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election this year, most voters thought
that National issues predominated. They
may have been in error; but that was the
significance of the vote as plainly as the
vote for Blatncln 18S4.
Thoamusingsapienco of Democrats Who
cry out against Pattlson for his tolerance
of the. hated Mugwump, is sufficiently
answered by the double fact that Pattison
is the one Democrat who has been elected
Governor of Pennsylvania in this genera
tion ; and that without the independent
vote, the Democratic party in this State
would remain a hopeless minority.
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nTT-BCRG. MTNDVY. DEC. So. IS31.
THE SALARY DECISION.
.Tudrjc Stowe decides the salary case
with an opinion which holds, in brief, that
the Lpcisiature had the right to pass the
act of 1883, that it passed it in a constitu
tional manner, and that the population of
the county must be ranked by the census
of 1SW) While private opinion is doubt
less practically unanimous as to the ques
tion whether the Legislature passed a bad
law or not, it is easy to sec. that according
to iho judicialreasoning thelaw is valid.
The talk of taking the case to the Su
preme Court points out that tht-re is still
a chance for the opposite view to prevail.
But Judge istowe's authority indicates
that the county officials are likely to get
their fat salaries 'While this is mitigated
by the fact that the big salaries will last
but for the present term, the people will
do well to reflect that whatever blame is
to lo attached to that extremely rich re
muneration must be laid upon the political
sys:cm nhich deals with public money in
thK lavish manner.
Bit out! this, there may le consolation
for Allegheny county in the reflection that,
compared with some other political hand
ling of public funds glossed over or
Ignore.! by high -political authority, the
smount of money involved in this salary
buness is a mere flea-bite.
THE STATUTE OF LAMENTATIONS
Th political correspondent who has
brcn enlightening the world at large
thmujrh the columns of the Xew York
Svn on the Democratic situation'in this
"pti" is cne of those rare geniuses hard to
.' fv. In his first letter he dwelt upon
the difficulty of accounting for the vote in
favor of the Republican party in Pennsyl
vania with the Bardsley and State Treas
ury disclosures before them. This diffi
culty was o great that the correspondent
viou'd have deemed it impossible if the
fact did not make itself manifest But
after several days more deliberation he
finds this explanation :
Tl. Democrats in Pennsylvania were
(VV (od bj "the blunders of our leaders"
ai : "the Mugwumpian tendency of the
Demo-rats in power now," as in 1884 they
were defeated by "an extra session, the re
JuM to recognize Stewart and his follow
rrs and the abandonment of the State."
IMsr-n :s to blame for it all. He toler
a' - and even aspires to the "encomiums
: apers like tho Philadelphia Ledger,
The Pittsburg Dispatch, the New
T-'U Evening Post and the New York
Tin.ct." Both extra sessions called by
liini were "gross political blunders" which
cert the Democracy thousands of votes,
am1., worse than ali, "he retains Repub
lican officials in their places."
This view of the political situation" be
fom's extremely amusing under analysis.
To told that any Democratic leader had
it in his power to ruin the Democratic
chances for success in this State In 1884 is
to challenge our admiration for their
ability to spoil addled eggs. But this is not
so k'licious as the close conjunction of the
assertions that Pattison is too Mugwumpian
now in his desire to gain independent sup
port, but that he spoiled things in 1884 by
"his refusal to recognize Stewart and his
followers." The genius that can condemn
a man for his friendship to independents
in oie breath, and in the next perform the
execution on him for having failed to
recognize the independents sufficiently, is
a rare and delicious spirit The fact is, as
everyone knows, that Governor Pattison
has been affected by the grumblings of
those hide-bound Democrats who are ever
afflicted with fears lest his party shall be
too large, to the degree of making this ad
ministration more rigidly Democratic than
his former one. This does not affect the
reiianccof the Independent element, whose
votehae twice turned the scale in the
Governor's favor, in his integrity and
ability; but it is a mistake, nevertheless, as
it ignores the fact that the one Democrat
who for a generation has been elected
Governor of Pennsylvania gained that
office twice simply because he attracted
the independent element
This fact ventilates the political eructa
tions of complainants like the one re
ferred to. The extra session of 1883
was proclaimed to be a blunder much more
loudly than is now done for the Senate
ses?ion or 18J1; but it is worthwhile to
note that the next time the Governor was
a candidate the majority of the people
showed their confidence in a man who
does his constitutional duty and leaves
the onus on those who neglect theirs. And
Hie fact sufficiently explains the Republi
can victories which seem to this writer to
,q so incomprehensible. Pennsylvania is
very well known to her own people.to lie
a Miliiily Republican State on National
issues. On State issues, the merits of a
liberal can idate and the vices of Republi
can management have soinetimes caused
the independent vote to throw the balance
on the side of Democratic victory- In the
PITTSBTJRG'S PROBLEII.
Yesterday morning there was a typical
illustration of the problem that has im
posed itself upon Pittsburg within the
past year. It was nota day of exceptional
smoke and darkness. On the contrary
the sun and fresh air dissipated the gloom
rather effectually shortly after noon. But
those who left their homes where bright
sunlight and bracing air raised the spirits
and invigorated the frame, to descend into
the gloom and smoke of the lower city,
had an impressive exhibit of the injury
which Pittsburg suffers from the return
of smoke and gloom.
The direct damage done by smoke and
gloom, such as that experienced yester
day, is clear. The architecture of the
city, which has 'of late years begun to
show an increased appreciation of the
value of attractiveness, was soiled and
made dingy. The clothes of the men and
women who had to spend the morning
in the smoky district were damaged,
the stocks of books, pictures, drygoods,
laces and decorative goods throughout the
city underwent deterioration. The direct
damage done In this way could be esti
mated by thousands of dollars. But even
all this loss Is trivial compared to the de
pression, the injury to eyesight and the
damage to health and spirits of those who
are compelled to pursue theirwork by gas
light, when they should have sunshine,
and to breathe carbonized atmosphere
when they should have oxygen.
The worst of it all is that it is unneces
sary. There is talk that some of the
smoke consumers do not work satisfac
torily, which may have a foundation of
fact in certain instances. But it is much
more indisputable, that appliances are in
operation in this city, and have been in
operation for months, which have demon
strated that the smoke nuisance can be so
far abolished as to be effectually abated,
and which save their cost by economy of
fuel in the first year. When this is the
case those who continue to damage the
public ami themselves bv pouring smoke
out of their chimneys, involuntarily convict
themselves of incivism.
What is needed is a thoroughly aroused
public sentiment, which shall set .every
body to intelligently inquiring after the
best means for perfect combustion. When
this is done such inflictions as that of yes
terday morning wjll become a rarity.
would take the light traffic and the (
walkers to the upper story of the streets
would remove that most likely to suffer
Injury from crowning, -would relieve the
lower part of the streets from the crowd
ing to that extent, wonld leave the heavy
traffic on the solid foundation of terra
firma, and wonld, by the removal of the
sidewalks from the lower street, bo In
crease the space available for heavy haul
ing that wagons could be unloaded with
out difficulty, and yet leave the tracks
clear for a higher rate of speed on the
traction lines.
