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Though the oratory at the Democratic clubs" &o-ion jesterdav wa not as mag niloquent as that which distinguished the llopublican occasion at Scranton it was not the less noticeable for a tone of vivac ity and hoivfulness rather unusual on that side of the political house in Pennl vanla The developments in the Treasury investication the continued refusal of Livs-v to come upon the witne-s stand and the implication of McCamant in the trans actions or Birdslev, together with great expectations from the called session of the enate? have manifestly exalted the imag ination of the Democratic workers to a Inflh pitch It rests very largely with the Republi can leaders to sav in how far the vivid ex pectations of office by the Democratic manned & are to be realized or disappointed. Every dnj makes the conclusion more evident flint not In mere professions but In an unmistakablv frank and fearless acceptance of the gauntlet thrown down must the Republican leaders disclaim the association of the party management with, or its responsibility for, the individual derehctio.i-5 of its iepresentities in office. As sjood a chance as could be wished to ' do this effectivolv is now offered by the investigation in progress, and by Gov ernor PattisonN call for removal proceed ings against unfit officials. If, in place of siting up obstacles, establishing limita tions to inquiry, 01 treating the case as in auj sense partisan, the Republican leaders po in for as full and thorough in 1 estimation as the Democrats and wove a-, promptly to action in the public interest upon the results, they will best serve their own party and the public too This is the simple and direct course. Tbe single Issue upon which the Demo crats rest their canvass this fall in Penn sylvaniathat of honesty or dishonesty in public offices cannot be made a party question at all unless the Republican lead ers themselves bv a devious course in re gard to it give color to the broadest Demo cratic allegations. If thev do they cannot expect to carry their party with them. They would be simply inviting repudiation at the polls fKEE 1L.VEK MISTAKF. In another column will be found an ex tended discussion of the monetary ques tional which the writer, starting from proportions in the main correct, leads up xn a conclusion in ia or of free silt er coin age. It is not necessary to follow his argument in detail in older to omt out the point- in which his chain of locjic is incoircft. Ttie lir-t is the simple en or of supposn 1? th.it the United Stares canbv St- own action lestore silver to parity with poll at Hie o'd rat'O while the majority of ihe th Hired and commercial nations of the t orld do not act with ni That is so manifest a mistake that is need not been JICd 11)1011 Th"- ether wak point is an enor in fact as regards the cftect of the demonetization of sllv er in contracting the cun ency. The writer dr.iws a glowing picture of the Iirogtess of the Tinted States before 1873, n;! attributes all the hardships of the panic lo the contraction of currency, which lie alleges followed the demonetization ofsilvei in that yean Xo'v the fatal feature of this argument is that the de monetization of silver di-l not cause the tiichtost contraction of currency in this country It could 110; do so for the all sufficient fact thct there was no silver in cimnation. The cuneacv of this country at ti.at ti.- 3 wa., entirely of paper, for the ledempticn of which no provision was made, ami which therefore depreciated belovv the value oi both silver and gold. 2 en well-informed person knovvs that ihr panic of that year was due to the reck less speculation stimulated bj the previous inflation, and that when the business of the country was restored to a solid basis the foundations for the prosperity of suc ceeding decades were laid. One such radical error as this vitiates an argument like that of our free-silver com tribator. Theie is much in his essay that de-en ps consideration. But mistakes of the kind pointed out sue sufficient to ex plain the wav in which he arrives at his l.ilsc conclusion. POETOT DIE 31ATIST. One of t1.-- singular phases of both liter ature and tue di ama appears in the re new.! of the eftort on the part of manag ers to make a successful production of, Temnson s dramatic compositions, and on the part ot Vac poet to write si successful dramatic composition. The idiosyncrasy of the dramatic profession is shown by its apparent! indiscriminating appetite cither for the boldest melodrama or for compositions of such high literary texture r.s t- be wholl uiisuited to dramatic repre sentation This haphazard tendencj on the part of a profession in constant touch witli the public ia-tc is perhaps more re markable than the merely erratic ambition of a poet w hose work is already world fammis to produce something in a new line for which hs genius 13 wn oily un stated For it is clear enough, both from experi ence, and the nature of his work, that Tonnysiin's so-called dramatic composi tions cannot be put on the stage success fnii. IIuv,oik maybecastinthedramatic iorrn, 'r.il they lmc not the character Sstiestovivcfuiceto their dramatic repre sentation Tin- is the history of the pro ductions of "Queen M.iry,'- "Harold," "The Falcon " "The Cup" and the "Promise of May," all brought out by wuinert actors and all f .iiurcs -ifar.isthp qualities needed to an est and hold the at- tention of theatrical spectators are con cerned. The fact is, as was stated in the public verdict on these performances, that Ten nyson's pioductions cannot be plajs but must be poems. It is.no derogation of his Kenius, but rather the opposite to say that his work is too fifiely wrought and too thoroughly elaborated to permit of stage performance. The successful play must catch a few strong incidents and group a few necessary details around them, and no more. It bears the same relation to the more carefully elaborated poetry that a charcoal sketch does to the finished work of the gieatest masters. It is but a recog nition of the limitations and varieties of Renius 'to say that Tennyson cannot rival the successful plawrights any more than Sir Joshua Reynolds could have produced the caricatures of Gilroy, or Millais had done the work of Du Maurier, or Jleisson ier that of Thomas 2ast. It is not probtble that the forthcoming production of another play of Tennyson's by an American company will change this lerdict The event may have an abstract international interes1 when American actors give the first representation of the English Laureate's last dramatic effort; but it can hardly be expected to add anj thing to the store of available dramas. THE END or IlOlir.AXGEK. The suicide of Boulanger on the grave of tho adventurous woman who had joined her fortunes w 1th him from the time he began to work out his designs for political advancement is a tragic termination ot what was once a promising career. As a General of France Boulanger's career was a creditable on- with great" possibilities. But when he commenced to unite h:s fame as a soldier with the ambi tions of a politician he showed his inability to maintain his patriotism as tlie con trolling sentiment over his political ambi tions. While posing as a demagogue to overset the Republican Government he accepted money with bountiful imparti ality from both the Bonapartists and Royalists, and was so susceptible to the charge of official corruption that when prosecution was imminent he fled France. From that time on the exposure of his