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PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 191
SIXTEEN PAGES
TOO MANY TE.ICIIEUS
The farmers of Pennsylvania are gct
linq plenty of advioo tins summon If
tUev do not choose the richt path in the
end the diversity of counsel may be
blamed. Yesterday the Hon. Jerry Simp
son, of Kan"--!"!, told a large audience of
farmers at Mt Gretna all about the Sub
Treasurj scheme and other Alliance nos
trums. In Iils remarks about other politi
cal parties ho was stnctlj impartial, he
denounced both Demoeiats and Republi
cans. It must have puzzled some of his
hearers, the prosperous farmers who have
this j ear found a full reward in fine har
vests for their industry, to realize that they
ere sitting for the picture of abused in
nocence which the Sockless Congressman
drew. If Mr Simpson's sense of humor
were well developed he would have had to
laugh at his own earnestness.
Congressman Simpson was preceded by
tlic Hon. Chauncey F. Black. Tlte mellif
luous oratory of the York statesman was
chiefly directed toward proving the neces
sity for a convention to amend the Con
stitution for ballot reform purposes. Mr.
Black advanced no new argument for his
pet project, to which the vital objection
that it opens the door for larger abuses
than anj' he seeks to remedy still stands.
A BIG CBOP OF SENSE.
The huge harvests and the prospects of
good prices for all sorts of farm products
are not unallojed blessings in Democratic
eyes. The farmers discontent, which had
so much to do with last year's political
upheaval, is fast disappearing. Seeing
this the anti-tanff prophets cry out that
the bountiful harvests are not the result
of the McKinley tariff. Xobody claims
that they are; but what the free traders
rcullj fear is that the fanners will discov er
that their misfortunes and hardships in
former v ears cannot be attributed to the
operation of protection. The easing of
farmers' souls and pocketbooks, which
overflow ing barns and granaries w ill effect,
is bound to result in a fairer judgment
of policies and parties by the farmers.
Prosperity will induce a broader, calmer
view of the situation. To tills extent the
plenteous yield of the fields will benefit
tic party of protection. The fogs of mis
representation will not obscure the truth
this J ear to the extent they hav e in darker
times, and the agricultural voter may be
expected to see as well as anyone else the
advantage of building up and conserving
the home maiket
JUDGE, JIT.V AD EXECUTIONER.
There can hardly be two opinions re
garding the action of Captain Baker, of
the steamship Obdam, in killing a mutin
ous stoker The steamship w as on her way
to Rotterdam with three hundred pas
sengers on board When m mid-ocean the
stokers who were Socialists mutinied.
They put out the fires and left the vessel
at the mercv of the sea. The stoker, who
-was killed, not onlj threatened the life of
the captain, but intimated that the stokers
intended to run the ship to suit them
selves. Captain Baker, by promptly
shooting the man down, quelled the
mutiny and prevented the probable loss of
the steamer with all on board.
There is no question but the captain of
a steamer should have the authority to re
move bej ond the possibility of doing in
jury all w ho place the lives of passengers
in jeopard. He is responsible for the
safety of his human freight and for Ins
ship, and must be judge, jury and execu
tioner, if occasion demands. Those who
snip for a v oyage understand this, and
they also know that if there is any abuse
of power bj the captain, thev hav e a rem
edy in the courts w hen they return to port
In the case at issue, there is no evidence
to show that there was any undue cruelty
on the part of the captain, and under these
circumstances his action will be com
mended. THE OCEAN ri.YEK.
The great achievement of the steamship
Teutonic in crossing the Atlantic from
Queonstown to Xevv York in fivo davs and
sixteen and a half hours has naturallj
provoked a deal of speculation as to how
srent a speed may bo expected from the
steamship of the future. It is right that
the Teutonic should be accoi ded due praise
lor her performance, but the fact that she
lias broken the recoid should not cause us
to forget that it !s only by an hour or two.
IX is well to remember that all the im
mense expenditure of the last ten years in
the building of ocean flvci has re
sulted in shortening the voyage by tvvcntj
lour hours and no more. In 1862 the
Alaska astonished the world by crossing
the Atlantic in six days eighteen hours,
a record swifter by half a dav than that of
"iho previous holder of the Atlantic's blue
ribbon. At the time it was freely nrophc
sied that the vessel which would make the
passage in four days w ould scon be built
The advance made in dhip-buildmg in the
early 'eighties seemed to justify sucli pre
diction. Tne record had been lowered by
thirds of a dav at a bound.
But ten vears have gone bj-, and the
voyage still consumes close upon six days
from land to land, and, in reality, from dock
to dock, which is the traveler's greatest
concern, nearlv seven dajs. Each year
from 1882 to 1838, with the exception of
1883 and 18SC, the record was lowered, but
only by an hour or two each time. Then
from 1889 to the jiresent month
the City of Pans defied all rivals with
five days and nineteen hours as her record.
The Majestic and her sister ship, the
Teutonic, have brought the lime down a
few pegs loner. But the experience of
the last decade docs not warrant the ex
pectation that new ships, by means of
more powerful machinery, triple and
quadruple screws, improved lires of hull,
and all other prescriptions for speed, will
reduce the penance of the seasick by
more than another half day before the
i twentieth century dawns. Still steady
I progress may be expected, and as far as
the average traveler is concerned except
ing only the victims of mal de mer the
journcj between New York and Liver
pool is none too long for pleasure now.
PITTSHUKG'S riCTUKESQCE SIDE.
No Inland city In the United States has
more picturesque surroundings than Pitts
burg. Perhaps we do not appreciate the
exquisite scenery at our very doors as we
should. Everybody is prone to value
lightly what he gets for nothing. The
tribute of a visitor to Pittsburg's natural
beauties, printed in another column, is a
wholesome reminder of what wc may all
enjoj . Ever thing our correspondent says
of the superb views to be obtained from
the lofty coigns about the city is true.
Whether it be the prospect of the two
rivers flowing towards an union at the
Point, or of the two cities with all their
varied buildings, their churches, their civic
halls and crowded streets, both of which
may be had from the neighboring hill
tops, the beholder's eve is equally delight
ed and his soul elevated by the sight.
Now that rapid transit has brought the
heights within easyrcach of the cities they
encircle, there is no reason why Pitts
burg's picturesquentss should not be as
widely known as her more material advan
tages. Very few cities, moreover, are
blessed with such beautiful suburbs as
Pittsburg possesses on all sides. Tney
will repay the visitor abundantly.
It is undoubtedly advantageous to a city
to be known as a pleasant residence, and
the conveniences and charms of Pittsburg
in this regard hav e never been sung as
loudly as they should. But the utility of
such advertisement Is being recognized.
It is not morel a matter of aesthetics. The
rare scenic setting of the city has a practi
cal valuo; and it is a factor in the
magnetic force which draws population.
It is helping to make Pittsburg the metrop
olis of the Central States.
RECREATION BEFORE SLEEP.
Austria evidently believes in the old
maxim that the man who retires early and
rises at day breakis in a fairwa to health
and w ealth. It has a law authorizing the
concicige to levy a tax of ten kreutzers on
airy person entering or leaving the house
after ten o'clock p. si. and as a conse
quence the streets assume a deserted ap
pearance after that hour. The law obliges
a person when invited to a late party to
pay ten kreutzers upon leaving 'his own
house, ten more upon entering the friend's
residence, ten more upon leaving, and a
final ten when home is reached.
