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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
PERTINENT PERSONALITIES,

CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER Is cruising
about the Baltimore Bay and the capes on
board of Virginia pilot boat.
WILSON BARRETT is q son of gentle
man farmer, and entered the dramatic pro-
fession by his own choice when only II years
of age.
SIR GEORGE BABEN-PowELL has come
to the conclusion that Secretary Blaine is
the greatest American statesman of the
present age.
GENERAL JUBAL EARLY used to wear a
scarf pin representing Confederate flag,
and probably does so still, for he never
deigned to become reconstructed.
THE only woman who owns and conducts
a printing office in Boston is Florence Grant,
who is the publisher of Wonsdn's Voice,
which is edited, managed and printed by
women.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is contemplating
the purchase of the Berkeley estate, near
the Point, on the James river. This is the
old Harrison homestead, but is now owned
by New Workers..
KNEBwoRTH, Lord Lytton's country
seat, which MI. Henry Phipps, Jr., of Pitts
burg, has leased, is one of the oldest estates
IN England. The house as it stands to-day
dates back to Henry Wills time.
IT is announced that Prince George of
Wales. only son of the Prince of Wales, will
make visit to Canada in 1898. After visit
ing Quebec and Montreal and other places
in the Dominion, he will visit Chicago and
attend the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. h. REMsEN WHITEHoUsE, First
Secretary of the American Legation at
Rome, who has been acting as Charge
dAffairs since Minister Porter was given
leave of absence, has started for Boston,
where he will marry Miss M. R. Burney,
daughter of Henry Williams, of that city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
Obituary Notes.

NINE. GARDoNI, widow Of the celebrated tenor
and daughter Of Tamburini, the baritone, died in
Paris, aged 10.
WILLIAM EDGAR, general passenger agent of
the Grand Trunk Railroad, died yesterday morn
ing at Montreal.
FRHDERIcK WILLARD BALDWIN, general wire
chief of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
died at his home in New York City yesterday.
JOSEPH Goss, a organist Of note, composer,
and writer on organ music, is dead In Poole,
shs ass r aos
FRANC B. wILKIE, . well-known Chicago news
paper man, connected for many years with the
Times died Tuesday night at his home In Norwood
Park. He had been ILL for some time.
MILE. HACHE. once famous actress at the
Is dead she was ne WIDOW Of Charles
Wideman, formerly OF the Paris Figaro.
GODFREY SNYDACKER, 3 well-known Hebrew
banker of this city and Of the business pioneers
of Chicago died Tuesday night after an illness Of
but half an hour. He had been In acuVe business
here since 1858. His age was6.
ANDREW BUCHANAN. well-known old citizen
of New Castle, died Tuesday night from the effects
of paraIytic stroke. Mr.. Buchanan was almost
70 years Of age and at one time was prominent
and wealthy citizen Of Allegheny county.
DAVID RICE, who introduced the first knitting
machine in New England. died at Canon City.
Col, Thursday aged Ct years. His home was in
Bristol. N. H.. and he was for mony years lead
ANnREw VAN yALKENBURG, tha road super
visor who laid the first rail of the Erie and North
East Railroad, now part of the Lake Shore sys-
TEN. 81 years ago. died yesterday at Erie He had
been In the employ OF the company AZ Erie ever
since the road was built
MOTHER MARY XAVIER, Superior Of the st.
Francis Nuns, died in Dubuque. Ia.. yesterday.
She was one of the founders Of the order the only
members OF the order when they were driven out
Of Prussia in 1875. She was 81 years old
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
HARD TO SUIT.

