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The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
The Ku-Klux Organization.

Ku-Klux-Klan was the name Of q Sc
cret society in the Southern States OF
the United States bitterly opposed to
the exercise of the electoral franchise
by the negroes. Early in 1862 this So
ciety issued lists Of prescribed persons,
who, if they did not quit the country
after warning, became liable to assassi-
nation. General Grant endeavored to
suppress this society in April. It's re-
preston by the militia in Arkansas was
ordered November, 1868, and it became
the subject Of legislation at Washing
ton, June, 1871, under which many per-
sons were tried and convicted for lawless
outaages and murders. The Ku-Klnx
outrages were generally committed at
night, the men being masked, and even
their horses being disguised. The Wig
orous prosecution OF Ku-Klux offenders
speedily destroyed the organization.
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
CARE OF FOOTWEAR.
Treat Your Shoes as Tenderly as Dresses
and Finery.

Treat Your Shoes as Tenderly as Dresses
and Finery.
An the principle that ''All's we'll that
ends well'' the appearance of woman's
foot is of supreme Importance, says
Helen Jay. Treat your shoes tenderly.
Have one pair sacred to rainy weather,
for rubbers ruin fine leather.
Avoid varnish and blacking of all
kinds and substitute vaseline. First
rub your shoes with piece of old, black
silk; then apply the vaseline with a
soft, black kid glove.
If you insist on your dressmaker facing
your gowns with velvet or velveteen in
stead of braid you will lessen your shoe
makers bills and be saved from the pur-
pie blemish on the instep caused by the
movements Of the skirts in walking.
When buttons come off don't hunt up
old shoes and use the shabby buttons,
but invest five cents in card of shining
black beauties and have them ready for
emergencies. One old button spoils the
style of shoe.
Caters are charitable things and
cover multitude of defects. Half
worn boots will last long time under
their kindly protection.
To save your evening shoes and slip
pers invest in pair of white fleece
lined Arctic boots, which will cost So,
but save ten times that amount in car
riage hire and medicine, not to mention
the shoes themselves. !,
After removing your shoes put them
in correct position by pulling up the
uppers and tapping the flap over and
fastening one or two buttons. Then pinch
the instep down to the toe, bringing
the fullness up instead Of allowing it to
sag down into the slovenly breadth OF
half-worn foot-gear.
A boot that is kicked off and left to
lie where it falls or is thrown into the
closet will soon lose shape and gloss.
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
Fasting Mon Consume themselves.

= II + . ~ < j a.
In the New Review there is an inter
esting article by DR.. Robinson Roose
upon fasting men. 1t would seem that
the human machine can consume itself
when its gets no fresh fuel, and that this
process may last until there is nothing
left to consume. Death then ensues, due
either to exhaustion or to loss OF heat.
A fat pig vas buried in its sly for so
days under chalk cliff at Dover. Its
weight was reduced from 100 pounds to
20 pounds. In 1ss1a murderer at Toulouse
committed suicide by abstaining from
food for sixty three days. a few years
ago lady determined to eat nothing;
she died on the fftieth Jay. a French
doctor, who made experilne on ami q
mails, found that sudden death was not
luncommonly long before the normal
sine. This occurred from ..synco pe. S
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
IA DELlC A ID z + ASK \! ].
& was Performed BY John Russell Young
In War Times. 34s

& Was Performed ~ John RUSSELL Young
In War Times. 4s55 a38a
& While John Russell Young was editor
IL the New York Stand ard he performed
.delicate task for the United States Gov
,rnment, concerning which until very re- re-
:ently not even his most intimate friends as
we're advised. Inasmuch as the reasons
:or secrecy, however, no longer OBJ
;ain. the fact has been given out
hat the character Of the loans and
securities of our Government were not
understood in England and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury considered it de-
,irable that the press and public Of
Great Britain should be made acquaint-.
ID with the desirability Of American in
vestments. John Russell Young at that
time went abroad as special agent OF
The United States Government to Lon
Ion; but no one, not even the members
Of his own family, knew that he was In
Government employ.
While he was abroad he wrote q num-
Der of very able articles on United
States securities, which were published
in the leading newspapers in Great
Britain, and thus he successfully accom-
plished the object of his mission While
abroad he ran over to Paris and wit
messed the siege and fall of the gay cap
ital. Mr.. Young telegraphed ten
column account of the affair, which was
unexcelled in it's vividness Of narration
and the purity of it's English. Ever
since that time John Russell Young has
been as much traveller as a writer.
He has travelled all over the globe for
the New York Herald, besides having
accompanied General Grant on his mem
orable trip around the world, the his
tory Of which trip was carefully written
up and published in book form in 1880.
He has also been Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Empire of China. During all this time
Mr.. Young has retained his interest in
the Evening Star of Philadelphia, and
will probably devote the remainder OF
his days to editorial work on that paper.
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
4 rev AND 5 FAR BETWEEN.