Such a law is impracticable in the United
States, but who doubts that it would be
beneficial? Phsiciaus urge that Amen
cans aie unduly nervous because they do
not get enough sleep. In nearly every
large city of the Union the streets are as
full of life up to midnight as they are
diving daylight, and the hours that inter
vene before they again take on a busy
appearance are few in number. A law
similar to the Austrian might improve the
naticn's health, but it would also deprive
a large portion of the population of open
air exercise. It vv ould necessitate changes
of custom that never could be received
with open arms, as for instance, the clos
ing of theaters at a quarter to ten, the
breaking up of partes at an early hour,
and other intolerable innovations. No
matter how much the phjsicians may urge
the necessity for more sleep, such a
law can never be made acceptable to
Americans.
SOUND MOXEVS riUEXD.
"When it seemed likely that a free-coinage
bill would be passed by the last Con
gress speculation was rife as to whether
President Harrison would veto it It
was generally supposed that the Pres
ident would withhold his signature
from such a disturbing measure, but
the compromise bill finally passed relieved
the President for the time being, and left
the question as to what his action would
have been, unanswered. But eveiy
doubt that remained upon this point has
been swept away by the downnght and
deliberate declaration of the President at
Albany the other da. It was in his reply
to Governor nill's welcome that the Pres
ident, in words evidently chosen before
hand, outlined his views upon the finan
cial policy of the Government He said
he believed it to be the duty of the gen
eral Government to maintain the money
issued by it at par. The only excuse he
could see for the issue of an irredeemable
or depreciated money would be a great
war. Then, to clinch the matter, he used
these words: "Therefore, m the conduct
of our public affairs, 1 feel pledged, for
one, that all the influence of the Govern
ment should be on the side of giving the
people only good money, and just as much
of that kind as we can get"
That is to sa , President Harrison wishes
it to be understood that he will veto any
free-coinage bill that comes to him. What
the next Congress will do m regard to
silver nobody can sa , but the free-coinage
men will be stronger than ever in both
branches. They may proceed more cau
tiously with the President's veto in plain
sight for any extreme legislation. The
attitude of the President may have this
beneficial effect, and it is probable that no
combination of Western Democrats and
Republicans in the Senate will produce
the necessary tw o-thirds majority to over
come his v eto.
The smothering to death ot three small
children iu au old tool chest at Iron ton ves
terda w as cither a most deplorable aecideu t
or a crime for which no punishment too
great can be named. The citcumstanees
surrounding the case seem to indicate that
the bubes were deliberate! fastened in the
chest and lett to perish for want of air. The
man, woman or child who w ould know Inglj
consign any one, ranch less three little
children, to Mich a honible a oath, should be
summarily icmoved from unions tho In
habitants of the naitli.
GovniiKOn Hn,L, is in doubt about the
course he ought to pursue. On the one side
Is the "cnatoi-ship, and on tho other a third
term in the gubernatoiial chair. He cannot
hav e both, and which place. w ill prov e the
better stepping stone to the Pre-idental
nomination is what lie apparently cannot
decide.
Kansas City people evidently intend that
the pcoplo they elect shall carry out tho
voice of the majority. The other day the
councilmen attempted to buv for $300,000 a
light plant which was not worth more than
$80,000 Tho Council chamber was entered
by a mob and the city legislators fled, and
hav e not jet musteicd np courage to return.
A few more examples of this kind may set
Councilmen thinking whether it is not more
comfortable after all to be honest.
Tiik rapidity with which the crare for
physical training of women and gills is
spreading is becoming alarming in v lew of
tho assertion of a leading Xew Yoik fein-ilc
Miffragist, the other da , to tho effect that
the day H near at hand when women will
rev engo thcmselv cs for centuries of w rongs.
Sour, dainty New Yorkers aie dismasted I
era i
iii(f l
drowned whilT bathing in the Croton lesor-
voir, from which the citx's water supply is
obtained. They ouhtto steel tlicli stom
achs against suqh inawki-h liicjudlcos by a
fen mouths' residence in a city that gets its
drinking water fiom a ti erso polluted w 1th
ecwaeeand fllth that tho llndingof an occa
sional cadaver therein intctcsts nobody but
the Coroner.
No straws arc being placed in the way of
the Democrats in Ohio. They have been
given tho privilege of talking anti-tariff all
they pleisc, but they have not taken hold of
the"ltution jet, and it is whispered that
they have become aware that with every
step they take they sink deoper in the mire.
It is said to be impossible nowadays for a
person to become a great leader iu fashion
except ho be a great feeder. A man mav be
as wittv as Balzac and a worn in as beauti
ful as Mary Stuart, or as brilliant as Mme.
Do Stael, and ct be unable to All a lofty
pedestal. Eminence is often commanded
nonadajs by a big b-ink account, coupled
with a knowledge of how to provide elabo
rate dinners.
Automatic thief catchers arc well
enough in theiray but criminals are so
well vercd m mechanics nowadays, that it
is safe to predict they will find a way to con
tinue then depredations.
RonrnT McCokmic.k the President
Commissioner to Great lintain of the Chi
cago Woild s Fair, says that tho British
manufacturers are resolved to make a great
display of their products nt Chicago in 1893.
They realize that they aro competing with
America now in nil the markets of the world
and it is to their interest to make as good a
showing as possible.
President Hakimson's short speeches
are always woi th healing. Ho has expressed
some sound view of current affairs very
happily in brief talks at railroad stations on
tho way to Bennington.
The meeting of the American Street
Itailway Association here in October is sure
to bo of profound interest. The programme
set foi thin another column is worth scan
ning. The visiting railway magnates must
be gi en every opportunity to grasp Pitts
burg's ability to turn out street railroads
and their equipment wholesale.
It is a curious fact that relatives never
know how much a man is worth until he is
sick. If death appro lehes thev know about
all his financial affairs befoiehe has had
time to make his w ill.
Pkesident Hakkison has not added a
mammoth punch-bowl to the equipment of
the White House. The report that ho had
done so is ofllcially denied. But tho presi
dental sideboard still contains tho ingredi
ents for a brew of punch, and what is the
matter with a close lipped jug in place of
the wide mouthed bowl?
Thhsty per cent of the total female popu
lation is emplov ed in remunerative occupa
tions. This proves the adage that whatever
a man does, a woman can be coaxed into.
NAMES FBEQUENTLY SEEN.
Miss 3Iaky Anderson will shortly pub
lish her memoirs.
Die. EDWAijDEGGLESTOV.the novclist.is
soon tomairy Jliss Anna Goodc, a daughter
of Dr. E. s. Goodo, of JIadion, Ind.
James Russeli. Low-ell, was born in
tho same j eai as Walt VV hitman and was at
least 10 years younger than Whittior.
If there is anything in a name tho new
Haytian Cabinet ought to bo a success. Tho
ilinister of Public Instruction is Apollo.
Miss Sarah Oune Jew ett is preparing
an historical sketch of tho Countess of
Ituford, a remaikablo woman who died in
Concord, X. II., some 50 years ago.
Prof. Blackie says Carlylc was a giant,
and if he had nscdhis club with less seventy
and more discrimination, lie w ould not havo
been less a giant, but more of a man and a
brother.
Suite is 71 years old and has celebrated
his silvor wedding. If there ever was a
funeral at which tho sincere friends and ad
mirers of the deceased could foci tempted to
dance it would be feuppo's.
The Empress of Austria's new palaco at
Corfu has cost 120,000 Tho bill for tho
wood carvings In tho Pompeiian suite of
seven rooms, w hleh 19 the great feature of
tho house, amounted to 3 000.
Monrrz Moskow ski has finished a new
open entitled "Boabdil," which will bo pro
duced next fall in Berlin. Karl Wistkowski
lias written the libretto forthowoik, tho
scene of which Is laid m "Spain.
Presidext Diaz is again well enough
to attend to executive business, but lio
bears traces of lecent suffering. Iliswife
w ishcs lnm to go to Europe for a rest, but
his ambition keeps him at homo and will for
some tunc J ct.
