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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12

Mr.. wills PORTER, young gentleman who
has frequently exhibited pictures of soldiers,
died at his residence last week.
Mr. D.B WALKLEY exhibits at Boyd's a
picture depicting cabbage field and figures.
1t is broad and strong, being one of Mr.. Walk
leys favorite subjects.
Mr.. MAX DE LIPMAN, the well-known artist
and correspondent, spent several days last
week in the coke regions making sketches for
the illustrated weeklies-
Mr.. GEORGE HETZEL exhibits this week a
charming little landscape at Glllespie's. 1t is
full OF light and at the same time possesses a
quality of weight and realism most acceptable.
PROF. HALsEY C. IVES, who has been named
for manager of the art department of the
Worlds Far. has been connected with the ST.
Louis Washington University School of Fine
Arcs for Il years. or since It's inception.
The attendance at the Reinhart Free Loan
Exhibition heing held by the Pittsburg Art
Society in Carnegie Art Galleries. Allegheny,
has been good throughout the past week. The
pictures will remain probably throughout the
present week. On Thursday last Mr. Charles
J. Clarke became the possessor by purchase of
four of the strongest drawings in the collec-
tiOn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Bijou Theater.

Plays may come and plays may go but THE
suA Alarm" ike Tennyson's Brook, seems
destined to 20 forever. Each visit to tbiS
city finds this play with its sensational episode
OF real fire engine and real horses as attractive
ss ever, and crowded houses are :he rule with
out exception. The story deals with topics and
events of every day lie in any community. 1t
gives an insight to The way the gallant fireman
passes his life and performs his duties in a
great city. Aside from ihe stirring. bustliny
and thrilling incidents of the sensational real
ism OF the play the plot of Mr.. Arthur's drama
is novel, us motives are dIgaI;ied, and il mas
action, interest and character, and is well and
cieveTly written The scenic effects
and thrilling situations are mpressinr
and in these days when there IS
demand ior realism and natu-alness
on lie stage, Il u safe 20 say that never has
there been anything presented so maryejuusIy
real People ike .hv stirring action of lupIo-
drama. Il ls like the exciting novel which
holds the attention from beginning 20 finish
Usually the luriu melUdrarna IS more TO The
liking Of the insAtiaIe aDpetlte OF the rallpry
gods. but NIhe SulI Alarm" !i!elses the refined
occupants OF the orCEes ia seats as yen a. rba
EanIn mp a!oit. Charming love story the
triumph OF TigGt over wrong, and an insigbt
zntU the hotCS OF the gallant fireman showing
him both IN repose ana on duty, are reasons
Tor the success o. tie piar well as the real
Isle features = IS well that such scenes
bEOuld be SO well done 10 be pYDular
GHey encoUT:,,.e healthy. hearty spirit; they
call attention TO tie excellent work and dis
clplIne OF 4 brave sex OF fellows and whether
the scene be set IN New York OF IonigU in is
an admirable picture Of vigorous phase of
mans duty.
An excellent actor. Mr.. Harry Lacy, heads
the admirable company which presents this
popular play. HIS work is too well known 10
need extended comment. He is in appearance
The typical Her", and his rendering of the
Character OF JACK NGaiy remarkable for IFS
naturalness- il goes without saying that The
Still Alarm Will do as - always has here an
excellent business. 1t will be seen at the BijOu
tomorrow night,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Harry Davis Museum.

The babies take complete possession of Harry
Davis Fifth Avenue Museum during the
coming week. Nearly leo babies have been
entered and will compete for the many prizes
offered BY the manager and the representative
merchants Of Pittsburg Every baby in the
show is to receive prize. Two hundred dollars
is to be given to the triplets, $50 to the hand
soonest baby, $50 to the handsomest twins.
Then there are prizes for the fattest baby, the
smallest baby, the baby with the longest hair,
and the most curious baby Representatives of
the press of Pittsburg will act as judges in the
other classes. While the babies will have the
curio halls and lecture rooms, the theatorium
Will present number of very clever attractions,
including Lamb. the celebrated ventriloQuist:
Bonelle and Cummings, musical contest; Dan
Manning, and many Others as all extra feature,
and especially for the pleasure and delight of
tile ladies and children. Business Manager
Carlisle will this week make his first and only
appearance this season, introducing his s0iree
magique and his celebrated acting and somer-
saultng dogs, Topsy. Lady Pink and Little
Birdie,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Ducuesne Theater,

