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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12
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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-12

DS 4 y W ASSIS.
Doktorowic STARKEY i PALEN
pozwalaia so5ie powoIywac sic ma na-
stepuj2ce znakomitosci, kt6re' uzywaly
ich kuraeyi;
Hon. WM: D. KELLEY, Mem. Of Congress Phi;
Rev. lCIO L. CONRAD, Ed. Luth'n Obser. Phi
Rev. W.CUSHING,D DID, Rochester, Y
Hon. VIM. Penn NIXON. Ed. Inter-Qcean .Ciicago,l III
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Editor NewSou,h n w York.
Mrs. MARY A. LIVERM6PE. Mclrosc. Aoss,ch.
Mr.. E. c. KNIGHT, Philadelphia.
Mr.. FRANK SIDDALL, Merchant. PHILADELPHIA.
Hon: w. W. SCHUYLER, Easton, Pa.
E.LWlLSON, 833 Broapway,N N. Y. ED. Phila. Photo.
M.LYON, Waimea, Hawaii, Sandwich Is.
RlTCH1E, Inverness, Scotland.
Mrs. MANUEL N.ORTEGA, nIloZreca Mex
COOPER, Utilla, Spanish Honduras, CA.
J.COBB, EX-Vice Consul, Casablanca, Marocco:
NJ. V. ASHBROOK, Red Bluff, Cal.
J. MOOHRE, Sup't Police, Blandtord, Dorsetshire Eng.
JACOB WARD, Bowral, New South Wales.
j setki innych Pc calych Stanach Zjcdnnoczonych.
Compoun 0xygen-its Made OF
A ctlon and Results OTTO nazwa novel bro
szury o 200 stronach. pubhkowanej przez doktorow
Starkey Palcn, ktora dale wszelkic informacye o tel
kuracyl pre-. oddycEanie: dostawione swiadectwa cd
setek wyhczonych. Braszuri;a kazde!nu darmo przy-
slana zostanie ma zyczenic.
DRS. STAI EN- & PALEN
No. 1929 Arch Street. PHILADELPHIA Pa.
Trosze nam naplsac, ri akiej gazety
kto sic o mas dowieazia4.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
THE REAL ISSUE.

The defense of the course Of Speaker
Reed, made in our Washington correspond
ence is about equivalent to that given
out by the Speaker himself Both
repeat in detailed form the arguments
advanced on that side during the past week.
TO their full declaration of the absurdity of a
member being present and declaring him
self absent no dissent need be taken; but
with that point conceded the vital feature of
the case which makes the Speakers course
one that cannot be justified in the interest
of representative government, is ignored by
both.
That feature is brought out by the fact, as
stated by our correspondent more than once
that "the Speaker and few of his friends"
determined to stop dilatory motions. But
that is just what neither the Speaker nor
any of his friends, individually have q
right to do. The whole House, under the
Constitution, is given power to prescribe
rules for the government of the body; and
the majority, under the principles of repre-
sentative government, is charged with the
duty of bringing in rules and securing their
do individually what only the House
can do as a body, and to carry out his pur-
pose BY ruling out motions privileged in
all parliamentary bodies, and forbidding
members to read records german to the dis
cussion lis an unprecedented and unwarrant-
able assumption of personal power.
If the Republicans had brought in rules
for the government of the House, designed
to prevent ilibustering, the attitude of the
party during the fight which would have
ensued, would have been very different.
That would have been an assertion of the
right of the House to govern itself. Al
though Mr.. Reed himself, when the Demo-
ersts took that constitutional course in 1880,
argued thatit would interfere with valuable
and salutary right of the minority, it would
probably have gained the approval of the
people. But when Mr.. Reed undertakes to
enact personally what he declared ten years
ago the legal power should not do, it can
only be recognized as phenomenal nullif-
cation of parliamentary principle for parti-
san purpose.
Concerning the assertion that the practice
of leaving the House without quorum is a
new thing, it is pertinent to quote from Mr..
Reeds speech ten years ago that ''this privi-
lege is privilege which every minority has
availed itself of since the formation of the
'and that''it is valuable priv
ilege for the country"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
LABOR IN DEMAND.

