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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
THE SITUATION HE WANTED.

THE young man handed his letter Of intro
duction to the merchant prince and waited
respectfully, hat in hand.
"Ah! This is Mr.. Yipps, is it2 am glad to
see you, sir. Take chair. So it appears that
you are acquainted with my niece, Miss Bessie
are your
"Yes, sir" said the young man, ''and she was
kind enough to say she was certain could fill
acceptably any position you were pleased to
give me-"
$50 see." replied the merchant. referring to
the note of introduction again. "Well, have
great confidence in Bessies judgment. Bessie
is my favorite niece by the way. AS to this
position now, what salary would you expectp'
SALARY would be immaterial-at least Just
now"
Il see you would like to begin at the bottom
and work up. WE'LL what kind of position
would suit your
81 think, sir" answered the youth, twirling
his hat in an embarrassed way II would like
the position Of nephew"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
wAsH1NGToN's WONDERFUL GROWTH.
Gigantic Strides in Population Made by the
New State in Ten Years.
rvpo.s A eTAFF rOPREsp0NDvrr

Gigantic Strides in Population Made by the
New State in Ten Years.
rFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, August 20-The figures pub.
lished to-day upon the population of Washing
ton State show a wonderful increase for the
last ten years, and proves that its admission
into the Union was well advised. Though
young the State shows signs of considerable
vigor. The principal town is, Seattle, with a
population of 1888. Ten years ago it was q
little struggling village Of 1858 people. The
next town in point OF size is Tacoma, which
now has 35, S5S inhabitants, although in 1880 it
had only 1,098 The total population of the
State, lacking two districts. is 343 564. In 1880
1t was 20 ll6, so that the increase has been 26S.
AS. or 357.38 per cent.
Milwaukee has been doing well during the
ten years. Her population in 1850 was ll5, 5S7;
now she has 03,g79, an increase Of SS,S92, or
49, per cent. Three towns in Kansas have also
progressed wonderfully since the last enumer-
alton; Arkansas City has 1854 people now, as
against OH in 1881, an increase of 1892; Ft
Scott. with 5372 in 1880, now has II, ,S37, an in
crease of 8, 465, or 1908 per cent; and Emporia
City has risen from 4 63l in 1880 to 1854 an in
crease of 2,9l9. or 63.0S per cent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
JUST FOR FUN.

| The race isn't always to the swift. Some
| times it is to the booksellers. -Rochestsr Post
| Express.
No. Heliogabalus, the crowbar is not the
| nlace where the crow pleads his caws.-Btnghdm-
| ton Leader.
sI'm working pro bono publico. (which
| translated means?i' 'For a public bonus. ~
NsU York Sun.
IT is often impossible to distinguish ST.
| 1euce from wisdom, because they are frequently
the same thing.-DdLLds Hetcs.
Striking similarity-'Th mosquito is
| Ike the summer girl"
"???''
"Hard to catch, but easily mashed."-R Z.
Herald.
Sunday-School Teacher Tin Kentucky)-
rohnnv how did the forbidden fruit cause the fall
Jobnny-They made it inter brandy.-HsU Yors
Herald.
Particular Citizen-These new red stamps
| are not As adhesive as they ought to be.
Postal OfHciaI-I guess you never tried carrying
a sheet of them in your pocket on hot day.-HsD
York Weekly
The Explanation-''Papa, why do they
call this census report from Washington q rough
count?''
s.Because it has not been filed yet, my son."-
Chicago Tribune.
She-What bright fellow that Jenkins
Is.
johnson uealous)-He's getting brighter and
brighter every day. He's letting his red beard
grow.-0aee Week.
Dumpsey-Blobson' wife is very small,
isn't she?
Popinjay-Yes; you would hardly believe It bus
have heard IL said that she goes through h1
pockets every night. -BurIington Free Prsss.
The Whyness Of the Dude-Watts-Ssy
what you please against the dude, you must sd-
NIT that he is 4 product Of civilization.
Potts-Of course. Ifpeople were not restrained
by civilization they would kill him.-Tsrre Hauts
Express.
Silversmith-That teapot is for q mem-
Der OF Congress. Isn'tit beauty?
Philosophers think you have not made enough
Of one feature.
suyersmith-What's that?
Philosophsr-Thes spout. ut.-JsosLer's Weekly
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
The English and Their HIS.

