.""laiTui "" ,J7rf?(3pr. T4r-r t?? :?B5TJ ' -fyy ' ' ' the" phtsburg - DISPATCH; '.'TUESDAT.'H-FEiBRIXAiRT -23. 1892. m?m K fc If Mje Bigpaftij. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY. 8, 1S46 Vat. 47. No. lS.-Entercd t rittsburg l'ostofflcc November. 1SS7, as tecoou-clatt matter. Business Office Corner Smithneld and Diamond Streets. News Rooms and Publishing House 78 and 80 Diamond Street, in New- Dispatch Building. EASTFRN AnVEUTISINR OFFICE. BOOM 78. TH1IIUXF. 151711.1 UNTr. NEW YOKE, where com vlcte files orTHE DISPATCH can always he found. Foreign advertisers appreciate Hie """'"SJ Home nd ertlsere and friends on HE DISPATCH, while in New York, are alo made welcome. THE DISPA TCH it regularly on ralral Fir Mann's. r rman Saturn. Jk Fort, ant B Ak te tVpra, Paris. France, ichere anyone who has fceeu ditap jioinixitziakoUneicx stand can obtain it. TEEMS OF THE DISPATCH. IOSTAGE rj!EE IX THE WOTZD STATES. mir.Y Dispatch. One Year ( 8 00 Daily Disfatcu. .Per Quarter ... Daily Disr tcu. One Month - Daily Dif patch. Including Sunday, lycar.. Daily Dispatcil JncludlncSandar.Sm'Jhs. Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday. 1 m'th. yrxDAY DlbPATCII. one Year VF.nKT.v DifirATriL One Year..-. 00 70 10 CO 2S0 03 250 IK Tut Daily Dispatch Is dell erra liy carriers at Kccntspcr'neek. or. Including uundaj Edition, nt 10 cents per -week. - . rirrsuunG. tcesday. February vs. THE DtMOCKATlC UILEMM.A. The Democratic party is nearinK the narrow and. dangerous strait which runs betw ixt Scvlla and Charybdis. Instead of fcekinjr by careful pilotage to esc?.pe ship wreck on either rock it courts dancer by attempting to put into port on the less in hospitable of the two. Ou the one hand is IliU, the very embodiment of the boss driven mechanical system, who is to be depended ou for nothing but his own ad vancement. On the other is Cleveland, the personification of straightforward political morality, but equally dangerous, because pledged irretrievably to an opposi tion of the principles of protection and leciprccitv. Yesterday's doincs at Albany indicate that the party in Xew York is in a still worse plight trace its most powerful sec tion supports the personal evil, together with the mistaken policy. The party in the country at large will not submit to the dictation of the Tammany influence. But it will as surely meet with disaster if it in dorse an advocate of f weeping tariff re duction, no matter what his personal strength. Had the Xcw York boom for Hill been of the strength and unanimity which its agitators claim.it might have had some weight with the Democrats of the whole country, as emanating from all sections of the State party. But when it is conclusively shown to be nothing but the output of the greatest mill of political corruption in the nation, it becomes a fac tor in the destruction of him it would ad vance. A BrCOMING CHLFBK "ION George Washington did mere than any other man to establish the grandest re public In the world. No more fitting cele bration of his birthday can be "imagined than the sailing of the Indiana from Phila delphia jesterday on its mission of mercy. It is a palpable evidence of the prosperity which ariss from a state of freedom, and it is an eloquent expression of that loving kindness which should be the leading trait of democracy. Never did Philadelphia show a greater right to be called the City, of Brotherly Love, nor has the nation ever had more excuse to be proud of the actions which make its greatness. Tlii is an historical and striking picture of the conditions of humanity to-day. On the one hand the Russian peasantry with its" unprecedented suffering, weighed down In the evils of despotism, and on the other the generosity of purpose, with the ability to show it, as tlte outcome of re publicanism. The entire world may choose between the two, and the future will show that the choice is not doubtful, though circumstances may delay its execu tion. We pity the sufferers; we give them our assistance, and theirs it is to destroy the shackles which Inthrall them. "Wc are proud of cur Republic, we rejoice in our prosperity, and we stand prepared to encourage all who seek liberty. ME. CLEVELAND'S ADDEES. Among the many observances of yester day's anniversary ex-President Cleve land's address at Ann Arbor occupies a prominent place. Iu his speech he care fully abstained from dragging any politics into the celebration of the occasion, but gave his attention to the importance of "Sentiment in Our National Life," taking the character of Washington as the exem plar of true American sentiment. The address is replete with sound views on the basis of true patriotism and reflects credit on Cleveland as an exponent of the lusher order of thought in active politics. This position is emphasized by the con trast between Mr. Cleveland's thoughtful and non-partisan tribute to the day and the meeting of a convention of practical politicians in Xew York, who used it for demonstrating their superiority to any sentiment except that of hurrahing for Hill in the interest of public plunder. COMBINATIONS AND rKANCni?E. The capture of the Economic Gas Com pany by the Chicago Gas Trust within two years cf the date when it was started, with a flourish of trumpets to break up the gas monopoly then, suggests several reflec tions. The most salient is evoked by its renewed illustration of the superiority of combination policy to the decrees of the law. Before the Economic was organized, the courts had declared the Gas Trust to be illegal and an infringement of public polMy. The decision was more than ' usually forcible in its repetition of the un varying judicial condemnation of com binations to restrict competition; but the equally unvarying superiority of the com binations to the principles of law and court decisions is demonstrated by the fact that the Gas Trust is, like its fellow combinations, still in the business of swallowing competitors. A certain class of social publicists point to the absorption of this competinggas com pany as a demonstration of their assertion that the gas business is a natural monop oly, and that all compctinc corporations must combine. But it demonstrates noth ing of the sort. It demonstrates only the stupidity, or worse, which presides over the grant of municipal franchises. Coii-' sidcring the character of the men who started the competing concern, and the knowledge that the Gas Trust was in ox. Jstencc for the purpose of suppressing competition, the grant of franchises in a way which permitted the. final combina tion was a betrayal, either intentional or unwilling, of the public interest. While it is customary to inquire who are the promoters of a scheme which is ask ing public franchUas that phase of the question is of no weight. The ease with -which corporate ownership is transferred. .makes it evident that the solo protection iO ! i.ti- : a i ii- i jai tu upuuuc luiticii jiea in burruunuw the grant of franchises by such conditions that the cuppression of competition will be impossible. This could have been done very easily in the Chicago case, as a pro viso forfeiting to the city the pipes laid under the grant, If competition were stifled, or permitting.any manufacturer of gas to furnish it to customers through the pipes at a stated royalty, would have been a complete obstaclo to all efforts at combination. The experience of Chicago is one com mon to all American dtdes. Pittsburg has had its full share in dealing with street railways and franchises for both kinds of gas. Some day it is to be hoped that mun icipal government will become enlightened or honest enough to dopt the obvious measures for the protection of the public interest. TELLEK'S POLITIC I. IDEA. The letter of Senator Teller in which he declares his opposition to President Harrison's re-election Is a unique specimen of political literature. A great many people who permit thglr moral faculties to interfere with their political predilections might