A ROAST FOR REED The DoHjjlity Colonel Is Called Upon to Explain a Recent Detroit Interview. HIS COMRADES ARE INDIGNANT. They Object to the Statement That Their Totes Could Be Manipulated Like a Machine, A JIOTIOX TO VINDICATE HIM LOST. Alderman a F- Succop. of ths SmntbMdf, (lives His ersion of the Case. Grand Army men, in session in Select Council cliainber, yesterday, severely re buked anyone who tries to make it appear th.it politics gained a place in the Pennsyl vania delegation to the recent encampment at Detroit. Colonel "W. IL Heed's action was np for discusbiou and while he was not convicted, he was asked'to produce better proof of his innocence This he promises lo do very soon. The cause of the trouble was a short item which was printed in the Detroit Free Press Friday morning of last Meek and repro duced in Tiie Dispatch the Sunday fol lowing. It is repeated to-day in The Dis patch G. A. E. columu. The article made ?lr. Beed say that he had sung ttie dele gation for Lincoln, Xeb., as against "Wash ington for the encampment of next year. It also Mates that be was in communication with Senator Quay on the Mibject. At the meeting yesterday Thomas Sample was Chairman and Pension Agent Beugough Secretary. Mr. Beed na present. Afrer the Secretary read the article referred to "W. II. Lambert said: "This is a very grave matter, and as the comrade (-ays be is innocent and has been grossly misrepresented, I move that he be given an opportunity to fully explain him self." The motion was carried unanimously and Mr. Beed arose and said: MR. HEED MAKES A STATEMENT. "When a thing is made out of wnole cloth what is a man going to do? AVhen I was en route to Detroit Henry Sorg, of "Washington, got on the train at Toledo. He vn a member of bome committee or other and he pinned a "Washington badge on me. After we got to Detroit I met a number of Lincoln men and they argued that as I was a "Western man my interests were with the "West, and they took the "Washington badge and gave me the Lincoln badge. "Well, the next morning I met Mr. Sorg and a party ot friends in the hotel, and when they saw the Lincoln badge they got mad. I got an awful cur.-ing, and one of them said: 'Oh, well, I suppose he's got his orders from Matt Quay.' That was the start of the thing. "Quay is as innocent of any action as a man w ho was hung one hundred vears ago. I only spoke to one comrade and he is here to-day. He was pledged and I could do nothing. I was said to be President of the Americus Club. I am captain of that club, vi hich might be confounded with the presidency. Xor am I a relative of Senator Quay, though I have had some political relations with him " A. P. Burchfield It is easy to explain how the vote of Pennsylvania "went to Lin coln. "Wc pledged ourselves to the unit rule, and in caucus 24 delegates voted for Lincoln, while 19 voted for "Washington. Thus we were compelled to vote for Lin coln. IT KHOULI I1ATD BEBif DENIED. "I haven't seen a thing from Comrade Heed denving the statement credited to him." continued Mr. Burchfield. "He should hac denied it long ago. The next day alter it was printed ias the proper time. I am broad enough to accept his ex planation, but will the country do so?" Mr. Keed I would hae written a card as soon a I saw the statement, hut several comrades persuaded me not to. Past Commander Denni-ton This talk is ridiculous. "We do not need an explana tion for the G. A. II. It is only for out siders Mho are always trying to crowd poli tics into the order. I suggest that a com mittee lie appointed to prepare a statement that we accept Comrade Reed's explanation and denouncing the reporter who wrote the item. Chairman Sample I do not believe that a committee should be appointed for that jrtirpo-. I believe it is the duty of Colonel Bred to furnish the truth of that report. It is an insult to the Grand Army to say that the Pennsylvania delegation could be ma nipulated b one man like a political machine. The State Kncampment is comiug on and wc would have Eastern men taunt ns with the statement that we allowed our selves to be led by one man. An explana tion is certainh due from Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed The course is risbt. I would lirc done this long ago, but lor the advice of comrades. THE nnPORTEK WAS VISITED. John Sias I saw that article in the De troit paper and with Comrades Russell, A. C Frank and D. A. Jones, Iiisitedthe office and saw the reporter. He said posi tively that he had quoted Comrade Beed excrily and Mas Milling to have the matter folloMedup. He volunteered to publish a denial over ray name and did so, but main tained the correctness of his interview. Sir. Russell and Mr. Jones corroborated the statement of Mr. Sias, and it was slated, at Mr. Heed's request, that the reporter was ayoune man named Carey. Mr. Reed 1 never spoke to a reporter in Detroit. Mr Russell He said he met with M. J. 1'rank, 