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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
IN MOURNING FOR A HORSE.
The Oldest Animal In the Reading Fire De
pertinent Buried Yesterdnv

pnrtment Buried Yesterday.
READING. August I.-"Dollie," the Oldest
horse in the Reading fire department. was
buried yesterday on De Turks farm, in Exeter
township. She was a beautiful animal, white
in color, and had reached the age of % years.
For l6 years She had been in constant service
as one of the engine horses Of the Friendship
Fire Company. At y special meeting of the
company 1t was resolved to drape the mares
picture, and s. ]. Rish, William Deeter and
George Dease were appointed committee to
superintend the burial. The handsome white
tail of the animal will be put in the hands of a
taxidermist. and her shoes nickel plated, after
which they will be preserved in glass case as
o memento
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
Merely rs n Gunrn nice of Good Faith

Merely ns Guarantee of Good Faith.
From the un nxsutavney Spirit.l
The report comes to us apparently well au-
thsnticated and duly corroborated that black
snake IA feet long and 2l inches in circumfer-
ence was recently killed near the old Walls
tavern stand on the Pike near West Liberty.
Fourteen feet Is too long for blacksnake, and
we cannot believe this story unless the reptiles
skin is produced, accompanied by the proper
affldavits.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18

THE report that recent events have con-
vinced Speaker Reed of the necessity of abol-
ishing the American House of Lords, other
wise the United States Senate, is one of these
premature fabrications which lacks confrma-
tim
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
MINISTER WH,rr1,Aw Rams na

MINISTER WHITELAw REDS paper
publishes the diplomatic correspondence of
that gentleman, which proves most conclusive
ly that the French prohibition of American
products is unjust and unwise. The argument is
q strong one; but the esteemed Tribune fails to
produce any reasons to show why the same
view does not apply TO the levying of an Ameri-
can tariff on grain and potatoes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
OUR SHORT STORIES.
AN ARTICLE OF VALUE.

ONoE on a time Senator Blackburn, Of Ken
tucky, was visiting the Indian Territory,
and riding one day far out on the plains Of that
region he met a lone Indian. "How, How?"
passed between them, and then the Indian,
with the inquisitiveness which is strong IN the
race, despite the character for stolcism with
which the American aborigine is credited, put
the question: Where fromr Kentucky"
replied the Senator. Good" almost eleefully.
the Indian responded. "From Kentuck; give
Injun whisky" Cant do it." said the Sena-
tor. Injun give horse for whisky" mo"
persisted the Senator. 'Horse and gum
And yet the Senator refused. The In
dian continued to add to his offer other
articles, his saddle, girth and other
trappings, and yet he failed. HE would have
given me everything he had about him" said
the Senator. ''for half-pint of whisky. and his
morse, gun and saddle were all very valuable.
In fact never saw an Indian so well equipped,
nor one SO anxious for DRAM" 'Tf the arti-
cles were so valuable" said friend, "why
didn't you make the trade? Certainly, from
your own showing. you would have had much
the best of the bargain" Indeed would moi"
confidently the Senator declared, 'for was at
least ten miles from my supplies. and that half
pint the Indian wanted was all / had with me.
But never saw anybody want whisky more
than that Indian did"
HER TIME TO COME TO THE FRONT.
g A UNIT CINDY." said white woman to her
colored cook, II hear that your daugh-
ter is married."
Deed she is, honey, an dat's de reason I
didn't come ter cook nothin' fur You yistidy.
Vas, de chile Is dun maird, an er heep is tuck
often my mine."
ibid she do well?'
"oh, yasum. mighty well. Maird er man dat
will weigh putty nigh two hunnud pounds"
81 mean IS her husband worth anythIng?"
Il doan know how he is at de presen er ca
sion. but da tells me dat he is er powerful
handy pusson. WY he dun sarved two years
in de penytenchy all on er count o. his handi-
ness. Yas, monstus handy pusson, Dave is"
Il should have thought that you would OBJ
Ject to your daughter being married by a man
that has been in the penitentiary."
"Oh, wellum, some folks is er little skittish
thatter way, but neber wuz foolish. Ez long
ez man is put in de penytenchy for stealin'
chickens, wy it shows dat he wants suthin'
good ter eat at his house. Now dar's my son
Tom. Er honester chile neber libed, but
doan like ter 60 ter his house an stay, Gaze he
neber has nothin' ter eat, but 1t amt datter
way wild Ben, you better bleDe it amt. Da has
Ben in Jail ever once in er while, but wen
goes ter his house you better blebe dars suthin'
ftten ter eat I come ter tell you dat KANT
cook fur you no mo-"
"Whyf'
"Wall, daughter she gwine cook fur Miz
Wilcox, now, an ez 1 been taken er nuff stuff
home ter sport her eber sense been cookin'
fur you, wy it is hur time ter come ter de front
aid me. Good day, lady,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18

