speak the truth. Here are some good nickel cigars for you. but as for lying, I can't do it not even about sea serpents." Hunting tho Stag. A foreign exchange tells of the Prince of a small German State, whose ambition it was to do the grand,if only on a small scale, who bad in vited a number of gentlemen to go on a deer stalking expedition. Everything promised well. The weather was superb and the whole company were in the best of spirits, when the head forester approached the pettv mon arch and, lifting his green cap, said in faltering tones: "Your Highness, there can be no hunting to day." "Why not?" was the stern rejoinder. "Alas, Your Hurbness, one of the stags took fright at the sigbt of so many people and has escaped Into the adjoining territory, and the other stag has been ill since yesterday. But Yonr Highness must not be angry it la most likely nothing worse than a bad cold. We have given it some berb tea, and hope to get it on Its legs again in a few days." Printers' Epitaphs. The Manchester, Eng., Timet tells of some old epitaphs upon printers. One of them, in scribed upon a monument erected in St Mary's Church, Datcbec, to Christopher Barker, printer to Queen Elizabeth, is as follows: Here Barker lies, once printer to" the Crown. Whose works or art required a grat renown: Time saw his worth and spread around his fame, That future printers might Imprint tils name. But when his strength could work the press no more, And his last sheets were folded into store Pure lalth. with hope (the greatest treasures Riven). Opened tbelr gates and bade him pass to Heaven, In a different strain is the next epitaph quoted. It purports to be written by tbe de lunct himself, but whoever wrote it showed a pretty turn for making a merry quip of a seri ous topic No better idea of death being a release from careB and troubles could be con veyed than in the following lines: , No more shall copy bad perplex my brain; No more aball type's small face my eyeballs strain; No more tne proofs foul page create me troubles liv errors, transpositions, outs and doubles; No more to overran shall I begin; No more be driving out or driving In; I The stubborn pressman's brow I now may scoff, Revised, corrected and finally worked on. Here is a curt complaint: Weary oi distributing pye. Pressed out of life. I now must die. I've cut my slick, my fount is sped. My case is empty, as in life ray head: In fact, my last impression is I'm dead. Ignorant Appreciation. Tbe Chicago Hews says that Joaquin Miller was in Chicago two or three months ago and he was thinking about staying here some time, but a little Incident happened that made him feel like moving on. The second day he was here he was invited to a reception oa the Southside and be went. There was an enormous crush of women folk and it was a grand affair the victuals and flowers must have cost 84,000 or $5,0U0. Joaquin was happy. He cottoned to a sweet young girl who had fawnlike eyes, wavy hair and a peachy complexion. To this bud of beauty was the poet of the Sierras particularly attentive; told her eolden romances of other days among the snow-crownedbills and gurgled bits of poetry into the coral porches of her ear. But the jig was up when finally this dream of feminine loveliness, rolling her beauteous eyes upon tbe poet and sighinir lackadaisically, quoth: "Mr. Miller, you talk so beautifully, why don't you ever try your band at writing something." Tbe poet of tbe Sierras started for the Pacific Slope early the next morning. Ho That Breaks Pays. In Paris, says London Tid-BUs, there lives an eminent painter who is economical and sen tentious. The other day one of the students broke a pane of glass in tbe studio window and replaced it temporarily by pasting a sheet of paper over tbe aperture. When the painter came down next morning, he thrust bis cane through tbe make-shift with the remark, "He that broaks pays." Nono of the class, however, took the hint, and next morning another sheet of paper was pasted across the window. 'It met with the same fate. And so on the next day, and so on tbe fonrtb. On the fifth (la)', when the" artist came down, there was the paper as before. Fire flashed from his eyes, aucl roaring, ''He that breaks paysl" he drove his cane through the paper and tbrongb the pane of glass behind it that bad been put in by tbe students ana then care fully pasted over with a sheet of paper. Sitting Bull a la France. A French periodical called Science Jour Tout (Science for All), wblcb declares its aim to be tbe enlightenment of tbe public recently pub. lished the following absurd article: "We bavo received some interesting informa tion concerning the incidents which preceded the recent rising In arms of tbe Indians in the West, and one of tbe first engagements. "The Seated Bull, their chieftain, having re solved to make known the fact thattbe Indians had not received tbeir annuities and certain promised munitions, betook himself to tbe Capitol at Washington, rrhere he laid before the President of the legislative body his complaints of the Govern ment agents, who, be declared, had stolen wbat was tbe Indian's due. . "He was informed