L weakness and the loss of his popularity in France have steadily continued up to the tragic end which closed a wasted career. Whether if Boulanger had kept clear of the temptations of politics he might not. have w on an honorable career and noble death as a brave and loyal French soldier may be mere speculation. But it is clear that he had neither the sound mental bal ance of such men as Grant and Wellington, who kept a much better earned military fame subordinate to their duties as citizens in the highest positions of civil power, nor the discrimination of soldiers like Sherman and Sheridan, who steadily refused to let their popularity as Generals lead them into the world of politics. The deaths of Boulanger and Balmaceda tell more than volumes can of the dangers of unregulated and selfish ambition. THE LATEST RAILROAD COLLISION. Another collision on the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio road within a few miles of the scene of a fatality hardly passed out of memory calls renewed at tention to the malign fate which seems to preside over the operations of that line. That is probably an unduly charitable way of stating the casei. A road which permits tw o such disasters to follow each other in such close proximity is under sus picion of negligenee in its methods or inadequacy in its precautions against such casualties. There was evidence tending lo show hat tli latter was the case in the Ravenna disaster. The presumption that the lack has not been remedied will be strong in this case until evidence to the contrary has been produced. We have attained such a cynical famili arity with this class of slaughter that a collision where only three people are killed and 13 injured does not rise much above the commonplace. But it is im poitant enough to emphasize the demand that railroad methods shall make such things impossible. rOR THE TEOFLE TO DECIDE. In view of the announcement that there will be opposition to the passage of the bond ordinance, when it comes up in Se lect Council, it will be interesting to learn whether the opposition will take exception to tj-e form in which the question is pre sented to the people 01 to the proposed! If the latter, the production of the argu ment will throw further light on the inter esting question what objection there can be to letting the people say w hether they wish to have bonds issued, or to pay what ever tax rate may be required to meet the stiect claims. Arguments in favor either of the issue of bonds or of payment by direct ievj will be very urgent when the question is before the people; but as to letting them decide that question by a foriml vote there issmely no room for two opinions. If the opposition Is based on exceptions to the form in which the question is pre sented it will be pertinent Tiie Dis VATcn took such exceptions to the ordi nance as it was first presented; but the amendments since made seem to ghe the people a chance to vote with a fair under standing of the nature and terms of the proposed bond isue. That is the vital point to be guarded. Let the tax payers have a chance to vote with a clear understanding, after full dis cussion of the subject; and the mode of payment which they select will be the one that should be adopted. THE rESOr EARTH QUAKES. In. commenting on the panic produced by the slight earthquake tremors oflast week the Philadelphia Ledger so.) s: "There is nothing more terrifying than an earth quake. To feel the earth slipping away from under one's feet and to realize that nothing man may do can stop the con vulsion is enough to appal the steutest heart" Th statement of fret is doubtless cor rect, and 3 et the reason giv en seems, when ve apply to other classes ot danger to which it is equally applicable, wholly in adequate. There are several other mani festations of the forces of nature against which the power of man is utterly futile. The destructive hurricane, tlie'raging sea, or the river that has burst its bounds have that quality to an almost equal degree. The tremors of last week were hardly closer to the convulsions that swallow up cities and cause the earth to yawn than the spring freshet is to the devastating flood or the fresh gale to the raging ham cane. Why, then, do people go into panic at a harmless little tremor of the earth and icgard the lighter manifestations of natme's other destructive forces v.ithhi dilfeiencc or even with plcasuic. Probably the chief reason for the differ ence is that the earthqnake lepresents a novel and wholly incalculable peril. If people were wholly informed either by their own ej erience or the testimony of others of the ability to navigate the seas the scnsafion of being tossed by the povv era of the ocean might produce a fright akin to that experienced by an earthquake. Wo have become jso accustomed to think and speak of the earth as the foundation of all I things which can never chanee or be shaken that the mere intimation that it may be shaken beneath our feet savors of the wreck of all nature. And yet the question enforces itself : Is not the panic at a tremor of the earth so mild that it can no more than be felt a foolish one? Would not statistics show that earthquake is less to be feared than a scoref other forces of destruction 'con stantly at work? Could not the human mind accustom itself to regard this exhibi tion of natural changes as coolly and col lectedly as "when we note the rising wind or send out life-boats for the lescue of shipwrecked sailors? A lettek" from ex-President Cleveland is siven to the public th s rooming In which that Democratic leader, w hilo disclaiming an understanding "of the peculiar condi tions which prevail in Pennsylvania," and therefore declining to give advico,expresses the hope that the peoplo will "remove the barriers which prov ent ballot reform in the way which is speediest and most effectual and at the sam- time safost." The cx-Prcsi-dent is right. The barrier to ballot leform is the failure of the people to elect repro sentatives who sinccicly desire it. The speediest and safest way to remove that bamer i- the election of icpresentativcs w ho mil enact a genuine reform. Secretauy Tracy's recommendation for the Umlding of torpedo boats and light cmicers is in the direction of the naval poli cvTiiEllisrATCti has constantly urscd. As these are less expensive than the bi armored vessels, it is also more in accord ance nith the nanowed revenues of the Gov emment. Now it is announced that Kussia nill eep out of the Euronean demonstration asal.ist China. The Muscovite lias an eye to the future, and evidently thinks lie may gam something by cultivating a secret friendship v ith the Mongolian. But sup poso the demonstration should give the other Powors as Aim a foothold in China as England his in Fgrpt? In thit case the Russian bear might llnd that he had played too sly a game. It is pleasant to learn that Kcw York has at last a commissioner who is making prog 1 ess toward cleaning the streets The new broom is sweeping cletii; hut whether it will continue to do so after it gets old is a question which time must solve for the Xevv Yorkers The Colonel who omitted to prevent his troops from getting up a lynching affiir at Walla Walla has been suspended for two years on half pay. This may be 11 warning to other olficeis, but it might have been much more emphatic. Two years vacation from fiontier service on half of a Colonel's paj is a punishment to which the average man will take verj kindly. After all, there is wisdom in the Gor man idei that as much may