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The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-27
France and Russia.

tual defensive operations Tn case O an attack on either nation by the triple alliance was given at consid 1 erable length more than a week age and was confirmed yesterday by the foreign correspondence of the lead ing New York dailies. There is some debate as to what the agree ment really is, several of the core spondents asserting, on the strength of reports in the English and Ger man papers, that it is purely defen- sive, while others claim that It is offensive as we'll that for instance, if Russia decides to advance on Constantinople, and Germany in- terferes, France is to invade Ger many at once; or, if. France con- cludes to attack Germany for the purpose of regaining Alsace-Lor- raine, and any other power comes to Germany's assistance, Russia is to bounce upon Germany. The statements ot the English and Ger man press are to be cautiously scrutinized, because both claimed, as long as it was possible to do so without stultifying themselves, that there was nothing in the visit of the French fleet to Cronstadt, and the attentions shown the officers by the Czar and the Russian people, but the most natural courtesy and To :pitality. That they have at length been convinced that there is more-and a great deal more-in the incident is strong reason for believing that the agreement be- tween the two countries more than mutual defense if either Is attacked. l
 The visit of the French fleet to Portsmouth is urged in some quar- ters as proof that the compact made by Admiral Gervais is only defen- sive alliance. but 1t must be borne in mind that the French fleet has not visited Portsmouth yet, and 1t may not do so. Nor is there any reason why English ports should be avoided, ever though the treaty is offensive and France and Russia have designs on Germany. Eng land is not a member of the triple alliance. Lord Salisbury has taken extraordinary pains to produce the impression that she Is in no way committed to the alliance, though few believe that substantial guaran- tees have not been given, at least, concerning the Mediterranean and Black Seas. But a mere suspicion would have little effect upon the movements of the fleet. Both coun- tries are as yet at peace, and the French Government will, probably accept the British invitation for the fleet to visit Portsmouth, if it has been given. It is more than likely that in case of war on the Cont. nent the English people would de- eide to remain neutral, as they have done since the Crimean war. They are not nearly as ambitious as their Tory premier, and can see neither | glory nor money in mixing them, selves up iE very serious matters that do not concern them. A gene ral European war would so com pletely exhaust the cOmbatants that Great Britain could practically name her own terms to the survi vors concerning her Eastern inter ests. It is the people who do not fight that reap the rewards of such conflicts. The agreement between France and Russia may not near or lead to immediate hostilities, but it is one more important move ir the game which promises to bring on the most terrific contest of mod ern times.-Baltimore American.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-27

A fierce rainstorm in Louisville, Ky., short time since, caused $30,- poo damage by flooding of base oooOtc
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-27

The Russian banners captured by the French during the Crimean war have been returned to Russia.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-27

The United States Treasury con- tinues the daily shipment of small notes to the west for use in moving the crops.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-27

The price of silver bullion has declined 15-1ed per ounce in New York 1 Is cents per ounce.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-27

During a heavy storm in Mani toba recently, two women were kill ed by lightning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
OLD TECUMSEH'SPIPE.
A Relic Now in the Possession Of an
Armstrong County Man.
CARVED FROM LIMBS OF TREES.
On the Stem Is Whistle the Chief Used
to Call His SqaaW.
HISTORICAL VALUE OF SMOKERS
WRITTEN FOR THE D1sPArcH.l

WRITTEN FOE THE DIsPATcH.l
Old Tecumseh had habit Of whistling
for his squaw. 1t Is doubtful whether this
important historical fact would have ever
come to light but for a remarkable pipe now
in the possession of John R. Webb, of Ross
ton, Armstrong county, some 40 miles from
Pittsburg, on the Allegheny Valley Rail-
road. The pipe was originally the property
of the celebrated Indian chieftan.
Tecumseh, it will be recalled By all
schoolboys, was born about 1853, and was
killed in battle about 1918. Hissquaw then
held the pipe, and she lived for many years
afterward. Mr.. Webb informs The DIS
PATCH that it was purchased from the In
dian woman somewhere between the years
1910 and 1874 by Colonel J. G. Brice, and at
the death of the Colonel the pipe came into
his possession. He now exhibits it as val-
liable relic of the days of Tippecanoe, and
he has no idea of making present Of 1t to
the Smithsonian Institute.
A Curious Combination.
It is a curious wooden pipe, cut from the
limbs of trees in four parts. Upon it are
carved the faces of men, birds and animals,
in accordance with the ancient Indian Gus
tom. One of these is dog, another looks
something like deer head and third is a
bird. The bowl is the most elaborately
carved of all. Mr.. Webb took the pipe
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