that his declarations would be taken under conslueration, and lie departed. But tbe promise having remained without per formance, tbe Seated Bull once more came to tbe Capitol. "This time. In the midst of the assemblage, tho Kaated Bull did not utter a word, but drew his tomahawk and dealt with it a terrible blow' poa.tne marnm ;? uuivu mm, ucioro mm Tbe table was broken in two, and the chiefs tomahawk burled itself in the floor befleah. "It was the token ot tho chief's declaration of war. "The Seated Bull then leftrtbe Capitol with out anyone daring to lav a hand upon him. Be turning to bis canoe, which he had tied to one of tbe piers of tbe great bridge across the Po tomac river, he paddled rapidly back to bis own territory," TWO KINDS OF PINCHBECK. Differences Between Grades of Jewelry Plating Told. Newport Sun. J Manufacturers of men's jewelry are com. plaining that discredit has been thrown upon tbe really good plated jewelry by tbe Introduc tion of a mass of cheap and deceptlvo stuff which benefits by the enormous sale of legiti mate gold plate jewelry. The latter has reached a standard of excellence and dura bility which places it almost on an equal foot ing with real gold. You can buy from any reputable house gold-plated chains with a wrlttrn guarantee that they will wear for 20 years. Collar buttons of the best plated quality are obtainable with guarantees tbat they will last for ten years. Of course plated jewelry as fine as this is expensive to make, and when it is met by a cheap andshoddv article of brass at one-third its value it suffers through tbo competition, for'a great many think that plated jewelry is plated jewelry, and have no Idea that there may be different qualities. A short experience with a dbeap plated article indicates very quickly how valueless it is. A cheap plated collar button, for instance, will stain yonr shirt green and leave a sore spot on your neck after a few days' wear. This is due to the action of tbe perspiration upon tbe brass used in cheap plated articles. A good gold-plated collar button never blackens a garment or in jures the flesb. PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO. L. M. Allen, manager of Wallace's Horse Register, was In tho city yesterday. President Eaton, of the Humane Society, returned from Bedford yesterday. Judge James Inghram and wife, of Waynesburg, were In Pittsburg yesterday. J. W. Collins, of Wheeling, and B. J. Horton, of Louisville, are at the Duquesue. W. H. Knowison, a New Orleans mer chant, is In the city. He approves of tbe lynch ing. A. L. Beck, of Sharon! and W. L. Curtis, of Bradford, are stopping at the Seventh Ave nue Hotel. Senators Steele and Neeb and Representa tives Lemon and Muehlbronner returned from Harrisburc last night Marshall Field, Jr., a son of the million aire Chicago merchant was a passenger on the limited last evening going home. C. L. Pullman passed throuch the city last evening bound for Chicago. He is scoop ing in orders for street railway cars. Ex-Congressman James H. Hopkins and Colonel Willis J. Hullngs, of Oil City, are registered at the Monongahela House. W. H. Wanamnkcr, a brother of the Postmaster General, is at the Anderson. Bill and John resemble each other closely. Among those who went to Philadelphia last evening were J. R. JlcGinlpy, Dick Quay and Representative Stewart, of Verona. W. H. Griffith, a Denver newspaper pro prietor, is at tbe Duquesne.t Mr. Griffith has been in the East to buy a new outfit for a morn ing paper. Marshal Williams, of Toungstown, O., was a visitor at Allegheny Citv Hall yesterday. He is a friend of both Chief Murphy and May or Wymap. Senator William Woodyard nnd Dr. P. B. Camden, of Farkersburg, a brother of Sena tor Camden, took breakfast at tbo Mononga hela House yesterday. Sanches Ximenes, a representative of a largo Brazilian coffee firm, passed through the city yesterday bound for California. He says if coffee can be grown there bis firm will culti vate tbe plant in America. A merry trip party reglsfered at the An derson yesterday. They were J. H. Lufland and-wife, 8. A. Armstrong and wife and P. F. Kernar. of Philadelphia. They have been along the Allegheny river, and to-day will go up tbe Monongahela. A trip party is tbe latest fad. Chinese Opinion. of Us. Peking Gazette. 1 It is impossible to understand these barbar ous people. One thing Is certain; if tbey do a thins they do it with all their might. Thirty years ago th ey had a big civil war. The whole country was turned into military camps and battlefields, and everybody, even to the women folk, were engaged in the war in one way or another, and one armnumbered 2,000,000 men. And now there are yonng men, old enough to vote, who have never seen a company of soldiers In their life. In fact, these people seem to think that another war will never break out especially in tbeir part of the world. A person can travel clear across tho American continent without seeing a soldier, and follow the main lines of travel, too. In fact, at tbe present time there is only about one soldier for every 2,000 persons,while Russia has one soldier to every 90. A Japanese Stanton. New