find reason to wish for a Presi dental candidate, who stands by platform pledges and will not permit the Govern ment to be used es a political machine. But Senator Teller is no such impracti cable theorist as that and he bases his objection to Harrison solely on the prin ciples of political division. Presideut Harrison is opposed to free coinage. That is encusrh to condemn in the eyes of a Colorado Senator; and Sena tor Teller therefore declares against him. Wliether any Republican candidate, can be found willing to stand on the free coinage platform, except Teller himself, is not discussed, because the S?nator prefers to develop for the interest of his constituents a more material side of the question. "The free coinage of silver would add to the value of Colorado's output of silver not less than 58,000,000 per year," says the Senator; and any man who will not join in giving that $8,000,000 to Colorado is not the man for Teller. - The humor of all this is that free coin age will not add a cent to the value of Colorado's silver output. If there were no use for silver except in the arts its re monctization would bring in an additional demand which would enhance the value. But the present law by which practically the total silver output of the country is purchased and stored by the Government does more to enhance the market price of "silver than tree coinage would do. When free coinage is established, the dollar will .fall to the value of silver Instead of the A-alue of silver advancing to the level of the dollar. The legislation for the benefit of the silver mine owners was passed in 1890; but the silver craze is so powerful in Colorado that they do not know it A CHEAPEE WAT. Some narrow escapes have been recently made from disasters on the Panhandle road by the fall of rock from the hills above the tracks, which are loosened by the alternate freezing and thawing of the winter. This is the recurrence of a dan ger to which The Dispatch has hereto fore called attention, and it is rather en couraging than otherwise to note that its reappearance has stimulated the railway officials to take steps toward completely avoiding it. They are reported to he considering the project of tunneling from the end of the railway bridge to Ingram, which would really form two tunnels. This would avoid the dangers of landslides and short en ihe distance; but when the chance of accident in the tunnels is set against one gain, and the largo cost of the tunnel is set against the other, it is doubtful whether the improvement would pa. It certainly would not if the danger could be more fully avoided in any other waj'. Not only in this locality, but in nearly all other places where a similar danger ex ists, the way to avoid it is open so soon as railway -management rids itself of the theory that each road must keep the ex clusive use of its tracks. Along the entire stretch of the Southside there arc two sets of tracks one close to the hills and the other along the river bank. When rail way principles become enlightened enough to recognize that tracks penetrating cities can be used in common in such manner as to subserve the greatest use, it will be comparatively easy to set aside one set of tracks for the passenger traffic of each company and to use those running along the base of the hill for freight traffic The cost of fitting up the tracks so as to do this would not much exceed five per cent on the cost of the proposed tunnel. But the difficulty in the way of do'ng this will be to induce the railway mind to recognize the propriety of the use of rail way tracks within the cities by all com peting railways in common and on equal terms. So desirable a ref oim Is altogether too revolutionary for the conservative rail way mind. FICTION FOK THd MAKIXES. It is enchanting to be informed by the anonymous Democra'tic politician, "whose official position prevents him from allow ing the use of his name," and who selects the Chicago Tribune as the medium for communicating his information to the public, that David B. Hill will place, in nomination at Chicago the name of Grover Cleveland, "whom he hates and by whom he is hated with equal cordiality." This we arc informed will be done simply be cause it will be "good politics." David Bennett Hill nominating Grover Cleveland will be an Interesting spectacle, which wc fear the country is not destined to enjoy. If the New York apostle of Democracy for the benefit of Hill Is taking snap judgment on Cleveland's friends for the purpose of turning over the delegates to Cleveland, wc shall have to revise our theories of polities, on the basis of general lunacy. Not even Senator nill's worst enemies have accused him of sitting up nights to grab Legislatures and conven tions in order to give Cleveland the politic al usufruct thereof. The course of that politician for the past few years affords a most complete refutation of the charge that he schemes and works for the benefit of any person except David Bennett HilL Whes an alleged interview was pub lished byu Philadelphia paper in which Sen ator Quay was represented as eaylngthat the delegates rrom Pennsylvania to the Na tional Convention would be a "Qnay delega tion," we ventured to intimate that whatever his plans, tho senator was lar too astuto to make any such avowal. The telegram, there fore., from Florida in wnlch the alleged Inter view is pronounced bogns Is not surprising. There U plenty or room for opposing Mr. Quay without resorting to the weak expedi ent of attributing to htm u sudden garrulity utterly in contrast with his leal character istic of diplomatic reserve. French trade has been affected by 'the recent tariff legislation. One industry has at least Mifferod nothing from it, for the Cabinet-makers liave more older than they find it easy to fill. Arkansas should lobe no time or effort lo bait its hacklldlcg and put it best foot foremost in a "stride toward Improvement. When' the number of murUei'3 ilia State increase slxty-flvo per cent In two years there is someting radically wrong with that State, and its condition Is menace to the whole country. We cannot afford to move backward in any direction, and least of nil in the enforcement of respect for human life. "Washington's Birthday weather will soon become ns proverbial for mildness in this region as Queen's Birthday weather is in England. Lust year the 22d or February was n. day oT surpassing beauty. Yesterday, apart irorn the occasional gathering clouds, the weather a nil that could be wished, with no hint of the ratlins, blustery, bit ter March which is stxnenr. Bad country roads are a great evil, but they were nusofnl Institution in hindering that train robber'. escape from bis pur suers. Wo want fewer train robbers and better roads. Judge Claiboiisk is in doubt as to whctherelcctriclty can be stolen. There n'ro few people, with household nttinss lor elec tric illumination, who do not believe that ttio money chained for it very often is. There are many kinds of meter Ions moter, short meter and motr by moonlight alone but the least popular kind is the common electric orgas meter. As indicated by the New Yoik train robbery, the moral suasion of firearms is remarkably forcible when brought to bear on unprotected men. There Is an ancient fable on the subject orainillef amlhts son who, after many ad ventures, discovered that it was impossible to please everyone. Wo commend a study ot this to President Harrison It may give him n wrinkle in regard to making some of the long-lookcd-for Pennsylvania appoint ments. PKEVEyrioir is better than cure and the opening of a Department or Hygiene by the University of Pennsylvania should em puasize the fact. WOMAs's argumentative powers are not nmong her most lovable gifts, but nothing can compete with hermaguetismas a tender of the nick. By allowing women to' practice law and forbidding her to practice medicine, Virginia indicates that it does not j udgo the falrsei by the customary standards. All officials