gJtTTrz , ''! THE PITTSBTmG- 'DISPATCH, .TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1891. ,eKw $pafr& ESTABLISHED FEBBUARY 1S48. Vol. 4S, No. 150. Entered at Pithburg rostofllce, November 11, ISs", s second-class matter. Business Office Corner Smithiield and Diamond Streets. ews Rooms and Publishing House yS and So Diamond Street, in New Dispatch Building. r.ASTERN' ADVERTISING OFFICE. 150011 3. TKIBUNE BUILDING. NEW TOKK. where eom pletc files ol THE DISPATCH can always bo found. J'oreicn advertisers appreciate the convenience. Home advertisers and filcnds of THE DISPATCH, while In New York, are also made welcome, THE DTSPATCITis mvlarlyanSalfat Brrntam's, t Vwm square, .V?e Tork, and V Are d rovem, Jitnit, France, icherf anytmt ucho has been aisap jiaintid at a hotel netcs ttand can Main it. TERMS or THE DISPATCH. FOfTAGE TREE IX THE CKtTED STATES. DAILY DisrATCH. One Year J 8 CO Daily DisrATCH, Tex Quarter 2 W Daily DisrATcn. One Mouth TO Daily DiBPATcn. including Sunday, ljear . 10 Co Daily Dispatch. includlnjtPundav, sm'ihs. iso Daily" Disfatcii. including undaj , 1 ln'th.. 80 Sun-day Dispatch, One Year 250 WueiV Dlf PATCH. One Year 1 25 the Daily' Dispatch U deli crej bj carriers at 3rents iter week, or, Including Sunday Edition, at 1C cents per v eek. PlTTSBUKG.Tl nUAY, JULY 7, lSsl. THE CXI nn.ITl-.S PAST AND PL-TURK. The pride of the city should turn so largely upon its public institutions that everyone who feels an interest in Pitts- burp will wish Doctor Holland success in his efforts to make the Western "University what it should be, a broad-gauge educa tional institution, specially reflecting the peculiar advantages with which its situa tion at "the workshop of the continent" should endow it, and representing in some degree to the outside world the potency for good of the enormous private wealth Vy which it is surrounded. From this point of view it is fortunate, rather than otherwise, for the University, that critics have arisen to challenge Doctor Holland's recent statement of the parsimony with -which the institution has been treated by the community up to date. The Doctor alleged that, leaving out the donations of the late AVilliamThaw, whose munificence was splendid, only about $80,000 was con tributed to the University for "buildings and endowment" in the seventy-two years of its existence. The accuracy of this statement was immediately questioned. "We think Doctor Holland elsewhere in to day's Dispatch sufficiently supports his case to warrant the general assertion in the spirit in which it was made. But tUi discussion gives fit occasion to fay that it is not microscopic and fault finding analysis of the new Chancellor's casual dicta which is becoming, but a generous disposition upon all sides to take hold with him and buildup a University here in fact as well as in name. Hundreds of the youth of Pittsburg, and of the territory surrounding, are sent away every year for an education which their parents in the long run find it more practicable, and in many cases vastly more beneficial, to secure for them at home. The facilities for making the Western University a seat of academical learning worthy to rank with the more famous colleges of the East and the "West exist here fully as much as at Cambridge, New Haven, New Tork, Princeton, Baltimore or Ann Arbor. The iacilities for establishing a school of technology that might be renowned in the nation are positively greater here than at Boston or at Troy, where such institutions ai e immensely successful. Only the money is needed. Doctor Holland is eminently right in earnestly asking for liberal support from a community so abundantly able to bestow it "Whatever is given will come back to tho community in tenfold measure. In stating clearly what maybe done, and in pointing out pungently how relatively little has hitherto been done always ex cepting the generous gifts of "William Thaw Doctor Holland has taken the sub ject by its only proper and effective handle; and we wish him success fully propor tioned to his energy and earnestness. STOCK POINTERS IX LAW. A New Tork judge has elevated the speculative tip, or pointer, to the rank of a business commodity or service. He. holds that where one man gives another information from which the latter makes money in the stock market the first may enforce an agreement if it is previously made by which he is to share the profits of the operation. The importance of the ruling is somewhat minimized by tho in frequency of the resultant profits, it being a proverb that the man who operates on pointers takes tho speediest road to the poorhouse. Nevertheless, the principle needs a lit tle addition to make it complete. The ar rangement by which pointers are to be followed being thus elevated to the rank of a business contract, it is pertinent that the binding force of a contract lies in its mutuality. It follows, therefore, that the receiver of a stock pointer could enforce a contract by Avhich the giver of it shall share the losses as well as the profits. One arrangement Is obviously the complement of th6 other, and can be enforced as well If the stock tip business were made sub ject to that liability, it would speedily per mit its practitioners to get out a total of debt that would rival the debt of a Euro pean power or one of Jay Gould's railroad systems. ROOSEVELT AND THE SENATORS. "Mr. Theodore Roosevelt has lately been the target of attack by some opponents of civil sen ice reform. The salient point of the charges against personal defense of the system is that he had called such Sena tors js Plumb and Gorman liars. Mr. Itoosevclt has made a reply in which he aguravates hisffense, not by calling those Senatorial lovers of the spoils system liars, but by proving that in their attack on civil service reform they did not consider it necessary to be bound by the limits of veracity. The facts stated by Mr. Roosevelt are: Botn these Senators made direct and posi tie charges against the Commission. Senator Plumb'6 charge was that the Com mission's actions were govered by favorit ism. The Commission very properly met this by requesting the Senator, if the "avoritism was tbe act of the Commission tself, to present proofs of it to the Presi dent; if of its subordinates to lay the evi dence before the Commission. "Where upon Mr. Plumb dried up. Senator Gorman's assertion was more specific. He declared on the floor of the Senate, as of his own knowledge, that a friend of his in Baltimore, an applicant for the position of letter carrier, had been asked such horrid questions as the most direct loute fiom Baltimore to Japan and Hie number of lines of .steamers plying be tween this country and Europe. Mr. Roosevelt thereupon wrote to the Senator tsklng that as such questions were con lary to the .orders of the Commission, WJjeB - Ms ' x ,..-." .. ..!,. -..--. 