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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
Always Ahead.

"Nell. there's one consolation" he
said to the iceman as they were discus
sing the weather. 'lce must be cheaper
next summer"
"Well. perhaps"
but there's no perhaps about it.
There's lots of it all over the north this
winter. You fellows will have to como
down."
''Yes. l suppose the price will be
somewhat lower; but there's the offset,
you krow.'
What offset?'
'Why. the solidity is only fifty per
~ fest."--N. Y. SuAs
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
A VISION or EASTER MORNING.

He soft red tint~ Of
In ,tcr IL tcs
II q Il hinssofned
I'm the East.
Their mathis all
III e COL q e II
birds
Upon the beech
spray ceased.
An instant 81
lence fe!l--then
rose
A mystic glory
wide
And 10. upon the
threshold stood
T h e l. ord Of
Eastertille.
lie smiled with
tender sweet
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
Insignificant and Unknown.

Not long ago newspaper man in this
city wrote the editor of one of the best
known English journals proposing to
send him descriptions of the summer
homes Of certain people. mentioning by
name the Astors, the Nanderhlts. the
Goulas. and others equally Well known
to us. In return the editor wrote Say
ing that the article would not be of
sufficient interest to the English reading
public as the names of the persons were
not known either to himself or 20 his
public. Any time, therefore. that these
persanages get tired Of living in the
fierce light of publicity that beats up, n
them here they will be glad to know
that th.y can plunge into obscarity at
once ~ crossing over to London.-N.
7. hnA
Mohave County miner., 1891-07-04

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Mohave County miner., 1891-07-04


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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
The Bes. treatment for the Grip.


J. B. Loughran, ex-Mayor Of North Des
Moines, and the Locust street manufacturer
of steam engines and boilers. said recently:
"I;had a severe attack of la grippe. l used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and applied
Chamberlain's Pain Balm to my breast.
These remedies were just the thing in my
case. My child had Group some years ago,
and we used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
with perfect success; since then we have
never been without these medicines In our
house. I had a cousin who was printer
and was employed in job office in this
city, where they were printing circulars for
Chamberlain. He had deep-seated cold
and a terrible cough. and while setting up
the copy he made up his mind to buy bot
tie. 1t cured his cough, and that was the
first time 1 ever knew anything of Cham
berlain's remedies. I have been strongly
in their favor ever since. My own expert
ence and that of my family convinces me
that these remedies are the best in the
world. That may be strong language, but
that is what think" wSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
A Novel Contest.

Guessing contests are by no means new.
The public has had innumerable problems
presented to it on which to conjecture.
There's the beans In the jar question, the
number of pieces in the patchwork quilt,
and many other nice and Interesting ques-
tions. But the most original which has been
sprung upon the people of this city for some
time is the one now in progress at Gusky's
In one of their windows is a monster
candle, said to be the largest ever made. It's
about 8 feet high and Is inches in circum-
ference. Tomorrow afternoon the candle
will be lighted promptly at 8 o'clock, and
will be kept continuously burning day and
night until it is entirely consumed. How
long this will take to accomplish is the uu-
certain quantity, SO to speak, and this is just
where the field for conjecture comes in.
To make the question interesting Gusky's
offer prizes to the amount of S100 for the
best guesses as to the time it takes the can
die to burn out. Four prizes in all: $50,
S25, SIS and $40 respectively. In most con-
tests of this kind there are certain restric-
tions or limitations as to who shall guess.
If in a store, then usually only patrons are
permitted to compete; if at a church fair
it's anywhere from 10 cents to quarter of a
dollar to enter. This, however, is open to
all. Anybody, young or old, whether GUS
toners or not can secure card free on
which to record their guess and stand an
equal chance with the rest to win the prizes.
Some idea of the interest manifested may be
gathered from the fact thatover 3, 600 people
guessed yesterday. One hundred dollars
seem a good deal 10 give Tor guess, but
Gusky's are tireless toilers for popularity
and trade.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
Are You Interested in Curtains9

200 pairs of heavily fringed chenille por-
there's worth Sc pair, for S4 81; 200 pairs of
fringed chenille portieres worth 81 30, at
S. SO pair. Our last weeks prices on lace
curtains will continue, and many new pat
terms added. Lace curtains, taped, at 4Sc;
curtains other stores ask 81 at 75c, and the
81 so quality, 81 yards long, at CSC. Our
50 rs Irish point curtains are usually sold at
S. 80, and our S. 81 number at SS 60 We
have added large lot OF short curtains, all
to go at 19c and 25c; also ], 200 more of brass
mounted curtain poles. complete with all
trimmings, at 121Sc each.
j. II. KUNKEL & BRO,
13H-l349 Penn avenue, two squares east of
Union depot.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
Reasons for Purchasing Everett Pianos.

