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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
IN A WHISPER To WIVES.

The petticoated philosophers of Sorosis
have been discussing beautiful but some
what profound problem, to wit: The
management of husbands. Singular to
say, the sisters seem to be optimists to
girl, or rather woman, for all the dozen
who debated the question with one excep-
ton are married. They think that man in
spite of all his savage traits and
tendencies may be harnessed safely
and driven comfortably in matrimony.
This is heaping spoonful of hope
for man. When Sorosis admits so much,
the less strong-minded majority of the fair
sex may be fairly expected to melt far
more positively. But, lest the heart of
man should be too much rejoiced at these
blessed tidings, it may be well to add that
Sorosis, while admitting the amehability
of husbands to management by their
wives, is careful to define the only method
that can be regarded as infallible This
means to glorious end is described in
sugared terms, but brought down to pith
it consists in the deIusion of man, the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
JoKELETs FROM JUDGE.

Hilow-Miss Flypp learns every CATCH
phrase as soon as it is OUT
Glim-Yes; she's master of the English SLAM
guage.
She saw him off upon the train,
And showed that parting was but pain
''At every stopping place. - she said.
BE sure you write, then go ahead.''
"what is your name?" said st. Peter to
the arrival at the gate.
Viola Films synutf, sir.
..Iow did you occupy your time on earth?''
Soubrette. SIR
Soubrette?'' unused st. Peter. Suppose, Viola,
you go back and get Doctors certificate that
you're dead"
Miss Blocker (of New York)-Did you
hear that Mr.. Gurley was short in his accounts?
Miss Emerson (of Boston)-Yes: / learn that his
computations are somewhat abbreviated.
'Tis better We should part, think, don't
you?
twill not break your heart. so go, now do,
And at some future time let's hope TO meet
AS we have done to-day, in this seat
But must part. my love. SO please away.
The sun now sinks TO rest; tits close of day.
And papa's coming soon; we must part
Till tomorrow afternoon. Goodby, sweetheart.
She-I find, sir, that you are engaged to
three other girls besides me. As nan of honor
can'you explain that?
He-Yes; forgot to tell you that am a Mormon
convert.
Mrs. Meddergrass-Oh,N Nathan, I've run
big nail into my foot!
Farmer Meddergrass-There you go again! And
nails AZ cents pound, too.''
Do not despair, oh loving heart,
If a maiden now says
Her thoughts may undergo change
- In twenty years
Snooper-If you saw the gentleman drop
the bank note why did you not restore it to him?
Jaysmith-We had never been introduced to each
other. and felt delicacy about addressing him,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
LIBERTY STREET PRoPosITIoS.

There is a novel and interesting phase
in the proposition Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to the produce commission trade
that the latter shall remove in body to
its transfer depot at Twenty-sixth street.
Experiments in moving any line of trade
en- masse from enc quarter to another
have heretofore been attended with little
success. Such changes usually take place
as gradually as the changes in conditions
which affect the trade. Whether a great
corporation can succeed where lesser pow
ers have failed remains to be tested by
experience.
In some respects the proposal presents
favorable features; and in others there are
objections of such nature as to make the
project doubtful one. Prominent in the
latter class is the fact that it would take
the commission houses mile further away
from 60 to Is per cent of their customers
When this fact is so prominent as to COM
pei universal recognition that, unless the
commission merchants moved altogether,
those WHO remained behind would have a
decided advantage over those who moved,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

it is clear that there are commercial con-
veniences in. the present location of the
trade
While the adoption of this movement is
doubtful its suggestion warrants the addi-
ton of further feature If the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad would add to the removal
of the commission houses the removal of
its tracks on Liberty street, it would gain
an enthusiastic public support. That
change will be step toward making Lib
erty street what it should be, the great
business avenue and backbone of Pitts
burg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
THERE is satisfaction in the informatio

THERE is satisfaction in the information
that those rigid moralists of New Jersey
who, because young woman's conduct was
not quite up to their standard, tarred and
feathered her, have been convicted and sem
fenced. The punishment of fine and i'm
prisonment is wholly inadequate to the
cowardly crime of maltreating a defenseless
girl. But the demonstration that the prac-
tice of mobbing defenseless women in the
interest of morals cannot be carried on with
out some interference by the law will proba-
bly, have a restraining influence on the en-
thusiasm of this class OF reformers, whom it
would be gross fiattery to dignity by the
name of men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
WORTH ss44,ooo TO THE TON.
Rich Mineral Specimens of Silver Ore From
New Mexican Nine.

