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Tho Princess Of Wales was offered
recently s., 900 by an American maya
zine for 100 words.
lit Is said that bismarck was once
3~ercd 81 4 word for all that he might
contribute 70 an American magazine.
William y. Howells recently re-
marked 70 . friend that he considered
foreign travel detrimental 70 the career
Of an American novelist
Lord Acton Is considered the most
learned man in England. lie u . 10
man Catholic, and in addition TO his
harony has q baronetcy. His library
contains no less than 100. 900 volumes.
The late Armand de Pontmartin was
a scathing critic OF the realistic" V
writer's. and used TO say he hoped 70 die
before NJ. lola should be admitted 70
the Academy. lie had his wish.
General Grant says In his memoirs
that nc wasn't in the sword-play that
mar = writers have described as having
taken place between himself and Gener-
al Lee. at A~ppomattox, but the story is
an interesting one and he always en-
joyed IL.
-Wilkic Collins Is said TO have re-
marked shortly before his death: AFTER
more than thirty years study OF the art
/ consider Walter Scott to be the great
est OF all noyelists. and The Antigua
~" is, as ! think, the most perfect Of all
novels"
Joaquin Miller is described as :
square-built, sharp-featured man OF
weird appearance, with a broad, bald
forehead. and suffers his tangled mane
Of hair to fall carelessly on his should
ers. He affects a semi-clerical style OF
get-up and says abrupt things in q hol-
low voice.
James Payn. the English novelist
has written about forty novels and every
word Of the manuscript is in his own
handwriting. lie will have nothing TO
do with stcnographcrs and typewriters.
He sleeps ten hours out OF the twenty
four, spending the remainder in reading
and writing.
according TO Mr.. Gladstone in the
Nineteenth Century, the publications Of
every kind received during the year at
the British Museum number about 10000,
WHICH EeYuAEe. " tHc ~
. mile OF new shelf room every two
years.
Mrs. Frank Leslie occasionally
wears a brilliant badge, The Order Of
Bolivar 1t is star-like in design; OBJ
long. nearly the width Of a silver dollar.
but rather longer. II Is made Of highly
FURNISHED gold. and is studded thickly
with countless diamonds On the front
side is a portrait in enamel OF Bolivar.
the liberator OF South America; on the
other side the arms Of Venezuela The
order was presented to Mrs. Leslie by
The President Of Venezuela for pro-
noting the cause Of art and literature.
Among the more conspicuous writer's
who have, more or less, completely
dropped the pen names under which
hey became best known to the reading
public are: Annie Hector. Mrs. Alex
lnder;" Mrs. f. r. Terhune, 'Marion
Harland;v Henry Harland, s'Sidney
Luska:" Samuel T. Clemens, mark
Twain" Frederick Jessup Stimson. ~
J. Of Dale;" Mrs. Margaret Angles Hun
yerford. The Duchess" Louisa de II
Rame, sOuida;" Mrs. d. @. Croly, ''Jen-
aie June;" Ada Ellen Bayly, Edna
Lyall," and Donald g. Mitchell. Tx
Marvel
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ROCKING S.


An Explanation Of the Manner OF Their
Formation or DEPOSITION.
Rocking stones are common in all
glaciatcd r~cgions-so common, in fact,
that a list Of them could be expanded
TO an almost interminable length.
There are ordinary examples all over
the New England States. only few. how
ever. deserving even a casual notice.
Balanced Rock. in the Garden Of he
Gods. Col. may possibly have been un-
loaded BY a glacier. The tanner Of
formation or deposition OF rocking
stones is simple. A glacier usually
carries a great number OF powders
along its surface. aside from thoss
which constitute its lateral moraines;
when, from any cause. the glacier re-
cedes from its lowest limit Of extent. II
scattcrs these powders all along Its
former path. Now and the they are
left stranded upon the rounded parts
(roches moufonssss) Of the glaciers bed.
in such a manner that. while easily
moved, they are not unbalanced. Such
examples are very common in the
Sangre de Cristo range Of the Rocky
mountains. l have seen at least one
example where the bowlder was depos'
tied on a rock which Is now the edge Of
a chasm two hundred feet deep. IT.
equilibrium seemed SO unstable that one
would think a very slight force would
overthrow it.
Another still more remarkable ex
ample / used TO see occasionally In
DEVILS Canyon. Pinto Creek, Arizona
There were several sandstone spires o.
..jug- rocks" in this canyon, one Of which
was surmounted BY a loose. weathered
fragment Of sandstone about ten feet II
diameter. In this instance, q stratum
Of harder rock near the top OF the spir'
had resisted erosion 70 such an extern
that the upper part which had actuall,
| weathc-ed through. had become severed
| from the column. The bowlder restes
| quietly on the hard table, which ais
| served TO protect the rock under it.
