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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
n win be Popuiar with Pon,..

From the Louisville Courier Journal
A Kentuckian has just got patent on a new
kind of fence-post. If it is any better for hold
ing up front gates. than the inadequate posts
now in use, every papa with daughter will
buy one or two.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

THE reported discovery of gold in Michi-
gan is probably due to preparations for
opening the Presidential canvass Of Michi-
gan's fayorite son for nomination in 1892.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

POSTAGE-AH persons who mail the
Sunday issOe of The Dispatch to friends
should bear in mind the fact TINT the post
age thereon is Two (2) Gents. All double
and triple number copies Of The Dispatch
require a 2-cent stamp to insure prompt
delivery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
Where She Made a Mistake.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
A Kentucky woman has just received s., $50
damages from a man who slapped her on the
cheek. The mistake Of her life was in not
turning the other cheek also and getting twice
that amount of damages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

A JACOB FREDERICK, of Greenhaur, Mon
gomery county, is making quite a nice in
come by buying frogs from boys for five cents
a piece and selling them to Allentown restau-
rants for twelve cents. He sells as many as
500 to 6OO a week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
More Than the World Could Stand.

From the Buffalo Express.J
A Chicago man suggests that that city build
a tower 1000 feet high. Babel was bad enough,
but if there should be dispersion from Chi
cago the world would hardly survive it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
Three ofn Kind.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Some men are born great, some achieve
greatness, and some can curve ball.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
A COOL COMPROMISE

COOL COMPROMISE.
That man is wise who spends the ev' ming cool
In quiet o'er a book, or better still,
Wanders between the hills, and by some pool
Ofpeace and natures grandeur drink his fill.
But ten to one the modern youth replies,
His only books are women looks, and dear
To him is tennis, and that he espies
host of merits in glass Of beer.
But why not compromise? Let women fair
Be still your book. but let the racquet goi
Avoid the heating court, STROLL do not tear
Where rills and lovers whispers rhyming flow
~
A man was singing the praises OF the country
yesterday to friend who is desperately en-
amored of the town and its delights
Won't you come and spend week with me
just now?" said Rusticus. "The country is
lovely; the air is full Of scent of new mown
hay, the spring chickens are ripe. the potatoes
fresh and young, fruits abundant everything
is fresh, green, cool and comfortableI Won't
you conner There's spring near my house in
piece of lovely woods. We can take our
books and cigars and 60 and lie under the
trees by the spring all the hot noon, and till
sundown calls us home to support"
You are eloquent" the city lover replied,
"but you said something about spring; is it
cool?"
THE water is ice cold; little pool lies at
the springs fount and-''
Would you have any objection to profaning
the limpid depths of that cold, crystal spring
with half dozen bottles of export beer2"
mo, l was about TO speak Of it."
"You should have told me that first 1 am
yours for the cool spring and the sparkling
amber nectar it shall contain"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
with Large Type and Wide Margins.

From the PhiIadeIphla Press.l
The lately issued volume entitled, 'Wit and
Wisdom from the Novels of W. D. Howells,"
is a very small but rather neat book.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

This issue of THE DISPATCH contains
30 pages, made mp of THREE PARTS.
Failure on the part of Carriers, Agents,
Newsdealers or Newsboys TO supply pa
irons with a Complete Number should be
promptly reported to this office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

Voluntary contributors should Keep copies Of
articles. II compensation is desired the price
expected must be named. The courtesy of re-
turning rejected manuscripts lDiU be extended
sOhen stamps for that purpose are enclosed. bur
the Editor Of THE DISPATCH sDiU under no
circumstances be responsible for the care Of str-
solicited manuscripts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
SWIMMING ON THE FLOOD.
A Loon Floating serenely on the Water
When the Dam Broke.
tFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.