An attractive elevated structure would
raise the show rooms. of the stores away
from the din and dust of the heavy traffic
It wonld increase the capacity of the por
tion devoted to heavy traffic 66 per cent,
while relieving it of one-third of its traffic,
and it could be built at a fraction of the
cost of elevated or underground railways.
A ST0Rir OF TWO PRINCES.
SETTLED BY WB, SPOFfOBD.
MURRAY'S MUSINGS.
JUDGE GKESHJl'S COURSE.
The report comes that Judge Gresham
takes the nomination of Judge Woods as
a personal slight to him, and that if the,
nomination is confirmed he will, rather
than serve with him on the circuit bench,
resign. This may be the foundation for a
new Gresham boom, which while Interest
ing, is hardly promising.
The promotion of Woods is one of the
most objectionable acts of the Harrison
administration; but it is hardly to be con
sidered as a personal slight to Gresham.
The considerations which led to his nomi
nation are too well known to be ignored;
and it is even more unfortunate that a
Judge should be promoted' for services in
suppressing inquiry into alleged electoral
corruption than that he should gain the
same promotion merely to gratify personal
enmities.
The circumstances hardly call for Iudge
Gresham's resignation. As a matter of
public duty he should take into considera
tion the WTong of creating another judi
cial vacancy, with a possibility of having
it filled by another appointment of the
Woods level
It is asserted that the Board of Fire
Underwriters of Chicago has put a stop to
the erection of "sky-scraper" buildings in
that city by- establishing a rate of $3 15 for
insuring , buildings over nine stories high.
The complete effectiveness ot the proceed
ing may bo doubted. If the new rate is no
more than is warranted by the risk owners
of high buildings will probably pay it. If it
is, as alleged, simply a prohibitive rate, the
property owners may find other insurance
companies to take the risks at reasonable
rates, or they may insure themselves. There
is nothing in the charters of insurance
companies giving them the authority to
regulate the height of buildings.
THE X-OTJISIAXA riGHT.
The fact that the capture of the Demo
cratic Convention in Louisiana does not
make the triumph of the lottery gang
complete is shown by the open withdrawal
from the Democratic organization of a
large share of the delegates, their fusion
with the Farmers Alliance and the nomi
nation of an anti-lottery ticket In addi
tion to this some thirty avowed anti-lottery
delegates remained In the convention,
representing the element that will vote for
the regular Democratic nominees but
against the lottery amendment
This creates a split in the Democratic
ranks, which will make the" politics of
Louisiana more uncertain than they .have
been and leave a chance for the ultimate
defeat of the lottery at the polls. The
seriousness of the split is shown in the
talk already heard of the nomination of a
Republican ticket with the hope that in
the division of the Democratic fac
tions the Republicans might win. If the
Louisiana Republicans have any regard
either for their reputation or good tactics,
they will avoid such a move, as urgently
as poison. It there ls anything that would
unite the Democrats of Louisiana and in
duce them to swallow even the lottery, it
would be the presence of a possibility of
Republican success. Respectable Louisi
ana Republicans ought to be willing to en
courage the growth of an independent
party, and help to defeat the lottery, by
casting their support on the side of the
opposing organization.
The appearance of a regular Republican
ticket in Louisiana would indicate that
the lottery owns the Republican organiza
tion. Unfortunately there is not much in
the character of Louisiana Republicanism
to indicate that such a capture could not
be made rather more easily than that of
the Democratic Convention.
"The best advertised woman in the world
is Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr.," remarks
Joseph Howard in the Xew York Recorder,
with a little more than his usual petty
spite. Perhaps so, but we observe that 3Ir.
James G. Bluine, Jr., is getting a good deal
more of an advertisement Just now, than he
ever asked for.
"Was not sugar put upon the free list in
the McKiniey bill before the icciproclty
clause was added," asks the Xew York World,
In an attempt to show that reciprocity docs
not reciprocate. It may have been in the
McKiniey bill, but it was not in tho McKiniey
act. In the statutes of the country, the two
provisions were enacted together and made
inseparable. If the esteemed World pursues
thejo inquiries long enough it may discover
the difference between the proposing and
shaping of a tariff measure and its final enactment.
"We are, year by year," says the New
YorE tiiui, "drawing closer to the blooming
islands of the We3t Indies." The esteemed
Hun in its watchful guardianship over the
languaee of its cotemporarios should not for
get to warn itselt against tho capital crime
of adopting British slang. t
REI.1EF OF STREET CROWDING.
Street blockades are attracting much at
tention m other cities. Boston and New
York are much perturbed over the fact
that their streets are at times inadequate
for the demands on them. Pittsburg so
far has been content to accept the crowd
ing of its streets as a necessary evil ac
companying the gratifying growth of
business. But the present tendency can
not go on much longer without some
measures being taken to mitigate the
crowding of vehicles and traction cars.
Already the principal crossings require,
even with the guardianship of the corner
men, a cool head and quick eye to traverse
them without danger. On some of the
less Important streets laid out in the be
ginning of the century, the trouble is ag
gravated by the lack of space so that a
i coal wagon cannot unload without block
ing up a long line of cars. It is evident
that our street traffic cannot grow for an
other decade as it has grown during the
past one, without creating a necessity for
remedial measures.
What these remedial measures shall be
is the problem with which cities must
wrestle during the next quarter of a cen
tury. The widening of already closely
built streets is an immensely costly under
taking, slow of achievement, and while
its tardy process is going on only aggra
vating the difficulty. Arrangements for
regulating the hours and kinds of traffic
are but a salve, and hardly that when we
reflect that they still further limit the use
of the streets. The idea of elevating the
transit lines or putting them underground,
as well as of putting the tracks of steam
railway on stilts have been suggested.
But the underground road requires an im
mense traffic to make It repay the capital
invested, whilo the elevated structures are
an obstruction and disfigurement of the
streets. Nevertheless the latter idea con
tains a valuable suggestion In pointing out
the possibility of elevating the lighter
traffic of tho streets.
It is to start with a self-evident engi
neering proposilipu, that the cost of a
structure to sustain the traffic of foot pas
sengers and light vehicles would be but a
fraction of that necessary to carry either
the ordinary oT the elevated railway
trains. The weight of the latter Is infinite
ly greater.and their higher velocity and con
sequent greater momentum necessitate
multiplied strength.
The recent successful compromises' in
prominent corporation cases call attention
once more to the fact that u very sure way
ol making aroundproflt is to annex or "con
vey," in EaUtalTs phrase, a round lot of the
corporation's assets and then settle by pay
ing back from 10 to 60 per cent, keeping tho
balance as profit. But it is dangerously close
to a criminal procedure to try it on for less
than half a million.
The Hon. Thomas B. Keed is advertised
to address the students of Union Coileze on
"Powers of tho Speaker nf tho Houso of
Representative Jfot Laid Down 'by the
Rules." Mr. Reed should save this in
struction for Speaker Crisp, who may have
a chance to use it.
The Weather Bureau is talking of an
effort to predict weather three days in ad
vance. This is all very Well: but it should
guard against the mistake of predicting the
third dayweather for the first day! While
it did very well with its cold wave predic
tion, it has been forecasting -'warmer
weathor" since Thursday and had to await
verification until Saturdny.
