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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
THE sCHooLBook QUESTION.

A special article elsewhere from one of
the prominent educators of the State brings
out decidedly individual and characteristic
view on the schoolbook question. So far
from recognizing any merit in the purpose
of securing uniformity in extbooks-which
is the main argument in favor of tine State
publication of them-he denies that any
benefit is secured by uniformity and even
claims merit for multiplicity of textbooks
On the principle that we cannot have too
much OF good thing he proposes to secure
all the information that can be obtained by
using half dozen textbooks in each class.
The practical value of this branch of his
argument is greatly lessened by the in
ference that all the members of the class
would learn ali that is contained in all of
the textbooks, which would impose a super
erogatory amount of study and expense
entaiIed on the schools, to say nothing of
Inconvenience of conducting class in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
RIGHTS OF EMINENT DOMAIN.

They Should Return to the People After
Generation of Private Ownership.
American Machinist.I
Another underground system of rapid transit
for New York has been brought forward since
our editorial of last week was written. at the
mead of this one appearing the name of Austin
Corbin as the prime moyer. His scheme is for
a complete system of underground tunnels at
depth of 100 or more feet beneath the surface, at
which depth it is expected to tunnel in
any desired direction under the three cities of
New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City, as we'll
as the waters which separate them, connecting
the entire system at the same level. and thus
affordmg entrance to the city for the railroads
now terminating at Jersey City, ana connection
between at least one of them and the Long
Island road, which is controlled by Corbin.
There is evidence of an abundance of capi-
tai behind this scheme, and with that and the
we-known executive ability Of MIR. Corbin
enlisted In its behalf it will probably be yigor-
ously pushed, if permission is secured to
do so, But no sooner is the scheme pro-
posed than it is made apparent that there is
some considerable distrust of Mr.. Corbin, for
the reason that he has so many i'm
portant railroad interests, and has the
faculty of looking out for number one" de-
veloped to such an extent that it is feared
that control of the underground tunneling
business having been once secured by him, the
interests of New York in the matter Of rapid
transit will become . secondary matter.
1t would seem, at any rate, that the control
of the company which is to be entrusted with
the important matter of providing rapid transit
for the city should be in tho hands of man or
men free from other interests liable to conflict
with that one thing.
And it seems too. that it would be well to
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

which the lessons have to be given out and
heard with reference to the differences in the
half-dozen different books.
Nevertheless our correspondent supports
mis- individual theory with pertinent and
forcible arguments. Beyond this he shows
with decided clearness the impolicy both of
State schoolbook publications and of the
present system.
There is very much to find fault with in
the existing system with regard to school
books. as our correspondent plainly shows.
But the faults are due to political wees,
and to cure them by bringing the matter
more completely under the control of politics
would be jumping out of the frying pan into
the fire
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
A SOUND CURRENCY DEMOCRAT

Hon. Michael D. Harter, of Ohio, is a
wise Democrat. The evidence of his wisdom
is his great effort to turn his party against
the free coinage deluslon. Michael has q
clear vision. He sees that free coinage of
the deprecated dollar means not only to take
from the Government the profit represented
by the difference between the bullion value
and face value of the silver coin, but also a
disarrangement of values to adapt the price
of a bushel of good wheat to a debased dol
lar. But wise Mr.. Harter gets mixed on the
relations between coinage and tariff A
protective tariff and an honest dollar arelIke
twins. However, Mr.. Congressman Harter
probably thinks his party cannot be reformed
on two lines at once, and so he wants it to
come from its latest folly that it may have
money worth its face for the purchase of free
trade imports.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Col. Browns Dinner PARTY,

Democrats about here are incl ined to believe
that the meeting of ex-President Cleveland and
Governor Hill at Col. w. l.. Browns the other
day really signifed that the rival wings of the
party in New York will flop together in the
future. The common Interpretation put upon
the Cleveland-Hill love feast, both here in New
York and at Washington. so a Democratic
statesmen informs me, is that an agreement
has been entered into by which Cleveland is to
have the New York delegation in 1892 and Hill
clear field, as far as the former can command
it,in 1896 The high contracting parties put their
legs under Col Browns table simultaneously
in order that the world might know that previ-
Gus negotiations conducted by mutual friends
had resulted in harmony. But everything in the
shape of serious negotiation had been completed
some time before Col. Browns dinner party;
the compact. so far as it was a compact was in
existence when Governor Hill made known his
final resolve to accept the Senatorship. Colonel
Brown had the honor of conveying the first
intimation of the deal to the public. He
has always been thorough going Democrat,
and he enjoyed the opportunity of serving the
party no doubt
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Not a Good Cook.

