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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
for Twelve hours" and Ten hours
A STRUGGLE FOR HUMANITY.


The struggle with the poorly-paying rail-
way companies of that dav was stubborn.
1t lasted for weeks. 1t had picturesque
features and exciting situations In all
parts of the two cities secret meetings of
the drivers and conductors were held nightly
at o'clock A. M, because the poor slaves
could not get away from their cars until
after midnight. AT length the strike came.
The pull OF the men was strong and COM
pact, and with single stroke, one day,
their shackles were broken. 1t brought
them such hours of duty that they could
have their natural sleep out in the morn
ings, and get home early enough in the
evenings to sit around the family fre-sides
for an hour before retiring. The men got
to dating all the events of their lives either
'before the strike or 'since the strike"
Is it any wonder?
The third period began more recently, and
isnow well-nigh closing. It is story of peril,
according to the last of the drivers, who
says to me again: 81 guess the world is too
fast for we careful drivers, anyhow. Why,
our faces got so red, and our noses so big
and fiery from standing out on these plat
forms in all sorts of weather that you mean
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
A Mammoth Flag.

Friday, September IL, wheel company
of Chicopee Falls, Mass, flung to the breeze
one of the largest United States flags ever
made, and possibly the largest, the dimen-
sions being 41x71 feet. This monster flag
was stretched from the top of two fve-story
factories, and gathered within the folds
were numerous flowers, which fell into the
crowd below when unfurled. The Mayor of
Chicopee and a large concoursc of spectators
witnessed the event. The flag is not disfig-
ured by advertising.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
Automatic Car Starter.

Some method of mitigating the strain OF
starting has long been needed in horse car
work, and at length an automatic device for
effecting this has been introduced by one OF
the London, England, street car companies.
Two spiral springs fastened to the froas
axle, are wound up when the brake Is ap-
pIied to stop the car. and on their release
sufficient power is made available to start
the vehicle. This device is not only merci-
full to the horses but effects great saving
in nowar
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27

Kansas farmer describes how the wheat
crops are protected from fire down in his
State. A large, broad-sheared gang-plow is
taken and two burrows run along outside Of
the fence. At distance of about two
feet two additional burrows are run This
line of about seven feet Is barrier which
no nrairie fire on the short grass plains can
mass. except in very high winds, and then
only at Isolated points, where it can easily
he beaten out by blankets or wheat sacks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
WOMAN GOOD ENOUGH.
A Newspaper Appeal Made to Stick to the
Old-Fashioned Word.

n AppohA nuhuo 70 OtdCk TO SnO
O1d-Fashioned Word.
''Before they adjourn, the Board of Lady
Managers of the Worlds Fair, now in ses-
sion in Chicago, should petition to have
their official designation changed" says the
Lafayette, Ind, Journal. Lady managers
sounds fnicky and affected, and does not
smack of business. 1t makes one think of
the average sewing society, where female
gossips meet to train their needle guns on
the character of their neighbors. Let it be
plain board of woman managers. That old
fashioned word is good enough. Besides, it
means something, which is more than can
be said of the other term. The word lady,
is so overworked these days that it has gone
into disrepute There is something sug-
gestive of worth, of tenderness, of strength
combined with gentleness, of dignity and
motherliness in the name of woman. Ali
the tributes to the sex in the great masters
of literature are addressed to woman, not
'lady.'"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
A FAIR sMUGGLER.

In Her Belt Were Found . Lot OF Hair
Switches Worth $50 Each.
New York World.l
When the Augusta Victoria came in on
her last August trip very businesslike
young woman came over the gang-plank
with the pace of three score and ten. She
was assisted to the retiring room and re-
lieved of a little SILICA skirt with we'll
stayed belt fringed with switches of the
most beautiful human hair imaginable.
There were tresses of gold, blonde, bronze,
brown, jet and ws'-tail-red-that most
fashionable of all shades-all clean and fine
as silk, without trace of dye or bleach and
worth at least $40 switch. The skirt
weighed 40 pounds, which accounted for the
deliberate pace of the unhappy adventures
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
A New Use for q Watch.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.l