'Squire Succop and David Carle. Mr. Reed He is certainly mistaken in the man. Mr. Hill I move that this-matter be laid on the table. The motion was seconded, but was lost, only one man voting in favor of the action. After more discussion Mr. Reed declared that he would sift the matter to the bottom, and go to Detroit if need be to cet the facts. He was informed that the committee would he prepared to receive the truth at anv time, and would see that it as published. A STATEMENT 1Y AI,DEKMAn SCCCOf. Mr. Reed said that he Mould bring an affidavit from Alderman Succop, Messrs. prank and Cole to prove that he m as mis represented. After the meeeting adjourned yesterday a Dispatch reporter called ou Mr. Succop to get his statement. "The statement is part true and part M-rong," said Mr. Succup. "So far as It connects Messrs. Prank, Cole and myself with it, it is Mrong. "We had supper Mith Sir. Beed, at the hotel, and then Ment down to the bar to get a drink. There Me met this reporter and several others, and the newspaper man was introduced. Tiie con versation became general, and Mr. Reed took a pretty big hand in it. You know he likes to spout. I don't know anything about the Quay business, and the reporter robably got that mixed. However, I did lear liiin say what is in that last paragraph. I don't think he meant himself alone, but himself and some others." The paragraph referred to by Mr. Succop is as follows: "We could bwing Pennsylva nia," said the Colonel yesterday, "and had a little bit more time been given us I gness that we could have swung the encampment, but Lincoln was downed, and now I wish to Found a note of defiance. Pennsylvania will send more veterans to "Washington id 1&92 than will any other State in the Union. We'll make them think that it's hailing vet erans, and I serve thi notice because I want the rest of the States to see what they can do with pur challenge." OO&OXEL SEED'S DEFENSE. Colonel Beed said last evening that the article in the Detroit paper did him a great ininstiee in that it cleverlv ioined frac- Uments of conversations covering a space of several days, none 01 tnem intended lor publication, and not all his own language. Most of the talk was of the after-dinner sort, and, of course, made up largely of jokes and "guying" back and forth. The part especially referring to Pennsylvania was as foUows, said he: "Pennsylvania voted all right, and if you had given us Jayhawkers a chance we would have swung enough "Western votes to knock out "Wash ington." Colonel Beed says he didn't know there was a reporter around, and didn't talk a joke for publication. OUE DEBT TO VICIOBIA. A Lecture at Chautauqua Yesterday on the Qneen of England. rSFCIAL TtLtUEAMTO THE DISPATCU. Chautauqua, Aug. 15. The Lake Shore Railroud officials have under consid eration the building of an independent line to this resort, in order to compete with the Erie Railroad. The electric railroad re cently built from Jamestown to Lakewood is to be extended to Chautauqua, which will then girdle the lake and give direct rail connection between the grounds and the Erie Railroad, Lakewood and Jamestown. Further than this, several large steamboats are to be built by the rail-steamboat lines by the next summer. To-day's programme was a good one. The Executi e Committee of the International Sunday School Association began a three days' session to-day. Many prominent men are present from every State in the Union and from Canada. The reports are very en couraging and show that Sunday .School ork is everywhere spreading. The Hon. Georee JIakepeace Towle, ot Boston, lec tured this morning on "Victoria, Queen of England." Said the speaker: Whenever I hear or read the name Vic toria, my first feeling is one of sincere le spectandof gratelul remembrance. I can not forget that when tnc storm of civil war burst o er our Republic, it was to a large decree the benign and friendly influence of tin, xoyul lady uhich averted from us in that dark hour the catastrophe of European Intel terence. However Me may regard the power and pomp of royalty, surely Ameri cans must cheush with heartlelt gratitude her lnendship In those dark days. She never Mas a royal beauty like Zenobia, nor a brilliant royal genius, like Jaemlramls, but she is better than cither, a good and pure M-oman and a Mise and beneficent ruler. AVhen we remember her long leign of broad ening progress, the absolute freedom of her court from scandal or extravagance and es pecially the Marin and active Iriendship which again and again she has manifested for our ovn country, may m e not exclaim as fervidly as the most loyal Briton of them all "God save; long live tne Queen?" HILL TO HAKKISON. The Governor-Senator Offers to Do the Handsome for the President. Albany, Aug. 13. President Harrison will stop over in Albany lor 45 minutes next Tuesday evening on his way to Ver mont in response to Mayor Manning's in vitation. Upon