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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
THE AMERICAN POETS BIRTHDAY.


The good old poet Whittier will cele-
brate the eighty-fourth anniversary of his
birth on the 18th of December, and his
friends are endeavoring to make the day
an occasion of something peculiarly fitting
to the character of the man and the po-
Sition he holds in American literature.
The demonstration, the exact character of
which is not yet decided, will probably
not be planned to occur at the poets
home (for personally he would prefer it
should not), but in New York, where a
large number of busy literary men can
quickly and conveniently assemble, and
the purpose will be to have some popular
tribute to the poet
1t is proposed that score or more of
the literary clubs of the East shall unite
to form programme for the event and q
few of the foremost literary men shall be
charged with the work of carrying it out.
In this way something unique and worthy
of the man should be produced
Whittier, who is the most peculiarly
American of all the poets, is the
last survivor of a group of great
literary men-Longfellow, Bryant, En-
erson, Lowell, Halleck, Poe and many
more, many of whom died so long ago as
to seemingly belong to another era in our
short literary history. He was writer as
early as 1929, and his first poems appeared
sixty years ago. Americans will ever
honor him for his patriotism, purity and
directness of purpose, and love him for
the sweetness and simplicity of his song,
his tender humanity, and the broad cath
olicity of mind and heart, which made him
Quaker as he is-alike the singer who
could celebrate the Puritan of New Eng
land and the pennsylvania Pilgrim"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
TWO EVILS FROM IDENTICAL. CAUSE,

simultaneously with the news of wide
spread damage by heavy rain storms and
great floods throughout Great Britain and
much of the European Continent, come
tidings of direful conditions from dearth of
rain in two important districts of the
United States. But this contrast of evils
resulting from excess on one hand and en-
tire deprivation of the downpour of rain on
the other. is of frequent occurrence, and
not by any means SO curious as the con-
trast presented by the two localities in this
country.
The great metropolitan mass of popula-
tion constituting the congested portion of
New York have already entered upon a
water fast, and water famine is seriously
threatened, with all Of the gamut of at
tendant evils from simple discomfort, on
through disease and even greatly increased
danger from fire, because the Croton
water works are dry and rain refuses to
fall on the Croton water sheds.
The second group Of sufferers, by cause
of the long continued drought, are the
people of the Ohio river towns and ham,
lets They need water not a whit less
than do the New York folks, but instead
Of wanting water simply for itself they
want it for what it will bring-coal.
Improvidently, rs of old, they have too
credulently relied upon the capricious
current of the Ohio-the continuance or
the quick recurrence Of ''high water''-to
bring them their temporary supplies of
coal. As too often before, they find them
selves caught in a condition of want-no
coal and the river low. Some of these
towns have inadequate railroad con-
nections. Their only base of supply is
Pittsburg, their only line by which supply
can come the Ohio-and no signs of rain
to make high water and lift the embargo.
The curious contrast continues further
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
The Ancients Knew Not the Kodak.

A well-known Pittsburg artist walked
into q Liberty street bookstore day or two
ago and nearly paraIyzed salesman by
saying: "You deal in photographs of celebri-
ties, believe; now, 1 want photographs of
Moses, Pythagoras, Socrates, Alfred the
Great, Zoroaster and ConfuciuS."
"I'm afraid we haven't got them" said
the salesman, when he had found his voice,
and the artist left the store greatly put out,
apparently. The bookseller says he never
felt till now how remiss Moses and his CO.
temporaries were in not submitting them
selves to the photographer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

fully before the public should arouse a
storm of opposition. Just at present, no
official utterance having yet been made, it
is too early to discuss the matter, but it is
in or der to say that while there are many
arguments on both sides as to whether
corporal punishment should be adopted,
there can be only one opinion in regard to
solitary confinement of the young-that it
should CO.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
LITTLE SONG FOR BEDTIME.

