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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
PUCKs MIDSUMMER CROP.
I painted well her portrait,
And she cried aloud with glee;
'Oh, won't the family be surprised
When 1 tell 'em that it's mer'

And she cried aloud with glee;
''Oh won't the family be surprised
When tell 'em that it's me!''
wiggs-Whered did you get that Jim Crow
stage manager?
Maycup-He used to be a circus man: doesn't he
know his business?
Wiggs-He seems to; he Is in there trying to fill
the tank by rumbling the rain machine over it.
'You've spoiled all my fun," said the
Dude to the Ant at the picnic.
''Yes: and you We spoiled all my work, " returned
the Ant ''rd Just finished fine apartment
house. when you came along and sat on it..
'eBy love, old man, from the way you
keep hitching at your trousers, one would think
YOU were a sailor
"'Tisn't that. my boy; I'm wearing flannel
shirt and q belt -
'Tis said that ''hate is love turned inside out. "
And many think the saying far from stupid;
But If it's true, to say the very least.
You must admit it's rather rough on Cupid.
Mrs. Rondo-Ah, SO you have stopped
writing.
Mr. Rondo-yIy thoughts have run up tree.
Mrs ROndo-That's too bad! What will you do?
MIR. Rondo (flling his pipe)-I am going to smoke
them out
Miss Daisy Cutter-Father, can never
accept Mr.. Walstret.
Mr. Coupon Cutter-Don't be reckless. Consider
his wealth and position; and then he is only 3d. and
good looking, too.
Miss Daisy Gutter-He may be young in years,
father; but the man who can pass base ball
bulletin without turning his head to see what the
score is, is too old for me.
Jeanie-Gus takes life easily, doesn't he?
Jane-I always supposed he did until he tried to
talk me to death last night.
Maude (excitedly)-Did you hear the
news? Tom Barry and Jack Dashing are going to
fight u duel about you.
Amanda-Isn't it delightful? Tell me the par
ticulars.
Maude-Each one accused the other of being In
love with you.
Although the ice is hard and cold,
Yet in its heart loves power is felt:
As soon as by the sun It's wooed,
1t never fails to yield and melt
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
A Dude and q Robber.

Beyond question the bluejay is the pref
tiest of American cone-bills. As his name
indicates, blue is the predominant color of
his plumage, and it runs through all its most
beautiful shades along his back and tail
until it merges into silver white on his
breast. He has heavy pointed crest of
dark, yet yellow feathers raised above his
head: his eyes are large, fierce and radiant,
and his bill is short and strong. He is some
what larger than the black-faced redbird of
the South, which he resemble: very closely
in shape and in the way he flies.
Like some persons, says the New York
World, the beauty of the bluejay is his only
attraction. His habits are singular, and he
does not walk in the ways of Righteousness
nor in the paths of peace.
He is a regular dude, a smart disagreeable
tattler, an overbearing bully, murderer a
robber and petty sneak thief all COM
bined. Yet he seems to be supremely happy
all the time, perhaps it 10 because he has no
conscience. d. .ET-
1t may have been these vicious traits of
the bluejay that gave rise to curious
legend among the colored people of the
South that this bird owes to the devil one
days work in each week and that at pre-
cisely 1:O1 o'clock every Friday morning all
the jaybirds start for the lower regions to
render the service due to their master.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
Delmonico's Ancient Currency.

One of the curiosities which old New York
ers cherish and which, in the very nature of
things, could scarcely find its way to any
public exhibition, says the Advertiser, is the
curious scrip which the Delmonicos issued
during war times. This currency, for such
it was, "good for its face value lin trade, !"
at No. South William street, New York,
was printed on white banknote paper and,
except in size, resembled somewhat the
Bank of England notes. Each note was
about five inches long and nearly three
inches wide. The picture of the four-story
and half Delmonico building, with the
Pompeiian pillars. adorned its center piece,
fianked on each side by the denomination
and below came the denomination
printed out in words and the name of the
head of the house. People who had not
been at No. Q William street since the old
days when the elder generation were on
deck reproduced from their aged wallets
and secret drawers lot of this scrip last
week and brought it in. 1t was handed
around as a curiosity. Most Of it bore date
in July, 1862.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
EXPERIMENTATION PROPOSITION.

