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CAJIIJLUE FI.A.MMAUIOX
Bays some interestinc things about the
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REV. GEORGE HODGES
Says it is very hard to bo good in a boarding
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A fascinating feature of the next six Sun
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a narrative of actual experience from an
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to-morrow throws new light on this always
interesting field.
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THE TVABSING OF EUROPE.
Tbe condition of things in Europe on
the approach of labor celebrations on May
Day is a sad commentary on the social
status of the Old "World. The govern
ments have their troops under arms to re
press an expected outbreak. The labor
organizations are massing their strength
for the rather indefinite purpose of making
"an impressive demonstration," and so
ciety at large is quaking at the fear of the
secret dynamiter and the apprehension
that the muscular strength of the social
total will openly rise and overthrow every
thing. This is proof presumptive of something
radically wrong. The expectation that
labor will, if permitted, overthrow law
and tear down governments is either a
confession that the governments are un
just to labor or a charge that the laboring
class as a whole is stricken with madness.
The latter is tbe favorite view of the rul
ing classes, just as a similar view was the
fashionable one concerning those who
favored tbe revolution at the close of the
last century. But labor, as a whole, is not
inflicted by an epidemic of insanity, un
less there is something to drivo it insane.
It is a sad commentary on the progress of
the nineteenth century that at its close it
has to fail back on the same explanation
of the popular demands that was in vogue
among the Bouibons at the close of the
eighteenth.
Under a proper condition of Govern
ment labor should not be an enemy of law
and social organization. The laboring
n "nd is not so utterly dense, as to be un
able to tell whether the law gives It
equal protection and the same advantages
it affords to the other classes. If that
Vere the case, a labor demonstration
should be regarded as a demonstration for
the maintenance of laws which protect
the humblest laborer as much as the rich
est capitalist. "When the Governments,
by putting their troops under arms, recog
nize a possible war between labor and the
system -of laws, they also confess that the
laws which arouse labor to revolt are not
administered for the bencht of the whole
nation.
The example of Europe should be a
warning to this country. For the greater
part of our national existence our laws
have admittedly bc-en equally ju, to labor
and capital; and the consequence is that
our workingmen hate been tho supporters
of the republican system. But we have
lately been too prone to follow the exam
ple of Europe in matters bearing on the
iclations of capital and labor. If that
tendency is not checked, we may event
ually find ourselves in a situation like that
prevailing in Europe to-day.
PITT THE CONCItESSaiEX.
-gressmen are really a long-suffering
uch persecuted body of men.
down with strict devotion to
c found fault with i.isfi
lure to take a slight rest J
iKiiius ui constituents1
tr influence to secure
they must be ever
'call at a" division
abuse. Bored
'ment of vis
represent, altty that
"ndance
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DISPATCH
Washington they seek to foster horse
breeding as an important national indus
try and to recuperate their exhausted sys
tems by a breath of fresh air at the track.
'And yet "there are tho3e unjust enough to
misinterpret their motives and insist that
they are failing to earn their salaries by a
selfish devotion,to their own interests.
Truly the Congressman's lot, is not a
happy one, and it is a marvelous indica
tion of the fervor, of American patriotism
that men are not wanting with self-denial
enough to seek to serve their nation in so
thankless an office.
THE"KIGnr TO DECLIXK OFFICE.
The Secretary of the Chicago Blaine
Club writes a. letter, which we publish in
full elsewhere, civing reasons against TnE
DisrATcn's "recent characterization of its
effort to force a nomination upon Mr.
Blaine against his will as "offensive fool
ishness." As the writer says, the justice
of that opinion and the considerations
bearing on ' the subject are, matters of
opinion. Our correspondent has the lib
erty of expressing his opinion, and The
Dispatch maintains the same right on its
side.
TnE Dispatch, as all its readers know,
maintained constantly the view that Mr.
Blaine was head and shoulders above any
other Republican candidate for tho
Presidency if he would accept the nomi
nation. So long as there was any hope of
his accepting it maintained his superior
eligibility. When he declined, with a full
knowledgo of the popular desire for his
candidature, The Dispatch recognized
that any but a discreditable estimate of
Mr. Blaine's character must accept that
declination for what it purported to be.
Since then Mr. Blaine, in the statement
to Mr. C. L. Magce, has stated his con
viction that if ho were elected President
he would not live out half the term. This
is a reason for tho declination which every
real friend of Mr. Blaine is obliged to re
spect. Under the circumstances the attempt to
force Mr. Blaine into the nomination im
plies one of two things. It either sup
poses, first, that he is of so trivial a mental
character that he declined without mean
ing It a view which discredits him at the
start or it proposes to force a leading man
into a position which ho thinks would be
equivalent to a condemnation to death.
We do not think that the term we used is
too strong to characterize either attitude.
With the knowledge that the protective
principle has got to be decided on its
merits, and in Congress, we do not think
that the protective cause will be served by
killing Blaine. A political movement
which starts out either by discrediting the
sincerity of its own candidate, or by pro
posing to Inflict a fatal burden on its
favorite, is of that peculiar foolishness
which only needs one touch to complete it
That touch is furnished by the proposi
tion of our correspondent that if Mr.
Blaine is elected "ho could resign and the
Vice President could take his place." The
idea that there wonld.be popular strength
in running a candidate on the understand
ing that he would not fill the office for
which he was elected characterizes itself
so clearly as to render unnecessary any
further repetition of the adjective which
called forth this letter.
There is one right which The Dispatch
believes the American people will respect
That is the right of a statesman under
normal circumstances to decline office.
Until Mr. Blaine exercised that right The
Dispatch hoped for his nomination; but
after his unmistakable expressions on the
subject the matter is ended.
A KINDLY THOUGHT.
Director Keeler's announcement in an
other column contains the gratifying in
telligence that the Allegheny Observatory
is to be thrown open to the public. This
should do a great deal to encourage local
interest in the heavens, and the opportu
nity ought to be used to its fullest extent
Necpssary restrictions limit the opening
to Thursday nights, and the number of
visitors on each occasion to ten persons
admitted by ticket If there be not that
number of people desirous of learning
something of the stars and modern
methods of studying them, local intelli
gence must be of a lower, order than is to
be expected. The frequent veiling of
nature's night lamps above the city by
the smoke sent up from our manufactories
hides much of their beauty from us, and
the action of the Observatory Director
may do no little to help on .the agitation
against the dirty nuisance.
THE SOURCE OF GREAT FORTUNES.
In considering a new statement of the
respective wealth of tho great millionaires,
which there is no reason to regard as much
more accurate than previous guesses of
the same sort, the Philadelphia Inquirer
refers to the charge that these fortunes
are largely created by the protective
policy. Its refutation of that assertion is
worthy of quotation:
Bat the facts will not bear oat this theory.
