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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
Sir Alfred slade.

UTICA, NY, July Is.-Dr. Christian F. Peters,
the astronomer, was found dead in his bed at
Clinton this morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

VolastGrv contributors should keep copies OF
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tt:Tfng rejected manuscripts lrfu be extended
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nhe Editor Of TIE DISPATCH tDiu under no
circumstances be responsible for the care Of IT-
solicited manuscripts
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

POSTAGE-An persons who mail the
Sunday issue of The Dispatch to friends
should bear in mind the fact that the post
age thereon is Two ~ Cents. All double
and triple number copies of The Dispatch
require n 2-ceut stamp to insure prompt
delivery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
The Pennsylvania Commission TO Meet In
This City Friday, August 8.

The Road Commission of Pennsylvania will
meet in Titusville at the Hotel Brunswick on
Thursday, August T. instead of Meadville, as
before published. The object of the meeting
is that the commission may ascertain the views
of all interested in the matter of roads, road
i'm provement and maintenance
The commission will meet in this city on Fri
day, August 8. at the Hotel Anderson.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

LONDON, July. IS. Sir Alfrh slade. Chief OF
the Inland Revenue Department, died to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

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DAILN DISPATCH. including san day, Sm this. : 50
DAlLY pIsPATcH, including Sunday, lmonth go
SUNDAY DIgPNTcE, one Ysar.................. $50
NBEKLY DISPATCH, One Year. ] Is
THE DAILY DISPATCH Is delivered by carriers at
9gceEts per week. or including sunday edition,
ateo cents per week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
Result of the Wine Booming.

wish to remain on deck-the only desirable
place most of the time.
ResuIt of the Wine Booming.
TT has got SO in New York that well-known
club men," as they liked to be called, are
afraid to name their preference for particu-
lar brand Of wine for fear they will be taken
for wine boomers living on corkage. Some
distinction must be preserved between gentle
men of elegant leisure. CHARLIE T. MURRAY.
NEW YORK, July 19.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

For o man who has been reported dead as
often as Ex-Governor Foraker has been. it must
be admitted that he is pretty lively corpse.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

MANY Cincinnati families live on the river
boats running to Louisville. They find it cheaper
than paying house rent and servant girls.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

A TITUsvILLE man treated his potato vines
to bath of petroleum to clear away the bugs. 1t
proved a bowling success, SO much SO that now he
is not troubled with either bugs or potato vines.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

THE story about Mr.. Blaine's retirement
from the Cabinet has not been sprung for several
days. This hot weather must have a demoral-
izing effect upon some of our esteemed Democratic
contemporaries.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
FUNNY MEMS FANCIEs.
WRITTEN FOR THE p1sPATcH.1

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.1
The Retort Temperate-'Now,d don't lose
your TEMPER
81 won't. But I'D advise you to lose yours"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

THE Chicago Post asks the question: "If
man and lady drink an original package and
half in an hour and half how long will it take
three men to see a sea serpent" Respectfully re-
ferred to the United States Supreme Court.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

grated room. So warm in color.''
''Yes, it's surprisingly warm, considering Il
depth of the frieze. ''-E. b. Wales.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02
America AZ a Naval ROVER.

The advent of the Americans on the
high seas as the first naval power in
the world Is a certain A. the rising of
.he sun, bus hitherto the development.
of the navy of the United States has
been slow. The Secretary OF the Navy
at Washington is, however, moving in
the matter, and his latest report rec.
ommends the building of two fleets of
battleships. eight for the Pacific end
twelve for the Atlantic; twenty coast
defense ships and five first class tor
pedo boats. This is, of couse. only a
fancy programme. Butt has substance
enough in it to give stimulus to the
hope that before long an Anglo-Ameri
can flag may be unfurled which will
represent the combined naval forces of
the English speaking world. - Pail
Mall Gazette
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02

