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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
PROF. KIRCHNER RETURNS

And Is Presented With a Silver Dinner
Service by the E. L. G..
Prot. Kirchner has returned from Phila-
delbhia accompanied by his bride. and they
will reside in the East End. The East End
Gymnastc Club presented Mr. and Mrs
Kirchner an elegant silver dinner service
in token of their appreciation of the profess
sor's efficiency as gymnastic instructor, as
we'll as their regard for him as a gentleman
and friend.
The East End Gym Equestrian Club is
coming along nicely, although so far moth
ing very definite has been accomplished 1t
is expected that there will be at least Is or
20 members The following gentlemen have
signifed their intention OF becoming mem-
bers: w. L. Cosgrove, j. c. Moore, T. B.
Moreland, Jr., Joseph Mitchell, j. Albert
and H. F. DuBarry.
The E. E. G. wheelmen had IA members
out at their first run last Monday evening.
They had a run of about IA miles. Next
Tuesday evening will be their second run,
and the lady friends Of the members are g.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

his friends to-day. A delegation from Nc
Keesport and Latrobe will be here, and
about 80 members of the Allegheny cvclers
and a number of keystone men will be with
him. This party will accompany him one
days ride. The party will leave the club
house of the Allegheny cyclers on Irwin
avenue Allegheny, at 1880 this morning,
and from there will go to the Court House,
where Mr.. LEM will take picture of the
party, himself included.
Mr.. LEM has very ingenious camera
He took music box apart and utilized the
works for time set for his camera He
can arrange it for g. 10 or 10 seconds wait
before going off, In this way he has plenty
of time to get into all his own picturea He
is the first man to attempt such trip car
rying a camera and such heavy load as he
has strapped on his machine.
After the picture is taken at the Court
House, the party will start on the ride.
They will go over the Smithfeld street
bridge to Carson street, to Eighteenth street,
where they take the road to Washington,
Pa, where they take dinner. From there
they go to Brownsville, which will end the
first days ride.
Through the Mountains to Washington.
A number or Mr. LenZ'S friends who do
not ride will go to Brownsville by boat to
say goodby. At Brownsville the cyclers
will all leave him except Charley Petit
cord who will ride two or three days
further The Pittsburg cyclers will return
to the city bv boat or rail. Tomorrow
morning Mr.. LEM and Mr.. Petticord will
continue East, going through Uniontown
and Cumberland, thence to Washington, D.
D. where Mr. LEM gets his passports
The real girdling tour starts from New
York. From there his trip will be west,
and he will pass through the northern part
of the United States to keep out of the
deserts and hot weather. He will be given
a big start on his trip from New York by
about 100 Knickerbocker wheelmen. who in
tend accompanying him as far as Albany.
Mr.. LEM will have a long but pleasant
trip, and will doubtless have some interest
ing and curious stories to tell the boys upon
his return home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
A CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Proposal for Series of Local Club Tennis
Tournaments This Season.

Proposal for Series of Local Club Tennis
Tournaments This Season.
A member of the Pittsburg Tennis Club
has an excellent plan to get up the interest
in that pleasant pastime. He proposes that
a series OF local tournaments be held for the
club championship of the city. These
tournaments should be held monthly. A
suitable emblem can be secured, perhaps
donated by some lover Of the game.
The idea is certainly good one and the
clubs should act upon it. All the athletic
clubs in the citys have tennis departments,
and should be glad to go into such scheme
to enliven the game. 1t is not too early to
take it up and push it to success 1t would
create as much interest as the Western
Pennsylvania championship tournaments
held annually. Similar city championship
meetings are held in nearly all the Eastern
cities where the game is popular.
The Pittsburg Tennis Clubs plans for the
new club house are being pushed along, and
work will begin in very short time, per-
haps the last of this week. Everything is
In he hands of committees, which have full
power to act. Playing will begin on the
BeIlefield grounds as soon as the weather
grows brighter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
SINGERS WHO SMOKE.
While They Admit Tobacco Injuries
the Voice They Don't Quit.
OPINIONS OF THE PHYSICIANS.
Berlin Has Reached Commendable System
as to Its Sewerage.
COUNTING DUST PARTICLES IN AIR
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH. +,

