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PITTSBURG, THPKSDAT, JUNK 25, ISO.
PROGRESS AM) PROTECTION.
The Public Safety Committee of Coun
cils yesterday took a decisive step toward
better fire protection for the business sec
tion of the city by recommending the or
dinances for the fire boat and water tower.
These measures are supported by a uni
versal recognition of their public necessity.
It is evident that the plans for the fire
boat will have to be carefully prepared in
order to suit the special conditions of our
rivers; but on the presumption that the
new features will be such as are wanted.
there is no question that the money will
be well invested.
Another and equally important measure
in -the same-direction was the favorable
recommendation of the ordinance requir.
ing telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires to be put underground. This is a
step the necessity of which has long been
evident The delay in coming to it has
multiplied the obstruction and disfigure
ment of the streets; but thatmay prove an
additional force in favor of the passage
and enforcement of this measure. It is not
probable that the streets can be cleared of
wires without a severe and prolonged
struggle. The sooner, therefore, that the
city is definitely pledged to the work the
better the prospect that the final result
will be attained,
With increased fire appliances, and the
streets cleared of the dangerous, obstruct
ive and unsightly wires, there will be an
Immense improvement of the safety and
sightliness of downtown property.
THE YTTAr, BUSINESS ISSUE.
When our people come to fully think
out the economies of water transportation
they will realize with The Dispatch that
it is the biggest and most vital business
issue now before the American public
We have already shown by column upon
columns of scientific data the immense ad
vantages to the industries of this region
that would accrue from a ship-canal to the
lakes. To show how cheaply freight is
moved on the lakes we may now cite an
official report just published, which gives
the cost of carrying grain from Chicago to
Buffalo over the water at a cent a busheL
The cost of its further carriage from
Buffalo to Xe w York via the Erie Canal was
only fifty-five cents per ton for the whole
distance. The railroad charges for like
sen ice would be three to seven times as
great
When it is remembered that the Erie
Canal is but seven feet deep, old-fashioned
and provided with single locks only, and
yet is able to establish such important
economies as against the cheapest railway
service, the reader can have some idea of
the tremendous benefits which would fol
low ship-canals with the latest modern
appliances. One of the leading lights of
American engineering estimates that with
ship-canals from the lakes to the ocean,
and from the lakes to the Ohio, and a
moderate improvement of the rivers of
Central States and of the Northwest there
would be an annual saving of not less than
two hundred million dollars upon freigtit
alone.
These figures are not flights of fancy.
They are established data fairly com
putable from such. They will get
lodgment in the public mind. The day
will come when natural and artificial
waterways will be used to the utmost for
transportation purposes. At present the
resources at,pur disposal in the rivers, and
the opportunities for canals to connect the
latter with the lakes and with the ocean,
lie wasted and unproductive. This can
not much longer continue so.
BROTHERLY ENTERPRISE,
A rather singular case of casuistry with
regard to commercial ethics is under dis
cussion bj certain cotemporaries, to which
the rule of de minimis might without very
great stretching be made to apply. A
correspondent asked the Christian Advo
cate if it is right for Christian collectors
traveling abroad to buy ancient relics for
, a song and then sell them at big prices.
The Christian Advocate seems to regard
that class of religious enterprise very
favorably, and quotes the fact that a few
years ago, when old eight-day clocks were
selling for 5100, "a brother" would travel
through the country and when he found
old people with eight-day clocks "his
method was to ask them what they would
take for them, and if they would say $10
he would pay them $10 and take the
clock away, and if they said $15, he took
it away."
The phraseology of the religious journal
suggests that if a man should treat his
flesh-and-blood brother that way by buy
ing of him an article at one-tenth its real
value, without letting him know what it
was really worth, he would be denounced
as an especially scurvy fellow. The broth
erhood of religion, as expounded by this
organ, may be quite different Neverthe
less, it is not singular that the New York
Post should consider this code of religious
practice as showing a broader affection for
tiie lellows who get the best of the bargain
than for the Golden Rule.
The business of getting the property of
old and presumably rather dull people at
one-tenth its value, by means of their igno
rance, does not give an especially pleasant
view of practical Christianity. But it is
necessary to remark, as we 'intimated in
the opening, that if the representatives of
organized Christianity blinked at nothing
worse than that, they would bo doing pret
ty welL If the smart brother had,
by permission of law, established the
practical edict that the old people should
not sell their eight-day clocks to anyone
except to him at $10, or that the fanciers
of clocks should not buy except of him at
fcl'IO, the averaee man would havi hart nn I
aimculty in recognizing it as a scarcely j
concealed robbery. "When practically the
same thing is done in articles of universal
use, like petroleum, anthracite coal or
sugar, the same ethics .apply. It is a
'plundering of the masses for the benefit of
the privileged few.
But, of course, the religious journal
which approves the smartness of the
"brother" who got old people's eight-day
clocks for one-tenth their true price would'
have nothing to w against combinations
which increase the cost of life for the
whole people. There is far too much
wealth in such organizations for a journal
of that class to attack.
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STRATEGIC HUMBUG.
The prospect of an assault ' on the
United States Government for that $100,
000,000 to build the Nicaragua Canal is
Tendered quite definite by .an editorial in
the New York Pre. That journal, which"
appears to have taken the; function of an
organ for the canal scheme, argues for it
on the basis of its strategic importance.
Russia, it points out, is spending more
money than the canal will cost for the
Siberian railway, which will not pay run
ning expenses, simply as a strategic acquis
ition. Ergo the Tress concludes the Gov
ernment should furnish its credit to build
the Nicaragua canal for the same purpose.
To all of which numerous answers are
obvious. In the firet place, the purposes of
a military depotism in building strategic
lines of communication are not exactly the
models for a free and pacific republic
with no dreams of conquest or
necessity for repressing popular
uprisings. In the next place, even If we
should take Russia asamodolof policy,
we might note that the Imperial Govern
ment has not been idiotic or corrupt
enough to build the Siberian railway on a
plan that will permit a company of pro
moters to make all the profits if tbe enter
prise proves valuable, and saddle the loss
on the Government if His unprofitable.
Finally, not even the mad Czar was luna
tic enough to build a strategic line of com
munication throughout a foreign "country
the nearest point of which was over a
thousand miles from his own territory,
and which was morally certain in case of
war to fall a prey to the strongest naval
power.
The talk about the Nicaragua Canal as
a strategic necessity is foolish. This is not
only because within 60 days from the time
when we got into war with a naval power
stronger than our own, it would be in the
hands and doing the service of our ene
mies. It is silly also for the reason that
we already possess, to the extent of four
transcontinental lines, exactly what Russia
is building. Russia finds railways neces
sary to transfer her troops from one part
of the country ,to another. The United
States have liad railways available for that
purpose over 23 years and paid a com
pany of promoters immense fortunes for
receiving those railways as a gift
If the Nicaragua Canal Company can
get private capital to build the canal it is
a perfectly legitimate enterprise. But
when the proposition points In the direc
tion of the United States Treasury it is not
permissible. There is a greater strategic
importance for the United States in con
necting the lakes with the Ohio river than
In the Nicaragua Canal The Press alleges
as an argument in favor of the latter that
10,000,000 tons of commerce are -tributary
to it The same or a great tonnage is
tributary to the Ohio river andXake Erie
Canal, which can be built for one-fourth
the cost of the -Nicaragua. The United
States must perfect its internal water com
munications before it throws away any of
its money in building canals for the bene
fit of foreign nations.