being informed "Wednes day that the President had accepted Mayor Manning's invitation to stop at Albany on his trip to Pennington, Governor Hill im mediately sent a dispatch to the President tendering him the hospitalities of the Executive Mansion during his visit here and suggesting a public reception at the Capitol, out the President was forced to decline the Governor's invitation, as it was impossible for him to lengthen his-sray in Albany. A joint reception on the part of the city and State will therefore be tendered him by Mayor Manning and Governor HilL A TEMPOBABY PEACE ONLY. St. Louts Stove Founders "Will Xield to Their Men's Demands. Qtjtsct, Ii.li., Aug. 15. Two hundred molders in the stove foundries of Thomas "White arid Com6tock, Castle & Co., who have been on a strike for full pay for casting spoiled work by defective iron, have re turned to work, the proprietors agreeing to pay for the castings which led to the dis pute. The employers, however, say they don't yield the principle, and another strike is not improbable. LEPEOSY PEOHOUNCED CONTAGIOUS. The New Tork Board of Health Recom mends a Iazaretto Establishment. New York, Aug. 15. Chief Inspector Dr. Cyrus Edson, of the Health Depart ment, to-day submitted to the Health Board President a report on the recent leprous cases, in which he affirmed belief that leprosy is contagious and recommends that the Government be asked to establish a lazaretto on the Atlantic coast A Train "Wrecked Near Iaj-ton. SrECIAI. TELLGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. McKeespout, Aug. 15. News reached here to-day of a freight wreek on the Balti more and Ohio road, east of Layton station, last night. A west-bound freight was round ing a curve at Roundbottoin when one of the overheated journals gave way, and eight coke cars were derailed and piled one on top of another. The trainmen all escaped in jury by jumping. AN OPEN LETTER. THE KEWSPAPER ACCOUNT OF MR. CEO. IIELMAX'S HEAKIXG HAV ING BEEN RESTORED Brings nim Mail From All Over the Coun try, "Which Ho Answers Through the Public Press. To the Public: Having received many letters of inquiry concerning the article" published in the Pittsburg papers regarding the restoration of my hearing, which was accomplished at the Electrical and Medical Institute, 442 Penu avenue, I have deemed it advisable to state to the public in response to their in ouirics and all others that may lollow that 1 was totally deaf when I entered the Insti tute for treatment, being unable to hear the loudest noise, and that all conversation had to be conductedin writing. After the med ical director diagnosed my case he said he could help me, and thought my hearing might be restored altogether, and assured me that if anything would benefit mc elec tricity properly administered would. In three days after beginning treatment I no ticed a change, and in three m eeks I could distinguish ordinary conversation, just as the published Interview relates, and which I confirm in every respect. My only advioe to anyone suffering as I did or from any wiuci uuruuiu uiscuse, is 10 go uirecx to the Institute, which is located on the comer of Penn avenue and Fifth street, Xo. 442, where they will be justly and honorably dealt with, and, in my opinion, treated ac cording to the most recent advances of med ical science under the direction of an edu cated and skilled medical director. Hoping this statement may sufficiently answer all inquiries as to my case, I submit it to the public in lieu of answering any more letters. Geo. Helman. Makoe Station.Pa., Aug. 10, 189L lay Aside Tour Prejudices. Let every mother lay aside her prejudices against spectacles and remember that if her child's welfare, comfort and happiness can be advanced by wearing them, it is her im perathe duty to provide them. Xo child, however, should De allowed to select the glasBe4x correct its own defect, for ofttimes .those furnishing temporary relief will pro duce jiTast amount of harm to the eye. The correction must be left to a competent specialist for errors of refraction of the eye. Consult Prof. Little, oil Penn avenue, who makes a specialty of adjusting glasses to correct all correctable defects of the eye. NO LONGER A CAMP. The White Tents Standing SilenUnd Alone at Kensington UNTIL THE SUN DRIES THEM. All the Regiments- Have Gme to Their Homes and Disbanded. OXTiT ONE DESERTER FOR THE TEAR Only the white tents, standing silent and alone, indicates where the Second Brigade was in camp but a few hours ago. "Where yesterday morn ing 3,000 soldier boys were bustling about preparatory to lcaing, this morning the camp is in charge of a small squad of men Mho await na ture's pleasure before pulling doMn the tents. All was bustle and apparent confusion in camp at daybreak yesterday morning. In stead of men quietly obeying the orders of a chief, they were hustling, every man for himself, getting baggage together for