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of Scranton, leads the list. the Fourteenth
Regiment has $50 qualified men. and tbe
Eighteenth Regiment has $50, but is MAKING
every effort to increase the quota demanded
by law.
Pittsburg embraces some brilliant marks
men in her two regiments. Captain Coon
of Company 1, Eighteenth Regiment, while
at private practice week ago made IL con-
secutive bulPs-eyes, a very neat record in
general estimation. AT the State tourna-
ment last August at Mt Gretna-the Cole
man range, esteemed to be the most perfectly
appointed in the State and perhaps in this
eouEtry-the Thi-teenth's team came first
the Fourteenth Regiment team eleventh
and the Eighteenth Regiment team seventh.
The crack shots of the Eighteenth Regiment
are A. L. Pearson, Jr., Captain o. C. Coon.
Sergeant Ross end Lieutenant Lower. The
crack shots of the Fourteenth Regiment are
Lieutenant William Brown, Lieutenant
Robert Patterson, Adjutant Robb and
Captain Thompson.
Within the time since the breaking up of
camp, the members of the Great Western
Band who are regularly enlisted, have be-
come qualified marksmen and are doing
some phenomenal shooting.
Outside of n. G. p. circles, there are some
very promising marksmen. The Pittsburg
Rife Club has an excellent 200 yard range
at High Bridge. not far from the range of
the Eighteenth, and several of the members
can do some very neat shooting at pinch.
When the Eighteenth Regiment completes
its ], 1,00O-yard range, as contemplated in the
near future, there will be great chance for
the fellows with double-million long-range
optics. The Heron Hill Gun Club main
tains an excellent 200-yard range, and oc-
there are some very good records
made by the members.
BY far the oldest range in or near Pitts
burg is the 40-vard range in the basement
Of the Pittsburg Gas Company's building,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
THE PUMPKIN WAS LOADED.
The Deceptive Prize Beauty Exhibited ut a
California Fair.

The Deceptive Prize Beauty Exhibited ut a
California Fair.
Cuteness is not confined to New England.
An enterprising farmer from Yolo county
was recently awarded first premium for
the heaviest pumpkin on exhibition at the
California State Fair at Sacramento. It
was beauty and tipped the beam at 165
pounds. But sad to relate the Yolo pump
kin was ''primed," as was subsequently dis
covered by an accident, as upon it being
purchased by Sacramento editor, who be-
came enamored with it. and was having it
placed in a wagon to take it home, it fell
and was broken in pieces, and 40 pounds of
birdshot rolled out of the center.
1t was clear case of deception on the
part of some Yolo granger, who palmed the
pumpkin of on the innocent and confding
newspaper man. making him believe the
tule swamps of Yolo could beat the aurifer-
GUS hills of Nevada on vegetables.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
NOT FORESEEN BY WEBSTER.
Territories He Didn't Want in the Union
Now Prosperous States.

Territories He Didn't Want in the Union
Now Prosperous States.
Troy Times.
1t was Daniel Webster who objected to
the organization of Territorial Govern
ment for Oregon, because it was $50 far off
that it could never be governed by the
United States" and that a delegate
to Congress from there could not reach
Washington until year after the expira-
ton of his term"
What would the unprophetic Daniel say
now if he could have witnessed the election
in the Northwest October 1, as one of the
preliminary steps for four Territories to
come into the circle ofthe States? The giants
of generation or two ago evidently had
little idea what development awaited the
Republic,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
TribuIations of an Editor.

Boston Transcript
A man never exhibits his inferiority to
the fair sex so emphatically as when he
undertakes to build the kitchen fire. He
strews the floor with coal ashes, shavings
and stove-blacking, permeates the atmos-
phere with profanity and makes a mess of
everything generally, without producing a
fire fervent enough to boil pint of water,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
A Sure Indication.

