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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
REFORMING A NUISANCE.
Sage Hints to Ladies' Whose Street Car Sig
mails Are Unnoticed.
Nav yo,t goturd f.loto

Sage Hints to Ladies' Whose Street Car Sig
mails Are Unnoticed.
New York Saturday Globe.1
A lady Acquaintance has a grievance that she
wants 70 air; 1t Is the calm and serene indiher-
ence of the average conductors to her signals Of
distress at a corner when she wants to board a
car. She AYERS that she signaled four cars in
succession TO which no attention whatever was
paid, and it seemed to do the conductors so
much good to leave her frantically waving her
parasol, they smiled smiles Of satisfaction and
great Joy. The probabilities are thas those
men were victims Of home tyranny, the silent
henpecked partners of strong-mlnded and
strong armed women, and had no voices in the
domestic proceedings hence were taking it out
OF our lady friend. having the satisfaction of
triumphing over one woman anyhow, even IL
It was not the one they would have preferred to
humiliate.
We suggested TO our lady friend that she
hereafter tie a red rag on the point of her para
sol, stand boldly forth on the crossing and wave
1t at the driver who will be likely to put on the
brakes and stop, under the impression that q
manhole has blown up.
An excellent remedy for this won't.notice-you
nuisance on the part of the conductor, is to take
the number of his car, time and place, and drop
note to the superintendent of the road. That
gentleman is a most potent element in the
reformatory line, having playful way of max
ing 1t very lively for delinquent conductors who
are far from enjoying his pleasantries. This
OF whom we say, '1opg may they wave," but
not for car when they are in hurry to ger
home in time for dinner, It is not that kind of
q wave that We mean.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
OUR MAIL POUCH.
Hos Shot Tor Ballot Reform Mauelers.

Hos Shot for Ballot Reform Msuglers.
To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
There could not have been . much greater
sensation produced among the people II the
Legislature had passed law disfrapchising. un-
conditioualiy. certain percentage Of the vot-
ers Of this State than what has been caused by
the Baker reform bill In its presens condition.
The people will not stand it A more cuuninely
contriyed scheme to rob . people of their polit-
ical rights. and enslave them, never was con-
ceived by the worst set Of villains known to
mankind. How far the political hippodrome
at Harrisburg will 20 toward taking from the
people the rights guaranteed them under the
Constitution Of the United States viii be de-
rermlned by the passage or defeat Of the treas
enable measure now before them. In the event
OF the passage and becoming law of the pres
ent proposed measure, would advise all men
who desire nothing but honesty and patriotism
in governmental affairs. to combine in
one vast uprising and put an entire
Independent ticket in the field and
sweep those political buccaneers out OF
existence. The issue is placed before the peo-
pie by this act whether they, the people, or
lot Of political tyrants shall rule. r. B. Fry
FINLEYvILLE, May9.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
sEMI-BARBARoUs w1FE-MuRDER.

The tragedy at Mansfield. yesterday, gave
sfearful illustration of the lengths to which
brutality and jealousy can carry man.
II was hoped that this nation had got be-
yond the half-civilized stage in which a
man. even when crazed with drink, could
throw lamp at his wife and, by setting her
on fire. destroy her life. But this terrible
occurrence shows that there are still cases Of
semi-barbarous treatment of wives by
drunken husbands which it was hoped had
been relegated to the bad memories of
another age. Indeed there are increasing
indications that either the influx of ignor-
ance from abroad or the growth of reckless
ness and crime in our own nationality is
taking us back toward the brutishness of
the past, rather than, as should be the case,
working toward a higher civilization and
morality
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
A Fine Michigan Fish.

They are catching fresh water whales at
Observation-Disclosures weigh from Is to
25 pounds. says the Detroit Journal A gamier
fish than these are rarely found, and 1t takes
an expert to land him. He no sooner feels the
barbed steel in his gullet than he commences a
series of writings and contortions. He makes
semicircle of himself, springs back TO a
normal position as suddenly az tense bow
when the string Is cut. He zigzags horizon
tally. darts upward, darts downward, spins
around, turns somersaults. and finally, if all
these lodges TAIL launches his 1.-THE body, with
a Quiver fully six feet into the air. and coming
down head foremost darts of at right angle
like a streak Of lightning. II this last maneuver
does not break the tackle. the muskallonge
gives in and suffers himself to be lifted out of
the water without more ado.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
THE PASSENGERS MIsrAKE
They All Smiled, but NevsrtheIess They
Were All Wrong.