The lady who was willing to cook for small
family had asked the usual questions, about 80
in number. as to what was expected of her. and
had laid down very distinctly the conditions
upon which she would condescend to accept a
large salary. This customary catechism at an
end, the modest woman who had the temerity
to desire cooks services, said to the appli-
cant: 'Now let me ask you one or two oues-
tions: Can you play the piano? No? That's
very unfortunate. 1 always expect my cook to
play Beethoven's songs without words while
we are at dinner. Have you had any expert
epce as a public reader? No? Dear, dear.
that's worse still. My husband always thinks
it is the cooks duty to recite select passages
from Shakespeare when called upon. might
mention some other accomplishments expect
in cook; such as knowledge of Greek,
phflology botany and logarithms-especlally
the latter-but as you confess yourself incom-
petent in two most essential particulars, it IS
needless to detain you further. You would
never suit me as cookr'
And a dazed female walked half a mile
through the rain to the suburban station with
out hosting her umbrella. She had been a
proud cook.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
The Admission of New States.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
First-How many States are now in the
Union7
Second-If not yet in possession of State
hood, state the position now occupied by Idaho
and Wyoming in relation thereto.
Third-After proclamation by the President,
at what time do new States rise to the dignity
of membership in the Union?
Your reply in THE DISPATCH will be anxt-
ously awaited by many pupils of the Rochester,
Pa, HIGH SCHOOL.
ROCHESTER, Feb. 4.
There are now A States in the Union, in
cluding Idaho and wyoming, which became
such as soon as the Presidents signature was
secured, although, of course, some little time
was necessary to put the State governments in
operation. Both these States are represented
in the Senate and House, and their votes have
already had deciding influence on important
legisation.1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
OUR MAIL POUCH.
Criticism of the Road Bill.


To the Editor of The Dispatch:
AS THE DISPATCH has been foremost in ad-
vocating general road law for this Common
wealth I would call your attention to two points
which seem to have been overlooked in the bill
printed in yesterdays paper.
First-Some provision should be made for
footpaths for persons who cannot afford TO own
horses Existing laws do not permit township
authorities or land owners to make footpaths
by the roadside. Should a land owner make at
his own cost a footpath on portion of public
road in front of his own premises, he could not
prevent evil disposed persons from riding or
driving over it, or in fact from removing or
destroying it. Township road officers and land
owners should be permitted to make such
paths, and they should be protected by law from
encroachment by horses and vehicles.
Second-At present selfish or thoughtless
persons may race horses at their highest speed
over all township notwithstanding women
and causing horses to run away-the law only
holding such persons foT actual damage done.
Other States regulate the speed at which horses
may be driven on public reads. Why should
not Pennsylvania also protect its people?
PITTSBURG, Feb. 6. SUBSCRIBER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
LIGHT on THE RACE BUGBEAR.

There appears to be something wrong
the South is increasing so rapidly as to
make the race problem one of selfpreServa-
ton. This assertion has been widely made
in the South, and the alarmist view has
spread till it received its most famous ex-
preston in that recent article of the London
Times. Since it has thus become world
wide sensation that the colored people of the
South, by sheer force of their prolific quail
ties, are destined to crowd the white people
out of the Southern States, if not out of the
country, it is important to learn from the
statistics, not only that the fear is without
foundation, but that exactly the opposite
operation has taken effect.
The present census, so far as completed,
presents a marked dlsproof of the alarmist
view Of the increase of colored population.
The census OF Alabama, Louisiana and
South Carolina shows the division of races,
aad it discloses that in 1880 the colored pop
ulation of these Staten exceeded the white
population by 1SO, 600; but in 1890 the white
population was nearly GO, 900 greater. The
difference is shown more plainly by the
ratios. In Alabama the white population
increased 2+3 per cent in the last
decade, and the colored population
by 1871 per cent. In Louisiana the
T.;ios were % g for the whites and 1873 for
the blacks; and in South Carolina the
whites increased 81 per cent and the blacks
but five per cent.
This showing might be met by those who
are determined to take the alarmist view OF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
FOUNDRY GIRLS.
A New York Paper Greatly Astonished at
One of Our Industrial Features.

