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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15

EUROPE = TICKETS TO AND FROM
II Europe by leading lines; good berths So
cured; drafts, letters or credit, money orders,
foreign coin, passporss etc; We sell at New
Smithfeld st.. Pittsburg Pa. Established ls6a
myIkWsu
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Miscellaneous
OWN A HoME-WE WILL BUY OR BUILD
" for you any where and let your rent Day for
the property: no security required. GRANITE
STATE PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION, branch
ONCE, Standard building, 5S1-533 Wood st.
mvl3-l5-TTSSu~
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FOUND.

EOUND-THAT WE ARE OVERSTOCKED
II with spring and summer piece goods of the
latest styles and best makes, aud to make room
for alterations In our store Will make suits and
trousers to order at less than cost of CLOTH KEY
STONETAILORING CO., 65 Wylie ave, Pittsburg.
jeI5-N
EOUND-COMFORTS SINCE YOU FITTED MY
Il eyes with those spectacles, is what we hear
daily; call and we can prove IL to you, too, that
we know our business; spectacles our sole
specially: persons who can't get suited especially
solicited. CHESSMAN-MANN MON, a Fed
eraI ST., Allegheny. Best 81 specks on earth.
jel4-a
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TO LET.
East End Residences

NEAR BRUSHTON-Io-ROoM BRICK HOUSE
In and grounds with elegant fruit and shade
trees; about 10 minutes walk from Brushton
station, L. X. X. q. III. LOVE No. 90 Fourth
avenue. jc14-43t
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BOARDING..

CINGLE GENTLEMAN DESIRES GOOD
y comfortable room with board. Few miles
from the city; either with private family or at
Address SEYMOUR Dispatch office. je15-4s
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m0 soo-sCIoTA ST., NEAR GROSS ST.,
az. Twentieth ward, convenient to station,
new modern frame dwelling nve rooms, finished
attic hall, vestibule, inside shutters front and
rear porches. side entrance etc. lot 22xI00 feet to
alley; easy terms. Bee L. y. FRAZIER, Forty
nth and Butler sts. jel3-3-TuTsus
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Machinery and Metals.
ENGINES AND BOILERs-NEw AND RE-
u FITTED; repairing promptly attended to.
PORTER FOUNDRY AND MACHINE CO.,
LINZ, below Suspension bridge, Allegheny, Pa.
ap3-76s
CHEET STEEL AND SHEET IRON-PLAIN
= and embossed iron and steel ceilings sheet
steel. pressed brick and clapboards, corrugated
repaired and painted: estimates furnished. W.
H. WILLIAMS & CO., SO Water St., Pittsburg,
Pa. ie14-77'
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DOsITIoN-WITH A HARDWARE MFG.
II Co. where i can make business. Address
SENEL I. MARkE ES, No.2550 Germantown ave-,
Philadelphia. 1el4-6
pOSITION AS CUTTER-EIGHT YEARS.
IL experience. W. q. BURCHFIELD, No: $40
Wayne street, Sandusky, D. Jel5-lH
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Miscellaneous Real Estate.
DEAL ESTATE SIGNS IN LOTS OF rs OR
~ 100: dirt cheap. UNIQUE SIGN CO.. sac
Smithfield ST. iel5-2sF
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buBIuGHH
nESIRABLE HOTEL-KNOWN AS SHER-
~ MAN HOUSE cor. Washington and Second
street, Martins Ferry. o. For full particulars
inquire AMELIA SCHREINER. je1-l2-suF '
SS 500-PENN AVE. SALOON STAND; HAS
sDCs always been a licensed house; frame house
seven rooms. barroom, cellar. water. gas, porches
etc. lot 2oxl10 feet. ID. BEHEN & SON. 4ll2 Penn
ave. jel5-7r
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DOUP ST., NEAR WALNUT ST.. SHADY
ing, ten rooms, reception hall, gas, water, bath,
inside W. c., etc; front porch good lot. BAX-
Ten, THOMPSON & CO., 1872 Fourth ave.
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Allegheny Residences.

LNLEGANT HOME-wASHINGTON ST, AL
Church ave: ali modern Convenience: shade trees
and shrubbery; must he sold to close up estate;
terms easy; low price. W. W. Mon ELL BRO,
l52 Eourth ave iel5-5SS
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HoUsE-FoR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR
III city property, house of five rooms with hall,
cellar, stable and other convenences: four acres
Of land, nearly all planted in fruit. Apply to
ANDREW WILLIAMSON, Banksville Alle-
gheny county. Pa. 1e15-56'
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FOR sALE-LOTs.
FOR SALE-BUsINESS.
Business Opportunities.