York Tribune.3 While the late Prince San jo of Japan, Keeper of the Great Seal, lay on his deathbed, the Emperor came to him, read an address recog nizing the dying noble's splendid services, and raising his faithful friend to the highest rank to which it was possible to elevate him. Frinco Sanjo, wbo had been unable to move a muscle for some time, thereupon raised his head and folded his hands in tbe Japanese fashion to show his gratitude. He then became uncon scious and died the same evening; DEATHS OP A DAY. Stephen A. Emery. Stephen A. Emery, the musician and teacher, died at the Massachusetts General Hospi tal in Boston Wednesday, after an illness of six months. Mr. Emery was born in Paris, Me,, Oc tober 4, 1811. Ills father was an able lawyer and Judge. Young Emery early exhibited more than ordinary lore of music, and even composed little piano pieces beloro he was able to read notes. He went in 16(3 to Lelpsic, where for two years ho continued his studies. After a short time In Dresden he retnrned to the United States, remain ing In Portland until 1SC0, when he went to Bos ton. He was engaged as teacher of nlanoand harmony at the opening of the cw Kngland Con servatory of Music in 18S9. and was afterward ap pointed professor of harmony, theory and com position in the Boston University College 'of Music. Mr. mery has written many piano pieces and songs. His 'Clements of Harmony" is used throughout the country. Frederick A. Kalb. Frederick A. Kalb, an old resident of Allegheny, died last evening at his residence, 31 Third street. Air. Kalb was born In Hesse-Darmstadt, and rame to this country In 1843, settling in Allegheny, where he has resided ever since. He leaves two children, JohK Kalb and Mrs. Marv Huneck. Mr. Kalb was n direct descendant o'f the ilaron De Kalb, or revolutionary fame. The luncral will take place to-morrow, from his late residence, at 3:30 r. u. Obituary Notes. COLONEL Henut T. Moble died at Dixon, III., Wednesday. Hehad justcloscda term as Mayor. O. J. SARGENT, cashier of the First .National JSank, of Downs, Kau., died suddenly "Wednes day. Hxyden S. Bingham, ex-member or the In diana Legislature, died in Indianapolis Thurs day. Mas. JIOOUE, wife of M. V. Moore, or the Grove City Telephone died last night of pneu monia, brought rnby the grip. Mits. SAItAllScisCO.whodled at Grafton, Mass., on Monday, was the last descendant of the Hos sanainisco tribe of Indians in the town. KZV. Charles W. Barr&tt, Proressor of His torical Theology in the Garrett Biblical Institute, at Evanston. 111., died early yesterdav mornlue of Bright's disease. FATHER ATKINSON, who iilsbop Bowman says is the oldest Methodist preacher in the United States, died at his home at Benton Harbor, Mich., Wednesday afternoon. JUDGE J. H. Lisdlet who served with distinc tion on tbe St. Lonls circuit bench, died at Ne vada, Mo., Thursday, ofheart disease He moved to Kansas City from St. Louis two years ago. MRS. J. W. EadkaC sister-in-law or General AdamBadeau, tbe historian, died at her home in Jersey Cltr, Wednesday, aged 65 years. She for many years was the matron of llm."a retreat for ministers, at Ocean Grove. Mrs. Kobcut Oerman, one of the old-time res idents along the Monongahela river, died last night of tbe grip. She was the mother or Deputy Sheriff William German, of Pittsburg, and re sided at Dravosburg for the past 49 years. EIV. KALI'H WILLABD Allen, D. D., the old est continuous member of the New England An nual Conference of the M. E. Chureli. died at his home in Kast Bostju Thnr&'Uy inornln;. He was born In Knlleld, Conn., February 10, 1S12, and preached 53 years. MOSES 1'irER, an old slave, hat recently a lect urer, died at the Boston City Hospital Wednesday. After, ttie old man's death lhe dog found the mat tress upon. which he died, lay down upon It, and refused to If are It. One ot the hospital doctors ha; taken charge of tbe faithful beuot, OUR MAIL POUCH. To the Editor of The Dispatch: . In your reference In The Dispatch to my communication on tbe subject of taxation, and published in the same Issue, you take occasion to state tbat my argument for the single tax on land values cannot be joined to the argument of Mr. Lea against tbe taxation of personal property and industry, without logical vio lence. My remarks, I admit, were made in a general way, and were intended to apply a broad truth as well as to carry the argument of Mr. Lea to Its logical conclusion by emphasizing tbe gen eral principle tbat any taxation of capital or industry, of labor or the products of labor, tends to restrict production; and that tbe re stricting of production serves to decrease both the economic and tbe exchange value of land; that the taxation of land values, instead of re stricting prodnctioc, stimulates It and tends to increase the economic value of land while it decreases its exchange value. If it be possible to show tbat increase in the ex change valne of land operates otherwise than as an impediment to production,! w 111 give over tbe case. This will be difficult to do, however, if It be borne in mind that "every increase In tbe exchange value of land is at tbe expense of