be done by f lir ncss and conciliation as by harshness. The iron hand of Bismarck has .ept up the war feeling for tv enty 3'earg, and can haidly bo deemed a permanent success. The return of the British battle ship the Benbow,to Chatham because her gres 1 110-ton guns have turned out to be unsatisfactory is another crushing exhibit of the element of worthlessness in the vastly expensiv e vessels Europa has'snent nnlli'ns on witho-it any demonstration of the fighting value in re-U warfare. The United States should profit by the example. The fate of Boulanger and Balmaceda in. dicates that the end of the busy B s whoso ambition lises ahov5 their patriotism is likely to be a tragic one. The earthquakes in the Jliss'ssippi Val ley are thought u-y some people to ho caused by tho heat and by others to haVe been tha cause of tho heat. VYhatrwill thttheoriais who tutu attribute an internal di: v-f-u.ii UHiin u mc-fieaJ-oUfce, atraosptrero do with the niultitndlnonsheatea terms that have had no connection vv ith cail quakes? EAILBOADS which turn out fatal collis ions quarterly are in urgen need of the ap plication of exemp'ary damages if not tho penal laws. It appears to have been a slandsr of the encmv that the Buffalo weather observe.-, in order to make good his prediction of rain, Allied np his r.un guage from the ice-water tank. The officer has nailed the lie to the satiafiction of tho Buffalo CbKner, and with the present glorious weather confidence in the Buieau is fully restore.!. A little more weather like yesterday's will ;;o far to compensate for weeks of sweltering. The American girl who wrote to Tolstoi asking what she should do with tho largo surplus of cash she had on hand might havo got advice much nearer home. Thero are many oiphansof vaiious ages of manhood who would gladly have assisted her in dis posing of the money to their adv antago. SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON. The poor board doctor is truly a ward healer. ' September gave us a very cold shake after all Campbell is determined to get all the fnn he cm out of his campaign. But ho laughs best w ho laughs last. CniLE has given Minister Egan the cold shoulder, and Uncle Sam should giv e him the shake. TnE industrious farmers of Egypt are good fellahs. TnE sun sneaks off to a warmer clime That lies just over the leafless hill. And the cheeirul fires at evening time 1'oiecast the usual fuel bill. The popular verdict is that Porter's census figures lie. Some sailors before the mast are tip top men. Real estate men should not conduct a bogus business. In many rural homes the "walls are cov ered with lead paper. Where was Moses when the light went out in tue Fair booming banqueting hall at the Palmer House the other night? If the visiting Democrats who lean free tivilewaid are conveitcd aftei looking at our piotected steel converters all will be forgiv ui. BEAUTiruL hands are not those that wear Jew els flint spikle on fingers fair. Beautiful hands uie the ones, you know, That en spank tho babo and knead the dough. Dresses made long are not worn long, more's tlie pity. Sojie of the corporations chartered in Jersey should locate their head offices in Vfctcitown. The housewife airs her greatest griev ance when she hangs out the week's wash. The gin fi-z will soon knock out the soda water fizz. Glaziers: suffer most when they are not troubled with panes. Money makes the car go. Bonanza JIackay has crossed the continent in less than live daj s. Steal will play a more important part in the l'onnsj lyanla camppigu this jear than usual. The main trouble with the churches to day Is that th-y an: temple J of Ushiou in stead of worship. THE PLANETS IN OCTOBER. Conjunction of Saturn vitli Mercury and Mars Mercury at Ills Greatest Brilliancy Reappearance of Saturn's Ring Con junction of Neptuno and Aldpbaran, tWRITTFX Ton THE DISPATCH. J The onlv planets that will be visible to thenakedej e throughout the present month are Afars, Jupiter and Saturn. Venus Is 5 et so clobe to the sun as to be completely o ot-" whelmed by his supeiior light, and she will not bo in the least conspicuous befoi e De ceinbei. On tho evening of the 1st she sets but 13 mnnites Inter than the sun, and on the 31st the time ot her setting is 5 30, or 33 minutes after sunset. She is in the constella tion Viigo, the Virgin, and will bo in con junction with Spica, tho principal star of that constellation, on the 9th. Mcicury may bo seen just beforo sunrise the first few mornings in October. He will bein conjunction with Saturn on the3dnt 2(H a. jr., the distanco between the two planets being but 12' minutes or arc, Saturn being that dis'ance north of Mercury. A' the piccise time of conjunction both aie be low the horizon or Pittsburg, but three hours later they may bo seen in practically the 'ame positions relative to each other. They ato then of about equal brilliancy, Jlcrcury being at a less brilliancy and far ther south than Saturn. They rise neaily together on tho morning of the 3d, Saturn appearing above the homson at 1 310 and Mercury at 4 32 3. Both planets may then bo seen in the same field of view through tfie telescope, and Mercury will be found to be gibbous, or similar in appearance to the moon three or four daj s before or after its full phase. Mercury Will Re Illuminated. Seven tenths of Mercury's disk is illnmi nnted a t that time and he Is then at about his gieatest brilliancy. Meicuryis the smallest of the majoi planets, his diameter being onlv 2,3M miles, or less than half that of the caith. Thofoice of gravity at tbe surfaco ot Meicuryis less than half that at the sur face of the earth. In other words a man weighing 200 pounds on the earth, would w eigh but SB pounds In the planet Meicury. The length of tjie Mercunan day is about the same as on tho earth, but tho seasons are much shorter, being only 22 daj s instead of three months, as on the earth. Meicury is also tho swiftest moving planet, daiting through space with tho meteoric velocity of 30 miles a second.! speed which can be better comprehended when it is considered that an ob)cct mov ing at thai rate would eioss tho Ainetican con tinent in less tha 1 two minutes. Mercury is now in the constellation Virgo and Ins angu lar diameter as seen from the earth is G".2 Mars is slowly gaming in biilliancy, but 13 still v ery faint. To-moirow morning he w ill be seen four degrees higher up than Mei curj and to the 1 ight of that planet. He w ill be in conjunction with Saturn on the 12th. Theappioach will boa closo one, but not so close as in the case of Meicnryard Saturn, the two planets being 52' apait, with Saturn faither totheuoitli. Mais is now in the constellation Leo, hut ho will reach the bonnd.uy of that constellation on the Stli. and w ill enter Vn-go,whei e he w ill be at the close of the month. Heaioso this morning at 4 01, and on the 31st will use at 3 17. His apparent dnmcter at present is 4" 0, but by the last or the month will havo inci cased to 4".2. Jupiter Is tho Slain Attraction. , Jupiter continues to be the main planet ary attraction. He is gradually bee.ming less brilliant, however, though this is not yet appat ent to the naked eye. On tho 10th inst. his diameter is 41".8,while on tho 5th of September, when he w is at his brightest.his diameter was 47".4 He is on the mendi-m at 9Mr. m. on tho 15th and at 8 01 on the 31st. He w ill be in conjunction with the moon on the 14th C 50 a. M.,and hisgeocentric distance from the moon's limo is then 3 57', but. as seen at tho suifaco of the earth, tho