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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
A PREACHER NEARLY 70 YEARS.
New Englnnd's Oldest Clergyman Celebrates
His Min tiatI, Rirthdov

New Englnnd's Oldest Clergyman Celebrates
His Ninefieth Birthday.
BOSTON, October 6-The Nestor of the New
England Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, the Rev. Dr. Frederick Upham, Of
Fair Haven, celebrated to-day his ninetieth
birthday, after service of nearly 20 years in
the ministry. SO years having been in effective
relations with this Conference. DR.. Upham re-
pastorate of Scltuate. Subsequently he served
In nearly all the stations in that Conference.
He is the father of Prof. Samuel F. Upham,
of the Drew theological Seminary, at Madison,
wholly relinquished ministerial duties. To-day
he received the congratulations of numerous
friends at Fair Haven. His two grardsons are
preachers, one member of the New England
Conference and the other, Frank 3. Upham, is
pastor OF st. Francis Church, Brooklyn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

ONE constable, at least, who is reported
as having taken money to omit returning
"speak-easy," is likely to learn that the law
has very distinct and disagreeable penalties
for that sort of thing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

THE surprising report comes from Boston
that Mr.. Michael Kelly, the $4,000 beauty
of the Boston baseball team, is losing his
popularity in that city. This almost pre-
pares us for the dreadful news that Boston
will 90 back on John L. Sullivan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

THE information that the German miners
who made successful strike recently, got
their wages raised to the magnificent sum
of Is cents day, is calculated to make the
American workmen feel satisfied with rates
of wages in which double that sum is con-
sidered a small days pay.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

ONE hundred and fifty miles of gas pipe
laid from the wells to Pittsburg during the
present year. furnish the most cogent evil
dence that experts in the gas business do
not believe that the supply is going to fail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
THE WHOLE SHE'LL Or NOTHING,

Question of Privilege.
From the st. Louis Republic
Representative White, of Illinois, who arose
to question Of privilege last spring to deny
the printed report that he had drank water
from finger-bowl at a fashionable dinner, is
again reported in a protesting mood. While
attending the Chicago Exposition few days
ago he stroHed into fashionable restaurant
and called for oysters. He did not designate
the style of service further than to Indicate
that he wanted them raw. They were brought
to him on the half-shelL Looking at them
with puzzled air, he wanted to know how
they were fixed.
"0n the half-shell, sir" said the waiter.
"Take them back, then" said the legislator
u pay full prices and want full measure
Bring me the whole shell or nothing"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
TRI-sTATE TRIFLEs.

WHILE Mrs. Joseph Whitlock, Of Pittston,
was absent from her house for few minutes
on Tuesday q monster rat attacked her g.
months-old child, which had been left sitting
on the floor. and bit the little ones hand in sew
era1 places.
THIEVES made Dunkard's meeting house
in Heidelburg township, Lebanon county. re-
ceptacle for stolen goods.
eYEAR-oLD tot, who is pupil in the Bris-
tol Methodist Episcopal Sunday school, has
collected So 80 for the new Methodist hospital
in Philadelphia.
WEST VIRGINIA. capitalists have bought the
Ellijay gold mine in Georgia.
Mr.. CHARLES W. BROWN, Of Charlestovn,
w Va. has in his store window q watch which
was plowed up in field of Colonel II. B. Day
enport few days ago. 1t is supposed to have
been lost by Federal or Confederate soldier.
in some one of the minor engagements in that
vicinity over quarter of century ago.
AN Eastern Ohio invalid thinks he contract
ed rheumatism from horse-chestnut which he
carried in his clothes as preventive. He
picked the nut up IN the street. and now be-
lieves some one else had thrown it there after
loading It with the disease.
SOME of West Chester's Jolly testers threw
a half dead snake on the roof Of the East Brad
ford schoolhouse. and the varmint created more
disturbance than Mary's famous lamb.
A BEAUTIFUL spring of crystal water. where
West Chester folks were wont to rarry, has
proved to be an outlet to filthy sewer. the
water being purified BY percolation through
the soil. :
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
Two Herculeap Tasks,