tbe value of labor." With reference to my assertion as to tbe amount of revenue that could be raised by tax ing, at tbe existing rate, the full value ot the land within our city, and exempting all Im provements, I beg leavo to submit a demonstra tion based upou official estimates fur tbe city of Buffalo. I should be glad if you conlrt find space in your columns lor a synopsis of this statement. I should also be pleased if it could be shown how this method applied to our own city would produce materially different results. J. B. UHABPZ. PrrrsuuKG, April 17. The statement furnished by Mr. Sbarpe shows bow the exemption of improvements iu Buffalo would affect tbe tax rate there. The tabulated showing Is thus summarized: Present assessed valuation of real and personal property. 1157,503, 780. City lax levied...!.!.. ... t2,2!8,ia Total actual land value (selling or market value) exclusive or all Improvements, according to Board or Assessor's estimates... 250,0,280 Total actual land value (selling or maraet value) exclusive or all improvements, according to Mooney Uro.'s estimate 344,031,971 Present tax rate on SLOW or as sessed valuation S14 14 Tax rate according to Assessor's estimate, with all improvements exempt 8 59 Tax rate according to Mooncy& Bro.'s estimates, with all Im provements exempt t 50 This demonstrates that we could take the taxes off all our Improvements, and. Instead of being obliged to Increase the tax rate as a consequence, we conld reduce the present rate 40 per cent, ac cording to the Assessor's estimates, and 60 per cent according to Mr. Mooney's estimates. The foregoing summary is tbe language of the circular, which was issued by tbe Buffalo Tax Reform Club. Ed. The Tax Problem. To tbe Editor of Tho Dispatch) In your leading article of Monday, answer ing your Single Tax correspondent, you say: As to our correspondent's assertion tbat the single tax on land In the city would support all the expenses of government. It is only necessary to remark that If the single tax policy was ap plied, of exempting all Improvements on land, including street and sewer assessments, and the taxes paid for along course of years In support ing the city government, with interest thereon. It Is doubtful irthe rental value or the remainder would support a single fire engine. This statement as It stands is not very clear to me. Possibly I am very dull, and I would respectfully ask of The Dispatch a little more explanation. Do you mean to say that tbe vast rental re ceived for ground rents in the city of Pittsburg, which now goes to parties who are thus en abled to live iu idleness at tbe expense of the busy toilers of our city, would be nil not enough, as you express it, to snpport a single fire eneine in case this rent was taken by the community for its own use? You certaiuly can not mean that, for how would a change of landlords make anv difference in the amount of the rent? But I notice you qualify this by exempting street and .sewor assessments and tbe taxes paid for a long course of years, with the interest thereon, as part of tbe single tax plan. Is it true tbat the single tax people propose to exempt these itemsT That is, if I understand you, deduct them from the rental value of the lots and take the balance only for publlo use: and tbat not once only, but year after year? I cannot think you mean this, though you seem to say so. Un- uer sucn a pian i. agree witn you mat mere would' not be enough left fur the city to sup port a fine engine, nay, not so much as would sumce to nuy a "yajier aog." But are you sure tbat our single tax friends advocate any such wild scheme as this? Trust ing you will make this matter a little clearer, I remain, MZXDICA Rex. Pittsburg, April 16, 1S9L Wants a Down-Town Site. To the Editor of The Dispatch: I see tbe Library Committee is about to ac cept the Schenley Park entrance site fpr tbe main building of tbe Carneeie Free Library. I am a heavy taxpayer, and a3 tbe city assumes tbe expense of maintaining tbe library, I would like to see It located In a section wbere it wonld be of greatest public benefit. If tbe Schenley Park site is cbosen owing to its cheapness, and the more Important fact tho utility of tbe library is overlooked, then It might be a question as to whether the city is bettering itself by maintaining this ornamental structure in its suburbs. If wo want the library as a palatial building to adorn tbe park entrance. It might seem proper to place it there. But wbat do we want a library fur? A tree library is for tbe masses, and should be placed in a section where tho railroads, street cars and traction lines center. Tho idea ot locating the maiu institution iu such a remote quarter is some thing beyond ordinary comprehension. How long will it be before all the transportation facilities center at Schenley Park? A casual glance at tbe topographical outline of the city proves it utterly impracticable at any time. It would seem, thon, that cheapness is the prime motive for locating tbe main library at Schenley Park. If such is tbe case, why not choose a site on tbe Monongahela or Allegheny wharves,. which would cost tbe city