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riTTSBURG. FRID Y. .T.VXTJARY 2.
CAhADA "WANTS KIXIl'KOCITT.
The effects of the McBnley hill and the
recent reciprocal arrangements between
the United States and the British "West
Indies, have very prominently brought
forth the stronsj and growing feeling in
Canada for the necessity of some commer
cial treaty bc-tween the Dominion and this
country, as indicated in another column.
Canadian trade has undoubtedly suffered
from the two measures mentioned and
will continue to do so.
There are several ways in which Canada
can largely increase her commerce, but
the only one practicable at present is a
reasonable reciprocity arrangement with
this country. Imperial Federation would
not help her, for the English people Mill
never consent to a discriminating tariff.
Independence by itself would in no wise
affect the matter. Annexation will never
trie place while the Canadian vote would
upset the balance of party politics
as it would at present The only hope for
a revival of t!:eir trade, which is now so
depressed, is tht arrangement of a reci
procity treaty with thts country, which
shall leave England no more favored than
other nations. There is a strong proba
bility that the Liberals will before long be
able, as they are now willing, to negotiate
such a treaty with this country, and there
is no doubt that the late lamented Sir
John Macdonald's preservation-of-the-Empire
policy is rapidly losing its remain
ing supporters.
There are those in this country who
maintain that we should give more than
we gained by agreeing to reciprocity with
Canada, but we can lose nothing by such
a measure and we can gain much. A
reciprocity treaty with Canada may be
looked for in the near tutme, or there
will be no Canadian trade to reciprocate
with.
THE LATEST nZTy.CU FAIJCr.
French Deputies must be sadly Wanting
in a sense of humor or taey would abstain
from such ridiculous follies as make them
tiuMauching stock of the civilized world.
The duello is now regarded by most peo
ple of sense as an obsolete and foolish
custom; yet it is still recognized by French
politicians and journalists.
When a man's tense of honor permits
him to hold a telegraphic consultation
with h.s party chief, and then to issue a
challenge in opposition to the advice of
that chief, nothing is left but to laugh at
him. AVhen he goes further aud sends cut
a challenge in which he himself chooser
the weapons and conditions of the
meeting, one can roily pity his infatuation.
Poor M. Laur! lit honor must be very
sevpreh wounded and he must be either a
very bad shot or very much in earnest in
his deaiie for satisfaction, possibly both,
sinecs his challenge stipulates for the ex
change of tluee shots at twenty paces.
However, the sheddinc: of blood is to be
atoided for the present as M. Com.tans re
fused the challense because he had been
kept waiting too long. When will French
Deputies learn to practice the politeness
which is the boast of their nation? When
they do this they will drop their puerile,
hot-headed emotionalism and rise in the
estimation of the world by becoming legis
lative gentlemen.
vnjcst io ujsky.
It is unkind and inaccurate of the Xew
York Commercial Advertiser to insinuate
that the President's alleged bellicusity is
the direct result of his acquaintance with
the barrel of Scotch whisky which Mr.
Carnegie sent to the- White House re
cently. According to the prsctiwl and
theoretical evidence accumulated on the
subject, the effect of good whisky, taken
in that moderation which we feel sure
characterizes the President's potations, is
to enlarge the heart and swell the bump
of benevolence. It does not matter
whether the whisky shall have been dis
tilled in Scotland or Ireland or beside the
oid 3Ionongahela, in a cabin or in a distil
ler', with or without Government license,
at the cost of a dime or a life as sometimes
has happened so long as it is the senuine
soulof the grain, tae "rale ould shtuff,"
as it is called in a land where it is well
known.
The fine quality of Mr. Carnegie's gift
being granted, its effect upon the Presi
dental heart and the Presldeutal conduct
can be predicated without possibility of
error. If the President does frel warlike
toward Chile it is mere likely that it is be
cause he hasn't tasted the tipple than. be
cause he has.
"W1NTJ-.K, AT THE OLU STAND.
The cold weather will be fatal to a
theory which has been made a good deal
of a pet in these parts of late. The theory
in question is that this continent no longer
was to be visited by extremely cold win
ters with much snow. Before it is forgot
ten it is well to revert to the positive de
termination of the climate question but
a brief while ago by lots of weather ex
perts. They showed us conclusively only
last fall that an old-fashioned winter was
no longer a possibility. The precise cause
for the radical change in the climate sci
entists and seers could not tell.'but they
patched together a very pretty set of con
tributing influences, including all sorts of
1 oceanic and atmospheric currents. The
i moon was accused of having "a pull" with
the weather, and as for the sun the mean
est insinuations as to his irregular habits
were bandied about.
Now it is a condition and not a theory
that confronts us. A gigantic surplus of
- x frigidity is in the treasury, so to speak,
ana unuKe rest surpluses it cannot be
dissipated with case. The quality of the
-weather is calculated to satisfy the stern
est stickler for low temperature as a trade
mark of genuine winter. The thermome
ters in all sections of the country have
had their bulbs full attending to business,
and below zero has no lunger an unfamil
iar sound in this vicinity. Forty degrees
below zero in the Northwest, deep snow
over a large part of the continent, an un
usual cold wave in the Southern States,
and more or less ice and snow from the
Texas border upward these are convinc
ing symptoms of winter in its pristine
shape. There is no mistaking January
snow for May, as has been possible in the
past three or four years. The idea that
mild winters had become a national insti
tution is exploded.
Perhaps, as accurate records of the
seasons accumulate, it will be found that
the variations of the climate proceed un
der a system as well defined as that of any
other part of the universe, but at present
all we can tell with certainty is that the
weather is a "mighty onsartain" thing.
PATRIOTISM MISUNDERSTOOD.
There has been a great deal of ridiculous
and mistaken talk about patriotism in the
papers supporting the bellicose party in
the Chile question. The writers would
have us believe that patriotism consists in
an attempt to bully and browbeat a state,
infinitely weaker than our own, into an
unqualified anJ abject apology for an
incident still under its consideration and
already described by it as deplorable.
They maintain that in this high-handed
way alone can the national honor be
satisfied.
Patriotism is a love of one's country
involving a sincere effort for what is
ultimately conducive to the national wel
fare. The Chilean Government is seri
ously investigating the affair, the Chilean
newspapers are all for pnace, and if there
is a party in Chile desirous of war it is
only the dregs of the populace and will be
disregarded in the decisions arrived at
Misrepresentations have been made to
our Cabinet and there are those among us
who are anxious for strife for the further
ance of their own ends. All this should
lead true patriots to weigh well the evidence
on both sides, and to remember that dig
nity is never enhanced by hasty action.
We are great enough to stand before the
world in calm expectation of redress, and
those who wish to hurry matters unduly
are prone to lower the standard the
Nation has set up for a magnanimous set
tlement of international disputes. We
can well afford to give Chile time for an
honorable settlement of the points at
issue; since the longer this period of
quiescence is the greater becomes the
chance of a peaceful finale, and if war
must come the more complete will be our
preparations. The enormous expense of
money and life involved in a war, even
against Chile, cannot bo too seriously con
sidered, and the greater the amount of
consideration it receives the more promis
ing is the possibility of its avoidance.
