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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-27

A NARROWING tale-the account of the
unfortunate who was dragged to death by q
harrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-27
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

POSTAGE FREE IN THE UNITED STATES.
DAILY DISPATCH, One Year. 90
DAILY DISPATCH, Per Quarter. =. 90
DAILY DISPATCH One Month. ................ 70
DAT1Y 01sPArcB, including sunday. year. 10 90
Au1-I1TsP ATcH. including Sunday, m'ths. 2 80
DAILY DISPATCH, including Sunday, m'th-e 30
SUNDAY DISPATCH. One Year............-.-.-. SO
WEEKLY DISPATCH, One Year. 1 .
THE DAILY DISPATCH is delivered by carriers at
Is cents per week, or including Sunday Edition, at
% cents per week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-27

THE Mt. Carmel fYipg machine is evil
IDENTIFY troubled with defective few.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-27

IT does not pay as we'll to bank furnace
as to bank the proceeds thereof.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-27
SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON.

HONEST government by honest people is
a winning campaign cry.
THE plays the thing-to corrupt morals
and reduce revenues.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-27

RACE horses break youths and men as
well as records.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
some orIentnI stories.

The oriental Joe Miller is parent to
many jests that are still current among
us. For instance. a preacher in a
mosque began the history of Noah with
this citation from the Koran: 81 have
called Noah" UnlucIzily he forgot the
rest of the verse and repeated the same
words over again. At last an Arab ex-
claimed III Noah will not come call
somebody else More careful was an
other preacher. who was sheik as we'll
One Friday. when the muezzin rang
out the call for prayer. he mounted the
pulpit in the mosque and asked the
people If they knew about what he in
tended to preach to them. NO" they
replied. well. then. shall not tell
you" and he stepped down. The next
Friday he asked the same question.
and now. taught by experience. they
answered. Yes. we know .sWell, II
you know. You do not need me to tell
you. and again he stepped down.
The third Friday. when the same in
quiry was made. the people said:
"Soine of us know and some don't
know" ''ln that case. y the preacher
rejoined. ..let those of you who know
tell those who don't know And
again there was no osermon.-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
Knights or Lahor.

There were FIVE hard looking men
seated on a bench in City Hall park
yesterday, and while four of them
were asleep the fifth sat looking at
his own toes. By and by along
came a man who halted to ask:
"Do any Of you men want to
work."
whats the pay2" asks the fifth,
after long silence.
"why, I'll give one dollar and
fifty cents a day"
whats the work.
digging cellar"
81 don't want it"
jobg"
81 think not; but if you'll make
the pay two dollars a day and the
work picking Strawberries I'll take
the chance of waking them up
" Y World.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
Business Nam. Take Heed.

SAT last we are alonel"
1t was the man who spoke.
The woman trembled and lifted
her eyes TO his face.
They were beautiful eyes, but
they were tremuIous. cyes-eyes
which looked out from u heart which
is irresolute, fearful.
The echoes brought back in their
invisible arms the sound. and let it
ripple out again until it struck the
walls once m re. and fell into the
vast void of silence.
A bat, disturbed by the unusual
activity, darted from a corner and
blindly dashed in eccentric convul.
sions about the dusty building.
Great ropes of cobwebs hung down
from the ceiling, and across the cor
ner of the room dead flies swung
lightly in the hammocks the spiders
had fastened there.
Tho dust rose in listless clouds
from the shock of the heavy football,
and sank again, overcome by its
own inertia.
Even the air was resting.
The spirit of desolation seemed to
pervade the place.
The woman looked furtiveIy
around upon her dim surroundings
and shivered.
The man laughed harshly.
"Alone, I said" he growled.
ayes" she murmured.
a faint light struggled in through
the great windows in front, thick
with dust.
"Where are WEI" she whispered,
and shivercd as the bat dashed into
her hair.
"Listen," he replied hoarseIy;
''we ars in a store which does not
advertise. Detroit Free Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
ATrnthfnI GentIeman .