nothing? The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Exposition Society have done It, and the city should have aright to do likewise. . Pittsburg, April 18. Taxpayer. t A Ballot Reform Suggestion, To the Editor of The Dispatch: It appears to me tbat tbe objection raised agaiust the Baker ballot bill, namely, "that it will not prevent repeating." can easily be guarded against by publishing a list of tbe names of tboso voters who diu cast their ballots. Such a list would have to appear in the papers on the morning following the election. If this measure were adopted every citizen would read the list referring to his precinct. The number ot votes found in tbe box and;reoorted, and the number of names published, must tally. And if any citizen wbo did not vote found his name among those of tbe actual voters, the fraud would immediately bo discovered. Considering the damage done to the country by fraudulent elections the additional expense caused by the publication of the names is a mere pittance. Pittsbuko, April 17. Baker Bill. The writer is evidently unacquainted with the newspaper business. A list such as be pro poses would fill many extra pages of the aver age journal, and a sufficient force of com positors could not be obtained to put it iu type for publication tho morning after election. Hence tbe plan is not feasible. Ed. As to Scrap Books. To the Editor orThe Dispatch: I desire to make a collection of newspaper clippings. Can you advise me how to proceed? What size of scrap book must I have? When an article is too long to go n one page without cutting, how must I proceed? Keystone.1 ) Pittsbuko, April 17. First secure your newspapers. Scrap books of a self-sticking variety iiid recognized size can be found at nearly all bookstores. Cut tbe garment according to the cloth, or, in other words, cut tbe article to tit the page and con tinue it iu book form to tbe next if lengthy. He lias a Site. To the Editor offhe Dispatch: I see an article in to-day's issue In regard to the inability ot tbe Library Committee to find a down-town property for less than from $300,000 to Sl.000,000. If they tako tho trouble to inquire thev can li.id one place on Sixth ave nue 120x125 or 130, that can bo purchased for "from Ji'OO.OOO to K5U.0I 0 a: most, and greater nidtu, I believe, could bo obtained for a reasonable amount. AX INQUIRES. Pittsburg, April 17. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Kindly inform me why Washington's Birth day was changed from the 11th day of Feb ruary to the 22d. CONSTANT READER. Pittsburg, April 17. lOn acconnt ot the change from tbe Julian to tbo Uregonan calendar. No to tho Fir-it, Yes to tho Lust. To the l"d!tor or ThelHspatch: ' Is it necessary for a lady to go with a gentle man to get a niarriago license if tbe lady is of age? Also, is tbe marriage legal if one is not a Christian? ' REAPEB. PlTISBUBO. April 17. ,, SOOTETT LNTHB SPRING: Interesting Events In the Social tVor) rid, Past and to Come. At the Waverloy Literary Society entertain ment last evening, at tbe Allegheny High School, the Scbmertz Orchestra sought to as sist tho performers by rendering for the initial number an overture, "Encouragement,'' hut it was an unnecessary precaution. The young folks were more than equal to the occasion, and reflected credit upon thenuelves and tbeir society. J. Charles Sherrlff, tbe President, with all the dignity assumed by tbe highest official of a school literary society, presided as master or ceremonies dnring the evening, and delivered the opening address, a masterniece of high school eloqnence. Samuel B. Stewart distinguished himself and gave evidence of pianistic skill in a piano solo, "Hunting Chorus." An original poem, "A Library Party." by Miss Bessie Cowley, afforded an op portunity for tbat young lady to interview the departed spirits of numerous literary im mortals." among tbem Walter Scott, after whose novels tbe society is named," who naturally ex. pressed himself mnch pleased with the organiza tion. J. Charles Snerriff rendered a piano solo, "Alpine Storm." The debate wbo eer beard of a society meeting vtithout a debare ? was inanlged in hy D. L. Patterson, afiltmative, and II. G. Fleck, negative, on "Resolved, Tbat a Re public Is a Better Form of Government Than a Monarchy." Mr. Patterson cleverly avoided points upon which the Republic might be con sidered shaky just at the present time, and Mr. Fleck discovered all such. The decision was an Individual one. The society paper, tbe Waverley Review, was read by GeorgeU). Mc Grow. and was, according to tbe statement of tbe editor, anything but a newspaper. The entertainment concluded with "The Queen of Fame," in which numerous charac ters famons in tbe world's history were per mitted a bearing with tbe Queen of Fame, and allowed to press tbeir claim for the crown. Miss Amelia Hill assumed tbe queenly role in place of Miss- Luella Crawford, who was 111. Among her visitors Mrs. Partington and Ike were tbe most interesting and amusinsr, especially Ike Master Bassett who managed by bis nonsense to keep the andience in ripples of laucbter throughout the entire scene. The crown