American Notes and Queries
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HUMOROUS.

-ssThere Is . nice thing about having
wo babies in the house" said Slcepless-
"What is that?" They each cry 50 loud
vou can't hear the other.--Chatter.
Lady Customer (angrily)-sT be-
lieve there Is water in your milk, sir"
Honest Milkman-"Yes, madam, there
Is. Ihave on several occasions urged
the cows to be more careful, but they
insist that it is impossible 70 make milk
without water.--Puck.
-visitor-'.I notice that you confine
yourself to ~foretelling the future, and
10 not reveal the past" Clairvoyant-
yes, 1t is much easier. Somebody is
sure to know all about the past. and
hey know as little about the future IS
I do.--Lowell Mail.
Mr.. S~lowpay-'I don't like to COM
plain about trifes, Mrs. Snapper, but
nv hash appears to consist largely Of
fragments OF deal board" Mrs. Snapper
the landlady)-s'Well, what kind OF
board do you expect for five dollars .
week? Polished mahogany?'-Light-
Old Mr.. Bently That's a true say
ing. Maria, that one-half Of the world
doesn't know how the other half lives"
Old Mrs. Bently-"Humph! Joshua. IL
would be nearer the truth to say that
one-half OF the world doesn't know how
the Other threc-quarters live-"-Har.
pcr's Bazaar.
FIRST lrishman-"It's all pinsion.
pinsion. nowadays. Moike. The paper
saws there's a thousand survivors Of the
--t.-- 18TH &u,nIwA 4hnuuonA
widdics, afther DRAWN p~insions this
blessed day. Second Irishman-"The
ovid Mormons. Twelve widdics to livery
one o them! That's pfwhat becomes Nv
the surplushr
-Bnkins-"My language 70 you has
always been poetic and fiowcry. When
l first met you ! called you . daisy.
After We were married I called you my
pink" Mrs. Bilkins-''And now, when
YOU come home at three o'clock in the
morning and ! have to come down TO let
you in, you think I'm . night blooming
cereus. '"-Amcrica.
-"well. Mr.. Fickleby, were you q
church yesterday morning?" mo, ]
staid at home and took q nap" All
you should have been It church; grand
sermon we had "Yes, but l dreamed
l was in church, and ! guess it's al
right. Between you and me Id rathel
stay home and 60 70 sleep and dream
I'm in church than to 60 70 church and
60 to sleep and dream I'm 1t home
Buffalo Courier.
--Hc-sI love you. Maudi' She-"Al
right Harry. And you may keep com
pany with me this summer on q few con
ditions.r Name them. sweet" "Yol
must not try 70 work tho bacciii-in-icc
cream racket on me. noe cut all thu
drowning accidents out Of the papers Y
show me. nor tell any chcstnuts abcu
poisonous scrpcnts at picnics. The,
won't work. Now, I think we can &C.
along very wcll."-Lawrcncc American
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raE FIRST VIOLET.


mar Il was'-a little sassy
pinch d bIuel-
amonrst the wccdy. grassy
m,nr~ tb,i spring time coaxes through,
.ann ~ frozc ground sortuh meilers,
.a' mem tovhead crocus feilefs
wiuks NJ youi
,oo,lcs things fer me tibet grows Is
rhese hycr shy
r.'eln' bits D s~auinteyed posies,
snlnn' al the fur.on sky
wv NV said: .'lou, up thar you are
s,9,htv III. but somcthin's blucr
when nf'rf by"
when I SEQ this first one, hintin'
sprlnr was round,
xni1In' .lIowdy." plain cz printin',
nown 1 went upon the groundi
c,.s, NE sirappin' six foot giily-
palv looked a little silly
Ill b. bound
GURUS what o singlar ieeiln
r.sn~ M M stopped thar, kncciin',
r,ost above thct vrlet blow
e~Nr.,hfn' says: ~ jest a blossom
INN, Kin grab your thorts an toss 'em
'ifuNi ~
Ioan' fro
.n,ow, 4 /, be- cf Higgins dnrter-
Thet thar girl
~, YOUR mind keeps taggin' artcr-
poo,v thing with locks 'ct curl
u.w.d il be II she would a X yc
TX ,er roods" why. shot II makcs mo
Fahly whlrli
r,es ike these bluc buds 70 greet me
Every mighty
rittlc -milin' fac 70 meet me,
ciimp-in' from i mop o. bright
weller hair 4 almost knor she
Wouldn't hcv meyit, now. oh, she
Nsbty might
Eva wilder McGlasson, In Puck.
