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Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19

this should be done in fine weather, SO
that they may dry within three days of cut
ting. If they dry too slowly they are apt to
change color, while if they remain too long
in the sun they get soorched and bent. Rain,
when they are only partially dry, spoils them
altogether. An average worker can make
four hats of good quality, 12-in., 3-braid, a
day; working carelessly and weaving loosely
the quantity can be doubled. But in the
rush trade, as in the straw braid trade of
China, fraudulent practices have crept in
and have greatly injured it. The work is
hastily and loosely done, and the home mar
ket is flooded with inferior and in some cases
unstable goods. At present every hat in
every bale has to be examined, and every yard
in every roll of mating, greatly to the injury
of the trade
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19
A swell Newpor. Lunch.

Correspondence Of the Providence Journal.1
The particular feast have in mind, be-
cause it was SO typical, was served, then, not
very long ago in house on the Cliffs, with
just that dining room we have seen IN
dreams, the ideal for summer. Vast in its
proportions, with lofty ceiling crossed oy
massive rafters of oak, rough hewn and
heavy, walls half covered by high wains-
eotiue of the same wood, carved by master
hands and hung with Spanish leather dark
with age, and cleaning foor, inlaid and
po1ished, with a superb Indian rug making
an island of color in the center. There were
sideboards of old oak, rummaged out from
the Businesses of an ancient manor house in
Devonshire, where the impoverished family,
to whom they had descended from the time
Of Elizabeth, had parted with them, reluc'
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19
KASK1NE.
(THE NEW QUINlNE.)
Brain Workers
Dyspeptics,
Chronic
InvaIids,
All Praise It,
No Narcotic.

POWERFUL TONIC.
Specific for Malaria, Rheumatism, Nervous
THE MOST scIENTIFiC AND SUCCESSFUL
BLOOD PURIFIER. Superior to qufnine:
Mrs. J. @. Scarboro of Selma, N. o., wife OF the
suffered from excessive nervous depression, ex-
haustion and neuralgia from malaria. Sne was rap
sleep in my chair"
.Twas all run down with nervous depression, fol-
which had by the advice Of physicans. taken as
After had used three bottles Of Kaskine people
expressed their surprise at seeing me looking SC
well. Isaac Knox, Newark. N. j. .
Kaskine can be taken without any specie! medi
cal advice III per bottle, or six bottles for 70 Solo
by druggists or sent by mail on receipt OF price.
KAsKINE co., 1853 Duane st., New York
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19
The Successful Inventor.
IErom thA New York World /

"Most of the daring and original inven-
tions We are going to push are little ideas OF
nv own, dashed off at odd moments while
coming down town every morning on the
horse car after reading the morning papers.
After getting the ideas I jot down the little
of the invention in small sealskln book l
carry for the purpose, and then try to forget
it SO as not to weary my brain. Most inven-
tors sit up late at night and fret themselves
into low fever trying to find a way to
make the invention work. I do not. I
limit myself to conceiving the scheme.
Thus, yesterday I thought of the Auto
matte Seidlitz Powder and Boot Backing
Machines 80 constructed that, if nickel
is dropped into the slot, the customer gets
seidlitz powder inwardly and an elabo'
rate polish outwardly without delay.
s'The new idea, 80 strikingly simple ano
ingenious that it is almost miracle tha
no one ever thought of it before, turned
over to our corps of German mechanics
and our patent lawyer, who attend to the few
mechanical details incident to getting up th'
m achine. never bother with wheels, lev
ers, pinions, springs, trunions or rachets
A good German mechanic costing four dol
lars day is capable of solving the simplt
problem of making machine to do giveI
| class of work, and when he has done it tn
patent lawyer files an application in m!
name. 1t will thus be seen that follow il
| the path of the most prominent inventors O.
the day. My fertility is amazing, even now
| when only have six German mechanics ant
| one lawyer, but after February, when shal
| have twenty-five German mechanics an
| three lawyers, expect to quadruple my fer
| tility."
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19
Elevators Here and Abroad.
[Nurat Halstead in the Cincinnati Commercial
GaZettel