the march to the train and the trip home. It was found impossible to strike the tents, ard that most interesting ceremony was passed over. To put up the tents in the condition in which they M-ere left by the rain would have ruined them. They will be taken down by special detail as soon as they are dry, and then be shipped to the State's big arsenal at Harrisburg. Those in charge of this department are Colonel V. "W. Greenland, Quarter master General, and Major A. J. Logan, Quartermaster for the brigade, who are re sponsible for the return of the property to the State. Adjutant General McClelland and Lieutenant Colonel O'Xeill see that everything is done properly. THE tent-striking cehemont. It is a beautiful ceremony, the striking of tents by a large body of soldiers preparing for march or transportation. Every tent must be put in shape r for rcmoval.aud a the work is done , J in a verv few minutes. The fr pins In the g r ou nd, by which the lower edges of the can vas are held down and in place, are drawn at the proper signal. Th ere are four men in each An Order to Stay on Guard. mess, or two to each tent. One holds the front pole of the tent, another the rear pole, and the other two, after having pulled the pins, take positions in front and at each cor ner of the tent. In a regiment the com mand to strike tent is given by the colonel. The command is not given by him to the regiment, but to the drum major, and the latter at once gives a single tap upon the drum. That instant every tent, with its poles and cross arms still in place, fall in the same direction to the ground. Sometimes the signal is by a note on the bugle, sometimes by the discharge of a'can non. The latter signal is for the striking of the tent of a brigade, a division or an army. The instant the cannon is' heard the tents gracefully drop, all in the same direction, and the camp is no more. In another mo ment the tents are rolled up and everything ready for transportation. It is an interesting spectacle to see a city of tents thus wiped out in the twinkling of an eye. It is not a matter for effect, as in times of Mar rapid removal 'is sometimes made imperative by the rapid approach of an enemy. In times of peace it is unneces sary, and the tents were allowed to remain yesterday to dry. THE aiOKKINQ'S MANEUVERS. Begiments which left at an early hour yesterday had very little to do, but those which remained until the afternoon were put through some pretty hard licks. The Colonels weTe bound to get full value out of the camp as they do not get together again during the year and seemed anxious to stamp the maneuvers so solidly on the minds of their men that the' Mould not forget them during the year. Some of the regiments had battalion drill, others company drill, and some threw out a skirmish line and fired at imaginary foes skulking behind the trees across the railroad or sneaking stealthily down the river bank. Regiments, all the companies of which are located in the same city, nave plenty of op portunities to drill together, but there are some whose companies are scattered over a territory for a hundred miles around. These find it very difficult to get together for drill except at tne state encampment, .b or that reason the Colonels put them to extra work, and the men in those regiments got what the Cavalrymen Planning Tlieir Starch. boys call a roast. The amount of work done by the Tenth was especially remarked by the on-lookers. Colonel Hawkins kept his men on the jump at every opportunity, and that explains why his regiment stands first, though the companies are badly scattered. COXSIDEK THEMSELVES YETERAXS. The Eighteenth and Tenth had a tendency to lord it over the other regiments at this encampment on the plea that they were vet erans. The boys would occasionally get together and discuss "stirring times" dur ing the "coke war." These two regiments stand on about an equal footing as regards the hardships of the camp in the coke coun try, but the Tenth probably had a little more work. However, they were not cramped up in coaches to sleep. On guard at Kensington and guard at Mt. Pleasant and MoreM-ood were tMo different things, and the soldiers took occasion to say so. There is no doubt but that more good was gotten out of Camp Kensington, but at Mt. Pleasant they got a little nearer the true phase of war. The officers, too, were a little inclined to talk about the time they were in the coke country. The majority of them declared they enjoyed that camp more than Kensing ton. There every man jumped to execute a command, Mhile at Kensington discipline was less rigid. General "Wiley expressed himself as very well satisfied to"be at Ken sington,though he had enjoyed himself very much at Mt. Pleasant Major Curtin, the Brigade Commissary, signed for the good old time when there was some cause for soldiers and a little excitement to back it np, and declared that he would have been