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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
RHYNKLED RHYMLETs.

Miss Novelette-YOu say that De Wag.
stick was great poet, but ruined by his modesty.
Miss PassiOnpen-Yes he would write the most
soul-inspiring verses, but his extreme difidence
did not give him the necessary confidence, and he
used to sign Swinburn's name to them.-Neeo FORK
World.
How wish / could go
To the far Ian | Of snow,
With some shivering, Pole-searching hero!
Where the white bear cavorts
Aud the shining seal sports,
And the mercury monkeys with zero.
-Krys,
Mother (suspiciously)-I you haven't
been in swimming. how did your hair get so wet2
Little Dick-That's perspiration-runnin' away
from bad boys wot wanted me to disobey you an,
go In swimmin' Good Ne'cs.
Biggs-Well, Harris, how're your folks
in the country?
Harris-O, they're all rfght-they've sent for q
donkey.
Biggs-Are you going?-Brookln. Eagle.
He was fair,
He was square,
He was lucky with two pair
Which he handled with an air
Ofbrayado.
But he got upon a tear,
Far enough to cuss and swear
And the Indians raised his hair
In Colorado.
Chicago Glooe.
"What makes q writer use such an ex-
preston as he swore roundly?' asked Nippins.
II don't know, ~ replied Pennibs, unless the
hero was in perjury and failed to swear
squarely. Washington Post.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
BRAINS FROM SOUTH BEAVER.
A Remarkable Gathering of Clergymen
Lawyers and Physicians.

Lawyers ana fnys1clans.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
BEAVER, Aug, 19.-Yesterday was big day
in Beaver 1t was the time set for the first
reunion of.the professional men of the south
side of Beaver county. The grandfather
and father of Mrs. President Harrison; the
man who first named General Jackson for
the Presidency; the great pioneer preachers,
McCurdy, Pattison, Stockton, Jennings and
many Others were all claimed for Beaver
county, not to speak of the living men who
are now controlling the destinies of church
and State.
Toerge's Orchestra from Pittsburg fur
nished the music.
Nearly half hundred United Presbyter-
ian ministers turned out from the south side
of Beaver county and almost as many Pres
byterian ministers. This is owing probably
to the fact that the first theological seminary
west of the Allegheny Mountains was built
on the banks of Service creek in Beaver
county. A goodly number from Southern
Beaver also adopted the medical and legal
professions. The Chairman of the meeting
was Rev Dr. A. Nj. Reid, Principal of the
Steubenville Female Seminary. Among
others present were Rev. DR.. d. S. Little and
Rev. J. NJ. Wallace, of Pittsburg, and DR.. G.
M. Shilleto, of Allegheny. A banquet was
held at the Beaver House at night and eat
lug drinking and speaking was kept up to
q late hour. The centennial Of the county
will be celebrated with great ceremony in
September when it is expected Senator
Quay will deliver the Grafton of the day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
Obituary Notes.

LEWIS PAULsoN, the noted chess player, died in
London yesterday.
Virginia Lancet weekly paper published in
Petersburg in the interest of the colored people,
died there Tuesday.
DR. EDWARD RoDMAN MAYER the oldest prac-
tising physician in Wilkesbarre, died Monday in
his 72d year He graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1913.
MRS, CATHERINE LIVELY, who died at Lancas-
ter Monday night, was the Oldest person in the
county. She was 96 years old. She never wore
eyeglasses or spectacles.
ARTHUR D. COREY, of Maiden, Mass, young
Harvard alumnus who had won great distinction
in European universities. died Monday suddenly.
Mr.. Corey was graduated at Harvard College in
1885, He then went to Europe, where he pursued
eraduated few weeks ago with the highest honors
ever given to an American student abroad. Mr..
Corey was about . years DID,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE Eastern contemporaries are sitting
down rather contenptuously on the propo-
sition of a naval militia for Chicago with the
remark that the treaty with England for
bids 1t. The statement hardly puts the case
correctly. The treaty can hardly be con-
strued to forbid the organization of a naval
militia; but as it will forbid the use of more
than one armed vessel on the lakes and
that vessel the specimen of antediluvian
architecture known as the Michigan, the
Chicagoans could not enjoy much modern
naval instruction without trip to the sea-
shore.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
An Associated Press Election,

