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county line the old turnpike is still in ad-
mirable condition; the farmers take good
care of it; but the moment you strike Allie
gheny county you find the ruts. I don't
know why, unless it is because there has
been more neglect here than elsewhere in
taking care OF the road. Certainly the turn
pike was made no poorer in Allegheny
county than in Westmoreland county. 1t
is all matter of care since the pike came
into the hands of the townships Here
again lies another new town, Wilmerdiug.
George Westinghouse enterprise. 1t is
surrounded by bad roads on all sides. This
town is yet in its infancy, and its projectors
would be wise to take the country roads
into consideration as well as streets through
out the town. One will lead to their pros
peritv as much as the other.
Turtle Greek Hill, or, 1.-Two miles down
and two miles up" as the old stage coach
drivers use to call it, is in horrible con-
dltion-deep-worn ruts, muddy sloughs; and
no attempt at draining has lett the pike
absolutely dangerous on this hill, especially
the eastern side of it. Through the town of
Turtle Creek the pike is in no better con-
dition; and although dry now. that stretch
of the road between Turtle Creek and the
top of the Williamsburg hill shows unmis-
taxable signs of being badly cut up this
spring.
WILLIAMSBURG AND EAST END.
Butwe have met with little in all our ira yels
that was much worse than the Williamsburg
hill coming down into town. 1t is cut up;
it is full of holes; it is thrown up in ridges
it is simply awful. There is no appearance
of its having once been a stoned road.
Williamsburg was always notorious for
muddy streets, and the pike, now its main
thoroughfare, was never worse. As every-
body knows, Penn avenue in Pittsburg is
simply the old Pittsburg and Philadelphia
pike. We struck what is called the "pave-
ment' Just after we crossed the railroad at
Williamsburg. Then our progress became
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which is the short arm of a long
oscillating beam. The long end of this
beam is moved to and fro by an eccentric,
which gives the short end smaller motion,
but accompanied with great power. This
short arm is faced with hard chilled dies,
which nip the stone and produce q fracture
like that made by hand hammer, leaving
the broken pieces just as solid as the original
rock. 1t is the only machine constructed on
this rubbing or nipping principle. The
machine is very simple in its construction,
and does not require any skill to operate it.
Owing to the great gain in leverage secured
by the placing of the fulcrum near the
operating end of the oscillating beam, the
machine does not require as much motive
power as other breakers. 1t is light in
weight, and has many advantages over other
machines.
This breaker is made in different sizes and
the dies can be fixed at various distances
apart. The machine can, indeed, be regu-
lated so close that it will crush stone to
sand. The dies can be readily removed and
turned upside down, but as they wear uni
formly such turning is scarcely ever neces-
sary.
This machine will crush iron ore as read
lily as stone and is used in pottery and phos-
phate works. Several of these crusbers
were on exhibition at the Exposition last
all, where they attracted a great deal of
attention. They are specially intended for
use in the preparation of railroad ballast
and stone for Macadam and Telford high
ways, and are, by all odds, the best on
the market. Their use greatly reduces the
expense of road and street work, and
makes the construction of broken stone
highways more feasible. The most approved
road is that having a concave bed, filed in
with broken stone The surface has a layer
of what is called top dressing for finer
stone about the size OF nut coal. The
Forster breaker is so constructed that both
of these sizes of stone can be turned out by
the same machine. The change of gauge is
made in second,
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slower. Presently it got difficult; finally we
pronounced IL hazardous. A little later the
driver feared the wagon would not get
through at all Volumes have been written
about the bad condition of Penn avenue be-
tween the East End and Williamsburg, and
we simply want to add, that nowhere else
outside OF Washington county have we
found country roads much worse than this
city avenue. The wagon would first stick;
then lurch to one side; then pitch forward.
The horses which entered Williamsburg feel
ing SO good were Jagged and weary BY the
time they reached Point Breeze. This was
all extremely mortifying, entering Pitts
burg on our homeward trip. There was no
help for it, as long as Penn avenue was the
sole entrance to the city.
In another article will sum up many
points about country roads which heard or
observed in the journey of 1000 miles over
them. L. E, SToFIEL.
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TEMPERANCE CONGRESS.
National Movement by Representative
Men.

