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NO PLAQUES PROBABLE.

DR.. Lee. of the State Board of Health,
made some uncommonly cheerful remarks at
Harrisburg yesterday. He is one OF the few
doctors who are not pessimists. The United
States, according to DR.. Lee. is in a pretty
fair state of health, and is not in any danger
of change for tn. worse. DR.. Lee refuses to
entertain the probability of a single epidemic.
The quarantine precaution at our ports he
deems sufficient to keep out the cholera and
yellow ever. There may be malarial lever
in the Mississippi Valley this summer as
result Of the floods, and DR.. Lee points out
that false alarms OF an outbreak OF yellow
lever may arise. The point that DR. Lee
makes as to the necessity of keeping cities
clean in order to give the cholera no foot
hold if it should pass the coast barriers is
worth observing for the sake of general
health.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
FUNNY MEMS FANCIES.

Doesn't Like the Meat of Civilization
Hostess-Mr. Feejee, let me help you to some OF
the roast beef.
Reformed CannibaI with a wistfu, RETROSPECT
tive sigh)-No. tank you. Me vegetarian now.-
Chicago Tribune.
Not hionable.-'Mamma, is it true
there are 70 children born in this world every
minute Of the day?''
..That is what the scholars tell US. Willie.''
fCo9itatiug deepIyl-'They'd have q mighty
hard time husting round for cradles to sleep in II
this world was all Prairie avenue, wouldn't they?1
Chicago Tribune
Soon parents owning little boys, BY grief
,rd worry goaded, will wall around in accents
sbarp; ..He didn't know twas loaded. ,'-Chaeago
Nssos.
The world Is safe for another year. The
sweet girl graduates have settled everything In
their essays.-BostOn Courier.
IT suppose you have bigger trade when
IL rains than when 1t doesn't rain he said to the
dealer in umbrellas.
.'NO. don't notice any difference, ~ said the
umbrella dealer.
''But you get better prices when It rains don't
you?''
''Why should Ig''
''why. umbrellas go up, then, don't they?''
He just got out OF the store in time to escape
being pOked in the eye by q new style ladies' sum
shade.-B0stoB Courier.
Real Estate Agent-This good lot, my
friend.
Friend-But It stands right up-and-down the
side of the hill.
K. E. Agent-Yes. but look at the drainage!-
Puck.
Rutherford? That's a queer Christian
namer'
.'oh. It's only an AmerIcanism for Hennery"
Puck.
Positiye-The man gets on.
Comparative-The man gets honor.
superlative-The man gets honest.-Puck.
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farming. may be prevented and the farmer
be regularly supplied with rain for his
parched and thirsty crops. As is well
known, transforms often follow the heavy
cannonsding of battle, and Mr.. Farwell's
idea is to explode about 25 pounds of dyna.
mite with time fuse from small balloons
at height of half mile or so from the
ground. Secretary Rusk heartily indorses
the plan, and it will soon be tried In West
ern Kansas.
We have only one addition to suggest to
this ingenious plan. Let the first dynamite
cartridge be dropped upon the Agricultural
Department
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
A USELESS APPEAL.
The Mt. Joy Soldiers Orphan School VIII
Surely be Closed.

The Mt. Joy Soldiers Orphan School VIII
Surely be Closed.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
HARRISBURG, July 10.-The Soldiers
Orphan Commission held its annual meeting
here today. The general condition of the
schools was discussed, and the matter of con.
tracts for provisions and clothing considered.
The commission accorded a hearing to a num-
Der of Lancaster county people opposed to its
action in closing the Mt. Joy School. w. U.
Hensel represented delegation of citizens.
The g. A. r. posts were represented by
Captain DENIES. and A. q. Lesher, President of
the Mt. Joy Sixteeners Association. headed
the delegation of that body. Speeches were
made by Mr.. Hensel, Captain DENIES and Mr.
Lesher, all of whom pleaded for the reopening
of the school on the ground that it's location
was good in all respects, the past record of the
school good, and because the people Of the
town of Mt. Joy took great interest in the in
stitution,
Mr.. Hensel stated that he was authorized to
say for ex-senator Wright, owner of the build.
ings and grounds that the commission would
be allowed tn use them for one, three or five
speeches are understood to have had no effect
as the policy of the commission is to consoli'
date and close the various orphans schools inst
as rapidly as possible and the Chester SPRINGS
buildings have been leased to accommodate ths
Mt. Joy and Whitehall orphans. General
Goblin and Colonel Magee were selected 10 ren-
resent the teacher in the Chester Sprinps
Schools. who has been arrested for harsh
treatment OF boy.
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FIT TO MELT THE SKY,