The labor leader who says that 60 per
cent of the miners are for Pattison will prob
ably be accused of offensive partIsanship; but
it will not be half so offensive as the partisan
ship Of the miners in voting for Pattison.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
A Hint to Wives.
From Harper's Bazar.l

From Harper's Bazar,1
The wife Of to-day might find the biography
OF her grandmother profitable reading. She
was not wise in Greek and Hebrew. and never
dreamed of Ibsen, yet was gentlewoman to
the core, in whom the heart Of her husband
safely trusted, because she did him good and
not evil all the days Of her life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
An Omission Noted.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
That part of Chatham street between wylie
avenue and Clay alley has been overlooked or
not looked at IN the recent patching of the
roadDed OF above street by the Department of
Highways. That part needs repairs. FRITZ.
PITTsBURG. August Is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18

THE Chicago newspapers are turning up
their noses at the idea of having lady managers
of the Worlds Fair. This is unwise. In the
present condition of that enterprise Chicago
should gladly welcome any new kind of man.
ayers in the hope that they will do some
thing
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
BLUE RIBBON SPEAKERS.
Large Audience Follows the Arguments

Large AudIence FOIIoWs Inc ARGUMENTS
of Temperance Orators.
The meeting Of the Sons of Temperance last
night was attended by very large audience,
and was intensely interesting to them. 1t was
in charge of Mr.. L. Mooney who introduced
Mrs. Huntly. the evangelist She delivered an
interesting address. The new Manchester
lodge was present, and some of the members
spoke briefly
The Moofhead W. G. T. U held. its regular
meeting at the hall on Grant street. Mrs J.
M. Foster presided. and Rev. McGaw, Mrs w.
Getty and Mrs. r. H. Jones delivered short
addresses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
In Sfn nordshire.

To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
Please inform me through the columns of
your paper what shire Burton-on-Trent in En-
gland. is in. w. e
PITTsBURG, August l6
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
On the Road 10 0bernmmergnu.

THE railroad ends at Oberau. From there to
the village of the Passion Play is about five
miles. This we had to do by omnibus. And
in the raini
Such a crowd of people tramping about in
the mud at that little station. There were
Tyrolese peasants, with green, befeathered
hats, aud vests with double rows Of round fat
silver buttons, and coats faced with green,
and trousers elaborately embroidered. shorter
than knickerbockers, and thick stockings Of
green yarn without feet and leaving half
dozen inches of sun-burned knee above, and
shoes with big nails In the soles; and Roman
priests in long black cassocks; and
English parsons with wide-brimmed hats
and straight collars; and peasant
women, with head.dress of black silk, tight
fitting and streaming down their backs, wear
ing the reddist of red petticoats. failed to
see friar, but there were plenty of them at
Innsbruck, and doubt not some were at Ober-
ammegau as well, looking as If they had
stepped straight out of one of Zamacois' pict-
ures in brown gown and cowl and white rope
girdle. with tonsured head and sandaled feet.
Nor did 1 see a soldier, but there must have
been some somewhere. You cannot walk two
blocks in any European town without running
against some man iu uniform.
such a crowd of people! And such a con-
fusion of tongues! People jabbering in Ger
man. people chattering in French. people con-
versing IN the stately language of the United
States of Americal But of these last not
many.
So we went on toward Oberammergau. 1t
was steady climb. At Innsbruck, upon a
leaf in one of the most remarkable autograph
albums in the world, Longfellow wrote the first
verse of Excelsior" That was the motto of
the way along that road. The mountains tow
cred up on every side, some with lines of snow
about the top. Down came the mountain tor
rents. all fury and foam rushing over the stones
into deep rayines beneath the road. At every
turn was the carved figure of Him whose pas
sion was on the morrow to be commemorated.
Then we came to the monastery of Ettal, no
longer inhabited by monks. They combined
the practical with the pious, those good men of
old, and made beer as well as prayers, and were
well thought of in all the country round for
both their good petitions and their good pota-
tions. The prayers have long since had the
last amen recited, but the brewery is still at
work. and over the door is still to be read, as
the old monks wrote it, God bless the beer of
Ettal." After Ettal a high. steep, solitary and
cross-crowned cliff comes in sight, and beneath
it, along the meadows, beside the banks of the
little river Ammer, lies Oberammergau.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18