Because they are manufactured from the
most carefully selected material
Because they remain in tune and up to
pitch superior to all others.
Because the tone of the Everett piano is
powerful, yet pure and well sustained.
Because from their sympathetic quality
of tone they are admirably adapted to the
voice.
Recause they contain all desirable i'm
proyements.
Because the manufacturers are practical
musicians and mechanics, familiar with
every branch of their business.
Because every piano is thoroughly tested
before leaving the factory.
Because each Everett piano is warranted
for seven years.
Because by purchasing from Alex.
Ross, 137 Federal street, Allegheny, you
will save at least S75 from the retail price,
and can suit yourself in the manner of max
ing payments. Send for circular explain
ing our club or cooperative system. Itpro-
vides the lowest wholesale cash price and
payments anywhere from 81 per week to all
cash.
Pianos delivered this week on 81 weekly
payments are Club A certificates, No. 338,
held by W. E. Taylor, Superintendent OF
Water Works at New Castle, Pa; Club B,
No. III, Mrs. j. 7. Anderson, Beaver, Pa.
wSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29

WHEN you want ice cream order it from
Kennedy's.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
and parsonage. to which they have been as.
The Next General Conferences.

and parsonages to which they have been as
signed
The Next General Conference.
Throughout the progress of the Evangel-
ical quarrel heretofore the belief had been
steadily entertained that all difficulties
would be settled satisfactorily by the next
General Conference OF the denomination,
which meets in October; but it is now appa-
rent that this hope is in vain, inasmuch as
there will be two General Conferences, both
probably to convene at indianapolis. One
will be held by the Dubbs faction, and the
other by the Esher- Bowman faction. One
Conference will decide one way, and the
other another way. and after these confer
enees adjourn the breach will be wider than
ever. Hence many members hold that the
difficulties will never be adjusted.
The decisions of the courts in the multi
piled lawsuits that must ensue from the
general locking out of Bowmanite ministers
in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, and
the disposition for the appeals taken there
from, will be the only guides to the final
ending of the war. How complicated the
troubles will then grow and how far from
settlement the controversy will then drift
under this method, everybody with expert
ence can imagine for himself.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
Easter Monday, To-Morrow,

Boys seem to thrive better than any other
class around Easter; it's the holiday when
they are rugged out with new clothing. Our
boys short pants suits, sizes to IA, at 81 %
and So so, are grand value. Neat, new aud
nobby patterns to choose from in checks,
Dlaids, stripes and mixtures. Every boy re-
celves as present toy stem-winding watch
and chain or long lash whip with silver
whistle.
P. c. c. c., PITTsBURG COMBINATION
CLOTHING COMPANY, corner Grant and
Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
WHAT KIND OF A SUIT
Do You Want?

We don't make any exception, whether
you want fine black or blue suit of clothes,
a dark mixed tweed or cheviot, a handsome
bound or unbound fancy worsted or cork
screw, or ligh. or dark colored cashmere.
These. and hundreds of more styles of mems
fine suits, are now marked at $40. Special
Tor our Easter sale. The choicest patterns,
the greatest variety. the most correct fit for
$40. Special sale tomorrow.
P. C. C. c., PITTsBURG COMBINATION
CLOTHING COMPANY, corner Grant and
Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
New Inventions,

The following is list of a few patents
granted to Pennsylvanians this week, re-
ported BY Higdon s. Hlgdon, patent at
torneys, having offices at 127 Fourth avenue,
Pittsburg, and Sc LIE Droit building, WASH
ington, D. c.: Henry Aiken, mill appli-
ance; Frank Moore, station indicator;
Joseph n. Pew, system for pumping natural
gas; OF Pittsburg. Edward Bourne, Allie
ghenY, gas stove. A. C. Cochran, Stauffer,
coke-oven plant j. NJ. Howard, Mifiin,
plste-glass-sealing apparatus. P. c. Law
less, WiImerding, pipe coupling. J. H.
johnson, Bradford, lead binder.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
Last Chance for Bargains in Pianos.