A short telegraphic item concerning the
scarcity of miners in the Monongahela river
mines furnishes first-class object lesson on
the oft-repeated theory that competition
crowds down wages. The proof is furnished
there that such theory ignores the obvious
fact that there can be competition in the pur-
chase of a commodity or service as we'll as
in the selling of it.
Competition is free in the river coal trade
All attempts to combine that interest have
failed; and what is the result? Have wages
been crowded down as might have been the
case if the operators had been combined in a
single organization? On the contrary wages
have been kept up, and, even with the
drawback of the warm winter, the very
presence of legitimate competition ensures
such activity as to create a demand for
labor. The result is that miners are wanted
in the Monongahela region, and the lucky
firms are those who have men enough to
secure large output.
The example is one to which attention is
not called very often; but it is nevertheless
frequent. Where competition is even and
unrestrained, capital will compete for labor
as freely as labor will compete for wages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
SOLUTION BY MONOPOLY

What is presented as solution of the ga,
question, as adopted by the city of BaIti.
more, is summarized as follows: The city
does not take over the works, but it regu.
lates the gas company, fixes the price al
81 25 per 1000 feet, forbids higher divi.
dend than 6 per cent, and, in return, guar
antees the company against competition for
25 wears.
For a so-called solution of the gas cues
tiOn this is q monument of municipal STU
pidity. The price is fixed at figure far
above the cost of gas In any city so near the
coal fields as Baltimore. The stock, how
ever watered, is given a dividend of per
cent; and monopoly of 25 years is granted
through which the managers OF the company
can keep the dividends down to that figure
by means of fat inside contracts. If plan
had been drawn to guarantee to a corpora
tion rich and undisturbed business at the
public expense, it could not have secured the
object more fully than this alleged solution
of the question.
When cities go honestly to work with the
idea that the just price Of gas will be fixed
when it is as easy tOr any one to compete in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
QUE MAIL POUCH.
BuIIdIuR and Loan Associations.

Buildine and Loan Associations.
To the Editor Of The Dispatch:I
Would you kindly tell me through THE DIS
PATCH If it is necessary for a person to own
shares in a building and loan association, and
what amount or how many. to have the priVi-
lege of getting loan to buy property Ihave
read the rules ana bylaws Of one or two asso-
Citations but don't really understand them.
REX.
PITTsBURG. February1.
1.-THE principles of building association man
agement are as follows: Every borrower is al
ways member and an investor. Investors or
members contribute 81 per month per share
until each share, including the profits in the
business reaches the ultimate value Of 500. In
many OF the associations the shares
reach muturity in about 140 months.
No person is allowed to borrow from the society
unless he is a member or becomes one. The So
ciety will lend member s2U0 on each share to
which he is contributing. When there Is de-
mand for the money, by reason Of several MEM
bers wanting it at one time, the borrowers bid a
premium for it, and the highest bidder secures
the money by agreeing to pay Qf on what IS
called the installment plan) so many cents per
month per share for each month the loan has to
run. A share of stock, so called. is the accumu-
lation ofsl per month, until final value Of $500
is reached by adding together the monthly de-
poslts and the gains
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
A PnsSIRI.E REFORM

Mr.. Henry Warner joins Mr.. David Nc
Cargo in the opinion that convict labor in
the construction of highways would prove
less remunerative than free labor, from the
expense of furnishing guards as well as the
inferior character of the work. This is un-
disputed as regards the old system, and the
one in vogue in the Southern States. But
the question is whether the system cannot be
reformed so as to make it an incentive to the
criminals to do good and faithful work, and
actuallybet their condition by the change
to that class of labor. The example of Kan
sas, though it may not be conclusive, con-
tains a suggestion in that direction that is
worthy of investigation. To revive the old
chain-gang system would be a step back
ward; but to provide plan of work that
would be beneficial alike to the convicts and
the State would be philanthropic as we'll as
administrative progress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
LITTLE PLEAsANTRIEs.