satisfied to remain on duty all summer. HOW THET LEFT CAMP. The Sheridan troup were the-first to leave.; m sr -T' -I lIM&&tX&Z7i -I Kirvifei.rfc3sflari rirr&tt rv i I hi v 1 u 1 I SSC PITTSBURG yesterday. The men were given a short parting address on account of the fact that they are scattered all over "Western Penn sylvania and do not see their commanding officers very often. Captain Jones and Lieutenants Geusmier and Fleck gave the boys some good advice and they will doubt less salt It down for future reference The troup went overland to Tyrone where it was dismissed and the men scattered as if to the four winds. It was 3 o'clock when Battery B struck tents and prepared for the march home. It required two hours to get horses, baggage, etc, ready for the march, and then they proceeded to Logan's Ferry, where they crossed the Allegheny and proceeded im mediately to Pittsburg by way of the old pike road through Sharpshurg. They ar rived in the city about noon. The first infantry regiment to break camp was the Tenth, which got aM-ay on the 9::f0 train, and it was soon followed by the Four teenth. All the regiments marched past General "Wylie's quarters to give him a parting salute. As the Fourteenth passed Colonel Glenn said: "General we regret to say goodby." General "Write responded: ''Goodby, boys, and God bless you." PITTSBUKG REGISlKNTS RETURN HOME. The General Mas given three rousing cheers. The Fourteenth arrived in Pitts burg at 10 o'clock, and marched to its armory by way of Smithfield street and Fifth avenue, and were given a pleasant re ception along the line. The Eighteenth 77ip Latt Pots of Coffee. did not appear until about 5 o'clock, but their reception was as pleasant as tnat ot the Fourteenth. All the other regiments got away on time, and this ends Camp Ken sington. The only deserter of the camp was from the Tenth Regiment. He was Private Al bert Bellis, of Company D, whose home is at Xcm' Freedom. Colonel Hawkins tele graphed Detective Lazarus, of Rochester, to arrest him, and offered agood reward. Bel lis will be dishonorably discharged, and will never again he able to enlist in the X. G. P. WILL TEEAT HEB B0T BETTEB. A Woman Charged With Cruelty Promises to Behave Herself Hereafter. Mrs. Sopp, of 88 Seventh avenue, who was the subject of complaint made to the Humane Society regarding cruelty toward her o-year-old boy, has not yet been Bued by Agent O'Brien, who investigated the complaint. O'Brien stated, after making the investi gation, that he thought the case warranted an information against the woman for cru elty, but as her husband interceded and she promised to treat the boy better, the matter has been dismissed for the present. "Work on the MeKeesport Hospital. Kext Friday evening the Building Com mittee of the McKeesport hospital will open bids on the foundation. It is expected that M-ork will begin shortly afterward. The population is growing more enthusiastic as the time goes on, and the work will doubt less be shoved to completion as rapidly as possible. Fortune for a Coke Drawer. SrEClAt, TELBCRAM TO THE DISPATCII.l ScottdaIiE, Pa., Aug. 15, An old coke drawer named Burnett, received word last night that his son had died in Canada, leav ing him a large fortune. James, the son, was a heavy railroad stockholder, and is also interested in mines there. The old gentleman will leave for Canada Monday. DO YOU EAT? That Ton Do Goes Without Argument. Don't waste your valuable time talking about bard times. That's what makes times haid. Get up and hustle! There Is no more glorious way to make a dollar than to save it. Don't patronize a dealer that complains of hard times and bad collections. He Mill be sure to stick you to make times easy. But only for "himself his customer is not in it. Satisfy yourself by a trial order. Every article must be first-class. If not your money will be refunded. I M-ill give with all orders of 510 and upward the benefit of the following prices: 25 cans sardines, in oil $1 00 25 lbs white coffee susar 1 00 24)4 lbs granulated sugar 1 00 4 sacks good grade familvflour. ....... 4 90 4 sacks best Minnesota flour 3 80 Sugar cured hams per pound 11 20 lbs California grapes 1 00 30-lb pail apple butter 1 90 5 cans California cherries.. 1 00 5 cans California peaches 1 00 Scans California apricots..... 1 00 5 lbs tea (in all varieties) 1 00 3 lbs 50c tea (all varieties) 1 00 25 lbs broken rice ... 00 8 lbs best California prunes 1 00 15 lbs good raisins 1 00 7 lbs roasted coffee (fresh ground) 1 00 4 lbs chewing tobacco .' 1 00 4 lbs "Weyman's tobacco 1 00 8 lbs white clover honey(strained).... 1 00 50 bars family soap 1 00 Large family scales. 1 95 30 bars soap (5 cents size) .. . ...... ... 1 00 8 lbs dessicated cocoanut....... 1 00 10-lb kit mackerel 95 10-lb kit lake herring. 59 3 cans table peaches (yellpw) 25 2 lbs white clover honey (in comb) . . 