National Movement by Representative
Men.
NEW YORK, May 23.-A national tenn
perance congress is to convene here June II,
the sessions to continue during two days,
with meetings in the evening. General
Neal Dow will make the opening address on
the subject of estate and National Prohibi-
tion."
Several prominent men have already
pledged themselves to take active part in
the way of speech-making and discussion.
Among these are ex-President McCosh, OF
Princeton; General Greene Clay Smith, of
Kentucky; Joseph Cook, General Palmer.
of PENNSYLVANIA; Judge Noah Davis, Rev.
Howard Crosby, Eugene Clapp, of Boston,
and many others who represent every shade
of opinion on the temperance question.
A call to this congress was issued ito all
persons opposed to the saloon," in the be-
lief that, by meeting face to face and frankly
comparing views. they might find such COM
mon ground of agreement as will enable
them to greatly enlarge their field of opera
ton in their campaign against the liquor
traffic. All local, State and town temper
ance societies, churches and other associa-
tions, and even Sunday schools, were iu-
vited to send representatives. and every
effort has been made to render this a sort of
national mass meeting.
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natural springs and mountain streams.
There is abundance of natural gas for both
heating and Illuminating purposes from the
old Grapeville well just on the left. Jean
nette must grow. In time the town will be-
come a small city; and already Pennsylya-
MIA Railroad officials tell me that they rank
Jeannette as one of the principal freight
centers along the main line.
However, if you are going to move to
Jeanette, and you have a horse and wagon,
and you wish to get there, do not think Of
driving into the town-not now, at least
Take your wagon apart and put it into a
box car, and ship both it and the horse to
Jeannette by rail; it will be far easier than
driving into the town. 1t has been gener-
ally supposed that we have been
LOOKING FOR BAD ROADS.
and for that reason we were invited to
Jeannette. And we found plenty of these
bad roads. 1t was easy enough to get down
from the main turnpike to the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad. We passed over a very
narrow dirt road, which seemed to grow
narrower the nearer we approached the rail-
road-rougher, too. After a miles
drive down narrow lane to
Grapeville station, and while the
horses wallowed in mud, we inquired which
way TO get to Jeanette. There were only
two roads, and they were both new. We
selected the best from Grapeville to jean
rette. It was cut directly through a field.
But, really, il was no road at all; Just a
series of wagon tracks across the pasture.
The mud was very deep, although the day
was dry, and several times our wagon sank
up to the very hubs. After leaving Jeannette
we took different road to reach the old pike
again. 1t was still worse; it was narrow aud
full of bitches; sinkhole after sinkhole was
encountered. Going up a steep hill, the
journey was very perilous. On the whole II
may be said that thus far there has been no
attempt to make good roads in the vicinity
of Jeannette. .! course, the town is young,
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STARVATION IN UTAH.
Terrible Hardships of u Georgian who
Joined the Mormons.


Joined the Mormons.
DAvIsBoRo, GA, May %. - Horace
Greeley's advice, "Go West, young man."
has proven to be delusion and snare to
George B. Hathaway, who with his wife and
several children emigrated from Glasscock
county to Utah last year. The sad story OF
their sufferings and deprivations was learned
to-day, when an old gentleman whose days
are well-nigh numbered stepped into the ex-
press Office and said; ''Here is S175. Send
it to my son, George. away out in Colorado.
Georges family have nothing to live on out
there, and this money will bring them back.
He is in trouble now.
Here's letter from him, and it says the
snow is knee deep on the ground, and that
he had to dig q we'll for load OF wood, and
couldn't get any more work to do. When
George LETT me he was religious; now he is a
bad boy, and curses and swears. George
and his folks have been in want long time,
and 1 have finally borrowed the money to
send for them. He's my only boy, and
want him back.
The old gentleman, with his white locks
and palsied hands, took the receipt, and said
he would come back to meet his boy and
carry him home and try to keep him there.
While it is the same old story of the way
ward boy, yet the good and honest old man
can lay the real cause OF his troubles to
Mormon preachers. The boy was converted
to their religion and followed them, with a
number of others, from his county to Utah
last year.
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A VIGOROUS infant,
The 0utgrowth of Pittsburg's
Prosperity Visited by the
Road Expedition.
THE OLD PIKE INJURED
By the Heavy Hauling Incident to
Gas Developments.
ERSHAPPY AND PROSPEROUS,
Willing to Stand the Expense OF Putting
Roads in Repair.
THE OLD PIKE INJURED
FARMERS HAPPY ANDPROSPEROUS,
MUD AND MIRE IN CITY LIMITS