meeting of the Western Associated Press
held here to-day, Hon. William Penn Nixon,
of the Chicago Inter Ocean, was elected Pres
ident, and the following gentlemen members
of the Board of Directors: E. H. Perdu, of
the Cleveland Leader Victor f lawson, of
the Chicago Ne,cs; A. J. Barr, Of the Pitts
peal; Frederick Driscoll, of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press; c. W. Knapp, of the st. Louis
Republic; NJ. H. De Young. of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE request of the Vienna Historical
Museum and Public Library for G copy of
the city charter book of New York City
calls attention to the fact that American
cities are singularly deficient in that line.
New York can furnish nineteen volumes of
special legislation on that subject which
will make the Vienna Librarians eyes stick
out when he gets them; and other cities can
do something in the same line. But for
codiflcation and homogeneous arrangement
of charter legislation, thatis a matter which
American cities do not have time to at
tend to.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Henry W. Brown.

Henry w. Brown, of Boston, who died in
the City Hospital there Sunday of apopIexy of the
brain, had long been known In labor circles as Il
modest, Jealous, and self-sacrifeing advocate of
the interests of the working people, to whom he
belonged all through his life of 56 years. He was
an upRolder of State socialism and a writer upon
that subject, though not a public speaker. He
made a living by working at his trade of cigar
maker: but he spent all the time and means he
could spare in propagating his ideas among his
fellow workers, all OF whom esteemed him an
honest and earnest man,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
Hon, II. F. Beck,

Hon. R. F. Beck, four times Mayor of
Vicksburg and twice Sheriff of that county, died
Tuesday morning of malarial fever, aged As
years. The deceased was native of Poughkeepsie
n. Y, but went to Vicksburg Is years ago. BY
prudence ability and industry he amassed IA con-
Siderable fortune. The City Council met Tuesday
and adopted resolutions of regret and coincidence.
The CITY Hall Is draped in mourning, and there are
takes place to-day, and will be signalized with
unusual honor,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

AN Endorsement which will fit more
than one New York politician, but which is
nevertheless not Of the kind which candi.
dates will ask for, is given to Platt, of New
York, by a st. Louis Republican paper in
the following terse language: "The advan
tage to the New York Republicans which the
nomination of Tom Platt for the Governor
ship would be is in the fact that he could
thus be relied On to honestly and earnestly
support the ticket
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
THE FAMOUS FLEMING FAMILY.
Six Hundred of Them Hold a Happy Re.
union at Fairmount, W. Va.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DTsPArCH.l
FAIRMoUNT, W. VA, Aug. 19-The second
annual reunion of the Fleming family took
place in this city to-day. This morning a
special train bearing over 300 members of
this famous family arrived here from Mu-
ncie, Ind, a stronghold of the Flemings
Hundreds also arrived from other points,
and of the 800 members of the Flemings in
the country, most all being prominent in one
way or another, over 600 were present here
to-day
Governor Fleming, of West Virginia, was
the principal speaker. He eulogized the
family name, of course, and then devoted
some little time to explaining how and why
the family had so "replenished the face Of
the earth"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE statement that the President of the
Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association ha:
requested those who attend to defer
bathing till the ten days services are over
if not q wanton misstatement, indicates thai
the managers of that religious gathering are
resting under the mistaken impression thai
there is an irrepressiblc conflict between
cleanliness and godiiness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JONES, of New
York, advising the farmers to take inde-
pendent action, Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn.
taking the platform of "Chapin for Governor
or nothing" and Governor Hill ringing in a
free silver plank, indicate that Democratic
harmony in New York is of the kind that
may in the fullness be cut with knife.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
THE hot weather is evidently favorable