Fine Chickering square piano at $3.50;
fine Mellor & Hoene piano. at $50; parlor
organs, Chapel organs and all STYLES of new
upright pianos at less than cost, at Broad
berry q Eyth's. 440 Wood street. Selling
out to quit business.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29

For the grip take DR.. O'Keefe's cold or
catarrh pills. % cents. Dr.. O'Keefe &
Co., homeopathic druggists. 70S Smithfeld
street (Bisseli Block.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
A Great Difference.

La Grippe makes everybody tired and
oppressed. Exactly opposite effects follow
the use of Iron City Brewery's fine beers or
ole
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29

WHERE to meet your friends-lunch at
Kennedy's.
The morning call., 1891-03-08

The salute is used in fencing bouts, but
not in duels. 1t is to fencing what sss
overture is to an opera. In the fourth cut
the salute is shown in the disengagement
from the line OF quartz, and in the sixth
illustration the close OF the salute is repre-
Sented.
The first picture shows parry en- secoude
in response 10 a thrust in the lower tierce=
Next comes lunge in the line of tierce,
parted in fierce. In the third cut an at
tack en- quartz is parted on that line. and
in the fifth response is made to a Olsen
gagement from tierce.
The fencing masters who make specially
of teaching women are Lester Schaffner
and Regis Senac. The former is the master
at the Lyeeum School Of Acting, and the
latter instructor at the National COnserva-
tory and the Berkeley Ladies' Athletic Club.
In addition they each have fencing schools
of their own.
Some women who are adopts at fencing
whose names have not hitherto been men,
toned are Miss EsteIle Hastings Miss
Noble, Mrs. Beaumont Smith, Miss Cridge,
Miss Adele Cary. Miss Fanny B. Seaman,
Miss Louise M. Fowler, Miss Virginia, Il.
Montague, Mrs. Clark r. Wright, Mrs. T.
Eshner and Miss Mamie T. CraddOck.
The young ladies in this years class at
the Lyceum School of Acting are the Misses
Dickman,. Jeanne, Guenn, Parry, Shearer,
Holden, Richmond, Vaughan, Marks. Ross,
Soule ard Starkey. The members of the
advanced class, who are all expert fencers.
are the Misses Edith Chapman, Bella Mar
tin, Ethel Chase Sprague, Kathryn Arnold.
1Iamie Heymann, Berthe Robinson, Mamie
BufOrd, Adelaide Gray, Josephine Forrest,
Stella Kenny, Edith Totten, Mrs. Tyree and
Miss Klrke.
The interest in fencing is steadily increas-
ing among women. They find learning the
art an easy task and they acquire it faster
than. men. The main point IN graceful
fencing hand must play to the action of the
point, as the masters saw. and, like the
bride hand and the pianist's touch, it is Il
natural gilt. Women, as a rule, have better
fencing "hands" than men, but. of course,
they seldom equal men as combatants.-N.
Y. Sunday Press.
The morning call., 1891-03-08

woman should be able to make an attack,
parry return and follow with an attacking
thrust In the correct style. In twelve les
sons more the pupil will have good work
Ing knowledge of the art, and thereafter
VIII be able 10 hold her own with any adj
veasary.
Foils are furnished In the schools, bus
amateurs often buy their own, paying from
So to $40 pair Much monev is often paid
out for fancy mOuntings. Many women
have their foils mounted in gold and Jewels.
The fencing masters import foils in quaint
ties and mount them to suit their customers.
The costume worn by women in fencing
costs in accordance with the quality of the
materials used, and, be it said in a whisper.
the fashionable standing of the maker Of the
suit But all women wear snug-ittlng
waist with buckskin padded plastron over
the breast The hest dress is an accordion
plated skirt, reaching to the knee. The leg
covering must reveal to the instructor any
false movements of the limbs. aud high
stockings or loose tights are usually WORN
The shoes have leather or kid uppers and
flexible rawhide sOles. They are without
The morning call., 1891-03-08
Thrust and Parry en- ouatre.

