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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
UNLUCKY SURAT.
How the Once Principal City of India Has
Suffered From Grent Disasters.
ThraA {houeonH hnuono vpara dorfrovod nv

How the Once Principal City of India Has
Suffered From Grent Disasters.
Three thousand houses were destroyed by
the recent fire at Surat. The damage sus.
tained is estimated at Rs. SOC. 900, and %, ,o0C
of the people are now homeless. The water
supply was deficient, and the engines were
defective, while the fremen, it appears,
"bolted." Twenty-eight thousand rupees
has been subscribed for the temporary relief
of the sufferers Surat was once the princi-
pal commercial city of India, but its pros.
perity has within the last 30 years been
greatly on the wane, owing in great measure
to The severity of the disasters, both of fire
and food, to which it has been subjected.
In April, 1887, 10000 houses were burned
down, and later in the same year the people
suffered additional loss by the flooding of
the Taptee, three-fourths of the city having,
it is said, been annihilated. In 1884 the
place again suffered greatly from foods. In
1881 the annual value of its seaborne COM
merce was FL, ,043, 222, while in 1884 this had
fallen away to e463, ,236. In 1911 the popu-
lation numbered 25O, 900, and in 1881 only
1O9,S44 In the present case the fire was
greatly assisted by the custom of flooring
the dwelling houses with dried grass, the
houses themselves being constructed almost
entirely Of wood.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
Mrs. Dunlap's Strange Story
Snatched From Fate Worse
Than Death by DR..
Smith, the Mag
netio Physi-
clan,
AT 5oa PENN AVENUE.

Mrs. Robert Dunlap, who resides at Mount
Pleasant, Pa, has been great sufferer for the
past six years. Upward Of six years ago she
began to suffer from constipation, which was
accompanied by pain in the small of the back,
which extended to the head and eyes. She
complained Of pain in the eyeballs which
was aggravated by moving the eyes. When
ever she was obliged to be on her feet for any
length Of time she was tormented with drag
ging sensation through her hips and most dis
tFessing pain in the lower part of the bowels.
Six months from the beginning of her suffer-
ings she began to be annoyed with piles. At
each movement of the bowels pile tumors came
down which had to be replaced. As the months
and years went by her sufferings increased un-
til'lfe became a burden to her. She had ex-
hausted the skill Of several physicians and had
become thoroughly discouraged. She suffered
severely from hemorrhage of the bowels. which
was almost daily occurrence. Mrs. Dunlap be-
came extremely nervous, and the dread and
fear of the suffering that she knew she must
pass through daily constantly haunted her.
Added to the terrible suffering produced by
the piles was the torture caused by displace-
ment of the womb, which doubly increased her
agony; she had great pain on top, through the
fore part of the head, attended by bearing
down sensation, with pain Though the limbs
and back, accompanied by general lassitude
or weakness. About six weeks ago she saw a
notice in one of the daily papers Of the re-
markable cures that are being made by DR..
Smith, the magnetic physician at 500 Penn ave-
nue., and decided to consult him. She did so
and began treatment at once, and to-day Mrs.
Dunlap is enjoying good health. She was en-
tirely cured Of piles and Of female weakness In
four weeks.
DR.. Smith cures all forms Of female COM
plants without the use Of instruments or ex-
posure of the person; he also cures ruptures or
hernia, piles. fstula or hssure without the use
of the knife, detention from business or pain to
the patient. All chronic diseases are cured by
DR.. Smith. Rheumatism, neuralgia, fits, stam-
mering, dropsy, nervous debility, no mat
ter from what cause, kidney troubles,
scrofula. skin diseases blindness, deafness,
constipation, dyspepsia, paralysis, varicose ul-
GERS and veins, weakness and irritation of the
nerves of the brain, sleeplessness heart dis
ease, diseases Of the blood OF every description,
and all kinds Of tumors. He cures cancer in
less time and with less pain than by any other
methcd. DR.. Smith also performs all surgical
operations. He Is located at 502 Penn avenue,
and may be consulted free of charge from A.
M. to P. M. He will cure you after all other
means fail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

