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Vol.45, No.29 -- Entered at Pittsburg rostoffice,November II, 1SS7, as second-cla- ss matter.

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PITTSBURG, WEDNESDAY. DEC. 3, lS9aA CONVINCING experiment.

Superintendent Warner's statement of theexact cost of improving the last eleven hun-dred feet of road by the workhouse laborcompletes ibe showing of this interestingend important experiment. The statementthat 1,098 feet of road had been graded,macadamized, graveled, rolled and drainedby convict labor at a cost of 75 3-- 3 cents perlineal foot is the most conclusive that canbe made with regard to their employment ofworkhouse and prison labor on that muchneeded work.

The statement brings out a suggestionwhich might tend to increase the benefits ofconvict labor. The statement shows that thelabor of the men is charged at CO cents perday which, as the Superintendent states, is24 cents above the cost of maintenance. Thecounty, of course, has no desire to go intosuch work for the sake of a profit; but itwould be quite legitimate to let the workoffer to tbe men a chance of making a littlewages over the cost of maintenance. In anyplan for the general employment of suchlabor, it would be an inducement to good workand a benefit to the convicts to give them theshare of the wages that they earn over thecost of keeping them. At SO cents a aaytheir labor would be economical, in thiscase increasing the cost of the entire work toabout So cents per lineal foot. If the menwere credited 40 cents a day for work thatIs up to the standard, the money to be paidlo them at the expiration of their sentences,it would not only make them ready and will-ing to work, but would afford a safeguardagainst attempts to escape, in the moneythat a man who serves out his sentencewould be entitled to draw at his discharge.

3Ir. Warner's practical work is certainlyfall of important suggestions with regard tothe intelligent direction of convict labor tothe improvement of the highways.

A HEALTHY rLACE.The ceusus has not done a very great deal

for this region, but we may be thankful forthe advertisement it has made of the won-derful healthiness of the First District ofHraddock. According to the returns whichlave been specially verified, Hawkins andSwissvale, the suburbs included in theFirst Census District, have nearly 2,000 in-habitants ot whom only seven died fromJune 18S9 to June 1S90. It is hardly sur-prising that but two doctors and no under-takers can live there, and SuperintendentPorter is doubtless correct in terming it thehealthiest district in the country.

DEMOCRATIC DIFFERENCES.The selection of Messrs. Harrity and Hen-E- el

as the leading members of Governor Pat-tison- 'sofficial family has produced the usual

reports of dissatisfaction in Democraticquarters. It is stated that Judge Gordon,of Philadelphia, who was the legislativeleader for the former Pattison administra-tion, does not speak with Mr. Harrity asthey pass by, and is disposed to extend thesame to the head of the com-ing administration. Jlr. Stenger, who wasSecretary of State in Pattison's first term, issJso alleged to be in a state of insurrectionover the preferment of Mr. Hensel, whoseposition in the last campainn is thought tolave differed from Mr. "Wallace's, only byvirtue of his having made an earlier discov-ery as to the advisability of his getting onboard of the train.

It is not at all improbable that these re-ports have some foundation in fact. OurDemocratic friends in Pennsylvania havelong possessed the quality of throwing amaximum of earnestness into the dispositionof a minimum of patronage as the settle-ment of a usually empty partisan leader-ship. That quality has in the caucusand conventions of the Allegheny countyDemocracy furnished some strenuous illus-trations; and it would not be a violation ofparty precedents if Messrs. Gordon andStenger should bite their thumbs over tbepreferment granted to Messrs. Harrity andHensel.

So far as the public is concerned, how-ever, there is little disposition to share thefeelings either of rebellion or enthusiasmwhich marks the Democratic wings. Thejiublic knows what good work can be doneby an active and uncompromising AttorneyGeneral, from the example of AttorneyGeneral Cassiday. It is also the fact thatthe alliteration which locates the Governor'schief appointments in the H's indicates adeparture from that other alliterative com-bination that put the Governor in the field,and which, according to the telegram of adisappointed Wallace man, was confinedstrictly to the M's. Put while the personalqualifications of the new Cabinet, and theirdisposition, either toward partisan or re-form politics, are matters of public interest,the people will recognize that the proof ofthe pudding will lie in the eating. Theyhave faith, from the Governor's formerrecord, that his administration will directits efforts to the honest and independentfurtherance of the interests of the people onState matters. If Messrs. Harrity andHensel prove efficient aids in that work,their appointment will be fully demon-strated to have been a wise selection, inde-pendent of the sensibilities of other partyleaders. If not, it will be the misfortune ofthe administration, and not the fault of thepublic

As bearing upon the probable outcome ofthese appointments, it is pertinent to recallthe iact that the appointment of AttorneyGeneral Cassiday at the beginning of Gov-ernor Pattison's first term was one that wasruott widely criticised; but at the end of theterra it was Hip one that was most onm"lMc'r

vindicated by the events of the administra-tion.

THE TREASURY FIGURES.The Secretary of the Treasury's report pre-

sents the usual statement of actnal and esti-mated receipts and expenditures of the Gov-ernment for the past, the current and thenext fiscal year. As intimated in yester-day's Dispatch the favorable exhibit of asurplus of 515,000,000 for the next fiscalyear is reached by excluding from the expenditures the sinking fund expenditureand the announced deficiency of 533,000,000in the pensions appropriation for the cur-rent year; and the cash resources of theTreasury appear to be swelled by includ-ing among them the national bank redemp-tion fund, every dollar of which is depositedto meet a demand liability. While these de-partures from the former methods of ac-counting may be legal, it is certain thattheir results do not give the public an ac-curate idea of cither the present or pros-pective condition of the Treasury.

After devoting considerable space to thediscussion of the bond purchases, their rela-tion to the money market, the tariff and cus-toms regulation laws and the internal reve-nue, the Secretary gives some figures on thesubject of circulation. Opposed to the ideathat there has been a decrease in the mone-tary circulation of the country during lateyears, the Secretary presents the fact thatthere has been a net increase in all kinds ofcirculation during the past twenty years of

727,760,709; during the past ten years of$476,039,024. For the past five years nocomparison is made, but the figures aregiven which suffice for a comparison andshow the increase to be about 250,000,000.The increase is largest in the items of goldand silver certificates, while the decrease iswholly in the national bank circulation.This certainly seems to dispel the idea thatthere has been a decrease in the circulatingmedium, although it still leaves open thequestion whether the increase has kept pacewith the expansion of business demands dur-ing the past decade.

The Secretary next proceeds to discuss thesilver question. He points out v'ie differ-ence between the silver legislation recom-mended in his last report and that whichwas adopted by Congress. He thinks, how-ever, that the silver act is an improvementover the old one, and that while it is toosoon to judge of its permanent results, "ithas been the means of providing a healthyand much-neede- d addition to the circulatingmedium of the United States." This ap-pears to indicate that the preceding demon-stration by the Secretary of the large in-crease of circulation is not to be taken asexpressing his conviction that the previousincrease was all that the country needed.