If the journals so lustily giving vent to
war whoops would devote a little of their
superfluous energy to the redress of
serious internal evils, they would be more
patriotic and their aim would be worthy
of attainment
A PARISIAN PCZZLTi
The verdict of Paris upon Mascagni's
"Cavalleria Rhsticana" is a surprise.
Paris thinks the opera which almost all
the rest of the world has praised is rubbish.
A couple of nights ago "Cavalleria Kusti
cana" was played for the first time in
Paris. It was received with derision, we
are told, and the critics declare the music
to be trivial and vulgar and the orchestra
tion worthy only of a pupil in the Paris
conservatory. Tiu artists are said to have
been entirely competent, 30 that the failure
of the opera cannot oa attributed to the
cast Whit is the matter with Paris or the
public cf the great citieswhere "Cavalleria
lUulicana" has been hailed as a master
piece? Who are the critics of weight?
The Italians will attribute the unfavorable
reception of Mascagni in Paris to national
envy and hatred, but that will hardly do,
for Paris accepted "Lohengrin" from the
still more odious Germans.
There has been a singular difference of
opinion in sundry matters relating to Mas
cagni's work. Some singers have de
clared his music very difficult, and other
sincere of equally high standing have said
that they wished for no softer relaxation
than they found in "Cavalleria." But
about the popular acceptance of the opera
in this country and in the old world there
is no doubt whatever. It is as opposed to
this consensus of approval that the
Parisian attitude becomes interesting.
WISELY ABANDONED.
There is satisfaction in the news that
the latest variation of the Arctic folly, in
the shape of Uordenskjold's expedition
to explore the Antarctic polar regions, has
been given up. The degree to wiiich the
expedition took shape was in the proposi
tion of a Gothenburg manufacturer to
give $25,000 to it provided 550,000 more
was raised in Australia. The practical
Australians declined to spend money in
risking the lives of brave men on a profit
less search perhaps because no provision
was male for the obvious necessity of
rescuing the explorers.
The Antarctic scheme has therefore been
given up, and that is the best termination
possible for it Wilkes and Ross in their
explorations told all that is necessary to
know cf these regions. Each found a
vast field of ice, beyond which both be
lieved there might be a continent And
while the continent is a decided uncer
tainty the ice-pack is a hard, cold and
tangible fact which abolishes the
duty of surmounting it There is
even less justification for Antarctic
exploration than for Arctic. For some
centuries navigators penetrated the latter
region in pursuit of the hoped-for North
west Passage by which commerce might
reach the Pacific without the twenty
thousand mile voyage around South Amer
ica. The Southern passage has always
been open, and the centuries of explora
tion from Hudson down to Greeley have
demonstrated that there Is no gain to the
sum of human knowledge to be wrested
from those frozen regions equal in import
ance to the loss of life it costs to discover
it
The people who sent out the exploring
p'arty, now in the Arctic, should provide
for bringing it back, and after that the
Polar regions North and South should be
left undisturbed in their icy splendors.
UNSTABLE BQUILinKICM.
The insecurity of government in Rio
Janeiro may be judged from the amount
of alarm caused by the success of a
hundred and sixty convicts in. escaping,
overpowering their guards, seizing the
weapons of their late controllers, captur
ing two forts, and demanding the rein
statement of Dictator General da Fonseca.
This gentleman is, so far as known, entirely
free from responsibility for the outbreak
and is not likely to be proud of his latest
supporters. But the fact that escaped
convicts, instead of being content to secure
their freedom, should have the audacity
to take aggressive measures for a political
revolution throws a bright light on the
conditions under which the Brazilian ex
ecutive has to labor. The country is to be
congratulated on the promptness.and sue-
cess of the measures taken to prevent
another change of rule.
The recent seizure of smuggled paintings
is important as showing how reaUy some
people are to swindle a.government while
they would not dream of robbing or de
frauding an individual. These people have
one code of honesty to regulate their trans
actions with private parties and another for
their dealings with the customs officials. As
this selzurewas started by the complaints of
art dealers who suffered from the unfair
competition of smuggled goods, it should re
sult In a realization by the offenders that
they are injuria? their competitors when
they seek to gebthe better of the executive;
though it is too much to hope that any real
change will take place in this mistaken slid
ing scale of honesty. Any customs officers
who can be shown to have participated in
the frauds should be dealt with in a sum
mary manner.
The statement' that a cousm of Lady
Henry Somerset keeps a bonnet shop in
Belgravia need cause no surprise. There
are now many members of the British aris
tocracy who are sensible enough to earn
their livelihood by once-despised trade re
tail trade, too.
The question of the 124 hours system for
dividing the time of day lias been again
raised. The Committee ou Standard Time,
of the American Society of Civil Engineers,
is to invite the railways of this country,
Canada and Mexico to adopt the 24 hours
system after October 12, this year. There is
no doubt that the system recommended
would be of special advantage to travelers
in a continent with such long journeys as
this has. Work would devolve on the rail
road companies lrom alterations in the
notation of the schedules,' and there would
bo considerable initial expense in the neces
sary changes on the time-pieces, but publlo
convenience would result, and that is of
prime importance.
The German Emperor ivat characteristic
in his address to the naval recruits at Kiel.
In his exliortation to them to be loyal to
the Emperor, the Empire and their religion,
the promlncneo he attaches to the three is
pointedly indicated by the order of pre
cedence. An uncontrollable inclination to inter
ference has nut the English Government in
many awkward predicaments in the past.
But England has suffered so often from her
meddlesome proclivities that she must have
learnt something. Even the burnt 'child
shuns the fire. It is impossible to believe
that Great Britain will interfere, otherwise
than diplomatically at most, at this juncture
or later to support Chile. If Chile be count
ing on English aid in case of war she will
surely be disappointed. The people of Eng
land woul'd not permit it.
A New York Republican paper wishes
that the Democratic Convention may come
to that city in the hope that the streets may
be cleaned to show that Tammany is not so
black as It is painted.
The tension between France and Italy
may be Judged lrom the recent scene in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies. Kudlni,
Prime Minister, was accused by his prede
cessor, Crispl, of being too lax in the preser
vation of Italian dignity before Franco, and
he retorted by similar aspersions. Thus to
obtain a political following in Italy it is
necessary to extend as much discourtesy to
.France as is compatible with the mainten
ance of diplomatic relations.
Two brewers are included n the Tam
many spider which is Inviting the Conven
tion 11 y to walk into its parlor, but for some
inexplicable reason the distillers have no
representation.
One good result from all the war talk is
the probability that the loyalty of ex-Confederates
wili at last be recognized by the
repeal of the law barring them fiom holding
commissions in the military and naval ser
vices. Such a recognition, in common with
all movements tending to bury the differ
ences of the past and make more real the
union of the present, cannot come to soon.
With party organizations in disagreement
all over the country there is some hope that
the Presldental election may be decided on
National issues.
The proprietors of an enterprising bak
ery firm In Detroit neatly turned the tables
on the banks which had refused to take de
posits in Finall change. The xennies were
saved until there was demand enough to
make the banks buy them at a premium.
The banks scorned to take care of the pen
nies so the pennios took care of themselves.
It is reported that the portraits of ex
Speaker Grow and the late Speaker Ran
dall are not speaking likenesses.