They All Smiled, but Nevertheless They
Were All Wrong.
chicago Tribune
You can't most always tell In fact, whole
carfui OF as bright people as live at Austin
were almost unanimously mistaken the other
evening. A young couple took front seat in
the car. The girl was a strikingly handsome
blonde, -faultlessly dressed. The young man
had dark-brown hair and was not SO carefully
attired. From the worshipful way in which he
seated her, placed her packages In the rack,
and kept his admiring eyes upon her blushinG
face the other passengers Immediately sensed
their newly marriedness and settled back
in their seats to enjoy the pantomime OF Loves
Young Dream" His arms dropped care
lessly along the back of the seat Her head
leaned caressingly against Il. HIS fingers
lightly drummed q tune upon ner snouider. Il
was Home, Sweet Home" They didn't say
much but kept casting devouring giances into
each others eyes. Finally his fingers began to
toy with the golden loveiocks that curled
temptingly up from her white neck over the
edge of her jacket collar. The passengers all
man who shared the seat with me that they
seemed to be very fond Of each other.
"Ah, yesr he replied. I've known them
ever since they were and years old. Never
saw brother and sister 80 fond OF each other!
Neveri Their father and mother died when
they were little more than children, an Ben's
taken care Of her and himself ever since. You
see she's Just come home tonight from the
schooi-some Eastern college, believe-where
he is sending her. You can see he's as happy
as bridegroom over her.
ly. IA little sentiment between brother and
sister isn't bad thing to have in the family.
Not bad thing! like to see itr'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
DEATHS OF A DAY.

REV. THOMAS r. CULLEN, pastor Of st. Johns
Church at Utica, N. Y, died Saturday.
TU RPM MOORE, ofLaurel, Del, long 3 leader
of the Delaware Democracy, died Saturday Of
heart failure.
JEREMIAH GEORGE HARRIS, for many years
purser in the United states navy, died Saturday
at his home In Nashville.
A. w. RINEAsoN, aged 70 years, the father OF
": A; Rlneason, general passenger agent Of the
died Saturday at Cincinnati.
-ABRAM q. CoNDIT. a well known master me-
chanic Of Newark, N. j., died Friday. in the 6sth
year of his age. He was at one time an engineer
on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
FRANK G. BAILEY, q son of the late Francis g.
Bailey, and a brother of John d. Bailey, of this
city, died at Columbus yesterday. He was 81
years old, and well known in Pittsburg.
AUGUSTUS II. JOHNSON, for ten years clerk in
the American House. died from the grip yester-
day. at Mercy Hospital. He was 81 years old, and
part Of bis life. ' 0'- ~ 49, e'
MRS. ERNEST BEcKETT, only daughter Of the
late W. P. Lee, Of New York City. died in London
Saturday. Mrs. Beckett was the wife OF Ernest
Beckett IConservative), member of Parliament
shire.
REV. WILLIAM HUMBERGER, who died at
Chambersburg Friday, was prominent minister
of the United Brethren denomination. He had
served many charges in York, Lancaster and
Cumoeriand counties; He was 7S years old, He
translated into German and French.
DR. WILLIAM q. RoDEMAN, q prominent
young physician of Newark, Nd, died there
Saturday, at the age of 26 years. He was inocu-
lated with the first Koch lymph that was prepared
for use. DIR. Rodeman was stimulated by the
treatment but he afterward became SO weak
that his parents sent for him q few weeks ago and
he returned to Newark.
THE fun eral services over the remains Of the
late Jehn +. Swift United States Minister to
Japan, were held at Trinity Church, Ban Fran
cisco. yesterday. The services were conducted
by Rev. J. Sanders Reed, and were attended by
the Army and Navy officers, kegents State Uni
versity, Governors staff and Masonic lodges.
After the reading Of the funeral services of The
Episcopal Church the remains were escorted to
the Masonic cemetery by the Second Bridade. N.
G.. e.. where they were turned over to the mem
bers Of tha California Lodge, y. and a. NJ, who
conducted the funeral services
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
AND OF COURSE BE KISSED HEB.
Practical Joking in the Storage Of an
Ocean Steamship.