The rest ot the report is taken up withmatters of a rather stereotyped character,the statistics of imports and exports beingthe most important feature which is, ofcourse, summarized from the more detailedreports of the Bureau of Statistics. The report shows the Treasury to be in good con-dition. Its resources are ample to meet allpossible demands upon it, and it will stillremain as the most stable and solvent publictreasury in the world. But it may bequestioned whether some of the methodsthat have been changed by the present ad-ministration would not have more clearlyinformed the public of the fact that thepresent scale of expenditures and receiptsbrings the income and outgo of the Govern-ment more nearly to a balance than for manyyears in the past.

IN JAIL AGAIN.g, after all, is not such a de-

lightful recreation. The Nicely murderersare now in a position to appreciate the com-fort of bed and board behind prison walls,even with the gallows in the background.The ending ot this daring attempt to evadejustice cannot but have a discouraging ef-fect upon tbe inmates of penitentiaries, and,perhaps, the warning of broken bones andrecapture may serve to deter other prisonersfrom making their keepers ridiculous. It isto be hoped that the dangerous criminalswho escaped from the Western Penitentiarywill be retaken in like manner.

KAILROAD FACT AND FANCY.The argument of the railroad interest,

which is urging, under the leadership ofMr. Gould, the restoration of the system ofcombination and pooling, is that under com-petition the earnings of the roads are cutdown so that they are brought to the vergeot ruin. The assertion of Mr. Aldace T.Walker that if the railroad officials wereleft to themselves tbey would bring theproperties entrusted to their management toa condition of universal smash, was noticedin these columns some' time ago. Now thesame arguments are used by the kings ofWall street to justify the combinationwhich they have lormed among the trans-continental lines, and to support the modestrequest that Congress shall for their benefitrepeal the fifth section of the inter-Stat- ecommerce act, which prohibits pooling.

With regard to the transcontinental linesthe assertion has this foundation in fact thatrates have been cut on these lines to a losingpoint. But everyone who has kept postedknows that this was done as a part of theGould plan to attack the lines which hewished to absorb, and either drive them intoa combination or depreciate their stock sothat he could by it at what he thought abargain. This is simply a new illustrationof the principle often pointed out by TheDispatch that cut-thro- at rate wars are al-ways inspired by some purpose of combina-tion; and that legitimate competition willalways stop where the profit that is the pur-pose of natural competition, is turned intoloss.

With regard to the general condition ofthe railroads, the allegation that their in-ability to pool traffic reduces them to a ruin-ous condition, is contradicted by tbe mostconvincing proof, namely, the reports ofrailroad earnings published from week toweek in Wall street. These reports cannotbe made the basis of exactly equal compari-sons because the number of roads actuallyreporting changes each year. But when wefind that the totals show a constant increase,the utter factitiousness of the railway plea ofgeneral demoralization is established. Thusthe gross earnings of 146 lines which re-ported for tbe first ten months of this yearand last were $415,046,015 in 1890, against$379,872,990 in 1889; of 138 lines reportingin 1889 and 1888, there was an increasefrom f321.276.191 in 1888, to 349,914,796 in1889, and so on down with a greater or lessgain in gross earnings for every year sin.eethe passage of the inter-Stat- e commerce act.

This contradiction of their argument isexplained by the railway people with theassertion that while rates have been cut soas to increase the traffic and consequentlytbe gross earnings the business has been sounprofitable that they made no money.That plea is, however, subject to the test ofthe Wall street figures in the returns of netearnings. These figures are given for a re-duced number of lines, it is true, but for asufficient number to afford a fair criterion,as follows:Eight months No. of Year Previousended Aug. 31. roads. Riven. year.1317 i CI $99.IXariff

t'THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. "WEDNESDAY, "DECEMBER" 3, 5890.

1S88 77 81.273,614 90,737,9751SS9 113,413.1107 93,730,8371K H5 U5.17r.350 117,810,034

Thus we see that the net earnings of the115 lines reporting show a gain of 6 per centas compared with last year. This is not verylarge; but when we note that the .gain of1889 was 15 per cent over the previous year,it is allowable to infer that to improve onthat very decided prosperity is by no meansan indication of general ruin. We furthersee in these figures the fact that for the fiveyears past there has been a steady gain iunet earnings with the exception of one year,which is a reflection of the further generalfact that since the inter-Stat-e commerce lawabolished pooling, railroad rates have beensteadier, on a conservative and reasonablebasis, than they ever were under the regimeof universal pooling.

It is quits possible that in the near futurerailroad earnings will show a slight decreaseon account of the short crops and conse-quently decreased traffic. It will hardly ap-pear to the general public a good reason whythe companies should be permitted to com-bine to make the productive interests paymoro for a less service. But up to the pres-ent time, it is pertinent that the railroadplea of general demoralization and ruin forlack of pooling is entirely an effort of theimagination.

The Western blizzards will probablycool the religious and fighting ardor of the In-dians who are out on the plains with nowarmer underclothing than war paint. Letthem come In and exchange their arms forblankets.

Of Congressman Oates' proposition tompose an income tax on Incomes of $10,000 ormore, the New York JPress says: "No measureot taxation has ever been so obnoxious to thepeople of this country as an income tax." Thisis true so far as tlio people who had incomeswithin the scope of the law are concerned.Wo never heard ot any complaint from themasses who were not taxed by it.

Controller Morrow's notification thatcity expenditures must be kept within tbe lim-its of the appropriations is an eminently cor-rect attitude. Fay as you go i3 a good rule forcommunities as well as individuals.

One of Stanley's critics objects to thefrequency with which he says "I" and "we."When a man has done what Stanley has donein Africa be has something to say "f and "wo"about. Egotism is a relative term and its lia-bility to criticism depends on what a givenman has done. If Stanley's critic should talkabout himself no exception could bo taken tothe charge of egotism.

The Governor of New Jersey pardonedEva Hamilton; but since it Is announced thatshe Is going on tbe stage it becomes doubttulwhether the public can pardon her.

The New York World asks, "Where beyour jibes now.Mr. President pro tern Ingallsr',Perhaps Mr. Ingalls may be rather short in thematter of jibes, but there is reason to thinkthat before tbe session is ended he may relievehimself of some characteristic talk, in whichhe will express a very savage opinion ot formerRepublican voters who have left Ingalls on theshelf.

The winter started off badly, but madea vigorous effort to redeem itself on tbe secondday by giving us some rigorous, bracing andstraight-forwai- d wintry weather.