Z.
If you are to sleep in strange bed and
there is a suspicion of damp about the
sheets lay you watch between them and
either smoke a cigar or read awhile. Then
take out the watch and if there is any film
or mist on the glass, don't go to bed, of if
you do, sleep between the blankets, which
are never damp. Hundreds ofdrummers, and
especially men past youth or middle age.
take this precaution and profit considerably
thereby,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
ONLY A FEW LEFT.
The Picturesque Horse Car Driver Is
a Rarity in These Days.
JOLLY CHARACTERS OF YEARS AGO.
The Dark Period in Which They Toiled
Sixteen Hours Day.
MODERN GRIPMEN AND M0T0RMEN
WRITTEN FOR THE pIsPArcgJ

HE last of the horse
car drivers is now a
picturesque figure in
the streets of Pitts
burg. He will soon
be gone entirely, and
only his memory will
remain. It will be
enshrined as have our
recollections of his
fathers. W e stern
Pennsylvania prog
ress has left behind it
a sort of reminiscent
tial C e m e t cry, in
are reared mon
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
New Use for AIuminunn.

One OF the latest applications Of alum
mum is in the making Of photographs
fash lights In the place Of magnesium. 4
mixture OF powdered aluminium and
without tue smoke that 10 produced By mag
nesium.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27

stock, for all our recollections of the horse
car driver are mellowed by his mild, suave
manner of answering your questions. True,
he was trifle slow in coming to the point
when you were in hurry, and he was al
ways familiar enough with you, especially
if you stood on the front platform during
trip, to entertain you with a story or two,
or even to interview you about your per-
sonal business
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
Cleaning Car Wheels by Blast.

Very efficient work is now being done in
various departments by the use of the sand
blast One of its latest applications is to the
cleaning of car wheels. The time saved by
this method can he imagined when one man
can clean 20 wheels in three hours and 3
half including the time consumed in rolling
them to and from the machine.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
CRANES QUIET SPECULATION,
The Comedian Recently Won 100000 in
the Boston Stock Exchange.
Roatnn Herald.

the Boston Stock Exchange.
Boston Herald.l
Comedian William H. Crane, better
known to tae playgoing world as ''The
Senator" awoke one morning recently to
the realization of the fact that he had sud-
denly acquired fortune without exactly
knowing how he had done it. He found
himself the possessor of nearly s1oo, 900, for
which he had toiled not, neither had he
spun, and which was the result of series
Of lucky speculstions, begun on the i'm
pulse of an idle moment, and continued
more for the sake of the excitement they
furnishe than with the expectation of
reaping any great pecuniary benefit from
them. 1t all came about through a casual
visit to the Boston Stock Exchange.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
Only Ten OF Them.

House Hunter-Are there any ants in the
houses you mention?
Agent-Not many. Tenants are all that
have been seen in them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
A Dream of the Past.

tombs of his ancestors.
One of these bears the inscription: 1.-THE
Reckless Keelboatmen of the Ohio River. !"
Carved upon another are the words: "Merry
Waggoners of the Allegheny Mountains ="
A third epitaph is: "Brave Mariners of the
Raging Pennsylvania Canal" And, now,
the chisels in Times marble shop are
blinking against new shaft, tracing out
ne legend: Sacred to the Memory of the
Genial Drivers of Pittsburg Horse Carsl'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27

Il am not the first to write his obituary.
That was written in red ink by the capital
lists who built the first traction railway out
Fifth avenue. The same pick and shovel
that first broke ground for that enterprise
simultaneously commenced to excavete his
grave. 1t is a more cheerful task that I
assume With the last of his race the ira
ditions of the drivers of the street car mules
must not be allowed to perish. A few
clicks of my typewriter will save them to
posterity Without such nucleus, what
future reunions of the Society of Daughters
Of the American Horse Car Drivers would
be2
How well we Pittsburgers used to know
himl The grim, silent gripman of to-day
and the pert, pompous conductor of the
cable lines are of no relation to him what
ever. These modern officers of the street
cars, in their bright and neatly ly-ftting uni
forms, must be descended from another
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
Young Mitchell and Gallagher.