A NO. ] sHoESToRE-AT INvOICE-ONE
q OF the best cigar stores In city; other stores
s2oO TO %. 0OO real estate business and business
439 Grant st, je15-62+
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

Cannon cast for the British govern.
ment are now fitted with device by
which the guns can be aimed at night.
New York State has 6,oOO,o peo-
Pile, of whom one-half live in the six
largest cities. The most densely popu-
lated square mile in the world, contain
Ing 2S9, 900, is said to be in New York
City.
"A practical joker at Slatington, Pa,
circulated the report that young man
Of the place contemplating matrimony
wanted . piano, and his life was made
miserable by piano agents, who swarmed
from all directions.
"A New York bank president says
that during the past twenty-eight years
the amount of money lost by all the ma
tional banks though dishonest practices
does not exceed S7,0oO,00 In view Of
the vast sums handled by the banks dur
ing these years, he considers the amount
small.
"A tramp halted at the house of a
lady in the suburbs of Texas city, and
said to the lady Of the house: "Please
give poor man, who is travelling and
who is away from home, trife to pay
his expenses" "If you haven't got any
money to pay your expenses, why do
you travelp Why don't you stay at
home as dop" replied the astonished
female.-Texas Siftings.
There is curious bit of interesting
information that will be new to many
readers. In Africa the prefix serves for
the purpose that the suffix serves for in
European languages. For example:
Spain, Spaniard, Spanish-so in our
mother tongue; but in Africa Uganda
is the name of State, Waganda are the
inhabitants thereof, and Maganda the
language.
"A trumpet producing it's musical
note by the vibration of circular steel
membrane by means of electricity has
been invented by Captain Zinang, of the
Thirtieth Infantry, in garrison at Dom
front, Orne, France. The vibrator is
small, soft iron armature, which vi
brates under the influence of an electro
magnet, with make and break at pla-
tinum contact, and this, covered in by
a copper resonator, produces trumpet
like tone. The strength of the sound
can be varied by regulating the contact,
and with several instruments connected
by oommutator a bugle call or musical
airs can be played.
The left-handed man was undoubt-
edly born to be a curse to the good
morals of an office. In all other voca-
tions he is as good and useful as any
other man. Particularly is this true in
base ball, where the left-handed
"twirler" can, as rule, command more
salary than an every day right-hander.
But in an Office he is failure, especially
if lie handles correspondence. He is
everlastingly sticking pins into the
papers from his left-handed standpoint,
which reverses their position and plows
into the fingers of the next right-handed
man who undertakes to remove them.
He makes the discovery (after it is too
late to prevent an oath) that the docu-
ments came direct from a left-handed
fiend. Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05

was bent on some evil mission. He
few mysterious words into the ears of a
youngster standing there, transferred
the box he was carrying to his willing
hands, took silver piece from his
pocket, gave it to the boy and was
gone.
Next morning Jack must go to church.
Charley oon't hear to any thing else.
The church was decorated much as 1t
was last Easter, the congregation was
much the same, as was also the service.
They are seated in one of the back pews
and are glancing around when-what
is the matter with Jack? His actions
are quite alarming; but don't be appre-
hensive, dear reader, for what he sees is
only very pretty young lady with a
happy smile on her face and lovely
bunch Of roses nodding at her corsage.
Just such as he had sent her the year
before. Has the past year been all a
terrible dream and is this that first
Easter, the day on which he had ex-
pected to be so happy, or is the present
scene an optical delusion, the vision OF
a disordered brain? While all this and
much more was passing through Jacks
brain Charley sat composedly back in
his seat apparently much engrossed
with the speakers remarks, and when
the congregation was finally dismissed
he detained his friend in the vestibule
of the church on one pretext or another
until Lydia approached. To jacks Mt
ter amazement she stepped forward, ex-
tended her neatly-gloved hand frankly,
invited him to call, gave him her
sweetest smile and was gone before he
could utter word or make a move.
What does it mean, Charley; what
shall / do? Am ! awake or is this all
dream?"
"Never more wide awake in your life,
my dear boy" chuckled Charley, ''and as
to what you're to do, 1 can only give
this advice: Accept this gracious invita-.
tion without delay And until l see
you again, goodbye"
We will not follow jack as, with
light, quick steps that he has been =
stranger to this long while, he goes to
leave him in peace with her and will
not listen to the explanations and tender
words that are spoken during this, tine
happiest moment of their lives.
When next Jack sees Charley he hiss
to seek him at his own domicile, and he
goes at him with a good-natured rush,
preceded and followed and interspersed
by the discharge of whole artillery o1
happy laughter.
Confess! you rascal! you scheming
jolly meddler. Who sent those flowers
and put my card with best wishes writ
ten on it into the box? Who laid the
neatest, incest happiest, luckiest plot
in the world and carried it out to the
satisfaction of all parties concerned?
Oh! I've found you out, and now you'll
have to congratulate me, old boy, and
promise you'll be best man at the
wedding, which Lydia, dear little girl,
has consented to attend with me in the
near future" WILLIS s. EDsoS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
puNeENr PARAGRAPHS.