'i Vi, )8jrtrfl&frffirMfeigiilwigff arw rf i m'. VSATHsfrr -lMfiawflff iflrniif ittltff TMiIihi" liilMlllBllt'Hff llisMBtWHim ifflsasrMMvrriTsTsy MsTsssssMBM V i , y j V.. Tl. Pb'Pfcjmtit- u ar jtMfcAtteJrJfefcfflsWslHssfiaWHsiaw si5B5svirJffMaiiMsg8MlsBBsaB " fatfMBals5tsMMBssssWBsWBsWsisP!TBBMs r n i TTtatiVl i rvi"- &&& v.ivr AfrfeiiiMMfoiiflffiTrfrfc .in' ifi milrSnnWl8lFlWf -' '- " '"v1" " -issr v "i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i m s . , & v iijsds8iMMsMHsalllllBBwBssfisM 1Ba "i V7i7Yfln5P'WJrT'"'T" mMMfcin . . - and as its records failed to show that any such questions were on the examination papers, the Senator would "kindly indi cate the date and place of the examina tion." This the Senator failed to do; and Mr. Roosevelt made a public statement of the fact after a due interval. Two years later, however, Mr. Gorman relieved his mind by stating in a speech In the Senate that because he had "criticised the action of the Commission" he had been in turn "very severely criticised" by the President of the Commission, which he declared to be "slmplyian outrage and a piece of audacity." All of which puts the .Senatorial advo cates of the spoils systemMn anything but an agreeable light It will not reconcile those lofty gentlemen to Mr. Roosevelt, but it is quite probable that Mr.?Roosevelt had no thought of pleasing them,vwhen he produced tills statement. THE OFFICIAL SCAPEGOAT. The announcement ismade,as a result of -the Government investigation of the Phil adelphia bank case, that Bank Examiner Drew will formally retire from office this week. Under the circumstances the gen eral public can hardly be blamed for con sidering this a deliberate conclusion to make Drew tbe scapegoat, "Whatever dereliction can be charged to Drew in connection with the Keystone Bank affair, the Comptroller 'of the Cur rency not only condoned, but indorsed,af ter he was aware of it, by continuing Drew in charge of the bank. The Dispatch has already pointed out that by the Comptrol ler's own statement he showed himself guilty of incompetence or worse.in leaving Drew in charge after the latter had failed to report the serious condition of the bank for three weeks. Such a statement in opposi tion to Drew's assertion that he reported the matter promptly arouses incredulity, and in connection with other facts strength ens the suspicion that the Comptroller has not told by any means all he knows. The fact that there is an unexplained dis appearance of large amounts of funds; that there is a general agreement that these went to some person or persons as yet undesignated; that statements of Bardsley indicating such persons have been suppressed; and that Drew is to be retired after a secret investigation, when the statements of his superiors show them to have shared his dereliction, all point to a very unpleasant conclusion. It is that the person really behind the plunder of the wrecked bank has power enough, both in Philadelphia and "Washington, to pro cure the suppression of the evidence where ever it comes near to a disclosure. With that indication cropping out at nearly every turn of the case, the public cannot be blamed for coming to the con clusion, that there Is more rottenness in the covering up of this case than in the plundering that has been exposed. INCREASED TRANSIT TO THE PARK. Although the electric and cable lines put on additional cars Saturday, and all their cars were jammed to the point of suffocation, the facilities were inadequate for the accommodation of the immense travel to Schenley Park. This proves that an increase of the transportation facilities will be necessary before the next popular everit there. An additional line of travel to the park need not antagonize the street lines. It would simply afford accommo tion for the people when the street cars cannot accommodate, and might also at tract considerable travel from quarters which the other lines do not reach. Such a line Is already in existence in the Junction Railroad and its connections. This track is now used exclusively as a freight transfer; but on gala days at the park it could be made available for pas sengers during the few hours its facilities are in demand. Trains starting from Al legheny at one end and the Baltimore and Ohio depot at the other could reach the park in a few minutes, run frequently enough to carry thousands, and make money at a cheap rate. There is no ques tion that the Junction road affords the necessary factor to make the park easily accessible to the masses from all portions of the two cities. It is to be hoped that by the next time anything occurs to call the people en masse to the park this additional route will be opened. There is a goodjjrofit in it for the road; and the influence of those who are interested in the park's popular ity should be brought to bear in favor of its utilization. CLAIMING TOO MUCH, In connection with the decision of the administration to extend the 4$-per cent bonds, the New Tork Press makes the usual mistake of the Republican organs by claiming that the Treasury Depart ment "could have just as easily paid this remainder of 550,869,600 in the next two months as not" If the Treasury could have paid ofl! these bonds "just as easily as not" there i3"a distinct betrayal of puK lie duty in not doing so. Tho Treasury lias no right to use public funds in paying unnecessary interest at the rate of a million dollars a year; and the fact that a necessary interest payment of 52,000,000 annually is reduced to a wantonly un necessary payment of the amount does not one whit detract from the wrong of the transaction. The Press does not improve the matter by claiming that the extension is proper because "the quantity and quality of the currency" were at stake in the retirement of the national bank notes. This is mere juggling with the facts. For every 5900, 000 of bank notes retired by the payment of bonds 51,000,000 of coin or legal tender would be put In circulation. Under the law the funds paid out would make a re serve for bank credits of four times their amount So that it happens to be the fact that both the quantity and jniality of the currency would be improved by. the pay ment of the bonds if the Treasury has, as alleged, the money to pay them. The administration organs are so anxious to escape from the charge that the ex tension is due to raids on the surplus as to offer explanations which practically al lege a policy of public bad faith on the part of the Government If the Treasury has the money to spare for the payment of the bonds and does not pay them, it has been guilty o5subordinating the public in terest to that of a special class. THE DE LESSEPS CASE. Concerning the prosecution-of De Les seps in connection with the failure of the Panama enterprise the New Tork Tribune says: M. Ue Lesseps was over-sanguine and Mindly credulous ulron he undertook the construction of the Panama Canal, out he Is a man of genuis, whose misfortunes excite sympathy. There is something extremely pathetic in the spectacle of tho great Frenchman's reverses of fortune in his old age. This is one way of looking at the partici pation of a man like De Lessseps in finan cial undertakings that, result in ruin to thousands. It Is quite possible to imagine that a manmaybe over-sanguine and blindly credulous, as the above extract asserts De Lesseps to have been, concerning a pro ject he recommends to the public. I,he honestly'believes his enterprise will suc ceed, he cannot be charged with dishon esty. But he may be very severely Wamed,.for a man of 'his profession should "be able to. determine by actual surveys and accurate figures whether his conclusions are correct before inducing the masses to invest their earnings bytensof mlllons on hta rpnrpsentaxions. But there is another way of (looking at It . If De Lesseps can provcthat he was only over-sanguine 'he can be acquittea oi ine charge of dishonesty, though not of the blame for insufficient care. The best proof, that a man was honestly over sanguine as to the success of an enterprise which he conducts, is that he invests his own fortune in it If De Lesseps can show that his fortune was sunk with the rest In the Panama-Canal enterprise, he will make that plea good. But if, like a great-many managers of corporate en terprises, De Lesseps remains individually prosperous while the money of the in vestors has disappeared, we can hardly blame the cold aud unfeeling French law for declining to be impressed with the pathos of his case so much as the pathos of .the case of the small investors. It.is of course a matter of conjecture to people on this side of the ocean; but it'is much to be feared that if De Lesseps has to denude himself Of his fortune to main tain his honesty, he will conclude to stick to his gold and let the honesty slide. It is an -interesting piece of news that Vice Consul Fales has been appointed by the Chinese Government one of its Commis sioners to the World's Fair "at a princely salary." Princely salaries are the one out ward and unmistakable sign of official posi tion at the Woild'a Fair, and we are glad to learn that China is in harmony with the gen eral rule. It m ould he interesting to learn whether the Chinese allowance is any more princely than the sum which the