distance between them will be about 5. Satuin will bo an object of more than 01 dinary intcrcs this month. Besides his conjunctions with Mercury and Mais, which have already been alluded to another occur lencejofintcres; befalls him theieappear ance of his ring on the 30th, after an entire invisibility of 38 dajs That event, how- 11 ! V 1 T Tin il il nf Intprpat. t.n nnvnnn "Vithoutfl AJescopo"bt. strniolair powortQ. oDservou. Saturn is now in tne constella tion of the Virgin and rises on the morning of the loth at 3 51. His angular diameter is 15".2. Uranus Is Not Visible Yet. Uranus is too close to the sun to be v lsible except w ith the aid of a powerful telescope. Ho will be in conjunction with the sun on the 25th. Neptune may be seen on clear evenings with a telescope of small powor. Heisnow in the constell ttiou Taurus the Bull, in north declinition20 32'. His motion is so slow that it requires on an av erage 14 years to traverse e-ich constell vtion. As he is now in about the center of tho constellation Taurus, it w ill bo noaily seven years before he passes be ond tho limits of that division of the Zodiac. Veptune rises this uveumg at S31. He will bo in conjunction with the bught star Aldebarnr. on the 9th and they will cross tho mcridnn simultaneously nt 3 19 A. -w. on thit date, Xcntune being 3 55' higher up than Aldebaran. ELECTRIC LAUNCHES. Tliey Sapplant tho Kaptha on tho Other Side of the Atlantic. New York World. There seems to he a disinclination on this side ofthe water to adopt the electnc launch th it is very popular on the Thames. On the other hand there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of naphtna launches maintained on the Sound and on the Xoith river. Ihe naphtha launch has Its uses, it is true, but it is a far from pleasant object to tho"se w ho are not actually sailing in it and it is noiy to those who are. Far behind it, ov er the othei w lse pleasant wateis, streams tho dis agreeable odoi of petioleum. It roars and it smells, and yet it is about the best thing of tho kind wo have. On the Th tires, however, electric launches aien-ed. The power conies tiom u storage battel-, and theie me stations along the river bmk wheie tho b-vtteiies may be re charged or c-tchnnged. Thee boats aie better in every wav than tne others They ........ ,, nitn.ln. s nnH tl.n ,v..,tin Knn.A4nt ill L luiu iii.uiio nuu til., i.jifii.i; iu,vi 19 cheaper. Our Anglomannesaio making a dreadfnl mistake. Electricity, not naphtha, is the thing to keep them in touch with their lellon-ci eature over seas. PLAYS TO COME. At the Duquesne Theater next week Prim rose and West, the famous mnistiels, will appear. Some of the features of their pci formance will bo: Frank Cushman in his song "Little Bii d;" the tenor solo, "Always Togethci," by Joe Xatus; the popular ballad of "What is Love," by 1 W. Oakland, and G. V. Primiose's "English Swell;" Diummond and Stable 's blacksmith shop, wheie music is brought from anvils, horseshoes and wagon wheels, tho maicli ol the lied Hus sais; the muvelous performince ot tho Boram Biotheis, and a now afteipieee, "Trouble 111 Blackville." With all of the other theateis devoting the week of October 5 to farce comedy and light opera, the management of the Grand Opera House announce the engagement of tho dis tinguished tragedian, Mr. Fiedcrick Wardc. On Monday, Tuesdny, Wednesday and at both of tho matinees, Mi. Waidewill pro aucoHeniy Guy Cniletou's great romantic pluy, "The Lion's Mouth." On Thuisday night the "Mountebank" will bo revived. On Friuav Mr. Wardc w ill nnncar m. llr- gimtis, and on Saturday he w ill play Kichaid ill. ffiiunn SrFst:n's mciry comic opera, "Tne Little Tycoon," is to be with us once rooie. It comes to the Bijou Theatieon Monday next. This vtill bo the flist pi educ tion ofthe opera in this city by the onginal company and is the faiew ell tour. The com pany encaged to illustrate "The Little Ty coon" is a stiong one, and includes the fin ished comedian. It. E Giah-im; Joseph Mealey, the original Tcldi- Alice Hosmer, Mamie Cetbi, Mano de Buideau, Kobeit Dunbar, S. K. Adams and J. p. McGovein. The advance sale of seats for the cngagc mentnevt week at tho Alvin Theatie of James T. Poweis and company in "A (straight Tip" began yesterday t.t H-iyes' iiiusic store Ml. Poweis made .1 lavorable impression during his engagement heie last season, and he afterwaids pl.ied to a 2-vc-k's consecutive run ot good business in V-w-loik, lemainiug in that utj fromJan uaiytill June. CLEVELAND 05 BALLOT EEF0EBL Ho Does Not Care to Intrndo In Pennsyl vania, hut Drop a Gentle Hint. York, Sept. 30 Special The Gazette will to morrow publish tho following letter from E-c-President Cleveland, legaiding ballot re foim in this State; 818 MAmsof Avenue, ) September 27, 1B91.5 A. B. Farqnlrir, Esq, My Dear Sm: I havo received your letter relative to billot leform in your State. I cannot be supposed to understand the pe culiar conditions which prevail in Pennsyl vania, and it would appear to be piesumptu ous in me to intrude advice without such understanding. In my Boston speech I endeavored to an nounce that government bv the people and in tneir inteiests as against tremendous ag gregations of fa voied classes seeking con trol for their exclusive benefit, depended largely upon the adoption of the secret ballot. I have faith in the intelligence and patriot ism of your people: and I hopo to see them remove the barriers w Inch pi eventbnllot 10 form, in the way which is speediest and most effectual and at the same time safest. There certainly should be no halting nor hesitancy iu taking tho step necessary to thus secure tho purity and freedom of tho ballot in your great commonwealth. Yours very truly, GROViai CLEVEI.Asn. PEOPLE OFTEN TALKED ABOUT. Ex-Queen Isabel of Spain is taking beauty baths at Schinnnch, whore antiques are lenovated'and time-worn ilesh tints aie restoied. Cakl Schurz has resigned his place as Ameiican ducctorof tho Hambuag-Ameri-can Packet Company, to take effect on tho 1st of January next. The Italian Queen is noted throughout Eui ope as a pedestrian. She also displaS an endurance in mountain climbing that is considei ed remarkable for a woman. Mrs. Zekald v "Wallace, of Indiana, who is said to be in a fair way of recovery from her recent dangerous illnes, is the stepmother of General Lew Wallace and not his mother, ns usually stated. "W. C. w'YSKOOr, a Denver mininj-ex-pert, is abbut to'proteod to Africa to look for the famous King Solomon's mines tor an English syndicate. Perhaps tho best part ot them exist in a book that Kitlcr Hag gard wiutc. Fresiont's grandson, the son of Lieu tenant Fremont, is a handsome little boy of 3 years. He is living at picsent with his grandmother and aunts in the now homo that the ladies of Los Angeles presented to Mrs. Fiemout Captain Yoctnghtjsband, an English explorer, has been turned back by Kussia in his purpose to enter and cxploio Little Pamir, in Central Asia, the loftiest plateau in tho woild. Captain ounghusband i3 one of the best known of 01 lental travelcis. The Hon "W. W. Henry, a grandson of 1'a trick Henrv, attends the church (St. John's) in Iticlnnond, Va., wheie the latter delivered the speech that made his name famous. The seat on vv Inch the orator stood w hen he cued "Give me libeity or giv e me, death" is still shown to visitors. Major "Wjssmann has left Europe Jorr tne nark uontment. lie win leaci an expedi tion froni Sanddani to the mteuor, and w'lll take with him a ciew for the steamer giv en by Geunan for lake service. A