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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-26
Mrs. Ha rison's Mail.

Mrs Hayrison's mail contains every
day appeals from otlice-seekcrs to use
her influence with her husband In ia
vor of the writer's Some Of the cor
respondents request Mrs. Harrison 10
remind the president that their appli-
cations remain unanswered, they have
heard nothing about them aud fear the
president has inadvertently neglected
to act upon them. They beg Mrs
Harrison to look around the Office for
the letters or petitions and put them
where Gen. II rrison will be sure to
see them. Some of the letters are
from women. One OF them recently
wrote that she was n widow, with three
.girl children Her husband was
killed In the war fighting on the south
ern side, and there was an consci-
Gus pathos in the details of poor
widows struggles to maintain and
bring up ''in the fear OF the Lord
those three girl children. She wanted
n post Office paying $500 year, and
yet "it would be godsend to me-"
One man wrote recently eight big let
ter pages to Mrs. Harrison because he
feared that three previous epistles of
the same length, addressed TO ''your re-
spected husband had failel 10 meet his
eye,n The letter breathed the most
devoted pietyt truest republicanism,
and the most pronounced prohibition
sentiments, and ended up with re-
quest for an office of some kind that
would make life little easier for a
man with only one leg. Washington
Capital
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-26
An Unheard of Exercise.

Young Wife-Why, dear, you were
the stroke oar at college. wern't you?
Young Husband Yes, love
"And u prominent member OF the
gymnastic class?"
IL was the leader.n
"And quite hand at all atheletic
exercises
Quite haudP Ny gracious
was the champion walker the best
runner the mead man at lifting
weights, and as for carrying why, |
could shoulder barrel OF -four and
M
"Well, love, just please carry the
baby a couple OF hours. I'm tired -
Philadelphia Press.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-26
A Fine Country.

Patrick Qn lrelaud) -'Sure it's n
foine country AmericSy is, Biddy
Oi'll be afther sthartin' there at onct. y
Biddy-''D'yez not have to work
there the same as hereP"
Patrick -"No, indade. Me brother
Moike writes that he is policeman,
an has nothing to do but shtand on n
corner and assist foine ladies acrost
the strate, an ate oranges an banan-
as. New York Weekly.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-26

A Wet Point Ma Ciarkc found
that the cadet. were required 10 de-
some u-e.c work aud the instruction
In iorill -stion did not -e.m 10 hc of a
very high or,lcr. aud the course 81 In
-iruction in Geld work VS. hardly
abreast uf thc tInes The result o.
the system oi recitstIons in u-c gave
to each y0uUg officer guof command
81 language and clear explanation.
and ''it was ,uiie surprising 90 hear
the lucid. uuHe-itatiug manner H
which each rrdel delivered himself of
his task
The procr-. Of making the service
rifle AZ The Springfield urmory is de
scrIbed in detail. aud the arrangement
Of the back sight i criticised a. too
complex Tor service weapon The
Geld gun carriage l. also described iu
dctui and given con siderable praise
Ma. Clarke then takes up the subject
Of ordnance. and calls attention 10 the
Tact That mp 90 the present time no
modern heavy guns have been intro
duced into the hand service. lie then
reviews the experimental guns already
made on In course Of construction for
the ordnance oilicc of the war depart
meuL aud advises that the results
of these experiments hr noted by
the English war Office. The briggs
Schroeder quick-fring gun is reported
a. worthy OF consideration, and the
desirability Of giving Il trial l. mem
toned More space In this report Is
devoted 10 the LalinsSi dynamite gun
than 90 amy other single topic. and a
minute description Is given. accom-
panied by IA large number Of
drawings explaining its construc-
tion and mechanism Maj Clarke
l. Of the opinion that this weapon
has now fairly emerged from the
experimental stage, and for coast
and harbor defense is destined to find
a large sphere Of usefulness. Whether
the gun can be used with advantage
aAoat Is considered 10 be still an open
question, but II Il can be almost any
tug could be fitted up to carry one Of
these guns, and II "A coast defense scare
should arrive the United States would
probably soon be provided with large
fleet of vessels carrying these guns.
\ new use for the dynamite gun is
suggested as the armament OF a naval
| ram.
Maj. Clarke concludes his repor
with accounts Of the Patrick aud How
ell torpedoes and notices of the latest
inventions in the industrial arts that
came under his observation while in
America. Chicago Times.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-26
How He Learned to jump.