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Not Worry the I3oss.
The Republican National Committee
Il about to convene with reference TO
organization for the Congressional cam
paign- Some conscientious, high-mind-
ed Republicans have supposed that
Matt Quay would receive q hint that his
services as chairman will be no longer
in demand. Others have fancied that
Quay would feel Il incumbent on him
self 10 retire.
These worthy but mistaken souls do
not understand cithcr the chairman or
the organization oves which he pre-
sides. Quay Is a managing politician q
gssat self-confidencc and no scruplc-
What docs he stand charged with?
Nothing serious as he and his friends
view IT. when he was Secretary for
Pennsylvania he induced the Treasurer
and his cashier to let him have sims
sggrcgating ss5o.ooo and more. These
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Count Andrassy. riding once with his
secretary, M. Doozy. remarked that all
the people were looking at him, and his
secretary said: Your Excellency inn
AGNES. | suppose, that the Jews are ad-
miring the Prime Minister, but ! can
tell you they are Tot They are looking
at me. They know that ] am a poor
Jew, and to them IL Is more wonderful
TO see me sitting by You than for you 70
he sitting in the Emperor's council"
Af.esward. At dinner. the Count told the
story, and asked the company which had
made the greatest career, himself or his
secretary. In his own behalf he urged
that he had himself been poor and hard
pressed to live. and reminded them OF
his years OF exile. The secretary de-
scribed his obscure birth and the pow
erty Of his early days, and told how the
first literary wages he had ever made
had been the pay for writing . love let
ter for a cook. Everybody was taking
the secretary's part when the Count ex-
claimed: But you AL forget that have
been hung" He had been by the Gov
eminent, in efigy. after he had evaded
. death sentence by 1ight-N \. sun
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POLITICAL NOTES.

do you think Harrison VIII get
q second term?v ION the contrary /
think the people would be willing to
commute his firstr-N. Y. sun
On the basis OF the vote at the re-
cent election the Democrats will carry
both Rhode Island Congressional dis
tricts in November. Albany IN. ~
Argus.
The ninety-cight per emit pro-
tected starch manufacturers having
formed a trust, they coolly tell Uncle
Samuel TO keep his shirt on."-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal-
The Montana Democrats continue
to win victories out in Montana, but
when they come before the United
States Senate the Republicans are too
many for thcm.-Boston Herald.
Three thousand carpet looms and
so. 900 artisans will cease work il the
Mckinley bill becomes q law. Protec-
tion is a great thing-if only you are
on the ground floor. -Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Not long ago some OF Mr.. Ram
dall's old Philadelphia friends raised :
fund Of $4,000. which they offered him
as q mark Of their respect for him. But
he respectfully declined to accept it.
| He could not receive . money reward
FOR doing his public duty.-Buffalo Con-
rier.
-Govcrnor Campbell says the
steady Republican losses in Ohio are
due to the young men, who are almost
solidly on the Democratic side there.
1t is very much so everywhere. The
| young voters are not declining to look
at the new moon out Of reverence for
| that ancient institution, the old one
Boston Herald.
County convention after county
convention in Illinois instructs its dele
gates to vote to make the nomination
OF John M. Palmer for United States
Senator in open convention. There Il
no longer any doubt that the Gladstone
OF Illinois will be so nominated, and
when so nominated he will carry the
State against Farwell or any other mill
ionaire the Republicans can induce x
open his barrel. S.. Louis Republic
Some carpet manufacturers o.
Philadelphia told the House committee
on ways and means that the proposed
increase Of the duty on carpet woods
would make the raw material for in
grain carpets cost more than the carpets
now sold for in the open market These
manufacturers have yet to be inductet
into the philosophy Of this style Of leg
i~slation. tina 1.-THE higher the duty thu
lower will be the price TO consumers"
Boston Transcript.
For Sale Everywhere. - Quay
Soap. Quay's Soap. For Sale BY al
Druggists. Il used your soap will
great effect in the last campaign
BENJAMIN Harrison. II know just hov
your 0 Is made and ! heartily recon
mend it~-John wanamaker. III has
more Of your soap ] should not now b
in the SOUP. H. Foraker. Quay
Soap. Best in the World for Politica
Complexions.-N. Y. Commercial Ad
vertiser.
Mr.. Isaac Clements, . stout an
able-bodicd Republican politician, ha
been appointed pension agent in Chica
90 in the place OF the widow Of brav
Colonel Mulligan, the famous command
er OF the Mulligan Guards, who wa
killed in battle. Our soldier Presidcn
was not ashamed TO make this change
and x-Congressmen Clements was nc
man enough to refuse the place. Blu
such . transaction ought to open th
evcs ~ the vcterans.-Rock islander.