Among the many scores
5fs OF pestilenttal bores $
We're apt to run across where e'er we 60,
We're pretty sure to meet
And joyfully to greet Isl q.
Some mortals tits a happiness to know.
There's the individual who
When he gets a '.V'' from you
Repays it--he's the wondered the age;
And the ladies at the play
For their happiness we pray.
Who dOff their hats and let us see the stage.
There's the man who won't relate
(, A story out of date,
Wis sad to think his kind we seldom meet;
And who would not stand for miles
For the ''thank you'' and the smiles
Some ladies give us for street-car seat.
And the story-tellers who
Are not (but their numbers few
The heroes Of each incident they air;
All Of these are just the kind
It is such a joy to find;
But, alas! They're very, very, very rare.
Chicago Post.
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
AMERICAN GENTLEMEN.
A British Tourist Pays q Compliment to
Their Inherent Politenegs.

A British Tourist Pays Compliment to
Their Inherent Ponteness.
An English tourist was stopping at
one of the Kansas City hotels last week,
and in chance conversation with a
Times reporter spoke of the seeming in
herent politeness of the American gen.
tlemen. ssAs a class" he said, ''they were
the most polite men he had met with in
any quarter of the globe. Wherever his
travels took him he could always tell
an American by his af6ble manner. 1t
seemed" he said, ''as though every one
was a born courtier, and nowhere was it
more noticeable than in the cities Of the
Old World. In London the American
could be selected in any public hall or
gallery, for they always took their hats
off, no matter what room they entered,
or if it was too uncomfortable to remove
headgear, it needed but the presence OF
lady to cause the hats to be immediate
" lifted. 1t was quite the contrary
with the Brtishers; they never uncov-
cred their heads except under extraor-
binary circumstances.
s.Iwas going down the street in this
city but the other day." continued the
stranger, "when I saw lady drop her
purse. It had hardly reached the side
walk before little street arab grabbed
it, touched the losers arm, and, with
hat in hand, said: Lady, here's your
pocket book It is not only to the OPP
posite sex that this politeness extends,
but it is refreshing to observe the cour-
tesy with which men treat each other.
The Americans are the greatest hand
shakers in the world. Then notice
they touch their hats to each other
when passing on the street. This GER
tainly is courteous, hospitable nation. =
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
Raauty In the Evening.

The secret Of preserving ones bloom
after nightfaH lies in using wax or
even parafine candles as much as pos
ssible and 50 distri buting their soft glow
that it will all shine from about 2 level
with the face. How exceedingly pref.
~ the girls always look at your house
remarked q casual observer, never.
guessing that one-half the credit was
due: their hostess, who enhsnced In
Sstead sof ruth lessly ssipating her
quests loneliness 81 the manip',il ton e
Sof Hum nation
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
A Hint to Authors.

Some little time ago a writer sent an
article to magazine with the following
explanatory note: i know that you
probably have several thousand articles
on hand, many Of them by wel-known
writer's, while / am entirely unknown.
But venture to hope that you will look
ct my article at once, first, because II il
on fresh topic, and is concisely put;
secondly, because II is not folded but
sent to you between two pieces Of paste.
board; and thirdly, because II is type.
written. = The article was promptly 40
.cepted, and appeared in two months.
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
THE WATER OuSEL.
A Queer Bird That Frequents the Trout
Streams of Washington.

