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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
CONTROLS OTHERS AND HIMSELF.

As Chief Eof the Department of Public
Safety j. D. Brown occupies a conspicuous
place in the public eye, but very few men in
the general current of city life have sue
ceeded in getting his measure exactly. He
is not an ELUSIVE man, he doesn't open up to
every touch, and he never gushes. Per-
sol Ially, politically, officially and generally
Cl lief Brown is a very smooth article. He
&C ntrols others easily in the administration
Of the affairs of his Office, and at all times be
appears to be in evident control of himself
He knows q good deal, and his grip on his
knowledge is hard and strong.
His manner is pleasant, his smile, which
comes readily, is engaging, but his face is
an exemplar of immobiiity. 1t is rarely,
if ever, an index of his mind. He is one of
the sort of men who can become very inti-
mate with you without permitting you to
enjoy reciprocal intimacy. He has the
persistence, infeHble will and quietcourage
characteristic of men of force. He Is not an
obscure man, and one result of this was that
after he took hold of the Department of
Public Safety he proved to be very much of
an unknown quantity to numbers of people
who believed that they had accurately
guaged him. There is an impression, more
or less wlde-spred, that Brown is Billy
Films man. That is a mistake. It is
true, probably, that his relationsswith Mr..
Finn are closer than those held with other
leaders, but Chief Brown is his own man
always, but be isn't yet proud enough of the
possession TO have the big head; and there
is a real comfort for anyone who has to do
business with him.
HE WAS A GENERAL SURPRISE.
While he was county official he wasn't
en- evidence, and he came down from the
hill with the reputation of being quiet
fellow of respectable ability, who could be
kept in line since, but he has had ss much
to do with drawing the line as anyone else.
And SO he will 60 on while he remains in
power. He is a partisan. he is,pnrtia1 to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
FARMING WITHOUT HORSES.

An Irish Farmer Pulls the Plow Himself
His Wife at the Handles.
Ellaville (Ga.) News.l
One of Schley county's living curiosities
is her Irish citizen, ''Uncle" Johnnie Mac
Carthie, aged 60 years, who owns and lives
on two acres OF land 10 miles north Of Rla-
vile, which he calls Little Ireland" The
old man has no horse, nor has he anv need
for one. He bitches himself to the plow
and pulls it like horse from morning to
night, while his good vile, Charity, who
is al, 'sIrishman," too, holds the handles.
They have raised plenty Of vegetables and
40 bushels of corn this year, with Johnnie
playing horse.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
EXHIBITIONS soF HYPNoT1sM

Are Strongly Condemned by Foreign Medi-
cal Societies for Various Reasons.
The Medical Record publishes seve raj
strong reasons set forth by the Russian Med
ical council for suppressing public exhibi-
tions of hypnotism. In addition to the be-
lief that injury is done to the subjects ex-
perimented upon. and the spectators thrown
into an undesirable nervous condition, they
present the still stronger objection "that
such hypnotic entertainments offer to evil
minded subjects good opportunity. for
studying methods of hypnotizing and for
subsequently practising them for various
immoral and criminal purposes"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
ADULrERAT1NG WHEAT

Practiced to Large Extent in Russia and
the East Indies.
Chicago Tribune.l
1t is intimated in British consular re-
port that the greatest difficulty met with in
establishing the elevator system of handling
grain in Russia is the unwillingness of
farmers to have it submitted to the cleaning
process. In this the Russian cultivator re-
sembles his rival in the East Indies, where
the mixing of wheat with dirt has been re-
duced to science.
1t is even said that the "dross" taken from
the grain at the elevators in Russia is
eagerly bought up by the people outside for
the purpose of mixing it with other wheat
which they intend to market in the good old
way, and it is now proposed to prohibit the
sale OF the rubbish because of the harm its
use does to the trade.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
Huge Mounds Of Coal.
New York STIR.

new ork SUI.
Work w S begun short time ago upon o
coal storage station for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, at South Plainfeld, N. j., that
will be the greatest plant of the kind in the
world. 1t is to have capacity of 1,6oO, 900
tons, or five times as much as any other
storage station in the world, stacked up in
go mounds of 25, 900 tons each, and several
years will be required for the construction
Of the entire yard. There will be no less
than 125 miles of railroad track in this great
storage yard, which will cover hundreds Of
acraa
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NO DOUBT ABOUT THE HEAD.

