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SOME FASHION HINTS.
epee.
Bodices Should Have No Wrong Side
A Reception Costume for a Mid-
dle-Aged Lady.
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ODICES properly
have no wrong side.
That is, the bones and
all that are put be-
tween the material
and the linings, which
is of silk or satin, of a
contrasting. color to
the outside, so {hat
the dress is as pretty
as it can be when it
hangs over a chair
while my lady changes
or as it is laid out
ready for her to get
into. Sleeve protec:
tors, those dreadful
things, are basted into
the corset cover arm-
hole. The old untidy custom of having
protectors fastened into a dress sleeve, stay:
ing there as long as the dress is worn, is all
done away with. If you do not wear corset
covers, and do not want to, then you have
your protectors slipped into a fine linen bag
ruade just to fit, which has little ribbons at
each end. There are ribbons in the armholes
of vour dress, and the protector is tied in,
and is not put away in the dress when the
. dress is taken off, but are untied and taken
out.
A reception costume for a middle-aged
lady is next pictured. It is of satin, trim-
med either with plush or marabout. The
beit should be cut wide or narrow according
to the figure of the wearer. The trimming
for the waist can be real or imitation lace.
1t falls from the neck in large folds, some-"
thing like a zouave jacket, and may either
BALL DRESS AND SHAWL BLOUSE,
hang loosely or be fastened in under the
yell,
The illustration shows the back view of a
pretty ball dress, and a costume with a
shaw! blouse. The first is of filmy material
tulle or gauze, with an underdress of silk or
satin both for the “skirt and bodice. The
skirt of this frock is gathered in at the waist
and is trimmed with a tulle ruche about the
A MODIFIED EMPIRE GOWN,
neck and bottom of the skirt. over which
passes a garland of roses of delicate shade
with buds and leaves complete, and which
on one side pass half way up the skirt. The
waist is covered with tulle very full, and at
the back has a very wide sash which fastens
under a large bow. Bands of roses form the
braces, and both the waistband and the
sash are made of satin. Turning to the
right band figure there is a shawl blouse
made of white silk crepe, with valenciennes
insertion. The perfectly plain skirt displays
the same insertion at regular intervals,
which may be regulated according to taste-
There is a high Medici collar. The sleeves
are very large and puffed; below the elbow
there is a long cuff which is stitched in by a
herringbone stitch. The waist passes under-
neath the skirt and the sleeves are provided
inside with epaulets of stiff muslin in order
t0 keep them upright ‘on the shoulders,
Two trip'e folds fasten the back of the collar !
{o the waist. |
The Empire gowns when modiffed by the |
train and petticoat effect, admits much |
elaboration, as in the example picture. The
petticoat may have at the foot a border as |
rodtly and elegant as you like. It may
lace, knots of ribbon. flowers or rich bead- ;
ing. The material may be of richest, and
may match or contrast with the train. The
train is of ‘heavy stuff, and, of course, lined ;
with rich material, because it is entirely }
loose from the petticoat. Its edge may be |
embroidered heavily with fich jeweling and
oeading. The lining may contrast with the
outside. About the waist, the waist of
course being close under the arm, passes a
bodice girdle of the same material as the |
train. Hohe bodice should be so heavily em-
broidered that it seems merely a Persian-
like band of rich needle work. The big
puffed sleeves of the material of the train |
are finished at the edge with a narrow band
of the same embroidery. This must not be
applique embroidery, and it should be ‘of |
real metal thread, and of jewels as costly as |
Jou please or can atford. Ifyou fancy the |
impire style suits only the simpler mate-
rials. you make a big mistake.
ATALK WITH MRS. BESANT.
What She Thinks of the Condition and
Prospects of Women.
The high priestess of Theosophy is a most
agreeable dissappointment. High priestess-
es usually have such a realizing sense of
their own call to the priesthood that ordin-
ary mortals are beneath their notice. In
spite of au enterprisinz local journalist's
elaborate description of her bracelets, she
wears no jewels, a ring, Mme. Blavatsky’s.,
supposed to possess some occult power, and
a gold badge, that of the Blavatsky lodge,
are her only attempts at ornamcnts. in
manner she is very reserved and retiring.
has rather the manner of a shv school girl
than a women experienced with the world.
She is mistress of the gift of silence, she
speaks seldom, but when she does, her
words are worth listening to.