A Queer Bird That Frequents tho Trout
Streams of Washington.
Away up on the mountain side, where
the numerous streams find their way
through deep, dark canyons down to the
pulse beat of old ocean, is the natural
summer home of the water ousel, the
strangest of all strange birds. You
seldom see more than one of them at
time, according to the Tacoma Ledger.
They are of dark blue color and are
easily recognized by peculiar quick
Jerking motion, which they never seem
to tire of. And as they fit from rock to
rock they are continually bobbing up
and down, performing such polite little
courtesy as would cause youfo smile to
see it.
Owing to their peculiar habits and the
isolated spots they select to build their
nests, no one but the most ardent
sportsmen and naturalists succeed in
finding them. Hence q water ousePs
nest with two of their eggs in it has
commercial value among nest collectors
Of twenty-five dollars. They always
build their nests just back OF some
waterfall or under some overhanging
bank, where they have to go through OF
under the water to get to it.
Another strange habit Of this bird is
the deliberate manner in which they
appear to commit suicide. They will
start slowly, very slowly, to wade right
down into the water until they disap.
pear from view, but if the water is clear
md ,1nr, have a SharD eve YOU can still
see their little dark forms cllnging to
the bottom in search Of their morning
repast, which consists Of periwinkles.
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
BnIlets in Their Course.

81 BY saturating the bullets with vasel-
inc they may be easily seen in their
course from rife to the target; their si
trajectory course is marked By 9 beauti-
ful ring Of smoke caused By the vasei line
being ignited On leaving the muzzle Of
the gun, the smoke being suspended For
some time in air il not too windy. Much
better scores result when grease 9of
some kind IS used; bullets are not 50 apt
Is split, the rreoou is not 50 great, and II
1is believed tho COURSE of the missile BE-
more true.
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
Carmen sylvia, tho Poet-Queen.

The life Of Carmen Sylvia is more In
teresting than that of most Queens, be-
cause she would have been more inter-
esting than most women If she had not
been Queen. 1t is a fascinating little
tale told by the Baroness Stackelberg Of
her running away when she was a little
girl to go to school with the bailif's
children. There was the small poets
democracy. She wrote verses when she
was ten years old, and boldly began
novel at twelve. She wished to know .
great deal, to be able to pass difficult
examination and she achieved it, Car
men Sylvia Knows languages and history
and literature and philosophy and
economics enough to hold her own with
the cleverest soph omore girl to be found
in any college within two hundred miles
Of Boston. i2f5sf s s u Sssl6
The Irish standard., 1890-08-16
Igg- - z. ~ a 3. Il9e
lan0d and Had Habfts.

Habit Is ssthe memory q the bod as,
u celebrated surgeon once said. JIG s. ca
easy to cultivate good habits O. bid
ones, and much more profit
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
PACKED TO THE DOORS.
HUNDREDs HAD TO BE TURNED AWAY
THAT COULD NOT BE WAITED on,
ONE OF THE GREATEST BANKRUPT
AssIGNEE's CLOTHING SALES
That Has Ever Taken Place in Pittsburg
Now Going on at SAG Wood Street.

The crowds of customers yesterday at this
great sale was something wonderful; the
building was not large enough to hold all
the people The assignee has engaged 25
extra statesmen to wait upon the large
throngs of customers that will come to this
great bankrupt sale. The like of it was
never known before in Pittsburg. Just think,
clothing heing sold at 35 cents on the dollar,
a saving of 65 cents on every dollar spent,
people coming from all parts of the coun-
try to attend this sale. We mention q few
of the many bargains you can obtain,
aud remember this great sale will last for
short time only: A splendid suit OF mems
clothes for S3 80; this suit is we'll made, all
to match, latest style, and really worth $13.
Mems tweed cashmere spring suits that are
sold in any regular clothing store in Pitts
burg for SIS or SIG, are sold here at 81 60.
English diagonal dress suits, worth $25, sold
here at Sc so. Elegant Prince Albert, worth
worth $5, sold here at 81 60. Mems fancy
here at 81. so. Foreign wide vale
worsted dress suits, worth $3S, sold
here at S12 so. A full line of hats, in
cluding Fedora styles, in the latest shades,
at SO cents. 5000 dandy umbrellas at 55
cents, worth three times the money, and
many other bargains that cannot be men
toned here. A chance for such wonderful
bargains occurs only once in lifetime.
Remember the address, 546 Wood street. one
door from Sixth avenue, opposite new Bank
Of Commerce building, Pittsburg, Pa.
During the great sale of clothing the
salesroom will remain open until at night,
and Saturday until IL P. NJ.
RICHARD MALTBY, ESQ.,, Assignee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24