Governor Eaoue, of Arkansas, has got
a smart wife, too Sbo taught him how to
lead and wnto, and then sho mado him
Gov crnoi. If Arkansas were only a pivotal
State, 3Irs. Eagle w ould probably bo looking
toward the White Housonow.
JonN G. Whether is so modest that
his niece, who is preparing a biography of
him, has found it very dltHcult to obtain any
aidfioin him in her work. His strength is
gradually failing, and ho Is forced to give
up the long walks which he formerly toolc
The son of Major Angelo, of the British
army, now stationed at Simla, was bitten re
cently by a mad dog. His little brother,
who is 12yeaisof age, cut the wound open
withapocketknifc, and sucked tho venom
that threatened his brother's life. The
pluck of Major Grant, V. C , seems to be
spieading in India.
William Morris, the English poet, af
fects a bigular carelessness of attire. Xot
infrequently ho appears on the street in
London wearing an old sack coat, bagcy
trousors, a blue flannel shirt, and a black
slouch hat. A necktie he seems to consider
superfluous, and that and the collar are not
Infrequently missing.
A DREADFUL PRISON.
N'o Ono TTho Enters Ever Rctnrns to the
World Again Alive.
Tree linstll
some BO miles fiom St. Petersburg, upon
the Lake of Ladoga, there is a small granite
inland entirely occupied bjr a forti ess. It is
Schlusselburg, the dreadful prison of State,
worse thin the French Bastilc, worse than
the forti ess of St. Poter and St. Paul with its
Q'loubetzkoiand Alencevsky Itavelins and
its underground cells. The most resolute of
the revolutionists, men and women, who
have taken part in actual conspiracies, whom
It is not considered safo to keep in the fort
ress of Peter and Paul, arc sent theic. The
absence of any inhabitants evcept those em
ployed in seiv ice rtudeis it possible to iso
late the prisoueis to a degico unattainable
nnj whcie else. So ono is allowed to land
upon the inland Sentinels have orders to
shoot anyono who appioaches. If the near
relatives of a prisoner inquire concerning
him at the police department in St Pctcis
burg, the aro sometimes told "alive" or
"dead." Sometimes no ans ei is given.
The soldiers and guards aio themselves
prisoners, who mingle only w ith each other,
and are carefullv watched on the rare oc ca
sions w hen they aro allow ed to make a visit
to the mainland. It was possiblo to estab
lish secret communications with even the
mot Jealously guarded prisoners in the St.
Petersburg lortress. But the fortress of
schlusselburg remained dumb like the grn e
it is, though some of the best known men ot
the revolution party, in whom the greatest
interest was telt among tho whole nodv of
lev olutionists, w ere kept there. Wo rircly
could even toll whether theyweio alive or
dead. A few months ago, however, our
friends in Russia received some news from
this place of endless misery. It is very brief
only such as can bo conv eyed upon a bit of
p iper smuggled with the greatest danger
through sorno fncndl v hand. It merely tells
which of thepiisonersaiodcad, and which
aro still alive; but ev en this summary is elo
quent enough. VV o learn from It that out of
tlio52prIsoneis sent there in tho courso of
the last eight years, 20, or about 10 percent,
are already dead. Sovcralof those who sur
vive should be added to tho list of the dead.
They are in-.uu', and hav c lost what is as
precious, if not moro precious, to n man than
IHc,
because evcrjlnow and again someone is
A COAT WITH A HISTORY,
No Matter Whether It Is AH That Is
Claimed lor It or Sot Evidences of the
Antiquity and Genuineness of tlio Holy
Garment of Trevca.
The interest in the Holy Coat of
Trev cs, which was publicly exhibited for.
tho first time in many years on Thuisduy,
cnnfno tn hn ntnao tlimtifflmnt rnimin T! '
number of pllgums who will visit Treves
will amount to tho hunarods of thousands.
The preparations made for tho reception of
vlsitois are something startling. Tho rail
way authorities hav o had throe now tempo
rary stations erected, with spacious waiting
and refreshment rooms. The local tramway
companies hnve laid down two new sets of
rails. As many as 1,800 citizens have peti
tioned the Town Council for licenses to set
up temporal' beer saloons and pnblic
bouses for the accommodation of tho pll
giims during tho period of tho exhibition of
the sacred garment.
Special airangements havo been made to
take tourists from England to Troves, and
many pilgrims have gono across the Atlan
tic thither. As in tho year 1S11, the exhibi
tion may be expected to produce a vast
amount of contioversial literature touching
the authenticity of the sacred relic.
In that car the disturbances caused by
tno exhibition bceamo so serious as to as
sumo a political huo and brou jht about tho
intorleience of tho Prussian Govern nt.
Even now tho opponents of autheiitieity
havo been heard. Tho first was a sub-editor
of a Silc-ian ncwspaper.who was condemned
to U days' iinpiisoiiment on account of some
disiespectful lemark he had published in
lcfercnco to tho holy gaiment.
Evidence or Genuineness.
Whatever people may say about the
relic itself, thero is no doubt of tho ago of
Troves. It was a Roman colony 50 yenis be
fore Christ was born. Though almost un
known to tho sightseeing tourist, it Is now
ono of tho most inteiesting towns in Gei
many. It nestles within a little valley bo
tw een Coblcntz and Motz, and near it flows
tho pictuicsqno and historic 3Ioelle. Under
Constantine the Gieat it was the capital of
G ml, and for more than a century Italy,
Africa, sp iln, Gaul and Biitain looked up to
it as tho lesidcneoof tho Emperor nnd tho
seat of supreme powei, of aits and scieneos.
Latin authors speak of it as tho most
wealthy, most snlendid and famous of all
cities. Troves has still many monuments of
her former glory. So city north of the Alps
contains such a group of Roman buildings,
none of them perhaps equaling tho amphi
theater or the liaison Carreo at Sinies, yot
as a whole they aro unrivaled out of Italy.
If w e aro to believe the account given in a
monkish history, called the" "Gesta Trevl
ronim," Rome even was but a mushiocm
city compared with Troves. It is claimed in
that work that Troves was built by Trebata,
the son of Sinus, King of Assyria, in tho
thirteenth century, before the foundation of
Rome, or moro than two 2,000 years before
the CUristian era.
Thero aio, how over, no evidences fromany
other sources that Ti eves is the Damascus
of Europe. Oa;ar found no such ancient
and splendid civilization as tho writers of
tho "Gesta" speak about, nor does he oven
mention a citv in tho legion whore Tro cs
stands. The Tro Irans, as he found them,
wore a tiibe of barbarian Gauls or Germans,
who gave him a great deal of trouble and
wcro distinguished for tho excellence of
their cavalry.
The Roman Antiquities.
The most Important and best preserved
of tho Roman antiquities nt Tievesisthe
Porta Sigra, at the north ond of the tow n, a
gato with towers of defense, probably
eroctcd under Claudius about the middle of
tho flist century. In 1035 it was converted
into a church, and tho low or story filled up.
Iu this stuto it remained until lsl7, w hen it
was lostoied to its ancient condition by tho
Prussian Government. In the patt formerly
ued as a choir a collection of Roman an
tiquities is exhibited.
Next in point ot interest are tho Roman
baths. Thoy were until 1S17 almost entirely
concealed by earth and rubbish, but this has
In en rcmoS ed and the whole interior of tho
building is thoioughly exposed to view.
Sear tho baths, on a rising ground, is tho
amphitheater, which could seat 67,000 spci -tutors.
Here Constantine sullied his fame
by casting sovcral thousand captiv c Franks
to bo torn by wild beasts, and in later cais
thousands o"f tho Bructci l w ere barbaronsly
sacriflccd for tho amusement of tho people.