German engineer also goes to construct a railway from Tanga towaid Kilima-Njaro. The Duke of Cambridge is one of the best know n old boys m London, and thero is hardly a soldier, policeman, or hackman in town who is not acquainted with the tosv gilledaud white-haired two-bottle man, who has never been over popular with tho ofll ceisof tho army because he would persist m beingafnssv friend ofthe soldiers. IlEV. Dr. "W. "W. Page, of New York, 22 eais n Prosbytenan minister, has decided to take orders in t'ie Episcopal chuicli. He is a native of Clark county, W. Va , and a graduate of Pi inceton Tlieologic il Seminary. He is now pastor of the New York Presby terian Church, at One Hundred and Twen-tj-eigiith street and Seventh avenue. The Crown Prince of Siam celebrated the 14th anniversary of Insbirth June 27. He was decorated by the German Empeior with the Older of tho Bed Eagle. The Punce, in ac cordance with custom, entcicd a Buddhistic cloister in July. He wilL remain there in strict seclusion for six months, when ho will be looked upon as capable of assuming tho reins ol Government. Msir. de Variola, who is still living in Franoj, mused soldien on the field of Wate loo. She was born in March, 1793, and spont the day of the battle with her father and sister in the old Biy windmill, near St. Annand, where he had bought pioperty. Mine, de Variola mnriled a Spaniaidwho dying, loft her poor. She was once u mend of the ex-Empress Eugenie. Mr. Theodore Bent, who was sent to investigate tho famous Zimbabye ruins in South Africa, wutes home that these uiins arc undoubtedly of Phoenician ongin, and that the inscriptions and other evidence he has found unmistakably indicate tho form of woiship, the manner of decoration, and tho system of gold smelting pi-acticcd by tho vanished people who erected the structuies. They aierclicsofapeople who were far ad vanced in civilzatiou, though the present inhabitants are mere savages. DEATHS HEBE AND ELSEWHEHE. Cyrus M. True, Botanist. Cyrus M. Tracy, a distinguished botanist in Esex countv, Mas died v 1 ry suddcnlj M011 uav at Ins home In L. nn. Mr. Tracv was born hi Norwich, Conn., In 1S2L and in October, 1&53, re moved to Ljnn. Mr. Tracy wa earl dllllfcuii il for his love of Nature- Hi-Mas one of thee trliest members of tbe Ks.ex Iustlt ite at Silein, and for a long time Its principal mritor of botan. In 1M3 he '00k the Chair of Botinv- and Materl 1 Mcdica in tbe Massachusetts Colltge of Pbamncv. continu ing in It lorsi veils with distinguished boror and crtdlttohiai-cir His "Stlidlis of Essex I Ion. " "ske'eh of Lynn" and "Hiitori of v orcetter Co wtv" wonlorhlm local fame lie ilso posss(a a poetic centiment 'vblcb lie frequently m-iuiftsed. In 13S1 be entered upon tliegrt-u work of bis life, tbe gHlng to I.-nn ot a nohle forest park. lie na one of the prim movers in the 01 ganl7atlon of tbe Free Public Forest Association, and Lvnn is in debted to hiin to-dav for tbe b-autilul tract now In cluded m tbe Forest Park about Breeds' 1'ond aud Dungeon Rock Dr. S. S. Shutze. Dr. S. S. Shutze, Superintendent of the Pennsvlvaula State Hosplt il lor the Insane, died Monda atDanvilleln liisClitjear. He wasborn In Berks countv In 1S11. gndmled from Princeton in 1S32 and from the Medlcil Department of the Untiersltv of Pennslnnli In 1859. During the war be SLrvcd as surgeon of the feiventv-fllth and Twentj -third liegiments, Pennsjlvinia Volun teers, and wis snrsconin thirge of tne general hospitals at Hirrlsburg Covingcon Kr. M idisou, lnd., and Coliunbus, He w.i in ide biipcrintend ent .it Danville in 1303. Father Huber, Father Huber, who died at "Wheeling Sundav, was one of the few men w ho remained at Ills post when tbe cholera epidemic ofthe 'M's elrove from town oen oni who could posslblj leave V ben the War begran he was the onlr Bomau Catholic p-iest in the city who took the 01th of allegiaicc, and therefore lie hid the monopolv of 111 irn ing Catholic couplts. In one da he pereim-d tbe marriitfe ccrtinon JorJJ hearts which bpat is 15 Alfred Crawford. Alfred Crawford, one of the Democratic cmihdatcs for Poor Director of Wcstiioreland countv, died suddenly at his home In Huff City Tnesdav niKht of ti nhold fever, bamuel Oalbriitb. of I. loonier township, who bad the next highest oteat the Democratic primaries, ae cording to tbe rules, will be placed on the ticket to till the. a c tucy. Obituary Notes. . IIIBAM KlG, .1 well-knoivn manufacturer of knit goods at Little Palls, N. Y., died Saturday, aged 74 cars. l'EThr. T. PiitLLinv, .1 well-know n Alderman of Heading, diedMouda ill his 59th 5 car fl 0111 thd lc emeiiingof a gunshot wound received on the blttle nillot Antletjm. lltNnv VV. RATIinoE, President of the Elmlra Iron and Steel Bulling Mill Compan), and formant veil'' one of the best-known and most promlni-nt business men iu Southern New 1 ork, dltd -t II niiri fiiesdiv. aged 77. He had beea In failing health fur several months. jlpcjk VxriioNSE Woonrurr. one of the most promliientolti7cnsof BrldgctonJ X. J., died at his honieMemdav nlphtafttrn prot-l'-teel illness. Ho w is - i 'rs r ijje, and hid lulil iniur public o'.hc's. uvl HasCler of tie Conntr Boird of Frie Inilhrs for 27 e insecutlve ve ir.. lie served a s.urre'?ite forll jears, ami v is utcrvvard appoint ed L 0 Judge lor tw o terms. A CAMPAIGN OF SONG. Tho Republicans rndeavorlns to Itedeem the Stato by Vocal Lfforts The Enthu siasm Is Something Itemarkablo for an OS Tear. rcoRnESPOxnEvcE of the msrATcn. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 28. In no "off yeai" in the history of Kansas has there been so much'enthusiasm manifested among Bepublicans as at ptesent. It is an "off j car" because theie are no State officers or Congressmen to elect. Nine district judges and county officers in each of the 103 coun ties are to be chosen, and in every locality in the State tliei e is a gcne.ral revival of Re publicanism. In several judicial distiicts and in'a n'nmbcrof counties the Republicans and Democrats have combincdandaie fight ing the common enemy tho People's party. This strange condition of things may be explained by quoting the language of an old time Republican who said: "Within the pnst threeeais I have puta clothes-pin on my nose when I would seo a Democrat coming upthestieet. We could scent him a block awnv, but notwithstanding the odtonsiecord of thatnaitv, its members in Kinsashavc never pleached oeialism or winked at a policy which means repudiation of honest debts. I will join hands with Democrats any time toprotect the ciedit and good name of my State asainst the assaults of the Peffeis, tho Jerry Simpsons, the Mis. Leases and tho Toiks." Going to Retrieve Lost Gromul. There is a determination among the Republicans of Kansas to retrieve lost ground this yeai. The Republican Stnte Leasne Committee has headquarters in this city, and every day able speakers are sent in to tho various coun ties to address the peo ple. Hnndieds of Republican clubs have beon formed dunnz the past tw o months, and a vizoious campaign is now being fought. It is a patriotic campaign. Every Republican cl.ih is oigmizinga Glee Club, and old time songs mo sung, in which the ( ting men and women participate, adding interest to the meetings. Recently the joung Republicans of Kan sas conceived the idea that a little cam paign songster would bo the thing for these clubs and choirs. Accoidinly, it was pub l'shcd. The title is "Republican P.allv Hymns," and tho dedication leads as lol-lows- "Dedicated to the cause of Repub licanism in Kansas, and