Leaving Greensburg one day last week,
The DISPATCH country road exploring
party branehed off to the north of the old
pike to visit Jeannette. We had a curl
osity as to the character of the roads leading
in and out of the town. 'eannette has a
reputation for substantial yildings, well
laid out streets and beautiful location. Its
remarkable growth in a couple of years has
produced new market for farmers. AL
though located directly on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, Jeanette, like all other towns,
depends on the neighboring agricultural
regions for its vegetable food. Some people
who have studied the economical side of the
country ROAD question, have SAID that good
roads would even make produce cheaper. If
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A STICKLER FOR ETIQUETTE.

If an Illinois Insane Man Sees Anyone Eat
With Knife He Sings Him.
In the insane asylum at Kankakee, ILL.,,
they have what the attendants call "de-
sirable luuatic." A visitor took dinner re-
Gently at one of the tables set apart for
"mild cases." During the progress of the
meal patient at another table arose, care
fully deposited his napkin at the side of his
plate, and, walking over to the next table,
caught another patient with a powerful
upper cut under the ear.
"There!' he cried, ''that'll teach you bet
ter than to eat with your knife"
In moment more the aggressor was
seized by alert attendants and hurried away
to his own room. 1t was explained that this
was his ope hallucination. He became wild
whenever he saw man eating with his
knife.
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THE MOST COSTLY MANSION.

Nine Millions In IL, md New York's Court
House Doesn't Compare With II.
The largest and costliest private mansion
in the world is said to be that belonging to
Lord Butte, called "Monstuart," and stu
ated near Rothesay. 1t covers nearly two
acres, and is built in gothic style, the walls,
turrets and balconies being of stone. The
immense tower in the center of the building
is 120 feet high, with balcony around the
top. The halls are constructed entirely Of
marble and alabaster, all the rooms are fin
ished in mahogany, rosewood and walnut;
the fireplaces are all carved marbles of an
tique designs.
The exact cost of this palace Is not known,
but 1t has never been estimated at less than
S9,0O0,000. This proves the greater pur-
chasing power of money in Europe, since
the New York Court House cost about that
sum, and is a mere shanty by comparison.
The Pittsburg Court House cost inside
81, 500, 900.
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Prospects for Grand success for the sun
day school Convention Eexr Month-The
Preparations for Reception and Care of
the Guests.
The Executive Committee Of the ALE
gheny County Sunday School Association
having in charge the preparations for the
International Convention of Sunday Schools,
to be held in this city. beginning June "a,
met yesterday afternoon in Select Council
chamber, and the reports received indicate
a grand success for the convention.
Secretary W. f. Maxon has received let
ters from the associations in every State in
the Union, and the indications are that the
1,40o delegates comprising the National AS
sociation will be present. A large number
of the delegates will be accompanied by
their wives, families and friends, and it
looks as if the number of visitors who will
come to the city during the convention Will
run away up into the thousands.
The State Association of North Carolina
yesterday reported that AZ delegates would
be sent, ten of whom are colored men,
elected by their white brethren. Louisiana
has also reported 25 delegates with accom-
panylng friends.
The Chairman of the National Convention
has written to the local committee for !, 900
more circulars. These circulars, prepared
by the Executive Committee. have a map of
Pittsburg and Allegheny, showing all the
hotels and points of interest In the two
cities, the other side of the sheet containing
the rates of the hotels aud principal board
ing houses and rates Of fare on the railroads.
A large number OF these were sent out, but
the supply has been exhausted.
The committee yesterday decided that $50
seats directly in rear of tine national dele
gates will be reserved in Mechanical Hall
for the use of ministers OF this county
Directly in rear Of these will be reserved
seats for the delegates to the County Con-
vention OF this county, the representation
being based on ratio of one delegate for
each 100 scholars or fraction of 100.
The Entertainment Committee was
authorized to issue meal badges to each dele
gate for entrance to the cafe. Persons at
tending the convention who are not dele
gates will be supplied with these cafe badges,
good for two meals each day during the four
days' session, at 50. To the delegates
badges will be free.
The committee instructed Controller
Morrow, chairman, to prepare an article for
publication, setting forth the object of the
international meeting, the work it Will do,
the benefit it will be to the two cities, and
the necessity of the Sunday schools of the
county coming forward with their subscrip-
tions. 1t is estimated that not less than
So, 500 will be needed, and, while number
of schools have already responded. great
many who have not are urged to be prompt,
and to send their subscriptions to Mr.. A. A.
Horne, OF Horne & Ward. Every Sunday
school superintendent of the county is also
requested to send his address to Mr.. w. T.
Maxon, SO Fourth avenue. in order that the
Sunday school delegates may get their
tickets
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HE WILL PROBABLY BE LYNCHED.