The experience of New York clergy
men in dealing with vice and political
corruption there develops the fact that it
is very difficult for clergymen to please
the political newspapers. DR.. Parkhurst's
attack on the vicious elements in New
York, and the extreme measures he took
under the challenge to produce evidence
of his assertions, aroused storm of criti-
cism at the unclerical conduct of which he
was guilty. Now comes clergyman who
takes the opposite course to DR.. Parkhurst,
and makes the discovery that his attitude
does not suit the New York press bit
better
The clergyman is the Rev. E. Walpole
Warren, the English churchman whose
engagement evoked that singular prosecu-
ton under the contract labor law In a
sermon last Sunday he disapproved of DR..
Parkhurst's course in going into the re-
sorts of vice in search of evidence and in
denouncing vice in such plain language.
Beyond that he said he had refrained
from taking out papers as citizen of New
York, because the city government was so
corrupt that he would not be identified
with it even as voter. Upon which the
political organs at once jump upon him as
a man who stands aloof from vice when
it is his duty to plunge into the fight to
suppress it.
Here we have the case presented of two
clergymen. One makes an active, aggres-
sive warfare against vice and is attacked
for the methods he uses. The other keeps
his skirts clear from any contact with vice
so scrupulously that he will not engage in
any personal effort to suppress it, and,
singular to remark, the press of New York
disapproves of his conduct also. When
the clergy make the discovery that
whether they fight vice or leave it alone,
they cannot earn the approval of our es-
teemed contemporaries, the New York Or
gans, they may be pardoned for concluding
that these arbiters of public opinion are
somewhat difficult to please.
Parenthetically we may remark that we
have great deal more respect for the
clergyman who is so energetic in his op-
position to vice that he even goes the
length of fighting the devil with fire, than
for the man who will not have anything
to do with it for fear that he should soil
his fingers
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
A MATTER FOR CONGRATULATIONS.

The end Of next year will see the last of
the Allegheny county debt, including the
outlay for the power house yet to be built
as an annex to the Court House This
calculation is of course based on the as
sumption that no accident will cause un-
expected expense. Such state of
affairs is matter for congratulation.
The Court House will have been
paid for and will remain a hand
some and lasting monument to the
economic efficiency of the County Com
missioners who inaugurated and carried
out the work. The wipirg out Of this
debt will reduce county taxation to its
normal level At the same time the tax
payers will luxuriate in the lessening of
the amounts necessary to meet their cur
rent expenses by the increased return of
money by the State Treasury.
Altogether, there is a bright outlook for
the county finances, and their good condi-
tion is an example of what can be done by
business-like methods to return full value
for money raised by taxation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
Is 1T TAKEN BACK?

An interesting suggestion appears in the
announcement from Washington that in
the case of John O'Neill VS.. the State Of
Vermont the Supreme Court of the United
States held the sale of. an article in one
State and its delivery to citizen resident
in another against the law Of the latter
State was an offense and punishable ac-
cordingly 1t is necessary to notice that
this case arose before the enactment of the
United States law made necessary to clear
up the muddle of the original package de-
cision. Indeed, it antedates the first Iowa
case in which that decision was rendered.
Consequently the conclusion is indicated
that the digniied and learned court Of
last resort recognizing the chaos to which
that ruling led, has concluded to adopt the
discreet if not graceful course Of reversing
itself.
Most people will agree that this is the
best it can do under the circumstances.
The interstate muddle having been Gre
ated by overthrowing the construction Of
a century past, and ignoring the specific
provisions of the Constitution, the only
way out was to back down. But if it be
correct, as reported, that in case which
practically reproduced the issues of the
first decision the Supreme Court has con-
tradicted its own dictum, there is some
pertinence in suggesting that 1t should
have reversed itself before it made the
original decision. For time the result Of
that Judgment was to throw large share
of the police powers of the State into the
utmost doubt. 1t has not yet been shown
how under that ruling State could regu-
late the sale or handling of explosives, the
inspection of diseased live stock or the
sale of poisons if they were brought from
another State. Congress was put to the
trouble of passing special act to cure the
confusion caused by this decision with re-
gard to the liquor business; and in this
year of legislation and uncertainty we are
confronted by the practical allegation that
the Supreme Court has deliberately re-
tracted its first decision and that all this
trouble was unnecessary.
There certainly is some cogency in rec
ommending to that lofty tribunal the
adoption of the Hon. Davy' Crockett's
maxims to be absolutely sure that it is
right before going ahead
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
A NEW SOURCE OF WEALTH.
Tho Jeweled Shower That Is Constantly
Falling From Above.

