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IndndlngSundav. Sm'ths." 2 SO DULTDisrATCii, Including Sunday, 1 ra'th.. SO M'M)av DisrATCH, One Year. 2 50 VrsKLY Dip itcii. One Year 1 S3 THEDAiii Dispatch Is delh ered by carriers at 15 cents per week, or. Including Sunday Edition, at 2centper week. PITTSBURG, THURSDAY. AUGUST 20, ISal THE REITHLICAN CONVENTION. The Republican convention yesterday was most remarkable in its demonstration that the ofiire holder is still active and mighty in the State Conventions. In re fusing to pass the resolution givintj a di rect indorsement to Mr. Blaine for Presi dent, the convention showed itself to be governed by the motives of mere politi cians, and not even of courageous politi cians. There is no mistaking the senti ment of Pennsylvania Republicans, nor, indeed, of the rank and file of the Repub licans throughout the country It is that Blaine is the most capable man to repre sent intelligently and efficiently the policy to which the party is committed. What ever success the present administration has gained is most largely owing to him, just as clearly a Gen. Harrison owes to Secretary Blaine his present occupancy of the Presidential chair. The Federal office-holders.from collectors of internal revenue to foreign ministers, naturally owe to the President a debt of pratitude for their appointments. The re fusal of the convention to express clearly and positively the public sentiment for Blaine may be taken as an exponent of the platitude and expectations of the office holders and office-hunters, who wish to give President Harrison a chance for a second term. But the choice of the party is clearly Blaine and not Harrison, and tlie convention merely exhibited its own weakness in dodging the issue. The nomination of Gregg and Morrison as the State candidates indicates a fairly discreet selection from the material at the command of the convention. In view of the conspicuous and criminal rottenness with which public funds have been han dled, among the high fiscal and fiduciary officers in Pennsylvania, a searching in quiry v ill be made into the qualifications of the candidates this fall, before the voters let them get hold of the State Treasury. But on account of the stupid and suicidal tariff attitude of the Demo cratic politicians in Pennsylvania, the ten dency will be strongly for the Republican ticket, unless it is shown, as it was last year in the ca-e of Delarnater. that the candidates are not to be trusted. The investigation of the antecedents character and capacity of the candidates nominated yesterday, will, in view of the recent fiscal malfeasances at Philadelphia and the losses of State funds bj the policy of favoritism at Harrisburg, be made this fall as with a search light. But if the Republican candidates can stand the test they have nothing to fear, as only for cause clearly shown, will the State go Democratic at a time when the leading declaration of the Democratic platforms is aimed at crippling the protective system under which Pennsylvania has prospered. TIME rOR THE PAYMENTS. The decision by Judge Slagle, yesterday, in the suit of the contractor on the Thirty third street s-ewer, against the city, makes the course of the city with regard to meet ing its payments tolerably clear, besides giving the first judicial declaration in fa vor of the constitutionality of the curative act The ruling that the clause in the con iract giving the city two years' time be fore it is called upon to make the pay ments for the work is not modified by the failure of the street act of 1 8S7, affirms a tolerably obvious principle. As another view has been set up, it is well to have it judicially declared. At the expiration of two years from the completion and ap proval of the work, the city must pay for it. But the city has time before the heav iest payments must be made to await the authoritative settlement of the validity of the curative act. It does not appear that there is so much mgeiicy for the settle ment of the bond issue as was at first sup posed, as the largest payments are to be made on work completed within the last year, which will not have to be paid for a year or more to come. The decision of Judge Slagle that the curative act is constitutional is an import ant opinion Irom high authority. But its decisiveness is somewhat, lessened by the fact that the Supreme Court must have the last say on that point, and its useful ness, as leading to an ultimate decision, is also decreased by the improbability that an appeal will be made in this suit, at least on that ruling. The cases on which the validity of the curative act must be settled will be on the making of assessments un der it. In order to secure a prompt adjudi cation on that important subject, it would be wise for all interests to let the question be argued and settled on the issue whether viewers shall be appointed or not. CXOSE TO PERSECUTION. Some of our Democratic cotemporaries are coming near to overreaching them selves in their determination to attack ex Senator Bla'r. Theie is no doubt tbatMr. Blair in the course of a iery talkative career, has said a great many things that can be brought up to plague him; but it is hardly wise to constantly ransack all his speeches and writings in order to hunt up something that can be distorted into an injurious effect No sooner is there a breath of gossip that lie may be appointed to the Russian mission than a paragraph is produced from a book of his on "The Temperance Hovcment," which makes the terrible assertion that as "the tax on brandy is the most important item of Rus sian revenue the people are encouraged to consume it," and quotes tha, assertion of the correspondent of the London Times with regard to the growth of intemperance in Russia and its appearance "even among the other sex. " It is a very doubtful question whether the quotation of fairly authoritative as sertions concerning the usB of liquor in a nation affords any ground for claiming an injury to its national susceptibilities. But there is no doubt that those who make a business of digging up these utterances and discovering international insults are engaged in a work which it will take a microscope to correctly measure. Blair has been often verbose, sometimes indis creet and occasionally demagogic; but the effort of some of the Demecratic press is going far to offset that by putting him be fore the people in the light of a man who is made the object of gratuitous persecu tion. THE COJIIUKATION METHOD. The determination of the anthracite coal combination to advance prices fifty cents per ton on September 1, has been accompanied by a suspension of work in the mines along the Reading. The mines are shut down for one-third of the work ing days, with the additional direction that on the days which the men may work, the working hours are to be restricted to nine per day. It thus appears that the last effort "to enforce the combination re striction cuts both ways. The consumers of coal are to be forced to pay higher prices; and that the enforcement may De a success the miners are to stand idle one third of the time, as a start, with a larger proportion of idleness, as a further resort in the future for screwing the price still higher. This is not a new feature of the anthra cite coal combination or any other pool which seeks to maintain arbitrary prices by artificial scarcity. But the antecedent circumstances bring out its unjustifiable character in the strongest relief. During the summer it has been demonstrated that the market will absorb a supply of coal largely in excess of the stipulated re striction, even in the season of lightest consumption. The plea