A little song for bedtime.
when robed in gowns of white,
All sleepy little children
Set sail across the night
For that pleasant, pleasant country
Where the pretty dream-fowers blow,
'Twixt the sunset and the sunrise
For the Slumber Islands, no!
When the little ones get drowsy
And the heavy lids droop down
To hide blue eyes and black eyes,
Gray eyes and eyes of brown:
A thousand boats for Dreamland
Arc waiting in a row,
And the ferrymen are calling
For the Slumbcr Islands. oh.
Then the sleepy little children
Fill the boats along the shore.
And go sailing off to Dreamland;,
And the dipping of the oar
In the sea Of sleep makes music
That the children only know
When they answer to the boatman's
For the Slumber Islands, oh!
Oh, take kiss. my darlings,
Ere you sail away from me
In the boat of dreams that's waiting
To- bear you o'er the sea;
Take n kiss and give one.
And then away you go
A-sailing into Dreamland,
For the Slumber Islands. no!
,HARLEs KELLY SHATrERLY, in Boston Courier
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
CURIOUS STATE TOPICS.
Costly State Publication.

The bird book written by young Chester
county naturalist named Warren and pub
lished by the State proves to be as expensive
as the I,atelNgencer predicted it would be.
The Public Printers report just issued
shows that s57, Az 70 was expended for the
free picture books that were distributed by
members of the Legislature. The cost Of
printing the report of the geographical sur
verys was somewhat less-$20, ,esl 99-Ldn-
caster IlteLligencer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
Married Sixty-Two Years.

Mr. and Mrs. John r. Reynolds, of New
Castle were married just 81 years Wednes-
day. Their children and grand children
thought it would be a good idea to call upon
the old folks Wednesday evening and let
them know that the event was held in re-
membrance. Accordingly the relatives re-
siding in New Castle made the call, much to
the pleasure of Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds. The
Reynolds family is one OF the Oldest in Law
nolds have everyprospect of spending many
more years of happiness together.-Neto
GtIsfLo Ne1IS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

in the different means by which the two
groups of sufferers seek to avert the ex-
tremity of disaster. While the good dwell
ers in the pastoral valley of the Ohio
were piously holding scores of special re-
ligious services on Sunday, at which pray
ers were uttered from thousands OF sup
plants, invoking the Divine will to send
rain, the Gothamites simply telegraphed
General Dyrenforth at Washington "come
at once-great haste-answer paid"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
Meadville's Dream bf Wealth.

Who knows what there is in store for
Meadvile? If the story told in other
columns of the discovery of lead and tin in
paying quantities is confirmed, after a thor
ough examination, this whole section will,
in time, be made to bud and blossom like
the rose. Surely there must be something
concealed beneath the surface, or wherefore
the gas, the mineral water and the speci-
mems Of silver float which have been found
here and there by prospectors? From all
appearances Crawford county "is in it, and
much can be realized bv taking advantage
of our Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

LEWIS V. BoGY, whose publication of a
novel representing an unsavory condition OF
things in Washington departmental life led
to his being dismissed from the Pension De-
partment, now has plenty of time to kick
himself, and cause to do so when he reflects
that the immense free advertisements his
book is getting can do him no good, for the
reason that he sold out his entire right to
the publisher for $lU0.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
TALK OF THE TOWN.

The Cold Snap Good for the Tailors-why
Wasn't Photography Invented Sooner
A Giants Irruption-Gossip of Street,
Store and Corridor.
ut is surprising how men put off getting
winter clothes till the cold weather drives
them to it," said a Fifth avenue tailor yes
terday. 81 don't object to co1fessing that
tine cold snap is blessing to me. 1t is not
SO much the actual demand for my winter
STOCK that is a blessing, for of that l have
reason to believe am assured, but while
the weather kept warm nobody thought OF
buying a winter suit, and was beginning to
rear that all my customers would come in
crowd about week before Christmas. Now
the drop in the mercury has scared every
body, and there will be more time to get the
WORK done before the severest weather
OF the winter sets in. The fine fall
mas delayed the winter business
In my line at least three weeks this year, but
there is still margin of time left us, and
can nope to look after all my customers. L
know this is the general experience among
merchant tailors. They all expect to have
their hands full for the next six weeks, and
from what 1 can see up to this time the pros
pect IS encouraging. Pittsburgers, If they
are not making as much money as in some
former years, are getting enough of the long
stuff to supply their needs, and the tailors
ought to have better season this winter
than last. Overcoats and heavy suits are, OF
course, the principal articles in request just
now, but Il significant sign of social progress
in this city is the increasing call for full
evening dress. 1 never had 40 many spike
tail coats to make as have had this year."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
A Giants SoIiIoCuy.