theory of one of the political gentlemen appointed on the Pennsylvania Commission divides up. "We refer to the idea that the appropriation of $300,000 is intended to pay the expenses of the commission to thewery neattune of $10, 000 per commissioner. The grain crop reports from the Pacific coast are reported to bo "even more auspi cious than in the Mississippi Valley," "which is supererogatory. Tho country will this year devote Itself to a practical demon stration of the falsity of tho economic her esy that scarcity can bring enhanced pros perity. A true remark is made by the Philadel phia Press to the effect that 'JNavassa ought not to be left by the next Congress undor the brutal rule to -which American citizens are now being subjected on that small island." vNo one has yet been able to say by what theory tho laws of the United States extend to one of the Caribbean Islands; hut if they do reach there they ought to bo en forced under the construction that makes it a capital crime for workingmen to claim the rights of individual liberty. The remarks of the carpenters and Fed eration leaders subsequent to the strike re veal strained relations, to use the mildest terms. But there is no division as between the carpenters and contractors that they will work together to got as much building done as possible before the close of the sea son. There is a queer illustration of the jour nalistic bowing down to tho power of vico in the way in which the New Orleans 3'mej Democrat only gave Jour inches to a report of the great anti-lottery meeting lost week and since then has given one or two colnmns of its editorial space daily to denouncing the speeches at the meeting. The plan of ignoring the meeting does not seem to have been successful; but the display of the lot tery collar by the Journal in question un doubtedly is. The second of those hat trimmings cases in Philadelphia having been decided in favor of the Government, it begins to look as if that $20,000,000 purse will be awarded wi the best two-out-of-three principle "While here is food for jest in the as sumption of the weather bureau service by the Agricultural Department, the charge that the transfer was made with the result of putting the position in the list of political spoils is given a good deal of color by the way in which the appointments have been made. If tho administration ruins a non partisan branch of the public service by putting it in the hands of the politicians it will have to bear the responsibility. The German Emperor was able to display graciousness toward the Eton volunteers if he could not lend his Imperial countenance to the spectacle of tradesmen playing soldiers. An Eastern paper thinks the German Em peror will do well to guard his tongue while in England, because theie is a press there that can criticise him. Perhaps so; but after the baccarat scandal any little eccen tricities of speech the Kaiser may indulge in will hardly afford much room for criticism on the part of the English newspapers. Talking rashly ought to call forth severer criticisms than getting tangled up in very scandalous proceedings. TnE Ohio rain producer failed to turn out his last rain, but he will keep on with the faith of "Wiggins that by persevering long enough he will yet be able to hit another shower. As was intimated by The Dispatch, when Governor Hill was refusing to recog nize the extradition warrants of Governor Bulkeley, of Connecticut, time has brought around its revenge. Hill now. wants a New York criminal from Connecticut, and has had to eat humble pie by an application to Gov ernor Bulkeley, which was duly honored. "Which illustrates the old proverb about scornful dogs coming to a diet of dirty pud dings. A CTCLONE struck Louisiana yesterday ahead of time. It should have reserved its force until tho popular vote on surrendering the State to tho lottery gang for another lifetime. "The office of Sealer of Weights and Meas ures was abolished by a Democratic Legisla ture and a Democratic Governor, and it was throughout as fair an illustration of Democ racy as the country has o'ften had pre sented," remarks the Philadelphia North American. This makes it pertinent. to in quire of the esteemed North American .in what year a Democratic Legislature was elected in Pennsylvania? ' " Fitzsimmons' trial for burglary was a very short affair; but there will probably be more of a legal tussle when ho is tried for murder. Minister Eked Douglass, in his de fense of Uyppolite, denies the latter shot' down friends and foes alike, and says he'has "discriminated with great care." Merciful discrimination, in abstaining from killing his own friends! Mr. Douglass is entirely too discriminating in his defense of Hyb polite. VERY CUBIOTTS COINCIDENCE. Plie Strangers Upon Introduction Found to Have the Same Name. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THI DISPATCH.! Cbaclestox, July 6. A very curious coin cidence happened atKawanda Falls on the Fourth. Five men, all strangers, met and on being introduced, each was found to be John A Libson. Poking Fun at the Girls. Cleveland Plain Dealer. A number of young ladies came up from Pitt9burg on an excursion kist week, andof course, their friends in sho wing them around treated them to a boat ride on old Erie. One of tho girls wanted tojenow where the other side of the river was and another one re marked that it wasn't a bit like the Ohio. TAL OF THE TOWN. An Architect's Views on the Strike Electric Movement in Sewickley A D og and Man Trap Some of the Gossip of a Day In and About the City. Talking upon the prospects of the build ing business F.;E. Butan, the arobitect, said yesterday: "There is no disputing the fact that the strike has effectually put a stop to 'the erection of large buildings for the re mainder of the year, and in fact nothing that cannot be brought under roof before winter will be attempted in the building lino. But no such embargo affects the build ing of smaller structures, of dwelling houses and the Hke. There is already great activity in this branch of the business, and the archi tects of the city have their hands full pre paring and completing plans for homes which will b'e built this year. Next year, there is every reason to believe, will make up for the deficiencies of this as regards new buildings in the business part of the city and tho residence suburbs. The strike was so. well advertised a long while before It took place that lots of peoplo who in tended), to build this year abandoned the idea- then, and it is now too late in tho season for these plans to be-carried out. It is a temporary set-back, for.whioh the architects as much as anybody connected with the building Interests have had to suffer. What the car penters who struck will do next winter, when there will be no or very few buildings in which work could be carried on in cold weather, possibly they know I don't." A Speedy' Peat in Sewickley. About as quick a piece of work as one may hear of in a great while was done in Sewick lewafewdays ago, when tho electric light plant of the Ohio Valley Company wns moved from the leased quarters on Centen nial avenue to the company's pow er house at Quaker Valley. In order not t6 leave Sewickley streets and many houses in dark ness it was necessary to move the plant and re-establish it between sunrise and sunset. Accordingly President E. P. Young, J. M. TJpdegran", tho company's chief engineer, and several assistants took the work in hand at dawn. The machinery to be moved included the two dynamos, which respect ively supply the electric current for 40 are lights on the street-, and 750 incandescent lights in houses, and which weigh nearly two tons each, and a Westinghouse engine 9,000 pounds in weight. As soon as it was daylight, and while the engine was still so hot that the men in handling it were forced to use cottou waste, the work began, and by means of differential blocks the heavy machinery was hoisted on to a heavy cart, which had been strengthened with ble .timbers, and was drawn by four strong horses. So diligently did