During the week there have been two
pugilistic encounters of more or less inter-
est. 1 refer to the battle between Billy
Woods and Jack Davis and young MITCHELL
and Reddy Gallagher. The contest between
the two last named was the most important
and it may be interesting to say few words
about it. / have several times of late dis
cussed it and my readers will know that
always figured out that Mitchell would be
the winner. Two weeks ago 1 spoke very
definitely on this point. Well, the contest
was in some respectsa strange one. Several
admirers of the 1istic arena think that it
was fixed affair" and l confess that
there was some reason for so thinking. But
feel convinced that the better man of the
two won. Young Mitchell won because he
WAS fighting a man who never has displayed
the pluck and courage of q mouse. / have
often admired Gallagher as a clever and
effective boxer, and he proved that he was
that on "Wednesday evening at San Fran
cisco. But he was in front of a tolerably
game fellow and one who is very effective
IN countering an opponent. 1t is there
fore not difficult TO understand how
Gallagher so suddenly collapsed. While
he was doing all the surface fighting and
getting nome with his leads, his opponent
WAS getting homo some counters that were
quietly and unooservcd by the crowd max
ing Gaila2ier's heart grow weary. Just as
sooE as these counters, which had been
mostly on Gallagher's body, began to have cf-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
HOW THE CITY LOST.
THE NEW CITY OF KENslNGTON COB
BLES THE STEWART FARM.

Its Value Almost Doubled by the
Building Boom There-So Great Is the
Rush That Thousands of Lots Are
AddaI fo the Plan
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
Not One of HI. Nino Daughters.

Been busy to day, DEAR" he inquired,
lexning partially toward the young
woman who sat next him in the elevated
train, and permitting his distillery
breath to play hide and seek among the
other passengers
-What?" she asked, an surprise.
II asked If you'd been busy to-day,
daughter.
"rm not your daughter. replied the
young woman, Indignantly.
Don't you know your popl' he in
CURED in beerily playful tones.
Hush up, you horrid CID thing, ]
don't know you.
You are not my daughter
Certainly not.
"'Scuse me, 'scuse me, said the would
be father, touching his hat with drunken
ceremony. "Pve got nine daughters and
It's just little hard 10 keep track Of EN-
il get hay. Reckon this is one of my
foggy nights. New York Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

An electric tooth-puller is being ex-
perimented with III England, and is
creating an immense commotion in the
world Of dentistry. BY means OF this
new device the stubbornest and most
sensitive teeth are extracted in atwink-
ling and with absolutely no pain TO
the patient. The victim grasps the
handle attached TO one wire leading
from the battery, and a pair OF forceps
is attached TO the other wire. When
the foroeps touch the tooth circuit is
formed. The jaw being much more
sensitive TO shock than the hand, the
gums are SO numbed by the electricity
that the tooth can be pulled without
the patient suffering "A particle. In
order that no person receives shocl;
too great for his system he tests the
current himself before the forceps are
applied TO his molars. Experiments
made in the Philadelphia College of
Dentistry prove beyond doubt that with
aid Of an electric current even nerves
can be removed from decaying teeth
without causing pain. The method, as
explained. is simple.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

that Vida must have been mad, after all"
III do not think So" she answered.
ut Is the more merciful thought, dear
Ruth"
Perhaps so. Basil, but / can look the
truth in the face. She loved you, and you
passed her by. 1t made a bad woman of her,
and am not sure that II had been in her
place that should have been much better"
"Ruthr'
Love is strong, Basil, and leads us to
good or evil" she said. 1T bore Vida to q
grave, but you and me II has carried into 0
very happy land. Let US think of her kind
ly"
$50 be IT," he said, and putting his arms
about her, kissed her with all the love and
tenderness she had known In their days OF
wooing.
A word about Kenard. He did not come
back on st. Valentines Day, and when the
news Of Vida's death was telegraphcd to
him, he decided to remain abroad. How
much or how little he felt was never known.
When at last he did come back he was heart
whole. In due time he chose fitting maid
en- for bride, and Is now happy man.
The shadow Of Vida rests lightly on Cor
donfells.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
She Blessed Him.