He was very tall and broad and as he
swung himself on the rear platform of a
Manchester electric car he shouted rather
tha n said: "Don't talk to me about yer Pitts
burg fire Department. say don't"
The conductor mildly ushered the big
passenger into the car. which was halt-flled
with Allegheny people returning from the
opera, who looked at the giant who wanted
nothing said about Pittsburg's fire appar-
atus with astonishment When he had sub
sided somewhat suddenly into scat in the
farthermost corner of the car he remarked
again with emphasis: "Them Pitts
burg people make me tired. They
think we amt got no fire engines, nor
street cars, nor streets, nor nothin' in Allie
gheny. But they can't talk to me. You can't
tell me anythin' about Pittsburg firemen.'
he added, 1ercely looking at little man
who sat opposite him between two pretty
girls with gay theater bonnets. The little
man looked out of the window steadfastly;
the passengers near him smiled, and those
further away laughed. The disputatious
giant laughed, too much to the little man 8
relief, and went on: ALLEGHENY don't have
no hundred thousand dollar fires once a
week" This statement he seemed to think
clincher, for he repeated it in loud tones
again and again. He was still saying the
same thing when the writer left the car.
What had evoked the outbreak was a mys-
terry that nobody cared to investigate, for
the man who guarded it was as big as any
two men in the car.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
Social Chatter.

THE First Regiment of the Select Knights
of America gave its fourth annual reception
at Turner Hall, Forbes street last night;
The handsome uniforms of the knlgnts anu
the ladies' pretty gowning made pic'ur-
esQue sight.
MRS DEIBERr. of Torrens station, gave a
fancy work party yesterday afternoon from
4 to O'Clock.
THE Alvin Cotillion gives its first dance
this evening.
TONIGHT is the Union League Club recep-
ton.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

1t is said that Italy is anxious to forgive
and forget the New Orleans incident and
only hopes for small indemnity from Con-
gress SO that it can return its minister to
Washington and still maintain its dignity
Baltimore american Well we-that is U: s.
will pay his fare, if that's what's wanted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

The New England Democrats are fairly
intoxicated with the idea that Russell is a
Presidential possibility. 1t is well for them
that the boom is started early, for they will
have longer to play with it, and the conven-
ton will end their comfort.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

MISS OMAHA would like her sister, Pitts
burg, to help her to get the Republican Con-
vention. There is nothing small about the
Northwest's desires, but if Pittsburg uses
her graces to promote anyone's cause it will
be her own on this occasion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

LA GRIPPE has broken out again in
France. Itwould be pleasant if tariff bill
could be framed to protect our native dis
eases from competition with such products
OF effete monarchy as la grippe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

IT looked as if the Russian bear had struck
up an alliance with the bulls Of the Chicago
Board of Trade till the statement that the
Car had issued a ukase prohibiting the ex-
portation Of wheat was declared a canard
yesterday. The price of wheat lost all the
bulge that the bulls bogus cablegram had
piven il
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

THE cold wave came with energy and Sc
verify enough to satisfy even the most ex-
acting, and is leaving with a promptness
which is in keeping with its business-like
coming-and altogether commendable.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

'CAvALLERIA RUsTICANA" has been
given so often here of late that several
Pittsburgers are to be found who can pro-
nounce the name without choking.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

LAST summer closely approached what is
vaguely termed the old-fashioned article,
and from the first taste OF it the coming
winter seems likely to recall the seventies
of its frostiest predecessor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