JoHNsTowN. June 29.-At the dam to-day 1
met Jacob Hoyer, who saw it break. When
the water had half run out, big loon came
floating down the stream unmindful of the
flood. Near the break he tried to get out, but
the rush of water sucked him under, and MIR.
HOyer said to himself. that Is the last of the
loon, but the bird was equal to the emergency
and reached the surface safely, when, with q
harsh cry, he topped his wings and scared
away.
The break in the dam, by actual measure
meht, is 4l2 feet wide.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
JULY,

The dust flies up, the leaves drop down,
The air is heavy in field and town,
Paradise means place that is cool,
The shutters are closed in the village school;
The dogs lie Lump wherever there's shade,
The flowers are feign to droop and fade;
Nobody works who can shrink the task,
Tramps no longer for hot drinks ask;
Papers brim with political lies,
Pains arise from gooseberry pics;
Everyone talks Of summer trip,
Small boys fly to the creek and strip;
Flies and mosquitoes multiply,
But we grow less in hot July.
HEPBURN JOHNS,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

ONE by one the iron firms sign, and work
in the Pittsburg mills will go on as usual.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
The President Takes a Trip.

The office-seekers who called at the White
House during the usual hours to-day were dis
appointed, The President was not there. He
had left town. Two or three persons who put
foot on the portico half an hour earlier than
they could hope to be received, got there just
In time to see the President come quickly from
the private part of the house and enter the
carriage which was in waiting. As soon as he
was seated, Albert, the coachman. drove on at
a smart trot. There was no preparation or
ceremony about the departure. The
President was alone and dressed just
as he had been half an hour before
when at his desk, in his accustomed
gray suit. He had no baggage. not even hand
bag, and there was no footman on the box. He
was only going over to Baltimore to meet his
wife like any plain citizen. 1t was impossible,on
account of the amount of work on hand, for
him to 60 to Cape May to bring Mrs. Harrison
and the grandchildren home, but when he re-
ceived dispatch that they had started and
would be in Baltimore to-day he decided to
meet them in that city. He left the White
House at about 20 minutes before II o'clock,
drove at once to the B. & o. depot and took
the first train for Baltimore, a special car
attached.
Mrs. Harrison and Baby Mckee Return.
At about o'clock the Presidents carriage
was again seen driving up the avenue with
good deal of the Presidential family in it. All
the way to the White House the President
held baby Mckee in his arms, the little one
growing gleefully to see his grandfather once
more. Mrs. Harrison is looking very well since
her visit to the sea shore. She will remain at
the White House until Tuesday afternoon,
when she will accompany the President on his
trip to Woodstock to spend the Fourth of July,
as guests of Henry c. Bowen, Esq. Mrs. Nc
Kee will arrive at Deer : Park on Tuesday to
spend the remainder of the summer, and after
the Woodstock trip Mrs. Harrison will join her
daughter in the mountains.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

ELIzABETH MICHAEL. who kept the Grape
Hotel, where James Buchanan once made his
headquarters and made the inn keeper promi-
nent by his public praise of her cooking, died
the other day at Lancaster in her 9lst year. IS,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

A BRIAR which ran into the hand Of John
Rhodes. of Newton. Delaware county, two
weeks ago, has so poisoned him that local
doctor thinks he will not live.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
TRI-STATE TRiFLES.

HALF smoked cigarette once puffed by
Red Nosed Mike, is valued very highly by
Robert Marsteller, of Allentown, Pa. Clar-
ence Slibs, of the same place, owns splinter
from his gallows.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

A SMALL creek at Blossburg, Pa, ripped up
the mountain side during the flood rampage
and revealed o good vein of coal and two Of
iron ore, one being over four feet thick: a
splendid bed OF fire-clay and valuable bank
of building and moldlng sand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

DURING short thunder storm at Antrim,
Tioga county. Pa. two or three days since. light
ming broke telephone wire. turned one end
back and welded 1t solidly, making a loop. 1t
is said the weld was as perfect as any expert
could have made it.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06
AN EXPENSIVE swERvE.
How Cincinnati sympathizes With the Friends
Of Proctor Knott.