was bestowed upon Louise M. Alcott. Tbe charac ter impersonations and tbe costnmes were historically correct, or nearly so. Tbe young ladies wbo took part were Misses Emma M. Basset, Marie A. Lewis, Daisy M. Harbison, Llbbie H. Smith, Marian B. Jackman, Nellie' Marqul. Carrie Lusk. E. Mane Ktsenbeis, Grace Scott, Mollie Seitz, Marie H. Orr, Nellla K. Kubns. Over 700 persons assembled at Turner Hall, Allentown, last night, to witness an entertain ment given for tbe benefit of the picnic fund of the Allen School. Songs, recitations and drills were rendered by pupils of the school. Tbe quaintest feature of the" evening was a doll drill, executed by 16 little girls, whose ages did not exceed 10 years. Tbelr efforts proved a perfect snecess, a did all tbe other numbers of the programme. Unlike other performances of the kind, nothlnc "went wrong," owing to tbe perfection to which tbe teachers of tbe Allen School had taught and rehearsed the number. The entertainment will be repeated to-morrow night with a somewhat different programme. A combination social at the Sixth Presby terian Chnrcb, last evening, was a unique but wholly enjoyaDle affair. The "I. P. S. C. E. of both the Sixth and tbe Southside Presbyterian Churche joined force', and to promote socia bility and become acquainted with each other, held tbeir social together. Preceding the so ciability programme a literarv and musical en tertainment was enjoyed. Instrumental and vocal music, with recitations, rendered by pop ular and prominent talent, among them Messrs. English, Donaldson, Westerville and Misses Chalmers and Tenor made tbe early part of the eveninsr. as enjoyable as was the latter, which concluded with a tip-top luncheon. Ltbbartait Stevenson, with bis usual wis dom, is making arrangements to accommodate all lovers and readers of French literature by ordering for tho library between 400 and 500 books in that language. Mr. Stevenson him self is exceptionally well posted on the merits of French works, and havlnz called to bis as sistance Charles Fayes, LL. D of Allegheny, a native of Paris, and a man ot extended knowl edge, the result of their combined information will naturally bo a list of books including tbe very best works on science, religion, history, travels, biographies, essays and belle letters. The forty-ninth free organ recital at Carnegie Hall this afternoon will be, as usnal, interest ingand instructive. The vocal music will be fur nished by Miss Mary Finney, a pupil of Thomas Kirk. Organist Wales' selections will Include potpourris from Maritana," 'Pinafore." waltzes by Strauss. Heyer and Guns), and tbe usnal number of minuets and lighter selections. A fins programme is assured for the fiftieth, free organ recital next Saturday. A PARLOR concert, which inaugurated a series, was given last evening at the residence of Mrs. Haslett, of Bnena "Vista street, Alle gheny, for the benefit of the Central Presby terian Church. A quartet composed of Misses Jessie McDonald, Gertrude Hamilton and Messrs. Percy Hagan and Will Hampton ren dered some excellent mnslc. and piano and vocal solos were given by Miss Lizzie Strauss and Mr. John Strauss. A OAY party of young Pittsburgers boarded the.tralu for Beaver, last evening, and enjoyed the concert given there in College Hall, under the directorship of William II. T. Oborn. A classical programme of pleasing merit was out lined for the evening, and the performers in cluded manyyoung ladies well known in this city, and several of them residents. Miss Myrtle Stuart officiated as. accompanist. Miss Elizabeth Porter, of Butler, is mak ing an extended visit to Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Dickson tbat is not as fnll of enjoyment as uch visits usually are. Some days ago Miss Porter stopped over in Pittsburg on her way from New York for a brief stay with her friends, but she immediately became a victim of the prevailing disease, the grip, from which she has not yet recovered.- THE Linden Clubhouse is seldom lonesome it an evening; indeed, there are few evenings tbat its apartments and corridors are not filled with pleasure-seekers, either of the progressive euchre or terpsichorcan class. Tbe latter held full sway last evening, and with excellent music tbe hours passed but too rapidly. Social Chatter. Mb. JonN L. Winslow, son of Dr. W. H. Winslow, craduated at tbe Jefferson Medical Col'ege, Philadelphia, Wednesday. A select tea party will be given for the benefit ot the St. Gaorge's R. C. schools at Turner Hall,Allentowu, next Wednesday even ing. The new pastor of tho Allegheny North Avenue M. E. Church. Rev. James T. Satchel!, was given a pleasing reception Thursday even ing by Mr. and Mrs. Will Price. TnE Deaconness' Home on Dinwiddle street will soon be ready for Its formal opening. A day next week may bo selected on which the formal bow to the public will be made by the Home. Jajies E. Brown, of Sonth Highland ave nue, who has been attending school at New Haven, Conn- preparatory to the Yale course, sails for France July 5 in order to perfect his studies in tbe French language. Rev. C. E. Locke, who has just returned from a tbree w eeks' vacation