Practical Joking in the Storage Of an
Ocean Steamship.
New York Recorder.1
An American recently returned from Europe
tells the following incident of his experience
on board the Etruria: SIT was my custom on
sunshiny days to 60 down on the deck where
the emigrants were, in order that might study
the manners and customs OF these aliens.
MANY Of the emigrants had no knowledge of
the English language, and this lack they tried
to supply by studying from text books. A
very pretty young Swedish woman was seated
on a hatchway while we were of the banks Of
Newfoundland. seated myself beside her
and in few minutes taught her to utter the
sentence Kiss me- in very far English.
"As the lesson was completed, q sturdy
young Irishman sauntered in the direction OF
the hatchway. BY means of signs made the
girl understand that she was to try her English
sentence on him. With an ingenious smile on
her face she approached him and uttered the
magical sentence. The appeal startled the
1rishman for a moment.
Then his quick wit grasped the humor OF
the situation. and throwing bis arms like
great, rough bear around the maiden, he
saluted her with two hearty smacks upon her
rosy cheeks. With quick movement she tore
herself from his embrace and ran to hide her
bushes in the steerage."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
A Trick With Coppers.

Here ID a very SIMPLE little trick with PEN
MES that will catch the sharpest your friends.
and is divulged by the New York Herald.
Place six pennies on the table and arrange
them In the form Of Roman cross-that is,
four pennies in a perpendicular row for the
upright, and one on each side Of the second
penny for the cross piece. You will then have
two rows. the up and down row with four pom
nies and the horizontal row with three in 1t.
Ask your friends to place them IN two rows
with four in row by only changing the posi-
tion Of one penny. They will try, but they
won't succeed,
Then crush them and win the drinks, If you
happen to be Of that nature, by placing the
lower penny of the perpendicular row on the
center penny. OF course you did not stipulate
of one another. and you have done the trick
fairly. But it always leads to a dispute.
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C ten Aprol 81
COMPLIMENTS THE COMMISSION.

An Engineering Publication Has Good
Words for the Canal Folk.
The Engineering Ne,os, Of New York, pub
fishes fattering endorsement Of the report of
the Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal
Commission, which concludes thus:
1.-The report, of l73 pages s vo., includes q
large amount of statistical matter concerning
the probable commerce on such a canal, and
the manufacturing. commercial and national
interests involved. The Commission has cer-
tainly done its work well, and 1t only remains
for the legislators Of Pennsylvania to properly
digest the valuable material there presented"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
A Slight Misunderstanding.

President w. N. Hobart, of the May Festival
Association, tells good story on himself in
connection with Santley. the great baritone.
Thursday, SAYS the Cincinnati Enquirer, Mr.
Hobart called at the Burnet House to see the
famous English singer, he having just arrived.
Mr.. Hobart sent up his card at the hotel. 1t
bore his name and the legend that he was
"Pres. May Festival Association" Imme-
diatey word came back In reply that If the
gentleman desired anything special Of Mr..
santiey to send him note. This rather sur
prised Mr.. Hobart. and he said to friend ac-
companying him: There must be some mis-
take about this. At any rate ! will write him
saying that merely wanted to talk to him
about the rehearsal" The second missive
brought the answer, Come mp at once" On
reaching the room and after acquaintance had
been completed. the noted Briton said: "Mr
Hobart. you will excuse me, / read this Press
and thought you were newspaper man, and
could not see you just then"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
A Clock as q Gunner,

At Halifax, Nova Scotia, signal gun is fired
from the citadel each day at noon and at $50 p.
M. Twenty years ago. says the Age Of Steel. the
gunner In charge regulated his watch at .
famous jewelry establishment. A nag signal
system was subsequently adopted, and that in
turn was succeeded by time ball signal sys-
tenn. The interference with the signals by fogs
made q new and more reliable Arrangement
necessary A cable has been laid from clock
connected with a clock which automatically
fires the gun. The dial of the astronomical
clock has two small receptacles containing mer.
curry. One of these is SO placed that the re-
verse end of the record hand will touch the
mercury when the index end points to the six
tieth second. When the minute hand touches
the mercury in One receptacle and the second
pleted. and the big gun at the citadel is dis
charged by an electric circuit passing through
the clock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
NOTES ABOUT NoTABLEs.