25 6-foot step ladder, complete .,, 98 1 clothes horse (4 wing's, 6 feet) 85 1 callonKew Orleans molasses 30 2-Ib can best baking poM-der in United States lor 20 Goods delivered to all parts of two cities. Toparties living out of the city will prepay freight on all orders of 510 and upward. Send-for August price list. Jas. ,T. "We-ldojt, Xo. 201 Market street, cor. Second avenue, Pittsburc. Tho Fourth, and the Last of the Season, of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Great Sea shore Excursions Has been fixed for Thursday, August 20, a time when the fishing is finest, the bathing best, and when the seaside presents its attractions in the best form for thorough enjoyment. To miss this trip you surren der one of the most delightful experiences of the summer. You are offered a beautiful daylight ride over the Alleghenies, along the Juniata river, through beautiful, at this time of the year, Dauphin and Lancaster counties, by taking the special train leaving Union station at 8:50 A. M. on the above date; or you can take regular trains leaving at 4:30 and 8:10 p. si. The morning train will consist of Pullman parlor cars and this company's Eastlake coaches. The night train will be composed of Pullman sleeping cars and coaches. The four points to which the special excursion tickets are available, atthe very low rate of $10 for the round rip good ten days from date of sale, being Atlantic City. Cape May, Sea Isle City or Ocean City, give you four of the (choicest points on the Jersey coast. Tickets will also be sold from points east of Pittsburg at proportionately low rates. Tickets, seats in the parlor cars and berths in the sleeping cars can now be secured at the office, 110 Fifth avenue. Make a note of this that you may not miss it. as it is the last excursion Lof the season. DISPATCH, SUN-DAT,- ATJGrTTST 16. 1891. f ? ; - - i ' ' " FAEMERS 11 CLOVER. Strong Evidences That .They Are Having a Profitable Season. NOT ASKING FOR USUAL CREDITS. Nick Engel Dines Off, Three Valuable Game Chickens Sent Him AS A PRESENT FROM A riTTSBTJRGER" Farmers in Western Pennsylvania and Southern Xew York are having one of the most prosperous seasons in years. So says II. VV. Crobbs, the district representative of a harvesting machine company, who has traveled over this section for years. Yes terday, at the Seventh Avenue, he related his impressions of the times. "The farmers are prosperous," he said; "there is no doubt of it. The crops this year are plentiful and much above the aver age, and the farmers have plenty of money. The custom in the harvesting machine busi ness is to take notes for the goods, as a gen eral rule. This year I find that notes are not mentioned, farmers asking us to call around about the first of September, when they will pay us spot cash. This State con tains the mo9t reliable class of farmers of any. They are mostly German, and when they make a bargain, they stick to it. In this State this fall fully three-fifths of the collec tions will be in spot cash; a sufficiently good proof of the good times. "Farming pays," continued Sir. Crobbs, reflectively. "Take a man who owns a farm worth 4,000 or ?5,000. In an average season he will make a greater percentage of profit off it than can be made from any other legitimate business. Besides, such a man can obtain greater credit on his ?4,000 or 55,000 farm than other trades could on $25,000 M-orth of property. He can mort gage his farm and run a credit far beyond a legitimate figure, and yet continue his cul tivation. The merchant will not press him for payment, neither will he sue him for a debt, because to do so would be to lose the custom of every farmer for miles around. They stick by one another, and an injury done by one is regarded as done to the whole. "Some of the farmers are hard to deal with. For instance, we sell a man a ma chine and he uses it to cut his crop. "When the time for settlement arrives he has some fault to find and absolutely declines to pay for it. He is firm and we take it back. Next season he will repeat the game with some other agent. These men, if the agent is not careful, are apt to multiply. The German farmers are not apt to employ such ruses; they are mostly confined to the na tives." A J0EE ON NICE ENQEL. Three Game Chickens Bent Him by a Pitts burger Csed for the Table. Agood story in which Jim Thompson, the popular chief of tho liquidating de partment at the Anderson, Xick Engel, the Xew York restaurateur, and the lattcr'a cook figure, was related yesterday by Colonel Garvey, the well-known oil opera tor. The Xew Yorker and Thompson are fast friends, and so when Engel moved to his summer residence on Staten Island, "Jim" Thompson thought he would send him a present and this he did in the shape of a rooster and a pair of game chickens which he secured here with some trouble. The rooster had made some records in the pit, and when Thompson secured it had come out a victor in a local fight. The two chickens were