From the Chicago Herald.1
1t seems to be about as hard work to get a
Commissioner for the Pension Bureau as to
get jury in the Cronin case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

YESTERDAYS grist of railroad and
steamer collisions did not kill anyone, so
far as reported. Consequently they present
no hindrances to letting the smashing bust
ness go right ahead as usual.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

The awful news that the Eifel bonnet
has come out in Paris, will make it neces-
sary to elevate the stage to the level of the
galleries, in order to let unfortunate theater-
goers have a glimpse of it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
A Club Reception.

The Carlton Club, on Fifth avenue, gave an
elegant reception Thursday night. The rooms
were beautifully decorated for the occasion.
and q very enjoyable time was spent. The
members of the club and their friends did
ample justice to the good things provided.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
Quay. Annual Relaxation.

From the Chicago News.I
The Hon. NJ. s. Quay has been celebrating
his Seth birthday by talking about the weather
This is his annual relaxation. On the other
days he does not talk at all.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
Not an Uncommon Case.

From the Kansas City Star.I
A Topeka man has sued for divorce on the
ground that he fears his wife. Would it not be
establishing rather dangerous precedent to
allow a legal separation in Kansas on such
grounds7
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

THE fatality on the Citizens cable line
yesterday should warn everyone against the
danger of jumping off cars and crossing the
track without making sure that no car is
coming from the opposite direction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

THE dangers which lurk in the small but
business-like pickle, as set forth in special
article elsewhere, warn the pickle-eater to
pause in his mad career of arsenic, copper,
lead and sulphuric acid.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
Still Hope for Him.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.l
Herr Most is branded by his fellow anarch-
lists as capitalist and coward. Now, if he
will only take bath he may yet be respected
and honored.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

The price of $4,000 offered for base
ball player by the Philadelphia club, indi-
Gates that baseball players are rising in
value like pig iron and other leading staples
of commerce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
No Necessity for Haste.

From the Globe Democrat1
President Harrison does well to take his
time in selecting new Pension Commissioner.
There is no reason for haste, but good many
reasons for care and prudence, in the interest
alike Of the administration and the country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
An Evidence of PROGRESS,

From the Washington Post.l
The New Workers are progressing with the
Grant monument much faster than we had ex.
pected they would Already they have printed
pictures of it in their newspapers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
AMuIrIplIcity of Duties.

From the New York Evening sun.i
Sheriff Flack is Pooh Bah. As Sheriff he
has the custody of all indicted parties, AZ an
indicted party he Is in his own custody. and it
is part of his official duty to call jury to try
himself
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
Count Edison Nearly Home.

Count Thomas Edison, who has been doing
the Paris Exposition and visiting the crowned
heads of Europe for the last seven weeks. is
expected here tomorrow on the steamship La
Champagne, from Havre.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

THE decision Of the Ohio court that the
Standard Oil Company does not own the
earth, is satisfactory to other people. But
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
So s.v We All.

From the Detroit Journal.y
A-h-h-hl Thank gracious this baseball season
is oyer,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

The new postage stamps are out in Ger
many, which permits the hope that Mr..
Wanamaker will soon bring out the new
fall styles in stamps for this country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

The tugboats ]. L. Hammond and Charles +.
senff collided this morning near Wells, Fargo
Co.'s North river pier IN Jersey City. The
Hammond was badly smashed, and went under
like chunk of lead. Three Of her crew were
saved by an Eric tug. and the other one was
picked up by rowboat. The smokestack Of
the Hammond sticks about two feet out Of
water. directly In the course Of the Erie freight
floats
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

This issue of THE DISPATCH contains
90 pages, made up of THREE PARTS.
Failure on the part of Carriers, Agents,
NewsdeaIers or Newsboys to supply pa
IRONS with Complete Number should be
promptly reported to thfnis Oce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