Sol SMITH RUSSELL will sail for Eng
land this week.
LORD SALIsBURY's ancestors were men,
bers of the English cabinet 800 years ago.
To Nine. Modjeska is due the credit of
overcoming the prejudice of English society to
syrup sweetened cigarettes.
! NEW WORKERS say Inspector Byrnes has
superstition. The number Of his house was
once Is, but he has changed it.
E. G. GILMORE, the band master, will 20
to Saratoga about the middle Of July, to spend
amonth at the Grand Union Hotel.
The resignation of President War6eld, of
the Miami University at Oxford, O.. has been
accepted, and he will assume the presidency Of
Lafayette College, Easton, IA.
The Emperor of China is anxious to visit
the United States and is said to be impatient
because the Chinese Minister in Washington
urges him to wait until the Worlds Fair.
BILL NYE has Just closed season Of
brilliant entertainments at the Detroit Opera
House. Mr.. Nye has gone to Asheville, N. C.,
to join his family there and take . much need
ed rest.
STEWART DIFFENDERFER has just
closed transaction by cable whereby he be-
comes the owner OF Hepsy, one OF the most re-
markable dogs of the st. Bernard breed in the
world. She was purchased Of q. Chapman, Of
Bath, England. The price paid was 81, ,0Oa
SENATOR PLATT, of Connecticut, is one
of the most earnest defenders of the American
patent law in the United States Senate. He de-
liyered what is conceded to be the most able
speech in the history OF the United States
Patent Office on the floor of the Senate ever
made In Congress. He is also sincere friend
of women inventors as well as industrial
women.
VIDAL, the blind sculptor, is one of the
wonders Of the French capital. he has been
blind since his 2lst year. To be a sculptor 1t is
generally supposed that one must have the
mechanics eve" and the artists taste and
perspioufty. The latter faculties Vidal has to
a exceptional degree-even more acute, he
believes, than il the former were not lost to
him forever.
MRS. NANCY M. JOHNSON Is the in
ventor of the first ice cream frigerator In this
country. Before her invention ice cream was
made by spoon constantly kept stirring up
the cream. She devised the crank, and got
out patent for her invention In the year 1S43.
She afterwards sold the right of her patent tor
81. 500. She lived in Washington all her life,
and died In 1890 at the ripe old age Of 95 years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
AN account of the power and effecti,

AN account of the power and effective
ness of Chicago's fre-boat machinery. pub
llshed elsewhere, shows what an amount of
fire extinguishing force can be attained by that
means. Pittsburg had the proposition for a
fire-boat under consideration some time ago;
but economy, or perhaps a diversion of expend-
itures into other directions, prevented ITS reali-
zation. 1t is evident from the work of Chica-
go's fre-boats that our miles of water front
can be given efficient fire protection by such
means more thoroughly than in any other way
yet suggested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
BISMARCK a coUNrER-rRRITANT.
Recent Events Show That Germany's Mon.
arch Needs Lesson or Two.

Recent Events Show That Germany's Mon
arch Needs Lesson or Two.
There IL q propensity in the newspapers to
scold Bismarck because he does not keep si-
lence, and he is chided for his folly and lack OF
dignity, and all that. It is not impossible to
imagine that great statesman acting under
sense Of duty in going to the Reichstag. He
has had q great experience, and knows the
young Emperor, If he becomes wise man, will
know several things not yet impaired to his
understanding. The egotism Of the Emperor is
felt by intelligent Germans to be alarming. It
Is boundless. When he says he alone is master
the judicious grieve, for they know 1t is not SO
that there are many things more potential
than he. t
1t is good thing for him that he cannot 81.
lence Bismarck. The mighty structure of the
German Empire needs something more than
army corps and imperial effusion. Already the
alliances have been weakened. and there are
elements Of disintegration that must be vigil
lantly regarded. It does not please the EN-
peror to have a citizen greater than himself,
but while Bismarck lives there is no avoiding
that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
RAIN SAVED THE WHEAT.