The vagaries reported on the registration
of the cold wave by Western thermometers
reminds one of the lady who in "purchasing
a thermometer asked the seller to set it at
70 as that was the temperature the doctor
had ordered for her room. It appears that
the orders for the cold spell disagreed in
their specification of the severity required.
The Duke of Clarence is dead and
buried, but the discussion on the succession
is more lively than ever. -
Denver, Col., has long laid claim to un
usual conditions for the preservation of
health. It now turns out, from the state of
preservation noted in long-burled bodies in
their transference to a new cemetery, that
the conditions are in the soil as well as the
air and extend to the preservation of human
bodies after the loss of life.
The weather-proof man has the pnll in
stead of the grip.
Advice for future use is offered to
Pittsburg citizens. When you have suffered
from want of gas during the day, ao not
leave your pipes full on when you 'retire
for the night. The supply comes on sud
denly when it is not wanted, and yon may
be awakened by a Are engine if you neglect
this precaution.
"WITHOUT FIBE FOB THESE YEABS.
An Aged OH City Lady, Sane on Other
Subjects, Baa One Queer Mania.
Oil Citv. Jan. 21. Special. Two months
ago it was reported to an officer that
"Auntie" Burns, an old lady between 70 and
80 years of age, living in South Oil City, had
no fire in her house, and that her case
needed attention. The report was investi
gated and found to be correct, but the lady
said she had reasons for desiring no fire in
the house, and protested against any official
interference.
As it was her own house, a part of whioh
she rented, and as she was able to have a fire
if she chose to have one, she was not mo
lested. A few days ago she was found in
bed in her room nearly frozen. Subsequent
Inquiry has show n that, although appaiently
sane, she has possessed a queer hallucina
tion with refererence to fuel, having the
idea that it is charged with some evil and
dangerous power which would resnlt in the
destruction of herself and home if she
should use it. Her cooking sho has had done
among her neighbors.
A gentleman well acquainted with her
nj s she has had no fire in her house lor the
past threo years at least.
The Christian Endeavor SocietKs.
llAKniSBniio, Jan. 2L ieeiof. The next
State Convention of the Societies of Chris
tian Endeavor w ill be held at Altoona Octo
ber 11, 12 and 13, these dates being agreed
upon at a meeting of the , Executive Com
mittee in this city this afternoon. A one
fare rate on the railroads has been secured
tor the Altoona Convention, and also for the
National Convention at New York in July.
Holes .Accepts Invitations to Dinner.
I Washington Tost.:
Governor Boies' boom has retched that
stasc where all invitations to publlo dinners
fcie readily accepted.
FINE POINTS OP LAW.
Important Questions to Be Settled by the
Anarchists' Appeal The Justices or
the Supreme Court Elicit Some Singular
Information Commutation Equal to a
Pardon. '
WASHnroTos, D. a, Jan. 81. The case of
Samuel Flelden and Miohael Schwab, the
Chicago Anarchists, convicted of complicity
In the famous Hay market riots and now con
fined in Jollet Penitentiary under life sen
tence, commuted by the Governor of Illinois
from a death sentence; came up in tho
United States Supreme Conrt shortly after
12 o'clock to-day for argument. The court
room was comfortably filled, but no unusual
interest was taken in the case. General Ben
jamin F. Butler, looking quite feeble, was in
court as one of the counsel for the Impris
oned men, and attracted some attention.
The two cases embrace tho same
questions, but were argued separ
atclv.that of Fleldcn being first taken up.
Mr. Salomon, who has pushed the cases for
the men and been their connsel from the be
ginning of the trials, opened the argument.
The ground on which the cases come before
the court is that the time for the enforce
ment of the final sentence or death Imposed
by the trial court having expired without
its having been put in force, the Supreme
Court of the State of Illinois, on September
14,1887, pronounced a Judgment and sentence
ot death against the men who were not then
present in court. Mr. Salomon maintained
that the men not having been present when
the State Supreme Court pronounced sen
tence, It was a deprival to them of the due
process of law, and contrary to tho provis
ions of the Constitution of the United
States.
A Violation of Prisoners' Bights.
Mr. Salomon argued that there was a viola
tion of the constitutional rights or prisoners
in not having them in court at the time of
sentence, and likewise in refusing to show
the facts.
The Chief Justice suggested that the State
Supreme Court merely fixed the time for ex
ecution. Mr. Salomon asserted that the court did
more by reciting that the persons were pres
ent. He then made another point by affirm
ing that thcio was no authority by which
the Governor of the State could direct the
enforcement of his commutation of sentence.
The power of pardon and commutation were
conferred by law on the Governor, but there
was no manner provided by statute for en
forcing imprisonment where ordered in
commutation of a death sentence, and the
Governor in directing suclt imprisonment
had assumed a power not vested in him.
.TnsHrA flrAV nsl-erl it thprfi TTftR nnvthill?
to show whether the prisoneis had accepted
tho Governor's pardon.
Mr. Salomon replied that there was
nothing whatever to show that Schwab had
accepted it.
-Is Good as a Free Pardon.
The Justice then asked if the result
would not be that the man would go free,
and that a commutation would amount to
an absolute pardon.
Mr. Salomon admitted this, but maintained
that though commutation might under the
Illinois law Dc ordered, no power existed to
enforce the imprisonment ordered.
Attorney General George Hunt, of Illi
nois, followed lir. S.ilomon in behalf of the
State of Illinois. lie maintained that the
United States Supremo Court had no Juris
diction to pass upon tho action ot the
Supreme Court of Illinois. The only alleged
error on the part of the Court whose judg
ment was sought to be reviewed was a re
fusal to amend its record and show that
Fielden and Schwab weie not bodily present
when the Judgment was rendered. This
Court had jurisdiction to review the final
resort of several States only whenever a
Federal question was involved. He sub-
mittcd that no Federal questionwas in
volved in the record, and that there was no
final iudirment tobe reviewed. There was
simply a decision of the Supreme Court of
'the State of Illinois on a motion made sub
sequent to the entry of final Judgment in
the organic case. Moreover, tue supreme
Court's judgment was not a condemnation
of the parties, but simply a refusal to inter
fere with its own record.
Not an Outrage to Justice.
Mr. Hunt then called attention to the
fact that it was not until the next term of
court that the men filed thelrobjections and
he asked when litigation would end if coun
sel could come in at any time and allege
error in the record. There was no reason,
he said, for the presence of the men in
the court. There is in the case a suggestion
that the two men are subjects of Great
Britain and Germany. Attorney General
Hunt said he was unable to find anything in
tho treaties by which the case could be af
fected. A foreigner stood on no better
ground than an American citizen.
General Butler That is true.
In the course of this part of the arenment,
Mr. Hunt quoted fiom an ntterance'of Gen
eral Butler to the effect that foreigners weie
entitled to no crreater consideration than
American citizens, and not so much'if they
did not behave themselves," and paid a
compliment to his opponent by adding that
it was that spirit "which enables him to
measure diplomatic swords with Falmerson
and not come off secondbest in the conflict."
General Butler arose, and, thanking Mr.