-Father-"I don't believe you've an
ounce Of brains in your head" Son
"They are entirely unnecessary, fathah.
go only in fashionable society. Life.
Jimmy = "What is magnanimity,
papa?" Binks-"Magnanim my son,
is giving dead william glowing obitu.
ary notice and picking the life of de-
ceased hero to pieces" = Lawrence
American.
81 have this evening been preach
ing to n congregation of idiots" said q
conceited young parson. "Then what
was the reason you always called them
beloved brethren? replied strong
minded lady.-N. Y. Ledger.
Have you examined the volume of
verses sent you, called Fugitive
Poems?'" EYES," replied the publisher.
"What do you think of them2" 81 DON
wonder that they're fugitives. .'-Wash-
ington Post.
An honest old farmer once, address,
ing a school house audience on temper
ance, confessed that he had been
drinler. "But, my friends" said he, in
conclusion, "I never drank to success"
IN. Y. Ledger.
-Blinks (aftera long absence)-"And
how is jerks getting along? Is he as
madly in love with Miss De Pretty as
everP" Old Friend--"O, he's all over
that" "You don't say so." eyes, in
deed. Been married to her year. -
N. Y. Weekly
-Tompkins -"Pshaw! Browns no wit.
There must be an element of surprise
in what man says to make 1t wit.
Don't you agree with me?' Wilson
"Perfectly. That was clever witticism
you got off the other day." Tompkins-
81 forget. What did / say?" Wilson
"You said, Here's that five borrowed
from you. '"-Harper's Bazar
-Collector-"Dr. Fuller, the dentist,
wants to know when you are going to
pay his bill" Skinner-"You go back
and tell that young sprig of dentist
that I've got contra-account agin him."
Collector-"What for?" Skinner-"For
letting him practice on me to learn his
trade. America.
Our brave citizen soldiers.-"Has
your regiment a good fighting record?"
"Splendid! One of our company cap
tains has got out an injunction restrain.
ing the Colonel from recognizing the
Lieutenant Colonel-elect, and two Of
our first Sergeants nearly killed each
other at drill last night. PUCK.
"a battle must be terrible thing"
said Miss Maybell to travelling man.
YES" "Just think of the awful earn
age-the revolving recklessness of hui
man life. Did you ever witness any such
sights?" "No-not exactly. But / be-
longed to football club for some time"
Merchant Traveller.
Mr.. Oldbuck Woman, you have
disgraced me! Do you hear? Disgraced
me!' His young wife-"Why, dear, am
sure that it was only an innocent chat
we had. was not flirting, indeed l was
not" Mr.. Oldbuck--"O, / don't mind
your flirting. You can't help it. You
are built that way But you told that
young sprig l was your er."-Terre
Haute Express.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
RUSSIAN STATE BALL.
Brilliant Fete in the Winter Palace mt
st. Petersburg.

A Brilliant Fete in the Winter Palace ut
st. Petersburg.
The state ball at tho Winter Palace
in st. Petersburgh was a magnificent
fete, but the spectacle was not so bril-
liant Gas usual, for, owing to the court
being in mourning, only white and
black dresses could be worn, and no
jewels except diamonds and pearls were
allowed.
There were 1000 invitations sent out
and 5000 persons were present. The
Emperor wore the uniform of the Co.'S
sacks of the Guard, with the orders of
st. Andrew and st. George, and the
Empress was arrayed in white satin and
blazed with diamonds, having a superb
coronet of large stones on her head.
The Duchess of Edinburgh also was in
white satin, and she wore diamonds and
pearls, and so did the Grand Duchess
Serge, who was led in by her uncle, the
Duke of Edinburgh, who wore his naval
uniform, with the orders of Garter and
st. Andrew.
Dancing took place in the saloon of
Car Nicholas, which was sumptuously'
decorated in white and gold, with his
portrait, which was inolosed in frame
of white hyacinths, at the top. The
effect of the electric light in the hall
and on the winter garden was magnif-
cent, and what with palms and pro-
fuse display of flowers-of which several
vanloads had been brought from Nice
people might easily imagine themselves
on the Mediterranean instead of on the
Neva.
The imperial family came in at $3.50,
the procession being headed by Prince
Dolgoroukoff and the Countess Strogo-
noff, who are respectively Lord Cham
berlain and Mistress of the Robes. The
Emperor and Empress took part in the
opening polonaise, his Majesty waltzing
first with the Duchess of Edinburgh and
afterward with the Austrian Ambassa-
dress, and the Empress with the Caro-
WITT and the Austrian Ambassador and
Sir Robert Morier.-Cor. N, Y. Tribune
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05