To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Being regular subscriber to your excellent
paper, have recently had occasion to remark
several times on a subject which consider
really requires little correcting, and this is
the misuse of the letter ''h" by the English.
Being an Englishman myself, know perfectly
well that it is one of the characteristics Of the
English. but only of the most illfavored classes.
In one Of your recent issues read a letter from
one who signed himself "a Country Parson."
1t contained much valuable advice to one
about to cross ''the pond" but one piece of ad-
vice was most certainly incorrect, and, if acted
up to, likely to cause much ridicule. He ad-
vised Americans on landing to drop "h's" and
also introduce them wrongfully. Now from
personal knowledge can state that people who
enter hotels In England and do such things
would be more likely to receive less attention
from the officials than more as he inferred
they would; Also the doing Of such a thing
would assuredly debar any well bred Britisher
from cultiVating the acquaintance of such one.
The other day young miss from school, aged
IL. congratulated me on my knowledge of the
English tongue, and remarked that she had
never heard me misplace an "h." Now, this is
just the kind of feeling that exists among your
people, and which think your widely read
columns ought to correct. At Cambridge with
me there were men literally rolling in wealth
who systematically misused the unfortunate
'h;'' but they were not considered good soci-
ety. in the University in spite of their wealth.
In conclusion. If you could inculeate the idea
that 1t is the English snob and cockney, not the
educated EDglisDman, who makes this mistake.
I feel sure that you would confer a vast deal of
knowledge on many people. To put it plainly
it causes smile of derislon to read such things
In the papers, as it shows really how very little
the English people are known over here and
make one think that American tourists must
seldom meet the right genus of Englishman in
his travels. The use of the phrase ~ amt
doing nothing" and similar misuses of the
negative are far more common here than our
misuse of the '.h." Yet Britisher does not
expect an educated American to make this
awful howler. While on the other hand
many Of your people seem quite surprised not
about the ''h." Nov. sir, I have been to some
length TO point this out to you, and trust that
your columns will not again give vent to such
advice as THE Country Paason" advocated, as
it's nothing more than ridiculous and mislead-
ing. Pr
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
OUR SHORT STORIES.
THEY NEVER cRowEp AGAIN.

NEXT TO dog that amuses himself by bark
ing all night, rooster that persists in ex-
ercising his voice is natures own nuisance.
especially when the rooster lives in town. A
banker who used to live next door to Dr. Jim
White. in Richmond, Va. owned two little
bantam roosters that he had taught to crow
for grain of corn. He would take a double
handful of corn out into his back porch, lift his
hand, and the chickens! would crow. Then he
would give a grain to each of them. This
would be continued until all the corn was ex-
hausted and the roosters were hoarse. This
sort of thing annoyed DR.. White. He didn't
mind the quality of the noise, but he objected
to the quantity. One day medical student
dropped into his Off ce about the time the SER
enade began.
"Pd give IS to shut off that internal noise"
said the doctor.
"You can do it for less than that" said the
student. "Why don't you entice them into
your back yard some time when old Rufe is
down town, catch them and cut their vocal
chords"
"By Jovel That's the thing. Come around
Tomorrow at IL o'clock and assist me in the
operation"
The next day at the appointed hour the
student was in the Office on time; SO were the
roosters.
Within two minutes one vocal chord of each
chicken was cut, and then the birds were tossed
over the fence to their home. at noon the
owner came out on his porch for his daily
amusement. White and the student watched
him through a crack in the fence. He lifted
his hand and the little squallers reared back
and went through the motions, but did not
utter a sound. The banker lifted his hand
again, with the same result. He went out into
the yard apd walked around his pets, but he
couldn't see anything wrong. Then he called
his wife, and the two made critical examina-
ton. He made them 60 through their panto-
mime for an hour and got disgusted. He tried
it every day for a week and then killed the
roosters and ate them. When he found out six
months afterward what White had done, he
bought two large donkey-voiced parrots,
trained them SO say: - DR.. White" and
"Whlte is an ass" and hung their cages in his
back porch.
White moved In a week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
SURPRISING ERROR.