and master as to superior being. She
thinks what he thinks, says what he says
and does his bidding without ques-
tion. She is undoubtedly oppressed,
but she does not know it. Oi
the rights of women she has no
more idea than kitten. If she were told
she might 60 to the polls and take vote,
she would ask which pole you meant, the
North Pole or the one in the South and IT
vote were another name for a boat TO get
there. If she were put on stand to lecture
on the emancipation of women, she would
say that she never before knew that they
were slaves. Undoubtedly the life of the
Guiana is entirely engrossed with husband
and home, and this rebounds to her credit
She visits little and gossips good deal,
but she never walks. It would not be in
keeping with the strict code of Cuban eti-
quette to do so, and no one conforms more
strictly to the rigid laws of society than she.
HAPPY AFTER FASHION.
At best hers must be a monotonous kind
of existence. But it is happy one after
fashionl She neither thinks nor aspires,
consequently, she is never cast down or dis
appointed. Her one ambition is to enjoy
herself, and this is easily attained in land
where ease and pleasure prevail. She is
perfectly satisfied and sufficient unto her
self. She bas no flights OF Imagination and
no falls of fancy. She is of the earth earthyl
Her poetry lies in the graceful and languid
repose which characterizes her. She is q
coquette without coquetryi have seen big
red roses that remind one of the Cuban
roses, so fragrant, so alluring to the senses,
that one feels instinetively like crushing
out their sweetness in long soul-stirring
inhalation and then thrusting them aside
aud passing on. This translated into prosaic
English means, I fear, that little of the
Guiana goes long wayl Well, be
this as it may, she has one great comfort, of
which no one can deprive her. She will
always be permitted to live out the years of
her life in the calm enjoyment Of the rock
ing chair, and set forth on her journey to
the other world absolved of her sins by the
church and imposingly buried by her happy
go-lucky husband.
A Cuban may neglect, ill-treat, betray his
wife while she lives, but he will not tail to
provide a liberal number of paid mourners
10 properly bewail her when she dies, any
more than he will neglect to crown his devo-
tion by erecting monument far beyond his
means to mark her beloved and revered
memory.
It must be great consolation to the Cuban
woman to know this!
LILLIAN SPENCER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
SWEDISH RAILWAYS.
Some Interesting Facts About the Railroads
of That Country.

Some Interesting Facts About the Railroads
of That Country.
EngineerIng.l
Sweden has 5000 miles Of railway,
grouped in three cstegories of 1000 miles
each. On the first speed of 80 miles an
hour is allowed. the cost of the line being
$4,000 mile, the rails weighing GA pounds
a yard. On the second the speed is confined
to 20 miles an hour, the construction of the
line being lighter, SO that its cost has only
been $4,000 mile, while the road is laid
with 50-pound rails. The third description
Of railway is exceedingly light, although of
standard gauge; trains are run on it at II
miles an hour, the rails being of So pounds
weight, and the total cost only $4,000 q
mile.
Although Sweden is three times as large
as England, while its population is not
lasger than that of London, yet SO econom-
lcally are the railways worked that they
realize 8 per cent on the outlay upon them.
The designers Of them have gone on the
principle that the cost of line is dependent
on the speed to be run upon it, and that
with moderate speed very light line is
perfectly safe. Proof of the opposite fact,
namely, that heavy fast traffic caunot be
run with safety over light rails, is found in
the much smaller number of accidents in
England than on the continent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
Cupid a. a Financier.

Punxsutawney Spirit.1
"What is love?" howls an enamored
poetess. Judging from several years care
full observation, we should say that love is
that shrewd business sense which impels q
woman to adore a man in proportion to the
size of his bank account, and causes the
dude to fall PROSTATE at the feet of an
heiress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
A HOapitable Firm.

During the Centennial observances in
New York last week one of the most elab-
orately and tastefully decorated buildings
on Broadway was that of S. Stein & Co., a
firm we'll known to Pittsburgers. These
hospitable gentlemen had seats arranged
inside their immense building and comfort
ably accommodated over seven hundred of
their friends and customers, who viewed the
entire parade from their windows. Messrs
Stein & Co. also provided an elegant
luncheon for their guests, not forgetting a
plentiful supply of the best wines and
cigars
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
HER UNRoMANT1c couRrsH1p.