Foreman of the Sliced Canon Death Grip
We're jest quarter of a stick short on tn
last column. Got any more copy?
Editor-No; but run in an obituary on
Hen Pettigrew.
Foreman-Why. he amt deadi
Editor-Never mind; he will be. just
saw him going into the Moulting Eagle
saloon with his trousers outside his boots.
They can't stand dudes over there.-Judge.
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fed, alter Staying the best and dearest
of those among whom they have dWelt in
peace, whose protection they have enjoyed,
and who for long years have given them
work and fed them abundantly. If know
him at all, as an honest man he will turn
his back on those who have sinned thus.
And you may tell him likewise that fns
Hebrew officers and fighting men under the
captainship Of Aarsu, the Syrian, have
already done so Of their own free will This
day-and Joshua will have heard the tidinrs
from others-they offered sacrifice, not only
to their own gods, Baal and Set, whom you,
too, many Of you. were wont to serve before
the vile magician Mesu led you astraY, but
also to Father Anon and the sacred nine Of
our eternal gods. And If be will do like
wise, be and I, hand in hand, viii rise 10
great power--of that he may be assured
and he is worthy of it. The rest OF the debt
of gratitude I still owe him will find other
means of paying, which as yet must remain
undiscovered. But you may promise your
uncle from me that will take care Of Nun,
his worthy father, when the vengeance Of
men of your nation. Already-tell him
this likewise-is the sword set, and judy
ment without mercy shall be done on them.
Tell him to ask himself what can fugitive
shepherds do against the might of that
army of which be himself is one Of the cap
tains? Is your father yet alive, my son?"
No; he was borne out long since, " r.
piled Ephraim in broken voice.
Was it that the fever Of his wound was
too much for him? That the disgrace Of BE-
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at which the gas company employees, who
are all mild enthusiasts, practice with con-
siderable assiduity. 1t is believed to be the
only underground rifle range in existence.
WALES.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
MAKING THEIR MARK,
Men Who Find a Fascination in
Shooting at Targets,
Especially When
UNCLE SAM PAYS THE BILL.
Description of the Rifle Ranges in and
Around Pittsburg.
A THOROUGHLY DEMOCRATIC SPORT.

Ranges of the Fourteenth and Eighteenth
Regiments-TryingtO TO HItthe BuIl's-eye-
COntorIion Act-The Markers Retreat
An Opportunity TO Protest by Tele-
phone - Measuring the Wind - Long
Range Shooting Rules-Pennsylvania'
Sharpshooters-Pittsb Crack Shots
Musicians Who Can Handle n Rifle
The Local Rifle Clubs-A subterranean
Range.
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them, "how do you explain the emptied
flask of Schiedam and the finished decan-
ter?"
w by, you finished them YOURSELF" these
scoffers impertinently observed, $50 you got
tlpsy, and your well-known imagination,
did the rest"
After which the reader will not wonder at
my losing my temper Brennan.
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understand me, Captain; and you, boy, will
understand me later, when you have become
such palm tree as your sappling growth
promises. But time presses. Who sent
you hither to Joshua?"
The youth again looked down and hesi-
tated; but when the prophet had broken in
on his silence, BY saying: "And that candor
which you have been taught?" he replied
firmly and decidedly: ST came to do
pleasure to woman whom you know not.
Let that suffice
"a woman" echoed the prophet, and he
cast an inquiring glance at Hornecht.
when valiant warrior and fair woman
seek each other the hathors are wont to in
tervene and use the binding* cords, but it
sThe hathors were the Egyptian love god
desses. They are often depicted with cords IN
their hands.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13

pay for powder for the benefit of the men,
bers of the National Guard in order that
their craftsmanship may be brought up to a
sharpshooting pitch, it is small cause for
wonder that the duty becomes pleasure.
The recent promulgation that in order to
either join or remain in the National Guard
of Pennsylvania, standard of qualified
msrksmen must be set up, has caused the
erection of rifle ranges by each regiment,
and the devotion of certain hours daily or
weekly by both officers and privates to the
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again 1 was a little
frightened. The ghost
heard it, too, for he
said: "There's Lady
Isabel out in the cold.
Serves her right, the
hussey."
This was Lady Isa-
bel, whom cruel Sir
nil
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down, and so the shooting goes on. The
system of marking is SO nicely adjusted that
while the marksman is slipping in a fresh
cartridge and getting his eye trained anew on
the target, the result of the shot has been
recorded and the marker is safe in his little
pit.
TELEPHONES AND WIND CLOCKS.
At the Fourteenth Regiment range there
is q telephone between the range pit and the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
THEY DON'T 60 HOME TILL MORNING
rwR1rrrN FOR THE D1spArcH.,

Y name is G. W. Carney.
Formerly I was a pork
butcher in Cincinnati, but
the opportune death of my
fifteenth cousin made me
"The O'Carney of Bally-
carney" heir to a large
estate and q small fortune
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13

the shepherds than to do what others bid
me-"
$50, So" replied the priest. 'well,
Joshua perhaps will bring yon to another
and better mind. To rulel a noble goal
who have reached it are but servants, the
more heavily burdened in proportion to the
greater number of those who obey us. You
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
CHAPTER III.