on express trains carrying treasure should go armed, and a special car should never be placed under only ono man's protection. New Yore has just had its trial of a man accused of murderins his noighbu for sup posed occult practices, and now we hear of a woman iu Detroit maltreated because su perstition regarded her as a witch. Truly we have reached a high tato of enlightened civ ilization. Austria is taking our gold and sending us Its Huns. This species of export and im port is not at all desirable. The kind of .'raud which, by an offer of free transportation to Liberia, strands u hundred penniless colored folk in Now York is a serious public evil. The manager of the American Colonization Society should be found and dealt with as severely as possible. Mr. Quay's illness must indeed have been of a serious nature if "he was not able to think about politics." There is a surprising superfluity of com miseration expended on Edison which should bo turned to some raoro needful sub ject, since he is qui to satisfied with the present state of bis affairs, and after all he oujM to know bat Patriotism and politics touched elbows all over the land yesterday. XAMES OFTEN HEARD. Ex-Presidet Fokseca, of Brazil, is again in critical health. Prisce Bismarck will attend the com ing session of the Upper House of the Prus sian Diet. Robert Niooll, the Scottish poet, stid: "I have written my heart in my poems, and it can bo read there."- EitrEROR William and Prince Henry were guests of General Von Versen at a din ner on Saturday. Mark Twaln.who was also a guest, sat next to the Emperor. Mr. Ingalls no longer, it is said, feels any desire to return to the life and strife of Congress. He finds the lecture field more remunerative than ho had expected. Is his lecture on Shakespeare, at Indian apolis. Colonel Ingersoll said: "TIio sub limed line in the English language is, 'Lovo is not love that alters when it alteration finds." " For many years Michael D. Harter, of Ohio, who had an interesting discussion on the floor of the House of Representatives a day or two ago with Mr. Bland, has been an odd figure In Ohio politics. OXEofthe few genuine centenarians in the country is "Aunt Tletsy" McKay, who is dying at the ag, of 106 years in Taylorvlllo, Ky. She is a remarkable oltl lady, with eye sight still clear enough to enable her to read her Bible. s Alexakdre Kibot, the new French Premier, is Just two weeks over 50 yeara of age Ho is sometimes called a youthful Thiers, and he has had a meteoric career in politics daring the last ten years. A MILL10NAIKE IK A HID U IX Fortune Smiles on a Penniless Man Who Xlnds a Silver Cavern. Cbeede, Col., Feb.M. Yesterday, as a pros pector named Brandt was working over Batchelor Mountain, he stumbled upon a find which raised him in a moment from comparative poverty to opulence. His find was a cavern, the roof of which, vaulted and hanging with stalactites, showed croppings of pure silver ore running $10,OCO to the ton. This chamber is 50 leet wide and 200 feet long, and contains enough ore on the surface to make Brandt n millionaire. Beido tho sliver the cavern contain utensils, skeleton and remains, evidently tluno of Cliff Dwell ers, but the antiquarian discovery loses in terest in the phenomenal silver And. Brandt reoorted the find hero and tho people went wild. Hundreds lclt (or the Cliff Dweller chum, as it l called, at once, iiraudt was offered $ICO,000 cash for tho claim 'jy a syndi cate of CalUomla capitalists, but he refused it. PALMEK HOT A PALHER MAN. The Eenator Foregoes Ills Own Ambition In FTor of Cleveland. Chicago, Feb. "J2. Senator John M. Palmer is still trne to Gtovcr Cleveland, despite tho teinptath.n of a Prestdental nomination freely offered by the Democracy of Illinois. In reply to a letter from Win. Florence, a resident of Irving Park, III., under date of February 11, the Senntor writes: I am interested in your remarks regard ing tho National ticker, andpcrtalnly agree with you in ono particular, that Cleveland would arouse the enthusiasm of tho mastcs of the people. Tho contingency or lny nomination for President 1 so roinote that it is hardly worth considering at all. I would not under any circumstances accept thoVlcjr Presidency. I could only bu in duced to accent the first place by the con viction that it vatneeessarythat I should do so a contingency that is very unlikely." WHY THE GOLD IS GOING. Austria Is Trying to Accumnlate Enough to Resuino Gold rajmenls. To the Editor of The Dispatch: The explanation of gold exports at this time is that Europe is selling to us more stocks and bonds than is sufficient to wipe out our favorable balance of trade, notwith standing our eiiofiuousexports. Tho reason for thl Is the effort of Austria to accumu late $150000.000 In gold by Means ora lo.tn with which to res ii mo gold payments, which must come frotn European stocks or gold or from ours. The result ot Austria's effort to resume gold payments it a" serious disturbance of the world' finances whlrh may" welt ho watched with- apprehension on this uide of the Atlantic. ' j!. j.. .. '. ".." "" , SMILES AND TEARS. Margaret Mather In Her w Play, The Egyptian The Charity Ball All the Comforts or Home The Slnbad StlU Shining All the Flays In Town Crltl-cl-.td. It is a mistake to preface so long and heavy a play aa "The Egyptian" with a curtain-raiser, unt one can nardon the error and almost approve it in fact, because it' licppens to leveal Jlanraret Mather In a very pleasant, and for her, somewhat novel role. In "Xance Oldfleld," Charles lleade's version of a French piece which we have seen lieic earlier in the season under the title of "Tmgody and Comedy," by Mr. "Tardlev, Mhs Mather plays the great actress of the stage, who takes pity on tho"youtbfuI ad mirer with much vivacity and so as to le venl in very graceful fashion the woman's heart. Tho wholo piece was well played, lint suiely the most effective termination to the nlnv, thongh, perhaps not so true to life as Mr. lleade'.. Is Mr. Yardley's. The latter inaKcs the smitten youth ami tno actress marry; Mr. Hondo makes him prefer the dramatic muse to It's more temptingmfctress of flesh and blood. Youth seldom chooses so. The big play on the programme is "The Egyptian" said to be a new adnptntlou of Victor Hugo's "Hunchback of Notre Dame," by someone who Is not named. It Is kindly in the management to withhold the adapter's name. NoboSv who has read the novel couldlmigine how deftly the dramatist has contrived to demolish the intense inter est of the story. It would be unkind to Miss Mather to rongratulnto her upon her new role, although she does make a very pretty and winning -Etniera.'da. The sooner she puts away The Egyptian," the better for bur. Tho play is In five acts, between which the waits must needs be long to allow the heavy cenery to be set up. Tho'-Jitory of the plav begins at the point in the novel where Phoebus meets Esmeralda, and ends in the ap parent hnppv re-unlon or the lovers after Claude J&ollo's death. But though the scenery and eveml Incidents are cloe!y copied from Victor Huso, dramatic continu ity of plot U entirely lacking, and the observer, unless he know tho novel well and watcli the play carefully, is con stantly befogged. For instance, how Is tho audience to know that the excited female, who watches FrollG'i first attempt to capture Esmeralda from behind a barred window on the right sido of the stage, is the gypsy's mother? Thin silent by-plav of the mother was aimless, but it was less annoying than the old lady's violent irruption in act IV. The language of the whole play is tawdry and theatrical, and while some of the situa tions are strong, not ono of them nor tho plav as a whole has any deep human ap peal. In tho very flimsy character of the heroine 3Iis Mather's abilities are thrown away, she has very few chances of showing her tragic powers, though sue is picturesque alwnys, and in tho lighter passages very charming. Otis Skinner is also unsulted ui