1t was supposed that the capabilities of
surprise at extraordinary and erroneous
statements concerning the provisions of the
interstate commerce law were completely
exhausted Nevertheless there is new sort
of astonishment when, in quarter so noted
for correctness of information and accuracy
of statements of facts as the New York Sun,
we find the following assertion concerning
the relation of the interstate commerce
act to the competition of the Canadian lines
with the Omitted States railways:
The interstate commerce act will not per-
nit our roads to carry any commodity a given
distance for any less sum in proportion than
they charge Tor less distance. If the charge
Tor 500 miles is one dollar, then the charge for
LOCO miles must be two dollars. They have,
therefore, to charge to the seaboard for every
mile Travelled at the rate they would charge for
one mile The Grand Trunk is subject to no
such restrictions, and can charge what it
pleases for such part Of its haul as is upon
Canadian soils
Ii is evident that in admitting such a
statement to its editorial columns the es-
teemed Sun must have departed from the
rule, which has given its editorial deliver
ances an almost encyclopic value, of entrust-
ing each subject to writers especially in
formed in that department For while, at
the time the law was under consideration,
this assertion was made by few persons
either recklessly or ignorantly, it was proved
at the time to be utterly unfounded. There
is not, from the beginning to the end Of the
interstate commerce law, any such pro-
vision as is stated above. Beyond that,
while the law has been in force over fouI
years, there has not at any time been 9
freight tariff in existence covering line Of
over 200 miles which charged twenty times
as much for the 200 miles as was charged
for single haul of ten miles. Finally
there never has been a measure Of railway
regulation seriously considered in ethel
Congress or the State Legislatures which
proposed 30 foolish and impracticable a rule
as the one of rates increasing exactly &C
cording to mileage.
As the context OF the article from which tht
above extract is quoted refers to the long.
and-short-haul clause as the provision
meant, it may be well. when such error is
circulated BY journal OF the influence and
importance of the Sun, to repeat the state
ment frequently made in these columns OF
what that section does enact. 1t simply
provides that railroad shall not make ar
actually less charge for long haul thar
for shorter one that is included In the
longer. To take the SUMS illustration, il
the charge for 500 miles is one dollar, then
the law enacts that the charge for !, oOG
miles, which includes the first 800 must MOI
be 95 cents. There is no intimation that il
must be two dollars, as the Sun alleges. 81
far as this section is concerned the charge
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
A Chance for Reconciliation.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Your issue of Monday contains a communica-
tion from druggist and signed Justice" 1
am glad he adopted that nom de plume, for it is
ominous of entente cordiale. II "Justice'' will
approach the offending physician in friendly
way and spirit he will be met half way in the
interest of a reconciliation and an amicable ad-
justment Of the estrangement that has existed
between them for long time. to the sincere re-
gret Of the physician complained of. But the
physician had no other redress, tor he, too, has
a reputation to protect and responsibility rest
ing upon him which, at times, he almost dOubIs
his competency to assume.
If there are two persons in different positions
between whom harmony and friendship should
exist they are the physician and druggist.
Aside from the strained relations existing be-
tween the physician and druggist in question,
there has been, as he says. pecuniary loss on
both Sides There is no longer any need of this.
There was no need of it in the first place. But
the physician, being himself the aggrleved one,
feels that the first overtures looking toward
reconciliation and an amicabie adjustment of
existing difficulties should come from the other
side. Hoping that Justice will be able to
take the same view of the matter, 1 will sub.
scribe myself HARMONY.
ALLEGHENY, August 90
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21

The public at large will experience a
feeling OF regret at the quashing of that prof.
ect to receive Prince George at Newport
when they learn the true inwardness of the re-
ception at Halifax 1t seems that the Prince
did not go to Halifax either, but dispatched
some midshipmen to bear his excuses. The
middies conceived it to be sin that so much
preparation for festivity should be wasted,
passed off one of their number as the Prince
and had royal time in dancing feasting and
flirting with the Halifax girls. The possibility
that the Newport Four Hundred might
have been fooled into worshiping a midstip.
man, will cast shade of chastened sorrow over
the restof the nation that it failed to materaize
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
TAX RECEIPTS AND VOTERS,

The decision of three Of the Common
Pleas Judges Of the State that the gift of
poll-tax receipts to voters does not constitute
a qualification for voting, will, if sustained,
make decided difference in the methods of
local politics. The purchase OF tax receipts
in round lots and their distribution for
bringing out the votes of either party has
been one Of the recognized uses of campaign
funds, and one which no one has ever
deemed it necessary to conceal
! According to this decision the practice
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
AN INVITATION ON A GOLD PLATE.
President Harrison Is Asked by Pioneers "a
Visit California.