THE hot weather is evidently favorable
to the rapid growth of Oldest citizens. An
other has just developed who has reached
the ripe age of l2l. He does not come up to
that ancient citizen reported from Denver
who is alleged to be 49, and who mixes his
dates so rs to claim to have been a teamster
in Braddock's army at the tender age OF ten;
but either is old enough to afford comfort to
citizens who linger along under the impress
sion that they are on the shady side of life in
the fifties and sixties
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE Republicans of Maryland are also
going to nominate q farmer for Governor
No one party can get ahead of another in
nominating, but the smart politician man.
ager who bitches his Presidential boom to
an Endorsement of the Maryland Farmers
Alliance is able to defy agricultural compe.
titiOn in that State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE formal denial by the German naval
officers on the Hohenzollern, of that Paris
ian story of the Kaisers insanity, indicates
that the European fake manufacturer can
strike even higher than his American proto-
type,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

have a more vivid impression of the advan-
tages to be received from offices already
In possession and a more lively expectation
months.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In what year did the disaster occur on the
Missouri Pacific Railway at Gasconade
Bridge? Who had charge of the Treasury in
Bucbanan's administration j. X. B.
PITTsBURG, August 10.
1.-THE Gasconade disaster occurred on No
vember l, lsS5. Howell Cobb was Secretary
of the Treasury from March 4, 1857 to Decem-
Der 1850, and then Philip F. Thomas took
charged
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
The PRINCIPAL of the Normal school Quits.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
INDIANA, Pa, Aug. 19.-To-day DR.. z. Y
Snyder, of the Indiana State Normal school,
rendered his resignation as principal of that
institution. He has decided to accept a
similar position at Greedy, Col.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE announcement that the feelings OF
General Raum have suffered permanent in
jury by the Mosby- y-Mitkiewicz-Shoe-B Box
Miller affair seems to establish a first-class
basis for q pension claim.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

IT is not to be presumed that the average
delegate in the State Convention was better
or worse informed of the popular preference
for Blaine than the party leaders. But they
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

IT is placed beyond dispute that the hold
ers of Federal offices in Pennsylvania still
have keen appreciation of which side their
bread is buttered on.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE deadly parachute seems to be usurp-
ing the functions of the green watermelon,
the unripe peach, the store apple and the
fool-killer for the present season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

THE death of that Japanese wrestler from
consumption is solid vindication of the
medical warning that over-training is likely
to be the surest way to physical weakness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
Between Two Cities.

Between Two Cities.
To the Editor ofThe Dispatch:
How far is Los Angeles. California, from
San francisco, California, and how many
lines of railroad connect the two places?
JEANETTE, August 10. U. r. 1.
1.-THE distance by rail between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles is 49s miles. Only one
line of railroad connects the two cities, but
there is line of steamers which is well pat
ronized.1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

SOMETIMES crop statistics are dry read
ing; but this year they are of the kind that
makes the American eagle soar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
Talmage's Faith,

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
To what denomination does Talmage be-
long? PAR.
PITTsBURG, August 49,
[Rev. Dr.. Talmage is Presbyterian
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
THOUSANDS ENTERTAINED.
Continued Success Of the Weekly Free
Concerts in the Allegheny Parks.

Concerts In the Allegheny PARKS.
Some 15 900 people gathered in the ALLIE
gheny Parks last night to listen to the
sixth free concert this summer. The House
hold Credit Company bore the expense of
the band and the people enjoyed it free OF
cost. In addition to the Grand Army Band,
there were several vocal selections by 12O
picked voices from the German singing So
cieties Of the two cities. The effect of the
powerful male voices in the still evening air
was very beautiful. One of the novelties
was the singing of "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner' with German words. A great deal of
credit must be given to Mr.. r. T. Knox, to
whose efforts the success of these concerts Is
principally due. He has done all the hard
work in connection with them, and has ar
ranged each programme, in connection with
the band leaders and chorus directors. A
musician himself, he knows what goes to
make up a popular programme. Only his
modesty has prevented his being known as
series of free musical entertainments that
has ever been given in the two cities.
THIS afternoon at 8 O'Clock, all children be-
tween the ages of and 16 who are to
take part in the grand production of the
"Fairies' Carnival" at Exposition Park, for
the benefit of the Homeopathic Hospital, will
assemble at Old City Hall They will then
meet their instructors, Leon j. Vincent, II.
P. Ecker and j. Edgar Owens, and be ar
ranged in order for the rehearsals to begin
at once. 1t has been impossible for the
ladies of the hospital to personally invite a
to take part in the operetta, and they
would be pleased to have such children con-
slider themselves invited, and attend the
meeting at Old City Hall this afternoon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20