MRS. ANNIE BESANT.
At home much of Mrs.Besant's time is de-
voted to efforts toward the amelioration of
the working women of London. With
Mme. Blavatsky she opened a club house
for the working girls, and she has helped
organize women in the different craits in
London into trade unions. :
*{ know very little aboutAmerican work-
ing women, I think as a rule they aie bet-
ter paid than their English sisters. The
anion movement is rapidly spreading, and
I think will solve many of the ditficulties
that now confront women wage earners.
“One reason that women are not paid so well
as men is, 1 believe, because they do their
work less thoroughly than men. Most
women work with the expectation of some
tire escaping from it by marrying, conse-
quently they do their werk in a careless,
half-hearted manner, or - when they have
about mastered their task some man comes
along and they give up their occupation to
marry him.”
“Do I think women as able intellectually
as men? Now, I consider that a meaning-
less question, some women have a greaterin-
tellect than thousands of men and some
men have more intellect than thousands ot
women, sex has nothing to do with the
question of intellect. <
“There is one thing I have noticed since 1
have been in America,the women here have
more freedom than the English "“ women,
and I have been given the impression that
they do not make so good use of their time
but waste it. In fact, I fear they area lit-
tle frivolous.”
“There is ope thing about the social sys-
tem cf the old world in contrast with that
of the new, the wealth and aristocracy of
the former seems to understand better the
meaning of noblesse oblige. It is have
concluded one of the result of the old feudal
system when the great lord was respons-
ible for the welfare of his dependents.”
“Tlie working women's club house, in
London, in which I am interested is not lo-
cated in Hyde Park as the American papers
insist. It is located in Bow in the East End,
near the working women’s homes. It is
not a charitable orvanization. Each girl
pays a penny a week membership fee. Each
week there are dances and every evening
something is done to make it especialiy ats
tractive. It keeps them off the street and
tout of harm's way, and thatis what it wa-
intended to do.”
NEWSY GLEANINGS:
. GERMANY is worth §31,600,000,000.
THERE are 150,000 gypsies in Hungary.
URUGUAY has suppressed all her foreign
legations.
YELLOW FEVER is increasing at Guaya-
quil, Mexico. :
HARVARD UNIVERSITY has just had a be-
quest of $1,000,000.
SALVADOR and Nicaragua have adopted
© gold standard. .
Mormons are recziving a cold reception
from the Mexicans. $
VENEZUELA is believed to be about to re-
rudiate her British debt.
. More than seventy-five inches of snow fell
in Massachusetts this winter.
CANNING factories are springing up in all
the Georgia towns and villages,
CHICAGO brokers held a jubilation over
the demise of the Anti-Option bill.
MASSACHUSETTS parpesss to spend more
than $5,000,000 on grade crossings.
Ecuapor is offering the Galapagos Isl-
ands to Germany as a coaling station.
IN Western Russia and Eastern Germany
enormous loss oi property from floods is re-
ported.
THERE are over two million bales of cot-
ton less in sight toan thers wera at this time
last year.
TEXAS planters have made an organizad
move toward planting less cotton and more
of other crops.
‘WASHINGTON statisticians figure ont that
the visitors at the inauguration spant av
least $2,500,000.
A STRANGE malady that may be cholera is
killing thousands of peeple on the border
between Russia and Asia.
THREE MILLION DOLLARS wasdisbursed by
the Government for agricultural college
maintenance during the past year.
THE commission to prevent the spread of
cholera has given no#ice that a fresh case of
cholera has been discoverel at Hamburg,
Germany.
Jacoe Aas, who for twenty-eight years
had the distinction of being the tirst man in
New York—that is, the first man in the New
York Directory—is dead. I'he uaigue honor
is now held by Joseph Aach, a German
butcher,
THERE are 292 building and loan associa-
tions in New Jersey. At the close of the
year 1892 tne total assets of these organiza-
tions was $28,500,000. The State League bas
seventy-nine associations on its roll
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KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
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CHICKEN FIGHTS IN A CHURCH BELFRY,
LaxcasTErR.—It was learned that during
che services at one of the leading churches
here for some time past chicken fanciers
have conducted a cocking main in the stee-
ple. How the chickens were smuggled in is
4 mystery.
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CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT BILL.