that the agree ment is to "produce the amount of coal that the market will take" has been shown to be a shallow deception. It has been made clear that at the reasonable prices established by fair competition, there would bo an immense expansion in the volume of the anthracite coal trade, labor could be given steady employment, and the economic waste of idle machinery and capital be stopped. But the affection of the combination clement for the method of making money by exorbitant profits over rides all these considerations, and the at tempt is renewed to put in force the policy of restriction and partial idleness. Next to the inhumanity of the deliber ate policy of making fuel scarce and higher for the consumers of coal, by the means of making wages scarce and lower for its producers, the salient feature of this policy is its offense against intelligent economy. It is plain that if 10 cents per ton is necessary to pay a return on the mining capital invested in machinery and deadwork, with a production of 100,000 tons, twice the production with the same plant would yield the same interest at 5 cents per ton. The same is true of transportation. If a railroad has a carry ing capacity of 10,000,000 tons per annum, the portion of the charge necessary to pay interest and dividends, will have to be twice as great if only 5,000,000 tons are transported. If it required an enlarge ment of plant to enlarge the production the proposition would be different But in the very statement of the anthracite coal situation .we have the fact that the machinery, transportation lines, and labor are all present to produce a much larger volume. All are to be kept in partial idleness in order that prices shall be raised not only enough to pay for the economic waste, but to yield exorbitant profits in addition. Some time the nation will be advanced enough to see that this is conducting a great business on a medisval and stupid basis. But the approach of that period of enlightenment in corporate enterprises appears at present to be rather crab-like. A LACK OF SAFEGUARDS. Some time ago when the organization of national building and loan associations was attracting attention, The Dispatch pointed out that their weak feature was in the absence of any guarantee to the average investor of their honest or careful managemeut The strength of the local associations is in the fact that they are managed by men who are known to the membership and their acts are subjects of more constant and stricter supervision than is given to any other class of corporation, except, perhaps, the national banks. Against this security of the local associa ons, the national plan had the advantage of a larger field and of being able to take money from a locality where interest is low and to loan it where interest is high. But the gain of good interest does not com pensate for the lack of assurance of solvency, as the public was very impres sively notified last week by the failure of another of these national organizations, which has gathered in the money of the confiding from New Jersey to Nebraska. The failure of such concerns does not prove that there is no legitimate field for building and loan associations of national scope. But it does point out what in the present method of organization Is a fatal defect, that so long as there is no adequate check or supervision on the managers of these concerns, rascality will yield quicker, larger and surer returns than honesty. While that is the case the people who put their money in them are offering their fleeces to the shearer. There may be and doubtless are organi- 7auons ot tnis ciiaracter that are uoing a legitimate business. But a study of the advertisements of a large share of them, shows that the main effort is to get hold of the money of the public by promises of glowing profits that are not susceptible of honest fulfilment. Where the purpose is so self-evident the net of the fowler ought to be spread iu vain. A BAD NON-SEQUITUR. The remark of that ornament of the British variety stage, Miss Bessie Bell wood, with regard to her recreant flame, the Duke of Manchester, "I ain't good enougli for a Duke, but I was good enough for a hungry Lord," together with the fact that, her ducal speculation having tnrned out badly, she is now supporting Lord Aylesbury, is referred to by the Phil adelphia Times as an illustration, whether of the morals of the peerage or of the stage is not quite evident The latter seems to be intended, however, as the Times follows it up with the declaration that "on this side of the Atlantic things are not much better," and cites the elope ment of two St Louis girls with a man ager and a tenor; the appearance of a Buf falo woman in comic opera; and the run ning away of a Chicago woman, for a sim ilar purpose, as examples. "What does all this mean?" asks the Times, and offers for an answer that "it is impossible to empty the coulisse into the drawing room, or the reverse, without harm to both." As a deduction from the cited premises this is the most remarkable non-Bcquitur that we have lately observed. The assertion that it is impossible for re spectable and cultivated- members of the dramatic profession to be received into general society is utterly disproved from the fact, that there is not among the cases which our cotemporary cites a single ap- nroach to such a social commingling. In every one of them the line is sharply drawn. Suppose the St Louis girls had run off with two reporters? Would that prove the impossibility of receiving news paper men into society? The fact is that there is no more reason why members of the dramatic profession, who are virtuous and honorable, should not be received into cultivated and intelli gent society than the similar members of any other profession. Such examples as Lawrence Barrett, the Kendals, lime. Modjeska, Mary Anderson and Charlotte Cushman have clearly proved that such as sociations can be made pleasant and bene ficial to both sides. Of course, if au actor or actress, has cast off the restraints of morality or honor, the social career of either of them will be harmful. But the same thing can be said of any other walk of life, whether lawyer, clergyman, busi ness man or society woman. If any one of these classes is immoral or dissolute, his or her social influence will be injuri ous; but the injury will He in their immor ality and not in their profession. NOT NHIEC.ISM. Rev. J. M. Buckley, a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, made an address at Chautauqua, the other day, the subject of which is "Both Sides of Nihilism." The newspaper comment on his speech, after stating that his views "diverge ardently from those of Mr. George Kennan," quotes Ms argument to prove the enor and wrong of Nihilism. This, together with the title, represents Mr. Kennan and those who agree with him in denouncing the results of the Rus sian system, as shown by Mr. Kennan's investigations in Siberia, as sympathizers with Nihilism. This, if not willful misrepresentation, is certainly a remarkable misapprehension. If the belief in representative government, in the right of the citizen to fair and open trial, and in personal liberty is Nihilistic, of course, we have a good many Nihilists in this country, which is founded on a Ni hilist constitution. Dr. Buckley furnishes the proper definition of Nihilism by refer ring to it as a system of political assassina tion and secret arson. With such a sys tem Mr. Kennan and the vast majority of the American people who approve his work have no sort of connection, and it is little better thnn slander to represent them as supporting it What Mr. Kennan has done is to show that thousands of