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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
A COMBINATION EDICT.

1t would be impossible to imagine more
remarkable example of the utter stupidity
presiding over many OF the current attempts
to enforce combination tactics on trade, than
the edict of the combined patent medicine
manufacturers. To prescribe all druggists
enterprising enough to attract trade by SELL
ing goods at moderate profit is the most
singular manifestation yet on record of the
idea that money must not be made by offer
ing inducements to the public, but only by
squeezing those who have to buy.
But the patent medicine manufacturers,
not content with that general proclamation
of their own faulty. add another and finish
ing touch by decreeing punishment to the
retail druggists so lawless as to attempt to
increase the sales of their own preparations.
Even the farmers, who may be led into wild
economic vagaries, are sensible enough to
know that if the wholesale grain merchant
sells at profit of 2 cents per bushel and the
retailer at profit of 8, much more grain
will be sold than if the wholesaler should
make profit of cents and the retailer TO-
A total profit 10 middlemen Of Is cents
will restrict trade; that of cents will
encourage it. Yet the patent medicine men,
in case where the prices they receive are
not at all in dispute, come out with an an
nouncement that the retailer who increases
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"All th' other members shall. they say.
Buddha Worship in Paris.

Buddha is worshiped in Paris, says the New
York Sun. Buddhists meet regularly at certain
halls and private rooms in the French capital
and pay their tribute of alteration to the light
of Asia. Most Of them are Japanese, few of
them are Frenchmen, and three are English
men. On February 22 the first formal service
of worship was conducted by two Buddhist
priests in the large salon of the Museum for
Comparative Religious History. 1t consisted
in a Kind Of mass to the honor Of the great
master, Keu-sin, founder of the sect Sin-Sin.
which possesses to-day 1900 temples. Before
the little Buddhist chapel stood vases full of
flowers and many burning tapers. Two Buddh-
ist priests from Ceylon, enveoped in magnif-
cent robes, prayed before statue of Buddha.
offered incense, and prostrated themselves
nine times. Then one of them struck gong
three times to fr1ghten off wicked Spirits and
conciliate the gods. Amid frequent Interrupt
tions from gong and bell they sang the hymns
"Gatha" and the "Sukawati-Uzu Sutra."
The ceremony was observed by Jules Simon,
Jules Ferry, the English, Swedish and Japan
ese Ambassadors and all the believers in Paris.
1t lasted just one hour. The two priests, who
came to France on a Japanese man-of-war. will
travel all over Europe and will hold services
for the refreshing of believers in the large
capital cities. They will eventually return to
Japan and establish in KiotO school for Sans
krit, Pail and Buddhist theology.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG, SATURDAY. MAR. Is, 1881.
THAT CURATIVE LEGISLATION.

Complaint is made by one of our State
Senators that the comments of the Pittsburg
papers are likely to prevent the curative"
legislation which has been proposed to rem
edy the results of the late Supreme Court
decisions. So far as we have observed the
comments of our contemporaries have been
singularly judicious and well timed in the
matter. They are for the most part in line
with those of THE DISPATCH. For the
curative act providing for future street i'm
provements they are unanimous. They rec
oguize its necessity and have offered no OBJ
lection to its provisions. Upon the equity
and justice of the other curative act relating
to assessment for past and unfinished i'm
proVements they are also about of one mind
that the property benefited should pay, but
they recognize the difficulties that will arise
in getting the Supreme Court to affirm retro
active legislation and also the necessity
which will be imposed upon Governor Pat
tison of modifying, if not reversing, his own
record if he has to sign this second bill.
This is certainly within the province of in
telligent criticism of the situation.
1t implies no necessary hostility to the
measure in itself if it can be got through
and made effective. Upon the third bill,
that which allows the city to issue interest
bearing certificates for contractors, there is
q still more unanimous opinion by the pa
pers, and it is fat against the measure as
one which should not pass. If the theory of
the advocates and trainers of the curative
law putting the cost of the disputed i'm
provements upon the property benefited is
correct, there is no need for the city to go
into the business of a bank of issue. Be-
sides, what the CITY wants is to reduce, as
quickly as possible, the interest-bearing
debt it has, in place of running into fresh
lot of per cent obligations at the will of
Councils before it has been adjudged liable
for dollar.
The position of the city press is helpful,
not hurtful, to the interests of the city. 1t
favors the curative bill for future improve
ments. 1t recognizes the equity and Justice
of the curative bill for past improvements,
but doubts whether the latter will pass the
Governor and the courts. The only bill
which it distinctly and almost unanimously
sntagonizes is the one allowing the city
authorities to issue certificates Of indebted
ness whenever they wish, and to preclude
the city from setting up defense to these
aiterward, even if they were fraudulently
issued, by making them negotiable. The
latter is the most dangerous measure pro-
posed in many years. We do not intimate
that it is not offered in perfect good faith,
but it is dangerous none the less, and the
city press would be doing less than its duty
fit did not vigorously and firmly oppose it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
sUPERERoGAToRY LEGISLATION.