They Were Just Dogs, bat They Made an
East Kndor &uoh Trouble A Boy
Chase for His Own Tost of Dumb Affec
tion A Happy 8-qnl. t
A gentleman who resides in the Bast
End, and has but one weakness, so far as hit
friends have been able to discover, had. an
experience one day last week that came near
curing him. Tho particular weakness is for
hunting dogs, and he has an 'inordinate ad
miration of setters. Some time ago a lot of
well-bred little fellows of the Iiish variety
made their advent at the home of one of his
friends, and at tiic first scent of the news lis
besieged his friend's office, and would not
leave until ho bad been promised one of tho
puppies.
Time passed, and the promised puppy de
veloped into a pretty good chunk of a dog.
The ardent admirer mado frequent trips to
his friend's offico for reports as to health,
etc., and it was finally docided that Frincn,
for that was the name chosen, was old
encagli to be taken to his new home. Now It
happened that a nephew of the owner of
the puppies was visiting him last weelc, and
be was deputized to catch Sir Prince and
take him to the city, where his now proprie
tor could assnme charge of him. And it also
so happened that a small boy, who lived bat
around the corner from the home of the pup
pies, had a dog of about the same age a
mongrel, it would appear for the ragamuffin
owner afterward explained that it was1 part
Gordon setter, part -water spaniel and the
ret, Just dog. But the boy loved bim in
spite of the misfortune of so promiscuous an
ancestry.
The Wrong Dog In the Bight Place.
This puppy had been in the habit of
visiting the Irish puppies and was very
much in evidence the morning the nephew
came out to capture Prince. The mongrel's
name was Prince, too, and somehow it was
the wrong Prince that got ou to the end of
the nephew's rope. Down town came the
nephew and the puppy and the latter was
duly tied up in a shed back of the office of
the owner of tho Irish puppies. Our East
End gentleman was prompt, nnd finding his
friend busy, volunteered to go back and get
the animal himself. Ho went out and found
his new property was black. He could not
understand how nn Irish setter could bo
black, and returned to the offlco to get him
self enlightened on the color or Irish, setters.
"Well, if you don't like the color of that
puppy yoit don't have to take it," remarked
Ills friend rathor petulantly. "Plenty of
otners want mm."
Ashamed of his ignorance, he slunk back
to the shea, got out the puppy and by smug
gling it through an alley got safely to Fifth
avenue to take a cable 'car home. He was
sure he had a full-blooded Irish setter, even if
it was black, and strode with the strides of a
man who ls envied of nil the world. Just
opposite tho old postoffice building, where
the crowd was thickest and our hero's airs
were most extra vacant, his victorious march
was interrup't'd by the shrill voice of n
dirty ragamuffin behind him, "Here, Prince!
Come here, old fellow. Why, Prince!" And
Prince stopped short, nnd he wagged hi
tail, and he whined and he tusrged at his
rope. But tho now master had expected this
and tho rope was stronsr. He dragged the,
animal at his heels while tho boy kept on
railing. Angerea at last ne turned on ins
boy nnd ordered him to mind his business.
The boy had no other business J ust then and
cpntinued to mind that.
"WJbat are you interfering with my dog
forT" roared the man whilo a crowd gath
ered. "Don't you see I want to get him on a
car7"
"Taint j-er dawg 'at's my dawg and I'm
goin' to hov him."
A Chase for a Eoved One,
Just then a car stopped at the corner
and our East End gentleman picked up the
d"g bodilv and rushed Into the smoker with
it, his face crimson. The ragamuffin mado
a desperate effort to get on, but the conduc
tor pushed him off, tho man inside heaved a
sign of relief, and the c.-owd, open-mouthed,
watched the car run np the hill. But the
boy was made of good tnff. He hastily borrowed-
a dime of one of his nowsboy
chums and started after tlie car. It was a
long, ljard race up tho hill, but while the
car stopped momentarily at Wylle avenue
our friend's blood was chilled bv the ap
pearance of the samo small boy, pufilng and
Blowing, at the door.
"Thought yer wnzgoin'to get away with
my dawg, didn't yert" yelled the boy be
tween his lircaths In a voice so shrill that
every man in tho smoker turned abruptly to
the man with the dog.
"Whv. what do you meant" ho asked.
while rod and white played hide-and-seek on
his face. "This dog was given to me by a
friend of mine not half an hour ago." This
latter in atone loud enough ifor the now
thoroughly nroustd passengers to hoar.
"Yes itwuzIThat dawg got away from
onr house last night and I've been huntin'
him ever since," still in the exasperatlngly
shrill voice that penetrated to every tym
panum. "But I was promised this dog the day he
was born. 2Iv, friend Mr. owns tho
mother nnd this dog's one of the best bred
Irish setters in this town" said with a
desperate effort to take everybody in the car
into his confidence.
"'Taint no Irish setter at alL I kin show
you tho mother If yu'll git off the car to
Marion street."
Tho Test of Dumb Affection.
-r-The passengers were growing stern.
, The Old Librarian Tells How He Came to
Chitigfi a Date.
WASHtnoToir. Dec. 19. Librarian Bpofford
was seen to-day with reference to statement
made under oath before Commissioner
Shields, in New York, by lawyer Harrison,
in a suit over the KncyclopiBdia Brltannlca
copyright, to the effeot that the reoeipt
from Soribner's Sons of the copyright vol
ume required to be deposited with the
Librarian of Congress had .been changed
from April 7 to April 6, 1338. Mr. Spofford
said: "The statement is ex-ijarte, and is
made with care to exclude all that would
explain the situation. Ttiere is no official
record of copyright, such as described by
law, and none is koot. The 'record' referred
to is a memorandum of copyright kept for
the convenience of the office. The only
authoritative record the only original rec
ordis the record of express receipts. Every
package received by express is recorded in
this book when-received. In that book it
appears that tho package from Scribner's
Sons was received April 6, 1888. Tho clerk
in making the entry on the memorandum
record made the entry no a receipt of April
7, 18S8. Only three weeks ago I made the
discovery, and changed the memorandum so
as to make it correspond with the record in
me receipt dooi;, wiuoit is necessarily cor
rect. "So suggestion came to me from anyone
to make tlie correction. I mado it because
it was right that it should be made. The in
correct record Is not official. The entry in
the express receipt book is sustained by a
letter received by me from Scribner's Sons,
written on the 4th or April, In which they
stated they were sending the package and
described its contents). Mr. Spofford showed
tho expi ess receipt book showing the date
or April 6 as the date or the receipt of a
packnge by th Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
irom Scritmor's Sons. It was in the hand-i
writing of the Assistant Librarian, Mr.
Hutchinson."
OOR QUAKER POET.
Here's a health to the Quaker poet, Boston
Herald. . . ' ,
At Si John Greenleaf Whtttler, in his own
language, "beside the silent sea awaits the
muffled oar," iVeu; I'ori Cbmmercial Adver
tiser. To wish the venerable poet many happy
returns of the day Is almost superfluous; yot
the hope comes, nnbidden that he may long
linger in the twilight of the nineteenth cen
tury. .Borfon Olobe.
Yestebdat John Greenleaf Whittierbegan
his 85th year. Tho whole nation hopes that
December 17, 16i, will find him in the unim
paired enjoyment ofasereno and healthful
old age. New York Press.