COUNTY ASSESSMENTS AND TAXES.
The problems and possibilities of county
taxation form the subject of an interesting
local special article. From its details the
leading facts project themselves that with
a natural increase from a just valuation of
property county revenue will be increased,
while no proportionate enlargement of
county expenditures brings up the pros
pect of a reduction of one-half mill inthe
county tax rate.
This is gratifying, and the fact that it is
largely due to the growth of manufactur
ing and residence suburbs is a pleasant re
sult of the city's prosperity. But the fur
ther fact that a large gain in the total valu
ation can be made by bringing to the gen
eral level the valuations of cer
tain localities which have here
tofore been successful in securing under
valuations presents a phase of the tax
problem not altogether pleasant to con
template. It is evident that if all property
be valued on an even basis it makes no
difference to the county whether the basis
is the market value, or one-half, or one
quarter of what the land will bring. But
if one section is assessed at one-quarter its
value and another one-half, the latter must
be taxed extra in order to makeup what
the former escapes. The effort to secure
undervaluation, therefore, is an-effort to
put the expense of government on others.
It is not satisfactory to know that this at
tempt has been successful to an extent
that makes a material difference in the
general tax rate.
It is certainly a public duty to correct all
such inequalities, and as an effective
method for doing so, it may be well to fix
as a basis for assessment the actual market
values. A man who asks $1,000 an acre
for his land should not be permitted to es
cape withtaxation on the basis of $200vper
acre. If this basis were adopted the re
duction of county millage would not be
one sixth, but one-half or two-thirds.
OLD IDEA BUT NEW ENTERPRISE.
What is represented as a new develop
ment of Chicago enterprise is a system of
immense warehouses, to be called'the Chi
cago Freight Clearing House. The build
ings are to be connected by side-tracks,
turn-tables and elevators with all roads
centering in the city. Merchants can
rent space there, and when they re
ceive freight the car bringing it will be
transferred into the warehouse, while
when they ship the car to be taken away
win De sent mere to he loaded. This, it is
predicted, will do away with the cost of
drayage and immensely decrease the ex
pense of handling freight
It is to be presumed, although the sketch
of the project before us does not explicitly
6ay so, that this plan covers the handling
of merchandise other than grain
In bulk, which will pass through
the elevators. But it is interest
ing to n6te that the idea here presented as
a new thing the ability of people using
the warehouse to have their freight
brought there or taken away by any route
they choose was originally attached to
all crain elevators. It was held by the
courts to be a common law duty of the
roads to either deliver or take away grain
to or from any elevator that the shipper
should order. 3Tet the corporate practice
of nullifying legal rights by persistent de-
L nial has resulted in bringing the elevator
Dusmcss closely in subjection to the rail
roads. After years of denying this rieht
Jt has now come about that it is recognized.
as necessary to the transaction of business.
Trip mnrta hold thof If ,1.00 noo ,.. v.,,
the corporate mind was unable to perceive)!
it until it could getstock In the enterprise
that supplants the business of draymen
and freight-handlers.
But the same thing calls attention to the
fact that the real liberty of. shipment can
not be obtained until merchants find man
ufacturers are able to ship directly from
their warehouses or works by any line en
tering the city. Belt lines, or marginal
roads, have in some cases partially met
this need; buMheir chief use has been to
point to the principle that should have
been established in the beginning, namely,
that every railway track within the limits
of a city should be a belt line, open to the
use of any railway that can bring its cars
there on payment of toll sufficient to pay
for the maintenance and investment in the
track. v
This would make-every place in the city
reached by a railway switch available for
purposes like those plaifned for the Chi
cago warehouses; and that business could
not be monopolized by a corporation in
which railway men are on the ground
floor.
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE FAIR.
Pennsylvania does not propose to be be
hind in preparing exhibits for the World's
Fair.- Already the matter is being dis
cussed among Pittsburg business men as a
glance at The Dispatch's locaj columns
will show. The consensus of opinion
seems to be that the old Keystone State
should mainly exhibither strength in man
ufacturing. This is the proper plan to
pursue. Though every department should
be given a fair chance'to display its merits
at the exposition, Pennsylvania's great
strength lies in her manufacturing indus
tries and these should be displayed to the
best advantage.
While England and Germany will doubt
less send samples of the ingenuity of their
artisans, Pennsylvania will be prepared to
standby them and show that the skill of
the American equals the world. It will
fall to the Keystone State to uphold the
reputation of America in the iron and
steel trades and the art of glass manufac
ture, and she must not fail. Pittsburg
manufacturers will be ready to do their
full share and already are planning what
they will do.
But, while the manufacturing is given so
prominent a place, the minor departments
of Pennsylvania's wealth must not be for
gotten. Though this is not an ideal agri
cultural State, farming must have a share
of the laurels to be Avon. Other depart
ments should also receive the proper at
tention in the exhibit As the State Com
missioners" are representative men there is
no doubt but all these details will be care
fully watched.
'As every dog has his day, now that the
surplus is gone the -watch dog of the Treas
ury might bo gi-en a, vacation," remarks the
Philadelphia Times. From appearance -we
should say that the watch dogs, both of the
National and Philadelphia treasuries, have
been on a prolonged vacation for some time
past.
It is alleged by a cotemporary that the
Fanners' Alliance issue has disappeared
from Georgia politics In the absorption of
the State over the color line in the peniten
tiary. It has recently been discovered that
a thoroughly bad white girl has been forced
to work side by side with female negro con
victs in the penitentiary, and the proud
Georgia stomach cannot stand that degra
dation. As a means of solving the problem
the Georgians might discharge all the fe
male colored prisoners from the convict
camp, which are a disgrace to civilization
in any shape.
The scarcity of money among the sport
ing classes in New York suggests that
Colonel Elliot F. Shepard's sporting tips
had a deep laid moral purpose. They were
intended to discourage gambling by bank
rupting the plungers who followed them.
The Governor's vetoes of the appropria
tions for the Philadelphia Zoological Garden
and Memorial Hall are sharply criticised by
some of the Philadelphia, papers, but they
will be approved by the rest of the State.
Both of the objects to he benefited by the
vetoed appropriations are entirely worthy,
but they are distinctly local in" character
and benefit. If this end of the State had
asked for an appropriation to aid the Car
negie Library or Superintendent McKnlght's
collection in Scbenlcy Park, the veto would
havg been equally well applied.
Owing to this latest decision of the En
glish pourts against Gladys Evelyn, we may
conclude that Mr. William Henry Hurlburt
Is at liberty to discontinue his weary search
for his mysterious and reprehensible double,
Mr. Wilfrid Murray.
"Singulab enough," says an Eastern
cotemporary, "the beginning of what may
be another spell of hot weather was marked
yesterday by the presence near the edge of
the sun of a largo group of spots resembling
that which appeared at the start of the hot
weather last week." Singular and unfortu
nately, also, for those who think there is
some relation between the spots and the hot
weather, the Becond appearance has been
followed by delightfully clear weather and
moderate temperature.
