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those of the Ming Yung. Tho Sc of the
Ming Yung bowed low in return. As
the visitors approached the joss the I'M
earthly din of the tom-toms and fire.
crackers broke out afresh and continued
until the visitors, after a cup of tea and
a cigar, took their departure. The
members of the Ming Yung Society
prayed and tasted during the entire four
days. During that time they could eat
nothing coming not out of the earth or
the sea. At the close of the season Guam
Sing Ii Quen was left to himself until
his votaries come again to offer sacrifice
or ask a blessing. As the ugliest godin
the temple, he will do the largest bust
ness.
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to be q good deal Of sand in the sugar
this week."
Grocer-"T'm very sorry, I'm sure
Customer-t.And the butter is three-
quarters oleo."
Grocer-"Well, I must look into
that"
Customer-"But what surprises me-
the most is that the tea is pure, and
weighs sixteen ounces to the pound.
Grocer-"By gracious, Mr.. Shocks,
I'll be more carefulin the fntureln-Har-.
per's Bazaar.
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A 'POssum Farm.

J. M. Hunt, of Carrollton, Ga. has a
,pcssum farm. He now has twelve on.
hand ~fattening. He buys all he can get,
fat or poor. If they are not in good
condition he fattens them for the mar
ket. He says that he will keep a supply
onhand for the local market. The juicy
apd oleaginous 'possum is quite a favor,
lite dish with some of our epicures, and
NO doubt Mr.. Hunt will do a thriving
busiuess,-Atlanta Constitution
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4 So1JSSs sAeA 10y
have been able to reach. Quan Sing tt
Quen looks like a Missouri Pacific stock
holder who has just heard of Gould's in
tention to pass the dividend. Need we
say more? Or need it be added that the
Chinese who have been througing the
temple day and night and prostrating
themselves before the new God are de.
lighted with his countenance2
The festivities continued four days.
It is the habit when a new JOSS is en-.
throned by either of the six companies
Tor the head men, or chiefs, of the other
five companies to visit the temple in a
body and fall down and worship the new
deity. Between these distinguished
arrivals the vassals of the companies
the slaves bound for a term of years-all
embraced in the generic term "coolies,"
swarm into the temple, chattering and
%gibbering, to fall down before the insen-
safe image and grind their foreheads in
to the marble floor in abject homage.
There is something weird in this spec
tacle of Orientalism in the farthest DC.
cident. That barbarian should thus meet
civilization on the outpost aud faunt
itself before it, issomethlng of a shock to
the fastener. The San Franciscan cares
nothing for it. He has seen such fetes
and celebrations before and has become
accustomed to them. To the stranger
the sights and sounds are such as will
not readily be forgotten. Every day of
the four was ushered in with tremendous
explosions of fire crackers, aud at no
time during the entire four days was the
noise or tie urecracker entirely absent
from the festivities. At almost every
hour during the entire time grave process
sious of silken robed Cinnamon could be-
seen threading their way through the
narrow and dirty streets which constitute
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A Hungry Rather Comes to Grief.

Rattlesnakes are generally credited
with having more sense than to attempt
to feast on spine-covered horned toads,
but there was one snake that allowed
hunger to overcome discretion down in
Inyo County a few weeks ago. 1t sur
rounded a half-grown horned toad that
would have eventually caused its death
had not a hunter saved it the trouble.
The specimen was saved and is now at
the Academy OF. Sciences in alcohol.
The snake is called Crotalus Cerastes,
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THEN MIR. PrKKHAM scowLED.

Mr.. Pinkham--'tHow do you do, Mrs.
Willis2 You are the last person I ex.
pected to see in Florence"
Mrs. Willis-"Why, if it isn't Mr..
Pinkham! Yes, we are spending the
winter here. You must call on us often.
You know just how it is---persons we
never think much of while at home seem
like dear friends when we meet them in
a strange place. "---Hurper's Basar.
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UNCOMFORTABLE.

Educated Egyptlau-"You have no
wonderful hieroglyphics in your country,
sir; no mysterious inscriptions, no uude-
cipherable relics of al ancient literature
whose secrets the wise men Of the world
have tried for ages to discover"
American Citizen-'tNo, we haven't any
of those things, but Frightening up)
we've got our railway guides.'"-
CHICAGO Tribune.
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coHrAGIous IN THEIR CASE.