to a degree. Napoleon had a square chin
with dimple in it; Booths chin was then
more pointed. But the eye, the forehead
and the cheek bones have very much the
look OF the fiery CorsicaE.
Booth-his own family are said to pro-
nounce the name "Boothe" with sort of
"vexed Bermoothes" sound-had made his
FIRST appearance before an audience when
only 16, on the 10th of September, 1S49.
The Boston Museum was the stage, and
1ressel in "Richard Ill" the character.
The Guggenheim sisters were the chief at
traction, Mr.. Booth appearing with" them.
1t was not until 1857 that the young TRACE
dian stepped on New York boards, at the
Winter Garden, as Richard III Mr.. Null
lens photograph, which is wonderfully
worked and in such details as the fiber Of
the linen In the shirtbosom and the char
acter Of the fingers, is q long panel, and
would be credit to anybody at any time.
Patti at Eight Years.
A large photograph, of what might be
called folio size, shows Adslina Patti ut the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

age of years. She is tall, well grown
slip OF girl, with grave, firm face and
the birthmark of her native land, Spain.
stamped unmistakably on the handsome
features. There is nothing Hebraic about
the features as shown here, the nose being
straight and fine. The future queen of
song and greatest money-earner of women
of all time, is very plainly dressed in the
photograph, wearing what might be taken
for linsey- -woolsey gown. Gold hoops, of
an oriental pattern, reminding one of
Othelio's, glimmer from her ears and on her
fingers four rings are visible. Fitzgibbon,
of st. Louis, who was succeeded by john A.
Scholten, made the picture.
Patti first appeared here in a concert for
the benefit Of the American dramatic fund.
Mr.. Gill has the programme OF the evening
and the newspaper criticisms which ap-
peared next morning. There was no doubt
that the unknown little Spanish girl, in
whose lace can be seen the great prima
donna of to-day, made an instant impression
as the star of the entertainment and bril-
liant future was promptly predicted ior her
bv the newspaper critics. There are other
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
4 MAGNETIC SHERIFF.
The Complete Ascendency He Enjoys Over
Prisoners Minds.

The Complete Ascendency He Enjoys Over
Prisoners Minds.
New York Tribune.l
a man who has told many stories which
have appeared in this column is responsible
for the following: Talking about the fear
that criminals have for some officers OF the
law, knew sheriff in Sweetwater county,
Wyo., whose power over desperadoes was
amazing. He seemed to be able to make
them do anything which he chose except be-
come respectable citizens. There was one
fellow who was a notorious rufian even
among his kind. He spent nearly all his
time in the clutches of the Law. He was
gambler, a thief and undoubtedly a MUIR
derer.
"Yet often when there was dangerous
work to be done, my friend. the Sheriff,
would 60 around to the county Jail and
fetch out his most desperate prisoner to as
sist him. He even went SO far at times as
TO release him entirely, sending him on
some mission. The fellow always came
back, reported TO the Sheriff and submitted
10 being locked up again without mur-
mur. He was SO afraid of the Sheriff that
he did not dare to do other than be was
ordered to do. I ought 10 say, however,
that the Sheriff had broken in his wild
friend at their first meeting with the butt
end OF revolver"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

pictures extant of Patti as child, but none
equal in expression and character to this.
The photograph of Patti at 10, taken in
company with Paul Julian, the little violin
ist, who was the feature of the Strakosch
troupe then, is, however, yerv interesting.
A Letter About Patti.
Here is letter from Maurice Strakosch,
written from Philadelphia in September,
1852, to Mr.. Roberts, evidently then the
dramatic editor of the Boston Times:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26, 1852
MIR. Roberts, Boston Times:
My DEAR FRIEND-I shall be very soon in
Boston with Adelina Patti, really the greatest
musical wonder in the world. What her powers
as a vocalist are could not describe to YOU.
We are now giving concerts here with
triumphant success We have already given
three, each more crowded, and we are obliged
to prolong our stay and give some more. send
you an article which would be very thankful
if you would irsert (~ic) in your valuable
paper, with the announcement that we Will be
very soon in your city.
With many hearty thanks in anticipation.
and many wishes for your happiness, beg You
to believe me your very devoted FREUD.
M. STRAKoSCH.
After all, it seems the press was worked"
in very much the same manner then as now.
However the limitations of newspaper il
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