the men work that by noon all the machinery had been hauled undor the care of George I.. Little to the house at Quaker Valley, a mile away. There foundations had been prepared lor the engine and the dynamos, Dut in addi tion to making them fast the pipes from the boiler to the engine had to be cut and fitted after the latter had been bolted down. But everything went right, and at 7 o'clock, sooner than was really needful, the engine was in motion and tho dynomos doing a light, healthy business as usual, Mr. Young and his colleagues are somewhat tickled, be cause very few people in Sewickley are even aware that the electric plant has been moved. A Novel Trap. For some time N. T. Kutm, the able agent of tho Adams Express Company in Alle gheny, has taken a delight in presenting dogs to his best friends, and so complaisant in this matter has he been that when any of his associates feel a poignant desire for a dog they make no bones about asking him to get it for them. Yesterday Mr. Kuhn himself broached the question of a canine gift to one of his friends, and the latter mod estly answered that he had long wished to have a St. Bernard dog. '"The only objeotion is St. Bernards are too large,""Mr. Kuhn said. "There I differ with you," replied his friend. "I think tho noble creatures are Just the right size; massive, stately, regal animals." "But they're not the right size for me," ob jected Mr. Kuhn. "I thought it was a gift you proposed to make to me," said the other. "So it is, but I have to get the dog first," and as Mr. Kuhn said this he winked with Mephistophelean slyness at his mystified friend, Rnd then with every evidence of con fiding candor he continued: "You see there is a coalhole in front of my place and I have fitted into it a waffle iron. "When a small dog steps upon this the iron turns over and deposits the dog in the cellar. It's a capital dog trap, bnt you see it wouldn't work with a St. Bernard.' ' And now Mr. Kuhn's friend is wondering whether he walked into a trap. A Painful Piece of Deceit. "You might Just as well take a friendly drink with us," was the remark of a young man to his friend, who had refused to" join a Jovial crew in a downtown club, "for to-morrow's Sunday and you can sleep as late as you like." This argument -was powerful, and the man to whom it was addressed allowed himself to be.drawn f rom the paths of virtue Just far enough to make him feel particularly happy, if a lit tlo hazy. But, as was hardly surprising, he discovered late in the even ing that the next day would not be Sunday Friday has an invariable habit, and incon venient it is at times, of following Thursday and the young man sought his beguiler with blood in his eye. "Why did you tell rne to-morrow's Sunday when it's Friday?" he said. It is the gentle answer that turneth away wrath, and so the deceiver turned it away with tho laughing reply: "Well, if yon keep this up a little longer, the day you wake up will be Sundayl" . A Unique Advertiiement An Englishman showed me yesterday a unique advertising circular, published by a mender of umbrellas in the quaint old city of Bath, England. The bill bears the title in heavy type, "Umbrella Hospital," and be low it is stated that 100 Indoor patients are wanted at Dr. Hurley's Inflnnatory for in valid umbrellas and parasols, from which no patient has been turned out uncured, and where many patients brought to him greatly deformed and weakened through improper treatment have been fully restored to health. The following scale of charges for what are termed rcsuscitativo operations is given: Bcstoring a broken rib, 6d; ditto spine, 6d; setting a dislocated neck, 6d; restoring a. shattered constitution., Is 6d; motive power, 6d, and new set of nexves, Is 6d. The doctor adds that patients of all nations are attended on the shortest notice; advice gratis; no cure no pay. , DE0UTH BECOMING SERIOUS. Farmers Are Kept Busy Protecting Their Crops From Fire. Jbpfebsosviixe, lira, July 6; The drought is-, becoming serious. Grassis. like tinder, and constant alarms of fire keep farmers along the railroads busy. Yesterday field fires broke out at McCul look's, Applegate's and Herald's. They spread rapidly and threatened wheat crops, houses and barns. The entire neighborhood turned out and fought the flro, barely sav ing .the wheat. Several wheat crops have already been destroyed by fire. TETJST F0H BAEBED WIEE. All the Mills Have Jorned Issues In a Great Combination. 0 Stv Louis, July 6. An. evening paper Is authority for the statement that the entire barbed wire interests of the country havo been merged into a trust to be known as' the Columbia Patent Company. Mr. John "W. Gates, of this city, is to be the chairman of the Executive Committee, and will have charge of the output of all the wire mills. He has left this city for Chicago, where he will conduct the affairs of the Trust. , i Republicans Don't Like Water. New York Advertiser. Being a far-seeing politician, Governor Campbell vrUI no doubt arrange with the Australian rain producer, now operating in Ohio, for foul weather on election day, the understanding being that the more showers on election day the better it is for Demo crats who never black their shoes. Reasons to'Be Thankful. St. Louis GloWc-Democrat. The small boy who finds himself minus a few fingers" this morning can derive some consolation from the teachings of 'a recent writer who contends that the human form never ought to have been endowed 'with more than two fingers and a thumb for each " & HAEEISON'S BUSY SAT. Discussing Postal Subsidy 'With "Wana maker1 and Attending to Callers. rSPECIAL TKLXOBAU TO THE DISPATCH. Cape Mav, N. J.," July 6. Tills has been the busiest day with tbe President since he ma do Cape May Point the summer Capitol, and the number of callers, both on business and pleasure, has been very large compared with other days'. During the entire day the President and the Postmaster General were discussing the steps to be taken in order to put into effect the subsidy postal law passed by Congress last winter. Charles Emory Smith, United States Minister toBussla, who was sent for by the President, arrived this morning and was at the President's cottage with the President and Mr. "Wanamaker for some time this afternoon. So busy were the two gentlemen before Mr. Smith arrived that Mr. Wanamaker did not take time to go to his own cottage, but dined with the Presi dent. Attorney General Miller arrived early in the afternoon, bnt did not arrive in time to act in any-offlcial capacity. Soon after he came, Messrs. Wanamaker and Smith left, and the President, accompanied by Attorney General Miller and Mrs. Dlmtnlck, went out for a long walk. There are rumors about here that Minister Smith will not go back to Uussia, but remain in this country, and ho ex pects to get a lucrative Government position at home, or return to his old editorial duties. To-day a message was received stating that a rumor was afloat on the streets of New York this morning that Secretary Blaine In tended resigning, but to an inquiry of tho President lie stated that it was false and empatically denied tho story. MAYOE G0UBLEY IS THANKFUL For the Services of Those IVho Assisted the Fourth of July Celebration. Mayor Gourley was so delighted with the Fourth of July celebration that he yesterday issued the following letter of thank?: PiTTsnciia, JiilyC. The glorious success of tliecelebratlouatScliruley Park, on the Tourth of .lulv, was largely attributa ble to the united and nntlringefiortaofthepubllc BplrlteU meu who Interested themselves and who devoted their experience, time and uiuue) to pre paring aud carrying It thruugN The Immense gathering of Pittsburg's populace to Join In the national festival cannot but reflect with tbe highest v(ruu in meciiy. 