terly lor Claude J&ollo. lie U a good actor, but not by any means n heavy vil lain. The part which should be heroic in size, as it Is in nature, Cap tain Phozbus, for some reason or other lias been thrown into the background, so that the audience is only asked spasmodi cally to take any hearty interest in him. "J'lie JJvncJiback is another very unpleasant char acter at best, and tho comedy element so called is very nearly tragic The sccnerv Is the best part of the play. The view of I'aris and tho Seine by moon light in act II. is very beautiful; and the gvpy dance, quaint ami colorful, gains fiom having so quiet a background. Miss Mather deserves credit for doing her very best, though suffering from a very bad cold. The Charily Hall. , "The Charity Ball," performed by a Daniel Frobman company, was at the Alviu last night. The same play paid us a very short visit lost season. It was rather a scurvy trick, too, to limit Pittsburg to only lour performances of such a very clever nlay, but now that It has returned again, and for a w eek's stay, all is forgiven. David Belasco and Henry C. De Jlille, the joint authors of this and qulto a number of other successful dramas, have not done anything better. There is really nothing new in the theme, but the wnrming-over process and new dressing of old nnd well-known incidents have not deprived them of Interest. The company is not exactly the same as was here before, but still the preent ono is a verycapablu organization. Edvthe Chap man made a very charming character of .4mi Crvger. Alice Elton, as Phyllis Lee, looked charming, but did not seem equal to her task at times. Boyd Putnam gives to John Van Buren, the rector or St. Mildreds, a very pleasing and manly presence; W&' Sand", a very clever actor, maae a splendid comedv part or Judge Peter Gurncy- Knox. Thero was no better performance than, that of Homer Granville as Franklm Crvger, the stockbroker. The part is not heavy, but Mr. Granville gavo as clever a piece of character acting in it as has been seen In tho city re cently. All of the characters were in good hand" and tho large audience at the Alviu last night thoroughly appreciated the entire performance. Sinbarl'i Second Snccess. The second edition of "Sin bad" was a sale from gallery to dome, and even to the curb as was demonstrated, by t the over flowing house last night at the Du quesne Theater. The run has been un precedented. A number of novelties were introduced by the leading artists. Eddie Foy sang a fresh song, a parody on "He's Winking at Me," which got many a hand, while the new verses with local color ing added to "That's What tho Wild Waves Are Saying." jvere received with extra en thusiasm. Hi. Giacey, however, forgot his lines 'in ono verse and nearly met with disas ter on the shoals. Miss Ida Mulle slugs "Poor Margcux," a descriptive and ludicrous song story, with so much chio that It is quite catchy and palatable. -The new Spanish dan bucses, the Chttton Sistcrsgrcntly enhanced tho terpslchorean end ol "Sinbad." The stage is In total darkness when tney first appear, but gradually vari-colored lights sciutllato the space and flash on the dan cers. Tho additional scenic and bewllderlnglv beautllul transformations daze the audi ence. Fully two-thirds of the seats are sold for the week, cleaily demonstrating that Pittsburg can maintain a, two-week run of uny popular attraction. . A All the Comforts of Home. Another of -the plays that returned to us last night for a second visit and, oddly enough, another of Daniel Frohman'a excel lent organizations, was "All the Comforts of Home." That a second visit us deAred was evident from the manner in which the very large audience at tho Grand Opera House greeted the many popular performors in the cast of this extremely amusing com edy. There is a sort of plot iu "All the Com. torts of Home," hut it does not weary the brain to unravel it, especially when aided by such clever ncJois in aie to be found in this company. Theie are several new faces in the cn"t, improving it. lr anything. Miss Maude Hislaur, Mis Kate Denin-Wilson, tho latter u great favorite or Plttsbnrgers.Mr. 8. Miller Kent, Mr. Frnnk'Lamb, Mr. S.vmuel Edwards, and, in tact, all the performers, made the most of tho opportunities offered them, completing what may be considered a very satisiuctory and- entertaining per formance. The Harris Theater. About the most popular of .the regular vis itors as a star at this house is N. S. WoOcTfso long known as "the hoy actor." This time ho has n new play .called "The Orphans of New York," and is ns good n vehicle for Mr. Wood's pecular line or business as unything he has ever had. Tho company supporting him is about the same lie usually hits no better and no worse. DavV Musenm-Thenter. Tho Esquimaux had lots of visitors yester day at this house, and their quoer arctic costumes proved very interesting. A Chinese musician offers a curious contrast nearby, and other odd sights and sounds abound. In the theater the Miller and Hues Olympian Vaudeville Combination gives an amusing performance. The holiday crowds packed the museum all day nnd far into tho night. World' Mtuenra-Theater. The crowds who kept this house full from the moment it opened till It closed cnloyed u big performance ior their money. In the Curio Hull aro Jo-Jo, tho lumous dog-faco man; Unzic, the singular beauty from Aus tralia, and Orsona, whose lifting enormous weights bv his hair is extraordinary. The Fltzirerald nnd Lewis comedy plays "Dcs- perato Chances," an interesting piece full of spectacular aim muici kuu jcabuiv, mcjiju ing the Gloss Brothers In stutuesque and acrobatic feats. Academy of Music Harry Kernell's name i always a magnet audits drawing attributes have not waned, Judzing Irom the densely crowded house which giee ted him ut i lie Academy last night. Mr. Kornell, although his physi cal condition does not permit It, works ns hard and pleases his patrons in thu gbod old wmv. .The oilier specialists in tho company are onlv mediocre, but the occj. sionnl vlImr to a-vathMy show can with confidence find a great quantity ,of the spice or life In this week's .bill. "The Hair Way Hpnse" Is a Jolly good afterpiece, in fact being the piece de resistance of the enter-' meut. :HE SOABS WITH EASE. .Air No Obstacle, but a Help to a West Vir ginia Unman F.'yer. Kixowood, W. Va., Feb. 21. At least one portion of Lytton's novel, of a people who moved about by wings instead of tho ordi nary means of locomotion, promises to be a fact ir the eyes or The Dispatch correspond ent did not deceive him .j-esterday. For years a strange man, named Bernard Cress ler, has lived alone away up toward the source or the Cheat river. He is known as a scientist and astronomer, and or late queor reports have crept down the mountains of f strango doings In the vicinity of his littlo cabin. Of all the hobbles this man rides, one is paramount, and has been the cause of his leaving civilization far behind, that he might study and experiment alone with nature on bis peculiar ideas regarding a fly ing machine. Cressler has spent many years iii this study, and believes the only perlect flying machine, is that invented and -controlled by the Divine Builder. Cressler says that so farall flying machines have been made to combat the lorces of nature and overcome the resistance of" nir currents by an innate powerot the machine, and it is in this they have failed. "As well." said he, "undertake walking on the water by tnkinir along enough ground for a footnold." Cressler's model is tho enoimous hawk of these mountains, which are so portcctly built that with immovable wings they can soar for hours, not combating tho winds, but utilizing the air currents ns power to lift them higher. Cressler says a kite conies nearer to tho ideal flying machine than any intricate mechanical device. Cressler is a taxidermist, and he has scores or hawks in his cabin, poised in all positions and shapes lu flying. He has gone so far into the science