greater than it was 80 to 40 years ago. and it
hits the laborer and farmer alike. A
laborer at that time could save more money
on 81 day than he now can on 81 80,
Notwithstanding that many necesssries OF
life are cheaper now than then.
On the whole, it may be safely concluded
that intelligent study OF the markets, the
application of manure, the study of soils
and the use of agricultural machinery would
make farming pay in any section of this
county convenient to railway station. but
stuff cannot be delivered with profit on
wagon roads where, during she time the
markets are good, 800 pounds is large load
for horse. The florists say the recent wet
weather has been very unpropitious for
their business. While IL has not affected
the conservatory portion, the open air
branch has suffered sadly. 1t has delayed
planting, retarded growth, and is In every
way detrimental.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
PITTsBURG GETTING THERE.
HOW OLD MoNoN GAHELA IS BENZ
PUSHED IN CHICAGO.


Our DIstIIIcrs Competing With Western
Corn JuIcc-Bnd stuff Dished Out as
the Pirt.burg ArIiclc-The Gas City a
Better BusIues. PIace Than Either New
York or Chicago.
rsprcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.i
CHICAGO, May ga very energetic at
tempt is now being made by Pittsburg dis
tiIlers to introduce and popularize Monon-
gahela rye whisky in Chicago. Heretofore
corn whisky has been king, aud Peoria and
Indiana distillerles have supplied q great
part of the demand. In point of absolu te
merit the Monongahela article Is believed 10
be far superior 10 its competitors, but up to
this time it has not been very actively
pushed; or rather the parties who under
took to!handle it sold cheaper, inferior goods
as Pennsylvania whisky. and thus brought
it into disrepute. Harry Alden, who used
to be conspicuous figure in Pittsburg, is
the man who has now been selected to act
standard bearer for the Pittsburg distillers
In great letters OF gold the legend Pitts
burg Whisky" has been inscribed on big
plate glass front on Clark street, and thither
bibulously inclined former denizens OF the
Gas City resort to talk over old times.
Alter an EXTENDED experiences III new
York City, and several months trial of
Chicago, Mr.. Alden thinks that as busi-
ness place Pittsburg is superior to either.
Pittsburg whisky, he says, is slowly max
ing its way. Not very long before the
Brooks law went into effect similar at
tempt was made by a couple of Chicago
brewers to introduce their goods in Pitts
burg, but that celebrated piece of legislation
cut of their only means of reaching the
public, inssmuch as they could not
get licenses for the saloons through
which it was to be SOLD, and one
retired from the field with a loss OF SIG, 900,
and another dropped double that amount.
1t is said that no Chicago brewer now sells
goods in Pittsburg, the field which used to
be one of the richest in the country being
abandoned to Milwaukee and Cincinnati
brewers and those located in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR.
On the Female Face
$4,000 For Any IncurabIe Case

Superhuous hair Is an excessive growth OF hair
on the female face seen mostly on the upper lip.
chin cheeks, forehead, between the eyebrows,
the nose, ears breast, hands and arms; also
grows superfiuous on mems checks above the
beard line. This obnoxious growth OF hair is
surprisingly prevalent. We see It wherever
ladies have more or less superfuous hair at
some time during their life.
Every lady with hair on her face knows, to
h er sorrow, that the use OF depilatories, hot
wax, the tweezers, scissors and raZors all make
these hairs grow hnrsher. coarser, SITTER. darker
aud more numerous. There Is positively only
one method In the world by which superfuous
hair can be permanently destroyed, and that Is
by tho ELECTRIO N NEEDLE OPERATION.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
WORKING THE CHARITY RACKET.
Woman With an Odd Iden of Earning nm
Honest Living.