just as gamey, and the trio formed a present which Jim concluded would just about fix up Engel's wimmer quarters in good shape. The birds duly arrived at Staten Island. Xick Engel arrived from Xew York during the afternoon, with a party of friends, who sat'down with keen appetites to the dinner prepared by Pete, Engel's major domoand general factotum. The repasr over, Engel said: you three of the finest game birds in this part of the country." Thev went out to the stables, where Peta was directed to exhibit the birds. "What birds?" demanded Pete. "Why, the three that came yesterday from my friend Thompson, of Pittsburg. Bring 'em out." Pete turned pale undar the tan of his wrinkled countenance. "Them fowl, boss," he at length found voice to say, "lias been cooked for dinner and you've eaten 'em. I thought thoy was for the table." "Holy Moses!" exclaimed Engel, bury ing his face in his hands and sinking into a seat, "you blank dash old fool, you've killed my game chickens!" Engel wrote a lengthy apologetic letter to Thompson, explaining the late of his fighting chickens. "Jim." who is fond of a joke, promptly obtained three dummies, trimmed and fashioned to look as like as possible the defunct birds. These he sent to Engel with a note saying: "These birds are all "right, as far as they look, but they are no good to eat. They will probably follow in the same fate as the others, if your man gets at them; so look out." Colonel Garvev said he was present when Engel related the story, and lie never saw a man so cast down about anything as he was about the chickens. They were valu able birds, and would have made "things hum at Staten Island. ABOUT BEADY TO DIE, A Suburban Resident's I.ifo Made Miserable by an Over-Ifeat Wire. There is a woman residing-in one of Pitts burg's prettiest suburbs who is so neat that she not only makes herhusband's-life a con tinual misery to him, but also that of her children and everybody who visits her. She is a model housekeeper or so her neighbors say. The windows shine like mirrors. The porches are scrubbed and rubbed to such an extent that one is in dan ger of breaking one's neck, they are so slippery. In fact, one of her children is laid up now with a sprained ankle, the re sult of falling off one of these well-kept porches. This woman's bread, pies, jellies, etc., could not be equaled by the best French cook that ever lived, yet her hus band is very unhappy. He is chased with a leather duster from the time he enters the house until he leaves it again. He must not smoke in the house, or leave newspapers or books or any of his clothing lying looselv about. He must fold them carefully and put them in their proper place. "When his wife sees him coming home in the evening from his day's work, he calls to one of the children to: "Run quickly, run quickly and fetch your papa's slippers. " But the slippers are not intended as a rest for his poor, tired feet, as one would natu rally suppose, but are to be taken to the gate, where her lord and master is to take off his shoes for fear some dust might ap pear on the board walk leading to the house. This ungrateful man was heard to remark to a congenial number of friends the other day that he would not care how soon his name was out on the family tomb stone. Constant Headache. How frequent are the following express ions: "I get sleepy if I read; I cannot thread a needle at night; I never read it gives me headache; sewing by hnnd makes my temples pain," etc Not one of these expressions contains an allusion to the eye, yet each one of them indicates that there is some trouble with one or both eyes which needs attention. Consult Prof. Little, fill Penn avenue, who makes a specialty of ad i us tin j? classes to correct all these diffi culties. THE LOSS OP A ROAD Maklne Neville Islanders Very Tired la Sixteen Years the IMver Has Bobbea Them of Considerable Property Their I-alest Cause of Complaint. Sixteen years ago the county engineer laid out a township road, 33 feet wide, on the shore of Xeville Island. That road is now either in the Gulf of Mexico or lodged somewhere between this city and Eads' Jetties. It has been gradually worn away by floods, and the islanders have lost 530,000 worth of real estate. They have shoved their fences hack from time to time to make good the river waste until some of their yards have become quite narrow. They have borne the grievance philosoph ically J as they realize that a string of Mrs. Partingtons from one end to the other of the island could not sweep back the de stroyer, but now they are waxing hotr-and tne cause ot the heat is v . lx. jaeiion s oil pipe line. It is not laid on the inside of the road, and at best wagons have but three inches margin in some parts of the road, and a sand bank is not the most relia ble of road-beds, and is liable to shove out at any time. But this is not all the burden of com plaint. The pipe in hot weather arches