NO DOUBT ABOUT THE HEAD.
The supreme authority is clearly fixed,
and no one in the.depsrtment is permitted to
indulge a moments doubt of its location.
The necessary divisions of subordinate au-
thority have been wisely made, and the ma
chine as whole works smoothly. Every
officer is made to distinctly know his place.
and if he fails to keep it it fails to keep him.
1t is the easiest thing in the world to get off
the force under present conditions, and some
Of the ''coppers" who used to own the earth
have painfully and slowly arrived at reali-
zation of this fact.
The establishment of three police districts,
into which the city is apportioned, greatly
simplified the work of arranging Tor the per-
formance Of the details of police work. As
executive of his district, each inspector is
supreme so long as he does not get into con-
fict with the general rules governing the de-
partment. He is responsible to the chief
alone, and reports to him direct, and not to
the superintendent, as one would suppose.
THE sUPERINTENDENT's DUTIES.
Superintendent Gamble Weir holds a
position rather anomalous in police organIz-
ations. With the details of police duty he
has nothing to do, being in fact, if not in
name, the financial officer of the depart
ment and the conservator of its property.
From the largest to the smallest amount he
supervises the expenditure of the police ap-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
Professional Faster.
New York Herald.1

New York Herald.1
Signor Jean Succi has begun fast. he
has done some mighty short eating in his
day, and he is now going to try and lengthen
the shortness thereof by five days. His big
gest record was earned in London last spring,
when he triumphantly lived for 40 days on
his own inner consciousness and came out
with a balance of 80 pounds avoirdupois
and good many hundred pounds sterling
TO his credit.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
Am Economical Couple.

Boston TrsveIler.1
Her mother (vho has called the day after
the wedding)-What nice rice pudding.
my dean Where did you get such splsndld
rice2 -
The bride-Tom shook It out Of hlssoss
when We got home last night, ma.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
They Have No Feeling.

DtLIOIL TITO TItss.I
Repeated experiments have been made in
this country and i1 France during the last
year to see if I've oyster could feel pain.
In no one instance has it been shown that he
can. He js composed of fabric which has
no seDsltIveness, and the only result of a
shock 'of electricity is to make something
80 grin crawl over him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09

about as effective as it could be, but it is not
equal wholly to the performance of its task,
because it is deficient in numbers. In all
lines OF duty 285 men are employed, while
the necessity for the employment of 400 is
imperative if the demands of the different
sections of the city are to be granted. Chief
Brown is powerless to add to the number,
and he will remain so unless the necessity
which he says he feels daily shall be recog-
nized by the legislative branch of the Gov
eminent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
graveyard philosophy.

Atcnison Globe.l
People seem to realize the worthlessness Of
beauty compared to the worth OF goodness.
in one respect at least We meyer saw .
tombstone that said that the one under twas
the belle Of her town when alive.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
A Rapturous Feeling.

A rap-soda--w What one can get for knock
at the clnbroam door.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
WHAT PROTECTION COSTS.

II should the impress oil the ward heeleT
aud howler's successful hustling.
WHAT PROTECTION COSTS.
:. costs S270, ,504 yearly to pay the salaries
of the policemen and their officers vet the
general public knows very little about the
force, though that puissant body win prob
ably be surprised to be informed ofthat fact
On the whole, the money is we'll spent, but
there is vet room for improvement, and no
one will concede this more readily than the
chief officers of the department. From the
standpoint of the general public there has
always been some mystery about the reor-
ganizstion of the force, and there is really
no clear idea or exact knowledge of how the
revolution in the department was brought
about. There is as much speculation about
the location and division of authority, su-
preme and otherwise. It is the purpose of
this article to turn the light on these dark
places
The present department is run by a head,
the owner of which is j. o. Brown. For its
faults he is, in some measure, responsible,
and to him is due the credit for the erection
on the ruins of the old force the present
machine for the maintenance of the peace
and protection of the property of the city.
Under existing methods the present force is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09

pendent of politics, bnt udner the new
scheme of city government the organization
is at least more stable. and its chief is inde-
pendent of the ward heeler and howler,
though it remains to be said in this connec-
tion that the force, as it is. bears more than
it should the impress Of the ward heeler
aud hovler's successful hustIing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
A STEAMSHIP RACE.