The report that Mr. Blaine wears a tennis
suit at Bar Harbor during his hours of re
laxation indicates that he is not working his
Presidental boom. To catch the great vote
of the practical class, he would be t earing
a baseball suit.
In Impaneling the jurors t6 try that
New York and New Haven case, the other
day, a juror was discovered who had never
heard of DeLancy Nicoll or Chauncey M. De
pew. Of course, he was at once accepted as
a j uror. Those eminent individuals on both
sides may be prejudiced against him for
demonstrating the limited nature of their
fame, but jurors of his class furnish the ele
ment of uncertainty without which the law
would lose nine-ton ths of its romance.
And now we are informed that there is a
Preston B. Plumb Presidental boom. Yet It Is
only a year ago that Preston B. Plumb was
excommunicated by the Republican organs
for an untimely fit of speaking out in meet
ing. It is reported that the New York clergy
manfully united in denouncing the sin of
gambling on Sunday. But it would be inter
esting whether they attacked the kind of
gambling to which the future King of Eng
land is devoted, or thai; to which the ruling
classes of this country give their time on the
exchanges and which our eminently re
spectable ruling classes play with loaded
dice as well.
The absorption with which the question
is being discussed whether pugilists are ar
tists or laborers blinds the disputants to the
fact that they are neither, but are Just pro
fessional law-breakers.
The report comes from Brazil that tlie
finances of the country are' exhausted by
the largo increase of expenditures under the
present Government. Our friends, the
South American military dictators, who
masquerade under the pretense of Republi
can government, nil agree in the practice of
making hay while the weather permits.
A good many speeches are silver now,
apd others are golden. The silence which
partakes of the latter quality is unfortun
ately scarce. Perhaps it left the country
with the gold exports.
The attempted boycott of the Chicago
and Alton road by tbe other lines has al
ready demonstrated that the boycott Is only
another name for the usual rate war. It
also indicates the usual conviction of the
corporate managers that what is all wrong
or the labor organizations ttrpractlce Is all
right for the corporation to undertake.
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Matrimonial Oddities In Town and Coun
tryA Carpenter's Method Queer Wed
ding Music Married the Bridemald A
Bride's Value In the Fee.
Is a country town not far from Pittsburg a
young carpenter was recently elected Jus
tice of the Peace, and, us he was very unso
phisticated, theflrst time he was called upon
to marry a couple it caused him no little em
barrassment. Tho ceremony was very brief
and to tho point, and, In fact, consisted of a
couple of questions and a sentence of matri
mony from the Justice. -'Will you have this
man to.-be your husband?" Tio asked the
bride; and thou turning to the groom he
said: "Will you have this woman to be your
wife?" and with no further remarks pro
nounced them married,
"You see," he explained to the happy pair
after this trying ordeal, "I've not had much
practlco In splicing, and I guess I can't do
the Job up in good shape but if you should
want any carpentering dono, or a house
built this summer, I believe I could satisfy
yon!"
The easygoing 'Squlro has had lots of,
matrimonial business since that time, and
he sticks to the simple and brief forms of
the first performance because they seem to
suit the popular taste.
Slightly Out of Tune. ,
"A pniEKD of mine who was married this
month had a eurlous experience," said a
Pittsburger to me yesterday. "It was to bo
a church wedding, and they had some idea
of asking a frlond to attend to the musical
part of the ceremony, but decided not to for
fear of hurting the feelings of tho regular
church organist, who had grown gray In that
position. The customary rehearsal of the
ceremony at the church took place, but the
organist did not appear. He sent word, how
ever, that he guessed ho knew what was
wanted well enough, and would be on hand
with suitable muslo on the eventful night.
They had to be satisfied with this assurance,
for. it was too late to make a change in tho
cast, as It were.
'(But the bride and several others who
knew tho age and Idiosyncracies of the or
ganist were a little nervous about the char
acter of the musio he would choose for the
occasion. They wero hardly prepared for
what awaited them, hcAever. As the bridal
.procession entered the church, the cheering
Dut hardly appropriate strains of 'The
Campbells Are Coming' burst from the or
gan, and it was awfully hard for the ushers,
bridemalds and the bride to march up the
aisle with slow and solemn step, while the
music Invited them to hurry to tho time of
'Teerumpity, tumpety, tumpety, tuml'
They had to do It as best they could, and
the principals and the congregation drew a
deep breath 'of rellorwhen the clans had
"Another surprise was in store for them at
the ond of tho'servlce,,when, instead of
Mendelssohn's glorious wedding march, or
the numbers so often used from 'Tann
hauser' or 'Lohengrin,' the rollicking
chorus from 'The Mikado' beginning, ne Is
Going to Marry Yum-Yum,' put dignity and
demureness out of the question, and set the
whole church laughing in a mild, religious
way."
How He Valued the Bride.
"Is the course of a pretty long and varied
experience In weddings," said a clergyman
to me yesterday, "I remember but one oc
casion when a bridegroom voluntarily
doubled the fee I had suggested. It was not
the practice In those days in the Ohio town
where I was located for tho clergy to charge
anything for their services at weddings,
although the law fixed the fde at two dol
lars. One night I was summoned at a very
lato hour to marry a couple of young people
from the Kentucky side of the river,1
who had eloped and were then in
hiding at tho notch I stumbled
up the dark stairs of the old hotel
and entered a room where a rough-looking
farmer's boy met me and introduced a fine,
handsome girl, whose look was downcast
and forlorn, as his bride-to-be. The cloud
lifted from the Blue Grass beauty's face as
the solemn bonds were forged, and when I
closed the book and shook the trroom bv the
hand the bride kissed mo without being
asked.
" 'What's the price, parson?' he asked.
"I told him that I askedforno fee, but that
the legal charge if he bad -a mind and the
money to pay it was two dollars.
"Two dollars?' he echoed contemptuous
ly 'Ain't she worth more than that? I'll
pay five for her right now,' and he handed
me a five dollar bill."
Nearly Married the Wrong Couple.
It had been arranged that tho happy pair
should descend the stair&and meet the min
ister in the hall, where the ceremony should
be completed. The house was a small one,
and by the plan suggested it was thought
that the high contracting parties would
have a greater; amount of room, and the
guests a better chance to see all the pro-'
ceedlngs than if the wedding were to be held
in the parlor.
The minister was in readiness, therefore,
to receive the bridal party at the
foot of the stairs at the appointed
time. He was not very well acquainted
with either bride or bridegroom, and
ho was exceedingly short-sighted to hoot.
It happened that the bridemald and best
man came downstairs first, and the minister
.perceiving their bridal attire gently mo
tioned them to halt and began to read the
marriage services. There was nobody In
authority within reach of the minister and
he calmly went on with his exhortation for
a minute or two, and by that time the bride
mald and best man had edged off on op
posite sides and allowed the true afllanced to
reach tho front. As the minister, was not
quite sure what had happened he Judged it
best to proceed with the service.
In Hymen's Ante-Boom.
"Who would think, to look at that man,
that ho was going to be married to-night?"
was the remark of a Penn avenue barber as
a man with long hair and bushy whiskers
left tho shop. He did not look like a candi
date for matrimony, and somebody in an
other chair suggested that he was a widower
with seven children.