"You say you have never had any
gymnastic training and never took part
in any contest OF the kind before.
Never" modestly replied tve man
who had just won the championship in
n high leaping match. "But there's
no secret about It. ] live on a street
where the grocers keep most of their
stock out on the sidewalk in front. +"
Chicago Tribune.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-26
Intercepting the Males

College Student (nervously) did
the prima donna get my bouquet"
Stage Doorkeeper Yes, sir; but
that six-foot young feller you see back
there got the letter. He's her son, "
New York Weekly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
A FOND PARENTS SURPRISE.
While Looking Through n Telescope H,
Accfdeutiy Learns a Secret.

While Looking Through q Telescope He
Accfdentiy Learns a Secret.
Buffalo Courier.I
A certain gentleman who has cottage
upon the beached margin of the sea, has
been by friend presented with telescope
so powerful that through it the faces and
doings of unconscious passers on yachts far
out at sea can be clearly discerned. On
a recent afternoon as he sat amusing the
leisure and idle hour which follows the
completion Of the daily duty of smoking
the midday cigar, by looking through the
glass, be saw yacht far out at sea, miles
away from anything to give them q
notion that they were likely to be seen, a
fond lover pressing to the lips Of q lovely
damsel the most ardent of kisses.
The worst of the matter was that he recog-
nized the lady as the daughter. and he thus
found himself in q very awkward predicament
of having intruded upon the privacy Of the
lovers, and Of having so to say stolen their
secret. He was now laying the whole blame
upon the giver of the telescope, whom he
charges boldly with being at heart his enc
my, and with having taken this subtle and
cunning method Of undermining his self
respect and manhood. He declares that no
gentleman would give to another an instru-
ment which cannot be used without intru-
ding upon the privacy of his neighbors to
degree wholly incompatible with good
breeding, and he announces that he has ex-
pressed this view to his friend, the giver of
the telescope.
"And what reply did he maker" was
asked by one of the household as the irate
master Of the house laid down the PROPOSE
tion aforesaid.
"Replyl' echoed the owner of the tele-
scope. "He wrote back that he was glad
that it worked so we'll, and that he should
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
TIE KEYSTONE TOURNAMENT.
Some Great Contests Among tho Crack
Shots of America.

Shots of America.
CoRRY, PA. August 22.-The great event of
the Keystone shooting tournament will be con-
test No. 2. to take place tomorrow, and will be
for the championship target shot Of America
The trophy will be a diamond ring. Also the
race between the East and West will be Of
great interest. o. r. Dickey, of Boston. has
been appointed Eastern captain. and C. w.
To.day's record cord was ~ as follows: ; ~ '''
Contest No. l, ten singles, $50 guaranteed,
entrance 50 6O-Kelsey Benscotter, Yerrington
and Greener divided first money on ten straight;
divided second: Wagener, F. E. Mallory and
Wiley third; Wheeler fourth.
Contest No. 2 $50 guaranteed, entrance So So
Miller, Heikes and Benscotter won first money
on IL straight; Wagner, Peacock and Lutte
won secondi Dickey, third; Stanton. fourth.
Contest No. 8, 500 guaranteed, entrance IS.
first on Is straight; -Greener, Dickey, Pope,
McMurchy, second: Yerrington, Kelsey and
WAGNER, third; Babcock, fourth.
Contest No. 4 Peters Cartridge Company
trophy contest. 80 singles entrance $-Wheeler,
Dickey and Whitney first on 40 out of so, and
on the shoot off Dickey won the trophy; Greener
won second; Yerringto1. third; Dawson, STAN
ton, McMurchy and Miller fourth.
Contest No. s. s75 guaranteed. entrance "a, Is
singles-Heikes, Dickey. Irwin, Wagener. Bens-
cotter. Peacock first on 15 straight, Wheeler
and Stanton second. Dawson, Kelsey, Nc
Murchy, Lewis and Swan third, Miller. Laurie
and DAVIS fourth.
Contest No. 6, $50 guaranteed. entrance 81 50,
10 singles-Dickey, Greener and Miller divided
WIT P9Ps ksisK %Kev foa FOURTH PADDOCK
Contest No: Z. s75 guaranteed: entrance 81, 20
singles-McMurchy, Greener, Yerringron and
Luther won first on 20 straight, Miller, Lewis.
Wheeler, stanton and Wiley third, Clover and
Dawson fourth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
NEW ENGLAND IDIOMS.
Some of the Noticeable PeculiaritIes of the
Yankee Dialect.

