.c i- THE' PITTSBURG DISPATCH, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14. 3892. je Bi$pfeTj. ESTABLISHED FEBnUARV Vo1.7.No.S14-Entcreaat nttsburg PostoDce November, JtM, as tecoiid-class matter. nCSIXKSS OFFICE, Cor.Smithfield anil Diamond Street. News Rooms and Publishing Honse. T8 and SO Diamond street. New Dispatch lluikling. FATr-UN ADVFRTISIN'G OFFICE. KOOM 7(1, THIimxE BUILDING. NEW TOr.K. where complete files or THE DISPATCH can always be loTmd. TJIE DISPATCH IB on rale at LEADING HOTELS throughout the United States, andat Brenlano's, S Union Souare. "ew York, and 17 Avenue de J" Opera, Paris, Trance. TERMS Or THE DISPATCH. rOSTAGE TREE IN THE UXITED STATES. jati.t DtsrATCir. One Tear. S 8 00 DAnr Dispatch. Tlirce Months 2 00 Daily I)ipatck. One .Month 70 Daily liisrATCIt. Including Sunday, lyear.. 10 00 Daily D'srATCU. Including Sunday, 3 m'ths. 150 Daily Dispatch. Including Sunday. 1 month SO fcrxPAYDlSPA'cn. One Year. 150 M EKKLY DISPATCH. One Year. 1 3 The Daily Dispatch is delivered by carriers at ;icints per week, or. Including Sunday Edition, at t cents per week. REMITTANCES SHOULD ONTTBEMADr. BY CHECK. MONEY OKDElJ. OR REGISTERED LETTER. TOSTAGE Sunday lssne and all triple number copies. Cc: 6lngle and double number copies, lc PITTSBUltG. WEDNESDAY. DEC 14. 1832. TWELVE PAGES A VITAL 3IATTER OMITTED. The Pennsylvania State Grange of Patrons of Husbandry now in session at Harrisbarg has added 5,000 to its mem bership during the past year. The annual address of Worthy blaster Leonard Rhone as summarized in The Dispatch this morning indicates that the order is in a flourishing condition and serving its mem bers in many useful -ways. Its co-operative features and their evident success are especially valuable. The speaker was naturally inclined to exaggerate the claims of the Grange to recognition in some directions, but there is no doubt that as a co-operative union of farmers it has a wide field of action and is making good use of its opportunities. The lack of all mention of the road question in the speech as sent out in sum marized form is a most noticeable and re gretable omission. If the "Worthy Master really paid no attention to that subject he has overlooked a matter of supreme im portance to the order. The Grange can not take up road construction and road reform too energetically. Its action in so doing would be powerful and the ad vantages accruing to its members would be almost incalculable. There is no fitter opening for the efforts of the Grange than this, and the matter is a pressing one that demands the substitution of economy for wastefulness at the earliest possible moment To make np for the apparent omission from the Master's address the Grange should resolve to bring all its power to bear on the Legislature to secure much needed enactments on behalf of good roads. A SHIP HAILWAY EXPERIMENT. The question of the economy of lifting laden ships out of the water and trans porting them over the land by rail is to be determined by practical experiment At least it is announced that the financial difficulties in the way of the Chignecto Ehip railway have been overcome and that the road will be ready for operation In about a year. This road connects the head of the Bay of Fnndywith the Gulf of St Lawrence. It is about 1" miles in length, and saves about 300 miles in transportation between Boston and Quebec.and COO miles between St John and Quebec The engineering possibility of taking a ship from one body of water to another is beyond dispute,but the question whether it will be more eco nomical than a ship canal or than sailing around by the ocean is a more doubtful question. It would seem to be a clear proposition that if a ship can be carried by rail more cheaply than by water, then all railway transportation should be cheaper than vater transportation. But the opposite is emphatically the case, which creates a decided presumption against the ship railway. The Ciiignecto project will, however, try the experiment under the favorable conditions of a level railway haul of 17 miles atrainst 300 to 500 miles of ocean transportation. If it shows economy the presumption against more nretentious projects of the sime sort will be much modified. If it does not prove its economy their actual value will become a negative quantity. THE E0KOPEAX WAR CLOUD. The recent speech of the German Min ister of War, General Koltcnborn, in the lifiehsta-r, presented a picture of the fu ture of Europe, painted in the darkest of impressionist hues. The speaker por trayed as the future for which Germany must prepare a final war which would duari all previous contests, both in the magnitude of the forces engagsd and of the issues involved. To meet the exigen cies of this conflict he said every man in Germany capable of bearing arms should be ready to respond when his country re quires his services. The prediction of a European war which shall cast in the shade the universal and exhausting struggle of the Napoleonic wars, or the briefer but no less murderous collisions of Prussia with Austria and France, indicates an exceedingly dark future for the older world. The only mitigation of its actual materialization would be the increased attractions held out to the commonalty of Europe by this country, where there is no speck of con flict But there is one view of the sub ject, which permits the hope that the European future is not so black as it is painted. It is to be observed that these state ments of the dangerous imminence of war have for some years invariably appeared when Cabinet Ministers were engaged in extracting from the representative bodies increased appropriations for the military budgcts. The large amounts which have been obtained by decorating the war cloud with the ablest lines may have been needed for self-defense; but consid ering thatthey have been spent for a series of yeare without any such exigency aris ing it is permissible to conclude that the statesmen of Europe have misjudged the danger for more than a decade, and may be still doing so. Oa the other hand there is a very distinct use of the great military establishments in sustaining the mon archies and suppressing republicanism and socialism. It is more than probable that European statesmen do not consider tike money misspent which enables them to keep the common herd in proper subjection, to say nothing of providing sustenance and social status for the sons of the influential classes. There is no slight amount of comedy In the annual parade of the war bugaboo, which has kept Europe on an armed foot ing during fourteen years of profound peace. But do not the monarchs and statesmen of Europe fear that this sham will wear itself out in'time? There is room hero for the application of the old fable about the boy who cried "wolf" so often that he finally attained the result of being eaten by the ferocious beast without any attempt at rescue. A REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY. A pertinent suggestion is made by the New Tcrk Herald in its discussion of the course to bs taken by the Democratic majority with reeard to action on the tariff. The Herald, as has been fully noted in these columns, is opposed to the hasty and inconsiderate action represented by the immediate calling of an extra session But, as a tariff reform organ, it believes that the work should be carefully prepared for complete action at the next regular session. This leads it to the sug gestion of a tariff commission to be con stituted at this session and to report a bill at the session a year hence. Of the con stitution of the commission the Herald says: A joint commission of the Senate and House will be most desirable if tbe Re publicans are disposed to join with the Democrats in giving effect to the will of the people as