Tho Jeweled Shower That Is Constantly
Falling From Above.
Chicago News.1
Romance would better pack up her library
and fee from the earth If there Is any truth
in the theory that some German savants
are sustaining. The latest statement Of
these scholars opinions comes from the pen
of Julius Stinde, who boldly champions the
postulate that diamonds are not Of earthly
origin, but have fallen from above. Buried
treasures. pirates, doubloons and Captain
Kidd are drearily commonplace compared
with the Stinde theory. Briefly stated. it is
based upon the facts, first, that no powerful
volcanic process to which carboniferous
matter could be subjected IN the bowels of
the earth would be likely to produce dia-
earth of South Africa is not stratffed, but
vertical formation as though resulting not
from upheaval, but from a fall of matter to
the terrestrial surface; and, lastly, that dia-
monds have been found in meteorites.
What is the origin of the meteors. why
they should have fallen with SO partial
discrimination in favor of Africa, what
part ofthe jeweled shower may be due to
the moon, the men of science do not assume
to say. They do intimate. however, that the
lunar surface is very likely a source OF part
OF the deposit. This would of course upset
pet theory and set people to crying for
that gilded plaque worse than ever. Per-
haps some able syndicate will secure the
unsufruct and fee-simple of the moon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
AN OUTBREAK OF SCIENCE,

We have received a collection of
pamphlets on the subject of scientific
spelling as proposed by Charles A. Story,
the spelling reformer elevated to fame by
the bills introduced in Congress by the
representatives of Illinois. The introduc-
ton to the pamphlets states that ''the
United States Fonetic Company is
chartered by the State of Illinois to do
what the lawmakers have failed to do. -
Further examination disclosing the fact
that an appropriation of S., 600, 600 is asked
for to exploit this new scientific spelling
the conclusion is palpable that when the
company gets that s5,OOO,0OO it will have
done what no other spelling reform agency
has yet come near accomplishing.
A cursory examination of this proposed
strike at the treasury and the English
alphabet reveals the fact that the simplifi-
cation of spelling extends the present
alphabet from its modest and Inadequate
total of 26 letters to the much more i'm
posing aggregate of 66, with four
spaces, marked by asterisks repre-
senting compound vowels, two of which
we are mysteriously informed could not
be printed in the space and two of which
it is unnecessary to print. Compound
vowels of such voluminous bulk and un-
necessary character, which make total
alphabet of 20 characters, gives us basis
for science in spelling of an exceedingly
abstruse and imposing exterior.
The pamphlet next gives several pages
ofillustrations in parallel columns in which
the reformed spelling is classed under the
head of science and the usual kind Of
"chaos," the remarkable feature being
presented of using the chaos to make the
science clear. Then comes the feature of
a large number of pages of poetry, COM
prising no less than twenty-five stanzas.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
OLD TIMES. OLD FRIENDS, OLD LOVE

There are no days like the good old days
The days when we were youthful!
When humankind were pure Of mind
And speech and deeds were truthful;
Before love for sordid gold
Became mans ruling passion.
And before each dame and maid became
Slave to the tyrant fashionI
There are no girls like the good old girls
Against the world I'd stake 'em
As buxom and smart and c.ean Of heart
As the Lord knew how to ma Ike 'em!
They were rich in spirit and common sense.
And piety all supportin';
They could bake and brew, and had taught school,
too,
And they made the likeliest courtin'I
There are no boys like the good old boys
When we were boys togetheri
When the grass was sweet to the brown bare feet
That dimpled the laughing heather;
When the pewee sung to the summer dawn
OF the bee in the billowy clover,
Or down by the mill the whip-poor-win
Echoed his night song over.
There is no love like the good old love-
The love that mother gave usl
We are old, old men, yet we pine again
For that precious grace-God save usi
So we dream and dream of the good old times,
And our hearts grow tenderer, fonder,
As those dear old dreams bring soothing CLEANS
OF Heaven away off yonder.
Eugene Field In Chicago Mzos.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
IDYLs OF THE sPRINGTnhE.