Vol. 46, No. I94.-Fntered at Pittshurg PostofGcc
November - 1885,, as second-clasS matter.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-15
DEMAND FOR DIMES.
The q. >. Treasury hos no Trouble Dis
posing Of Them.

Vne ". ,. treasury nos no IrouDie DIS
posing Of Them.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Ameri-
can people take to dimes. For other
subsidiary COMES there is only q spas
modic demand. The halves and guam
ters 60 out, but they come back. The
demand for dimes, however, is large
and steady. Last year the government
coined $64S, ,102 IN dimes and there is
not $50, 900 of them left in the treasury.
The Secretary's policy of distributing
the subsidiary coin with view Of get
ting it into circulation is proving only
moderately successful. Dimes are taken
fast enough, but the other CONS 20 q
little slow. II is not generally known
that if the So, 900, 900 in small coins is
not put into circulation in its present
form it cannot be used at all. No mat
ter how much small coin the treasury
may have, there can be no recoinlng
into dollars without special act of
Congress. The small coins do
not contain the proportion
ate amount of silver. There is more
silver in dollar than there is ia two
half dollars, four quarters or ten dimes.
Indeed, taking into account the loss
from abrasion and the amount of silver
they contain, the secretary would have
to use almost five quarters TO make n
silver dollar. The use of smaller
amount than the proportion of dollar
is for the purpose of keeping the small
coin IN the country. Quite naturally
the small CON, when 1t exceeds
the amounts necessary FOR making
change in business, flows back into the
Treasury and remains there. Nobody
wants it. The experts OF the Treasury
Department express the opinion that If
the Secretary succeeds IN placing the
millions of Subsidiary coin the halves
and quarters will come rolling back.
As to the dimes, they will stay out. Al
all seasons dimes are in demand, but
just now there is an extra call, owing
TO the fact that young America is stow
ing them away in the thousands Of To-
cent banks, which are the rage.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-15
KILLED At WHI1E'SBILL
The House Refuses TO oell the
eaunders Tract st tho Home.
HAYWARD WILL MOVE TO RECONSIDER
The q. A. y. Appreprtasisu biii 90 &c.,
Geo fassss the House st Last--fhs
senate Ttaksrs with the Dick
Aison County BAH.

LANSING, Mich, May l4.--when Rep
resentative Whites bill To sail the
Whitney and Saunders property at the
Soldiers Home aud devote the pro-
ceeds, not less than 5000, to the i'm
provemens OF the grounds. came up for
passage this afternoon, Representative
Tripp moved TO amend SO as to convert
the proceeds into the general fund.
Representative Hayward defended the
bill In his vigorous manner and run
ning discussion ensued. Representa-
tive Carpenter got IN his stereotyped
kick on appropriations; Representative
A. +. Ferguson didn't think it Was nec-
essary: Representative w. Il. jackson
thought # the State bought the prop
erty for $1,000 two years ago and It
was now worth 5000, 1t was pretty
good property TO keep. Eepresenta-
tive White explained the improvements
contemplated and said il money
enough could now he secured the job
would he done and there would be an
end to it. Representative l.. s. john
son warmly advocated the bill. Repre-
sentative Hayward moved to amend
Representative Trips amendment so
as TO turn $1,000 over to the general
fund and devote the other $1,000 TO i'm
provement of the ground. Hayward's
amendment was rejected, but Tripp's
prevailed. This destroyed the pur-
pose of the bill. and 1t was defeated by
. vote Of 34 yeas to so nays. Repre-
sentative Hayward gave notice of his
intention to move q reconsideration.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-15
JIRRYyGRIA1 BIG BOOK
Immense Edition Of the Report Of
the Secretary Of Agriculture.
OyERIHREE HUNDRED IOsSoFPlPER
Required 60 Prsnt ir-ons and ono-uaif
Tens Of Printers ink n st--sixs 81
. koem Big fnoegh -
Held the Eastioa.