tho downfall ot tho cce:et political organization, whose only clnim to public recognition is based on cries ot ca'amitvand piopositions sinking the in dividuality ofthe citizen in the universality ol the Government.'' New Vi onls to Old Tnnei. Among the old patriotic songs found in this little songstei aie "America," "Battle II mn ofthe Republic." "Marching Thiough Georgia," "Red, White and Blue," etc. Then words ai e suited to popnlar an s which rid icule the People's paity and the calamity cry. "The Office Seeks the Man," is sung to the tune ot "swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and miisas follows: "O neighbor, what l'y' think they say? The office is a seekin' the man! Y' c in jus' stay home and out of the wcy, For the office's a-seekin' tho man! Chorus- "Lay low, vou humble hayseed', Or the office it'll get j 011 sure." A popular little song in this collection is entitled, "We'll Conquer or We'll Die," sung to the tune or "Annie Laurie." It runs in this w.i : "Alliance tales aio wondrous, Its schemes aio bold and new; But 'tu to the Grand Old Party I'v o pledged m piomiso true. I've pledged my piomi--e true. And ne'er foi-get w ill I, And for Right and Law and Justice, "We'll conquer or w e'll die." Th e popular old nir of "Kingdom's Comin'" is broucht into requisition for these words, and is dedicated to the "Howler": "He howls of woe, an' want, an poverty, An' the wolf that's at our door. He howls of trusts and great monopolies, A-gi indin' of the pool Tlie Kansas coin was never taller And the wheat looks handsome, too: The orchards hang w ith fruit in plenty For this and ninety-lw o." To the tune of "Whv Not" the following appeal is made to wandeiing Republicans to retu in home: "Why do you wait, dear brother, Poor wandering hi other, so long? Republicans stay now to giv e yon A place in the multiplied tluong." Tho Most Inspiring Song. Probably the most inspiring song in the collection is that sung to the air "Some Day We'll V'ander Back Again." The words are as follows: "Some day w e'll wander back again To wheie the pai ty stands The so diets' anil the faimeis' friend Through this and all fiee lands. Republicans will shelter theni Fiom ev erv debt and pain. These poor Alliance wandeiers, AVhcn they come homo again." To the young men w ho will cast their first vote this ear th-i following lines, entitled Be True to lour j".uty."aro ueuicateu. They ale sumr to the air ' Bov, to Say No:" navo uonrage, jiy "You're starting, my boy, on the campaign, 'Mid noise and contusion and strife. You'll meet with a thousand temptations, Each precinct with evil is rife. Tho das will he days or excitement. False tickets whet ever vou co. rBnt if Oit are tempted to vote one. navo courage, my Doy, to say r o. The Alliance may offer a ticket, ' No matter ho w "catch " it be, From those who deceiv e with intention, My boy, have the courage to tie". Democracy, too, is inviting, Dcckeel out in its tinsel and show; f If tempted to vote either ticket. Think tw ice, aud stoutly say No. In courage alone lies your safety; Tho trying campaign is not through. Youi trust in your party and country Will keep ou unbiased and true. Side issues will go on mci easing Vs sti earns from a rivulet flow: Don't mind them. Be true to our party, Hav e courage, my boy, to say No." MUNICIPAL EEFOBM. Educating tho Public Sentiment Is a Slow and Arilaous Task. The Century. What every man w ho is of any account in the woild seeks at the opening of his career is a profession 01 calling w Inch promises to givchimsuie employment with a prospect of wealth, or at least a competence, ns the years go by. If he could hnd such promises in the public service is are held ont in tho model cities of Bcilin, Paris, Glasgow, Bir mingham, Manchester and Liverpool, ho would enter into it eagerly enough. As Mr. Shaw pointed out in his Paris and Glasgow articles, and as wo have repeatedly pointed out in this department of the Century, in theso cities tho highest expert talent is sought lor the heads of departments, is paid handsomely and is kept in office for life or during good behavior. It is this policy which gives the city good government and at the same time secures the interest of the intelligent and nni-il portions of the com munity in public jiffaii z. In American Cities the opposite policy prevails. Not onlv is no inducement offct ed lor expert intelligence to seek place in tho public service, but every obstacle is raised to pi event its finding an entry there. If by chance any man possessing It gets office, he is cer aiti to bo turned out at the end of a vciybrief penod. The result is that every young man oi lust-rate intelligence shuns political life nnel public service and seeks tor his occupation in other directions; vVIule the men ot inferior intelligence, unstable character, -nil flabby monlitj turntopoli tic as oflcung them a better chance ot suc cess tl an tliey could hope form thoscven-r competition 01 puvato occupations, it is not suipiising that undei such conditions wo have bid munlcipjl rule in all our large cities; that municipal indebteefhess lolls everyeai into Inizci and more por tentous dimensions, and that all efforts to bring about a better stato of nifaiis, by amending existing ch irters or exacting new ones, lesult 111 lailtne or 'only putialand' temporal' improvement, neiorm 01 a thoiough and lasting kind will be attained only when we get 11 system which will give us all theelcp.iitnicnts ot otlr municipal sei vice the kind of officials which Mr. Shaw in his article on Pans, described as conti oiling the police ilcp 11 tment of that city. "Evei y oneof thenuuieious bureaus," he said, "is manned with permanent officials who have entered tho sen vice upon examination and w ho are promoted for meiit." Thus stem pievails tluougliout tho seivicc, m'al.mg every bm cm ot the executive municipal government, accoiding to Mr. Shaw, "a model or efficiency." The same sStcm would pioduce similar lcsults in American cities, making them as well governed as any in the vrorld, instead of standing, ns nt pi esent, among the worst governed in tho world. It will boa slow and arduous tusk to educate public 'outiment to a re tiizution of the truth, but it must be accomplished before we can hopo lor genuine municipal leform. ' SOCIAL W0BLD GOSSIP. The Little Eecrnlt nt "Wilkinsburg Mr. Frank Amnion Ketnrns Home. The new Odd Fellows' Hall in Wilkins burg is completed, and is to bo practically dedicated w Ith a performance of the mili tary drama, "The Young Recruit," under the auspices of Post .543, G. A. R. The per formance will be the flist entertainment in Vv'ilkinsburg for the winter season, and it Is be.ng looked forwaid to with much pleasure. Milton Ha s' company will give thedmina. The date has not yet been lived. The opening of the Chautauqua course for tho season or '91 and '03 in this vicinity took place last Monday evening at the resi dence of Mr. Thomson, 100 Miller street; city, w here the Utopia Circle, C. L. S. C, held its organization meeting. The interest taken In the business of the ev eninsr bids well for the slicccss of tne yeir's work in this city. Tho next regular meeting of the Utopia Cir cle will be held at the home of Miss Laing, 1( Rose street, city, Thursday, Octobers. A reception will be given this after noon by Mrs. Peter Dick, of Lincoln avenue, East End, in honor of Mr. and 3Irs. 'William Campbell, nee Miss Una bhaw, of Allegheny. 