Russians who are not Nihilists in any sense of the term have been arbitrarily condemned to Siberian imprisonment; that men who openly sought by petition to the Czar to secure reform in local governments, and some measure of representation in local affairs, have been punished as for a crime; that the possession of books teaching the prin ciples of representation and equality has been equally treated as treasonable; that the system of arresting and banishing peo ple by administrative process, without even the shadow of a trial, and with the avowal of the Government that perhaps the prisoner has done no Wrong, but that he is sent to Siberia simply as a matter of precaution, is wholly foreign to the nature of justice, and places the people under the most incredible lorm of bureaucratic ty ranny; and finally that the Siberian pris ons are horrible dens of cruelty and inhu manity. To condemn such gigantic outrages upon the justice and care for popular and indi vidual rights is not Nihilism, unless every step by which Anglo-Saxon liberties were declared and maintained is Nihilism with it Tnii reqnest of the Vienna Historical Museum and PuDllc Library for a copy of the city charter book of New York City calls attention to the fact that American cities aro singularly deficient in that line. New York can furnish nineteen volumes of special legislation on that subject, which will malco the Vienna Librarian's eyes stick out when ho gets"1heni; and other cities can do something in the same line. But for a codillcation and homogeneous arrangement of charter legislation, that is a matter which American cities do not have time to at tend to. The Republicans of Maryland are also going to nominate a fanner for Governor. Ho one party can get ahead of another in nominating, but the smart politician man ager who hitches his Presldental boom to an indorsement of the Maryland Farmers' Allianco is able to defy agricultural compe tition in that State. The Eastern cotemporaries are sitting down rather contemptuously on the propo sition of n naval militia for Chicago with the remark that the treaty with England for bids it. The statement hardly puts tho case correctly. Tho treaty can hardly be con strued to forbid the organization of a naval militia; but as it will forbid tho use of moi e than one armed vessel on the lakes, and that vessel tho specimen of antediluvian architecture known as the Michigan, tho Chicagoans could not enjoy much modern navalinstruction without atrip to tho sea shore. TnE formal denial by the German naval officers on tho llolienzollern, of that Paris ian story of tho Kaiser's insanity, indicates that the European fake manufacturer can strike even higher than his American proto type. The hot weather is evidently favorable to tho rapid growth of oldest citizens. An other has just doveloped who has reached the ripe ago of 12L He does not come up to that ancient citizen reported from Denver who is alleged to be 149, and who mixes his dates so as to claim to have been a teamster in Braddock's army at the tender age ol ten; but either is old enough to afford comfort to citizens who linger along under the impres sion that they are on the shady side oflife in the fifties and sixties. The announcement that the feelings of General Kaum have suffered permanent in jury by the Mosby-Mitkiowicz-Shoe-Box-Miller affair seems to establish a first-class basis for a pension claim. As indorsement which will fit more than one New York politician, but which is nevertheless not of the kind which candi dates will ask for, is given to Piatt, of New York, by a St. Lonis llepublican paper in the following terse language: "The advan tage to the New York Republicans which tho nomination of Tom Piatt for tho Governor ship would bo i in the fact that he could thus bo relied On to honestly and earnestly support the ticket." The death of that Japanese wrestler from consumption is a solid vindication of tho medical warning that over-training is likely to be tho surest way to physical weakness. The statement that the President of the Ocean Grovo Campmeotlng Association has requested those who attend to defor bathing till the ten days' services are over, if not a wanton misstatcmcnt,'indicates that tho managers of that religious gathering are resting under the mistaken impression that there is an irrepressiblo conflict between cleanliness and godliness. The deadly parachute seems to be usurp ing the functions of tho green watermolon, the unripe peach, the store apple and tho fool-killer for the present season. It is not to be presumed that the average dolcgato in tho State Convention was bettor or worse informed of the popular prefcrenco for Blniuo than the party leaders. But they have a more vivid impression of the advan tages to be received from offices already In possession and a mora lively expectation of favors to come in the next eighteen months. It is placed beyond dispute that the hold ers of Federal offices in Pennsylvania still have a keen appreciation of which sldo their bread is buttered on. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JONES, of New Tork, advising the farmers to take inde pendent action, McLaughlin, of Brooklyn, taking the platform of "Chapin for Governor or nothing," and Governor Hill ringing in a free silver plank, indicate that Democrntio bnrmony in Sow York is of the kind that may in the fullness be cut with a knife. Sometimes crop statistics aro dry read ing; but this year they aro of tho kind that makes the American eagle soar. NAMES FREQUENTLY SEEN. The Dachess d'Uzes has the reputation of being one of tho best shots in Enrope. New Tonic has an artisf -whose name is Jacassy. Ho is one of the Four Hundred. A inro of celebrated Kcntuckians who always found an especial solace in oorneob pipes were Blackburn, Knott and Bucfcnor. Governor Francis, of Missouri, has within the last ten years amassed a fortune of $1,000,000 by judicious and lucky invest ments in wheat. Major Grant, the hero of Manipur, is a crack lawn tonnis player, and he can dance as well as he can fight. Major Grant seems to bo the right sort of a man. Kaiser William has sent to Queen Victoria a fine picture of his yacht, tho Ho henzollern, representing himself standing on tho bridge arrayed in full naval uniform. M. DE Giebs, Minister of Foreign Af fairs, and Privy Councilor Yyshivgradsky, tho Minister of Finance of Russia, are re ported seriously ill, and it is said tho former will resign. Senator Gorman is building a new houso near Laurel, Md., to replnce the one that was burned last winter. It is described as a commodious, substantial and unpreten tious farmhouse. Vilmae Pariaoht, one of the distin guished portrait painters of Germany, is a woman. For some time before his death she was engaged in painting Count Moltke in full regimentals. Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop, the well known author of books describing her travels in "unbeaten tracks," haB received the honor of being the first woman to deliver an address in the BritlshHousc of Commons. Ella Wheeler Wilcox concurs with Kate Field, and is sure that all baobelors over 40 ought to bo taxed in proportion to the number of single women over 39 in any State, the net proceeds to be used tor the sup port of maiden ladies. THOUSANDS ENTERTAINED. Continued Success of the Weekly Free Concerts in the Allegheny Parks. Some 15,000 people gathered in the Alle gheny Parks last night to listen to tho sixth free concert this summer. Tho House hold Credit Company bore the expense of the band, and tho people enjoyed it free of cost. In addition to the Grand Army Band, there were several vocal selections by 120 picked voices from the Gorman singing so cieties of the two cities. The offect of the powerful male voices in tho still evening air was very beautiful. One of the novelties was the singing of "The Star-9pangled Ban ner" with German words. A great deal of credit must be given to Mr. R. T. Knox, to whose efforts the success of these concerts is principally due. He has done all the hard work in connection with them, and has nr rangod each programme, in connection with the band leaders and chorus directors. A musician himself, he knows what goes to make up a popular programme. Only his modesty has prevented his being known as the primo mover in the most successful series of free musical entertainments that has ever been given in tho two cities. Tnis afternoon at 3 o'olock,nll children be tween the ages of 6 and 10 who are to take part in the grand production of the "Fairies' Carnival," at Exposition Park, for tho benefit of tho Homeopathic Hospital, will assemble at Old City Hall. Thov will then meet their instructors, Leon J. Vincent, H. P. Eckerand J. Edgar Owens, and be ar ranged In order for tho rehearsals to begin at once. It has been impossible for the ladies of the hospital to personally invite a greatmany children whom they would like to take a part in the operetta, and they would be pleased to have such childron con sider themselves invited, and attend the meeting at Old City Hall this afternoon. Social Chatter. This is "children's day" at the Tarentum camp grounds. A 5 o'clock tea will bo given by Miss Eva Jayne, ot North Dallas, to-day. The annual picnic or tbo Denny M. E. Sabbath school will be held nt Wildwood Grove to-day. A. Y. Lee will give one of his "Chalk Talks" on Children's day, at Ridge View Park to-morrow. A card party as Given last night by Miss Stella Bourne, of Wilkiusburg, in honor of Miss Ida Maxwell, of Braddock. Tnn marriage of Miss Sadie Horner and Mr. Harry Little takes place this ovening, at the homo of the bride's parents on Vickroy street. Miss Jane Wtmax, of Penn avenue, gnvo a luncheon yesterday noon, in honor of her nieces, Misses Josle and Marie Everett, of Salamanca, N. Y. A liws festival Is to be given on the ten nis grounds of North Braddock, by tho Rose bud Social of that place this evening. Tho membership comprises 20 young ladies. The Catholic Beneficial Association has arranged to tuko all tho Catholic orphans of Allegheny county, numbering about 700, to Seminary Park, Glenwood, next Thursday. Preparations aro being made for a picnic for the children of St. Jutnes' R. C. Church school, Wilkinsburg, early next week. They will go up the Mononghhela river, but the exact place has not yet been chosen. NOETHWESTEBN VEIEEANS. They Hold a Reunion at Franklin With Many Soldiers From Pittsburg. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISl'ATCII.l Fkaaklis, Pa., Aug. 19. This city, prop erly named "tho nursery for gteatmen," gave a royal n clcome toS.OOO soldier visitors to-day. The occasion is the eighth annual reunion of tho Northwestern Association, Department of Pennsylvania, G. A. R. Spe cial trains were run from Meadvillo, James town, Mercer, New Castle and Pittsburg.nnd by noon not less than 13 003 strangers were within tho city. The ladies of Franklin spread an elegant table in the park, and 2.500 veterans were dined, not including the thousands taken care of by special commit tees and friends. The grand parade In the afternoon was very successful, 3,500 veterans marching in line. The.dlvislon coinmandei swore: First, Colonel Thomas Osborne; second, Colonel A. L. Jackson, New Castle: third, Colonel Joseph McKIroj-, Pittsburg; fourth. Major J. 11. Maitland, Oil City; sixth, Sons ot Vet erans, commanded by Fred Fox. Then fol lowed several companies of the Sixteenth Regiment of tho National Guard of Penn sylvania, under command of Colonel W. J. Hillings, who acted as an escort for the vet erans. After tho parade tho soldiers marched through ciowds almost impassable, to the park, where Mayor Dunn delivered an addiess of welcome. Then followed a busi ness meeting of the association in the Opora House, when tho following officers wore elected for the ensuing -yean President, Slajor J. B. Maitland; Senior Vice-President, General D. B. McCrcary, Erie; Junior Vice President, H. R. Stronp, Greenville; Treas urer, Gcorgo Shattuck, Meadville; Secretary, F. II. Johnston, Franklin. Camp fires were heldat the Opera House and Court House to-night. It was decided best not to hold a reunion next year, but to attend the Na tional Encampment at Washington in a body. An Associated Press Election. Detroit, Aug. 10. At the regular annual meeting of the Western Associated Press held hero to-day, Hon. William Penn Nixon, of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, was eleoted Pres ident, and the following gentlemen members of tho Board of Directors: E. II. Perdu, of the Cleveland Leader; Victor F. Lawson, of the Chicago ICacs; A. J. Barr, of the Pitts burg Pert; TV. A. Collier, of the Memphis Ap peal; Frederick Driscoll, of tho St. Paul J'ionter-Press; C.,W. Knnpp, of tho St. Louis lUpuMte; M. H. Do Young, of the San Fran cisco Cironicle. THE GLORY OP BENNINGTON Perpetuated In Massive- Stone and Fervid Oratory at That Quaint Old Town Aildrevie by Hon. W. Q. Veazy, Hon. Edward J. Phelps and President Har rlfion. Bejtnixotox, Vt., Aug. 19. Bennington's groat day dawned clear and beautiful. Colonel V. Seward Webb, accompanied by a mounted Grand Army post, escorted Presi dent Harrison from General McCnllongh's house to the Soldiers' Home, where Gov ernor Page and all the living ex-Governors of the State were waiting to greet him. The President alighted from his carriage nnd was escorted into the house. Afterward he resumed his place in tho carriage, which with the other vehicles took their places in the line, nnd viewed tho great military and civic parade. Tho exercises around the monument be gan with remarks by Hon. AVheelock G. Veazy, ex-Commander in Chief of the G. A. R. The formal address of welcome was de livered by Governor Gage. Hon. Edward J. Phelps, the orator of the day, was intio duced, nnd gavo a snecinet account of the share of Vermont in the War for Indepen dence and of her prosperity since. Themonu ment was formally presented to the State by ox-Governor B. F. Prescott, of Now Hampshire, tho President of tho Benning ton Battle Monument Association. A Fine Tribute to Phelps. President Harrison was introduced by Mr. Veazy, and spoke in part as follows: "A son of Vermont, honored by his fellow citizens, honored by tho nation which he has served in distingnisbed public func tions, honored by the profession of which ho is an ornament nnd an instructor, has spoken for Vermont applause, and it does not seem to me fit that these golden sentences should be marred by any extem poraneous words which I can add. I come to you under circumstances that altogether forbade preparation. I have no other prep aration for speech than this inspiring cup of good will which you have presented to my Jlps. Applause. "Themost cordial wolcomewhich has been extended to me to-day, makes it unfitting that I should omit to make a cordial ac knowledgment of it. Perhaps I may be per mitted, as a citizen ot a Western State, to give expression to tho high regard and honor in which Vermont is held. Perhaps 1 may assume, ns a public officer, representing in some sense all tho States in the Union, to bring to-day their appreciation of the his tory nnd people of this patriotic State. "Its history is unique, as Mr. Phelps has said. The other colonies staked their lives, their fortunes and honor upon the struggle for independence with the assurance that, if by their valor and sacrifice, independence was achieved, nil these were assured. Tho inhabitants of New Hampshire grants alone fought with their fellow countrymen of the colonics for liberty, for political independ ence, unknowing whether, when it had boen achieved, tho proporty, tho homes upon which they dwelt, would bo assured bv the success of the confederated colonies. Vermont's Prospects TTero Uncertain. "They couldn't know they had grave rea son to fear that when the authority of the States had been established, this vory Gov ernment, to whose supremacy Vermont had so nobly contributed, might lend its author itv to the establishment of the claims of New York upon their homes: nnd yet Vermont took a conspicuous, unselfish and glorious part in achieving the independence of the United Colonies, trusting to the Justloe of her cause for the ultimate security of the homes of her people. Applause. "It is a most noble and unmatched his tory; and if I may deliver the message of In diana as a citizen of that State, and as a pub lic 'officer the message of all the States, I came to sav. 