-1 THE PHTSBUKa DJSPATOa .IBIDAY. .FEBRUARY 26, .i$ igpaftlt FSTAHLISHED FEttCU.VRT, S, IS Vol. C. Xo. 19 -Entere-t at riUsr.org FostoSlce CoTcmbcr, l&ST, as second-class scatter. Business Office Corner Smithfield and Diamond Streets. News Rooms and Publishing House 7S and So Diamond Street, in New Dispatch Building. rASTrnv-APVE'tTisiNc. offitf, hoomtr. TKir.UN'ETiriT.llIXG. VDV yi)RK,wlicrjcom-nli-ie files ofTHE l'lbl'ATCII can 1 ' lie found. Foreign ad'ertiers appreciate Hip " V"n!JJS5 linn-e adi crtlsers aud friends of! HE UIM'ATCII. -i-hllelu "sew York, are also made welcome. T!IS ni"PA TCHUreovlarly i ra'ett Srmtfno's, t 7nisi SSjrvyv, vc lark, and 37 Ave tie rOpra. JYn. fhmre, rchtre anyone v'io luis been disap pointed at n hotel "net ttand can obtain 1 J. TTOMS OF TUE DISPATCH. r"""T kct. rrs.R rs tut. cttei. states. DAILY Dispatch, One Tear , 8 00 Daily Dispatch. PcrQnartcr - "0 Daily Ditatcii, One Month r0 Dailt Dispatcti. Including Sunday, Ivear.. 10 00 Daily Dtsr-vTCn, Including -unday, Sm'ths. 2 50 Dmly DiirATcir. IncludingSunJa). 1 in'th. 90 tr.VDATlllniciL One Year 250 Wi eklv Dispatch. One Year ' 25 Tut Daily Dispatch Is delivered by carriers at -Scents perock. or. Including sunda Edition, at Kccnts pereek. PlTTSIiLTtG. FRIDAY. FEBHUAKV 20. TAX I XEMTTIOXS. The tax question is growing more and more interesting. Yesterday the impor tant question of exemptions was raised by the Board of Assors in a communication to the City Attorney, and before the sub ject is dropped we earnestly hope the offi cials will carefully scrutinize the free list and cive all the cold facts to the public Tax exemptions in cities, like all other thinsjs that were considered wise in their inception, are apt to be abused. Whether the list has been lengthened by the addi tion of properties clearly improed and built up for purposes of private gaiu re mains to be ascertained. Examination and discussion will bring out this fact, and public opinion and prompt action based "on the justice of the claims of those seek ing to be relieved from sharing in the bur dens of municipal maintenance will do the rect 2fow, in the midst of Inch valuations, protests, extravagant demands for depart mental expenses, and a prospect of multi plied millage, is the appointed time to commence the study of the tax exemption question. Look into the list, gentlemen, and let the taxpayers know just whom and how much they are carrying on free passes. COJIE TO THE POINT. If the sole duty of Congress be to manip ulate public questions for campaign pur poses, the anti-silver leaders of the cum brous Democratic majority may be right in seeking to evade a direct vote on free coinage. But it is generally unaerstoott that Representatives are elected to trans act national business, and, since party dis agreements on the matter are merely lead ing to waste of time, the sooner it is brought to a head the better. The Dispatch'6 arguments arainst the measure advocated by ilr. Bland are well Iviiown, and we believe they are irre futable. The bringing of the bill to the direct attention of the House will call forth the direct expression of opinion on both lides and put the question clearly before the nation. If the people consent to be hoodwinked and led astray by the mer stricious, specious and catch-penny argu ments of the supporters, w e are much mis taken in their intelligence and knowledjre of their own interests. That there is much ignorance on the matter cannot be doubted, and an outspoken debate cannot fail to dissipate much of it. Whether the free coinage of silver bo made a leading issue in the coming cam paign, or whether party leaders do their best to bury it under other questions, the matter should be fairly met now in order that time may be saved and that voters may profit by a clear expression of the pros and cons. And we believe it is a short-sighted policy, even from the vote catching point of view, to show a desire to avoid a matter of importance and to make a record of nothing but buncombe, oratory and procrastination. ENTERPRISING BET TAK-rETCHED. Sufferers from the grip, and thoe who have attended them, naturally and rightly regard it as a serious and disastrous malady. But none the less, anyone with i sense of humor cannot fail to find ludicrous aspects to the epidemic such as will turn up een in the most serious calamities of life. The amusing and en tertaining literature on the subject threatens to become voluminous. New and mere or less plausible theories for its origin, nature and treatment are as plcnti lul as flowers in spring. But it was reserved for a correspondent of the Rochester Democrat to adocatethe most romantic and startling ideas on the subject up to date. His ingenuity is only exceeded by the improbability of the theory he suggests. Briefly he holds and it is onlv fair to remark that his modesty is one of his strongest features that the epidemic may result from home deleteri ous gaseous matter encountered by the earth in its travels through space The idea is so fascinating, visional and novel in its conception that it is as idle to at tempt to combat as to support it by seri ous arguments. But if it be up held by future scientific discoveries, what a wide field for spec ulation it would open up. It would follow at once that smallpox and measles are the ic&ult of sun spots; that epilepsy and SL Vitus' dance result from displays of the aurora borealis; that fall in: stars have a tendency to produce im morality, and of course Ihe antiquated theories on the effects of lunar changes on minds diseased would be revived, and ac cepted as indisputable. One thing is certain, we have a vast amount yet to learn and there are causes enough for sickness on our own planet without sweeping t!ie universe for impu rities. Doctors have still much to do in the study of simple causes and effects on this w orid of ours without any necessity lor the extension of their Training to in- elude an investigation of astronomy and its connection with life down here. TrGr.-lND- ALVl.TION AIMIX. Surprise is expressed in many quarters at the prominence the Salvation Army has achieved iu England, as witnessed by the display for "General" JJooth s return to London the other day, and shown, too, oy the sorrow called forth by his wife's death -, i, Tho v,rf,.r isonvilv ,w5 understood by those who know the life of "the submerged tenth" and the amount of work "the army" has done for them. To judge fairly the usefulness of this unique institution, aud to iiEprpjudicediy criticise its methods of procedure, it is T neces'-ary to know something of the pco- jrple -with whom it deals, and to regard the 2jatter ircra iu utness to come mw wucu wltlT them, and not from the manner m which it appears to people of refinement There are "thousands to Ertgland to-day who have bcenliclped, morally andpbysl cally, by tho Salvation Army whq would never have been reached in any other way. And the reason for this is that the very methods which strike cultured and edu cated persons as offensive and ribald are the ouly ones by which a success ful Appeal can be made to the dregs of humanity. Children can not be instructed by the systems successful wilh adults. It would be use less to talk to Chinese or Laplanders in the English language. And just in ihe same way the habits, the thoughts, the idioms and the very ideas of grace and beauty held by the people to whom Booth directs his attention are entirely different from and in striking contrast to those of the moral, steady or educated members of humanity; and a translation of speech and manners is just as necessary here as in the other instances. The puttiug Of words of worship to popular song music, even the words of which so many people are dis posed to describe as profane, are but indi cations of the sources from which the movement gains its main strength and support and in this connection it should be remembered that profanity is a matter of intention and not form. The motive power is sympathy and the means for its transmission are cheerfulness and loving kindness. No