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ISO Daily Disrvxra. including Sunday, lm'tb... 90 EPSPAT I)irTCH. One Year 2 SO "Weekly Dispatch. One Year. 1 25 The Daily Dim" atth Is delivered by carriers at JSeents rxr nreV, or, Including Sunday Edition, at 23 cent per week. " FITTsllUKG. MONDAY, OCT. 12, ISM. THE COlRE OF TIIi: SKNATE. The prospects for the extra session of the Senate are discussed in our Ilarrisbnrg tjwcial dispatches. The session will be an extremely interesting anrl important one; lmt there is no pood reason why it should be protracted. The work that it is called to io can lie accomplished in a few days, If the Senate is prepared to take the proper course. That course is the one outlined in a Philadelphia telegram to yesterday's Dis patch statins that the Senate will not at tempt to cover up any official crookedness, but will give all charges a full and fair in vestigation. That course carried out is the only way in which it is possible to either discharge tlie public duty or to keep np within the rule of intelligent politics. In the exact degree in which the Senate shows itself ready to uncover and aid in the punishment of official misconduct, it will separite tlie party from the burden of participation in those misdeeds. Our correspondence says that the Gover nor's message will present at length the charges and proofs against the Treasurer awl Auditor General. This Is only what was to b? expected. The Governor is not 5:0 stupid or so ill-advised as to call an ex tra session without the backing of evi dence sufficient to at least make out a prime facie case. The nature of some of the evidence is already known. Whether liicre is more in reserve the next two days will c"i Jose. If the Senate is to pursue Ike ec irse marked out, it can get to busi ness at once. Its duty is to examine the charge-, and, if the proofs show them to lie veil founded, it can only make the ad dress to 'he Governor provided in the Con stitution. If the proofs are not adequate, it will t-ave the task of making the fact very clear to the people of the State. The present week, therefore, will show "whether the Republican majority in that body w ill clear itself of participation in Treasury abuses by a readiness to investi gate and punish them, or whether it will burden t) party with that scandal by try ing to evade tlie investigation. the west as it as. The Dispatch prints this morning the first of a series of letters which will prove highly interesting to all who arc observant of the amazing growth of this country in the pernd in which w live. Chicago, "ivhlcli our graphic correspondent, Mr. Breen, describes as it is now, was but a Jsere frontier post 50 years ago. To-day it presents perhaps the most extraordi nary spectacle of the possibilities of human energy that any age has witnessed. Its Iwikyngs remind the beholder of the am bitions of Babel; and in reaching out for corporate area it already exceeds even in satiable London. One hardly knows whether to be the more astonished at the record or at the prospectus of Chicago at its magic growth in the past or at the astounding faith of its people as to its still greater expansion and celebrity in the future. Mr. Breen's letters showing what is go ing on in the West promise to be at once eatnrtaining a,,d- instructive. lie does not jwopose a map, directory and census re tarn all combined, but will give rather his Impressions v ith salient facts to support ibera. By contemplating thus familiarly the "uses which other cities have made of their opportunities, I'ittsburgers may be stirred to a judicious utilization of their own chances. THE sievek disccssion. Fublic interest in the coinage question is indicated by the activity with which our readers continue to send inquiries to TnE Dispatch both for information and for the purpose of arguing the question. Both clsscs are exemplified in our Mail Pouch column to-day. Taking first the inquiry asking for in formation with regard to gold, we will say that there have undoubtedly been fluctuations in the purchasing power of the gold dollar during the history of the world, both in ancient and modern eras. This has been due to increase or decrease In production and to increase or decrease n Hie use of gold, or, in other words, to the varying conditions of demand and sup ply. Broadly speaking, the purchasing power of gold during the early part of the century slightly increased; but the dis coveries of gold in California and Australia sent it in the other direction, lu the later 63s this supply began to diminish, and, as The Dispatch ha frequently pointed out,a considerable c-harc of the present dis parity between gold and silver is due to the increase in th6 purchasing power of gokl caused by the diminished production srA ilie increased consumption. The.gold dollar has not always contained the same number of grains; but during the periods of fluctuation re! erred to it has remained unchanged. The gold dollar itself was not coined prior to 1S49; but the eagle, or tcn-uollar gold piece, as authorized by the act of 1786, contained 24G grains, which was changed in 1702 to 270 grains, and in 18J4 to 258 grains, the dollar subsequently authorized containing the same ratio of 25.8 grains. Oar other correspondent, Mr. Parker, of IMunMield, O , indulges in some complaints "is to tlie editorial comments of Thk Dis patch which allows that he misapprehends the relative situation of the parties to the discussion. Tins, gentleman's complaint Is that we misii'preseiiicd his position, and indicates an idea that it is his right to de nse Hie limits of this discussion by the ac CHSation that "ycu get outside of and be yond anything 1 said." If our contributor hwUskcn the trouble to recall thecircum "stanres of his first communication he wmM probably have omitted this charge. Tlie extent of the discussion was denned before he came into It The Dispatch had been replying to correspondents, who charged a conspiracy of the monetary classes to demonetize silver, one of whom actually asserted that the panic of 1873 was due to the contraction of the currency caused bytho demonetization. In show ing the foolishness of this charge, owing to the fact that there was no silver In circulation as money in 1873, The Dis rATcnmadean assertion that was liter ally incorrect; and Mr. Parker's correction was pertinent. But it remains the fact that this silver was not coined for circula tion; that demonetization did not at that time injure the debtor or benefit the credi tor, and that the change in coinage was largely for the sake of furnishing a dollar that would go to China and Japan and be received with more favor thero than the 371 1-4 grain dollar. As to Mr. Parker's other points, which go rather largely into unimportant details, we will simply say that we made no inti mation that he referred to a trade dollar, but distinctly stated that the trade dollars were authorized by the act of 1873 to take the place of those carried previously in the Oriental trade. His assertion that the in trinsic value of the silver dollar from 1793 to 1873 was at no time less than 100 cents in gold is important, but only strengthens the assertion of TnE Dispatch that the demonetization of 1873 was not in the in terest of the creditor classes. The further assertion that in 1873 "the holder of silver would have had to pay freight to London and marine insurance in order to save S30," is hasty, as is the further assertion that he was quoting London prices when he said that the silver In a dollor was then worth 103. The fact Is that London docs not quote prices of silver in dollars and cents, but in pence per ounce. It is true that the London price was the basis of our