New York Paper Greatly Astonished at
One of Our Industrial Features.
New York Commercial Advertiser
According to reports received by the Work
ingmen's Society of New York, women have
taken another step forward. and have gone in
large numbers into an occupation which seems
to be adapted only to men on account of the
physical strength required. They have actually
zone into the great foundries at PIttsburg and
to-day something like 500 of them are ''capping"
nails and bolts-that is. putting heads on them.
This is severe physical labor. and it takes
strong man to do the work. But the iron works
find no difficulty in getting plenty of girls. Al
ready the supply almost doubles the demand.
This is the direct result: For the work men,
toned men always received from Sl4 to SIG
week; the girls receive from 81 to So, and are
glad to get ii. Now, men are practically thrown
ont of employment in a trade IN which they
used to earn living wages. 1t IS the same old
story.
But the idle men are enjoying sweet little
revenge. The girls who have taken their
places are known everywhere in Pittsburg as
"the foundry girls" There is nothing shame
full in this title, but it is considered shameful
bv o, her working women in the Smoky City.
The foundry girl" it appears. can be recog-
nizrd everywhere-on account of her cinder-
stained face. or for some other reason unknown
outsIde of Pittsburg-and the "salesladies'' and
factory ladies" cross the street when they see
her a block of. They cannot bear the idea of
'rhe foundry LADY, being added 10 their social
list.
Yet even the foundry woman is held to be
higher in the social scale than the women en-
gagged in domestic service. The ''sales lady," it
seems, is distantly friendly to the factory
lady," The factory LADY, turns up her nose
fo1p pIrv rir ri Ind ri ia
hardly condescendlug to the servant or nurse
girl. 1t appears that there finer distinc-
tions in social caste among the PIttsburg work
ingwomen than among the millionaires Of New
York.
question of interest in this connection is,
il women have gone into foundries already,
how long will it be before we see them driving
trucks and cabs, doing 'longshore duty and
working on .he streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

IT is interesting to learn from LIE Soir, of
Paris, that the distinguished American, IN. le
General McAllIster," is the author of -four
hundred books" Perhaps our esteemed
Partisan cotemporary refers to the number OF
copies of Mr.. McAllister's one great work
which were actually circulated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
FREE COINAGE RIDERS.

The silver men are attempting to force
free coinage to vote this session by putting
it as a rider upon the appropriation bills.
In the Senate Stewart has offered an amend
ment which adds to the pension appropria-
tion bill the free coinage measure already
passed the Senate. In the House Mr..
Bland had similar attempt on the sundry
civil bill, which was defeated yesterday, by
sustaining on appeal the point of order that
the amendment was not germane to the bill.
1t Is taken as presumption that the vote
represents not the views of the members on
the point of order so much as the division
on the subject of free silver coinage. The
attempt to enact important legislation by
riders on Appropriation bills is an abuse
which has been rife in past times; and there
is still a disposition to resort to it
in cases of necessity. If meas
ure cannot be considered and passed on
its merits it should not be passed at all.
Any attemptto burden an appropriation bill
with legislative enactments, and thus put
the President in a dilemma of either having
to approve legislation without exercising an
independent discretion, or else condemn an
appropriation bill for the necessary ex-
penses of the Government, is peculiarly
wapton attack on the ethics of legislative
proceedings.
The silver men show that they are active
in this attempt to force their favorite issue
to the front. They also show that they are
not bound by any scrupIes as to their
methods. Independently of the grave none
tary issues involved, the attempt to pass so
! important a measure as free coinage by
| making it rider on an appropriation bill
is one that should be sharply suppressed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
DEATHS OF A DAY.
rcbbisbop Iabistida, of Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 6.--Archbishop Labistida,
whose golden jubilee celebrated in January
of last year, died yesterday. Don Jose Antonio
Pelagio de Labastida y Davalos was born in Ia
mora, State of Michoacan, Mexico, on March p,
1916. He was educated at the Seminary of Morelia,
and W as ordained a sub-deacon in 1887. He was
ordained deacon on November ], 1899, and
presbytcr on the 10th of the same month. On July
s, 1864 he was consecrated Bishop of Pueba.
Owing to differences with the Government, how
ever he was banished from Mexico by President
Comonfort in 1856, and went to Cuba. He So
and travelled extensively through Europe and the
Orient. He returned TO NJ exico and became
Regent of the Empire under Maximllian's IS reign.
his head and his realm. The Archbishop, how
ever was welcomed back to his country by Presi
dent JuareZ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Too Slick for His Own Good.

The competition in some trades is so great
that honesty occasionally takes a vacation.
The other day drummer for house that
deals in packing for engines entered the office
of the purchasing agent in a big iron works in
this city. The drummer was good talker and
he showed some samples of frst-class packing.
The result was he got good order, and the
purchasing agent went to his desk to fill out
the regular form used il such cases
What took place then was seen by member
of the firm seated in an adjoining office. The
drummer gradually let his hand fall on the
sample of packing which was lying on the desk
and then conveyed it to his coat pocket In its
place he laid another piece of packing Of an in
ferior quality, and then calmly waited for the
purchasing agent to hand over the order. But
the latter was equal to the emergency; he de-
tectsd the change in the samples and, without
saying a word, he simply tore the order into
fragments The drummer colored, stammered
something but left almost at once without an
order.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
' ONLY one short month more