The Astor estate, whloh is tbe finest in the
world, owes nothing to protection except
what it derives from the general prosperity
which results from tho tariff. The Gould,
Huntington, Vanderbllt and Blair fortunes
grew up mainly from investments in rail
roads. Flagler and Rockefeller became
millionaires through tho Standard Oil Com
pany, on whose crude product there is now.
no duty, and who export three-fourths or
what they produce. 'If Sage's wealth were
traced to its source it would, as this article
Intimates, be found that most of it came
from charging high Interest upon loans
made in cases or urgent need.
With the exception of the verbal inac
curacy of talking about the "crude prod
uct" of the Standard Oil Company) this is
a clear statement of facts as regards the
relation between great fortunes and the
tariff. The fact is that none of the over
shadowing fortunes of tho day owe their
creation to the protective policy, because
under a normal condition of things every
citizen of the United States has an equal
chance to take advantage of protection.
There are cases where the well-known
methods of favoritism and combinations
have, In protected enterprises, built up
large fortunes of what might be rated as
the second or third class; but in every
such case the excess of the fortunes is due
to the special circumstances rather than
the legitimate effect of protection.
But we cannot agree with our co
temporary's claim that these great
fortunes "rest mainly on business
sagacity." Of the nine examples it cites
eight are due to the relations with railroad
management The Standard Oil fortunes
have been proved time and again to be
due to the familiar device of getting
petroleum transported forthe combination
at rates which permitted it a profit while
Its rivals were losing money. The other
six great railroad fortunes can be traced
to the familiar devices of inside construc
tion contracts, stock manipulation from
the fortified standpoint of management,
reconstrdction'operations, and the whole
catalogue of devices by which railroad
managers as a rule have waxed rich dur
ing periods which, as they prove from
statistics, have "been unprofitable to the
stockholding interest as a whole. Tho
great railroad fortunes, as a rule, are due
to methods which, while sanctioned by
i
the morals of Wall street, rest on the vice
of favoritism and exclusive privileges in
the management of corporations created
by legislation.
The Astor fortune is the exception; and
yet if it is examined closely Its origin may
be found in a similar abuse. Its present
magnitude represents largely the growth
of the value of real estate purchased early
in the century. But it is the fact that tho
fortune which enabled the original Astor
to make those investments was gained by
inside information from political sources
concerning the raising of embargoes and
the cessation of blockades, which enabled
him to send enormously profitable cargoes
to markets otherwise unsupplied. In an
other form this was the same vice of an
exclusive advantage in commerce where
in perfect equity all competitors were on.
the same basis.
Nearly if not quite all the great for
tunes amassed In a single lifetime in this
country can be traced either to favoritism
or exclusive privileges. Both are contrary
to the spirit of the laws; and to the exact
extent to which wealth is concentrated by
such means it Is property which by
natural justice should have been diffused
among tho people.
STARTLING BUT UNRELIABLE.
It is somewhat stunning to find a certain
"Count Monte Crista De Lamar" posing
in New York as the fnendot Kussen Har
rison, and consequently in the second
degree a private mouthpiece of the ad
ministration, lie has, according to the
report before us, returned from Idaho,
where, in his efforts to secure a Harrison
delegation to the Kepublican Convention,
he told the people, on the authority of
Busscll Uarrison, that if Congress' passes
the silver bill the President will sign it
This presents a new demonstration of
the force of Butler's rhyme about fleas
having "smaller fleas to bite 'em." But
that interesting phase of the story is less
impressive than the assertion, that, while
the President is -harvesting delegates in
the East as the bulwark of the anti-free
coinage cause, the son and heir, by his
agents, like the gentleman with the ro-'
mantic name, is conciliating opin
ion In the Far West by represen
tations of exactly the opposite opin
ion. It was supposed that David
Bennett Hill had a monopoly of the
political device of doublc-facedness on tho
silver question. Is it possible that the
Harrison family is taking a leaf from the
Hill book and fishing for delegates on the
same two-faced plan?
We do not believe it A person who Is
afflicted with the name of "Count Monte
Cristo De Lamar" carries In his cognomen
an invitation to regard everything about
him as a work ot nction. ine repon
states that the people of Idaho declined to
believe his representations, and the people
of the East can properly adopt the same
frame of mind. Indeed, we may extend
the disbelief to Betsy Prig's famous nega
tion, and declare that we "don't believe
there ain't no such a person."
A CULINARY JUDGMENT.
A long-standing dispute has been set
tled, and the horn of the victor is thereby
exalted. The question whether the Balti
more method of cooking terrapin, called
the black stew, simply adding to the ter
rapin salt, pepper and Madeira, or the
Philadelphia method of employing in ad
dition fresh butter and cream produce the
best results, has agitated the minds of
those two cities for thirty years. Up to
this time it has seemed beyond settlement
If aJJaltimorean had aj longing for tho
fresh" "butter and cream.' style, he was a
recreant hankering after the flesh pots of
Egypt If a Philadelphian should express
a liking forthe chafing dish cookery, he
was simply false to the traditions of
Quaker City cookery. -As for settling it
by extraneous arbitration, that has been
excluded by the fact that until lately per
sons not having the advantages of life in
Philadelphia or Baltimore were simply
outside barbarians and strangers to the
taste of terrapin.
But a new light has arisen, capable of
giving an authoritative and impartial
opinion. Mr. Ward McAllister at once in
dicates his own position, and brings a long
disputed war to an end by deciding this
momentous question. He approaches it
with a delicate appreciation of its import
ance, but gravely settles it by declaring:
"I must say I agree with thePhiladel
phians." Of course, Philadelphia receives this vic
tory, not with the halcyon and vociferous
enthusiasm with which Chicago or New
York celebrate the winning of the base
ball pennant, but with that calm elation
which implies that Philadelphia was bound
to be right on the terrapin question.
Naturally, the press of Philadelphia recog
nizes McAllister as a social prophet, al
though wo fear that Baltimore," when It
recovers from the blow, will turn up the
nose of contempt at his culinary judg
ment Outsiders, however, to whom the
terrapin is a barren ideality, will rejoice in
the knowledge that the long-standing ter
rapin dispute is settled.
Attention should be called to the in
justice attaching to tbe "shake-up" of the
New York police. It is .palpably unfair that
the persons interested .in.lllegal establish
ments should. have' to settle up with a new
set of "o'fflcers, after having made their terms
'and satisfied the consciences' of those whose
vigorous exercise of authority has been their
protection hitherto. This disregard of vested
interests is astounding, and no doubt the
pure spirit characterizing the city's govern
ment will see to it that the rights of those
who havo none shall be duly regarded.
While Enloe's resort to a glass sponge
cup .was highly improper, there are those
who think that tho President might use a
sponge effectively for the purpose or w iplng
out Eaura.