correspondent's calculation, but thatexpressed the relative values of gold and silver all the world over, in the United States as well as in London. All these points lead up, not as our cor respondent thinks, to an imaginary sub servience of the United States and Ger many to English interests, but to the fact that in 1873 silver was discarded because its superior bullion value and its inferior convenience for monetary purposes seemed to point to that course. The conditions have since proved temporary; but tlie proper way to correct' the error is not to put the country on a silver monometallic basis. PAltNELL'S FDNEBAL. The body of the dead Irish leader was interred at Dublin yesterday with all the honors due to his magnificent services to the Irish cause. The entire population of the Irish capital united to mourn the loss of the nation and to surround the inter ment of the man who had inspired life in the national cause with the testimo nials of an entire people's grief. Fortunately the intimations of disorder as a result of the funeral proved to have been unfounded. The proceedings were characterized by an orderly and harmoni ous union in honoring Parnell's memory. Any other course would have been dis creditable to the occasion and dishonoring to the fame of the man whose" life work was to unite Ireland. That thought should control the future course of the Irish nation. With all fac tional disputes buried in his grave, the Irish cannot do Parnell greater honor than by united work to realize the great results for -which lie devoted his life's effort INCREASING FOREIGN COMMERCE. The statistics of exports and imports for the eleven months, ending August 31, show a gratifying increase in the com merce of the country, and a still more gratifying promise for the future. The in crease in the total of our exports and im ports is about 4 per cent, or nearly twice the average increase of previous years. The greater share of this increase is in the matter of exports, which is over 5J per cent, or two and a half times the average annual increase for twenty years back. The balance of trade in our favor for eleven months is 577,300,000, a most re markable change as compared with bal ance against us two years ago of over $2, 000,000 and three years ago of $28,000,000. The aggregate value of the exports for twelve months ending August 31 is larger than for any fiscal year in the history of the country. These figures convey an exceptional promise for the future when we reflect that during the past year or two the con ditions of trade have not been more than ordinarily calculated to develop a favor able foreign commerce. During the com ing year the conditions will all be in favor of the United States. We have immense crops, which Europe must take, and the inevitable result must be an increase in the favorable aspects of the figures just quoted, which will mark the fiscal year of 1891-2 as one of the most remarkable ever known in the foreign commerce of this country. As tlie conditions in the past year have not undergone any radio? 1 change except in the taking effect of the tariff act, these figures certainly have an intimate bearing on the effects of that law. It is shown that our foreign commerce has not de creased, but increased. The widespread misunderstanding of the act is shown by the fact that under it more imports have come into the country free of duty by nearly $100,000,000 than ever before, tlie percentage being 47 per cent of imports against Sitf per cent in the previous year. This result, too, isattained with free sugar making a part of the total for only five months of the period under review. Tiie results of the reciprocity policy are less plainly shown in the figures for the simple reason that the treaties have been in operation for so short a time. Wher ever there has been time, however, the figures show a marked gain in exports to the countries with which reciprocity is es tablished. Tlie increase of $700,000 in our exports to Brazil in the single month of August is an indication of what maybe expected from this policy. PROVING TOO MUCH. In an article extolling the Treasury ad ministration since Secretary Foster took charge the New York Tribune refers to the assertions that the Treasury was un able to pay the maturing 4s, and says that the Secretary "declared that the Treas ury would be able to pay all the maturing bonds if all should be presented without any embarrassment But he also proposed the extension of bonds for such holders as desired to avail themselves of the priv ilege, and more than half of them have now been extended at 2 per cent interest at the request of the owners." This statement of the case shows a re markable inability on the part of the Tribune to recognize the inconsistency of which it convicts the Secretary. If the Treasury was able to pay all bonds at ma turity without any embarrassment it was its duty to do so without giving bond holders any option of continuance. That course would have stopped interest pay ments, disposed of just so much debt be yond further question and put so much more funds in circulation; but being able, according to this assertion, to pay all the debt, the Secretary permitted all bond holders who wished-2 per cent interest to continue, with the consequence that tho Treasury is toOceep on paying? $500,000 per year of unnecessary interest for an in definite period. N Of course, it'probablyis not; the case that the Secretary-has committed the breach of public duty involved in letting bonds run that could have been paid off without trouble. It Is more likely that by contin uing the 525,000,000 of bonds in round numbers, the Secretary has avoided re ducing the-available cash in the'Treasury to an uncomfortably low total. But the Secretary and his organs, In such asser tions as that quoted, aver he took the in defensible method of extending the debt which might have been cancelled. They should haae discretion enough to avoid assertions which have the effect of prov ing altogether too much. The press of the country without regard to party Is engaged In conveying an expres sion of the publloendorseinent of the name of Bath. Let us hope that this will bo grati fying to tho happy-Cleveland family. "Inc outside public seems to be waiting Tor the Wall street mud to settle, " says the New York TWeo-ram and proceeds further with the assertion that when the Wall street men get through with "their fraternal throat-cutting" tho outsiders may come in and invest. It Is not the fraternal throat cutting that troubles the outsider, but the disclosures of the ease with which the Wall street magnate can cut the throat of the ordinary Investor. When there is some assurance that the Wall street men will not fleece the general and small investors, there may he an improvement. But In what shape can that assurance be given? The estimates of the audience at the McKlnley-Canipbell debate, running from 7,000 to 40,000, indicate as wide a variation of opinion as pre-election estimates of party majorities. Governor Hill is playing the part of a political hull In the Democratic china-shop In the New York campaign. He started out by advocating on the stump a measure for reduoing the rate of interest, which the Democratic candidate had opposed, and last week he branched out with an assertion that the Democratic platform on silver was in favor of free coinage. These bad breaks present the alternative of supposing either that David Bennett Is knifing tho Democ racy, or that he does not know any better. Each idea is equally destructive of tho Governor-Senator's character as a Demo cratic idol. Stenographer Burke very properly declines to bo counted among the missing. If Livsey could be