A large business man of the Pacific coast,
where the sentiment in favor of the free
coinage of silver has been supposed to be
most unanimous-excepting perhaps Colo
RADIO, Montana and the pocket State of
Nevada-is quoted in New York paper
as putting the issue in a different light, as
follows:
The people of this country do not want
free and unlimited coinage l have been all
over the country, East and West, within
three months and almost nobody wants free
silver, although there is a large sentiment
for free coinage of American silver. This
money metal question solves itself. You
can pass a resolution after race that the
slowest horse is a better animal than the
winner but that does not make it so.
This idea of a protection against the i'm
portation of silver from abroad has cropped
out at different times before but this is
the first time we have seen it put forward
as representing the demand of the silver
section. In itself it presents a marked
confession of weakness on the part of the
silver men, in their advocacy of that metal
as an unlimited coinage. When nation
deliberately and of choice selects specified
metal for coinage it is usually taken as a
matter of course that the more of that
coinage it gets the better off it is, as con-
trolling the largest reserve of purchasing
power. The flow of that metal to the
country is regarded as favorable sign in
the balances of international trade. But
this view of silver is exactly the opposite.
The practical condemnation of silver
presented by this proposition is made very
plain by comparing it with the attitude
toward gold. No one thinks of trying to
prevent foreign gold from coming to this
country. When it comes in to a large
amount we regard it as a source of
strength and sign of prosperity. When it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
A Gold Mine on a Roof,

Three thousand dollars for an old tin roof
would be pretty steep price, but the man
who gets the battered roof from the old
Tabernacle Church, at Broad street and
South Penn square, which is now being torn
away, says the Philadelphia Record, for that
sum will be in great luck. Some years ago
the paint was scraped Off the old roof and
yielded 5000 in fine gold. 1t is almost GER
tain to yield as much this time. The gold
comes from the Mint.
When gold is being coined a considerable
quantity of it volatlliZes with the smoke
through the chimney, and as soon as it
strikes the air it falls Much oft falls on the
roof of the Mint; so much of it that the
officials save even the water that falls upon
it during a shower. All the drains from the
roof are connected with large watts in the
cellar of the Mint. Before the water finally
gets to the sewer it is strained through
many blankets and sieves which retain the
gold
Notwithstanding all these precautions, the
gold that is annually washed into the Della
ware from the Mint is worth thousands of
dollars. Every particle of dirt swept up
about the Mint is carefully stored away with
the washings from the roof. and once every
year it is sold to the highest bidder, as it
cannot be used at the Mint.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
He Was Always a Financier.

POSTMASTER General Wanamaker is a very
clever man." said Merle Middleton, a we'll
known iron and steel broker of Philadel-
phia, to a Chicago Herald reporter. "He has
been clever all his life and made his first hit
when a mere lad. There is an incident told
about him when he was employed as office
boy for a large firm. He was sent out one
day to collect a bill from an establishment
which was considered unsound financially.
The debtors gave young Wanamaker a check
for $75. He went to the bank to get the
money and was told that there were not
enough funds to meet the demands of the
paper.
If we cashed this check" said the teller,
the firms account would be overdrawn.
We do not care to do that
"'How much does it lack?" asked the lad.
"'Just 81 75.'
"'Here is s. 75,' spoke up the boy immedi-
ately. Put that to the firms credit. Then
cash this check
"The money was Obtained" concluded Mr..
Middleton, "and the boy made big hit for
the firm failed next day."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

goes away again we are uncomfortable
and look for remedy. The people who
propose free silver coinage with barrier
against foreign silver, which they would
not erect against gold, practically confess
that silver is the inferior metal, which they
wish to have coined solely for the benefit
of the silver interests.
The position of the unlimited free silver
advocates is the most logical, and it is no
more harmful. Either proposition would
bring the country to the silver basis, and
when that was done foreign silver would
come in only to supply the coinage needs
that the native production could not
satisfy
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
THE TENNIS QUEEN.