'Worthv Vermont.' rcheers.l She has kept the faith unfalteringly from Bennington untu tins oay. sue nas added, in war and in peace, many illustrious names to our roll of military heroes and of groat statesmen. "Her representation in the National Con gress, as it.has been known to me, has been conspicuous for its influence for the position it has assumed in couimlttco and in debate, and, so far as I can recall, has been without personal reproach. Cheers. The State's Record in Peace. "We have occasionally como to Vermont with a call that did not originate with her people, and thoso have been answered with tho samo pure, high consecration to public duty as has been thecaso with those who have beon chosen by your suffrages to rep resent the State, and I found when the diffi cult task of arranging a Cabinet was devel oped upon mo that I could not get along without a Vermont stick in it, laughter and applause, and I am sure yon liavo plenty of timber left in each of the great political parties. Cheers. "The participation of this State in the War of the Rebellion was magnificent. Her ti oops to the fields of the South had that high consecration to liberty which had char acterized their fathers in the Revolutionary struggle. Applause. They didn't forget, on tho hot savannas of tho south, the green tops of these hills ever In their vision, to litt up their hearts in mith that God would again bring tho good cause of free dom to a just issue. Applause. "Wo are to-day approaching the conclu sion of a snmmer ot extraordinary f ruitf ni nes-". How insignificant the stores that i were gatnercu at nenningiou in 1J7 com pared with these great storehouses bursting with fullness to-day I Our excess meets the deficiency of Enrope, and a ready market is offered for all our ceroids. Wo shall grow richer by contributions which other coun tries shall make as they take from our store houses the food needed to sustain their peo ple. Tho Evolution of a Sturdy Manhood. Butafterall.it is not the census tables of production or of the wealth that tells the story of the greatness of this country. Ver mont has not been one of the rich States of the Union in gold and silver, audits lands have not given the returns that some of tho fertile riversides of the West yield. There has been here constant effort and honest toil.bnt out of all this there has beenbrought a sturdy manhood, which is bettc'r than riches, on which, rather than on wealth, the security of oui country rests. Applause. "I beg you to accept my sincere thanks asain for the evidence of your friendliness, and my apology that the conditions aro not such as to enable mo to speak as I could wish." Cheers. It was lato in the afternoon when the President finished, nnd the literary exer cises, long to be remembered in the annals of tho Green Mountain State, were brought to a close with music and benediction. Tho divisions then ro-lbrmed in proper order, with the carriages of each division in therear, and marched through Monument avenue, Main and North streets to Camp Vernon, where the troops and organizations were dismissed. The escorts and carriages proceeded to tholargetent neartheSoldier's Home, where the banquet was served, over 3,000 poople sitting down to tho table. The celebration concluded in the evening with a great display of fire works. DEATHS HESE AND ELSEWHE2E. Henry AV. Brown. Henry W. Brown, of Boston, who died in the City Hospital there Similar of apoplexy of the brain, had long been known in labor circles as a moileit, zealous, and self-sacrificing advocate of the interests of the working people, to whom lie belonKed all throueli his life of 58 y-ars. He was an upholder of State socialism and a writer upon that subject, though not a public sneaker. lie made a living by worktn, - ' i lifinrt in, ii'tpL'inir ir hia tt.iA fr ! me nuVpr- hutliCDDClit all the time and means hn uk ma ""'it ui Vlliai- could spare in piopagating Ills Ideas among his lellnw workers, allot whom esteemed lilm as au honest ancl earnest man. Hon. R. F. Beck. Hon. E. F. Beck, four times Mayor of Vlcksbnrg and twice Sheriff of that county, died Tuesday morning: of malarial fever, aged 43 years. The deceased was a native of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., but went to VIckbburg 55 years ago. By Drudence. ability and Industry he amassed a con siderable fortune. The City Council met TueUy and adopted resolutions of regret and condolence. The City Hall Is draped in mourning, and theie are inanv other dimonstrations of sorrow. The funeral takes pkice to-day, and will be signalized -with unusual honor. Obituary Notes. Lewis Paclsox, the noted chess player, died In London caterday. Prof. W. L. Hamlin, one of the editors of the Virginia Imat. a weekly paper published in Petersburg In the interest of the colored people, died thercTucsday. Dn. Edward Rodman Mayer, the oldest prac tising physician in Vfilkcsbarrc, died Monday In hls7:d year. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania In 1818. Mrs. Catherine Livblv, who died at Lancas ter Monday night, was the oldest person in the county. She was 00 years old. She never wore eyeglasses or spectacles. ABTnUB D. COKET, of Maiden, Mass., a young Harvard alumnus, who had won great distinction in European universities, died Monday suddenly. Mr. Corey was graduated at Harvard Collego In 1883. He then went to Europe, where lie pursued his studies In the German universities. He was graduated a few weeks ago with the highest honors ever given to an American student abroad. Mr, Corey was about S3 years old. THE FLEET TEUTONIC. It Smashes tho Ocean Record The West ward Trip Made In Five Says, 1G Hours and 31 Minutes A Single Day's Record ofS17Miles. SPECIAL TELFORAM TO THE DISPATCH. New York, Aug. 19. The White Star steamship Teutonic ban smashed the ocean record all to pieces by crossing to this side in 5 days, IS hours and 31 nrnutes. She has also mado the record for a simile day's per formance, having covered 517 miles the day before she arrived here. The best previous record was made by the steamship Majestic, belonging to the same line, and was 5 days, 18 hours and 8 minutes. The Teutonic left Queenstown at 1:48 v. 31. on August 13, with about 230 cabin passen gers aboard. At 2.05 p. M. of the same day she passed Daunt's Bock, at which point the voyage proper was begun. When the Teu tonic left Queenstown there was a strong westerly breeze blowing. It was so strong that no canvas could be spread to advan tage except tho foretopsall, which was set in order that tlio vessel might run more steadily. Tho day following tho wind re mained tho samo and