The elegant new steamer of the United
States and Brazil Mail Steamship Com
pany, which is now in port and will carry
this communication, has created quite a
sensation here among shippers. The COM
peting English lines, hearing something of
its exceptional speed, determined to have a
race with the Seguranca, which is the
American ship, and cabled for one of their
fastest boats, the P2rsense, to skip some of
her ports of call ana be here TO take cargo
from the Seguranca. The former arrived
here yesterday and the latter to-day. Both
are expected to sail at midnight.
Contrary to the custom of the English
steamers, the Paraense will not wait here
from five to seven GAYS, or longer, to sweep
up the freight, but sailed light loaded SO as
not to be behind on arrival in New York.
But it should be borne in mind that the
Seguranca will make three stops, at Barba-
does, Martinique and st. Thomas, while the
Parauense makes no stops at all. The new
American boat expects to reach New York
as soon as the English.
j. o. KERBEY,
United States Consul at Para,
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The greatest punctiliousness exists regard
ing boundaries and t,esnasses. NoirentIt
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09

sLanIdneous picture, pun out bne sllue OF
your plate, hold and snap the shutter, re-
turning the slide of the holder Immediately
after. For time exposure, the slide is to
be Withdrawn in the same manner and the
lens uncapped for the length Of time deter
mined on. The slide of the plate holder
must never be pulled out except when in
the camera and ready for an exposure and
in the dark room.
WATCHING OLD SOL.
There is one point regarding the light that
should be firmly impressed on the mind from
the very beginning. Never point your CAM
era against the rays of the sunl Have the
light at your back or from either side, but
never allow the direct rays to penetrate your
lens. If you do your picture will be
spoiled. You want your subject well lighted,
not the camera. 1t is also well to remember
that the camera should be as nearly on a
level with the subject as possible. If point
ed up or down, the straight lines, if any, in
the picture will be distorted and an un-
natural perspective will be the result. These
simple instructions, coupled with fair de-
gree of attention, should soon make the op-
orator. confident in exposing his plates.
The following suggestions will be found to
be of value in making exposures:
In landscapes choose some prominent GEN.
trail object for the foreground, such as a
house, large tree. an animal, or one or
more people.
Avoid "hat" distant subiects-that is to
say, any subject, the principal portion OF
which is far away from the camera, with q
long stretch of open field intervening.
The same rule should be observed in sea-
scapes. Have some vessel, stump or prom1-
nent object for the foreground. Then your
picture will have lite in it.
Pictures taken on the water require less
exposure than those taken on land.
SHORT TIME EXPOSURES.
Wherever it is possible take your picture
in the shade rather than in the direct sun
light, and give short time exposure. Warm
er aud deeper effects will result. This ap-
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19

NOTICE.
IN TREASURY DEPARTMENT. .sTATs OF
DELAwARE,N New CASTLE. June 10. 1880.
An act taxing Telegraph and Telephone
companies doing business In this Sta to.
That every individual firm or corpora
tion owning, maintaining or operating
phone within this State, shall be subject
| TO taxation for the use OF the State in
manner following, viz {: Each such iDdi-
yidual, hrm OF corporation shall an
nualiy on the first day of July. com.
mencIng with the fret day of July, A.
D., 1889, pay to the State Treasurer for
the use OF the State, tax of sixty 1907
cents per miie for the longest wire with.
mile for the next longest wire, and
twenty f20) cents per mile for each and
every other wire owned. maintained and
operated within the State. by each such
individual. nrm or corporation; nd 10
| shnll be, and fs hereby made the duty of
every such individual, firm or corpora
tion annually on the first day of June,
commencing with the first day OF June,
A. D., 1853. to make and deliver to the
state Treasurern statement In writing,
verified by the oath of such individual
or one of the members of such firm or
by the president, general manager or
treasurer OF such corporation, showing
the whole number Of miles of wire own
ed, maintained or operated within this
state by any such individual, firm or
corporation, and also designating the
length and location of the longest and
next longest wires of each, and in case
of tue refusal or omission of any indi-
vidual. firm or corporation to make and
deliver such statement, the state Treas
urer shall be and he is hereby authorized
empowered and directed to make an
assessment oil the tax hereby imposed
upon the best information lie may be
able to obtain. and adding to the sum of
the tax so assessed penalty Of twenty
nye t2o) per cent, and demand payment
of the whole from the indi sidnal, frm or
corporation so In default. Provided that
the estimate so to be made by the State
Treasurer In such case shall be final and
conclusive on the party so In default.
In case of tho omission or refusal of
any party hereby liable under this act to
pay the tax by this act imposed within
thirty days nftor 1t Is due, tho State
Treasurer shall be, and he is hereby au-
thorfzed, empowered and directed to
distrain upon any personal property of
the party so in default. and having given
notice In writing ofsuch seizure and dis
tress, to sell the said property so seized
and distraincd on ten day notice by ad-
vertisements posted in Ave public
places OF the county wherein such prop
erty shall have been seized.
The telegraph and telephone compnn-
les doing business In this State will
please give this matter their immediate
attention. WILLIAM HERBERT.
Jl9-tf State Treasurer.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
rsep.ng rom Pnnlshed.