The most pertinent criticism on the clause
of Senator Films liquor license bill, CIV
ing the police department power to remon-
strate against licenses, is the lack of appar-
ent reason for it.
Everyone has the right to demonstrate
against license; and if good grounds are
shown for the remonstranee, the court is
proper that q municipal department having
so much knowledge of the sources of crime
and disorder should aid the court by giving
it all the information in its power, and no
less proper that its work of keeping order
shall be facilitated by the refusal of licenses
wherever they are likely to be productive of
lawlessness.
There is hardly any doubt that if the po-
lice department demonstrates against the
grant of any Licenses that will be preju-
dicial to good order the courts will give full
consideration to the grounds of remonstrance
and. if the case is proved, refuse to license.
If there was any disposition to make po-
lice remonstrance a binding reason on the
court to refuse license, whether it is in the
opinion of the judges sustained by evidence
or not, that would be very different mat
ter. But no such enactment appears in the
version Of the clause that has reached pub
lication.
But that view still leaves the puzzling
question: Why pass a special enactment
that the police should have power and
duty which they possess already in common
with other citizens?
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Learning to Walk.

People sometimes ask at what age can we
seat child in chair; when put him on his
legs; how old must he be before we teach him
to walk. The answers are easy, says the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. He must not be made to
sit till he has spontaneously sat up in his bed
and has been able to hold his seat. This some
times happens in the sixth or seventh month,
sometimes later. The sitting posture is not
without danger, even when he takes 1t himself.
Imposed prematurely upon him, it tires the
backbone and may interfere with the growth;
SO the child should never be taught to stand or
to walk That is his affair, not ours. Place
him on a carpet in a healthy room or in the open
air, and let him play In freedom, roll, try to go
ahead on his hands or feet, or 60 backward,
all gradually strengthens and hardeps him.
Some day he will manage to get upon his knees,
another day to 20 forward upon them, and then
more.
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Shaving in the East Indies.

The natives of India are very ingenious work.
men, but their tools are of the most primitive
kind. Strange to say, sword made by the
native workman will not rust under ordinary
circumstances. and the material is infinitely
superior to the best that Sheffield or Birming-
ham can turn out. have often been shaved
by an East Indian in Jamaica, says writer in
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, to which
place they are brought to work the sugar plan
tatlons, and have never had 1t SO well or COM
fortably done either in America Or in England;
yet his razor, to look at seemed like one pur-
chased at 10cent store. These BARRIERS carry
with them little brass cup or miniature basin
hlled with plain cold water. Dipping one fin
ger in the water from time to time, he gently
rubs In the water all over the part to be shaved
no soap or substitute is used; then he applies
his razor, and it glides over your skin evenly
and smoothly, and though he goes over each
part but once he leaves your skin smooth as an
infants cheek. Each batch that comes over to
Jamaica has its own barber, as none but one of
their caste may cut their hair.
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the sale of their goods by taking decent
profit of from twenty to forty per cent on
the wholesale price, shall be put under the
ban. With the accompanying fact that the
profit they insist upon for the retailers is
from 30 to 100 per cent, the picture of COM
merce conducted on the principles of the
Dark Ages is complete.
As the first effect of such a policy is to
offer the greatest premium on the manufact-
ure of competing preparations, by other
formule just as good as theirs, to be sold at
decent profits, the patent medicine combina-
ton will, if it sticks to this plan, make
brilliant success at cutting its own throat.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
DEATHS OF A DAY.
General James A. Ekin.