The Agricultural Department is verv sue
cessful in breeding lunacies. Secretary
Jeremiah Rusk has big heart and all the
cranks with bucolic tendencies find in him
a compIaissnt victim. There is, indeed, a
sympathetic bond between the Agricultural
Department and crazy people in general,
. II anyone wishes to convince himself of
this let him write to the department ior cab
bage seeds. Back will come assorted SUM-
flower seeds, or anything but cabbage. That
is the way the department is conducted. 1t
is charminglv crazy.
There can be no objection to the Agri-
cultural Department proceeding to specu-
lative luuacy. Senator Farwell has kindly
come forward with daring flight OF fancy.
He has just asked the Agricultural De
partment to undertake the manufacture of
artificial rain, and has put an item in the
agricultural appropriation bill aPpropriaf'
ing s., ,0GO for that object. he thinks that
the drOughts, SO detrimental to successful
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BRADDOCK's EMBARRASSMENT.

Braddock is embarrassed with projected
street railroads. Five OF them chose the
height of the late hot spell to make an as
sault upon Braddock's Councils. The
weather and the opportunities five sets of
advocates were too much for the Council
men. The consideration of rapid transit
was postponed. When Councils take 1t up
again, the difficulty will be in deciding
which railroad shall have Main street The
conig uration of Braddock is peculiar.
Some irreverent person has described it as
consisting OF one street, two railroads and
river. The truth is that the railroad gets
Braddock which gets Main street. Natur-
ally the four foreign companies and one
home company all want that thoroughfare.
The home company has obtained the town.
ship rights at both ends o Main street.
This compensates it for having to fight the
field. Braddock ought to make good bar
-ain
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THE rHuNpEa1Ne SPRING.
A Natural Wonder of Georgia, and the Story
Connected With IL.

Connected With IL.
From the Flowery Branch Journal.1
In the county of Upson, IA miles west Of
Thomaston. three miles from Flint river,
among the hills OF the Pine Mountain, is a
most remarkable spring, known as the Thun-
dering Spring 40 or so years ago. 1 was familiar
with all the surroundings Of that locality, and
as have never seen description OF the spring,
and ESQ far as know it is not mentioned in
any his ory, propose to give brief outline or
the spring as saw it AZ years ago.
At the foot of steep hill, 200 or 300 yards
from the public road, it burst out of the ground
in volume sufficient to drive a mill. The
spring Is about four feet across, constantly
boiling up fine sand. which is thrown of every
day, forming dark circular ring the size OF
the aperture. The most remarkable thing
about 1t Is that the sand all stops about 10
inches below the surface Of the water. The
water for 16 inches is as clear as glass. below
that as dark as soap pot boiling, which 1t
very much resembles when at rest.
Occasionally large bubble bursts at the sur
face, stirring up the sands, which soon settles
back to the same position. The depth Of the
spring is unknown. The bubbles make Pc
euliar rumbling sound before reaching the sur
lace, hence Its name. i will close this descrip-
tion by relating legend about the spring as
handed down by the Indians.
On the top of the hill and near the public
road is hole in the ground about 10 feet deep
and 10 feet across the banks overgrown with
trees. Thi: was once the laundering spring.
Some white man put up dOggery where he
sold ''ire water" to the Indians. One day the
chief of the tribe got drunk, mounted his pony
and seemed TO want to ride over everything and
everybody he saw. He had ridden his pony
into the doggery, much to the CONSERVATION OF
It's keeper ana the delight of the Indians. After
tiring of this kind of sport he concluded to ride
into the spring. His friends tried to dissuade
MIN, but he with great oath (for the whites
nad taught him to curse); said: II will ride my
pory into that spring if / sink in a minute"
His friends, his wife and children among them,
ceased their efforts to prevent him, and in he
plunged. As the pony struck the water it
ceased to boil upward, and went down in a
whirlpool-Indian. pony and all, out of sight,
The water burst out in short time at the
foot of the hill, where it now is, but the Indian
and his pony were never heard Of afterward.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION.
A Three Days. Session Commenced In the
Avery Church.