induced to take a similar stand, things might be different. Some time ago General J. Husted, the eminent practical politician of New York, declared that he would retire from politics In order to dovote his time to making a for tune. The fact that he has Just been renom inated as a candidate to tho New York Leg islature conveys the gratllylng intimation that the Bald Eagle of Westcjostcr must have made his pile during his short vaca tion. It also permits us to infer the further fact that corporations are not ungrateful. Omaha now has the task of deciding whether tha mob is superior to the law, or the law supremo over the mob. Tho odds seem to be-in favor of the mob. A letter of Boulanger's recently pub lished declared that ho wished to dio in war; but it seemj that Europe- talked war, and did nothing else, so vigor ously that tho General concluded that ho had no chance for tho satisfaction of his desire. When Tennyson's comedy scores a suc cess the public will be confronted with tho gain possibility of a tragedy by Bill Nye. The information that rain-compeller Mel bourne is offering to furnish moisture to 40 Kansas counties for tho modest sum of $200, 000, indicates that ho is determined to make a greater success in watering tho stock of his enterprise than in watering tho thirsty land. A Danville, Ya., editor whose wife protected him from some irate callers with a pistol, is reported to ho decidedly of opinion that marriage is not a. lailure. But it might be interesting to learn what tho wile thinks of it after mature reflection. A MlLlilON and a quarter persons are re ported to have used the free public baths in Philadelphia during the summer. None used the free public baths in Pittsburg for tho best reason in the world; but not the most creditable one to Pittsburg. SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON. The only relatives Uncle Sam is in duty bound to take care of are his trade relations. Needed reforms should be discussed but not talked to death. Politics must be mere child's play out In Iowa with Boies for Governor. Irrigation is Western farmers. a heavy drain on the If Ireland could be saved from its friends its enemies would bo confounded. The night schools open as soon as the nights cool off. All hail the day when son and sire Shall make the best man win it, For then the num'rous campaign liar Will not be strictly in it. The navy needs navigators ns well as ships, judging from the shoaling of the Presidental yacht. Pearls are precious, but there's more money in oysters at present. Time and the cruel world have not dealt Kuth-lessly with Cleveland after all. Box cloth is the latest dress fabric. Women who wear It always put on the gloves, too. The farmer should be taught that the road to wealth must be macadamized. Let the girls chew gum. While working theii jaws they cannot wag their tongues. China seems to be itching for a fight, judging from tho anti-European row at Ichang. The days are growing shorter now, And nights are growing longer; They'll soon feed slops to dairy cow, And make our butter stronger. The band played "Comrades" instead of "Annie Laurie" when Cleveland and Hill met on the same platform the other day. Flowers' three crows have at last come home to roost. If the world was as bad as some folk imagine the devil would take a vacation. Flattery and looking glasses are mainly responsible for all tho vanity in tho human family. Man, like nature, finds it harder to raise the b ind than a breeze in this world. Indulgent fathers will tell you it is easier to raise a stubborn goatee than a pre cocious kid. When the above lines meet the eye of the paragrapher who works the shears in the s inctumof the Providence (E. I.) evening Telegram, we hope the roaches will have de voured all his pRSte. RELIGIOUS BREADTH, As Shown by tho Subject Under .Discussion at the Groat Methodist Council Little About Doctrine and Discipline TimeU ness of the Various Topics. WRITTEN FOR THE BtSPATCn. The Professor of Things in General is of the opinion that the best feature of the great Methodist meeting, which they are holding this week at Washington, is not the number of representatives who are there assembled though that is a considerable and noteworthy figure. Neither is it the vast constituency represented by them though that is a matter well worth weigh ing. Wesley has been dead only a century, yet hero are 30,000,000 of Wesleyans! Nor Is it the remarkablo feat of bringing together, be neath one undivided roof, members of all the 29 species of the Methodist genus of re ligionEpiscopal, African, Protestant, Free, Congregational, Independent, Primitive, American, British, Irish, French, West Indian, Australasian. Tho best thingabout this Ecumenical Coun cil, in tho Professor's judgment, is tho size of tho subjects which are proposed for dls cusslon at its sessions. A big subject is bet tor than a big man, or even a big crowd of men, any day. Exactly a century and a half ago this year a young, ritualistic, English parson wrote down a set of good resolutions. He had been studying pretty hard In the pages of ancient ecclesiastics, and had at last come'to a con clusion. He bolioved it to be his duty so he wrote to baptlze'by immersion, to pray for the faithful departed, to pray standing on Sunday in Pentecost, to abstain from things strangled and from blood, to fast on Fridays and in Lent, and to turn to the east during the recitation of the creed. Tlie Forgotten Resolutions. They had a memorial sermon at Wash ington yesterday in eulogy of that young ecclesiastic, but they did not praise him for his keeping of those resolutions. The repre sentatives of the thirtymlllions of good men and women who revere the memory of that Anglican parson did not have it in their minds at all during that sermon that St. John or Epworth had ever resolved to cut his conduct along the lines of that medhBval pattern. Prob ably John Wesley himself forgot his resolutions. The street is such a different place from tho study; experience and an cient divinity doctors teach such different lessons; the world is so much wider than a college quadrangle! Wesley had still some what to learn in 1711. The Evangelical Reformation was not founded on that set of resolutions. Thero is no mention, in the list of subjects at the great conference, of any relation between tho points of the com pass and tho principles of religion. "Men are mado up of professions, gifts and talents," said Dr. Mozley, speaking of Lord Bacon "also of themselves." The best part of John Wesley was John Wesley. Before tho second day of March, 1791, came round, Wesley had grown into tho biggest hearted, widest-minded man in England. It is interesting to notice the presence of tho personal factor in the history of reforma tions. Luther was a great, warm-hearted man, who know men and spent his whole life Jostling against tho livest men In Europe; he loved nature, and books, and music; was unwilling to give over any good thing to tho monopoly of the devil not evcti the good tunes; a strong, good sense ho had and a fine impatience of trifles. "One of your preachers wears a cassock," they told htm. "Does he!" said Luther. "If ho can preach any better for it, let him wear two cassocks!" Calvin, on the other hand, was a man who lived in tho house: when ho was a boy he never played with the other boys, had no play in him: a book-worm, a scholastic, a logician. That old church of his at Geneva is Just the sort of church which ono would associate with Calvin a big, black stone building with shut doors and a high iron fenco all around it with sharp-pointed pickets, and the ga"tes pad locked. Lutheranism Is Luther; Calvinism is Calvin. And Methodism is Wesley Wes