What is believed to be one of tne
largest water wicels ever built in New
England has been produced in Green
witch, Mass, 70: use under conditions in
which turbine wheel made of iron
would not give satisfactory results. The
material used in this immense construc-
tion is largely white OAK; the height OF
the wheel is twenty eight feet; the shaft
something more than twelve feet in
iear.l. with sI-tscc % :O;ty- eight
inc ie,. u. ol.l:;;a:. waite Ok an o.
grea: deptn, 50 tnit wasn lille with VA
tie: a prodigIoas weignt is given to them.
1t mas a fore: equal to sen, one hundred
and twenty-five horse power. powe: be-
Ing communicated 70 gearing D: means
o. enormous .gbl seyh'...'.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02
Flowers and the Children.

There are but few children who are
not attracted by the bea uty and sweet.
ness of flowers. We have often watch
ed with great interest the seemingly
MURAL tendency of young children to
admire flowers. Frequently we have
seen them gazing with rapture upon the
picture of flower, and smelling il
with apparent disappointment that Is
yielded no perfume. The child appears
to instinctivcly know that q flower
delicate. innocen. and pretty; and It
MAJ DC laid down rs Il general rule thai
a boy that is brought up among fl 'wers
will develop into better man than one
who is stranger to flowers.
If We could have our way, we would
adorn with flowers the homes from
which come our or minal classes. They
would not Danish crime from the com
munity, hut they would greatly lessen
it. Flowers make pcope gentler, softer
and better, and the father and mothsf
who do not neglect to provide this hoy
influence for their children are doliS
them service that perhap' the eiern'-
ties alone will tell the value OIL
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02

Small storckeepers often complain of
being ruined by the monster establish
ments which sell everything and monop-
Ollie the trade formerly shared by their
minor neighbors. The same complaint
has been raised in Paris, and the French
Government will lay additional license
duties on big stores, so as to restrict their
operations and allow small traders fair
chance.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02

The following is an accurate lis. of the
portraits on the national currency: On
United States no.es-Sl, Washington;
50, Jefferson: s., Jackson; $40, Web
ster; $50, Hamilton; $50, franklin;
500, Lincoln; $500, General Mansfield;
$1,000, De Witt Clinton; $4,000, Mad
ison; $4,000, Jackson. On silve. GER
tifcates-Sl0, Robert Morris; $40, Com
modore Decatur; $50, Edward Everett;
500, James Monroe; $500, Charles
Sumner; $1,000, w. L. Marcy. On gold
notes-S20, Garfield; $50, Silas Wright;
500, Thomas II. Benton; $500, A. Lin
coin; $1,000. Alexander Hamilton;
$4,000, James Madison; $4,000, An
drew Jackson.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02
IT'S Better to Laugh.

The sunniest skies are the fairest,
The happest hours are the best,
OF all of life's blessings the rarest
Are pictures of pleasure and rest.
Though Fate is cur wishes denying,
Let each bear his part like man,
Nor da-ken the world with Our signing
It's better to laugh when We can.
Each heart has its burden OF sorrow
Each soul has its shadows profound.
IT'S sunshine we're yearning to borrow
From those who may gather around.
Then let lis wear faces of pleasure
The world will be happy to scan.
A scowl is to no one treasure
lis better 10 laugh when we can.
chicago Herald
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02

Chinese officers draw pay according to
the number of men serving under them.
From time immemorial every officer has
been permitted 20 lie to the number OF
ten men, but month ago the young
Emperor issued decree that this must be
stopped and that the liars must tell the
truth. The downfall of the Empire is
predicted throughout the army.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02

Americans, who grumble because in
some of our Western cities letters are
collected only once on Sunday, ought to
be banished to Vendsburg in the Trans
vaal South Africa Republic where mails
from the coast arrive only once month,
in charge of carriers who have to swim
half dozen different rivers and take
their risk of being shot by Caffir BUSH
whackers or freed by enterprising lions.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02

Two English army officers were re-
Gently killed while following tn hounds,
both being thrown by their horses re-
fusing to jump high fence, and both
having their neck, broken, causing in-
slant death. A prominent London paper,
in speaking of the accidents. naively says
that they least quite gloom over the
meet
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02

Among the criminals wanted in New
York city, on charges ranging from the
confidence game to bank robbery, are
fourteen men who have received college
educations. At least six of them gradu-
ated with the highes. honors, and all
seem to have turned to crime from liking
for the bad side of life.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02
dbe h)eekIp Alessenptr
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
ALBERT RIENVENU.

