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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
Rev. Mr.. suther,ands Rejoinder.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The criticism which appeared in THE DIS
PATCH on my use of John 5:39 in my sermon
Sunday evening on CDR. Briggs on the Bible
or Christ-W hicf?'' is but another example
of how easily mans mind may be drawn
off the main point in an argument by q
suming the change FROM the imperative to
the indicative mood to be justifable, (aI-
though the Revised Version still retains the
imperative form on the margin) what ma
terial effect can it have ON the integrity of
the argument was making. aye search the
Scriptures because ya think that in them We
have eternal life" or, in other words, be-
cause you accept them as your authoritative
guide. "And these are they that testify of
me"-oF these selfsame Scriptures are my
witnesses. They point to me as the coming
Deliverer. And then He says: "FOr if ye
believed Moses we would have believed me;
for he wrote of me. But if We believe not his
writings (my witnesses) how shall ye believe
my words"
Would c. W. II. pretend to say that be-
cause ChTiSt's speech was in tha Indicative
mood (doubtfuD it therefore implies that he
would have them stop searching the
Scriptures. Rather would not his whole
utterance imply that he would have them
search the'same Scriptures with a new pur-
pose and spirit to find Himself there. Was
not He himSelfa Searcher ofthoSe Scriptures
and, as said in the course of my sermon
did He not use them i'll the hour of his
agony and distress as well as indOrSe and
commend them? He did not say, EYE search
the Scriptures, but We do not find me there
because they are full of errors" No. On
testify of me- JOHN r. SUTHERLAND
PITTSBURG, Nav 81
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
Too MICH LEGISLATION.

Ey-SCnG tor Wilson, of Iowa, contributes
4 tnou2htfUi article on the public tendency
20 rush to legislation for all classes OF sub
jects, with much regard for the consid-
er..ti0n' whether such legislation will
prove the best Ter the nation in the long
run. The inSpiTnC motive for such iegis-
lation is the view which is taken of one
particular side of a subject, or the per
siStency Of q special interest which for
bios the consideration of the public inter
est as a whole. 1t is also evident that the
political theory 10y which representatives
regard themselves as pledged to vote for
such measures as their constituents advo-
cate. instead Of being bound to regard the
interests of the whole nation. contributes
lareeiy TO the mass OF indiscriIninate legis-
lation.
The writer is quite justified in appre-
hending that this tendency is destructive
CT the ndividualiSm Of the people, and
destroys reliance on popular intelligence
and foresight. Moreover, as he says, it
'eHgcHdeTS habit Of disregard of the duty
of the citizen to give his fair share of effort
10 the proper enforcement of the law"
Every one can see that for some cause or
other this evil is already present. We
have in one shape or another laws enough
to cure nearly all the ills that the body
polite is heir 10: but the great mass of
them are inert and useless for lack of en-
forcemcnt
Certainly, until this fault is remedied it
is useless to add to the total Of dead letter
legislation. We should give less attention
10 the framing of new laws and more to
the enforcement Of what we already have.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
WITH THE W0RLDLINGs.

LORD SALIsBURY'S ideas are always un-
popular, but his style of speaking capti-
| Yates the crowd.
REV. SAM JONES. in an interview, esti-
mates the number of conversions under his
preaching at 10000 to 100000
ANNIE LOUISE CAREY, at one time con-
| sidered among the greatest of contraltos,
now finds her time entirely occupied with
| domestic affairs and charity work.
ELLEN TERRY, describing stage fright,
| says: "You feel as if centipede, all of
whose feet had been carefully iced, had
| begun to run about in the roots of your
| hair"
ALMA TADEMA's popularity is now at
| its height and London picture buyers are
paying literally for any of his productions
Three of his Italian pieces were in the San
| turce collection and at the recent sale real
lied $37, go.
| WAYNE MACVEAGH, who successfully
! defended the Pullman Car Company in the
suit against it of the Central Transportation
Company, in a case involving millions of
dollars, is reported to have been rewarded
with & 100000 fee.
EX-PREsIDENr AND Mrs. GROVER
CLEVELAND will make Tudor Haven their
principal place of residence during the sum-
the residents of Marion, who have been hop
ing that they would again spend the season
there.
KING KALAKAUAS S effects have been sold
at auction. The Queen bought his boat
house at $1,0O1, while S. N. Damon, her hus-
band, bought the dead Kings armchair,
paying $40 for it. The Kings card table of
Koa wood sold for $3.50. The total proceeds
of the sale were only little more than
s., 500.
EUGENE KELLY, the banker, is one of
the most active men of his age in New York.
He is worth $4,000, 600 or more, and is, per-
haps the wealthiest man of his nationality
in the world. He began his career in that
State as an itinerant peddler, but in 1919 the
gold fever attracted him to California. He
became millionaire drygoods merchant in
San Francisco, and returned to New York.
GENERAL WAGER SwAYNE, of New
York, who is the law partner of ex-Judge
John F. Dillon, lost leg while leading q di-
vision of Shermans army III front of Atlanta.
This, however, does not prevent the General
and professionally. in New York City. He
and his crutch are a familiar sight around
Wall street, where he is known as counsel
for dozen or so big railroad corporations.
THE Count and Countess of Paris are
making great preparations to receive Queen
Victoria at Stowe during the last week in
June The Queens last visit to Stowe took
place in 1915, when, with the Prince Consort,
she was the guest of the second Duke of
buckingham for several days, and they were
received with a magnificence which rivalled
the celebrated display of the Duke of Devon
shire, at ChatSworth, in 1913
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
PLEASANT PARAGRAPHS.