1 desire to thus publicly extend aud express to all iiiuM: eiuzeus wuo conmuuieu in any way 10 tins successful event my heartiest thanks and klndtst appreciation. Esoeclallr do I ile.slre tti mention liuJ iuis connection, I'mei .. Jl. Ulgelow, superinienu ent of Parks James McKnlght, and others or the Department of Public WorkstChier J. O. Brown and others of the Department of Public Sarety; tho many patriotic contrlbntors who by their liberality made the celebration possible, and the officials ami citizens who worked long aud falthfuliv during the day, ou the various committees and otherwise, for the comfort, convenience and entertainment of the people. Again, I would express, to alt these ny ..:.- . .A . .."-.. . ------ - . i Aiuucs. uuu most earnest UlanKS. U. I. Uoobley, Mayor. Tho Mayor desires that all persons having claims for services rendered or materials furnished for the celebration will present themselves at his office this morning with their bills and receive their money as ho is anxious to close up the business matters of the celebration immediately. WILL NOT W0HK BOON AGAIN. A Coal -Miner's "Wife Tails Heir to a Nice Little Fortune. tSPECIAI, TEI,KOBAlt TO THE DISrATCH. Scottdale, July 6. Michael Ball, a miner from West Overton, who has ueen refused work Stpce tho strike, will not likely ask the coal operators again for work. He was very active during the strike, and as a result hunted from one end of the region to the other in vain. Word was received to-day that his wife has fallen heir to $17,000. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, mother of Mrs. Ball, died near Dunbar last March, aged 93 years. Sho owned a farm of 7C0 acres, which was sold, bringing in over $31,000. This amount is to be distributed among the children, and Mrs Ball received word to-day that she is to get $17,000 as her portion. The couple left lor the old homestead to-day, intending to purchase a farm and live on It. They had been served with eviction notices during the strike, and are preserving the notices as a curiosity. CONDUCTORS IN SECBET SESSION. They "Want to Know Why Their Brethren Were Discharged. Chicago, July C Grand Chief Clark, of the Order of Railway Conductors, met to-day with about CO conductors, representing the Illinois Central lines running into Chicago. The matter under consideration was the sudden discharge of 41 passenger and 15 freight conductors about the middle of Jnne without any apparent cause. A committeu appointed to confer with General Superintendent Sullivan, of tho Illinois Central, as to a reason for the dis charge reported that the only answer given was that the services of the men were no longer satisfactory. The rest of the day was devoted to a secret discussion of what aotion should be taken, but at the close it was an nounced that no definite plans had been de cided upon. It is said, however, that a de cisive movement is contemplated, although action was postponed until a future con ference. TALK OF THE FAMOUS. ADDISON CASIMACK'S new cottage at Tuxedo Park will cost him about JIOO.OOO. rLOKDTEKNTSONhas been greatly bene- flted by his cruise in tho English Channel. Aechbishop Ireland, the Konuu Catholic Archbishop or St. Paul, Minn., de livered the Fourth of July oration at the cel ebration at Fulda, Murray county, Minn., yesterday. Rev. G. T. Packard, who was for some years connected with tho editorial staff of the Boston Advertiser, is now engaged in tbe work of revision of Worcester's Dictionary in Philadelphia. Before Mrs. P. T. Bamum sailed for Europe she sent tho comfortable rolling chair used by Mr. Bamum during the last few months of his life to the Bridgeport Hos pital for use in that institution. Dr. Occhterlony, of Louisville, has presonted to the Catholic University at Washington a large and valuablo archaeolog ical collection illustrating the prehistorio antiquities of the Mississippi Valley. "William Miller, of -Granby, Mass., is 60 years of age, has not been 100 rod3 from his home in 11 years, and has all his life slept in the same bed. He has a touch of heart disease, and fears that any change will cause instant death. John Burns, the British Socialist and labor agitator, was educated in the English public schools, and is a deep student of 'the questions in which he is interested. He is much in earnest, but his views are moder ate and without anarchistic tendencies. Senator MoPherson, of New Jersey, owns one of the finest salmon streams in Canada, the Noteshasquau, whioh is re puted to be alive with gamy fish. vThe Sen ator's angling outfit is of irreproachable ex cellencein 'fact, the Senator himself be lieves it to bo the finest in America. DEATHS HEBE AND ELSEWHEBE. Bernard RafTerty. Yesterday morping at 7:10 Bernard Baf ferty, a well-known Plttsburger, died at tbe family residence. Fifth avenue and Roup street. For tho past few days his death was hourly expected, he having been 111 for several months past from an affection of the kidneys. Mr. -Bafferty was born In County Tyrone, Ireland, 18a, the son of a physic ian. InlMO reverses came upon the family, and they removed to this country, and settled near Hanging Bock, O., from whence they cameito Pittsburg. Bernard entered tho draylng business, but soon Decame the proprleior of a feed store, in which business he continued until 13 years ago During his residence in the Fifth wardhewaB elected to Councils a number or tunes, and soon became known as a strong champion of tbe people. After the expiration of his last term In Councils he reUred from active life. Mr. Rafferty was weU liked by all who knew him. In religious matters he was very liberal, although a strict Catholic. Ills family, consisting of G. X., B. F.. Miss Alice Baf ferty and a married dauzhter, Mrs. II. G. Wlllard, of Chicago, were with him In his last hour. - Judge Theophllus Wilson. Hon. Theophilus "Wilson, President Judge' of the Clarion-Jefferson Eighteenth Judicial dis trict of Pennsylvania, died at'Inilana, Pa., this morning. He came to Indiana a fortnight ago to hold court for Judge Harry White. At the con clusion of court, ten days ago, ho became affected with an abscess in tbe hips. Blood poisoning fol lowed, and he gradually grew weaker, until his death occurred to-day. Judge Wilson was 54 ears or aare, and had lived jrrClarlou for many-years. He was a law partner of cx-Unlted States Solicitor George A. Jenks, and was elected tohe judgeship In 18j, A Jew hours previous to his death Judge Wilson was made aware or the fatal cDaractcr of his ni nes, and calmly made his will, and bade hla weep ing wife aud children a long rarewell. Obituary Notes. Dn. Jon v I.t.vekgood. one of the most promi nent Odd Fejlows In 'the State, dledatLaneaaUr last night, aged M years, t L ON PURPLE VELVET, The Princes Louise, Granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Married Prince Arl- bert of Anhalt Most Imposing Scenes .In St. George's Chapel. Ixjsdow, July 6. As the'moming wore on there were some heavy showers of rain, but this only served to lay the dut and to brighten up the foliage, flowers and grass, while in no way dampening the ardor of trie thousands upon thousands of people who thronged into "Windsor to-day. As the hour fixed for the ceremony 4 o'clock in the af- ternounr-drewnear, "Windsor Castle audits neighborhood may be &ald to have been fairly alive with people. Shortly after I o'clock, amid a scene of splendor and witn most Imposing ceremo nies, the Princess Louise, second daughter of Prince and Princess Christian of Schles-wlg-Holstein, and granddaughter of the Queen of England wos married to Princo Aribort or Anhalt in the historic St. George's Chapel, "Windsor Castle. Not since the marriage of the late Duke of Albany has the castle been crowded with so many dis tinguished people, and not since that event has the chapel been so ciowded with mem bers of iroyal families. The decorations of this Chapel Koyal weio grand in the ex treme. The stalls of the Knights of the Gar ter were set aside for some of tho most im portant guests and the Brav and Rutland Chapels were fitted up as retiring rooms. Theroutefollowpdliy the procession was the same as that taken ut the wedding of the Duke of Albany. This route, down Castlo mil. wns lined on both sides with trooD. ana at the castle guards of honor, composed of Life Guards and Scots