Chabity seldom goes further than it did
when three damaging witnesses against a
moonshiner olTored to Btandball for him.
One effect of the visit of a Government
official to Philadelphia with a view to inves
tigating the Sugar Trust is the news that the
Trust has conclnded not to keep the Sprock
ets refinery closed down at present. This in
timation, that there is one argument which
can penetrate the armor-like cuticle of the
combinations, should cause further activity
in the enforcement of the law against those
monopolies.
Beports from "Venezuela vary according
to the sources from which they come. But
it is at least certain that warfare is the lead
ing industry dowu there just now.
There may .be some ball play in Paris
to-morrow if tbe military be called out to
suppress anarchistic mob violence.
Those who enjoy strong odors and be
lieve in the culture of disease germs will do
all they can. to support au ordinance pro
viding for the presenco of garbugo floats at
eighteen points along tho river bank. On
tbe other hand citizens who value a scent
less atmosphere and think that public health
is a matter of prime importance will use
every effort to crush so ridiculous a sobemo.
There is a grand opening on the double
decked cars .for those whose ambition im
pels theth to rise in tho world.
The readiness with which Congressmen
absent Uigiselves from sittings la only
te-.i y
equaled bytbe fllnislness of the excuses they
offer for their dereliction.
When a blue sky flecked with white
clouds forms tbe occasional covering of
Pittsburg, the glories of the sooty emana
tions from places where their presence is a
token.or wasteful dirtiness are magnificent
ly visible against the bright background,
and beauties and blessings lost In the usual
atmospheric gloominess may be well and
thankfully appreciated.
The Southside will not be happy till it
gets a free bridge, but it does not know just
where it wants it. A great mind needs much
making up.
The worm will turn, and even Agent
McClure's employes are tiring of their Job.
"In the absence of a censor," saysa cotem
porary, "the criticisms on the Duke of Edin
burgh's violin playing have resulted in his
declaration that ho will never again play in
public" Long-suffering concert-goers of the
British persuasion may discover in this an
nouncement an argument for the mainte
nance of an unbridled and licentious pi ess.
Parisian cookery may receive some
innovations in tbe treatment of vegetable
loods sinco the now American Minister is a
Bostonian.
A history of New York's government
might well bo called a book of Jobs.
A man under sentence of death in the
Ebensburg jail attempted buicide a day or
two ago. If ho bad been in Allegheny
county his act would have been almost ex
cusable, for ho would havo had little chance
of being removed from life at tho hands of
tne law. j
Ladies unprovided with pockets to hold
their purses while traveling, are lecom
monded to sit on their satchels before going
to sleep.
A belt line is useful occasionally as a
means for "roping in" the unwary.
First a wordy war on paper, then a
wounded coat tail, and now a duellist smit
ten hip and thigh. Such is the progression
of the Drayton-Borrowe performance. And
tho bloodthirsty viHains have not mot yet
v
The Baltimoreans did lose the game
played yesterday. "We'd always win if wo
could choose, but things aren't run that way.
The performances at political conven
tions are generally conventional.
Goodbye April! The month began
abominably, but its efforts to provide decent
weather during its last week of existence go
far to atone for its earlier sins and inspire a
feeling of faint regret at parting.
Oil drilling cannot be successfully con
ducted without a pool. But that does not
excuse the existence of the Standard Trust.
April is trying its best to give us the
cold shako.
When Ward McAllister loses his post of
dignity as self-appointed drum major of the
army of the New York elite, be can find an
opening for his talents as the manager of a
matrimonial agency.
N01ES OP NOTABLES.
Emin Pasha is reported to be very ill.
Senator Bansom, of North Carolina,
employes Ills sons as his private secretaries.
The widow of tbe late British Postmaster
General Fnwcett is said to be one of the best
platform speakers in England.
Mrs. Harrison, who was Honorary Presi
dent of the National League of Mineral
Painters, lias withdrawn entirely from
membership in that organization.
Colonel O'lcott, the successor of Mine.
Blavatsky as the central flguroin Theosopby,
hns retired to a three-room houso in Ootaca
mund, India, to spend, the remainder of his
days in resf.
Miss Jennie O'Neill Potter, tho
reader, began her professional careor in
Minneapolis. Sho is now about to revisit her
old home, and her friends there await her
reappearance eagerly.
The late Baroness Bothschild was the
leader of society in Berlin, and she was ad
mitted to court oy the special favor of the
Emperor. She was 31 years old, and was at
tho head of the Bothschild family.
Colonel "Robert G. Inoersoll tells a
Washington reporter that he has not read a
newspaper for three months. The literature
which has occupied his exclusive attention
all this time relates to,anclent myths.
NicnoLAS F. Devereux, who died the
other day in Charleston, was famous in the
South as tho Sergeant Deveroux who re
stored, undor heavy firing, the flag at Fort
Sumter when it was shot away by the Fed
eral artillery.
TnE last surviving "hero of Harper's
Ferry," Eichard W. Howard, who was with
John Brown in bis descent on and capture of
the United States Arsenal at that place, is
living in retirement in the Rhode Island
Town of "Warwick.
Treasurer Morrison Sworn Id.
HARBisnuno, April 29. State Treasurer
elect Morrison this morning visited tho
Treasury Department, and, aftera consulta
tion with Treasurer Boyer, took his bond
for $500,000 to Governor Paulson, who nt
once approved it. It was intended that Sec
retary Harrity snonld administer the oath
of office, but Mi. Harrity was not present,
and that duty fell to the lot of Deputy Sec
retary Tilden, who was Mr. Morrison's oppo
nent for the Treasurcrshlp.
And Still They Are Howling.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
More than one half ot all our imports come
in free orduty. Under the McEinley law free
imports have increased from 37 to S3 per
cent And yet free traders are howling mad
over tho oppression of their foreign friends.
Nerds an Investigation Itself.
McKeesport Tltnes.l
From the character of some of the Law
and Order Society's detectives, as made pub
lic within a few days, it looks as the society
needed a thorough investigation Itself.'
A Kind of a Perennial Flower.
Boston Herald, j
The Springer boutonniero has been re
nominated for its tenth Congressional term.
It's a pel ennial flower. ,
larty Lines Need a Resarvey.
Washington Star.
There is good reason to think that the con
fused condition of party lines calls for a new
survey.
C0NYENTJ.0X COMMENTS.
The Democrats of the prairies seem to be
much better united npon an Eastern than
upon "some Western man." New York
World.
The cold wave that is now en route for the
East probably originated la the Colorado
convention while the Presldcntal question
as being discussed. Philadelphia Inqui rer.
The Vermont Republican platform con
tains but ten lines, but it stands for protec
tion, reciprocity, an honest ballot and an
honest dollar; and that is enough. Toledo
Blade.