A general suspension of payments for
one year has been found necessary in the
Argentine Republic to allow the CONNER
cial and financial men to get over the re-
suits of the wild speculation in which
they have been INDUCING of late.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS

A great geological map OF Francs.
commenced in 1852. has just been Com.
pleted. making 4S sheets.
A method of expanding hoops and
wheel tires by heating them with ths
electric current has been devised.
An analytical balance of variable
sensitivencss-adaptIng it to ordinary
weighinss or delicate determinati ons-
has been brought out in Germany.
Since 1880 encouraging progress ha,
has been made, under an efticien. su.
perintendont, toward restoring the for.
ests of Cape Colony, South Africa.
A new meteorological anl volcanic
observatory is to be opened in Pompei,
when there Will be a congress of sc;e,.
tific men to celebrate the occasion.
Silence for ten days. speaking onlv
in whispers for ten days more, then
gradual return to the ordinary voice.
is a recommendation for stammerers.
Wisdom teeth, the most variable of
all in siz,, shape. and general charac.
ter, are said to show hereditary char.
acteristics more strongly than any Of
the other teeth.
A new industry has been started in
Sweden in the manufacture of paper
from moss. Paper aud pasteboard of
different thicknesses up to nearly an
inch have already been made of it.
Claims are laid to the discovery Of
the method of raising sugar clne from
seed instead of from cuttings. The
seeds were discovered By means of
microscope, in the flower head of the
cane.
The appliance of hydraulic power to
the manufacture of steel seamless boats
is one of the latest things in England.
These boats are thought to be in every
particular superior to those made Of
wood, and can be made at about the
same cost.
A further step toward the artificial
production of the diamond has been
made by passing an electric current
through carbon electrodes in cell con.
tanning a fine whit, sand and cleo.
trodes, the whole being under consid-
cradle pressure.
The depth of a sea about six miles
deep is reduced By go feet by com.
preston. If the ocean were incom-
pressible tho level OF the surface would
be 161 feet higher than it is at pres
ent, and about two million square
miles of land would be submerged.
A prisoner in Bohemia recently con-
structed watch eight centimetres ct
inche9 in diamster, with no tools or
materials except two needles, spool Of
thread, q Newspaper and some rye
straw. The wheels, posts and cogs are
of rye straw; the watch runs six hours
without winding and keeps good time.
Recent inventions with Illuminating
refectors have made it possible to mako
the Suez Canal almost as light as day.
BY means of the Mangin protector and
the strongest electric light, the danger
of a night passage has been reduced to
minimum. The night traffic ON the
canal is In consequence rapidly lncreas-
ing.
An alchemist when experimenting IA
earths for the making of crvcibles
found that he had invented porcelain;
and watchmaker's apprentice whls
holding a spectacle glass between hS
thumb and forefnger noticed through
it that the neighboring buildings sp-
pearcd larger. and thus discovered tho
adaptabiIity of the lens to the telescope
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02
HIS NEIGHBOR'S HEES.
BT AMY RANDOLPJ