It's a mighty cOwardly man who
the courage to advise another with the tooth
have it yaukcd out.-BoStoa Transcript.
''You don't like that picture, sa
artist TO the critic. 'Well. you paint one IN
good. There's too much fool criticism going /;
10 suit Iue. ''-N,7 Iork Rrcobler.
'eTaIk about your spoon fad, sal
brakeman, as he waved his cap to girl at
station. I'D like to see a daisier cOllec
snoous than mine. y Washington Post.
The office boy wants to know if a be-
il a ou14ruped, when it has four legs and OF
foot -Udsiia0toH Star.
Ii is remarkable; but the unfair
was never vet known to decide for our sid
IidDGDyt;s Journal.
If YOU are playing poker with an
enccd dealer you need not get scared until 20
good hand.-Dt,ilts Nelcs.
The hen-pecked husband who mi
train he has promised his wife TO retu
.'catches it, when he gets home. Bostpa {
Did YOU ever notice how fashion re,
sort of a turnstyle, as it e.-Btlghnrat
publican.
The clergyman wastes his breath
talks of the happiness of the world 10 cor
youth who has just received his first love Il
Cape Cod Rem.
1t is peculiar that the faster man
sooner age will oyertake him.-Ns1o York Her
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
SOCIAL EVENTS IN GEORGIA.

A YOUNG man called on young lady here
the other night, and he was so drunk he
could not entertain her, so he went out and
crawled under the house. This is a bad
habit, boys, and you should quit it-CGu7,es-
UiUe Enterprise.
MR.. Z. W. POosER says he can save 81 30 be-
cause they don't require any license there
He viii therefore go to South Carolina to get
her. He has recently returned, and looks as
happy as speckled hen with sweet morsel
before her.-HHtedgeUitie Chronicle.
K. b. SEARCY represented Baldwinvile at
the picnic at Seays bridge on last Saturday
Bob says he had a good time, and how could
he have done otherwise, looking into the
depths of Miss Ruby Rays brown eyes? He
says she is charming, and we believe him
quite. There are scores of others, too, who
say he is right 7dlbOttom NetcS
THE boys say that "Uncle'' Henry Benton
was the saddest young man at the High Falls
picnic. He expected TO meet Il dashing
widow there on that day, but, to his utter
surprise and astonishment, she had gone
and married the "other fellow" We do not
sympathize with "Uncle" Henry, for no
man should think of gong out of jackson to
find pretty widow.-Jackson Argus.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
Obituary Notes,