voiced at the polls on" November & Bat if they are to follow the example and thendvice of President Harrison and sulk, the only recourso will be a. commission named by the House. This proposition coming from such a source as the Herald shows the cogency of the suggestion made by The Dispatch the other day, that the Republicans who care more for the prosperity of the nation than for party prejudice should stand ready to aid the conservative Democrats in securing a careful and moderate re vision of the tariff. A joint commission of the House and Senate might be made a powerful lever in favor of confining tariff changes within limits that will not disturb industrial prosperity. Of course the re port of such i commission would have to recognize the popular decision in favor of a tariff revision on the line of reduced duties. If it did not, the next Oongres3 would undoubtedly refuse to accept the report But joint action could undoubted ly present a scheme of revision that would meet the popular idea of tariff re form and at the same time preserve in dustrial interests from the peril of whole sale and destructive reductions of duty. For Republicans the crucial factors of such a proposition would be practically the same as during the last election. They would have two courses open to them. One would save business from sweeping tariff changes: the other would leave open the way to he most extreme programme of the revenue tariff people. Between the practical results of the two courses, honest believers in the value of protection can have but one choice; and, with such results impending, theories of sticking up for high protection or nothing must fall to the ground. Only the narrowest par tisanship can prevent the Republicans from taking every such opportunity to aid a revision of the tariff on moderate and careful lines. It is not by any means certain tnat the Democratic Ilouse will offer this proposi tion to the Senate. But the Senate should hold itself in readiness to improve every such chance to secure a conservative and conclusive settlement of the tariff agita tion. TO SUPPRESS HIGHWAYMEN. The bandits who have been fired by the examples of the James and Dalton gangs to deeds of robbery during the past few days have discovered that the outlaw business is clearly on the decline. This is the result of the antecedent discovery by honest men that the application of a little of the homeopathic principle will very promptly abate the bandit nuisance. In other words, if law-abiding people eet out their shooting iron3 on the appearance of the robbers the latter will be only too glad to soundthe retreat One gang of thieves rode into a Wyo ming village on Sunday and plundered a gambling room and saloon before tbe citi zens had cleared for action. As soon as that demonstration had been made, how ever, the bold hichwaymen took to their heels. The attempted train robbery on the Chesapeake and Ohio road Monday night was even a stronger demonstration of the practicability of abating the bandit nuisance. As soon as the passengers, though at such a disadvantage that one was fatally shot, turned on their plunder ers, the latter found it advisable to clear out These facts illustrate the foundation of the feats of robbery in late years on the collective cowardice of humanity. When psople in the highwaymen's districts pro vide themselves with sand and shooting irons, the highwayman's occupation will be gone. MR, HARTER'S PLAN. The authorized Democratic plan for the revival of the State bank circulation is supposed to be presented by a bill already introduced by Representative Harter, of Ohio. Its characteristic feature is that it undertakes to prescribe the kinds of se curity new State banks shall deposit as a basis for their circulation. This is a sad falling off from the latest and most authorized version of the Democratic doc trine on the 10 per cent tax on bank notes, which was that the tax should be repealed solely because of its unconstitutionality. Mr. Barter's bill indicates that, as in the case of the tariff, the Democrats have con cluded that a certain degree of unconsti tutionality is not a bad thing to pin their faith upon. There would be a good deal more trouble about maintaining the constitu tionality of Mr. Harter's plau than of the present system. The right of Congress to levy a tax on all other circulating notes for the sake of maintaining the national bank system has been judicially affirmed. But when it comes to the assertion that Congress may in its discretion levy a tax on a form of business which takes one method of protecting its creditors and abolish it on the same business if an other method is adopted, it becomes a rather doubtful proceeding. The matter is more complicated by the fact that the method proposed is that of a partial re pealnot partial as regards portions of the act, but partial as regards the persons affected. In its legal aspect the tax on bank notes has the same status as tbe tax on cigars; and Harter's proposition has tbe same legal complexion as if he should propose; that cigar manufacturers be ex empted from tax If they paid their em ployes in full every Saturday night The practical value of the measure on the banking question is a more singular one. When Congress undertakes to pre scribe the security on which bank notes shall be issued, what Is thb difference be tween that and the national bank system? In bath the national authority undertakes the regulation of tbe question; but by Mr. Harter's'plan it puts the enforcement and supervision ot its own provisions out of its own bands. Not only is the integrity of ..the security which Mr. Harter proposes left to the provisions of forty-four different Legis latures to the hrihesty of 44 different State executives, but the.way to relief is com plicated. If the bill should pass every State must wait till its Legislature takes appropriate action before the desired cir culation can be issued. If Mr. Harter had taken the simple tand straightforward course of providing that the securities specified in his bill should be available for national bank circulation, the alleged need for the increase of the currency could be satisfied as soon as the bill went into effect It is difficult to imagine why this very clear and prompt way to settling the mat ter was not taken, except on the theory of satisfying the Southern Democratic hatred for that splendid product of Republican war legislation, the national bank system. Mr. P. D. Armour's present of $1,500, 000 for the establishment of an institution for Instruction in manual training, science and art in Chicago is characteristic of the public-spirited scale on which such things are done in the Windy City. Without looking too far into the mouth of the gift lioiso, ic is In tel estmg to note that tbe giver is charged with profltin ; by railroad lawlessness and monopolistic practices in accumulating his wealth. But Chicagoans are far too prac tically minded for one of their number to be suspected of making a public present as n kind of conscience fund contribution. However immense fortunes are accumu lated, however serious is the tendency toward the concentration of moneyed powor, such gifts as this aro benefactions for tho public and may bo used with ex treme advantage without too searching and invidious an investigation as to whence the money came or how it was accumulated. There is actually some talk of the re vival of tho discussion as to the selection of a suitable site for a free bridge to the South side. Nay more, a satisfactory location Is actually supposed to have been settled on. Pittsburg moves rapidly. In Philadelphia it takes more than twenty years to build a city hall, but in Pittsburg the location of a free bridge may really be decided in a little more than two years from