The Cincinnati Times-Star: \ few
days ago all Kentucky looked with
Indifference upon the approaching
derby at Louisville. Fancy II base
ball crank in the grand stand shutting
his eyes during IL home run, an adj
mirer of cropped-eare,i dogs going to
sleep when The scratch was called, an
old tar turning his back on II yacht
race when the leader was rounding the
last spit -huoy-and then, ii you can.
picture n krntuckian looking with i'm
difference on an approaching horse
race, and II derby At that This IL
precisely what the Kent turkians did n
lew days ago. Why? Because the
great Proctor Knott, who had con
quered everything before him. and
behind him, too, ior that matter. was
TO run. !, was decision, ioregone.
that he would win. Everybody knew
he would. Ii WAS u contest between
sonnet hing and moi thing. and oi cOurs,
there WAS no one To bet on moi hing.
But there came II bob-tailci horse
from the wild west. lie had an Indian
name, the name OF Spokane. lie was
bred on the great plains of Montana
had possibly had some experlencr
running before ~ prairie lire. or bad
kept pace with ~ whirlwind. His heels
were ms light as those Of the horses
that drew the chariot Of the sim AMI
he gave Proctor Knott new expert
ence. lie crept up close to his heels
he Tapped him. l,e got neck AMI neck
he got nose ahead and was the first
to run that nose under the string, and
all Kentucky was in mourning.
"The explanation was that the2reai
=. X. 'swervel u tritle. lie grew merry
Ous over the company Spokane kept
him, mirable dictu. WAS guilty of |;
swerve. That swerve hascOst the st at'
OF Kentucky thousands, for kentuck.
went down into her pocket and stake,
every nickel that Proctor would not
sswerve' again. The money went NJ
to the bOOkmakers by the haylOad
and a few OF those old consumers o
tine-cut from the western mines wer,
there as takers.
"Kentuckians swore SpOkanes shOul,
not only he beaten but distanced
Spokanss jockey should not even hav'
the privilege OF eating the dust O
Proctor Knott heels. so far benin,
would he be- Neck and neck indeed
No, sir. Spokane would find to al
unswerving horse he was no compel
itor, that by comparison he might a
well run against new mich COW. Bu
yesterday Spokane was again there
Again he Tapped Proctor Knott, agail
he was neck and neck, n nose ahead
a neck ahead. a length, two length
-hurrah for the northwest, SpOkan
two lengths ahead and won
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06
GREAT GUNS.
The Ordnance Bureau Completes Two of the
Most Powerful Cannon Ever Turned
Oat for the Navy.

WA,nINGroN. May .,:, The ordnance
bureau oi the navy department has
completed two oi the tei-inch steel
rifles for the monitor
Miantonomah. These are the largest
and most powerfulgunsy yet turned out
ior he navy. On~ of them is ut An
napolis awaiting trial The oiher has
been fully tested with most gratifying
results. as it compares iavorahly vii h
the best products of renowned Euro
pean ordnance works. The muzzle
Velocity attained was 2.oo feet per
second. The ran.croiid not he deter
mined. OWING tn the lack oi u sulii-
ciently large proving ground, but 1t is
stimate,l at ten miles. Soon after
the contracts are awarded for ihecon-
81 struction of the new 2.JWb-ton gun
boats. preparations will begin ut the
Washington ordnance yard for the
manufacture of their peculiar ord
nance. which l. to be made up entirely
OF rapid-ire guns of extraordinary cal
iberS as compared with guns OF thu
type now in Use on our naval vessels
The largest guns oi this kind will ID,
SIX inches in caib~r, but owing to tn,
simplicity and compactness oi then
mechanism and const ructIOn they vii
not materially exceed III weight the
six inch rifles oi the kind HOW in use
although they are FULLY equal To then
in range and accuracy, ana are vast ll
superior in offensive power 10y reason
OF their rapidity of fire.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06

SO far aS mans work in Mexico is
there. is not much to excite
admirat ion or even tn arrest atten-
ton, except fOrq,aintness or singular
ity But in the work of the divine
hand there are many things surpass-
inyly grand and beautiful. The noun
tains lift their submits high above the
plains and valleys and are bathed in
n pure and mellow atmosphere.
have gazed on scenes of greatet grand
eur, but not OF greater beauty than
those which unfold themselves to the
eye from many OF the secluded valleys
OF Northern Mexico. Nor did the pen-
Gil OF Claude ever paint anything so
lovely AS those "bridals Of the earth
and sky" which one sees repeated there
with every rising and setting sun. A
principal and artistic feature OF indus
trial life in Mexico is the donkey. This
pat,ent little animal is seen every
where, and turns his hands. so to
steak. to everything. lie is the milk
cart and the water-cart of the Mexi-
can; he carries ores nom the mines;
he carries wood piled. upon his back
until even his ears are almost invis-
ible, and if all the donkeys in Mexico
could be animated by a common in-
telligence and IA common resolution
and should lie down and positively rc-
fuse to get up, the effect would he more
disastrous to the country than have
been the earthquakes and revolutions
OF the last 500 years.-Philadelphia
Times
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06

