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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-27

the gardener. As the girl grew older she
became more useful. and it seemed that the
more she was among the exquisite blossoms
of the roses, the lilies, the carnations and
the other blossoming floral beauties the
more increased her own charms and lowell
ness. 1t seemed as if the wonderful garden
had impressed all its prettiness upon her
face in reflections of an indelible sweetness.
But alasi for the happy gardener and his
family it happened that the miserable Queen
came into the garden one day, and as she
was walking through one of the pathways,
which lead through the flower beds, she
noticed little Matilda running along, singing
and laughing at the top of her voice The
child was watching a beautiful butterfly
drinking the sweet dew from the petals OF
rose blossom, and as the delicate creature
futtered over the blossoms slipping the de-
licious draughts ever and again Matilda
yelled in childish giee."
The Queen, however, became red in the
face with anger when the innocent laughter
fell on her ears.
"Who are you and what are you doing in
this garden?" she said to the little girl, and
the child, who had not heard the Queen ap-
preaching nearly fell to the ground in her
terrible fright.
81 am Matilda, "she replied, fearful of
the grand looking lady before her. 1.-The
gardeners daughter"
IF the nasty Queen was angered because
Matilda laughed, she became even more en-
ragged when she observed the wonderful
beauty Of the girl before her. 81 cannot
permit such happy mortal to live near
me-" she muttered to herself, especially
not such a beautiful girl. What will be-
come OF me, the Queen, when my gardeners
daughter is even happier and. above all,
better looking than l am myself"
Then Queen Anista blew a whistle, which
hung from belt around her waist, and
in half a minute three black-clothed men
appeared in the garden.
xiii this girl, }" the Queen commanded
these men, and they Immediately drew their
swords and executed the child BY chopping
of her head. As the beautiful face rolled
in the dust and the innocent blood flowed
among the flowers, there suddenly arose
from out of the ground detonatien as ter
rible as the report from a thousand cannons.
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A MUCH PUZZLED VOTER,
He Favored the Australian Ballot But For.
got the Feller's Initials,

He Favored the Australian Ballot But For.
got the Feller's Initials.
Boston TimesI
1t was at leading hotel yesterday after
noon, and politics was the subject of the
conversation. Politicians were as numerous
as crauberries on Cape Cod and as varied in
sentiments and ideas as the seven mules.
One man in the group said that he was 90.
ing to vote the Republican ticket; he always
had, and saw no reasons for changing. An
other who was going to vote the
Democratic ballot tried to persuade the
other to vote his way, but without avail.
And so the discussion went on; this opinion
was pitted against that, and thar candidate
or party against this. As is usual in such
cases, no one was converted.
In the thick of the wordy war, however. a
man emblematic of the gaunt and spare race
which is the outcome of the attempt to
make potatoes grow from stones and corn
from swamps, was seen to be an interested
listener. At length he relieved himself to
this extent:
"WsaI, I've stood by my party through
hard winters and good summers, but this
winter I've made up nv mind to vote the
Australian ballot the papers are booming
SO. Come to think of it, what's that ieller's
initials?"
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WHAT LIMITED MEANS.
It is Protection TO the Investors in Joint
stock Companies.

stock Companies.
Washington Post.j
Chow often is the word limited seen
after the name Of many great stock com.
panies, but how seldom does the average
reader understand its import," said B. FL
wood Kelly, the real estate agent.
ST have been surprised to have people ask
me whether that meant that only a given
quantity of stock could be issued by the
company displaying the word on its pros
pectus."
Formerly a member of a stock company
doing business was responsible for the en-
tire Indebtedness of that company should
all other sources of security fail to satisfy
the demands of creditors. In Scotland
some years ago bank failed for about a
million dollars. There was but one really
wealthy director OF that organization and to
him only could the creditors look for the
satisfaction of their demands. He had
practically to pay every cent of the loss.
Such was the law. Cases of this kind were
quite common, and men OF wealth avoided
connections with concerns which they could
not absolutely control, but in which they
could so easily sink their fortunes.
Then an amendment to the law was made
by limiting the liability of the directors and
stockholders in a concern to the amount they
actually had SO invested. The law, in order
to protect those who dealt with companies of
this class, made it obligatory that the word
"limited'' should be connected with the
names of such organizations and given equal
publicity with the company's title on all
occasions.
SIN England and Scotland this law is
complied with very generally, but in the
United States such limitations have become
so widely the rule that it is looked upon as
matter OF course, and only very few large
concerns are now seen with Limited at
tached to their names, but though compare
lively occasionally used it is sufficient to
puzzle good many people who read it,"
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TATTooISG FOR A LIVING.
An Artist Who Works With q Needle ON
Human skin.