BLooMrrELp. lows. June 18-At On
amateur theatrical performance here
Monday night several young men were
caught teeptng into The dressing room oi
tie leading lady actress. So incensed
was she that she loaded property pistol
with soap and q blank cartridge and
when the young men again made thelr
appearance abe let fly at one of them
named Tool, Alliug his clothing and flesh
with soap and causing him to run away
bowling with pain.
The young man caused tho actress
arrest and she was brought before Squire
Horn in this city Upon learning the
particulars the Justice dismissed the suit
with = severe lecture to the young man,
and thtimating that he may we'll feel
sstis0ed that there was nothing more
solid than soap In the pistol.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
The Car Drivers.
[CoMMUNIcATED.l

1.-THE gentleman who put the item In
your paper about the street car not stop
ping at Third street knew how hard Il
was for the poor dumb animals to start
1t after being stopped, he would gladly
hold his peace. l would like to nee him
standing on the corner OF Third and
Market aud ace tho horses straining
themselves almoss to death trying to
start the car whom It 10 compelled to
stop on such . steep hill and then hear
what he would have TO say. II he had
any mercy on the poor dumb brutes he
would change his mind. We hope the
time will speedily come when the com
pany will be able to use electricity on
Market street and relieve the horses oi
this heavy work and also save mucl
valuable time to the travelling public
and business citizens. FL. H..
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
CITY ysssssvs.

@. Andsrsou and J. II lWrisht have
engaged the hall q Ninth and French
ssfeeh for the season evesy Saturday
evening. The entertainment will be dr.
ferent from the ordinary entertainments
given In that locality
8. Brown, formerly Of THE city, and
Trinst 9les Club Of this city. e here pay
lady friend, Mies Meta Thompson, ons
Of New York's prima-donnas, were ton
dsrsd rscsptions BY D. Turner, Z. @.
bers Of the club This gentleman did biz
whole duty to the members o. Tho club
In this city, and was well liked By All
who knew him.
Mra susan Jones Of 2os East Eleventh
which 10 much needed In that nsighbor-
hood.
Joe Christy 10 still In the neld a. .
pedestrian, and be challenges Whining
ton or the State. He iuvites other pro-
fessoYs IN philadelphia, - he 10 going to
make abusiness Of 1t.
Tho dedication reception bazaar at the
Wilmington Rink last evening was we'll
attended, and Prof. 7. Harding's band
never played to better advantage,
The Odd Fellows, Brandywine Lodge
were very we'll pleased with their nrst
evenings showing; promenadiug and
social amusemen.s took up the evening.
The orchestra under the lead OF ]. u.
Wright, did very we'll and the dancers
enjoyed themselves Immensely. The
newly organized lodge which the enter
tainment was given TO dedicate were well
pleased.
M. J. Q. Jones, manager Of TIE Choral
Union, 10 now prepared 10 sell all kinds
Of jewellery from gold watches on down.
Like priest, like people," Earnest
Jones, apprentice to Jones 4 JeHsris,
has caught the idea Of the senior pro.
prietor, and wants to hsh. He and Sam
Fillmore have arranged for Q ashing ex-
cursioa next week.
On reconsideration, the society to
which each OF the railroad victims be-
longed have taken new idea Of bust
ness Affairs, aud since there 10 NO white
family In the city that will have colored
uudertakers, the members OF . certain
lodge acted msgnanimously. In view Of
the fact that Mr. Palmer has trestsd our
people very kindly, they gave one to
him. and the other to Chase & Chippey.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
Commencement Ex,ro,...