"No," said the barber, looking np from tho
razor ho was stropping. "Ho ain't no w Id
owcr. He was the best-looking man as come
to this shop till last December. Then he got
kinder off his feed; began to let "his beard
grow, an' come down to one hair-cut in six
weeks, an' act up as If he was a loonatic. You
saw him come In suddcn-llko an' whisper ter
me just now. Well, he was makln' an op-
E ointment for this afternoon for me to trim
Im up: shave, hair-out, shampoo, an' every
thingan' he says: 'I'm goin ter be married
to-nightl'
' 'Kinder sudden?' says L
"'Kinder,' says be; "but you see he only
died last Saturday.'
"'Who?' says I.
"Why, her husband,' says he; and he's
goln' to marry the wldderthls very night."
The Leavenworth Case Dramatized.
The novel, "The Leavenworth Case," b
Anna Katharine Greene, has been drama
tized by the author, and on Monday last she
disposed of the right to produce It In Amer
ica, England, Australia and elsewhere to
William Haworth, the aotor, andi his man
ager, Allan J. Shedden. If the jlay retains
the popular characteristics of the novel It
will be a great card for Mr. Haworth next
season he will play Harwell, the secretary
and murderer in tho book and the wide ad
vertisement tho book has received will un
doubtedly serve tho play considerably. Mr.
Shedden writes that theatrical experts In
New York consider the purchase of Miss
Greene's play a great stroke of luck, and he
feels Justified In expecting it to prove a sen
sation and a money-maker. In other nego
tiations for Mr, HaworthJUanager Shedden
has been equally successful, one of there
suits being the acquisition of Katharyn Kid
der as leading lady. Miss Kidder is an
actress of grCatability, which she may have
cultivated by her two years' stay in Europe.
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KANT DEGBEES C0HFEBBED.
The Annual Commencement Exercises at St.
Mary's College at Emmltsburg.
SPECIAL TELEOEAM TO TUB DI6PATCU. I
EimiTSBujto, Md., June 2t The annual
commencoment of Mt. St. Mary's College
took place this morning. The degree of.
Doctor of Law was conferred on George F.
Tale, Altoona, and the degree of Bachelor of
Arts on Charles Henry Aloyslons Watter
son, Pittsburg.- The third olass silver medal
to Victor O. Friday, Pittsburg; fourth class
Bllver medal to Robert L. Johnston, Ebens
burg. Bernard F. M. MoKenna, prize medal,
tne gift of Rev. James Donohue, Brooklyn,
N. Y., for tho best essay.
Speeches were delivered as follows: 31. J.
Fleming, "The Labor Question;" F. N. Lee
:'The World's Fain" W D. Madden. "John
Bovle O'Heillv:" B.F.McKenna, the "Destinv
of the Irish People;" Wm. O'Shaughnessy,
"xne iruture or tne aoutn;- u. u. a. watter
son. "The Closing Century and Its Lessons."
Visitors, were present from New York,
Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilming
ton and many other point."
TWO GBEAT C0HMEHCEMENT3.
Harvard and Yale Confer Many Graduating
and Honorary Degrees. " '
BosTOS, Jnne 21. The weather for Com
mencement Day at narvard was perfect.
Governor Russell, Lieutenant Governor.
Hale and members of tho Governor's staff
were escorted by tho National Lancers,
reaching Massachusetts Hall at 11 o'clock,
where President Eliot was waiting to re
ceive them. Among the invited guests was
Chief Justice Fuller. The degree of Bachelor
of Arts was conferred on 28G members of tho
Academic Department. In other depart
ments the degree of B. S. (in geology) was
conferred upon 1: B. 8. (in mechanical nrtsl
upon 1; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine upon
6;DootorofDental Medicine upon H: M.D.
(three years' course) upon 47; M. D. (four
years' course) UDon S: M. D. and M. A. upon
1; M. D. cum laude and M. A upon 10; LL. B.
upon 27; LL. B. cum laude upon 2; LL. B. and
M. A. upon 2; LL. B. cum laude and M. D.
upon 15; Bachelor of Theology upon 3; M. A.
upon 45; D. S. upon 1; Ph. D. and M. A.
upon 7.
A dispatch from New Haven says: The
one hundred and ninety-first commence
ment of Yale University was observed to
day at Center Church. Degrees honorary
and in course were conferred upon over 100
men. The degrees in course were divided as
follows: B. A., 187; M. 'A, 9; Bachelors of
Philosophy, 89; C. E., 3; Ph. D 23;, Bachelors
of Divinity, 41; M.D., 16; Bachelors oT Law,
56; Masters of Laws, 2; Doctor Of Civil Law, L
and Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1. The latter de
gree was conferred on Miss Josephine M.
Lewis", of this city. She is the first lady to
have that degree conferred upon her in that
department, and tho second In the Univer
sity. Among the honorary degrees conferred
were the following: D. D Right Rev.
Thomas Davis '53. Bishop of Michigan; LL.
D., Hon. John W. Noble, '51. Secretary of the
Interior: Hon. David J. Brewer, '53, Justice
of the United States Supreme Court: Hon.
Henry B. Brown, '56, Justice or tho United
States Supreme Court; Hon. Anthony Hlg
gins, '61, United States Senator'fiom Dela
ware. WOBLD'S FATE ENVOYS.
A Commission of Five Appointed to Labor
With European Nations.
Chicago, Juno 2t Five World's Fair dele
gates to Europe were appointed to-day
They are ex-Governor Waller, of Connecti
cut; Senator Eustls, of Louisiana; Ferd W.
Peck, of Chicago; Secretary Butterworth
and Promoter General Handy. The five
were nominated by Director General Davis
and confirmed by the Executive Committee
of the directory.
Telegrams were sent to thanqn-resldent
members notifying them, of their appoint
ment, and calling a meeting in this city on
Tuesday next. The commission Is to sail
not later than Julv 10, and will formulate
plans of action af Tuesday's meeting. It is
probable the commission will act mainly as
a unit, visiting the European capitals in a
body and separating for individual missions
only under exceptional circumstances.
A FEW 07 TEE 7AV0BED.
General Lew "Wallace denies that he
will enter tho Hoosler Gubernatorial race.
A brother of Hark Twain is an attorney
in Keokuk, the old home of the humorist,
no is well-to-do financially, and devotes but
little time to his profession.
Dion BotjctcauIiT's young son is a fre
quent figure In New York society of a cer
tain kind. He is a well-made and rather
handsome man, with dark eyes and dark,
bushy hair.
, The young Czarowitz of Eussia has been
a most industrious student, and is now one
of the best informed men of his age in East
ern Europe, neis especially well versed in
the higher sciences.
The condition of Prince George, second
son of tho Czar, according to late reports, Is
extremely discouraging. Both lungs are
now said to be diseased. The young man's
return to St. Petersburg has been postponed
indefinitely.
Mas. Ida Mat Davis, who has been
elected a member of the City School Board
of Terre Haute, Is the first woman in tbe
State of Indiana to hold such a position.
Though still a yonng woman, she has been a
teacher for ten years and is the author of
considerable literary work.