PORTLAND, ORE, Jan. S.-Donald Ferguson
of Seattle, well-known mining man, was in
town yesterday. He had a specimen of
chloride of silver which assays S24 9s3
ton. Mr.. Ferguson said the speci-
men came from the Lake Valley silver
mine in New Mexico, which is situated
about 1e0 miles south OF Sante Fe and ITO
miles north of Ell Paso. ''The mine is situ-
ated in the foothills of the Black ran@e,"
said he, .and was discovered in 1881 by a
ranchman living in the neighbOrhood. who
was searching for some of his horses which
had strayed away. The mine can be reached
in buggy, so easy is it OF access. This
mine was one of the richest ever discovered
on this continent.
For long time il paid dividend of s75 to
500 a month on each share of stock. The
ore graded generally as rather a low class
one but pockets were frequently found of
exceeding richness. One of these pockets,
which was called the Bridal Chamber, was
discovered only 10 feet below the sur
face. 1t covered 8 space about 40
feet square. and from that pocket
alone 81 90U.OO0 in silver WAS taken out. At
no time did the excavations reach depth
below go feet. The mine is still being worked
and is paying, hut is showing signs of ex-
haustion. Mr.. Ferguson also had piece O.
quartz from the Homestake mine, near
White Oak, n. NJ, which, he said, assayed
1914 600 q ton.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
CURED BY BEING BLESSED.
Catholics Who Claim to Have Been Re
stored 10 Health by a Priest

BELoIT, WIS, Jan. s.-An examination OF
the records of the burials in the Catholic
cemetery in this city, discloses the fact that
very few of the deaths are from throat
diseases ana this led a reporter to talk with
the Rev. Father Ward on the subject of the
throat blessing of the Catholic Church
Father Ward said that for the last three
years he had bestowed the throat blessing OF
she church on all who applied for the act,
Catholic or Protestant. So far as he knew
there had not been a death from throat
trouble of one who had received the bless
ing. Some Catholics have not seen ht TO re
ceive the rite, but nearly all the members or
Beloit and GAINESVILLE churches have done
so, and there have been no fatal diphtheria
cases among those so blessed.
"You know of the Beloit people,, SAID
Father Ward. "Now think of this matter
and you will observe that it is striking
fact that the Catholics of Beloit have been
spared from the dreaded diphtheria-
Father Ward said further that he would
willingly bestow the blessing 'on any VINO
may desire to receive it, Catholic or otner-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

"MR. BULKELEY remains in the Cover
nor's chair by the decision of the courts,
but it is none the less shame to Connecti-
cut that her laws make it possible for the
hold-over representative of minority to
keep his grip upon the Executive Office re-
marks the Democratic New York Evening S,'s.
This is much more correct than previous
denunclations of Bulkeley as usurper.
But could not the bright Democratic
luminary have something impartial to say
about the same kind of shame" in the
holding-over of a Democratic Governor of
West Virginia under exactly similar circum-
stances a few years ago? Is it u shame only
when the Republican Governor stays in?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
TALE OF TWO CENsusES.

r. P. Porter takes rather undue credit
to himself in communication to the Sec
retary of the Interior, in which he asserts
that the cost of taking the Eleventh Census
will not exceed 81, 900, 600, or little over
II cents per capita, while the cost Of the
Tenth Census was S5,OOO,O 900, or a little
under 10 cents per capita Mr. Porter
seems to think that the increase ''of only
one cent per capita" is triumphant vim
dication.
By what logic is it that Porter creates
the expectation that it will cost more per
capita to enumerate sixty odd millions of
people than fifty millions? The presump-
tion is the other way; while the details of
the comparison he suppresses make it all
the more unfavorable to his work. The
Tenth Census was planned on a scope
never rivaled before or since. The COM
pletiOn of its special reports took the
greater part of the succeeding decade; and
it was recognized before the next census
unnecessary The Eleventh Census was
planned on much less expansive scope.
On the scale of work ordered, Porter's
census, done with the same thoroughness
and accuracy as General Walkers, ought
to have cost about cents per capita
against the Generals 10.
Besides which there should be some ap-
praisement of the value of the goods de-
livered at the price. The Tenth Census
gave so reliable an exhibit of the popula-
ton and industrial condition of the United
States in 1880 as to be fairly worth 10 cents
per capita. Mr. POrter's work will be
most accurately appraised by the state
ment that it might have been worth while
to pay him and mis- subordinates 10 cents
per capita to leave it alone.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
The City Dead Without Sunday Papers.