3Ir. and Mrs. Campbell havo Just returned fiom their bridal trip to Europe. Harry Esper will be assisted in his next organ lecital at Carnegie Hall, Satur day afternoon, bv Carl Slaeder, the famous violinist. Mr. Mneder will use his $l,C0O violin, which he purchased on his late visit to Europe. Frank Amjion, the well-known musi cian, has returned fiom a trip to Europe especially to attend tho wedding of his brother to Jliss Darlington. Social Chatter. Tw o suppers w ill be given by the members of the sewing club of the Young Women's Christian Vssoci ition on the evenings of Novcmber8 and 0. The proceeds are to create a fund with which to carry on tho winter's woik. Tnr. weddtnj: ofMiss Ilattv, daughter of Mrs. Daniel Berry, of Mt. V ashiugton, to Mr. Thomas Ashford, Jr, is announccil to take place October 8 in Grace Episcopal Church. A KECEvriosf will bo given by ihe Bijou Club, ot Allentown, in Turner Hall, Octo ber 7. THE CHINESE PUZZLE. Our Government Should Enforce tho Pro tection of ller Citizens. New York Ileralel.l When this Chineso difficulty first fell on the carpet wo respectfully suggested to tho administration the propriety of sending some lit st-class war ships to look after Amer ican interests. It was very clear, to us at least, that tho trouble had assumeil grave proportions. While it might not bo true that so important a person as Li Hung Chang was involved in the Insurrection, tho fact that the Chinese Government was in clined to evade a full investigation was sig nificant and auspicious. The old-time iiatred of the foreigner had shown itself in certain outrages which could neither bo satisfac torily expl lined nor excused. A riotous populace had murdered missionaries and set Hie to a large amount of property. In order, theieloie, to offer protection toother foreign citizens and subjects it was impera tive to make a show of force. Othcrw ise tho revolt might increase in intensity and still more mnrders bo the result. Oddly enough the authonties at Washing ton weie inclined to doubt the whole story, or at least to minimize itsimportance. They moved with gieat hesitation at a time when alacrity was demanded. Wo had nothingin Chinese waters which fitly represented the nation a rickety craft and a wrotched tug boat, well enough for the opera bouffe of war, but wholly inadequate for the service required. The Government blundered. It should have sent at once some of tho best vessels at its command to look after our en dangered rights. iThe most recent news from China abundantly proves this. The imperial authorities at Pekin have not met the case squarely, and it is evident that they don't propose to do so if it can be av oided. Their policy is one of of delav. While they diplomatically piomise protection for lite and pioperty it is plain that an attempt is being made to let the incident lapse into ob scurity. It is our business, however, either to warn our citizens in China that they need not look to this Government for protection or else to send to those waters a sufficient force to make our demands respected. PEOPLE WHO C0HE AND GO. Caesar A. Cuppia, of Xevv York City, arrived at tho Duquesne last evening. He is here in the interests of Ludwig, Redlich & Co., silversmiths, of New! ork, and is paying his first visit to Pittsburg. Mr. Cuppia i tho owner ot several race horses and a charm ing residence at I'elham Manor, near New Kochellej where ho entei tamed several Pittsbnrgers vcry'latoly. Tho Lambs, New 1 one and New lork Boat Club claim him as oneof their finest members. He mentioned to a friend last night that Pittsburg had been misrepresented to him, for he finds tho lion City full of life audits people lull of business. Master Mechanic Bush, of the Pittsburg, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, Columbus division, passed thiougb the city last night bound for New York on a pleasure trip. He said that the Peunsylvanin Com pany could equal the feat of the Philadel phia and Reading Company in nuking fast time at any timo they desired, as they had the rolling stock and machinery to do it with, but it was not neces-aryat nreent. and they did not propose to do so until it was. James Houghteling, of Chicago, Presi dent of the Brotherhood ot St. Andrew, of the Episcopal Church, lectured 11 Trinity Clinrcii on tne -Aims anu uojects ot tne Order." The annual convention of the older will bo held in t. Louis from October 21 to 23. Mr. Houghteling left yesterday for Youngstown. Quite a gay crowd assembled at the Union depot to bid goodby to the following oung ladies: Jliss Jeanetto Clnlds, Miss Maraaret Brown, Miss Emily McClmtock. the Misses Brooke and Miss Christy, all daughters of prominent Pittsburgers, who left for Farm fugton, Conn., to attend the celebrated semi nary there. Colonel "W. W. Greenland went east last night. He will join the Governor at Potts ville. The Gov ernor is to attend the unveil ing of the Soldiers' Jlonnment at that place, and nlso present to the survivors of the first defenders in the late unpleasantness tho medals authorized by the Legislature. Enign McKelvey, of the United States Navy, who has been visiting relatives in this place, lert for New York last night to report for duty, his leave having expired, He is a brother of Drum Jlajor Frank It. McKelvey, of the Eighteenth Regiment. George Mulbeno, of New York, is a guest at the Anderson. He siy he always enjoys a visit to Fittsbnrg.and apnreciates thf hos pitality ot its citizens and their bnsingss liko piopcnsities more and moro with each successive sojourn hero. p. M. Louhrie, of Bordeaux, France, is at thn Anderson. Ho said that he alwavs thought that Boulanger was a coward and his action in killing himself pioved it. V. C. Frew, of Cincinnati, is visiting in the city. Ho is gue-t at the Duquesne. Mr. Frew is connected with the Texas and Pacific Raihoad. Miss Mary Christy, daughter of B. C. Christy, Icrt yesterday for Philadelphia to take a course in the Women's Medical Col lege. Colonel James B. IJ. Strcator, Chairman ofthe Washington County Democratic Com mittee, is at the Monongahelu House. President Monsarrat, of the Cleveland, Akion nnd Columbus Railroad, wa5 a pas sengerenSt last night. II. H. Hensel, of Lancaster, a brother of Attorney General HenscI, is a guest at the Dnquesne. "Captain AY. AV. O'iSeil, the well-known coal opomtor, went to Philadelphia lust night. t ' AV. AV. Inius, the well-known glove man ufactuicr ot Angola, N. Y., 13 at the bchlos ser. Captain C. C. Hewitt, ofthe United States army, is registered at the Duquesne. Captain James H. Miirdock went to Phil adelphia on the fast line last night. James D. Heard went to Atlantic City last night for a short rest. M. K. McMullin left for Philadelphia on tho fast lino last night. M. C. Achison, of AVashingtoii, is at the Monongahcla House. n George B. lvaine, of Uniontown is a guest at the ilonong-ahela. Senator AV. B. Dunlap, of Beaver, is at the Monongahcla. J. S. Bowman, of New Lisbon, is a guest at the Anderson. F. H. Park, of Parkersburg, is at the Schlossur. 