Bot h the steward and the cook had
demonstrated with Master upon
bringing int q the kitchen of the White
House such squads of poor. dirty.
hungry street ur,hins To be ied, and
at last Peter said that Mr.. Lincoln
must he told.
Tad flew into II rage, ran up stairs
to see his mother himself. and. on
finding her out. searched the place Tor
his busy la her.
Meanwhile the small objects oi his
charity waited AT the lower door-ior
Peter had absolutely refused to allow
them to .step inside.
The indignant boy sped his father
Just crossing the yard, with head
bowed, eyes to the ground, talking
earnest IN o Mr.. Seward as they walked
to the department of state together.
lie cried out tohim at once: Father.
Father, can't | bring those poor,
cold, hungry boys home with me when
ever want to? Isn't it our Kitchen
BY this time Tad had his father by
the hand. who stopped short to listen
to the frantic appeal.
Cant ! give them good warm
! dinner to-day. say; They're lust IA
hungry as bears, and two of I'm are
the boys OF soldiers, too. and, father,
I'm going to discharge Peter this min.
ute if he don't get out the meat and
chicken and pies and all the things VT
had left yesterday. say, maynt !:
Isn't it our kitchen, father
Secretary Seward was shaking witt
laughter. Mr.. Lincoln turned TO hin
with "a twinkle: Seward, advise me
This case requires diplomacy"
Mr.. Seward patted Tad on the back
and said he must be careful not to run
the government in debt, and the presi
dent took Tad's little brown hands ii
his own big one. and. with "A very drol,
smile, bid him to run along home an,
feed the boys. aud added: Tell Petel
that you are really required to obey
the bible by getting in the manned ans
blind, and that he must be bette
Christian than he IL.
I'm less than an hour Mr.. Seward ~al,
they passed through the yard Oh thei
; way to the cabinet meeting. and n,
less than ten small boys We're sitrin
with Tad on the lower steps crackin
nuts and having "a state dinner.
. Mr. Lincoln remarked that ih
kitchen MAS ours. Wide Awake.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06
HENRY WILLARD.
Mr.. Hill Comments on His New York Tri-
bune Interview.

Mr.. Willard has been interviewed by
he New York Tribune. In reference
To his implication that the Manitoba
was try ing to appear n the champion
of the Northern Pacific stockholders.
Mr.. Hill said last evening: "'rhe Mani
toba has not built "A road ON close
business principles at an expense oil
several millions of dollars for the pur-
pose of absorbing or controlling any
her road II good deal weaker than
its own. The Manitoba is capitalized
for about $50. 900 per mile. the North
ern Pacific for someth hing over so. 900
per mile The Manitobas grades as
lar west as the Rocky mountains do
not average quite 30 feet To the mile;
those OF the Northern Pacific exceed
100 feet to he mile. The Manitoba is
now const r,icted to "a point within $50
miles OF the Pacific coast, or Puget
sound, and when it becomes necessary
or expe,lcnt for il TO build to an ultl-
mate point westward. it will have -
through line from he Mississippi val
ley to the coast nearly 400 miles
shorter than that of he Mort hern Pa
ciiic and any or all Of its connecting
lines. II is pity that Mr.. Willard
should express himself rs Inc Is report
ell in the New York Tribune interview,
for il places him in "a weak position,
involving iurt her explanation. Pio-
nerr Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06
THE PAY OF MIMBERs.
How Delegates to the Constitutional conven-
tion Shall Receive Their Per Diem.


