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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
DIR. HARTMAN'S
LECTURE ON COUGHS = THINGS THAT
EVERY ONE OUGHT TO KNOW.
How TO ExpIaIn-How TO Prevent-HOw TO
Cure-A Cough-WhaE il. .COughs

How is that involuntary "kerehoo" which
one hears on all sides at this time of the
year to be explained?
Cough Is a short conVulsion. There are
three examples of this kind of commissions,
with which everyone is familiar. They are
coughing, sneezing and vomiting. In
either case the physiological explanation is
the same. There is some irritation of a
nerve end which conveys the irritation to
the nerve center, causing convulsion of
those muscles over which the nerve center
presides.
The kind of convulsion called cough is
excited BY an irritation made somewhere in
the larynx, trachea, or bronchial tubes.
Any Irritating substance breathed into the
wind-pipe will produce cough, which
passes away as soon as the irritation Is ex-
pelled. This is natures way OF protecting
the lungs from harm. The lungs are so
delicate that nature has provided such a
senitive membrane to guard the entrance of
the pipe that leads to them that even few
drops of water will excite violent coughing
to expel it.
But, while cough that is excited by the
entrance of substances into the breathpipe
is not at all dangerous or subject to medici-
nal treatment, yet it serves to explain the
true cause of any kind of cough. The cough
caused by common cold, pneumonia, con-
sumption, bronchitis. catarrh, are all alike
an attempt on the part of nature to expel
some irritating substance from the pipes
leading to the lungs. A person catches cold,
the mucous membrane lining the pipes lead
ing to the lungs become congested, and a
watery mucus is formed, which would
trickle down the pipes into the lungs if it
was not expelled at once by a cough. Cough
is o safeguard against the accident of the
discharges of cold entering the lungs,
where they would do great harm. Cough is
the warning of a friend, not the attack of an
enemy. Without cough the slightest cold
would often produce death, as then nothing
would prevent the mucus secretions from
accumulating in the lungs. Cough is the
act of ejecting an intruder from the breath
pipe.
HARMFUL TREATMENT.
70 stop cough in any other way than to
check the secretions is as foolish as it is
harmful. The true cough medicine is the
one that cures the congested membranes,
and thus stops the discharges, when the
cough ceases of its own accord. Anything
that will prevent the formation of the irri-
tating secretions will permanently cure a
cough, but any cough medicine that simply
qulets the cough will not only fail to be of
any lasting benefit, but do great harm by
lulling the sensitiveness of the nerves that
ought to be constantly on the guard. 1t is
to be regretted that most cough medicines
have the latter effect. The operation of a
cough medicine that simply stops the cough
without removing the cause is much quicker,
sometimes the first dose stopping it entirely.
Hence the temporary popularity of such
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05

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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
NESBITT AND HIS ISLAND

Not as Large rs John Bulls, but Nesbitt
snys Galley Can't Take II.
There is an island which. when the Ohio Is 81
feet deep, is not an island. 1t lies between
Haysville and Coraopolis, and in the dim past
was part of N eville Island. but some time or
other before the reign of Queen Aliquippa the
Ohio got on rampage and cut chan
mel through. as 1t did between
DAVIS and Neville Islands at the upper end Of
the latter. Interlacing roots of forest trees
and willows kept it intact until the greed of the
white man caused the timbers to be cut of, and
then the river at each periodical food took
tribute from 1t, and reduced it SO that now at
high water it is only bar. 1t was once
known as Hog Island, and there are people
living who used to attend picnics on it. For
many years it has been known as hog Island
Bar. and has been noted as valuable gravel
deposit and morgue. many bodies or drowned
people stranding on 1t, being detained, on
falling river, by the willows.
Some years ago Frank r. Nesbitt, of Middle
town, now Coraopolis secured this bar by
patent from the State. and though numerous
efforts were made to dislodge him, he held the
for+ Until lately it was only regarded valuable
as gravel and sand deposit, but since 1t was
ascer Eafned that the 45-degrees line ran through
1t, it became valuable petroleum territory. and
Mr.. Nesbitt lately leased it to a developing
company. A day or two since 1t was noticed
that someone had piled lumber on the bar,
which at the present stage OF water is a respect
able island, and inquiry being made, the squat
ters were found to be operating under the di-
rection of Galley Brothers.
Saturday morning Lawyer Tredway set foot
on the bar. and read the riot act to the men at
work, in the name and by authority of Frank
R. Nesbitt What effect the proclamation may
have is not known as yet, but it Is thought
operations will be suspended, as there is said to
be no flaw in Nesbitt's title, nor likely to be, un-
less the river washes the surface to such an
extent as to make the island navigable.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
A VERY WISE FATHER
Is he Who Knows His Own Son, Even
When Found Dead.
AN ODD ROMANCE OF THE MORGUE.
A Physician Identifies Corpse as That Of
His Missing Son, But
THE BOY APPEARS, ALIVE AND WE'LL