Gazette.j
The cliff" is not displayed ostentatiously
in the great German houses. 1t is behind
iron doors, to be detected only by inspec-
ton, and is moved by clanking cheins. The
deliberation of the proceeding is its most
distinguishing characteristic. You stand in
the great hall of the hotel, where a recon
noissance has located the laboring Gift" and
silently await developments. Everybody
else has the greatest plenty of time. Pres
emily from the unknown interior iron doors
fly open, and soldiery looking servant with
brass buttons on his cap, preoccuried with
| his responsibilities, steps forth with an air
| of majesty. The doors clang as they swing
and the lift is there, rather primitive but
elaborate in construction. Perhaps there
| may be five passengers ready to go aboard.
| When four have taken positions the me5ter
| of the elevator waves the fifth backward
with the awful air of authority, and, if the
rejected one is al American urgent to 60 up
at once, he is told peremptorily that there
are places ''only for four" The iron doors
are banged, the engines heave and the mas-
| sive machine moves.
Safety is consulted! Here is mastery
mechanism that might swing pair of ele-
n. .1ants of the size of Jumbo, but an at
| tel apt to lift at cnce more than four parsons
would be regarded as an atfront to the en-
pire. The tnipg's impossible! The French
have the same elevating methods. There IL
usually an iron gate as well as an iron dool
to the scensions in France, and in some ol
| the first-slass establishments they will risl
taking up ss many as five passengers at {
time. The chains that are rigged for the Sc
curity of this multitude of irresponsible be
ines are of links of wrought iron two inche'
in diameter 1nere is nothing like taking
care of the people and stretching forth th'
hand of paternal government. One ponder
what would be the effect of starting some
| where in Europe such ''lifts;' as they have il
New York, say in the Tribune building
where they yank passenger through tel
stories, distance of one hundred and fft
feet, in six seconds, provided they are no
delayed by jerking additional passengers O.
| and off at the several floors? The Frencl
would never endure the thought of ascend
| ing sthe Eiffel" in less than minute, and
, | have a shade of sympathy with them in thai
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Russia is ruled by despot, but they know
how to make hens lay there. In one year
Russia exported to England the large number
of l, ,0ss, 200, 900 eggs, which sold for 1885,
| 600 roubles,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19

The constitutional convention of Idaho has
adopted provision making the verdict of
three.fourths of jury sufficient in all civil
cases. California and Louisiana have similar
provisions, and they work well.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19
VOL. LVII.
9rp 6unds.

Jul uUul nuuuul lHVUulu1J
WILL TAKE PLACE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 80.
From now until the above
date you want to visit our store
Every Day and secure the great
est bargains ever offered by us.
Ladies Fine Jersey Waists,
in states, tan, wine, navy, green,
white, at $I.e8, marked down
from $3.50.
Ladies All Wool Jersey
Waists, in states, green, navy,
wine, at csc, reduced from
$I.5o.
Children's White Muslin Bon
nets at 25c, soc, 75c, ST., $I.5o
former prices were soc, $I.oo,
$I.5o, 400 and $50.
Full size Mexican Hammocks
at 75c, formerly $I.oo.
Best quality Mexican Ham
mocks $I.oo, marked down
from $I.45 each.
Ladies' Black and Colored
Jackets and Wraps, just right
weight for early fall wear, at
greatly reduced prices. You can
buy good garments at $I.5o,
$2,5o, $50 and 500 each.
Ladies fine guage Striped
Hose, in handsome styles, at
25c pair g.; former value soc.
Ladies Fancy Stripes and boot
styles in real Lisle Thread Hose
at 37Hc per pair, former values
75c to $I.oo.
Ga Cardinal Red Covers, with
black borders, 62 nc each.
Fine Turkey Red Fringed
Doylies sc each.
Handsome All Linen Damask
Tray Cloths in plain white, also
in red borders, at 25c each.
8-4 Plain White All Linen
Fringed Cloths, superior quality,
at $I.oo each.
N. B.-Closing out Bargains
all through the store.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-19
ghe 9nmrma1 and Guurier.

All letters and inquiriesin regard to subscriptions
or matters OF business should be addressed to
THk JOURNAL AND COURIER
New Haven, Conn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
NOTHING FROM A QUEEN.