It is not too much to say that wherever
tho English tongue is spoken friendly
thoughts will be turned to the quiet New
.England home where the aged poet is pass
ing the last peacoful years of a life that has
been spent in tba service of purity, of free
dom, and truth. Toronto Hail.
Is every hamlet and 'city Of his native
land his poems are said orsnng by respon
sive voices in church or in school or by the
family fireside. "Eighty-four years young,"
his friend and brother poet Holmes would
say on tlie 17th of December, in the year.of
our Lord 1891, and still a serene and gracious
presenco keeping wat'h on the lookouts of
time for the city jnst.beyond that lieth four
square. Detroit Free 'Press.
JONES' LAST HOPE OOKB.
Ds. Lekz thinks the condition of the
white slaves of Christendom is such as to
justify them in envying tho well-fed black
slaves of Morocco. We used to hear a good
deal of that sort of talk in this country dur
ing pro-slavery days, and can j udge j ust how
much'it Is worth.
"Thus far," remarks a cotemporary with
regard to the return of -some Liberlan emi
grants, "the attempts to civilize Africa have
been as fruitless as the attempts at polar ex
plorations." w hat then becomes of Cape
Colony, the Orange Free State, tho Trans
vaal and Natal? It is well to modify sweep
ing statements of this sort by refereuce to
the facts.
The combination of two messenger com
panies ill New York raises the question
whether combined messenger boys" can
travel twice as slow as the competitive
urchin.
The Dispatch freely expressed the
opinion some time ago that Foraker would
not displace Sherman, and when the Cin
cinnati Commercial-Oazetlp. burdened tho ex
Governor with a slang-whanging boom, his
fat,e was sealed. The material change in tho
situation since then ls that the Foraker
boomers have begun to find it out.
The South Carolina Senate has killed
prohibition by amendment, and the remark
of tho Governor of Jforth Carolina can be
followed by tho regulation rejoinders.
The action of the corporation of London
in voting a present of $12,500 to the royal
bridegroom expectant suggests that If tho
loyal corporations, and the aristocracy can
be induced to put their gifts in the form of
cash or negotiable security tlie young
couple may be able to worry along without
that Parliamentary grant.
BABY KTJIH GETS A CHAIB.
St. Irfrals Admirers or Her Papa Make Her a
Christmas Gift.
St. Louis, Dec 19. Tho following letter,
signed by a wholesale furniture Him here
was sent this evening to Grovcr Cleveland:
"Dear Sib TVo forward to your address by
express this day a child's rocking chair
mado from timber from the door of tho 'Old
Log Cabin.' home of General U. S. Grant, in
this county, for presentation to your littlo
daughter, Itntli. Sincerely hoping that
little Huth may pats sniely through the
many physical trials to which childhood is
invariably subjected, and believing that
when she lias hanplly entered tho iratewav
.of womanhood she "ill fully appreciate the
siiirit of 'Pence on Earth, Good .Will Toward
Men' which promnt tlis small gift, we
. 7 1 ., , wish tlie ntuo main, her mothor and her
A structure which father, a 'Merry Christmas."
"Sco if the dog will recognize tho boy," de
manded one fierce looking gentleman with a
military mnstache and a goateo. Our friend
reluctantly pulled the'dog out from under
the seat. Every eye was upon it.
"Why, Prince, old fellow," said the boy in
a subdued voice as he snapped his fingers
from the distance prescribed for him by onr
East End gentleman. Frinca's eyes fairly
danced. His tall went as if he were tonguc
ing a fresh trail. He was a changed dog.
!Umph" was all the fierce gentleman said,
but there was n lot of disgust in it. The
other passengers looked nt each other and
turned away.
I don't understand it," said the dog ad
mirer, considerably crestfallen. "How did
you know this dog's name was Prince!"
"Wouldn't I know his name when I raised
him from the time he uz a pup so high?"
This in the old shrill voice again, as he in
dicated the height of n mite of a puppy with
his hands.
"You must live near Mr. 'a and got the
dos's name that way."
The boy beganjo cry nnd the man shoved
the dog down ngain. discreetly observing to
himself that possession was nine- points of
the law. "Why don't you Doth go to Mr.
and have him explain."' suggested one
of the passengers, who were again inter
ested this time by the boy's tears.
"I'll go any place," boohooed tho bov.
"Well, then come to my office at 2 o'clock
this afternoon and wo will go and see
Mr. ." This said with the nervous force a
drowning man would show catching at a
straw.
Tnigoin' to stay with tho dawg," groaned
the boy.
The passengers looked at each other again
as much as to say, "You wouldn't expect a
man of Disappearance to stoop to so low a
trick. We'll leinember "him, etc." Silenco
reigned for a long time. The boy dried his
eyes but kept ono of them on tho dog. One
by one the passengers dropped off. The
possessor of the dog wondered where the
boy was going to get off. Finally ho asked
him.
"I'm goin' to stay with you till I get my
dawg," said the boy, us he sot his lips firmly
Every Avenue of Kscape Cut Oil.
This brought matters to a crisis. A
scene at his East, End residence was cer
tainly not to bo desired and tho boy In
tended to make one. What was to be done?
"Will vou go back with mo now to
Mr. "a?"
"l',m goin' tor stay with the dawg," reiter
ated tho boy.. J
So dog, boy and man got off the car, and
they weie by this ttme beyond the Oakland
power house, and took the next one back,
the man discreetly directing the conversa
tion with the boy into channels that would
not excite the curiosity, not to say indigna
tion, of the new set of passengers'. Tho dog
was smuggled back through tho alley to the
shed and then man nnd bov appealed before
Mr. . The man told his tale of woe.
"That's my dawc,"" interposed the boy,
"and I'm goin' ter hev him."
"Your dog!" yelled Mr. , seizing tho
boy by the collar. "You little rascal, didn't
I raise that puppy ana don't I own the
mothert"
"I lrln Ahnw rnn the mother nf that mm
' too, if ye'll only let me," sobbed the boy.
Tne anger oi rue two gentlemen uau ocen
rising rapidly, but now at sight of tho boy's
tears and his earnosc and honest, though
dii ty, face, doubts boson to flltor into their
mlmls. Could a boy Of a dozen yeais net so
well? Or, if his tears were renntne. could a
boy who loved a dumb brute so well be bl3ck
r.t heart? And so it en me about that all
three visited tho little shed wlion light for
tliofiint tinio dawned on thnuentleuinn from
the E.ist End. The boy Eddie Devlin they
learned was his name took home life
precious Prince, and now our East Endgen
tlemanhasa young Irish setter that isn't
black.
He Will Not Be Allowed to Govern New
York Eren for a Week.
New Yobk, Dec. 19. There are tears in the
voice of Lieutenant Governor Jones and
fountains of w oo clouding his big spectacles.
Dewy brine saturates his mustache through
out its famous length anbTbreadtb. Tlie old
man has been down on his hands and knees
to Hill, and he hasbegrimmed his trousers
without affecting the stony heart of his gu
bernatorial chief. Jones sees the coveted
prize the one over which ho has ruminated
in the day and dreamed in the night rapid
ly vanishing from his straining sight. Ho
has made one last appeal, so the story goes,
to Governor Hill. He was willing to do any
thing if Hill would permit him to become
Governor only from Christmas to New
Year's Day. Ho would act precisely as if
Hill himself were in the chair and carry out
any policy dictated by the Governor-Senator.