There will be some fun in Pittsburg for
the Sunday newspapers-and for the Mon
day papers, too-if the Law and Order So
ciety shall carry out its declared intention
of pressing against the newspaper employees
the serious charge of violating the Sunday
law of 1894. Unless the newspaper men shall
be able to show that Sunday papers are
necessary, and that Mondays issue must
necessarily be got out by Sunday work, the
ayitators will have them on the hip. We
should like to see the experiment tried-in
Pittsburg, of course. A city of over 25O. 900
population deprived of its Sunday reading
by the operation of an obsolescent statute
leo years old would present an interesting
fin de steele spectacle
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
LAYING UP HEAVENLY STORES
An Aged Wealthy Man Disposes Of Hi
Property Before He Dies.

UNION CITY, MICH, Jan. S.-Ezra Bostwick.
of this place, is the most eccentric person
in Southern Michigan. He owns land in
nearly every State of the Union, and is yery
wealthy. But he works hard every day. in
spite of the fact that he is 20 years old, and
he never wears anything better than a $40
suit of clothes, which he says is good enough
even for Vanderbilt.
Determining, however, to lay up heavenly
treasures, he he has recently given $lOC, 900
to Albion College and $50 GOO to Oiivet Col
lege, both of this State. Last month he
gave $4,000 toward the support of superan-
nuated Methodist ministers, and Sl2 900 to
the Union City Methodist Episcopal Church.
On New Years Day he presented the Con
gregational Church of this place with So, 600.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
THE SKELETON OF a SOLDIER,
1t Was Found in a Tennessee Cave and VI ore
= Blue Uniform.

MILAN, TENN, Jan. s.-saturday the little
town OF Henderson was excited over the dis
covery OF q skeleton. Some workmen were
engaged in constructing residence on a
large hill near the town. The house was up
and the chimney was being built, W hen with
out moments warning, the ground under
meath gave way, precipitating the chimney
and part of the house into what appeared
cave.
The debris was removed, and among the
rubbish was found the skeleton of man.
There still remained clinging to the bones
pieces of blue cloth. The visor of the cap
was also found, indicating the body was that
of Union soldier. Within little leather
ease' Es;' Wy pauiy 4ecayea, was loumo 2 note to
signature was rotted, and could not be de-
ciphered Portions of three other bodies
were found. The skeleton is on exhibition
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

ANOTHER of the season. announced debut
antes is Miss Alice Chalfant, the young
daughter of George A. Chalfant, of Etna.
She is a pretty and popular girl and there
is no danger as far as she is concerned of
wallfowerdom receiving another floral con-
tribution.
THE French Mission meets on Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock in the chapel of the
First Presbyterian Church, when the usual
exercises will be followed. The Glee Club
will be in attendance, and Mr.. Carl Retter,
as heretofore, to preside at the organ.
DR.. WILLIARD's daughter, Miss Alice, will
defer her coming out until next season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

CoMMENTERs on the building of that tor
pedo boat at Dubuque have abandoned the
project OF having to steam across the prairies
to the Chicago Worlds Fair, but content
themselves with charging that this is the
first instance of building the hull and en-
gines of naval vessel on the Western
rivers. Yet Pittsburg built some very live
~, though nondescript, vessels during the
war, and they did some real fighting, as
we'll
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

In the discussion occupying the columns
of the New York papers on. which of two
balls on Wednesday night was the most gilt
tering success or the most complete failure
to the partisanship of the re-
spective papers-let us hope that, as in the
Chilean affair, a practical settlement of the
issue can be reached without blood-lettinr.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
Obituary Notes.