OtU 1ecuHseHS <tpe.
l. Main stem with whistle at A and mouth
piece at B. Bowl. elaborately carved. 4
Cap for bowl, also carved. Lower chamber.
apart and, LAYING the several pieces on a
table, sketched them for this paper. The
accompanying illustrations will give fair
idea of it. On the main stem is whistle,
which tradition says was used BY Tecumseh
for calling his squaw to him.
In these days of Indian troubles anything
bearing on the manner of life among the red
men will be read with interest. Squavs
were always treated little better than dogs
by their liege lords, and this pipe with its
story helps to prove that. The pipe in Mr..
Webb's possession is 1871 inches long. It
may really rank as one of American curl
osities in its line.
Valuable In Archaeology.
The practice of smoking, and consequently
the use of pipes, has always been one of the
archaeological guides of the ages. The prog
ress of civilization has been traced by them.
Besides our own Smithsonian Institute at
Washington, the antiquarian museums Of
Europe are full of smoke pipes many cen-
turies old. They are known as Danes pipes,
Celts' pipes, elin pipes, fairy pipes, old
man pipes, etc. Many of them are remark
able for their very small size. whence, perhaps.
some Of the above fanciful names. This,
however, is accounted for by the excessively
high price of tobacco when it was first grown.
You could not have bought 5-cent papers Of
it then.
Similar small pipes have been found In
North America, and some mode OF using
tobacco has always prevailed among the
Indians. They, however, go to the other
extreme, frequently leaving pipes Of e1-
treme length, indicating their animal appe-
tites in tobacco as we'll as in everything
else. It was only among the very earliest
fathers of the North American Indians that
stone pipe bowls were found in which stems
sometimes as
Delicate as straws Were Inserted.
Later the stem was huge as any other part
of the pipe. These bowls, however, whether
of stone or wood, have generally been elab-
orately carved. Their authenticity az In
dian relics can be quicker proven by that
than by any other ear mark. They con-
tinue, however, to be made by the Indians
to the present day, often of stone, which are
not cut without great difficulty, and are
adorned with figures of men and animals.
Some Of them are adapted for the insertion
of two tubes, and two smokers may at the
same time inhale the fumes of the tobacco.
Can this .double-stem arrangement pos
sibly be an elaboration of the idea of the
pipe as a type of peace? To smoke the pipe
of peace is powerful notion with the In.
dians but to smoke it on the same pipe il
certainly more forcible, as well as logical.
]. i. D.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
Tho Pet Alligator Trafno.

New York SUM-
Now is about the time when early Florida
slligators begin to arrive. In many Of the
places frequented by tourists in that State
young alligators foot or so in length are
offered for sale, usually at half q dollar
apiece. The dealer in curiosities Keeps Q
dozen or 20 of them together in q big boz
lined with tin. The purchaser may take
his choice, and the dealer puts il In Q
wooden box which is perforated to admit the
air. The express companies make low rates
on this freight, and every season many
small alligators are sent to various parts Of
the North.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
Wanamaker Has Faith.
Postmaster General Manamaker saw

Postmaster General Wanamaker says:
Il have full faith in the perpetuitv of our
institutions. l firmly believe that our re-
publican iorm of government will improve
steadily and endure lastingly. This answer,
think, covers all the questions you present
to me, and they are most important ones"
The Past Guarantee.
Senator Ingalls, expresses himself as fol-
lows
81 think that the Anglo-Saxon race on
this continent have thus far overcome every
obstacle in their unprecedented experiment
of popular self-government They have
made too many sacrifices to leave any doubt
that they will solve the problems of the
future as successfully as those OF the past "
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

ness Of the town where it was printed,
work of art.
In the unique collection of dramatic
curios which his large wealth and conse-
quent leisure have enabled Mr.. Peter Gill
sey to make, collection which is the delight
of every member OF the theatrical and
artistic callings who has had the opportunity
of seeing it, there is no more notable por-
trait of contemporary celebrities before they
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
He Wasn't In IL,