then it changed. It was an opportunity to make a new record insnitoof the adverse conditions at tho start, and Captain Irving determined to make an effort in that direction. Some Big Dally Runs. The first day out the vessel was driven along at a rate which sent it a distance of 100 miles. The noxt d'iy a link in the engine was lot ont, and tho Teutonic covered 490 miles. Tho first day out the wind blew strongly from the west, and the day follow ing it about the same. On Sunday Just a little more steam was pormitted to creep Info tho mnc-lilnorv. and the lor thnt day showed that the fleet monster had re sponded readily, because 505 miles were re corded. By that time the passengers thought they were getting through the water at a pretty liv ely gait, and many of them began to man ileit an interest in the race. Until then none had suspected what the captain was up to, and though the speed was increased very gradually, still it was not difficult for the veriest novice to tell that the magnificent vessel nas going much fnstor. When the Sassengers came on deck on the following ay, which was Monday, the more observant ones noticed that the speed was higher than it had been the dav belore. AVhen the day's reckoning hid been made it was shown that 510 miles had been made, nn increase of five miles over the day Detore. Smashing the Record. During the two days the wind had sub sided to quite an extent, and the weather remained good. With those conditions to favor his efforts Captain Irving made up his mind to push nis vessel in a last dash at the record. Ho knew that in order to do so it would be necessary for him to bring out In his vessel more than had yet been displayed. So the word went down the tube to the en gineer, and from him it went to his assist ants. They pushed things Just a notch high er, and the ponderous machinery responded. On Tuesdav 517 miles had been reeled off, and Sandy Hook was only 290 miles away. Captain Irving beheld visions of a broken record, and the passengers were more or less excited over the prospect of getting into port in less time than had any other ship load. All Tuesday afternoon and evening was that speed of about 21f miles an hour maintained, nnd at 1:3S this morning the lightship at Sandy Hook was abeam of the Teutonic. A large number of the passen gers had remained on deck until tho light ship hnd been sighted. At 235 Sandy Hook was passed, and Cap tain Irving knew that his vessel was the queen of the ocean. Dozens of passengers crowded around him and warmly congratu lated Captain Irving on the achievement of his vessel; nor was the chief engineer for gotten in the general expression of good feeling at tho result. Records of Three Racers. At 6 o'clocK this mcrning tho Teutonic reached her dock. Tho total number of miles mado by the Teutonic on her record- breaking trip was 2,778. When the Majestic broke the record, which was on the 5th of the present month, she covered 2,876 miles. The City of Taris, when making the record, traveled a total distance of 2,888 miles. The run of 517 miles made by the Teutonic yesterday is by two miles the biggest run made by any of the ocean greyhounds in a single day. The Cltvof Pari3 hold the pre vious record, she having mado 515 miles in one day. The Majestic, when, she estab lished new record, made her biggest run for any one day when she covered 501 miles. The Teutonic bad 1,370 passengers in all aboard 240 in the first cabin, 180 in the sec ond cabin, and 900 in tho steerage. At the office of tho company there was much jubila tion this morning over tho result achieved by the Teutonic. The White Star steamships have broken the records twice within three weeks and have some cause to be proud. The Machinery Uninjured. Asked as to what effect the big consecu tive runs of 505, 510 and 517 miles had on the machinery of the big steamship, thoso who were in tho office said that the parts which had driven the vessel at that speed had not been affected in the least. To obtain that speed it had only been necessary to utilize a small portion of the power in the ma chinery that had not until the present trip been called into use. The opinion was genorally expressed that both the Majestic and Teutonic could lower the record by several hours If the company wished its commanders to make the attempt, and that without the slightest injury to either vessel or a particle of danger to tho passengers. Their propelling power consists of two sets of those giants of modern marine machin ery, triple expansion engines. Both sets of machinory aro independent and drive twin propellers, the blades of which are of man ganese bronze. Bulkheads subdivide both ships, and each is constructed with a longi tudinal bulkhead which runs fore andatt. Additional rigidity Is thus lumished to the structure, and adds to the security of the vessel in case of collision. BBAIKS FROM SOUTH BEAVER. A Remarkable Gathering of Clergymen, Lawyers and Physicians. SPZCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH". Beaver, Aug, 19. Yesterday was a big day in Beaver. It was the time set for the first reunion ofjthe professional men of tho south side of Beaver county. The grandfather and father of Mrs. President Harrison; tho man who first named General Jackson for tho Presidency; the great pioneer preachers, McCurdy, Pattison, Stockton, Jennings and many others, were all claimed for Beaver county, not to speak of the living men who aro now controlling the destinies of church and State. Toorge's Orchestra from Pittsburg fur nished the music. Nearly half a hundred United Presbyter ian ministers turned out fiom the south side of Beaver county and almost as many Pres byterian ministers. This is owing piobably to tho fact that the first theological seminnrv west of the Allegheny Mountains as built on the banks of Service creek in Beaver county. A goodly number from Southern Beaver also adopted the medical and legal professions. The Chairman of the meeting was Rev. Dr. A. M. Reid, Principal of tho Steubenvlllo Female Seminary. Among others present wore Rev. Dr. D. S. Little and Rev. J. M. Wallace, or Pittsburg, and Dr. G. M. Shllleto, of Allegheny. A banquet was held at the Beaver Houso at night, and eat iug, drinking nnd speaking was kept up to a late hour. Tho centennial of tho county will be celebrated with great ceremony in September, when it is expected Senator Quay will deliver the oratlou of tho day. Tho Principal of tho Normal School Quits. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Indiana, Pa., Aug. 19. To-day Dr. Z. X Snyder, of the Indiana State Normal School, tendered his resignation as principal ofth.tt institution. He has decided to accept a similar pobition at Greely, Col. HEWS OF THE STAGE. The popular German comedian and singer, James Reilly, -will appear at tho Bijou next week iu the successful German muslcnl comedy "Tho Broom Maker," introducing entirely new songs, dances, etc., including Ills famous broom song. Special scenery is carried for the production, and his support is said to be pood, and includes tho wonder ful child artists Hans nnd Etta. This is Mr. Reilly's third season. The sale of seats com mences this morning. Cleveland's Consolidated Minstrels will appear at the Duquesne Theater Monday evening, opening the preliminary fall sea son. It Is composed of new features exclu sively, nnd as Manager Cleveland emphatic ally acknowledges, contuins "no old favor ites." All of the comedians are of tho uower vintage and tho European novelties have been Imported expressly for this com pany. To-day the sale of Heats begins. The improvements at Harry Davis' Fifth Avenuo Museum aro-progressing nicely and tho house will bo vory