DELoss Root, an indianapolis merchant, died
Wednesday.
THOMAS JEFFERSON RoURKE, prominent Dem
ocratic figure in New York State politics, died in
New York City last night.
COLONEL c. A. NICHoL, one Of the most prom
inent planters in Arkansas died suddenly at Pine
Bluff Wednesday evening,
SIR ROBERT NICHOLAS FOWLER, Conservative
member of Parliament for the University of Lon
don, died yesterday from heart disease.
GENERAL H. s. SANFORD, of Sanford, Fla for
merly of Connecticut, and for some time UNITED
States Consul to Brussels died at Healing Springs.
Va, Thursday.
MATTHEW T. SCOTT. one of the wealthiest men
of Central Illinois, died at Bloomington Thursday
of the grip aged SO years He owned TO- 600 acres of
land in Illinois and Iowa, and wassn extensive coal
mine operator.
WARREN MURDOCH, a retirediron merchant, who,
30 years ago. held foremost place in the iron bust
ness of this country. died Wednesday night at his
home BROOKLYN. With his brother he founded the
Montour Iron Works at Danville, Pa.
GEORGE S. SHERMAN, awell-known Grand ARMY
man, died in Annapolis Wednesday night HIS
death resulted from injuries received by being
thrown out of wagon on Saturday The fall
affected his spine and caused paralysis. He was 81
years old and resident of Newport, II. l., where
he will be buried.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
LOCAL OPTION TAXATION.

The wrestle Of the Legislature with the
tax question inspires the Philadelphia
Ledger to make suggestion which points
the way to possible compromise 1t
refers to the authority of City Councils to
tax various classes of articles, and to the
fact that an intelligent policy in city gov
ernment has never taxed the tools of trade,
the machinery engaged in manufacturing
operations, the stocks of goods in ware
houses, and the capital engaged in busi-
ness. From this point it claims the right
for any county or municipal government
to refrain from such taxation if it believes
that by so doing it will increase its pros
perity.
The corollary of this proposition is evi-
IDENTIFY as the Ledger states it:
Under such pernliSSiue act every county
would be free to tax personal property for
local purposes if it should see fit to do so-or
to decline to tax such property if it should
not see fit or deem il unadvisable for any
reason. In other words, every county would
be at liberty to make its tax laws for local
purposes suit its own peculiar circumstances
or wishes. And that is the way it ought
to be.
This idea would naturally include the
taxation of all classes OF property aimed at
in the Taggart bill for State purposes, leav-
ing it at the discretion of each county
whether it would exempt any or all. Such
proposal would be likely to find more ac-
ceptance among the supporters of the
Taggart plan than among its opponents.
The most influential among the latter are
the great corporations whose property ex-
tends into all classes of counties, and
who would be likely to find themselves
under such rule pretty severely taxed
by all.
Nevertheless, there might be, if such a
proposition could be given practical eX-
pertinent, very pretty demonstration IN
DeLtO of the effects of different sorts of tax
alton. The county which taxed goods and
manufacturing materials placed side by side
with one which did not would, in the course
of time, possess very definite data for deter
mining which policy is the best. 1t is not
hazardous to predict that the community
which placed heavy burdens of taxation
on business and manufacturing would
eventually find its business and manufact-
uring interests reduced to minimum.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
The Boss Rattlesnake.

MEMPHIS, TENN, May 22.-J. G. Williams, a
farmer living near Wynne, Ark, is in this
city looking for purchaser for the largest
rattlesnake ever seen in this country. The
reptile is feet inches long, weighs about %
pounds, and is fully 90 inches in circumfer-
ence. 1t has % rattles and button, and is
supposed to be 80 years old. Mr.. Williams
urday morning about daylight. His atten-
tion was attracted by commotion among
the chickens, and on going to the spot found
the, snake attempting to swallow a
Leghorn hen. Mr.. Williams waited until
the fowl was so far down that the serpent
could not disgorge it, then he hoisted him
into wire cage with Il pitchfork and closed
in the spring, and Mr.. Williams expects to
capture or kill the mate of this one before
long,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
PEOPLE WHO COME AND 60.