The assertion of Secretary Noble's reportwith regard to the Indians, that "there hasbeen steady progress made in engaging themin peaceful ways and Industrial pursuits," indi-cates that the Secretary mast have been sobusy over his report that he did not have timeto study the current news from the Indianagencies.

Let the Weather Bureau be credited withhaving brought Its cold wave in according toprogramme. A few more successes of this sortand the past will be forgotten.

The Secretary of the Treasury provesthat there is more money in circulation nowthan either five, ten or twenty years ago, but hefails to give due allowance to the artistic man-ner in which Jay Gould and John D. Rocko-fell- er

have got their grip on a large share ofthe increase.

The Indian ghost dances are not likely todo much hurt, it the spirits that white rascalssell to the Indians are kept away from them.

The census district which had a deathrate of only seven to a population of nearlytwo thousand is in our suburbs. Its showingfor health is so good thai a large influx of pop-ulation may be expected, which will, of course,bring up tbe death rate.

PEOPLE WE BEAD ABOUT.

The editor of the London Times is Mr.MoberlyBelL

SARAH Bernhardt is so vexed at tbe atten-tion given to her snake that she is going to givehim up.

Fifty thousand pounds sterling have beencontributed toward the 100,000 desired by Gen-eral Booth to redeem "darkest England."

Me. Mafleson, in behalf of Mr. Abbey, issaid to havo offered Patti very high wages fora professional tour in the United States, begin-ning in the fall of 1891.

Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts, who livesnow in Spencer House, London, is said to re-ceive as many offers of marriage as any widowin the British metropolis.

Miss Mabella Youn--q Low, a Harlem girlanu college graduate, has purchased a nursery,and will devote her time and energies to thecultivation ot roses and mushrooms.

Congressman-elec- t Halvorsen, of Min-nesota, ia the first successful uongressionalnominee of the Prohibition party. He was In-dorsed by tbe Farmers' Alliance.

The Duke of Westminster and Mr. Stanleyare spoken of by the London Court Journal as"among tbe likely promoters" of a companythat is to develop the resources of West Africa.

Julian Hawthorne considers InspectorByrnes, of New York, "beyond all question tbegreatest detective in the world" which is com-ing it pretty strong for even an official ofByrnes' cleverness.

Miss Virginia. Braxscoube, a prize med-alist of the National Academy, hag been en-gaged by the Prang Company, of Boston, toprepare designs for tbe Easter prints, cardsand favors. Miss Branscombe leaves the Har-per firm and commands In her new position avery large salary.

B0BEBT LINCOLN DENIES

That He Took Fart in tho Dillon-O'Brie- nMeeting as Yico President.

Chicago, Dec. 2. Robert 2'. Lincoln, Min-ister to England, this afternoon denied tbostatement cabled to London that he attendedthe Irish demonstration at Battery D Saturdaynight, and that he acted as one of the VicePresidents on the occasion. He received aninvitation to be present at tbe meeting but didnot attend.

He could not, ho said, commit so grave an in-discretion as to attend a meeting of such acharacter while occupying his present positiontoward tbe English Government. Mr. Lin-coln will start for England at; the end of thismonth.

Bazaar at Cyclorama HalLTwelve enterprising young Hebrew ladles

with philanthropic tendencies, comprising tho"All for Good Society," held a bazaar in Cyclo-rama Hall last evening, for the benefit ot thepoor. The evidences of the handiwork and in-dustry of the club were numerous, and com-prised any number of suitable Christmas giftsthat found ready purchasers among the manygenerous visitors during tbe evening.

DEATHS OP A DAY.General Cadmus M. Wilcox.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. General Cadmns M.Wilcox died in this eity this morning. Tbe funer-al will take place Thursday, December 4 at 3 T. H.from SI. Slntthrw's Church.

SNAP SHOTSJN SEASON,Absenteeism and cold tealsm are tbe prin-

cipal drawbacks In Congress.

Childhood memories linger, don't tbey? Infact, children never forget. "Some of us. aye.most of us, havo to carry a tablet or a notebookto refresh our memories in mid life, to besure. But we nave no use for such things inthe creeping and running days. "What you puton the slate then you rubbed off after laughingat it, didn't you? Only fancies were penciledin those days, too; not memories or anything tobe remembered. These managed to fastenthemselves in tho heart and tbe brain, somehowor other, and there they stick. While we jotdown y something to bo remembered to-morrow how tbe; do creep in between tbepresent and this future. And then youstop and take a peep at the past,don't you? Surelr a kindly face, a tender hand.a cheerful word, a soothing smile, come atyour call from way, way bacK in childhood'smemory. Not the facas of the home nest, butothers. Certainly soma one outside tbe familycircle was your favorite, or you his or her pet.And what did they give you? A dog, a book, apat on the head, a doll or a kite, a ride on thepony or a pull on the vied? Something whichyou remember, of course. You can close youreyes and see it with all the surroundings, can'tyou? 1 can call up mine now. A good old manwith thin silvery hair, trembling bands, bngecane, broad-brimme-d hat, long coat, pleasant,cheerful voice. He drove a little black ponyscarce larger than tho puny Shetland breed.He told me some day it would be mine. Oftenand often, side by side, we rode behind thatpatient little beast over dusty roads "andthrough shady laues. Both of us were waitingfor that Some Bay. His some day came. Icried when they let me look into the coffin.And the little pony what of it? I don't know.It was old and feeble as its master, though Ididn't know it then. No other hand couldguide it, no other "gee up" could make it trotover the old roads and lanes. It went to grassthen, and is surely dust now. I did not knowwhat Some Bay meant then. I do now.

The fellow who is always in deep water isusually shallow himself.

When the agitation begins to agitate theagitator he quietly draws off.

Short-haire- d girls seem to be more numer-ous than heretofore. Is the dye ruining thecrop?

Happy youth was well represented at theopening of Pittsburg's now theater. Duringthe love scene which closed tbe opera thesefaces were a study. Eyes sparkled, lips trembledand coy glances were exchanged. Love andmusic played havoc with many hearts thatnight.

The astronomical winter begins on the 21st.The winter of our discontent has already set in.

"AU Quiet; Nothing New."Chicago, Dec. l. At 10 o'clock Gen- -,

eral Williams received at army headquarters thisdispatch from the Rosebud Indian Agency: "AllIs quiet here; nothing new." Associated Press.Alone, 'mid rocks and frost-nippe- d stalks,

Tho tired sentry paces;Far in advance the ghost fiends dance,

With war paint on their faces.Far to the rear, checks blanch'd with fear,

The soldiers pray for light!No noise, no sound, all is profound

As depths of darkest night.But, hark! a click! a sharp, quick tick!

A message .Eastward flevrtO'er miles of wire these words of fire:

"All quiet! Nothing new!The soldier wakes when daylight breaks.