A we'll known citizen was sum-
moned to serve as a juryman, but
he forgot to make his appearance.
After remaining out until nearly 3
O'Clock at morning. he entered his
home His wife asked him why he
did not come home. In that pecu-
liar voice usually taken home on
such occasions. voice of whose
tones words fail to furnish a sngges-
ton. he replied:
aHung jury. Thought we never
would getotf Murdercase. Argu-
ed with the other fellers till they
gave in. Mighty hard work
sThey have had you all day, eh?7
aYes, ever since early this morn
ing. Went down from here right
straight. Mighty eonfining. Don't
want to serve anymore.
Are you sure that you were on
the jury2"
~Surel why what are you talking
about Take me for = fooIg''
oh, no, she replied; You've got
sense even if you have no truth.
"Now, listen at you. Can't a
man come home without being in
sulted2 What do you mean by
truth?9
"oh, nothing. A short time
after you left here this morning a
deputy sheriff came here with an
attachment after you. Said they
wanted you on the jury, but couldn't
find You
"Well, we won't argue it dear.
Been so busy that l thought / was
on jury. Told man in store let
you have all you wanted. Worked
so hard, don't feel we'll. BIeve go.
to bed"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
SINGING sHAp.
orser Fish That Are Said to serenade
Residents OF Cape May

onser Fish That Are Said to serenade
Residents OF Cape May
The singing shad has been seen and
heard in lower Delaware bay this year.
1t hasn't been seen in large quantities,
of course. for the appearance of this
odd fish in these waters is a rare occur
renee. But few of the singing shad
lave enchanted the fishermen. They
come from the south. and only when
the wind has died down and the water
is quiet They come in schools. emit
ting musical notes as they swim along.
The sounds they make are soft and
something like those OF an ieolian harp
1t is hard TO express. or rather initiate,
on paper. the melody they sing 1t
runs something like this: Wee no. he
hi do de; wee no. die di dunn. :
This sound cannot be made with any
effect, except when the sllad travel n
schools The singing of single shad
is too feeble to be heard above the rip
pie of the water Captain Arnold,
one of the oldest and most truthful of
South Jersey fishermen, said the other
day that he had heard the singing sliad
number Of times in his piscatorial
carer. Thy are rare. OF course, so
far north as this Even when they do
come only old fishers are apt to hear and
distinguish them. We know about
them and are more or less on the look
out for their occasional arrival. They
really belong of the coast of Bolivia
and Chilli There they are quite com
mon All sorts of fairy tales are mar
rated about them by South American
fishermen. The singing shad also
breed in Japanese waters. The fisher
men of Japan are delighted when they
strike school of singing shad They
follow them up reverently. because
they believe the fish are inspired.
They throw them food and never
catch or eat them.
The singing shad is different from
the common back or roe shad. 1t is
not SO large and there is a slight differ
ence in the formation of the mouth
Only an expert fishermen can tell when
he has caught one of the finny song
sters. Old fishermen regard the mu-
sical shad as prizes and do not send
them to market unless they are paid a
very high price for them 1t is esti-
mated that they travel in schools of
about 500. Their singing is pleasant
at first. but soon grows monotonous.
owing to the fact that it is a constant
repetition of the same few sounds.
Whether many of these peculiar fish
ever go on up the Delaware or move
on to New York and mingle with the
plain every day Hudson river shad is
not known. They lose their identity
when they get in with other fish, and
it is doubtful If they ever sing alone
Baltimore American.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
First Impressions OF MIR. Davis.


Mrs. Davis was Miss Howell,
daughter of w b. Howell, of Mis-
sissippi, and first met Mr.. Davis
when she was seventeen years old
and while on visit to the family OF
his brother, Mr.. Joseph Davis. In
letter written to her mother dur
ing that visit she said:
To-day Uncle Joe sent by his
younger brother (did you know he
had one?) an urgent invitation to
me to go at once to 'The Hurricane.
l do not know whether this Mr.. JEFF
'ferson Davis is young or old. He
looks both at times; but 1 believe
he is only two years younger than
you are. He impresses me as a re-
markable kind of man, but of un-
certain temper, and has a way OF
taking for granted that everybody
agrees with him when he expresses
an opinion, which offe6ds me; yet
he is most agreeable and has a
peculiarly sweet voice and win
ming manner Of asserting himself
The fact is he is the kind of person
/ should expect to rescue one from
madrdog at any risk, but to insist
upon stoical indifference to the
fright afterward. / do not think ]
shall ever like him as 1 do hi.
brother Joe. Would you believe it
he is refined and cultivated, and
yet he is Democrat.
In commenting on this letter Mrs
Davis in her memoirs of her bus-
band remarks:
So wrote this little miss of seven.
teen ofthe future hero and states
mani
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
Her Som Dannr.

