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WAsHINGToN, March IA.
Two Remarkable Twins.

To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
In an issue of The DISPATCH few days
since there was an account copied from
Muncie. Ind, paper of the birthday cele-
bration OF "The Oldest Twins" Mrs. Ia
bitha and Mrs. Layinia Martz, of Arcadia,
Ind. Having known them from childhood,
send you some additional facts, which
may help to make them out also the most
''coincdent" twins These twin sisters were
born February o. 1916. They were married
on November 27, 1884, to Isaac and Moses
Martz, who are twin brothers and who were
born May q, 1912. The day for the double
wedding was not planned especially SO as to
fall on the 9th of a month, but was after
ward discovered to be helping on the COIN
cidence. To each family there have been
born seven sons and five daughters. OF the
Is persons making up two generations OF
this family 26 became members of the Chris
tian or Disciple Church. The TWO excep-
tions are two children who died when quite
young. These two aged couples have lived
In sight of each other all their married lives
with the exception OF about two years.
On November q, 1884, they celebrated
their double golden wedding. Atthis writing
they are in the enjoyment of good health
and are highly esteemed by large number
of friends and acquaintances.
C. w. GRANGER.
SOMERSET, Pa, March 10.
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The Patent Centennial Celebration.

The Patent Centennial Celebration.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The Executive Committee of the Patent
Centennial Celebration earnestly request
you to publish the following notice SO that
the inventors and manufacturers of patented
articles who are among your readers may
have an opportunity OF participating in the
important event:
Elaborate arrangements have been made to
celebrate the beginning OF the second century
of the American patent system at Washington
on the 8th, OH and 10th of April next All of
the railroads leading into the national capital
have reduced their rates for the occasion and
great crowd is expected. President Harrison
will open the celebration, and the literary ex-
ercises will be presided over by some OF the
most eminent inventors of the country. Twenty
addresses upon the different phases of inven-
tion will be delivered by men who are famous
as masters of the subjects they will discuss. A
national ASSOCIATION Of inventors and manu-
facturers OF patented articles will be organ
lied. There will he a grand reception at the
Patent Office by the Secretary of the interior
and Commissioner Mitchell, at which it is ex-
pected Cyrus W. Field. Thomas A. Edison.
George Westinghouse. George NJ. Pullman and
others will assist. There will be military
parade, grand excursion to Mount Vernon. a
planked shad banquet at Marshall Hall, near
Mount Vernon. and the Navy Yard, the Ma
tional Museum, the Patent Office. and other
interesting national establishments will be open
to the visitors. This Is the first time in the
history of the Republic that the inventors have
celebrated.
j. E. WATKINS, Secretary.
WASHINGTON, March IA.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Letters From Interested Readers
Upon Variety of Subjects.
PROTEST OF AN OIL PRODUCER.
One Mans observations as to the Cheap
ness of Southern Labor.
FOR EAGER INQUIRERS

To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Every oil producer will concur in the ar
guments advanced by you against the bill
now before the Legislature which forbids
the draining of the salt water from the oil
wells into running streams. The bill does
not specify oil wells, but it could not do US
more injury if it was drawn for the sole
purpose of injuring us. By the terms OF the
bill we would be liable to fine of $500 and
six months imprisonment if we let the salt
water from our wells run into any stream
which is tributary to any body of water
from which public water supply shall be
taken" There is not an oil we'll OF any con-
sequence from New York to Virginia which
does not give out salt water. and under this
law there would not be stream we would
dare let it run into. In the Hundred Foot
field there is not we'll which does not
make at least 200 barrels of salt water day.
Some of them run five times that much.
There are 300 producing wells in this field,
and not one OF them could be operated
under this law. Recent develop
ments have added eight miles Of new
territory to this district, which will add
largely to the wealth of the landowners, but
if this bill is passed without some protection
tor US, 1t Will not be worth while to work
lease in il. The coal and ore miners are to
be allowed, under the bill, to run their
drainage into the streams as heretofore, al
though the drainage from some of our coal
mines will cut through an iron pipe in
year. If it does that with iron, what would
it do to mans stomach, but that running
stream quickly purifes itself? Is one in
dustry to be protected and another attacked
by the State? The Legislature refused US
the Burdick bill, and think that, having
refused us relief, they at least should not
impose legislation upon US under which any
malicious person will have the power to
harass and blackmail US. We have never
had any serious sickness in the oil country
which could be traced to the salt water, and
have never heard of any general public
demand tor such legislation as this.