Hunt, said: "What I, shall ask the Court to
come to is that foieigners here have under
the treaties exactly the same rights that wo
have, but that when the rights guaranteed
by treaty to a foreigner are brought in ques
tion he ft entitled to adjudication through
tne courts 01 tne unitea states, ana there
fore that a Federal question will come up
in the records.
Jurisdiction pf the Court.
The importance .of this statement is that
it shows the manner In which it Is expected
to establish the jurisdiction of the United
States Supreme Court and its right to re
view the proceedings in the State court.
The Attorney General of Illinois then
closed his argument by addressing himself
to the claims made in behalf of Schwab that
there was no authority for sending Schwab
to the penitentiary alter commutation, and.
that the letters directing his confinement"
and the copies of the court's decisions
amounted to nothing as authority, there
fore Mr. Hunt maintained that unless the
rardonlne power was regulated bv law the
manner of its. exercise was entirely & mat
ter of executive discretion.
jChief Justice Fuller Has any application
been made to the Supreme Court ot Illinois
on behalf of this man on this gtoundt
Mr. Hunt No, sir.
The Chief Justice Where is tho Federal
auestion, then?
" Mr. Hunt argued that there was none, and
said that the claim that Schwab's imprison
ment under commutation by the Governor
was illegal was novel and amusing.
General Butler will make the closing argu
ment to-morrow.
KNOWN TO THE WORLD.
Secketaky Fosteh will return to 'Wash
ington the latter part of next week.
Dn. Edward Eggleston says that he is
tired of being regarded as a woolly Western
dialectician.
The Archduchess Stephanie, widow of
Crown Prinoe Budolph ot Austria, is be
trothed to Prince Miguel of Brasranza.
Bumob has it in England that General
Booth, of the Salvation Army, will designate
his own daughter as his successor in com
mand. Ex-Coxgressman McComas'is at his
home in Hagerstonn, 3Id., and ablo to walk
about town after his long and serious ill
ness. "Walt "Whitman seems to be getting
better. He is now able to sit up in bed,
drink milk punches, and read the news
papers. The Marquis of Lome has been appointed
Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle
in place of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, who
died a short time ago.
Adjutant General McClelland
left Harrisburg yesterday for Point Comfort,
Va., where he expects to regain the strength
he lost by his recent illness.
Edward M. Field is now able to hold
consultations with his attorneys, and takes
one meal a day of tea, toast, and oyster soup,
with sherry and egg occasionally.
The Pope's health continues excellent.
Yesterday morning he retired to his Apart
ments, and for some time waB busily engaged
in attending to the work which devolves
upon.him.
Kev. Dr. "William M. Taylor, of New
York, has entered tipon his. duties as Presi
dent of the Gospel Mission to tho Tombs.
He succeeds the late Dr. Howard Crosby In
this position.
Benjamin M. Bead, celebrated his re
election a3 Secretary of the Democratic
State Central Committee by yesterdayhnar
rying Miss Annie F. Zollinger, a well-known
lady of Hairiiburg.
Mme. CARidlEE ZACOROFr, who repre
sents in Now Yoiktbe Turkish Compassion
ate Fund, has been honored by the bestowal
on her of the Sultan's decoration, the "Grand.
Oi der of the Shefaca't."
THE BLUE LAW CRUSADE.
What of Good Will Resutr?
Warren Mirror,! .
Supposing that the Law and Order Society'
should win the victory in the fight against
thesnndavnewsrjarjern of Pittsburg what'
will have been gained by the'trlnmphT "PriUi
tne city oe any Detter on on tnav hcwjuuh;
Will the people be benefited ..If soVinwhatf.
respect? About the only thing that.willbave J
been accomplished of any consequence win
be to deprive the publishers of their profit,
and the loss or considerable revenue to the
newsboys. Their ringing voces will have
been silenced, and perhaps, in that respect
order will have been established. The agi
tation may result in tho repeal of n law,
which, a century ago, could be enforced be
cause public sentiment, to a greater degree
tnan now, supported it. And in tne event 01
a repeal of the law, tho Law and Older Soci
ety will have done, indirectly, a service to
tho State.
With the present demand for the Sunday
newspapers, an attempt to prohibit their
publication will be futile. When it no
longer pays to print them their circulation
will bo discontinued": And that will be.when
there is a pnbllo sentiment against the pub
lication and sale. So doubt the majority of
the people care little whether we have Sun
day papers or not and other thousands de
mand them. In case of a test, the former
would undoubtedly unite with the latter.
What good can come of the agitation does
not readily nppear. To carry it to its logical
results would overturn our social fabric for
it would have extended faithertban to the
mere publication of a newspaper, and might
affect the social and family relations of the
individuals who are members of the. Law
and Order Sooiety. Whilo we favor the
preservation of our Sabbath intact, we be
lieve that all such movements in which the
Law and Order Society or Pittsburg Is en
gaged are calculated to create a sentiment
against the Sabbath.
People Want the Sunday Papers.
New York Herald. 1
The attempt of the Law and Order Society
to stop the aft of Sunday newspapers is
simply a waste of valuable time and strength.
Pittsburg is at present afflicted with these
well meaning persons, and, in the language
of the weather prophet, "the storm Is mov
ing eastward." The people are not willing
to go without the news any day of the week.
They want it every morning and every
afternoon as regularly as they take their
meals. Nothing puts a well regulated hu
man being out of temper so mnch as tho
loss of his paper. Even tho death of the
carrier is not regarded as a sufficient ex
cuse. Shut down on the Sunday edition and the
community would be convulsed with indig
nation. It would be easier, a mucu less
sacrifice, to go without bieakfast than to go
without the anxiously expected and eagerly
read daily. Life without a newspaper is an
egg without salt, We have great respect
for the motives of these crusaders. They
simply lack good judgment. If they could
succeed they would do society an irrepar
able injury. But there is no fear.
They Have Tackled the Wrong Crowd.
New Orleans Delta.
The Pittsburg, Pa., Law and Order Society
has opened up a war on Sunday newspapers
and has started out by arresting the news
boys. The society has certainly tackled a
tough gang, and if it gets the best of the
prisoners it will be the first instance wher
ever the newsboys came out as the under
dog in a fight of any character.
They Might Alter the Constitution.
SharpsDUrg Herald.
- We wonder that McCrory, Heuqton and
Leggett, the Pittsburg Law and Order So
ciety, don't alter the Constitution so a' to
compel everybody to go to the Covenanter
Chui ch. They will try it.
CBISF MAD AX JHLL&
The Texan's Refuial to Take What Was
Given Him Annoys the Speaker.
WAsniHGTOjf, Jan. 2L Sperioi It was
announced on the day Representative Mills
went away that ho would not servo as Chair
man oftho Commerce Committee, but would
work to the best of his ability In the
ranks under Mr. Wife, who would
naturally succeed to the Chairmanship: It
now appears that his ncciou has aroned
much feeling on the part of Speaker Crisp
and his friend, who savthat lcuas an ace
of discourtesy for Mr. Mills to throw up. his
place without fiist communicating his pur
pose or desire to tho Speaker.
There is danger that the Speaker mav re
taliate by refusing to appoint Mr. Wise
Chairman of the committee. It is the Speak
er's province under the immemorial rules
of tho House and under tuo rule adopted
a few weeks ago, to appoint all the
chairmen of committees, aud every mem
ber is expected to serve until he hands
in his formal resignation. It is
not understood by thoe w no know of his in
tentions, that Mr. Mills had any design of
being discourteous. Ho had decided to ac
cept no chair under the present organiza
tion of the nouse, and simply took what
seemed to him the most direct means of
putting his decision into effect.