path, and the ancient stone wall, all
br oidered over with lichens and moss.
The air WIS instinct with sweet aro-
matte scents, and one red light burned
like beacon star in the cottage window
on the hill.
.'Look"' said Fleda Fcnwick.
Mamma has lighted the lamp! Is
aigh time We were home"
''And GU haven't said yes mourn
fully uttered Jack Trevclyn.
''And l don't mean 70 say ye;.'
Jack seated himself on Tie stone wall.
just where the bars had been taken
down. He was han isomc, sunburned
fellow, with sparkling black eyes and
a rich. dark complexion, as if, in his
far back ancestry, there had been some
olive br owed Spaniard. Fleda leaned
against the bars, the moon turning her
fair hair to gold and lingering like blue
sparks in the deeps of her laughing
eyes. If ever opposites existed in
nature, they existed there, and then.
i've great mind to go away to
sea-" said Jack, slowly and veugefully.
"Do,' saucily rctortei F.eda.
'.And never come back again"'
"Oh, Jack!'
1.-THE idea." he cried, raising both
hands rs If to invoke the fair moon her.
self by way of audience. .'of girl re-
fusing to be married simply because she
hasn't got some particular sort of
wedding gown to stand up in"
'.If l can't be married like other
girls. / won't be married at ALL" de-
clarcd Flcda, COMPRISING her rosy
lips.
1.-THE idea of keeping man waiting
for that Sroaned Jack.
alt won't be long" coaxed Fleda
''But. look here. Fleda, why can't
VIC go quietly to church and be mar
ried, any day, and get the gown after
wards'' pleaded Jack.
''But, Jack, it wouldn't be the same
thing at all. A girl gets married but
once in her life, AMI she wants to look
decent then"
MY own darling you would look an
angel in anything!'
Now, out that. Jack!' laughed
Flcda. '.lt's wha. my school children
call aalfy."
81 hate your school children" said
Jack. venomously. Il hate your
school. l despise the trustees, and l
should like to see the building burn
down. Then you would have to ccm.
to me-"
mo, l shouldn't" averred Tleda.
Il should take in millinery and dress.
making uatil hal earned enough for
the white silk dress. never would -
Oh, Jack! Who's thatG"
IA trampl I'll soon settle him with
my blackthorn!' cried Trevclyn, spring.
ing up.
No, don't" whispered Flcda,
shrinking close to him; sits Mr..
Mingden. He's on his own premises;
these woods belong to him. It's VIC
that are trespa'sers. Wait! Stand
still until he has gone by. He's very
near. sighted, and he will never see
U.s."
'And who," brcathcd Jack, as
stout, elderly PERSON trot;ed slowly
across the patch Of moonlight, and van
ished behind the stiff lau:e. LeIse, as
Mr. Mingdenr'
Don't you know! Our neighbor.
The new gentleman who has bought
Smoke Halt"
"The old cove who is always quar-
yeling with your
"ies-the very man who hates bees
30 intolcrably, and wants mamma to
take away all those lovely hives, down
BY the south fence. He SAYS he can't
take his constitut on in p ace. because
he's always afraid of being stung."
''Why don't he take it somewhere
else, thcna"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-02
He Was Convinced.

&2ae-Prisoner, do you confess
w Suilt9
No Your Honor. Tho speech of
my lawyer has convinced even me Of
my entire innocenc."
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25

The poet Whittier has just writ ten some verses on the broad and fertile subject of our country. In the last stanza the poet truthtully remarks "Oh, land of lands to thee we give cur love, our trust, our ser vice free" This is pure poetry, for it is not fact. MT. Whittier can speak for himself, but not for that large contingent of the Grand Army which is backing the pension-grab-
 bers. In Boston, the other day, General Alger informed the Grand Army of the Republic that the ex- penditures for pensions this year would amount to $50, ,OOO. This statement was loudly ap- plauded by some of the patriots, and tho applause shows pretty
 clearly the temper of those who gave their service to the country "free." Here is the spectacle of a congregation ofpatriots demanding more pensiOns-tho spectacle of a people paying themselves salary for having saved the country. The expenditures for pensions this year exceeds the combined pension lists of the rest of the world, and S6O,- 100000 more than the total cost of Germany's great standing army. There is no doubt about the attitude of the whole country on the sub ject of pensions. Veterans disa- bled in the war should be amply pensioned. There is no objection to this even at the South, where the people are preparing to take care of the Confederate veterans in a proper manner; but, as the New York World suggests, the tone of some of the speeches made in Bos- ton, especially that of Ben Butler, is not calculated to give the public a very exalted idea of the patriot ism of the survivors. According to General Butler, the Northern
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25