He would go so far, so rumor has it, as
to make an affidavit to inako no appoint
ments in the interim.
He pleaded hard with Governor Hill, urg
ing that it had been the ambition of his life
to be Governor of the State, ana that it was
sore indeed to bo shut out from the place
which the election of Hill to the Senate
made legitimately his risrht. Hill's answer
was a point blank refusal. He informed thoa
venerable aspirant that it would be impos
sible to yield the Executive chair to a man
who had acted with the Republicans in the
last campaign nnd had done all in his powor
to defeat tlie Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. It was not- necessary to have an
affidavit. He, Hill, would take care that his
own policy would be carried out by handing
the governorship to Mr. Flower himself.
Thus the last hope of Jones is gone, and he
will retnrn on Jnnnary 1 to the exclusive
work of rqanufapturing scales and selling
them to his beloved farmers.
Millionaires Now Hare Body Guards
Methods of the Deadbontu Can't Judge
a Man by His Clothes Music nnd Horses
A Christmas Kplnode. N
rraoM staff- cORBaspoKDitr.i
Nbw York, Dec. 19. No man can be
said to bo enjoying a Merry Christmas, when
he is apprehensive of waking up and find
ing a dynamite bomb in 1) stocking. There
are a lot of millionaires in New York who
have been in that state ever since the at
tempt on Russell Sage. Indeed, the extent
of this terror of the unknown and tho ir-
: resistible can scarcely be imagined. The
houses of most of these people are alwavs
pretty well guarded, bat "the moro timid
have been running a small detective and
police forco oj their own recently.
There is one old hard-faced five-million
dollar man who never walks out without an
armed guard ahead of him and another
armed gnard behind him. He looks furtively
down every lane and avoids tlie dark cor
ners. His body guard goes with him down
town nnd lounges outside his office door. It
goes with him oat tp lunch and returns
home with himat night. There is is relieved
by the regular house guard. I wonder if the
ghosts of ruined men over haunt these peo
ple ! Do they see In their dreams the spec-
ters of the broken homes upon which they'
have trampled to secure their wealth? Do
the faces or men and women driven to pov
erty and suffering and to suicidal graves by
financial manipulations ever rise between
them and their children? If so, no wonder
the armed gnard.
The Cockroach as an Editor.
He was going through the matter that
had slopped over from the editorial waste
(basket upon the Herald office floor this
cockroach. Inspecting a bit of reprint,
semtinizingbad manuscript, divingbetween
typewritten sheets, rolling over cigarette
stubs and disappearing and reappearing
among the newspaper fragments, bits- of
torn letters and crumpled manifold, he
seemed, to be Infected with the general air
of snap that pervaded the managerial stuff
at that hour in the afternoon. There was a
lean and a hungry look in the long, lank fig
ure, yet a chirrupy, Christmas vim of move
ment that fit the place and the season. It is
true, tnjKeep irom ueing troaaen upon Dy
the office boys and messengers and reporters,
and visitors, he would naturally take on a
lively disposition, but thero was evidently
something weighing more heavily on hfs
mind than No. 8 shoes.
What could it be? I wondered as I watched
his roachship's operations. At first be
sei-med to bo making a general survey of the
debris. As an acute critio be could tell
about what kind of a paper that particular
morning's issue was by seeing what was
kept out. He would pause a moment over
some fragmentary writing; as if he couldn't
qulto make it our, th:n suddenly turn to
another piece, cock his head knowingly on
one side and pall bis long mustache; then,
passing on to something else fairly dance
with rage or mirth. I don't know which.
Once he seemed to be actually shedding
tears. I picked np that piece afterward. It
was some ''Merry Christinas" poetry that
had fallen outside the forms. Another thing
that had kept him in a brown study for sev
eral moments proved to be French manu
script. It apparently stacgered him. Those
who have not stndied the ordinary cock
roach can scarcely imagine the intensely
knowing look, the solemn shake of the head,
the quizical humor, tho occasionally aston
ished stare, the suddenly affected derision,
the affable nod of recognition, with which
the Herald cockroach went over the waste
basket matter on the editprial floor. It was
human.
Babies Dragged to Theaters,
"Children in arms not admitted" used
to decorate the old-time tneater pro
grammes. In New York, however, it is not
an uncommon sight to see women carrying
babies into theaters. This is chiefly on
matinee occasions. I have seen a woman,
with an infant not more than 6 weeks old in
a Broadway theater at night. It is not an
uncommon thing for mothers to drag small
children around at all hours of the nhrht,'
as anyone can testify who uses the elevated
trains, but this theatrical habit seems about
thn TTinat. Tflnrnhan.lhla A h.hv1 tn ,ma
going homo at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning
is an exhilarating sight compared to a baby
next to you at the theater.
thieves and everything else for a moment,
and then gently lifting the youth by tho
collar led him down nnd ont. On the stoop
ho wound up with, "Now I'm going to kick
you."
"Oh. dear, don't!" cried tho now terrified
voung man. "It's about your Christmas
present that Mrs. Davla is having mado
down at the store. They told me not to let
vou know. sir. I was to tee Mrs. Davis.
That's all."
If Manager Davis gets a Christmas present
this year he will think he is playing In great
luck.
Effect of Musle on Animals.
Do animal understand music? The
learned scientist who hag been trying tlie
Central Fark monkeys with a phonograph,
thinks they do to a certain extent and I do
not donbt that some four-footed animals
wonld understand and appreciate Wagner
about as well as half of those who filled the
boxes of the Metropolitan Opera House last
winter. I have seen cavalry horses that
knew every bugle call, ami the effect upon
them, whether in battle or drill, was pre
cisely the same as upon a human being who
understood the significance of tho calls. The
other day a gentleman drove a spirited team
alonsr Thirty-sixth street. There was an
Italian orxnn grinder on the corner playing
a rattling ulr. wnen tne horses got near
they began to prance, keeping exact time to
the ransic.
The musician suddenly changed the tune
and the horses were thrown into temporary
confusion, then stopped and refused to pass.
In vain the driver coaxed and chirruped.
They wouldn't budge. Tne swarthy son of
Italy grinned. Then he struck up the other
tune again a regular quick-step nnd the
horses started as if by electricity, prancing
along, to the great delight of the street ur
chins and the amusement of all who wit
nessed it. CBABLE3 TlIEODORE'MURRAY.
CUBIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
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HOPED TO DIE AT HIS DESK.
fast Serrlee of the Oldest Man in the Km-
ploy of New York City.
New Yokk, Dec. 19. Special. About 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon a closed carriage
stopped in front of the Stewart building.
A few minutes later some men came from
the building and helped nn old man out of
the carriage. He was extremely infirm and
bent almost double. His smooth-shaven
face was colorless and he looked extremely
ill. The men practically carried him, for ho
was too weak to walk. Passers-by stopped
to look at the old man, whose face and dress
seemed to belong to a past generation. He
was taken unstairs to the Controller's office.
where he remained for a half hour, and then
was carried back to his.carriage again.