Now the blossoms all are going,
Soon the roses will be blowing.
Indications that the summer time is here, here,
here,
And the wandering wind caresses,
Loyer-like the loosened tresses
OF the tennis-playing summer girl so dear, dear,
dear.
o, we all of us adore her.
We would bend the knee before her
In loyal admiration of her grace, grace, grace;
For we love her. 1.-THE and lissOme.
To her finger tips-we'd kiss 'em
If we didn't feel she ewould surely slap our face.
face face!
She is charming ireher natty
Tennis suit; all the beati-
Tudes seem weak to that young man on whom
she smies smiles. smiles.
Exercise is her cosmetic.
She delights in sports athletic,
And at night she ofEn dances thirty miles, miles,
miles.
O. we all of us adore her
And we'd bend the knee before her
five didn't feel convinced that we'd get hurt,
hurt, hurt;
For with her enhancing beauty
She has little sense of duty
She's a constituencies, unmitigated firt, firt,
firt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
THE statement, that Mr.. Lafcadio Hearn

THE statement, that Mr.. Lafcadio Hearn
has written from Japan to q New Orleans
friend saying that he has accepted a college
professorship in that country, has married
a japanese lady, and "has said goodby for
ever to Western civilization" must be taken
in the last respect as bit of rhetorical
hyperbole. We cannot imagine that Mr.
Hearn has taken position in college in
Japan to teach the Japanese Eastern civil
ization. If he is to have no more to do with
Western civilization his position in the
Japanese college should be that of scholar
and not of n professor We conclude he
still intends to teach Western civilization,
and retain the hope that he will not teach
the Louisiana variety.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
THE FOREIGN TRAVEL ACCOUNT.

There is quite dispute pending in the
New York papers as to the amount of gold
taken out of the country by the annual
hegira to Europe. Matthew Marshall, of
the New York Sun, places it at 500, ,OOO,-
900, estimating the travel to be that of
100000 people at 1000 apiece. But the
New York AduertGssr points out that this
is S2, 900 each for $4,000 people, and as it
considers the latter number large esti-
mate it believes the total of 500, 900, 600 an
extravagant estimate.
There seems to be no dispute, however,
that the sums taken out of the country by
foreign travel aggregate from $4,000, 900
to S1O0, 1000, 600 yearly. Judged exclusively
in its economic bearing, it its evident that
the smaller sum is enough to turn the bal
ance of trade against us, or in other
words, if it were not spent in that way, to
keep the exchanges in our favor. But
can we expect people who are able
to travel to stay at home SIM
ply to keep the coin in the
country? Are we to conclude even
that it would be better for the nation to
have these people deny themselves the
advantages of foreign travel for the sake
of keeping the balance of trade on the
right side of the international account?
The answer to these questions depends
of course on the amount of benefit that
accrueS from sojourn in foreign
lands. If the travellers get S5O,O0O,-
600 worth of intellectual gain or moral or
physical recuperation from the expendi-
ture of that sum abroad, the nation as a
whole cannot charge them with incivism.
But competitive examination of the trav-
elers on their return might make it very
optimistic view to figure that foreign
travel pays its cost in actual improvement.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
ADVICE TO A YOUNG MAN
Who Is About to Start Out to Make His
Way in Life.


oho'so oi'De''
James -, the graduate of Chicago
High School, recently wrote to the Daily
Globe. expressing himself as anxious to
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all depended upon what he considered sue
cess, and that his communication was not
explicit enough in reference to his tastes
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answer poesIple ne replies as ioiio"s'
EDITOR DAILY GLOBE fnd 1t difficult to COM
ply with your suggestion to give an account of my
attainments. have received as good an education
the public schools of Chicago Afford but have
particular bent 1 cannot say that prefer any
particular profession but feel sure if could make
I'M nv mind which would suit me best that would
succeed in it. rs think n have energy enough to
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all children should receive general educa-
tion makes it impossible that boys cannot
be trained in the direction of their individ-
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Samuel Boyd.