There is certainly nothing to disquiet the
United States in Queen Victoria's speech to
the English Parliament yesterday. In fact
that usually empty form is on this occasion
nothing more than mere announcement of
prorogation. 1t is true that the Samoan
question is referred to, but the reference
consists of the barest rehearsal of what
everybody has known for several months,
namely that England and Germany have
approved the convention made at the Ber-
lin conference and are awaiting the assent of
the American Senate.
Not d word has Lord Salisbury to say
through the lips of his imperial fgurehead
about the policy of the Government toward
Ireland. The Tories want the world to
draw the inference from this silence that
Ireland isquiet, happy and prosperous un-
der their benefcient rule. Whatever Lord
Salisbury and his colleagues may be able
by silence or speech to induce other people
to believe, there is no chance at all of their
binding the eyes Of Ireland's friends in
America. The careful abstention from all
mention Of Irish affairs at time when Par
nellite members of Parliament are still
being sent to Jail for refusing to give up
their right to free speech is likely to be
interpreted here as in Ireland as a studied
and cruel insult
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS viii sail for
Germany on September
ASTRONOMER PRocroR's widow is to lecture
on astronomy next winter.
CARLETON HARRIS. the young man who was
killed by cigarette smoking, was a nephew of
Jay Gould.
ALLEN MANvEL. the new President of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. be-
gan life as boy in a country grocery store.
]. w. ELLSWORTH, of Chicago, has pur-
chased the Portrait of DR.. Tulip, which is con-
sidered one of the finest Rembrandts in the
Seilliere collection. 1t bears the date 1882.
WHEN Patti sang the Welsh national air at
their Eisteddfod, such q scene was never be-
fore witnessed in Wales. The audience were
divided between tears and irrepressible en-
thusiasm.
LoRIN INGERsoLL, who died on Wednesday
in his 18th year, was very close to Tweed at one
time and was millionaire. His son. James H,
was convicted of completely in the big New
York steal ana did time in Auburn Prison.
THE Archbishop of Canterbury is shocked at
the idea of bridegroom taking part in a we'd
ding ceremony in evening dress. He thinks
such a costume desecrates the sanctuary, and
to prevent such desecration he has issued an
edict against the issue of special licenses for
later hour than i'm the evening.
GENERAL LUcIUs B. NoRrHRoP, the Com
missary General of the Southern Confederacy,
has been living in absolute retirement near
Charlottesville, Va, since the close of the Civil
War. He is now rs years old, and remains as
hopelessly yunreconstructed as the day after the
surrender at Appomatox. He longs for the
good old days of slavery" and declares that
universal freedom viii cause universal ruin in
this country. sooner or later.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE had love affair
which he never forgot, although he lived to
marry and bury three wives before he was 40
years old. When a poor school teacher in
Washington he had among his pupils the sons
of William Writ the Attorney General of the
United States. Miss Wirt's particular friend
was Miss Elizabeth Cabell, of Richmond, Va,
who frequently stayed at the home of the
Wirts. Here Mr.. Chase met her and lost his
heart. but the proud Virginia girl while pleased
with the attentions of the clever Yankee youth,
would rot think of marrying school teacher.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. SATURDAY. AUG. 81. 1889
THE LATE WILLIAM THAW.

The State of Pennsylvania, the county of
Allegheny, the city of Pittsburg, and many
another State and city were worthily repre-
sented in the great congregation which
gathered yesterday to do honor to the mem
ory of William Thaw in the church where
his body lay. In every way the funeral
service was most impressive. There was no
lip service merely there; no conventional
observance of mourning duties, no pulseless
pretense of respect and sorrow. The clergy
men spoke from their hearts, and to the
hearts of all within their hearing. The
reality of the sorrow the death of Mr..
Thaw had caused could easily be read on
the face of the men and women who pressed
about the bier.
No man could ask for, no man could wish
for grander monument than Mr.. Thaw has
built for himself and left behind him in his
good deeds. To remember him is to bless
him, and to thank the Maker of us all that
such men are given to this earth to illumi-
nate it and to glorify Him. Beyond the
loss which the community has sustained in
the death of this good citizen, regarding it
in personal sense, no doubt Pittsburg will
daily become more informed of the gap in
her commercial bulwarks his removal has
made. individuals in other places may
mourn the loss of friend, benefactor, an
ally, but Pittsburg realizes that one who
stood to her almost as watchful, affection
ate father has been taken from her.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
BIRDS WILL BE NOWHERE.