A large proportion of the women who
fence are members of the theatrical profess
sion. Rose Coghlan is very coed with the
foils, and in one of her plays, JOAN" she
takes part in duel with swords. Mrs
Langtry and Mrs. James Brown-Potter
are also skillfGl fencers. To-day, among
the actresses who are studying the
art may be mentioned Miss Isabella Ur-
quhart and Miss Laura Russell of the Ca
sino company; Miss Anna O'Keefe OF the
Castles in the Air. company; Miss Ger
trude Sears, Miss Alice Fischer and Miss
Matsie Burns of the Reckless Temple"
cast.
When the Vienna lady fencers were show
ing in this city number of theatrical young
ladies determined to organize similar
troupe. They practiced for some months
and acquired considerable ability with the
foils, but by this time the interest in fenc-
ing as q star attraction had faded among
the theatrical managers, and the enterprs-
ing young women found it impossible to get
a profitable engagement. Consequently the
The morning call., 1891-03-08

musical sounds can produces designs of fiow-
ers, trees and other objects in nature. IL Is
wonderful. -
Pythagoras, who was ahead of the phil
os0pliers of his school, went into detaiis III
regard to the explanations of the force
which gives form to sounds. he asserts
boldly that it is the octave which gives 70
the earth its spherical form, and for the
propagation Of this theory he was declared
insane.
But Chladni's experiments have demon
strated that the sound of the octave trans
forms the sound on glass plate INTO
sphere, no matter what other outlines IL may
have had before.
One OF the fundamental principles OF the
Pythagorean doctrine was that the world IS
an harmoncally organized whole, when
consists of ten spheres: The fixed stars, the
five planets known at that tme-Saturnus,
Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercurius-the
sun, the moon, the earth and the counter
earth, and that these moved around thecen-
trail fire at the regulated distances. Ihey
called the central fire 1.-THE hearth OF tine uni,
verse;" the ALTAR" or the blouse OF Zeus,
and held to the view that this rotation pro
duced the harmony of the spheres inaudlDle
to the human ear.
Under the Pythagorean doctrine that part
of the world located under the moon was
the seat of changeablity and imperfection;
the portion above the moon, the Olymp, the
realm of unclOuded perfection. 1t Is OF great
Importance for the history of astronomy
that Philolaus, one of the most illustrious
of the Pythagorean disciples. embraced the
belief that the earth had a daily rotation
around the central fire; that HlketaS be-
lieved in the motion of the earth around its
own axis, and Ekphantos and Aristarchus
taught the double rotation of the earth
around its own axis and around the central
fire.
In view Of such smilarities and congrui-
ties ~jth the present state of science we are
forced to cease smiling over the dreams OF
our ancestors and it is doubtful whether
The morning call., 1891-03-08
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

New YORK, March 8, 1S91-It is almost
six weeks now since that unsalaried
prophet, the ground hog. came up to
reconnoiter and catching sight of his
shadow, scampered back into his burrow
and shut the door behind him to keep out
the frost and snow. So according to all
precedent. tie spring should be close at
hand. and though we cannot yet eongratu-
late ourselves upon any decided modifca-
ton of temperature, we may at least be
prepared for it, as ar as wearing apparel is
concerned, when happily it shall arrive.
For have not we all had full opportunity
ever since the first days Of the New Year to
acquire as many new frills and furhelows
as our purses viii affJrd?-the same having
been pnt on exhibition earlier than ever be-
fore. First came the crisp ginghams, lawns,
etc, for by some unwritten law these
are always first in the field. Then
the lovely aoWer-decked challies and China
The morning call., 1891-03-08