Bishop Ebench, of England, who died
recently in Arabia, was known as "that
many-tongued man of Lahore," for he could
preach in English, .Persian, Hindustani,
Pushto, Hlndei, Tamil and Punjabi, and was
an eminent scholar In Hebrew, Arabic,
Syriac, Greek and Latin.
Mrs. Atherxon, the Kansas poetess,
who is responsible for "Walls of Corn," looks
as little like a poetess as it is possible for
feminity to approaoh. True, she does not
construct verso of the "flne-frenzy-rolllng"
kind, but she looks out through her kindly
spectacles as though 'she could construct
heavenly doughnuts, poetic pies, and angelic
salt-rising bread.
Senator Ingalls will put in a great
deal of his time this summer delivering ad
dresses on the social and political problems
of the day. His first dato is before the Glen
Echo Chautauqua, near Washington City,
June 30. After that he will speak at Crete,
Neb., July 4; Council Bluffs, la., July 16;
Madison, Wis., July 30; Staten Island, Au
gust 1, and Atlanta, Ga., August 4. During
the following week after his Atlanta address
he will speak in Knoxvilleand Chattanooga.
Ho has also been invited to speak in several
places in Ohio.
DEATHS HEBE AND ELSEWHERE.
Richard Hoffman Andrews.
Eichard Hoffman Andrews, probably the
oldest musician and ex-&ctor in Englaud, has died
In his 89th year. Mr. Andrews' connection with
tbe stage did not last long. His debut was made as
far back as 83 years ago at the Theater Royal,
Birmingham, in TheBUndBoy," and In 180B he
was playing at Liverpool the small part' of FiitoVt
Soy to the Henry V. of John Philip Kemble. In
1812 lie, however, quitted the theater for music, and
was, at the age of , apprenticed to Andrew Ward,
leader of the Manchester Theater band. He fol
lowed his profession as a teacher and composer
aowa aunuBi u, uis ueaui. iuiu uis career as a
musician, extending, as It has, over nearly four
score years, mar fairly be said not to have been ex
ceeded be any otter professor of music now living.
Mr. Andrews, who did a great deal for music In
Manchester, was the author of "Music as a
Science," "Sacred Music Adapted for Public and
Private Devotion." "Songs of the Hearth,"
"Handel's Songs." and a ery large coIlectionof
glees and other songs.
John Wilson.
John "Wilson, who lives near "West Sun
bury, waj fonnd dead in his bed Tuesday morning.
He bad been in Butler tbe day before and had re
turned In tbe evening. H was In his usual good
health when he retired. The doctors say that he
died of apoplexy. He was" 40 years of age, and
although nearly blind from his birth, bad by
shrewd management acquired an estate worth from
J 12, 000 to J15, 000. He had a brother who was tilled
y the cats at Mansfield hut falL
Obituary Notes.
E. FISIIEH, the Danish Consul at Havana, died
in that city Tuesday.
PHOT. FaxsciJ H. Bbows, the celebrated com
poser and author, is dead at Stamford, Conn.
PEOT. William Wsbeb, the well-known lec-tro-sclentlst,
died yesterday at Gottingen. Han
over. Moses TnoMrsojr, one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Center county, died Monday
at Bcllefonte In his 89th year. He made his money
by quarrying slate.
FBAJtX D. HILDBETH, once well known as a
theatrical manager, died In Chicago last Saturday.
He -had traveled with troupes controlled by M. B,
LeaVltt, Tony Denier, Will J. Davis and others.
AnTiiutt Divfljii, lwuwiuic uiiu 01 jucivays
Co., London, corn merchants, died Tuesday. Mr.
Sydney some years ago
Sydney some years ago was prominently interested
In a notable corner In wheat in conjunction with a
California syndicate,
M. Bbkadd, the doyen of French musicians,
died recently in Auxonne. aged 90. For 73 years he
had been a violoncello player In the Philharmonic
Society or Auxonne. He was the composer of a
number of brchestral pieces.
E. V. Bahbage, well known on the St. Law
rence, died atAlexaudrla Bay, N. T., of apoplexy.
Mr. Babbage was familiarly known as the "phat
man," and nls books descriptive of the St, Law
rense have had a wide circulation.
MAJOB GEOROi Dowbowes, who died atMan-
heim. Pa., Monday, in his 41st year, was known as
the youngest soldier to enlist In the southeastern
part of Pennsylvania. He served with distinction
in the 193th Keglment, where he won honors and
rapid proinoUon. He was 16 years old when he
went to tne war.
B. B. HmraicuT, of the Internal Revenue Of
fice yesterday received word of the death of his
brother, M. P. Hunnlcnt, at Waco. Tex. The
deceased served In tbe Mexican war. During tho
Rebellion be served as scout under General
Hooker.' He had many narrow escapes aud was
considered ono of the shrewdest scouts In the
Union army.
Mbs. Thebksia Helbling, widow of F. X.
Helbllng, Sr., aged 81 years, died yesterday at the
home of her son-in-law, Emanuel Schlllo, aa
Qarlotte street Mrs. Helbllng lived In Pittsburg
65 years. The was the mother of 11 children, seven
of whom sorvlve, also4Vjrrandchlldrrn and seven
rreat-grandchlldren. The funeral will take nlaot-W-morrow
morning at o'clock.
SOCIAL AND SCHOLASTIC.
A Talking Skeleton Enlivens a Class Day
at the Western University Highland
Pork Concerts Become Great Social
Affairs Other Happenings In Society.
Everything conduced to mirth and merri-ment-at
the Western University class day
exercises yesterday afternoon.even the skel
eton whieh is a feature of every well regu
lated school and home, was brought from its
closet amid general speechmakiug and Jollifi
cation. Cleverly concealed within its bony
structure was a phonograph that had been
previously "coached" for Its performance
and tho result was most laughablo to those
within hearing distance and aggravating to
inose not so rortunate. An Immense crowd
greeted the students at the building on the
hill and the programme was opened by the
Glee Club. Mr. John D. Scott the
President, gave the welcoming ad
dress and Mr. Bert E. V.'Luty followed
with historic sketches that were rcmarkablo
for their witticisms and cleverness. A Ante
solo by Mr. Leo Isenthal was enjoyed and a
poem was read by Mr. William A.Johnston.
Mr. Harry M. Davidson -won ronown in an
oration, the Gleo Club followed In a song.
Mr. John McGrew, under the title of "Art
ist," became quite humorous, as did also Mr.
James W. Havs, in his prophecies. The
presentation of the spoon to the Juniors was
accomplished through the medium of Mr.
Daniel H. Wallace. The juniors returned
tho compliment by presenting each senior
with a gift alleged to be emblematic of his
peculiarities or eccentricities. The Gleo
Club closed the performance. This evening
the graduation exercises take place in Carne
gie Hall.
Of all tho school entertainments that have
been given in connection with the close of
tho term during the last week or two, none
are more Interesting than the closing exer
cises of the Western Pennsylvania Instltuto
for the Deaf and Dumb, at Edge wood, yes
terday afternoon. As Is usually the case,
there was a largo number of visitors from
tho city and elsewhere anxious to see how
knowledge can be Imparted to boys and
girls who have been bereft of one or more of
their senses and faculties. The pupils of
this school are as bright, if not brighter,
than those of any other Institution of the
same size in the State. Without a word be
ing spoken, the nimble fingers are convey
ing Information or asking questions with a
bewildering rapidity that is utterly incom
prehensible to those who have not learned
the silent language. Closely watch
ing the movement of the lips of
the teachers op visitors, the pupils
can understand almost every word that is
spoken although they cannot hear a sound.