of hawk-flying that ho has dls sected tho muscles of a score, made drafts of each particular set and noted on tho draw ing their peculiar uses when the bird is fiy inir. He has also closelv estimated the sticmrth exerted by each muscle or set of muscles, nnd applying them to the whole de clares positively that man pos-esses ench muscle necessary, and, betides that, has ten fold the lequtslte strength. Cressler' machine is made to be worn, like any other suit. It fits him like a glove, and Is manipulated bv him instinctively as a part of his body, each muscle of arm. leg -nnd body exerting itself at the proper time. lie rises in the air, straight as a perpendicu lar line, then, throwing out the bat-shaped wings, floats, or rather soars, at ease. If a wind is blowing, he rises with it, making no effort to combat tho air current, but adapt ing his lli-lit to its strength, and tilting his wings, which are enormous but as light as possible, to guido his flight. In facr, Cress ler does not flv, ho soars. More intelligent flight, coupled with nbsoluto certainty of direction, will come with practice. FAEKEES ANXIOUS TO WES. Llda Bachelors Save New York Girls From Being Old Maids. Fergus Faixs, Fob. 12. The Ltdn bache lors, who have attracted such wldcsptead attention by advertising for wives, are again excited, for two prospective brides are ex pected within n few days. Ever since the Lida bachelors heard that there were thou sands of homeless women In New York, and wrote to Mayor Grant that they could give homes to a limited number, thero has been nu extensive correspondence maintained. One marriage lias resulted. In that particu lar enso ono or tho bachelors was smitten thiough a photograph and forwarded the lady a railroad ticket. She came on and they were married. While the match was a happy one, the col ony is now somewhat more cautious and has adopted a new plan. When a woman is dis covered who is considered worthy, she is notified to come to the home or an outside party, witli the agreement that ir she has made no misrepresentations, one or the col ony will marry her. This gives her an op portunity to select from nine, as there are now that number in tho colony, and it also gives the bachelors something of a chance in the selection, for one is not obliged to marry until all tho others have declined to take the girl, and in the event or no one being desirous it is settled by lot. It is pre sumed that should a case arise where a match could not be made, the matter could bo settled by paying the woman's fare home. These bachelors all have land and are look ing lor farming nives. If tho next two matches should prove happy ones, there will be a rushing matrimonial business done the coming year, owing to the big crops raised in that part of the Otter's Tail. , DYNAMITE USED BY STUDENTS Who Got Up Very Early to Begin the Cele bration of Washington's Birthday. CnAwronDsviLLE, Isu., Feb. 22. Special The students of the Wabash College always celebrated Washington's Birthday in a de monstrative manner, and the freshmen and sophomoro classes began yesterday. Ever since Friday night six freshmen had been concealed in tho belfry of Center Hall, in order to be a bio to hoist their flag early this morning. Iist night about 11 o'clock 50 sophomoies, bearing long ladders, attempted to gain the roof, but tho fresh men, rushing irom the, bcltry. beat them down with stout cudgels. A free fight was going on, and the sophomores had turned several sti earns of water on the belligerent freshmen on the roof, when several of the faculty appearing caused the collegians to scatter. At midnight the outbuildings of tho col lege were blown up with dynumlto and the whole campus strewn with tho lragments. Tho members or the two classes went about the street all night, frequently meeting and exchanging compliments. Two freshmen, Mather, of La Grange, and Culbert son, of Brazil, were captured, gagged and handcuffed, and then toi-ed Into a wagon and hauled off into tho couutry, wheie they will be kept until to morrow on a diet of bread and water. Fresh men itosenbaum. Hunt and Walker were also captured and locked iu the cellar or tho old Wishard mansion, but were released this morning. More excitement is expected. TALLY ONE FOE THE TEUSTEES. They Secure a Temporary Injunction of FIto Days Against Cooper. Erik, Feb. 32. Special, The Trustees ot the Stato Normal school, at Edlnboeo, to day filed a bill in equity and asked lora preliminary injunction to restrain Prof. Cooper frouUnterferiiig with the school or premises. Tho bill states that the Professor had been dismissed lor immorality and negligence, and charges him with com mitting tin assault upon them when they sought to install his successor. The court granted a preliminary injunction for live days and the writ wus served upon Cooper to-night at Edinboro. Tho trustees telegraphed to Towanda to Prof. G. M. Ben edict, the newly t-Iectod principal, to come at once and take possession. There isgicat excitement to-night In Edinboro, and tho students, numbering 250, of whom 90 are in the graduating class, have obligated th m- selves to leave the institution it Prof. Cooper i not lelnstatod. Prof. Coooer will now take his lemedy In court, and will commence his iuits against the trustees individually for $20,000 or IIU.iWO each for conspiracy artd defamation ot char acter. The coiitlnunce of the injunction or making it perpetual will be the wui k or Friday next, when a hoc legal fight Is antici pated. NAILEES GO BACK TO W0E2. Prospects for a General deduction of Wages In 111" Ohio Valley. Wheeling, Feb. 22. Sprcial. Tho nailers at the Beluumt mill returned to work to-day at the l eduction offered Saturday. This will probably result lu the general reduction of wages all through the Ohio Valley lor cut ting nails, as th? mills all claim to be inn. ning at a joss under tho present scale of tho "Amalgamated Association. The reduction at the Belmont amounts to over 20 per cent on the 11 cent scale. Still righting the Option Bill. Washixotox, Feb. 22. The sub-Committeo of the henato Judiciary Committee con tinued its hearing this morning on thu subject or options. Mr. Raymond, or the Detroit Board or Trade, op posed the pending bills on thu genoral ground that such legislation against one olass or business would not command publlo sympathy and was entirely beyond the Jurlstlotionof Congre.s. Watt Till Grover Sits on Them. Chicago Intcr-Occan.J lllll N "the will'ln'" Barkis, nnd Tammany is rampant, hut wait till Grover sits down uti them along Iu June. One nfSprin;ei' Blow. St. Louis GIob'e'-Dcimicrat.' Colonel springer struck another blow for tho reduction of. taxes by. having -another clerlcuppolnled ior hie committee. LADIES AT THE GAME, Played nt Eecreslion- Park Epjoy the Sport as Keenly as the Sterner Sex The Archtaology of Yucatan Dlscn-ied by s Learned Lady. The sprinkling of society ladies at the Pittsburg-Chlcazo football game yesterday was by no means small. Many of them have graced the grandstand at Berkeley Oval on the Manhattan Club grounds in New York, where they enthusiastically vented their feelings for Yule or Princeton respectively, at a gi cat Thanksgiving Dav contest. The female contingent Is "always governed by colors In a lootball ennie, and tho bine for Pittsburg yesterday when it showed up in its supremacy against the 'Beds of Chi cago na-s a sly mil witli a nndse from an ecort for a wav ing of handkerchiefs and merry feminine applause. Notwithstanding the threatening day and the grippy weather, the ladles were not deterred from attending tho game, demnnstratiiiir the met that the gamu If not a fad Is extremely popular with tho sisters whose brothers wore once wearers of the bine, crimson or .black and orange at college. Madame Le Plonoeon, the celebrated archajlouical student, lectured last night on "Yucatan," under tho auspices of the Women's Club of Pittsburg. Truthfully speaking the lecture from the point of view of in terest was