Woman With au Odd Iden of Earning nm
Honest Living.
A young woman who gives the name Of
Mary Dickey has been victimizing q num-
Der of charitable people throughout the city
by pitiful tale, which was made doubly
effective by her woe-begone appearance.
How long she has been operating. or how
many persons have been swindled, is not
known. but half dozen reports Of her doings
have been received at the Office OF the Society
for the Improvement Of the Poor from
persons who have been asked for money,
some OF whom gave the woman what she
asked for.
She made point Of asking people we'll
known in charitable work, to whom she re-
lated, with many tears, how her mother and
in some places her mother and child, had
died the night before, aud begged the loan
OF money, from So to Sl5, to bury the bodies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
1T PLEASED THE PUBLIC.


An Advertisement Tint Was Fulfilled TO the
Letter-A Big Crowd at the p. C. C. C.
AS published yesterday, the P. c. c. c.
have placed on sale the combined stocks Of
three large clothing firms, which they
bought for spot cash, at about 33H cents on
the dollar. The first day of the sale has met
with tremendous success, and everyone who
calls realizes at once that mems fine suits,
the most stylish to be seen. are sold at about
one-third their real worth. You'll fud
mems all-wool cashmere suits at S. 60
Fine diagonal suits at So Prince Albert
coats and vests at $40. and many more bar.
ga;De we have not the space to mention.
r .ter call at once and get a choice at the
cream of our lucky purchase.
P. c. c. C. cor. Grant and Diamond sts.
opposite the Court House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
CALLED A VERY BAD BOY.

A TO- -Year-OId Ind Chnrged with d NUM-
Dor Of Onrnses.
If the allegations made against Ernest
Snyder, 1O-year-old boy, of Ivanhoe, by
Mrs. Mary Sciolz, neighbor, before Alder
man Reilly, be true, the youngster is a
very promising youth. Mrs. Scholz in
making an information against the lad for
surety Of the peace, claims that he has killed
her chickens, worried her COW, aided by a
dog, and finally, when she protested, she
says that he threatened to kill her, too.
Bail for court was entered in the boys be-
hoI
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
KITTANNINGs NEW GAS PLANT.
Lima Oil TO be Used for the Manufacture o.
Illuminating Gas.

Illuminating Gas.
KITTANNING, May 23-The new plant
for the manufacture of gas from oil, which
the Union Light and Heat Company, of
Pittsburg, have been putting in here, is
about completed and will be turned over to
the company in few days. By this system
it is claimed gas can be manufactured at
one-half the old way and is much better for
illuminating purposes. The method is a
very simple one, consisting of feeder and
a system of retorts. These retorts are kept
at certain heat and the oil forced through
them into a receiving tank filled with water
When the heated oil strikes the water it
turns into gas and is conveyed from there to
the supply tank ready for use.
1t is said that 1000 feet of gas can be
manufactured from one barrel OF Lima oil.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24
Cuticura Succeeds

Having been sufferer for two years and a half
from disease caused by bru ise on the leg. and
having been cured by the CUrICURA REMEDIES
when all other methods and remedies failed. l
deem II my duty TO recommend them. visited
Hot Springs TO avail, and tried several doctors
without success, and at last our principal drug
gist. Mr.. John 4. Finlay ito whom I shall ever
Ieei grateiup spoke 10 me about CuIicuRA' ana !
that am perfectly cured. There is now no sore
about me- think eau show the largest surface
where my sufferings sprang from of any one In
the State. The CUTICURA REMEDIES are the best
blood and skin cures manufactured i refer to
druggist John z. Finlay and Dr. ID. G. Mont
gomery both ofthis place, and to DR.. Smith, Of
ALEXANDER BEACH, Greenville, Miss.
Mr.. Beach used the CUTICURA REMEDIES at our
request, with results above stated.
A. b. FINLAY & CO., Druggists.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24

FINEST line of mems silk underwear, all
grades in gauze and gossamer weights, and
at prices lower than can be found in any
gents furnishing store in the United States.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'S
Penn AYenue Stores