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The proposed tariff bill shuts out
camel's hair, etc, and unless cotton Is
included the Peruvian crop will proba-
bly, be increased TO I'LL the gap. Certain
" enough shoddy machinery will be
added TO that now running to supply
two or three pounds for every pound
OF wool. etc, cut Of by the advance
in duty. How can this help the WOOL
grower? As a rule he will rebel rs
stoutly as any onc against paying an
increase in price for his garments, 70
compensate for a higher price Tor his
wool. Consequently he will not get the
higher price. Our mills are already
paying ivory cent Or fraction thereof
they can afford for the woods they now
buy. II cotton Is king shoddy Is ct
least queen; the two are likely TO rulo
il the people will have II so.--Wade's
Fiber and Fabric.
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Her type Of beauty is unique upon
this continent. She Is distinctly an
amaigamation OF the pure Spanish and
French settlers at New Orleans Her
complexion is that Of the lily Of the
valley. with the faintest tingc q he
Marcchal Neil rose. A subtle perfume
pervadcs her person, CLEANED from the
powder Of orris root and the blossom 81
the violet The ignorant imagine her
despoiled BY the blood OF the African;
let the libel die. She Is graceful IN
every movements: she Is invariably
beautiful. sometimes ravishingly beau
tiful. Her manners are charming; she
has chic. she has superb form; she has
complete sclf-unconsciousncss Hcr con-
vcrsation Is low, sweet and magnetic;
she f~ascinatcs, she provokes. she In
yites. she stimu'atcs-shc never simv
lates.-Oncc . Week.
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Thea is more of a cosmopolitan than
many people credit her with being, and if
she does not live in all countries the inhab-
itants are in measure to blame. If one
will visit the most northern latitudes of
China, Thea will be found in perfect health
aud vigor. In japan 1t is very common
thing TO see Thea out in snow storm and
covered with the aeecy substance. Instead
of injuring her health, she seems to thrive
by this harsh inattention to the common
rules Of seli-preservation.
IT'S not the cold that Injuries Thea's
health, but tits the sudden changes, the
warm suns, followed by cold snaps that
cause her to catch cold, which soon de-
velops into consumption, and she soon fades
away and dies. Thea has been reared to
maturity within few miles of Pittsburg,
and there are many places in the United
States where she would spend happy exist
ence. Ii such be the case, you naturally
ask: "Then. why do the people OF the United
States not adopt Thea and rear her from
childhood in their own land and do away
with such long voyages to the far east?'
The answer is simple enough. 1t all
hinges ON the question of labor. In China
a coolie can be hired for nearly as much a
month as an American would want a dav,
and it would not pay to colonize Thea in
this country, owing to that fact A pro-
tective tariff would not help matters except
to raise the price. Purity is the thing the
American people want, and it's believed
they appreciate an endeavor to bring about
such change. The Chinese have long
enough shrouded Thea in mystery-meta-
phorically speaking-we might say in
poisons-but they do so only because of a
desire to please their customers, and the
latter. though they know that people have
altogether wrong impressions of Thea, hesi-
tate to break the spell; but it has at last
been done, and for further information the
reader is referred to the author.
B[U1Y HE No TEE.
1.-THE next chapter will tell of Thea's
preparations before going abroad. 1t will
be interesting and instructive. The author
is striving to attain an honest popularity,
and thanks the public for their kind in
diligence thus far
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WANT OF DISCIPLINE.
Interesting Developments Promised
at the Meeting Of
THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIANS.
The Presbytery is at Present in Session at
Williamsburg.
IE REFORMED PRESBYTERIANS.
REAL BUSINESS is TO COME UP TO-DAY

The semi-annual meeting of the Pitts
burg Presbytery of the Reformed Presby-
terian Church. opened in Williamsburg yes
terday afternoon.
This meeting had been looked forward to
with considerable interest, on account of the
liberal spirit that has been displayed by
certain members of the church, and that is
expected to call for discipline. This matter
will come up to-day.
The meeting opened with prayer by Rev.
DR.. David McAllister, of the Eighth street
church, Pittsburg. The Moderator, DR.. Nc
Allister, and the Clerk, Rev. W. f. Laird,
we're reelected, and John T. Morton was
made Assistant Clerk in place of H. W.