New York JournsLl
ct never knew until now that wasn't In
it," said Arthur Lumley yesterday to
Dom" McCaffrey.
Arthur was standing in front of big fur
rier's store on Broadway and was looking
vistfully at q seal-lined overcast ss be
spoke. -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
A Pretty Lamp Shade.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch.j
This unique lamp shade, called the "Bou-
doir Sky" is made of silk of the daintiest
azure blue. A transparent golden moon
and any number of large and small
transparent stars are pasted between
the double layer of silk. A
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
became famous than this photograph of
Edwin Booth.

Edwin Booth.
Striking Resemblance to Napoleon.
1t is impossible in a newspaper cut to re-
produce the delicacy of expression in the
features. the fine lines of the hands, the
tapering fingers which Mr.. Booth knows so
we'll how to use, and the great meditative
eve. Nobody could fail to see the
man himself, with all his powers,
stand out from the cardboard which shows
the boy at %. Even then there was some
uncertainty about young Booths name. He
was unquestionably baptized Edwin Thomas
Booth, though ofteuer spoken of as Edwin
Forrest Booth, and best known as plain
Edwin Booth. When this remarkable
photograph was made Booth had been an
actor seven years. The powerful lower jaw,
which has always given a masterful ex
preston to his face was not yet prominent,
but his resemblance to Napoleon Bonaparte,
which one has but to see this photograph to
confess at a glance, was even then striking
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

lustration NAV tail to bring the likeness out
to the casual eye, there is an unmistakable
likeness between Fanny Davenport at the
age Of 3. as shown in the photograph from
which the accompanying cut was made, and
Fanny Davenport as she is to-day-fair, fat
and Al. Mrs. Davenport, who is alive and
we'll to-day, and an exceedingly quick-wit-
ted and interesting ole lady, Is shown hold
ing her young hopeful on her knee and
looking down with pride on the chubby girl
who was soon to become an ornament of the
American stage.
Fanny Davenport's Age.
A good deal of surprise, too, is expressed
when the date of the picture and the age at
which 1t was taken are authenticated. Pos
sibly because of rather variegated matri-
monial experience and of the encroachments
of ayoirdupois on a frame once magnifcently
1.-the Fanny Davenport seems, in many
minds, to have gotten the credit of being
much older than she really is. She was
born just opposite the British Museum, in
London. in 1850, and as "only Al" now, she
isn't more than young woman still. Miss
Davenport's first appearance on the stage
was as a child in "Metamora."
The pretty little girl shown here in the
costume of a drummer boy would never be
recognized as the young woman whose ex-
periences on the burlesque stage have been
so eventful for the last 10 or 15 years.
Sarony took the photograp ph from which the
cut is made when Fay Templeton was Just
IL years old. There is an, innocence and
grace in the face which many thousand
theatergoers who remember old John Tenn
pleton's burlesque company in its tour of
Texas and the Southwest and South Is or 1S
years since will recognize as having then
adorned the managers nimble daughter.
And it is to be observed of these four fig
ures now prominent each in his or her
specially, tragedy, grand opera, melodrama
and burlesque, that each began the theatri-
cal career as a child performer.
J. P. B.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
RELICS OF A ROMAN CITY.

A Plane, q Sandal and Tent Peg From the
Silchester Excavation.
Readers of The DISPATCH remember the
discoveries recently made at Silchester, near
Reading, England, Relics of an ancient
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
The Koch Lymph

VIII not be needed II you use Kemp's Baisam,
the best cough cure. sampisfree, all druggists.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

S Edwin Booth
" alks Broadw ay
with q cane, and
the frost of age
glistens on the
locks he has al
ways permitted to
curl about his ears,
tens of thousands
of Americans feel
admiration for the
actor and interest
in the man. We
hate to see him
grow old. T b e
picture of the great
tragedian repro
duced herein shows
him as he was a
quarter of a CEN
tury ago and the
original ph o to-
graph, taken by
James Mullen in
Lexington, Ky.,in
1856. is not only an
admirable likeness
but is as we'll, con-
sidering its age
and the remote
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