That was tho last public appearance of
Jonathan Dayton narris, nearly 92 years
old, ono of New York's oldest citizens and
roost faithful employes. Mr. Harris was tlie
oldest man-in the city's employ, nnd had
been constantly in harness since 1810. He
was a picturesque figure, and the story of
his latter days is pathetic because of his
anxiety to remain at work when he was
physically droken down. He died last night,
five hours after his visit to bis office. Some
of Mr. Harris' associates believe he went to
the office yesterday hoping to die at his
desk.
FEAYKD HEBSELF TO DEATH.
The Remarkable End of a Centenarian In
the Capital of Maine.
ACGfSTA, Me., Dec 19. Mrs. Nancy Britt
Kennedy, the oldest woman in this city,
died this morning. At an early hour she
began praying that she might die, and con
tinued her prayers for nearly three-quarters
of an hour, when she fell to the floor dead.
The deceased is the woman whqse age has
been extensively reported as 113. Her exact
age, however, i3 not known.
ELKINS IN THE CABINET.
KH0WN BY EVEEYB0DY.
Judge Toubgee, who has been ill at
Pcnver for some time, is considerably bet
ter, and it is believed he will recover in a
short time.
Anton Kubenstein, the Bussian
pianist, has accepted an offer of $125,000 for a
series of 50 concerts to be given in the
United States.
Senator, Colquoit, of Atlanta, Go.,, is
said to be considering the advisability of
withdrawing because be does not feel ablo
to stand, the climate. .
Db. Keeley, the gold-cure man, says the
reason he does not mnke his formula known
is because he is afraid it will soon become a
Sobering up process instead of a cure.
Mn. Hrascn, the United States Minister
to Turkey, is at the Savoy Hotel, London.
He will proceed on Sunday to Paris, and on
Wednesday ha will take th$ Oriental ex
press for Constantinople.
Thomas K. Hughes, who alwava has
the last word in matters pertaining to Dick
ens, has recently written a work on Pick
wick, which does not have to be taken in a
purely Pickwickian sense.
Caeteb Harrison, who saw much of
the late Lord Lyttou while he was in India,
was chiefly impressed by tho fact that he
rolled his own cigarettes and smoked them
between each course at dinner.
Samuel H. Rotiierweia, of Philadel
phia, and Peter EUmaker, of Lancaster, Pn.,
are solo survivors of tho committee or 100
who received Daniel Webster in Philadel
phia during the Whig campaign of 1843
Senator and Mrs. McMillan gave a
dinner Friday night at Washington in honor
of President and Mrs. Harrison. The other
guests wero General Schofield, Justice and
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Phil Sheridan, Senatorand
Mrs. Manderson, and Hon. and Mrs. John D.
Foster.
The Duke of Marlborongh has obtained
the assent of the Court of Chancery to sell
part of the Blenheim estates, which wcro
granted to the first Duke by Parliament.
The Duke's heir, the Marquis of Blandford,
ineffectually opposed the alienation of the
property.
TO WINTER.
rwnjTTEN FOB THE blSPATCn.J
Winter, cruel Winter, let your white tears fall
Lightly on the Cabin, gentl.r on the Hall;
Do not bar tlio pathway chastened ones must tread.
Thinly clad and hungry, worklug hard for bread.
Winter, chilly Winter, bathe In Sonthern breeze
WlnBs that enter home nests where the fledglings
freeze:
'Warm your icy lingers where the angels play
So they win not deaden rag-wrapped lumps or clay.
Winter, cheerless Winter, songless, dreary, sere.
On your snowy pillow sighs the lab'rlng year;
When It lays the Infant on your icy breast
Linger longer, sunbeam. In the blue-red West.
Wlnter.sonitlejs Winter, liaite to greet the Spring,
When the buds arc burstlujt.when the freed brooks
sing;
Linger here no longer than the tired carta
Asks of j ou the nurture for maturcr birth.
Winter. Ifc-crowned Winter, season full of woe,
Wf. 6lgh to bee you coming, we smile to see you go.
Gently blow, ye coldwInds, over hiU and moor.
May lie breathe upon you ere you touch the poor.
PITTIBCBO, Dec. U. GIO. A. UADDUr.
Ways of the Deadbeat.
"There are some of the very worst
deadhoats to be seen about a place liko this,"
said Manager Williamson, of Brown's ohop
houso. "They try to work us in all sorts of
ways. I have becomeprotty expert on char
acter, and eight times ont of ten can sizo a
man up about riht. One day a slick-looking
follow came in here and got his break
fast. When he got through he calmly pushed
the CO-cent check back and said he was
broke. The waiter came to me and 1 asked
the man why he came there if he had no
money. He said it was all right, ho'd pay it
somo time. 'There's my watch,' said he,
suddenly unhitching it from a heavy chain
'take my watch. I guess tha't will secure
you.' This was done impetuous! and with
a show of indignation. In most instances
this offer would have made things good. I
would probably have told him to keep his
watch, but there was something In this fel
low's face that made a disagreeable impres
sion on me. 1 reached out and took the
watch. It looked like an ordinary hunting
case gold watch and I pressed the opening
spring. Don't you know that there wasn't a
sign of works in itl Fact nothing but the
empty oreldo case. I was as mad as n
hornet, and I told him he would pay that CO
centsnoworgo tojall. That fellow just de
liberately pulled out a $5 note and settled.
"For downright impudence that beat any
thing within my experience except one
other case, which is a fair standoff. This
was where a man drove np in a cab and
asked me if I had rooms. I showed him
some rooms and he selected the best, hur
ried down and got hia dinner pint bottle of
wino witn ii, coo anu gave eiaDorato In
structions about his trunk which was to
eomo. He was a nice-looking fellow, nnd
said he was an actor playlDg at a prominent
theater nearby. I happened to know the
stage manager there, and casually asked my
new tenant what tho stage manager's name
was. He gave an entirely different one.
When the trunk came my suspicions grew.
It was an ordinary $1 50 packing trunk, Just
out of the store. I went upstairs later and
investigated. It contained nothing but old
rubbish. That fellow came in inte in the
evening and almost took my breath awav by
asking for a loan of 5 till next day. 'Not
much!' says I. 'You got dinner hero and a
bottlo of wino nnd dinn't pay for it, but you
can't get anything moro. And I told htm
what a fraud ho was. He assumed a high
and mighty air, but when I let the trunk
down on him he sneaked off. Hia scheme
didn't work. I've got that trunk np thero
yet."
Betting on a Man's Appetite.
Appearances are not only deceitful, but
reputation often crumbles away under the
test of practical facts. Don't you put too
much trnst in your eyesight, and don't be
lieve everything you hear at least, don't
bet money on it. A prominent railroad
matrnate walked through a barroom near
the Equitable tho otner day and sat down to
lunch. He looked rather miserly, not to say
seedy.
"That fellow pinches the eagle off every
quarter before he lets It go," observed a gen
tleman. "That's what they say but then 'they sav'
lots of thini-s that are not so," said his' com
panion. "He comes here to eat eyry day."
"Eat? I'll bet $1 his lunch will not run
Over 50 cents."