When an elastic body'is set to vibrate it
transmits its own motion to the air that sur
rounds it. This air is the sound itself,
although we do not recognize it as such
until the sound-waves strike our ear. As a
breath of wind moves the branches of tree
and the snftest breeze stirs the leaves, the
musical vibrations of the air manifest their
influence in similar way by changing the
position of the body upon which they fall.
Toward the close of the past century this
theory assumed definite shape through the
Investigations of the clever philosopher
Chbadni. BY observing the vibrations OF
glass or metal plate he found that the same
produced different sounds when set to vi
brate in different places. In order to attain
more accurate results he thought it wise to
suspend the plate in the air, and this he ac
cOmpliShed by boring q hole in the center OF
the plate and fastening it to a pole sus-
pended from the eeiling. By passing a tid-
dler's bow over the edge of the plate lie
could observe the purity of the sound as
well as the vibrations of the body, and II
occurred to him that a layer Of sand strewn
on the top of the plate might give rise to
new observations.
And-Io, behold l-when he passed the
bow over the edge of the blade the grains of
sand began to move, forming themselves
into a design Of perfect symmetry and
beauty. As the little glass pieces Of
Kaleidoscope appear TO the eye in beautiful
symmetrical figures when the tube is turned
and shifted, the grains of sand, too, formed
into similar symmetrical patterns. Chladni
continued brushing the edge of the plate
with the bow in different places and every
time the sand grains assumed new outlines
In doing this the sand was divided into
two halves, separated by diagonal sand
line, each half being the exact counterpart
The morning call., 1891-03-08
CATCHING THE C0LORS.
The Bright Blue in a Girls Eye Can Now
Be Photographed.

Photographers have for long time tried
to discover some method of reproducing by
the camera the varied hues of objects of
nature, and, Notwithstanding the opinion of
many eminent scientists that photOgraphing
in natural c0lorS on Photographic plate
was impossible. there have been numerous
experiments made to obtain this most i'm
portant result.
In this city, says the Record of Philadel-
phia, F. E. Ives has devoted considerable
attention to the solving of the problem Of
color photography, and has succeeded in
throwing on the screen, by means OF the
lantern, picture in cOlOrs. This result he
reached by making separate negatives oil
the same subject, using in each case diff
ferent colored glass between the plate and
the object, and then, by use OF multiple
lantern making a COMPOSITE picture on the
screen, employing before each negative the
same colored glass as used in the camera.
Nj. Lippman, at q late meeting OF the
French Academy of Sciences, made the an
nouucement that he had discovered new
process by which all the colors of the spec
trum could be reproduced by him on
Photographic sensitive plate. The London
Daily News prints report of an interview
with Professor Lippman, who describes his
process and exhibits number of plates. 1t
is stated that the plates wildly show all the
colors of the rainbow, including the mira
red and ultraviolet.
In obtaining these results NJ. Lippman
places back of the Photographic plate 10 be
exposed surface of mercury, which forms
q mirror in contact with the plate. This is
done by pressing the plate against an OPEN
ing in trough filed with this metal. In
the description given of the process II IS
stated that the rays of light pass through
the sensitive film as in the old process"
but on reaching the other side, instead of
being absorbed by the dark background,
they are sent back by an even surface of
mercury.
The theory of M. Lippman is that by this
arrangement a broken line of light crosses
the Photographic plate instead of a continu-
Gus one, and that the silver is not precipi-
tated in Que mass throughout the film, but
settles in layers of varying thicknesses de-
pending upon the coors. As these loyers
coincide exactly with the length Of a wave
light, they only let pass the same light which
originated them.
Ii further experiments of this scientist
prove that the problem of color photography
has at last been solved, one OF the most i'm
portant advances ever made in photography
will have been achieved
The morning call., 1891-03-08

low. Drexel, Hoe. Huntington, Choate, Kip,
Marie, Minturn and Tiffany families. Both
Jay Gouid's daughters, Anna and Helen
Miller, are members of the class.
Among the most indefatigable advocates
of fencing among the women in society are
the Havemeyer "set." Mrs. T. A. Have
meyer chaperOns bevy of ladies of this
family to Senac's rooms three times week
for instruction. Other ladies who love the
art are the Misses Turnure of Fifth avenue,
Miss Kate DreXel Of Madison avenue and
her sisters, Mrs. John C. 0sgoOd of the
Buckingham Hotel, Mrs. Stephen NJ. Tying
OF Fifth avenue, Miss Rebecca Allison of
Madison avenue and Mrs. Prescott of West
Fifty-eighth street
Skill with the foils is not an accomplish
ment confined to the members of the Four
Hundred in our town. BroOklyn's society
girls are as keen in the sport Four of them
who are more than ordinarily clever are the
Misses Greta Beere, Louise Taber Cobb,
Dell NJ. Elliott and Eta Lansing Wentz.