HarrisBurG—The Senate Committee om
Congressional Apportionment has agreed to
report the hill of two years ago, which was
vetoed by the Governor. Pniladelphia is
given six districts and Allegheny three, the
other districts being the same as at present
Fayette, Greene and Washington constitut.
ing the Twenty sixth district. Allegheny is
divided as foilows: The Twenty third dis-
trict to cover all the territory north of the
Allegheny and Ohio rivers. including Alle-
- gheny Citv and the boroughs of that r-
tion: The Twenty-foarth district. including
the First, Second, Third, Sixth, Thirteenth,
Fourteénth and from the Twenty-Secoud to
the Thirty-sixth wards inclusive of the city
of Pittsburg,all the boroughs and townships
south of the Monongahela and Ohio rivers
and Neville township; the Twenty-fifth dis-
trict the wards of Pittsburg not included in
the Twenty-fourth, the city of McKeepert
and all the boroughs and townships between
the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers.
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CHANGES IN THE ELECTION LAW.
HArrissura.—The elections committes
have decided to recommend the following
changes in tha Baker Ballot Law: Striking
out residence of candidates from the official
baliot; shortening the time for filing objec-
tions and extending the time for printing
them; decreasing the number of official
ballots to one set of 75 for each 50 names on
the assessors’ lists, and to specimen ballots
to one for each voter, all to be delivered to
the judge the day before election; reducing
the percentage of vote for party recognition
from 3 to 2 per cent, which will let in the
Prohibitionists; providing that one cross
mark in a circle at the top of the ballot,
above the party name, shall indicate a vote
for each and every name under it. The
County Commissioners are given charge of
all the printing, for local as well as county
and State elections.
AN ENGINEER KILLED.
CHADDSFORD, —A passenger train on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
railroad, central division, from Oxford, Pa.,
collided with a Wilmington & Northern
freight train. Engineer Phillips of the
passenger was killed, and Conductor Cum-
mings was badly injured.
Hn BIT,
A FATAL DRINK OF WATER,
GREENSBURG.—A sad and peculiar death
happened here. Frank Bigzard, a young
steelworker, while in a heated condition
drank a dipper of water and in a few min-
utes was seized with cramps, dying a sbort
time afterward in great agony.
an
TrE Pennsylvania State Board of Health
has been officially notified from Washing:
ton that $34,000 of the epidemic fund, re:
maining from last year’s appropriation, has
been devoted by Secretary Carlisle to the
erection of a disinfecting plant on Reedy
Island, at the mouth of the Delaware river.
Work will begin immediately on the buitd-
ing.
WiLnram Hess. a 10-year-old boy of Johns.
town was fatally injured by being struck by
a train while picking up coal for his wid-
owed mother.
A 4-vEARr-oLD son of Thomas Smith, a
farmer living near Canonsburg, was fatal.
pi burned Monday by his clothes catching
re while playing about a grate.
JosePH SCHRODER, a German coal miner,
aged 23, was instantly killed Monday while
working in a mine near Canonsburg by a
fall of slate. He leaves a family in the old
country.
Trissie CoLLIER, aged 19, daughter of
Gabriel Co lier, a coal miner, living near
Greensburg was fatally burned by her dress
catching fire from a grate in front of which’
zhe was standing.
Crarence SKINNKR drove into Warren,
with a load of hay. . Some one had started
a fire in the street to burn some rubbish.
The farmer drove over the fire. The hay ig-
nited and the flames chased rapidly over
the entire fot. Skinner got excited and whip-
d hig horses into a run. The fire gained
and he had to leap from the wagon to save
his life. Then it ore lightning work to
unhitch his tiorses from the wagon, which
was also badly burned. oh
RoBErT LOVE, an aged and wealthy farm-
er of East Huntingdon township, West
moreland county, was killed Saturday after
noon while crossing’a railroad bridge by
being struck by a train.
Joux FULLER, a wealthy farmer of Hunt
ington county, was walking on the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad and when the sig:
nal whistle warned hin: off he dropped a
bundle he was carrying. He sprang back
back to recover it, was struck by the loco
motive and cut to pieces.
Pror. S. L. Brooks, principal of the pub-
lic school at Vanderbilt, Fayette county, is
under $300 bail for thrashing a boy who dis
turbed his school.
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
Two white kangaroos will appear in the
New South Wales exhibit. Thess are ex:
ceedingly rare animals.