In the Herald dispatches yesterday
was printed II letter from the Assis-
tant Solicitor General in reply to an
inquiry from Secretary Walker as to
the number OF officers allowed the
convention. Another subject OF inter
est is the per diem Of members of the
convention. which il fully explained
by the following letter from the con
trollcr OF the treasury in reply To an
inquiry from Secretary WhiteofWash-
ingt on Territory;
Il am in receipt oi your letter Of he
10th inst, in which you refer to the
act Of congress approved April ~,
! $50, providing for the admission Of
Washington; and y III request full in
str,lctions in regard dtOtheexpenditnre to
of the $2O,OOO appropriated for the
expenses Oi holding the convention
You desire to be especially informed
as to the per diem to lie allowed to
members Of the convention, and for
stationery, advert ising. etc. You will
observe, by the section of the act
above referred to, that the sum OF
SPOON or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is appropriated to de
fray the expenses Of the convent ion in
your territory. Said 500, 900, in the
| language of the act is ''for the pay
ment Of the members thereof, under
the same rules and r.g,ilation and III
/ the same rat ~ as are now prOIi,le'tb 10y
| law for the payment Of the territorial
legislatures. In the third section oi
the act il is provided that the number
OF delegates to each Of the said con
ventiOns shall he seventy-five. find
upon examination that he number oi
delegates to the cOnNentio ION largely ex-
cee,ls the number of the members Oi
the legislature, nearly twice ~ many
The ordinary appropriation Tor the
expenses q. ~ session Of he l,gi>lai ,ir,'
| is about $50, 900. In my OpinloncOn-
gress did not lully consider he amount
which would be necessary for the ny
uciis-s Of the convention, but l9 that
as il may. you are not aui hOrized to
expend for the said expenses more
than the amount appropriately; and
suggest that the incidental expenses l
first provided for, the mileage Of mem
bers hen paid, and he remainder b,
applied To he payment oi members
The amount of the per 'lirn of course
would depend on he length oi hc sc>
sion. Ii that he short, the rate l,e'
day might be as much as members %
the legislature receive, while in no cas-
should it exceed that amount. ! sug
gr>t thai if under this ruling the mem
bers OF the convention should not re
c~ive all to which they think they arr
properly entitled, they must look I,
the territ orial fund fOr whatever al
ditiOnaI compensation they may ex
pect.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06

WASHINGTON, May DE. l.. Baker,
United states consul at Bueno> AyreS.
in report to thedepartment OF state,
says the cattle industry of the Argrn-
time Republic is in such II languishing
condition that u law has been PASSED
Offering a guarantee oi > per cent for
ten years to capital employed in he
business of exporting fresh and pre-
served beef The report says that II Is
understood that several establish
ments are preparing to take adNant Fl
age oi the guaranty V. and are golnglnto
the business on a large scale with Spe-
rial steamers fitted up for the traffic.
and warehouses in England ami III
France. Great things are expect eel
from this law hy he Argentnes, but
Consul Baker says lac does not believe
that it will hurt the United states heei
ship er- much until the new met hods
are adopted for rthepreparatlono oi beei
for export alton. The number oi sheep
in lac Argentine Republic Is est imated
al So.oOo. 900 and horned cattle 2o,
nn. 900.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06

1t is probable that the president will
issue proclamation granting pardon
to all deserters from the United States
army, whether under confinement or
at large. Senator Plumb has urged
that action on him for some time, and
it is rumored that the proclamation
will soon be forthcoming. President
Grant, in 1878, granted par'lons to
all deserters from the army and navy.
Since that time 4O,SOO enlisted men
i'm the army alone have deserted. and
only about 5000 OF these have been
captured. The pardonins of these will
save the government the great expense
constantly entailei in capturing those
mt large and convicting them. secre-
tary Proctor evidently iaNors the
plan. He has ordered the release ol
numerous deserters confined IN the
milit AIRY prison.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06

| liarnin. aud Stock Journal. ]

Farming aud stock Journal.l
The sign IN the industrial zodiac rep
resented 10y the immortal ram Is mov-
ing westward. Like he mighty cvolu-
iions of commerce and political power,
The centers al agriculture and stock
raising are undergoing the risors of lr
eternal law OF the fitness oi Things. ol
the extreme west California and New
Mexico alone show u decrease in the
number of sheep. Elsewhere, with the
exception of karsas, the dcrrea~e is
confined chiefly to the east. The Kan
sas deficit cannot be laid to prohibi
tion. inaSmuch a. Iowa shows "a very
healthy Increase. The figures furnished
the department of agriculture are
chiefly valuable as showing the tend
ency Of sheep-rai-lna to seek a cent er.
or. rather, exercise the instincts oi
natural selection of available local.
ties. Ia the main the drift j. west
ward, although Indiana shows "a re
markable gain. While the Increase j.
great er in that ate during the past
year than in Montana, 1t i, due To h,,
excellent manner IN which the latter
section was already stocked. The iol-
low ing table shows the increase ana
decrease for lsss in the principal
sherp-raising states: