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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
The Oil Softened Them.

WHEN they began to strike oil near the town
the church people-and they were in the
maiority-did not relish it. They freely said
that oil drillers were ungodly for the most part,
and their hearts were full of guile. The in
vason of scouts, drillers and the rest of the oil
men was looked upon as a calamity. Nearly
all the ministers all uded to the impending dis
turbance of the communitys peace from the
pulpit, and one divine denounced the entire
oil industry as the Evil Ones work, in sermon
an hour long and full of striking argument.
A few weeks went by and it was strange to
note the change which came over the commu-
nity's views the oil question. Most of the
land near town had been leased by oil specula-
tors, and derricks were going up and drills were
gong down on all sides. There was less talk
about the wickedness of taking oil from the
earth's interior, and less denuncialion of the
men who drilled the wells-even among the
church members.
A few months went by, and everybody in the
town had the oil fever. Most of the leading
citizens had money invested in the oil business
and there was not a church member who had
not taken some sort of a flyer in oil. Two of
the ministers had paying wells, and a third
divine, the one who preached the long sermon,
he had come around, too.
1t was as to this last opponent of the oil busi-
ness that inquired of an old residenter:
"Ohl Mr.. BIS all right" was the reply;
"he's got well in his back yard somewhere
that's greaspg his conscience to the extent Of
S25 dayp' HEPBURN JOHNS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
CONDITION OF THE CANVASS.

Though there are some meetings ap-
pointed for the coming week, the Pennsyl-
vania campaign is now practically closed so
far as mere argument is likely to influence
votes. Nearly everyone who intends to vote
strictly according to conviction upon the
claims of the candidates and the public
issues involved, has by this time made up
his mind. But this is by no means saying
that the work of the managers has finished.
That will not end until the polls are closed.
The task of getting out the votes and of
exerting any influences that can win over
such as may be swayed by other considera-
tions than the direct issues, will of course,
as usual, be prosecuted to the last hour.
So far as the western part of the State
goes, there is every evidence that Pattison
will have great vote-probably majorities
where his party has minorities. Notwith-
standing the activity of the managers of the
Delamater canvass during the past week, it
is doubtful if they have been able to do
more than slightly stem the tide which had
already strongly set to Pattison, if they have
indeed succeeded in doing that to any ap-
preciable degree. Of the state of feeling in
the East we can only judge by reports; but
unless there is tremendous lot of smoke
arising from very little fire, Pattison will
also be able to show vote there very far in
advance of his party.
Notwithstanding the blufiug predictions
OF large majorities made on both sides, THE
DISPATCH is of the opinion that it is i'm
possible for the prophets on either side to
foreshadow any figures that are more than
the merest guesses. Everything turns on
the extent of the independent Republican
voting. That is something no one can fully
measure in advance. That it will be of
large proportions is undoubted. but whether
it will reduce the normal Republican ma
joritv of 90 600 or more to a mere minority,
or swell to the dimensions of an overwhelm-
ing victory, which the more sanguine of
Pattison's supporters predict, is too fine
piece of calculation for the experts, who
must recognize in it an unknown quantity.
About the only thing absolutely certain is
that should Delamater, Notwithstanding the
decidedly ADVERSE signs, pull through, it
will be by an uucommonly narrow margin
indeed, compared with what any other as
pirant to the Republican nomination would
have had if placed upon the ticket. At
present the signs on the whole are strongly
against his success at all.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
SMILES AND DIIPLES.

Old Jarrock-Quare thing that gas is, fer
sure, Fust blowed it aout, and when struck
match to find what the smell wuz. dashed eff
didn't blow me aout!-Betrord's Magazine.
He-Will you be mine?
She-Ask papa!
uc-Confound iti don't want to marry papai
What have you got to say2--BoSton Traretter.
A bootblack, smoking the end of cigar
he has just picked up, is accosted by q comrade
with, '.Jim what kind of cigar is that:''
''Robinson Crusoe.''
'sWhy dyer call it that2''
ss,Cause it's a cast-away. Spare Moments.
A well-known actor had horror of street
music On one occasion the 'waits =" played be-
fore his house at midnight, and waited on him the
next morning. Tnev were ushered Into his
room.
.sWell, - said the actor, "what do you want?''
1--WE played before your house last night, - said
the musicians.
81 heard YOU ~ was the reply.
ave have come for our little gratuity,' said the
melodious invaders.
s.Why, bless me. " said the sufferer, 81 thought
Won came to apologize!' Spare Moments.
Mr.. Youngman CATER long thought)-Is
there any way to find out what woman thinks Of
YOU, without proposing!
Sir. Benedict (absently)-Yes; make her mad
Good Netos-
"what business are you now in, Yabs-
ley?'
trade.''
???
'.Yes. Whenever get notion to go to work i
fancy it WON'T pay: so L remain stationary. Com
renez-vous?''-1neric0n Stdtioner.
Remember, boys. that even harbor light
can't be going out nights without making signal
failure in the end.-ELnatrG Gazette.
Jack-A friend in need is q friend in
deed.
Tom-Um-ye-es-lfh he doesn't need too much
Neto York Herald.
Best man Ito Chicago groom)-Is every
thing ready?
Groom-I think so.
''Got the ring?''
.'ics.''
'.Al right. have the license and the applica-
ton for divorce. Let the ceremony proceed. y
Ne1o York Sun.
The world owes every man a living, but it
is debt that he has to hustle to collect.-Bostoa
Traveller.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

Washington which contains instructive
suggestions. The Arkansas official, wrought
by an incident which, though supposed to
to be indigenous to that region, must be
conceded to be disturbing, telegraphed as
follows:
Hon John Wanamaker, Washington. D. c.:
Stranger entered Office to-day and presented a
Winchester rifle at my head in q threatening
manner. Wire answer at once"
We are glad to be informed that the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General rose
to the occasion and promptly telegraphed
back "Johnny Get Your Gun" Everyone
will recognize the pertinence and adequacy
of the advice, though perhaps it may seem
more satisfactory to the man who tenders it
at the safe distance of thousand miles
than to him who contemplates the situation
at the wrong end of Winchester rifle.
Still as there really is no more effective
remedy for the inconvenience of strangers
who enter your Office and toy sportively
with shooting-irons. than to get your own
artillery into action, we must regard the
Postofice Department as having met the
situation.
But the advice has broader and more
typical application to a large number of office
holders much nearer the Postal Department
than Washington. People who In that
function have been strangers since 1880,
have been entering the Government offices,
and presenting figurative firearm at the
heads of the unfortunate clerks and have or
dered them to give up liberal percentage
of their salaries as voluntary contribu-
tions" to the Republican campaign. As
this is Just as much violation of the law
as the prank that was evidently inspired by
Arkansas whisky, the advice of the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General should be
circulated around the departments at Wash
ington.
Indeed the Fourth Assistants epigram
should be turned in the direction Of his
chief Johnny should get his official gun
and fire the political highwaymen who are
plundering the department clerks, clear out
of Washington
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
In view of the fact that Governor Hill

IN view of the fact that Governor Hill
while Lieutenant Governor of New York once
counted quorum in the New York Senate
and is now attacking Speaker Reed for doing
the same thing, the Philadelphia Press re-
marks: '.If the country ever produced a more
unscrupulous demagogue than Governor Hill
his name has not been recorded" There is not
much room for doubt about Governor Hills
demogoguery, but the Press fails to follow the
matter out to its legitimate conclusion. The
premise being asserted that to avow one prin.
clple at one time and then TO throw it over
board at another for party purposes, the fact
becomes pertinent that Thomas B. Reed as
serted on the floor of the House that the right
of the minority to withhold their votes and to
require the majority to pass their partisan
measures by having the vote of quorum of
the whole in its favor. the reasoning of the
Press seems to put Mr.. Reed ahead of Cover
nor Hill on its list Of "unscrupulous dema-
gogues"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
No Mistake Possible.

1T is the custom of the Home Missions Board
to send to the ministers requiring assist
ance in blank forms, in which the particulars
as to each member of the minister's family are
to be written out. This is to enable the char
itably inclined to send appropriate clothing
etc., in each case. Before the system of send
ing out these blanks was adopted the mission
boxes did not always meet the precise needs OF
the families to whom they were sent. Nice
little babies socks. went to people who had
grown-up children, and heavy boys overcoats
and trousers to circles of which baby girl per-
haps was the hope and joy.
But the census blanks have changed all that
Occasionally the details furnished are super
fiuous. For instance one worthy man described
his family circle thus:
Mr.. James B. Adams. .................. male
Mrs. Mary G. Adams. ms....................fem female
Mr.. Robert Adams. .........................ma male
Mr.. Jonas Adams. s...........................m male
Miss Alice Adams. female
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

The Rochester Post-Erpress says that any
one who tries to create panic for partisan
purposes is deserving of the severest censure.
This is intended to operate on the Republican
side in other States. but it serves as a very apt
description of the Philadelphia Inquirer in
this State, which is repeating the declaration:
"If Robert E. Pattison is elected Governor of
Pennsylvania, the fires In the furnaces may as
well be drawn and the great manufacturing in
dustries of Pennsylvania may as well close
their DOORS"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
Mrs. 4. A. Brown.

Mrs. E. A. Brown. wife of W. j. Brown, and
sister of George sheppard, the well-known bank
examiner of Pittsburg, died at Colorado Springs,
Thursday. Mrs. Brown had been sick for q short
time. and went to the springs In hopes of regain
ing her health. Her remains VIII be brought to
Pittsburg tomorrow to the home other mother,
i60 Bluff street. Funeral from the Eighth y. Ps
Church, Van Bran and Locust streets, on 1ues-
day, October Is at o clock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

THE ,Fenian Brotherhood, at its recent
convention, took the wise step of abolishing
its secret oath. 1t was quite right In praoti-
cally asserting that mystery has been a burden
to the Irish movement in America. Nothing is
to be done in this country for Ireland that may
not safely be done with full publicity; and the
same thing could be said about a good many
other secret organizations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

care of it. and did not wait until he came
across a ten-penny nail i'll the same place be-
fore exerting himself. The example is en-
couraging TO the aspiring young man. Mr.
Huntington's career certainly shows that If a
man picks up enough one-penny nails and Gov
ernment subsidies, he may eventually rise to
the height of princely alliances.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

ANN ODELIA DIss DEBAR has reap
peared on the scene Of action once more in
Brooklyn, where she advertises to produce
spirit pictures" Ann Odelia has made mis-
take. If she had come to Pennsylvania she
could have got steady employment from the
Delamater managers in turning out spook pic
lures for campaign material.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
Practicing on a Physician.

IT was 8 o'clock in the morning when the doc
tors night bell rang. The doctor had not
been long enough in the business to disregard
the summons. and he came to the window. The
rain WAS falling in torrents, still the doctor
leaned out of the window and asked: "W no is
it?'
II want DR.. McC-."
The young doctor had taken DIR. McC-'s
house, and DR.. McC- himself had moved to
another city.
.I'm DR.. B." said the young doctor ''and
Dr. McC- has moved away"
"Can you give me his address?' was the ex-
asperating query that next assembled through
the rain, and the window was slammed down
Yiciously.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

YESTERDAYS storm would have been
hailed as fine vindication of the equinoctial
theory if it had only been considerate enough
to come month ago." saws the New York
T.ibune. But the fact is that as this series of
storms has lasted about a year and half, it
will vindicate almost any theory except that
which is based OH fine weather.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

PERHAPS the reason why Senator Plumb
is not with Senator Ingalls, on the latter's
stumping tour through Kansas is to be found
in the fact that his speeches. if Of the kind that
he delivered in Congress, would have to be
given on the Democratic side of the Kansas
fipht
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

SENATOR SHERMAN did not forget to
mention Mr.. Delamater in his speech at Old
City Hall last night, but the Republican cam
didate for Governor will probably think that
the Ohio statesman need not have expressed
his preference for General Hastings quite SO
forcibly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Judge william b. Smell.
spEc1AL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

WASHINGTON. October 25.-Judge William 8.
Smell died suddenly in this city Friday night,
aged 6s, For many years he was Judge of the
Police Court of Washington. He was Il native of
Maine a graduate of Bowdoin and brave soldier
In the Union army. He entered the service as q
Captain in Colonel Neal Dow's regiment the
Thfrteeuth Maine, and came out Lieutenant
nracticed law and became q judge. He was
President Of the Board of Associated Charities of
the District of Columbia, and was active in many
wor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

P0STAGE-AII persons who mail the
Sunday issue of The Dispatch TO friends
shoGId bear in mind the fact TINT the post
age thereon is Two (2l Cents. All double
and triple number copies of The Dispatch
require a 2-cent stamp TO insure prompt
delivery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

Now Brooklyn is going to have its census
taken by the police. The practice is one that
is likely to become general among the cities.
This being the census year, 1t is obviously i'm
portant that cities of Importance and enter
prise should take steps to find out what their
population is.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

Voluntary contributors should Keep copies or
orficleS II compensation is desired the price
CIDected must be named. The courtesy Of re-
IsrHjpg rejected manuscripts Sciu be erte1lded
Irhen stamps for that purpose are enclosed. bat
the Editor OF THE DISPATCH 1riU under no
circumstances be responsible for the care Of u1l-
solicited manuscripts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

DUDLEY's "blocks of FIVE" libel suit
| against the New York World IS once more
brought to the public notice by reason of the
continued indisposition of Dudley to appear on
his own side of the case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

SENATOR EDMUNDs asserts that there
are some rights left to the States. 1t looks as
if the Senator had not been able to master the
reasoning of the courts on the original package
ouestioD
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

Mr.. c. P. HUNTINGTON is quoted as at
triputing his success in life to the fact that
when he was young. whenever he saw a ONE
penny nail on the floor he picked it up and took
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
PERTINENT ADVICE.

A telegraph correspondence recently took
place between an alarmed postmaster in
Arkansas and the Postofiee Department at
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
Hard to Keep Clean.

CLEANLINESS is next to goodness" said the
lady of the house to particularly dirty
tramp who had declined an offer of soap and a
basin of water before he ate The broadcast he
had begged. at may be with you ma'am, :"
said the tramp, but to my business it's next to
impossiDle!'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

THIS issue of THE DISPATCH contains
90 pages, made up of THREE PARTS.
Failure on the part of Carriers, Agents,
Newsdenlers or Newsboys TO supply pa
irons with Complete Number should be
promptly reported TO this Office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26

AFTER one week more the politicians
will begin to contemplate a return to the basis
of truth and soberness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
Catering to the Nickel.

Catering to the NICKEL
A DOWNTOWN lunch room is private mint
The place where you can get all kinds of
sandwiches, pie, milk, coffee, etc., for cents
and hot stews and other things that go to make
up midday meal for quarter are well patron
lied. Even the highpriced places make
money, but it is a conspicuous fact in New
York that the men who cater to the nickel do
better business proportionately than those who
look after the Almighty Dollar. Nor does it
matter much what the business may be. 1t is
the age of the Almighty Nickel. Big custom
and small profits enable the dollar to take care
of itself
Curiously enough, with the experience of
the proprietors of downtown buffet lunch
rooms to stimulate such enterprises, tnere are
no places on upper Broadway where man can
get ANYTHING in the shape of simple lunch for
even double the money he pays for the same
thing down town. Restaurants and cares are
on every hand up town. but they cater to peo-
ple of leisure and money. You must sit down
and be waited uDon-o-, rather. you must walt
Then you pay ID cents for an ordinary sand
wich that you can buy almost anywhere down
town for s. And to order a sandwich is to hurt
the feelings of the waiter. Ihe customary ND
must be considered in the uptown bill. This
tip would buy the lunch in lower Broadway.
Pittsburgers in Gotham.
Ex.MAYoR ANDY FULTON is in the city, hav-
u ing arrived recently from Denver. He
saws he is going back to Pittsburg to live and
he expects to get back in time to take hand
in the campaign. He has taken house on
North Highland avenue. opposite Fred Ma
gees. and expects to make it his permanent
residence.
Mr. Chris L. Magee's name appeared on the
Fifth Avenue register last week, followed oy
that OF another wel-known Pittsourger
"Charles Painter and valet" Charles hook
and family. who were at the same motel LOT
couple of weeks. have gone home
CHARLES 7. MURRAY.
NEW YORK, October 25.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-17
HUNDREDS OF GREENIEs.

Gigantic Bass-Singing Frogs on Ex-
hibition on Tenth Street.
"Ber-loong! Hoo.o-o," was the intro
ductory of deep-toned bass chorus
which attracted hundreds of passers.b by
on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue near Tenth street today. The
chorus came from large wire covered
cage in front of Messrs William F.
Turner Il Co.'S, game establishment,
No. 307 Tenth street The inhabitants
of the cage were several hundreds of the
largest and greenest bull frogs that ever
came to Washington, and they were sur
rounded all day by an eager throng that
watched with interest their movements.
The frogs sang many an uncanny cho-
rus and did other things that caused
laughter.
"These frogs" said Mr.. Turner,
"came from a small place near Terre
Haute, Ind, where men are regu-
lally employed in the business of
frog raising. They have great
ponds for this purpose. The
greenies are caught at night by
means of a dark lantern and dip net
They will come right up to the light
and the frog. catcher then deftly
dips them out and throws
them into long sack. Yes,
there is great and growing demand
here for frogs, especially among the
diplomats. Not long ago 1t was Gus
tomary to eat only the hind legs, but
now they eat every part of the frogs
body, except the head. l."
The Washington critic., 1890-05-17

about the only State that offers a safe
refuge to pugilists, and a glove fight
there could be pulled off very easily.
Sullivan wants to make the match for
100000 and 1t is probable it may
be made. 1t could not take place in
side Of three months, anyhow, and not
then unless the big fellows trouble in
Mississippi was settled.
Billy Dacey did not have to wait long
to get an answer to his challenge, for o
well. ll.known sporting man is ready to
back an unknown against him for
$1,000. lie is also willing to bet that
Dacey will not fight when he learns who
the unknown is. 1t is probably Nc.
Auliffe or Myers, and If it is either
Dacey would not fight. There is more
likelihood of a match being arranged
between him and Hopper or Young.
There is nothing new in the contem-
plated fight between McCaffrey and
Ryan. The money to make the fight Is
still up, and as soon as the principals
are heard from the match will be made.
w q Nj
The Washington critic., 1890-05-17
"cHRIsr AND THE CHURCH.
Meeting OF the Christian Endeavo
UDion-Committees Appointed.

Meeting OF the Christian Endeavor
UDion-Committees Appointed.
A msss.meeting of the District En-.
deavor Union was held last night at the
Mount Vernon Avenue Christian
Church. Over the pulpit in large let
ters was the motto, For Christ and the
Church" The church was filed in
every part. Rev. f. d. Power, pastor,
delivered happy welcome speech, and
there was an interesting programme OF
exercises.
At meeting of the executive com
mittee committee was appointed to ar
range for the reception OF the delegates
from New York, Connecticut, New
Jersey and Brooklyn, who will ston
over in Washington on their return
from the national convention to be held
in st. Louis next month,
The Washington critic., 1890-05-17
Houses in Alexandria, Va,

3-story brick dwelling, 13 rooms, with
Office annex and large side lots; situate on
cor. Duke and St. Asaph sts.; lot 7SxS9.
$500.
3-story and back building dwelling, con-
tanning 10 rooms and bath; lot 70x90; sit
uate No. GA Prince st.
462 Price, Sc, 800.
3-story and back building brick house,
containing % rooms; situate on southeast
cor. Prince and Patrick SITS.
452 Price, $500.
4-story brick dwelling house, built IN the
most substantial manner, containing 20
rooms; size Of lot 52x1l2.
391 Price, $6, 500.
2-story and back building brick house,
containing s rooms, situate on Columbus
ST., near Prince.
4S3 Price, $2,4O0.
49S--3story brick dwelling mouse, con-
tanning 10 rooms and all modern improve
ments; large side yard; situate on cor.
Washington and Cameron sts., opposite
Old Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. This
is the best situation In Alexandria. Price,
$4,000. Terms-One-third cash, balance
one and two years.