Mr.. BAKER, of New York. seems to have
been principally successful in the House on
Friday, in proving that he did not know any
better,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18

THE effort to give us another hot term
met with an early deserved failure. No more
hot waves this year are wanted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18

II seems necessary to remind our friends
the Republican mouth organs. that the chal-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
AT OBERAMMERGAU.
THE PICTURESQUE VILLAGE RENOWNED
BY The PASSION PLAY.

|
Rev. George Hodges Gives nm Account of
Journey In the Rain to the Remote
Bavarinn Town-Thousands Crowd the
Little Place TO Witness the Grand Spec.
taclc.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.I
THE little Bavarian village Of Oberammergau
is among the highlands, three hours ride
by rail to the south from Munich. 1t seems the
last place in the world to be chosen for the bat
tie ground of a plague. One would think that
the clear air and pure water of this mountain
valley would have been defense against the
arrows Of pestilence stouter than all the battle
mented walls of medieval Europe. Neverthe-
less, here came the plague, now two centuries
ago and more, and there were grave and we'll
founded fears that the quaint houses of the
little village would be left without inhabitants.
Within month nearly hundred people died.
The others accordingly met in the parish
church and made solemn VOW. They prom
ised, after long prayer, that if they might be
spared they would perform every ten years
they and their children after them-a repre-
sentation of the Death upon the Gross and of
the Way Of Sorrows that led up to it. And the
plague ceased.
Passion plays were not uncommon in those
times. In English Chester players on great
carts were drawn along the streets setting
forth the central truths of the Christian creed
in such rude combination of tableau and
sermon as they were capable Of In the advice
to the players, in Hamlet" to "out-Herod
Herod" was Renaissance of the days when
Herod was leading character in the Play of
the Passion. Here in Europe there were many
places, in city streets, in the cloisters of con-
vents, in the chancels of churches, where, In
the times when people had no printed bibles,
the Bible was acted out SO that everybody could
read it.
Sometimes the plays were well done and
sometimes Ill. 1t depended, as it does with any
acting, upon the players. Many times, in those
generations wherein alteration and irreverence
seem to have strangely fraternized. the plays
were coarse and vulgar and anything but
morally uplifting. The devil was the favorite
actor, playing the part of clown. But often,
in the hands of good men, the plays were SER
mons ofthe most effective kind.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

1usTAeE FREE IN THE UNITED STATES.
DAILY DISPATCH, One Year. 90
DAILY DISPATCH, Per Quarter. er.......-.....-- 200
DAILY DISPATCH, One Month................ 20
DAILY DISPATCH, including sunday, year. 1000
DAILY DISPATCH, including Sunday, Smiths. 50
DAILY DISPATCH, including Sunday, lmonth 90
SUNDAY DISPATCH, One Year............-..- $50
WEEKLY DISPATCH, One Year. ! Is
THE DAILY DISPATCH is delivered by carriers at
Jscents per week. or including Sunday edition.
alto cents per week
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
A Middle Age Custom.