An Artist Who Works With Needle on
Human skin.
Brooklyn Standard Union.l
What strange freak is this tattooing
prevalent among sailor men. was passing
along South street the other day, and want
ing to get some information on the subject 1
made inquiry of several habitues of the
street if they knew where there was q tat
tooer. was directed to South street near
Old Slip over liquor store. where found
a skin artist who had been 20 years in the
business. He says there are more men at
the present time who want pictures tattooed
en- arms or breast than ever there were
before. Every day certain number of
men come into his Office, look over
his book of designs and select some
thing to be pricked into their skin. found
the books well thumbed and the most gaudy
designs had apparently received the most at
tention. The professor with needlelike in
strument pricked small star on my arm
just to show the sensation, which was not
painful. He said that sailors and sporting
men were his best patrons, though there
were others who came to him. During the
war he followed the army and made good
living tattooing the soldiers.
The professor has method of taking out
tattoo marks, and good many call upon
him to have this done, especially where they
have been placed upon the hands. They will
never disappear from wear. The ink used in
tattooing comes in slabs like sticks of tutti
frutti chewing gum, which is dissolved in
water. The instrument for applying it
seemed like bundle of needles, making a
stick as big round as pencil.
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CHASING A CAR WITH. A CAB.
The Novel Spectacle Witnessed on tn
Streets of Sc. Louis.

Streets of Sc. Louis.
st. Louis Republic.J
1t is common enough thing to see pedes.
trians run after cars. but it was reserved fol
well-known society gentleman to hire a
cab to overtake car. The Olive street owl
was Fastening westward at 1890 O'Clock
Tuesday night and was rolling along down
the hill from Seventeenth street at lively
rate. When Twentieth street was reached
those on the car platform noticed a cab
dashing down the hill at a furious rate.
The owl car nags were spirited and covered
the next two blocks in fine style, but the
cab gained and was soon within hailing dis
tance.
s'Stop the CARP yelled the cab driver.
Perhaps there's murderer or high
wayman on the car" suggested someone.
The car was stopped at Twenty-third
street, the cab driver whirled alongside, a
handsome young man jumped out. boarded
the car, paid the driver nickel. and. as the
cab drove of, he remarked:
"Been chasing this car from Eighth
street."
Blamed IF it isn't Steve Won PhuI. !"
shouted someone.
Yes, he went on to explain, 'sthe driver
had load, 50 gave him dollar to catch
this car
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she had. OF course a person with such an
unhappy, discontented disposition could not
bear to see other people in a good humor.
She even hated to hear anybody laugh and
once when she observed one of her servant
women smile she Immediately ordered her
head to be chopped off
'Tf I, as the Queen of this land, 4" she
would say, Cannot be happy, 1 will GER
tainly not allow ANYBODY else around me to
have any pleasure, either
Thus it was natural that her household
was the most miserable imaginable. The
Queen even went so far as to have al ner
servants dressed in black to give them
still more mournful appearance. If a
Stranger would have happened to come into
the domestics' hail. the melancholy aspect
of the surroundings was enough to make
his blood freeze in his veins
But there was one place in the royal castle
where the Queen had never been yet since
the day she married the King, and that was
in the little room where the gardener and
his wi e lived with their little daughter Ma
tIlda. Like all people who have flowers
and delight in their beauty, as well as their
fragrance, the gardener was happy man,
AND so were his wife and little child. The
little girl was the faithful companion of her
father in his work in the royal gardens and
greenhouses, ana it was very pleasant
sight to see Matilda with her little hands
nimbly occupied in lessening the duties of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-27