one who makes a serious study of the question can fail to be convinced that a large section of the English populace is benefited by this army as it could be by nothing else. The privates and officers alike practice the principles of self-denial for the benefit of their suffering fellows as few practice it to-day, or ever have done. Hence the respect and admiration felt for the organization by large numbers of every social grade in England. There are no objectors to its methods who can show a like record of work done. A Yt AKNING TO WIIXIAM. Kaiser Wilhelm's speech at Branden burg, wherein he sought to ridicule criti cism of his actions, had a startling com mentary in the manifestation made by the unemployed of Berlin. One of the most notable features of the incident was the sympathy expressed for the mob by peopkr of all classes. This points to the general and growing dissatisfaction with the ex isting order of affairs. The Kaiser was right in asserting that Germany was grow ing out of childhood, and he might have added that but'for its archaic systems of government it would long ago have at tained the full growth of manhood. A change is bound to come in Germany, and there is every indication that op pressive despotism will not be tolerated much longer. Whether the period of tran sition shall be marked by physical force and bloodshed, or whether tho change can be accomplished by peaceful methods, depeuds almost entirely upon the behavior of the Kaiser. If he will read the signs of the times, and modify his inclinations to come within a measurable distance of the wishes of hi3 people, the now order may succeed the old in peace and tranquility. In all his public speeches, and in the every action of his lifehe has exhibited such antiquated opinions and such an in fatuated belief in the divinity of his por tion that there is small reason to hope that he will now chanse the tenor of his way. His bitterest opponents cannot deny that lie is conscientious and that he bases his behavior on the sincerest of beliefs. But it is no more doubtful that he is wofully misguided. And the very stubbornness of his nature will forbid a vascillation that would show inconsistency, and which he would consider synonymous with disgrace. The new era cannot be long delayed, and, from the Kaiser's nature, it is to be feared that it will come with violence. The torrent of public opinion is gaining strength, it cannot be dammed, and he who attempts to stem its tide by useless violence does it at the enormous risk of being swept away. NOT ALL TIIEY SH0TJE.D BE. New York State is in a very unenviable position just now. Its inhabitants are wont to vaunt their superiority in refine ment of manners and degree of civiliza tion over the younger regions of the West Of course, the people of the East have many advantages to help them make a show in law-abiding qualities and general organization which handicap their West ern competitors. But that they do not make the greatest possible use of their age hasbeen strikingly shown by matters under recent discussion. There is the chronic cancer of selfish mismanagement by the Tammany-run municipality which threatens more than ever to ulcerate the whole State as it has festered New York City. There is the expose of the cruel malpractices in the penitentiaries, the lack of institutions to deal properly with female first of fenders, and the great overcrowding of places for the housing of the insane. There is the ignorant superstition dis played by the recent witchcraft incident Lady Somerset threw new light on the condition of the city's slums, while a spasmodic effort at reform revealed the superabundance of its "dives." Last we have on exhibition a settlement of Italians in unexampled circumstances of squalid barbarity and lawlessness within easy reach of New York City. These are a few of the spots which are blemishes on the fair fame of the Empire State. Truly this is a deplorable state of affairs, and it be hooves the citizens tp exert themselves for its improvement But while calling attention to matters discreditable to the East, we of the West have evils enough of our own to occupy us in reform. The sum of the whole mat ter is that comparisons are misleading. No great improvement can be hoped for until every section of the country determines to strive earnestly for a realization of the right, without pausing to congratulate it self on its superior progress as compared to others. The refusal of the Canadian Minister of Justice to grant copyrights to American subjects, notwithstanding Loid Salisbury's pledge to the contrary, is likely to lead to a lengthy diplomatic dispute. It is a fresh cvidfico of the slovenly method In which colonial affairs ate treated in London. While England manifests her present folly. In iifwlnt-rftlHitt- intprnnttnnfil nnpa.m.i.f. without consultation with her subiects abroad, there is no icason for surprise that the colonies should show her mistakes on even possible occasion. Tho colonies nro so llttlo independent that they naturally keep a firm grip on tho few rights they have Chicago's sufferers from the impositions or tho Gas Trust aro wlo In recognizing mat a powenm corpc fought by united action. powerful corporation can only bo The formation of a Municipal Gas icague should be fol lowed by other organizations to enforce Individual lights. How often must the maxim be repeated that the ropoalof obnoxious laws is only dbtaiuablo by tlielr enforcement? While insisting oh a doctor's duty to comply with tholawb'y reporting any infectious dlseaso to the Board of Health, tho Pittsburg Jfedf cof -Review asserts that a temptation to diso- be-lienee Is afforded by tl olauae of tha aet which necessitates tho absenoe from school of any member of a family afflicted, for 39 days alter the convalescence or death of the patient. The time is longer than necessary, hat a reform can only bq seoured by an en forcement of the Inconvenience The finding of a brother by the help of a newspaper likeness Is very complimentary to the artist who drew It and tho prlntors 'who executed tho same. After this the .scoffers at such works of art Trill do -well to weigh their words before making sweeping criticisms. Minister Reid Is in the enviable posi tion of a man who is privileged to hear his own outogies while still alive. The pros pect of his resignation has been so freely discussed that several New York papers have devoted editorials to a complimentary notice of'the value of his work aud the Im portance of the position he holds. This must ho very delightful for Mr. Eeld, especially since it Is well deserved. But meanwhile there is nothing but denial of his intention to resign to be obtained from offloial sources. IN comparing the progress of work in the Senate and in the House it is well to note that most of the business accomplished by the former is the passing of bills for build ing appropriations which the latter will have to quash if it act up to its promises. Op course, it would be extremely repre hensible If votes were obtained for the World's Fair appropriation merely as a quid pro quo ror the junketing enjoyed In the trip to Chicago. But necessary funds must be provided, the national honor is already pledged for the success of the undertaking, and foolish stinginess must not be mistaken for economy which meiely demands that tho money be properly used and not wasted for the benefit of private parties. That the World's Fair will not fall lor lack of exhibits is clearly Indicated by the DirectorGeneral's request for another build ing to accommodate the demand for space. How unsettled is the condition of European affaiis is shown bv the Czar's uneasiness over the French crisis. Vftth, the terrible sufferings of his own sub jects and the social upheaval that threatens to accompany them, he can have no time for much thought on any foreign affairs but those which appear to him or supreme Im portance. The Jaw in England is fairly adminis tered, and that It is no respecter of persons Is shown by the conviction of aristocratic