Mortals have not learned to fly yet. The
seronaut continues to go up in balloon
and to come down as often as not in fatal
hurry. All the same, the movement of man
is daily becoming more rapid. Trains run
faster, the horse has succumbed to the cable
or the electric motor on our streets, and BIZ
cycles are making the locomotion of the in
dividual man speedier than even the most
sanguine dreamed ofa decade ago.
But more than this. there are signs of the
approach of an overshadowing revolution in
the matter of iocomotion. THE DISPATCH
has printed some remarkable facts about the
new bicycle locomotive. which is expected
to haul heavy passenger train at the rate
of hundred miles an hour. This remarka-
bic engine has passed beyond the purely
experimental stage, although it is to be put
shortly through course of severe and prsc-
tical tests. The gain in speed is not the
only thing promised for the bicycle engine.
1t is said to be cheaper to run, and that the
alteration it demands in the form of the
tracks will increase the safety of the passen-
gers to large extent
A story of even greater wonder comes
from New York regarding the electro-auto-
matte railroad which has answered expert
ments conducted at Baltimore successfully,
and which is soon to be publicly tried on
Long Island. According to the statements
of Mr.. David G. Weems, the inventor. his
electrical motor has attained already on q
track full Of curves and steep grades, q
speed of two miles minute, but he claims
shat five miles minute may be reached.
Making large allowance for possible ex-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
BRAVE SOLDIERS sLIGHTED.

The anger of the veterans of the Seventy
fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
at the refusal of the State authorities to give
them transportation to Gettysburg battle
field, does not surprise us. 1t is natural
and just. This regiment fought at Gettys-
burg from the dawn of the battle TO its close.
The Legislature recognizing its conspicuous
service voted s., 800 toward its fund
for the erection of regimental mon
ument upon the battlefield of Gettysburg.
But Adjutant General Hastings says he
cannot find any record Of the Seventy.
fourth's service at Gettysburg on the rolls at
Harrisburg.
Doubtless General Hastings is not re-
sponsible in any way for the blunder. That
part of the difficulty needs investigation. 1t
is quite clear, however, that the brave fel-
lows who fought in the Civil Wars decisive
contest, have a right to be present at the
celebration of "Pennsylvania's Day" on
Gettysburg field. They have very properly
concluded to pay their own way, and collect
from the State afterward. We trust they
will receive proper amends for the slight
put upon them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
A rArAL STREAM OF STEEL.

One of those accidents which seem to be
unavoidable brought death and frightful
injuries upon party of sturdy workmen in
Carnegie's mills at Homestead yesterday.
A ladle of molten steel, from some cause
not certainly known, exploded and the
stream of metal which flowed into the cast
ing pit encircled dozen men, two of whom
were killed instantly and ten injured Sc
riously. This terrible catastrophe occurred
in the open air furnace.
There is no evidence of any human culpa-
bility, the only theory to account for the
accident being that gas accumulated be-
tween the steel and the scum of Stag, and
on contact with the air exploded. The
death of one man, however, is attributed to
the encumbrance of the pit bank with
molds; but the responsibility for this is not
indicated. All that can be said is that too
many safeguards for the lives of the men
who work in the mills cannot be taken. No
perfection of machinery nor immensity of
output can atone for the loss of single life
that could have been saved.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
HE EARNS HIS SALARY.
A Methodist Clergyman Who Supplies Five
Pulpits for $500 Year.

A Methodist Clergyman Who Supplies Five
Pulpits for $500 Year.
MIDDLETowN, N. Y, August 3Q-Some Of
the circuit preachers among the Methodist
brethren of the rural districts earn their
meager salaries by pretty hard work. Take.
for example, the case of Rev. Henry Lifts,
aged IS years. who has charge of no less than
five small congregations scattered over the
rough and thickly settled region west of the
lower borders of Greenwood Lake. The five
congregations meet in churches or school
houses at Newfoundland. Williamsville, CAMS
teer, Stockholm and Milton, points averaging
five miles apart, and which must be reached
by wagon over rough country roads. Dominic
Lifts holds four regular services with sermons,
weekly. as follows: At one church on Saturday
evening, at the second on Sunday morning. at
the third on Sunday afternoon, and at the
fourth on Sunday evening. The fifth congre-
CATION is provided for by alternately sandwich
ing it in place of one of the others.
In addition to his regular round, Dominic
Lifts attends special and prayer meetings, and
oficiates at funerals and weddings, and visits
the sick. frequently including in his ministra-
tions families outside Of his own proper flock.
His yearly salary for all these labors is $500,
together with the proceeds of one donation,
which may run his annual stipend up to $3.50.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
PHILADELPHIAN COURTESY.