FLAGS HALF HAST FOB ELAINE.
De Moines feople Badly Excited by an
Absurd Bucket hop Fake
De Moiires, Ia., Jan. 21. A report that
James G. Blaine was dead was circulated in
this city to day and caused intense excite
ment. It was announced by one of the clerks
in the House orEepresentativesandstopped
legislation. The flags on the State House
were ordered to halt mast:
It was afterward found the report orig
inated in n bucket shop, probably done to
affect the market.
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Dr. John Cunningham, Wooster, O.
Dr. John Cunningham, the oldest resi
dent of Wooster, O., died Wednesday evening.
Had ho lived one month longer lie would have been
100 years old. He graduated from Washington.
Pa., College In 1824 and three years after from Jef
ferson Medical College. Philadelphia, and at the
time of his death was the oldest alumnn of that
famous college. He went to Wooster In 1827.
Captain William Murray.
Captain "William Murray, aged 70, the
veteran stcamnoat man, died yesterday at Farkers
bnrg. He commanded the Wirt, the first steam
boat on the Little Sana wha, and afterward the C.
C. Martin. He was known throughout tho Ohio
Valley to rivermen. The active management of
his Boats he rjcvc to his sou a few ) ears ago, since
when he has lived in retirement.
James Gillespie.
James Gillespie, a well-known bnsiness
man in the oil regions In the early oil excitement,
died at his late residence in Freejiort yesterday of
the crip. Mr. Gillespie was 80 years of age and
was an uncle of the late Mrs. H. D. W. English.
He was also conneotcd with the Maine famllr.
The funeral will take place from his late residence
at Freeport to-morrow morning.
Obituary Notes.
John Couch Adams, F. R. S.,the well-known
'astronomer, died In England yesterday.
Mbs. BakiUha LAU, who died in Cordorus
township, near York, Tuesday, was 103 years and 4
montns oia.
Dav Lvov, the last of the steamboat captains of
Lake Champlatn. died at his home In Burlington,
Vt, yesterday, in his 89th year.
Hugh P. MARSTOx.who taught school in Easton
for 28 years, died Mondar, in his 79th year. He
was principal of the Easton High School for ten
years.
David S. Levav, a wealthy farmer of Kutztown,
Pa. , died Wednesday of pneumonia, aged 84 years.
His farm had been in possession of the family
nearly 1G0 years.
Jons M. Bradley, one of Canton's prominent
citizens, died yesterday morning of heart disease,
at the age of 15 years. He was a Mason aud Odd
Fellow and a member of other fraternities.
LADT MAKY CABOLIVJC BnUOEXElL-BltCCE,
Dowiger Marchioness of Allesbury. died yesterday.
She was the widow of the second Marquis of Alles
bury and a daughter of the eleventh Uarl or Pem
broke. DAVID Dobkmus. aged 92 years, died at Closter,
N. J., of grip. Yesterday morning his wife, also
aged 92, died of the same disease, and will be buried
with her husband. The old couple were well known
and highly esteemed.
John M. Bradley, a nrcminent citizen of Can
ton, died yesterday morning of heart trouble,
aged 55 years. He was a member of the Masons,
Odd Fellows. Order ot American Mechanics and
other seiret societies.
Hon. Joseph Fichixer died at bis residence
in Hollida ysburg yesterday evening, from the grip,
aged 65 years. lie was the last Associate Judge of
the Bench in Blair county, and for several years
President of the New ry railroad until that line was
luirrhiiaed bv the I'rnnsThaula. For ten years I
Mr. Klclitncr was connected with the ministry of
the Lutheran church. ,
THE WORK OP CONGRESS. .
Senators Stanford and Peffer Talk for a
I ylOO,000,000 Loan to Farmers The'Al
I J lianco Man Gets Eloquent Pennsylra
f ,nla' Portraits of Itandall and Grow
l L-.peaoted.to the House.
J ,WAOTMofoN, D. C., Jan. 3L After
oyttnebusfness today Mr. Stanford ad
dressed thtf Senate in advocacy ofthe bill
Introduced by him on December is, to pro
vide the Government with means sufficient
to supply the nationnl want of a sound cir
culating medium. The bill proposes the
issuo of United States circulating notes to
the amount or $100,000,000, and such ad
ditional amount?, from time to time, as shall
bo necessary to meet tho requirements of
the act, to be loaned under the supervision
of n land loan bureau, to owners of agricul
tural lands to an amount not exceeding half
the assessed valuation of the land, at the
rate of 2 per cent Intel est.
He replied to the criticism of tho Commit
tee on Finance In its adverse report on a
like bill at the last session, and argued that
the precedents cited in that leport of the
failme of similar schemes in France in 1792,
and in the Argentine Kopublie recently, did
not apply to the nronosed measure, which
.was entirely different in principle. He con-
icnuea, aiso, that tne committee was m
error when It assumed that the bill .could
not be made available to any class than the
farmers. It was, on the contrary, intended
for the benefit of all classes. He spoke at
length in advocacy of his well-known views
upon this subject.
Mr. Mitchell asked Mr. Stanford whether,
nnder tho proposed bill, any large corpora
tion that was a largo owner of lands the
land grant railroads, for example could not
borrow to half the assessed value of their
lands.
Mr. Stanford leplied In the affirmative.
Mr. Morrill inqniied whether there was tq
be more than one place In each State where
money was to be loaned by the Govern
ment. Mr. Stanford said that the idea was to have
an agency of tho Land Bureau in every large
city and town of a State.
Mr. Morrill suggested that would entail
very large expense.
Mr. Stanfotd said that agencies would not
bo necessary in every State.
Peffer Wnxes Quite Eloquent.
Mr. Peffer made a long speech in advocacy
of tho bill. He quoted quite extensively
from the literature of the Farmers' Alliance.
He summed up, with his approval, with the
memorial of the Alliance, saying that it
came from men of the highest character
'resenting officially a body composed ol
...liners and other classes of working peo
ple, with a voting power of at least 2.500,000
voters of every shade of political faith on
other questions. In conclusion Mr. Peffer
said:
-Remove from the vitals of the people the
destioying virus of the usurer; lift from
their homes the incubus of debt; dispel the
clouds which hover about the farmer's hori
zon; carry bread and cheer to the tollers,
and let the sunshine pour iuto every house
hold, and you will plant a new civilization
here. You will bring God close to the peo
ple. You will raise the lowly and banish
caste. You will drive despair away. You
will empty prisons, destroy anarchy, cure
drunkenness. Christianize tno home, ennoble
cltizenshipjnationallze the people, and per
petuate the republic."-
Al the close of Mr. Peffer's speech the bill,
on Mr. Standford's motion, remained on the
tabic, to bo called up on some future occa
sion. Mr. Cockrell, from the Committee on Mili
tary Affnii s, l eported the bill for the relief
of the University of Missouri, at Columbia,
and after explanation it wasnassed.