"'ONLY one short month more Of Tom
Reed a Democratic organ crows wildly. On
the contrary, there will be two more years of
Tom Reed in the Fifty-second Congress- And
they won't be altogether comfortable years for
Democrats, either" This solace for Reed
from the esteemed New York Press Is to be
qualified by the fact that Reed has afforded
plenty of precedents for Democratic Speaker
to leave him unnoticed, when he wishes to
make himself prominent. In this respect the
Speaker has taught instruction which may re-
turn to plague the inventor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
SuecEs in the Skv

Aside from his belief in four aces and the
creed of Democracy those who know him best
say that Colonel W. H. Brown is inclined to be
incredulous.
One night, a good many years ago, the
Colonel, he was not even a private then. but
Just plain Bill Brown, was returning to Youngs-
town from a picnic-a merry party it was
packed away in wagons-when somebody sem
timentally inclined called Browns attention to
the starlit sky.
Some people try to make out that those
stars are inhabited planets like the world." /"
said Brown, "but don't believe 'em. Those
stars are nothing but specks in the sky-Just
specksn'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Duties of the Assessors.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
There seems to be some complaint on the part
of tho County Commissioners in regard to the
inefficient manner in which the Assessors have
discharged their duties. 1t might be pertinent
to mention just here the per diem pay given by
the county as compensation for such work is just
81 per day-the price of common labor.
Now, have had some experience in the busi-
ness, which will end with my present term, and
l will say there is county Office that calls for
a higher degree of intelligence or more mature
judgment-at the same time very considerable
labor of an annoying and vexatious character
than this very ill-paid office of assessor.
PITTSBURG, Feb. g. EAST END.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

SOME people are ieering at Bernhardt be-
cause she carries the snakes she uses in "Cleo-
patra" in what she calls her snake roost."
ct this is decided improvement by the great
actress over the practice of some of the mascu-
line lights of the stage, in carrying their snakes
in their boots
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

A MAN now proposes to walk from Pan
anna to Alaska carrying the United States flag
all the way. Is there not law forbidding the
use of the flag for advertising purposesr If SO
there is a good chance for enforcing it in the
case of a man who intends to use it for adver-
tising himself as a professional fool.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
The Question a vexed One.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Please state whether born Russian taking
up his residence and becoming a citizen of the
United States, and afterward going back to
Russia on visit can be held to serve in the
army. A SUBSCRIBER,
PiTTsBURG. Feb. 5.
[Some European countries claim the right to
enlist naturalized citizens under such circum-
stances. but our Government has always main
tanned the contrary. and will continue to pro-
tect its citizens.1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

SENATOR CARLISLE is continuing to
worry the Republicans by showing that the
Treasury balance will show deficiency of
$4,000, 900 next July and predicting that year
from that time the deficiency will be sS4 600 00O
The party that makes such a record in turning
a surplus into shortage will have big weight
to carry
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Andrew G. Campbell.

The senior member Of Campbell & Sons, notion
and trimming dealers OF Fifth avenue, Andrew
q. Campbell, died at his residence Locust
street. Allegheny. at O'Clock yesterday after
noon. MIR. Camp bell has long been a resident of
Allegheny. and had IDAHO host OFT OF friends; He was GA
his loss two of his sons, A. e., DR.. and D. e..
having been associated with him in business for
some fine The funeral will take place Monday
afternoon at . O'Clock from the family residence,
NO II Locust street, Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

THE reference by tine Boston Traveller to
'the leisurely and aimless fashion with which
the silver pool investigation moves along" does
gross injustice to the exposition of political
methods. The past few days makes it indis-
putable that the Investigating Committee is
controlled by very definite aim and is sticking
to it consistently. The aim is to keep from
finding out anything
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

THE famous Jones county calf case re-
Gently wound up in the Iowa Supreme Court
extended over twenty years and cost s24,OOO
.sThe calves were originally valued at s45," re-
marks Chicago cotemporary. And yet we
think that Dickens picture of Jarndyce versus
Jarndyce is an overdrawn work of the imagina-
Ion
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07

ONE of the Hon. P. T. Barnum's tigers is
reported to have escaped from winter quarters
and is now said to be roaming the country.
Possibly it is the same gorgeous beast which is
understood to maintain its lair in the Butchers
Run district just outside the Allegheny city
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
That New Word Wanted.

Chicago TribUne.1
Polhemus-Pve had my typewriter two years,
and all it has cost me is 81 05 for oil and rib
bons.
Powelson-Mine costs me SIS year for rib
bons alone.
"How does that happen?"
"Imarred mine. That's how"