There were four or five men leaning
against the City Hall fence yesterday
forenoon at n particular hour, talking
politics and progress, when woman
halted before them and asked OF one par
ticular man:
Gould you let me have money to buy
a pair OF shoes with y
do you really need emf" he inquired
in turn.
@Very badly, sir; and / shall never
forget your kindness if you aid me-.
well, here it is" he said, a. he put n
bill in her hand.
Thanks. kind sir, and may Heaven
bless you"
When she had moved away one Of the
group said:
She was mighty cheeky"
"Brassiest thing I've seen in a year,
added second.
DO you know her, Bill p inquired
third of the man who had opened his
purse.
"Y-e-s, more or less We've been
married about twenty-five years, and
when l don't come down she takes this
way of making me. rather like it; l
get the credit of being very charitable
and she gets the cash. ~ Detroit Free
Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

Talks cheap, but when it's
backed mp by pledge of the
hayG easE of a financially re-
sponsible firm, or company, of
worldwide reputation for fair
and honorable dealing, 1t
MANS business !
Now, there are scores of
sarsaparillas and other blood
purifiers, all cracked up to be
the best, purest, most peculiar
and wonderful, but bear in
mind for your own sake),
there's only one guaranteed
blood-puriher and remedy for
torpid liver and all diseases
that come from bad blood.
That one-standing solitary
and alonc-sold on trial, is
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery.
If it don't do good in skin,
scalp and scrofulous diseases
and pulmonary consumption
is only lung-scrofula-just let
its makers know and get your
money back.
Talks cheap, but to back a
poor medicine, or a common
one, by selling it on trial. as
"Golden Medical Discovery"
is sold, would bankrupt the
largest fortune.
Talks cheap, but only dis
Covery is guaranteed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
THE "ARooNAurs" OF 40.
Men who Rushed for the Diggines. and
Routes They Took.

The widest excitement and activity
Immediately prevailed throughout the
United States and every city and
village throbbed with feverish i'm
pulse TO rush to the diggings. The
difficulty and expense of reaching this
terra incognita retained thousands
from the attempt, SO that only those
who possessed natural courage or adj
venturous proclivities, or whose local
attachments were weak. actually made
the great plunge into the unknown ex-
perience which awaited the gold hunt
ers OF 40
The world has never witnessed 80
motley and promiscuous n throng in
pursuit OF IL common object as sprung
into life simultaneously in the winter
of 1S4S-49 and turned their course
towards the gold fields of California.
Men OF all ages, c'ergymen, professors,
doctors, lawyers, farmers, traders, me-
chanics, laborers of every degree, adj
venturers, thieves. gamblers, and muir
derers, jostled one another in the
struggle to gain access to some OF the
avenues which were supposed to lead
TO the desired goal.
The 'Argonauts" had several routes
among which to select. BY those from
the New England and the Middle States
the Cape Horn route was generally
preferred; those from the southern
states chose the Isthmus of Panama or
Nicaragua or Mexico; while the hardy
pioneers OF the west who had become
accustomed TO prairie travel, started
in their covered wagons and, following
buffalo trails. broke the paths which
in few months were plainly outlined
by the bleaching bones of their beasts
and the mounds of dead companions
who had succumbed to the hardships
of the desert. Many who could not
leave their homes sought to invest their
capital in the seductive venture, and a
cooperative plan was generally
adopted in the New England states by
which the services of working men,
bers were Offset By fixed amount OF
money contributed by others. Hun
dreds of companies were organized on
this plan. each OF them with a physi-
elan. and in many instances with q
chaplain also.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
ALL WINGS AND FEATHERS.
Deceptive Appearance of Several Majes
tic DeniEens Of the Air.


The biggest OF all really powerful
flying birds are, 1 believe. the wander
ing albatross and the South American
condor-for the roc | reject outright
as worthy only OF the most restricted
Arabian and nocturnal orthodoxy
says writer in the Cornhill. Seen on
the wing. or even with the wings ex-
panded merely, both these great exist
ing birds have a most majestic and
colossal appearance. But feathers in
such cases are very deceptive; they
make fine birds out Of very small
bodies. For example. our well-known
little English swift, which looks so i'm
posing in fight as it passes overhead
with pinions poised. is hardly as big
when plucled as n mans top thumb
Joint, and weighs only half an ounce.
So, too. the albatross. though its ex-
panse OF wing is said to exceed that of
any other known bird, amounting some
times to nearly ten feet from tip to tip
does not average in weight more than
fifteen pounds, which is just exactly
the poulterer's statement for my last
family Christmas turkey. AS for the
condor while he spans from wing TO
wing some eight feet, his length from
beak to tail is only three and half,
and doubt If he would pluck into any
thing corresponding to his magnificent
outer show though l am bound to adj
NIT that ! have never personally tried
the unpleasant experiment
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
TIE END.
THE CoLORED POLICEMAN
How He 10 Reversd by Hls Negro Ac-
quAintances In the South.