Ix its exhibit at the World's Fair the
Government Patent Office will show up-
ward of 2500 models, many of them being
working machines.
THE various transportation lines between
the central portion of Chicago and the
World's Fair grounds will be able to carry
upwards of 100,000 people an hour.
TaE National kuseum, at Washington, in
its exhibit at the World’s Fair, will display
a collection of coins and other metal money
valued at nearly one million dollars.
THE last will and testament of Queen Isa-
bella, in which she makes a number of re-
ferences to the new world, will be a verv
interesting object in vhe Spanish exhibit as
the World’s Fair.
Mg. SARGENT, the electrical engineer of
the World's Fair, has complete 1, his scaeme
for lightinz the main basin on fete nights
during the Exposition. Thousandsof incan-
descent lignts of different colors are to bs
used.
THE Lairds, shipbuilders in Birkenhead,
will exhibit at the World's Fair models of
vessels showing tha progress made in the
construction of transatlantic liners since they
were first run between New Yor: and
Liverpoo!.
AN engine built bv James Watt, Lanca-
shire, England, in 1815, will be exhibited at
the World’s Fair in the ‘Lransportation De-
partment. It is owned by John Rourke &
Son, Savannah, Ga., and has been continu-
cusly in use since built.
THE exhibit of fine woods made at the
World's Fair by West Virginia in the For.
estry Building will consist of :250 splendid
specimens, tinely polished and finished in a
manner that will show the special charac-
teristics and qualities of all growths and
varieties to the best advantage.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made in Lon-
don to transport to Chicago, for uss at the
Worla’s Fair, seven English coaches and
sixty horses, together with professional
drivers and guaris, These coaches will carry
passengers from the hotels to the Exposition
grounds and return, at prices. commensurate
with such a fad, which it is believed will be
exceedingly fashionable with wealthy peo-
ple.
HE began, “Is it cold enough for—"
and then froze up.—Cleveland Plain. |
‘county superintendents, and
Important If True.
Miss Emma Monahan, of St. Leuis,
has written 9,100 words on the old-
style postal card. She did the work
without a magnifying glass and with
a common lead pencil. Every line
and word of it is legible through a
glass, and a part of it plain emough
to be read by the naked eye.
Pennsylvania Legislatures.
TairtizrH. DAvy.—In the Senate the fol-
lowing bills were introduced:
Providing for monthly returns and pay-
ments oy county and city officers of moneys
received by then: for use of the State.
Authorizing the recording of instruments
in writing acknowledging payments and
satisfaction of mortgages, ratifying satisfac-
tions heretofore so made, and providing
that certified copies thereof mav be admit-
ted as evidence, also providing for railroad
safety gates in boroughs. To require a
license of #5 for billiard and pool rooms.
The Senate bill to require murderers to
be executed ir. penitentiaries was negatively
reported. These Senate bills were favorably
reported. Mr, Neeb's designing election
days as legal holidays. Mr. Fizns—To
vrovide for the condemnation of property
for bridee purposes, and to authorize
appointment of women as notaries public.
Mr. Cotton's bill, proposing an amendment
to Constitution to give women the right of
suffrage, was favorably reported.
Practically the entire session of the House
was taken up in reading and referring pe-
titions. They related to almost every im-~
portant bill on the calendar, and included
over 100 from pastors and members of
churches protesting against any modifica-
tion of the Sunday laws. On the other side
of the question Mr. Muehbronner, of Alle-
gheny, presented a petition signed by 6,000
voters of the First Legislative district, and
two others signed by 1,000 residents other
than voters. asking for the passage of the
Neeb biil, permitting the sale of newspa-
pers, cigars, soda water, etc., and the run-
ning of steam, electric and horse cars on
Sunday.
These bills were introduced in the house:
Requiring councils to make a plan or draft
of roads opened and land cut in boroughs to
have it recorded in recorder’s office.
To amend an act . for incor-
poration of cities of the third class by
extending power of city councils to allow
percentage for prompt payment of taxes
and to add penalties for non-payment of
same.
Tairry-First Dav.—In the senate
the bills constituting Jefferson coun-
ty a separate judicial district, au-
thorizing appointment of a dairy and food
commissioner, and raising the limit of cor-
porate capitalization to $30,000,000 were
assed.
Phe fol'owing biil was passed finally: To
provide that when women having commis-
sions as notaries public marry, they shall
be entitled to a new commission in their
married name, without extra charge.