its back in places so that those three inches are occupied, and damage and loss of life life are expected any morning, as the gardeners start to the city with their produce as early as 2 o'clock in the morning and the drivers half asleep are liable to accident even if the line were not there. They cannot drive over it and there is a loud cry for its burial. Alex Phillips narrowly escaped with his life the other morning. This is the main grievance, but there is also complaint that the pipe leaks, and at times gives vegetables a flavor that is not relished by buyers. A large line that runs across the island burst on George Cole's property some years ago and several hundred barrels of oil run over his farm, destroying several acres for gardening pur poses for some years. He was paid for some of the damage," but it was not considered compensating. Quite a number of the people met yester day and discussed the matter, and there was some talk of instituting legal proceedings, but no final decision was reached. Speer's "Wine Has Achieved A wide reputation from its efficiency in the sick room, heinc one of the most oleasincr and comforting beverages that can be given an invalid and at the same time is a power ful restorer. The port, claret, and climax brandy are ahead of all other products. TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION. 7$.' We are so used to remark able things that it's hard to astonish us nowadays, so don't be surprised at any thing We did not know we would have to come down to this, but we can't help it. We are offering our $15 suits at $12, and our $12 suits at $10. We have no choice of two evils keeping them on hand, or letting them go at a sacrifice, and sacrifice wins this time. No wonder the man in the picture is opening his eyes, when we are making such offers. Our stock for fall in Merchant Tailoring is coming in. See our new styles; get our prices ongoods for making to order. We promise you a saving of fronT $5 to $10 on a suit or fall overcoat Clearing-up sale in our hat department Prices no ob ject; we need and must have room. Makers of Pine Clothing, Cus tom -Tailors, Hatters and Men's Furnishers, 954 and 956 LIBERTY ST. Star Comer. aulS-TTSu FOR DYSPEPSIA JAKOI' :nr0PE7iSHis Distress after Esting Stomtch Catarrh, Head ache, Heartburn, and all forms of Indigestion. Prepared from the fruit of the PrT Melon Tree found la the tropics. Drnniiti sell Uieat W-TXfl , CHOICE PBOPEBTIES. .. TBI KENSINGTON THE COMING GIT! -OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY. is just two months since the first lot was sold, since which 150 houses have been erected, and many foundations are being dug for others, which gives the city an assured and positive groivlh. With its ' , .; ALUMINUM WORKS, '' GLASS FACTORIES, . STEEL WORKS, TUBE WORKS, . . STOVE FOUNDRIES, FLOUR MILLS and PLANING MILLS, t It will give employment to 2,000 men. Those who buy now and establish a.business or build a home are sure to be successful. The city -is supplied witi NATURAL SPRINGS of PURE WATER, which are locatedone mile from tlie cen ter of the city, pipes being laid through the streets. They are never-failing, and have a pressure of 60 pounds. The streets are-level, graded and sewered A SUGGESTION TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER: There are-millions of money of the Mechanic, Laborer, Busi ness and Professional Man locked np in the vaults, of our Savings Banks that pay buU. per cent per year,while money placed in L O TS-at Will pay 15 per cent per year. This has already been dem onstrated 'by those who havcpurcluzsed from us and sold to others. TJiere is no risk of placing your money . in LOTS in this NEW CITY, while the history of saving institutions is known to everyone that there is always great danger as to their security. This is a matter that should be -caref telly considered by those who luive laid away their hard-earned savings. Remember, KENSINGTON is not a hillside. It is perfectly level, and the Allegheny Valley Railroad' rw'is through the center of the city. Titles to this jrroperty are guaranteed by the Fidelity Titleand Trust Company-of Pittsburg. Trains leave for KENSINGTON at 0:05, 10:15 A. M, 12:05, t:jo, 2:25, 3:55 and 4.55 P. M. Returning almost--every Jmirfrom J: 55 A. M. FREE RAILROAD TICKETS FURNISHED TO. AND FROM KENSINGTON AT THE GENERAL OFFICE, NO. 96 FOURTH AVENUE. .- . .- ' SALESMEN ALWAYS ON THE GROUND. A A7ty information required tvill be cheei fully given Jby mail. For the convenience of those who are engaged during the day, our office will be open every evening (Sundays'ex- , cepted)-iintil 10 o'clock,whereplans can bejeen and all facts given as to terms, etc. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT KENSINGTON CALL AT OFFICE OF Bnrrell ImproYement Come g6 Fourth Ave., VIM ! THE - 3 Pittsburg, Pa, 1 K. " r Jm 'i i -,- "
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