An old woman who was selling
peanuts from basket was sitting
in the shade of some freight near
the Fort Lee steamer landing, and
after we had talked a bit she said:
"Five years ago my son Danny
was drowned in this very slip and L
often come down here and sit and
think of him"
"Tbat was sad to lose a SON that
way" replied.
"And such a good boy as my Dan
ny wasl He never gave me one
moments worry"
GLOW old was hep"
"Going on twenty sir, and no
dearly loved his own mother. Ho
sat right on that beam there with
his feet over the water, and he
probably fell asleep. All at once
he fell in, and though the boys
tried to save him he never came up
again. 1t was an awful blow, sir. .
"Must have been"
"But perhaps it was for the best
after all, for he hadn't been gone
two days when the police came to
arrest him on four different war
rants, and they said he'd have been
sure of at least twenty years in
state prison. Poor Danny, he was
such good boyr
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
CHEAPER STEEL.
Wonderful Things Claimed for the In
yention OF a West Yirginian.

Wonderful Things Claimed for the In
vention OF West Virginian.
Tests Of new method for max
ing steel which it is expected will
greatly reduce the cost Of prodnc-
ton are being made in Baltimore
under the direction of ]. b. Hast
ings, OF Parkersburg, w Va, the
patentee. Many prominent iron
aud steel manufacturers witnessed
the tests Saturday
The process appeared 10 be simple.
Certain chemicals werc placed in
the motion pig iron, and after a few
minutes the iron was run of into
moulds. Several blocks of steel
were thus formed. As soon as the
blocks were cooled off in water, Mr..
J. J Smyth, an expert, tested them
and reported that tho outer surface
was thoroughly chilled so that it
battered the chisel The metal
worked like steel and he supposed
i's~as 'eiael '.,,.s,-
Mr. Hastings explained that those
samples would be worked up into
various steel tools and articles. Mr..
Hastings asserts that while it costs
$500 to convert ton of pig iron
into Bessemer steel, by the new
process steel can be made at cost
of sl.25 per ton. The men interest
ed are already convinced of the
value of the process and are looking
for a suitable location for a great
industrial plant Baltimore is the
place under consideration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
Carlyle. sense OF Humor.

With Carlyle, as with all persons OF
his temperament, the disposition to lay
the words ON strong is half sportful,
and under the gravest overstatement
lies n humorous intent. He has nc
thought of being taken literally. He
means much always. but he often means
much less than he says, and he trusts
to the readers sense of huInor to make
the due deduction. II the reader
chances not to have sense of humor,
sad misunderstanding arise; but If he
have it, he comes to greatly relish the
tasks that Carlyle demands of it.-E.
c. Martin in Scribner's.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
woeden celIeetIen Ilater Are Populal

Wooden Collection Plates Arc Popular.
Collection plates have for a long
time been in general use. One of the
older styles of plates was of brass.
nickel plated. Plates of this kind were
sold ut from five dollars to seven dollars
each. AT the present time collection
plates are made of wood and of various
kinds of metals. The wooden plates
are the more popular, and they are
commonly used in city and country.
Usually they are of oak or walnut; oak
is now the wood most favored.
A plain plate of quartered oak may
be bought for three dollars 1t is IL 1-2
inches in diameter Its fiat rim is 1 "a
inches wide. and the plate is Ia inches
deep. A plush mat is laid in the center.
A plate OF the same size. having a text
carved upon the rim, costs five dol
lars.
Various texts are used. .God loveth
a cheerful giver" is the one most often
selected. a receiving basin of wood,
into which the collection plates may be
emptied. is Is inches in diameter and 2
inches deep. and the rim is IA inches
wide. Carved with an appropriate text
and with a plush mat, basin costs
twelve dollars. New York Sun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
The Hor.e.hee saper.tItIon.