The old topper always has gin phiz.-
Bfn1hamtOH Leader.
with a woman it is a struggle to provide
something for the inner man, and with man it
IA an effort to provide something for the outer
woman.-AtehtsoR Globe.
Overheard in the Capitol.-'It's a pity
that Ananias couldn't have lived in the PRESENT.
''Why?''
'There was great political timber in him.
Washington Post.
Yabsley-Is Timmins doing pretty well on
the police foree2
Wickwire- beautifully. He arrests the atten-
tion Of every hired girl he comes in sight Of
Terre HGute Ezprsss.
Teacher-The rainbow is Gods promise
that He will never again destroy the earth by
water.
PupII-I reckon my psp'n feel right pesrt when
he hears tnat.-BostOn Transcript.
He somewhat suspiciously) say
you never loved anybody but me? Ha! Is that
true, Maud?
She-Harry, your looks terrify mel Have-have
Ibeen too bold in letting you kiss me so much
this EVENING"
He-No Maud, but you kiss Ike an old hand
Chicago Tribune.
Extremely Polite.-He was a man noted
for his Chesterheldian address, and had been very
Ill.
''You were at deaths door, y reInaTAeu sns uoe-
tor, as his patient began to mend.
ideally, doctor!'' replied the man ofthe world
TDo-co Won know whether I-ah-left my cardY''
-HdrpsT's Bdzdr.
''Ma," said Willie, who had been to the
missionary Sc wing society with his mother, 81
feel yery sorry for the poor little heathen."
t'That's right Willie. 1 am glad to see you
show such a spirit"
'Yes'm, I'D feel sorry for anybody tnst had to
wear the clothes that you people were making to-
day. Warrington Post.
A WEIRD TALE.
A fellow who swallowed drachh.
OF poison grew cold a q clachm,
And when somebody said,
81 don't believe he is daid, p"
The corpse quickly shouted Il achml''
And since then they say that his ghost
Each night walks round his bed phost
And Il scares all the folks.
Who aren't used to such jolks.
Clear out Of their senses almhost.
-Cktca00 Herald.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
THE WORLDS FAIR.

Philadelphia NetDs: If there is no Worlds
Fair in 1892 New York can tell why.
Boston Herald: 1t now seems likely that it
will be held in Washington, if it is held at all.
Minneapolis Journal: The Worlds Fair
movement begins to smell of If, izzle, and fail
ure.
Denver Republican: The Congressional Com
mittee on the Worlds Fair seems to be waiting
for additional bids before the hammer de-
scends.
New York World: If the metropolitan
Worlds Fair project is killed let its epitaph
read: destroyed by the Pernicious Bacillus Of
New York Politics.
Baltimore american: The fact that New
York is putting politics into the Worlds Fair
enterprise is the best of reasons for selecting
the site somewhere else.
Boston Globe: The New York Assembly has
voted S10,0O0,000 for the Worlds Fair New
York legislators are always as generous with
the peoples money as New York millionaires
are stingy with their own.
Albany, N. Y, Journal: The party has had
a lucid interval in refusing to turn over to Boss
Crocker and the other Tammany politicians of
New York City the expenditure of $40 0OO, 900 of
Worlds Fair money in Presidential year.
st. Paul Pioneer. Press: It does not much
matter who gets the Fair, but it would be dis
tinctly better to have none at all than to toler-
ate any taint of Doodle about it. It is almost in
evitable that the New York project, carried out
on the New York plan, should involve q scan
dal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