Young Mnn Who shot his sweethea.t
and Her Mother, Arrested.
NASHVILLE, May 23.-George Dunna-
way, the somewhat noted murderer, was
captured early this morning at his fathers
residence at Murfresboro. The murder oc-
Cured some Is months ago, when Dunna-
way was in love with his cousin, and when
she refused to marry him he murdered her.
The mother OF the girl attempted her rescue,
and the same shotgun used in killing the
girl also did similar work ior the mother.
The father OF the murdered girl then in
ter .ered, and he barely escaped with his
life. The murderer then escaped. A dis
patch says the murderer will probably be
lynched.
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A VALUABLE GIFT

Is Received From Explorer Stanley by the
Manhattan Club.
NEW YORK, May 23.-Henry NJ. Stan
ley, the African explorer. has presented to
the Manhattan Club, of this city, three flags
which were carried at the head of the col
umn OF his expedition for the relief OF Eniu
Pasha. They were given to Mr.. Stanley
just as he was starting for Africa on his last
trip, and were brought back safely by him
and forwarded 10 the club by his direction.
The flags were received here yesterday
and will be displayed conspicuously in the
i'd Stewart mansion when tine club moves
into its new home. One OF them is the
National ensign and the others are flags OF
the New York Yacht Club.
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QUININE CAUSES SUICIDE.
1t Acts rs Depressent if IL Docs Not Actu
ally Produce Insanity.

1t Acts rs n Depressent if IL Docs Not Actu-
ally Produce Insanity.
st Louis Republic.1
A frequent cause of suicide has been gen.
orally, if not entirely overlooked, viz. the
reckless use of quinine, especially its use un-
authorized by a physician. Anyone who
knows the pathogenetic ability of quinine,
or rather its ability to cause symptoms or
perturbations in the we'll or nearly we'll per-
son, especially brain and nerve symptoms,
cannot deny that it possesses the power to
produce condition nearly allied to insanity,
if, indeed, it practically falls at all short OF
insanity.
In large doses it is depressent instead of
a stimulant, contrary to the popular beiie
and it is the most popular and universal
everyday amateur remedy. Everybody
seems to take it, and lor any and every all
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and as it spreads, the roads will probably
improve more and more.

ana as II spreads, tne rOdus WiA PAoSSSAJ
improve more and more.
IRWIN ROADS BAD.
In my last article intimated that the
old Pittsburg and Philadelphia pike was IN
q bad condition in the neighborhood OF
Irwin station, Westmoreland county. Inc
building of the great pipe lines for gas wells
has been the cause of all this, leading to vast
amount of heavy hauling. While the pike
easily stands lots Of travelling, this hauling
was of such a character. and has been SO
prolonged, that the huge timber wheels ana
iron wagons almost entirely destroyed the
road. From the reservoir to the town OF
Irwin this is the state of affairs. But right
there in that region 1 found the farmers
more advanced in. road building ideas than
any part had yet met in Pennsylvania. 1t
is a wonderfully fertile section OF the coun-
trv Beautiful farms lie on each side OF the
pike, while every farmhouse and every barn
indicates thrift and prosperity. Thls is
North Huntingdon township, and this town
ship raises draft horses for Westmoreland
county, and Westmoreland county takes the
prize at the State Agricultural Fair every
year for draft horses.
A THRIFTY FARMING REGION.
As one man said to me, "The State Fair
is only an extension of the Westmoreland
county fair, and that simply means North
Huntingdon township" In this township
are six importers of the finest horsefesh that
England, France or Scotland can produce.
Every year these farmers, or their repre-
sentatives, go to each of these three coun-
tries, bring back from Is to 30 head of
blooded stock, and every year each of them
sells from $4,000 to $4,000 worth of draft
horses. Kunkel & Wilson, Peter White
head, Rush Lenhart, John George and the
Painters are all well-known importers, and
they all have their farms In North Hunting
don township. Stables everywhere hold
some beauties, but aside from this horse
business each farmer has grown
wealthy from tilling the soil alone.
In this part of Westmoreland
county the soil is peculiarly rich and pro-
ductive; land is held high and you don't
hear of such thing as mortgage.
ANovEL SCHEME.
The country road question has been agi-
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Indies o.!