His. Montagu. Tiieke is no doubt that the naturaliza tion or Immigrants is managed with a great deal of carelessness. Congiessman Oates has Introduced a Dill to make tho enfran chisement dependent on special legal pro ceedings; but the great necessity in this, as in other matters, is the striot administra tion of laws rather than their enactment. No doubt Jay Gould's subscription of $10,000 to church work is looked upon by that gentleman as a profitable fire insurance premium. Chief Brown's suggestion that every third or fourth car on the traction lines should carry a hose bridge to avoid a stoppage of traffic during a fire is a good one. As he points out, the expense, such as It is, should be borne by the interested companies, for they can well afford It, and it wouldbe a great convenience to them and their patrons. That non grata gag is being hackneyed to excess. It will very soon become, a chest nut than which there is none greater. The sentence imposed on the Post in the Quay libel suit could not, consistently with justice, have'been made heavier. Indeed, in view of the admissions made by the de fendants In the trial which took all sttngout of the charges, and In the absence of malice, it would now he proper for the authorities at Uarrisburg to remit the fines. The National Treasury might reap a neat little harvest by the institution of a poll tax on Fresidental candidates. A "Republican Hustling Union" has been formed In Chicago to look after the party's interests, and above all to bring voters to the- polls. It is about time that voters learnt that they neglect their own' welfare if they do not take the trouble to ex press their wishes on their own account. Spetno is well on its way. We already have news from Illinois that the fruit crops are being injured by frost. We congratulate the veteran editor of the New York Slaals-Zeitung on his ability to say "I am old fogy enough to pin my faith to morals rather than expediency." No mat ter In what party they are to be found, the more "old fogies" we have of this kind the better it is for the nation. If the lottery go to any of the Spanish American republics, the government will have to take its chances. FAY0EITES OP F0ETDXE. The Queen of Italy is a great reader of English novels. Kino IJumbert, of Italy, is an amateur cook of no mean skill. EX-GOVERNOR "Bob" Taylor, of Ten nessee, is noted as a man who is fond of a practical joke. Speaker Crisp was at his post of duty yesterday morning in better voice than he has been for some time The Empress of Austria's name when traveling Is that of-Elizabth Nicholson. She once bad a favorite lady's maid of that name. Count Tolstoi's eldest daughter Tatlana is her father's greatest help. She is about 23 years of age, and Is a fine-looking young woman. General Henry It. Jackson is liked by everybody In the Mexican capital, and be is said to be the most popular Minister that has ever repicsented the United States there. The last lintal descendant of Daniel Deroe, the author of "Robinson Crusoe," lives at Bishop's Stortford, and is in receipt or outdoor relief from the Chelmsford Union. Charles W. Eliot. President of Har vard University, is going to the Pacific slope next month, and has accepted an invi tation to a reception to be given in bis honor by the Harvard Club of Seattle. Sidney A. iKent, a Chicago Board of Traae man, is determined that the Univer sity of Chicago shall have the finest chemi cal laboratory in the United States, and to that end will contribute $130,000 as a free gift. STOVES OH 8TEAK CABS. The Ohio Legislature Passes a BUI Prohibit ing Their Use. Columbus, Feb. 25. ISpeciaL The gis latui e to-day passed a bill which provides It shall not bo lawful for any steam railroad In this State, after September 1, 1893, to heat passenger cars on other than mixed trains, by any stove or furnace kept Inside the car or suspended therefrom, except it may be lawful In oase of accident or emergenoy to temporarily nse such stove or furnace; pro vides that in cars which have been equipped with apparatus to heat by steam, hot water or hot air trom the locomotive or from a special car the present stove maybe re tained, to be used only when tho car is standing still. . It also provides that this act shall not ap ply to railroads less than 10 miles In length, nor to the use of stores ot a pattern ana kind to bo approved by the Commissioner of Railroads aud Telegraphs for cooking pur poses In dining room cars. A corporation violating the act shall bo liable to a penalty of $1,000. with $100 additional lor each day snch violation continues. Should Attach a Condenser to His Boom. "Washington Post. 3 Ex-Senator Blair should attach a modern condenser to his booui( merely as ?(-! UCUCE Oi JJOUU 1,1 HH. 1 LIVE WASHINGTON WAIFS: Tile Itaum Investigation, Coder "Way Pre" r ident Harrison andfSmHr-Evrne thJ Capital jfox5txiaulJrifoH'-or the Rainy F.lver ConalnUsloh "steady.- Washington, .Feb. - 2S. The. special committee appointed "'to "inveStfgato Wo management of the Pension Office .under Commissioner Kaum began its task to-day. It was decided to hold sessions on Monday and Thursday of each week, beginning at 10 o'clock a. x. Representative Enloe, of Tennessee, who, with Representative Cooper, of Indiana, Is conducting the prose cution, offered iu evldenoe certain parts ot the record in the Investigation of tho last Congress relating to appointments and pro motions in the Pension Office. No objection was offered by Mr. Payson, counsel for the Commissioner, but when Mr. Enloe pro posed to offer the testimony of Green B. Ranm, Jr., in the last Congress, Mr. Payson said he did sot wish to say theie was any thing there to which he would object, but that he wished to suggest the propriety of limiting to some extent the admission of testimony which would go in the record. For instance, he noticed in the matter of fered certain statements purporting to give at tho fourth remove from the origtnal sonrce, evidence relating to Commissioner Raum's connection with a refrigerating company. Ho did not think the committee would go into this matter, and certainly evidence In the fonrth degree would not be admissible. Mr. Enloe thought tho causo of the Investigating resolution relating to Im proper Influence In appointments and pro motions in the Pension Office covered an inquiry with reference to the refrlserator company, and he offered this testimony to furnish a basis for tha examination ot other persons. Aftersome general discussion Mr. Pavson and Mr. Enloe agreed upon certain nartsof the record to be put in evidence, other parts being left for future disposition. The committee had summoned Secretary Noble, but as he could not to-day get in or der certain papers he desired to have with him the committee adjourned until to-morrow. The President has arranged to leave Washington to-morrow morning, for a week's visit to Virginia Beach, Va. He makes the trip solely for rest and quiet. He will transact no official business while away, unless it is absolutely necessary. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Dtm mlck, his two grandchildren and E. W. Hal ford. The trip will be made by rail, over the Atlantic Coast line from Washington to Richmond, thence by way of Petersburg and Norfolk to Vinrlnia Beach. The nartv will leave Washington at 10.07 o'clock to morrow morning, and expects to reach Vir ginia Beach by 6-30 o'clock p. x. One of the questions settled at the re cent conference betweeu the Canadian Com missioners and Secretary iSlatne and Gen eral Foster, representing tho United States, was in regard to the establishment of a boundary line between Alaska and British Columbia. Fielimlnary surveys have al ready been made by the United States coast survey, but hitherto no Joint action had been had. Tho decision reached at the con ference was for a Joint or International pi osecution of the work already begun by tho United States. A question has been raised respecting the proper boundary along the Aleutian coast, growing out of a differ ence of interpretation of the treaty provi sions on that point, but it is expected that the contemplated survey will furnish all the information necessary to 'reach a harmoni ous adjustment of the difference. At the conference- an agreement was also reached for a more definite marking of the water boundaries In iront or and adlacent to the city of Eastport, Me., with a view to avoid ing any father trouDle on tho subject of the fishing rights of Canada and the United States in that locality. It was arranged that au international commission should bo appointed to consider and report 1 emula tions which may be adopted by the United States and Canada for the prevention of de structive methods or Hshlni; and pollution of sti earns, and for establishing uniformity of close seasons and other means for the preservation and Increase of fish. An ami cable understanding was also reached for reciprocity of services in cases of wreck and salvage on the lakes. Secretary Noble will soon send, to Congress the report of the Rainy River Com mission, which was appointed last summer to investigate timber depredations in North-, ern Minnesota. The leport shows thatdur-' ing the last several years many million feet of valuable pine timber have been cut, piln cipally by Canadians', and floated down the small streams tributary to the Rainy river into Canadian territory, where It had been manfactured into lumber. In some instances Americans have been proem ed, it is said, to make entries ot valuable tracts, with a view to giving the subsequent cuttlmr of the timber a show of legality. The report will be accompanied by a recommendation by Secretary Noble and Commissioner Carter that a sufficient appropriation be made to establish and maintain two or more stations on the Canadian frontier, in charge of special agents of the Government, who will be given authority to arrest timber depre datois and bring them before the courts lor trial. It is asseited that prompt and effi cient steps ate necessary to.nrevant this entire section from being absolutely de nuded of its valuable timber. Representative Ddrborow, Chair man of the Committee on the Columbian Exposition, has received a communication from the Secietary of State, enclosing copies of correspondence between the Department of State and the Secretary of the Interior in relation to a question raised by the German Legation as to the necessity of legislation for the protection of foreigners who may exhibit at the "World's Fair articles which aie not protected by United States patent or trade-murk laws. "Tills department," says Secietary Blaine, "having examined with care the draft of a bill prepared by the Com missioner or Patents, is of the opinion that it would, if enacted. aflTord loreigners the protection they need to encourage them to lend their exhibits freely to the World's Columbian Exposition." The Dill releried to was to-day introduced by Mr. Duiborow, and is identical with that reported to the Senate trom the Committee on Foreign Re lations. Secretary Ecsk to-day in answer to a Senate resolution, communicated to the Senate the report of the special agent of tho Department or Agriculture upon the experi ments in the production or rainfall. General R. G. Dyrenfurth, who was in charge of the experiments, in summing up their results says: "The few experiments which have been made do not furnish sufficient data from which to form definite conclusions or evidence upon which to upon or condemn the theories of the artificial production or IncrPase of rain tall by concussion. Vhat nas oeen aoue so iar is aitogetner prelimin ary, but with the benefit of the experience gained I hope that the subject will be pur sued." CHARLES Gibson, President of thft Yel lowstone Park Association, was before the Senate Committee onTeriltorles to-day, and made some statements in favor of the bill introduced in the Senate to incorporate the Yellowstone Park Company. The Senate Committee on Commerce to day listened to statements from General Comstock, President of tho Mississippi Rlvor Commission, and Captain Web Samuel, rep resenting the city of St. Louis and State of Mlssouii, in behalf of the pending bills for the Improvement of tho Mississippi river. General Comstock Indorsed the bill reported by the commlttos making a total appropria tion or $15,010,000 for that purpose, and said that tho main difficulty the commission had experienced in tho pact in the discharge of its duties had arisen Horn tho fact that the appiopriations for the improvement had been intermittent. Duiing long periods of idleness tho works already constructed had been injuied by freshets, and the working force bad been scattered so that heavy loss and delays had resulted. Captain Samuel briefly described the needs ot the commun ities he repiesenfed for better water trans portation facilities. The bill prohibiting the desecration of the national flag was to-day given to Mr. Bynum, of Indiana, by the Houso Committee on the judiciary with instructions to leport it to the House with a favorable recom-' inendatlon. A Postmaster for Conneautvllle. WisniKoTOK, Feb. 25. Among the nomi nationsent to the Senate to-day by the President was that of Henry C. Mouithrop to be postmaster at Conneautvllle, P.-. Plods Along Night and Day. Chicago News.l There are holidays for all and vacations for many. But the diligent, hard-workii g gas-rnewx plods right along, 'day and night, tMftss THE HEW PABTY ISSUES ITS CALL. Its-Preldental Nomintias-Cnventlan to Meet in pirUha i'nVJnlT. , ' T.4OTJB,ebV--TIeJolnimmittee in whoso charge the matter! was '-placed by the ludusiriarconrerence Just ended here, met this morrilng-. and after an all-day session, selected Omaha as the place of holding the nominating convention of the newly-born third p.irty. July 1 was last night selected as the date, and that action was reaffirmed. A formal call was Issued. Miss Frances Wlllard was Interviewed at Chicago to-day concerning the defeat of the Prohibitionists at the hands of the third party men assembled at St. Louis. "What will the Prplilbltionists do now!", sue repeaieri wnen the querv was pur .0 ner, adding quickly, but with marked emphasi: "You mav just put this down as what I think they will do. On the 29th of June, In the city of 8t. Louis, will be held a National Convention of the Prohibition paity. the delegates to which will be from every State and Territory In the Union, and that con vention will hew out a platform, heart of oak in every plank, economic in principles, treating ot Government ownership of all highways and means of communication, also of monetary reform, ownership of land, pro hibition and woman suflrase. Tho plat form will mean what it says, and say what it means. Candidates will be chosen for Pres ident and Vice President, and we will have tho spectacle pxe-ented of two tickets In the field among the divided reform forces who seek the people's good. The Prohibitionists would have been willing and glad to meet the People's party half wav, and the method we had In view was this first, that the St. Louis conference would put into Its plat form a woman suffrage plank and a plank for the 'suppression' of the liquor traffic." CONSECRATED A BISHOP. .Rev. Ignatlns Horstmnnn Becelves the Pal lium Amid Great Pomp. PHitAnrLrnu, Feb. 23. Never since the conferring of the pallium upon Archbishop Ryan has there been such a gathering of church dignitaries and distinguished guests as was assembled in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul this morning to witness the consecration of the Right Rev. Ignatius F. Horstmann, Bishop-elect or Cleveland. The ritual of the Latin Church was followed without a flaw. The musio was as grand as any ever heard in the great edifice, and the choirs were assisted by an orchestra under the direction or Prof, Herman, or the Cathe dral. Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati, was the consecrator, assisted by Rov. John J. El coek, lector of the Cathedral, as assistant priest; Rev. Thomas Barry, of the Church of the visitation, as deacon, and Kev.Dr.Kieran, of St. Patrick, as sub-deacon. Bishop-elect Horstmann was assisted bv Bishops 0Hara, of Scranton, and Chatard, of Vincenne. His chaplains were Rev. Francis Qulnn, of the Church of the Nativity, and Rev. George Harneman, of St. Paul's, Readme. After the customary impressive- ceremonies, Arch bishop Ryan ascended the pulpit and deliv ered the consecration sermon. This after noon Bishop Horstmann entertained his friends at a farewell dinner In the foyer of tho Academy of Muclc. There wera about i00 piesent, including the visiting church dignitaries and many of the priests of the diocese. Bishop Horstmann will leave on March 7 to assume the duties of his new bishopric. GAS BUBBLES THEOUQH LAKES. A New Field Discovered In the Region of tho Adirondack!. Brad? ord, Feb. 25. Sprcial.-C. O. Wilsin, an expert oil and natural gas well driller of this city, has been for a month past in the Adirondack region making tests for gas in the vicinity of Schrom Village and Milburn, in the interest of the Schrom Lake Gas and Mining Company. A resident of the Penn sylvania oil region spent tho summer on Schrom Lake last year, and noticed that natural gas came to the surface of the lake In unusual volume. He investigated tha phenomenon and found that it extended to other lakes and was visible over 15 miles of suiface. This winter Wilson went to Schrom Lake to determine the strength and char acter ot the gas. The water was frozen over nnrl ha hurl holes cut In the ice. Over these holes he in verted bands, with a piece of gas pipe in serted in the closed upper ends ol the bands. These rude reservoiis filled quickly with gas, which burned with a strong and steady flame when lighted at thfi gas pipe. Wilson reported that the Indications in the region were fully as favorable as those of any dis trict he had tested in Pennsylvania or Ohio, and. tho Schrom Lake Gas and Mining Com pany, which has been formed, has perfected leases of 20,000 acres of land in that region. WJUon is putting down a well at Millbrook. He leported on Monday that the drilling develops a geological condition exactly like that of the great gas belt at Sheffield. Pa. PUT A BT0P 10 FUTUBIS. The Chicago Board or Trade Shuts Down on This Kind or Speculation. Chicago, Feb. 25. flperiai To-day the Di rectors of the Chicago Board of Trade de cided that trading in "puts" and "calls" must stop, and tho rule to that effect was at once enforced. The doors to the lower floor and the corridors of the Board of Trade were closed to this class of dealers, and a move ment put on foot that will eflfectually stop that branoh of trading upon which Senator Washburn and Farmer Hatch base their proposed anti-option legislation. Director Thomas A. Wright ha3 enlisted the co-operation of several of the laigest flrm dealing In "puts" and "calls," Losau & Co., Baldwin & Farnnm, Kennett Hopkins & Co., Schwartz, Dapee & Day, antf many otheis of the best known firms on the floor. At the meeting or 'the directors last night a lesolntlon was passed making It an offense for any member to deal In "put" and "calls" inside of the Board of Trade building, and to-day's action was ihe result. Led Astray by Prince Michael. Detboit, Feb. 25. tSprcial. Mrs. G. N. Avery, wife of the long-haired and be whlskered disciple of tho "New and Latter House of Israel," who was arrested Saturday morning on a charge of burglary, says her husband was all right until he met "Prince Michael," tho leader of the sect, two yeais ago. Since then he has neglected his farm at New Durham. Ont., and has spent most of the time leading the "Flying Roll" and let ting Ills hair and whiskers grow. Two weeks ago he loft his home to Join the colony, and is no- entirely bereft of his senses. Sho charges his downfall is due solely to Prince Michael's influence. BDEKING AT THE STAKE. The breech-clouted savagery of the Ar kansas mob which burned a man alive last week is the fit heritage and survival of the barbarism of slavery. Philadelphia Press. Xr tho practice of burning people at the stake becomes popular we would better all go on reservations and let the Indians run the country for a while. Indianapolis Senti nel. The burning of a negro at the stake in the middle of a street in Texarkana, Ark., yes terday, with half the citizens of the place looking on, suggests a lapld stride In the direction of barbarism. New York Adver tiser. 1 The Texarkanaoutrageshowsthe horrible effect which a long-continued lelgn of lynch law has on the sensibilities even of the ten derest of a community. Where even women gloat on lawlessness and cruelty when per petrated by a mob how can it be expected that the criminal olasscs will respect the lawt Buffalo Express. It Is not so many generations since burn ing at the stake was a quite common penalty for meiely Intellectual ottensos, In the very centeisof civilization. We have happily got far beyond that. But the people of the Southwest are confronted by difierent con ditions. They must find some means to ter rorize the untamed and biutal outcasts. Philadelphia Times. . The morbid curiosity of the 6,000 that wit nessed the burning of human fiesh, and the voice of gloating satisfaction that arose with the shrieks of the roasting culprit, would much better befit a cannibal dance In the early days of savagery. If such scenes helped to increase the efficiency of tho law, there might be a grain of exense. Minneapo lis IHbune. That such a death was none too severe for such a crime is admitted and that public Sentiment will not deal harshly with those emotions of indignation which prompt men to ignore the law's process and resort to such vengeance is true. But to have in quired the woman to touch the torch to the kerosene-saturated brute and that she should have consonted to suoh an un womanly aot was far more horrible and re volting than even the crime. Nashville American, t SUBURBAN SOCIABILITY Shapes Itself Into the Formation of 'Selet Clab at Sewlckley Dress Befarm""ri Alluring Colors Melange of Current and Interesting Gossip. The Organization Committee of the pro posed Sewickley club met in the Council Chamber last night, but owing to the storm the attendance was light, and it was decided to postpone the final decision as to the for mation of the clnb until to-morrow night. The movement to start a club In Sewlckley has proceeded so far that success seems fairly in sight. At the meeting last n Ight it was reported that about $15,000 had already been subscribed, and that there was a rea sonable assurance that $5,000 more would be taken up by Sewickley residents. This would be the necessary tour-fifths of the stock required to bo subscribed by March L Another meeting is to be held Sat urday night,' and it is expected - that the members of the committee will then be able to report a subscription of at least $25,000. ir this amount Is raised the club will at once be organized, for there will be no difflcnltv wnatever in raising the ad ditional sum required by the lsne of bonds. The Organization Committee contains a good representation of the solid citizens of the valley, and amone others the following gentlemen: Messr. Ezra P. Young, Joseph Craig, E. B. Taylor, O. S.Richardson, Edward A. Woods, R. P. Kevin, Jr., Frank a Os borne, S. W. Black, Frank Smith, William Grafton and L. A. Miller. It Is a fact also that virtually all Sewlckley Is in favor Of a club of some sort, and the only difference there Is of opinion Is as to the location and the peculiar characteristics of the club itself. As at present planned the club Is to he located on the ground lying between the tracks of the Ft. Wayne Railway and the Ohio river, and adjacent to Quaker Valley station. The ground includes about 11 acres, and has been found to be, after careful inspec tion, luily out of reach of high water and suitable in every respect for club purposes. A careful examination of the river bank proves that it will bo. partlculaily well suited for the aquatic objects of the club. Although the exact amount to be expended on the various portions of the enterprise has not