It seems as if the losing of ono sense
strengthens all the rest. This is a fact well
understood, but it Is never emphasized more
'S?..11 Ja place where a large number of the
afflicted are passing the course of their daily
lives.
The large hall on the second story of the
beautlfulTbulldlng at Edge wood was literally
S?4 .when Kev- s- H- Moore, of the
Wllklnsburg Presbyterian Church stepped
upon the stage and pronounced an invo
cation upon the work of the school and
the exercises of the afternoon. Then
the pupils began their portion of the enter
tainment. Everything they did was In the
dumb language, except In coses where the
seeming Impossibility had been accom
plished of making deaf and dumb people
articulate. The names of the performers
were Albert E. Grlflls, William I. Hayes,
George W. Winch. William Syle, Elmer
Hooens, William J. ShulL
Highland Park, once the haunt of the can
chewing goat of capricious tastes and Incli
nations, was last evening the rendezvous of
the ton and fashionables of the city the
East End especially. The occasion of the
gay assembly was a most enjoyable concert
given under the management of theDu-
?uesne Traotton Company. The music was
nrnisbed by the Great Western Band, under
the leadership of Prof. B. Weis. To him
much credit Is due for haying selected for
theprogramme music that admitted of deli
cate and skillful execution, while at tbe
same time it was of such a charac
ter as would gratify the tastes of
those not educated np to that high
degree of art that precludes enjoy
ment short of the classical. In fact,
the selection of tho elevated park, where
fresh air was plentiful and ably assisting
every appreciation of the efforts of the
musicians, was particularly fortunate. The
frequently expressed wish last evening was
that this concert might he followed by many
such. The following is the programme:
March, "Grand Festival," Charles Bach;
overture. "Poot and Peasant." P. Snnne:
"The First Heart Throbs," Eilenberg; selec
tion lruin ".tuaniana," waiiace; waicz,
"Danube Waves," Ivanovlce; medley,
"Beyer's Annual," Beyer; gavotte, "Steph
anie," Zlbultrn; ''A Hunting Scene," Buca
lossl: "Galop Erastma," Hazel.
In tbe flush of tho delight experienced by
the Ladies' Aid Society and Directors of the
Southside Hospital over tho $7,C0O appro
priation received from the State they did
not forget that the money mnst he taken
care ofand judiciously expended, hence an
executive committee has been appointed
consisting or Mrs. J. D. Bryce, Mrs. Wallace
Cready, Mrs. James Spandon, Mrs. Cotton
and Miss Eato Eungler.
Social Chatter.
Charles S. BCdd, of the East End was
married last evening in St. Mark's P. E.
Church. Baltimore, the bride being Miss
,Maggle Banke. The young people jsvillre-
siue iu tne x.usb luu wueu iiiey return irom
their wedding trip.
The marriage of Miss Marian Francis Reed
to Mr. John W. King was privately solemn
ized last evening at the East End residence
of the bride's parents. Tho ceremony was
performed by Bev. Gordon of tho Church of
the Covenant.
Pittsburg will ho well represented at
Trenton, Jf. J., to-day, where Miss 'Maxwell,
familiar to many as the charming daughter
of Rev. Dr. Maxwell, formerly pastor of
Trinity, will become the bride of Mr. James
MoCreery.
Mb. E. B. Wall, a prominent vonnff hnsl-
ness man of this city, was married last even
ing at Columbus to Miss Fannie Mitchell. A
number of Pittsburgers were present at the
ceremony.
A xmiBEB of tho "Delts" attended the hop
and banquet given by tho Chapter Alpha
at the Allegheny College, Meadville, last
evening.
Tdb Federal Club, of Allegheny, enjoyed a
Mayflower excursion last evening, with
Toergo's music as a dance Incentive.
Mbs. Fred Magee was hostess yesterday to
a 1 o'clock luncheon. Covers were laid for
15 ladies.
The wedding of Miss Emma Gibson and
Mr. Phillips occurred last evening at Sharps
burg. Washiugton and Jefferson College held Its
annual commencement hop last evening.
The Barker-Stratton wedding this evening
will bring a new bride to the city.
The Summer Night Club gave a lawn fete
last evening at Silver Lake.
The fair at the Episcopal Church Home to
day is to be a grand affair.
The Stlnson-Hasbach marriage on Mt.
Washington this evening.
The Page-Kiddle wedding to-day will be a
notable event.
The Lawrence school picnicked at Idle wild
yesterday.
Hioh School graduation to-night at the
Bijou.
St. Xavier's commencement to-day.
The Kuhns-Black nuptials to-night.
COEH'S HEW EHEMT.
A Bus That Is Doubly Dangerous Because,
It Operates Unseen.
SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE Dlsf ATCH.J
Chester, June 24. The Agricultural De
partment sent a representative from Wash
ington to investigate the habits of the bug
which has been devastating JohnX. Balder
son's corn field In Eennett township, this
county. The bug belongs to a family of corn
hill bugs, of which there are half a dozen
varieties, and it works underground by In
serting Its bill into the young plant and ex
tracting the Juice. The reason whv It is not
so frequently discovered Is doubtless ow
ing to the fact that It works underground
and is not readily detected by a careless ob
server. While the reports of the damage done by
this family are not very frequent, it is possl-.
hie that many corn fields which aro bllerhtod
from causes unknown to their owners may
owe their destrnctlon to the corn bug. Mr.
Balderson has had reports that the pest was
known early In 1833 and has been discovered
several times since, but It has never becomo
.epidemlo like the potato bug. The Agricul
tural Department representative spent two
days with Mr. Balderson, and he succeeded
in getting gome rare specimens of tho bug
family.
Voices That Should Be Heard.
Boston Herald,
Tho baccalaureates have been coming in
thick and fast so far. If the young college
graduates don't achieve success in this life
and happiness In the life hereafter, it will
not be for the lack of a vast deal of good ad
vice from the pulpits.
h
lU MEM0ET 0? BEECHES.
A Statue to the Great Preacher Unveiled
in City Hall Square, Brooklyn.
BnooKXTir, June 24. A statue of the late
Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr was nnvalled to
day in City Hall Square, with speeches and
imposing ceremonies.
Tho statue is of bronze, of heroic size, and
stands upon a Qulncy granite pedestal, suit
ably Inscribed. It represents Mr.Beecber
with his head bare and his hat in his hand,
wearing n cape overcoat and nn ordinary
suit of clothing, and standing in a firm, erect
position. The pose was chosen from a pho
tograph which tho family regard as tho best
ever taken of him. The face is somewhat
idealized, but much or the oharaoterlstlo ex
pression or3lr. Beechcr has been preserved.
There are three auxllllarv figures placed
about the pedestal. On the right Is the
me-size nirure of a vi
roung woman, repre-
senttag a victim of African slavery, 'aylng a
palm branch at the feet of the man wno did
so much to secure emancipation. On the
other side are twollfe-lze figures of children.