WRITTEN FOR THE DIspArcH.I
Many exponents of the culture of the
human voice include in the list of indulg-
ences to be forsworn by singers the solace
OF tobacco. 1t is, however, astonishing to
know how we'll some people have been
known to sing in spite OF their systematic
that not long ago an eminent New York
throat specialist had occasion to be behind
the stage during performance at the
opera house. To his astonishment the
three great artists-Lassalle and the De
Reszkes-who were at that time delighting
the city with their marvellous voices and
exquisite art, lit their cigarettes and
smoked with the utmost gusto as soon as
they left the stage.
Being strong anti-tobacconist, the ply
sician, who was intimate with the artists,
ventured mild protest against the ad-
visibility of free use of tobacco. The
artists, one and all, took the matter very
good-humoredly, and said they had not the
slightest doubt that they would sing great
deal better if they denied themselves the
soothing effect of the frequent cigarette;
but so long as the public were satisfied with
their singing, and they certainly just then
appeared to be, they would let the voice
take the chances on being injured by smok-
ing.
Morell Mackenzie, who was supposed to
know as much about this subject as any
modern authority, was evidently of the
same way of thinking. He recommends
anyone who finds total abstinence too heroic
a stretch of virtue to smoke only after a
substantial meal The singer or speaker
should do his smoking after and never be-
fore using his voice. Let him smoke a
mild Havana or long-stemmed pipe
charged with some cool smoking tobacco.
II the charms of the cigarette are irresist
1ble let 1t be smoked through a mouthpiece
which is kept clean with ultra ohammedan
strictness. Let him refrain from smoking
pipe, cigar or cigarette to the bitter and. It
1T may be added, rank and oily end. The
Turk, who is very choice of his smoking and
thoroughly understands the art, always
throws away the near half of his cigarette.
Let the singer who wishes to keep in the
perfect way" refrain from inhaling the
smoke. and let him take it as an axiom that
the man in whom tobacco increases the flow
of saliva to any marked degree is not in
tended by nature to smoke.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
TOTAL ABSTINENCE NEWS

ATTEND the Scottdale convention, June H.
REV. PRESIDENT LANDING was in the city
Wednesday.
ALL uniformed cadet societies are expected
to go to Scottdale in body.
REV. MORGAN NJ sHEEDY is in New York in
the interest of the Y. NJ. Z. U.
The demand for school children's pledge
cards is in excess of the supply.
In order that proper arrangements may
be made for transportion to Scottdale, dele
gates to the next meeting of the Union will
report how many can be expected to 20
from their respective localities.
The reports from all the societies show a
net increase in membership during the past
eight months of 307. This figure may be in
creased before the yearly convention as
three or four more societies are expected to
Join the Union.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
LOCAL CRICKET PLAYERS

Getting Down to Work for the Season
Make-Up of Several Teams.
Final arrangements have been made for
games between the All-Pittsburg and De-
troit cricket clubs at the Brushton grounds
May 80 and 81. The Pittsburg team will be
made up from the following men: W. Scott,
F. n. Schwartz, j. L. Schwartz, D. Bu-
channan, A. S. Valentine, c. Preston, H.
Brown, II. G. Brown, w. G. Carnegie, 7.
w. Carnegie, A. Burrows, H. Penn, j. +.
Horn, George Macpherson and G. v.
Childs.
The Pittsburg Cricket Lea que season also
opens May 80, but Homewood and Wilkins
burg will not play on that date. The make
up of these two teams, is:
Homewood-W. Scott, F. N. Schwartz,
j. L. Schwartz, D. Buchanan, A. S. Valen-
tine, c. Preston, H. Brown, II. G. Brown,
w. G. Carnegie, 7. NJ Carnegie, H. Keller,
w. Berger
Wilkinsburg-H. Penn, j. F. Horn.
George Macpherson, c. Y. Childs, w. B.
Hambly, j. Bissell, A. Banister, D. Nc
Brier, P. H. Lloyd, A. Westcott, B. Petel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
steadyIng Ocean Steamers.