been settled, it is atpiesent planned to spend in the neighborhood of $15,000 on the clubhouse, while the cost of the land itself and necessary Improvements will ab sorb the rest of the total sum which is to be devoted to the formation or the club, namely, $35,000. The stock of the club is divided into $50 shares, and the shareholders, It Is hoped, will be taxed a merely nominal sum in the shape of annual dues. This advantage of being a shateholder as distinguished from being merely a member of the club by payment of an annual fee will be plain when it Is stated that members alone will be entitled to the use of the clubhouse, the theater and the grounds for their own pri vate entertainments. It is Intended that the club shall include the present athletic association In Sewickley, the valley dra matic club and the lecture course which has proved such a popular featmo of social amusement in Sewlckley during the past two winters. The clnb grounds will be laid out for tennis and nil other socially popular athletic sports, while upon the river bauk will be boathouses and the landing stage. As there are alieady a number of steam launches and sailboats in the Ohio waters in and about Sewickley, the latter feature it Is thought will be very convenient. Tho Pennsylvania Company is disposed to do nil in its p ower to make the grounds of the club accessible to Sewlckley. and a carriage drive will be made under the rail road above the Quaker Valley station and a foot passenger bridge thrown over the tracks at the station itself. It is also stated upon good authority that the Pennsylvania Com pany Intends to subscribe for a considerable number of shares of the club's stoce. At Saturday's meeting the result of the labors of the Organization Committee will be re ported and upon that will depend whether or not the Sewickley Valloy Club shall be come one of the most attractive features of that very.picturesque suburb. For the third time before a Pittsburg audience, Mrs Jenness-Miller presented dress reform in its most alluring colors. In the Alvin Theater, where she held forth yes terday, there was a good-sized audience, all women, or course; but, strange to say, the majority were women who had loft their majority very far behind thenu There was nothing particularly new about MrsTMIller, excepting her baby, and it did not appear. Even a dress reform baby has some rights and this baby asserted these by failing to dis play the slightest interest In mamma's busl nes engagements, and so Miss Miller and Miss Miller's bonne arellving In a sanitarium, while Mr. and Mrs. Miller are busy travel ing ror the good of the country's babies. But the young lady's ward robe was, displayed, her - merits re tailed, and her picture, as she was at some weeks, and still some more weeks, banded aiound to let every mother In the audience uee how far the live furniture of her nnrsery fell short of a modern 1801 baby, a la Jenness Miller. Mr. Miller's dresses were superb; but then Mrs. Millar's dresses are always superb. She came on the stage in the richest of stuffs that couldn't have helped bnt look well, even had there been but a pin used iu the making up. When she displayed Paris gowns of beautiful texture, ah, clever Mrs. Miller I every woman fell in love with dress re no, witn aress as it is in fans; ana wished, thereupon, to go and do likewise. At the same time every woman vowed her self a dress reformer, forever. Mrs. Miller Is somewhat of a colorist in her critlcisms.Justassbeisln the harmonizing of her gowns. She is to be pardoned, though, for the terrible fignie which she cuts when she says she is representing the modern society woman; for the exaggeration carries its lesson with it Into mote subtle points where it would bo less apparent. But her gowns! Well, Mrs. Miller knows a smart frock when she sees it, and she knows how to pay for It also. The cost of her wardrobe as shown yesterday would have kept and does keep many a lam ily flour chest in Pittsourg going for a year, with side issues like tailors and dressmakers thiown in. In street dresses Mrs. Miller has never looked particularly attractive, and did not look so on this occasion, either. She usually prefaces her descriptions of these with the statement that they are com promises. "Compromises," like sitting on the fence, are not successful, and truly Mrs. Miller looks neither elegant nor fashionable in her semi-tailor-made toilet. But when It comes to a'matter of evening gowns, then Mrs. Miller is really at home, and looks dis tingue, pictuiosque to a degree and almost oeautiiui. All of which puzzles us to know ir it Is Mrs. Slillor, or if it is Mrs. Miller's gowns! The newest invention of tho Miller dress reform systems, excepting the infant's outfit, is likely to be a luxury that no woman will in dulge in. It H a dress suitable for women who work teachers, factory workers, shop gills, busy housewives, who look after their own marketing, and, in fact, everyone who Is compelled to ba out of doors in rainy weather. The dress was a dark, bine cloth, the basque being made for a common sense woman with a 27-inch waist and a 36-inch bust, and displaying what Mrs. Miller calls the side lino of beauty, carried out also In the skirt. This last reached only to the knees, whloh was where its practicability came in, as even the mud or the streets of American cities is scarcely likely to be daring enough to climb to such a height. The completion of this garment had not ar rived from the bootmaker, and Mrs. Miller was compelled to nail upon the stago wealing the ordinary boot and stock ing. It wasn't a delectable sight, and if it is intended for the prototype of the garb of the peasant woman of the older countries. It will have to be a deal changed from what It Is now. Lot Mr. Miller say on his honor as an Americnn gentleman, if he wouldn't feel inclined to cut his own wife dead if he met her on Bioadway in such a guise. Mrs. Miller is an agreeable speaker, with a little bit of humor that is lather attractive. 8he is one of the most self-poisessed women that is on the American lecture platform of the present day. Dr. Lanoe'S forty-sixth birthday an niversary ycsteiday, made the pleasant occasion of the temporary bringing to life of the old Mott Club, which gave up the ghost nearly six yeais ago. When in existence, the Mott numbered among Its members Messrs. Doctors McCaui,, Daly, Murdock, Emmerling, Lippincott, Asdale, Thomas, Snivelyand Dr. Lnnge himself. The meet ings w'eie held once a month as house to honso affairs and in those days weio almost indlspensible to tliit little band of physi cians. A-a pleasant revival or days gone by, Mrs. Lnnge invited all these gentlemen to her home last night, and tho existence pro tempore of the Mott proved as agreeable as It ever was In its palmiest days. - A gentleman, with whom The Dis patch Is acquainted, was seen coming out of a Fiftli avenue bane carrying a fat purse and a long face. Full of dress reiorm, The DisrATCQ naturally Inquired his opinion upon the subject. "I tell you What," said the gentleman, his face bulging one until it almost was a counteipart of his purse in size, "I wish there wero mora dress reform than there is. 1 have four daughters and one wire, and I only wish they could get it into their heads to learn how to make their own gowns, and how to make the money to buv their own gowns. Look at this purse! This is before taken by the dressmaker. Drop around in half an hour and I'll show you -It afterthe-di essuiaker has- seen It. Bet ter bring a mloroscope along' Vassal COLLE.OH ha$ what is known as a pln'money" tfla.'otaV'New Yorkers, not long ago. gave ta"llT8 Sum id be used exclu sively, r-oivpfeas'hrev- Xrfr year there are girls whose-brains .have gained them free scholarshfps.