The followiag bills were introduced:
Mr. Reber, of Berks, to repeal Section 13
of the act of September 23, 1791, entitled a
supplement to the penal laws, and empow-
ering Grand Juries to impose costs in mis-
demeanors on aldermen, justices of the
peace, constables, detectives and other of-
fices. Mr. Seyfert, of Lancaster. making it a
misdemeanor for detectives to carry on
their perso 1 business without a license. Mr.
Fow, of Philadelphia, to make an appro-
priation of $100,000, to be used as a contin-
gent fund in the suppression of epidemics
and to be in control of the Governor and
the State Board of Health, also, declaring
aviolution of the State Board of Health a
misdemeanor. 3
The Marshall Sunday Newspaper bill met
its doom in the House Judiciary General
Committee Tuesday afternoon, beinz nega-
tived by a vote of 11 to 8. Mr. Marshall
said he thought it useless to attempt to place
the bill on the calendar over the commit-
tee's veto, but it is suid that Mr. Fow will
make the effort. The friends of the bill
tried to have action postponed for a week,
so that peritions might be heard, bat Messrs.
Cessna and Hewitt led the fight for immedi-
ate action, and were successtul.
In the house Mr. Eby of Lancaster offered
a bill directing elections to be held from
time to time on the propriety of nting
licenses to sell intoxicating liquors. And by
Foy making an appropriation of $100,000 to
be used as a contingent fund in the suppres:
sion of epidemics as the result of great dis-
aster,
The caleadar of bil's on final passage and
third reading was considered and: the fol-
lowing passed: An act tc provide for the
licensing and regulation of lying-in hospit-
als; an act to provide for the incorporation
of casunty insurance companies not already
rovided for under the present insurance
ws of the State. :
The bill providing for the exvenses of the
school directors of the common wealth in at-
tending the tri-ennial convention to elect
to provide
nalties for receiving any money or valua-
le thin for the attendance or a vote at the
same time precipitated a heated debate,and
was passed finally, 5
The following bills were also passsd: To
fix the term of office of notaries public and
regulating their appointment; To prohibit
employment of miners in or about eieva-
tors under 13 years old: To prohibit other
than the applicants from paying for natur-
alization papers; To change I.abor Day in
September from Monday to Saturday.
TairTY-SECOND DaY—In the Senate to-day
the Herring bill to close election polls at 4
p. m. was negatively reported.
The following bills were introduced: Pro--
viding for appointment of trustees of nor-
mal schools by Governor. For ,protection
and propagation of fish in private ponds or
streams. To create the office of assistant
superintendent of schools in cities. contain-
ing over 100.000 population; also, to preven
dling of produce and 1nerchandise in
cities of the second and third classes without
a license.
These bills passed finally: To create a
State Board ot Undertakers; to prohibit the
use of oleomargarine \n penal or charitable
institutions; to provide for inspection of
vessels oninland streams; to provide for
publication of history of birds and mam-
mals of Pennsylvania in the quarterly = re-
port of the State Board of Agriculture. The
Senate then passed finally the bill authoriz-
ing commitment of minors by magistrates
to proper charitable institutions. The fol-
lowing bills also passed tinaliy: To reim-
burse counties for re-election and recon-
struction of county bridges swept away by
floods of 1889;t0 avpropriate $55,000 to repa‘r
bank and channel of Oil creek in Crawford
county, damaged by flood last year. The
senate then adjourned.
In the House to-day a bill was introduced
by Mr. Fow, of Philadelphia, making it un-
lawful for any person, corporation or co-
partnership to take posse-sion of personal
property, sold or leesed under the install-
ment plan, upon which at least 60 per cent
of the selling or leased value is paid, with-
out first having issued a writ of replevin for
same. Among the other bills introduced
was the following: Providing for the crea-
tion of a board of inspectors for the super-
vision and regulation of corporations in this
Commonweaith supplying natural or arti-
ficial gas or electricity for light, heat or
power, or all. to the public. regulating the
manner of furnishing and fixing the mini-
mum charges for the same to consumers,
testing of meters used to measure the sup-
ply, and providing penalties for violation
thereof,
Mr. Cotton, of Allegheny, reported from
the House Judiciary Committee, with a
negative recommendation, the Marshall bill
making it unlawful to publish, sell and de-
liver newspapers oti Sabbath. Mr. Seanor
of Inciana, offered a motion that the House
proceed to the consideration of the bill to
prohibit the furnishing of liquors, by sale,
gifts, or otherwise, on Decoration Day, but
no final action was had. A large number
of bills passed second reading, and the
House adjourned,
TairTy-Trep Dav.—In theSenate to-day |
ced:
the tollowing bills were introduced:
Providing for a recount of votes in con-
tested election cases. To give street railways
the same power possessed by steam railroad
companies so far as appointinent of police
is concerned. To prevent the spread of tu-
berculosis among domestic animals. To
prohibit peddling without a license. To
ive a husband grounds for divorce if
is wife treats him brutally and barbar-
iously.