CONTAGIOUS IN THEIR CASE.
Mr.. Noopop-"Doctor Is insomnia con.
tagiousf"
DR.. Paresis--"Certainly not, sir. What
makes you ask thati"
Mr.. Noopop-''Because I noticed that
when baby is troubled with insomnia,
my wife and I invariably catch it, too"
Life. VII.
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The Agricultural Bureau in Washing.
ton is devoting much time and care
toward c~ultivating the bamboo OF China.
1t is the most useful varierJ of that class
of vegetation known, and its uses enter
into almost every industry in China.
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ENCOURAGING HIN.

HNCOUuAI1xNU HIHs
brother Jack-sIa asked Virginia Cooper
to marry me and she said there was too
great a discrepancy in our ages"
sister-"How old is VirginiaG"
Brother Jack-"Twenty-three."
Sister-"And you're nineteen. So just
wait two years and you'll both be twenty
one."-Judge.
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GEORGE L RIGHT.

Anxious Mother-"My dear, I'm afraid
George is getting into bad company. He
is out very late nearly every night"
Observing Father-"Oh, he's all right.
He goes to see some girl or other.
Shouldn't wonder if he'd announce an
engagement soon."
"He hasn't said a word about any
young lady"
"No; but he's keeping company with
one all the same. His right wrist Is fill
of pin scratches. GOOD Neps.
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If suicide could ever be regarded
as a fitting ending Of a human be-
ing, career, Boulanger may be said
to have rounded his life in proper
form.
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IN THE PoSToFFICE.

"Home again." said the postmaster to
the returning stamp clerk.
eyes, back to my old stamping ground" "
and he took his place at the window
Detroit Free Press.
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w11.r suE WAS WAITING FOR.

WHAT SHE VAS WAITING FOR.
"I understand, Mrs. Sassafras, that
YOU are the owner of a hen which laid
an egg with a tive-cent piece in it n day
and the day following n containing a
dime"
81 am, SIR"
81 represent q dime museum, and I
would like to buy your hen"
= "No dime museum can touch that
fowl, sir. I'm waiting for a British
syndicate to make me an offer, sir.
Good morning!"-Epoch.
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There was once a young woman Of Chester,
Who was eager to sing when one pressed her;
When she once got a start
She would sing with such art
That 1t took twenty men to arrest her.
-Hdrper's Bazaar.
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A HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR.

A HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR.
Little Johnnie-sTherc's O man ct the
door with q BILL"
Brown-"Tell him I'm not at home"
Little Johnnie-.tBut it's 9 five dollar
bill he says he owes you."-Epoh.
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HE WILL COLLECT THE INTEREST.

lie WILL COLLECT n INTEREST.
: "Now this is an event Of interest to
me-" exclaimed Staggers, glancing up
from the newspaper.
"What is It'll" asked his wife.
"a company in which lam a stock
holder announce a dividend. "-Dstroit
Free Press.
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BRA1ALEss.

BRAIHLEss.
"They say Robinson has water on the
brain"
"Where did he get It'll"
"What-the water2"
"No-the brain."-LW.
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A SOFT ANSWER. ,

"Are you ailing2" babbled the brook.
"Not much" gurgled the spring.
"Still Yelling ."-Neu York Sun.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

An Enthusiastic Musician-A Soft
Answered. Horse of Another
Color-Cause for Appre-
hension, Etc, Etc.
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FOSTERING CARE.

FOSTERING CARE.
Kittie Winslow-"Why don't you let
your moustache grow, Mr.. Boysena"
Mr.. Boysen-''Let it grow! Why, my
dear Miss Winslow, am Offering it
every inducement!!"-LJs
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CAUSE FOR

Jack-"What is the matter2 Did
Maud say she'd be q sister to you'll"
Tom-"No; but after she had
accepted me, we broke the new to the
old folks, and. Mrs. Inlaw said she'd be
q mother to me."-Fuck.
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HOW HE LOST IT.

HOW HE LOST TT.
Jangle-"PooITableigh lost half of his
fortune by that last failure of his"
Bangle-''So bad as that2"
Jangle-"Yes; he was forced to com
promise at fifty cents on the dollar
Detroit FTee Press.
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FAsHIoN n FOOD

FASHION ARD FOOD.
Husband-"Mrs. Tiptop's dinner was
grand, wasn't it,"
Wife--"I didn't enjoy it."
"Why not2"
"My new dress was so tight I couldn't
eat anything. "-Neo York Weekly.
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WHAT HE HOPED.