His trusty rifle cleans;To calm his fears, tho cup that cheers

He seeks In the canteens.The rations serv'd, he's steadier nerv'd,

And eager for tbe fray;Bnt no advance gives him a chance

At game of war to play.Between the trees the foe's tepees

Shelter a motley crew.Once more from tent these words are sent:

"AU quiet! Nothing now!"Ere day is old, red warriors bold

Around a war polo prance;Like fiends stark mad, in war paint clad,

They trip a ghostly dance.Their curdling cheers tho soldier hears; '"

Then orders thick and fast IAre shouted out, or spread about V

By brassy bogle blast!Then tbe wild men who wield the pen

Pictures of carnage drew! :V"Wiiilfi fjen'ral ftfilps this hicogiito"All quiet! Nothing new!"

It has cost one man just 45,000 to call a wo-man a rabbit. This will keep her in sealskinsfor some winters to come.

Laws for the government of society alonecan be changed to fit social advancementwithout endangering the social structure.

Rumor can wreck a bank as well as a repu-tation.

The seventh day problem is gradually solv-ing itselr. The courts and the councilmen arekeeping pace with the progress of the country.

"THE House will be in order," was SpeakerReed's opening charge. It will now proceed intbe usual disorderly manner.

The Indians are drawing their rations in-stead of blood.

Face your enemies as fearlessly as you faceyour friends. If you fight from the rear youare always bound to be in tbe rear.

Jay Gould is getting the salt or the earth.He has purchased a salt pla'nt,

When Love Comes High.Pet names, wben used by lovers bold,

Cost nothing but a thought,And if not traced on paper cold

They oftimes go for naught.For lovers have their little snarls,

Just like tbe other folk;But when to court they take their quarrels,

Then lovo is not a joke.The lawyers read tbe letters rare.

Full of names so tender.And calculate just to a hair

What damages to render.Sometimes tbe missives chance to hold

Names extremely funny.And it costs men a heap of gold

To call a girl a "Bunny."

Wounded Knee creek is figuring In theIndian war reports. This Is the nearest ap-proach to a casualty so far.

Speaker Beed might introduce into theHouse rules a line from tbe laws of some secretbodies which reads: 'Has any brother any-thing to offer for tbe good of the order?"

The correspondents at the seat of the ghostdance are indulging in a war of words.

TThe Western women are stiffening the back-bone of tho Alliance. It wouldn't be a badidea for the girls to rnn the politics of thefarmers and let the boys stick to the plow.

Clocked stockings are not eo called becausesome girls get them on tick.

All the world's a stage, and It's full of badactors.

A Christmas Wish.Soon the pets of this happy land

To nursery will be flocking;God grant that all the youthful band

Will And a well-fille- d stocking.

IP the girls should begin playing footballthey will have to shave their heads.

Live men are forced to study the dead lan-guages.

The mud wave predicted by the Indian Mes-siah Is liable to be dammed by Jack Frost.

Sitting Bull has probably been indulgingIn too many horns of Agency whisky. It'sliable to make him or anybody else Bee ghosts.

Ingalls appeared In the Senate clad in abrand-ne- suit of black. Crape on his hat wouldnot have been out of place.

Parnell's act was noj a heartless one, atall events. "

A iiotion in Congress frequently causes acommotion.

A poor man will never accumulate wealth

by wishing for riches. He can only win throughwork.

Kailroad men always give the public shortwaits.

Boul ANGER deserves credit tor keepingquiet while Sitting Bull and Farnell are on thecarpet.

The man who falls and blames it on a womanconfesses that he is weaker than the weakersex.

The prosperous business man is an objectlesson in advertising.

Willie "Winkle.PBACTICAL B0AD BUILDING.

Superintendent Warner Furnishes SomeFacts and Figures of Value.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:When your representative was here last Fri-

day, the road for Harmer township had justbeen finished but its cost bad not been exactlydiscovered. Since then all the items ot ex-pense have come to hand and I herewith furn-ish you an exact copy of tho bill for this road,as sent to tbe Supervisors of Harmer township.There is not a great deal of variation from tbefigures you have famished, but if you care tobe exact I tako pleasure in furnishing tho off-icial figures as follows:

S CLAnEMONTPA.. Nov. 29.Harmer township. To the Allegheny CountyWorkhouse. Dr.:For road construction.

533 men. lday al60c Ml!) 8055 teams 1 div at (4 00.. 2ZU uu51 officers! dar at (2 50 133 vo213 loads of stone at 10c... . . 21 SO22 feet sewer pips .22 leet sewer nine ; 25 7424 feet sewer pipe. 4 76Freight on sewer pipe 2S9Freisht on stone roller... 75Two kecs of powder with fuse 4 45Railroad fares to Logans' Ferry paid for

oftlcersand men 3.118103 loads of gravel at 60c 61 SO

Total 8$!9 37Ten thousand and ninety-eigh- t feet lineal of

road, 18 feet wide, graded, macadamized, grav-eled, rolled and drained for a cost of 75 c perfoot lineal !

I would like to add that 1 think this test dem-onstrates fully what can be done in this direc-tion, and the results are favorable to tbe ut-most degree. The work Is as profitable for theworkhouse as for the township. It costs S3cents a day for the maintenance of workhouseprisoners, and that sum includes all expensesof every kind salaries, repairs, insurance, foodand clothing. By scanning the items of the ac-count you will see that there is a fair profit inthe work, and whatever profit there is.it ensuesto the benefit of the people, as this institutionbelongs to them and is rnn solely in their Interest. Henry Warner,Superintendent Allegheny County Workhouse.

Claremont. Dec 2.

APPBECIATE THE COMPLIMENT.

Swedish-America- Pleased With theHonors Shown to John Ericsson.

Washington. Dec. 2. The Committee ofSwedish-America- n citizens, of New York, whohad charge of a part of the procession on theoccasion of the removal of the remains ofCaptain John Ericsson to the United Statessteamship Baltimore, have sent a personalletter to the Secretary of the Navy, in whichthey say:

"We consider it our pleasant and paramountduty to express to you, and through you to theGovernment of tbe United States, our earnestand heartfelt gratitude for the alacrity andtenderness with which you undertook to carryout the wishes ot the old hero. Tho grand,liberal, and yet perfectly orderly manner, inwhich this delicate task was performed, de-serves thanks, not only of ns, his late country-men, but also of the American people and ofthe whole world. Republics may be somewhatslow in recognizing tho merits of their greatwen, bnt they are not ungrateful. To the bestot our knowledge and belief, no other man offoreign birth has been so honored as was JohnEricsson. Such actions of our Governmenttend to still further strengthen the ties thatbind tbe hearts of the Swedish-bor- n citizens totheiradoptcd country. Sweden isour old mother,but Columbia is our brido to whom we proposeto remain loyal and true. We hope, Mr. Secre-tary, that you will kindly receivo these feebleexpressions of our gratitude and of tbe highesteem in which we hold you and tbe Govern-ment you in this particular case so worthily andnobly represented."