A resolution was adopted postponing ac-
tion on the death of Senator Neeb until
next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
These bills passed finally: To constitute
Lawrence county a separate judicial dis-
trict; to quiet titles to land which has ceased
to be used by corporations having right to
eminent domain; to give manufacturers,
spinners and throwsters of cotton, woolen
and silk goods a lien on property of others
that may come into their possession; to au-
thorize cities to purchase, maintain, use and
coudemn bridges erected and in use over
rivers and streams separating or dividing
any part or district of such cities; to uuthor-
ize municipal corporations to appropriate
private lands and property for their use in
the construction, maintenance and use of
bridges in order to connect public parks or
other Jublie properties. The pill to pre-
vent the spearing of fish by the use of
torchlights was defeated. The Senate then
adjovrned.
n the House to-day Mr. Farr, of Lacka-
wanna, mtroduced a bill appropriating #2,-
000,000 to the several school districts of the
Commonwealth, to be used exclusively for
the purchase of text books and furnishing
the same free of cost to the pupils of the
public schools. This measure supplements
the Farr free text book bill, which makes it
obligatory upon school districts to furnish
books and school supplies free of charge to
the pupils of the public schools, one-third
each year until all are furnished.
Among the bills favorably reported from
committee were the following: Exempting
all cattle from taxation of any sort whatso-
ever; repealing the act to prevent the consol-
iaation of pipe lines; amending the Corpor-
ation act extending its provisions to fuel
companies. The bills to prevent the forma-
tion of trusts,and to abolish the inheritance
tax on money bequeathed to sectarian hos-
pitals were reported negatively.
Mr. Lull,of Sullivan, presented the mi-
nority report in theCrawtord county election
contest. Contrary to eéxpectation the re-
port of the majority, presentel on Tuesday
was not called up. The matter will come
up in the House early next week, when a
heated discussion is sure to follow. The
Democrats will be supported by ex-Speak-
ers Hewitt and Cessna and Representative
Cotton, of Allegheny. There seems how-
ever, no doubt of the adoption of the ma-
jority report. ‘The minority report deals
mainly with the votes of Cambridge, Sparta
and line townships rejected by Judge Hen-
derson because they were cast in the outside
boroughs. This action of the Court. the re-
port attacks strongly. setting forty that such
polling places have been recognized by the
courts and by acts of Assembly, and that
the law of 1891; legalizing tuem, has never
teen declared unconstitutional. The re-
port then sums up the status of the votes
cast, as first counted and aiter being canvas-
sed W Highoy having received 6,950
votes, of which 156 were illegal (outside the
townships of Cambridge, Spar'a and Pine)
leaving 6,794. W. H. Andrews received 6.-
922, of which 184 were 1ouud to be illegal
(outside the townships named.) leaving him
6,741 legal votes and making Higby's
plurality 53. Itconcludes with resolutions
to the effect that W. I>. Higby was duly
elected, duly certifed, took the oath and is
entitled to a seat in the House. The calen-
dar was cleared of bills on second reading
after which the House adjourned.
TairTY.FourtH Day.—The Senate was
not in session to-day, having adjourned un-
til Monday evening.
in the House a bill of great importance to
patrons ot electric light companies was pre-
sented by Mr. Reinoehl, of Lebanon, to
regulate charges for suoplying electric light.