The Ohio Republicans send an unln-.
structed delegation to Minneapolis, with
McEinley at its head. They may bring him
back tho head of the national party, Buffalo
Express. ' '
Mu. Cleveland did not have to leave his 1
Eastern home to get a good perspective view
of tho Springfield convention. He could ob
serve it with case from the top of his' boom.
Chicago News. "
There is not a great deal of comfort for
anybody in the record of the Illinois Demo
cratic Convention. Evon Senator Palmer's
Joy is dashed by an if of the first magnitude.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The results of State and mnntclpal'elec
tions, the utterances of conventions, tho
prosperity of tho country and all the other
signs of the times have one and tho same
.meaning, namely: This is a Republican year.
New York Pre.
FOR CHARITY'S SAKE.
Arrangements Completed for tbe German
Protestant Orphan Asylum Fair Fltts-
Durgen Attend a Cincinnati Weddins
Women's Clubs Trying to Effects) a
Union.
For three months preparations have been
going on for a fair, to be held for the benefit
of the building fund of the new orphan asy
lum at West Liberty borough. The congre
gatlons of every German Protestant
Evangelical Church in Pittsburg and Alle
gheny will take part. It is expected to be
the largest and most notable German char
itable enterprise that has ever been seen in
this city. Hev F. Iluofl, pastor of tho large
church at Smithfield street and Sixth ave
nue, is taking a warm, active interest in the
affair, and there are hundreds of people
busy continually in the cause. The fair will
open Monday next at Old City Hall. The
ladies in charge will bo there early in tho
morning, and hope to be able to servo sup
per in tho evening. In any ciso there will
be dinner by Tuesday, and dinner and sup
per will be served in the hall every day
thereafter till the end of the week. Ger
mans are noted'for their culinary triumphs,
and it is safe to say that the menu each day
will be a good one. The hall will bo decor
ated appropriately. There will bo fancy
work booths, containing articles of all kinds
for household ornamentation, and other
booths devoted to the sale of more decidedly
useful wares. Flowers, ice cream, candy
and other delights will be on sale.
Will Have a Change Lnch Bvenins,
A different programme of music, recita
tions, etc., will be prepared for each even
ing, some of the best talent in the two cities
contributing to the general enjoyment.
The asylum for which tho money is to be
raised at tho fair it ill be built as soon as the
funds can be raisod. Tho managors of the
orphanage already possess eight acres of
gronnd at West Liberty, on which there
stands an old house that has hitherto been
used for both boys and girls. It is much
too small for the requirements, and when
the new edifice is put up, the old houso will
be remodeled and given to tbe boys entirely.
The new building will be a three-story brick,
with modern Improvements. The b.isement
will contain the furnaces, bake ovens and
cellarage for the storage of food, etc. On
thoseooud floor jrill De the hull and the re
ception room, nn immense dining room, a
kitchen nnd pantrr, and several store
rooms. The third floor will be devoted to
two dormitories for the children, the mat
ron's apartments and four rooms for the
servants. The building will bo used exclu
ivelsr for girls. Although the orphan asy
lum is carried on under tho auspices of the
Protestant Evangelical Churches, it Is a
non-sectarian institution nnd children of
any religion are taken in and cared for.
Hebrew Children Sheltered There.
For a long time there were a number of
Hebrew children in the asylum. When Mrs
Gusfcy founded an nsylum for children of
that faith, thoso In the West Liberty school
went to the now one. Tho West Liberty
asvlnm Is a strictly charitable institution,
although a small weekly fee is taken from
half-orphans that is children who have ono
parent living. Since the asylum is so gen
eral in its scope, it is confidently expected
that there will bo corresponding interest
taken in the fair.
Thero ro 3S children in the asylum at
present, bat it is expected that this number
will be largely increased whon the new
building is ready. Tho managers are pav
ing the board of mnny of the child! en in
private lamlllcs, that being the onlv way
the little ones can bo cared for while the
quarters of tho nsylum are so restricted.
Rev. F. Rnoffis tbe general manager of tho
institution. His heart is in Ills work and the
children idolizo him. He Fays the place is
not like an orphanage so much as a home.
It lias been the aim of himself and the ladies
to promote the homelike feeling as much as
possible, and it pleases them to sco how like
a large family tho inmates are.
A party of prominent Pittsburgers went
down to Cincinnati Thursday morning in a
special ear, and returned home yesterday
morning. They went there to attend the
Hughart-Morrison nuptials Thursday even
ing at tho biide's homo on Green Hill. Miss
Mary Morrison, tho bride, is the eldest
daughter of James Morrison, founder of tho
great bouse of James Morrison & Co., of Cin
cinnati and Kansas City.
The groom. John II. P. Hughart, of Grand
Raplds,4s Second Vice President and General
Manager of the Grand ICaplds and Indiana
Railroad. He is about 35, born in Pittsburg,
and commenced life us cashier in the
treasurer's office of the Pittsburg and Con
nellsville R.iilroacl, now a part of tho Balti
more and Ohio. Ho afterward was employed
on the road in the engineering department,
and in 1871 took a course in the Institute of
Technology, Boston, for mining and engi
neering. In 1871 he went to Gland Rapids as
'private secretary to his father, w. O.
Huzhart, President or tbe Grand Rapids and
Indiana. He was promoted to p-.u chasing
agent, paymaster, secretary of tho road, and
assistant to the President, and last winter
was made Second Vico Piesident and Gen
eral Manager. Ho is prominent in society
circles, a member of the Peninsular Club, a
prominent member of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church nnd takes a livoly In
terest in musical a flat is.
. Miss Morrison's maids were her very dear
friend. Miss Hanno Sherlock, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sherlock, of "Bolsaw,"
and her sister, Miss Belle Morrison.
The -best man was the groom's
brotho?, .Mr. Oliver O. P. Hughart,
and the nshers Colonel E. orofton Fox. Hon.
John S. Lawrence and J. II. K. Bnrgwin, of
Grand Rapids; A P. Burgwin, of Pittsburg,
and Messis. John Morrison and Hartley Mor
rison, ot Cincinnati. Mr. A. S. J. Holt, cousin
of tho gt 00m, was master of ceremonies, and
discharged his responsible duties with infi
nite tact and grace. At tho reception which
followed some 200 guests assisted.
A most enjoyable afternoon was spent
yesterday at tho BIhop Bowman Insti
tute, wheie a large audience assembled
to see three plays given by the graduating;
class of that Institution. Judging from tho
applause which greeted the youug debu
tantes, as they made their exit nt the con
clusion of each play, it was a great success.
The yonng ladies bad gono to considerable
trouble and expense preparing for theso
performances, and they are certainly to be
congratulated upon their success.