handsome by Monday noxt when it opens. There will bo a great show to start the season with. "The Limited Mail" is doing simply ex traordinary business at the Bijou Theater in spite of the hot weather. The spectacular effects aro working very much bettor than they did on Monday night. OUR MAIL POUCH. Old-Tlme Politics. To the Editor of The Dispatch: To what political parties did Washington, Madison, John Quincv Adams and Polk be long? . J W.S.J. Wheeling, August 19. Washington was a Federalist, Madison was what was called in his time u Republi can, as Jefferson was, and Polk was a Demo crat. Party lines were virtually obliterated at tho tlmo that John Quincy Adams was cho-ien to the Presidency. Tne Federal party was dead, and the Wnig party was not yet born. Adams acted with the Democrat., oiten at that time and subse quently, as muny others did who afterward became Whigs. He had been a cabinet offi cer, too, in a Democratic administration, but his political sympathies were not alto gether with the Democracy, and in the latter years of his life ho was more of a AVhig than a Democrat. Under the present partUan divisions Washington and John Quincy Adams would be Republicans, and Madison and Folk'Democrats.J Buchanan's Trensury Secretary. To the Editor of The Dispatch : In what year did the disaster occur on tho Missouri Pacific Railway at Gasconade Bridge? Who had charge of the Treasury in Buchanan's administration? J. R. B. PlTTSBITRO, August 19. The Gasconade disaster occurred on No vember 1, 1S83. Howell Cobb was Secretary of th Treasury from March 4, VS1 to Decem ber 1860, and then Philip F. Thomas took charge. Between Two Cities. To the Editor of The Dispatch: How far Is Los Angeles, California, from San Francisco, California, and how many lines of railroad connect the two places? Jia.eite, August 19. U. R. I. The distance by rail between San Frun ciscoand Los Angeles is 498 miles. Only one line of railroad connects the two cities, but there is a line of steamers which is well pat ronized. Talmnge's Faith. To the Editor of The Dispatch: To what denomination does Talmage be long? p. A. R. PlTTSBURO, August 19. Rev. Dr. Talmage is a Presbyterian. CHAUTAUQUA'S GLORY. Recognition Day Observed in a Beautiful and Highly Picturesque Way. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCH. Chautacqca, N. Y., Aug. 19. This was Rec ognition Day at Chautauqua and people poured in from all over the country within a radius of several hundred miles. The day was celebrated with singing and speech making, processions and decorations. The graduation exercises of Chatanqua are per haps the most picturesque and unique of the kind in the world and must be seen to be appreciated. Early this morning a big procession formed in front of the notel Athenaeum, headed by little girls dressed in white, wearing laurel crowns and carry ing bnskets of flowers in their hands. Next were the alnmni of the various C. L. S. C. classes, then tho graduating class of "91, each one wearing laurel and white roses, tho class emblem, nnd lastly, the prospective freshmen or class of "9o. There were big banners and garnet badges In abundance, and a brass band led the way. The proces sion moved from Miller Park to tho Golden Gate at the entrance of St. Paul's Grove. 1 1 was here that the picturesque part of the graduation exercises took place. 'Mid the chiming of the bells the procession passed on under four triumphal arches. Mrs. Mary A. Llvermore, of Boston, de livered tho Recognition "Day oration, after which a reception and camp fire were held, which closed the exercises of a vory event ful day at Chautauqua. Mrs. Livermore's topio was "The True Aristocracy." THE FAMOUS FLEMING FAMILY. Six Hundred of Them Hold a Happy Re union at Fairmounr, W. Va. rsrECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Fairmount, W. Va Aug. 19 The second annual reunion of the Fleming family took place in this city to-day. This morning a special train bearing over 300 members of this famous family arrived here from Mu ncie, Ind., a stronghold of the Flemings. Hundreds also arrived from other points, and of the 800 members of tho Flemings in the country, most all being prominent in one way or another, over 600 were present hero to-day. Governor Fleming, of West Virginia, was the principal speaker. He eulogized the family name, of course, and then devoted some little time to explaining how and why the family had so "replenished tho face of the earth." PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO. J. D. Daugherty, the Kittanning lawyer who has recently invented a new type- I writer, left for Vi ashlngton last night: lie i said he -b as going there to put a few more fences around his machine. He said tho company formed to manufacture the article would bo incorporated in a short time. The stocK had all been subscribed. W. J. Burns, President of the Second Avenue road, and N. J. Friday, of Smith field street, returned yesterday from a holi day in Michigan. They said they enjoyed cool weather there the whole time. They sent two baldheaded eagles to the Schcnley Zoo, and understood they arrived all right. Ira II. Bnrchfild, of Hazelwood, left last evening for the East on his summer vaca tion. Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Now York and Boston are the places he will visit, in tending to be gone ten days or two weeks. Dan Frazier left on No. 21 this morn ing for Harrisburg to inspect material for the new L roaa ot cuicago. ue said the rond would bo finished in time for the World's Fair. ,T. D. Scully, with his two ilancthters, Mrs. Chambers 3IcKibben and Miss Bertha Scully, left for Spring Lake, N. J., last even ing. George E. "Williams, of the Pittsburg Tiling Company, wife and mother leave to day lor a tour of the Eastern cities. H. Grant ilillcr, of Federal stcreet has left for Atlantic City, where he will spend several weeks. Peter J. Laufer, of the "West End, has re turned home from atvo weeks' trip to Mt. Clemens. 'Squire Herman Handel and his daughter, Miss Roily, leave for Atlantic City this morning. Mrs. Booth and Miss Nellie Bardslev have returned from a tour of the Eastern summer resortn. It. K. Zimmerman and Harry Hibbard have gone on a trip through the mountain resorts. Mr. and Mrs. C. Culp, A. Leo "Weil, O. P. Scaife and T. A. Gillespie have returned to town. Mrs. F. E. Shallenberger and son arc vis iting 3Ir. and Mrs. John Moore, at Alli ance, O. Dr. D. N. Rankin, of Allegheny, re turned yesterday from a vacation at New port. S. Barbour, of Home & Ward's, has re turned from a trip to his old homo in Vir ginia. Mr. and Mr. F. J. Callan left last night for Atlantic City, expecting to remain some time. Mrs. Phil French and Miss Maria A. Dabbs, of the East End, havo returned homo. Frank W. Hagan left vesterday for a two w ceks' trip to Canada and the lakes. Ed A. Spencef, of Penn avenue, is spend ing his vacation at Confluence. Mrs. John Crawford and daughter have returned from, the mountains. Mrs. Howard Morton have gone to Chau tauqua lor a couple ot weeks. Mrs. J. J. McCormick and daughter left last night for Atlantic City. The Misses Eyrich and Miss McElroy are ut Niagara Falls. Judge N. B. Eushage, of New Elizabeth, is a Duquesne gncst. Charles Wilber and "William Slater left for Atlantic City. "W. H. Fox and wife, of Cleveland, are at the Duquesne. John L. Hamill, of Philadelphia, is at tho Duquesne. Joseph Stevenson has returned from the seaside. Jenkin Jones went to Philadelphia yesterday. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Strawberries grow even in cold Alaska, and now Is the seuson for them. TheJJeannette drifted through the Aro tic Ocean at the rate of two miles a day. Russia's oldest inhabitant is 124. His namo is Nitchinorenko, and he lives at Bel gorod. According to expert figures, the perma nent tramp population of tho United States numbers 10,000. Leavenworth is trying to restore the missing line wich connects that town with the conntyof Platte. Dr. A, M. Salmon, of Cambridge, Eng land, born in the spring of 1790, is looked npou ns tho oldest surgeon in Europe. Ellensburg, "Wash., is elated over tho discovery of gold in that city. It is said thnt nuggets as largo as thimbles are bolng fonnd. A Puyallup brave is known as Ynhr Nawt Innyt, which is pronounced very much like one of the prevailing slang phrases. Texas has a Fat Man's Association, th Initiation fee of which is 1 cent a pound. Men who weigh less than 223 pounds are in eligible to membership. A woman who solicited alms at an ele vated railroad station in New York Thnrs d:iy night received $37 19 in three hours. Tho fact was brought out in a police court. Oregon farmers are coming to the con clusion that there is more money to be! made in horticulture than in any other branch of larming and nre rapidly turning their grain, fields into orchards. Robert T. Barker, of New Bedford, Slass.. read the Bible through for the first time in 1880. Since that date he has read it 9 times. Itusuallv takes him two months to read it from beginning to end. The oldest newspaper in the world is the J'eking Gazette, a pamphlet 7Jf Inches long by 4 inches broad, consisting of about 20 pages, bound in a vellow cover, in which lorm it has existed for 1,300 years. There is a curiosity near Cordele, Ga., in the shape of a pine tree. It begins from the ground as two separate and well-developed trees, and continues so for a distance ot 14 feot, when they join and go upward as one. Slabtown, Kan., the scene of many in teresting even's, is about to pass out of ex istence. The station house is being removed to the new site, about half a mile to the north. One by one the landmarks of early days are disappearing. -Notwithstanding the assertion that there is no animal life In Death Valley, the Government surveying pnrty hns" fonnd 2v0 vnrietles of mammals and CO varieties of reptiles, specimens of which have been for warded to Washington. A Lonisianian at Bird's Mill has gone Into the business of raislnr alligators. Ha hns purchased land on both sides of a small neck of water and will fence it in. He has a number of men engaged In catching small alllgntors and gathering eggs. It has been found impossible to keep ostriches alive in.the London "Zoo." Their omnivorous throats discriminate against nothing, and poisonous coppers which mis chievous people feed them aro as eagerly devoured as any other delicacy. It is a whole day's task for two men to fell a mahogany tree. On account of tho spurs which project from the base of tho trunk a scaffold has to be erected and the tree cnt off above the spurs, leaving thns a stnmpof the very best wood from 10 to 15 feet high. The Chinese are getting hold of largo quantities of fruit in Tnlare county, Cal., and are becoming quite a factor in the ship ping trade. One great objection to this is that the Chinese, not realizing that they are cutting their on-n throats thereby, persist in sending inferior fruit to market.' The Belgian military authorities havo discovered that various songs used in the army are not quite proper,and several poet3 and composers have been applied to to sup ply the army with some unobjectionable songs in French and Flemish to take their places. It is narrated that a New England preacher of the olden time was paralyzed during a sermon by discovering his rude off spring in the gallery pelting the hearers in the pews below with peanuts. But while the good man was preparing a frown of re proof the young hopelul cried out: "You tend to your preaching, daddy; I'll keep 'em awake." A wonderful flower has been discovered on the Isthmus of Tehauntepec Its chief peculiarity is the habit of changing its colors during the day. In the morning it is white, when the sun is at its zenith it is red, and at night it is blue. The red, white and blue flower grows on a tree about the size of a guava tree, and only at noon does it glva ont any perfume. The annual coffee crop of the world is estimated at over 11,000,000,000 pounds, worth nt first hands $135,000,000. This enormous qnantity is grown in islands between tho parallels of 30 north and S0 south latitude, mainly in British India and the neighbor ing Islands, in Liberia and other parts of Alrica, in the West Indies. Mexico, Central America and Brazil. The domestic con sumption of the United States amounts to 56I,1J2,100 pounds, which is valued hero at $72,140,000, nnd of which 90 per cent comes from countries geographically belonging to this continent. The Salvation Army has been in exist ence Just IS years. It had its origin in a sensational way in the Euglish town of Whitby, in tho rough coal mining district of Yorkshire, where General Booth, at that time Rev. William Booth, was doing humble mission work. England was then in arms, expecting to Jump into tho Russo-Turkish war. Itoccnrred to Booth thnt he might attract a crowd by Issuing a declaration of war himself, so he prepared one forthwith, sprinkled it plentifully with hallelujahs and posted 2,100 copies of it about town. Tho device tickled the British senso of hnmor, there was a "redhot, rousing meet ing," to quote General Booth, "the penitent fell down in heaps," aud the Salvation Army sprang into lito lull grown. Some of the farmers of the Eifel, the district that lies between the frontier of Bel glum and the Rhine, adopt a novel plan for scaring the birds from the wheat. Anuui- ber of poles are set up in the cornfields, and a wire Is conducted from one to another, just like the telegraph posts that you seo alongside the railway. From the top of each post there hangs a bell, which Is connected with the wire. Now, in tho valley a brook runs along, with a current strong enough to turn a small water wheel, to which the wire is fastened. As the wheel goes around it jerks tho wire, and so the bells in the differ ent fields nre set a tinkling. The bells thus rnn mysteriously frighten the birds from the grain, and even excite tho wonder of men and women nntil they discover the secret. This simplo contrivance is found to servo its purpose very well. BHYNKLED RHYMLETS. Miss Novelette You say that De Wag. stick was a great poet, but ruined by his modesty. Mis I'asslonpen Yes. he would write the moat soul-lmplrlng verses, but his extreme diffidence did not give him the necessary confidence, and ha used to sign Swlnburn's name to them. Sea Tork IIw-M. How I wish I conld go To the far lao I of snow, With some shiTering, Pole-searching hero! Where the white bearcavorta Aud the htnlDg seal sports. And the mercury monkeys with zero! Kryi, Mother (suspiciously) If yon haven't been In swimming, how did your hair get so wet? Little Did That's perspiration rnnnin away from bad boys wot wanted me to disobey you an go in awimmln' I Good Sacs. BiggsWell, Harris, how're your folks In the country? Harris O, they're all right they'Te sent for a donkey. Biggs Are you going? Brooklyn Eaglt, He was fair, lie was square. He was lucky with two pair. Which he handled with an air Of bravado. Bnt he got upon a tear. Far enough to enss and swear And the Indians raised his hair In Colorado. Chicago Note. "What makes a writer use such an ex pression as 'he swore roundly?' asked Nlpplos. "I don't know," replied Fennlbs. "unless the herowasln a perjury case and failed to swear squarely, v Washington Post, I J. . . -ia -A - -- 1-hiq
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