See our 81 suede mousquetaire, 8-button
length. Best value you ever saw.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores
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Advocate, Comole,e Re,t.

Annie Jenness Miller is a strong advocate
of complete rest, and part of every week
she gives her body and mind as nearly moth
ing to DO as it is possible to determine.
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INDIA silks-odd lengths, containing
from IL to 20 yards, at SOC yard to close;
were 85c. HUGUS 4 HACKE.
TTSSu
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Tennis and Outing Goods.

Blazers, caps, belts, trousers and sashes.
(All the college colors).
A. G. CAMPBELL & Sons, 27 Filth ave.
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overture-From the ''Merry War.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....Johann strauss
Waltz (new)-Life in America. .Eduard Strauss
(Dedicated to the people of American
Duet-From the ''Flying Dutchman'. Wagner
Polka aFrancaise(new)-Ihe monograph.
.................... Eduard Strauss
Dedicated to Thomas A. Edison.)
Potpourri-From Carmen. Bizet
Waitz-'sThe Beautiful Blue Danubeh......
Johann Strauss
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3. & 3.

Mems Windsor or flowing end scarfs SOC,
all the styles silks, worth Toe.
BoGGS & BUHL.
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Exfra Bargains In Capes.
All cloth capes, beaded capes and lace
capes marked away down at Rosenbaum 3
Co.'S.
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A TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS.

The Three Strauss Programmes to be Rem
dered Next Week.
The official programmes of the three per-
formances to be given by the famous Strauss
orchestra at Exposition Hall, next week,
are as follows:
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INTERMISSION.

Overture - From t.Die Fledermausr
- .....,............ Johann Strauss
Fmneror Waltz (new) :. ......... johann Strauss
Evening Prayer-From "Maiden Songs.
Polka Mazurka-On the Sllesia Mountains
.,,,,,,,,,........ Eduard Strauss
Serenade .............. ......... 49,. MosZRowski
arranged by Eduard Strauss
Polka Schnell-ln the Whirl. ...... Eduard Strauss
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TUESDAY MATINEE.


TUESDAY MATINEE.
overture-From the opera, 'tIfI Were......
waltz-Landeskinder. r........:..-.;, Eduard Strauss
Song of um Yum-From 1.-The Mikado"
Polka Franchise inewj-Dancing Yienna..:;
-:......-.-........--..'-- Euuaru SS,auSs i
roi0nAi'e ARRANGED by Eduard Strauss
Waltz-Wine, Wife and Song. Johann Strauss
INTERMIsSIoN.
Potpourri-From Faust .Gounod
Wattz-Vienna Blood. Edward Strauss
intermezzo-Far From the Ball 80. Ernst Gillet
(For string QUARTET
Toreador ct Andalouse-From Bal Costume
..,......... ....s...... ........... Rubenstein
Polka is;ccineii-Gehuprt vie Gesprungen.;:.
1.-The Beautiful Blue Danube;i will be played
during this matinee If the public desire.
TUESDAY EVENING.
oyerture-From ''Queen's Lace Handker-
wa,ts"Fescie Geister MERRY Spirits
Barcaroe OrIentale. Eduard Strauss
Polka aMazurka-Frauenherz ........ Josef Strauss
Potpourri-From the ''GipsY Baron''
Waltz-Roses From the South. Johann Strauss
INrERMIssIoN.
overture-From '.Prince Methusalem',
Strauss
Polka Francaise-''oh, the Beautiful Time Of '''-''
yaltz-%orely Cfhe Rippling RhncJ. ....... strauss
......................Joh Johann Strauss (Fatber)
Polka Francaise-''In the Forest'' '.........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....JOhann Strauss
March-On the Caucasus. Johann Strauss
Polka Schnell-With Steam. m......... Eduard Strauss
1.-The Beautiful Blue Danube'' will be PLAYED If
the public desire.