The entertainment was given under the
personal supervision of Mrs. R. J. t.oster lor
tbe English play, Madame Marie Everts for
tho German and Piof. Henri Rollin Parker
for the Fi encli. The first play was in the
form of a dialogue in German between
Columbia and Oermania, composed expressly
for the occasion by Madame Marie Everts.
Miss Carrie McLean represented Columbia and
Miss May Anderson represented Germania.
The second play was a Fiench comedv, "Ma
Bonne," which was well Interpreted bv the
following young ladles: Maiguret White
head, Ponelopo Whitehead, Clara Maple,
Nettie Palmer, Hettle McClure, Nellie Aiken;
and the third play was an English comedy
entitled, "The Mystery of Muadlewttz," in
which the following young ladles took part;
Clara Maple, Margaret Whttehota, Louise
Slagle, May Anderson, Jean MacEnulty,
Nellie AiKen auu jctue xaiiuor.
Yesterday afternoon the Women's
Clubs of Western Pennsylvania met in
Carnegie Hnll, Allegheny, to promote an
organization for the purposo of sociability,
and to bring the women into closer touch
with each other. The meeting, however,
yesterday, was only to effect a temporary
basis for a general organization throughout
the State. Quito a number of delegates
were present, representing the Woman's
Club, Woman's Pross Club, Tourists
Club, Travelers Club. Ceramic Club,
Oil City Club, the World's Fair Annex. Mrs.
Harriet Clay was present for the Oil City
Club, and Mrs. Temple Bavard,' known
widely as "Meg," of tho Philadelphia Press
Club.
, Histories of those clubs were read and
proved very entertaining. Mrs. C. I. Wade
told of tho Woman's club; Mrs. W. J. Glenn
of the Traveleis1; Miss Harriet E. Hoag of
the Tourists'; Mrs. W. J. Lilgigren of the
Ceramic, and Mrs. W. H. Gutelius sookd en
thusiastically about the Woman's Pie
Club, and Mrs. Harriet Clavtoldof the Oil
City club's enterprise and tho interest it
takes in literary pursuits and in scientific
subjects.
A sketch oftbe plan for formlng'tho union
was submitted and approve'!, and Mrs. W.
J. Glenn, President of the Travelers' Clnb,
was ohosen President. Mrs. Marv E. Mc
Candless, of the World's Fair Auxiliary
Committee, spoke of tho history of the
women's clubs whioh she was preparing.
At the opening of the evening session Can
tor's pretty song,' "As the Dawn," was beau
tifully snng by Miss Iieno Van Asdale and
well accompanied by Miss GerCrudo Campo.
Chancellor Holland was then introduced,
and spoke on "University Extension."
Dr. Holland entered into a history of the
movement and said that though a branch
had been started I1010 it was lying dormant.
The speaker then eloquently encouraged
more activity in promoting this object and
boned that the spirit once allvo in this lo
cality wonld be revived by the union of
women's clubs. Inoldentallv Dr. Holland
referred to his collection of butterflies. He
has 130,000 of them and has a library of 2,000
'CjfataftrArf.&rraarf.
volumes on tbe subject of Insects and but
terflies. The session was closed by musical
selections from members of the Tourists'
Club. ,
There was a large audience in Carnegie
Hall, -Allegheny, last evening, to welcome
the Glee and Mandolin Clubs or tho Western
University in their concert, that they have
given so successfully at Sewickleynnd elso-
wnere. xne programme was not materially
different from those of formor concerts.
Every number was excellently rendered,
nnd the applause was frequeut and con
tinued. ,
The first concert by the East End Mu
sical Club last night was a complete success.
A good programme was rendered, under the
direction of. Mr. J. C. Broil. Tho first part
was miscellaneous, comprising the works of
Salllvan, Rubinstein, Wagner, Mozart,
Oehmler, Mascazni and Verdi, and the sec
ond was Romberg's cantata, "The Lay of tho
Bell." The entertainment throughout was
exceedingly creditable to the chorus as well
us tbe soloists.
Some Social Chatter.
The Shorpsburg Lawn Tennis Club will
play its first game or the season this after
noon. There are 60 members, comprising
representatives of tho best families or
Shurpsburg. The grounds have been graded
and beautified, and are as good as any in tho
city. Lawn tennis is a very popular form of
sunimor amusement in tbe borough.
The ninth annual children's carnival of
the Thuma Dancing Acndemy is to be given
in the Auditorium next .Tuesday evening.
It will bo entitled "Terpslcnore's Festive
Day." There will be a large class, compris
ing tho younger members of some of the
best families of Pittsburg, and the occasion
is sure to bo a very interesting one.
The new building for tho Fourth Presby
terian Church. East End, is to bo dedicated
to-morrow. Rev. Dr. R. 8. Holmes, of tho
Shadyslde Church, will preach in tho morn
ing. Rev. George T. Purves, or tho First
Church, in the afternoon, and Chancellor
Holland in the evening.
A xumbeb of young ladies gave a very
ci editable performance of Jerome K.
Jerome's "Sunset" at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Laro yesteiday afternoon
for charity's sake. A handsome souvenir,
the gift of Mr. Florence O'NciI, was handed
to each guest.
Last night the Curry University Dramatlo
Club gave the two comedies, "Two Can Play
at That Gamo" and "Tho Quiet Family, with
several Shakespearean anu other recitals in
terspersed. The entertainment was good,
and was enjoyed by a fair-sized audience.
A lahqe audience was present in tho
Sewickloy Opera Houko last night to witness
the performance of "David Garrick" by the
Amateur Dramatic Club. The company was
in good form, and the delightful comedy
was given without a hitch.
The Old People's Home, at Fair Oaks, un
der the management of tho German Pro
testant Evangelical Church, is Just com
pleted, and is a model of its kind. It has 17
inmates now, all enjoying excellent health.
OP NATIONAL INTEREST.
A Day of Investigations In Washington
The Keystone Bank Inquiry Contlnned
Tho Census Ofilco 10 Come in for It
Next.
Washington, April 29. Tho Keystone
National Bank investigation was continued
to-day, and Controller Laocywont on with
his story. A letter from Examiner Drew,
received about February 20, 1891, was read.
Iu this letter Drew said he had further ex
amined the bank's affairs, and that it would
take a long time to find out tho methods by
which such a large abstraction of its funds
had.bcen made without his knowledge. The
letter also stated that ho (Diew) was be
ginning to suspect President Marsh. It ap
peared from the reports of Examiner Drew
rbat certain liabilities in tho shape of Clear
ing House loan certificates, aggregating
about $311,000, wcro omitted in the loport of
January 24, 1891. Liabilities of this nature were
included in reports of February 1G and tS,
although their aggregates were less than at
the date of the January report. On March
18 Mr. Lacey said President Marsh came to
Washington, called upon him, and told him
there was a certnln over-issue of 25,000 shai es
ot the Keystone Bank in existence. Marsh
said that Mr. Lucas, formerly President of
the bank, had been Interested with Mr. Wan
amaker in a deal with the Reading Railroad.