The La Aura 1)111 was aga'in taken up, but
without disposing of it, the Senate went into
executive session, and soon adjourned till
Monday.
What the House Found to Do.
The new oil portiaits ot ex-Speakers Grow
and Randall were displayed In the Hou-o
lobby to-day, and attracted -much attention
itnd a great deal of well-merited praise. In
the case of each, the likeness is striking and
the execution masterly. The portraits are
In rich gilded frames, and they will provo a
pleasant addition to the collection of pict
ures of ex Sneakers. Mr. Grow spent some
time in the examination of the portrait of
himself, and was apparently well satisfied
with the artist's work. During the House
session the pot traits weie brought into the
hall and placed upon easels provided for
them. They were carefully scrutinized by
the members, and tho remarks passed upon
them were highly eulogistic.
Mr. Grow was upon the floor, looking halo
and hearty and apparently bearing youth
fully the burden ot years which have rested
upon him since ho presided over the de
liberations of the Honse in the Thirty-
seventh Congress. In the members' gallery
were seated Mrs. Kandalland her daughters,
Mrs. Lancaster and Miss li.mdall.
C. W-btone, of Pennsylvania, made a brief
and effective speech of presentation. Mr.
Holinan, of Indiana, who had been a mem
ber of the Thirty-seventh House the only
memburof the present House who enjoyed
that pnvilege in a pleasant speech, replete
with reminiscences, in the name of the
House, accepted the gift of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania. While he was
speaking, Mr. Springer, of Illinois, escorted
Mr. Grow to tho Speaker's desk, where he
was gracefully received by Mr. McMlllln,
who tendered him a seat on the left.
Applause for Ex-Speaker Grow.
As the ex-Speaker took his position next
to the presiding officer, he wan 'greeted with
a round of applause. In concluding his re
marks, Mr. Holman offered a resolution ac
cepting the portrait. Mr. Henderson,, of
Iowa, made the concluding speech ana the
resolution was adopted.
The House then. passed a bill, detaching
Montgomery county from the western and
adding it to the Eastern district or Arkansas.
A bill was introduced for public buildings at.
Columbus, Ind., and Sterling and Dixon, 111.
Mr. Davis, of Kansas, asked for the present
consideration of a' joint resolution author
izing the President to appoint a commis
sion of three to investigate the cause of the
recent explosion and loss of life in the coal
mines at Krebs. I. T. Mr. Bynum objected,
and the resolution, after some debate, went
to the committee on times.
Mr. Bland introduced a bill for the free
coinage or gold and silver, and for the issue
of coin notes.
On motion of Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, a
resolution was adopted calling on the Secre
tary of the Treasury for a statement of the
drawbacks paid to importers of. tin plate
under the provisions of the McKinlev bill.
Also, for a statement of dnties refunded to
importers of salt for curing fish and meat.
mitteo on Indian Affairs, reported a bill ap-f
piupriubiuj; $i.f,in.v bu iUuiijjvi c; bite miubuirub
of lands to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe In
dians in Oklahoma.
Jerry Simpson Scores a Hit.
In the discussion of this measure, Mr.
Simpson, of Kansas, had an opportunity to
enter the arena of debate, and his brief re
marks were listened to with great attention.
He stood in front of one of the aisles, his at
titude was easv and his delivery good. He
started off with the declaration tbat the
$15,000 already appropriated had been squan
dered; but he -was stiongly in favor of the
pending measure, as it would allow settlers
to secuie homes. He hoped that the House,
with its large Democratic majoiity, would
do what ought to have been done before.
Touching upon the tariff, he asserted that
the protective tariff policy, ns pursued by
the Republican party, instead of bringing
prosperity to the larmers, had brought dis
aster, applause on the Democratic side
and they wanted to seek homes and begin
life under a Democratic administration
which he hoped would repeal the McKinley
bill ana an Kinurea larin law?, ana oring
prosperity to the country. The bill was
passed.
Mr. Lynch, of Wisconsin, introduced a
bill for the purchase of the Sturgeon Bay
and Lake Michigan Ship Canal. Referred.
Mr. Catchinzs, of Mississippi, from the
Committee on Euler, 'reported tho new code
of rules, which was ordered printed in the
Record. Mr. Catching stated that he would
ask for the consideration of the report
Monday. The House then adjourned until
Monday.
A Bad Country for Speculators.
S7. Peteesburo, Jan. 2L Owing to the fact
that speculators are amassing wheat in the
Eastern Provinces the Czar has instructed
the Jlayor of Moscow to purchase 15,COO,000
roubles worth, nil ot which will he dis
tributed among the starving. The Czar is
determine' Lto have no nonsense about this
matter. He hat empoviered the Mayor to
offer a fair price for tho wheat, and If the
speculators lefuso to sell at this price he is
instructed to confiscate the amount re
quired. Senator Call Keeps His Seat.
Washinoton, D. C, Jan. 21. The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections had
under consideration this morning the con
tested Florida election case of Call versus
Davidson, and decided by a unanimous vote
to recommend that Senator Call retain his
seat. Action in the other contested election
case of Dubois and Claggett, of Idaho, was
deterred until the next meeting of the com
mittee. Lost in the Drift or Events.
Chicago Inter-Ocean. 1
I' The piophet of the enowless winter has
been tost in the drift of current events.
FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER.
The Fruit and Flower Mission Asks the Aid
or thn Generous Hearted Misa Tlndle
Lends Her Parlors for the Event Other
Thing.
People will please permit themselves to
be reminded once more that the colonial tea
for the Frnlt and Flower Mission will be
given this afternoon in Miss Elizabeth
Tindle's house on Penn avenue. A miscon
ception of the nature of the tea has arisen,
which Miss Tlndle desired to have removed.
The tea is not a private function reqnlrlng
an Invitation, but all who desire and
whoaieliiterestel In the Frnit and Flower
Mission are requested to consider themselves
welcome guests upon paying the price set
for admission, which is hal f a dollar. Miss
Tlndle kindly lent her parlors, which are
most excellent for the pnrpose, and in no
sense is the tea to be considered as an invi
tation affair.
Thp parlor were partly in trim yesterdav
afternoon for tivdar. All the lower floor is
crnsned. and Ihe furniture being removed
has been replaced bv several booths
trimmed with nink for the different classes
of goods on sale. Among the ladies who are
prominentlv connected with the work are:
Miss Harding. Trefident; Miss Elizabeth
Tindle, Miss Mary Holmes, Miss Kate Mc
Knight, Mrs. C. I. McKee, Mrs. Thomas M.
McKee. Miss Sara Scott, Mi ismma Suydam,
Miss Alice Lyon, 3Iiss Frances Marshall,
Miss Vankirk, Miss Mary McKee, Miss Nellie
Metcalf, Miss "Bnth Ballev, Miss Haworth,
Miss Maidie Forsyth, Miss Bessie Howe, tne
Misses Bicketson and Miss Jackson. The
tea will nartake of the nature of tho period
indicated in the title "Colonial tea."