"I'll go you," said the other. The money
was put up. Meanwhile tho innocent object
of this financial interest was sitting at a
table in the far end of tho room calmly sip
ping a glass of beer. The gamblers on his
appetite turned their attention to the bar
for half an hour. Still, tho miser magnate
sat in the same place slowly sipping beer
and eating.
"ItV the same beer," said tho cynic.
"A dollar that it isn't," said his friend.
The bnt wns nroinntlv taken, and thn fcwn
fell to smoking and politics for another half
hour. At tho end of which time tho magnate
camo out, paid ins cnccKanuuepartea. xno
sporting gentlemen prevailed upon the
cashier to tell the amonnt.
"Two dollars and sixty cents," was the
reDly.
When order had been restored and $1
handed ovr, it was found that the supposed
miserly magnate had eaten two plates of
ovsters, three soups and two entrees and
drank six glasses of beer.
This Might Happen to Any Man.
A-half-grown boy called at an uptown
fiat the other morning and unexpectedly
met the man of the house. Theatrical Mana
ger Torif Davis.
"I want to to see to see Mrs. Davis,''
stammered the boy.
"What do you want to see her about?"
queried Tom. "I'm Mr. Davis it will do
Just ii3 well." '
'Oh, no it won't," said the boy. "I must
Bee Mrs. Davis particularly."
"Who sent you? What's yonr name?
What's your business? If you can't"
"But I'm not to tell you, see? I I I "
amd the boy brnke down under the strain.
Tom thought ol dynamiters and flat
ELKras and Foster in the Cabinet are a
great team of able national politicians. New
York Press.
Sicbetabt oif Wab Elkiss is a mighty
warrior, bnt most of his battles have been
fought for James G. Blaine Boston Herald,
(Sep).
With Stove Elklns in the Cabinet, all that
will be needed to make it an artistic whole
are places for Quay and Dudley. St.' Louis
Republic, (Dem).
Than Stephen B. Elklns President Harri
son could have mado no better choice In
this wide land for Secretary of War. Brook
lyn Standard Union. '
Wtti. Secretary Elklns help Secretary
Bialno to elect Harrison? Will President
Harrison help Secretary Elkins to elect
Blaine? Or will Blaine and Harrison com
bine on Elklns against the field? There is
no doubt that the leading candidates have
strengthened their hold for the benefit of
one. But which one? New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Grant's Statno for the Capitol.
WASmiroTOX, D. C, Dec. '19. The Grant
Memorial Committee of the G. A. R. has de
cided to employ F. S. Simmons, of Maine, the
sculptor, to complete the statue of General
Grant, to be placed in the United States
Capitol building. The work is to be flrT
ished and the statue placed in position by
June 1. 1834. It ls to be of fine Italian marble
and will cost $10,000. The statue is the gift
of the Grand Army.
New Coins Sonn to Be Made.
Washihotox, Dec. 19. Mr. Leech, Director
of tlie Mint, who has jnst returned from a
visit to the mint at Philadelphia, says that
arrangements have been perfected for the
striking of half dollars, quarter dollars, and
10-eent silver pieces of the new designs ut
Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Or
leans, beginning on the 2nd prdximo.
The Tariff Reformer's Brand.
Washington Post.1
In tho future the official brand of tariff" re
form will wear a red flower in his button
hole.
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Joseph Addison Thompson.
Joseph Addison Thompson, Postmaster of
Media, and a well-known Journalist, died yester
day morning after a two weeks' i'lnesg. He was
born at White Horse, Chester county. In 1K7, and
was consequently In his 64th year. He started his
career as a pnbllc school tcaener, and was princi
pal of various schools In Chester and Delaware
counties. In 1361 tie was apnolnted bv President
Lincoln to a position in the Treasury I'etiartment
at Washington as Comptroller or the Currency,
which ofQce he held lor IS years. During his resi
dence at Washington he began his Journalistic
career as a writer of news .letters to the 31cdia
American under the noin deplume "Steelcpcn."
and nv which he gained considerable distinction.
In 184 he became editor of the Chester Beenina
.Vifi, and contributed editorial to some of the
Philadelphia papers, beside wrttlngror the maga
zines. He was n stanch Republican, and, being a
good speaker, his services were always lu demand
daring the State and national campaigns. He was
noted lor his ready wit. A little over a year ago he
was appointed Potmaster at Media.
Miss Jennie B, Young.
A telegram received in the city last even
ing from lllalrsvllle. Pa., announces the death
there of Jennie B.. youngest daughter of Mrs.
Sarah A. and the late Robert Young, aged 14. The
young lady was well known In Oakland, this city,
where the famllvrcsldeilfor many years on Ward
street, having removed but recently to lllalrsvllle.
Jennie was a pupil for several years In the Belle
field Sehnol. and l.cr late classmates will hear of her
demise with genuine sorrow. Her widowed mother
has the warm sympathy of many friends In her
great loss.
General TatrlcU E. Connor.
General Patrick Edward Connor, a vet
eran of the Florida and Mexican wars and of the
War of the Rebellion, and alio a noted Indian
fighter, died i.n Salt Lake CHy Friday evening.
fTeneral Connor fought the great Indian battle of
Beaver river, Jnuuarr2i. 18t3. and exterminated a
hngtlle band. He waslanrelv Instrumental In nnen-
ing the mines of Utali. established Fort lionglas In
October. last, and is spolen or by local historians
as "tbenrstGeutlleofUtah."
Obituary Notes.
REABADMIRM. THOMAS l'ATTZBSOX, U.S. N..
died suddenly at his home. New Brighton, btaten
Island. Thursday night. His death was entirely
uuexiivtiiu.
Tnr. Dowaoeb L DT Draos Is dead in London.
She daiic-il at the famous lull given iu Brussels on
the ere orthenattlf of Waterloo, and was the last
survivor or that ball.
Biiotiier Gostiiax, fur IS years Director or
D'.EvreuxI3all Asylum. Natihz. Ml.. and lately
Superintendent of the Industrial Gardens Mobile,
Ala.. died at St. Joseph's Institute in Indianapolis.
Friday. He was taken sick there two months ago
on his way back from a visit to his relatives in
France.
W. S. JlEHK, a well-known printer, labor lea ler
and politician of Wheeling, who had lieen in the
Philadelphia llrmrd office for two months, died In
a hospital iu that eltv yesterdar. and his remains
will rrtnrn to Wheeling to-dav.' He wa lonncrlv
editor or the Seat-Letter, and tuTjre golug to
Wheeling was prominent In l'ltt.bnrg.
Edwabd KciSKLi. died at Minneapolis yester 'ay
morning. ag:i yrars. He was editor of the
Daveui ort Gautte for more than 19 vears, and post
master or Davenport Tor 17 venrs. his enmmlsilons
having been signed by Presidents Lincoln. Grant.
Hayes and Uarfleld. During Johnson's term he
resigned, but was reappointed, llcwa Secretary
of the Henneplu Canal Commission for years.
A New Haven man has worn
coat for 35 years.
"Aged fat mules" are quoted in somo
of the Missouri market reports.
There are 82 national cemeteries in
which ;2,115 soldiers are buried.
One of the smallest coins in size is the
new cuatroreal gold piece of Guatemala.
Two beds of pearl oysters have been
discovered on tho Caribbean Sea above
Colon.