now that you may understand and not
insist that I go with you into society"
He told the entire story faithfully
and wound up with: "It was terrible
blow to me to be treated thus by the
girl / loved so dearly. To be sure
never intimated by word Of mouth that
cared for her, but how could l speak
when loved her so intensely and knew
not that my love was in the least re-
ciprocated."
"But is it not possible that you might
be mistaken? Perhaps the flowers
never reached her." said his sympa.
thetio friend, in vain endeavor to
comfort him.
"Ah! but made sure of that by going
to the florists afterward. How can
when my heart is SO heavy and sad?
I'm obliged to you for your kindness
and sympathy, old fellow, but really l
can't"
Thus ended the matter for the pres
ent, and Charley went home for the
night.
He was not so certain of Lydia's dis
like for his friend Had he not noticed
the sad, listless expression that ap-
peared at times upon her face despite
her endeavor to hide it? Was he not
more capable of rendering fair judg-
ment than his love-sick friend? Didn't
he know thing or two about
such affairs, even If he had never
been really in love himself? Yes,
Charley thought so, and lay
awake long after midnight thinking
and planning. Suddenly he sat up in
bed with jerk and his fist flew out and
came down with crack on his shin
that but for his enthusiasm would have
made him vince. II have it'll" he ex-
claimed, and turning over he went
peacefully to sleep.
The next few days he carried about
with him certain air of mystery, and
when he met his friend Jack curious
smile illumined his features. But Jack
poor, dear, blind fellow! was oblivious
to every thing excepting his owp great
grief, and suspected nothing.
1t was Saturday afternoon, the day
before Easter, and we find Charley
making his way rapidly across the
street to the florists, evidently trying
to avoid detection.
When he reappeared good-sized box
reposed under his arm and generous
smile suffused his always pleasing
countenance. From his actions 1t
would almost seem, if one did not know
honest, jolly Charley Walters, that hs
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
THE WOMEN MEN WANT.
Suggestions for Girls Who Are In Il
Matrimonial Market.

Suggestions for Girls who Are In the
Matrimonial Market.
Men often admire women for their
| intellectual culture, their skill in music
or their taste in matters of dress; but
| they do not love women because they
possess these distinguishing qualities.
Brainy women, so called, have great
many admirers, but they are not in de-
mand in the matrimonial market; at
least they are not fought over to any
great extent.
Business men want wives who are
| competent to manage the domestic end
of their business, and not such as have
| to be managed, or who want to manage
all or nothing. The latter usually
wreck the business of the firm, or keep
the man in such state of worry that he
only gets along tolerably we'll.
A sensitive, sensible business man
doesn't want wife who poses as the
head of the domestic concern; who
carries the purse and the night key, and
practically wears the trousers There
are some men who like such wives, but
| they are exceptions to the rule.
The best husbands in the land want
wives who are intelligent, practical and
affectionate; who take pride in their
homes, feel an interest in the success of
| their husbands, and are ready to share
either fortune or misfortune. Such q
woman is brave, generous and inde-
pendent, and will command the respect
of any honest, courteous man in the
land. 1t will not be asked of her
whether she speaks French or plays
high-class music on the piano.
| A man wants wife of whom he is
proud, either at home or abroad. He
wants her to be neat, tidy and we'll
hammered. 1t is not really necessary
that she be pretty, but she must be
agreeable, of kindly disposition, loving
and affectionate.
The woman who is fitting herself for
the position of wife should be careful
not to bank very heavily on either her
pretty face or good shape, nor even on
her boarding-school accomplishments.
These are good enough to secure pass
ing admiration, but they are not just
the points sensible man looks for when
he starts out to select wife. He pre-
fers good, everyday common-sense, gen.
tleness of disposition and soulful affec-
on.-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
THE EASTER MESSAGE.