La Senorita once engaged, is never per
mitted to be alone with her prospective nus
band. He must come every day and say
sweet nothings after the most approved
fashion of lovers at large, but he must saw
them in the presence of one or more men,
bers of the family, who, once the ceremony
is over. look upon him as their lawful prev.
taking up their abode In his house if it is
large enough, and asking of him all, if not
more, than they would feel themselves
called upon to expect from son of their
own.
The mode of courtship above alluded to
has always been in vogue in Cuba, but the
average young man does not take to the
custom any more kindly than you or I
would under the same circumstances. He
longs to clasp the little white hand of his
inamorata in his own and no one can blame
him when they take into consideration that
human nature is the same everywhere.
Finally the marriage takes place, and
he can hold the little white hand
all day long if he has mind to, which he
hasn't, for once a husband, the average
Cuban ceases to be lover-so do plenty of
other men in plenty of other countries, but
not quite so speedily -or efectually as the
Cuban. La Senorita is very pretty in the
early years of her wifehood, but children
bless the union, and at % she is faded, and
never even in the beginning Is able to con-
troll or influence her better half. The mother
of family at Is, she has 50 many cares and
SO little character that she has perhaps
neither time nor penetration sufficient to
note his shortcomings. She is gentle, sub
missive, faithful, and looks up to her lord
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
TO BE TRIED THOUGH ABSENT.
A Court Martial Likely to be Held on a
Missing Paymaster.

A Court marttai Likely 10 Dc heio on
Missing Paymaster.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Tbe Navy De
partment has not yet been formally advised
that Passed Assistant Paymaster Smith has
been found, but an order was issued this
morning relieving him from duty on the
Essex, and ordering him to settle accounts.
1t has been found that the extent of his
drafts on the Government was that of 81 200,
which he drew upon going ashore, and a
few small checks given to officers and men,
aggregating about $500.
His accounts are believed to be all right.
Nevertheless, it appears that the officer had
placed himself in an unfortunate position,
and if precedents are FOLLOWED, it is believed
at the Department that court martial is
inevitable,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
She Used Technical Terms.

Umpire-(to his wife)-Ibelieye I should
like some griddle cakes for supper tonight
my dear.
Umpire's wife-(from the kitchen, not
long after)-Batter up!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
with an Eye 70 symmetry.

Boston Herald.l
Mrs. D. Lane Calling us your servant
girl good laundress?
Mrs. P. Kay-Well, no, she doesn't wash
and iron very we'll. But, oh, she hangs her
clothes out SO artisticallyl
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
Truth Crushed to Earth.

rimel
Mistress-Has any one called, james?
Servant-One lady, mum.
Mistress-Did she ask for me?
Servant-She mentioned yer name and de-
scribed ye as about 40. 1 said it wasn't you,
mum.
Mistress-Quite right. Here's quarter,
James.
servant-Thank ye, mum. I said ye was
over 30, mum.
Mistress-Jamesl Take month"; noticel
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

ELEGANT cabinet photos, any style, 81 80
per doz. Panel picture with each doz cabi-
nets.
LIES POPULAR GALLERY, 10 and u
Sixth ct. suMwF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

Clothier and Furnisher.1
Husband-You want bonnet and I want
pair of trousers, and have only got SO.
Wife (sobbing)- dont't suppose I
can get bonnet for $40, do you?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

TAKE your baby to Pearson if you want
nice cab. photo. of it. There is none can
equal him handling the babies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

STEWART & 90. give Is cabinet photos
for dozen; price, one dollar; 90 Federalst ST.,
Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

TEN per cent discount on beaded wraps
for three days only. Closing sale at Rosen-
baum & Co. s.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

Fine stock ready-made overcoats at Pit
cairns, 434 Wood street. wsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

ROYAL awnings, extra heavy, at Mamauz
& Sons, 537 and 539 Penn avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
Best Velvet Carpets as Cheap as IngraIns.

The special offering of 10000 yards best
velvet carpets at 81 per yard (sold at 81 90
everywhere) will continue during the CON-
ing week. Borders to match all patterns.
EDWARD GRoETZNGER,
627 and 629 Penn avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
Snecinl Barzains.