In order to.'pupply, money "Mr. Lncas had
furnished the snares of stock tollr. Wana
maketvwho Jiadused'them as collateral nnd
borrowed money to carry out Mr. Lucas,
part of the deal. Mr. Marsh explained that
it would not be well to attempt to resusci
tate tbe bank while this was in existence, or
until some of it was retired. Mr. Wann
maker, Mr. Marsh Fa,id, had refused to sur
render the stock, though the only reason
why he should do so was because he bad
been a patron nnd friend of the bank.
Mr. Marsh said that he had made an ar
rangement with Mr. Wanamaker wheicby
he was to surrender the stock; but Mr. Wan
amaker had notified him (Marsh) that he
could not carry out the arrangement. Marsh
therefore camo to him (Mr. Lacey). ne sug
gested to Mr. Marsh that he go to Mr. Wana
maker's house and infoim him as to tho
over.issuo of stock. Meantime he (Mr.
Lacey) went to Solicitor General Taft (who
was acting Attorney General) and told him
that Marsh was in Washington and conld be
arrested before he left the city. Mr. Taft,
however, did not act favorably on the sug
gestion. Later in the evening he (Lacey)
again saw Marsh, who gave him to under
stand that Mr. Wianamaker had not given
him any favoritism in the surrender of the
stock. This closed the interview, and the
next day the bank was closed. Adjourned.
The Pension Office investigation was re
sumed to-day very quietly after the stormy
close of the last meeting. Commissioner
Raum was not present, though it was un
derstood ho would again appear. J. G.
Green wait, the special examiner who made
the investigation which resulted in Com
missioner Baum'a preferring the charges
against Representative Cooper, was asked
if he had lurnished the $25 to Morgan whloh
Representative Cooper refused to accept
and returned. Greenwalt declined to an
swer, on tbe ground that in an interview
Mr. Cooper had said ho intended to prose
'cnte in court the parties to tho affair. Mr.
Cooper said he would, if necessary to get at
thn whole truth of tho matter, relieve the
witness himself of anv fear. Mr. Enloe
asked if the witness declined to answer on
tho ground that it might criminate
him. The witness replied that he made
tho investigation as a subordi
nate, and had instructions to do
anything he might think necessary to elicit
everything connected with the transaction.
The witness did not want to make a further
answer, because it might rurnish Sir. Cooper
with information ho could use in the prose
cution of others. Finally, however, he ad
mitted that ho had lurnished Morgan the $25
to send to Mr. Cooper, in order to draw out
tho inforniatloii ho 'wanted. He had dono
this In good faith, believing Morgan's state,
ments. General Raum bad told witness ho
should not suffer pecuniary loss through tho
payment of monev to get information. Wit
ness understood Mr. Raum would relmbuiso
him out of his own pocket, if necessary, for
witness knew It could not be paid from the
public funds. Witness was still out the $25,
as Mn Morgan had not returned the $:5atter
Mr. Cooperhad declined to accept It; sup
posed Morgan f till had It.
The Secretary of the Treasury has writ
ton a letter to tho Secretary of State com
mending tho nction of the United States
Consul nt Victoria, B.C, in refusing to verify
tbo passport issued by the Dominion Gov
ernment in the case of Moy Chung, a former
resident of the United States who has re
cently been engaged in smuTgling Chinese
laborers from Canada. The Secretary says:
"In reply to requests which have been re
ceived from customs officers for instructions
for their guidance in casos where applica
tions for admission to tbo United States
have been made by Chinese persons holding
nnturallz ition papers issued by tho Domin
ion Government, their attention .has been
called to tbo icquirements of the exclusion
net that Chinese not laboiers shall present
nn original entrance, the certificate provided
for by slid net, and to refuse admission to
Chinese who do not present such certificate
without reference to the question whether
or not thev are citizens ot any other coun
try than China."
Mr. Wiiacox, Chairman of the House
Census Committee, will call up in tbo House
his resolution to investigate the Census
Ofilco nt the first opportunity, and If this
does not occur soon, tne Speaker will bring
in a rule from the Rules Committee making
It a special order.
Secretary Foster has sent to the
House estimates for deficiency appropria
tions aggregating $191,052 on ncconnt of the
postal f orvlce, submitted by the Sixth Audi
tor February 14, 1891, una not heretofore
transmitted to COugiess.
The House .to-day, .on, motion of Mr.
Broderick, of Kansas, passed tbe Senate bill
authorizing the sale of the charter rights of
tho Leavenworth and Piatt Bridge Company
to construct a bridge over the Missouri river
at Leavenworth, Kan.
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WHY THE! WANT BLAIXB.
Tho Chicago Clnb BJoInder to Becent
Comments by The Dispatch.
To the Editor of Tbe Dispatch:
From a late issue of your paper I clip the
following:
The attempt to force Mr. Blaine Into a Presl
dental candidacy against his will after the fashion
proposed by the Chicago Blaine Club 1 offensive
foollstmess. It is too late to revive the Blaine
movement. Even If the Secretary or State coura
be induced to reconsider his declination, bis change
of attitude would seriously damage his strength.
Beyond all that, the reasons he has given are snch
as the nation most respect. There Is no national
exigency requiring a man to take an office which
he feels would seriously imperil his life.
For over eight years this olnb has been
termed "Blalniac," "Blaine Cranks," and
"Blaine Fools," hence your charge or "offen-'
slvo foolishness" docs not annoy us, and Is
a mere matter of opinion anyway. We aro
confident from letters constantly received
frorh nil 'parts of the country that our
position is not "offensive" to seven-olghtbs
of the Republican party, and is not regarded
by them, as "foolishness." Wo nre qnite
willing the other eighth shall think as you
do in regard to our attitude. But we do pro
test against some of tho assertions contained
in the above oxtract. How do you know it
is too late to review the Blaine movement?
The Blaine sentiment is as much
an actual reality to-day as ever.' To
mako it effective at tho Minneapolis
convention will take no longer than,
'to flro powder. Wo do not wish to indnco
the Secretary of State to reconsidor any
thing ho has said. He said, "I am not a
candidate." What isa candidate T Webster
says one seeking a position. Hence, there
need be no change on his part, and the'ro
foro nothing to damage hfs strength. But,
in any caso, to question Blalno's strength
with tho people is too absurd to merit
answer.
Again, you say the reasons ho has civen
are such tho nation must respect. Ho pavo
no reason in his letter which be could have
dono in n few words, and woild havo done
If his health had been the reason. I posi
tively deny that he has stated to anyone
that his health was tbe cause of his writing
that statement, viz: that ho was not seek
ing the position of President. Does tho
editor or The Dispatch know what tho real
reason was, and, if so, will ho givo it to tho
public? I think I know the influenco which
caused the letter to be written, but do not
caroto make it public out of regard for
harmony in the party.