That truth is very frequently much
stranger than fiction can be, was yesterday
exemplified by the most curious case which
ever occurred at the morgue. A few days
ago the body of q young man was found on
the tracks of the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Railroad. with the head terribly
crushed in. John McKindley, the superln-
tendent of the morgue, after receiving the
corpse, restored the head and body in most
wonderful manner, but for several days 1t
lay on the slab unidentified.
Yesterday morning DR.. G. L. Evans, OF
Johnstown, whose son has been missing
from home short time, while searching the
city for the young man. visited the morgue. and
was Mortified TO recognize in the pallid and
battered features of the unknown dead his
missing son. The shock was q terrible one, and
1t was some time before he could collect him
self sufficiently to give directions that the body
he properly prepared for burial and shipped to
his home at Johnstown.
DIR. Evans, this sad duty performed, went to
visit friend on the Southside and had scarcely
seated himself when the very young man whom
he had identified as q mutilated corpse not
half hour previously, walked into the room-
Exciamanons, explanations and embraces
to the morgue and notified Superintendent Nc
KIndley that the deceased was none of his
funeral and produced the living boy in cor
roboration of his statement. He would, how
ever, assist IL necessary to have his sons
counterpart decently inferred.
Whether this new version of the 1.-TWO
Dromios" is the result of wonderful likeness
existing between the men while alive, or
merely following the artistic work of Superin-
tendent McKIndley in composing the features
of the deceased until they accidentally re-
sembled the missing man, 1t is impossible to
guess, but the dead man is relegated to the
already numerous ranks of the unknown"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
A SCARCITY OF MINERS.

Many OF Them Have Gone Into tho Iron
ged With the Uncertainty
of the Businrss-Heavier Ore Contracts
Made for the Year.
1.-THE settlement of the wage question for
the year is not pleasing to some operators" !"
said coal man yesterday. "Some of them
preferred to see the miners strike, as they
have often done, and then they would step
in and compromise with their men. The
result will be that all the operators will be put
on the same basis and the miners will see that
those companies who have had slight advan-
tage will have to pay the regulation price.
Certainly the warm winter has hurt the coal
trade 1thaS limited production and that al
ways spoils prices. Unless something happens
the prospects are that we will have good
summer and can give steady employment to
our men. Miners are really very scarce. We
can't get men enough to run the work proper
ly. am told the CHARTERS Block Coal Com
pany could easily employ 100 more miners and
the other companies are IN the same po-
sition. During the last few years the business
has been SO uncertain and irregular that the
men became discouraged, and they have gone
into the iron and steel mills. But even if
miners had steady employment they wouldn't
they feel like it, and they think the mines
could be easily kept open for them. The muers
are fairly well paid these days. On looking
over the payr0s l find many of them make
from $50 to $40 in two weeks. These arc not
bad wages.
If the boom in the iron business had kept up
1 was looking forward TO a season in which cars
would be scarcer than ever. Last year the ore
shipments to the lake ports were 7,0O0.000 tons,
the largest up to that date, but at the lst of
January tho furnace men had made contracts
for 5000 600 tons. 1t will require plenty of cars
to carry this iron, but with the market in the
present condition l don't know what will be
done. The furnace men have made the con-
tracts and must take il, if the shippers insist,
but the latter may relieve them. But in any
case the prospects are good for another car
famine. The local car association is doing good
work in hurrying up consignecs, and they will
do much this summer to relieve the pressure"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
WORK TO BE RUSHED,
A GIRL WITH 4 HISTORY,
Miss Lizzie Seldom In rho Station House,
Charged With IncorrigibIIIty.

Lizzie Seldom, very pretty little girl Of Is
years, is prisoner in the Nineteenth ward
station on charge of incorrigibility The
girl, who stoutly asserts her innocence, has
quite history. Five years ago when she was
but 10 years of age she started from England
to come to America. Her grandmother, Mrs
Elizabeth Seldom. lived at Larlmer Station, on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Her father a resi-
dent of England. had married a second time,
and the grandmother sent for the child. The
girl was placed aboard ship with tag bearing
her grandmother's address tied to her clothing
In this way she crossed the ocean and found
her destination, unaided.
Over year ago Mrs. Seldom removed to
Pittsburg, locating in the Thirteenth " ard and
her graEddaughters secured places as domestic
servants. Recently Lizzie has been WORKING in
the East End. 1t was reported to the police
that the girl Was misbehaving, and the case was
placed in the hands of Special Officer Nc
Laughln. When he went to the house where
She had been engaged. he was told she had left
and he finally located her in Allegheny She
was arrested and brought to the Nineteenth
ward station.
The girl said she had gone to live in ALE
gheny because she had gotten place at better
wages. She denied that she had done anything
wrong. Her grandmother and sister called 10
see her yesterday. They knew nothing of the
charges until after the arrest, but decided not
to interfere but let the police complete their
investigation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
SAVE MONEY
And Sill GET the Beaf.

An immense new stock Of Hardman,
Krakauer, Kimball and Vose pianos in rose
wood, French and American walnut, an
tique oak, mahogany and other fancy
woods, are arriving daily. In design they
surpass anything heretofore shown in this
market.
Our assortment of frst-class instruments
is the largest in this part of the county, and
our prices are within the reach of all.
Old pianos and organs taken in exchange.
New instruments rented and rent applied on
purchase. Catalogues and full information
mailed to any address.
MELLoR & HoENE Established 1881,
Palace OF Music,
u Fifth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
JOHNNY SCHAD'S FATE.

The Son Of the Allegheny Councilman
Killed on the PIttsburs and Western
Road-A Boy and Nam Run Over by Bag.
gies-Other Accidents. -.l
John Schad, 13-year-old boy and the
son of Select Councilman George Schad, Of
Allegheny, was killed on the West Penn
Railroad near McFadden street yesterday
afternoon. The boy jumped on moving
freight train at Pine street and rode up the
road distance of several blocks, when he
attempted to alight In doing SO his clothes
caught on a holt and threw him under the
wheels. His right leg was cut off at the thigh
and his right arm at the shoulder, yet he lived
for some time afterward. He was placed on a
shifter and brought into the Chestnut street
station, where he was put on cot. physI-
clan was called, but nothing could be done for
him. His father was summoned and got there
about three minutes before the boy died. and
then he was removed to his parents home at
22S Main street. The Coroner was notiiei
A 4-year-old boy named Joseph Shell was
knocked down and run over by the buggy Of
terday afternoon. The child was quite pain
fully bruised and was ministered TO by the
doctor.
Albert Henderson, on bicycle, ran into a
light buggy on Fifth avenue The wheels
passed over him. but he wasn't hurt badly.
Travel on the Pittsburg Traction was delayed
80 minutes yesterday morning by large pile of
old bricks falling across the east-bound track
between Van Braam and Miltenburger streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
SORRY THE BOY WASN'T DROWNED.
A Peculiar Renson for the disappointment
ofnn RIderly Lady.