WASHINGTON, August 20.-The California
delegation in Congress, headed by Senator
Hearst, waited on the President this morning,
and on behalf of the California Pioneers and
the Native Sons of the Golden West, invited
him to be present and participate in the cele-
bration of the fortieth anniversary of the ad-
mission of the State into the Union. The invi-
tation was engraved on handsome plate of
solid gold, which contained in relief in enamel
and gold the coat of arms of the State, sur
rounded with the emblems of the Societies of
the Pioneers and the Native Sons of the Golden
West
The President made brief address, express
ing his thanks Tor the invitation and his great
desire to visit California. He said that while
he would not be able to visit that great State
this year, he hoped to do so next year. He re-
marked that it was happy coincidence that
the invitation to California's anniversary was
presented on his birthday. and said 1t would
always be a souvenir of this occasion as well as
of the kindness of California. He promised to
make more formal reply in the future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTH1As.
Some Business Done and Much of the Day

Some Business Done and Much of the Day
Given Up TO Pleasure.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.r
READING. August 2.-The members of the
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Penhsyl-
yania devoted most of to-day to pleasure
and sightseeing. The unwritten work
and ritual were exemplifed by Grand
Keeper OF Records and Seals and Supreme
Represen rative Hawkes. of Philadelphia,
at the morning session. The Grand Lodge took
ballot for the election of grand inner
guard. There was no election on the first bal
lot. Inc result being very close between r. 81.
Jackson. OF Allegheny; w. E. Lloyd, of Lacka.
wanna; II. II. Matter, of Mifiin; Frank Lee
Miles, OF Montour, and Harry Green, of Della
ware. Mr. jackson was elected on the second
ballot.
The Grand Lodge then took recess until to-
morrow morning to allow the Representatives
to witness the parade and participate in the ex-
cursion. The storm last night interfered with
the attendance of lodges from all sec
tions OF the States, and to-day's parade
was necessarily very small pared with
what was contemplated. kilograms were
received from Altoona Harrisburg, Allen
town, Scranton and Lancaster Uniformed
Ranks saying that it would be impossible for
them to come on account of the severe storm.
This afternoon there was an excursion over
Mt. Penn. followed by dancing tonight.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
DISCOVERY OF ANTHRACITE COAL,
Preparing a Programme for Proposed
Centennial Celebration,

Centennial Celebration.
MAUCH CHUNK, August 20.-A meeting to
formulate programme for the celebration of
the tenth anniversary of the discovery of an
thracite coal on the Lehigh, by Philip Ginter,
was held in Summit Hill last evening. The
meeting was held in pursuance of a resolution
of the Town Council of Summit Hill borough,
declaring that this important event in the his
tory of Pennsylvania be duly celebrated. The
proposed commemoration contemplates the
erection of monument to Ginter, and an i'm
posing demonstration at its completion in Sep
tember, 1891
At the meeting last night representative citf-
Zens from Mauch Chunk. Lansford and Sum-
init Hill. were present. Among other interest
ing letters favoring the project was one from
Hon. Eckley B. Coke, who expressed himself
much pleased that the movement had been in
augurated, and promised TO aid it in every way
in his power. 1t was decided that the Town
Council of Summit Hill be the Executive
Committee and have entire supervision of the
celebration; also, that there shall be a general
committee. representative of the anthracite
coal region of the Lehigh Valley. Of this latter
committee W. D, Zehner, of Lansford, was
made Chairman.
Another meeting will be held in the Court
House, at Mauch Chunk, on Thursday, August
2s, when the membership of the committee will
be completed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21

MANY of the Virginia Farmers alliances
are carrying out the policy of cheapening sup
plies by placing orders with well-known whole
sale houses to supply their members at specified
wholesale rates. This seems likely to be very
eficacious method of cutting down some exces-
sive mercantile profits.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
MONEY TIGHT IN NEW YORK.
The Great Anxiety of Gotham Brokers
Intensified.