LOUISVILLE, March 27.-General James
A. Ekin died at 1870 O'Clock this morning. He
had been sinking rapidly for three four days.
A little before 10 O'Clock yesterday morning he
uttered his last word. He said: Lord, teach me
to pray.'' He spoke those words in a low voice
and then lapsed into q state of Inconsistencies.
General Ekin had been in very poor health since
last fall and lately removed from the Gault House,
where he had lived for some years, to the resi-
dence OF his son-tn-law, A. L. Wilson. About
four weeks ago he became confined to his bed by
q complication of troubles, and since that time
had not left his room. General Ekin lived in this
city for the past nine years. He was Assistant
Quartermas:er General of the United States army
at Jeffersonville for many years, but was retired
at the age Of 63 as Major General, when he came
to Louisville, where he resided ever since Cen
eral Ekin discussed his funeral arrangements with
his son before he died. saying that he wanted to
be buried by the side Of his wife in Cave Hill:
that he wished to have the same kind Of stone
erected over his grave as that which marks the
grave of his wife. and to be placed in the same
Kind of q casket. His wishes will be carried out
to the letter. The funeral will take place to-mor-
row afternoon from the Central Presbyterian
Church.
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A Story With a Moral.

Here is an old story well worthy Of perusal in
these days of La Grippe"
A peasant, on his way to his village, passing
through forest met an old woman who
begged him to take her behind him on his
horse.
sWeo are your" asked the peasant.
81 am the plague" answered the old woman.
Terrified, the peasant lashed his horse and
started off at furious pace.
f, The crone caught up to him. "Why run
awayr asked she. DO you think / cannot
reach your village without your help? should
only get there little later, that is ALL Be wise
and give me lift; in exchange promise to
molest neither yourself nor your family"
Jump on then, said the peasant, so they
started.
After 20 PAGES the man stopped his horse.
ITO make me quite happy" said he, ''you
must also spare such and such one Of my
friends"
Il will spare them," answered the crone.
Twenty PAGES farther new REQUESTS of SINH
lar nature from the man were granted once
more by the dame. and so 1t went on until hav-
ing reached the village the old woman mad only
ten people left to strike.
That same day 80 persons were killed by the
disease.
The peasant furious. ran to the plague.
.You wretch" cried he. ''is this the way you
keep your promises? Thirty people already are
dead!'
II have kept my word" answered the crone;
"kue, 80 persons have died, but ten died from
the disease and the other 20 from fright"
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Social Chatter.

Mr.. AND MRS. D. NJ. CUMMINGS. of Dallas
avenue. East End. have gone to Buffalo.
A SOCIAL reunion will be held by the Social
Sexaine, April l6, at Patterson's Hall. Butler
street.
THE West End School children will give a
concert in Metropolitan Hall this afternoon
and evening.
RI CUMNooK, of the Northwestern Uni
versty, will give reading at Curry University
Hall, Sixth street, this evening.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed by
Prof. William Gunther for a series OF summer
night concerts and hops TO be given at Silver
Lake Park during the summer.
THE Delta Tau Delta Fraternity held its sec
ond annual banquet at the Seventh Avenue
last evening. There were 30 people present.
and the excellent catering of the hotel was
done full justice to.
MISS ZILLAH II. BUNN, a returned Burmah
missionary, will be tendered reception this
evening at the residence of Rev. b. F. Wood
burn. Allegheny. Miss Bum has labored in
British Burmah two years.
VERY fair audience gathered at Old City
Hall last evening" the occasion being the last Of
the winter entertainments given by the Young
Mems Christian Association. Marshall p.
Wilder, of New York. was as entertaining as
ever in his lecture, and the Ollie Torbett Con-
cert Company rendered some charming selec-
tions that were well received.
AT the forty-sixth free organ recital In Car
negle Hall to-day Organist Leonard Wales will
be assisted by the charming soprano singer,
Miss Carrie Terrant, pupil of Simeon Bissell.
programme having the usual features of ex-
cellence has been prepared for the occasion.
Among the authors represented are Goldmark,
Gluck, Czibulka. Strauss. Suppe, Planquette,
Thomas, Moor, Boildieu and Wollenhaupt.
THE coming of Mr.. E. H. Sothern to the
Duquesne Theater next week bids fair to be q
post-Lenten event. The advance sale opened
Thursday, and most of the boxes for the week
have beer reserved. Several theater parties
are forming for Thursday and Friday evening
The notable one will be that of the legislative
committee, for whom two boxes have been re-
served Mr.. Sothern has always been favorite
in Pittsbnrg and the honors won in Lord
Chumley" and The Highest Bidder" will evi.
IDENTIFY be greatly added to in his impersonation
of the "Maister of WoodbarrOw"
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SMILES AND SATIRE.