WAsH,SSToS, May i4.-slnce the hu-
reau of agriculture was changed into
department, with Secretary Rusk st the
head of the latter, new interest has
been infused into lis work, and the
benefits 10 the public have largely IN
creased. To illustrate the magnitude
OF work involved in the printing Of the
latest annual report Of the Secretary il
may be said that shelf long enough
TO hold the entire edition would be over
twelve and one-half miles long. the
books being placed on one end and SIDE
by side as closely as possible.
The total number ordered Of this re-
por, is, to be exact, fo4.77i copies. and
the work on this edition is now rapidly
progressing at the government printing
Office. To PRINT this enormous edition
it requires Is, 700 reams of white paper,
"a inches wide and Ss inches long.
Each ream weighs IS pounds. and the
total quantity of paper thus required ls
753, 600 pounds, or 376 tons. Or, 10
state III another WAY, the requisite
number of sheets Of paper. each "a by
3s inches, is = $50, 900. These laid end
to end. wouid extend distance of
i,70s miles, or would form a 24-inch
band OF paper from san Francisco, Cal,
to New YORK City and back again as
far AS st. Paul, MIMI; or from Wash
ington, ID. c., 10 81. Petersburg, Rus
sia.
Other Interesting Figures.
The quantity of some OF the other
items besides paper is also interesting.
inasmucn as II requires one and one
half tons of printers INK 10 do the let
.er-press work, aside from that used IN
preparing the handsomely coIored llth-
ographs. To bind this edition many
varied articles are required which are
indirectly from products. Some $4,000
yards of cotton cloth are used, besides
5000 bundles of binders boards,
which are made from straw and
wood pulp; one and one-half tons Of
glue, five barrels of flour, for making
paste: 200 pounds of No. 45 linen
thread. 2400 spools Of cotton thread and
900 sheets of imitation gold leaf, or
dutch metal" ash is called, for print
ing the title on the cover. To print,
fold and bind this number Of volumes
large force of workers is required, and
Public Printer Palmer has at present
about $50 people employed in this labor.
OF these, 246 are women, whose work
consists in folding, gathering, inserting
lithographic plates. sewing the
backs of the books, and finally in lay
ing the imitation gold leaf on the
cover for the printing of the title
on the back of each volume. The work
of printing is all done on one press-a
very old affair, which is said to be the
first Web book press ever built and
used in this country. And, although
the press is kept running steadily day
and night, it will be the lst of August
before the first copies of the agricultu-
raj report will be run of. To hold all
the edition now in press a room l2o teet
long and so feet wide would be required.
with the books piled solidly 70 height
of 81 feet above the floor.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-15

BunLrseror. y. J., NAY i4-Joeeph
Sehman. of Riverside. the man VINO
Tilted MS intended wife n the altar
three trnes. returned yesterday. and
for the fourth time sought the object
of be affections. He begged forgive
ne. and proposed marriage again.
Patient Miss Nichols forgsve the
wounds her heart had been sntjected
20. readily sequsesced % her timid
lovers request. but 70 make sure work
TIM time sBs demanded sn immediate
marriage. lie was wiling, and they
went 10 tire residence OF Rev. Alersn-
dsr fosshsusf. pastor Of the luthersn
church, and ia . fev monenss the
nuptssl knot was tied. sehmsn. nov
be q married, - TIE hsppIest man ia
Riverside. He says a wac got lack ~
affection Tor his seeethesrt that caused
hifn 70 desert her rfprstsdiy, bat Il wa
be basis3ulnes. Mrs Sehmsn fs slso
ffxIrf.