the early day at which so radical a suggestion as its provis ion was made to the startled community. Whether it would materially increase the revenue of the Government or not, a big increase in the tax on whisky would certainly bring grist to the mill of the Whisky Trust. And as that is one of the most completely monopolistic organizations in the country, it should certainly receive every encouragement from a Congress that handles those things so tenderly and has their interests so much at heart. If Jay Gould intended to devote a million dollars or rather less than one-seventh of one per cent of his wealth to the endow ment of a college for young men, his mem ory should certainly be credited with good intentions to that extent. But he generally did what he had a mind to do, and the pe culiar hiatus between his intention and its fulfillment in this case has yet to be satis factorily explained. Private corporations and even benefit associations And it necessary and advantage ous to have theiraccounts audited occasion ally. It is only in such unimportant matters as tho administration of municipal millions that tbe persons directly interested are able to dispense with an audit for thirty years, with a feeling of confident security that all has been, is and will he well and economic ally managed. Two fortune-tellers are on trial for witch craft at Wilmingtou, Delaware. Fortune telling and trials for witchcraft and heresy are still in vogue in this enlightened age and country, but public opinion has at least advanced some distance in the substitution of prosecution for persecution by putting a ban upon the dnck-pond, the stake, and the rack as legal Instruments of punishment. Postmaster General Waxakaker is still expressing his amazement at what ho regards as the country's folly at tho polls, fie finishes a long statement with the re mark: "The ways of politics and politicians aro past finding out," and his authority on that subject may be regarded as incontest ible, lor he must know well whereof he speaks. It may be great fun lor hunters to set fire to oil they find floating atound in their wan derings. But such damage is caused and such danger to the public involved by "fun" of this kind, that tho perpettators should be made an example of for the instruction of like thoughtless humorists. Heresy trials are about the only things that can successfully compete in length with a 15,000-wordea Presidontal message. It is nowevcr, a long lane that has no turning, and even heresy trials must come to some sort of an end on this side of eternity. Speaker Crisp would have felt less hurt, no doubt, if lie had leccived "per mission to print" that unspoken speech. But then the Reform Club banquet wns one ofthoso lew things of which the Congressional Record has no official'cognizanco. Everything but weather is advertised as "suitable for Christmas." But present atmospheric conditions are mournful in tho extreme for tho season of mirth, and may bo summarized as productive of nothing but "tears, idle tears." Car famines in harvest seasons are as nothing compared to the dearth of standing room in Pittsburg's rapid transit facilities when everyone wants to get home for sup per. Cabinet-making has its fascinations, but France's habitual indulgence in the occupation is hardly calculated to promote the stability and prosperity of tho Republic. Westmoreland county can turn out an inexplicable, ghost story equal to the best production of tho most advanced psychical societies. West Virginia must be civiliied. Train robberies at Huntingdon are too lar East to be permissible. FOLK TALKED ABOUT. The President will probably pend the holiday recess duck shooting onChesapeako bay. Justice Lamar is ill again and will prob ably start bouth .iu a few days for a short vacation. George J. Gould and C. P. Hunting ton are recent contiibutore to tho building fund or the New York Press Club In sums of $1,000 each. The comet medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific has been awarded to Prof. E. E. Barnard lor his discovery or an unexpected comet by photography October Prince Karl, of Bavaria, has been missing, but as thoro was a beautiful actress in the case, he was soon discovered. There is a strain of the family insanity In his blood. Henri Bcciiefobt evinces his undying hatred of the Germans. In the business office of his newspaper is a notice: "No ad vertisements accepted from Germans under any circumstances." , John Cultice has been' the postmaster of Rodkoy, Ind., rorten years, and though he is quite blind manages to do the duties of his olflco so thoroughly that no one thinks or disturbing him. One of the few women able to speak the Irish language is 90-year-old Kathleen Huppman, of Philadelphia. She holds as one of her dearest possessions a letter written by Robert Emmetc - CONTROL OP THE SENATE. Republicans Try to Have n Caucus on the Imporlant Snbjoct, bat Fall No Clear Precedent to ITol ow The Probable Re sult ot Farther Conference. irnOM a stait conitKsrosnKNT.l Washington, Dec. la The caucus of Republican Senators which mot previous to the session of the Senato today to supple ment the work of members of tho Eepub lican National Committee who came to gether last Saturday to talk over the fiena torships in Kansas, California, Wyoming, Ne braska and Montana, reached no conclusion. The session intruded on their anxious delib eration, and when the Senate adjourned the hour wa tso lato for tho resumption of tho caucus, as had been intended. Therefore another caucus must be held lmfr. the Re. publican Senators will know just what to do with the situation. Senator Quay was not present. Had he been there possibly his adeptness would havo served to eke out of the confusion some positive action. As it was, the Senators from the doubtful States merely stated in plain words tho condition of things, and urged upon other Senators that their apathy wu transmitting a bale ful atmosphere to the Republicans of the States in question, and that they ought to encourage their Western irlends by at least u show oi interest in tho result. It is difficult for anyone to see Just what can be done, more than has been done. Clarkson, Quay, and members of the National Committee are watching every movemont and have sentmessages of advice as to the best course. There is to be no at tempt to "steal" anything, as has been charged by th6 Democrats in their public manifestos. They claim that they simply want to provent lraud and thert on the part of others, and ifsuch fraud be perpetrated, to counteract it when It leaches the juris diction of the Senate. Tito Probable Result of a Caucus. It is probable that the only action of the caucus, when Senator Sherman calls it to getlier for flnal determination, will be a manifesto denying any intention of sharp practice on tho part of any Republicans and setting forth the facts as they appear through Republican eyes. No matter how the contest in the doubtlul States may result, it is certain that great excitement will attend the orsanization of the Senate of the Fifty-third Congress. The Democrats have fi.-uio-l the whole mat ter out, and it Is interesting to know ex actly l'pon what they base their calculation. One of their closest arithmeticians asserts that the hold-over Senators that is, those whose terms don't expire the third of iicav iiiurcii, numuer 23 uemncrats and 23 Republicans, with the holdover Third Party men, Peffor and Kyle, on the outside. They assert with good reason that Kyle will vote with them on organization. Thoreloie they leave Peffer in doubt. In the States "which elect the Republicans will certainly looso tho succes-o!s of Hiscock in New York and Sawyer in Wisconsin. This, the Democratic mathemetieians claim, will give in tho States which elect, omitting the five States above mentioned, 41 to 10, or, with tho votes or Peffer and Kyle, giving one to each party. 