BIGOLETTO, THE JESTEB,

Januschowsky's Excellent Work and theProgramme of Opera for

Verdi's "Rlgoletto" was given at theTheater last night, Georgian Von

Januschowsky, as Gilda, sang with great tasteand feeling, and her embodiment of the luck-less heroine was intensely powerful from ahistrionic standpoint. Mr. Rathjens, as Rigo-letto, likewise made a great deal of the dramaticpossibilities of his trazic role. The audience

Jshowed its appreciation of the principal's sing-ling by repeated recalls, and the artistic valueovine wnoie periormance, wmcirwas great, re-ceived due recognition.

"Lojiencrin," with Miss Juch, as Elsa;Madame Januschowsky as, Ortrud; Mr. Hed-mond- t)

as Lohengrin; Mr. Vetta, as KingHenry Mr. Rathjens. as Telramund, and Mr.Knight, as 27ie .Herald, will receive a notablepresentation this evening. The operas for theweek are as follows: "Faust," Thursday;"L'Africane" with Juch,Friday; "Illrovatore'Saturday afternoon, and "The Flying Dutch-man," with Jucb, Saturday evening.

J AN INGENIOUS SCHEME.

A Locomotive to Furnish Steam for anElectric Light Plant.

rSPlXIAX. TJSLEGBAil TO THS DISPATCH. 'ScheJectady, N. Y.. Dec. 2. William B.Turner, the general supenntendeut of the Edi-son General Electric Company's big plant hereis certainly entitled to be called a hustler. Thecompany, has been engaged in putting iu a newbattery of Babcock & Wilcox boilers. Thisnecessitated some device for furnishing the im-mense works with steam. Superintendent Tur-ner was qual to tbe emergency. He devisedthe plau'ot utilizing a railroad locomotive.

He went to Albany and contracted for a locomotive wmicn arrived nere tins evening. Itbaibeen placed in the Edison works' yard, blockedand steam pipes are now being connected fromthe locomotive to the main steam pipes leadingto the company's engines, thus furnishingpower sufficient to run tbe entire works andkeep the force of 3,000 hands at work.

INVITED THE PB1NCE.

Victoria' Eldest Son Asked to Attend aTlmrman Banquet.

rsriclAi. TELEGRAM to the DISFATCH.lColumbus, Dec. 2. One of the clerks in

the Franklin county Recorder's office, who isalso a member of the Thurman Club, sent anInirtfiHin In ttiA PHniA nf ..Un1aa

...ri .1...JllfllWUVU... w ....uu w m.vu -- w W.kCUU LJJUThurman banquet on November 13. The letterwas sent without tho Idea of hearing from it,but he received the following fromLonuon:

MAitLBonouan House, )I'ALL MALL, 8. W IHoy. 21. )

Str I &m desired bv His Roval TTIchnpaa ti,I'rlnce of wales, to acknowledge the reeelnt nryourletter of the loth Inst,, with an enclosure. Iam, sir, Your obedient servant,

Fbancis Knott.The letter and envelope were bordered inblack for the death of some member of the

royal family.

POSSIBLE CHANCE FOB GBEEvTr.

An Effort May be Made to Throw Out ManyReturns on a Technicality.

ISrSCIAt. TBLBQBAM TO THE DISPATCH.Bedford, Dec. 2. Messrs. Murray and Me-lo- y,

of Altoonb, were here scanning tbeelection returns in the interest of Thomas H.Greevy, who has begun a contest to secure thoseat now held by Ed Scull,

Mr. Murray (came here from Somerset, thehomo of the venerable Congressman, and toyour correspondent said he found between 400and 600 votes which he thought would bothrown out, onf the ground that the pollingplaces were noti situated In the voting district.The districts weve all heavy Republican, Several neavy nepuuuean lownsmps in tnis county will oe asKea vo oe tnrown out on tbe sameground.

ALASKAN EXPL0BATI0NS.

Coast and GeodetscSuxveyandAstronomicalWorfc In Progress.

Washington, Die. 2. Telegrams from SanFrancisco to tbe Superintendent of tbe Coastand Geodetic Surveur, announce the receipt ofnews from the survey parties who have spenttbe last year on tbe Tapper Yukon, in Alaska.Mr. Turner, chief of tlhe Porcupine river party,completed his work on tbe 141st meridian lastspring and reached Bt. Michael's August 30.All were well in bis party. He will winter atSt. Michael's.

McGrath "will spend the winter on the UpperYukon, completing hls astronomical observa-tions. His party is in (rood condition and pro-vided with plenty of provisions.

THE TOPICAL TALKER.Llko Lot's Wife.

did you like the sermon, girls?" aPittsburg man asked of his two nieces

at luncheon last Sunday. "Didn't hear a wordof it," the younger girl, a sweet seventeener,replied.

"Why, how was thatT Dr. Blank has a goodvoice."

"Yes but those Mallory boys who are homefrom college do stare so they didn't take theireyes off us all through the sermon."

And this statement gained a singular signifi-cance wben it came out that the offendingyoung men sat five or six rows behind the girlson the other side of the churob.

Dust, hut Not of Gold.iT5ion and poor must go down to tho grave

alike,".said Deacon Smith sentcntiously."They take their 'dust' with them, though,"

said his irreverent son.

Bulletins About tho Baby.'tXT'HEN a young mother and her first born,

still a tender monthllng, left Pittsburg tovisit friends in the Eait, the former sent bulle-tins on postal cards from three or four stop-ping places to the father who was, or was sup-posed to be, in a very critical state of anxietyabout tbe baby's entire safety and happiness.

Here is a sample bulletin: "Baby has beensleeping 20 minutes before that took a greatfancy to that young man you introduced me toin the next section, and was rather inclined tobe cross because I wouldn't let my preciouspull bis newspaper to piece?. He cries when-ever the train stops, but seems to like the mo-tion of the cars still sleeping Harnsburg, 2:45p. M."

A bachelor friend of the happy fathor, towhom the latter confided tho baby bulletinidea, smiled one of those aggravating smilestbe unmarried man kecp3 constantly in stock,and said: "Twenty years hence, old man, thatboy of yours will send his own bulletins whenhe goes and they will be brieferand more stirring messages than his mother's.Something of this sort: 'Dead broke send S20quick!' "

A ParaUel Case.iTt is dreadful the way misfortune follows

misfortune, and disaster, disaster withsome people look at poor Mrs. B , she's losther husband and two children within a year,and her own health is breaking," said she,

"xes," said he, "look at my case too. I'vehardly paid for your new sealskin, when half adozen opera companies come to town, one afterthe other."