Tho Basilica is said to date from a pel iod
piior to Constantine It was destined for
the administration of justice and for com
mercial pui poses. During tho Middlo Ages
it was tho seat of tho imperial goveinois of
tho town, but was afterward transfeircd to
tho Bishop. Among other interesting build
ings nro the Catuodral, said to have been
originally a pal ice and the birthplace of St.
Helena, the bridge over tho Mosello and the
Licfrauenkirchc.
The Great Feature Nowadays.
Of course the great feature of Treves
nowail'ij s, nnd tho ono thing with w hich it
is always associated, is the Holy Coat, or
seamless garment of Clnist. This celebrated
lelic Is now in thotreasuiy of tho Cathedral.
Tho legend of its origin is as lollows: It mis
found by St. Helena, a Biitish lady and tho
mother of Constantino tho Gieat. St. Helen i
was born at coicnester. sno occamo a
Chiistian at the age or 18. It was sho who
discovered thotiuo cioss and tho other in
struments of tho Passion.
The truo cioss was distinguished fiom
those of the two thieves by n miracle, name
ly tho healing of a sick person w ho was
touched b the threo crosses in succession.
The nails used in the ciucillxion weie also
found. Thesoweio thieo in number. For
this leason many pictures of tho ciucillxion
rcpioscnt Christ's feet nailed to tho cioss
bv ono nail only.
Ono of the nails St. Helena put in tho hel
met of hereon Constantine. Another ono
w as thrown in the hca to appease a storm
and was afterward recovered by a miracle.
St. Helena presented tho seamless garment,
said to hav o been worn by tho Virgin Mary
herself, to tho city of Treves, where she had
resided foi man yeais. The eailiest writ
ten testimony to this effect is lound in tho
"Losta Trovirorum."
St. Helena is said to have presented tho
relic to the Chinch of Treves during tho
episcopate of Asritms, 314-331. Sov oral other
notices of the Hoi Coat aie found In docu
ments mounting neailyup to tho twelfth
century. But the most icmarkabloaud In
tel esting piece of evidenco given in support
of the authenticity of the lelic is an ancient
ivory belonging tothoCathodr.il. Thisivoi--was
for some time lost, but was lecov ered in
1844.
A Remarkable History.
The Emperor is represented on it
seated at the chulch dooi and awaiting tho
arrival of a procession closed by a c hariot
in which aro two ecclesiastics guaiding a
chest. Above tho chailot Is tho face of
Christ, h which somo relation between the
Savior and tho contents of the chest seem
indicated. The ivory was examined In 1S40
by tho Archaeological Society of Frankfort,
w ith the result ot fixing its date at the end
of the fourth or the beginning of the fifth
century. The relic w as translated from the
choii to the Cathedral in 1190.
Afteran interval of moro than 300 years it
w as exposed In 1312 and on seyeral other oc
casions in tho sixteenth ceutuiy, foi tho
veneration of the faithful. During the wars
of the scv entcenth and eighteenth centuries
tho lolio was deposited In the Castle of
Ehieiibrcltsteln, ana aiterwara at Augs
burg. In 1810, bv permission of Sapoleon,
tho Bishop of Tievcs, Mgr. Mannuv , took
the lelic back fiom Augsburg to bis own
cin.and, in spite of the confusion or tho
times, manv plurrims, numbering ov er 200,
000, visited Treves.
But tho most sinking and successful expo
sition was that of 1S44, w hen 11 bishops and
moio thin a million of the laity flocked to
Treves from all sides during thepenod liom
Aiirrnst IS to Octobei 0, 101 which the Holv
Coat was exhibited, several miraculous
cures were 1 cportcu, togetner witu tne joy
and piety of tho thiong. Certain Catholics
took offense and w loto against tho authen
ticlt ot the relic. Among these weie Crer
ski, un ecclcsiastio of Posen, und Bongo, a
suspended priest of Breslau.
Along contioversy ensued, In the courso
or which many seceded Horn tho chinch
and formed a German Catholic Church.
The historian, Herr von bybel, published a
book show ing that there aro no less than 20
seamless garments, each claiming to hav e
been that vroin by tho savior. The most
celebrated of these aro in Argenteuil and in
tho Chuich of tho Lnteran nt Home.
LUTHERANS IN REUNION.
Firtren Thonsand People From Pennsylva
nia, Maryland nnd tho Virginias.
SPECIVI. TrLEGHAM TO TUE DISI-ATCII.
CiiAMBEiiSBtiKO, Aug. 21. Penmawr, a lovely
summei lesoit on tho top of South Mount
ain, has Just passed tho most eventful day
in Its history. At that place to-day was held
the annunl reuuion of the Luthciaus of
Southern Pennsylvania, Maryland tho Vir
ginias, nnd over 13,000 people attended.
Tho famous Marino lialid, of Washington,
conducted tho innflc, assisted bv a well
trained choir of 200 voices. Over 100 Luth-
f
eran ministers from the Statos mentioned
were in attendance. The leading addresses
weiemnde by Rev. W, P. Evans or Balti
more. Rev. E. J. Wolfo, of Gettysburg: Rev.
S. Doner, D. D., of Washington, nnd Dr. W.
II. Mcknight, President of Pennsylvania
t College,
THE MORMONS IN MEXICO.
A Sew Utah Blossoming Oat In the State of
Chiunahuu.
New York Telegram.
"The Mormons, now that they have been
compelled to behavo themselves In Utah,
are rapidly settling In tho prov Ince of Chi
huahua, Mexico," said E. E. Smith, of tho
City ot Mexico, at the Mctiopolitan Hotol.
"Hundreds of industrious Mormons havo
purchased lands theie, especially in the
Vulley of the. Corralltes, which is a great
bed of alluvial deposit, extremely fertile
and easily cultivated Tho valley is neaily
level, sloping Just enough to give good
dialnnge. Tho Monuons hnve neat and
comfoi table adobe houses and windmills for
raising w ator both lor consumption and ir
rigation. They have built themselv es bains
and their vine aids and oichards are com
ing rapidly into be mug.
"I was surpiiscd, when I visited there
recently, at tho wav tho nowcomers have
changed barren, tieeless plains, covered
with the tiresome nosqulte bush, into com
foitablefainis The altitude of the valley
ranges from 3 000 to 6 0") feet above sea levol
with a umgnincont climate, never too hot
and novei cold Vegetables do remarkably
well. All the fruits of tho lower temperate
zone are produced in abundance and of
great size and splendid flavoi. They sell
most of their truck and fruit In tho nelgh
bonng mining camps, nnd, with the com
pletion of tho Soith Moxicim Pacific Itail
way fiom tho United Statos, tho will havo
tho advantages of an unlimited maiket. Be
tw'cen ourselves, I think they me going to
give Jlexieojustas much trouble as thoy
liuv e made foi Uncle Sum, but the Mej-icim
officials will not see it, foi they have already
been 'seen.'"
PUSHING DRESS REFORM.
That and Cooking Reform Make Up a Very
Itufty Day at Chautauqua.
SPECIAL TEL1GRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
CHACTMJQ,rA, S. Y., Aug. 2L This was
another busy day for Chautauqua, and dress
reform and cooking reform w ere some of
tho important subjects that weie dis
cussed. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore,
of Boston, told a luigo audience
In tho Amphitheater this ntternoon
that no kind of dress reform ought to suc
ceed that sacrificed the Idea of beauty, and
Mrs. Emma Ew ing, of Kansas City, told a
faii-sized audlonco this morning that no
woman ought to succeed in life who did not
know how to cook a good meal. Mis Liver
more further told her lady hearers that
they ought to look as neat and nico as possi
ble, for God had mado the world bcautnul,
and overloaded women with beauty.