Peculiar Renson for the DIsnppointment
ofnn Elderly Lady.
good many loungers had gathered yester-
day afternoon on the starboard side Of the
Smithtield street bridge, to watch the tickle
sunlight coquetting with the broad, brown
river. A luxurious peace reigned over the
scene. Nature seemed asleep behind curtains
of shimmering haze. Suddenly the calm was
broken. A shrlll cry arose from the shining
mud of the river bank, where a moment before
young Reddy Moran and two acquaintanc ces
had been gamboling. with all the untrammeled
innocence of half score of summers.
Ambitious of becoming mariner-perhaps
even pirate-Master Moran had
Quilted terra hrma, for the less secure foothod
of raft, constructed by himself and friends,
out of few old planks. He then began to
amuse himself by polling the raft to and fro,
until caught by a current he found himself be-
ing drawn steadily into mid-stream. That was
startled the equanimity of every idler on the
bridge.
A buzz of delight ran along the line of on
lockers.
This is better than dog fight" murmured
tall Southsider. rapturously watching the
frantic efforts of poor little Reddy to find bot
tom with pole that was all too short. Serve
the little wretch right for boating on
with a promising mnstache; and then
she smacked her lips with JUNCTION and shut
ner eyes. heuQy struggled nanIully against
the current. His desire for adventure had
been more than gratifed, but he did not give
in. Plunging his arm into the water, he man.
aged to drive his pole Ilto the mud bottom just
III time. Then he began to pole the raft, hav
ing to lie down to do so. For some moments
his efforts were unavaiiing The crowd on the
bridge was wildly excited. A street car had
been stopped, Sc that the driver coul see the
fun.
Finally, Reddy was successful. Slowly but
steadily the raft began to move shoreward.
When out of deep water. the boy rose to his
feet, and began to work more easily. Finally
he got near enough to catch rope thrown
from the bank, and was towed rapidly to
point, from where he waded ashore ankle deep
in mud. He was greeted with a small ovation,
and the crowd on the bridge began to disperse.
The tall Southside sport went off rubbing his
away. shaking her head over the moral which
had been wasted by the rescue Of this bad boy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
LOOKS LIKE A MURDER.

A 16. Year-OId McKeesport Girl Accused
of Poisoning Her Little Brothcr-A
Charge of Attempted Wholesale Murder
Brought Against MAGGIE Stewart.
A case that looks like murder was devel-
oped yesterday in McKeesport. and as re-
suit, Maggie Stewart, a girl of 16 years, was
arrested on a charge of having administered
poison to her brother James, little fellow
of years and 9 months.
On Friday Mr.. Hopkins, who keeps a
drygoods store In McKeesport, swore out a
search warrant against Mrs. William Stew
art and her daughter Maggie The women
had been engaged in cleaning his store. some
goods were missing and they were suspected Of
having stolen them. The search warrant was
placed in the hands of Constable Dart. who
found the women living on Jenny Lind street
serving term for illegal liquor selling, and
the mother, with four children, Maggie being the
eldest, was living in one miserable room, which
was almost bare.
When Constable Dart began his search, the
rrst thing he came in contact with was a very
sick boy, and on inquiry he found that Mrs.
Stewart and the three youngest children had
become i'll just after eating dinner. With the
exception of the boy James, they had re-
covered, to great extent, but his case seemed
critical. The constable thought the situation
grave tuOuHu 10 WdTrduL luNesLlRaIlOn, anu
went after DR.. A. V. Taylor The doctor found
symptoms of arsenical poisoning, and on ques-
tioning Mrs. Stewart, learned that the family
had had soup for dinner on Friday, the
daughter. Maggie, ,cookingit All except Maggie
had eaten of this soup, and after dinner be-
came sick. vomiting freely. DIR. Taylor did
what he could for the boy and then left. taking
with him a quantity of the soup for analysis.
Traces of arsenic were found in the soup and
vofnit.
All day Saturday Dr.. Taylor watched over
the sick lad, but the poison had gotten into his
system and could not be reached. That night
at = O'Clock he died, and yesterday morning
Coroner Mcdowell was notified. Coroner's
Clerk Grant Miller went up to Mckeesport
and investigated the case. On the strength of
what he learned, he ordered the girls arrest,
and had her placed In the McKeesport lookup.
She absolutely refused to talk about the case,
denying that she knew anything about any
poison. Mrs. Stewart also pleaded innocence,
and said she could not think of any reason for
her daughter attempting wholesale poisoning.
The inquest will be held this afternoon at
o'clock in McKeesport
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
C0UNTERFEITERS In JAIL.
Dan Mcsweeney Says the Supply of spuri-
ous Money is Maintained.