Mr.. De Brute-"My wife has a dog
which knows one hundred different
tricks. Wouldn't you like to have him2"
Showman-"Indeed Iwould. Is he
for sale2"
"No."
"Won't she sell him at any price2"
.sNo."
"Then why do sou speak to me about
hima"
81 was in hopes maybe you would
steal him. -.-Good Mws.
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Harvard University has 2613 students
this year.
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At LAST.

Customer-"Mr. Briggs, there seems
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22

Mr.. JOHN R. ST1TT, the head of the linen
department of Joseph Horne & Co., has just
returned from his foreign trip for this en-
terprising firm. Mr.. Stitt has visited in his
absence all the largest linen centers of Ire
land and Scotland; white goods and hand
kerchief manufacturers of Manchester, Bel
fast and London, and the lace curtain manu-
facturers of Nottingham and St. Gall, as
well as those of Paris. He promises to the
patrons of this house the best values ever
offered by any importer in this country, as
well as special designs made for this market
alone. Mr.. Stitt has an acquaintance on
the other side second to none, having been
European buyer for many years of A. L.
Stewart & Co., when they were the largest
concern on this side of the Atlantic. If ex-
perience and good taste go for anything,
Joseph Horne & Co. should command the
trade of this territory in linens, white goods,
handkerchiefs, lace curtains and quilts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
A GAS TANK BURSTS,
lntilcting Probably Mortal Injuries
on Two Noted Oil Men.
VICTIMS BRUISED AND BURNED.
HarrisburgerS object to Running of Sunday
Electric Cars.
MINOR NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES
rsrEc1AL rELrGRAMs TO TIE DIsPArcu.I

rsrFcIAI TFIrGRAMs TO TIE DIsPATcu.I
Butler, MAY al.-A terrible explosion oc-
CURED at Gallery junction about O'Clock
this afternoon, which will probably result in
the death of two men. The scene OF the
accident was on Collins & Sheasley's lease on
the Miller farm. and only few rods from
the station. Several men were gathered
around the we'll, busily engaged in drawing
the tubing, when the gas tank, located near
she well, exploded without a moments warn
ing The derrick. boiler house and workmen
were instantly enveloped in flames.
The first force of the explosion was ter
rife. and every one in the vicinity of the
well was more or less injured. ID. I. Reeder,
of Butler, member of the firm owning the
We'll, was standing near the tank watching
the operation OF drawing the tubing, and
received the full force of the explosion. He
was knocked down and his body wrapped In
the flames that issued from the tank, scorch-
ing everything surrounding. Before ne
could he taken away by those attracted to
the scene he was fatally burned. James Z.
Fitch a driller, was 60 feet up IN the DER
rick, handling the casting, and was hurried
The entire distance to the ground, his IN
juIies being probably fatal. Mr. Reeder
was taken 10 a neighboring house and re-
ccivcd medical treatment at once. The
flesh is hanging in shreds from his BODY:
and in addition it is thought he has inhaled
the flames
Mrs Reedcr left Butler for her husbands
sue ana NlTtu lO-nlS ILlih hC
-tii living but very low when she reached
him. He Is conscious, however, recognizing
his vile, though suffering intensely. Mr..
Fitch Is single man and lives at Cai6ery'
lie was at one time an engineer on the Pltts-
burg and Western Railroad. Both men are
very well known throughout oil ana rall-
road circles 0ne of Mr. Fitch's most de-
voted attendants tonight is lovely young
lady TO whom he has been paying attention,
and it is stated they were soon to be married.
Unless Mr. Fitch received injuries inter
nally. which is as yet not known, he may re-
cover, notwithstanding his fearful fall and
burning.
The cause of the explosion is not known,
but in al likelihood too heavy pressure of
uaS was encountered, which escaped
through a defective check valve. When the
,.Scuring gas reached the boiler an explo-
SION, of course, followed. The tanks, der
1icR and boiler house were destroyed by the
lire which followed. Loss, including that on
MACHINERY etc, about $500. Outside of be-
ing seyerly shocked or thrown down by the
explosion, none of the other workmen or by
ISLANDERS were hurt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
WILD MAN OF THE WOODS.
Missing County Treasurer of Kansas Ter
rorizing Arkansas Settlers.