Once more the promise of the spring.
The quickoning and awakening
OF sap and shoot
And tender root
Once more the miracle of birth
Along the length and breadth OF Garth;
Once more the breath
or life for death.
Released again from winters doom
or frozen days, from Lenten gloom,
We seem to stand
In some new land,
And fresh the breeze that blows abroad
That brings the message Of our Lord,
The Heavenly breath
OF life for death.
Oh spirit folded In thy sleep,
Oh soul long buried fathoms deep
Beneath the old
Material mold,
Fling off the load that, year by year,
Has vailed thy sight and dullcd thine car
And as the lark
Doth, soaring, bark
To Heavenly sounds, so hearken thou
TO that low voice that calleth now
Across the dark,
Oh wake and bark.
The night goes fast Oh, wake and pray,
For tits the dawn of Easter Day,
When Heaven doth lift
Above the drift
OF self and sense; when budding earth
Renews the parable Of birth;
When Christ doth wake
With us to break
The bond of sense, which is our pail,
Doth wake and wait while He doth call:
"Oh, hero and now
Awaken thoul"
Nora Perry, in Youths Companion
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
How Monkeys Catch Crabs.

The way in which monkeys catch
land crabs is described by sportsman
who made an expedition to the iungles
around Singapore. The monkey lies
down fiat on his stomach, feigning
death. From the countless passages
piercing the mud in every direction
thousands of little red and yellow crabs
soon make their appearance, and after
suspiciously cycling for few minutes
the brown fur of the monkey they
slowly and cautiously sidle up To him,
in great glee at the prospect of big
feec, of the bones of master Jacko.
The latter peeps through his half
closed eyelids and fixes upon the big
gest of the assembled multitude. When
the crab comes within reach, out dashes
the monkeys arm and off he scampers
into the jungle with cry of delight to
discuss at leisure his cleverly earned
dinner.-Chicago Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
The ASToR FORTUNE.
The Largest Legacy Ever Bequeathed to
Single Individual.

Single Individual
John Jacob Astor has just died, lcav-
ing behind him fortune estimated at
$3.50. 600, 900, though even he himself
could not tell within number of mil
lion dollars just how much he was
worth His fortune was so immense
that 1t was utterly incomprehensible
This vast sum is entirely beyond the
comprehension of the human mind; and,
as far as all practical personal enjoy
ment for John Jacob Astor was con-
cerned, SlSO,00O, 600 of it was absolutely
useless. A man can not possibly use
more than twenty million dollars. All
that Mr.. Astor could do with his extra
$3.50, ,000,0 900 was to simply allow it to ac-
cumulate, and what is the use of accum-
ulating superfuity. An aggregation
of 130, ,000, 900 pebbles would have been
just as useful to John Jacob Astor as the
last $3.50, 900, 900 of his fortune.
1t used to be said that there were but
three generations from shirt-sleeves to
shirt-sleeves. That is, the grandfather
starts out in poverty, works for a living
and accumulates fortune. The son
takes this fortune and increases it. The
grandson receives it and squanders it,
and is obliged to take off his coat and go
to work in his shirt-sleeves, as his
grandfather did two generations before.
However this may have been with the
rich men Of previous generation, it Is
not true in reference to such fortunes as
Mr.. Astor's. The most riotous, prodi-
gal and reckless living could not con-
sumo the interest on such a fortune, to
say nothing of the principal. In spite
of the most wholesale extravaganza,
such fortune would go on increasing,
despite the efforts of most improvident
and prodigal heir to lessen it,
No one has ever impugned the honesty
of John Jacob Astor, though, of course,
no man or family ever earned $3.50, ,00O,-
600. 1t is physical and intellectual
impossibility. 1t is this fact, probably,
that has created the strong and con-
stantly growing public sentiment against
vast fortunes accumulated in the hands
of single individuals. 1t is felt that this
vast wealth, to be equitably distributed,
should b0 scattered more generally
through the vast community which Gre
atedit. Hence there have been schemes
proposed for taxing legacies; laws have
been advocated to compel the confisca-
tion of mans property, exceeding a
certain amount, to the State, in the
event of his death. Other legal enact
ments have been proposed to compel
man not to bequeath sum exceeding
$4,000, 900 to any single individual.
The problem of large fortunes is one
Of the most serious questions of our
time.-Yankee Blade.