How He 10 Reversd by His Negro Ac-
quAintAnces In the South.
There is only one man in the South
more envied than the colored fireman on
n locomotive, and he is the colored
policeman. He is fully cognixant Of
this fact and governs himself accord
ingly One "court day. in an Alabama
town, says the New York Sun, seven
dusky citizens stood staring at an officer
who had just got into his uniform for
the first time that day. He passed and
repassed them several times without q
look, although his own father and sew
cral old friends were among them. His
desire t. hear what they had to say
finally led him TO stop and demand
What yo' all doin' yere9"
-Lookin', replied one Of the crowd.
"What yo' all lookin' at?"
-Lookin' at yo'.
What about me?"
-Yo is as fine as silk Hui But
wouldn't dun like TO be in yo' place!"
-Yo' nebber kin git up dis high, James
johnson, answered the officer.
But your ladder kin. "
No, hc can't.
Cant yo. Misser Blivens?" appealed
the young man.
Reckon mought. if was younger, I"
replied the father, who was old and bow
legged and bow backed.
"Yo' will dun cum long wild me! !" said
the son as he collared him.
whoa. What fur yo' rest me,
Bill?"
Fur stealin'."
But hain't done stole nufIlnl'
"Yes yo' hev! six years ago yo' an me
an Jim stole dat ar white hog from
Marsa Ben jackson. an cut him up in
de woods. an rze had my eye on yo'
cher since yesterday. Now, den, Kin yo'
be policeman in dis town.?
mo, Bill--no."
kin Julius or James johnson?
No-no."
kin any of de rest in dis crowd?
"No-no!"
"Den I'll let you go, but be mighty
keerful in de fucher lie got boat eyes
OH dis crowd, an lie gwine to come
down wild an awful smash when jump.
De United States didn't dun make no
mistake when dey called on me to help
uphold de Constitushun. You niggers
stand back an keep dis sidewalk crar,
or I'll make desc streets swim wild
blood!"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
Fact Versus Fiction.

@Just my luck :" growled the con.
tractor. ito run out OF mortar at the as {
moment Is there plenty of lime left ?"
"Yes, sir, ' replied the boss bricklayer,
with alacrity.
Then run to the nearest grocery and
bring over two barrels of sugar. It's a
little cheaper than sand, but it'll have to
do this timer" And then the contractor
glanced over the current humorous
wecklies and smiled. - [ American
Grocer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
Syrun of Figs.

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
juice OF California figs combined with the
medicinal Writ ues Of plants known To be the
most beneficial TO the human system, acts
gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
effectually cleansing the system. dispelling
colds and headaches. and curing habitual
constipation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
The Squeaky shoes.

His shoes squeaked everywhere he went
They fairly set ones teeth on edge,
He seemed fiend on mischief bent,
To drive a man TO break his pledge.
But finally twas found he wore
The squeakers on his manly toes,
Not just to make himself bore
But to drown the loudness of bis hose
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

The happiness OF mother and child de-
ponds upon the health OF both, a lady
writes: MY boy and are splendid thanh
10 Mrs. Pinkham and the Vegetable Com
pound
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

Ingenious engineers suggest that the
artesian wells may be developed by
means of electrical appliances into n
powerful and cheap source of almost
unlimited power.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

Penny wise and pound foolish" are those
who think IL economy To use cheap soda
and rosin soaps, instead OF the good old
Dobbns' Electric Soap; for sale by all gro
GERS since 1864. Try 1t once. Be sure, buy
genuine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

When Baby was sick, &c gave her css,oris,
When she was Child, she cried for Castosia,
When abe became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children she gave them Castoria
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15
Very Seldom.

Grass widows have been from the first
And still are often seen,
But it always should be understood
Such grass is seldom green.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-15

Sufferers from Coughs. Sore Throat
ETC., should try browns Bronchial Tro-
ches." simple hat sure remedy. Sold only
In boxes. Price IS cents.