Dau mcsWeeney says the supply oil spurt.
ous Money is Maintained.
Dan McSweeney. the United States detective
and deadly foe to counterfeiters, was leaning
against the postoffice yesterday, in a pensive
mood, when a reporter braced him for an item.
'Is much bad money being made now?' was
asked
"Oh, yes," said Dan, "as much as ever, but
we have them pretty well cleaned out of Penn
sylrauia. There are not less than so counter
feiters serving terms in the penitentiary. and
just as soon as they get out they will be at it
again. So far as know there are no organized
gangs at work in Pennsylvania now and
/ haven't heard of any counterfeit money be-
ing circulated lately. Coin is principally ini-
mania Bank of New Orleans that is spurious.
saw one the other day. 1 think under the
circumstances it is best TO notify the public
through the press. Some detectives think this
is a mistake, but ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure. 1t puts the people on
their guard, and makes the ''pusher" afraid to
pass it,
Noted crooks have some characteristics
that have not been noted to any great
easy matter it is to often prove an
alibi, and especially by 4 hotel register.
1 have known old criminals to stand in with
clerks in out-of-the-way hotels. and when they
are about TO do an important job they are
registered at the time In some house miles
away. This was a great scheme of Billy
Aliens, and once when he did man up in Port
Jervis, hotel register at Elmira showed that
he was in the latter town when the act was
committed. This is only one of the tricks of
notorious thieves, and they have to be watched
carefully,o
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
Suits, First Class for SO.

For to-day we have placed about 1900
mems suits on three tables in the front part
of our store which will be sold as special
drive for $40. The suits are of our own good
make and made of cheviots, cassimeres,
worsteds and diagonals. cut in sacks and
cutaway frocks, and all of them are of this
seasons make. Take our word for it, you
have to pay in other stores for suits no bet
ter than ours from SIS to S18. Our price
for to-day is $40. Remember a fine French
clock is given away free with every sale Of
S15 or over. P. c. c. c.,
Cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the
Court House.
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HE IS MAKING MONEY.
Mr. jacob Reese Now Engag ged In tho Phos.
phate Business.

nIr. Jacob Reese Now Engaged In the Phos.
phatc Business.
Jacob Reese, who is now located in PhiladeI-
phia, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Reese
says he is now with the Pottstown Iron Com
pany and they are making 25, 900 tons of phos-
phate every year out of the steel. The CONF
pany gets SIS a ton for it. They have received
large orders from fruit mon in Florida, Vir-
ginia and Maryland. and large quantities are
used IN growing grapes in the Niagara district
Mr.. Reese said he understood that Mr.. Car
negie was putting up a converting plant at
Homestead That will make ,00O tons of steel
per day, and out of this amount 400 tons of
phosphate can be extracted. 1t is claimed that
Southern iron will be worked up. In speaking
of Southern competition Mr.. Reese said:
THE South will never be a serious competi-
tor to Northern men in the pig metal business
but they may hurt the steel trade. The Ten
nessee Coal and Coke Company can make pig
iron for ~ per ton, but the other makers can't
make it for less than s1l. 1t costs about Sl4 in
the North, and the difference in freight rates
will shut 1t out"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
HE FAVORS A COMMISSION.
MIR. Witherow Thinks Judges Should bo
Relieved From Granting Licenses.

Suukos Suouiu Do
Relieved From Granting Licenses.
1t is beginning to dawn on jurists as well as
civilians that il is more desirable 10 have a
commission appointed to grant licenses than to
have it done by the Judges of the county courts,
Not that the judges can't do it, or that they are
not honest men, but the courts should be abov ,
it. This seems to be the consensus of opinion
on the subject.
SAID William Witherow, of the Duquesne
yesterday: Certainly favor the appointment
of commission to run the license business.
The judges of the courts haven't time to at
tend to 1t. and their vocations are such that
they haven the opportunities to post them
selves Besides, granting licenses is distinct
from their line of work, and it seriously inter-
feres with the business of the court On look
ing over the list of licenses granted in years
past always found a number who were not de-
serving had been successful, and some of the
most decent men had been knocked out In
such cases the judges did not understand all
the facts, or rather the truth was concealed
from them. Now. board OF men appointed to
look after the liquor trade would know better
and there would be less dissatisfaction.
Judges are expected to keep aloof from peo-
pie The bench demands 4 certain amount of
dignity and respect that must be maintained.
1t is not the judges fault, but the system is
wrong, and feel sure that the courts of the
State would be glad to be relieved of the re-
sponsibility. / was talking with e1- District At
torney Porter yesterday on this subject and he
holds the same views"