Natural Gas" IN q new meter is the an
nouncemeut which the favOrite comedians,
Donnelly and Gira-d, make for the week COM
menClng to morrow night at the Duquesne No
more hilarious farce-comedy has ever been
produced than this roaring piece. Nothing has
more guickly caught the pubic fancy, or more
firmly held It. Everywhere that Natural Gas"
has been presented, which means everywhere in
the country almost, IL has been a big success
1t made a hit IN IlItsburg on the occasion of its
FIRST presentation, and now returns for the third
time in ar entirely new shape. reconstructed
and revivi1ed, for another weeks DEDICATION
OF iuu-loYers. The new edition, as rewritten
by Frank DumOnt, with new musical iuterpola-
lions selected by and under the direction of
Mr.. Richard SIahl composer OF The Sea
King and ''SaId Pasna,' is an improvement
over either of its predecessors, and, SO rumor
says, over almost every other iarce-cOmedy.
HIbe piece, o: course. like all of its class Is
dependent for its attractiveness 20 very great
degree, upon the people III The cast. Messrs.
DOnnclly and Girard have this season been
fortunate in surrounding themselves with The
best company which they nave ever had
Among the artists who Will interpret the hu-
mOrOus characters of the skir. are, Des!de the
.wO stars Henry V. Dounelly and Edward
jirard, +. Snitz Edwards Pete Mack, J. W.
Myers, Sager MId2iey, Edwin Lawrence, Miss
Annie Mack Berlein, Miss Rachel BO0:h, Miss
Lillian Tyson, Miss Helene Mortimer, Miss
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
apl2-lS3

water-color exposition at the Academy of De
sign" said Mr.. kruseman Van Eltep, the ar
tiSt, "and admired them highly. They were
original and displayed much Imagination. The
scene at the ferry i thought particularly good.
and l am sorry that the result was not more
satiSfac ory."
.lf be had come down from heaven ITSELF"
said Mr.. Hor;,tiO Walker, THE result would
have been about the same 1t requires great
deal Of nerve for new man to auction OF lOO
picturesi and l cannot say am greatly sur
prised."
Mr. Thulstrup and several other artists and
connosseurs IN art expressed views much
similar to the above, and there was a general
disposition to put New York on record as not
having done justice either to herself or to the
new artist by the auction sale at Ortgies,
Thursday night.
That the Judgment of the public, as shown
in its purchases, was not shared by connosseurs
was evident from the fact that such men as
Lambert. Sutton, Laffan and Hearn attended
the sale and purchased eagerly.
Now all this tends to the conclusion th2t New
York even does not know good pictures when
thSy are presented unbacked by great reputa :
tions MIR. Chase goes SO far as to say that
while from the point of an American artist it
is impossible at times not to feel discourage
ment at the appreciation of art in this CITY, l
really believe that if my name had foreign
sound might do better here. l have often
been tempted to 60 and live in Paris, where l
can candidly say that my artistic position is
better estimated than it is here, but l am an
American and feel, as we all DO, that merica
is the place for US to do our life work"
1t is tolerably certain that this question will
stand discussion both sides. That dealers
are interested in pushing the sales OF foreign
pictures, because they can make more money
in that direction, IS certain. On the other
hand, the foreign artist who has earned repu-
tation is entitled to any benefit which may
blamed if they depend TO greater or less ex-
tent upon such reputation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Harry Williams' Academy.

THE Night Owls" and Harry Kernel will be
at the Academy this week. Pauline Markham
the famous queen of burlesque. will appear in
the leading role of the burlesQue 'Iempta
ton" whlcu is full of new songs and music
amusing incidents, funny situations pretty
dances and novel features, including grand
police parade" The entertainment will open
with 4 new first part. entitled "Our Social
Club in which songs. dances, merry music
and lively sallles of wit will be introduced.
len handsome girls as "Our Baseball Nine
will burlesQue the national game, vocal selec-
uons will be given by the great Harry
Kernel and Sam Bernard, Dave Foster, Fannie
Lewis, Mamie Irwin and kIttie Ii uffman, all
favorite burlesquers, will also appear in the
performance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Harris Theater.