One Is a boy, who has thrown bis coat on tho
lower part of the pedestal, and Is sitting on
it, holding a girl so that sho can react! np
and lay a wreath of flowers at tho feet of Mr.
Beecher. Both children are barefooted and
simply clad.
WASHIHGTOrT AND JEFFEB80S'.
Thirty-Two Students Leave Their Almar
Mater With Diplomas of Graduation.
SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Washington, Pa., June 24. This has been
a gala day in Washington. The weather
was beautiful, and all the Incoming trains
were loaded with commencement visitors.
The exercises were held In the Flrt Presby
terian Church. Dr. J. D. Moffat, President
of the College, presided. S. G. Nolan, of
Broughton, carried off first honors, as vale
dictorian, and R. S. Orr, of Limestone, de
livered the salutatory. The Master's Ora
tion was pronounced by Charles W. Hayes,
A. M., of Kansas City.
Among the graduating class of 32 mem
bers, W. P. Spargrove, of .Plttsbnrg. and
Preston C. Farrar and W. S. Langfltt, of Alle
gheny. Sixteen degrees were also conferred
upon members of the alumni. This evening
the annual commencement hop was held at
the Opera House. A large number of society
people from Pittsburg, Allegheny, Wheel
ing, Greensburg and other places were pres
ent, Gernert, of Pittsburg, furnished tho
music.
EX-SENATOB ITDOHAXD'S nmEBAL.
Many Eminent Men and Both Political
Parties Honor His Memory.
Ixdiaotolis, June 24. The funeral of the
late ex-Senator Joseph E. McDonald oc
curred this afternoon from the family Te3l
dence. From noon until 2 p.m. a perfect
stream of citizens poured through the
house to get one last passing glimpse of all
that was earthly of Indiana's statesman.
Many civlo organizations and eminent men
turned out with the masses to figure in the
procession and attend the obsequies. Floral
offerings came from every political club la
the city of both parties.
The funeral ceremonies were conducted
by Joseph A. Mllburn, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Dr. M. L.
Haines; of the First Presbyterian Chnrch.
Senator Voorhees officiated as one of the pall
bearers.
HAPPY HSHEBMES" PEM PITTSBTIEG.
They Test for Themselves the Quality of the
Saegertown Waters.
SPECIAL TELEOEA3I TO THE DISPATCH.!
Saegertown, June 24. A party of promi
nent gentlemen from Pittsburg arrived here
yesterday and determined to test the truth
of the many enticing fish stories they had
read from this place. All tho boys In the
Slace were hired to dig bait, and at an early
our this morning they started for the scene
of action under the leadership of Mr. Ben
ner. Thov returned at noon tired, wet and hun
gry, but with implicit faith in every fish
story they read from Saegertown. They had
40 fish in their possession, principally fine
bass and pike. The party will remain hero
for some time.
A WAOEB SPOILED.
The Arrival of Twins in a Family Disturbs
Calculations of Both Sides.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.)
York, June 24. Two guests of the Central
Hotel made a quiet little wager as to
whether a new arrival expected in the fam
ily of one would be entitled to vote or not,
There was quite a stake on the result, and
the new arrival was looked forward to with
considerable Interest.
At last the voter came, but there were two
of him, and one will hardly be entitled to a
vote unless woman suffrage i3 allowed.
There was a division of opimop, but tho
referee, acting according to Hoyle, called
tbe bets off.
HEW WHMIrlQTOfT CEOWDED.
Brilliant Essays and a Large Attendance at
Westminster Collego Commencement.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
New Wilmington, Pa., June 24. New Wil
mington was the Mecca of Lawrence county
to-day on occount of the graduation exer
cises of Westminster College. Long before
noon the town presented a busy appearance
and the crowds did not ceae to come until
the evening. It is estimated that fully 2,000
persons attended the commencement exer-
The orations began at 10 o'clook a. v. and
lasted until 4 o'clock p. m. The essays were
the most brilliant ever heard here.
GBOWINQ ITVE IHCHES DAILY.
Remarkable Effects on Corn of Insufferable
Hot Winds in Iowa.
Waterloo, Ia June 24. To-day has been
the hottest of the season, 92 in the shade at
noon. The sun has been obscured by clouds
most of the time, tho excessive temperature
being due to a hot wind which has prevailed
all day. The leaves on trees are curling up,
and the grass Is badly seared in places.
It Is thought tho hot winds will not do
much damage to crops, owing to the moist
condition of the ground from recent rains.
Corn, by actual measurement, grew over
three inches to-day, and experts say to-night
will be good for two more.
ITJTHEBAKS OF THEEE STATES.
They Hold a Reunion, Attended by 3,000
Members, Near Wheeling.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.l
Wheeling, June 24. The tri-State Luther
an reunion was held to-day at Inwood Park,
eight miles from this city. Over 3,000 mem-
Ders or tnas denomination were present,
many of them being prominent people from
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia.
.TnrluB TL TL Faulkner delivered thn ad
dress of welcome, and Judge Stewart, of
Chamborsburg, responded. These were fol
lowed by other speeches.
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.
Jacob Bauer, of Terre Haute, and Adolf
Convert, of Chicago, were in the city a few
aays ago looking for a site ISO feet square on
which to build a factory. After consulting
various real estate men they failed to find
what they wanted In the two cities. They
registered at the Anderson.
J". V. Thompson, a TXniontown banker,
stopped at tho Seventh Avenue last evening.
He nopes Mr. Carnegie will get the Columbia
iron mill in his town as he has little faith in
the people who are trying to straighten out
the affairs of the defunct plant.
J. L. Barclay, the Chicago agent of the
Westinghouse Electric Company; ex-Mayor
George W. Allen, of St. Louis, and J.B.
Kremer, of Carlisle, Secretary of the Johns
town. Flood Commission, are at the Du
quesne. Kev: Fathers "Wall and Gallacher will
start to-day for a trip through Europe and
the Holy Land, and they will probably secure
an audience with the Pope before returning
home.
H. 0. Huston and wife, of Connellsville,
and Rufus J. Foster, editor of the Colliery
Journal, of Soranton, are stopping at the
Monongahela House.
The Robert Emmet Literary Society, of
Homestead, will hold a reunion and plcnio
at Kenney's Grove Saturday, June 27.
John M. "Watson, of New Castle, and J.
P. Hughart, of Grand Rapids, are stopping
at the Anderson.
James Cochran, a millionaire coke opera
tor of Dawson, and wife, are registered at
the St. Charles.
John A. Dewey, of Painesville, and E. F.
Latham, of Butler, are among the guests at
tbe Schlosser.
F. r. Munsell, President of the National
Alliance Insurance Company, is at the Cen
tral Hotel.
Alfred Karne, chief clerk at the Central
Hotel, will sail for Europe July L
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
Germany's production of silver in 1800
was 77,000 pounds, about 9 per cent of the
world's product.
In Richmond, 3ro., there is a horse
which measures 19J hands high and tips tho
beam at 2 630 pounds. He Is 5 years old.
The largest catch ever made in a hoop
net was at Bluffton, Mo., the other day.whcn
over 100 pounds of cattish wero landed.
The Captain of the steam dredge Ajar,
now" digging out tho river channel nenr Bath,
Mo., says a sqnarc yard of mud weighs a Bout
a ten. ,
Lightning followed a line of gilt down
the wall paper in a Methodist church at
Belpre, Pu.and burned off only tho flashy
figures.