BILE time Of 1t, and spend their strength in dodg-
ing their creditors, Is because they have no
knowledge Of arithmetic.
A CHRISTIAN should be . broad-gaugs man
wide in sympathy. generous In purpose. open
handed in heipfu1ness Many people are not
even narrow gauge-they run on one ran.
In our best estate. snd In our pursst mo
ments. there Is something Of the devil In us
The germs Of the worst crimes are in rs all
Let US think generously OF fallen humanity.
and moderately of the highest saintship.-E
". -RobeTtsou.
WHEN was 7years old my mother asked
me not to drink, and made . resolution Of alb
stinence, which have never broken. She asked
me not to gamble, and never have. And now
whatever service I have been able TO render to
my country. or whatever honor 1 may have
gained. owe it to my mother.-7HonBGs e.
Benton.
WHEN the absent are spoken OF, some VIII
speak gold Of them. some silver some iron,
some lead, and some always speak dirt. As
cat watching for mice does mot look up though
an elephant goes by, so they are so busy nous
ing for defects that they let great excellencies
pass them unnoticed. I will not say it is NOT
Christian to make beads Of Others and tell them
over day by day. I say it is internal. If ron
want TO know how the devil feels you do know
II you are such one.-Beecher.
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popular in many parts of America. II il
restriction of product pure and simple, and
is INDUCED in by many unions at present.
That 1t is economically unsound can be
proven In word. IF all laborers were 70
succeed In halving the amount of the utility
they produce, in a year then dollar would
be found to have no more value in exchange
than a half dollar had before; and unless
their wages were more than doubled in
money they would be no better 0ff
than before. The country, however, would
be one-half poorer in useful things. Com
blnation merely will not enable trades
unions to arbitrarily fix the rate of wages.
A very prominent authority says: "The
consent of the employers must be obtained;
and an employer will speedily withdraw
from business in which ordinary interest
upon capital cannot be obtained, together
with such additional gums as may be neces-
sary to insure against exceptional risk in
CURED, and to remunerate him for the skill
and the labor bestowed in the management
of the undertaking"
SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
The principles of supply and demand are
in the long run stronger than any trades
union. This is proven time and time again
when the strongest unions in the world try
to resist reduction of wages in time OF
depression. It therefore seems to me that
trades unions can accomplish very
great amount of good by coninlng
themselves TO legitimate limits,
and fighting against reductions
in wages during a falling market is not
legitimate object. Unions can do great work
In collecting information as to the condition
of trade and its prospects. Knowledge
gained in this way will enable workmen to
b. he ~
time to demand an advance and to resist
reduction. In this way trades union will
enable laborers to secure the highest possi-
BILE rate of wages.
But one of the noblest objects of modern
trades unions is that to have the hours of
labor reduced. Trades unions in this State
are working hard in this direction, and their
object is economically sound and morally
good. Political economy does not advocate
an amassing of wealth at the ex-
pense of human happiness and moral
and intellectual progress. On this point
agree with Sir Thomas Brassey, when he
says: sand yet if low wages were means
to cheap production, which, however. do
not admit, and if cheapness of production
be the ultimate aim of industry, it is toward
such a condition that we ought to desire to
see ourselves reduced. Numbers are, in
deed, a source of strength, but only so when
their reasonable physical wants are sup
piled, and when they have been sufficiently
educated to be enabled to ascend from the
drudgery of their daily life toll to the
nobler concerns OF life. 1t is the lot of man
to labor, but his labor should not be SO ex-
acting or incessant as to leave him no space
for thought. AS Mr.. Bagehot saws: Re
inement is only possible when leisure is
possible To work hard for 16 hours day
may be good for trade, but not for human
ty." RONALD DUNBAR.
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The MISERABLE QUEEN.
ERNEST H. HEINRICHS.