Voluntary contributors should Keep copies Of
articles. II compensation is desired the price
expected must be named. The courtesy of re-
turning rejected manuscripts aciU be extended
ighe1l stamps for that purpose are enclosed but
the Editor Of THE DISPATCH lOiU under no
circumstances be responsible for the care Of trs-
solicited mdnuscripts
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

THE electric light decision sheds a good
deal of light on the value of some patents
that are capitalized at big valuation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

POSTAGE-AH persons who mail the
Sunday issue of The Dispatch to friends
sksHld bear in mind the fact that the post
age thereon is Two ~ Cents. 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, 1889-10-06

A 6YEAR-oLD tot. who is pupil In the Bris-
toll Methodist Episcopal Sunday school, has
collected So 80 for the new Methodist hospital
in Philadelphia.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

POSTAGE FREE IN THE UNITED STATES.
DAILY DISPATCH, One Year. ar...................s 90
DAILY DISPATCH, Per Quarter. 200
DAuY DISPATCH, One Month .,............... 20
DAILY DISPATCH. including Sunday, year. 10 90
DAILY DISPATCH including Sunday, Smiths. 50
DAILY DISPATCH, including Sunday, month 90
SUNDAY DISPATCH One Year ................. 80
WEEKLY DISPATCH. One Year ....I........... 3
THE DAILY DISPATCH is delivered BY carriers at
55eents per week, or including Sunday edition, at
y cents per week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

WEST VIRGINIA capitalists have bought the
Ellijay gold mine in Georgia.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

THIEVES made Dunkards meeting house
in Heidelburg township. Lebanon county. re-
ceptacle for stolen goods.
, 1889-05-18
what Made tho Goose Follow.

The old story of the Maine soldier who
was caught skinning the sheep and re-
marked that no sheep could bite him
and live reminds a contributor 10 Tho
Oxford Advertiser of q veteran of the
"unpleasantness" of twenty years ago,
who regularly draws his check from a
p~ostoffice on the banks of the Androscog-
gin. At n time while In the enemy's
country the order "no foraging" was is
sued. About dusk our hero might have
been seen on a very rapid retreat from
the rear of q farm house near by, closely
pursued by a gander with wings out
spread, whose feet seemed to scarcely
touch the ground, and from whose beak
issued angry ream The fugitive was
not at all treasured by the cries of the
owner, Hold on, soldier; he won't hurt
your The soldier never stopped until
he reached his friends, who, of course,
relieved him from his pursuer with the
aid of the butt Of q musket. Who re-
moved the hook with the cod line at
tached from the mouth of the unfortu-
nate gander still remains q mystery, but
several witnesses say it was there all the
same.-Lewiston journal.
, 1889-05-18

A suggestive fact connected with the
new army register Is that 1t shows no
Tower than ninety-six first ~lieutenants on
the active list who have service In the
civil war to their credit. The rank and
pay of u first lieutenant are not an enor-
nous remuneration for the length and
value of the service which some of these
officers have rendered The retired list
shows also t~hirty-eight first l~ieutenants
who have seen war service, and while the
causes of retirement have been various,
yet they include some compulsory retire
ments for age. Only a year or two G
occurred the retirement of a first lieuten-
ant at the age of ca. OF course these ex-
ceptional cases result from the fact that
some volunteer officers received commits
sions in the regular army after the war
when already considerably advanced in
years, and also non-commissioned officers
averaging older han the Military acad-
envy graduates have been made second
~lieutenants. But whatever the facts, it
Is remarkable that with the war a quar-
ter of q century in the past there should
be nearly a hundred officers In our little
army who served in those campaigns and
r still on the active list without having
reached the grade of captain.-Exchange.
, 1889-05-18