HUNDRED FoOT.
PITTsBURG, March 10.
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concerned. Their complaint is limited to
the "heating" (or more properly speaking,
non-heating) OF the building. The latter is
an iron one, and when allowed to cool it
takes some days to make it habitable again.
The County Commissioners employ hut
one fireman, who remains but IL hours,
and, as the fires are then allowed to die out
and the immense building to get cold, he
can hardly be expected to do the impossible
and keep the building and prisoners warm
during the night and good part Of the
dav. The thermometer has varied from $50
to 700, and much oitener near the former
than the latter figure. 1t is SO cold
that the men could not sleep
at night, and required brisk and Wig
orous exercise during the day to keep almost
from freezing. Many are suffering from
throat and lung diseases, to which such yari-
ations cannot be otherwise than Injurious
not to say fatal We feel sure that this can
easily be remedied, and with the assistance
of The DISPATCH will be. All that is
necessary to do SO is the employment OF an
additional man to keep up the fire at night.
PRISONERS.
UNIoNTOwN, March Is.
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The Time for Decisive Action.

To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
Why does not the Pittsburg press uIge
upon the General Assembly prompt and
decisive legislation providing for the con-
struction of our Ohio river and Lake Erie
ship canal? An enterprise of such vast
importance to State trade and our national
commerce should not be allowed to languish
or go by default. WAYS and means for its
construction and early completion should
be devised without delay. An act should
be passed at the present session providing
everything essential TO q vigorous prosecu-
tion of the great work. A loan, as we'll as
the appointment all necessary officials,
should be authorized, and We venture to say
that an Issue Of per cent bonds, In amount
required 10 complete the enterprise, could
be all sold at premium within so DAYS or
less alter they are thrown upon the market.
No single locality is more largely inter-
ested in this grand addition to inland COM
merce than Pittsburg; and, hence, we are
unable to account for the apparent ndiffer-
ence with which it is treated by Pittsburg
journalists. TEE DISPATCH, we must ac-
knowledge, has done well-and it should do
more-but the others have, thus lar, been
crimiually indifferent.
Our representatives are quite busy with
free school book jobs, treasury investiga-
tions and other schemes to squander the peo-
Piles substance and benefit individuals,
while seemingly nothing is doing to Ell.
hance, widen and sustain the vast agri-
cultural, manu- acturing and commercial
interests of our great and growing COM
monwtalth, or to develop its wonderful
natural resources. Ii THE DISPATCH and
other live journals will only bling our
representatives at Harrisburg out of their
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land in this instance could not have been
bought for less than 81, 500 an acre.
But the appreciation spoken OF above is
In the agricultural line, and attention is
directed to the ridiculous disparity between
the price asked and that on the assessor
book. The farm in question particularly
noted is that lately owned by J. S. p. wy
lie, transferred to William Reed and from
him 90 William Glew, who has offered it to
the Department of Awards for 5000, 900.
This farm is in Jefferson township 1t
originally contained 418 acres and is
assessed in three divisions and valued in all
AT SS3,7TI5, or few cents less than SS1 an
acre, while the price asked of the Depart
ment of Charities is a little over 1856 an
aere-not for manufacturing, but for agri-
cultural purposes.
Assessment of River Front Farms.
A large number of people have lately
called on the County Commissioners to
direct their attention to this state of affairs,
and it has been numerously asserted that
river front farms are assessed entirely too
low and out OF all proportion to other land
in the county. MANY of them are assessed
no higher than farms lying back three to
Eve miles from the rivers. The latter, il is
true, have in some instances been increased
in price by the discovery of petroleum, but
il is held that their valuation should not be
increased on this account as the mineral
product when extracted is taxed as well as
the land, as also is the machinery used In
developments.
Nessrs Mercer and Boyle were somewhat
reticent on the subject, but their ewes
twiukled at the possibility of getting $780,
600 more year in taxes than at present and
the wiping out of the county debt in the
near future. Commissioner Mercer made an
estimate of the land on the river frontage
and found il TO be, in round numbers 50, 600
acres, confning himself within half mile
of the water. This at $500 an acre will yield
500, 600 wear more tax than now collected
from it, at valuation something like S66
an acre less than the price put on the
Wyiie- -Reed-Glue farm.