hear all the laughter I can. Life is but
short anyhow and the worries, troubles and
sorrows are manifold. They come often
without our bidding. Therefore it is the
duty of everybody to make the most of the
happy hours which come to him. The age
of youth especially is the season Of happi-
ness, and for your awful deed of having this
little innocent mite of youthful girlish glee
killed because she laughed cannot divine
of punishment adequate to the seriousness
of the transgression. But from this mo-
ment will Danish you from nv heart as
my wife and from my throne as my Queen.
Go hence, and never will see your face
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HOW TO MAKE SHOES LAST WELL,
A Man With a Hobby Tells How He Solved
the Problem.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat. j

st. Louis Globe-Democrat1
have only one hobby, and that is shoes,
or rather peculiar fashion have of wear
ing them. 1 used to think that a man got
the best service out of shoe by putting on
the best pair a shoemaker could make him
and wearing them constantly until the
leather gave way somewhere, but 1 now
think that it is the most extravagant way of
dressing the feet. I am never without
three or four pairs of shoes in good wear.
able condition. 1 never wear the same
pair two days in succession, and at least
once month 1 60 over each pair with a
brush dipped in vaseline.
Thus, with three pairs of shoes 1 give
each pair one day of work and two days of
rest. and the leather has time to regain its
elasticity and stretch out the wrinkles
the foot has made. These wrinkles become
breaks in the leather when the shoe is con-
tinuously worn. The vaseline is better
than any oil for fine leather. used 10
wear out four pairs of IS shoes a year, one
at time. The same number now lasts me
two years. s.
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Brief Sermon. Tor sunday.

FRIENDS. like fiddle strings, must not be
screwed too tight-Otd Saying
Dosr thou love lief Then do not squsnder
time. for that Is the stuff life Is made Of
Ffdnklib.
THERE is but one cure for many Of our social
evils, and that is universal housekeeping. DR..
Holland
l DOUBT whether In these hard times. I would
give peck Of refuse wheat for all that is called
fame in the world. Edmund BURKE.
THE reason Why many people have missrs-
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HE GOT THE INTERVIEW.
A HustIlng Reporter. Persuades n Woman
Not TO Faint.

Not TO Faint.
Chicago Tribune.1
'sOne of the funniest interviews ever
heard Of" said another, twas As inter-
view with Mrs. Rawson the day her SON shot
Mr.. Rawson. A. is an excitable little
fellow, you know, and he went clear off his
feet when he heard of the shooting; and was
told to get right over to the Continental
Hotel and see Mrs. Rawson before she had
time to hear the news from other sources.
He went up to her room about three steps at
a time and banged on the door.
CHOW, Mrs. Rawson, he cried when she
she opened the door, don't faint. For
heavens sake don't faint, for I want to in
terview you
"'What's the matter?' she asked ex-
citedly.
"'Your son has shot Rawson. Now.don't
faint
"'My God she cried.
Here. stop that!' he exclaimed Don't
faint until I've interviewed you
She didn't and he got his interview"
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The BarIer'. EFaIrh.

Spurgeon, the great English preacher, tells !
significant story of an Irishman, from whom he
received. one day, = letter inclosing s2 for one
or another of his benevolences. Something In
the letter attracted his attention. aud he wrote
to ask the man why he sent the money In his
reply the Irishman said that he had been con.
yerted by reading one of Spurgeon's sermons.
thinking it over, he concluded that he could
not do better than by filling the post he occu-
pied superiatively well. he was second butler
in nobleman's house. Itwas his duty to keep
the silver clean. He did it. cleaning and pol
ishing until every piece shone as IL just from
the hands OF q silversmith. One day an earl
and Countess dined at his masters The lady
noticed and commented on the silver
"Yes." said the mistress. 1T is always So Az
ter dinner will show you the rest of it.r Sne
did So. Every bit reflected the face like look
ing-glass. The Countess turned TO tae servant
and asked: 'How IL rhisf'
'.Well mum, you see am a Christian said
be, "and do this as to the Lord. I want to be
the best, second butler In the United
Kingdom"
The earl gave the honest fellow s5, of which
ne sent e. to Spurgeon.
The preacher was SO much pleased with this
account, that he summoned the man to London
and employed him in Christian work, with
great success
Moral-The road tn promotion lies through
faithsulness where we are< 1t is the Master
himself who declares that he who is faithful
over q few things shall be made ruler over
many things.
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The sand and the Sen.