-but 'ho have to depend on their "darning baskets" for money to cover incidental expenses. The parties which are constantly made up for lectnres. concerts, operas, readings, fleld sports and country excursions would be out of their reach, were they not able to draw upon the pin money fund for expenses, and nobody but the "Lady of Vassar" and the treasurer is any the wiser. The agreeable afternoon reception given bv Mrs". John C. Porter yesterday was sup plemented by a dance in the evening, to which a large number of young people were Invited. The final dance of the Allegheny Cotillion was given Inst night in the Monongabela House Assembly Room and was one of the best attended of the season. The young lauies who withdrew from active connection with the Cotillion since marriage partici pated in the pleasures of the evening by enacting the role of chaperones. Among them were: Mrs. Reed B. Coyle, Mrs. Or lando McElroy and Mrs. Stephenson. At the Union League Club they intend to give a final card party before Lent comes to bottle up all pleasure for the time being. Mrs. "William Thaw, accompanied by the Misses Marjory and Alice Thaw and Miss Jennie Ros-t, left on Wednesday even ing for California, whero they will spend the coming six or eignt weens. The "Berry house on Fifth avenue is an nounced for sale, and Mr. and Mrs. George A. Berry.who have engaged a suite of rooms at the Kenmawr, will take up their residence at the hotel in a few days. Mrs. Frank Semple, of Sewickley, entertained a small dinner party last night, ror her daughter, Miss Annie Semple, who Is one of the most popular young jnrls in the valley. There we-e only eight young guests present, bntitwasa cciemonlous affair.anrt carried oft with all the eclat of a much bigger function. The Kenmawr will, probably, not be deprived of the society of its recent bride, Mrs. George Wilson, after all, as there is some talk of delaying the setting up of hex own establishment. Mb. John T. "Wilson, of Highland ave nue, left on Monday for tho South by way of Washington City; Mb. and Mrs. A, J. Looan left on Wednesday for Florida in hopes of superin ducing a more vigorous return of health to Mr. Logan, who has Just risen from a sick bed. On March 1 "The Ladies Battle" will be presented by the Sewlckley Valley Club, after which all clnb matters will be deferred until Lent is over. The final pre-Lenten hop and musicals on Saturday evening is in charge of a com mittee of gentlemen as follows: Messrs. W. H. Rowe. John AL Robb, E. R. Pool, J. J. Mil ler and J. J. Robinson. Mr. JonN House and Miss Little will be married on Thursday, March 3, the relig ious ceremony and the succeeding festivi ties taking place at the house of the bride's mother, Mrs. Tate, of Oakland. The bridal party is already partly arranged and Is as lollows: Miss Beulah B. Little, maid of honor; Miss LlllianjSmith, of Chicago, bride rrald: Dr. Jones, of Philadelphia, the groom's cousin, and who will be remem bered as walking one of om hospitals some time ago. will act as best man. and Mr. John Booker, of Lewisburg, as one of the ushers. The mariage will be performed at 6 o'clock by the Rev. D. Eaton. The events for to-day include: Mrs. Denny's reception from 3 to 6 o'clock at her Beech street home. Mrs. Bake well's luncheon in the afternoon. Mrs. Joseph R. Dllworth glve3 a dinner at 6 o'clock. The party which Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick is chaperoning, and which Is now on its way to California, includes: .Mr. and Mrs. Grant Anderson, Mrs. Robert Kirkpatrick, the Misses Klrkpatrlok, Miss Alice Cbalfant and Mrs. D. F. CoUIugwood. Mrs. Ginevba Johnstone Bishop, of Chicago, who is a favorite singer in Pitts burg, Is staving at the Hotel Dnquesno, where she will be a guest for a few days. From Point Comfort a correspondent writes about Mrs. Lowrie's progressive angling party given in theHygeia Hotel on last Tuesday. The affair was in honor of her guest, Miss Ella Maloney, and each guest recolved' a beautiful band-painted favor. Among Pittsburg's representatives were Mrs. Agnes Graff, Miss Agnes Graff, Mr. Henry Graff and his bride, who was Miss Paisley, and Lieutenant Straub, a former Pittsburger. The second of the classical piano and song recitals in Duquesne Conservatory of Musio came off last night in the old University building. Though the weather was In clement there was a good attendance, which was rewarded by hearing a most delightful a rogramme rendered. Mr. Carl Better and ir. Charles Davis Carter presided. Marie Tempest in a New Hole. Rudolph Aronson's Comic Opera Company will be the attraction at the Duquesne next week. The first four nights "The Tyrolean' will bo given, and "Nanou" on Friday and Saturday. "The Tyrolean" has never been given in this city, and much curiosity is at tached to the coming production in conse-' quence thereof. It Is said to be the best. thing that junne Tempest lias appeared lu, and her success while hero last season argues well for the coming engagement. The operas will be given with the original casts, which, include Louise Beaudet, Eva Davenport, Drew Donaldson, Grace Golden, Madze Yorke, Edwin Stevens, Fred Schuetz, May Figman, Otto WoyI, Fred Solomon. DEATHS HERE AND EbSElYHEEE. Mrs. G?orge Cnnninghnm. Mrs. George Cunningham died in Hunting don oirlj- yesterday morning, having been a bride only 13 boars. Her maiden name was Juniata Mc Alvey, youngest daughter of John E. McAIrey, proprietor of the Hollman House, and she was on ly IS years of aire. For some time past she had suf fered from an attack of the grip, but feeling better 3fonday she informed her parents that she desired to be married to herlorer, George Canninjtham. a Broad Top brakeman. Her parents, notwithstand ing her youth, acceded to her wishes and the mar riage took place Tuesday at 10 A. M. The exclte mentof the ceremony, however, was too mnch for the youn bride and sne continued lo sink lintlll o'clock Wednesday morning, when death ensued. George Lauer. George Lauer, one of the oldest and best known men on the Southslde. died Wednesday at the age of. 78 years at his residence, 621 Carson street. He was born In Hutswcller. Germany, and came to America 51 years ago. During the Mex ican War he started for California and was cap tured ann laKen 10 3iexicn, woerc ne nnauy es caped from prison and returned .to PltUburg. Through the efforts of the Government Mexico had to pay a large sum 01 money iu eaca vi tue Ameri can prisoners. Daniel Koll, 31-innfsctarer. Daniel Koll, one of the wealthiest citi zens of Salem, O.. died late Wednesday evening of paralyals. He was born in Germany In ills, com ing to this country when quite young, and being a member of the Society of Friends, by whom Ills county ws largely settled. He was one of the original stockholders or the Victor Store Company, anil at the time of his death was President of the company. Amos Sharp, Maysvlllr, O. ( Amos Sharp, a farmer of Maysville, O., was found dead In a field near Fredericksburg Wednesday. Ha had left lilsliome lastbundayto get some medicine lor his sick wire. A he did not return search was instituted, with the abure result. Heart dl-ease U snpposed to have been the caufce of his death. Obituary Notes. David Etniib, Jr.. a prominent businessman and Republican politician, died at Mt. Union, Huntingdon county, Tuesday or pneumonia, aged 55 years. JameM. GOKDO, of Auburndate, Mass., well known In foreign missionary circles, died Tuesday, aged 77. I- was one of the Incorporators or the American Board of Foreign Missions. F.DWAnn SIORLS.T. an old-time minstrel, died Jn a New York hospital February 22. aged 76 years. He had been on the variety stage since his 20tU year and was a ventriloquist, lie was bqrn lu Ireland. LodisRittze, the well-known Boston artist, died at the Boston City Hospital Wednesday. Mr. Bitter hid been art professor at WelleMey. and bad Btu lied Tor several seasoos with Stevens, exhibit ing at the Salons, and last summer at the champ do Stars. He was about 30 years of age. William bubdick stevbjjs, a veteran Boston banker, died Wednesday night at the age of 72. In early life Mr. Stevens was financial editor of the Boston Post and Commercial liulhttll, also dramatic critic ror the Post. He possessed a rood deal of literary talent, sad once wrote a tragedy. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Animal life ceases to exist in the ocean at a depth of one and a half miles. A railway in the Argentine Republic? has one stretch of 311 mile3 without a carve) or bridge.' Fifty-one -metals are now known to exist. Four hundred years ago only seven were known. There are 10,000 teetotallers in the rail way" service of Great Britain, and TSfiOH among the sailors in the naval service. The battalion on a war footing in Ger many and in France is 1,000 strong. In peace It Is, France, 350; In Germany, 6U offi cers and men. From recent investigations it has been found that the average speed of the trans mision of earthquake shocks is very nearly 18 000 feet per second. "Within 63 years Mexico has had 64, presidents, one regency, and one empire, and nearly every change of government has been effected by violence. Sioux Falls, Dak., lawyers used to ba glad to get $50 for a divorce suit fee. 2fOW there's such a boom in the buslnesa that they won't look at a case for less than $300 to $500. There is a superstition among rnany people that if you quietly rub with the palm of your hand the protuberance of a hunch back on a Monday morning luck will follow all the week. It is bacteria which causes the milk to sour. Some of them do this by the produc tion of an acid: others curdle the milk bv causing a ferment like that In rennet. All of them are more or less harmful. The choir of a "Western church resigned the other day because in the course of his sermon the preacher remarked that the sin ners in the church must be converted, and they understood him to say 'singers." Shouldering?, jeerings and biting of thumbs were the favorite provocativei to quarrel with the "roughs" of St. Paul's Walk in Shakespeare's time, and many a braggart brawler bit the dust for biting his thumb at a better man. Antelope skin, which has been exten sively used for pocketbooks, photograph frames, etc, is now being employed for gloves. It Is very soft and pliable, resem bling the finest suede, and comes in all the tan and light shades. Old postage stamps are highly prized la China, ana a hundred canceled stamps will buy a baby. Accordingly, it is said, tha Roman Catholics are collecting the old. stamps and purchasing the infants, whom they bring up to Christianity. The Edgar Thornton Steel "Works claim to have broken the record for making steel rati. In 21 hours they succeeded In turning: out 1,907 American tons of rails, or 232 Ameri can tons more than the previous record, held by the South Chicago Boiling ililL It Is a curious fact that the delicacy as to mentioning the age of women is no pleca of modern sensitiveness. In the Old Testa ment, although great numbers of women are mentioned, there is but one Sarah, Abraham's wife whose age is recorded. It is worthy to remark that at the height of S8t feet (300 meters) in open air, tha decrease of temperature is extremely rapid, both during the nlzht and dnrinrr the day, and nearly approaches the theoretical value) of the new law of the adlabatlc expansion of gases. Tea and coffee are not foods. If this pair of moderate stimulants were lost from off the face of the earty to-day and forever they would not take away an ounce of physi cal prosperity. They do no good are simply enmberersot the table that add nothing; save expense. A good deal of the dew which we see in the morning covering the leaves of grasses and other plants comes from the Interior of the vegetables themselves. The extremely fine dew, as a rule, is atmospheric, bnt the larger drops which we find on the margins of leaves, are in general, exudations from the plant tissues. In the cathedral of Genoa is preserved, and has been for 600 years, a vase of immense value. It is cut from a single emerald. Its principal diameter is 12K inches and iM height SJf inches. It is kept under several locks, the keys of which are in different hands, and it Is rarely exhibited in public, and only by an order of the Senate. In Italy, France and Spain it is com mou to ring a handbell a short distance in advance of a funeral procession. The object; of this custom is said to be to clear the way "for the procession, to remind passengers and loiterers to take off their hats, and to call the pious to their doors and windows to gaze upon the emblems of mortality, and to sav a prayer for the repose of the soul of the departed one. It is said that the Japanese practice re fined cruelty to delight their palates. They believe that the fl3h called the dai is tho most delicious when eaten alive. An expert Japanese carver can dexterously remove flve-slxths of the edible matter from Its bones without touching a vital part. Dur lnar this cruel operation the fish Is kept alivo bv wet seaweed.whicb, being placed over its gills, enables it to breathe. It is stated that there are in France) 45,000,000 hens, which, at an average price of 2 francs 50 centimes per head, represent a value of 112,050,000 francs. One-fifth of the stock is annually consumed as food, and is sold for about 22,500,000 francs. Two million cocks, worth 5.000,000 francs, aro also sold as food. The nnmber of laying hens Is put down at 35,000,000. and the annual value of their eggs is lss.ooo.eoo francs. In Italy, where the clergy rule supreme, the law is that no dance shall be commenced after tho great bell of the cathedral has struck the hour of midnight. They are not required, however, to stop In the middle of ono already commenced, but are permitted to dance it out. Taking advantage of tnls law, Just before midnight they divide th orchestra and form a new dance. Some ot the orchestra rest until the others become fatigued, when they relieve them. A few specimens of honey made by bees entirely from the Eucalyptus globulus oi South Australia, have been Drought Into this country. It is said to possess similar properties to the Juice of the tree itself, being for example, antiseptic in its nature. It has been found by Australian doctors tc be very efficacious in cases of lung disease, and is now being tried rather extensively In some parts of the United States for bodily troubles of the same nature, Including con sumption. riCKIXGS FROM PUCK. Citizen (mysteriously) t believe that stranger is a foreign spy who has come here to study up our harbor defences. Naval Officer Don't worry. He won't find any to study. I love to sit upon the fence And whittle It aU day: Btcause it is my neighbor's fence. And he has gone away. Cberrity. On Washington's Birthday every American citizen should meditate on the ex cellent qualities of the Father of his Country. Welles I do more than that. I always make It a rnle invariably to tell the truth on the 22nd of February every year. Though old, the simile is apt; For true as needle eer can be To the Pole am I to her: and yet She ' cold a is the Fole to me. Mrs. Prim (of Boston) DiTorcs is an unpleasant snhject. Mrs. Weetplt (of Chicago). Yes; bnt it frees u iroru an unpleasant muter! The little oil-stove that I lately got, Only gives heat on the davs that are hot If the mercury drops to the point marked Freeze, That little store registers 211. The safest place in New York in case of a bombardment would be In the Sun office. "Why so? It Is surrounded by so many tall and solidly con structed buildings. Employer You are having a decided flir tation with the girl who has charge or our tele phone wire I Truthfnl Clerk (with cold chills sunning up and down his spine, and with -visions of Instant dis charge) Y-e-e-s. sir: but please. sir Employer Well, Veep It op. She will give more attention to our calls, ir you do. "Whene'er my true love's mouth I scan It seems to me to be a Good opening for a clever man And I act on that Idea. FarmerStrawstack (to dentist, Say, doc, the tooth next to that one aches, too. Dentist Yes; In sympathy. Farmer Strawstack Uol dura sech sympathy I Yank'eront! Husband I should like to know what made you tell Roblnsoa that you'wtrtgolng (a Florida this yearf . r- Wife -He asked me. t - - iBHaMHMM ..."oft-.ifelm jaiAjVfeSA.j4
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