Ell DORADO, KAN July 2l-A year ago last
April Milton Brady, ex-County Treasurer of
Butler county, started for Arkansas with
buggy, team and gun for fishing trip. Since
that time he has not been heard OF, though
every effort has been made by his family,
which is very well of, TO find him. A recent
press dispatch, however, furnishes a clew,
which it is thought will lead to his discovery.
A wild man has been seen near Hartman,
Ark. He is large, tall man, full bearded
and of a dark comglexion. This answers
Bradly's description, and as Hartman was on
his proposed route it is likely that the wild
man and Brady are the same. The fact that
Brady was insane in early life, and ran away
and lived in the woods, makes the theory of
identity more probable.
A letter from DR.. l. A. Cook, of Hartman,
saws the man has beard all over his face,
and at the distance from which he saw him
he would say that he had dark beard. He
was some distance from him, and it was late,
about sunset. He has been seen mostly by
men from passing trains, as his habitation
is on the line of the railroad. He was seen
near an empty house last evening, and will
be watched for at the same place by posse
of men tonight. He wears no apparel but a
hat, and some who have seen him say he has
been exposed to the sun for some time as he
is considerably Drowned. An El Dorado
party will go to Hartman Immediately to
capture the wild man and find out whether
or not it is the missing Butler County Treas
urer,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
QUESTIONS OF sTATEsMANsHIP
Stated by Senator Sherman Before the Gin
cinnati Chamber of Commerce.

CINCINNATI, July 2L-This afternoon, at
the close of Change hours, Vice President
Brown and Sam J. Hale, of the Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce,
escorted Senator Sherman into the Chamber.
He was at once called on for a speech amid
lusty applause. Vice President Brown
made q brief speech announcing the Senator,
who responded. Senator Sherman's speech
closed as follows:
parties will always divide upon the Ques-
tion of how shall money be raised to support
the Government, and so the mode of levying
taxes interests you all. Now, the question
is is the way that we have done it q wise
one? Take the question of the developments
and protection of sugar. We are expert
menting with the production of sugar by
means of beet as well as with cane. There
is the question of tin. We hear good deal
about tin horns and the like. We consume
about 6000 600 tons of tin. Now the tin of
commerce is about 95 per cent iron, and the
question is to produce our own tin, and we
are experimenting to that end. There is the
question OF reciprocity with notions-the
special arrangements by which we can get
articles free which we do not produce our
selves, by reciprocating with other
nations on something which they cannot
produce. Reciprocity has been adopted. So
there you have the sugar question, that of
tin and that of reciprocity and also the
question OF silver issue, which touches the
pocket of all business men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
A PASTOR IN DISGRACE.
He Is Indicted for Mailing Indecent Circu-,
lars Against a Presiding Elder,

lars Against a Presiding Elder.
ERIE, July 2l.-The principal business of
the United States District Court to-day was
the trial of Rev. Henry E. Sutherland, of
Hazelton, Pa, who was indicted for sending
obscene literature through the mails. A large
number of gentlemen is here, mostly
CleTgymen, for the purpose of swearing
against the defendant. The testimony thus
;ar shows that Rev. Mr.. Sutherland, about IS
years of age, established and built a church
in Hazelton, and placed himself in the
Methodist Episcopal Conference. Mr..
sutherland having been engaged in worldly
pursuits, general merchandising, etc, had
accumulated a fortune of some $50, 900, and
was something of an autocrat.
The Presiding Elder of the district, Rev.
John DonRhue, incurred in some way the
displeasure of Rev. Mr.. Sutherland, and was
obliged in self defense to denounce Rev. Mr..
Sutherland from the pulpit. The Presiding
Elder was then held up to public ridicule
and charged in printed circulars as being a
sort OF Jekyll and Hyde fellow, guilty of all
kinds of immoralities. A detective printer
secured the manuscript and type, which
'astens the crime on Sutherland. The town
OF Hazelton is in a state of social warfare
over the affair. Several detectives swear
that Sutherland offered each of them S., 600
II they would abandon the case. The de-
fendant pleads persecution,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
JoHNsTowN's NEW LIBRARY.
The Gift of Mr.. Carnegie, But Under the
Cambria Co.'s Control