Guards, were mounted at every available point. Scenes of the Journey to the Chapel. Tbe royal standard of Great-Britain from the highest tower of the castle floated proudly over the t hole, while here, there and everywhere were dazzling uniforms, gorgeous staffs and state carriages contain ing diplomats, statesmen, generals, admirals, minces of minor degree and high church dignitaries. Down Castle Hill the Eton bovs on the a ward on the left ran with the car riages containing the bridegroom and family. The second section consisted of 12 state carriages, which conveyed to tbe chapel tho Emperor and Empress of Germany and the imperial party, ith the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edin burgh, the Duke and Duchess of Connanght, Piince Henry of Battenbere and his wife, the Princess Beatrice, the 1'iiucess Louise and the Duchess of Fife. The Prince of An halt, the bridegroom, wearing a German unltorm, with his attendants, formed the third bection of the procession. The Queen of England iu tho most elabor ate of all the carriages, surrounded by Life Guardsmen, magnificent horses, arms, cuirasses and helmets flashing brightly, juiiucu mo lourin joint oi tuis Dewiiaering, attractive procession. The state carriages alone, with their gold and velvet trappings, outriders in scarlet uniforms and pickers, prancing steeds, coats of arms and other elaborations were alone worth traveling a considerable distance to see. "Wild Acclamations Greet the Queen. The Queen was greeted everywhere with the wildest acclamations of loyalty. The bride, accompanied by her father. Prince Christian of Schleswig-nolsteln, and by her brother, had already driven from Cumber land Lodge, their residence, to "Windsor Cas tle, and as the Queen started for St. George's Chapol the bride and her two male relatives followed. As each and every member of the im perial or royal families reached the Chapel .w iu, mir ,ii -i rival was iieraiucu uy a re bounding blast from the trumpets of the State Trumpeters, whose crimson and gold uniforms gave them a most gorgeous ap pearance. At the chapel doors the wedding guests were received by the Lord Chambe lain, the Earl of Lathom, who ushered them with much ceremony to their place about the altar. In front of the altar a dais vas erected and was covered with a blue velvet carpet, with the order of the Garter and the royal arms handsomely interwoven in its center. Upon this novel carpet were velvet and gold seats for the members of the Imperial and royal families. The banners of the Knights of the Garter, all renewed for the occasion, over hung the seats of the other important guests. Besides plants avid flowers there weie no other decorations inside tho chapel, for any further ornamentation would only have served to detract from the natural beauty of the ancient church edifice. The Entrance of the Royal Party. The Prince of Wales entered the chapel, having upon his arm tho Empress of Ger many, who, wore a sea green moire antique. They were followed by the Emperor of Ger many, escorting the Princess of "Wales, whose bodice was sparkling with German and English orders, and who wore a most splendid parure of diamonds. The Emperor and the Princess of "Wales were followed by the Queen of England, who wore a simple black dress plainly, though gracefully made. Upon her head the Queen wore a beautiful diamond coronet, but with this exception there was little or no orna mentation about the Queen's attire. In spite of the plainness of Her Majesty's attire she was certainly not the least attractive of the women present, her quiet dignity and evidence sense of power adding greatly to her charms. After Queen Victoria had been escorted by the Lord Chamberlain to the seat of honor close to the altar, the bridegroom, in com- -.. vrrlt-li Vita nrr iintha-pa nnnnnnil n , wna ied to tho altar bv the Lord Cb amber- lain. About ten minutes later the bride ar- $Cg$$g!& of most exquisite texture. It was bordered with orange blossoms, and the skirt was draDed with Honiton duchesso lace, which was designed by the late Prince Consort for the Queen, and which was afterward worn by the bride's mother, the Princess Christian, Just 23 years ago. Prince and Princess Chris tian will celebrate their silver wedding at Cumberland Lodge on Wednesday'next. The Magnificence of the Bride. Tbe train of this handsome dress hung gracefully from undor tho basque in plain, straight folds, and was what is known as the Sabot, or well-rounded shape, its border of whito buds and green giving it a very ef fective appearance. Tho bodice was equally handsome. It was of white satin, with sleeves ot Honiton lace similar to that on tbe skirt. A girdle of orange blossoms and myrtle blossoms, hanging down in two long ends, hid the juncture ol the bodice and the skirt and fell gracefully over the satin train. As jewelry the bride woie a necklace of .dia monds and pearls, the gift of her parents. The wedding veil was tue one worn by tho Princess Christian upon the occasion of her marriage. The bridematds were Ladys Emily Cado gan, Edith Ward, Mabel Egerton, Elizabeth Meade, Esther Gore and tho Hon. Beatrice, Brldgeman. They wore handsome white satin dresses, draped with delicate white crepe de chine and caught up with bows of frosted silver. All wore small ostrich plumes in their hair and had silver girdles around their waists. Tho bridal bouquets were composeu oi jiarecnai jNeu roses. The Aronbishop of Canterbury performed the marriage sercice, which was most sim- le, and made only a brief exhortation. Tho ridegroom's responses were given in a clear, firm voloe, but those of the Dride were were indistinct. The bride was elvon awav by her father. Prince Christian. After the service Mendelssohn's "Wed ding March" was played and -the wedding was concluded. The marriage register was later signed in Windsor Castlo. After luncheon at tho castle the bride and bride groom left for Cliveden. Might Stumble Over Their Feet. Chicago Inter-Ocean.I A newspaper writer in New York says he walked the streets of that city eight days to find live handsome women. He should come to Chicago. He couldn't wnlk a block on State street any day without seeing scores' 4C handsome women. THEATEICAL NOTES. The new comedy drama "Fair Play" which was given at Harris' Theater yesterday for the first timo is not' calculated to astonish the nation with its originality, but it is an amusing -entertainment which gives the Standard Dramatic Company plenty of op portunities lor somo good? acting and clever specialties. "TBaFallof Pompeii" will now certainly be shown at Recreation Purk beginning on July 18. Seats for 15,000 people are to be erected.and contracts for the work have been given out. Tho spectacle is a gigantic un dertaking but should In the general dearth of summer amusements prove a success. The boneflt for the striking carpenters will take place on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week at tho Bijou Theater. "A Chip o' tho Old Block," will be played by a competent company. "Tue Hunchback" is to be given by local amateurs on Mt. Washington on Thursday and at the BUou Theater on Friday, this week for charitable objects. The Opera House is now in the hands of the decorators, and some important changes are to be made la the auditorium. "" il,t. on beyond a doubt. Davis' Theater will be ready for next; sea- I X F STUDIES AT CHAUTAUQUA. Hundreds of Students Engaged on Those of the Most Useful Nature. tSFZCIAI. TELXOEAM TO THE DISrATCH. . Chautauqua, N: Y.; July 6. This delightful summer resort looked like a beehive to-day. It was the beginning of hard study and work in tho varions schools and colleges, and every student wanted to make a good record for promptness and punctuality at the first session. The scene presented was-decldedly signifi cant and suggestive. Winding their way to the several places of study were hundreds of men and women, ranging from 15 to COycars, the majority of them public school teachers, all taking advantage of the summer months to replenish their stock of information