The Valuation of NIcKeesport.
1t is said the valuation of McKeesport
should be raised S17 ,000, 600 and that some
of its best citizens want it. Stowe township
is said to be undervalued 100000. 1t is
estimated that the valuation of Coraopolis
should be increased at least $3.50, 900, and
there are other boroughs that should be
pulled up, making at least $40, 600, 900 to add
10 taxable valuation without working in
justice TO any. This would give with the
increased valuation of river frontage S45,-
600. 900 ami Weld S1S0,000 a year to the
county. The chief beauty of the proposition
is that it is merely justice.
People who have any get-up about them
and make improvements are taxed Oh their
industry and enterprise, while the silurian
mossbacks do nothing except add 10 per cent
10 the valuation of their surrounding hold
ings every time live people add factory or
something else that enhances values in the
locality.
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TREASON AGAINST ENGLAND
Some Dominion Annexationists Who May
Get Themselves Into Trouble.

Some Dominion Annexationists Who May
Get Themselves Into Trouble.
TORONTO, ONT, March 16.-It is under
stood that the Government has been eonsid-
ering what it should do with such men as
Edward Farrer. A firm of Toronto solicitors
have men at work Investigating his conduct,
and some weeks ago they advised the Gov
ernment that he came well within the law
relating to high treason. As the law now is
it is said there would be no difficulty in Sc.
curing his conviction on a charge OF high
treason. Whether the Government will 90
this far is yet to be decided.
The report says that if the authorities do
move they will probably move against some
others who are members of Parliament. ANY
punishment that may be meted out to them
will be in the nature of Punishment rather
than of confinement 1t is also said that
the Government is being urged to ask Lord
Salisbury to station in Canada from five to
ten British regiments, quartering them in
Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Win
nipeg and Vancouver. 1t is argued that the
presence of these regiments in Canada would
do more to put down the annexationists and
put check to their conspiracy than any,
thing else could do.
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PITTsBURG, March 10.
COlored Labor in the South.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
notice in your columns recently that one
Mr.. H. W. Hargreaves wishes to correct the
article headed 'Cheap Southern Labor"
Now, to start with, please understand me
to say do not dispute his ever being South,
but his saying that the negro laborers aver
age the same as the whites of this country 1
do dispute Now, I have dwelt among
them for eight years. know every tract
OF land in Jefferson county, Ala, where
there are any kind of public works. Now,
SO far as the miners part, that is all right,
but with the holsters and trappers there is
considerable difference. They receive at
least 40 cents per day less than those of this
country who do the same work. Now,
those laboriug around the furnaces receive
from 10 to 80 cents less per day than those
in Allegheny county doing the same work.
The general average OF the negroes
of the South receive from 81 to 81 90.
Teamsters may average IS per week.
In some cases these teamsters have to sup
port and pay rent for large family, as the
negroes of the South are rapidly increasing.
My object for writing this is to show where
the Southern capitalist has much cheaper
labor than the Northern competitor. First,
every mill has large tract of land and has
houses built as close as possible SO as to
have ample shelter for every employer
All the houses are of the cheapest material,
costing not over 500 apiece. They rent
these houses at s. per room and the rent is
deducted from the pay. No man can rent
house nor room unless he works for the
company. No woman can rent one at any
price. Some one working for the company
must be responsible for this rent or she can
not get the house. The furnaces are the
same. l know of one furnace company which
has $50 houses. They have six furnaces and
at least 500 ovens. Their employees must
live in these houses. Then they
have company store. They must trade
there, their pay is monthly and they being
in poor circumstances there the company has
them at their mercy. Now there are some
companies who have no company store but
there are certain stores where these en-
ployes must carry the orders to get what
ever they want. Now il this cheap labor
wants little cash he must accept So cents
for 81 order. A good many L know have
done SO time and again, as So cents in some
places will buy more than 81 order in
these special stores. Then most any of the
bosses will furnish their hands money, but
they must pay % per cent for it, and this
money must be deducted in the Office from
his pay before he receives it.
j. w. WILLIAMS.
MCKEE's ROCKS, PA, March IL.
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80 From PIttsb.ra Unios ststIoa-
LingS.l
= Tralas Rua By Central Time.