42 to 41. This, thoy assert, will bo the partisan division of the Senate when that body comes to pass upon tho election of the Senators from the five States iu which it is assumed the elections will all be questionable, though this is a somewhat violent assumption. Queer Reasoning of the Democrats. Here, also, intrudes another assumption which may have to be remodeled. The Democrats assume in their calculations that the Democrats, having a majority by omit ting the five fiom tbe States named, will organize tho Senate. That this is queer reasoning, may be seen at a glance. The course or procedure will be that when all or the newly elected Senators come forward to take the oath or office, those fiom Kansas, Nebraska, California, Wyoming and Montana among tbe rest, it is supposed that sorao Democratic Senator will demand that the Senators claiming to be elected from the States shall stand aside, ns tuei e is doubt in regard to the legality ot their election. Then will come a tug of legal war. In case the Senators-elect havo their cicJen tlals signed by the proper authorities it will be insisted that they have a right to their seats, and that the question of legality us to the constitution or proceduie of the Legislature which elected them shall be settled later, in other words that proper and legal credentials shall constitute so plain a prime lacio case in their favor that they shall not he deptived of their seats upon a mero assumption that the Legisla tures which elected them weie in some way manipulated. The precedents of the Senate have never been clear, and have been contradictory In regard to sucli cases. Piobably the only in stance which could bo called a precedent fur the casos which are likely to come up in the near futuro is that of Goldthwnlte, of Ala bama, who, in 1871, wns deprived of his seat pending an Investigation into the methods by which lie was elected. But in that cuso it was so plainly asserted that fraud had been employed that tho Senate could not do otherwise. It cannot bo safely assumed that evidence of irregularities will be clear in tho election of Senator in any of tho States in dipnto, though It is tho assumption of the Demo crats that there will be sufficient leason for shutting out all of the fivo Senators, who will conic to Washington armed with cre dentials, from any participation iu the or ganization of tho Senate. "Ways and Means Will Investigate. The House opened to-day with a sharp contest between tho Ways and Means and Appropriation Committees, but It was brief and decisive, and lesulted in a victory for tho former committee. For some, time thero has been a littlo rivalry between these two great committees ot the House, and when the matter of ascertaining tho financial condition of tho Treasury under tho operations ot tno jsicruniey law became a pertinent question, immediately after the election, this rivalry was accentuated by tho dispute as to which committee should conduct tho investigation. Mr.X)ockory, of the Appropriations Committee, Introduced a resolution assigning this duty to the com mittee of which ho was a member, and a lew days later Mr. Wilson, ot tho Ways and Means Committee, presented a resolution directing the committee upon which would fall tho bin den ot originating revenue legislation for tho rellel ot a deplotcd treasury to con duct tho inquiry. Moth lesolntions went to the Committee on Rules, and that commit teo to-day reported Mr. Wilson's proposi tion, thus couierring jurisdiction on the Ways and Means Committee. The members ot the Ways and Means Committee were at once informally notified that n mooting of the committee would be held this week, to begin the investigation. "The investigation will bo mado by the full committee In open session," said Mr. Springer, "and not delegated to a sub-committee. It is important that this investiga tion show tbe condition of the Treasury at some particular nioniont of time. As this is so near the end of the half ol tbe fiscal year, the proper timo at which the condition or the Treasury should turn is the 31st day or December the end of tho first half ot 'tho fiscal year. If we kuow the obligations of the Government on that day, the rocclpts .from all sources at that time and the liabili ties of the Government for tho future, we will know exactly how the Government stands financially, and be enabled to dovise a plnn lor meeting a possible deficit." In the Senate tbe anti-option bill was discussed by Mr. George. SOLDIERS' ORPHANS' SCHOOLS TO GO. The Commission Think tho Little Ones Can Bo IJcttcr Boused Elsewhere. Habeisbcrq, Dec IS. The Soldiers' Or phans' School Commission will meot Thurs day afternoon to consider the proposed bill to dispense with the State orphan school. A majority of the memDors are in favor of the measure, audit will be shaped for pre sentation before the Legislature convenes. They claim that the very few soldiers' or phans who lcquiro State assistance can bo accommodateu with greater benefit to them yelvos at the various industrial schools, and by closing the orphans' schools entirely the State will bo saved a larao sum annually. On Both Sides the Pond. New Orleans ricayune.! The office seeks tho manln France, es pecially if it is a cabinet office. In this country every State has one or two men which It advises the President to take as cabinet officers. Ada Kenan Is Sare, Chicago Trlbuncl r Speaking on behalf of Nancy Hanks we wish to assert in the most positive manner that she has not been asked to pose for tho Montana statue. Not Likely to Occur. Brooklyn Eagle. A tight money market has been ascribed to a good many different causes, but never to newspaper men's hoarding of their gold. At Least tho Democratic. Boston Herald.' In applying an ex to Labor Commissioner Peck, of New York, Governor Flower will satisfy all reasonable expectations. "WHAT GBAKG2B8 WANT. A Variety or Reforms Suggested by Worthy Master Leonard Khone. IlARRisBuno, Dec. 13. Several hundred delegates were present at tbe opening of the State Grange Patrons of Husbandry this af ternoon. Tho reception or credentials con sumed the entire session. The annual ad diess,of Leonard H. Rhone, the Worthy Master, was lead and given tho closest at tention of the farmers and their wives. He gave reports from all sections or tho State indicating that the work of the order is steadily moving forward. Since the last meeting 26 now granges have been organ ized, five dormant granges have been reor ganized and threo pomona granges Insti tuted, aggregating nearly 5,000 new memDers during tho year. The finances of tho order are in a healthy condition. He speaks en couragingly of tho co-operative system and the ability of grangers by means of It to purchase everything cheaper. He recom mends the grange insurance companies and tbe 1 emple of Ceres fund. The work of the women in the grange is gratofully acknowledged. The inability of taxation Is discussed, and it Is suggested that the Legislative Committee be contin ued to look after the Interests of the farm ers during the approaching session of tbe Legislature, no favors tree mail deliveries in tho rural districts. He thinks the aid of tho Legislature should be invoked to pre vent food adulteration and also to check gnmbling in farm products. All legnl ten der currency, ho says, should have eqnnl power and capacity to make purchases and pay debts, and that the free coinage or sil ver and gold and the issuance or legal ten der noto in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of trade and commerce should be insKlod upon. Among other things he favors the election of United States Senators by tho people, and suggests that the farmers must nave relief, even If they