"I think that dawg of yaws must be
society dawg said Cholly to Chappie. as the pair
trudged through the fields in search Of game.
'Ahl Why so?''
..Because in society it isn't good fawm to point
contcherknow. and that dawg won't point. Hawi
haw! haw w!''-Neto York Press.
'Yes, time is changed since was young"
The ancient wanderer spoke,
'.And a consequence find
Both Time and are broke"
-Dsauer Sun.
Enthusiastically do you always lodge
in an attic, Winebiddle?
winebiddle-Because there is always room At the
top.-Somerset Ne,os.
Olivia-Say, Lily, saw Fred Hardup
going into a pawnbroker's yesterday. Whatever
could he be doing there?
Lily-Oh, 1 don't know-passing his time away,
maybe-Snith, Gray Co. .'s Monthly.
No sooner does snow disappear
And the little brooks gurgle and gush
Than the sojourner here
Must accustom his ear
To- season of summer-girl slush.
-Wdshin1ton Stdy.
Clara-Is this the first time you ever pro-
posed to q girl?
Jack-Yes Miss Clara Is it to be the last?-H I.
Herald.
SLOWS the sewing class getting on?''
beautifully. We've made q dozen different
kinds OF sachets for the poor people.'-Jud0e.
All, spring is here-that is to say,
1t was here just the other day;
But 1t Is gone-that is 10 say,
1t had gone Just the other DAY.
And ere this poem may appear,
Spring is-was-has been-may oe-here.
Detroit Fres Pfess.
Helm sure I saw somebody kiss Miss
Budd little while ago in that dark corner in the
conaervatory.
she-oh, you must be mistaken. I've been stenG
there AL tho evening myseh.-3' 4. ss"'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
TOO MUCH ENERGY,

The Democratic State Convention, yes
terday, rivaled the palmiest days of DEM
ocratic conventions in Allegheny county
for the strenuousness with which the
rival factions abused each other. 1t has
not been entirely without precedent for
the opposing elements of the unterrified
In local gatherings to accuse each other of
stealing delegations and packing commit
tees; and the occasional relief of the sur
charged political enthusiasm by a resort
to slugging has not been unknown.
When these methods are transferred to a
body of the supposed dignity of the State
Convention, they are rather above the
level where they belong. Indeed stren-
uous view even of Democratic comfy
would suggest that slugging be confined
to the ward primaries and that calling
each other political robbers be allowed to
rise no higher than the county conven-
tions
The peculiar part of these exhibitions
of Democratic anger is their entire dis
proportion to the issues at stake. When
a county convention that can decide the
disposition of possible County Commits
sionership results to riot and slugging,
the conclusion is evident that it is not a
strife over the offices but an outlet of the
Democratic pugnacity. In the State Con-
vention the belligerent Jacksonians had
no expectation either on one side or the
other of affecting the fate of State Office.
1t does not even appear that the repre-
sentation of the State at the National
Convention would be seriously affected by
any of the questions over which the resort
to overt acts of war occurred Falling
back, then, on the theory of a spontane-
GUS combustion of surplus Democratic
enthusiasm, we can only return to the
suggestion that our Democratic friends
should not permit their energy to take
such an extremely vigorous form, when
they reach place where the eyes of the
whole State are upon them.
With this prominent feature of the
convention the rest of the proceedings do
not call for much comment, except to
note the fact that Mr.. Harrity was
not by any means turned down. Whether
Harrity maintained his personal suprema-
cy by fair means, it is useless to discuss in
the present excited state of the Democrat
ic mind. But it is necessary to remark
that, if the Democrats ever had any hope
of effecting a success in Pennsylvania,
such displays of factional enmity as those
of yesterday would make the hope futile
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14

The comment inevitably suggested by
this illustration is that if scientific spelling
has tendency to produce poetry of this
class the most obvious use of that *, ,00O,-
900 appropriation will be to pension off
the scientific spoilers on the strict condi-
ton that they carry their work Of fiat
rhyming no further.
After that $4,000, 900 appropriation gets
favorably reported from the House Com
mittee it may be time to discuss the
proposition further. At present its most
salient feature is its combination Of un-
conscious humor with the prevailing en-
thusiasm for the old flag and an appropri-
alton.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
NEED FOR GOOD ROADS.