REV. N. NJ. JOHNSON, pastor OF the Mahoning-
ton Presbyterian Church, died yesterday.
JOHN AMBLER SMITH, member Of the Forty
third Congress from Virginia. died in Washington
Thursday.
TIMOTHY MULLIN, the well-known oil man. died
at his home i'll Parkersburg, after j short Illness
yesterday
LETTIcE LEE BOWEN, aged 100 years and three
months. living at the village of Gaysville, VT,
Is dead. She never married.
REAR ADMIRAL C. r. 2. RODGERS, retired, died
in Washington yesterday evening of hearttrouble.
He had been i'll for some time.
WILLIAM FIRKINs, boss roller at Conins iron
works, Massillon, and well known Throughout the
country in his trade died Thursday evening alter
long Illness He was aged ~ years.
Hon. URBAN ID. MEACHAM is dead, at Free
port, ILL.,, at the age of 10 years. He at one
time one of the prominent leaders OF the National
Greeuback party. AID was an ex-Mayor OF his
city.
MICHAEL REILLY, wlolt sale grocer CT Wheel
ing, died yesterday, aged "a years. lie "as in the
grocery business since 1885, and was for several
years Chairman of the Democratic State Commit
tee.
GUsTAygs HORTON, ex-Mayor of Mobile, died
suddenly Thursday morning. aged 81 years He
born at Boston. and went TO Mobile AT % years
of age. His maternal ,grandfather was Captain
William Warren, Of Bunker Hill lame
MRS. CLARA BAEgIC6, widow of DR.. j. p. Bar
rick, and mother OF Attorney Frank. Baldwin, was
found dead i'll ped yesterday morning. at the
home OF her son in Massllon. The cause OF her
death Is given as apoplexy. She was aged 75
years.
MRS. CLARA BARBICK,- of Masslon. widow of
DR.. j. p. Bafrick ais:i mother OF Attorney Frank
l.. Baldwin, found dead in bed yesterday
morning at Tie residence Of her son. rhe cause of
her death was apopexE Mrs. Barriek was the
Oldest resident OF Massillon, having been born
there 20 years ago.
LEWIS PUGH, founder OF the Scranton Board of
Trade, and prominent and highly respected resi-
dent of that city. died Thursday afternoon in his
72ttycar. He was member of. the Constitutional
Convention In 1873, ami distinguished himself as
the cham pion of the enew-county section. He
chosen Presidential Elector for Hayes aud again for
Harrison.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

REPORTS from that trial of the Mian-
tonomah so far include in the list of her
achievements the breaking down of her
steam steering gear, the jamming of her for
ward turret, and narrow escape from sink
ing a schooner by one of her experimental
shots. The latter shows disposition to
revenge the navy on some of its old antago-
nists: but, on the whole, the record does not
indicate that it is yet time to start this yes
sci out on its mission of wiping up the ocean
with the navies of other nations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
THE story about the Grand Duke Sergi

THE story about the Grand Duke Sergius,
Governor Of Moscow, while in disguise hav-
ing been hustled by the Russian policemen,
and telling how three of the functionaries
committed suicide when their mistake was
discovered, illustrates the radical difference
between Russian and American policemen.
The free and independent guardians of the
peace in this country would have made it
all right with any Grand Duke, by telling
him how efficiently they would carry their
precinct at the next election.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
DR.. Walker, of Dunbar.

Dr.. Walker was found dead in his office
in Dunbar yesterday morning. The doctor
one of the best known physicians of this part of the
country. He was addicted to the morphine habit.
and it is believed that his death was the result of
an overdose of the drug. When last alive he
was in Swearingens store, ordering oysters to be
sent home. This was at 10 O'Clock. The position
in which the body was found indicates that he
died instantly. He fell in corner breaking a
pane of glass in the door. Morphine found on
The stand in front of which he fell
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
John Dean, a ctor.