The Friends' School will hold the an.
nusl commencement exercises on Mon
day afternoon at 8 O'Clock, and the fol-
lowing program has been prepared;
oElsctricity, Factor In Modern Civil.
zation," William q. Sprusucs, Jr;
Conversation ~ q Fine Art" Rachael
LeMsistre; "What Women May Learn
from the Women Of the Bible, I" Angus
tine l.. Cranston; "Tho Dream Of the
Nationalist Jane, l.. Devou, Jr.
Immigration" Fred. H. Gawthrop
"fhe Indian of Fiction" Alice A. John.
son; 'Browh.ne's Saul" lola Kay East
burn; "The Catilinarian Orat,ons, y
frauch IL. Thompson; LeRoy Harvey
(absent In Europe); presentation of dip
lomas; address 10 the class, Prof. Seth K
Clifford Of Haverford College,
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
Attacked by a vicious Cow.

Jamss Crosby Of Lower Oxford, Pa.
has COW, which animal has a your 2
call, and hrs. Crosby approached 1t to
milk 1t, whom the COW knocked her down
and horned her. cutting gash along one
arm and otherwise injuring her. MIR.
Crosby, near ct hand, seised . club aid
ran TO his wife's assistance, when the COW
attacked him and Knocked him down
aiso. just as the COW was about TO use
IT. horns on the prostrate man the calf
bisaosd and the COW ran to II. when Mr..
Crosby made his cscape. He was severely
bruised on the body BY the feet OF the
animal The COW afterwards put the
hired man to flight when he attem pted to
approachit Both Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby
we're severely but not seriously hurt.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
Laid In Isps1

The funeral Of Archibald Grocer took
place yesterday afternoon from the resi-
dence OF his son-in-lAw. Chas. Edwards.
No. 1856 Church street, ard was att. nded
by Bmyth Post, No. l, a. A. r., Della.
ware Encampment, !. o. D. r., Asylum
Lodge, No. rs, !. o. q. H., and o large
utnher Of relat' yes aud friends, Tbs
funeral cortege wss headed by the smyt
Post Fife and Drum Corps. The rcli.
gious services we've conducted at the
house by the Rev. Lafayette Marks. a.
the impressive ceremoni.s of The g. A. K
we're performed at the grave.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
FOURTH EDITION
The street and sower Comnission.

the Dtrcet and S0wor Vobnmsseions
A special session of the Street and
Sewer Com mission was held last even
Ing, ak which 8 comm un'cation was re-
csIved from Hofiecker & Hofieeker ask.
Ing the board for sewer accommods stions
for Lsngslss brewery ut Fifth and Du-
Pont streetA The secretary was In
structed to reply that sewer nccommoda.
dons will b furnished II Lengel will
bear shAre Of the expenses.
Tho board discussed the sdvisAbility OF
Increasing the fees for tapping severe
from u TO $3.50 per foot on and after
August I, 1890, but no action was taken.
1t was decided 10 place gas Tampa on
Walnut street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth. aud at Delaware avenue and
Adams strest. Electric lamps were
ordered to be placed at Eleventh and
Thatcher and Thirteenth and Thatcher
streets.
The city engineers estimated that the
grading 70 be done on Baysfd avenue
and Third and Fourth streets ct No. 70
school at I, 900 cubic yards.
Mayor Harrington was requested 10
ask Judge Grub to appoint commissions
to condemn the Concord turnpike to the
clty hus and the Philadelphia turnpike
to The city line. Tho Concord turnpike
10 Elliot avenue and the Philadelphia
turnpike Market street. 1t Is desired to
have the beds Of both streets under the
control of the city.
The commission then adjourned until
to- morrow evening, when the question
OF paving Monroe street from Front to
Fifth street with Belgian blocks and
rubble stones will be considered.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
Waited Camden,

The Police and Fire Comm ttss Of
City Council, with other members who
are interested In the police telegraph,
visited Camden, N. j.. yesterday to In
spsct the workings Of the municipal sys.
tom there. Upon their arrival thsrs
was no one 70 meet them, aud they we're
left to find their way ~ best they conid.
Some Of tie party returned TO Philsdsl-
phia and made thorough inspection OF
the Gamewell system, which 10 'us.d IL
that city, and were we'll satisfied with
the result.