Avery Church.
The third annual meeting of the Sabbath
School Convention of the Allegheny Confer
ence, A. NJ. E. Zion Convention was begun
yesterday in Avery Church, Allegheny. The
officers Of the organization are President. Rev.
W. h. Snowden, Franklin, Pa; Secretary.
Miss Susie Lee, Allegheny; Corresponding
Secretary, Rev. James H. Mcmillan, Akron,
O.; Treasurer, Rev. J. H. Trimble, Mansfield,
Pa; Compiler and Publisher, Rev. G. W. Clin-
ton, Plttsburg.
The session opened with ffty.fve delegates
present, who represent Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio. The morning session was
devoted TO the appointment of committees and
routine work. In the afternoon an address Of
welcome was delivered by Rev. g. W. Clin-
ton, OF Plttsburg, and responded to by Rev.
W. j. Watson, Of Sewickley.
Rev. W. n. Snowden, President of the asso-
citation, delivered an interesting and instruct
i've address, in which were included Sunday
schools, missionary work, temperance and edu-
cation. Mr.. Snowden urged that the mission
ary work among the Sabbath schools be given
more attention. The work should be extended
so as to reach all classes of children within the
brought into the Sabbath schools. missionary
Sabbath schools be started, OF the home plan Of
missionary work be adopted. All teachers
shouH give earnest and positive instructions
on temperance, and organize if possible for
temperance work. Special stress was laid on
the importance of using denominational liter
ature and in order to train children in the way
of the church tine use of the literature of the
church was highly important.
The evening session was taken up by the an
nual sermon of Rev. W. H. Snowden. The
convention will last three days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

The engagement is announced Of Miss
Mildred Fuller, daughter of Chief Justice
Fuller, to Mr. II. A. Wallace, of Tacoma
Wash.
JOSEPH P. HAZARD, q wealthy spiritualist
of South KensingtUn, r. L, will erect huge
tower at that place and dedicate it to the ad-
vent of modern spiritualism.
j. HAGGIN has more money invested in
fine horsefesh than any other man in America.
The Rancho del Paso, his breeding farm in
California, represents an investment Of over
81, 900 600.
GENERAL LoNGSTREET, IL is reported, IS
writing history of the late unpleasantness" !"
Lord WOlseley. having finished bis study of the
same episode, is about to prepare life. of the
famous Marlborough.
THE Southern Pacific Ocean has a monopo-
list in the person of Mrs. Emma Forsythe, a
rich widow, who owns a goodly part of the
Island of New Britain. Mrs. Forsythe goes by
the name of the White Queen.
VIRGINIA's first woman physician is Mrs.
G. L. Haynes, who has recently been elected
assistant physician of the Western Lunatlc
Asylum after passing a successful examination
before the State Medical Board.
KATE FIELD hotly denies that she works In
bright-red satin dress, reformed after her
own IDEAS She says: Il never had bright
red satin Dress reformed or otherwise. I
don't think a bright-red satin dress could be
reformed except by anDihilation."
KENDALL ADAMS, President of Cornell
University, was married Wednesday to Mrs.
Matthews Barnes, widow of Mr.. A. s. Barnes,
the well-known book publisher. They will
visit Mr.. Andrew Carnegie at his residence in
Scotland, and will sail for New York on Au.
gust q.
MISS LILLIAN BLANCHE FEARING the
only lady in this years graduating class at the
Union College of Law, Chicago, is entirely
blind. During the course her mother was her
constant companion, and read from the books
to her. Miss Fearing was one OF four students
whose records were so nearly equal that the
committee appointed to award the scholarship
prize of $50 decided to divide it equally among
the four. The blind student has already been
admitted to the Illinois bar by the Supreme
Court at Springfield. and gives promise of
making brilliant mark in her profession.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
CURIOUS ANCIENT RELICS
Found In Excavating n Mound In the MouoB.
EaheIa vnIley-An Ancient Copper Coin
and au Interesting Collection of Indian
IL