Tomorrow afternoon j. Z. Stewards com.
pany, in THE Two Johns" will begin weeks
engagement at Harris, Britain & Deans Thea.
ter. THE Two Johns" are relatives of the
Falstafian build, living in different sections of
the country, whom the god of destiny directs
to the same summer resort, one of them
to escape the heated vacation of the city
and TO better enjoy the society of his wife and
TO fonule the baby, which he is proud to
call his son. The other John by a strange
fatality, with his bride. engaged apartments at
the same house. Upon the arrival of the bene-
dict series of mishaps occur IRON the close
resemblance of the The Two Johns" but upon
their meeting hOstilIties end, but not the
troubles
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Worlds NIuseum

AT the Worlds Museum this week there will
be great show. Minerva, the feminine Her
cues. is the chief attraction 1t is said that she
has lifted S56 pounds of pig iron, and performed
other remarkable feats She handles l50-pound
tosses other toys about in airy fashion. She is
sad to be the strongest woman in the world.
There are several other important features in
the curio hall. The list of names In the thea
tO.ium comprises the following: Geo. w. La
Rose, L. Cecil Lane and Mile Verona DaudeT
tue Goldens and Adele PurvIs. Each per-
formamc. will conclude with Jas. H. Burton's
$1,000 dog circUS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Grand Opera House.

H. Grattan Donnelly's farce comedy, 'Fash.
ious," will be seen al the Grand for one week
commencing Monday next April lS The com
pany includes Frank McNish, Harry Crandall
J. Herbert Mack, John Wills, Miss George
Demon, Catherine McLan and Mamie Taylor.
As a special feature. the management intro.
duce Robert Fitzsimmons, champion middle.
weight of the world. assisted by Billy Woods
of Denver. who conquered Conley, the Ithaca
Giant, in which they appear in the last act OF
Fashions" at a reception of the Manhattan
Athletic Club, and give an exhibition OF
sparring. They have proved strong drawing
card wherever they have appeared. The
comedy is said to have been rewritten since il
was last presented in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra,
rs Performers.
FESTIVAL CHORUS OF 500 VOICES

Mechanical Hall is being entirely remode o led
The center space between the columns support
ing the roof will be coverted into a magnificent
auditorium with LOCO seats. There will be n o
posts TO obscure the view of the stage. Arrange
ments will be made for steam heat should the
season prove cool
There will be 100 private boxes. each contain
ing six seats. Price. 500 for the entire series
of seven concerts az tickets). Season tickets
including reserved seats for the seven perform
ances-parquet. $40 and Sl2 50; balcony, IS and
81 50. Single concert-Parquet 81 and 81 50;
balcony, 81 and 81 so. The sale of season
tickets will begin ThursdayA April I6 at 8 A. M.
at Hamilton's Music Store, 81 and 50 Fifth ave.
nue., and continue till Thursday. April % After
that date season tickets will not be sold Per.
sons residing at distance from Pittsburg can
obtain reserved seats by addressing George G.
jerks, Business Manager of the Festival, Box
4S3. Pittsburg. He will, upon application, fur
niSh diagrams OF the hall, and any other infor-
NATION concerning the festival.
8rSpecial excursion rates on all the rail-
roaus within a radius of 100 miles.
The Steinway & Son piano used exclusively
at all the Festival concerts. apl2-76
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12

Blanche Howard, Miss Jessie Gardiner and
Miss Fannie Burt. In addition, that clever lit
tie English dancer, Miss Millie Price, whose
recent marriage to tho son of Denver million
aire, young Mr.. Dow, was the theme of SO much
newspaper comment, is announced to appear IN
several of her terpsicRorean advertisements.
Some new costumes and any number of new
specialties will add luster TO the brilliancv of
Natural Cas- as it will be given next week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12

SOPRANOS-Mme. Antonia Mielke, Mrs.
Jennie Patrick Walker, Mile Clementine De
We're. Miss Agnes Vogel.
CONTRALTOS-Mrs J ulie L. Wyman, Nine.
Rosa Liude
SOLO V1OLINlST-Mr Franz Wilczek
TENORS-Herr Andreas DIppel, Mos A. z.
Guile, MIR. h. B. Brockett
BARITONE-Herr Theodore Reichmann.
BASSO-Herr Emil Fischer, Slgnor Gle.
mente Bologna.
P1AN1STS-Herr Franz Rummel Mr. Jos
II. Gittings Accompanist.
UCTORS-Herr Anton seidl, Mr.. Carl
Retter
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
The Dairy Lunch Resumes.