But if Mr. Btalne was elected nnd found
himself unable to fulfill the duties of his
office, he could resign and the Vice Presi
dent could take his place, nnd in such nn
event tho paity and the country would be
no worse off than they would be if somo
other person Is nominated and elected.
You Fay thero is "no national exigency."
This is also a matter on which there is a dif
ference of opinion. A prominent Republi
can of Pennsylvania, an ascato politician of
national reputation, recently said: "We In
Pennsylvania are interested in nominating
some one who can be elected. Pennsylvania
is'a protection Slate. All her Interests trs
moieorless bound up with the policy of
protection, and we aro interested in tho suc
cess of the Republican party becanao wo
believe in protection. We fear that If a
Democratic President is elected in Novem
ber tho party will at the snmo tlmo carry
enough State Legislatures to get a majority
in the National Senate, and will elect a Dem
ocratic House. That would givo all branches
of the lawmaking power to the Democrats
nnd enable them to pass any legislation they
wantod." We think there is both a national
and a party exigency which demands that
Mr. Blaine should be nominated in order
that Republican success may be certain.
Yon at the East may bo resting in the con
fident assurance that any good Republican
can bo elected. But I wish to say to yon
that "if you base your hopes upon our doing
so by carrying States in the Westnsnally
Republican yon are reckoning without your
host. The situation now is ilocidedly dif
ferent from what it was in 1S83. Tho Farm
ers' Alliance has grown up undor the prOs
ent Republican administration, and tho only
candidate who enn bring them back with
anydegreoof certainty is James G. Blaine.
This is not the wild assertion of any crank,
but I have in my possession evidence to sat
isfy any reasonable man that the statement
is true. Therefore, with the evidence which
wo have, and which I will givo you credit
for honesty enough to believe you do not
have, the position of the Chicago Blaine
Club is not "offensive foolishness," but
loyal, patriotic and wise. H.G. Teed,
Chicago, April 27. Secretary C.B.C.
JJEIE AUD THE CANAL.
The Proposed Waterway Warmly Seconded
Praise for Mr. DalzelL
Erie Dispatch.
Congressman Dalzell, of Pittsburg, de
serves great credit for his earnest and effec
tive work in farthering the Interests of the
Ohio River and Lake Erie Ship Canal proj
ect. He has secured favorable action by tho
Rivers nnd Harbors Committee upon the
proposition to appropriate $40,000 for a sur
vey of routes for the proposed canal. Now
let this provision be kept in the bill as it
passes, and tbe first important stop will
have been taken toward attracting national
attention and action in favor of the project.
While it Is true that Pittsburg and its
neighboring section have more to gain than
this city has in the construction of the pro
posed ship canal, yet our citizens take a
lively interest in the matter. Tbo canal
would greats- benefit Erie, and nn impor
tant proportion of its traffic would be fur
nished by this city. Water transportation
to the South would bo n great advantage to
many of our manufacturing industries and n
constant Incentive to the development and
extension of now ones. It would give us
lower freights on coal and merchant iron,
and perhaps lead to the building of furnacos
and rolling mills here. These nnd other
prospective additions to our manufacturing
nnd commercial industries would in turn in
crease the value of Erie real estate and add
to the city's mercantile interests. It Is thns
apparent that tho canal project's warm in
dorsement among Erie boslnoss men is
based on substantial grounds, and it is earnestly-boned
that the committoo's aotlon
will be carried Into efleot in the bill and the
survey ordered.
PATB10TIC SCOTCH-IRISH.
Governor McKInley Elected a Member
Amid Great Enthusiasm.
Atlanta, April 29 The second day of tho
Scotch-Irish Congress opened with an in
creased attendance. Prof. H. A. White, of
AVashington and Lee University, delivered
nn nddress on "The Three Ideals" The
Puritan, the Cnallor and the Scotch-Irish.
Prof. White wns followed by Prof. George
MncLoskle, of Princeton University Green
School of Science, who delivered a short ad
dress on "Evotion of tho Scotch-Irish
Race." Then followed breezy ten minnte
speeches bv Dr. Henry Quisg, of Georria,
nnd Major II. a Suiith (BUI Arp), on tho
"Georgia Cracker."
Goorge H. "Frye, of SDringfloId, O., will
invito tho Congress to meet nt that place
next year, and nenry Wallace, of DasMoInes,
will usk it 10 go to that city. Mr. Wallace
says cverv officer of the Iowa Stuto Govern
ment is a Scotch-Irishman, Including Gov
ernor Boies. Mr. Fryo offset this by nomi
nating Governor McKinley, of Ohio, for
membership in the facotcli-Irish Society of
America. Governor McKmley was, of
course, unanimously elected with enthusi
asm. Pat Calhoun will to-night address the
Congress on tho Scotch-Irish of Georgia,
showing that this State is Scotch-Irish and
not Anglo-Saxon.
DEATHS JJEKE AND ELSEWIIERE.
Miss Mlnnio Clark.
Miss Minnie Clark died yesterday at her
home In Allegheny from typhoid fever, contracted
several months ago. She as a sister to IS. P. and
Oliver Clark, well-known newspaper men.
Obituary Notes.
Mr- Burgot. the note cnxlneer of the Im
provement! In the Rhine, Is dead.
Colosel Lutiikr R. Smoot, Secretary of the
Consolidated Gas C'ompinr in lialtlmore, died
Thursday-. He was a veteran of the Mexican War,
and also served in the Confederate Army. He
lwlonied to a prominent Southern Maryland
family.
State ArronxET Jonjj Ibelvxd. or Anna
Araudel county, Md., died in Annapolis Thursday
of consumption. Mr. Ireland broke aown daring
the campaign last fall. He was elected over bis
opponent by a small majority. He was about 40
ycara oiu.
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CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
In Siberia silk is sold in a frozen state.
The docks ot London cover over 600
acres.
The earth is the greatest distance from
the sun on the morning, of July 6.
A Maine boy of 8 years is said to be
able to repeat 10 chapters of tho Bible.
There arc now 18,714 newspapers pub
lished in the United States, of which 1,739
are dallies.
Embossed books for the 'use of the
blind persons have been prepared in mora
than 230 languages and dialects.
A Gardiner, Me., clergyman has
ndopted the plan of letting his congregation
pick out tho texts for his sermons.
The new high school of Japaais unique,
nigh" In this caso rerers not to the degree
of education, but to the social status of Its
stndents.
A little vase of Sevres ware, once -pre
sented by a French King to TIppoo Sahib,
was sold in London not long ago for $7,203.
It is only eight Inches high.