ley at his best and greatest. Impressed by Wesley's Spirit. The subjects at the Methodist Confer ence show the impress of Wesley's spirit. They are great, wide, weighty subjects, such as interest thinking men in this thoughtful generation. Out of the two weeks' session of the council, only two days are taken up with Methodism, with denominational considerations. All the rest of the time is given to the concerns ot that large parish which John Wesley (having no other call) made np his mind to take the world. "Christian Unity," "The Church and Sci entific Thought," "The Press and the Preacher," "Brotherhoods and Sisterhoods," "Education," "Romanism," "Temperance," "Labor," "Missions," "International Arbi tration," "Tho Church and Society," "The Church ana tho Future." are among the sub jects which the Methodists will talk about this week and next. Theco subjects are particularly timely. They aro up to date. It is said of the Rev. Hugh Prico Hughes, who will speak this afternoon on "The Religious Press, nnd tho Religious Uses of the Secular Press," that no matter what subject he may have chosen on Saturday, ho will choose another at 10:30 on Sunday morning. If thereby ho can get a theme which Is closer to the living present. He edits one newspaper and reads all tho others, and preaches on tho texts which are written in tho headlines. The whole programme of the conference is electric with this subtle spirit of timeliness. Nothing About Doctrine or Discipline. These subjects are not only worthy of the discussion of modem men, but they aro emi nently practical. There is scarcely a trace hero of either of tho two matters which have always effectually disturbed tho surface of Christian charity nothing about doctrine, nothing about discipline. There may, It is true, be a small opening lor the "higher criticism" in the discus sion of science and theology; but the chances are that it will not get a hearing. Tho Proiessor notices, not with entire ap probation, that Romanism has a place among the subjects. The spectacle of one Christian body publicly abusing another is never a pleasant nor persuasive one. But we may tako it for gi anted that it is not tho theological but the polit ical side of Romanism which is to be considered. In general, the way to organize a church, to arrange a liturgy, to furnish a chnncel, and to clothe a parson matters about which an amazing number of Chris tian people, and not all of them back in the middle ages, have disputed even to ani mosity theso are untouched; they are as beneficently forgotten as John Wesley's good resolutions. The whole aim is to get a better hold on men, in order to uplift men. Prof. Ely, next door thero in Baltimore, must have read the programme with satis faction. The "Social Aspects of Chris tianity," which he wants emphasized, aro all emphasized here. It is an encouraging and a significant pro gramme which is outlined for tnls confer ence. Not the Methodists alone, but nearly all other religious communions, are thinking wider thoughts than they used to think, and nie trying harder than ever Before to follow their Master by going about doing good. The gospel of tho secular life is getting preached. The duty of a Christian man in the face of the problems of his day is getting newly understood. It is coming to be seen, with encoui aging clearness, that the supremo purpose of tho Christian religion is not to got people to church, nor to organize the Christian society under this or that sort of government, nor to do any thing (oven to save souls) in any set, partic ular way, but to get tho spiritof Christianity into common life. Six days aro six times as important as a seventh day, any season of the year. To niako Christian merchants, Christian manufacturers, Christian lawyers, Christian politicians, Christian working men, is yhat tho Church is for. Tho moro thought church people give to such sub jects, as the Methodists aie discussing Just now at Washington, tho better. By and by the time will come when ovon the Covenant ers will turn men out of tho church, not be cause they vote, but because they neglect to vote. Tho Religion of the Hour. The first thing is to bring religion into actual contact with the present needs of living men. The next thing Is to carry this everyday religion out into the streets where living men can hear It. John Wesley rediscovered in his time the forgotten secret of outdoor religion. The friars knew it well,-and preached at all the street corners. Weslfty must have seen, a great many times, that old stone pulpit which Juts out Into the quadrangle of Mag dalen College, built for Just that fresh-air purpose. Nevertheless, when the founder of Methodism began, it was with fear and trembling not fear of the people, hut of the prelates, of the rubrics, of the respectable conventionalities that ho first took a rock for a pulpit and the blue arch of the wide sky for a sounding-board. Ever since then, Methodism has been -an outdoor religion. It has always been reaiy to go out after men. "Mohammed in motion." It has never been quite content to sit down in a stone church and wait for souls to come in and be con verted. Any way to get a hearing, was the maxim of the old circuit riders. Mr. Hugh Price Hughes does all his great work in West London without any church at all. No "sanctified brlcks-and-mortar" sets any "moral rampart" between God and the "soul in that parish. Hughes hiro3 a hall. St. James' Hall, Wardowr Hall and Princes' Hall, are tho tabernacles of the West Lon don Mission crowded with people. That sort of thing is the contribution of Methodism to our modern Christianity re ligion mado plain, practical, freed from hampering conventionalities, and brought within the easy reach of common folk by men in earnest. ALL E0BTS OF PEOPLE. John J. Inoalls is connected with an irrigation scheme in Texas, out of which he expects to mafte a barrel of money. An ingenious person in Chicago has in vented an automatio Adellna Pntti. It is a life-sized wax figure, which imitates her smiles, gestures and poses. The King of Siam is said to perambulate tho streets of his capital disguised in plain clothes for the purpose of learningthe true condition of the people and initiating re forms, several of which liavo already been started. A recent number of the Salvation Army's War Cry contains this editorial note: "Will the divisional staff please note that no spiritual meeting is to be called 'Threo Ilours at the Cross,' except those conducted by tho Commander himself, and then only after his being notified." What the Salva tion Army calls "Three Hours at the Cross" is what a Methodist would name a revival meeting. "Never have I seen ex-President Cleve land in finer physical condition than on Thursday night at the Cooper Union meet ing," writes "The Gleaner" In tho New York Evening World. "His face was tanned, his eyes were clear and his voice resonant. He had evidently shaken off much avoirdupois during the summer, and his whole appear ance was that of a strong, hearty man in the prime of mental and physical powers." In addition to the vast amount of public and private business which Senator Plumb dispatches, he can-ies a load of care and anxiety as a family man which would tell seriously upon a person not as well fitted ns ho is to carry hoavy burdens. Owing to the illness of his wife, who has been an invalid for some years, the family of Senator Plumb is widely scattered. Mrs. Plumb is at a sani tarium in Chicago. Ruth, the second daugh ter, is with her mother. Mary, the eldest daughter, is in charge; of the home at Em poria. Amos, the eldest son, is receiving treatment for a nervous affection at South Bethel, Pa., and is rapidly improving. Car rio, the