As far back as 1889 weighted pendulum
was used which by swinging when the yes-
sci rolled, set into motion gearing that
instantly moved heavy weight athwart the
vessel so as to counteract the rolling. This
principle has just been utilized BY Mr..
Thornycroft, the famous builder of torpedo
boats, who has read paper on the steady
ing Of vessels at sea before the English In
s:itute of Naval Architects. Mr.. Thorny-
crott's device was fitted to a steam yacht of
go tons displacement, and roll of IS de-
grees was at once reduced 9 degrees The
weight employed was eight tons, or 3L per
cent of the yachts displacement. but a far
essary in the case OF an ocean racer. Per
sons prone to seasickness will be consoled
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
sEwICKLEY1TEs IN TROUBLE
Some of tho Athletic Members Obi cot to tt
Ball Team.

Some of tho Athletic Members Object to the
Ball Team.
The Sewickley Athletic Association had
little trouble during the past week on ac
count of the County League ball game to be
played on their grounds. The argument
was made by some that the park would be
closed against the members on those dates,
unless they chose to pay an admission fee.
1t is also said that the ball players were
not all members of the club and for that
reason should not be granted any privileges
whatever on the grounds.
To settle the question, the directors held
a meeting and decided that all men,
bers of the ball team must pay dues
and become members of the club. On this
score they have the use of the grounds for
the ten games. The tennis grounds are not
interfered with by the ball grounds, so that
the tennis players have no reason to object.
TIE trouble may have been somewhat exag-
gerated, but apparently it is all settled now.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

pecially invited. They expect quite q
number of lady cyclers to be present, and
they will then be enrolled as members of
the club ...... ...
While Prof Kirchner was in Philadel
phia he attended the meeting of the Phila-
delphia amateurs. He says he is sorry none
of the "Jim" boys were there, as he Is sure
they would have been placed in several
events Either Fry or Kimmell would
have won the rope climb, and Fry could
have been placed in the work on the rings.
Preparations are now being made for the
field day for May 80. The events are not
all scheduled, but a good programme is
promised.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
READY. FOR A START.
Frank G. LEM to Be Given a Big
Send-0ff on His World Tour.
A LONG BICYCLE TRIP AHEAD.
The Pittsburg 'Cycler Leaves This Morning
on Ills Ride
NEWS NOTES OF THE LOCAL AMATEURS

Frank G. LEM leaves Pittsburg to-day
for his bicycle trip of the world For the
past few days his outfit, consisting of a Vic
tor spring fork pneumatic wheel, camera,
ETC., has been on exhibition in A G. Pratt
& Co.'S window, and 1t has drawn large
crowds continually. The wheel is the finest
made by the Victor Company, is full nickle
and has two sprocket wheels. Added to the
other accouterments for the trip, the Key
stone Bicycle Club presented Mr.. LEM
revolver to accompany him on his travels.
Mr.. LEM in his trip will spend two years.
He will not ride except in good weather.
While on his New Orleans trip he rode day
after day through the rain. He will 60 to
San Francisco, then to China. Japan, Hin
doostan, and all the countries usually
visited by globe trotters. He leaves the
European part of the route until last, so
that he will finish on the cream of the
ride.
Delegation to Start With Him.
Mr.. Lenz will be given quite send-of by
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
He Was Very Absent Minded.

Boston Globe.l
A clever man, who was extremely forget
full as we'll as absent-mindcd, left the hotel
at Lakewood not long since, arriving at the
station with some friends short time
before the train was due. "By Jove!" he
suddenly exclaimed, II left my watch IN
my room. 1 will have just time to run
back and get it, he continued, pulling out
of his pocket, to the great amusement of
his friends, the identical timepiece, gazing
at it wildly for a second, and then starting
at rapid pace for the hotel. Not until
his friends shouted sfter him With laughter
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
The Dancing Girl.