have to declare a lockout by te fusing to purchase manufrcturers' produc tions until an increase in prices can be secured to correspond with tho prices of products. He says tho farmers are almost a unit in their demand for a flexible currency ot $40 or $30 per capita, and thinks tbe cstab lisnment of inortgago banks by farmers would bo n good thin?. .At the public meeting to-night speeches were made by Governor Pattlson, Kluther Kaufman, of tho National Dniry Association, and John Trimble, Secretary or the Official Grange. The report of tho overseer, S. A. McHenry was also read. WHY E0UVIEE BESIGHED. Ho Had Interceded for Relnach From Motives of Humanity Only. Pinis, December 13. The sensation to-day was tbe resignation of M. Kouvier, the Finance Minister. This action was the re sult of M. Clcmenccau's letter in figaro, connecting that Minister's name with the Panama scandal. The Chamber of Deputies was crowded to-day, in expectation of the overthrow of the Government, but M. Kou vior's resignation will probably result in an extention of lire to tho Kibot Cabinet. In the Chamber to-day M. Konvier con firmed the statement mado oy M. Clemen ceau that he and Baron de Reinnch visited M. Clemenceau on the evening of the baion's death. In his statement M. Clemenceau said M. Rouvier had explained to him in the lobby or the Chamber of Deputies that Baron do Kcinnch was being driven mad by the campaign orgnnized by the papers nsainst him; that it was lor him a qnestion of life or death, and that the three visited SI. Uerz to induce him to use his influence to stop the attacks that wore being made upon Baron do Bemach. M. llouvier said he is ready to answer in court any charge that had been or miaht be made against him. He had visited Baron de Beinach solely from motives or humanity. He declared that a section or the press is taking advantage of the Panama affair to throw sluts upon all Republicans who are in power. KANSAS BOBED IN WHITE. The Heaviest Snow of the Season Blockades Trains and Breaks Down TVlres. Kansas Citv, Dec. 13. Tho heaviest snow fall of tho season covers Kansas to-day. The storm wns a short one, but was extremely severe whilo it lasted. It began snowing early in the morning and stopped before noon, reaching a depth of eight inches in va rious parts of the State. Trains from the West urn scheduled four honrs late. The Kansas Central Railroad was com pletely blockaded for a greater part of the day. but the traffic was resumed this even ing. The snow was very heavy and gath ered in masses upon the ti-lcgraph wires, bearing them to tho onrth In some instances and seriouslj- Interrupting telegraph com munication. In this city telegraph and tel ephone wiies were biokon and mixed up in n tangle which'has not been yet straight ened out. Sunday World's Fair Clcsers Meet. Chicago, Dec. 13. Tho annual meeting of the American Sablintli Union began to-day. The entire session was given up to tho dis cussion of the opening of the World's Fair on Sunday. Tho Mayor and City Councilor Chicairo wero roundly scored. The actnal work of tho meeting will begin to-morrow. TUB CDTTIXG OP CRISP. Cnisr is for dinners for nourishment only. Rroiklyix Slanda: d- Union. On this cxclusivo occasion the Speaker was not a speakor. yew York Advertiser. I'EiuiArs they invited Speaker Crisp to tho Reform Clnb dinner because thoy thought he was hungry. Wicelina Intellige icer. It was, apparently, a premeditated and very unpardonable insult to one of the high est officers of tho Government. Aeio York World. It was a sad affair all around, and thero must be some explaining or Jlr. Crisp's Georgia iro will make it unpleasant for somebody. Han Uburg Telegraph. TnE Insult to Speaker Crisp was intended as an Insult to tho nntlro Hill crowd and to anti-Cleveland Democrats of high and low degree everywhere. Indiaia;,olis Journal. SntDOir has a grossor insult In the form or a "put-up-Job" ever been offered to a public man, and never to a man or Mr. Crisp's high standing and honorable repute. Washington Post. Speaker Crisp, ns the chosen leader of his party in the House of Representatives, can afford to laugh nt any attempt to snub him at a dinner in honor or tho Democratic Frestdent-elect. Boston Globe. TnE third officer of the Government is not ordinarily invited as a lay figure to a public dinner or expected to sit as a dummy. But Speaker Crisp lepresents the dead past or the Democratio party. Philadelphia Press. Let us hope that tho worthy Speaker was not so grossly neglected as not to havo been sufficiently fed. Not to havo spoken, was, Indeed, a calamity, but to have been barred out from the terrapin and pate de foie gras would havo been a cataclysm. Baltimore Herald. DEATHS HERE AXD ELSEWHERE. General Henry Gray, Louisiana. Information is received from Coushatta, La., of the death ot General Henry Gray, one of the few surviving members of the Confederate Congri-ss and a HrlR-iiIier General of the Confeder ate army. Gray was a Whig leader In Mississippi, where he passed his carlvdiys. Later he became a Democrat and went to Louisiana, where lie took a strong position at the bar. Ill 1S33 lie came within a lew votes of defeating John I. Benjamin's re election as United States Senator. He was 'hiring the war a strung friend and adviser of Jefferson Davis, both Id a military and political capacity. For the last H) years his mind has been affected, and he lived in retirement with his daughter. Mrs. W. J. Hotlialt. lie was born In South Carolina and was Si years old. Rev. John P. Lundy, Author. The Eev. Dr. John P. Lundy, a retired minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church and a former President of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association, died In I'hlladelplilaycsterUay.in the 70th year of his age. Dr. Lnndy's chief publication Is entitled "Monumental Christianity, or the Art of Svmuoiism of the Primitive Christian Church." In this work he maintains that C'lirlstlanltv Itself Is only a development in the patriarchal faith of the worli's, and he rounds this belief on the relics and records that have passed away. In tills line his researches were wide and diligent. ' Lynn Gibson Lynn Oibson, night train crier at the Union depot, died yesterday from hemorrhage at his residence in Ilomewood. Mr. Gibson was for merly an engineer, lmt met villi an accident and for tliepatslx 5 cars had been train crier, lie leave, a uflow and one child. Obituary Notes. HON. James J. Fahan. oncof the former pro prietors of the Cincinnati Enquirer, died Monday Bhrkt. aged OS years. THEIR FIRST CONCERT. The Allegheny Musical Association Credita bly Opens the Season A Pretty Church Bazaar Baltimore Nuptials of Interest to T'lttsbnrgers Bad Weather for Women Society Gossip. The fourth season of the Allegheny Mu sical Association oponea auspiciously at Carnegie Music Hall Inst evening. Before the concert Mr. W. A. Lafferty had to best the audience's Indulgence, ns Miss Grace Miller was not ablo to sing on account of a severe cold. Mr. A. L. Nevins graciously supplemented her place, and enabled the programme to bo carried out, Eruch's "Frithjof" was tho opening num ber; tbe part of "Frithjof" was sung by Dr. llopiunson, or Baltimore, and "Ingeborg's" first stanza only was rendered by Mr.Nevins. "Frltbjol" is a powerful musical work; the subject alono contains resources which any coruposor would esteem a great aid, and when treated with Bruch's almost virile strength, is bound to be an excellent pro duction. Dr. Hopkinson gave evidenco of being in possession of a remarkable mellow and flexible voice; his register is unruffled and voluminous and admits of beinz led up to a high pitch without any apparent effort. "Frlthjot's" passionate love passages as well as bfs valiant words to Thor and Baldur were