EVIDENTLY the plays which were performed
in the neighborhood of Oberammergau
were Of the good sort. The peasants felt th at
such an act as the performance Of a passion
play must be pleasing and acceptable to God.
That speaks well for the plays. The Bavarian
peasants are naturally religious. Nowhere
else In Europe do you see so many wayside
shrines and cruciixes.
And thus out of the middle ages. aim ost the
sole survival of that ancient Gust tom, came this
Passson Play. which for the:past two centuries
has been celebrated at Oberammergau every
ten years.
We left Munich on rainy Saturday morn
ing. Drip. drip, fell the drops from the caves
of the Bayerischer Hop and danced upon the
roof of the omnibus that took us to the
station, and spattered on the windows of the
cars. Nevertheless thousands of people, un-
deferred by weather. were buying tickets and
boarding railway carriages. All for the same
place, all bound upon the same pilgrimage.
There were 80 cars on our train, all filed full.
And another train, equally long and crowded,
followed in half an hour.
The road lay among the mountains, dimly
seen through the misty windows, and past
pleasant lakes which were frowning at the sky
on that wet Saturday, and along by villages of
red-tiled houses. each village clustered about
its church with long slender spire uplifted.
Here and there by the way were crucifxes. At
the cross roads stood the watchman, present
ing arms after the German fashion, as the
train passed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18

lenge to take the people who made criminal
charges against Senator Emery into the courts,
has not yet been answered by any one.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04

The veterans of Cheboygan county
who attended the annual reunion OF
the Northern Michigan Soldiers and
Sailors association at Grayiing last
week are loud in their praise of the
way the good people of that place
words to convey their appreciation.
They all say they had the best time Of
any reunion they ever attended and
that the Grayling people covereh them
selves with glory by their cordial re
ception and hospitable treatment
Standish was chosen as the place o.
meeting next year. II. A. Blake was
selected as vice president for Cheboy
gan county. Charles Kriederman, Sr.
who for some years had served 80 &C
ceptably as quartermaster of the asso
citation, was chosen as one Of the
executive committee, Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04

Senator Plumb's resolution offered
on Saturday that Congress take some
action for the removal of the remains
Of General Grant to the Potomac was
probably -proyoked- by the newspaper
accounts of the way in which the tomb
in Riverside Park is being surrounded
by horse sheds and other unpleasant
associations. That it was not Eighty
act on the part of the Senator is shown
by the request of Senator Edmunds
that the resolution be considered at
once. II Is evident that something will
have to be done, and that. too, at an
early day. 70 put an end once for all
to agitation of this question of reinov-
ing General Grants remains.
1t is proper time now for the NOM
ment committee tn give the public
another accounting of what they have
done and are doing, and real estate
Spectators bordering on Riverside
Park will do we'll to be warned by thil
action in tile Senate against pushing
their schemes to the point Of compel
ling the friends of the great general t.
consent TO q removal of his tomb.-N
Y. Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04

When the United States had a re-
bellion, after it was suppressed. one OF
the great political parties OF this coun-
try chose the unrepentant rebels as
their leader. and by fraud took posses
sion of the government with a North
ern dough-faee for President, with the
rebel brigadiers the power behind the
throne. They do things different In
San Salvador. as witness the prompt.
ness with which Gen. Rivas was exc
cuted. Gen. Ezeta, though he is only
81 years old, evidently combines good
deal of common sense with his states
manship. Detroit Tribune,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04

There are probably some young
people in this comm unity who possess
more or lesss talent for drawing, and
who only need the opportunity of cul-
tiyating their talent to make an arts
tic and financial success, and achieve
fame and fortune by their work. For
the benefit of such aspiring artists the
Detroit Museum of Art was founded,
and is now fully equipped for the work
of thorough instruction in drawing,
painting, modelling, architecture and
decorative design. The next term
opens on September 18th. The rates
of tuition are gagged with reference to
simply paying the running expenses OF
the school, and are probably the low
est of any art school in the country.
It is calculated that board and lodging
can be procured Cor pnpils who desire
it in respectable boarding houses at
Iayvr atAs- 90 that 1t "a anticieated teas
pupil through the school year for the
two principal items of tuition and
board, If he is disposed to be economi-
cal.
Through the generosity of a gentle
man n 81 900 scholarship will be offer
ed for two years study In Europe.
There will also be other scholarship:
OF terms tuition in each class. Al
together, art students in Michigan
have never had better opportunities
for thorough artistic training, com
bined with such small expense, and
such valuable prizes as are offered by
the Museum of ART to sincere workers.
Any further information in regard to
terms, classes, etc., can be obtained
by addressing the Secretary, Museum
of Art, Detroit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04