The prominenco giv en to the dress reform
movement here has resulted in many mis
representations and much that is false. Tho
Chautauqua ladies are decidedly againsc
eveij thing that is unwomanly, and do not
lornn instnnt believe that women should
go in "tights" about the streets. The present
reform movement has to deal only w ith un
derskirts and undergarments that impede
locomotion and jeopardize tho health, and
not with any gi e it change in the outer
drees. Bishop Vincent said: "I am very in
dignant at the emphasis and misrepresenta
tion that hav e been put on dress reform
here, and tho extravagant suggestions of Us
radical advocates. Chautauqua is no placo
lor cranks or extremeists of any sort."
The Press Clnb gav e their last reception
in tho big parlors of tho Hotel Athenreum.
Miss Mniio Decca, tho prima donna, sang
scv eral Spanish songs.
THE CROP SHORTAGES.
Figures on tho Deficiency in the Various
Grains Throughout Europe.
Sew York Post.
Mr. W.E. Bear, tho well-known English
writer on agricultural statistics, supplies to
BradstrceVs a "lough estimate" of the short
age In the wheat harvests of Europe this
year, and of tho sources of supply fiom
othei parts of tho world. Mr. Boar's esti
mate, it should be noted, takes ac
count of tho short 170 ciop as an
clement in calculating tho demand for
wheat. Ho begins with Russia.w hose whoat
production last year (including Poland) was
about 212,000 003 bushels and her exports
about "O.OOO.OOJ bushels. This year Mr. Bear
.thinks her ci op will not bo ovei 180.0T0 COO
bushels and her exports not above 40,000,000.
Vnstiia Hungary falls short this X, car 27,000,
OOObusholsns compaied with last veai.
The country will not Do ablo to spare moro
than 8,000,000 bushels. Roumanin has a good
crop and may So able to spare oO.COO.OOO
bushels. Bulgaria and Servia may oxpoit
12,000,000 bushels. Tho pow or of the export
ing coiintnos of Euiope to suppl the
Importing countilos is thus set
down nt 90,000 000 bushels as a
maximum. Tho importing countries will
havo a deficiency of 371,000,000 bushels, so
that Euiope 111 the nggicgito will bo under
the necessity of importing 231,000,000 bushels
trom the other quartered tho world. What
countries can supplj- this amount? Mr. Bear
thinks that Indi 1 may runilsh 33 000,000 and
tho United States 144 000 000, lcav ing still a
shortago of 104,000,OCO to bo looked for in
Australia, South Amcnc.a, Canada, Asia
Minoi, Egvpt, otc. Ml. Kiins-Jackson shows
that this wheat requirement of Furopo will
call for ship room of 5,600,000 bushels per
w eek av ernge for tho wholo year.
WHALING OFF NORWAY.
Bombs That Aro Attached to tho Harpoons
and How They Work.
Sew Castle, Eng., Chronicle.
Whales offSorwny aie harpooned with an
Instrument of peculiar construction. It con
sists of a shank, into which two barbs fold;
these spring out and sit fast in tho animal's
flesh when a strain comes on the line at
tached to tins harpoon. The harpoon is fired
fi om n cannon mounted on a swivel carried
in the bow of the steamer. The head of tho
harpoon cai nes an explosive shell, which is
fired b tho breaking of a glass tube filled
with sulphuric acid, and the tubo is broken
the moment the anim il strains the line at
tached to the harpoon, in its dash to escape
after being struck.
The line attached conslts of a length of
chain next tho harpoon, and then a stout
cable, and tho two aio connected by an ac
cumulator spring, which takes and breaks
the first strain ot the animal's dash. Usually
the explosion of tho shell fails to strike a
vital part, and in that case tho whale is apt
to show fight.
Tho steamers employed are vessels built
of iron, about 60 to 100 tons register, with en
gines of 25 to 40 hoi se-powei nominal. Such
a vessel, with sills backed and ongines
working full speed astern, nnd with a long
length of cable dragging through the watei,
presents a very powerful obsti action, but
yet monster whales often piovo powerful
enough to move the steamer with consider
able speed.
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Colonel Daniel Stinson.
Colonel Daniel Stinson, who was con
nected with the Quartermaster's D( partinent of lio
United States Army in Sew York for o er 50 ears,
died suddenly at his home 1 hursJa , aged 94 3 cars,
of pneumonia. He was bornin Dtmbarton, S. II. ,
January 10. 1717, entered th-United states Quarter
master's Department Jn Dccimuer, 122. tneu In
charge of General Scott ;promutid tn be Chief Clerk
in ISil, enlisted in the reRtila- S"nlce at the out
break ot tlie Civil VV ar. with the rank of jptaln,
and wis maile Quartermaster; brevttted Major in
1&C2: made a Colonel lv secreury Stanton lu 133,
for g illant erriec . At the close of the w ar C'olouel
Stlnoon retired to private life.
Sirs, Eleanor Cnmmlns Hawkins.
Mrs. Eleanor Cummins Hawkins, widow
oftlie late William Hawkins, dlcdathcr home In
steubenville, Frlda) morning, aged SO. She wan
born in Pittsburg. Januar 3), 1S02. Going to Steubenville-
while still a child, she was one of tho
pioneer settlers of that cltj. IKr husband. William
Hawkins VMS a brother of E. C. Hawkins, hi the
carlv days one ol the pioneer artists ot Cincinnati,
anil through w hose experiments the photcgMpli ot
to-da wis made possible. She was the mother of
slv children, two of whom survive her. Robert C ,
aud Itebecca D. Hawkins of Stenben file.
Chief Justice John Inglls.
The Right Hon. John Inglis, EL. D., of
Glcnrorsc, the Lord Jntlce General of Scotland,
died Thursday. He wis bornin 1310, educated at
Glasgow and Ila'llnl College. Oxford, and gradu
ated In 18.11 11 ivnz been called to the Scotch bar,
he rose rapldlj iu ills profession, was appointed
Solicitor Geneial for Scotland In 1832, and in law
w as made Lord Justice General.
Obituary Notes.
IIEMIY BOGQEiis, the oldest man In Marlon
county, W. Va., died Thursday at Fairmont, aged
93 years.
Iuteb-State Commissioner Waltek l.
BRAOO, of Alabama, is dead at Spring Lake, S. J.
During the Civil War ho was an officer of the Con
tederaie army.
THOMAS A. SUTiiEnc-AsD, editor or the Sunday
Welcome, of l'ortland. Ore., and a well-known
newspaper man on the Facltlc coast, was drowned
Thursday evening while boarding a lcrryboat.
OUR MAIL POUCH.
A Visitor's Tribute to rittsburg.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Who, in hearing of Pittsburg, does not
I hear of Its dirt? Who does not know or the
hundreds of mills which belch forth their
rolling billows of inky-hued smoke? But who,
asldo from Pittsburg's own sons and daugh
ters, is aware or the wonderful beauty of
the city? Arouse yourselves, jo sons and
daughters, and tell or the grand views to bo
had from yonr hillsides. Herald it abroad
that one of the finest views In the land is
the meeting of the wators at tho "Point."