The Schuylkill river water or the hot
spell seems to have proved too much for an
editorial writer on one of the Philadelphia
papers. 1t appears that some admirers of
the Boston baseball players have been rash
enough to express their preference during
the progress of League game in Philadel-
phia, whereupon the aforesaid editor ex-
presses the hope that if a Philadelphia
happens TO be in Boston when the "Phillies"
play baseball in that city, he will have bet
ter breeding, better taste and better judg-
ment than to make his preference for his
home team too conspicuous. With charac-
teristic Philadelphia mo6esty the editor
winds up with the assumption that Phila-
delphia can give Boston few lessons in
culture, breeding and courtesy.
This is new reading of the laws of
courtesy. We should imagine that to ex-
press sympathy with the strangers in
strange city would be the part of good breed
ing, good taste and good Judgment, so long
as the expression were sincere. To decry
such an honest encouragement of ones
friends is the part of a snob devoid of
decent feelings. But we can understand,
in view of the recent disgraceiul conduct
on the part of Philadelphia mob on the
ball grounds, that it is exceedingly danger
Gus for man to express openly his sentiments
if they do not happen to be also those of the
local crowd. We do not know how it would
be with the Philadelphia under like cir
cumstances in Boston, but in Pittsburg we
il~o 20 I'D loo
welcome their friends to our bail field.
But after all this singular example of
topsy-turvey reasoning is probably due to
too great indulgence in that dreadful
Schuylkill water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
SOLDIER MEDAL WINNERS.
Close of the Competitive Firing of Arizona
and California.


and California.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
FORT WINGArE, Nom, August 30.-The
eighth and last day of cavalry competitive
firing departments o ua and California
opened very favorabl, contestants, and
some most excellent scores were made, Private
Stewart and several others scoring 15S points
out of a possible zoo. There has been per-
ceptible diminution in the scores Of Private
Foley, Second Cavalry, as he is known as one
of the best shots In the army, he having been
on the army team in 1888, and was expected by
all to win the gold medal, and there exists some
doubt as his trying for the position this year,
he having made the remarkable score of 175
points out of possible 200 at a known distance,
the best score made by any one on the team.
In the afternoon heavy rain started in, last
ing all evening, which caused much annoyance
and made it very disagreeable skirmishing,
the mud being almost knee deep, thus prevent
ing the same scores being made as were made
in the morning. Stewards shooting will prob
ably, without exception, lead the army. This
same man won medal at Wimbledon,
England, while member of the Forty-second
Highlanders. Private Stewart wins the di-
vision gold medal. Private Keiser, Sergeant
May and Trumpeter Chalman also win gold
medals, and Sergeant Parker, Lieutenant
Wilder and Corporal Heiser win silver medals.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
BEFORE THE DAWN.

The darkest hour. the last Of night,
Has often passed me, unaware;
But I've meier asked for more delight
To turn me from my thoughts OF care
Than. ere a sound Of day is heard,
Ere busy feet begin to throng.
To mark the gladness of the bird
That wakes the morning with his song.
Ere yet star has left the sky
And ere the east grows dim with dawn
He hears afar the day draw nigh, =
While shadows still are closely drawn
And ere q harsher sound has stirred,
With love that makes his spirit strong,
He starts from sleep, this happy bird,
And wakes the morning with his song.
And all day long his merry notes
From yonder garden sweetest ring.
Though other birds their DAINTY throats
May strain prouder song to sing.
And thus with music Wild and free,
he Ills the hours that steal along
Because he sings for JOY that he
Has walked the morninR with his song.
p. AcArthur IL Detroit xfss PrGsl
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
THE RISK DOES NOT BOTHER us.

Prof. Edward Orton, Ohio's State Geolo-
gist, is not very sanguine about the lasting
qualities of Pittsburg's gas supply, but he
makes up for this by his cheerful confidence
that an artificial fuel gas will be found to
take the place of natural gas. He regards
his confidence as something remarkable.
He says: $50 confident am of this that
have had my house in Columbus fitted for
fuel gas, although 1 have no faith in the
permanency of the natural gas supply"
We can assure Prof Orton that his conf
dence is shared by tens of thousands in AL
legheny county at as great or greater risk
than his.