ana ideas, and at the same time relnvenate the physical man by healthful, outdoor exer cise. Instead of seeing, as one does at most of the resorts, tho average summer girl with novel In hand, sauntering aloqg on theboard walk, or indulging in luxurious Taziness, the plcturo presented here is that of thoughtful studies and earnest young men and women, with books and note paper under their arms, bent on taking all the courses in Chautau qua's curriculum, aud angry because they cannot find the time for everything. College Students Catching Up. College students from the leading colleges of tho country, who have failed in their ex aminations, are here to try to recover lost ground and go on, if possible, with their regnlar class In the fall. One Smith College girl is hard at work on French and German, so that she can havo lots of timo this winter for fun and frolic when Smith College opens. It is very curious, too, to see the old men with silver hair and no hair at all; the spec tacled spinster and the school teacher of CO summers, instead of "sweet 16," all plough ing and plodding away, doubtless feeling that if they ha e wrinkles on their faces, there are no wrinkles on their hearts and brains, for the motto of Chautauqua is, "Ed ucation Ends Only With Life." It Is somewhat interesting to note the line of studies that interests the mass of students. Curiously enough, the three classes that showed a big attendance were Professor Harper's class in theology, the class in phys ical culture and Mrs. Ewing's cooking class. In other words, Chautauquans are inter ested In learning about God, about their own bodies, and how to prepare something to eat. A Sensible Course of Study. There is certainly more sense than non sense in this significant choice, and further reflection will show that the vast majority of the students have entered upon a new era in college work flrst in studying the Bible for themselves and not swallowing the form ulas of others; secondly in trying to develop their own bodies, as essential to the develop ment and betterment of their brains,, and thirdly, in coming to the conclusion that cooking, like cleanliness, is next to godli ness. It was decidedly comical to see tho ex pression on the laces or the theological students when Dr. Harper told them this morning that they had to take their choice of the two theories, that the first man, Adam, wns either a typical savage, unable to resist the least temptation, or else a per fect creature, of whom Aristote was only the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of a Paradise. in ine ocnooi oi jrnysicai culture, the girls readily accepted the regulation dress, and look like zouaves in their- gymnasium Buits. Not only has the garter, the stay and the high-heeled shoes been ostracised, but even the old-fashioned skirt had to go and a divided one take its place. The Cooking School a Feature. But the progressiveness of Chautauqua. Is shown to still better advantage In the cook ing classes. Mrs. Ewing has introduced a big range, with a thermometer, and says that hereafter the students will be required to knead and set their dough, as well as bake their bread and cakes with a thermom eter in hand. She says that nearly all the bread on'earth lacks character, is limp, has no crust and is demoralizing and dyspepsia giving. She maintains that even fresh bread will make a man strong and fat. Mrs. Ewing's new quarters are in apuroved style. A beautifdl new building has been erected for her work, and hundreds of students can now be accommodated. It will be remembered that Mrs. Ewing Is the poor man's menu, sne maintaining tnat a person in an ordinary position can live on $1 CO a week, and navu a variety of good vitcuals. The exercises this afternoon were a lecture in the amphitheater on bacteria, by Dr. Burroughs, of Shortsvllle, N. Y.; another lecture at 4, in the Hall of Philosophy, by Prof. II. B. Adams, of Johns Hopkins Uni versity, on "Dante, Patriarch, Boccaccio and Chaucer," and still another lecture at 5 this evening by Mrs. C. E. Bishop, of Wash ington, D. C, on the American Delsarte system. The day's entertainment closed with readings and recitations in the amphi theater by Prof. Cumnock, of Chicago. PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. F. T. Sprague, inventor of the Sprague system for electric roads, was at the Du quesne for a short time yesterday. He was on his way to New York from the West, and went East in the afternoon. Mr. Sprague is now devoting most of his time to promoting elevated electric road schemes in New York. He draws $1,000 per month from the Edison Company as consulting electrician, for which he gives about one hour of his leisure time per day. Mr. Sprague is strictly in it. Major McKinley passed through the city yesterday for Canton from the East. He said Campbell would certainly be nominated by Democrats. The Governor and he are the warmest friends, and the campaign will be fought on party principles and not on per sonalities. He has no doubt about his elec tion, claiming the Republicans have the State well organized. A large delegation of school teachers of the city public schools went to Bedford yes terdavto attend the meeting of the State Teachers' Association. Among the teachers and school officials were Superintendent George J. Luckey, Charles A Reisfar, Secre tary of the Central Board of Education, and Principals Louers, Fisher and Simpson. Harry Dunn a vant, assistant Brie ticket agent at Mansfield, O., and a prominent young Democratic hustler, is,,tn the city vis iting his brother, E. C. Dunnavant, city passenger agent of the Pittsburg and Lake .trie. The steamer Alaska has arrived at Queenstown with the following named Pittsburgers on board: Mrs. M. J. Morris, Miss Jean Morris, Mrs. Mary Kenton and children, Richard Morgan and George Vaux. "W. L. Bowles, commercial agent of the Wabash road from Cleveland, and W. W. Picking, traveling passenger agent of tbe Baltimore and Ohio at Somerset, are in the city looking for business. "W. It Barclay, "Western agent of the street railway department of the Westlng- Barclay is here from Chicago on one of his regular visits. Superintendent Holbrook, of the B. & O. road, and his family, have gone to the Les cheneaux Islands, at the head of Lake Huron, to spend the summer. B. A. Park and a party of 13 occupied a special car on the Allegheny Valley road last evening. They were going toCazenovla, N. Y., to spend the summer. "William Hallock, of the United States Geological Survey, and S. Chapman, of Palnesville, are stopping at the Mononga hela House. t General Passenger Agent A. E. Clark, of the Lake Erie ronu, returned yesterday from a successful fishing trip to the St. Clair river. C. E. E. Childers, joint agent of the local railroad inspecting and weighing bureau, has returned from a visit to England. Joseph Seip, the Titusville Standard man, and W. H. Schoen, of London, registered at the Duquesne yesterday. t B. F. Jones and wife and A. E. "W. Painter came down from Cresson last even ing on tbe limited. J. H. Goodwin and wife, of East Liver- 0ol, took dinner at the Seventh Avenue :otel yesterday. United States Detective Daniel Mc Sweeney was a passenger for Harrisburg yesterday. Prof. Samuel Andrews and his father-in-law, James Bell, started for Europe last evening. v James McCullough and wife, of Mans field, loft for East St. Louis yesterday to visit friends. , ' Rev. A. 'Crone will leave this week for Mt. Amherst, Mich., for the benefit of bis health. John F. Lynch, of Canton, and "W. A. Hogg, of Uniontown, are at the Anderson. C. A. Kiddle started yesterday for Seat tle. He may practice law there. L. McConnick, a local contractor, has gone to Colorado on a trip. Alex. Murdock left for Colorado Springs yesterday. J. P. Parker went to Sew York last evening. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. A woman of Ardmore, Kan., has sued her husband for the recovery of her falsa teeth. She bit him and he took them away from her. Sometimes a spider's bite may be both unpleasant and serious. An antidote found efficacious is bruised plaintain leaves spread with cream and often renewed. Onyx is iu danger of losing its special value. Besides the great deposits discovered in Missouri extensive layers have been found in Smyth county, Virginia. A Michigan grocer has a mouse that catches files. He keeps it in his show win dow, where it does better work than a square yard of ordinary fly paper. Kailroads are celebrated for their rapid recairs. The Union Pacific trestle brldzo near Dalles, Ore., 325 feet long, was recently rebuilt in 21 hours after being burned. Swarms of big flics swooped down on Eastport, Mo., tbe other afternoon, making life there miserable for the time they re mained. Where they came from is a mys tery. A seal in the Paris Jardin d'Acclima tion has given birth to a cub. This is the first known case of the kind among the seals in captivity. The youngster Is ten inches long. An Indian woman of" 300 pounds weight visited Bath, Me., last week, and broke through the sidewalk. Tho Street Commissioner thereupon gave her notice that in her future visits she must keep in the middle of the road. A new petroleum burning boat was tried near Berlin with a four horse power engine, which went from six to eight miles an hour at an expense of 2 cents per horse power per hour. The euglne needs only one man to tend it and he can also steer. A railroad man who has spent some time surveying in the Colorado desert was wakened one night while camping out by a sick feeling in his stomach. When he aro'.a he found the tent filled with gas and under his pillow a hot spring that had evidently burst forth during the night. The Surveyor General of Canada, Mr. Deville, has adopted a novel method of sur veying in the Bocky Mountain region of the Dominion. It is to photograph the country by a specially designed camera, ne consid ers the photographs as accurate as a plan laid down by means of a protractor. The Commercial Union Telegraph Company is now planning to mount several of its Maine linemen on bicycles. These will prove of valuo in tracing a break, and will enable the men to moke quick work. It is also proposed to utilize several wheels in the messenger service at Bar Harbor. Martin O'Donnell, of Bnf&lo, owes his life to his faithful dog "Panto." He and "Panto" were swimming across a stream, when suddenly he became exhausted and shouted for help. As though understandlnij the cries the dogcanght hold of O'Donnell and sustained him until assistance arrived. -Jerry Hastings, of Covington, Ky., was hunting and fishing in the mountains 150 miles from there a year ago this week, when he lost a valuable dog. Wednesday the animal, bedraggled, but in good condition, came yelping and barking into his old home. For half an hour the poor brute was frantio with Joy. A Biddeford, Me., man claims to have made the great discovery that if you rub your hands and face with smoked herring, the odor will drive away mosquitoes,and he wants his name placed on the roll of the benefactors of the human race. When the herring crop is short, perhaps Limburger cheese will do quite as well. The clock in the workshop of a hard ware store in Lewlston, Me., stopped at li o'clock one nigh t. At 9 o'clock in the forenoon one of the workmen, who had had a light breakfast and was hungry, looked at the clock and saw, to hi3 delight, that tbe hour and the minute hands pointed to 12. Think ing it noon, he washed up, put on his coat, and started out for dinner without a word to any one. The rest of it can be guessed. Ho reached home just three hours beforethe dinner was ready, and sorrowfully and slowly he walked back to the shop. Matching the stories of valuable and unappreciated oil paintings sold for a song. is one concerning a miraculous transaction in Sevres china. Early in the past century a gentleman presented a reverend friend with two vases as a wedding present. These vases stood for more than 40 years on a cabinet in a Somersetshire rectory, without attracting any particular notice, until a sale took place after the owner's death, at which they were bought for 2 guineas by a tradesman in Bath. Within a week they resold for 600 guineas to a Bond street dealer, who speedily disposed of them to the late Lord Derby for 4,000 guineas. A friend, who at one time enjoyed tho intimate acquaintance of William Boss Wallace, the author of that very popular song, "The Sword of Bunker Hill," writes that Mr. Wallace once told him that he was paid just $10 for that piece of composition. He said, further, that Mr. Wallace encoun tered upon tho platform of the Cooper In stitute, at a later day, Mr. Lowell Mason, who wrote tbe music for this song, and had the curiosity to ask Mr. Mason what he was paid for his share of the production. The latter answered that he received HO also. Thus author and composer were place 1 on terms of strict equality. Tbe piece netted many thousands of dollars to Its publishers. In a letter dated July 8, 1861, Dickens thus referred to a penny caricature of him self: "1 hope you havo seen a large-headed photo., with little legs, representing the un dersigned, pen in hand, tapping his forehead to knock an idea out. It has just sprung up so abundantly in nil the shops that I am ashamed to go about town looking in at the picture windows, which is my delight. It seem to mo extraordinarily ludicrous, and much more like than me the grave figure done in earnest, it made me laugh when I first came upon it, until I shook again in open, sunlighted Piccadilly." "He returned to Gad's Hill," writes his daughter, "bring ing this with him, and telling us that he had been so amused with it, and so fascinated by it, thinking it 'so irresistibly funny,' that he stood looking at it, roaring with laughter, until he became conscious of a large and sympathetic andience, laughing so heartily with him that be had to beat a hasty re treat." THE PUNSTER'S KEVELBY. And now they say each bathing suit Is greatly padded. And mnst we Conclude each form so plump and cats Is not what It's puffed cp to he? Chicago Berald. "Oi am always self-possessed," remarked an Irishman to another. Which," replied the other. "I not saying yer rich by a good deaL" Wtuhtnsrttm Post, "Do you think unbaptized infants are lost?" - "I don't know; hut I would give less forthe chances ofsomewho have been DaptUed and grown op." Xao Tork Press. Father of eleven daughters (prowling about with lighted lamp) There's one of the girls that hasn't come in yet. Mother of same I think you ars mistaken, Win lam. They're all upstairs. "I know what I'm talking about, Elizabeth. There's only ten wads of gum on tbe hack of this bureau." Chicago Tribune. A Vermont man has been wandering away from home for two months with his mind entirely blank. Looking for a Job probably as a Juryman. Washington Star. Johnny Jumpup For goodness sake, Charley, what's the mattah? Ah you going to faint? Charley Horse There, deah boy thanks aw fully. I'm better now. It was only a wahf t of air from that aw soda I fountain, and It air neihly Intoxicated me, quite. Just a dwop of cologne thanks. Kansas City Timet. ' Smith calls his wife his summer girl In winter, spring and fall. Because he says she makes it warm For him clear through them aU. Sew Tork Berald, 'Don't you long for a little rustiobower?" she said. "No," was the reply, 'I don't. The lastrustlo bowers I struck were up an Innocent farmer's sleeve during a game of euchre. That farmer cost me something over fD, not to mention my board, bill and general discomfort." Washington Post, "How did you ever acquire such an enor mous appcUte for red pepper?" When I was a boy an old woman I hated told my mother she conld break me of biting my nails by keeping red pepper sprinkled on 'em," Chicago IHbune. "Safebind is having the telephone taken out of his house, I see." "Yes. Ho is married again, you know." "What has that to do with having tha telephone taken out of hi hous?' "Why, he married the girl ar. the central tele phone station," Ahc Tor Press,
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