In Chicago, that boastful clt by the lke,
there is a tower to the top ot which every
visitor is urged to go to view tho city. It
costs 23 cents to be allowed to ascend this
tower, and when ono Is at the top, what docs
one see a glimpse of the lake veiled in
smoke, myriads of dirt-britrlined house
tops stretching far nwav In tho smoke ob
scured distance. But in this citv how diffei
ont. Here one has only to ascend that
fi owning old bluff, Mt. Washington.to obt in
n matchless v lew. To bo sure, the approach
is not beautiful, but when one stands, as
I havo stood, on that loftv eminence
opposito tho I'oint, the very old sh inties,
and much condemned joboats, take unto
themselves unlooked for beauties and be
come wend, grnv, dream-llko habitations;
and wo fancy thstthe dwellers by tho shore
aro some strange people, who, for a time,
have stopped by the way as they journey
down tho wide river. There, beioro us,
stands tho Exposition building, looking like
n oastlo of old. Faraway, betweenits green
hills, stretches tho glistening, shimmering
Allegheny, spanned by its handsome
bridges; hero aud there it is dotted by scores
of phantom-like crafts gliding silently on
thoir ways, tho oars flashing now and again
in tho last raj s of the sinking sun.
Sow, the eye strives to engrave upon the
memory the busy scene up the Mononga
hcla, with Us ever changing, ever new pano
rama: dozens of boats pling its waters,
along its banks the hundreds of mills turn
ing out enough iron, steel and glass to sup
ply a nation. Below us lies the birthplace
of the noble Ohio; how majestically tho
broad river sweeps onward, piusing for
naught. Put see! now it has divided, and
within Its arms lies Brunot Island, green,
peaceful and picturesque. Wo strive to
take in all tho loveliness of the scene before
the daikness shall hide it from our sight.
But lo! new beauties come with the gather
ing tw ilight. Far out on the gentle hills
twinkle thousands oriLthts In happy homes;
v ast showers or gold arise from many a tow
ering chimnej ; boats passing to and fro sud
dcnl bjcome flerv serpents, and high up
ovei all shine and scintillate many an elec
tric light, looking as If crowns of bright
Jewels were nlready hov ei ing over tho
heads of the thousands of constant workers
w ho live in this busy city.
Tell all comers 01 the sweeping views of
hillsides, rivers, islands and cities to be ob
tained from llcriou hill. Make visitors to
v our lovely city loath to leave before they
have seen the glories as well as the defects
of bustling Pittsburg, and soon it will bo
known fiom East to Vt est as ono of tho rnost
beautituliy situated cities in tho Union.
Mas. M. A. FiTTCOCX.
Pittsbcko, August 21.
It Was Probably Bigamy.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
I w as married at the ago or 19, but never
lived w ith my wife as wo found we had
made a mistake. We placed the matter in
tho hands of a lawyer who advised us to ob
tain a divorce. After waiting two years the
lawyer commenced suit for divorce. Tho
testimony was taken and the caso submitted
for judgment when I was called away to an
other State. Tho lawyer informed me that
tho dlv orce w ould be granted in a few da s,
and I paid the costs and after that did not
bother about the matter. After a time I re
married and my first wife also remarried.
What I wish to Know Is, whether the second
marriages wore legal and wnethor tho chil
dren aro legal. Eveiiyday Reader.
PlTTSBURO, August 21.
ir tho divorce was not granted both par
ties committedblgamy, and the second mar
riages weie Illegal.
Cannot See Much on Sunday.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
I am desirous of taking my children to see
the rolling mills, blast furnaces and table
and window glass factories. The only time
I can spare for tho purpose is on Sundays.
Can you tell mo if any or tho above places
are running on Sundays? ir so, which ones
would be most interesting to tho "Httlo
ones," and aro visitors admitted and what
hours would be the best?
PlTTSBtTHO, AllgUSt 2L MT. WABUTeOTOX.
Better tuko the "little ones" around on a
working day. On Sunday only necessary
work keeping np fires, etc , is performed.
Some mills requiio a noto from tho office be
fore admitting visitor", but not raonoy. All
or any w ill interest old and young.
He Voted for Republicans.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
B. M. votes the straight Democratic ticket
containing the names of two pronounced Re
publicans, viz.: Controller Morrow and City
Treasurer Dennison. T. M. bets thatB. M.
votes for two Republicans and B. M. bets
that he does not- Who wins? Quiz.
PiTTsnuiiO, August 2.
T. M. wins. Tho fact that Democrats
placed two Kopnblican names on their ticket
did not mako Democrats of tho candidates.
Blaine's Popular Vote.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Who had the most votes in tho Frosidental
campaign of 1S84, Blaino or Cleveland, and
how many? Daily Rt vdkb.
KittakmivO, Pa., August 2L
Of the popular vote In 1SS4, 10,067,C10,
Cleveland received 4,874,935; Blaino, 4,831,981;
Butler, 175,370, St. John, 160,300; scattering,
14,904
The First Day of the Week.
To the Fdltor of Tho Dispatch:
Which Is tho first day of tho week, Mon
day or Sunday? E. D. R.
BlTTSBCHG, AugllSt 21.
Sunday is the flist day of the week.
POLITICAL P0HITERS.
The Indiana Republicans may ho divided
on Harrison, but tho latest reports aio that
thoy aro a unit for Blaine. St. Louis Re
public. Mr. Bi,inis.'s reciprocity policy with Spain
is not giving good satisfaction In England
and Canada, but that is no evidenco that It
is not good for tho peoplo of the United
States. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
"TnAT McKinley lobber tariff" doesn't
seem to havo "impoverished the American
people" to any great extent. Where are tho
Democratic prophets? There aro none to do
them reverence Chicago Inier-Ocem.
Tire calamity editors, who predicted such
disastrous results of the McKinley law
in this country nre now In sorrow, because
the calamity of their prophesy has fallen on
"the other side of tho wator." Lisbon Hucl
eyc Stale.
The cable dispatches nowadays with re
gard to the effects of the McKinley tariff
law upon foreign industries provido a suf
ficient answ er to all the ill-tempered Demo
cratic criticisms of that measure. &t. Ijntis
Globe-Democrat.
TnE voters of Spiingfled should know how
it happens th it sugar is 4 cents a pound. It
was the McKinley bill that reduced tho
price. If the Democrats had their way tho
price of migar would now bo as high as ever.
Springfield Jieptiuncan.
The country has now hadnenrly llmonths
of tho newturlft law. Where aro the high
prices tho calamity shriekcrs piophesicd
last fall? So freetrader can point to any
incrcisoof price in the necessaries or life.
In point of fact, tho cnanges In prices have
been generally reductions. Toledo Blade.
EX-PRESLDENT HAYES AT NEWARK.
Ho Itefuses to Talk Politics, But Compli
ments Civil Service Reform.
Spwaiuc, Aug. 21. A quiet personage
dropped into town last night and left this
morning before half the curious knewthey
hail seen ox-President Hayes. Ho had
dropped off here for a rest after attending
tho Pennyiojal reunion in Guernsey county.
The General was on bis way to Lakeside to
nttend a reunion of his old regiment, and
slept quietly in tho hotel all night, undis
turbed by a danco which was in progress on
the samo floor.
Tho General avoided politics in his con
versation, only saying that civil service re
form as nn institution was growing. He said
President Clovelandkeptmanymen in office
who would not have been there had It not
been for his opinions on this reform. One
man is still at his post who was appointed
by President Picice, while the main door
keeper at tho White IIouso had been put
thero by Hayes.
WHY MEN CH0S3 THEIR LE3S.
Some
Queer Charactertlstlc of Men
of
Talent in Working Hours.
Chicago Herald!
Mengenerally cross their legs when there
is least pressure on their minds. You will
not very often Andaman actually engaged
In business with his legs crossed. Tho limbs
at those times are struighter than at any
other, becau-o tho mind nnd body work ,
together. A nun engaged in auditing ao
counts will seldom cross his legs; neither
will a man who is writing an article
or who is employed in anymnnnerwhero his
brain is actively engaged. When at work in
a sittlinr posturo the limbs natnrally extend
to the floor in a perfectly straight lino. A
man may cross his legs if he is sitting In an
office chair discussing some proposition with
another man, but tho instant he becomes
renlly in earnest nnd perceives something to
be gained, his limbs uncross, he bends for
ward tow ard his neighbor and begins to use
his hands.