SENATOR INGALLS, daily lunch at the Senate
restaurant consists of nine oysters fresh from
the shells.
LYMAN TRUMBULL, Ex-Governor ex-Sccre
tary of State, ex-Supreme Judge, ex-member OF
Congress and ex-United States Senator. is still
practicing law in Chicago at the age of n. He
is in good health and his legal ability is as
great as ever.
BARNARD MCKlERNAN, of Phenixville, Pa,
was one Of the Light Brigade at Balaklava He
wears silver medal given him by the Sultan
Of Turkey and gold one from Queen Victoria.
On each are engraved the words ''Sebastopol,
Inkerman, Balaklava and Alma"
The largest tea and coffee importer in the
United State is ]. w. Doan, of Chicago. He is
many times millionaire. Mr.. Doan keeps one
man buying teas in China at a salary of Sl2 0OU
year. Another gets the same salary in Chi
cago for grading teas by inhaling the aroma.
THE Sultan of Turkey has sent three hairs
from the beard Of the Prophet by special
messenger as q present to the town of Aleppo
Wherever the messenger appeared during his
journey he was received in state, and the Gov
ernor of Aleppo came to meet him before the
gates of the town.
THE Dowager Empress of China wanted to
have the photographs of all the distinguished
Englishmen who have served China, and the
Chinese Government has just procured through
London photographers for her two portraits of
Chinese" Gordon, each five feet high, one
showing him in his English and the other in
his Chinese uniform. The portraits were OBJ
tanned by en!arging old photographs
POET WHITTIER had an agreeable surprise
the other day in the shape of a check for 81 900
from Bonner Brothers in payment for his poem
published recently in their weekly, entitled
"The Captains Will" The old gentleman, in
sending the poem to the publishers, said it was
probably the last poem he should write, fact
which enhanced its value. Mr.. Whittier, in
thanking the Boomers, said the money was all
the more welcome from the fact that it ena-
bled him to perform certain little charities he
had in mind.
MRS. LOUISE CHANDLER MoULToN never
sends out cards for her afternoons at home,
but simply announces through the daily papers
that she will be glad to see her friends on such
day. A number of friends are asked to re-
ceiVe with her, and they come in street dress
and bonnets. Anybody comes who wishes, an
nounces himself and has the liberty of the
house at once. There are always dainty re-
freshments provided, but no attempt is made
to have them served. They stand on table in
the dining room. and each guest goes out as he
chooses to pour his own chocolate or coffee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
AN EXTREMELY ERRATIC STAB
That AstOnishsd a MARYLAND Professor and
Others Who Saw Ii.

That AstOnishsd MARYLAND Professor and
Others who Saw 1t.
From the Baltimore Americana
Prof. T. K Paul and number of people who
live at Pikesville we're very much astonished
on Wednesday morning at the antics of what
they believe was a star or some other heavenly
body. Mr.. Paul was paying visit to his
friends at Pikesville, and he arose quite early
on Wednesday morning. While standing in
the yard and looking to the northwest he saw a
star, and very bright one, move from the
right to the left, or westward, at a distance of
about 150 feet; at least it appeared so
to him. Mr.. Paul then called to his friend,
Mr., Harry Warner, and asked him to
come out and see meteor explode. Mr. War
ner came OUT, and the star, instead Of explod-
ing, moved back, Mr.. Paul says, to the starting
point with rush. The motion back was much
swifter than when the star moved to the left.
and then to the right After this most erratic
star had kept this up for some time, it de-
scended very rapidly till it nearly reached the
earth-at least so it appeared to Mr. Paul.
Then the star reascended to the heavens
turned to the left then to the right again. BY
this time the yard had become filled with peo-
pie, who watched this star with the greatest
amazement. About $40 o'clock the star disap-
peared.
A representative Of the American called on
Prof. Simon Newcomb of the Johns Hopkins
University, and asked him about IT. Prof.
Newcomb said Mr.. Paul was mistaken, not
withstanding his witnesses. For the last 900
stars, no such thing had ever appeared in the
heavens, and it was not at all likely such thing
would occur now, What he saw was something
terrestrial, aud not heavenly body.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURe. MONDAY. FEB. 8, 1890
HE DID NOT AssIMILATE

The irreprsssible Marquis De Mores hav-
ing exhausted the possibilities of cattle
rsnching and promoting of dressed beef cor
porations. in this country, now shines out
with meteoric splendor in France, as the
victorious principal in a duel. An un.
bridled and ghoulish Partisan journal bit its
thumb, or otherwise poked an indignity at
the Marquis, and that Franco American
representative from Bitter Greek called his
man out, shot him through the left arm and
considers his wounded honor healed in pro-
portion as the unfortunate journalists left
arm is inhamed,
As regards this method of vindieating
himself, the United States must disclaim all
responsibility for its quondam denizen. If
the noble Marquis had adopted the regula-
tion Dakota method of dealing with an in
discreet newspaper, he would have ridden
his horse into the bureau de reduction,
and, if the editor had not got the
drop on him first, would have shot the
editorial force, pied the forms and
thrown the press out of the window.
In adopting the formalitles Of the efete Euro
pean style, he chose a less dangerous and
uproarious, but not less comic me thod of
procedure. If the former cowboy associates
of the Marquis should learn that he and an
other tenderfoot had travelled together hun
dred or more miles in order to shoot at each
other once, the humor of the thing would be
considered as couvulsing.
The evidence that the Marquis has learned
nothing from American promptness In get
ting to work with his gun, is damaging to
the supposed power of our institutions to
assimilate foreign elements. We shall have
10 give De Mores up as an incorrigible
Frenchman.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
PROGRESS ON THE SUBWAY QUESTION