embued with a lofty spirit and exalted animation. In Franz's simple song entitled "Marie" his rondetingwas symp-ithetic to a marked de erreo, and the old favorite, Schubert's "Earl King," wns given with that touching feeling and tasteful, artistic treatment so necessary to the sad legend. It would be ungrateful and unjust to make any comment upon Mr. Nevins' work: ho deserves a great deal of praise for taking Miss Miller's place, so much 10, that when he came to sing his original number of Ros sini's "Stabat Mater," he was vis ibly affected by the unusual strain to which ho had been submitted. The only instrumental solo wns rendered by Mr. Karpachowsky. The violinist Is ex ceedingly young and shows traces or ability that with the necessary training may carry him Into tho realm or true musical art, but at present he is rudo and superficial. His execution is dexterous.butlacks expression; he tickles the ear and ensnares the senses rather than clevatos the soul; one can ad mire his manual skill without being carried away by his playing. His rendering ot Ver di's "II Trovatore" did not carry with it tbe conviction or studious labor or inspired genius; in the slow movements he has no ropose, and not until the tempo allows him of hnrrying along is he able to feel at ease. Houser's stirring "Ehapsodie Hongrolse" gavo him the best opportunity to make a bid for the audience's favor, to w,bich It liberally re sponded by demanding an encore. An ex tra number, which included reminiscences of "Yankee Doodle" and "OI Suzanne" would have been more appropriate at a con test of musical clowns, but certainly was en tirely out of placo at a performance tbat aimed at classical dignity. The chorus showed signs of lamentably few rehearsals; as it was, it evidently tried to do its best and, with the exception of a break-down in Gounod's "Redemption" and oft-repeated nnevenness in the heavy parts of "Frithjof," accompanied by an earnest uesiro on tno part 01 a second tenor to urown Dr. Hopklnson's baritone, afforded a great deal of satisfaction throughout the whole evening. Mr. Lafforty is an industrious worker and does not spare himself In his efforts to bring about good results. Tho ungrateful task of playing piano accompaniment for three hours to a chorus of 100 voicos and three solo porformers. was executed with a romarkably artistic finish nnd meritorious labor by lovely Miss Ade'lc Reahard. The fashionable audlenco was very appreciative, even to the degree of car rying their enthusiasm to the point of ua gallant intenuption in the middle of a ren dition. A VERT, pretty bazaar was conducted under the auspices of tbe ladies of St. Ste phen's Episco'pal Church. Wllkinsbnrg, last evening. It took placo In a hall, one floor of which was festooned with bunting of red, white and blue, while gaily-decorated booths, under the care of protty maidens, attracted the young men, and caused much money to roll into the treasury of the church. The candy stand was In charge of Mrs. Theodore Ansbutz, the aids being Mtss Kate Hubley, Miss Kate Anshutz and Miss Pattie Walker. The Japaneso booth was in charge or Miss Allle Sheridan, assisted by Miss Lyda Hays, Miss Carrie Kennedy and Miss Jennlo Hubley. The fancy work table was looked alter by Mrs. Dr. F. S. Pershing, Mrs. Margaret Stewart, Miss Anna Myers, Miss Fannie Brown, Mrs. Captain Stewart and Miss M. Batcholor. Ice cream Mrs. Myers, Miss Emily Lovett and Miss Lizzie France, in spite of tho wretched weather there was a fair attendance, the brightness and warmth of the hall making a dolihtful contrast to the cold and wet without. To-DAT a marriage that will be interest ing to many Pittsburgers is announced to take place in Baltimore. It will be that of Mt. Oliver Hntchins, brother ot Mr. M.P. Hutchins, of Church avenue, Allegheny, to Miss Mary Jossop. Tho groom is well-known in Pittsburg and Allegheny. He and his bride will stop in Allegheny during their wedding tour, arriving here Saturday, to stay a lew davs with his brothor, at whose house he will 'be glad to meet his friends of this part of the country. The young couple will tesldo permanently in Baltimore. A comedy called "Love's Triumph" is to be presented In connection with the Thirteenth street public school houso to morrow evening by the young lady pupils of tho school. Thore are several royal personages among tho characters, some of them of masculine gender, but the young ladies will play them, holding themselves entirely independent of tho boys and young men who might be willing to be Included In tho cast. The performance will be given in now Tnrner Hnll. Southsldc. and the pro ceeds will go into tho Southside Hospital iuuu. A special day of prayer is to be carried on at the Central Young Women's Christian Association rooms. Thursday. It will be a day of deep inteiest to all who are Inter ested In the work of tho association. A meeting of the V. P. Women's Asso ciation is to be held to-day. The business will be tho straUhtcnlng out or the accounts of tho fair held in tho old postofflce building last week. At the last meeting of the Board of Directors of tho Art Society a nnmbor of new members wore elected, as follows: Mrs. Caroline Moreland Abraham, Mrs. George . Guthrie, Miss Hannah Irwin, Mrs. Sulli van Johnson, Mrs. W. Wallace Patrick, Miss Clemcntino G. Iiecs, Mrs. John H. Sawyer, Mr. Solomon Schoyer, Miss Emma C. Span dau. Mrs. David A. Stewart, Miss Margaret S. Stewart, Miss Mary Ward, Mr. .Edward B. Alsop, Mr. Charles M. Clarke, Mr. Lewis Irwin, Mr. D. Porter Corwin, Mr. Henry a Fownes, Mr. A, M. Hannner, Mr. S. P. Har bison, Mr. J. Fredorick Haworth. Mr. I. E. Uirscn, Dr. William D. Kinc. Dr.Z. T. Millor, Mr. Max Rothschild, Mr. Edwin Z. Smith, Mr. Benjamin Thaw, Mr. Henry K. Thaw; Dr. J. S. Walters, Kev. Dr. Robert D. Wilson. As will be seen by the above list, which in cludes many well-known names, the society is glowing very rapidly, and is taking into its membership many of the best people of the two cities. The weather yesterday was not encourag ing to tho holding of women's meetings. In spite ol the dismal fact, howover, thero was a fair attendance at tho meeting of the Women's County Auxiliary or the World's Fair that was called for 2:30 p. M. Thoro was a great deal of interesting chat about the work of women in connection with the World's Fair, but nothing official was done beyond the routine of reading the minutes, etc. Miss McCandless talked about tho pro ceedings at the State meeting recently held In Philadelphia, and thero was a general ex pression of satisfaction over the progress that is being mado toward a good represent ation of Pennsylvania at tho Fair. Miss Mc Candless distributed a handsomely printed pamphlet containing illustrations of the State exhibit, and which has. been preparod lor the special information of Pennsylvania people. AxoniEE meeting for women tbat was to have been held yesterday afternoon, did not materialize. Cards wore sent out inviting tho members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Soutbsido Hospital to meet in the Guild Houso at 3 o'clock. A number of ladies arrived at tho time set and waited until 1 o'clock, but the officers did not appear, and tho other ladies went home. Tim meeting was understood to have been called to con sider what should bo done in connection with the report that a saw mill is to bo built very near the site that has been selected for the neWhosnital. The ladies who were at tho Guild Honso yesterday atternoon were not sure tlu'it this was to havo been tho sub ject or discussion, butUhat v:i- tho gonerul surmise. Tho opinion wns expressed Ireely that it would be an outrage lor the mill to be so near tbe hoanltal, althouzh no one seemed to know just how the difficulty could be met, If it were to be met at all. CHILDREN