Before the Iiefonnation 50 per cent of
the land iu the United Kingdom belonged to
tho Chnrch.
A Citizen of Paris, Ky., was fined S7
U recently for allowing his own cat on his own
premises to kill his own chickens.
Fishermen recently captured a devil
fish at Isle an Haut, Me., which measured
4J feet in length and weighed 100 poands.
It is predicted in several of the "West
ern centers of civilization that there will b
Mfeetofnndrifted 'snow in the mountains
in February.
Among the curiosities of game shown
in Bangor recently was a jet black hare,
whieh is so rare that even the Smithsonian
Institute lacks one.
The American people are snbject in
their domestic relations to 40 odd codes of
law, an anomalous condition not to be found,
in any other civilized country.
The Hindoos have a cocoannt festival
every year at the end of August to mark
the beginning of the end of the monsoon.
During the festival athletic contests taka
place and wandering minstrels recite their
tales and poems.
A chain shot was dug up the other day
in a street in Seattle, Wash. It is supposed
to be one of the missiles thrown from the
guns of the United States sloop Decatur at
the time of the Indian engagement that oc
curred there In December, 1855.
Old-fashion hunting matches have been
revived In Connecticut. Fifty men, some
times twice that number, elect captains and
hnnt for. a day and a night, the side bagging
the most game winning a game supper at tba
expense of the defeated hunters.
At the conclusion of a mock marriage
ceremony in Pattison, N. J., last week, the
girl declared that sho did not regard the
matter as a Joke and stated her determina
tion' to compel the man to carry out to the
letter the provisions of the marriage.
Living near the Tennessee city of Mem
phis are seven sisters whose names rhyme
beautifully, but do not scan. The names are
Nancy Emetine, Lucinda Caroline, Mary
Uaseltine. Jane Palestine, Lulu Paradine,
Yirgie Yalontine and Manila Adna Adeline.
The proportion of travelers killed in
railroad accidents in the different countries
is as follows: In France, one to every 24,000,
000; England, one to every 21,000,000; Ger
many, one to every 9,00,000; Belgium, one to
every 6,830.000: United States, one to every
2,800,000.
Old Queen Angeline, daughter of Chief
Seattle, after whom the city of Seattle was
named, Is now supported by the county,
though allowed toillve outside the poor
house. Ono item of a grocery bill for her re
cently received by the Board of Commission
ers was cigarettes, 10 cents.
Several English medical journals have
recently called attention to a fact, sustained
by common observation, that the young
women of the present day are better de
veloped physically, taller, plumper.stronger
nnd healthier than the young women of 50,
100, 150 or 200 years ago.
The Turkish Government has a desire
to encouraire longevity, and recently Musta
pha Raba, an old gentleman, who has feted
his 152d birth-day. has been granted a hand
some pension. If he should be asked to
prove his age this centenarian and a half
could prodnce a grandchild aged 90 years.
Between two small lakes near Boras,
Sweden, a strip of land has interrupted
traffic, but engineers have overcome the
difficulty by constructing a ship railway
across it and building a small steamboat
that can run Itself across from one lake to
the other. The vessel has accommodations
for 60 persons.
A key for the decipherment of fjentral
American hieroglyphs is constantly being
found. Actnal cave-dwellers are frequently
being discovered; graves of Indian giants
clad in complete armor are not unusual,
while sculptured tablets and inscribed pot
tery are reported every year Irom many
States in the Union.
There has been discovered in Pompeii a
small domestic chapel of graceful architec
tural proportions, and adorned with still
vlvia and unspoiled frescoes. At the end of
the chamber there was a well-preserved
painting of Hercnles with his enp and lion's
skin; on one of the side? was a boar, and on
tho other was a sacrificial altar.
Down to the time ot Homer, who flour
ished 207 B. C, as little was known of the
snrfaceof the earth as ls now known of the
interior. Greece was then regarded as the
center of the earth, which was surrounded
at the distance of 500 miles, by the ocean
river. Later the land was extended farther
and a limited form given to the old conti
nent. Virginia City, Xev., has a female ghost.
Unlike tho orthodox prowler from spirit
land, sho dresses in deep black and her fav
orite pastime is in hovering about the Di
vide about midnight and throwing a mouldy
shroud that retains an odor of the tomb
over the head of any , belated pedestrian.
Reno has also seen lief, and she seems to di
vide the time between the two cities.
Corn bread has varions names in differ
ent localities. The general name of the
articlo is Indian bread In Delaware griddle
cakes mado of Indian meal are called corn
cakes. In Maryland they are called cookies.
Pono is the name for Indian bread an inch
or more in thickness- anil baked to a crisp
crust top and bottom. In parts of New En
gland corn meal, baked into a thick, crisp
cake, is called Indian bannock. The Puri
tan", it i supposed, learned the art of
making that bread irom the Bannock In
dians. The pine thrush of British Columbia
passes the winter in Mendocino county.Cal.,
and has been seen as far south as Lake
Mnjella, in the redwoods of Monterey, but
most of the California woodblrds manage to
dispense with lengthy winter migration.
Thrushes stick to tho tlmberzoneund wood
peckers rarely stray beyond the hills of
Napa county. California bluebirds, how
ever, love sunshine too much to enjoy the
winters of the "timber counties," and are apt
to get rather numerous on Monterey Bay
after the end of October.
KHYNBXED ItHTMELETS.
Cholly. Yon seem all broken up, ol'chap.
Chappie Yaas.
Cholly What Is the mattah?
Chappie I don't know. Iamsuah; bat my man
says he thinks I am in love. Life.
The youth was most prudent and careful
In making a choice of a wire.
So lie married "Tlie Foweror the Family"
And she Is the thorn of his Ufe. A'ew Turk Press.
Jinks How do know that Von Pedalowski
has mastered a symphony In A flat?
Fllklns-Because his flat ls next to mine. Sew
tark Herald.
Mr. K. Peck I shonld think yon would
be ashamed to wear the hair of another woman oo
your head.
Mrs. N. Peck Shame yourself, for you wear th
skin of another calf on your feet. Brooklyn Eajls.
"I wouldn't wad a Brooklyn man,".
She said, ''for all the money
It took to build the Brooklyn firldge.
Now. don'tyou think that's fannyf
"I don't," he answered her: "because"
Ills smile was really sunny
'I wouldn't wed a New York girl
For twice that sum of money."
Pudt.
Shokeasy I am astonished to see that oar
new miuiter's wire has such poortaste as to bang
her hair.
Pcnnlpunn What of that! Her husband banjts
the Bible. llostan Courier.
Gnmmcy I left ray gun standing in this
- corner a half-hour ago, anil not It tra't here.
Gargoyle-Was It loaded?
Guramey "N'o."
Gargoyle Then It's gone off. Unloaded guns
always ao.Judje.
Christmas soon will come and pass.
'Twill bring to me no Joy, I fear;
Forln tlicconntrr we've no gas.
And hence, alas, no chandelier:
So where can bang, I want to know.
The dear ptarl-bcrried mistletoe?
Mirjrrs' Bazar.
Briggs 1 see that Granby had to send
back tlie marble statue of hit wire that he ordered.
Griggs Why? Didn't shellke it?
Brlggs No: she wanted one made wearing a
sealskin cloak.
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