For some reason Pittsburg has been the
favored spot for llttlo tender affairs theatri
cal to come to the suriace. Already several
weddings in what wo rather indefinitely
term "the profession" have been announced
in this city during the season. AnagreJablo
bit of intelligence for the thorough-going
play lover is the engagement, Just made
Known, or Miss Jessie Story, the charming
young ingenue of the ''Niobe" Company, to
Mr. Edwin Panlton, who, with his father,
collaborated In that very successful farce
comedy. Mr. Paulton, Jr., also was the
joint author with Mr. Paulson, Sr., of the
libretto or "Erminio" and several other well
known plays, tb names of which cannot
be recalled at the moment. Friends pleas
antly say that Miss Storv's only rival in Mr.
Paultonrs affections Is the chxc Mis3 Hattie,
the character in his own play, in whidhhis
stveetheart appears. Miss Story is consider
ably prettier off the stage than she is before
the footlights, and eeryono knows how
fascinating she is in the tart role. The little
romance is to be crowned by marriage, it Is
said, sometime In the early summer. A
bright Juture awaits Mr. Paulton, who, by
the way. Is an Englishman, one of the rising
writers for the stage of to-day.
A quiet ceremony yesterday transformed
Miss McVay into Mrs. William B. Kodgers,
the nuptials being celebrated in Mr. McVay's
.house in Sheffield street. Only a few rela
tives and friends were present owing to the
fact that the family are in mournlng.butthis
did not hinder the'event from displaying an
elegance equal toanyfunctionof the winter.
The flowers were solely white blossoms
plentifully interspersed with leaves and
plants, so as to produce the effect of groen
and white wedding. The wedding dress was
of satin made a la mode. Neither bride nor
bridegroom were attended. The Kev. Mr.
Cowl performed the marriage.
'Social Chatter.
Amog the young ladies, who have beenl
visiting in PittsDurg, none is more attrac
tive than Miss Dick, of Meatlville. who is, at
present, the guest of Mrs. D. J. Stewart, ot
Allegheny. Miss Dick is a captivatinfe
young lady, and it is said. If one may don
a miserable pun, that she has taken captive
several promising young representatives of
the other sex.
The invitations are issued for Miss Mar
gery H. Fawcett's marriage to Mr. Orlando
Metcair McEIroy, the date of which Is set
for 6 o'clock Tuesday ovenimr, February 2,
at Calvary Episcopal Church, East End. The
invitations are in the name of Mr. and Mrs.
James T. Fawcett.
To-:jioht the Orinda Cottilion will give
the first of its supplementary dances at the
Linden Club, under the patronage of the
ladies, who served tin the original series,
and whose names are: Mrs. Charles S.
Curry, Mrs. E. T. Normecutt, and Mrs.
Charles Lindsay.
Mr. Nathax Jones and Miss Mary P.
Fox were married yesterdav at the Second
Methodist Protestant Church by the Bev.
George Shaffer. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are
spending their honeymoon in Atlantic City.
Mas. T. M. Jones, or Fifth avenue, en
tertained yesterday for Miss Larimer, her
niece, who is at present visiting with her
aunt.
Mr. Paschal Carr. to whom Miss
Mary Bicketson is betrothed, is considered
and called the handsomest man in St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. C F. Nevin and Mr. and Mrs.
John Broomall Booth will receive this even
ing at their Sewickley home.
Mrs. Thomas Blair, of Western avenue,
entertained friends yesterday afternoon.
VALUE OF THE FIKE DE1LL.
Tiffany' Trained Men Qalckly Put
Big
Stock In Strong Kafes.
New York, Jan. 21. ."fneefaf. As soon as
the existence of the fire in the adjoining
building became known in Tiffany's to-day,
the 250 men employed in the Dig store were
at once ordered to their posts for fire drill.
The mannner ordered all door, except the
northern door facing on Union Square,
closed and guarded. Then he telephoned
for an extra force of detectives.
There was no confusion following the sig
nal of fire- Every man was in his place
ready ror the first order. The hose, which is
coiled up for instant ue, wayunrolled, and
in less than half a minute after the order
everything was In readiness to flood
every floor If necessary. The extra de
tectives now arrived and the guards at the
doors were increased. Then came the work
of patting in the safes, diamonds, jewels and
gold watches on the ground floor. The safes
are burglar-proof, are under the showcases
where the valuables are kept, and every
night the operation of removing the valu
ables to the safes is gone through with.
"Ready at the cases," called the manager
and every clerknnlocked his particular show
case, while the heads of departments and
the detectives pitrollert the floor to see that
everything was done in order. With wonder
ful quickness the clerks, following tne order
of their chief, stowed away the priceless
jewels in the safes, turned the locks and
were ready to take their part In fighting tho
fire if necessary, all danger from robbery
being over. The firemen were then admitted
to the building. Manager Cook said that
there was absolutely no damage done to the
store In any way. The stock Is valued at
$2,000,000.
THE ITAVAL FIGTJBES
Discussed Informally by Secretary Tracy
and the House Committer.
Washington, Jan. 21. Special. Secretary
Tracy received a call to-day from Chairman
Herbert and all his associates on tho House
Committee on Naval Affairs. This call
following upon that or the Senate Naval
Committee, is necessarily regarded as
significant, though, as, might he expected,
the members of tho committee hasten to sny
that no significance whatever attached to
the call, and that it was merelv formal,
made by the new committee on the Secre-ffirx-
nt tho beirinninsr of Contrress.
During the conrerence the question 1 ot
naval appropriations was dlscnsed. The
appropriation for the fiscal vear ending
June 30 next, amounts to $32 668.47L including
provisions for new ship naval esiauusu
ment., navy yards, etc. The estimates that
the committee is about to take and which
would be the bnsis for this session's bill
amount to $27,194,63!).
London Again Fog-Bound.
London, Jan. 21. The city to-day is
wrapped in an almost Impenetrable foz
equal to that which prevailed at Christmas
time. Traffic is impeded, and odark is it
that the ute of electric and gas lights has
been resorted to.
, Confirmations by the Senate.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 2L Among the
confirmations bv the Senate, to-day, were
the following Ohio postmasters: H. M.
Leach, Hiram: F. M. F.ltczel, V urren; W. B.
Woolvorton, Norwalk.
Why the Fmnirr Owns the Hallways.
Berlin, Jan. 21. Chancellor Von Caprlvl
announced In the Lower House of the Prus
sian Diet to-day that the State, on military
grounds, would never relinquish its control
of the railways.
San Francisco G t a Convention.
Cincinnati, Jan. 2L The Exrcutive Com-mlttee-of
the National Editorial Association
has selected San Francisco, May 17, for the
;next meeting of the association.
Up May Bo George V.
Chicaio Times.
Prince Gcorgo will bo George V, provided
his time to sit don n on the throne arrives
before the Engllshpeoplo sit down on hered
itary' rulers.
' 'WrVW-;. V -1 MA-t-rn n-r . mrnir
-,(JUKlUUS'UUflJJJ3ABAXlUIiB. fi
Parsley is poisonous to many kinds of
birds.
There is a small African snake which ?
has two horns. ,
The ostrich covers from 11 to 15 feet at
every stride while running.
At the time of birth the octopus is, not . r
larger than a common flea.
In all Spain there are only 3,231
Children in the Sunday schools. '
There were 122 accidental deaths on
Californiarailroads during 189L
Fish are frequently found in new formed
ponds. They are supposed to be carried -there
by birds.