Tralas Rua By Central Time.

uIrpHW VET SYSTEM-PAN NHANDLE ROUTE
Leave for Cincinnati nat an! NJ, st. Louis; IlS T. M
Wheeling: i;l5 a; M, n;o5 e:lop; y. steuben-
$3.50 As, 4:55 p. m. Bnlger. lo:loa m. Burgetts-
town. Has M M, SsS p. r: "a, Mansfield I;l5,
I0IO D. m. MsDonaIds Ala 1886 D. m, 5 O:O1
pm. ,u c-ou, ,,o Wa. ON o.
M, sos 5:sS .. m pennison, $50 al a. m. st: stea.
senrIs SOS R WHee,Ins ?i@ S m;
sS ';'S %Pssnln MI gton SaEss'G S:5 @ SO Oa5 S @ so'
2:Sa SIS 5p, m. Mans6eid, S:So 5:5S 6;SOi ll:4o a
D. m. McDonalds 6;S0 a. m, 800 p. IN.
NoRrHwEsT sYsTEM-Fr WAYNE ROUTE
t:4 except SATURDAY il:3o D. ~: Toledo. 5:iS 4.
M, l2:2t, 100 and except Saturday IL 20 .n.
Crestline. 5:45 Cleveland $40 :l245 lI:O5
p. H., and 10 a. m.. via T., Ft W. &C. Ry.: New
Castle and Youngstown. 7:20 4. m., l2:20 $50 D.
Vile, Erie and AshtabuIa, 7:2O a. ill.,, i2:s0 D. m.
Nhss aRa Wbeens Sn6 gsIrc p % so Aanee m ~
45 p! ny seaTsr fniis Fail 15o p NJ NV Bea1er Faii &
{ s:2o a. M. Lee:sdaIe. $50 a. N:
DEPART FROM ALLEGHENY-Rocheste $50 :.
m: Beaver Fails. S:l5 IL 90 m 5:io p.m.: 4:1
Sd0 e o. 45 a91n a. M sG R 2 5 g ss hss''ass a4 s IS: s s
Fair oaks n:4O a. NJ.
TRAINS ARRIVE Union station nom Chicago, ex-
cept Monday. l:50, 900, 6:3j n. M, $3.50 aud
$50 p. m. Toledo except Monday, 1:5O, 6:35 l.
m, 5:55 and $50 p. M; Crestline, l2:sO p. M:
OungSbOWn ana new CaSLl6, wa. H.. Ia o:0U,
lO:l5 p. m: Miles and Youngstown. d $50 p. m.:
and Bellaire. 900 Il. M. 2:20 7:O D. m. Erie AM.
Ashtabnla, LIS 10:l5 p. H.; Alliance, lOOO all;
Niles and jamestown, SilO a.. M: Beaver Falls
7sVa M SIS p m; Lee, hee5sd.Ie shs, lC;4S D. m
Conway &. 4Oa III ;Koonester O. 4Oa. m. Beaver Falls.
40 I2:30 l:OQ ). ~ and 3:l5 p. Leets-
dale, 4 20, 550 g. La $50, rs a.. M, 1Z.00 II. IL
1.45. B. 3d. 4. 30. $50 300 and s:J5 p. H.; FAIR
oaks, g. 50 a. m.
SUNDAY.
JOSEPH WOOD. General Manager.
L. A. FORD. General Passenger Agent
Address, Pittsburg, Pa
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was worth nothing for hunting for several
days subsequently and his nerves were so
shaken that he was subject to panic ever
after.
Mr.. Howe is a well-known and highly
respected citizen of New Brighton, where
he has resided for more than 30 years, and
his statement, as well as that of the gentle
man first referred to, is we'll known and
their testimony would be given full credit
in any court where they are known. The
blue racer is, or at least has been, a we'll
established fact, even though the herpetol-
ogists are not acquainted with it.
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Fortune Seeking Emigrants,

Many poor family that seeks the Western
wiIds In the hope of winning fortune, is pre-
served from that insidious foe of the emigrant
and frontiersman-chills and fever-by Hos
letters Stomach Bitters So etfectualiy dues
that incompatible medicinal defense fortify
the system against the combined influence of
a maiarlous atmosphere and miasma- tainted
water that protected by it the pioneer, the
miner the tourist provided with 1t, may
safely encounter the danger.