The charges are regulated as follows: For
light supplied for public lighting in any
city, borough, town or township, 25 cenis
er day of 24 hours for each arc lamp; for
ight supplied to individuals in the said
cities and towns, 28 cents per day ior each
arc lamp, and one quarter of one cent per
hour for each incandescent lamp. A viola-
tion of the law is punishable by a fine of
not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Burdick, of
McKean, amending the act authorizing
Boards of Control of Education in cities of
the second class to establish and maintain
schoolg for Igstinietioh in the mechanics,
arts and kindred subjects, soas to extend
the provisions thereol to cities of the third
class. Mr. Seyfert, of Lancaster,introduced
a bill Jsking an Appiopr lation of $5, a to
complete a monument to the memory: the
Revolutionary soldiers ay at iain
Mr. Kuhback, of Wayne, introduced a biil
to authorize any soldier or sailor to bring
suil against any counly, city, ward, borough
or township in the Commonwealth to re-
cover the amount of money to which he be-
came entitled by reason of his enlistment
in the service of the United States and being
accredited to any county, city, ward, bor-
ough or township in the State, A bill was
introduced by Mr, Broadhead, of Luzerne,
to prevent foreign corporations from mining
anthricite coal without license and to pre-
vent its exhaustion,
A preamble recites that the anthracite
coal bed of the world, comprising an area of
470 square miles, is wholly contained with-
in the State of Pennsylvania. There are
now actually no undeveloped ¢oal lands in
the Lehigh, Shamokin and Mount Carmel
coal fields of the Wyoming region, and this
region is likely to be exhausted in five years
at the present rate of consumption. To
limit the production foreign corporations
are required by the bill to take out a license
to mine coal, and must not sell coal for de-
livery outside of the State for less than #5
per ton. Heavy penalties are provide t for
the violation of the act. A large number of
bills were read the first time, and then the
House adjourned until Monday evening.
Tools of the Pyramid Bullders,
A two-years’ study at Gizeh has
convinced Mr. Flinders Petrie that
the Egyptian stone-workers cf 4,000
years ago had a surprising acquaint-
ance with what have been considered
modern tools. Among the many tools
used by the pyramid builders were
both solid and tubular drills and
straight and circular saws. The
drills, like those of to-day, were, says
‘an exchange, set with jewels (prob-
ably corundum, as the diamond was
very scarce), and even lathe tools had
such cutting edges. So remarkable
was the quality of the tubular drilis
and the skill of the workmen, that
the cutting marks in hard granite
give no indication of wear of the tool,
while a cut of a tenth of an inch was
made in the hardest rock at each
revolution, and a hole through both
the hardest and softest material was
bored perfectly smooth and uniform
throughout. Of the material and
method of making the tools nothing
is known
We Get There.
It would be impossible to find a
parallel to the progress of the United
States in the last ten years. Every
day that the sun rises upon the
American people it sees an addition
of $2,600,000 the daily accumulation
of all mankind public, which is equal
to one-third of the daily accumula-
tion of all mankind outside of the
United States.
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SOLDIERS COLUMN
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PEACH TREE CREEER.
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A Comrade Says the Grand Stampede
was Not aRout.
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COMRADE GEO.
; = ® E. Dolton some
re Se time ags requested
information about
what he terms sas
“grand stempede’’
upon Newton’s left
just as the ball
opened July 20,
1864, at Peach Tree
ve
Creek, Ga. As the
writer's regiment
held the extreme
Ind., Lieut.-Col.
Corps, with the 57th
Blanche, next to them, it must have been
us falling back across the creek that caught
his critical eye at the comparatively safe
distance of over half a mile from the most
advanced of the enemy. Isuppose his was
the battery back of the cornfield that fired
over us as we advanced through it, crossed
the creek, and climbed the hill on the south
side. The battery ceased firing as we gained
the top. The Johnnies falling back at the
same time, we at once set about reversing
their rifle pits and speculating about the
chances of taking Atlanta that day. While
thus engaged they came back on the charge
that resulted so disastrously to them along
the whole line, especiaily to the right of us,
where our men were in force, and had part-
ly constructed breastworks.
Any oue with an eye and half sense could
see that our position was one of extreme
danger. isolated as we were in an interval
between our corps and the Twenty-third,
with no troops in support, even back of the
creek, Asthe enemy came on through
the timber, our men began falling back,
thinking it was but their skirmish-line try-
ing to recover their position.