England has but one judge to every
800,000 of her population. The colony of
Victoria has ono to every 200,000.
There is a species of ant in Australia
that makes honey. The Indian coccus also
maices coney and does not belong to tue uee
tribe..
The power of flying possessed by many
sea-birds is so enormous that they are, prac
tically speaking, never out of reach of fresh
water.
In Ireland Denis Koorobee died pos
sessed of 48 children, 230 grand children and
944 great grand children. He bad Deen mar
ried seven times.
The cormorant is still occasionally used
for fishing in preserved waters in England.
The bird generally wears a light collar to
prevent It from swallowing the flsb.
People in Japan are called by the fam
ily name first, the individual, or what we
should call Christian name. next, and then
the honorific thn3, "Smith Peter Mr."
L arge heads do not always indicate in
tellect. Prof. Vlrchow, the German scien
tist, points out that the Greeks, one of the
most intellectual of nations, are also one of
the smallest headed of race3.
Almonds are such near cousins to
peaebea that one can be grafted upon tne
other, and the analogy is made plainer in
this instance, because the almond on the
tree is also covered by a pulp.
Seals when basking place one of their
number on guard to give alarm In case of
danger. The signal is a quick clap of the
flippers on a rock. Babbits signal with their
lore pws and have regular signals and calls.
Mrs. Fawcett, speaking at Birmingham
fn favor of the claim for woman suffrage,
stated that not only were there 38,000 female
land owners In England and Wales, but 20.
000 women were actually engaged in fanning
on their own account.
The travel by water in Maine for the
year 1S9I amounted to over 2,000,000 persons.
Of this the Casco Bay Steamboat Company
carried 408,567, or about one-fifth of all. This
shows the extent of pleasure travel in and
about Portland harbor.
If the number of persons daily enter
ing, the City of London were dispatched
from any given station by train, as many as
1.977 trains, each conveying 600 persons.'
would be required for the purpose. If the
trains were all joined together in a con
tinuous lino they would extend 231 miles.
The development of the science of elec
tricity has created a demand for. very fine
wires. The platinum wires in incandescent
lamps are drawn through sapphire plates,
and the very finest platinum wire3 are used
in many delicate and sensitive electrical in
struments. Nearly all the petroleum deposits of
Southern California are situated in Los An
geles ard Ventura, counties, and they occupy
an area of 230,000 acres. This important
product is rapidly becoming one of the most
valmbio in Southern California, the yield
for li9 aggregating in value over $1,000,000.
Cuttle fish are useful in many ways.
The bone Under the skin of the back, which
affords the animal some sort of substitute
for a skeleton, is employed for caged birds
to sharpen their beaks upon. It is also
ground up into powder for absorbing blots
in writing, is utilized as an antacide in med
icine and is made an important ingredient
in dentifrices.
The Salton Sea, which last summer was
held by the Southern California papers to be
responsible for the unusual hot weather that
prevailed there, is now accused by the same
papers of having been the cause of the re
cent; coia snap, xc is no wonaer iaai toe in
nocent 5ea has become discouraged and is
rapidly disappearing from view under such
adoad of contumely. I
It would require the intelltl-t of a Bab
bage to wrestle with thestatistics of matches.
That 60,000,000 are burned every day In En
rope seems below the mark. Such firms as
Meksrs. Dixon, at Manchester, turn out 9,000.
000 a day. and many in London 2,000,000 or
3,000,000. The con3unmtion of phosphorous
for the purpose in England and France
shows that about 250,000,000,OCO a year are
turned out in these two countries alone.
"Hurricane" is the old Spanish name
for a West India cyclone: bat it is now used
to designate a long-continued wind of ex
treme violence. In Beaufort's scale one
rLses throngli "light," "gentle," "fresh" and
"strong breezes." ' fresh," "strong." and
"whole gales." and "storm." to "hurricane,"
by which the mariner understands "a ve
locity or 90 miles or more an hoar."
The cries of none of the animals ap
proach more closely that of the human voice
than those of seals when lamenting the loss
or capture of their young. They emit a
wailing and aftecting cry. similar to that of
a woman In deep grief. Theory of a wound
ed hare resembles that of a child in distress.
Its piercing shriek can, on a still night, be
plainly heard at a distance of more than a
mile.
Herodotus gives a remarkable descrip
tion of the manner in which the Ethiopians
were accustomed to preserve their dead.
According to his account, having dried the
body, they plastered it over with gypsum and
paintedit soas tomake it resemble life as
nearly as possible. Then they put it in a
hollow column made of crystal, which mate
rial they dng up in abundance. Thus in
closed, the corpse was kept in the house of
Its nearest surviving relations for a year,
after which it was buried.
As an article of industrial use, the
fibrous covering of the cocoanut is much in
demand, under the term of coir, for making
ropes, mats, etc. Coir is now well known to
De one of the best materials for cables, on ac
count of its elasticity and strength. They
are made in large quantities in the Lacadiva
Islands, entirely by hand, and chiefly bv wo
men, without the aid of machinery of arv
kind. Cocoannthusks are now also Imported
by Britain for the manufacture of mats
known as coir aud cocoanut fiber mats
which give employment to the Inmates of
prisons and industrial and ragged schools.
Kameses IX, during the earlier years of
his reign, was always escorted by a female
dog, which was called Anaitiennaktou,
or brave as the goddess Anaitis. Apetjy
king or the eleventh dynasty, about 3300 B.
C, had five dogs, which he so loved that he
carved their names and engraved their por
traits on his tomb. They were, indeed,
blooded animals, whose names revealed
their foreign origin. The finest of them was
called Abalkarou, a faithful transcription of
the word ahalkour, by which the hunting
dog is designated in many of the Berber dis
tricts.
SIDTINGS FBOM LIFE.
Mr. Impressionist That's my last, there
on the easel. Now, that la a picture. Sqnibs!
Squibs Yes, so It Is. I can tell that by the frame.
Stranger And so you believq in Pro
Chlorine's care for rtrunienness?
Ued Nosed Enthmlast BelleTc In ltt How can I
help believing In it? I've been cured six times.
"Little maiden, tell me true,
What sort of man most please yon?"
She Washed and hang her pretty head.
'Tls Hymen I like best," she said.
Stok'es Those literary fellows are a jeal
ouilot. They say that Howells doesn't think much
ofDIckens.
Maltby Yes; aflnjcieniiiijntt naTe a cnance to
think anything of Howells.
' "I can't pay this bill, Doctor. It's ex
orbitant. I'm no better than I was. either."
That's because vou didn't take my advice."
"Ah well of coarse if I didn't take It I don't
owe you for It. Thanks. Good morning."
"Yon have no idea what fools men are!"
"O, yes Indeed I hare t You don't suppose I've
been to a select boarding-school for nothing, do
yon?"
The ladies of St. James'!
You scarce ean understand T
Tlmhalfofalltheirspeechei, r
Their phrases are so grand: .
But Phylllda. my Pliylllda!
Her shy and simple words
Are clear as after rain drops
Themuslc of the birds.
Tanks The man who wrote " 'Iwas off
the Bice Canary Isles," had something to go along .
wl(h that last cigar.
Banks Whatmakes yon think so?
Tanks Did you"e"ver see a blue canaryf ' ' ' '