THE country road in spring and fall Is q
severer tax on the FARMER than the charges
of railroad corporations or Of vessel lines
South Bend Post
ON the good roads we build now our chill
dren will 60 to market by electricity instead
of by mule power assisted by fence rails at
the mud holes as our custom now 1s.-&.
Louis Republic.
ARoApBED properly laid and composed of
good materials, even though 1t may require
additional expenditure at the outset, quickly
pays for itself by the reduced cost OF main
tenance.-6. Paul Globe
II the farmers will send to the Legislature
men who will work and vote for good roads
instead Of sparrow-scalping acts, the tmpas-
sable roads will soon cease to be q tax on the
farming communities-Peo'fa Herald.
If the roadways which go through the
main parts of q country town were con-
structed upon the plans which are followed
in England and France there would be but
little trouble in the spring in traversing
them.-Boston Herald.
TIE day of the soft road in both Missouri
and Illinois has been a long one and in both
States the time has come to locate tho bot
tom of every public road in less than two
inches of the top. And that as q perma-
nency.-&. Louis Repub-tc
The United States is the richest country
on the face of the globe to-day, and, outside
OF its cities, it has the poorest roadways of
any of the civilized nations. There is no
ground on which this state of things can be
successfully ydefended.-Denuer Times
The condition of the roads is a potent fac
tor in the business of q farmer. Bad roads
may prevent the advantageous marketing
of his crops and cost him heavily In the
breaking down of his stock and the wear
and tear upon vehicles. Good roads all the
year round would mean many dollars in his
pocket.-&. Louis Post Dispatch
"WHo shall make and maintain country
roads?" The county officials, we think, are
the proper authorities to care for the work.
to expend the money and to lay out the
roads of the county, and the cities and towns
should be charged with che duty of paying
for the city and town approaches OF the
country roads, which they as well as the
farmers need.-Omuha World Herald.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
INSTINCT OR INTELLIGENCEi
A Rather Singular Story About Language
Among Dogs.

A Rather Singular Story About Language
Among Dogs.
LAWRENCE, KAN, April 13.-Probably the
most convincing and remarkable evidences
that animals can talk to each other was wit
messed near here few days ago on the farm
of william Seymore. Seymore has two dogs
which are accustomed to remain in the
barns and have become firm friends with
the horses. To such an extent has this
friendship progressed that when any of the
horses or either of the dogs have been away
from home for any time, Immediately on
their return they rush together and rub
noses and give other evidences Of delight at
meeting.
The dogs and horses go to tho pasture
together and return home ut evening in
company. This remarkable and close friend
ship has been noted by many and much
commented upon, but the climax was
reached when one of the dogs came rushing
from small piece Of timber about half a
mile from the barn. He ran hurriedly up to
the other dog and whined and barked in q
queer manner and then ran to the house.
and started off on run to the woods as fast
as he could go. The first dog hunted around
the place until he found MI. Seymore, and
then by barks and strange antics attracted
his attention and started back toward the
timber.
Mr. Seymore paid little attention to him
un til he was told what had occurred at the
barn, where the two dogs apparently held
woods. The dog went straight into the
woods, and there Mr.. Seymore found that
one of his horses had fallen down in a small
water course which was SO narrow and
steep that it was impossible for the animal
TO rise.
The horse was lying perfectly still, while
ing its face and showing by its attentions
that 1t intended to comfort the horse all
that was in lis power. The fact that the
horse was lying in an outof-the-way place,
with the additional fact that the second dog
did not hesitate, but went directly to where
it had fallen. was plain evidence Of the fact
that the first dog had told the story and
given directions for finding the horse that
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