A Joke Frappeed.A large block of ice which wonld have

been worth a king's ransom last Augustlay all day on the Fifth avenue pavement infront of the Western Union Office. It attractedconsiderable attention with the usual cursoryremarks, as people tripped over it. Somesmall jokes as well as shins were cracked overthe iceberg also.

"Not often you see apiece of Ice that size leftin the street," was tho one pedestrian's remark.

"It's a cold day wben ice gets left there,you'll observe," his companion rejoined.

THE PBESIBENTS MESSAGE.

New York Evening Sun (Dem.): PresidentHarrison has Issued his annual message. It isa long one. The Evening Sun prints it. Readit if you like, but it's hardly worth it.

NetvYork Star (Dem.): Politically, it is apurely partisan plea in extenuation of thecourse of tho administration and tbe Con-gress which the people have just decisivelycondemned.

New York Evening World (Dem.): Fresi-de-Harrison's message, presented to Congress

is a very carefully prepared document.It treats with more or less detail many im-portant questions.

Philadelphia Times (Dem.): The one factclearly taught by tbe message is that the Pres-ident makes the old Bourbons of France com-paratively respectable by learning nothing andforgetting nothing.

New York Evening Post (Mugwump): Atno time since the war has a session of Congressopened when thePresident's message was of solittle consequence to the members or to thepublic. This Is true as to both sides of theChamber. ,

Philadelphia Record ( Dem.): Tbe Presi-dent's message to Congress has been composedunder circumstances of irritation and difficulty,and it is chieflj noteworthy in showing how un-able the writer is to adjust himself to the polit-ical situation.

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (Rep.):It is almost the same message In spirit and pur-pose, if not in phrase, as that which GeneralHarrison wrote a year ago. In this sense itdoes not indicate that the President hasbroadened as a party leader.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Rep.): The feat-ure of tbo message is tho backbone displayedby the President. In spite of the Democraticwhirlwind ho stands just where he did beforethe elections, unless indeed, be has advanced astep or two upon the subject of reciprocity.

New York Commercial Advertiser (Ind.):If the Congress pays any heed to tbe voice ofthe country as expressed in the Novemberelections, little will be done except in the trans-action of necessary routine business, and theenactment of a few minor bills loft over fromthe last session.

Philadelphia Press (Rpp.): The messagethroughout maintains with earnestness andbroad judgment the policy and principles uponwhich tbe administration came into power.What has been done was in pursuance of thatpolicy, and because it was elected on a platformrequiring it to do those very things.

Philadelphia Ledger (Rep.): But thePresident should not let this point escapebis view, nor should Congress either, that theFederal election bill is the product of most In-veterate partisanship, both as to its paternityand as to tbe Houso of Representatives thatpassed it. It would fall by the President's owntest.

Philadelphia Evening Telegraph (Rep.):It simply necessitates, on the part of tbe wisest,best and most patriotic clement of the party,the stern repudiation of Mr. Harrison as theleader of the Republican organization. To fol-low out his unwise counsel in this respectwould be to surrender the great contest of IS92in advance.

New York Times (Mugwump): The Presi-dent has forgotten little and learned nothing.He meets the Congress in which his party pro-voked defeat, on its reassembling, with a tedi-ously urgent exhortation to remedy none oftho mistakes already made, to press forward inthe samo line, and trust to that Providencewhich the French say watches over "Ameri-cans and fools."

New York Tribune (Rep): The messageof the President is a calm, dignified and abledocument, which appeals to tbe sober thoughtof Americans, and will strongly influence pub-lic opinion. Without any reference to the re-cent elections the President makes it clearthat he does not regard the neglect or absenceof a fifth of tbe Republican voters any reasonfor supposing the people have abandoned tbe

'convictions which were registered in the fullvote of 1SS3.

Brooklyn Eagle (Ind.): ,The plea for thepassage of the force bill is a fatuous one. Thisrepudiated Congress has the physical power,but tho Eagle does not believe it will have-tb- eImmoral courage to pass it. Should it do so,however, nothing could prevent the measurefrom becoming an Instrument for the solidi-fication of the North against the Republicanparty as thoroughly as past enactments in itslikeness have become such a means for thesolidification of tbe South against that party.

New York Herald (Dem.): But Mr. Har-rison in tbe latter part of his message showshimself to be the head of a party rather thanthe President of a people. He reminds Con-gress that this is their short session and callsupon them to push certain purely partisan billswith vigor and celerity. The reapportionmentand force bills must receive immediate at-tention. Mr. Harrison is an honest man, but athorough partisan. We have never questionedhis motives or his integrity, only his judgment.

NEW YORKlSun (Dem.): The principal thingin President Harrison's message is a zealousrecommendation that the force bill should betaken up and pressed through Congress.This scheme should be resisted determinedly,unyieldingly, uncompromisingly, by everyDemocrat. If necessary, every means of delayand obstruction should be resorted to In Con-gress. Tbe mischiefs that are sure to arisefrom such a political resolution are so greatand so grave as to crerghadow every,, otherquestion.

THE MOZART CLUB.Opening Concert of the Thirteenth Season or

the Organization An Audience to heProud or Other Features of a Social In-terest.

The opening concert of the Mozart Club'sthirteenth season came off very pleasantly atOld City Hall last evening. It Is good to no'etbe size, quality and faithfulness of the clien-tele which this leading local organization hasacquired throngh its dozen years of honest,earnest work. It can now always depend uponhaving at its regular concerts as was the casolast night an audience of 1.000 and upward,comprising really the best elements of the com-munity; and that In spite of counter attractionsor an overplus of other concerts near the samedate. Till is as it should be.

Nicolal's light, merry and graceful overtureto the "Merry Wives ot Windsor" formed anappropriate preluuo for tho cantata, Qowen's"Rose Maiden," to which tbe remainder of theevoning was devoted. The playing jgf thooverture was eminently praiseworthy fromevery mechanical point of view; there was a

body of tone, and the work wasat all points clean, correct and full of life andspirit. The orchestra that has got that far. isnow ready for effective drill upon the finerpoints of shading, phrasing and expression.

"The Rose Maiden" presents a pretty littlestory about a flower fairy who longs for loveand gets herself changed into a mere evcry-da- ygirl in order to obtain that donbtf nl boon. Af-ter meeting with another girl to whom love badbrought pain throngh the desertion of herlover, she herself gets married and thinks her-self very lucky, until death suddenly claimsher husband and she dies of grief, quite con-vinced that love, whether early disappointed orrealized, brings more trouble than it is worth.In the hands of Mr. Schopenhauer, for In-stance, the story might have pointed a grimlyphilosophical moral. As the libretto stands,however, the story is simply an excuse for astring of pretty verses, from which everythingdramatic or philosophical is excluded as far aswell could be done.