OF HOMESTEAD. They Write to Santa Clans-Some Pathetic Letters Sent by the Little Ones How the Givers Can Brlshten Some Firesides In the Unhappy Borough. Childkek, are you desirous of bringing a great deal of happiness to a great many innocent and unfortunate little souU? If.so, the Christmas horizon of the Homestead children is dull, very dull, and can be con siderably brigii toned with very little-trouble, and unless some of yon are willing to ex tend a helping hand there will be many a young heart cast down on the day of alt others when It should be bright and gay. Do not stop to consider too cause of their misfortune. What does it matter if you think capital Is right, and that their fathers and older brothers have done wrongT Theso children are innocent at all events, and have been accustomed to happy holidays, which, from tbe present outlook, are bonnd to 00 the reverse. There are fn Homestead about 1,600 school children, Including Protestants and Catho lics; and, strange to say, the attendance so far. this year has been the best In the history of tho town. There are three public schools of about 100 pupils eacb, and for the month of November the average attendance was SIS and in the parochial schools it was equally as good. The worse of the children will compare favorably with any of our city schools. As to their appearance, I. saw none that looked starved, bat the misfortune which has been thrnst upon them Is begin ning to tell, and little toes are finding their way to cold through well-worn shoes, and trousers and coats, In somo instances', are very much In need of patching. But, with it all, faces and hands are clean, and the smiles that arise with tho thoughts of Christmas occasion are in no way indicative of what their holiday will be, unless aid is given to them to enjoy It. Great as their anticipation lor a good time is to-day, just so great will be their disappointment when they find out that Santa Clau3 does not visit poverty striken people. The Sunday schools are going to give their customary treat, but the attendance is very small when compared with that of the pub lic schools. Now don't hastily say that it shouldn't be. but continue One of the min isters told me that he thought the lack of clothing kept a great many away, and the same cause would keep you or me at home. Just think, if wo hadn't our good clothes for Sunday, why, half the enjoyment of life would be gone. So you see that pride, if the want of proper clothing maybe termed that, will keep many from enjoying even the Sun day school box of candy. During a visit to the Second ward school Monday the younger children, at tbe re quest of the superintendent, wrote a letter to Santa Clans, asking him to bring them things, and, in many cases, telling him of the kind of Christmas they expected. In those letters the true condition of Home stead is told. Pride among the parents is keeping a great deal of want in the back ground, bat their children have spoken from their hearts to their friend Kris KInglo. Read; they will tell the story better than I: Homestead. Dec 12, I8K. DearSAITTAClaus There has been trouble In Homestead, ami I ara afraid you will forjet us. I am a little boy and sell papers. Please doa't forget us. Decemiier 12. 1832. Dear Santa Clacs We have hard trouble to keep onr living. My papa is not work ing in tbe mill. Please send my brothers and sisters some clothes. l'lease remem ber us. Uood-bye Santa Claus; tbat Is all to-il.iy. Homestead. Pa., Dec. 12. 1892. Dear S sta Claus We have been on strike and please send us what yon can. My papa has not been working for a long line. Homestead. Pa.. Dec. 12th. 1852. Dear Santa Clcse We have had trouble In Homestead and I would like vou to not forget any body as most of them are getting poor. Homestead. Pa.. Dec. 12th. 1S92. Dear Santa C'luss You are a kind man. I hoap yon wont forge! us. Homestead It a poor place. Dear Santa C'luss bring me some gnm boots and then 1 dont want nothing more this year. HOMESTED. I'A.. Dec. 12. 1802. DEAR SintaCLACs The people In Homestead had trouble and their are a good many out of work and tliev are starving. Please give me a pair of gum boots and a suit of clothes and a story book. FlITH AVE., HOMESTEAD. I'A.. ) Dec 12. IS9J. J Dear Santa Are vou coming to our house a Christmas. I wonld like for you to. Homestead. Pa., Dec. 12, 1892. Dear Santa I would like yon to brine me a ring and a nice cap and saucer and nuts Sint I think this will be a bad Christmas for the bors and girls as thatrfatnersarciiot working and I don't think they will see you. Homesteap. Pa.. Dec. 12. 1832. Dear Sante My papa is out of work anil two brothers and one sister and my oldest hrolhcr Is out of wnri: since 6 of July, and I am thlnltliigwe shall have a poor time I sometimes work at tbe brickyard. Formm avenue. Dee. 12, 189:. TlEAn Santa Claus It is very bad time hero now. I don't think it will soon be better. I want yoa to come to our bouse Christmas time. HOMESTEAD, Pa., Dec 12th. 1SJ2. Dear Santa Ci.aus-1 want a suit. Homestead has been on a strike fore four months and there has been lots of trouble. Homestead, Pa. Dear Santa Claus Ient you to brlnx me a pair of gnm boots. I went to know if you will. I thins you will. You are a nice old man. tliemcn in Homestead have been on the strike and they have had trouble. Tbe men have bad no work for a long time. Homestead, Pa. Dear Santa Ci.aus We had great trouble in Homestead. The people are o poor that thev are so poor that theT cannot buy tlirlr children clothes to weie. I hope you will not forget us. Homestead, Pa. Dear Santa Thev are 1.800 men out of work and tliev are starving. The relierman went around and asked if thev needed anrthlng to eat. There was a little baby" died and they had not enough money to buy a coftln and had to burrle It In a box. riease send me a story book. 1 not want much th:s year, hut If you will Drlng me tbe storybook I gurss I will close. The parents or tho children who wrote the two following letters are at work It the mill. Homestead. Pa.. Dec. 12. 1802. DEARSANTA-ltls only tiro wecss till Christ mas. I go to school every day. My papa Is work ing at the mill. I know you will bring me a sled, wagon and some candy. I want you to bring my mother a knife and fork. Hisel Street. Homestead, Pa. Dear Snta Claus 1 go to scliooll every day and I like my teacher very mnch. I am In the sec ond reader and Iimin the C class. I want you to bring me a pair of bots. a ring, a doll, a doll buggy, oranges and candy. I have no brothers or sisters. My papa works In the mill. I expect you at our house this Christinas. It Is only two weeks until Christmas. I will be glad when Christmas. These lotters were picked at random from about 200. At least 250 of them asked for clothes or shoes. Remember, their gar ments are well worn now, but what will they be a month bencet These children have spoken from their hearts, and yon can Jadgo what their present outlook for Christ mas is. In your happiness would it not be generous to give a thought and a helping hand to such unfortunate Itttloones? If anything is to be done for tho children it should be through organized effort in tho schools. Chick. PEEPASING FOE THE VJ3I& Indlanapolltans Making Arrangements for the Hngest of Encampments. Indianapolis, Dec. 13. The organization of Indiana citizens to niako arrangements lor the national encampment of tho G. A. R., has been completed. Tho re are nearly 3,000 members of committeos and the plans contemplate the most complote care for tho comfort and entortalnmentof tho veterans. The dedication of the soldiers' nnd sailors' monument, the grandest structure or the kind in the world, will tako plnco during the enc.unpment. Piepar.itlnns will be made to care for upward or 330,000 people. Among the notably reatures outlined are sham navy battles between the Monitor and Merrlmacvan exact model or the Kearsargc, a night or war pageantry, an electrical and natuial gas display, a ulsht or fireworks and an Indiana day. People from all over tho country will probably defor their visit to the World's Fair until that time of tho encampment, when thore will be an nnusu ally low rate of railroad fare, and will visit Indianapolis and Chicago on the same trip. From a Friend's Funeral to Ills Own. Sfrinqvixld, O., Dec 13 Burns Wingfleld, a wealthy farmer supposed to be dead, this morning acted as pallbearer at a friend's fu neral. After returning home and tailing his tamily he would die before night he bade them all goodby and fell npon the bed, dead from apoplexy. David Is a Good Kicker. Grand Rapids Herald. David B. Hill would mako an admirable, half-back for a football team. He is a superb kicker. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Canada pensions her teachers. About 10,000 gross of pens ara produc from a ton of steel. The Eepublic of Brazil has 60 daili and about 200 weeklies. The Congressional library building w contain 25,000,000 bricks. There are no fewer than 12,000 curat in the Church or England. Thirty million wooden spoons are mar factured In Rnssia every year. Soldiers in the Italian army are allow cigars as part of their daily rations. Moses forbade the Hebrews to we garments or mixed linen and wool. Every President of the United Stai so far has either been a lawyer, a soldier both. The first regular modern drama w Lopbonisba, played at Borne, 1515, befc Leo XI Napoleon lost the results of Borodin Leipzig and Dresden through attacks of 1 digestion. The British Government has practical decided to adopt the penny postage throu; out the empire. From 13,000 to 15,000 time-expired m men annually leavo the British army at return to civil life. Lieutenant Peary expects to have refuse nearly ISO persons places on his st ond polar expedition. By improper methods in the Penns; vania mines 30 to 40 per cent ot the anthrnc! coal was formerly lost. " Greek women wore the chitan, a sleev less garment; over it a shawl formed o square piece of woolen goods. Some of the English pumping engir perform work equaling the raising of 1 OCO.OOO one foot high by the consumption 100 weight of coal. One of the most extensive concerns Maine has been experimenting on an 1 geninas process of burning lime witn oil 1 Btead of with wooJ. The favorite drink in Nubia is ma from fermented dhurra bread. It is cali ombnlbul, because it makes the drinker si like the nightingale. George C. Deverenx, of Charlotti North Carolina, has a turnip which 1 claims Is the exact shapo of an elephai with cars, trunk, legs and tail. A young theosopbist came all the wt from New Zealand last week for a ten-mi ute consultation with Mrs. Annio Bcsat He sailed for home next day. The Speaker of the British House 1 Commons receives a salary of $25,000 a ye and when he retires he Is raised to t peerage with an annutl pension of $23,090. Miss Annie Shepard, a New Hampshi girl of sweet IS, does all the writing, set3 1 the type nnd attends to all the business of monthly publication with 4,000 subscriber A recent court decision in Englat gives a man a rteht to sue the preach when he makes the man's wife go to chur' Instead of staying at homo and cooking h dinner. A patent has been granted in Ancklan for a net to catch whales. The mosu 13 b enough for a calf to pas through, and said to have been used already with gro: success. ' - The medals of Columbns sold in Spa at the time ot tbe Columbian colebnttin like many of the other oDjects sold in Spa Ish shop;, wero nearly all imported fro Germauy. It is estimated that no fewer that 7f 000,000 Europoan3 wear wooden shoes. Ba wood Is ordinarily used for tho sabots, b willow is tho best material. Poular, beeel walnut and bircn are also used. In the records of "Westminster Abbe one of the first interments of the pree century is Tezlstered ns that of "Willia Dakin, aged 5 years," believed to havebci a son ot one of the Abbey servants. In proportion as the earth cools dov ice accumulates near tho poles and on t tops of monntains: water is taken mo deeply Into the surface of tho terrcsti crust, the formaton of hydrated miners, being manifested everywhere. "When a cow is two years old, a wrink begins to form at the bio or her horns. . three years, this wrinkle Is rally rtevelope When sho Is five years old. another w form; nnd, after tnat, one will como eat year. Thus her age can be discovered. Anion; the wilder tribes of the Ca casus every child is taught to uso tho dagg almost as soon n he can walk. 1 he childri first learn to stab water without making splash, and by incessant practice ncqnlro 1 extraordinary command over the weapon. The great high bridge of the Southe: Pacific Railroad, over Pecos canyon, is r mnrkablo for three thing. It i the hlgho bridge in tl-e country, being 323 feet abov the river bed; it was constructed in si months, and only ono man was killed in tb course of its erection. As continents are formed one part the waters of the seas is transported them in the form of lakes, rivers etern snows, glaciers and organized substance Owing to these actions the waters of tl oceans havo been diminishing and the levels lowered correspondingly. The tobacco pipe is never seen in Sp3 In use among the natives nor are tobaci pipes to De purchased in any of tho shop Cigars and cigarettes manufactured in tl Government factories in Spain or importo from Cuba or tho Philippines can alone t procured, and are universally smoked t the people. An average of five feet of water estimated to fall annually over the whol earth, and, assuming that condensatir takes place at an average height of 3,0 feet, scientists conclude that the force evaporation to supply snch rainfall mu equal the lifting or '322,000.000 pounds wator 3,000 feet in every minuto, or abot 300,000,000,000 horse-power constantly e. ertcd. Taking a census in India always arouse tho popular superstitions and dread of ui known evils. After the last census of tl Bhils their chiofj insisted on a new imperii obligation that 'In fittnre no Uhil woma Bbould ever bo weighed," they fearing tbi tho plnmpest and heavleso women, tl national beauties, were boing checked 0 for appropriation by the census takers. POETRT EN PASSAUT. lr WE KNEW. If we knew the Fate and Fortnni Waiting for us in the world: If "our eyes could see tne burdens That on each will soon be hurled, Woola we waste onr days la counting Chickens ere they yet are hatched? Wonld we always wear Trince Alberts. Just because our "pants" are patched? Christmas i"uc2J, The old maid sat in misery And murmured 'mid her sUhs and tears j 1 There are no lovers' laps fcr me; Mine only is the lapse of years!" -Smith, Gray &L'o.'t Monthly. UNANSWERED. I wonder, oh, I wonder, When Columbu3 made the blander Of supposing the Atlantic washed the eutet shores of Ind. If he ever contemplated How he would be celebrated By the cheers of sixty millions with their luni chock full of wind. One more tho't I am caressing Are yon rather good at guessing? Ton remember when they sighted land the jalloi loudly cheered Now, sir. can Ton tell me whether (In that bright October weather). The great sailor from Genoa wore a smooth race I a beard? Detroit Free Ttttt, In front of him towered A theater hat. Said be: "What am I here fort Where am I at!" Chicago Trihmte. HOW WE KNOW. 'Tis now onr observation keen Enables us to know Toward which side our neighbors lean As down the street they go. 'Tis not that tney. by swiggtr bold Their politics declare, ifor yet. by looks tbat we are told IU by the hats they wear. -The Clothier and FumitKa : Jkk ,rii HMMMMMM1MWMB.M,IWMM.
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