Some of the Noticeable PeculiaritIes OF the
Yankee Dialect.
Providence Journal.I
The drawing and twisting of vowels is by
no means characteristic of Vermonters, nor
Of Yankees in general. 1t is true that the
offensive sounds are heard here, but it ia
also true that they belong to the more illi-
terate people, as specially imperfect speech
always does, and that they are by no means
confined to the six States. This peculiarity
Of speech, the one thing most insisted upon
by writers upon Yankee dialect from first
to last, and commonly accepted as the great
characteristic of the people, is to-day heard
more in New Jersey tnan anywhere in the
six States so far as L know, and is found
m ore or less in almost all parts of the coun-
try. Again, while il is true that some gen.
uine Yam KEGS, and whole comm unities of
them, drop the "h" in such words as
when" so far as my observation goes, they
are not many.
The country around Boston shows this
popularity, but 1 have never met it else
where in New England, and here it is ut
terly unknown. This, however, is an Eng
lish thing that is preserved in England, as
well as here, and may be met with in
many parts Of the country. Another mat
ter of larger sort than mere pronunciation,
which is found among Yankees as well as
other people, is the redundant use of mega
tives. Some members of the race in this
section are very ingenious in piling then
up, as may appear by a couple of instances,
taken from life," thus:
~ don't s'pose there amt nobody seen
nothin' no old felt hat nowhere?'
81 don't s'pose you don't know of nobody that
don't won't to hire nobody to do nothin'f'
1t will be observed that both these in
stances are questions, and that each begins
with the ST don't s'pose" which comes so
very often in Yankee speech. But this use
of negatives is not peculiar to the Yankee
any more than the drawl, although it is
much more common in this locality. And
in relation to the misuse of vowels one curl
Gus thing that have noticed is tendency
to reverse the proper sounds of "a" in some
cases. Thus great many people in this
section. if speaking the path to the pas
ture," will have the ''a" in the first word
in the ''last" and in the last one as in ''fs
exactly reversing the proper places.
thing holds true with great many siml
words. II y
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

PrrsBURe, August q, 1889.
The United States Signal Service ohicer In
this city furnishes the following:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
HIS LUCK Rad TURNED.
Looked for Deed 10 n Cemetery Lot and
Found a Fortune.

Looked for a Deed 10 n Cemetery Lot and
Found a Fortune.
St. Louis Post -Dispatch.l
"It's funny what good luck will some
times develop when a man is looking for
lust the reverse" said a barber engaged in
shop not far from Sixth and Olive to a re-
porter.
"How is that?"
"well, you see, my wife has been very
sick lately and it was costing me great
deal of money for physicians and medicine.
1 did not hesitate at any expense that 1
thought necessary in the slightest degree.
and the result was that run in debt some
what. 1 wouldn't have minded that had it
not been that all the expense went to seemed
useless, as my wife kept getting worse, and
finally became SO poorly that made up my
mind she was going to die. In order to be
prepared for her burial. 1 started one night
recently to hunt up my deed to lot in the
cemetery. In looking over a lot of old
papers I ran across note for 500 due me
that had forgotten all about. 1t was al
most outlawed. decided to see If it was
any good and I wrote to lawyer in Colum-
bus, o., where the man who gave the note
lived, asking him if it could be collected.
He wrote back that the maker of the note was
dead, but that one of the securities was
living, and in such circumstances that there
would be no trouble at all in getting the
money from him. instructed him to col
lect got word this morning that he had
done 30 and would forward the money in q
few days. What do you think OF that?
Looking for deed to cemetery lot and
finding small sized fortune. What's more,
don't need the cemetery lot deed now as
my wife il getting well rapidly"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

Clark lis. Eight to Seven, Tom Kearns. ..Boccaccio
each 100. George Corbett Cheeney. Carrie g loo
each. Ivy loa Sallie y lo1, Lucan u.
Third race, six furlongs-Booster l34 pounds,
Lodge Duke of Bourbon, Bishop. Bay Ridge, st.
Like, Everett 100 each, Fiddlehead l2a Titan IL.
Happiness 90.
Fourth race, five and a half ffurlongs-wanderer
"a liz pounds. Carlton 1l3 Rustic no. Benedict 1l0
Fonsefta los. Gyda. Amelia kives, sunshine 100
each. Viente 10
Fifth race, mile and sixteenth--Maid Of Orleans
llo pounds Landseer 1o4 shamrock To-, Sam ID
80, Felix 9S, Fonsie 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
SOME OTHER MR.. JONES.
Woman's Good Sense Helps Her Out Of
an Embarrassing Dilemma.