spent on the battle fields ot the South, delivered a very entertain ing lecture last evening in tbo Hinithfild M. E. Church, of which he Is pastor, on "Vacation Observations in War Territory." Let "Well Enough Alone. St. Louis Republic Tbe new Constitution of Kentucky does not suit anyone, not .even tba men who made it. They left It unsigned, and tho people are likely to leave it unadopted. All of which, after months of talk and of heavy expenditures, goes in further demonstration of tbe fact that the most unsatisfactory way to mend a good Con stitution is to rip it to pieces. Pretty Nearly Correct. New VorK World. In any State with so loose an election law as Pennsylvania has. the man or the party that op poses ballot reform may be set down as wanting to profit by corruption. A Pointer for Solons. Philadelphia Times.) Chicago Is going earnestly to work, through the Stale Legislature, for tbe 3-eent car fare for "standing room only." and Is likely to got It upou tho statue book. Our own State Repre sentative wouldn't lessen tbelr claim upon tbe gratitude ot their constituents If tbey would go and do likewise. AN OLD LETTER. Only a sheet or paper, old and yellow. And worn with reading all these 30 years, Bnt still the woman guards it as her treasure The old love-letter, dimmed with many tears. She. only, understands the lover's message: No si ranker ejes can rpad the writing dim: Slichoi'li It nearer to her heart, ami dearer Than e'en the "miniature she has of hlui. SliQ is a woman, irravo and sweet and lender. Her hair sndw-while. her ores no longer clear. And be? rot manr years ha has been sleeping Beneath tbe-grasses In the ehnrehrard near. S-Wrriet Crocter, , in Jftnten, XrantcripW CDKI0DS CONDENSATIONS. Chicago is to have a card factory the first in the West. Thers Is only one sudden death among women to every eight men. A 104-year-old woman oi" South Carolina is cutting ber fourth set of teetb. Bengalore. India, cotton operatives get 10 cents a day, 12 hours and work every day. A Dorlestown, Pa., man claims to be able to suck four and a half dozen raw eggs la one and a ball minutes. A boy was arrested in Philadelphia re cently for stealing bis sister's wedding ring the day beforo the ceremony. In proportion to population and busi ness, Kansas bas more miles of railroads than any other State in tbe Union. Meat had become so scarce and dear lately in Berlin tbat butchers were importing Rnsslan reindeer for the market. An Indiana man who was an inveterate cigarette smoker died recently, and a short time after death his body turned a livid gLeeu. It ap'pears by the Cuban census, which has just been taken, that there are now nearly 60,000 Chinese men in Cuba and only 84 Chinese women. It is a mistake to suppose tbat polar re search bas cost enormously In human life. De spite all tbe great disasters. 97 out of every 108 explorers have returned alive. An Indiana man has left his wife and a good deal of property, and bas written from the mountains out West tbat he did so because his wife was too good for bim. A Corry, Pa., lady, injured by a fall duo to a poor sidewalk, offered to settle ber suit against the city for 200, but the city offi cials insisted on the case going to court, and the lady won a $2,500 verdict. A pony on which a 2-year-old Omaha Indian had been strapped ran away from the camp near Beatrice. Neb., and was not cap. tured for nearly two days. The boy was nearly dead from fatigue and thirst. It costs 51.500,000 a year to maintain the foundling asylums of France. They havs the capacity tor supporting 67,000 children, and it is said that last year alone 25.000 children were abandoned by their parents In tbe republic. Boston papers show that SI corporations in Fall River, with an aggregate of 518,000,000 capital, have earned during the year less than 2 per cent and in many Instances nothing at all, and argue tbat labor has received its full share of compensation. The newest thing in tulips is a dull, petaled flower, almost magenta in color. Among the novelties recently shown at tbe London flower show was this wonderful tulip and a blue primrose, probably the first of tbat color ever shown. The comparative occurrence of the small or "lower case" letters, in English fiction or history, is as follows: r, 1; 1, V, q, x, 3; b, v, 7; z. in. -.. IO. A , OA- t. in. t n ,o. s, 40; t, 43; e, 60: total, 532. Thesn ratios will bo changed little in newspaper work. A resident of Bay City, Mich., has a . watch which was carried at the battle of Cullo den. In Scotland, in 1715. It has been banded down from father to son for four generations, and belongs to tbe second series of timepieces invented. It stiU keeps good time. The clocks in large hotels and stations in Paris are run on tbe pneumatic principle In stead of the ordinary way. Once every minute a puff of air comes from a central station thronzh a tube, forcing tbe hands around, and therefore the clocks do not need to be ever wound. Cuba seems destined to supplant Ber muda as tho tract garden for this country. Her potatoes and onions have already taken precederce over those of Bermuda, and now ber tomatoes