oRNEcHT, cap
tain of the bow
men, had by this
time ininad cnm-
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rwRrTTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.I

ARGET shooting has a
great fascination for both
men aud boys, especially
when Uncle Sam pays
the powder bill. And as
that benignaut old auto
crat has very recently in
The Lamar register., 1889-04-27
a. T. & q. -

When travelling Cor hat.
pleasure, take the "Ran,r sasss
points east, vest. north or sor,s
Through tickets to ali i,npor,,.,
the United states and pan,s1f pssl
Fagnase checked TO destinn,,o, "a
The paiio Pullman Palace c,,.
the dining stations operated -
by this company are too well : = es''
comment necessary. wsaks
Gen Passenger and ricis, Az, I'M salil
The Lamar register., 1889-04-27
M. E. Church Di,sc,s,

serr'oes~iil be held Al tae eb,..,
on sunday as follows. susd.r M
o'clock a M, Preaching st n -
and at ! 10 p. m A cordial l,,,,sl
tended to all. Rev.J .Jr. R.,so.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
THE KINGS PRAYER.
The Lesson To Be Deduced--.
Earnestness, Faith and Reason.

Earnestness, Faith and Reason.
DR.. d. J. Burrell, at Westminster
church, took for his text, ''Thus saith
the Lord. have heard thy prayer; /
have seen thy tears; behold, will heal
thee."-II Kings. Xxx, 5. The king of
Israel had prayed earnestly that his
sickness, which bad been pronounced
incurable. might not he unto death, and
the Lord heard and healed him. :,
Observe, first, the prayer of HeZekiah
was presented with strong argument.
!. Observe, second, it was the prayer Of
faith, concerning which special prom
Use is given.
Observe. third. the prayer of Heze-i
kiah was offered with a due regard for
the appropriate use of means. The
kings life was prolonged fifteen years.
He repealed the invader, finished his
projected reform, "built conduit and
brought water to Jerusalem" and ac-
complished other notable things. But
at length the message came again: ''Set
thy house in order, for thou shalt die"
He had been expecting this, and was
ready. Penitent for his sins. trusting
in the Divine mercy, and rejoicing in
what he had been permitted to do in
behalf of his people. he calmly fell on
sleep. No friends gathered about his
bed to pray again for his recovery. He
cheerfully acquiesced in the Divine
ordinance. In this case death itself was
the best faith cure" 1t ended the
work and worry, and promoted HIM to
higher service. May we also be ready
when the kind angel summons US.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
MISSED THE MARK.
Mrs. Collins Attempts to Shoot
Her Husband.

Mrs. Collins Attempts to Shoot
Her Husband.
Howard Collins, colored man who
keeps barber shop at 2436 Third ave-
hue south, occupied a cell in the central
police station last night, while his
wife was guest of the police
matron in the second story of the
same cheerful building. Collins is
charged with disorderly conduct. and
Mrs. Collins name appears opposite the
charge assault with dangerous
weapon" The weapon used was re-
volver. and the shot. which happily
missed its mark, was fired by the
woman at her husband. No one was
injured in the scrilnmage. and as
no one except the disagreeing parties
was present during the fracas, and no
one was allowed to see them in their
cells, very little of the true inwardness
OF the case can be learned. but it is
known that the couple had quarrel,
probably caused by jealousy. and the
woman attempted to put an end to the
matter by shooting at her husband.
A young fellow who works for Col
Inns at the shop was in charge of the
house last night. He said that the
couple were not known to be in the
habit Of quarreling. and that he did not
know how to account for the trouble.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
SUNDAYS GUESTS.