The Flint Globe gives the following
comparative statement which will
prove of interest to many farmers who
are discouraged over the disappoin t.
ment of the last two or three years;
Farmers, don't Rrumble too much.
There are lots of you who can remem-
Der that you or your father sold wheat
at less than SO cents a bushel; eggs at
6 cents a dozen; butter at 6 cents a
pound; oats at 10 to IL cents; hay at
"a per ton; good cows ut sl2; splendid
oxen at s75 per yoke; good horses at
$50 and SIS. You paid 12l cents per
pound for black Muscovada sugar and
couldn't afford to buy a pound OF
white sugar of any variety; IL to Is
cents a yard for calico aud factory
cloth; S5 for coarse cowhide boots that
you can now buy for -. All grocerie,
and all clothing cost more than al
present, and there wasn't one In fifty
of you who could afford to have bug
gy or a cutter or any other vehicle but
a heavy wagon and an equally heavy
sleigh. And how many OF you have
gone weeks and weeks without getting
a letter out of the Office from som,
dear friend you were dying to hear
from, becouse you couldn't get fiy'
cents TO pay the postage"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04
A Safe Investment.

Is one which IL guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or In case of
failure n return of purchase price.
On this safe plan you can buy from
our advertised druggist bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. It is guaranteed to bring relief
in every case. when used for any af-
lection of Throat, Lungs or Chest,
such as Consumption, inflammation
of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whoop.
ing Cough, ETC., etc. 1t Is pleasant
and agreeable to taste. perfectly safe,
and can always be depended upon
Trial bottles free at II. G. THATcH
Kris Drug Store. 4
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DIR.
Kings New Disco, cry for Consump-
ton, DIR. Kings New Life Pills, Buck
lens Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters,
and have never handled remedies that
sell as we'll, or that have given such
univeral satisfaction. We do not hes
itate to guarantee them every time
and we stand ready to refund the pur-
chase price, II satisfactory results do
not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity pure
ly on their merits. II. @, THATCHER
Druggist. 1
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04

The passage of the Mckinley bill
will injure British manufactures, say
the English free trade organs. Well,
What II it will2 1t will also promote
and extend American manufactures,
and the object of Maj. Mckinley and
his Republican colleagues in the Ways
and Means committee was to present
a tariff measure that would protec'
home industries and encourage their
development. That they have &C.
mplished this is evident from the
opposition to the bill made by foreign
manufacturers. Now let the Senate
pass the bill without further delay.
Blade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-04

The potato crop Ia this section Is
anything but failure. large yields are
reported from all quarters. Mr. +.
Barker harvested some recently that
averaged two hundred bushels per
acre.
Mr.. Osborne returned last week
from Detroit and reports the exposi-
ton as grand success in every way,
an increase ia every branch over last
year.
Miss NJ. Hanson and Miss V. Jones.
we're 10 our village over Sunday the
guests of Mrs. F. L. Barker, this is a
Quiet place to enjoy the day of rest.
The children are preparing for an
other term Of school their young minds
having had rest, no doubt they will
enter upon their studies with fresh
vigor, we hope they will not be pressed
to hard.
Mrs. r. Reed has returned from a
visit of two months, at her home in
Genesee county. She win again stay
with her father who is engaged in the
mill business at Maple Forest.
| Some are already moving out OF on
village to the camp, to complete lun
Der contracts and spend the coming
winter in the wilds of the forest soil
tudes.
Mr.. Murphy fell recently and di'
located his shoulder, it was replaced
and he is recovering as rapidly as POI
9 sible.
The partridge season has opene
a and already some Of the inexperience
birds are falling victims to mans II
vention.
The frost has softened the stabl
green and the great artist is blendin
!, his colors upon the maple bough
soon In this locality he will have
picture too beautious to behold.
Mr. K. Putnam our station ageI
\ has secured Q supply and left on an e
tensive trip to the Pacific coast. to 81
the country and recuperate his health
we trust he will have a pleasant jou
new. SUNDRIES.