HOUSEHOLD goods psc ked for shipment.
HAuaH b KEENAN,, 80 and - VI stsr st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
Unique Photographs of Four of the
Leading Stage Favorites in
Their Younger Years.
BOOTH AT THE AGE OF 20.
The Original Taken at Lexington in 1856
Brings Out the Actors Resem-
blancs to Napoleon.
ADELINA PATTI As A SLIP OF A GIRL.
Letter from strakcseh When the Singer Was st the
Beginning Of Her Carer.

rcoRREsPoNDENcE OF THE DlsPArcH.J
NEW YORK Ian "a
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
ONE OF NAPoLEoN's CLOCKS.

A Peculiar Relic to Be Seen at tho Guelph
Exhibition In London.
Among the relics at the Guelph exhibi-
tion in London, mention of which has been
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

Nine. A. Ruppsrrs worid-rsnswnsd fsse
bleach II the only face tonic In the world which
positively removes freckles, moth patches,
blackheads, pimples, birthmarks, scssma and
all blemishes Of the skin, and when applied
cannot be observed by anyone. The face
Ne. 90 Fifth avenue. Hamilton building. rooms
203 and 2O4, Pittsburg. or sent to any address on
receipt of price. Sold ut q per bottle, or three
bottles, usually required to clear the complex,
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

HOUSEHOLD goods packed and shipped.
: HAuoH 3 KEENAN,, % and "a Wstsr st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
Where Women Arc Weak.

Women offer premiums on worthlessness.
The most utterly good -for-nothing and losth-
some scamp I ever knew OF crowned two
church people through q short cut seminary
for "Christian workers" by marrying q girl
of one of the highest families In the State
with 500, 900 to her fortune last year. He
professsd to b. ssieEmsd gambler, but he
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
Finding the Right Place.

To take late example, Mr.. Clyde Fitch,
with as fine an education as the country af-
fords, filled some years by giving private
lessons in languages and studying history
for plays and stories, as sculptor studies
anatomy and form. So he is able to write
"Beau Brummel" and finds the right place
much sooner than by canvassing his friends
and his friends friends for something COM
mensurate to his merits in his own idea.
1 own a willingness to take trouble and
worry and effort for inexperienced women
and all disabled folk, even though as gener-
ally happens, they turn again and rend one,
or prove much better aole to make effort fjr
themselves than others are to take it Tor
them. But an able-bodied young man de-
pending on women's influence and care to
help him, excites a curious contempt in all
sane minds. haven't the slightest hesita-
tion against leaving such q one to his
chances, because he Is sure to find misjudg-
ing women and white throated ministers
enough to help him to much better things
in this world than he deserves.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

Old TecunsseRs Pipe.
!. Main stem with whistle at A and mouth
piece at B. Bowl. deliberately carved. 4
Cap for bowl, also carved. l. Lower chamber.
Telegram-herald., 1891-02-01

70 The Lditor Ell the TELzoRA1- HKEALos
l saw, n the 1zLEGEAa-IiERALp, a
piece denouncing VIM. Howell as a
iree-thlnker and an inHdel. charge
this as beng an unjust toward al hon
est, upright man. Not on account OF
the words IN themselves meaning any,
thing bad. but because they are mis-
leading before bIgoted and ignorant
sO-called Christianity. From my short
acquaintance Win Mr.. Howell believe
h:In 10 be good man. and worthy OF "A
much higher position than he now &C.
euples IN the insane asylum at kalama-
zoo. further believe there should be
thorough investigation OF the proceed
lngs, and Why he IS 10 become u county
charge. He told me he sold his farm.
his wife taking the money. Also,
understood ne owned house and lot
at Constantine, Mich. further charge
that false teaching, known by the
name OF Christianity. Is entirely TO
blame for his situation, and that OF his
family; they being good because they
believe in It, he being bad because he
does not believe III il, although l
think ne told me he did once believe
IN II. And this is the position of MIL
lions today. Christianity being entirely
TO blame tor these things, charge her
with It, CHARLES SACH.