Lieut. August Hirsh, Mike Calahan and
the writer did not run until convinced that
it was death or capture to stay, as they were
coming in heavy line of battle, while we
bad but a skirmish-line. The hill back to
the creek was very brushy. it was get there
and across the best way we could. As we
came to the creek a large man of Co. B.
jumped in and waded across, Seeing that
the water came pearly to his arm-pits, I
turned to get back up the bank. The creek
had been very high, and falling recently
and had left the banks very slippery. Instead
of going up the bank, my feet slipped and
I slid into the water, scrambled out up the
bank and ran vp stream to a drilt, where
most of the men had crossed, thus getting
behind everybody but one man, Mike Cala-
Lan, who was captured.
This place of crossing was a little below
the cornfield, where the high ground came
directly to the creek on the north, and was
more sloping than on the south side and less
brush. .
At the top there was a ravine running
down to the bottom land. ‘the cornfield
was in this, forming a ridge next to the
creek, As I ran up the slope bullets knoek -
ed the dust all around, asthe rebels had a
fair view of me for about 100 yards’ distance.
As I got over the crest Maj. Hammond,
of our regiment, who was in command, was
there, forming the line again under sheitezr
of the ridge, and said to me: “King, vou are
a goed man! Go back to that ritle-pit and
see if they try to cross.”
‘I'he pit was arod or 86 back down the
hill. said: “I will, if I can get a drink of
water.” Someone handed me a canteen,
and I took a drink and went back, Mate
Boots, of Co. D. who had a Spencer rifle,
also going. As we did so many of the en-
emy were then in sight, about 150 yards
distant.
As we commenced firing they got under
cover for a few minutes, and then came out
to cross. Col. Blanche, with his regiment
and some of ours, came up tiie ravine from
the cornfie d, forming on our left. Our Re
sition-there was all we could ask. Bullets
flew thick and fast from both sides. until
they gave up the attempt to cross and went
back into the woods, the char; having
failed in its object to pierce our lines, which
would not have been the case if we had
made a ‘grand stam
ton, If the main attack had been further
to the right, they would have gone through
the wide gap between the Fourth and
Twenty-thi d Corps hke a knife. Two
small regiments, Battery M, Gen. Thomas
aud all creation would not have stopped
them until there had been as hard a battle,
with as much loss on our side, as there was
two days later, when Hood tried the same
plan with better success on McPherson. As
it was, the recollectio 1 of the 100 rounds I
fired—and many more of my comrades did
that same day—leads me to believe that we
were no more stampeders than was Gen.
Thomas.
Some people who never got very far to the
front, and saw other troops come back over
the ground where no order could be ke
are liable to be unjustly critical; but it wae
not the case that day with Gen. Thomas.
When Gen. Newton told him he thought we
were captured, he said: “0, no! I have them
fighting in splendid style over thei.” Such
at least is what we are told he said, but I did
not hear him say it, as I cannot locate his
whereabouts that day. |
As Comrade Dolton desires,—who - I am
afraid is too apt to toot his bugle, disrarag-
ing others, which is the case in his letter re-
ferred to and one published some time ago,
here he speaks of the retreat of the right
wing of ourarmy at Chickamauga, —I tell
h'm what troops he refers to.
When men do as haod fighting as Wood's
and Sheridan’s Divisions did there, suffering
the loss they did and inflicting stiil greater
on the enemy, and having to retire before a
largely superior force for lack of proper di-
rections from Generals who failed to do
¢heir duty, they are not deserving of cen-
sure from any one of the Reserve Corps,
Tho simply took part in the tail-end of the
ight.
Iam tired of hearing of inglorious re-
treats, and grand stampedes when there was
none. It gives our children a wrong impres-
sion. Our former enemies and their present
allies do enough of that, without ail from
any comrade.—HeNRrY C. King, in National .
Tribune.
desi
How He Knew.
Before the fish commissioners or
California decided to stock the
streams of the State with that much
despised but powerful fish, the Ger-
man carp, they were greatly con-
cerned as to whether it would live in
certain waters. The question was
debated at several meetings, and was
finally submitted to Professor H———,
an eminent authority. ;
Samples of the water were obtained
and turned over to the professor, who
in a short time submitted a favorable
report, and the carp were accordingly
turned loose in the rivers.
The commissioners were greatly im-
pressed by the professor's knowledge,
but one of them had a question to ask.
“How could you be sure that carp
would live in the water submitted to
you?” he inquired.
“Why,” answered the professor,
with an amused look, “I bought a
carp for ten cents and put it into the
water. It lived.”
e” as stated by Dol-
ska