II Chancellor Shows Prediction Abour the
Kansas Chinch Bug Proves True.
KANSAS CITY. May 10-Dispatches from
points all over Kansas state that cold rains,
which Chancellor Snow in his report yester-
day on wheat pests in Kansas said would rid
the fields of the chinch bug, fell to-day. The
rain began falling about 4 o'clock this morn
ing and for about IL hours came down in
torrents and during the rest Of the day it
rained gently.
The storm came directly from the North and
the thermometer dropped to 40 degrees II
Chancellors Shows prediction Is fulfilled
Kansas wheat will suffer no more this season
from the deadly chinch bug.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
GRESHAM As A CANDIDATE
An Acquaintance Of Harrison on the Presi-
dental Situation.

dental Situation.
New York Telegram.l-
'Some people out in Indiana have been boom
ing Gresham for the Republican nomination
for President in 1892" said William K. Ross, Of
Indianapolis, at the Everett House, "but they
are just wasting their powder. Gresham will
never be permitted to make even run for the
office as long a. Harrison holds the reins. I
will 60 further than that and say that sven If by
chance Gresham should be nominated Harrison
would knife him. Now, want you to under
stand me. I do not say that Harrison is gong
to try to cut the throat Of any man who may be
nominated. OF course he will work for the
nomination, and hope he may get it, but what
do say and repeat is that If Gresham tries to
run Harrison would prefer bis party's defeat to
Gresham's success. Strong words? Yes,
know ii; but ir Is my opinion. As you know,
Harrison can bear grudge for an awful long
time and put the knife In when the time comes.
Harrison could not carry Indiana, and
don't believe he Is as strong as his friends
would have Us believe. / have not been about
the country much the past three months, so can
not say what believe the choice OF the whole
country to be, except 40 1t concerns Blaine. !
tell you Blaine can be elected by an oYerwhelm-
ing majority over every competitor. He is the
man of my choice"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11

making fnancies exceedingly chary of
dealings with so perilous customer.
II is consistent fora power which elings
to its privilege of race oppression to imagine
that it can improve its position as bor-
rover BY attacking the reserves Of the
bankers from whom it must borrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11

YOUNG Mr.. HARRIsoN's assertions that
the paternal head of the Government is en-
titled to the credit both of the Mckinley brand
of protection and the Blaine policy of recipro-
city is plainly built on the principle of that old
Ohio Democrat. John g. Thompson. namely, to
claim everything with confidence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11

In some parts of the State people are not
waiting for q State law to make good roads
One township in Delaware county has author
ized loan of Sl5000O for that purpose by a
vote of 575 to q. The people can have good
roads now If they want them; which makes 1t
important that the State funds shall not be
appropriated to the purpose without some
guarantee that they shall not be squandered in
the old method.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
On Mime. Blavatsly,

Baltimore American
The death of Mime. Blavatsky closed one of
the most curious and romantic careers of this
century. She was the high priestess of Theos.
ophy, and whether her occult professions be
her remarkable mental vigor and ingenuity.
The science" she taught has not made much
progress but it will always be source OF cur
iosity and speculation, and her death will re-
vive public interest in her peculiar teachings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11

Now it is reported that John j. Ingalls,
will take the lecture platform At $500 per night.
LIS it possible that the ex-senator has harvested
that potato crop already, or is the lecture tour
necessary to furnish the sinews of war for rails
ing the potatoes?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
GHOSTS

A turn of the head, gesture slight
OF that girl, unknown, in the window there,
Recall in a fash to my mind the night
The fateful night. of our parting-where
We stood opposed-her angry glance
He small hand cl lenched in passionate rage
All that was the end Of our romance,
And we both wrote "Finisr' upon the page.
IL.
And yet was 1t ended, when here tonight
A girls slight movement as 1t appears,
Ca n call up memories, clear and bright.
That thought were dead for all the years
OF life for mey And the thought comes now
II she, by chance, some man should see
Whose face or whose ways were mine somehow
Just what and how would she think OF me?
.-iSsmerviAs yournak.
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youngstown Catholic Church Dedication.

youngstown Catholic Church Dedication.
ESPECIAL rELxeRAM TO THE DIsrArcH.I
YOUNGSTOWN, May l0.-The Church of the
Immaculate, costing s300U0, was dedicated To-
day with appropriate ceremonies. Large dele
cations, including civic societies, came in on
special trains from New Castle, Sharon, Miles,
Warren and other points and gave parade.
The formal dedication Of the church was by
Bishop Gilmour. The address to the people
was delivered by Father Carroll. Of Cleveland,
and the celebrant Of the mass was Rev. A. E.
Manning. Of Fremont. brother of Father Man.
ming, pastor of the church.