The progress which is being made toward
the settlement of the underground wire
question in New York is shown BY the pro-
position of new electrical subway COM
pany to build all the conduits required
within year. 1t thus appears that while
the underground wire movement is in CON-
parative infancy, it has produced a compe-
tition in the business of building and leas-
ing subways which insures full accommoda-
tioDs and moderate charges. So long as the
field is open for new companies to embark
in such enterprises, we may be sure that if
the existing conduits become crowded or the
charges excessive, capital will be found to
build new ones. Indeed, it looks as if en-
terprise might eventually reach the point of
building subways large enough to accom-
modate all kinds of underground lines and
pipes by the system which is being pursued
with the Thirty-third street sewer in this
city at present.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
HOW YOUNG You LOOK.

''How young you look!'' D cruel phrase
Thar stabs you In the guise OF praiseI
What tho the years have lightly rolled,
What tho mid cleaning locks Of gold
No telltale tress Times touch betrays.
IOu know that now the evil days
Draw nigh. For q, each fond friend SAYS
With smiles that make your blood run cold,
''How young you Iookl
What though the world Is still sgaze,
Bedazzled with your beauty's blaze;
Alasi alas! You're growing old.
You know 'tis true. first time YOUR told
AomlFtng mixed with more amaze-
How young you lOOki
-Boston GE0bs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Alfred ]. Parsons.


Alfred j. Parsons, the receiving teller OF the
Dollar Savings Bank, died yesterday at his home
at Ingram station. Mr.. Parsons had occupied the
the position of teller of the Dollar Savings Bank
for 26 years. and was an exceptionally attentive,
faithful and honest officer. He was exceedingly
careful and regular In his habits. He was never
away from his post of duty except when of on his
summer vacations.
Hehas been ailing somewhat for nearly q year
with Bright's disease. About six weeks ago he
got a leave of absence for three months. hoping to
recruit himself but death summoned him before
his furlough was over. The deceased leaves
widow and six children-three boys and three
girls.
President James Herdman, of the bank. was
seen at his home on Arch street, Allegheny, yes
terday afternoon. He had not heard OF Mr.. Par
sons death, and was completely overcome. He
had nothing but the highest praise for the de-
ceased, and said he never knew more straight
forward, honest, upright business man than Mr..
Parsons had been. This. coming from bank
president of 36 years experience Is q noble tFib
ute to one who had occupied position of trnst for
so long,. Mr.. Parsons was pupil Of !. b, ID.
Meads, the present Treasurer of the bank, when
the latter taught the Second ward school.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
History Of Mirrors.
To the Editor OF The Dispatch;
who invented mirrors?

To the Editor OF The Dispatch;
who invented mirrorsP
GLENwooD. FebruaryL
lsmooth water was the first Mirror though
not the first looking glass; Narcissus, accord
ing to the Greek story, saw his own image in
the water, fell in love with it and wasted away
with grief because he could not reach it The
Egyptians and other early people used metallic
mirrors, as the Chinese do still. They were of
brass or copper, highly polished. Pasiteles in
vented silver mirrors about so years before
Christ. Some commentators think that glass
mirrors were used by the Romans about so A.
d. From that time down to about 129O glass
mirrors are not mentioned; but John Peckham,
an English monk, who died in 1894 speaks of
iron, steel and polished marble mirrors, and of
glass mirrOrs-glass backed with lead. In the
fifteenth century glass mirrors were still rareJ.