She comes the spirit of the dance!
And but for those large, eloquent eyes,
Where passion speaks in every glance,
Sne'd seem a wanderer from the skies.
So light that gazing hreathless there,
Lest the celestial dream should go,
You'd think the music in the air
Waved the fair vision to and froi
Or that the melody's sweet flow
Within the radiant creature played,
And those soft wreathing arms of snow.
And white sylph feet the music made.
Now gliding slow with dreamy grace,
Her eyes beneath their lashes lost;
Now motionless with lifted lace,
And small hands on her bosom crossed.
And now with flashing eyes she springs,
Her whole bright figure raised in air,
AS if her soul had spread its wings.
And poised her one wild instinct there.
She spoke not, but so richly fraught
With language were her glance and smile,
That when the curtain iell, thought
She had been talking all the while.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
Automatic Numbering Machine.

An automatic numbering machine has
come into use tor recording the number of
railroad tickets, documents, or for any other
purpose where consecutive numbering is de-
sired. The machine Is very small and light
weighing only IA ounces, works with but
little friction, and stands large amount of
wear and tear. 1t is automatic in its action
and requires no further attention than the
setting of the indicator dial.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
The Soubrette.
From Eugene Fields Poems.I

IT'S years, soubrette since last We met.
And yet, all! yet, how swift and tender
NV thoughts go back in Times dull track
To YOU, sweet pink of female gender!
/ shall not say-though others may
That Time all human Joy enhances:
But the same old thrill comes DER me still
With memories of your songs and dances!
And. loi tonight. the phantom light,
That as q sprite plays on the fender,
Reveals face whose girlish grace
Brings back the feeling, warm and tender.
And all the while the old-time smile
Steals o'er my visagc grim and wrInkled-
Although. soubrette, your foot falls yet
Upon my rusty heartstrings tinkled!
.-.,.-. - -Eugess Neld
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
A Theatrical Version.

with the wotcn ltscI.
"A Theatrical Version.
The Stage.I
Actors walking down Broadway,
Manner, blithsome, light and gay;
Trousers checkered black and gray,
You can meet him any day,
Humming as he walked along,
Half q tune and half song,
Perhaps 1t was atrifie wrong,
Some one rang chestnut gong,
Ta-ra-ra- boom-de-ay Ta-ra-ra-boom-de ay,
ETC., etc.
Into n cafe he walked
Where some brother actors talked.
There his heavy score was chalked,
But his voice would not be balked.
Repartee was widely flung
While on high the glasses rung,
Then the bithesome actor sung
These words in an unknown tongue:
Ta-ra-ra -boom-de-ay, a-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,
etc., etc.
Quick the smiles changed to frown;
Some one shouted KNOCK him down,
This is not hayseed town!
He's as crazy as Il clown!
We are tired OF boOm-de-ay;
We have heard it every day.
Give MS now rest we pray"
But the actor still did say:
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay, Ia-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,
Then the others loudly swore
They'd not stand it any more,
His gay checkered clothes they tore,
And with him wiped up the floor,
Sent him streetward with bang,
Mid the plaudits of the gang.
Something DER the rumpus rang,
Till the actor feebly sang:
Tara ra- boom-de-ay, Ta-ra-ra boom-de-ay,
etc., etc.
They inferred him meath tree,
Deep as ever deep could be,
And the wind blew f1tfully
Through the grass where all could SEQ
j Just n marble stone. On 1t,
In big golden letters writ:
This actor might have made hit
But be couldn't sing u little bit,"
Tara IA boom decay, a-ra-poom-
etc., etc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
The keystone Clubhouse.

The Keystone Bicycle Club meets to-
morrow evening and will probably then
make the final decision on the clubhouse
question. Bids are to be received from four
contractors and they are expected in time
for this meeting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

son, w. Downing, F, Gamble, Frank Miller
and Guy Bachelor.
The Pittsburg Cricket Club grounds are
in good condition and but for the rain of the
past week there would have been consider
able playing there The members will get
down to work as soon as the weather is
settled.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
Special Sale OF Dress Goods.

