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" 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,