But these observ ations are made of man
kind in general. There aro particular cases
that aro othern ise. There ai e cei tain men of
dlstingiiishsd talents w ho, when engaged
In literary work, twist their legs intointri-
cate colls. One of the most eminent drama
tists in this country nev erabandons himself
to deep thought without contorting his
limbs, which aio long and slender,
into a kind of an angufar scroll
work under the tablo. Another man,
whoso poems appear most frequently in the
magazines, seems actually to wring his emo
tions out of his legs as if they were sponges
dipped in the divine nfllatns. However,
these aro exceptional canes of mannerisms
bv which certain men of brains are insen
sibly affected. Some men twist their beards
when thev arc in deep thought, others
scratch their heads abstractediv, while
others again chew their finger nails. To
this absent-minded genius belongs now and
then a man who cannot ponder severely
without making his legs express all tho
emotions or thought.
GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.
The Supply Has Not Been Exhausted Yet by
Any Means.
San Francisco Call.
Dr. G. F. Becker, of the United States
Geological Survey nudgeologist in charge of
the Division of California, is en route to
Washington, after having Inspected the
w ork of the three snrvc Ing parties under
his direction, to attend a meeting of the In
ternational Geological Association. "We
have been working for several years," said
Dr. Becker, "on the gold bearing districts of
California, between parallels 37 and 40.
This territory embraces an area of 10,(00
square miles, from the great crest of the
Sierras down to the great valley, from tho
Yosemito to Quincy, Plumai. county.
"We have made no extraordinary discov
eries, but I have satisfied myself that the
gold-bearing mines of California have not
begun to bo exhausted. There nro very
many profitable quartz mines in tho State,
and I hardly need to .ay there are Innumer
able gnvel mines, which could produce all
the way from $3,000 to $300,000 annually, and
tho owners of which are debarred from
operating them bj means of hydraulic min
ing. In Butte county alone I found 230 hy
draulic mines to prevent whose operation
injunctions had been served on the owners.
To this mav be ascribed the so-called deca
dence of gold mining in California. Before
considering the economic features or the
auriferous gravels, wo will locate them, pre
paring for thi3 purpose topographical and
geological maps, together with the results of
our investigations us to the conditions under
which miners may expect to find gold and
the quantities in w hich it is likely to bo ob
tained. Seven sheets of this map will be In
tho bands of the Public Printer by tho end
of this year, and others will be forthcoming
as rapidly as they can be compiled. It will
take two moro season to complete the work
In our present territory, when wo shall
probably take ur the saathem portion of
the State."
THE HABITS OF YOUNG DUCKS.
The Parent Birds Teach Them to Hide
When Danger Approaches.
Forest and Stream .
At tho period of incubation ducks mako
tbeir nests whenever the desire to deposit
the first egg comes upon them. If they have
neglected to provido a suitable retreat, it Is
too lato to mend matters. Since then I havo
passed and repassed the snot, and have seen
tho egg3 handled frequently, but for all that
Madamo Duck does not desert her rocky
homo. Jock suggests that I go to his camp,
threo miles distant, for dinner. On tho way
we cross an Immcnso marsy flat, and in the
miucue oi tins is a ueautuui spring, somo
eight vards in diameter. Tho water is fairly
blue, ley cold, and no bottom can be seen nt
the center, but about the edge, where the
water is from ono to ten feet deep, are innss-
lvo rocks that aro fantastically draped with
aquatic mosses and nlgm, so that it seems
like looking down into fairyland. The waters
of this spring run for a quarter of a mile, and
then sink to reappear a milo away, bursting
into the creek from crevices in the volcanic
rock.
The swamp Is a great breeding placo for
toal, nnd three or four ducks with their
young broods nro swimming in the minia
ture lake. As we hurst upon the scene ono
duck files off, but the rest stay to conceal
their young. How do they do it? Bring
them in to shallow water, where they can
rest upon tho bottom and stick their bills up
through tho moss. Then the old ones swim
out Into deep water and resort to tho samo
tactics. We drivo the ducklings from thoir
place of concealment and they swim out to
their parents with half of their bodies ex
posed. Though the moss Is just as inviting
thoy will not hide w hero they ennnot feol
bottom and theirmothers bring them back
to shore. Young ducks can dive, but have
not the power of remaining beneath water
for any length of time until they can mako
a strong flight. The power of remaining
beneath the water is acquired by practice
and is not innate.
MELBOURNE, THE RAIN MAKER,
Goes to Cheyenne, Wyo., to Experiment at
tho Cost of a Believer There.
Cato, Augnst 21. Kain-wizard Mel
bourne has at last found a believer who is
willing to put up money on his claims to
bring rain. To-morrow Melbourne starts
for Cheyenne, Wvo., at tho suggestion and
expense of T. II. Jones, of that city.
Ho will arrive in Cheyenne Tuesday, nnd
at once prepare Ins experimenting quarters,
and will remain there at least a week.
Should his experiments piov o successful ho
Is assured a great stock company will bo
formed of Western capital. He is certain of
success, and says he will discount the costly
trifling now being done in the West by Gov
ernment experts.
FLRST TIN PLATE FOR UNCLE SAM.
Tho WorksatDemmler Receive a Bljr Order
From ashington.
McKEESronT, Aug. 2L The United States Is
to uso the flrst big consignment ot tin plate
manufactured at Demmler by the McKces
port 'npply Company. This firm has re
ceived lrom ashington a large order for
tin plate, and will at once prepare the ship
ment. The works nro running steadily, and tho
management are cle ining a tract of gronnd
Wuicn tney propose m, usu m luumjijj iu
tensivojdditions to their works.
SOME PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL.
John D. Elliott, of the Mississippi Cot
ton Company, was at tho Monongahela yes
tciday. Ho says the cotton crop this ear is
the largest since 1SS2. There is an upward
tendency in prices, nnd planters are In a
very good humor about their prospects.
O. S. Cusbv. a Boston railroad man.
Charles Scott, a Philadelphia steel mer
chant: Perry It. Todd, a tubemaker, from
Sew York, and W. F. Jobblns, a manufac
turer of soap-making machinery, of Sow
Yoik, wcro at the Duqucsno Csterday.
Mrs. Julia Dawson, a Kansas lecturer,
wns in the city cstei day. She snS tho pro
hibition sentiment is strong In her State,
and there is no probability of tho law being
repealed.
Alderman B. McKcnna returned home
yesterday after a threo weeks' pleasure trip
to Mt. Clemens in compan with a number
of his friends.
John S. Lighman, Superintendent of the
Mississippi dlv ision of tne Western Union
Telegraph Company, was in tow n yoster
day. Charles Miller and Judge Gripp returned
from Harrisburg last night. Senator Sceb
went to Hew York from Hanisburg.
John G. A. Lcishman, Vice Chairman of
Carnegie Brothers A Co , and W. G. Park
returned yesterdav from the East.
Alfred A. Logan, of Youngstown, a son of
the celebrated "VIock Jack" Logan, w ent to
Sow York last night.
Mayor AVyman, of Allegheny, and Mrs.
Wymun returned yestorday from Atlantic
City.
F. B. Aglay,an agent of the Unionjacific
Railroad, was at the Dnquo no yesterday.
Bruce Millar has returned from a three
months' trip to Scotland.
M. Murphy returned to Philadelphia last
nigbt.
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
The Russian language is to be taught in
all of tho Japanese schools.
A man is about to attempt to walk on
stilts from Paris to Moscow.
More than 200,000 people are confirmed
intho 'English Church every year.
A flea can jump ov er a barrier 500 times
his own height. At that rate a man could
jump over a wall nearly a mile high.