1.-THE difference" said the composition,
whose face wore a haggard. irresponsible ex-
preston, ''between the man who dances and an
awkward boy, is that one pays the piper and the
other pi's the paper. ~ Washington Post.
Refused Mr.. Won HARLEM? I'm sur
prised. Just think who his grandfather was2''
sIhave thought OF it, mamma, but haven't
been asked to marry his grandfather, you know. "
Neto York Recorder.
A Cleveland maid Of pious bent
Such great adherence shows
For things profane, that all through Lena
She will not darn her hose.
-CLsvstand Sun,
Jack-"Kiss rhymes with bliss" says the
Tom-Yes, and kisses rhyme with Mra-HsD
York Herald.
The father of the family. disturbed by the
noise entered suddenly.
''who is doing all this loud talking?'' he in
quired.
Master Tommy who was standing on the center
table, took of the pair Of his grandmothers spec
tacles he had on, looked solemnly at the congre-
CATION of neighbours children seated in front Of
him. glanced ut the dumb watch he carried, and
said;
'.My hearers, leave this subject with you.
Services this evening at the usual hour. We will
now take up our regular collection. consider
able sum is needed for incidentals, and friends
will please respond literally"
1t cost Tommy's father St IS to get out OF the
room gracefully. = Chicago Tribune.
Have you seen the new trousers and
necAtle thar Archie Atkinson bought yester-
dayY'
"Don't need to see them; heard them three
blocks away last night''
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pect of the horror expressed in Washington
at the idea of sending the stepson of Sena-
tor to prison is the conviction which it car
ries that if it had been the home of a COM
mon citizen into which be forced his way,
there would have been no pretense at pun
ishing him. If that is the case at the capi-
tai of the nation, then it is time for the
householders there to learn to be quick on
the trigger and to indulge in accurate pis-
tol practice on the gilded youth of the upper
classes when they undertake alcoholic
house breaking.
Ifyoung men of high standing are per-
mitted to break their way into houses as a
variation of the mere commonplace drunk,
we ought to elevate the ordinary burglar,
who pursues the same act for gain in a quiet
and unobstrusive way, to the rank of an
honest and inofensive skilled artisan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
SOCIETY ON A CHURCH HOLIDAY.

The EIks' Benefit q Success, and Attended
by Large Crowd.
The thirteenth annual benefit Of Pittsburg
Lodge No. II, y. P. o. Elks, was rendered to the
society yesterday afternoon in the Duquesne
Theater. A big house gathered to witness the
entertainment, which was unusually excellent.
"Old Jed Prouty'' was given in its
tirety, and with all its attractiveness
and quainrness, and the specialties
introduced included Harry Williams
leading performers, the Acme Four. whose
sketch was very clever, the Smiths. Palles. and
Cusick and Dagmar. Miss Bertha Galentin
sang an aria from "Gh Ugenoti," Signor Gilli
a song by Ponchielli and Franklin Ammon
Denzas ''Come to Me-" The entertainment
concluded with scene from the "School for
Scandal and "Auld Lang Syne" by the ElkS
gathering.
DIR. Simon Quinlan, of Chicago, had been
misintormed regarding the time of the per-
formance and arrived at 4:30 o'clock, supposing
it would occur at s. Dr.. Quinlan. who is the
Grand Exalted Ruler of the United States. was
rendered reception later in the parlors of the
Anderson.
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CLASS PRIVILEGE AT THE CAPITAL.