300 pieces of dress ginghams, fast colors,
ats cents, II yards for So at b. j. Lynch's,
438 and 440 Market street. wFsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

But not all the natives of Florida are
like these people. There are some bright,
intelligent fellows, who have received the
advantage of limited education, who are
anxions to push ahead, and who are doing
it, too. For instance, there's Major -.
He has an enormous nose Of bright car
mine tint that swaggers down street with
the Major in the most effnsively jocular
way imaginable. This nose has the appear
ance of being able to whip any two poll
ticians in the county, and as it bounds
along it seems to exuit in its blushes, and
laughs and leers and asks: "Ain't l a
corker?"
Well, the Major and his nose are we'll
known characters in certain place, and
nothing pleases them better than to get into
earnest discussions in which the law IS laid
down in the most convincing way in the
world. The explanation of the politics of
any nation is mere child's play for the Ma
jor, who is thoroughly well posted on mat
ters artistic and scientific, no matter how
abstruse. The needs Of each State In the
Union are like an unsealed book to the Ma
jor, while the markets and yellow fever are
subjects Of inexhaustible possibilities.
Aren't you afraid of yellow fever, Ma
jor?''
''NonsenseI Now. why should be afraid
Of yellow feyer7 IF handled in time and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

BLACK goods for summer wear-elegant
imported robe patterns--entirely new de-
signs, exclusive styles.
MWFsu HUGUs q HAcKE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

DABBs will soon have new specimens OF
exhibition that will be very attractive.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

DIX. WOODS, SPEClALlST IN TIE CUh4
OF RUPTURE AND CHRONIC DISEASES.
This eminent specialist has been located per-
manently in Pirtsburg at Hotel Albemarle,
Penn avenue and Sixth street, going on two
years.
The doctor treats chronic diseases and de.
formities only, and uniform success results
from his superior skill and improved methods.
RlfPTlIRE HERNIA or BREACH, for
HOi tOh61 many years regarded incur
able land many still believe it cannot be cured),
by means of painless treatment is cured COM
pletely in from 30 10 90 days under guarantee.
Cases that have existed more than 80 years
have been cured in six weeks, without deten-
ton from business or pleasure.
hEAKl BOWEL i DISEASES, -n By new "
method and without nauseous drugs.
DYSPEPSIA. vi with mi its terrOrs, is a thing
rience has demonstrated that this disease can
be cured entirely when science and common
sense principles are applied.
BLOOD AND SKIN Rissass' Ies : ss. E1uDl y an
tions Pimples, Blotches, Bone Pains, Ulcera-
tions of Tongue. Throat and Mouth. Old Sores.
Weak Back and Glandular Swellings, are
eradicated for life and no traces remain. Ca
tarrh, no matter of how long standing or how
many doctors have failed to cure is cnyable by
the new scientific methods discovered by DR..
Woods. Relief speedy and cure rapid and
sure.
Advice free TO all who call. Examinar1onS
are also free to those who wish treatment.
Nervous diseases, diseases of the blood, skin,
liver, stomach. etc.. which require medicine
only are treated successfully by correspondence.
Send cents in stamps for question list. All
communications are sacredly confidential.
Medicines furnished without extra charge,
saving much expense to sufferers and insuring
their being genuine and properly prepared.
DIR. R. A. WOODS, HOTEL ALBEMARLE,
PENN AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET,
PITTSBURG, PA.
ONCE hours, 10 to II A. M..2 to P. NJ to 8
Pm. my1-4L
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
OUR STOCK Of REFRIGERATORS

ready for inspection and selection in Housefrnhing
Department kinds
the don't object saving dollars desire
gerator that will give complete satisfaction should like have
your
kinds Housefurnishing Goods matchlessy low prices
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-04
Squemoque Street Improvement
Notice,

NOTICE is hereby given that the Com
mon Council of the City of Astoria pro-
pose to order the improvement of Saue-
mOque street in the City of Astoria as
laid out and recorded by John Mcclure.
from the west side of Main street to the
west side of Madison street, by grading
and filling the same with earth to its
established grade and to the full width
of said street, and by planking that pOr-
ton between the west side of Nam
street and the west side of Washington
street to a width of thirty feet through
the center thereof with new and sound
hr plank three inches in thickness, and
by planking that portion between the
west side of Washington street and the
west side of Madison street to a width
of sixteen feet through the center thera-
of, and by building sidewalks on both
sides of said street. Said Improvement
to be made at the expense of the adia-
cent property. And unless a rem0n-
STRANGE signed by the owners of two
thirds of the property fronting on said
portion of said street be filed with the
Auditor and Police Judge within ten
days of the final publication of this no
tice, to wit: on or before Monday, July
22nd, 1889, the Common Council will or
der said improvement to be made.
By order of the Common Council.
ATTEST: L. ). JEWETT,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, June 28th, 1889.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-04
A Gun Fence.