Samuel Boyd, of Sewickley, died rather
suddenly last evening at Point Chautauqua, of
heart trouble. Mrs. Boyd was at her husbands
bedside at the time and telegraphed the sad inteli-
gence to Pittsburg. Mr.. Boyd of the
Oldest and most respected business men of Pitts
burg. He was born in Washington county 20 years
ago and came to Pittsburg in the year 1916, imme-
diatelv after the great fire. He was engaged in a
number of business enterprises with ability and
success. In 1865 he founded the art firm of s. Boyd
& Co., and was identified with it until about one
year ago, when he sold his interest to his nephew,
Mr.. J. B. Nevin in consequence of heart trouble,
and retired from active business. The old firm
name has been continued since. Mr.. Boyd leaves
his wife, one brother, Mr.. David l. Boyd, of Den
ver and four sisters. Mrs. Mary B. Nevin, of
Oakmont; Mrs. Anna Mccormick, of Oregon; Mrs.
Joseph Nevin. Of Beaver county. and Mrs. Mar
garct RObb, of West Virginia. His remains will
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
FACTS AND FANCIES.
Gossip About King Milan and How He
Spends His Exile in Paris-Mr. wana-
makers Early Financiering-Gold on a
C1,urch Roof

Gossip About King Milan and How He
Spends His Exile in Paris-NIr. Wanna
makers Early Financiering-Goldo on a
Church Roof
If one meets rather f1eshy man, with q
black, thin mustache, dark brown skin, O
rough, unpleasant voice and '1oud' man.
ners, either in the Bois, in the loge of the
theater or in restaurant before a heavily
laden table, says the Berliner Post, his
identity is easily established. He is an
exotic parvenu or the ex-King Milan of
Servia. One can find him at o'clock in the
evening and ut o'clock in the morning
playing baccarat in his club or poker in the
Rue Royal.
In Paris King Milan leads the life of a
wealthy foreigner who has retired from his
business or profession. One must acknowl-
edge that there is little that is majestic in
his conduct. As a rule he does not like to be
addressed as majesty" He wishes to be
treated as Count de Takova, both in the
club and in society.
His ex-Majesty lives in the neighborhood
of the Bois de Boulogne. Recently he pur-
chased home there, after living several
months in furnished apartments in the
Avenue d'Antin. 1t would, therefore, seem
that he does not expect to be recalled to
Servia by his former subjects. As a rule
unlS Ming loves the prONlSlOndl anu Is Op-
posed to binding contracts. His household
consists of a chamberlain and an adjutant.
They often leave him alone, however, as
Milan prefers to leave the memories of his
former station in the vcstibules of most of
the houses which he visits.
But he bears the golden exile from his
country easily. He pretends to have nothing
to do with politics more than he should do.
He does not like to speak about the Queen
Natalie. When compelled to do so against
his will he speaks with an energy and in q
manner that proves that the founder of the
Obrenovich dynasty was not born at the
foot of throne. Still, he loves his country
and takes pleasure in recounting the revo-
lutions which have tlourished in Servia
during the last century. Does he do so be-
cause the Servians have recalled their eXiled
princes more than once?
Milan lives in Paris as many Oriental mill
ionaires. He wishes to be the Partisan in
everything. He desires to be looked upon
as leader of Partisan STYLE as one who
understands all Partisan eccentricities. "a
good fellow says his friends. His com
panions cannot be surprised that clubmen
have nicknamed him lie Reistaquouere."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
BETTER THAN A SHIRT.

Curious Shrub From Australia Which
Wears Buttons All the Year Round.
Chicago Herald
THAT" said the gardener to distin-
guished member of the Clover Club, as the
latter named gentlemen were being shown
the beauties of Garfield Park, "that is the
fire BUSH 1t comes from Australia, but
grows here readily. Notice the curious little
red disks with black dots in the center.
They are called buttons. The buttons stay
on the fire bush all the year round"
"I wish l could wear a fire bush for a
shirt" sadly remarked one of the Quakers
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
Mrs. Hannah Pool George.