/ The custom of mailing a horseshoe
over the door of a house or other build
ing as a protection against evil spirits
and as an assurance of good luck is
widely spread over the United States
and England. 1t also fIourishes among
the Teutonic and Scandinavian races
and has been recognized as far east as
Hindoostan. The horseshoe unites
within itself three lucky elements-it
is crescent shaped, it has been, or is to
be, in contact with horse, and is made
of iron
PopouIar superstition has for ages
endowed iron with protecting powers.
The Romans are known to have driven
nails into the doors and the walls OF
their houses as an antidote or as a pre-
ventive of the plague. The Arab who
is overtaken by simeon in the desert
seeks to propitiate the Jinns by sihriek-
ing, "Ironi Ironr'
Since time ont of memory the Sean
dinayians have sought to exercise the
river spirit, Neckaw, by sticking an
open knife in the bottom of the boat
or driving a nail in the mast or oar. In
the mythology of England the horse
shoe has always been considered a
luck bringer- -"-St. Louis Republic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
A Popular Nose.

The beautiful Mrs. Norton one day
went to buy some plaster casts for her
niece to use as models in drawing. The
proprietor of the shop displayed large
collection of hands, arms and ears, and
finally held up a very symmetrical
nose. .There. ma'am." said he, 81
can safely recommend that. It's the
Hon. Mrs. Norton's nose, and hartists
do buy n lot of 'em. It's very popu-
lar. San Francisco Argonaut
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
Selling FIsl,.

Are these mackereI quite freshT''
asked lady of a ragged but pompous
old fishmonger who came to her door.
'sOh. yes. puftickly so, puffinkly SOP
was the reply. jess nostrilize them
and see. =
''Nostrilize them7 What do you mean
by thatfr
Why, lady said the fish purveyor,
with look Indicative of pity for her
ignorance. "slnell eml smell 'emf'-
London Tit Bits.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
ToId br a Georrin Rdifor.

He walked in and put down a
dollar, silver dollar, that clanked
like a carriage wheel in the stiffness
of the sanctum. Said he:
"There, take it and credit my
subscription, quick"
whats the matter2'' we asked.
"Well,' said ne, ilast week ] was
fishing on the Spring Creek; thun
der storm came up, and It rained
and thundered, lightning flashed all
around me. ] crawled into a boi-
low log to escape it. Then the rain
made the log swell up until / was
fastened in and nearyl squeezed to
death. began to think of all my
sins and to repent. Suddenly j re-
membered that my subscription was
not settled up, and / felt SO small
about it that ] was able to back right
out of the log at once"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
A Duty to children.

The body may be looked on as liv-
ing machine, delicate and complicated
in structure, made to run a hundred
years or so, but liable, by bad manage
ment, to be disarranged and brought to
untimely destruction.
All continuous physical transgression,
however innocent it may seem, is fol-
lowed by like retribution. Such is
the punishment which overtakes null
titudes who overwork their brains and
underworld their muscles; of not n few
who waste vital energy with anxiety,
fret and unstinted care; of many who
overlook the great law of their physical
being that makes daily recuperation
depend on the interchange of work and
rest. Even ministers of the gospel not
unfrequently allow well meant faithful
ness to end in a fatal mental strain.
One of the signal facts connected
with many forms of physical transgres-
sion is its tendency to weaken the vital
stamina of the transgressor's offspring
The least child can ask of its progen-
itor is fair reliance of life To squander
the vital inheritance of ones offspring
is vastly worse than to squander its
large ancestral estate.-Youth's Com
panion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25

A ft'|.4one up the volcano on
Hawaii 10velfy for the dwellers on
the island Ii the old days men rode
on licr<4' ne| n|'ead of the lava flow to
let the s@.|'1lF know there had been an
eruption but hereafter it will be neces-
sary oni@ .rfo the crank and call up
.'Cenfrs + T. Richards. who built
The t' oi'hnp. live and who Il
the superintendent OF tie largest teIe-
phone company in the kingdonl. says:
Honolulu has the most wonderful
telephone system in the world. You
can get any number you want us soon
as you nsk for it and can hear perfectly
a very great distance. There is a good
the whole length of the island and go
to the houses Of many of the largest
planters. The people of Hawaii use
tie telephone much more than do the
people in any part of the United States
that ! was ever in. If man wants to
know what time it is. instead of get
ting out of his seat to look Mt the clock
he rings up the operator and finds out.
II ship makes port on either side of
the island all the planters are notified
at once SO that they can go to the dock
If they desire.
Hawaii could not well get along
without her telephones. The line to
the volcano runs along the road about
half the distance and then cuts through
the woods to the top A forest, deep
and almost nmpenetrable, blocked the
yay but men with axes IitaraIIy cnt
through it. New York Telegram.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25