youngest daughter, is attending a Moravian school at Lititz, Pa., and Pres ton, the youngest son, is at a school under charge of the samo denomination at Naz areth, Pa. The frequent visits which the Senator makes to his wife and the other members of his family occupy much of the time which ho is able to spare from his official duties, but his strength and devotion seem to be equal to every demand which is laid upon them. WHY BEUIES ABB DUMB. A Curious Tradition of the Lake Iteglon Indians of Southern Canada, St. Louis Republic The American Indians, especially those of the lake regions of Southern Canada, relato a curious tradition to account for the fact that all lower animals are dumb. In very, very early times, they say, tho father of all tribes lived in a boautiful country over against the rising sun. His form was perfect and his face handsome in tho extreme, his descendants being all superb specimens of humanity. Knowing of their accomplish ments, and being much given to flattering each other, they became very haughty and arrogant. As a punishment for their bigotry tho Great Father warned the father of the tribes in a dream that a deluge would be sent to drown them from off the face of the earth. In the dream which forewarned the father of tho tribes of the great calamity im pending, there was presented to his visionary view the form and outlines of a raft, which was to bo used in saving a remnant of this bigoted people. In those days all animals talked as men do; and, when tho father of the tribes in formed the beasts of the fleld of his dream, and of his intentions concerning the build ing of agreat raft, they protested, declaring their unwillingness to accompany him on any such expedition. But the man's supe rior intelligence prevailed. Ho built the raft, and lo! had hardly finished when the great flood came. The man's family and pairs of every beast took passage and floated for many months on tho surface of tho deluge. Tho clouds cleared away on the second day after tho embarkation, and for IT successive moons the man used the sun as a guide, continually steering toward his place of setting. But the animals, every one of theiri (who, it will bo remembered, had the power of speech), piotestcd against sail ing to the West, declaring in one voice that they preferred steering toward the sun's rising place. Theso murmurs had been go ing on ior some uays wuen, to tno innuito Joy of the man, who had been holding tho tort against this horde of creatures who had tho voices of men and the reason of beasts, great spots of dry land began to appear. Finallv this rudely constructed ark ground ed, and the man and his family and the beasts were again permitted to press the face of tho earth with their feet. But a great and lastin? calamity had overtaken the ani mals. For their, murmurs against the man while on the water they were deprived of their power of speocb, and have remained dumb from that day. Pittsburg In Paris. Miss Penco of Ponn avenue, who has been in Paris for some weeks visiting friends, has sailed forborne. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Hutch inson left for London on the 19th Inst. Mrs. Wi Clark, Mrs. E. L. Clark and Miss A. Clark, of Pittsburg, are in Paris. DEATHS HEBE AND ELSEWHEBE. Achlllo Perclli, Artist. Achille Perelli, one of the best known painters and sculptors of Louisiana, died Saturday at New Orleans, aged O. He was a native of Milan, a pupil of Oallo, nnd won the flist prize for sculptare at the Milan Arademy or Art In 1817. He joined the Italian revolutionary movement against A ustrla in JW3, and, after Its failure, had to leave the country, coming to the Onlteil States. He was particularly successful as a palulerot animal life and of hlrdi and fishes, being also a naturalist. He was bold, vigorous and original In his sculpture. Raphael Pines, Centenarian. Itaplmel Pines, probably the oldest He brew In Baltimore, died there Saturday, aged 101 years and 9 months. Last July he fell down a small flight of stairs, spraining his left hip. Yes terday he realised that his end was near and made all the arrangements for his funeral. He was mar ried 75 years ago ana had three sons, two daugh ters, 33 grandchildren and Si great grandchildren. James Adams, Sr. James Adams, Sr., the oldest retired en gineer in the State, died at Chambersburg yester day morning, aged 81 years. He was In continuous service on the, Cumberland Vallev railroad as en gineer for K years, and retired in 1879, Obituary Notes. Markus Beiih. a well-known sporting man, died In Heading, Friday, in his CSth j ear. Twenty years ago he owned the fastest racing stock in the State. Raphael Seoura, the most prominent Creole in Southwest Louslana, died at his home near New Iberia, Friday, aged 97. Mr. feegura had largo tracts of land, acquired through Spanish grants, ami covering many hundred square miles. For" m-inv decades he was the largest planter ami stock raUcr In that portion of the State. He never left Iberia, aud died at tho place he was born. A METHODIST STATESMAN. He Is a Tory Member of tho British Par-. llament, and a Thorn in the Flesh of Bis Political Opponents An Ecumen ical Delegate. Mr. H. J. Parmer Atkinson, M. P., was a passenger on the steamship Germanic, which arrived in New York Friday after noon. Mr. Atkinson is one of the most in teresting and certainly the most trouble some member of the present House of Com mons. He tomes to America In the first place as a delegate from the English Metho dists to tho Ecumenical Methodist Confer ence now holding at Washington, and in the second place to get a full and accurate knowledge of this country. It Is fairly safe to predict that Mr. Atkin son will give more genuine pleasure to us than any foreign visitor who has come here for many years, says 'the New York Sun. When the American Methodists were in England he entertained them, ne gave a dinner to the bishops and caused no end of fun by putting oneblacknnd then one whlto bishop all tho way round the table. That is a sample of what he can do as a public en tertainer. Mr. Atkinson is a Tory Methodist member, and sits for Boston, Lincolnshire. All other Methodists are Radicals. He is best known here as the man who was suspended for seven days, hut that is only ono among bis many interesting achievements, and the American public will soon be yearning for all the information It can get concerning him. Cemured by Speaker FeeL Speaker Peel censured him for friv olous conduct In challenging the accuracy of divisions, and Atkinson accused him of abuse of power in placing this statement on the records of tho House. Above all things he protested that he Is not frivolous. He also wrote a letter to tho Speaker, saying he would not be terrorized. This letter, tho Speaker said, was too outrageous to read to the House. Ho made a further use or abuse of his power by having Atkinson suspended for a week. Tho session was within two weoks of its close, and the Irish Nationalist saved him from two weeks' suspension. Just after his suspension ho attempted to entertain ajparty of Americans on the ter lacoof the House, but as that was within the precincts of tho House, the Sergeant at Arms had to see him off. He took the Americans to one of his clubs and gave thenvn good dinner. It is also alleged that he haunted tho nrecincts of the House in a rowboat on the Thames, but that wasn't true. As soon as ho was permitted to return to the House he lost no time in declaring in tho vigorous way which belongs to him, that he would not rest day or night until ho had had the imputation of frivolous removed from his name. He gave notice of this motion: Moving to Censure the Speaker. "Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Speaker's