aro taking first prize. This mar ket gardening in Cuba is being largely directed from New York. At Mont-Dol, in Brittany, already well known to geologists and palaeontologists, the remains of about a hundred elephants have been discovered, gathered on a small surface of about 1,900 square meters. All the bones ara broken, and it is thought tbat tbe animals must bave been eateu by prehistoric men. A street preacher in Dresden walks about in a long, white woolen robe, sandals and a wreath of green leaves on hi head. The po lice Interfered, bnt be pointed out the cos tumes of oarsmen, polo players and bicyclists, and asked it hl3 own was not as decont and proper. And bo won tbe case. " Hebrew, it is said, is again becoming a, living language In Palestine. The thousands of the Chosen People who are going there from different countries, being unable to com municate with each other in tbeir ordinary languages, resort to the knowledge which they have ot Hebrew in their religious services for a means of communication. At Baalbac, in Syria, the traveler sees at the quarry nearly ready to be moved from the pillars that support it, a dressed stona 71 by 14 by 13 feet In size, containing 12.922 cubic feet. And tho stone hai waited more than 2,000 years. There are four stones nearly as large, which have been transported a mile or more and put into tho foundations of tba tem ple of the Sun. There was an unearthly racket at the New York and New England Railroad bridge at Boston the other forenoon. The bridgs keeper refnsed to open the draw for a number of tugs that sought passage, remarking that the draw was shut to stay till 1120. Thereupon the tngs set up a mighty and ceaseless tooting, numerous steamers in tbe vicinity scented fun and joined tbeir shrill whistles to tbe chorus, and at last the factories in the neighborhood sent forth their hoarse blasts to swell the tumult Ceaselessly tbe clamor grew, and at last the stubborn man was sufficiently scared to let tba procession throuch without a time limit. A meteor, ignis fatuus, jack o'lanteru, will o' thewijp, or whatever you may please to call it, was seen by many persons in tbe neigh borhood of Palatka, Fla. It was a round, dark object, about as laree as a peck measure, seem ingly full of augur holes, from which streams ofblazlnir fire spit and sparkled, or a white or electric appearance. It seemed to float in tho air, sometimes near tbe eartb, and then as high as tbe tree tops.- Some parties tried to get to it. and it would first advance to meet tbem. then take a sudden turn and leave tbem. A second one was seen lying upon tho ground when No. 1 passed over it a few feet, both converginginto one then passed off over the waters of Dark lake and were lost to view in tbe hazy atmos phere. A farmer of "Williamsbridge, on the northern outskirts of New York City, ploughs his land with a horse and a mule harnessed to gether. The mule has a hairless stnbbed tail, a drooping ear and a dead eye. But wbat ho lacks In personal appe'aranca ha richly makes up in sagacity. Tho other morning, shortly after dawn, the farmer found that both horse and mule bad been stolen out of tbe stable during the night. After breakfast time tbe mule limped bomcf traveling, for the most part, on threa les. One of his rear fetlocks was badly sprained, and his Hns were flecked with blood as though be bad been trying to chew some thing too tough for ordinary mastigatljig pow ers. Almost at the same honr a sorry looking man with a 820 bill in bis pocket was arrested as a suspicious person by the Carmansville police. He was covered with cnts and bruises, which ha accounted for by saying tbat be bad been knocked down by a runaway horse, crushed by the wheels of tbe wagon behlrd it. and manglea bv a dog that was pursuing the turnout, Xba farmer suspects that tbe man was In contact with both ends of hia mule, and that tbe 5Z0 ara tbo proceeds of a cheap horse sale. CLOWHS' C0EHEB. Iiawyer "What is your occupation? . TVJtuess-I live by mr pen. Lawyer-Then you are an author? Wltness-No,Iralsehogs.-i'Aao;fpfttaTfnMf. The egotist is the modern Cyclops. He has one big "I" in bu head. Washington Port, TRUTH. "Who killed the grip? I, old Sol did say, YUthmyllttleray, I killed the grip. Cincinnati Times-Star. Bereaved "Widow Why, doctor, you bava the eflrontery to charge me ta for treating my poor de'ar husband, and be died, after all. Poctor-Well, didn't you collect 23,000 Bfe In surance? The Epoch. "Why did rich Miss Crcesus refuse the hand or ypnng Charley Poor? She had an Idea somehow that her areenbaek rortune wouldn't ico very well with his aahara complexion." Judge. Mrs. Greyneck Now, just see what you have done. X told you to watch those robbers, and when they wer dry to take them away from the lire: and here they are, burned to a perfect crlp. Sir. arevneck I want to know! Mrs. Orcyneck-Yoa want to know?- Can't yon s.nell anythlns? 1 smelt them a block down the street. Mr. fnTTiMkOh. nil I smelt them, but I thought Dudelelgh upstairs was smoking a elf at etle.lloiton Courur. r 6 y3Bg ; . it. . J. '-..--. i .-sssssKB
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