THE OUTLAW STEER KILLED.-
 A party of cowboys while gath ering beef cattle some forty miles south of Hyannis, Nebraska, a short time since, rounded up the famous outlaw steer, which has been a terror to riders for several years past, and after several hours hard riding and work they dispatched him with their six shooters. This animal, which was fully ten years old, has caused many a good horse to go to the happy hunting grounds by his wicked fighting and several riders to rejoice in their narrow es- cape of death from his fury. He weighed close to 1,G00 pounds and was a monster.-Nebraska Stock Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
About Pensions.

If any man in the country knows what military service and battle and patriotic devotion, are, it is General Barlow, and if anybody can speak of pensions with know ledge and authority he is the man. He lays down the true principle ot pensions in these words
 "That the American people should be eager to provide for the soldiers who fought its battles if they were wounded or lost their health in the service, and also to provide for the widows and minor children of fthese soldiers who lost their lives, when such aid was needed, no one can deny. This is only justice, and IS in accordance with the pension laws which prevailed shortly after the war, and in accordance with the practice of mos:, if not all, civ ilized nations"
 This is the'genuine and uni7ers- al feeling of the country. But it does not follow that every man whose name was on the army-roll was brave or deserving man, and it is monstrous wrong, he says, to confound ever coward, sbirk, and straggler with the men who took the risk of the service and did the work. The bummers and run aways do not merit equal rewards and honors with brave and faith fuI soldiers, and the policy Of re- warding the worthless equally with the worthy must inevitably be de- struetive of the military spirit of the Nation and the manhood of the soldiers in any future war, besides dishonoring the Unlon veterans, who are made to appear as mendI- cants. General Barlow points out that thore were great numbers of hard working men who were not in the field, but who did their part for the success of the war by their Iabors and by paying taxes, while there were tens of thousands in com fortable clerical posts who never saw an enemy and were never eN- posed in battle. It IS gross inju5- tice to the true and honorable and scared veterans who faced and fought the enemy to treat all alike who were technically soldiers. Gen. cral Barlow's words are so strong and true, and they are spoken by soldier who is so wholly beyond imputation or suspicion of interest ed motives, that they will do much to arrest the recklessness of pen sion legislation.-Harper's Week ly.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25

NEW STYLE OF DooB LOCK- The latest invention in door locks is one which can not be opened from the outside by pliers or skele- ton key if tits locked on the inside, and for this reason Is especially valuable for hotel rooms and inside doors of buildings generally. It has double bolts, one above the other. The lower one is used to lock the door from the outside. Its keyhole does not go entirely through the lock, neither does the keyhole of the bolt that locks the door from the inside. When the door IS locked on the inside there is no means of reaching the key or the keyhoIe of the inner bolt from the outside of the door. This lock is being extensively used on the Pacific coast in all new hotels Detroit Free Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
The Graduate.

She was a was little graduate; ; she'd read her essay sage; and told men how to govern in a bright enlightend age. She'd settled many a question and envolved conclu- sions new; and now her 'educa- tion," as they call the thing, was through. But though so much of learning had been crammed into her head, she couldn't for the life of her compound a loaf of bread, She stranded on the plain doughnuts, and admitted with a sigh; that she couldn't make a pie-crust that would not absorb the pie. Now, we've volumes full of sageness, from the living and the dead but things we're really needing most are bet ter pie and bread. Economic id cation may be proper in it's place; but good cooking, little maiden, is much better for the race,