Found In ExcavatinE Mound In the Monop,
EnheIa valley-An Ancient Copper Coli
and au Interesting Collection of Iudiar
Utensils Uuearthed.
SOME interesting relics were discovered thil
week while workmen were excavating fol
the Mendelssohn Piano Factory at Peters,
creek, on the PIttsbutg, Virginia and Charles
ton Railroad, few miles above McKeesport
A DISPATCH reporter visited the place yester
day, and arrived At the spot where the curiosi
ties had been discovered by Superintendent
wallace, Just In time to see workman make
one OF the most valuable 'hnds" of the collec
tion. It was q coin about the size Of 2-ceni
piece marked Virginia, l773," with the En-
glish coat of arms on one side and the profile
and inscription Of King George LII. on the re-
verse.
TIE relics were discovered where q block
house stood for many years, remains Of il
still being plainly visible. Some Of the logs,
with port holes in them, are also to be seen In
netghboring stable owned by William No
GoRony. This gentleman's grandfather was
an Irish soldier in General Braddock's army.
and ar the time of the defeat settled on the
farm whore his descendant still resides.
The coin would indicate that English soldiers
were In the vicinity about the date of the coin,
and this is further verified by buckles and
other evidences Of soldiers trappings which
have been upturned this week.
-
THE excavators have found scores of arrows
Of all sizes and shapes, and q number of
"skinning knives" which are wedge-shaped,
made Of stone, about four inches long and hav.
ing quite sharp edge; beads of various shapes,
made OF stone, shells and bone; one large stone
used for pounding leather; three well-made
tomahawks and six pounds Of war paint-two
colors of red and one of brown. still we'll pre-
served and apparently as useful for the purpose
for which IL was designed as when first made
1t is supposed that before the block house
was located here it was for years an Indian
village, as farmers in plowing often come across
piles of boulders burned brown and surrounded
with ashes and in excavating recently for the
new bridge at Peters creek these Indian
fires" as they are called, were found four and
five feet beneath the ground. A large number
of mounds were located In the vicinity, and
many valuable relics have been found In them.
A FEW months ago Editor Schooley, of the
Homestead NeDS; Mr.. Yohe, of Monon-
gahela City. and h. b. Cochoran, of Duquesne,
now deceased. opened mound on the Blair
place. and, among other strange articles. found
two copper plates as large as an ordinary dinner
plate, and 1t excited much conjecture as to how
the Indians managed to manufacture them. A
string of large teeth found were capped with
copper very neatly 1t is said the mounds rep
resnt places where chiefs are buried, and the
mounds are made by friends bringing some
earth to the grave as q tribute.
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TEASING SPEAKER RED

Speaker Reed is not having SO much fun
as he had in the earlier days of the session.
The Republican majority is not on hand to
maintain the Speakers control of the
House. Yesterday the Democrats amused
themselves by debating the action of
the Speaker on Wednesday, when he
counted quorum to the detriment of truth.
The autocrat and his cast.iron rules were
not able to prevent the Democratic members
from saying what they pleased about the
gagging methods of the past. Turn about
is fair play in politics as in other spheres,
but the misfortune in this case is that the
time wasted is the public's. The people
pay for it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
LOST TO THEIR PUPILS.

Pittsburg Teachers Who Have Married-A
schenley Park Picnic-News From su.
perintendent Luckey's Party-A Juvenile
Lawn Fete-Loolking nt the Glass.
The doubt arising from the oft repeated
question "Is marriage failuref" or some
other reason has deferred hymeneal knotting
among the Pittsburg teachers during the past
year. OF all the wards represented in the pub
lie school system of the city. but three have
contained maidens Of enough temerity to brave
the perils Of the sea of matrimony, although
Mr.. Mark W. Lewis, OF the Central Board
rooms. tried to inspire courage by embarking
himself with Miss Eleanor Anderson as a mate.
Miss Minnie Erwine. OF the Forbes School,
forsook q multitude of charming little admirers
In the tiny mortals that filled her primary de-
partment for one, and that one Prof. John
Prchard.
Miss Kate Mcclure, Of the Franklin School,
did likewise, and Miss Lizzie Jillson drawing
teacher of the High School, was wooed and won
by young physician of the East End.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
A BATHTUB FOR A DIsHPAN.
How q Glass Man surprised q Party of
Pittsburg Ladies.

How q Glass Man surprised farty OF
Pittsburg Ladies.
A party of ladies who were going through the
rooms Of the glass manufacturing companies
at the Monongahela yesterday afternoon, were
very much delighted by the fact that they found
one representative who hadn't his dishes
washed and at o'clock In the afternoon, too.
Just think Of it." said one little housekeeper.
''wouldn't he think it was awful II he were TO
call upon us and find us still polishing our
glassware at this time In the afternoonP'
Indeed he would" said another, ''and he
would probably accuse US Of reading novels or
something of that sort. to the neglect OF our
household duties"
"Well, forgive him everything he would say
Just for the satisfaction Of seeing him skirmish
around with those glasses and towel. only
wish all men had similar taste OF the Joys OF
dishwashing," said a third.
The object of all these remarks went on pol
ishing, however. in quite professional man
ner after having remarked TO Mr.; Holmes, who
poted the party, that "a bathtub was mighty
handy to wash dishes in" but he looked a
trifie puzzled and surprised when he overheard
one Of the ladies say. "Ye gods, bathtub for
dishpan."
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MUSIC IN THE AIR.