A horse belonging to a man living near
Baltimore while graz'ng cut its tongue with
a blade of sn ord grass, from which It bled to
death.
There arc exactly 1,000 lodging houses
in London, accommodating 3I.CS1 persons,
and 473 blocks of model dwellings, with 33,780
tenements and 19,108 inhabitants.
Doors and windows are taxed in France.
In a peasant's hut the tax amounts to about
3 francs per annum: on houses in cities it
sometimes amounts to 17 lruncs for each
family.
A couple in Hannibal, Mo., who sup
posed that a marriage license was all that
was necessary to legalize their union, lived
together u whole year without being spliced
by the preacher.
According to Herr Japing, the hourly
rate of water tailing over Niagara Falls is
100,0)0,000 tons, representing lG,OuJ0"O horse
power, and the total daily production of coal
in the world would just about suffice to
pump the water back again.
The tree on which bulletins of Presi
dent Garfield's condition wore posted during
his hist illness has been cut down at Wash
ington. It stood just outside the east gate of
thB White House grounds, and was removed
to make i oom for pending improvements.
Of spirits distilled from apples, peaches
end grapes in tho United State3 last year,
th.'ro were 1,219,436 gallons. Of spirits dis
tilled lrom other materials than those just
named there were 87,234,262 gallons. The
barrels of fermented liquors numbered 30,
478,192. California's variety of temperature wa3
illustrated last month by the fact that,
while tho heat in the valleys reached 1003 In
tho shade, a party in the mountains were ex
ploring a glacier and camping npon the
shores of a lake on which traces of ice could
be found in the morning.
During the session of England's Parlia
ment which has Just ended 7,422 luncheons
and 10.195 dinners were serv ed In tho dining
room, L3ot luncheons and 1,069 dinners were
served in the strangers' dining room, and 210
luncheons and 1,301 dinners were served in
the terrace dimng room.
A lake has a wonderfully tempering
effect on tho climate. Thus, according to M.
Forel, the quantity of heat accumulated in
the Lake of Geneva during the summer of
1889 was equal to that given off by tho com
bustion ot 31,000 000 tons of coal, or tho
amount earned by a coal train 1.120 miles In
length.
One of the London street car companies
has in use an automatic "starter." Two
powerful spiral springs fastened to the front
axle are wound np through being applied for
tho car's stoppage, so that w hen it is desired
to go on again tney are capable of starting
it. The dot ice effects a tremendous saving
and is mercy to horses.
Few persons have fully realized how
terrible a scourge the second visitation of
influenza epidemic has been. SirBrydges
Henniker's return shows that in the threo
months ending Juno 30 the death registered
In England aud Wales were 171,333, the high
est rate, with three exceptions, recorded
since civil registration began.
The movements ot an intoxicated man
are variable, depending upon the beverage
which he has imbibed, scientific experi
ments recently made in London demon
strated that intoxication by beer or wino
makes a man fall on bis side; whisky topers
fall on their faces, while those overcome by
hard cider almost invariably fall backward.
In the year 1401, or thereabouts, work
men were employed to put choir stalls In the
Lincoln Cathedral, aud were told to hurry
the job up. But the workmon struck, and
the stalls w ere loft unfinished. At last, how
ever, dean and chapter think they see their
way to complete this fifteenth century Job,
and aro now calling lor estimates lrom wood
carvers. The Xerobates Agassizii, the grasseat
ing turtle of the Mojave Desert, Is said to bo
the only one or tho turtle species which
lives Dy grazing Iiko a horse or an ox. Xero-
Dates digs a, nolo in tno anu to escape tno
Intense Iieat. is about ton inches in length
when full grown, and weighs from six to
eight pounds. Coast dealers in curiosities
value them at $3 each.
A professor of the Paris Academy aes
Sciences ha been making experiments
which have resulted in convincing him that
the rabbit is of all living things tho most
capable of withstanding a very low temper
ature. Inclosed all nignt in a blook of ice,
a rabbit was found next day getting on
very comfortably and evidently not aware
of an thing very peculiar in his circum
stances. According to the Victoria Xatwra'ist, the
butterflies of Australia are in the habit of
bathing. An observ er says ho suwabuttor
fly alight closo to tho water into which it
backed until the wholo ot the body and tho
lower part of the hind legs were submerged,
tho two forelegs alonu retaining tbeir hold
on the dry laud. Alter remaining in this po
sition for something like half a minuto it
flew away, apparently refreshed.
It has been demonstrated that, while)
the greatest velocity imparted to a cannon'
ball scarcely exceeds e'.iO meters a second
about 1,300 miles an hour meteors from
spaco penctratctthe air with a velocity, it is
Claimed, of 40,100, sometimes 60,000, meters
per second, this tremendous speed raises
the temperature of tho air at once to 1.UXP
or bjOOO-" centigrade, causing m many cases
the complete destruction ot the meteorite
by combustion.
The lollow ing story is told of Madam
Antoinette Sterling by tho British Weekly:
"Sho was present at ono of tho Quaker meet
ings ut Devonshire square, and the breth
ren and sisters remained some long timo
without the spirit moving any of them to
utterance. At last Madam Sterling got up
aud sang, 'O, Rest m the Lord,' winch cre
ated no small stir. The clerk aiterwarcl ap
proached her and suld, 'Thou know est, is
ter.it's against the rules; but if the Lord toil
et li tho to sing, thou must."
In dry air at irj sound travels 1,142 feet
per second, or ubout 775 miles per hour; in
water, 4,900 feet per second; in iron, 17,500
feet: In copper, 10,378 feet, and In w ood from
12,000 to ll,0o0 lect per second. A bell heard
at a distance of 43,000 feet In water could bo
heard only C5G feet in the air out or the water.
The barking or nogs on the earth can bo
heard in a balloon at an elevation of four
mites. On a still day tho report of a rifle can
be heard at 5,300 vards. '1 lie lire of the En
glish on landing in Egypt was distinctly
neuid 130 miles.
KHYNKXED KIIY.VIELETS.
Ben I don't think much of girls. How
ever, I'd rather be a girl than a gooe.
Tom l'robably: but! think it Impossible for you
to acompllsh the transformation. (.
"Why is it that yon fly, oh, youth,
And with such careful stealthr"
Her father comes, and I, In sooth.
Am traveling lor my health. "
Washington Star.
Young father (in the future) Great
snakes! Can't you do something to quiet that
baby.' It eternal squalllngjnst drives me wild.
Young mother (cilmly, to servant) Marie, bring
lnm) husband's mother's phonograph and put In
tlu-cylinder in irkid "at ten months." 1 want him
to hear how his voice sounded when he was young.
"Whom the Gods love die young,"
Quotation oft before us. .
But that does not m "an the "gallery gods,"
Sorarcthcyouiithe chorus.
Elmim Echoes.
"Did you hear that Banker Meyer has
failed the one whose daughter has Just married
the count? He's ntterlv ruined."
"Yoa don't say so. Won't the count be aston
ished when he flnds that he ha9 married 3Ilss
Meyer for love 'Fliesende Blatter.
"Which rose will you choose?" she said;
"One means 'res, the other 'no,' "
One- was white, thcotber red;
One meant bliss, the other woe. "
Theleallngof my heart was hnshed.
Aloud I wondered "how the duce
Am I to choose aright?" She blnshed:
The one yon take means yes, yon gooe."
Life.
"I didn't take into account all this boat
ing and so on when I sent you to college, Henry,"
said Farmer Begosh to his son. What depart
ment docs that come nnder?"
"Oh,1 replied the youth, as he rolled a cigarette,
"that goes In a general way as oaral demontra
tlon. IVUshingtou Pott,
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