Mrs. John M. Ward, Helen Dauvray,
arrived in the city yesterday from Denver.
She Joined her husband, the Brooklyn cap
tain and shortstop, at the Seventh Avenue
Hotel. Mrs Ward has given up all idea of
the stage, and, like sensible people, husband
and wife have settled all personal differ
ences, and @ are once more living happily to-
Duquesne Thcater last evening.
George Wallace Delamater passed
through the city yesterday bound for Phla-
delphia. He is hopeful that the affairs of
his bank will be amicably arranged. At
present he is wrestling with the Supreme
Court for change of venue in the suit now
pending against him in Crawford county.
G. T. Benner, General Superintendent of
the Saegertown Eureka Mineral Springs
Company, was in this city several days the
past week in the interest of the springs He
reports fattering prospects for the coming
season.
Congressman Hermann, of Oregon,
was in the city for short time yesterday
going home. He says the Pacific coast pe0-
pie want Blaine. Mr. Hermann thinks there
is no State like Oregon.
Division Freight Agent Gallagher, of the
Baltimore and Ohio, with Mrs Gallagher, is
in the mountains along the road. Mrs, Gal
lagher is slowly recovering from a severe
attack of sickness.
A Dolbeer, Superintendent of Motive
Power on the Bsffalo, Rochester and Pitts
burg road, and Dr.. G. NJ Coulter, of Oil City,
are at the Anderson.
W. Hyde, of Warren, and Captain j. L.
McClelland, of New Castle, are stopping at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
J. 7. r. Mckay, General Freight Agent
of the Lake Shore road, paid a visit to the
local Office yesterday.
j. w. Collins, of Martins Ferry, and j.
D. Coleman and wife, of Somerset, are at the
Monongahela House.
Levi DeWolf returned yesterday from
the convention of Elks ut Louisville.
, H. K. Barnum, of st. Paul, is registered
at the Duquesne.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


Edwin c. Bassett, of Hartford, died
Wednesday at his summer residence at Madison,
Conn. Along in the SOS when hypnotism began to
attract attention. he took active interest in its
study and successfully developed his power that
he gave local exhibitions which caused astonish-
mcnt. 1t is said that he had such control over
of his subjects that he could affect them at
a distance. On one occasion he was known while
standing in his shop to- cause man walking in the
street to come 20 a Stop by the exercise of his will
power. AT another time, TO convince skeptic.
Bassett is said to have made boy at Il distance
roll up and throw SNOWFALL without calling to him
or even letting himself be seen by tine boy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
THE WHITENESS OF Snow
Scientifically Explained by an English Paper
for May Readers.

SclenUilcdlly Explained Dy an EnS1Sn Haper
for May Readers.
London Tid-Bits.l
The pure white lustre of snow is due to the
fact that all the elementary colors of light
are blended together in the radiance that is
thrown off from the surface OF the crystals.
1t is quite possible to examine the indi-
vidual snow crystals in such way as to de-
tect these several colors before they are
mingled together to constitute the compound
impression of whiteness upon the eye.
The snow is then clothed with all the
varied hues of the rainbow. The soft white
ness of the snow is also in some degree
referable to the large quantity of air which
is entangled amid the frozen particles.
Snow is composed of q great number of
minute crystals. More than thousand dis
tinct forms of snow crystals have been
enumerated by the various observers. One
hundred and ffty-One were noticed during
eight days in February and March, 1855 by
Mr.. Glashier, which were carefully drawn,
engraved, and printed in paper attached
to the report of the British Meteorological
Society for that year.
These minute crystals and prisms refectall
the compound rays of which white light con-
sists. Sheets of snow on the ground are
known to reflect beautiful pink and blue
tints under certain angles of sunshine and
to fling back so much light as to be painful
to the eyes by day, and to guide the traveller,
in the absence of moonshine. by night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
COST OF THE COKE STRIKE.

Reports from the coke regions leave little
room for doubt that the strike is over, and
that after a prolonged struggle, which
represents nothing but dead loss in
wages to the men, they have been driven
hy the test of strength and endurance to
accept just the terms that the companies
choose to offer them
With this result registered it is not worth
While to discuss the relative merits of the
position of the two parties in the conflict
But viewed merely IN its effect on labor, it
is pertinent to consider its illustration of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
Social Chatter.

AN entertainment was given in the Fourth
Presbyterian Church last evening by Miss
Alice Gardner's Circle of Kings Daughters.
Some notable talent appeared.
THE Misses Gerdes, of the East End, gave a
81 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which
the Misses Fliesse, of New York, were the
honored guests.
REV. DEWITT BENHAM lectured last even
ing in the Sixth United Presbyterian
Church on the Oberammergau Passion
Play"
DONATIONS of money will be received ell
Many of the schools contributed yesterday
THEVassar College Aid Society meets this
afternoon at the McCreery residence, ALLIE
gheny.
\ MUSICAL was given last evening in the
Westminster Church.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON,