NEW YORK, August 20-The stringency in
money continues in spite of the circular issued
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and to-day
loans on call on stock collateral ruled
from 20 to 40 per cent per annum. Some
loans we're made as low as Is per cent, but these
were on the best collateral, including Govern
ment bonds and silver certificates. Brokers
express great anxiety about the situation and
are disappointed at the small amount of ~
per cent bonds offered under the new circula-
tion, and do not now expect much relief to the
money market from it.
The stringency has been marked every day
this week and was intensified Monday by
banks calling in large amounts of their loans.
The bank statement Saturday showed that the
banks in the Clearing House Association held
IN reserve s655,725, less than 25 per cent of
their deposits. The national banks are
required by law to maintain
25 per cent reserve, but the other
banks have no such requirement, although the
Clearing House expects its members to keep up
to the legal limit, and they generally do so.
The drain Of money by the sub-Treasufy and
West and South, however. has drawn down the
surplus reserve from S8959, $50 to a deficit of
1856, 725. The shipments to the interior and pay
ments to the sub-Treasury so far this week have
been heavy and further loss in reserve is
feared.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
MOSQUITOES HATE OIL,

0\NHEREvER you find petroleum you won't
find mosquitoes" said an old oil coun-
try man. THE internal insects can't stand the
smell OF the grease, and wherever oil wells are
plenty there is no call for mosquito bars. Over
and over again Pvc seen mosquitoes cleared
out In new oil field as soon as well flows,
Whether petroleum. applied to the hands and
face will drive off 'skeeters. L don't know. But
one of the few compensations of the driller is
that he's seldom troubled by mosquitoes"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
MARRIED AT ST. PATRICRs.
Popular School Teacher WEEDS a Young
RniIroader.

Popular School Teacher WEEDS Young
Rnilroader.
st. Patrick's Church was filled with friends
and relatives of Mr.. Thomas ]. Kane and Miss
Martha O'Donnell, yesterday afternoon, who
were united in marriage by Rev. Father Dennis
Kearney pastor Of the church. The groom is
employed in the Pennsylvania Railroad freight
office, and the bride is former teacher of the
Ralston school. and a daughter of ex-Alder-
man O'Donnell, of the Ninth ward. Miss
O'Donnell was dressed in white silk and cash
mere. cut dancing length and was attended by
her sister. Mary. The groom's best man was
NJ H. Mccormick
The bride carried a bouquet of white and
the bridemaid bouquet of pink roses After
the ceremony the young couple were driven to
the brides residence on Liberty street. where q
wedding supper was served, after which the
couple departed on the Eastern express for a
stay at the watering places. Upon their return
they will take up their residence in new house,
a gift from the brides father, on Butler. near
Fifty-first street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
THE New York Press calls attention to

THE New York Press calls attention to
the silence that will prevail among the Demo-
cratic organs, ''about the fact that the Repub-
lican House of Representatives refused to seat
the Republican contestant from Mississippi on
the good, old. honest ground that he wasn't
elected" Possibly the Democratic silence can
be explained from the fact that the papers will
be struck dumb with amazement that the
House Republicans could not overcome little
thing like s, 900 Democratic majority, and there
fore went back to that old-fashioned but un-
familiar ground mentioned by the Press.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
DEATHS OF A DAY.
DIR. M. Chambers. Lr.

DR.. u. Chambers, Jr., who died yesterday
afternoon at his residence on Carson street,
Southside, from heart disease, was the son Of NJ.
Chambers, Sr., formerly manager of the Cham
bers Glass Company, and since deceased. DR..
Chambers was q director of the Southside Hos
pital President OF the Proyident Building and
Loan association. and member Of several bene-
fetal societies. The deceased physician enjoyed
an enviable reputation in his profession, and was
leaves widow aud two children to depiore bis
loss.