Reed, of Youngstown, who was the assistant
clerk last year. All the officers are of the
conservative party, ana the liberal element
feel that the purpose of the election was to
enable the conservatives to control the meeting
from the outset
The first business after the election was the
presentation of reports from the different con-
Eregations represented. Then half dozen
memorials were handed in from various
churches asking that the II members of the
Presbytery who had expressed liberal views at
a meeting in Rev. o. b. Milligan's church in
Tue East Euu last spring Oe uiSO!Piinou.
memorials said that any disposition TO over
ride in any way the principles and practice OF
the Reformed Presbyterian Church should be
punished. The papers were taken and referred
TO the Committee Discipline All the
memorials were written in the same spirit,
leading to the suspicion that the same hand
was at the back of them all. There is a very
strong feeling the question involved which
is whether members of the church should be
allowed to vote at civil elections. Some bitter
controversy is expected to take place to-day.
The rest of the afternoon session was occu-
pied by sermons by St dents. Four of them
spoke Their names were John Duncan, S.
McNaugber, E. McBurney and r. ]. McIsaac.
In the evening four more students spoke, as
follows: T. ], Speer, sermon; D. McAllister,
Jr., read historical essay; P. Mcdonald
lectured, and ". J. Mcknight delivered a SER
mon. This brought the days proceedings to
close. At o'clock this morning Presbytery
will meet again. and the real business of the
session will commence.
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Is This the Best9

Is the question often asked when medicine
is wanted. The following are few of the
medicines of known reliability, sold by
E. G. Stucky, 1701 and 2401 Penn ave. !;
E. G. Stucky & Co., cor. Wylie ave.
and Fulton ST; Markell Bros. cor. Penn
and FrankStown sves.; Carl Hartwig,
4016 Butler ST.; John c. Smith, cor. Perm
ave. and Main ST., and Jas. L. Mcconnell &
Co., ASS Firth ave-, Pittsburg; and in
Allegheny by E. E. Heck, 72 and 1874 Fed
eral ST.; Thos. R. Morris, cor Hanover
and Preble aves.; A. J. Kaercher, SO Fed
eral ST., Chas. Z. Walther. GA Chestnut ST.,
Spohn & Murphy. Carson ST., S. S., and
W. S. Beach, 676 Fifth ave-, druggists, of
this place. They have many other excel
lent medicines, but these are worthy of
special menti,n:
Chamberlsin's Cough Remedy, famous
for its cures of severe colds, and as pre-
Tentive of croop. Price 80 cents per bottle.
Chsmberlain's Pain Balm, general fam
Sy hniment and especially valuable for
rheumatism. Price 50 cents pei bottle.
Chsmberlain's Collie, Cholera and D;ar-
Ehea Remedy, tine most reliable known
medicine for bowel complaints. 1t is especi-
ally priced by person. subject to collie. 1t
has cured many cases of chronic diarrhea.
Price 25 and 20 cents per bottle.
ST. Parrick's Pills, for disorders of the
liver and bowels. A vigorous but gentle
phYsic that cleans and renovates the whole
system. Price % cents per box.
Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
For tetter, salt-rheum, scaldbead, eczema
and chronic sore eyes. Price 25 cents per
box. wSu
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No. lO7.
N NCE-AUTHORIZING THE
N construction of a sewer on Wright's al
ley, from South Twenty-fonrth street to South
Twenty-ffth street.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same That the
Chief of the Department of Public Works be
and is hereby authorized and directed to adyer-
tise in accordance with acts of Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the ordi-
nances of said city of Pittsburg relating thereto
and regulating the same for proposals for
the construction of pipe sewer Is inches
in diameter on Wright's alley, from crown of
alley between South Twenty-fourth and
South Twenty:fifth streets, to connect with
sewers at South Twenty-fourth and South
Twenty-ffth street, the contract therefor to be
let IN the manner directed by the said acts of
Assembly and ordinances. The cost and ex.
pense of the same to be assessed and collected
in accordance with the provisions of an act of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, entitled. IAN act relating to streets and
sewers In cities OF the second class" approved
the 18th day of May, A. D., 1885,
Section THAT any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions Of
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OFFICIAL-PITTSBURG.

this ordinance be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed so for as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into q law in Councils
this 22dday of September, A. d. 1890
II. P. FORD. President Of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council G. L. HOLIDAY, President OF
Common Council. Attest: E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council
Mayor's office. October ), 1890 Approved: H.
l. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: R0BT. OSTER-
MAlER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. Z, page 522,
18th day of October. A D. 1890
Continued on Seventh Pdoel
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Look at Our SO Oyercoat,

Why you cannot match it for SIS in any
store in PIttsburg.
P. c. c. c., PITTsBURG CONVERSATION
CLOTHING COMPANY, cor. Grant and
Diamond sts., opp. the Court House.