First OF the Series of Popular Summer
Concerts at sewickley.
The very popular open air concert series of
the Park Place Hotel, Sewickley, was inaug-
urated last evening. and the new pavilion
christened by Gernert's Orchestra in the
numerous selections with which they made the
air resound with melody.
The wealth and fashion of the valley were in
attendance aud were entertained by Spindler's s
Festival March, Rossiai's "Wiiliam Tell"
overture. a selection from Faust" Baiiste's
'POem of Love- romance, holst's "Gavotte''
court dance, Ofenbach's Grand Duchess"
potpourri. a paraphrase MELODY in F'' from
Rubenstein, Langeys Spanish" serenade, and
q galnp "Furore" by Fahrbach, beside q cello
solo "Sereaade" by Zippel, rendered BY Mr..
Chas F. Cooper
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THE < OF P.'s NEW OFFICERS.
The Yellow Cross Division of Alliance, o..
Participate In the Prize Drill.

MILWAUKEE,. July l0-Ths Supreme Lodge
of the Knights of Pythias of the world to-day
elected officers as follows: Supreme Chancellor,
George B. Shaw, Of Eau Glare, Wis;
Supreme Vice Chancellor w. w. Black
well, of Henderson, KY; Supreme Prel-
ate, Eli T. Blackmer, of San Diago,
Cal; Supreme Master of Exchequer, s. ]. Will
ley of Wilmington, DEL; Supreme Keeper of
Records and Seal. r. L, q. White, of Nashville,
Tenn; Supreme Master of Arms, g. II. Morri-
son, of San Francisco; Grand Secretary of En-
dowment Rank, w. B. Kennedy. of Chicago;
Supreme Inner Guard. DIR. NJ. G. Bakwell of
Cheyenne, Wyo.; Supreme Outer Guard, ]. W.
Thompson, of Washington, D. c.
The prize drills were continued at Cold Spring
Park to-day. the crack divisions of the order
making a fine display. They included the
Nancy division, of Indianapolis: Austin di-
vision, of Amsterdam, N. Y: the Erie division.
of Erie, Kan: the latter being especially
cheered for its good work; Hasting division, of
Hastings, Mich; Saginaw division, of East
Saginaw, Mich; Abbot division, of Fall River
Mass; Fort Dearborn division No. ], of Chi
cago, and the Yellow Cross division, of Alli-
ance, 0.
Tonight there was a magnificent display of
fireworks at Cold Spring Park in the presence
of a crowd of about 5000 people. Tomorrow
the prize drills will be continued. and there
will be band concert at the Exposition build
ing in the evening.
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a PROHIBITION COUNTY INVADED.
The Original Package Man Doing Goo
Bueiuess In Kentucky.

The Original Package Man Doing Good
Businrss In Kentucky.
FRANKLIN. KY, July 10.-The Prohibition
lists here are very much put out at the turn
affairs have taken In this county. Simpson has
been a prohibition county for four years. A
petition signed by 100 citizens Of the county has
been filed before the County Judge asking that
the question of prohibition besubmi ted to a
vote of the people again, and, accordingly, an
August.
The Prohibitionists are well organized for the
fight, with plenty of men and money, doubtless
10 have won another victory; but another foe
pokes up its head, and the prohibs are now at
tackled in the 'front.' and likewise in the rear.
as 1t were. They are confronted now with an
original package establishment that opened up
In full blast few days ago, and 1t is said there
will be two more mammoth concerns of the
kind opened up in Franklin in less than fort
night
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MIRTH ON THE LAWN.

A Pleasant Juvenile Garden Party at z. b.
oArensbers's Oakmont Residence.
Such a merry, merry time as the small ones
did have yesterday afternoon on the lovely
lawn surrounding the beautiful suburban resi-
dence of Mr.. E. B. Arensberg at Oakmont.
The day was perfect and the arrangements for
the little folks comfort and pleasure were
perfect likewise. Gaily dressed little misses
sported with their elegantly attlred little gal
lants in hammocks and swings. balanced each
other while they sang, "Seesaw. seesaw, now
we're up and down." and finally all joined in
the pretty little dance around the May pole,
temptine renast anS r SensrteS thanking n9ss tSe
little ones of the household who had so de-
lightfully entertained them.