The Gift of Mr.. Carnegie, But Under the
Cambria Co.'s Control
JoHNsrowN, July 2L-The new Carnegie
Library building was plastered and the win
dows and doors placed in position to-day,
and for the first time presents nearly
finished appearance. 1t is thought the build
ing will will be ready to open the latter part
of September. 1t was begun last August,
and to-day is byall odds the finest building
in the city. 1t is three stories high, fire.
proof, and planned from top to bottom in
the best possible way.
The structure stands on the site of the old
library, which was totally destroyed by the
flood, and Andrew Carnegie bears the cost OF
the new one, which viii amount to about
S65, 600. Although built by Mr. Carnegie, the
library will be under the management of the
Cambria Company, and will doubtless re-
ceive the patronage of the old, which was
free. There is some discussion going on as
to the name of the library. some saying that
Mr.. Carnegie reserves the honor of having 1t
called after him, while others lean toward
the old name OF 'Cambria."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
CALLED FOR CONTEMPT.
A Kansas Judge Will Have to Answer to the
Supreme Court.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCHl
TOPEKA, KAN, July 2I.-Chief Justice
Horton this morning issued an attachment
for Albert Honeywell, defendant in the
famous Harper county mortgage foreclosure
case, G. c. Hooker, his guardian, and j. d.
Bradley. his attorney, which will be placed
in the hands of the Sheriff of Harper county
to-day, with instructions to bring them be-
fore the Supreme Court Thursday afternoon
at O. clock to answer a charge of contempt.
A rule was also issued to Judge G. W. Mo-
Kay, commanding him to appear before the
Court at the same time to show cause why
he, too, should not be punished for contempt
for ofsobeying the rulings of the Supreme
Court. The petition on which the attach
ment and rule were issued states that the
defendants have wilfully disobeyed and re-
sisted an order by Judge Horton made on
June l6, ordering stay of all proceedings in
the Honeywell case in the District Court.
To-day the wheat grown on the Honeywell
farm is being threshed, and tonight Is the
time that it is alleged that the local Alliance
has resolved to take possession of it forcibly
for the benefit of the mortgager.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
SOUTH FORK SUITS.
Flood Sufferers Collecting Evidence at and
Near the Reservoir Site.

JoHNsTowN, July 2L-The committees re-
presenting the subscribers to the Flood Suf-
ferers Fund, for the purpose ofbringing suits
against the South Fork Fishing Club, drove
out to South Fork to-day and viewed the
site Of the lake that broke away and swept
over the city.
During interviews with farmers they
learned that loads of hay and straw had
been brought for filling in and building the
dam. The testimony of those farmers is ex-
pected to be an important factor against the
club when the proposed suits are brought
to trial. A meeting will be held tomorrow,
and much enthusiasm is manifested to push
the suits at once
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
A NEW TAX BILL HATcHED.

She Grange Is Committed in Its Favor by
Farmer Taggart.
SCRANTON, July 2l-Colonel J. A Price, of
this city, well known from his connection
with the State and National Boards of
Trades announces that a scheme is on foot
TO arrange new tax bill which will meet the
approval of all classes
He has just received communication
from Farmer Taggart, of the Changers. in
which he commits that body to the scheme.
The ball will be opened and the subject
Iairly launched at the Williams grove meet
ing OF the Grangers, which will be held in
September. Colonel Price has been invited
10 be the orator of the occasion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
RESULT OF SPREADING RAILS.
A Passenger Train Derailed Near Carlisle
Injuring Three Persons.

Injuring Three Persons.
CARLISLE, July 2L-This morning passen-
ger train from Harrisburg to Gettysburg on
the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburg
railroad jumped the track while running at
fun speed. The engine kept on the ties, but
the coaches toppled over.
II. z. Watson, express messenger, was
caught under the cars and badly, perhaps
fatally, injured. David Ladan. Reading, a
newspaper solicitor, was severely cut about
the head, and Conductor Bumbaugh, of
Harrisburg, was badly bruised in jumping
out OF a car window. The track was torn
up for great distance and traffic is sus-
pended. The accident was caused by the
Spreading of rails.