Mr. Frederic H. Cowen a youth of 18, when,inlbTO, he comonsed this music as his opns 3has been at even more pains than his librettistto free the story from everything that mightgrate on sensitive ears: the few opportunitiesfor dramatic contrasts and varied coloring behas either passed over altogether or touchedvery gingerly. The net result in a cantata fill-ing up an hour and a half with a succession ofsweets that become cloying long before tbetime is up. Some of them are very sweet in-deed; lovely Ivrics that gave ample promise ofhis matured skill in ballad writing. Thereare a few tourbps of color welllaid on; but precious few. The cboral writingis veryslmple.bat shows here and there someadmirable effects in the moving and massing ofthe voices. There is more real musicianshipin the orchestration tban in aught else; it IsInteresting and often surprisingly skillful forso young a band. The string of very prettysolos and duets is, however, beyond a doubtwhat has kept the work alive for a score ofyears.

The chorni turned out in lull force lastnigbtand all tbe singers seemed to be in finefettle. Cowen's fluent measures were easyprey to this spirited force. Too easy, indeed,for about the only choral fault was a ten-dency to sing straightaway from the shoulder,so to SDeals without enough attention to tbenice points of shading. In all other respectsthe work of the chorus calls for high praise; inparity and volume of tone it has never donebetter. The orchestral score of tbe cantatawas by no means so well treated; bnt it couldnot expect anything but a cold shoulder afterdallying so long on the way from England thatit caused this concert's postponement andcould not be sufficiently rehearsed itself. Con-ductor James P. McCollnm and his players didall that could be expected under the circum-stances.

Miss Grace Miller sang the soprano solo partswith that rarely pure and sympathetic voice ofhers and a goodly amount of taste and senti-ment. Miss Ella Semple. who took the con-tralto part, made her first appearance as a solo-ist in tbe Mozart concerts and fully justifiedher choice. She has a sweet, rich, mezzo-sopran- o

voice, without any contralto quality,and she sang with ease and expression. Mr.Joseph A. Vogel sang the tenor part with fineart too fine. In tonal power, to be heard atfirst, though be warmed up toward the close.Mr. Vogel has too good a voice to be heldunder that way. Mr. E. H. Dcrmltt, suddenlycalled on to take tbe bass part assigned to Mr.Amberson, who could not be present, was inexcellent voice and deserves all credit for hismanful effort at an Impossible task.

AN INTEBESIING MEETING

Of tho Woman's Club, at "Which SeveralGood Papers Were Read.

The papers read at the Woman's Club yester-day afternoon wero all of unusual interest. "AVisit to Greenland" was the subject chosen byMrs. Scriven, and in a delightful manner thelady told of that icy country and its inhabit-ants. With "the historical tradition regardingtbe origin of tho little people was the paperintroduced, and then in a logical treatmentwere their lives and customs portrayed. Afact of considerable interest listened to in thepaper is that no marriage ceremony prevailsin Greenland, and that heroic measures arepursued by a native wben he wishes a bride,and by her family if tbey object to him for arelative. Ho is compelled by custom to securehis wife by main force, and if he is unsuccess-ful in escaping with his lady-lov- e to his owndwelling place, bis life is the forfeit.

With "The Spanish School of Painters"Mrs. Lichlioter proved herself very familiar,and a delightful half hour was spent in hearingof the peculiarities of the ancient and modernSpanish painters. That they were tho mostfamous colorists in the world was stated upongood authority; that their works were alldeeply imbued with religious sentiment wasaffirmed likewise in connection with consider-able other interesting Information. The dis-cussion which followed the reading ot the paperwas animated, and awakened thonght forfuture study and research.

"The Cid," the famous Spanish hero, was thesubject of Mr. Reynolds' paper, and In it wasthe history of the wonderful man traced, fromhis birth in the earlv part of tho tenth century,to his death, in lOtW. His association with thecrowned heads of tbe aze, his wonderful valor,his banishment, from which he received thetitle, "The Cid," meaning lowered, his rein-statement in royal favor, and bis death, withthe final tragedy, wherein his dead body wasstrapped to his war charger and led one of themost important battles of the war then inprogress, were all treated in a wonderfully in-teresting manner by Mrs. Reynold, and werethe subject of an extended discussion after-ward.

Preceding the reading of the papers, thePresident. Mrs. Wade, briefly outlined theplans of the Isabella Associationof the World's Fair, which tho clubnaa been asked to Indorse, miss MatildaHlndmau also made a few remarks upon thesubject as President of tho State of Pennsyl-vania for tbe association. No action was takennoon the matter other tban tn defer it till somefuture meeting ot the club. Before adjourningMrs. Wade also addressed the club regardingtbe coming annual meeting in January, whenofficers are elected and a course of study de-cided upon for the year. Several new memberswere granted admission to tho club.

A Banquet for Sixteen,Messrs. Henderson & Norton gave a supper

at tbe Schlosser, after tbe performance Mon-day evening, to the gentlemen who pushed thework on the Duquesne Theater to completion.There were 16 covers laid for the followinggentlemen: David Henderson. John W. Nor-ton. Wemyss Henderson, Ed. Jackson, MorganMcElfatrick, Charles F. Smith, ti. C. Horn,Harry Ballard, Ad. Meyers, Mascott "Max,"O. H. Benodict, Martin Kroger, E, E. Leasure,Fred Dangerfleld, E. B. Conklin and WilliamSchade.

Linden Club Election.At the annual meetinz of tbe Linden Club,

the following officers were elected for the com-ing year: President, D. K. McLoyd; Vice Presi-dent, J. B. Cass; Treasurer, D. P. Black: Secre-tary. R. C. Duncan; Directors, E. M. O'Neill,T. A. Gillespie, J. E. Schwartz. J. R.

J. G. Stephenson, A. M. Jenklnson,J. K. Cass; Election Committee. T. B. Laugh-li- n,W. S. Arbuthnot, J. B. Vandergrift, J. R.

McClintock and James Brown.

Mrs. D.T. Watson's Tea.An affair of great social importance and cor-

responding brilliancy was tbe afternoon teagiven yesterday by Mrs. D. T. Watson, at hermagnificent home in Allegheny. The lo

of the two cities were present asguests, and the appointments of tbe entireevent were of the most elegant order. Anumber of society ladies assisted Mrs, Watsonin tbe pleasing duties of hostess.

Charltahlo Events.To those familiar with the dinners and sup-

pers of the Women's Christian Association ofthe East End, it will be joyful news indeed thatthey are to give a supper at their rooms in theWilson Block evening. It is to be arainbow supper, and the tables will bo superblydecorated and laden with everything appe-tizing. A bazaar in connection with the sapperwill be a pietty feature of the evening.