A Woman's Good Sense Helps Her Out Of
an Embarrassing Dilemma.
He had never seen a telephone, and his
friend was showing him how it worked. It
was in his Office. He called up his house,
and the wife came to the telephone. "My
dear, Mr.. Jones is here, and 1 have asked
him to come up to dinner" Then he turned
to Mr.. Jones and said: "Put your ear to
that and you'll hear the answer"
He did and this was the answer: "Now,
John I told you would never have that
disagreeable wretch in my house again."
"What was that?" spoke out Mr. Jones'"
Women are quick. A man would have
simply backed away from the telephone and
said no more. She took in the situation in
q second when she heard the strange voice,
and quick as fash came back the sweetest
kind of a voice. "Why Mr.. Jones, how do
you do? 1 thought my husband meant
another Mr.. Jones. Do come up to dinner;
I shall be so glad to see you"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

The Southside members of the Jr. o. q.
A. M. were greatly agitated yesterday be-
cause preacher refused to bury one of their
with the regalia of the order, nor would he
allow the men to attend the funeral with the
distinctions of the order about them.
John j. Huffman, who was a member of
Southside Council, Jr. o. U. A. M, died
last Monday Typhoid pneumonia at the
house of John Herbel, his brother-in-law,
on Fox alley, near South Twenty-second
street. Young Huffman was the first men,
Der of the council who died since its organ
ization three years ago.
The funeral was set for o'clock yester-
day afternoon, and the Rev. DR.. Brandt, of
the South Eighteenth German Lutheran
Church, was asked to perform the funeral
services. But DR.. Brandt was in Baltimore
attending the session of the Lutheran
Synod, and the Rev. Mr.. Mass, OF Millvale,
was sent by Mrs Brandt to represent her
husband. He arrived few minutes before
O'Clock and was ushered into the room,
where
THE BODY WAS LAID OUT.
1t was covered with the American flag
and all the paraphernalia of the order. Mr..
man unless all the distinctions the order OF
the Junior Order of American Mechanics
were removed, and the members of the
Southside Council stayed away from the
funeral. The mourning friends of the dead
young man refused to comply with the
preachers request. and he went away
The Rev. Mr.. Farrand, OF the Southside
Presbyterian Church, was next called, and
asked to perform the funeral service. The
reverend gentleman at once acquiesced,
and, going TO the house, he delivered a very
fitting oration over the young mans re-
mains. Owing to another engagement Rev.
Farrand could not accompany the funeral
to st. Paul's Cemetery, and here the Chap
lain of the Southside Council read the last
rites over the grave of the departed brother.
AGAINST THEIR CREED.
When the Rev. DIR. Brandt's wife was
to attend the funeral, she replied that the
rules Of their church did not permit them to
have ANYTHING to do with secret orders of
any kind. The members of the council,
however, held a meeting last night in the
hall of Patterson Post 151 on Carson street,
which lasted until midnight. Nothing
could be learned as to whether any action
had been taken at the meeting in regard to
the matter.
STOOD UP FOR THE FLAG.
While talking about the affair last night
Mr.. Herbel, the brother-in-law of young
Huffman stated that he would not have
permitted the flag and regalia to be taken
from the coffin, If the body had to be
buried without any religious ceremony
at all.
The action of the Rev. Mas has caused
great indignation on the Southside. The
Jr. o. q. A. NJ. has q very large members.
ship on that side ofthe river, and everybody
who spoke about the matter last night
stated the order would not let the affair rest
in this way. because they considered the
preacher to have been very insulting, not
only to the American flag but also to the
rites of the order.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
STRANGE RECOVERY Of A RING.
The Servants of n Berlin Household Dis
missed Through an Accident.

Ahc 0cFNhnts Vi u DcEhu houBcuotu Dhs-
missed Through an Accident.
Berlin Letter in London Telegraph.l
1t was not a jackdaw, like that of Rheims.
that was the cause of all the servants in
certain household in this town being dis
missed summarily some four years ago; buta
valuable ring did disappear in an unaccount-
able way, and its loss gave rise to much
shedding of tears and commotion. The
jewel has now been found, and all is ex-
planned, but in a marvellous manner. The
gardener was trimming some trees in the
grounds OF the house few days ago, and
discovered the missing trinklet lying on a
bough, where it had braved the breeze,
snow and rain all these years. Here it
would doubtless in time have grown into
the tree, to have been the subject in after
years of scientific speculation, had not the
eyes of the horticulturist been especially
sharp on the morning in question.
1t is supposed that the little circle of
gold adorned with precious stones had been
left on the breakfast table, and that the
servant, in shaking the tablecloth out Of the
window, had unwittingly thrown it away
with the crumbs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
PICTURES BY LIGHTNING.
A Wonderful Invention Which May Revolu.
tionize Newspaper Art.