Conduct That this Uouso having heard tho state ment of ono of its membors.hereby expresses disapproval of the Right Honorable the Speaker's discourtesy in not replying at all to a constitutional inquiry of the said mem ber very respectfully worded; and further expresses its opinion that a Member of Par liament who asks (1) the Speaker, (2) Mr. Milman, (3) Mr. Jenkinson for a ruling or precedent as to whether a notice is in order or not, is unfortunately situated if he waits ono hour for a reply from one or other of those officials, gets nono and is then ruled out of order." When his turn came to make the motion and the Speaker called hts name, Mr. Atkin son should have rained his hat in the usual way, but as he had no hat on he bowed twice. This didn't answer tho purpose, un fortunately, and his motion was lost, antt theio was more trouble with the Speaker. He again declared his intention not to rest nntil ho had the word frivolous expunged from the records, and he will probably win. Among tho 32 notices of motions which now stand on tho order book of the House, to bo dealt with at the next session, arc li belonging to Mr Atkinson. The other 21 aro divided up anion .6 men. They are all in teresting. The most serious ono is of a bill to close public houses in England from Sat urday at 9 r. 3i. to Monday at 6 a. si. Another reads: "Bill to enable magistrates to convict and punish money lenders who press their services on minors at the universi ties, in the army and in the navy, and to render all such loans irrecoverable by law." Then there is a bill to limit the duration of speeches ofOionoruble members to 15 min utes ana right uonoraDie memDers mat is, members and former members of tho Gov ernment to 30 minutes. Some Queer Motions and Bills, Another motion is that an arrangement be mado by whioh honorable members can read and write comfortably during tho de livery of long speeches. There is a bill to enable peers to stand ns candidates for tlie Lower House, and one to provide that no man working the block system for a railway company shall work for more than eight hours a day. Two bills represent hi3 determination to prevent members of the Government from appearing on tho directorates of worthless companies. The only one of the 11 motions which is idiotic is a for a return of tho num ber of members who write for newspapers and the amount of remuneration received. In appearance Atkinson is the British lion fiersonifled. He has long, thick, whito hair ike a mane, a clean-shaven face, and white hair under the chin. His faco is clean cut and striking the effect is helped by thick, black eyebrows. Ho talks with a pleasant Yorkshire accent. He was formerly a ship owner in Hull, Mavor of that town, and American Consul. He talks and questions as much as any dozen men who overcame out of New England. G0VEEN0K CAMPBELL'S BLUNDEES. His Vulncrablo Points of the Ada Speech Briefly and Skillfully Exposed. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Governor Campbell commits a serious tactical blunder in asserting, as he does in his Ada speech, that tho condition of the peoplo is worse than it was in former times As a man of intelligence and judgment ho knows that tho talk of this sort, which is heard so frequently since the canvass began, comes from Democrats only, that it origi nated in partisan exigencies, and that it is absolutely without warrant in tho facts of the situation. In saying, as he does, that "yearly farming is growing more unprofit able," he overlooks or ignores the abundant evidence at hand by which the falsity of this pretense can he established. Ho isaware, or ought to be. that the Interest ou firm mort gages is steadily declining, that the amount of these mortgages per capita is being con stantly reduced, and that the value of the property in farming localities is growing ranidly in proportion to population. When he asserts that "our commerce 13 swept from the seas" ho conveniently omits to add that the chief reason for this condi tion of things is not the navigation laws or tho tariff, but tho fact that capitalists And muchmoie profit in investing in railroad bonds or stocks, or putting their money in other corporate enterprises, than in build ing or running ships. If he glances at tho flznies of our foreign trade, moreover, he will discover that our commercial dealings with the outside world aro greater at pres ent than they have been in recent years, and that our exports reach the highest fig ures ever touched. The Individuality of Ships. Lewiston (He.) Journal. To a sailor overy vessel is nn individual. No two vessels, not even of the samo class, nre alike to him. The man who keeps a look out in the Portland Observatory can recog nize over 100 different vessels that bolong to that port the minute ho sees them 20 miles away through hts telescope. Ho says there are no two vessels that evpr were alike in shape or rig. "You see the hack of a friend on the street some distance away and yon know him by the cut of his jib," he says; this is almost literally true lit the case of vessels. An old sailor sees the difference without nlwuys being able to explain Just wheiom it lies. Just ns soon us tlie man in tho Observatory recognizes a vessel he tele- fihones down to the owners that their vessel s in shrht and will beat tho dock at such a time. Long experience has enabled him to estimate it to within five minutes at least. Father Matthew's Birthday Celebration. Yc-uxosTOwn, Oct. 11. Special. The birthday anniversary of Father Matthew was celebrated here by tho Catholic temp erance societies. A special train brought a large number of societies with bands of music from Cleveland, Wurrcn, Niles and other cities. During the nftornoon a parade was given, after which addresses wcro de livered at the Opera House by Father O'Con norand other priests. In tho evening the Opera House was crowded. The speakers woie Father O'Brien, of Cleveland, Father Leeining, of Hafeclton, aud others. ODE MAIL POUCH. Reinforced Arguments for Free Coinage. To the Editor of The DUpatcbi In commenting editorially upon my silver artlole, given a place in your issue of the 8th Inst., you say: "It Is true there wore some silver dollars coined for use in the Oriental trade." This unanswered would lead the reader to infer that I was misleading him by reporting a limited tender dollar as a full legal tender dollar, which was not the fact. There were no trade dollars the ones yon undoubtedly refer to minted until after tho passage of the demonetization act of 1873. Hence I could not have practiced such a de ception had I been disposed to do so. I was giving the history of silver coin and bullion, together with tho intrinsic value of one and the market value of the other. The history as given do s show that up to the discovery of the great California gold fields there wa more silver minted in the United States than gold. It also shows for tho sil ver dollar from 1793 to 1S73, the date of tho demonetization act, that the intrinsio value of the 37J grains of Mlver contained in it wa at no time less than ICO cents in gold. The record also shows that It is not true that silver dollars were not chined for years prior to 1S73. On the contrary, I clearly proved bv the vecord from which I took niv figures that silver dollars the "Dollar of our Dads" were coined for the years 1872 and 1873 in larze nnmhers. These are Im portant facts and should not be denied or dodged in the interest of any party, or be cause they do not accord with incorrect in formation. Certainly all your comments r.bout "some silver dollars coined for use in the Oriental trade," go for nausht; I was quoting London prices for the period