PITTsBUKG can sing with assurance in re
the securing of the Republican National
Convention: ."We've got the hall, we've got
the beds, we've got the Doodle, too.''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

novel and an innovation thoroughly ac-
ceptable to the students and their frlcnos.
A large number of the Presbyterian pastors
of the city and members OF the various
churches were present.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

IT is costing Servia 1000, 600 francs a year
to enjoy the absence of Ex-King Milan, and
great as the boon i. the taxpayers are begin
ming to kick at the price.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

THE enemies OF the Administration who
belittle the Presidents "eagle eye and mass
i've brain' are now confronted with the i'm
posing report that he has shot at least two
ducks since he went a-hunting
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

Leading News in Philadelphia Village.
New squirrels are tasty.
-Quinine is good for the hair.
There are papier-mache oil cans.
There are still few seckel pears.
The Concord grape is on the wane
philadelphia Record.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
TOPICS OF THE TINES.

Perhaps New York's water famine is a sly
advertising dodge to attract Kentucky VS.
itors.-Bdnimore american.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
Where She Got Her Cold.

In the throng of patients that flled the
waiting rooms of a noted Pittsburg physi-
clan the other morning was little mite of
girl. The doctor singled her out first of all
and with her mother invited her to enter his
consultation room. The child was victim
to our extraordinary climate and had a very
bad cold indeed.
Maggie said the DOCTOR solemnly, as he
listened to her labOred breathing, "where
did you get such dreadful cold?"
Maggie looked up fully as solenlnly as her
interrogation and replied in hoarse whisper:
"God gave it me!''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

Query. and answer. from Puck: doesn't
Philadelphia remind you of checker
board? it's all squares" eyes: and so does
Chicago. It's got a move on it." Phlladel-
phia has move on it, too; it reminds one of
chess board, though, rather than checker
board. It's very slow move.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

CITY people are likely to know more
about farm values this winter than ever be-
fore,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

Sometimes we find most serious things
where least expected, rs witness this
from Puck-a whole sermon-albeit ono
preached from worldly wisdom: "a word for
would-be leaders-Remember if you STAND
in the 'front.' you ere in the place for the
whole mob to trample over you when you
fall.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

would-be leaders-Remember. if you stand
in the front, you ere in the place for the
whole mob to trample over you when you
fall.
Does Rev. Anna Shaw know whereof she
speaks when she says that the Associated
Press dispatches are controlled by the
liquor interests, or was her statement to
that effect in her Sunday sermon slip Of
the tongue?-Boston Herald. 1t simply sug-
gests the old-time truth that there is more
than one kind of intemp erance.
General Dyrenforth has declined to make
rain for the Croton watershed. At the same
time come reports from Texas that just two
one-hundredths of an inch fell there while
his experiments were going on. and this
from natural causes-NeU York World. Why
would it not be well for the General with
the suggestive name to lease himself to q
fruit evapOratins firm or work the drying
room Of big laundry?
The most amusing thing in current pol
itics is the ferocity with which free traders
assail the reciprocity policy. They hate it
because they are afraid of it, and cannot
argue nationally against it. Reciprocity
does not involve abandonment of the char
acteristic features Of the American protec-
tive system. At the same time it fs based
upon free market for non-competing pro-
ducts, and promotes the removal OF restr1c-
tions upon International trade. Its pol
ICY which is markedly helpful both to con-
sumers and to exporters. Our free trade an
tagonists show signs of decentralization
whenever they approach the subject.-New
York Tribune.
There are two sides to the rain making
stories sent out from Texas. George Ed
ward Curtis, an assistant in the Smithsonian
Institute, Washington, who was present at
Dyrenforth's Texas experiments, says that
only two one-hundredths inches of rain fell
during three weeks of experiment, and the
explosions had nothing to do with the pro-
duotion of rain. There we're showers all
over Texas on the day the rain fell at the ex-
pertinent station. This is an almost com.
plete contradiction of previous reports on
the same experiments and is Of special i'm
portance, because Congress will surely be
asked to make big appropriation TO con-
tinue experiments in rain making in spite
of the small support such experiments
receive from hitodelphia
Ledger.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