tionize Newspaper Art.
Philadelphia Pressi
''This is a machine that is to revolutionize
newspaper pictorial art" explained Mr..
Ginochio. ''It is filled with clockwork and
operated by strong electric battery. Its
mate is at the other end OF the line. Now,
you can write signature or letter, and il
will transmit either, with the identical char
acters formed with your pen. But that
would be nothing new. Autobiography has
been known for fully ten years. but this
will carry out the auto-telegraphic idea to the
fullest extent. You can write as much as
you please-thousands of words if you
like, as newspaper men and others fire.
quently have to do-and the machine will
chew it up-that is transmit it-as fast as
you can write. Indeed, the writing can be
done on continuous roll, and when score
of lines are written, the top of the roll can
be fed to the machine while the writer con-
tinues filling up the rest, and without tear
ing the roll. 1t can be regulated so as to
keep pace exactly with the speed Of the
writer; and by the time he has finished, the
machine will be on the last lap and will
end its task almost Immediately. The news
paper or other offices receiving the matter
will thus have it in the writer's own hand.
writing and within few moments after it
has passed out of his hands,
"But how is it proposed to transmit pic
tures?"
by the same method The paper to be
used will be washed with a weak solution
of chloride Of calcium, which will make it
a conductor. The ink will be the: nom
conductor or insulator, The pictures will
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
THE BEST MAN TO MARRY.
Hints which Girls Would do Well to Folio W
In Choosing Husbands.

Don't be afraid to marry poor man; but
be sure that he has something besides pow
erty to commend MIN. Be sure that he has
two strong hands, notsonly skillful, but
ready Tor hard work. Be sure that he has
an occupation or Q position which may rea-
sonably be depended on to yield good
comfortable living. Be sure thathe is indus
trious, and not self-indulgent; be sure that
he Is steady, working six days In the week,
and about 80 weeks in the year.
A good, true, faithful young woman ought
to have no "Yes' for answer to proposal
of marriage from q lazy man. or man who
has no fixed occupation or man who has
lived halt his life off the hard earnings Of
his mother or sister, going about the streets
meanwhile with his cane and his cigarette
and his fns clothes, playing the gentleman.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
cARUTHERs KNOCKED OUT.

The Reds Have n Batting strenk and De.
feat Brooklyn.
CINCINNATI, August z2-The Cincinnatis
batted terrincaIly in to-day's game with
Brooklyn and won as they pleased. Caruthers
was knocked out of the box in the third inning,
and Foutz, who took his place, Jared but little
better. Caruthers, while playing first, was run
into and knocked insensible by Duryea in the
fifth inning. 1t is thought he is seriously in
jured. Score:
Cincinnatis. .--..-....z 3 Z LBS
BrO0klynS -..........O u
Hits-Cincinnatis, 10; Brooklyns. 6.
Errors--Cincinnatis,3 3: Brooklyns, 8.
Earned runs--Cincinnatis, 8; Brooklyns, z
Two-base ehit--Carpenter.
Three-base hits-keenan. Carpenter, Duryea,
Beard, Reilly, Foutz, Pinckney.
Struck out--By Foutz, 4.
Passed balls--Vfsner, 2.
Wild pitches--Foutz. 1; Caruthers, 1.
Umpires--Ferguson and Kerins.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
At Saratoga.

SARATOGA, N. Y, August 2-The beautiful
weather and good card to-day drew out one Of
the largest crowds Of the meeting. The track
was fast and the racing good.
First race, hve-eighths Of . mile-Prodigal Son
won in 1:03A Cecil b second, Little Crete third.
second race. one mile-Ben Harrison won in
I:40x. Belle dor second.
Third race, one mile and 500 yards--Lavinia Bell
won in 2:l2k, Gipsey Queen second.
Fourth race, one mile and Q asixteenth--Vosburg
won IN 1:49, Vermont second, Bravo third.
Firth race, three-quarteTs of q mfe-Littroll
won in 1:l54, Kittie r second, Hsramboure third.
Entries for Friday:
First race. i've and one half furlonRs-Fellow-
ship, Lemoine H, Experience, Pail Mall escn 1oS
potnds Jsssicaglo1, Forest semsphcre. Garage.
issond lsss. one Has-z zsnslea les gepas5 Cpl
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
SUMMARY.
KiIrain Handed Over.

c third heat sam Nthrew his driver and
ID the sulky and injured himself.