q. N. Benton. prominent theatrical
man of New York, is registered at the
Armoure. Harry Bosworth, of Boston,
is also guest of the house. Col. g. Ii.
Brush, of Alexandria, Mimi, was also
Sunday guest.
o. A. Andrews, of Oconomowoc, E.
P. Smith, of Burlington, To-; j. G.
Locke, Beloit, Wis; l.. Il. Halsry, Chi
cago: Mrs. H. E. Biernend, Basston,
Cal; j. F. Lindeman, the carriage man.
ufacturer of Faribault, and H. A.
Kicker, Livermore Falls, were the
prominent guests at the Holmes hotel
Sunday.
The Sunday list at the Windsor con-
sisted of George b. Morris. Duluth; w.
McLarep, Cleyeland; Owen Jones,
Tower: Mary L. Adams, Duluth; Ed c.
Shear. Duluth; ID. 1. Wellman, Frazee
City; A. Murphy, Duluth; J.. B. Rob
erts, Usage, To-; r. c. Rhodes, Butte.
Mont; Homer Coaden, Gladstone,
Mich; Leonard ThIelman,St. Cloud; j..
Fl. Glass, of the WaeOnla News; c. l..
BOney, Clinton, To-; G. W. HIGHLAND.
Piper, Wis.,; J. j. Wooley. Howard
Lake C. F. Belwood. Sioux Falls; Miss
Emma Hiatt, Howard Lake; o. 3. john
sod, Charles City, To-; G. l.. Haywood,
Wisconsin, and l.. u. Marshall, Crooks
ton.
The West hotel last night entertained
from the Northwest A. NungO, Aber-
deem: +. III. Lane and wife, Casselton,
OAK; A. o. Whitney, st. Cloud; George
b. Haycock, Duluth, and &. w. Brush,
WinOna.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

The fourth Beethoven concert will be
given at Dyer hall tomorrow evening.
The Murphy club was addressed last
evening by W. Bowerman LorouX, w.
H. Briggs and others.
j. w. Robbins addressed the Secular
society yesterday on ''Some Christian
Objections to the Blair BILL
The noted Beach bigamy case will
come up in the district court before
Judge Lochren this morning.
The Norwegian Total Abstinence So
ciety met at DANA hall yesterday after
noon, and listened to pleasing address
by DR.. T. Thams.
Rev. DR.. McCaig is in Indiana for a
visit of a couple of weeks. His pulpit
is filled during his absence by clergy
men from abroad.
The Freya literary society gave sur
prise party Saturday evening to S. s.
Turnblat, the occasion being his birth
day, and heaped him with presents.
The officers of the various temperance
societies of Hennepin county met at
Crusaders hall, in North Minneapolis,
yesterday afternoon, and discussed mat
tiers pertaining to the coming prohibit
ton convention.
Yesterday the weather moderated
cosiderably, and the thermometer at the
Peoples theater showed the tempera-
ture at zero at midnight, the range nav
ing been 27 deg; from IL deg. below
zero at 8 a. m. to Is deg. above at p. m.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
AT LABOR TEMPLE,
Swedish Ladies to the Front in
the Temperance Cause.

the Temperance Cause.
A thousand people gathered at Labor
Temple hall late yesterday afternoon at
the meeting of the Swedish Prohibition
club. They were mostly foreigners.
and the exercises were mostly conduct
ed in the Swedish language. Pres
ident c.. A. Sherlin opened the
meeting by devotional exercises,
and L. D. LarIien, vice president
of the Murphy club led in prayer. The
chief feature of the afternoon was
paper by Miss Christine Enevold. The
paper, which was in the Swedish
language, was on "Woman'S Work in
Temperance" 1t was eagerly listened
to, especially by the Swedish ladies,
who were greatly interested in what
she had to say. Music was furnished
by the clubs choir Of twenty-five voices
and by the male choir of the
Swedish Methodist church. Miss
Enevold also entertained the
Larrieu and E. J. Paterson addressed
the audience in English. Twenty-Five
persons joined the club, making their
total number l52.
Next Sunday there will be q meeting,
III which the gentlemen are to furnish
the programme, and two weeks from
yesterday the ladies' are to hold sway.
Mrs. Van Cleave is to speak on social
purity.
In the evening the regular services at
the Swedish Methodist church were
substituted by temperance sermon
from the pastor, IL. X. Elstrom, entitled
Light and Darkness and the Triumph
of Light over Darkness"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25

nished a considerable portion of it HIM
self. Vice President L. d. Larriew was
also among the speakers of the evening.
Addresses were delivered by MesSrS.
Knight, Downey and Briggs. j. T. Gil
nau, an old. gray-headed man, occupy
ing one of the front seats, was called on
for speech. After considerable urging
the old gentleman took off his coat. and
in his plain language delivered an adj
dress full of real philosophy of human
mature as seen by man of much expe-
rience. who looks on all things
without prejudice and takes every
thing as it comes. Without intending
ifattery he eulogized the Murphy club.
During the evening the Salvation Army
had been mentioned and smiled at. He
rebuked this, saying that il Christ were
on earth at the present time, He would
be turned from the Christian churches.
but would be welcome in the Salvation
Army or the Murphy club. Without
malice toward any one, he thought
every work that did good should be up
held. Mrs. May, an earnest worker in
the organization, made a very touching
speech. At the close of the meeting
she was among the toughest of the men
doing good. Mr.. Larriew. in closing.
made an appeal to the drinkers present
to come and sign the pledge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
THE WEEKS SCHEDULE.
Events Set to Come or Within the
Next Six DAYS