0URI0US CONDENSATIONS. Salvador h3s a telephone school,'" In Alaska flour is 515 per hundred pounds. Russia has 22 ironclads and monitors building. Montana's total assessed valuation is $143,472,743. The waters of Lake Erie are to be piped into Cincinnati, taking'in other cities en route. Several enormous man-eating sharks havo been killed in the Longport (N. J.) haibor, ono being 15 feet long. 1 A museum manager offers 52,000 fortrV capture or the 80-foot sea serpent reccntl reported off the Belgian banks. The European demand for American made carts and light vehicles has greatly in creased. It has also been found cheaper to sndthemacioss without painting, leaving that to be done abroad. AVestern farmers are urging the trial of a modification of the rain producing system to see if mists cannot be formed at times, which will reduce the radiation of heat from the earth and thus save the crops from frost. The Arizonia Territorial Legislature at its last session passed an act exempting all land used in the cultivation of sugar beets, as well as the plant andmachinery employed in tho manufacture of domestic sugar, from taxation for ten years. Smoke is finding its champions in Eng land, notwithstanding tho efforts made to prevent its diffusion in the atmosphere. It is claimed that the carbon in the smoke s a pow erful deodorizer and, as such, is a bless ing rather than a nuisance. Mrs. A'annaman, of Bridgeton, N. J., while weeding her garden 1 1st ear noticed a tall weed of peculiar appearance which she let grow. It has now grown into a tree over 20 teat high and a foot in circumference; it ha- an enormous leaf Hundreds of peoplo hae seen it, but 110 one knows what kind of tree it is. A remarkable example of the enduring qualities of the daguerreot pe is to be found in the old grave ard at Waterford, Conn In the headstone that marks the grave of a woman who died more than 40 ears .-gojier portrait is inlaid, covered with a movable metal shiehl. The picture is almost as per fect as when it was taken. The biggest fish frvon record in this country came off at Standing Rock, on the Illinois river, lnd. T., recently Six wagon loads of fish we're caught. About .U0O Cherokee-took part in the graiid fish festival, and over 200 bushels of pounded bnckee wasu-ert by them to poison the water and enable them to catch tho fish. One of tlieolitttst and most interesting houses in Maine is the mansion Knowna-tho I. R. Libby residence in .Saco. w hich was built in 1781 for Judge Thatcher, of the dis trict of Massachusetts Bay. Within tho walls ot this old house Lafayette, Pres.dent Monroe and other noted men have been en tertained, and it is still a comfortable lesi dence. Two examples of the big tree of Cali fornia are growing in Central Park, New York They stand on tho gras-y bluff, jii-s west ofthe Bethesda fountain, near the Ter race anil Mall. Neither is more than eight inches in circumference, and, although they have been standing in that spot for 25 5 ears, they are not moiu than that many feet 111 height. A Bound Brook (X. J.) man. who sneered so violently as to fracture a nb, ha3 been notified by the Preferred Mntii.il Acci dent Association of New York that p:ij meiit on his policy is refused on the ground that the tracturo was not caused by external or accidental means. He will sue thecomp my for the amonnt of the indemnit, which .amounts to $250. An ingenious appliiration of e'ectricity for ventilation has been brought out Ijn France. An electric fan furnishes the cJ rent of air, which can be cooled by means 1 ice or other cooling agent. If hot air is re quired electricity is sent through a -enes o.' meshes of wire whose high resistance causes it to become hot, and the air passing through, these is given tho heat required. Canada gives to its geological snrvey only 160,000 a year, while the various geolog ical surveys in our own country absorb nearly $1,000,003 annually. Yet Canada makes a fine showing with this modest sum. Tho nnnual geological records are 111 part records of original discover- and research, aud with their line maps and photogravures- are as in teresting aa many book" of travel. Canada contains the largest unknown areas of tho American Continent. According to a Government regulation no freight trains are to be dispatched on Sundays and holidays in Belgium after Octo ber 20 next. The regulation w ent into par tial operation last June, but it was only to be operated at the discretion ofthe railroad authorities. The idea was to make the in novation gradual, but after October 20 3. rigid adherence to it will be exacted. Rail road employes are the objects of the Gov ernment's solicitude in, this matter. A train of 225 loaded four-wheel coal cars passed over the Lehigh Valley Railroad a few days ago. It was tho longest and heaviest train ever carried over any road in. this country, and that means tho world. Naturally, this train suggests a comparison with the trains of Conestoga teams which 60 ears ago toiled between Eastern Pennsyl vania and Pittsburg. Tho teamster of that period never, in his wildest conceptions, im agined such an event as the ono related above. It is said that one of the electric light ing companies has ddopted an ingenious scheme for carrying its wires through tho unelerground conduit. A small terrier has: been so trained that when a light cord is at tached to him he runs through the tube to the next ontlet, and is, in fact, the most ex pert "wire runner" in tho country. After each performance he is treated to somo favorite morsel, and thus he has come to look on his work as a most enjoyable pas time. The rapidity with which a new metal is applied to purposes hitherto undreamed oi is peculiarly characteristic of our times. Among tho latest evidences of its progress is the use of aluminum in Misconstruction of sound-boards for stringed musical instru ments. It has been found to possess a latent; quality, so it is asserted, which makes it highly valuable for this purpose, the "me tallic tones produced by the ne of other metals being conspicuously absent, and iC possesses an elasticity capable of s inpa thetic vibaation uniformly through a wielo range of tone pitch, w hich renders it in this respect superior to wood. A piano-making concetn in New York is now making a piano with an aluminum sounding-board, m order to test the.practical worth of tho discovery. KHYNKLED ItHYMLETS. Miss Smilax I've just been talking ta Mr. Blgbraln; he Is so very clever; I couldn't help thinking or on, Mr. Sappy, all the time I was talking to him. Mr. Sappy Yeth? I am tho glad, don't you know. MIs Smilax Yes. I couldn't help thinking what an lmineasurabledilTereuce there is between people. Dtmer bun. AVhen the editor led the meeting llesaid tothe-,11: We'll take A rousing Mg collection For tho dying heathens' sate." Anil as he pocketel the "dust," And rolled the dimes about. He cried: "Dear brethren, I am jnst The biggest heathen out!" M'atittt Cbn-itiUdum.. College President Yonng Hawkins com plains that 11m give him so much to do that his health Is breaking down. Professor Yes. ion see. Hawkins waited on my table at the summer hole!. Jarlge. Jacques I love yon dearly- Mabel An 1 1 1ve yon. Jacques Ob, btatltudel Wlum shaU we get mirriLd-' Maliel M rried' Why, what are yon talking about Hatun Conner. "Well, Mi-s Jackson, and how do yott like Hadjine d Lntia's voice?" Oh' Immensely I hare heard many a belli douna. but not ouc to equal her."" Cincinntiti Vommircuil Uiizi't'. He was rich and he tried to be happy with this And that and the other In valn; TI ere was so-u.-thlng continually going amiss To worrv tile heart and the brala. Then he said to himself. "All my efforts but-show That happiness cannot be bought," Thin others he tried to make happr, and lot Tlie happiness came thit he sought. .Veu IoV Press. Cumso (interrupting the barber's re mirks) Haven't you a slle'nt p.rtner? Barber N o, sir. V hy? "I wich vou had. I'd like him to shave me. Harper's Bamr. 1 ' s. r . e-trtti1 v- M'.wfw.iryStfiatiiiiU -nTftMrf-TrhfiiHirffiiiri iTflT,iiirtnft . tf f
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