from 1833 to 1S73 on silver bullion, and it is by that market that the intrinsic value ot the dollar is determined. The holder of sliver would have to pay freight to London and marine Insurance in order to save the $50 you say he would lose In coining $1,000 as compared with what he would realizo if ho had sold the bullion for use in the arts. These facts fully explode what you assume "explodes the idea that the demonetization of Mlver wa3 secured by the monetary classes." In reaching your conclusions about answers to "exploded" ideas and wild charges of "a conspiracy" of tho monoy lenders of 1873, you get outside and beyond anything I said. I made no charge oi con spiracy against anyone. The facts I gave about the boycotting act of Great Britain ana the subsequent acts of theUnited States and Germany are matters of history. These facts, when viewed in the light or experience, before and after the act of 1873, lead up to the question: Is it not lair to con clude that Germany and the United States, by demonetizing silver, had acted in the Interest of Great Britaint I did not wish to be understood as reflecting on the honesty of either Government. You express a doubt ns to tho wisdom of Congress in passing the act demonetizing silver. I look upon it ns a mistake that can only be corrected by the passage of a free coinage act. Silas C. Parker. Massvield, O., October 9. Tlie Market Value of Gold. To the Editor of The DisDatch: To settle a dispute, and at the same time inform several readers of TnE Dispatch, please say whether in modern history there has been any fluctuation in gold? Has its purchasing power been always the same, or has It appreciated and depieclated accord ing to production, and has the gold dollar during tho same period contained the same number of grains? CtAitioy, Pa., October 9. R. o. The writer is referred to our editorial comment on the above. THE SPOBTSMAN'S MONTH. The Crisp October Days and Frosty Nights the Huntsman's Ideal Season. -Forest and Stream. I Tho sweltering days are oyer. Cool nights have come. Now, if you are the true, keen fleld sportsman, whose slnmbers of late have been broken by gronso's whirring Wings or the sound of the shrill whistle of the woodcock, you know your time has come. You take from the closet the breech loader and look It over, throw it to your shoulder and glance along its barrels. The feeling is growing on you. How your heart thrills as you think of the bags last season and anticipate the present season's sport! And fortunate you are if you happen to have been country born or to have a friend or relative at an old country place where you are welcome in the autumn time. You know where to iro for Bob "White nlonrr thn hpna by the old buckwheat field and down toward the hazel thicket, and for woodcock down along the spring-holes in the alders, and for the lordly grouse beyond the berry patch and bordering the sugar bush on the hillside facing the warm suu. The same old sugar bnsh! What a place it used to be in your boyhood for squirrels, gray and black, and the little saucy red chickadee. Yon step forth Into the crisp morning air and feel the pure ozone as It fills your lungs. What a breath you draw In! How your eyo glistens as you glance over the landscape! Tho grasses are dead and dry at the tops, the soft maple leaves aro turning to crimson and gold, and perhaps yon may perceive a slight tinge of frost on that upper rail as you leap the fence. And your dog ah! how he enters Into the spirit of the occasion; with what frantic rushes he bounds hero and there, away from yon and back again, but watching your every motion. Let him go; he will bo all right alter you havo crossed a field or two. Let him run and roll over and give tongue in tho mad excitement of the first outing of the season. The thrills at your heart are increasing, nnd will increase and keep on In volumes nnd intensity until out we will not antici pate. You cross the pasture down to that swale fed by tho spring holes. You know the place well; its alders and bogs have been trampled through by tho cattle in the hot days just past. Steady, Dash! He is making game. How carefully he stops, now almost crouching. He pauses. See tho swift hack ward glance of the eyo to assure him that you aro ready. How your heart is beating now! no comes to a point, and soon tho bird springs fiom the bog nnd skirts toward that opening, or essavs to climb up through tho small treetops. Your heart stops beat ing, your nerves are on u tension; and, as Frank Forester says, with "oye of faith and finger of instinct," j'ou touch tho trigger and see the puff of foathers drift off to lee ward, and the lordly bird turn over and pitch down by that water birch, or that clump of oak turning red and yellow under the magician's touch. And, ah! when your faithful dog brings it to you, holding it so gingerly and yet so securely in thoss vise-like jaws, with not a feather ruffled, you gently tako it from him and pat his head, saying, "Good dog; good fellow." ELK MONUMENT DEDICATED. It Was Presented to the St. Louis Order by Colonel John A. CockerllL St. Louis, Oct. 1L A monument was dedi cated to-day to Bellefontaino Cemetery to mark tho last resting placo of all worthy members of St. LouisLode So 9, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, who desire to sleep their last sleep there. The statue is the gift of Colonel John A. Cockerill, of the New York Advertiser. It stands in a circular plot of ground situated about the center of the cemetery. The pedestal, which stands about the middle of tho plot, is of granite. The dimensions are as follows. Base. 10x9: the second stone is 8x5, tho third 4x3, and the die 3x1. Surniountingnll and facing the south stands a beautiful elk, which meas ures nine feet from the top of the pedestal to the tip of the antlers, making the wholo 18 feet In height. Assisting in tho ceremonies were delega tions from many cities in the country. There were representative from Chicago, nt...iminH Vnnaia fttv Curlnlin TTtn,nt.1 Cincinnati, Kansas City, Sedalia. Hannibal, Hot Spring. Springfield. Dallas. Tex., Brooklvn, N. Y., Beading, Pa.. Birmingham, Ala.. Now Orleans. Indianapolis, Evansvllle, Philadelphia, Kockford, 111., and other cities. Colonel Cockerill made an interesting address. A Curious Memento of Goethe. Hectrlcity.l In one of the principal buildings of the ex position is an exhibit of the oldest preserved electrical apparatus (In working order) of tho great poet and statesman, Goethe. This apparatus was used by him for demonstra ting the principles of frletional electricity. It is tho property of tho Goethe National Museum, Weimar, Saxony, Germany. Goethe's birthday was celebrated at the ex position and In tho city of Frankfort. Tho following quotation (translated) was found in many prominent place and especially at this exhibit, a view of which is shown In the illustration. "Electricity is the peueti-utin-and all-porvnding element which accon panics every material exis'ence, nnd with out hesitation wo may consider it tho soul of tho world." Destitute of Argument, Norwalt Reflector. We cannot recall the time when the organs of tl,e Democratic party were so des titute of argument and so prolific In false hood. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. The Arctic ocean is yellow. Prance" has just finished a census of car rier pigeons. It is reported that Lake Michigan has fallen 18 inches since Jane. Only one British officer who partici pated in the battle of Waterloo is yet alive. The longest bridge draw in the world is projected for the new bridge which is to span the Harlem river at New York. It took two sailors who were wrecked in the South sea five months to reach Hono lulu In nn open boat. They touched at sev eral islands, obtaining supplies of food. South Jackson, Mich., is afflicted with a plaguo of yellow Jackets. They swarm around residences thicker than house file-, and South Jackson people resemble small pox patients. The schools of Osawatomie, Kan., have been closed for want of fnnd. Citizens are trying to raise by subscription enough money to pay the salaries of tho teachers anu inejanitor. A Chicago paper has held an election on tho pronunciation ot the word "advertise- ment." The question Is undecided, ns SV) votei were polled for "adveritement" and 230 for "adrertisement," which latter has the dictionaries on its side. The Turkish girl of the present genera tion is expected to know as much about mathematics, geography and the sciences as any average American girl, while In needle work and general housekeeping she sur passes her American sisters. Tlie weasels are said to be killing off the rabbits id Tulare county. Tho creature comesnp behind bunny a. he sits at peace with all the world, and, sprinsing upon his back, clings and sucks his life-blood as ho runs, until ne drops dead from exhaustion. A fisherman at Tennville, Ga., claims that he put a worm on a hook and cast It into the water. Soon a minnow caught, then a wnrmouth perch caught the minnow, and, before he could take them out. a largo trout caught and swallowed the whole busi ness. The mining industries of New Mexico are undergoing a great development. Tho Overton nnd Cloy nay have both been worked with better results within the past year than at anv previous period. At pres ent all the ore has to be carted a distance of 34 miles. Six hundred Mormons per week, it is reported, are passing through Deminglnto the Stote of Chihuahua, where John M. Young, a Mormon leader, has purchased about 6,000,000 acres, and secured a railway franchise from the State lino to the gulf, near Topplobampo. The laughing plant of Arabia produces black, bean-like seeds, small doses of which, when dried and powdered, intoxicate like laughing gas. The victim dances, shouts and laughs like a madman for abont an hour, when he becomes exhausted and falls asleep, to awnkon after several hours with no recol lection of his wild antics. Probably the largest newspaper ever published in this country was Tlte Illumi nated Quadruple Comtellation.'Sew York.JuIv 4, 18S9. It was a 23.000 edition, and sold at 30 cents a copv. The size of this sheet was "Ox 100 inches, or almost 43 square feet. 8 pages 13 columns to the page, or a total of 104 col umns, each 48 inches In length. The house of a Moslem is always divid ed into two separate parts, the haaremllk nnd tho sclamlik. If the husband gives a dinner ho can invite only gentlemen, and the guest can never intrude into the haa remllk. If the wife gives a reception no gentlemen arc admitted to disturb the h:ir- monv. in an mosques xnearers, norse cars, ferries, etc., special places aro provided for women. On an average about 800 messages nre sent daily from New York to London be tween the hours of 10 and 12. Messages aro sent to London and replied to within four minutes. The result of this wonderful ser vice is that tho New York and London mar kets are brought so closo together that either city feel the slightest fluctuation in the markets of the other almost instanta neously. A mammoth scheme is on foot to turn all the machinery in Athens, Ga., by elec tricity. At Barnett shoals, about eight miles from Athens, Is enough water power to turn any number of machines. A party of Atlanta capitalists have made n proposi tion to the owner of Barnett shoal to se cure the use of 10.0C0-horse power. Tho com- .. pany will grant this right, nnd an electric plant is to be put in, from which, at a small cost, tho motive power can be transferred to the city. A new hospital has inst been opened in St. LouI, in which the sick are treated wholly by the hygienic system, without medicine. Tho principal hygienic agencies nnd appliances arc: L Hand manipulation, including massage. 2. Mechanical vibrations Swedish movement, etc. 3. Careful dieting, both as to quality and the proper combina tions of food. 4. Bath and water applica tions.. 5. Electricity. 6. Healthful arrange ment of clothing, seenring evenness of tem perature to the entire body and unrestricted action. American naval officers are men of many clothes, and the official etiquette of dress aboard ship is appalling to a lands man. Every officer must have fonrorflvo styles of hats and caps, at least as many dif ferent kinds of coats, and even prescribed stvles of necktie in considerable variety. The captain ordinarily prescribe tho uni form of the day, but when a flagship Is with in signaling distance of another man-of-war the admiral Is the authority on clothes as on other things. To appear on deck with the wrong necktie Is to invite a reprimand. One of a litter of pups born in Mnncie, Ind., the other day is the premium freak. It has a human head and a boa constrictor', body. The forelegs are much longer than tho hind ones, which gives it a giraffe-like nppeaiance when standing on its feet. It skin is soft and pliable, and is possessed of no hair, with the exception of a very small oasi on the top of the head. Instead of whining, like all pups, it gives out a hideous scream like that of an eagle when fighting for it young. While tho freak snaps like a uog ana is possessea oi a inn set oi teetn, it instinct causes it not to neglect or disturb Its relatives. A physician in St. Louis says: "I recall a case of a young man, personally known to mc, who had been dumb for five years. One day he was out hunting, and in the excite ment of the chase he yelled with his com panions till the air resounded with the ecbo for a mile away. After considerable yelling he surprised his friends by calling uron them with perfect articulation. From that day forward his voice remained, and was as natural as that of any man In the commu nity. Thero are several suchcaseson record, though In most of them, unliko the one I have mentioned, the cure has been effected by medical treatment. Electricity is the chief and surest means by which to bring about the happy resnlt." TIIE SPICE OF LIFE. alas! He vowed he loved her as his life His gentle Caroline. I want you for my little wife. Dear girl I" he cried. "Beralnel" "We ne'er can stand before a priest." The maiden sadly said. 'You do not wearyour tronsers creased. Your necktie Is not red!" Chicago Tribune. Maud Why do you call that ring a war relic? Ethel-I won it In my first engagement. Key. stone. Interested Old Lady Ah, Mr. Stroller, I am glad to see that you hare returned from the South: went down on bnslneos, I suppose? Mr. Stroller Yes: my cousin wanted me to help him rals-5 Cain." Smith, Grau 4 Cot ilontUu. There's a question in ray mind, "With the answer hard to find. And the study of it gives me little Joy: It Is this, mr darling son; Will the boy shoot the gun ! Or is it, tliat the gun will shoot the boy? Detroit free Press. Bella Estelie is such a lucky girL She was born with a gold spoon in her mouth. Nell Yes, and it must have been a tablespoon, too, I should Judge. Somtnille Journal. "Doctor," said Mrs. Worrit, "is it really true that many people are burled alive?" ' 'None of my patients ever are, "replied Dr. Graves.-Pc. 3Ir. Bretzfield Keep your horse still, McGIbbon. I've got to take another shot at him. Riding Master McGIbbon Why? You've taken three pictures, haven't yon? Mr. B.-I thought sn.hnt I had not taken the plag out or the camera. All right; now 1 bare him. R. M. JIcG. Well, you've got another "nlni" 1 in the camera now, "Rider and Driver,
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