1t is common to hear about "a solid
wall of bayonets" in war time, but at
the barracks is a veritable wall of
them now. When the late war was
declared off the Union government
found itself in possession of a vast
number of muskets, useless, because
there was nobody to be shot with
them. They were stored up for a
while in various arsenals, until radi-
cal improvements made them utterly
worthless. And when an old gun
gets worthless it is the most intense
ly worthless thing extant. So these
guns that cost millions were not
worth paying rent for storing. AT
this place fence was built with them.
The gun barrels, with bayonets fixed,
were stood up four inches apart for
a quarter of mile, and then secured
by bars of iron, forged from old guns,
with holes pierced to admit the old
muskets. It is the most formidable
fence I ever saw. The bayonets,
which in many instances have given
death wounds, are rusted now until
they could not be removed from the
barrels. The posts of this unique
old fence are of old cannon.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-04

In the state of Illinois it is said
that nearly 100000 acres of farming
lands are encountered, the mortgages
aggregating the enormous sum OF
Sl24,0OO,000. Michigan. state not
near so wealthy as Illinois. has mort
cages on her farm lands aggregating
over $130O00,00O, and We are told
that taking the state as whole, one
half of the farms are mOrtgaged, and
in some portions fully three-fourths.
Such figures are terribly significant.
What a sickeuing story they tell OF
ill-paid labor, of pinching economy,
of actual want! And yet there are
sections of the country worse off by
far than Illinois and Michigan-not
one, but maryland some of them
where not only does the mortgage
rest upon the farm, but the crop is
usually pledged long in advance of
the harvest.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-04

Lee Richau's Golden BaIsam No.
Cures Chancres, first and second stages.
Sores on the Legs and Body; Sore Ears,
Eyes, Nose, etc, Copper r-colored BIotches,
Syphilitic Catarrh, diseased Scalp, and all
primary forms of the disease known as
Syphilis. Price, S. 90 per Bottle,
Lee Richau'S Golden BaIsam No. 2
Cures Tertiary. Mercurial Syphilitic Rheu.
matiSm, Pains in the Bones, Pains in the
Head, back of the Neck, liberated Sore
Throat, Syphilitic Rash, Lumps and con-
tracted Cords, Stiffness OF the Limbs, and
eradicateS all disease from the system,
whether caused by indscretion or abuse
of Mercury, leaving the blood pure and
healthy. Price s. 90 per Bottle.
Le Richau's Golden Spanish Anti
dOte for the cure of GOnOrrh9a, elect,
Irritation Gravel, and all Urinary or Geni
tai disarrangements. Price 50 so per
Bottle.
lection, Tor severe cases of GonorrhRa,
Infammatory elect. Strictures,&c Price
81 so Fer Bottle.
Eae Richau's Golden Ointment
for the effective healing of Syphilitic Sores,
and eruptiOns. Price 81 90 per Box.
lie RichGu's Golden PilIs-Nervs
and Brain treatment; loss OF physical pow
er, excess or Over-wOrk. Prostration, etc.
Price So 90 per Box.
Tonic and Neryinc,
Sent everywhere, G. q. D., Securely packed
per express.
c. f. RICHARDS 81 co. Agents,
~ & 420 Sansome street, Corner Clay,,l
- san Francisco. Cal.
CIRCULAR MAILED FREE.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-04

The British matron has at last sue.
cumbed to the attractions of her own
music halls. Those most agreeable
places of entertainment, where the
singing of old ballads and new fancies
is so delightfully."- done, have always
been regarded as highly improper
with sufficient reason, perhaps. But
now women have begun to go in the
boxes only. But they are still there
wives, daughters and sisters Of re-
spectability unquestionable.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-04
A CHILD KILLED.

Another child killed by the use of
OpiateS gwen in the form of Soothing
syrup. Why mother give their children
such deadly poison is surprising when
they can releave the child of its peculiar
troubles by using Acker's Baby soOther.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine.
Sold by j. w. Conn, Druggist.