There is something that would be dis
heartening, if it were not SO contemptible
in the violent efforts reported from WASH
ington to have the young man who broke his
way into the White House with the drunken
intention of getting into q fight, escape
with mere fine. Because he has influential
friends and belongs to prominent family,
there is prevalent idea that it would be an
awful thing if he were sent to prison like a
common criminal.
But that furnishes exactly the reason why
he should receive the severest punishment
the law provides. If people of influence
and prominence who commit wanton viola
tions of the law are not punished, what
Justice is there in Furnishing the poor and
ignorant who commit similar or even more
excusable ofenses. Especially if, at the
capital of the nation, the possession of
political influence is to furnish the prom
inent classes with immunity from the conse-
quences of outrageous acts, then let us do
away with the fiction that this is a country
where all classes are equal before the law.
1t is not because the special outrage in
question was committed upon the residence
of the President that it should be made the
subject of exemplary punishment but be-
cause if such acts 20 unpunished no mans
house is safe. Indeed the most serious as
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SATURDAY SCISSORINGS,

Eastertide MISUNDERSTANDING in India
Learning to Walk-The Resurrection
Bone-Buddha In Paris-A Timely Story
-Corea's Seven Wonders.
1t is the custom of many benevolent societies
to give an entertainment at Easter or possibly
few days previous to Easter Sunday The
eggletaire will prove an attractive. novel affair
for snch an occasion, SAYS a contributor to the
Chicago Herald. A charitable organization,
under whose auspices it was given last year and
with which the novel idea originated reports it
as greater financial success than many more
elaborate and expensive entertainments.
On entering the hall one noticed that the sup
per tables were all oval, while the menu cards
at each place were egg-shaped also. Conspicu-
ously placed in the center of the room was a
gorgeous egg tree, which proved to be very
profitable as well as attractive feature Of the
entertainment. Decorated eggs of every de-
scription hung from its manifold branches.
There were plain colored eggs which sold for
nickel, and lovely hand-decorated ones ranging
in price from 25 cents to 81. All of these
sold rapidly for Easter souvenirs. The
eggs had, of course, been blown
and were suspended from the tree by narrow
ribbons passed through the openings at the
ends. A,few of the eggs painted and dressed
in imitation of dolls heads were in especial
favor with the little folks. Some of these
found their way to the breakfast tables Easter
iuolLlu iHdhiuB Rldu Lno nedTLS VI Luo llILl6
maidens who had looked upon them with long
ing eyes the evening of the eggletaire. But
one small sale table was allowed. Here were
displayed bewildering assortment of egg
beaters and utensils for cooking eggs. which,
being sold on commission. yielded handsome
profit.
The most novel feature of the entertain
ment was the supper itself. nearly every item
upon the bill OF fare being concoction Of
eggs.
MENU FOR THE EGGLETAIRE.
Egg Biscuit. Egg Sandwiches.
Escalloped Eggs. Egg Turbot.
Boiled Eggs, soft or hard.
Scrambled Eggs. Poached Eggs.
Ham and Eggs.
Pressed Chicken Rarnished with Eggs.
Stuffed Eggs. Egg Salad.
Egg Syllabub. Floating Island.
Egg Cake. Sponge Cake.
Egg-Settled Coffee. Tea.
Those who tested the novel supper testified
that Its novelty was not its only charm, and
manifested surprise that SO palatabe a feast
conld be prepared from SO limited q variety of
materials
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NO CHILDREN NEED APPLY.

With a heavy h cart his way he went,
This man with the careworn face;
Full many a weary hour he'd spent
In quest of dwelling place;
But where'er he stopped on his cherries round,
Naught heard he but this one cry
That fell on his ears with doleful sound
'sNo children need apply"
Day after day he had secured the town.
This father Of children three,
Only to meet with q landlords frown
For ev'ry pitiful plea.
In vain did he sue, twas ever the same,
He got but the one reply,
For in accents stern from the landlord came,
''No children need apply"
Sadly he mused on his hapless state
And that of his offspring three;
Poor victims all of a bitter fate
BY this anti-child decree;
And he thought perchance, on the last great day,
When they should appear on high,
Avoice from the Judgment seat would say
..No landlords need apply
PIrTsBURG, MaIch21. THOMAS MERTON,