THE two Journalists" who direct Judge
lack judgment.
SHORT engagements frequently make quick
divorces.
A GREAT many worthy Scotchmen manage
to live nicely on Ayr.
ONE trunk VIII hold woman, but it re-
quires about half q dozen to hold what she
wears.
THE New Philadelphia will have a hard
row to hoe II it assumes the legacy left by
the loOterS who run the old town.
THE third party now goes fourth.
THE Legislature now on its last legs will
go down INTO State history as the body of
broken promises.
IF tight lacing. hair dye, paint and gum
carry off the girls the fittest will surely sur
vive.
MARSH seems to have nearly swamped
Philadelphia.
BLACK aunts are numerousin the Southern
States.
ALL's fare in street car war at all events.
DocToRs as well as taxpayers are benefited
by curative bills.
THE Itata bids fair to become the Flying
Dutchman of the Pacific Ocean.
THE Peoples Party will get along all right
If it can only manage to get the people.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
THE treatment of another measure in the

State Senate moves the Philadelphia Press to
remark: ave are unable to see how the COM
pulsory education bill was improved yester-
day by striking out the penalty for it's viola
ton" The esteemed Press does not yet ap-
prcciate the principle on which the Senate is
conducting legislation. That body is in favor
of numerous reforms, but, like the position
of the old Western citizen with regard to
prohibition, it is 'tagin their enforcement" !"
Consequently the features which would
make any reformatory measures effective
are promptly stricken out.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
An Irish Fish Story.


Derry JOurHalI
A veteran sportsman, with rod and gun,
who resides near Stewartstown, County
Tyrone has had a novel experience while
fishing on the Tullywiggan. He had occa-
sion to cross to the opposite bank over a
series of fstepping-stoneS laid in the bed of
the river. He slipped Off a boulder into the
stream. The river was low, but he fell fiat
into the water and was thoroughly drenched.
As the dav was bitterly cold he had on an
overcoat: and when he scrambled out on the
bank he found something tapping about in
the inner breast pocket A search revealed
a splendid three-pound trout. 1t was the
only fish he caught that day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
Stung to Death by Bees,

UvALDE, TEX, May %. - Yesterday Mr..
George Mimms, stockman, met with o
singular and fatal accident. He was driving
past party where they were extracting
honey. The angry bees covered the two
horses to the depth of an inch, and hid his
face and hands like in helmet. The two
horses died within an hour, and Mr.. Mimms
is dying. Thousands of the bees in their
anger Stung each other to death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23

NEW and enlarged possibilities for the
newspaper profession are opened up when
we learn that the managing editor of the
London ReUieaD has failed for $l,750,O00. The
utmost efforts of the working newspaper
men of the United States have never rea ched
the point where one of them could fail for
over 5 per cent of that amount
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
Fishing Camps and Canada Customs.
IT, +ba El;+or Q m, TN;-....l

VIII you kindly answer the following
questions: l. Can a private fishing club go
to Canada to fish without obtaining Dermis-
sion? 2. Will it cost any duty on tents that
have been used? 3. What duties will be to
pay, if any? CT W.
PARKER, Pa, May 90
Private fishing clubs are taxed a small
sum (say about Sl) for the privilege. There
is no duty on camp equipage unless it is sold
in Canada. As a general rule customs Off
GERS require a deposit to cover the duty,
which is refunded if all material taken into
the country is brought back.]
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
RUSTIC GUILELESSNESS.
How the Farmer Keeps Up the Price of Egg
in Matching Season.

How the Farmer Keeps Up the Price of Eggs
in Matching Season.
Providence Journal
"Nice eggs, amt they" said man at
Wood river station the other day, as he
picked up sample of chen fruit from q
pail that fellow passenger carried.
eyes," responded the owner of the eggs,
"They're pretty good looking" "Blooded
stock he continued, "but as I only paid 25
cents for them guess they won't hatch.'
'Why how's that?" said an ignorant city
man who stood near
'Well, you see,' replied the man with the
eggs, ''if these eggs were sold for Matching
they would fetch something over$1 bakers
dozen, being of blooded Stock but the sup
ply being greater than the demand, they
were sold for eating purposes at the regular
rate of % cents. The farmer, though, to
guard against their use for Setting has run
a fine needle through the butt end of each
so as to just pierce the inner skin, trick
that does away effectually with all hope of
Matching it."
This little scheme of the guileless farmer
to keep up the price of Matching eggs in sea-
son was new to the city man, but his in
formant said it was practice as old as the
hills.