To indicate his reputation as an expert
wood carver, a colored man In nntchinson,
Kan., recently In 15 hours carved a chain
nearly 6 feet long ont. of a solid piece of
wood.
In eastern New Mexico nearly 600,000
acres of fruit and farm lands have been re
claimed by the construction of storage reser
voirs and irrigating canals during the past
two years.
A young lawyer of Savannah swam
across the Savannah river five times one day
last week for a wager of $30. The river is "203
yards wide at the point and 12 fret deep. He
accomplished the task In one honr and was
only slightly exhausted. Fully 8.C00 peoplo
watched tbe affair.
In one of London's fashionable churches
the preacher made an appeal to the effect
that a certain Baronet was, through no fault
of his own. In debt to the amount of 00, and
had no means of paying. Consequently the
congregation were called upon to provide
theumount required.
A rattler and black snake had a battle
near St. Clair, Mo., tho other day and the
latter won. Tho rattler was coUed up In the
road with head erect, when the black snake
sprang and wrapped himself around the
rattler's neck before he could bite. After
a few chokes the rattlorgave up the ghost.
The Knox farm, near Independence,
Mo., containing 323 acres, was sold tbe other
day for $100 an acre. Daring the time that
the "Peerless Suburb beyond the Bluo" was
booming, this farm was 'bousht" by specu
lators for over $300 an acre. They made the
first payment one-third and then let the
the deal go by default.
A clever, thrifty little woman at "Wich
ita, Kan., is the happy possessor of a now
black silk which she earned in a most pecu
liar way. Every time her husband boughs
25 cents worth of cigars she laid a like
amount away In a drawer. In less than nine
months she had enough to buy the silk and
pay for the making and trimmings.
During the rain a few days since a tree
was blown down in the yard at the house of
Mrs. C. E. Lambkin, at Barnsville, Ga. In
the place where the tree was broken off in
the fall was found a petrified bird. The
head of the bird was perfect, every out'ino
being very plain. It is certainly a curiosity.
How the bird got Into the tree is a question.
There was no hollow In the tree.
The first section of the little railroad
which is to connect Jaffa with Jerusalem
has been oompleted and tourists are now
able to travel by rail from Jaffa to Bamleh.
about one-third tho distance. It will not be
long beforo pilgrims to the Holy Land will
be whisked in an hour from the sea to
Jerusalem, to the great disgust of camel
owners and stage proprietors.
A man at Jansen, Fla., will realize
$9,000 this year from an acre of pineapples,
while Major Byals, of Chatham county, Ga.,
has a truck farm of 125 acres, near Savannah,
which yields him $10,000 a year. His chief
crop is Irish potatoes, of which he has !-0
acres. In addition, he raises cabbages, to
matoes, beans, cucumbers, onions and other
small vegetables. His income from onions
is $700 an acre.
Frog bunting in the swamp districts of
Southeast Missouri is getting to be a lucra
tive and Important Industry. The frogs
come mostly from New Madrid county.where
the crop is now being harvested. At the
French Market in St. Louis last Saturday
there was a pile of frogs that would have
filled two barrels. A half-dozen men with
pinchers were pulling the breeches off tbe
green, old, original . greenbacks. They are
esteemed a great delicacy.
Henry Cartright, of Paris, 3Io., has tha
best paying turkey hen in the country.
Early In the spring she began laying, and
after she had laid the usual number of eggs
went to sitting. She was broken from sitting
and soon laid another sitting, and this time
was permitted to sit, and hatched out a
brood of young turkeys. During the entire
time she was sitting she laid an egg regu
larly every other day, and since she has been
out with her young she has still laid every
other day.
The catfish are eating salmon spawn from
the head-waters of tho Columbia to tho sea.
The catfish has two sharp littlo prongs, one
on each side of the Jaw, and while ordinarily
one fish can feed on another smaller than
Itself, In the case or the catfish, any fish at
tempting to swallow one or them Is caught
in tbe throat by those spikes, and as it can
neither swallow nor snit out the catfish, tho
fish that has the catfish starves to death.
Then the catfish Is set free and goes after
more salmon spawn.
A C-months-old shote belonging to Cap
tain J. W. Anderson, of tbe Hurricane dis
trict, In Coweta county, Ga., disappeared
the other day and could not be found any
where. The eighth day after its disappear
ance Captain Anderson chanced to peer into
an old well on the premises and was both
surprised and 'delighted to find leisurely
lolling at the bottom his missing pig. There
was no water In the well, and the pig was
notonly uninjured by the fall, but, consider
ing its lengthy fast, was in pretty fair condi
tion. Dr. A. J. Smith, druggist, of Oakes
dale, Wash., was handling a can of phos
phorus, which had not been opened, but
from which the -n aterhad leaked out through
a bole in the can, and thoughtlessly he
opened the can without submerging it la
water. In an instant hl drug store was In.
flames, the bnmlr.g gise) and the death
dealing fumes filling e cry space. By pres
ence of mindand tbe free useof water, which
he dashed on the burning and phosphorated
room at the peril of his life, Dr. Smith suc
ceeded in extinguishing the fire.
A party of savants, including a Judge,
an ex-Senator, aud ex-County Attorney and
nn army officer, are making some Interest
ing discoveries In an Indian mound as
Bucksport, Me. Gouges, chisels, sinkers,
spear and arrow heads, war paint, toma
hawks, etc., are brought to the surface.many
beautiful specimens being found. The ex
cavations are In a gravel jit and the work la
under charge of Captain Blodgett.who shows
among his newly-found treasures a wblta
flint or quartz arrow-head, about. two inches
In length, three-quarters of an inch wide and
a quarter of an inch through the thickest
part, which is said to be one of the most per
fect beads ever found.
TAKEN FKOM LITE.
She '"Would you believe it? that vicious
little Mrs. Weston has taught her baby to can Its
father "grandpa."
He What did she do that for?
She So that Weston shan't forget that he Is old
enough to be her father.
Baby Mamma, what is an animal?
'Oh I anything that goes on legs." y
"Stockings?"
Passenger (on the Boston express)
Portcri
Porter Yes, iah.
Passenger Will you oblige me by stepping to the
door and getting me a glass of air.
She (English) I'll be a sister to yon.
He (English) A deceased wife's sister?
She Ye-s.
lie Darling! name the day.
One evening as they sat beneath
The moon's soft rays so pale.
Moved by an impulse born of love
He kissed her through her veil.
Next evening, as before, they sat
Beneath the star-flecked dome.
Yet not exactly as before
She'd left her veil at home.
Snodgrass Swayback is a remarkable
man.
Snlvely In what way?
"He thinks lie can sing."
'There's nothing remarkable about It. Hun
dreds of people think they can sing."
"But.Swarback never tries."
First Boston Belle I like to talk with a
New York man.
Second B. B.-Why?
First B. B. O because you can say anything you
like, you know, and be won't understand.
Bev. Dr. PrimusWhat are the men of
your hurches doing' to prevent the spectaele-of
short skirts on the stager
Mr. Secundus They are paying for their hu'
and aaugnteis' tan sonnets.
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