"My friend, said a hayseed gen
tleman to a gentlemanIy conductor
on a railroad train, show far is it
from New York to ChIcago2s ssyVbv
900 miles" sWell, how far is It
from Chicago to New York2s' aWhy.
it is 800 miles, of course; what are
you asking us such idiotic questions
for2 aNow, look here, by gosh. .
said the hayseed, show many days
Is It from Christmas to New Year.
being as you are so smart2y aWhv.
eight days. sAnd, by thunder.
how many days from New Year to
Christmas2" HWhy, about three
hundred and aSee, by gosh,
you know it all. Things don't
work the same both waysl'S
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25

Editor BENJAMIN Harrison, Of the
Florida Standard, and Seviere, Of
the Jacksonville Telegram, are un-
der arrest for attempting to fight a
duel Both men We're ready with
their guns and preparing to meet
when taken in
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25

Bronzes, as a rule. reflect light only
moderately well; when two parts cop
per combine with one part tin, specu-
lum metal, as it is called, is produced
-an alloy of so high reflective power as
to be used in the best telescope.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
How Elephants Express Their Feeling

How Elephants Express Their Feelings.
Pleasure is often expressed by ele-
plants in an excruciating squeak far
from pleasurable to the auditor Sat
isfied and contented the animal purrs
gently. Fear finds expression often in
remarkable reyerberating roar and
sometimes in a shrill squeak. A thor
oughly enraged elephant utters a deep
warning sound in the throat, often a
hollow, reverberating, rumbling sound.
When suspicious or desfrous of giving
slight warning the tip of the trunk is
tapped upon the ground, while from
the trunk is issued volume of air,
which at times sounds like a sheet of
tin being rolled Young or baby ele-
phants express their wants by singular
sounds uttered from the throat. An
other sound made by wild elephants is
produced by striking the trunk sharply
against the sides.
That elephants use these and other
sounds as methods of communication
or as language there can be no doubt.
st. Paul Dispatch.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25
USED TO KNOW.

The @.aso Know. dear heart. 50 long
was 9 .<...a< rIrl. and very. very sweet:
The ta,' u |'.{ tyts~ Was The blue OF summer
u WIS fleet
The "a e<=- % know. dear heart loved
whea s dlf4. j .'risrss for many and many
For hf| .p;tihf was wide. and her love
st@*|1 tken tide
Sweep| |tI|'sf aud pride
All away.
The girl I|'@fd 10 know. she's where heavenly
In that I.I|l land beyond the moon and sun.
And ThI|H tepe 10 20. leaving earthly scenes
When a, |.' |<c'f reeting show
Here Is done
t|'|.. t;fEe Shirley in Yankee Blade
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-11-25

Charleston is to have a paid fire
department.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-19

ofS,aH TO Gen. BiTney, who was engaged in
raising colorod troops. At the conclusion Of
the war he became Washington correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Commercial. He was a
bright. eaustie writer, sparing no one when
he had a good story TO tell, or some seusa-
tioual charge to make, and he naturally de-
velopt quite a crop Of influential and active
enemies. lie left the Commercial to start the
we'll known ClpiiaI in this city, which some
one has described as "a journal Of insults"
lie was so bitter and unsparing- subscriptions,
many said-that he became regarded as CON-
mon scold, aud was indicted for conspiring to
disturb the public peace. lie retired from the
paper finally, and devoted himself to farming
on the patcrual estate at Mac-o-Cheek, and to
literature. lie published many stories, " Me-
moirs of Men who saved the Nation" and was
engaged upon On exhaustive Life Of Gen.
Thomas" when death overlook him. In 1856,
at the instance Of Grover Cleveland and other
prominent Free Traders, he accepted the editor
ship Of Belfords Mrga-ne, which ne made an
aggressive Free Trade organ. He was not tho
kind of man 10 get along well with anyone
over him, and he bad to retire from the maya
zine after a couple Of years Of stormy disputes
with the propTietors. He was twice married,
both times 10 daughters Of Timothy Kirby, q
Cincinnati millionaire and women Of fine lit
erary abilities. lie leaves no children.