New plaids, stripes, serzes. Bedford cords,
chevrons, cameishair suitings, cashneres,
Henriettas and French challies at extraor-
dinarily low prices for the next 80 days, at
d. j. Lynch's, 43s and 440 Market street.
wFSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

According to all accounts, rock of the
good old times would have wandered the
earth asstlsss till Il dropped rsthsy than
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
The Pretty Soubrette.

Detroit News.1
The manager sat in his easy chair,
Counting his roll one day,
The season was booked and everything
looked
That at last it was coming his way.
He feeling good, for he'd made m ash,
On "the pretty soubrette who was watching
the cash."
The play had proven drawing card,
And the cast he had picked was strong,
His paper was fine and dead in line"
And things were booming along.
But his leading man looked out from the flies
And watched the soubrette with tho soft
blue eyes.
A sealskin sack he bought her next day.
And also diamond pin.
And he thought of q brown stone front by
the way,
And his pretty soubrette within,
But the leading man had played his part
And won the damSel's hand and heart,
His jumps grew big. it made him sick,
And his houses began to grow small;
His paper behind-and the agent kicked
And the rain began to fall,
1t seemed that the trouble had hardly began,
When the soubrette had gone and the lead
ing man.
The manager sat in his easy chair,
Devoured by grief and sad despair.
The gang twas on" through Il friendly tin,
Though he vowed he'd had successful trip;
But deep in his pockets are the traces yet
Or the soft blue eyes of the pretty soubrette.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

BueINE is non-poisonous to human life, but
cents at all dealers. Give 10 Q trial
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
fe6S4

did he realize that he had timed himself
with the watch itself
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

BUGINE kills reaches, bedbugs, ETC., with
out peradventure of DOUBT. % cents.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

build and breed elsewhere than in its own
rookery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-26
A TREAsONABLE SHEET.

The reign OF devil law in the civil
lied world is doomed, and IL will soou
be crushed and bOttea ont vi exist
ence, aud it may be that the blood of
The tyran:s who now Use 1t for the OPP
preston and degradation Of mankind
will he required to wash the demon
e,licis from off the statute books.
The above infamous paragraph was
clipped from leading editorial in the
last issue of the Non-Coni0rmist, u
communicate sheet which was origin
ally published in this state, but lately
removed 10 indianapolis.
Many of our Alliance friends are
subscribers to the above paper and
some OF our Alliance Office holders IRE
circulating it freely among their com
stituents, but is there single law
abiding, God fearing, country loving
individual outside of the Modern
Light outfit and the Alliance Office
seekers who approve of the senti-
ments expressed above? Do any of
our native citizens born under the
American flag believe that there is
any necessity for Reign Of Terror
Does any man who owns home or
loves his country favor taking the
lives of all our statesmen aud officers
of the law or so-called "tyrants?" If o
change in some of our laws is required
must the "demOn edicts" be washed
out with the blood Of American citi-
Zens?
The leaders of the southern confed-
eracy never uttered more unlawful or
reasonable sentiments than are con-
tanned in the paragraph quoted above.
We have no doubt many bad laws are
on our statute books and many bad
men in Office, but there is remedy in
the ballot box. II we must have
changes in our constitution, let us
lave them; II we must have changes
in our laws let us have them. If we
must have fiat motley or public ware.
houses or reputation of debts or Mrs.
Lease aud more He'll, let US have them
in the Legitimate way, but we need no
French revolution or St. Bartholomew
massacres or c6m3unistic riots.
But there need be no fear Of any
thing like the above. Too much flood
has been shed to make and preserve
the best government on earth 10 per-
nit it to pass into the hands of the
frothy traitors who advocate it's de-
struction. We can only say that any
one who would be guilty of uttering
or disseminating such trcasonable
doctrines as are found in the MOI :
Conformist should he classed with
Floyd Yancey aud JEFF Davis.