Mrs. Hannah Pool George, a notable
woman. died at the Home of the homeless at Os-
wego, n. Y, Monday. aged 81 years. She was
native of Camden, of Scotch parentage and was
highly educated. Her husband Matthew George,
was deeply engaged officer of the rebels in
what is known as the Patriot W ar Of 1888. and was
fought at Windmill Point, opposite Ogdensburg.
He was afterward tried as a rebel and executed
bands death Mrs. George came to OswegO and be-
came for many years a member of the household of
her brother the late DIR. Augustus Pool, dis
tinguished physician. Since his death and that of
her only child a daughter, she has been an inmate
of the home
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
visions to send to the belligerent Govern.
ments to sustain their armies

THE Tennessee discoverers of Marsh in
the person of a big man with an arsenal of
revolvers strapped around his waist evi-
IDENTIFY build their idea of Marsh on the Ten
nessee preconception. They will be sur
prised to learn that the real Marsh is as
mild hammered man as ever scuttled a
bank or ran away with the public's money.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

Mr. JAY GoULD'S announcement that he
is out OF Wall street is calculated to awaken
unpleasant memories. The last time Mr..
Gould went out of Wall street was, shortly
before he and his allies were suddenly dis
covered to have got their clutches on two
transcontinental lines. The renewal of the
announcement is likely to inspire holders of
railway properties with a disposition to
take fresh clutch on their stocks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

"SPECULAToRs forming corners to raise
the price of grain, or otherwise trading on
the growing necessities of the people, will
be punished and expelled from this jurisdic-
ton" This declaration from absolutist
Russia shows that sometimes a tyrannical
government can do what a popular govern
ment does not-when the spectators do not
belong to the ruling class.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

BEERBoHM, of London, says the accounts
of the failure of the Russian wheat crop are
exaggerated, and estimates that Russia will
ship a little more than two-thirds the aver
age for the past four years. But even this
estimate is confirmatory of the prospect that
there will be an increased demand for
American wheat this year, and that our
wheat growers ought to get good prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

THE accounts differ, but the latest reports
are that the sealers in Bering Sea have
found the occupation too. hazardous and are
giving the seals vacation. The n,od,ts
lapendi seems to be demonstrating its right
TO existence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

AN announcement of the Rochester
Herald that General E. Burd Grubb will re
turn to this country and run for Governor
of Delaware is picked up by the Buffalo
Express, which remarks that General Grubh
lives in New Jersey. But, considering the
doubts as to where General Grubb really
does live, the paper which located him in
Delaware may be pardoned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

ONE of the burdens in the life of q census
superintendent Is the necessity, after his re-
ports are made up, of persuading ambitious
and indignant cities that the figures are cor
rect. Mr.. Porter is engaged in that task at
present, and his efforts are far from being
crowned with success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

DELAWARE was the first State to ratify
the Constitution, and is now the first to
select a site for her State building on the
Worlds Fair ground at Chicago. Delaware
may not be much for size, but she has a
liking for the front rank in the procession
on national occasions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
Mimin Lorenzo,

William Lorenzo, one of the oldest citi-
zens of Upshur county, w. Va, died yesterday at
Buckhannon. Mr.. Lorenzo was known throughout
the State, having been leading Democrat, and
was Clerk of the County Court of Upshur county
wears ago. He has been dying for months with
cancer in his face. His remains will be buried Sat-
urday by the Masons, Of which order he was a
member,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
THE complaints against Minister Do

THE complaints against Minister Doug
lass way of living at Port au Prince have
taken definite shape in the form of a sea
captain who asserts that Mr.. Douglass drove
about in a one-horse chaise and only offered
his visitors Jamaica rum. The bitter indig.
nation of the hardy tar at not getting free
champagne is instructive as to the duty of
diplOmatistS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18

PAsTEUR claims that of 1 $40 cases treated
for hydrophobia at his institute only five
have died, and these were put under his
charge too late. This is certainly very
good record, and seems to leave those who
sneered at the Pasteur discovery in the light
of chronic detractors.