John Dean, who personates Cy Prime in
Denman Thompson's Old Homestead Company,
died suddenly yesterday at his hotel in Cincinnati
from heart disease, following a slight illness
contracted while attending the funeral of Mary
Bird, the actress. This makes the fourth death in
Cincinnati within week among members of
theatrical companies. Mr.. Dean was 40 years old,
and was born in Haverhill, Mass. His body will
be ia ken East for burial
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

LET the Law and Order people devote
themselves to the reform of their own
agents: and if the accomplishment of that
end leaves them with any superfuous energy
they had better confine it to attacks on
ofice-grabbers
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

A MAN who forsakes his wife and child
should be eminently fitted for the propaga-
tion of sect believing in the final unity Of
persons, or the formation of a neuter being
from the blending of the male and female in
one eternal structure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
LIFE-SIZE PORTRAITS.
Complete List of Tableaux to Be Presented
by the School of Design-what the So
ciety Paragrapher Finds in q Days

Complete List of Tableaux to Be Presented
by the School of Design-what the So
cjety Paragrapher Finds in Days
Peregrinations.
THE entertainment by the Amateur Art
Association of the Pittsburg School of De-
sign will be given on Tuesday, January l9,
at the Club Theater The following is q cor
rect list of the taDleaux which are taken
from celebrated pictures: "Finding Pose,
Lady of the Lake." "Henner's Heads"
"When q Mans Single and When q Mans
Married" "Toilet OF Death" Rope Dance"
"Gleaners" "Past, Present and Future"
"On THE Terrace. " zone Too Many" "Grecian
Game of Roses" "Fancy Dance"
"Jennie Wren's Dream follows the
tableaux which will be interspersed by
music and singing. There will also be fancy
dancing by Miss Hamilton's pupils. The
programmes are finished and are SAID to be
very beautiful. The School of Design has so
many friends that any of it's projects cannot
fail to succeed, so that the expected enter
tainment is being looked forward to with
great interest.
MADAME DEL SARTE, who will be in
Pittsburs next week, is u woman OF remark
ably fascinating appearance. She is not
beautiful but she is charming. Somebody
has said she looks like Sarah Bernhard
The resemblance is not readily detected.
For one thing she is very dark with plenty
of dark brown hair. She is very French IN
appearance OF course, the chief living ex-
ponent of Delsartism has q finely modu-
lated voice OF course her walk is poem
OF motion. OF course, being French, she
complacently does not speak English, and
you have to chat with her in the best French
you have, and being American, your French
is probably very bad, almost as bad as if you
were English.
MAX O'RELL' S lecture tomorrow night
IS exciting interest in polite society which
will be more largely represented on the
occasion of his present appearance than at
any audience ever this entertaining gentle
man has succeeded before in obtaining.
The young men of the Dramatic Club of the
Western University are to act as ushers,
their names being. Messrs. Walter Riddle,
C. W. Davis,C. De Moss Emmons, J. D. Scott,
E. b. Goehring, Dudley S. Liggett. H. NJ.
King. E. G. Shaler, ID. FaWcett, P. B. Elkins,
i. L. Robbins. g. f. Close, W. MacD. Dor
ington, Joseph Griggs, Jr, W. I. kensitt
Mr.. Blouet will arrive in town at noon to-
day and be driven at once to the Kenmawr
Hotel, where he will be the guest of Pro-
fessor Henri Rollin Parker, Secretary of the
French mission. He will be introduced on
the stage at Carnegie Hall tonight by the
Chancellor of the Western University, DR..
W. j. Holland.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

THOSE who should know, assert that the
present famine in Russia is only a slight
indication of worse sufferings of the kind to
follow in the near future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

DIR. DEPEw seems to take time in the
keeping of his word. No step has yet been
taken toward the realization of reforms in
railroad crossings he promised to Buffalo
nearly four months ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
The Conditions Are Not Cheering.

Boston Herald.
Congress doesn't reassemble under the
most cheering conditions. The grip appears
to have assumed the proportions OF ma
tional calamity
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

TQLsToI is proving, by vigorous action
for the relief of the Russian peasants, that
he is no longer visionary, but thoroughly
practical philanthropist.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

INDIAN troubles will cease when the
Indian Bureau shows an ability to honestly
cope with the Question-or more properly,
when the Indians are exterminated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
They May Punch tho nickel.

Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Colonel Watterson predicts that "this will
be scent Congress" If they don't punch
a hole in the nickel they will do well.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

AMONG the phenomena of this winter is
the abundance and size of snakes, which de-
velop very large proportions in New York
bridge bills introduced into Congress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09

THE raid on a club of bomb-manufactur-
ing anarchists near Birmingham, England,
is more important event than most of the
recent ScareS.