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T1ITTsBURG AND LAKE ERIE RAILKoA ID
i COMPANY. Schedule In effect December "A
Io9O. Central time. P.& l.. T. X X. DEPART-For
Cleveland 4:3O $500 a. y 3 42 9:45 D. IN. FOG
Cincinnati. Chicago and st. Louis. 1880 a. M. :3S
.y:I5 d. IN. For Buffalo. $500, a. m. Am. 'y:45
p. m. For Salamanca, $500 a. m. -lS .. m. FOE
youngstown and New Castle, 4;Ss $500. 1880 A.
m., les '4:2O. .s:45 p. m. For Beaver Falls
I:Sy 200, 'S:N 1880 a. IN, 1:sS. $3.50 '4:2n 5:2a
s9:45 D. m. For Charters 4's. J5:2j a. m, 5:35
f6:5a 100 7:D $500, s:t5. 9:l0, l0:0o II :3S q. m
iL:2O I2:4U 1l2:45 l:{a $50 s:5& -4:2A fi:S9 4:4S
b:2l 'S:00. fg:I5. l0:3O p. N.
ARRIvx-From Cleveland, 'e:4o a. m. Tan
5:4O 1850 p. m. From Cineinnat. Chicago and 81.
!oas !s9ios. M. NV. 1850, ioO5 D. N. From salaman:s
ana New Castle, $50, 1850 a. m. si2:so S:E,
= :sl lO.05 D, m. From Beaver Falls 5,2n r6:n
1:n 'iOGOo m, 'l230, l20. $50 T:Sl IO:O5 D. m.
p. C. q Y. trains for Mansfield. 7,s. II :S5 a m,
s:55 p. m For Esplen and Beecnmout, 7:3o a
"P F., G. & 7. trains from Mansfield. 20. n.o
D. M, 3:I5 p. m. From Beechmont 7:le, n=so
r. Mck,&Y R. K;-DErARr-For New Ha-
ven, l0:l0. iI;5o n m. 800 D. m. For West New
ton. SEQ. Io;lO a. m. $50. S:25 D. m.
ARkIVE-From new Haven, 800 .. m, 4:io.
p. m. From West Newton. s:Ia $500 q m.
FOR McKeespors, Elizabeth. Monongsnela CITY
and Belle vernon, s;4A i7:4o, n:a0 a- m. 13:od
From Belle Vernon. Mononeahe City. Eiiza-
beth and Mcheesport f:IS 1880 g. M, 2:49 Hid
'DsiIy. fsundays only.
City Ticket Office. 639 Smithheld street.
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To the Editor of The Dispatch:
What regiment was the first to leave Pitts
burg, and the date? f. H.
PIrrsBURG, March 16
Ia number of companies recruited in AL
leghenv county were assigned to various
regiments. On April II, 1861. orders were
received by General Negley to forward two
regiments to Washington, which was done.
They were composed of the different military
organizations. Twenty-four companies went
from this county-one in Third, three in
Fifth, five in Seventh, six in Twelfth, eight
in Thirteenth, one in Fourteenth.
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ALLEG HENY VALLEY RAILROAD
IA Trains leave n1fn station eastern stand
ard time): East Brady Ac.. 6:55 a m.: Niagara
Ex., daily. s:lS a. IN. ARRIVING at Buffalo a.
5:45 P. NJ. J; kittannng Ac., 800 q. m: Hutton
Ac.. 1910 a. m.; Valley Camp Ac., l::O5 p. m;
OH City and Dubois Express, 1:50 p m; Hutton
Ac.. 800 p: M; kittanning Ac.. $3.50 p. m; m;
p. m. Braeburn Ac., $50 p. ~: Hutton Ac., 500
p. M: Buffalo Ex.. daily. s:45 D. IN. (Arrfying at
Buffalo 1:20 NJ. Hutton Ac., s:4O p. m; valley
Camp Ac., IL 80 p. IN. Church trainS-Emlenton.
ga. IN. kttanning. 12:40 p. m: hraeOurn. S;aV
ID. m. Pullman Parlor Cars on day trims ana
Sleeping Car night trains between Pittsours
ana ButIaIO. JAS. L. ANDERSON G- Il. AgI.:
DAVID MCliA RCD. Gen. SUD.