How useless our lives seem to us
sometimesl How we long for an OPP
portunity TO perform some great ac-
toni We become tired of the routine
Of homo life, and imagine we would
be far happier in other scenes. We
think Of lies great battlefield and
wish to be heroes. We think of the
good we might do If our lot had been
cast in other scenes. We forget that
the world bestows no such titles as
noble IS father, mother, sister or bro
Their. In the sacred precincts of homo
we have many chances of heroism.
The daily acts of self denial for the
good OF a loved one, the gentle word
of soothing for another's trouble, the
care for the sick, may all seem as
nothing, yet who can tell the good
they may have aocomplishedf Our
slightest word may have an influence
over another for good or evil. We
are daily sowing the seed which will
bring forth some sort of harvest. Well
will 1t be for us if the harvest will be
n we will be proud TO garner. II
some one in that dear home can look
back In after years, and, as he tender
~ utters our name, say; 'Her words
and example prepared me for a life
OF usefulness, to her / owe my present
happiness, " we may well say IL have
not lived in vain National Presby-
terrain.
, 1889-05-18
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF SEALS.
Thousands of Them killed within a Short
Time on the Canadian Coast.

Thousands of Them Killed within q Short
Time ON the Canadian Coast
Dispatches from the lower St Law
renee and the gulf tell of the most re-
markable event hat has ever occurred
In these localities. From the upper
end of Anticosti island to the Magda-
len island a driving, binding snow
storm began on Tuesday, and on the
night of the same day great foes of
ice began to come down from the ST.
Lawrence and the Saguenay. The few
people along the north and south
shores and on Anticosti who were
astir on Wednesday morning wit
messed q sight that startled them As
far as the eye could see up, down
and across the gulf, the foes still NOV
ing were packed with harp or Green
land seals. The. ice was fairly black
with them. 1t vas impossible to hunt
them In the moving ice, but during
the afternoon the snowstorm ceased
and the ice packed. Then everybody,
old women, boys, girls, old men,
priests and farmers from miles around
armed themselves with clubs, hatchets
or any other weapon they could get
hold of, and went on to the ice after
the seals. 1t vas a fearful slaughter,
and the poor animals seemed SO dazed
by the sudden attack that they were alb
solutely incapable of making any es-
cape. A knock in the head was sufn-
Gent to settle them, and before night
every person that could walk had his
Oh her pile of dead seals awaiting
transfer to the shore from Cape Deros-
iers and Lanse au Griffin to Fouril-
lon.
In Gaspe there were over 1000
killed, and one priest had 300 to his
credit Along the north shore, from
Cape Tiennot to the Mingan Isles,
there were 5000 taken, and in the Es-
quimaux Isles the slaughter was fear
full On Anticosti the greatest num-
Der were taken at Point au Lepinette,
where the shores are still heaped with
the carcasses awaiting skinning and
boiling down. The son Of the light
house keeper at Point Cormorant
because he could not get them ashore
before night set in, When il became
dangerous to go on the ice. In the
Magdalen Islands and on the Bird
rocks the killing amounted to 1000.
AT Havre au Basque the inhabitants
continued their work at night, the
foes covered with seals drifting into
the horseshoe like harbor and remain
ing there. At Grinshue the wonder
full incursion of seals was q godsend
to the people, who earned enough
within a few days to keep them a
year. In the Bird rocks the
were piled up like SO many bags of
potatoes, and the people were opulent
in their richness. There must have
been at least 500, 900 seen altogether
and the total number killed during
three days reached over $50, 900. They
are not the fur seal of Alaska, but are
valuable for their oil, and their hides
are used asd 6 for boots a,o trunk ~ dss covers etc t:
fat is worth S. per hundredweight.
Fishermen were sent from Quebec to
the gulf, and an enormous number
of seals were killed. Never in the
history of the gulf have SO many
been seen ut one time, and the more
ignorant offer up masses as thanks for
the godsend.-Montreal Special.
, 1889-05-18

Here Is the description in a London
newspaper Of q violet luncheon given by
q Chicago girl to her girl friends: 1.-THE
luncheon consisted Of ten courses served
by a caterer. The menu was matchless.
The Chicago people live well. There
was q long, fiat, narrow mirror down the
table, surrounded by q border of blue
and white violets edged with a fringe of
maiden hair ferns. Tho corners of the
cloth were tied with white and violet
satin ribbon. The young hostess (whose
mother did not appear wore white CASH
mere with cuffs and collar of violet vel
vet, and she carried q white lace fan on
which was painted violets. By the plate
of each guest was a small gilded wicker
basket filled with violets white and blue,
A string band, harp and v%iolins, played
softly while the girl guests ate and laugh
ed and chatted. "-Detroit Free Press.
, 1889-05-18
A Peculiar Affection of tho Pores.