The Dairy Lunch, formerly located at 81
Diamond street, will resume on Monday,
18th, at 90 Diamond street. and hopes to re-
ceive a continuance of its friends patronage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
Honiton Awnings
At Mamaux & Sons, 539 Penn avenue.

WILL call at your residence with samples
and furnish estimates on furniture reuphols-
terry. HAUGH s. KEENAN,, 80 Water street.
Su
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
FINE PORTRAITS GIVEN AWAY FREE.

For short time, advertise superior work, will
Give Away Absolutely Free eze, hand worked India Ink
Crayon Portraits Bring in your small photos (or tin
THE MLURE PORTRAIT COMPANY,
40 Wyie Avenue, Pttsburg, Pa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12

Lucerne Awnings
At Mamaux g. Sons, 539 Penn avenue.
Carpetsi Carpets! Carpetsl
Read our prices elsewhere. We promise
to save you money.
J. II. KUNKEL & Bro.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-14

The smokeless powders, when acting
properly, produce higher ~velocities,
while the pressure is not too high, and,
indeed give in some cases lower press
ure, than the best black powder.
Being made chiefly Of high explosives.
the necessarily have possibilities Of in
stability Of character. One cannot but
feel regarding them as one would to-
ward a captured lion or tiger. which
may have been apparently tanned
Subject to control under ordinary cir
cumstances, the natural f~erocity Of the
beast remains latent. At any instant it
may break forth and destroy the tanner,
who, the before, appeared TO
be its master.
Ordinary gunpOwder alone appears
to be worthy Of full confidence. IL il
now used advantageously in a com
pressed form in small arms amnuni
ton, giving velocities as high as 1000
feet per second. Sufficient has been
accomplished with snokeless powders
to indicate that they may be used in
small arms in future wars. Particular
ly will this be the case where the coni
batants assume that a war Of long
duration is out of the question, and
that serious deterioration before use is
not possible. Smokeless powders are
not, however, ~noiseless, as is 50 fire.
q%uently stated. The noise is somewhat
different from that of black powder,
being ON a higher key; but it can be
heard quite as distinctly and as far az
when the latter is Ased-North Amer
can Review.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-14
A Most obnr.nr NrIrh ,or.

There is a clerk in one Of the depart
ments named well. call him Smithe.
but that's not his name-whc is noto-
riously close listed. and was never
known to pay a debt unless actually
forced to do 50. Seeing a neigbbor the
other morning going downtown. Smithe
hailed him
Say, George. as you'n be on the
avenue today, would you mind look.
ing in at the express Office and see Il
there is a small package there for meY-
Not at ALI I'll be glad to obligp
you"
80 George called and found a small
box for Smithe. on which there was
due twenty-five cents. IL struck him
az nce that his economical neighboI
would probably be short a quarter when
he handed him the package. and he
might then perform the feat known a.
whistling for il. so he left the box and
went home. Passing Smithe's hodse
that worthy was waiting for him.
We'll, George, did you find anything
At the express officer
"Oh, yes, said George. There was
a package for you marked c. o. D.,
twenty-five cents, so ! gave them your
address and it'll be along directly.
Fine weather we're having ~ Washing
ton Post.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-14

Although the '.fretful porcupine" Is
almost unknown in Orange county, the
curious creature is quite numerous in
the wooded districts of Sullivan, Ulster
and Delaware counties.
One Of the porcupine's peculiarities
is its inordinate fondness for leather,
which it seems TO think one Of the
daintiest Of tid-bits, and it not infre-
quently happens that one Of then, if il
gets a chance at a set of harness, will
Ntroy it in a single night, and many a
trUot fisherman who has left his water
soaked boots or shoes out Of doors at
night has risen in the morning TO find
them chewed TO pieces by a porcupine's
sharp teeth.
1t is not often, however, that these
animals enjoy such a feast as the one
which lives somewhere in the vicinity
Of Jim Gibbons blacksmith shop at
Stockport, Delaware county. has par
taken Of. for twice within IA year the
'pesky critter' has entered his shop
and eaten up his bellows. Any one
who has seen a blacksmith's bellows
knows how much leather there is in one
II them, and when. as happened once.
the purcupinc in "a single night ate up
more than half Of one. il will be zen
that he had indeed "a SUMPTION, feast.
and must have been fairly gorged with
leather -Middletown q. " Argus
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-14

The 4-year-old son of Charles Gilt
FORD, the pugilist who is In Jail fG
probably fatally w%ounding David a
Greever. the stockman, is ~prPeeciQus
and a ''chip of the old blocR"fm
Police Surgeon luen, while trying
entertain the little fellow at the police
station pointed to his hunting dog and
said
There's a nice dog. He can catch a
ball in his mouth when ! toss n to
him"
That's nuthin', " said the boy; I've
got a dog that will catch up "A stick "
its teeth and bat the ball back"
But this dog can climb a tree" said
DR.. lueI, slyly winking.
That's uuthiu'." again retorted the
boy. IAN the dogs climb trees where
| live. Nv dog goes 10 school with me
and is in the am class" The police
surgeons breath was taken away and
he had nothing further 70 say.-Kan
Eas City Times
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-14

a prolonged newspaper correspond
ence upon almost any topic under the
sun will rarely fail 10 evoke, after a
time, personal retorts and disparaging
reflections, more or less ~courteOusly ex-
pressed.
4 country squire. who entertained a
profound contempt for all botanical,
geological or geological investigations
lying outside the domain Of sport"
had a quarrel with q local natural
history society, the members Of which.
by trespassing on IFS estate IN quest Of
lichens and fungi, had disturbed Ills
game.
This led 10 a number Of bitter letters
in the county paper, in the course Of
which the secretary Of the society al
luded 20 that taste for natural hi,tO-
ry now almost universally prevalent
throughout this country. " Next week
the squire's letter began. According 20
Mr.. -s statement. Great Britain + san
island inhabited by 80. 600. 900 Of people
mostly naturalists"-an unmistakable
paraphrase Of Carlyle's famous dictum.
All the Year Round.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-14
ANCIENT RUDOHis5 sr.Iols.

Valuable stone Ca-y.r=, :oar' in .rlia
by some C.i"r.u 3D. .....
The Pioneer Of Al"t,ti,l1 : r1--. "a
archaeological discovery &C. sJiuc i'm
portance az Mahcsw.r, IN th, Elncpure
district Some children. while playing
among ruins there. uncaTned two
beautiful groups = ,%tatu1ry, eat from
the hard black ba,l!t.,. stone found
a Gya. Both represent mytholog-
icn deities, with features al a GRECO
Buddhistic type. The first is , feet in
length by % inches IN breadth, with a
depth of G inches. Ii represents Vishnu
or Basudeb. the emblem Of the pre-
serving power in nature.
The central figure stands on a lotus,
and its four hands grasp q club, wheel,
lotus and conch. On the head is a tiara
three inches IN height, which. with the
earrings. necklace, brace. cts. waist chain
and sacred thread. are rendered with a
wonderful degree of de icacy and finish.
To the right and left stand figures of
Laksmi, tile GOODIES, Of wealth. and
SaraswatL who pa -onizes learning.
each ten inches in b ight. Round the
central group are = ven minor deities.
armed with bows 5Id arrows and rid
ing on hOrSss and Elephants. The en-
tablature is sure .nded by a head of
the Avalar, know as Nrisingha. on
the base is an inscription said 70 be in.
the Landsa charls ter, a mixed form Of
Devanagirl and Tibetan.
The second piece of carvingi is smaller,
and the workmanship. though good, is
not equal 70 that of the other group.
1t is 16 inches high, 20 inches broad
and 6 deep, and represents a Pauranic
goddess. The figure is seated on a
lotus, and is four armed. The lower
left hand supports a male infant, the
corresponding right hand holds a sweet
meat, and the two Others grasp branches
Of trees.
This group also has an inscription in
Landsa, which. however, has defied
calculation. Both pieces of sculpture
are in excellC..t preservation. the tracery
being as clear cut as if il had Just left
the artists hand. History and tradi-
III ar I'm aANAAA a - Tie bIlEll Ol
these curious relics, and it will prob
ably remain a puzzle how an inscrip-
ton in bastard Tibetan should be dis
covered at so unlikely a spot.
The keenest excitement was caused
by the discovery among the Hindoo
population. Apart from the intrinsic
value Of the carvings, which is con-
siderable. they are objects of worship.
During their temporary s%Ojourn at the
local police station they were visited by
crowds and smothered with sweet oils
and flowers. Various claimants came
forward, and TO avoid litigation the
district made them over TO the local
HindOO religious association. They
have been built into the wall at one
end Of its hall, where they were in
spected with interest by Steuart Bay
ley during his visit t Rungpore.