not particularly success ful, thongh, or coarse, its ins-tructlvencss to those who like that sortor thing, is not to be questioned. But Mud-ime Plongeon had a good many odds against her. having a huge, bleak nail, in contradistinction toher own small voice. It nns impossible, hall way back in tho audience, to hear whar was said, and she seemed to forgot that a subject containing so many technical terms and foreign names, requires n particularly lucid handling. Besides tho lecture, owing to the stereopticon views, was delivered in to tal darkness and one can well imagine that City Hall plunged Into Eaohns-like black ness is a rather dispiriting plnce. The lady was thoroughly en rapport with her subject and under more ndvnntageous circum stances would, doubtless, have given a much more satisfactory entertainment. There was a good-sized andience, the hall being half-filled, and, of course, by a very representative cultivated andience. The Chancellor or the Wostorn University, Dr. Holland, Introduced Madame Plongeon. Two' marriages will occur in "Wilming ton, Del., this week In which Pittsburg is in terested to tho extent or supplying the gen tleman or the occasion in eacli case. The marriage of Ur. Edsall. of the East End, to Miss Annie Elizabeth (Nannie) Warner will be solemnized to-day, a number of Pitts burg friends having loft yesterday to at tend the ceremony. The second nuptial takes place on Thursday, uniting Miss Mar garctta Hcndrickson Cloud, daughter of Andrew M. Cloud, to Mr. George F. Smith. -Both acntlemen will set np their domes tic establishments in the East End. Dr. Edsall until a short time ago uas a member of a small clnb of physicians in the East End, who, rnmor said, at the time of its formation, believed in medicine and single blessedness. Tho gen tlemen aro still all of them devoted to medi cine, Dut seemingly not to tho second article of their creed, as Dr. Edsall's marriage is not the first, nor will it be the last to prove tho old storv of "man proposing and woman dis posing." A St. Andrew's literary and dramatic society has Jtlst been organized in connec tion with St. James' R. C. Church, Wilklns burg, the object of which is to educate the young men or the church in the polite arts and sciences. Elocution will be an import ant study, and it is the intention to give theatrical and other entertainments, which has always been a pet project of the pastor. Rev. A. A. Lambing, who has devoted a great deal of time and attention to the matter, rue louowing omccrs nave ueen elected: President. Rev. A. A. Lambing; Vioe .President. Daniel O'Leary; Secretary and Librarian, F.J. Madden; Assistant Sec retary, M. Crelgon: Treasurer. William Weaver: Messenger, Thomas McKeever. The Bazaar of Days, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church, held one of the most enjoyable evenings in Academy Hall, Wilkinsburg. last evening. A booth for each day of thu week occupied the floor, and were appropriately decorated with handsomo and useful ornaments. The Monday booth was presided over by Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Uewett; Tuesday's booth, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Reese and Mrs. Miller: Wednesday's booth, Mrs. Stett, Mrs. Stull, Mrs. Swift, and Mrs. Brush; Thursday's booth, Mrs. Sll vey, Mrs. Lnnfman, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Mercer; Fridav's booth, Mrs. Zollinger, Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Marsh; Saturday's booth, Mrs. Weldln, Mrs. Mehaffey and Mrs. Hill. Candy booth, Mrs. Glad ding, Mrs. Callahan, Miss Scott, MUs Smith. Fancy booth, Mrs. Highberger, Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Gray. ice cream, airs, .eigier, jurs. scrioKier. .sirs. Wood ring, Mrs. House; aides. Miss Strickler, Miss Annie Fisher. The bazaar will be con tinned this evening. The attendance last evening as very large. The receipts, which reached a goodly sum, aro for tho benefit of the new M. E. Church, now in course of erection. Social Chatter. Ixyitatioss for the wedding of Mr. Carl Wilhelm and Miss Mason were issued yes terday, informing their friends that the cer emony will take place Tuesdny evening. March 1, at Calvary Church, at 7 o'clock. A reception will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Mason at their house after the ceremony. Tntf exclusive world will have two de mands on its energy to-day Mrs. Kirk Pater's tea, coming ott in the afternoon, nnd the gennan given by Mr. nnd Mrs. Stewart and Miss Stewart in tho evening. IT WAS AN INVENTION. Senator Quay Denies a Story Started m Philadelphia. I rSFICIAL TEI.KOUAM TO TUB DISrATCII.l WAsniKGTOx, Feb. 2i Some few days ago there was published in the Philadelphia Pressa statement that SenatorQuay had said the delegation from r'eunsylvani.i to the National Convention nt Minneapolis would be a "Quay delegation." It was suspcetcdut th; tlmo that this report was given out with tho purpose or Injuring tho Senator in pub He estimation, ns tho source whenco It ema nated has for a long time been known as un friendly. Some comments upon the rumor were sent to Senator Quay by some of his Pittsburg friends, nnd there was received in reply a telegram from St. Pierce, Fla., from the Sen ator stating the alleged intervlow to be ab solutely false and a complete fabrication. "I left Washington two days before the Blaine letter was published," says the telegram this showing that tho interview which was presumed to be baod upon that letter and communicated from that point wvs au In vention. t ' BLAIR'S UXIQCE BOOJI. Henry W. Blair's self-announced candi dacy for the Presidency will be regarded as a lingo political Joke. lhiflalo Express. Ex-Sesatoh Hesey Wixdy Blair has the clarified gall to expect the people of the United States to accept us President one whom heathen China would not have as Minister Clsveland P.ain Dealer. THEincpresibl3 Blair proclaims himself a candidate for the Minneapolis' nomination. Bl.ilr is rather nngrateful. ,It was no lault ot President Harrison that he could not ciowd tho Now Hampshire man across tho loyal threshold at PeUn. Philadelphia Jli-cord. Ex-Sesatob Blaiu's little Presldental boom Is quite unique in Its wny, nnd the e ruuo compluance with uhlch ho an nounces his candidacy Is very different from tho shy modesty of some candidates. Mr. Bl.ilr knows what he nauta. Indianapo lis Journal. Ocn old friend, ox-Senator Blair, who was cruelly thwarted iu hi ambition to go to China, has announced himself a candidate for the Presidccy. Mr. Blair docs not set fortUnls platform, nnd we beg leave to sug gest one: "Remove the protective tat iff Irom Chinese laundrlo, and give the hood lums a chance at thom." Sew York Adver tiser. liLAia- is always ready to sacrifice himself when duty calls, mid the nomination is now urged upon him with s-icii great unautmlty tuat hu Instructs the Chairman or the Re publican Slate Coiliml.tee or New Hamp shire to make it known that he will nut re lue it. This settles the matter. All that tho country has been watting for sinco Blalivi decked was to know that Blair wouldacccpt. ' Philadelphia nm- -. 