Monday-The state convention of the
Prohibition clubs begins at the Labor
Temple to-day and will last until to-
morrow evening. The main object is to
organize state league of clubs. There
will be 0ratorical contests, addresses
and discussions. The Jardin Olivier,
to be given by Company A, opens at
ArInory hall and will continue all the
week. The board OF trade Will meet at
liam. The ministers will meet at $3.50 a.
nj. In the afternoon the police commits
sion will hold a meeting and conduct
two investigation. The Minneapolis
Gun club meets at the West hotel. At
the First Baptist church the annual
meeting of the WOmen's Christian asso-
citation will be held. A mass meeting
will be held at Tollefson's hall to dis
cuss the plan of buildinga bridge across
tile Minnesota river. The fourth Bee
thoyen concert will be given at Dyer
hall.
MISREPRESENTATION w. D. Washburn
Will give reception to the members of
the legislature in the evening. The
Lutheran Emigrant association will
hold meeting.
: IWednesday-The first annual confer
ence of the State Episcopal Sunday
School association opens at ST.. Paul,s
church. The board OF education will
meet in the evening.
Friday-There will be an art recep-
ton at the residence of Mrs. I. b.
Walker. The council meets at the city
hall in the afternoon. There will be
Catholic temperance meeting at Har-
monia hall in the evening.
Observation-Disclosures stonecutters
meet at Labor Temple and form an or
ganization.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
Rev. M. D. Shutter Considers
Washington in His Grand
est Character.
DR.. D. j. Burrill at Westmin-
ster Considers a Kings !,
Prayer. .
Rev. w. j. Lhamon Talks
Forcibly Upon "The Ne G
cessity Of Choice . :
Sermons Delivered Yesterday
Which Present Food for Il
Serious Thought. e

Rev. Marion ID. Shutter preached at
the Church of the Redeemer yesterday
morning upon Lessons from the Life
of Washington" and closed his sermon
with these words:
whatever Washington was in public,
that he was also in private, in quiet
Mount Vernon. Divest him of all titles,
but you only make him greater by every
one that you take away. Great as gen.
eral, as statesman. president, he was
yet greater as man. A few years ago.
in the city that is hOnOred by his name,
was dedicated monument erected to
his memory. 1t was begun forty years
ago. lay unfinished through the civil
war that threatened the integrity of the
Union he founded, and was completed
at last by the united efforts Of q COM
mon country, the country of Washing
ton. The monument is an established
fact, the tallest of its kind in the world;
but he does not need it. though it was
His fame is secure without tablet or
memorial stone. For he in his
lifetime reared up for himself pillar
The pillar of Washington has for its
foundations his own character; for its
superstructure the American Union.
This monument will last when the fin
ished obelisk of yesterday shall have
crumbled TO forgotten dust. This same
month OF February is memorable also
as containing the birthday of another
mighty worthy to be men,
toned with Observation-Disclosures
Lincoln. That which Washington or
ganized Lincoln perpetuated. The
Union that Washington founded Lin
coin saved. The ship that the one
launched upon the sea of time the other
steered with skillful hand through
storms and breakers to the port of
peace. Father and savior of their coun-
try-they clasp hands across the cen
turtles. One of the old councils that
debated the doctrine of the Trinity de-
cided that the Holy Spirit proceeded
from the Father and Son. From this
human father and s)n-from Washing
ton and Lincoln-may there proceed a
holy spirit-the spirit of patriotism, OF
political truth and honesty and virtue,
the spirit of devotion to high and noble
ends, the spirit of fidelity to our politi-
cal espOnsibilities-that shall shape the
citizens of this country into the image
and likeness of their illustrious leaders,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
The Blair Bill Discussed.

About twenty-five OF thirty people in
terested in liberalism met yesterday
afternoon at the parlors of the Secular
league. They were mostly members Of
that organization, and among the num-
Der were three or four ladies. The
topic of discussion for the afternoon
was the much-maligned Blair educa-
tional bill. Mr.. Robins, a Seven-Day
Adventist, of the city, took the princi-
pal part in the discussion, his subject
being, ".Some Christian Objections to
the Blair Bill" The meeting was
long one, as each member present was
allowed ten minutes in which to tell
what he personally saw in the bill that
was unjust and wrong.