A woman came to her minister one day and
set down before him basket full of sand.
what is that?' he asked.
''Thatis me" she replied.
What do you meanr' he persisted.
why, sir" said tbe woman, my sins are for
number like the sands of the sea shore. How
can such a sinner be savedfn
Attend" answered the minister Speed to
the beach yonder and dig: raise great mound
Shovel it up as nigh as ever you can. Then
stand and watch what the waves will do with
1t when the tide comes in"
"Oh. sir" she cried joyfully II see what you
mean. The mercy Of God the work OF Christ
is the ocean that can wash away all my sins -
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s.ruRrling 10 the LIshr.

The Sunday school lessons just now, are con-
cerned with the lite of David. "Dayid's life. %
remarks Carlyle, 81 consider to be the truest
emblem ever given Of mans moral progress
and warfare here below. All earnest souls will
ever discover in it the faithful struggle of a
human soul toward what is good and best.
Struggle often bafied. sore baffied, down as
into entire wreck: yet struggle never end:
ever with tears, repentance and unconquerable
purpose. begun anew. OF all acts, is not for
man, repentance the most divine? The dead
liest sin were the supercilious sneer, the con-
sciousness of no sin; that is DEATH
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The Real work Or .he Church.

At the Triennial Convention of the Episcoua
Church in New York, the other day, the Mis-.
sionary Bishop Of Western Texas made the
most stirring address that was heard there.
His name Is j. y. Johnston, and he is q ROSY
little gentleman with short cropped white hair
mustache and chin whiskers, and does not look
as though he could WELD SO heavy . stick He
said, among other things.
1--WE have something better to do, my breth-
rem, than tinkering canons and patching the
PRAYER book. Our old men should dream
dreams-not Of corners, trusts, villas on the
Hudson, palaces. falsely called cottages, by the
sea, and steam yachts on the Sound They
claimed for the Redeemer-of how it is that
after Is centuries Of the gospel more than two
thirds of the human family have not effect
lively heard of Him. Our young men should be
dreaming, not how they should accumulate
wealth, but Of . world converted to God and
made fit habitation for the Son of God
"Our ministers should not be crying for soft
places in Eastern communities, but for a chance
to 90 to the frontier in the Masters work. Fur
ther ministers, those who call themselves the
ministers of Him who said Of himself: The
foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have
nests, but the Son OF Man hath not where to
lay His head should stand in their places and
tell the people that they cannot Be without
blame If loaded down with blessings that are
the direct resultof a Christian civilization, they
shut up their purses to the calls of the gospel
This Christian nation is laying on the altar
the paltry sum Of S., 900. 900 year only while
spending 81 500 oooo 900 on tobacco and intoxicat-
aThe world wants to know that Christianity
isnot an impossible code Of morals, but that il
is the great truth of the fatherhood OF God and
mans filia1 relation to HIM; that It teaches men
to follow Christ. to initiate Him, to give Him
the loyalty of their hearts.
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WRITTEN FOR THE p1spArcH. /,

LThOUGH Anlsta
was a queen of very
great wealth and
beauty, and although
her husband was one
OF the best men that
ever lived, still she
was constantly ex-
pressing herself dis
satisfied with her lot
and she always
wished for something
different from what
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Br'er Rabsit a Knowing Fellow.

UetroIt Free Press-I
0ver$15. 900, 900 hasbeen spent in Australis
within the last Is years in efforts to exter-
inmate the rabbit, and late estimates agres
that he had also doubled in numbers during
this time. When the rabbit strikes q good
thing he hates to let 20, small as he is.