William Shookey, of Waverly, O.,
suffers from q peculiar affection of the
pores. When he works or exercises the
right half Of his body perspires 80 freely
that his clothing becomes as completely
saturated as If water had been poured
upon him, while the left side remain
perfectly dry. The line Of demarcationI
Is as exactly drawn as II he had been!
surveyed by an expert. The line comes
eros tho scalp, forehead and nose, Ok
tending down the breast and abdomen,
dividing him exactly In halves.
, 1889-05-18
THE ARMY OF TYPES.

Oh, Q glorious fame is the fame Of the fray
But the mightiest soldiers of all are they
Who march In the Army of TypesI
How they come at the wave of the captains hand.
How they gather with rattle and click,
And leap to the ranks OF the<ilent ANA
On the forming ground Of the stickI
And whether 1t storm or whether It shine,
And ever by day and by night,
With a click, click, click they fall into line,
And march away to the fight
Each soldier moves onin his squad Of q word.
To the drum Of the age IN the van,
And armed with a two edged, invisible sword
That cuts through the spirit of man
Where Ignorance sits on her shadowy thrones
Built round by the walls of old night
They crumble and crush into powder the stones
And let In the legions of light
Where Tyranny reigns with his foot and his poke
On the neck OF the poor and the Just,
They cease not to smlte till the letters are broke,
AND the tyrant Is laid In the dust
o, Army Of Freedoml and Army of Light
o, host of our Godi battle onl
I'll the people shall rule in their God given right
And the long night of error Is goneI
Oh, a glorious fame is the fame Of the frny
For the banner OF Stars and OF Stripes,
But the mightiest soldiers of ali are they
Who march In the Army Of Typesl
a T. Miller In Model Printer.
, 1889-05-18

My wife was followed q few days ago
while going through o new house, by
our bull terrier pug and by a collie dog.
Mug, the pug, became frantic when he
was unable to climb a high step, The
collie was deeply troubled, but in a few
moments lifted Mug up tho step by the
nape of his neck.
For a number Of years my father made
western trips Of several weeks duration.
His dog Jack would invariably meet
him at the station on his return. The
mystery to US was how the dog could
tell Of his arrival, unless, indeed, he
understood our talk of the day before
Forest and Stream.
, 1889-05-18

AS to the nature of tho canals, 1t is
still moro difficult TO suggest any salts
factory explanation. Several hypo-
theses have been presented, none Of
which appears entirely TO meet tho
case. l have already remarked that
there has not been lacking the sugges-
ton that these curious streaks r
sent the lines of actual artificial water
purse on Mars. Tho straight and
undertaking course which they pursue
might DO regarded rs lending some
degree of probability TO such q view;
but the enormous scale on which thew
exist seems TO compel the rejection Of
the hypothesis. 1t is true that il we
consider only tho influence O. the
force of gravity on Mars, giants could
dwell upon that planet whose
mechanical achievements might vastly
surpass the greatest performances of
our engineers; for a body weighing a
ton on the earth would weigh only
seventy hundred and sixty pounds on
Mars, and, on the other hand, a man
on Mars possessing relatively the
same activity as one Of US might DO
fifteen feet tall and strong in proper
ion But even granting the exist
ence of such q race Of Goliaths on our
neighbor world, it Is not conceivable
that they could have constructed a
system OF tremendous canals over half
the surface Of their planet, or that
they would have done 1t II they could.
The canals Of Mars ore enormously
disproportioned in magnitude to the
most gigantic inhabitants that q due
regard for the law of gravitation
would suffer us TO imagine there
Garrett p. Serviss in Popular Science
Monthly.