05 AH EBBAHD 07 MEECY. The Steamship Indiana Sails for Ttuvsla Liden With Quaker City Provisions. Philadelphia, Feb. 2i Loaded to her guards with flour and provisions ror tho famine-stricken provinces of Russia, tho steamship Indiana left hers on her voyage ormeroy this afternoon with tho cheers and well wishes or thousands, and the strains or "America" following her as she" steamed down tho river. Thegrent cargo she car ries Is pnrely a Philadelphia offering. The last sack of flour, nnd tho last barret of pro visions were lowered Into tho hatch of tho Indiana ate o'clock last evening. Twenty nine thousand sacks of flour, the purchasoof the Relief Committee, have been stowed awny in the vessel's hold nnd between decks, besides nine carlond.s orindlvldnally don.ited barrels or flour, and an assortment or provisions, ranging rrom pork, beef, hom iny nnd flitch, to Boston baked beans and Philadelphia scrapple. The vessel U crowded to her fullest canaelty. The scene nt the Washington street wharf Just previous to tho departure of the vc.cl, was onc'well calculated to linger In the memory of those that witnessed It. Ves sel and wliarf were crowded with people Irom nil walks or life. About iUO were ad mitted to the Indiana's deck by special card, while tho general throng lined every whnrfaild pier In the vicinity. Excfclse were condncted on the vessol and wharf sininltaneonsly. A the strains of the band were floating out over tho river the Indiana palled Into the stream, and with her new flags, made specially for the occasion, began her long voyage. The flags which have been pro-i-enteil to the ve-sel, consist of a national ensign of tho United States, tho Russian standard, the Red Cross flag, which will be flown to show that the vessel is ou an errand nf mercy! a long pennant of the City of Philadelphia and a house flag of the lino to which thelndianabelnugs. CiptninSsreent Rays lie hopes to enter the harbor of'Llbau by midnight, March 0. EEVEALID BY A DEEAM. Bones of a Mnrtleveil Warn-in Discovered Through Boy's Vision. Kikslet, Kas., Feb. 21 A dream nnd its remarkable results have set tho tongne3 wagging in this city and throngb what ap pears to bo supernatural means, it is pos sible that an old crime willbe unearthed and the criminal brought to justice. About a half mile from town there is an old tumble down cabin with decaying outbuildings on n deserted tarm. A boy went to the old cabin one night about three weeks ago and slept all night jnst ror the "fun of the thing," ns he expressed it. Next morning ho returned jiome and was badly frightened bv a dream which he said he had during the night. He said ho dreamed that a man came slipping through the door ot the cabin and crept np to the corner where there was a bed and stabbed some one who was lying ou the bed. Then the man took the body and carried it ont to the old barn and dug a whole and bnrrled it,. The hoy gave a verv accurate description of the man and it has been learn ed that a man answering tho description once lived on the farm. So impressed were several other boys with the dream that four of them, including the boy who had the dream, went o the place and dug under the barn werethe drcamcrsawthebody Durricd. To their horror they nnarthed the bones of a human being which the physicians say are those of a woman and say that they have been under the ground for nt least 15 years. Tho matter will be investigated by tho authorities and a search made for the occu pant of tho farm who answers tho descrip tion of the man in the dream. CHICAGO'S SEDUCTIVE WILES Capture That Fraction of Congress That Is Visiting the "World's Fair City. Chicago, Feb. 22. The visiting Congress men and diplomats spent the greater part of tho day at Jackson Park inspecting the World's Fair buildings, and the result is that to-night nine out of every ten of the Representatives and Senators express their willingness to vote for an appropriation for the World's Fair. As the visitors only com prise about 100 of the 100 or mora members of the Fifty-second Congress, to-day's sight seeing and explanations by no means indi cates the success of the coming appropria tion bill. Tho trip to the Fair grounds was underthe charge of the Transportation Commlt teo of the local director'. There was nat urally a great deal or enriosity recording the progress of the Fair buildings, and the com mitteemen, as well as several World's Fair officials scattered thrcngb the train, were kept busy answering questions. It had been agreed that the visitors shonld be left entirely free to form their own conclusions, and nothing was done-either to hamper the trne exercise of their individual views or to secure aiiv pledge of support. This feature, which has been steadily adhered to during the Congressional visit, is greatly appre ciated by tho visitors. FUBL0INING ZLECTBICITY. A Claim That It Cannot Bs Stolen to Be Investigated. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 22. In a criminal case here, brought by the Municipal Electric Light and Power Company, electricity was alleged to have been stolen by bridging wires entering the store before the wires entered the meter. The point was raised that electricity can not be stolen, inasmuch as to steal there must be transportation, whiou is impossible In tho case of oloctrlcity, as it Is not in any wise under control, and therefore not the goods, property or effects of anyone. Judge Claiborne abruptly adjourned the case until he could thoroughly investigate the matter. PATCHED WITH EPIDEBMIS. A New York Ladv to he Made "Whole TVitU Her Husband's Skin. New York, Feb. 12. Mrs. Homer R. Bald win, who was Injured in the New York Cen tral Railroad collision at Hastings, last Christmas eve, has been removed from St. John's Hospital, Youkers, to the Getty House, in that city. Some day this week she will undergo the operation of skin ifraftlnr, the integument to Do obtained from'tho arms of her husband. Dr. Schopen, who has been In constant at tendance upon Mrs. Baldwin, will perform the operation, The rirst Shad of ths Season. New -Yorkv Feb. 22. Matthew Coot, of Salem, N. J., caught the first shad of the season in tho Delaware river yes. terday. ne captured it in a gill net. This is remarkably early for shad, and old fishermen say it Indicates an early and abundant catch. Cook has caught the first Delaware river shad ior several years. DEATHS OP A DAY. A. McL-nn White, Meadvllte. A. McLean "White, a'retircd business inaiiofMcailvlllc. tiled yesterday of the jtrlp, com plicated with Brilit's disease, after an Illness r ten days. Mr. White wnj formerly eonnectcd with the ilrygoods flrni of 11. 11. Claflhi & Co.. of New York, where lie aeinlred a handsome competency, lie leaves a wife nut one eon. J. Frank While, station agent la Mradrllle for the I'., S. i U K. Railway. John Gllmary Shea, Author. . .Tohn Gilmary Shea, LL. D.. the well known Irltli-Amerlenn author, died at his home in Elizabeth, N. .1.. yesterday morning. He was 87 rears old. HI principal work was The History uf .'the Catholic Church In thu Untied States." Obituary Notes. W. N. TiEinixn. proprietor orthe WlllanI Hotel, nndslohn 1'iirvlanc". well-known clthteii of But ler, died yesterday morula. Sidney M. Pbhry, formerly of Braddock. and connected with the Edgar Thomson steel Works for some 15 rears, died at 6 o'rloek yesterday morn ing at his late home la C.ertliod. He will be burled here. JOIIX SlIEEUAjr, of Fltchhurg. Mass., died Sun day. ajredlOO years and 3 months. He retained all lib Realties until three wteks ajro. He wuj graduate of Trinity Collexe. Dublin, and lu his prime was sonii-wnat noted a an architect. lilt. W. D. IlAILEV. well known as an army s-irgeoii. died Saturday In York. Pa., in his Mill year. He graduated from the University of reun-tva-anla In 1C He was apixitntert surgeon In Jlie seveutr-clglitti Pennsylvania Infantry with the rank of Major. P. S. Mcl.VTOs.lt. an aged eitlien of Foxbnrr. Pa., died at Ms home ycstcrdayerenlng. Mr. lie Into.h was born In Ohio 72 years ao and spent the carlr part or his lire la Erie, where he was faror ably Known. He had relatires or the same name living in I'lltsburg. JAMES Braxxox, an old citizen of the village or Calcutta, near Eat Liverpool, O.. and a pensioned veteran nf the war, was found dead In Ids chair Sunday morning by members' nf the family. He bad arisen early to tart the morning lire, and died without a itruggle or warning, probably of heart dUcasr. D. W.- rATTKRSOV. Associate Law Judge of Lancaster Vourts, died Sunday evening from a slroke of paralysis received a'weck ago. He was 78 years old. He graduated at Wasnlngton and JeJersoii College In Ifcji. He was elected to the Legislature by iheWhUs In 1347. was elected Law Jnnzc or Lancaster lit 1871. re-elected In ISSL HU successor wllMbe appointed by Governor Paulson. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. London, in monetary value.is worth 2$ times as much as Paris. The onlv gold fish-hooks ever foond were of the virgin metal, and were taken from a grave in Xew Grenada. The average animal rainfall in the United States is 2U.6 inches, the variations ranging from 0 to reboot 123 inches. In the fourth century, A. L, the Em peror Julian used bridges or boats to cross the Tigris, Euphrates, and other river?. It is proposed ttTemploy aluminum for the manufacture of tho metal parts ofphoto graphic cameras and plate holders, owing to its extreme lightness. A recent English invention is a screw propeller, in which tho blades can be ad justed formanenvering,.or can be feathered lor running under sail. On a recent dale there were in New York harbor 532 ocean-going vessels of all mnas. of winch 115 wer- steamers, 37 ships, 101 barks, 23 brigs and 223 schooners. " The Jtoman saying that "Cardinals die by threes," ha been notably verified by the deaths of Cardinals Manning. SImeoni and Agostinl within a few hours or each other. A Parisian, electrician has succeded in forcing violets by the aid of his battery, and recently sent a bunch of these fledg lings only lour hours old, to ex-Empress Eu genie. The Newfoundland census shows an in crease of only 4,100, or 2J per cent over the 1884 population of 107,700. the-previous de cade (1874-S4) having shown an Increase of of 22V per cent. If the earth's atmosphere extended to a height of 700 miles, the sun's heat and rays could never penetrate it, and we would freeze to death while wrapped In darkness blacker than the blackest midnight. A Chilean merchant used to defy forgery by placing one thumb on the paper he wished to sign, and tracing its outline; then he placed the other .thumb across, out lined that, and his signature was complete. Solomon's Temple, -as described in the Scriptures, would not be regardedas a very imposing structure in this day and aze of the world. Its length was 107 feet- breadth, 38 feet, and it was 34 feet in height, with a por tico or veranda X feet long and 13 feet wide. The old question as to whether the npper part of the carriage wheel in motion moves faster than the lower part seems to have been definitely settled by instantane ous photography, wnich shows the top spokes indistinct, the bottom clear cut and well defined. There is in the district of Oude a species of so-called "walking fish" with snake-like heads, which are often seen floating on the water as ir asleep. The people shoot them with cross hows. Usually they sink when they are killed, so that they have to be dived for afterward. Travellers in Central Africa durin? the hot season often follow the dry beds of rivers and creeks for milos to obviate the necessity of cutting their way tbronzh the heaw jungles which everywhere abound. Africa is well known to be the native land of many extraordinary things, animate as well as in animate. The early fruit-srowers of Oregon had a wonderful market for a few years at San Francisco. In 1S34 300 bushels of apples were shipped from Oregon to California and re turned a net profit of from $150 to $2 per pound. In 1S35 the shipments rose to 6,000 bushels, which sold at from $20 to $30 per bushel. In 1S5S the shipments rose to 20,000 boxes. "The Chinese have many very curious ways of catching flsti," says a pt3clcultural sharp. "In winter they dive for them. A certain species demanded in the market seeks shelter during the cold season under Tocks at a considerable depth. They cannot be got with hook and lino, and so tho fisher men go down into the water after them, plunging from aboat." The "Angelas" is a prayer to the "Vir gin, introduced by Podo Urban II. in the year 1093 as an intercession for the absent crusaders. It begins with 'the words, "An gelus Domini Nunflavlt Mariar," or, "The Angel of the Lord Announced Unto Mary." Then follows the salutation of Gabriel, "Ave Maria?," etc. The whole prayer con tains three verses, each verse ending with Ave Marias- The explorer-Coudreau, for instance, found a while ago while wandering among the Tumuo-Humao Mountains, in the west ern part of Guiana, that it was not necessary for his men to descend, to a creek when they wanted a drink of water. A vine known as the water vine is found all -hroush that region. It yields an abundant supply of excellent drinking fluid whenever it fs called upon. The Chinese have long been aware that the Impression of no two thumbs, even ot the same individual, are alike; and impres sions of every criminal's thumb are taken by the police and numbered for reference. He may di-gulse himself as he will, make np as he can, but a comparison of the impres sion of his thumbs with .l)at in the police archives settles the identity of an old or. fender beyond doubt. Herodotus mentions that the Egyptians allowed their beards to grow when tbey were in mourning. So particular were they ns to shaving at all other times that to bave neglected it was to make one's self the butt of coarse and ridiculous jokes. Even in this day and age, when the Egyptian wants to convey the idea of a man of low condition nnd slovenly habits, they always picture to you a man with a full beard. Gold and precious stones as medical remedies were once largely used by the rich. A Queen of France, consulting her physician in 1120, secured the following pre scrlotion, which was filled by the conrc druggist: "Nine-eightieths of an ounce of emeralds, flve-eurhtieths ofan ounce of Alex andria rubies, and five-eightieths ornn onnce of Jacinths mixed with a ducat of gold." The The gold and precious stones were reduced to the form of powder and prepared with honey. In 1867 Her Majesty's ship Falcon re ported a shoal about 30 miles west of Na muka, one of the islands in the Tonga or Friendly group. This was consideredrather odd, a deep-sea sounding expedition having but nine months previous reported 6 COO feec ofwnierln that vicinity. Ten years later, in 1S77. H. M. S. Sappho reported seeing smoke arising from what had been called the "Fal con Shoals." and in 1S33 a passing ship's log book noted that a volcanic island had arisen on the site of the "shoals." JINGLES AND JOKELETS. "Have you any expectations?" said her father: And. unabashed, the young man raised his head. And answered, while he coolly smiled, "Well, rather: It Is your daughter 1 expect to wed." Washington Star. "My head was in snch an awful whirl To-dav In the cars that I could not stir Foram'tnnte. I p-ve np my seat to a girl. And she said as she took It, 'I Hunk you. sir.' " acio lorK rrest. "There is but one thing I desire," she sighed. Tell me." be pleaded, "and yoo shall hTe It. What is It!'" Rest," she answered. Judjs. Bellows So you are married, old fel? Did they throw a slipper after yon as you started on? Fellows (of Chicago!-Yes. one of the s;lrls-Ud. It covered the ground. .Vcu Tjrk Herald. Evening shadows fast were iallintr, Over moat and castle gate: In the dew we stood and whispered We'd been very soft of late Suddenly her father's" shadow FeU between us like a bar Then I saw them: "Twinkle, twinkle: How I wonder what you are!" Smith. Gray & Cb.'t MmtMff. Sliykes Are you a member of this new vegetarian Society;" UUzzard No. I am hardly eligible. I use the hydrant water." Chicago Tritune. "Whv, you use a common clay pipe," said lime Emily, In surprise, to her uncle, who bad Just returned from a long voyage. "Yes; why not?" asked Uncle George. I thought sailors always smoked a hornpipe." Harper'M Dazar. There wa a boy Whofonod with Joy A hornet's habitation. He warmed It through And did It to His beauty's rulnatlen. Washington Star. "How do you make your paper, go,i any how? Ineversce ltanywhere." "We print plcturea sf prominent meiganuj they buy It,"- juylt,"- . , . .'iff . ,v 4 "To dfstrlbute?;'!.-. 1 &. X.ii ? V li-'.'si&feiy -. Mtl.lM;!3&J. -jiftltfSte.iiSisSfc, ri-' r h?4M, isiiSttfe: JKi ZS52 f '-;?fEasssHHissssssssW'
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