A VERY pleasing and most enjoyable en-
tertainment was given last night by Prof.
George NJ. Sleeth and the students
of the Western Theological Seminary.
in the Seminary building on Ridge avenue,
The nature Of the entertainments was
The evening world., 1891-03-09
All I

English views on the relative merit OF the
American and English styles Of fast sailing
yachts have been modified considerably
when two new racing boats to be built by
Designer WATSON on the Clyde, with view
TO their meeting the fastest cutters OF their
tonnage, will have centre boards
This Is triumph for the American yacht.
English yachtsmen have had pretty practi-
cal arguments as to the efficacy Of the
American centre boards in the several races
in which the English cutter was pitted
against them. The conservative Britons
are not all beyond learning lesson.
The gentlemen for whom WATSON is
building these centre-b board racers are the
Messrs. ALLAN, Of the steamship line OF
that name, tho best amateur sailors on the
Clyde. The boats are no compromise af-
fairs, but the centred board is all that could
be asked. The success Of these boats will
mean revolution in yacht building in Eng
land. 1t is the greatest compliment yet
paid to the American designers.
The evening world., 1891-03-09
GEO. C. FLINT CO.,
IO4, 100 AND los WEST 14H 81.
NYACK'S DESPERATE RO8ER
The Condition of Mrs. Armst,ng,
Whom he SHOT, is Critical
rsprc.AL TO THE EVENING WORLD,

FPFC!AL TO THE EVENING woRLO.t l.
Nyack, March 0.-The attempted mr.
der OF Mrs. Bridget Armstrong and II
daughter, Eliza, Saturday night, isy
puzzle to the police.
Joe Stores, who is accused OF shootin
the women and then setting the hous7
on fire, is Il wellknown character, bur
he has generally been considered harm1
less.
Mrs. Armstrong is in n critical con-
dition. The bullet wound in her Jaw
Is not Of itself dangerous, but her body
IL covered with bruises, and Us she IL
siNty-two years old, the shock to her
nervous system makes her recovery more
difficult. The greatest danger to her
daughter Is pneumonia, from exposure.
Since Mrs: Armstrong moved from
Brooklyn, about year ago, she has
lived with her nineteen-year. old daugh-
ter Eliza in u little house in Pierpont
avenue, near Cedar avenue. She had
some sewing to do Saturday night and
Her daughter had gone upstairs to bed.
a few minutes before 1 O'Clock Eliza
heard her mother screaming. She ran
down stairs in her night clothes, and
TO her face and fired. The bullet
plGughcd n furrow through her chin.
The girl saw her mother lying on the
floor with blood streaming from a
tried to prevent her escape, the girl
jumped out OF window and ran to
Dr.. L. ii. Maynard's house, 800 yards
away, where her brother Edward
worked.
The doctor telephoned for the POI
lice and then accompanied the girl and
her brother to their mothers house,
which they found to be on fire. Mrs.
Armstrong had made her way to the
house OF n neighbor, Mrs. Smith.
Both Mrs. Armstrong and her daugh-
l,..a n
ant.
Mrs Armstrong says that Joe first
struck her and then fired three shots
Jaw. She says he tried to rob her, and
TINT in the struggle she got the pistol
and threw 1t behind the woodbox, where
1t was found. Hc then knocked her
down, Kicked her and finally threw the
lighted lamp on the bed.
The evening world., 1891-03-09

public. The strikers recognised him, and q
mob Of them surrounded him, shouting ex-
citedly, when the brick was hurled.
The crowd was dispersed without further
violence. But the disposition OF the strikers
IL bad one II they commit such assaults
a. this. Rioting viii do no good, and the
spinners who are making fight against the
mills can help their cause in better ways
than hurling brickbats or destroying prop
ery. They will forfeit any sympathy that
may bo felt for them by such outrageous
deeds. II the strikers are level headed they
will frown down any ugliness Of this kind,
whether from turbulent spirits in their own
ranks or from outsiders.