There is an old superstition to the effect
that If you catch the first wild bee of the
year and keep it in yonr parse, you will
never want for money in abundance.
The cultivation of the sunflower is con
sidered to be very profitable in Russia- An
acre yields on an average 1.S50 pounds, mak
ing an income for the farmer of $20 an acre.
The sea is infinitely more productive
than tho land. It is estimated that an acre
of good fishing will yield more food In a
week than an acre of tbo best land will yield
in a year.
D. Martin, of Sangerville, Me., has an
interesting- curiosity, consisting or limbs of
tbo beech and maple crossed, the maple,
which evidently grew the faster, enclasping
tho beech.
The Red Sea is for the most part blue.
It gets it name from the fact that portions
of it are covered by minute animalcule
which dye the surface of the water red
where they float.
A large aerolite fell about three miles
northeast of Palermo.Cal., mcentlr. It was
green in color. It left a long train of fire in
its wake, and Its striking the earth was ac
companied by an explosion.
An ingenious female has hit upon the
Idea of a "dress album;' In which tiny cut
tings of every gown belonging to its owner
nro to be chronologically arranged, undor
the dates on which they were purchased.
Observations made to determine tbe
longitude of Montreal showed that the time
necessary to transmit nn electric current
across the ocean and back again was a trifle
over one second, tho distance covered being
8,000 miles.
One of the grandest sights in the shape
of a railroad train that ever steamed out of
Philadelphia left tho Philadelphia nnd Read
ing station Tuesday en route to Chicago via
the Wabash- Railroad. Tho train consisted
of 20 new, bright engines.
Macricystis, a sea weed of the South
Pacific, often grows to be 20 to 30 inches In
diamoterand 1,500 to 2,000 feet In length. In.
no case do any of tlieso have roota. In the
proper sense, their nourishment being ab
borbed from the water by all parts alike.
A prisoner fleeing from the jail in Ozark
(Mo.) bad two supposedly forocions bulldogs;
set on his trail; one do; was too fat to climb
overa fence and lost timo nnd the race in
hunting a hole; and tho other dog ran along
side tho prisoner and went to playing with,
htm.
The flute is very old in its origin, but
the flute of to-day is different from that of
tho ancients. It has been Impruvcdnpon
from time to time, and tbe old people would
probably fail to recognize it now. The flage
olet, which is somewhat similar, is credited
to Jnvigny about 1SSL
The firs, trumpet was a sea shell, and
was used by very old nations. Trumpets
were well known In the days when Homer
lived, and a Hebrew feast of trumncts is
spoken of in the Bible nearly 13D0 Jt C
Alexander the Great is said to have used a
speaking trumpet 335 B. C.
The Chinese have a varied menu for
their table but Celestial banquets find but
little favor with Europeans, although'Chl
ncse cooking; ya a finonrt in Ia' way. As a
nation they scorn all tradition and thri Chl-
eo ei"rjM;n,tbl!; that .walks, creeps,
jiies, ureauies or vegetates.
The white ant constructs habitations
many yards In height, which are so firmly
and solidly built that the buffaloes wcro
able to mount them and nso them as observ
atories; they are made of particles or wood
joined by a gummy substance, and' are able
to resist even the force of a hurricane.
Creusot, France, has the most gigantio
Iron chimney that has as.- yet been con
structed in tho world. It is tunnel-shaped.
big end down, 23 feet in diameter at tho
bottom and 7 nt the top. It Ls exactly 279
feet and 3 inches high, tho total weight, ex
clusive of the masonry foundation, being 0
tons.
The largest pyramid in Egypt is only
US yards hiirh, that Is, about SO times tbe
average height of man: whereas, tho nests of
the termites are 1,000 times the height or the
insects which construct them. Their habita
tions are thus 12 times higher than tho
largest specimen of arcuitecturo raised by
human hands.
Apeculative Scotch gentleman wanted
to dispose of some bees. So as to attract pur
chasers he printed the following placard:
"Extensive sale of live stock, comprising no
less than 110,030 bead, with, an unlimited
.right of pasturage." Tbe ingenious trick
succeeded to admiration, for his stock
brought, high prices.
The dolphin is credited with a speed of
considerably over 20 miles an hour. For
short distances the salmon can outstrip
every other flsh, accomplishing its 25 miles
an hour with ease. The Spanish mackerel is
ono of the tastest of food fishes, and outs
tho water like tho yacht. Predatory fishes
are generally tho fastest swimmers.
According to the Greek theory of crea
tion (which seems strangely at variance
with their refined ideas), Zeno. in a spirit of
cruel jest, ordered Vulcan to mnko a woman
out of clay, and afterward Induced the
wholo host of gods and goddesses to Invest
the clay imago with all their worst qualities.
Alter this had all been done to Zeno's lik
ing, the breath of life was breathed Into the
statue, and capricious woman started In her
erratic carder.
IDYLLIC HUMORKSQUES.
Mrs. Chinuer I wonder why lightning
never strikes twice in the same place.
Chlnner When ttie lightning comes around ta
second time the place isa' t there. Judge.
They say the sweetest kiss in the world
Is tbe kiss tbat never was kissed;
But the maddest girl on top of the earth
Is the one whose mouth yoo missed.
Keajbrk Herald.
He (just alter the proposal) X am so de
lighted, my darting, that you do not object to
smoke.
She Oh. no. I like It; bat mamma can't bear it.
He (softly) You are my first thought: I win
smoke continually whcnwe have our little house.
Seat lark Evening Sun.
Jinks Strange that the calendar should
have originated In the East.
Wittlx Jotvcry. Yon see the place is faU of
dates. Harper's Bazar.
He has an irritating cough,
Rheumatic twinges, too. to-day:
He took his heavy flannels off.
Believing spring had come to stay.
His outlook now is rather drear.
But If he should survive this thing
The wisdom lie has bought this year
Will serve him for another spring.
Sew lark Press.
Chicago Capitalist About how high
would you be willing to run my new building?
Chicago Architect As high as you wish. Science
has recently discovered that the earth's atmos
phere is ISO miles thick, instead of only 40 miles, as
heretofore supposed. Puck.
Bachelor Minister I never was in such a
fix!
Frlcnd-What's the matter!
Bachelor Minister Well, on Easter Sunday I re
ceived a pair of slippers from every member of the
sewing circle, and each one will eapect to seems
wearing hcrpartlcalar pair of needlework night
mares at their meeting which will be held to-night
at the rectory. Brooklyn Eagle.
The sun comes out and sheds again
Ills bright and genial ray;
But there's a question fraught with pain:
Xia "has he come to stay? "
j Washington Star
Promising Musician Am- X really an
artist, my good, kind master?"
Instructor Hot yet. my dear child, but you will
do quite well for a seasun In America and your
JJr
funds arc getting low. "-Chicago xrtsune.
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