A concert for tho benefit of the new Epis-copal mission, the Chapel of the Transfigura-tion on Howard street, Beltzhoover, last even-ing took a number of Pittsburgers out thatway.. The Misses Armstrong and Alice

and Mesrs. F. U. Sawcrs, W: G.Kauffman and Will Jones assisted the ProsscrClub with tbe entertainment.

An enjoyable concert took place last eveningin the Mt. Oliver Episcopal Church, East End.Mr, Edward Smertz; violinist; Mr. Hoffman,pianist, and Mr. Charles Griffin appeared onthe programme,

CUEI0US CONDENSATIONS. '

The Amazon begins to rise in Februaryor March, and is at its highest flood in June.

Tea is probably now in daily use as abeverage by one-ha- lf of the population of tbeworld.

Green teak timber is heavier than water,and unless thoroughly seasoned It cannot befloated.

There are over ten species of wild beesin Brazil, the greater number of which pro-duce honey.

A canary has learned to articulate"Sweet pretty boy," the constantly repealedaddress ot its mistress-- .

The metallic tones of the nrafouge,a Brazilian bird, aro said to resound throughtbe forest like the strokes of a hammer on ananvii.

France, we read, exported last year noless than 1320,000 worth of fondants, pralinesand marrons giaces to the harems of Turkeyand Egypt.

They are now raising English walnutsout in California, and single trees yield !20worm of nuts, which is far better than can bedone in England.

In favorable circumstances the tea-pla- nt"flushes" or sends forth a fresh crop of tenderyoung shoots from 20 to 23 times tn tbe courseof its growing nud picking season of ninemonths.

After being chased a couple of miles byhunters and a pack of selected hounds, aGeorcia wolf slowed up. lunched off the leaderof tbo pack, disabled several others and retiredin fine shape.

According to the fancies and vivid im-agination of early navigators and cosmogra-Sher- s,

the atlases of that time pictured theAtlantic as being almost as full of

islands and sboals as tbe heavens appear to beof stars.

When the Russians took possession ofSiberia tbey found It so densely peopled withdeer, antelopes, squirrels and other sociableanimals, that tbe very conquest of Siberia wasnothing but a hunting expedition which lastedfor 200 years.

Teak wood is noted for its extraordinarydurability. In India and Burmah beams of tbewood in good preservation are often found inbuildings several centuries old, and instancesare known of teak beams having lasted morethan 1,000 years.

The average annual yield per tea-pla- ntis very variable, but may be stated at aboutone-fift- h of a pound of finished tea; and, aseach acre of a garden hold3 1.500 to 1,600 matureplants, the yield per acre maybe from 300 to350 pounds per annum.

It is worthy of notice that the quaggazebra, which never comes together with thedauw zebra, nevertheless lives on excellentterms, not only with ostriches, which are verygood sentries, but also with gazelles, severalspecies of antelopes and gnus.

It can be truly said of Washington thatduring the winter the sun sbme3 upon moredays than in the most favored nooks of Italy.Its skies are bluer and its temperature moregenial than even under the shelter of the lineof hills which protect tbe Riviera.

Separate groups of penguins haveseparate resting places and separate fishingabodes, and do not fight for them. Tbe drovesof cattle in Australia have particular spots towhich each group repairs to rest, and fromwhich it never deviates, and so on.

The Young Women's Christian Asselation, founded in London in 1857, now has113 branches, with a membership of 17,000.There are 40 institutes, evening homes andhoarding houses where young women from thecountry can be lodged and cared for at a smallcharge.

The genuine Alpine edelweiss has beensuccessfully cultivated at Berlin in the Pan-ko-w

Royal Park, and also on the sandy plainsin the March of Brandenburg, where 10,000plant3 have been raised this summer, theflowers of which are much larger and finer thanthsoe obtained in the Alps.

Black tea of good quality should in in-fusion yield a clear, bright brown liquor, emit-ting a subdued fragrance, and in taste it shouldbe mild, bland and sweetish, with an agreeableastringency. Green tea yields a light-colore- dliquor of high fragrance, but thin, sharp andsomewhat rasping in taste as compared withblack tea.

The latest variation of the conjurers'box trick, performed by Mr. Hertz in London,manacles a man and padlocks him to a board,and then suspends him in mid air. Curtainsare then drawn around him, but not reachingwithin several feet of the ground. In a fewseconds a woman Is found in the place of theman, and the man himself is in the audience,

The names distinguishing the differentqualities of teas are almost wholly of Chineseorigin. Pekoe is derived from pak-h- o (whitehairs), the pekoes showing the fine downy tipsof the young bads; sonchong is from siaon-cbun- g,

little plant or sort; congou (kung-fu- ),labor; bohia (wn-1- tbe mountains in Fuh-kee- n,

the center of tbe black tea country: andbyson before tbe rains, orflourishing spring.

Forestry differs from other kinds of in-dustrial enterprise from its requiring an ac-cumulation of capital, exposed for a long timeto great risks, and from' slow returns of tbe in-terest on tbe capital invested in the forest.Therefore, forestry offers bnt little encourage-ment to private owners of land. The perma-nent administration and continuity of action ota government i3 needed to bring this form ofenterprise to a successful issue.

One species of swallow is said to havecaused the decrease of another swallow speciesin North America: the recent increase of themissel tburst in Scotland has caused the de-crease of tbe song thrush; tbe brown rat hastaken tbe place of the black rat in Europe; inRussia the small cockroach has everywheredriven before it its greater congener; and inAustralia the imported hive bee is rapidlv ex-terminating the small stingless bee.

At a very early period iu the Europeanhistory of tea the probable effects of its use onthe health and morals of tbe population at-tracted jealous attention, and a great deal waswritten, mostly in a hostile sense, on the sub-ject In 1678 Henry Savile. writing to bis uncle.Mr. Secretary Coventry, in sharp reproof ofcertain friends of his "who call for tea insteadof pipes and bottles after dinner a base, un-worthy Indian practice, which I must ever admire your moat iurisuau AiUJiijr iuc uu auuiib.ting." And ne adds, with an audible sigh:The truth is, all nations are growing so

wicked as to have some of these filthy cus-toms."

MEKRY TAYTXKI.EKS.

Indians don't war whoops now. BostonHerald.

So far as reported the threatened Indianwar doesn't amount to a Slonx. Boston Herald,

Ireland's peasants need not be so down-hearted. Adam and Eve commenced life with aneviction. Boston Traveller.

Country Editor (highly pleased) So youthlntmy paper is very classical, eh?

Subscriber Yes: that is, if antedeluvlan chest-nuts can be called classic Em Xork Journal.

"Why do they call the boys in the gal-leries the gods, Sir. Traeedlcus?"

TodlstlnKUlsh them from tbe devils who sit Inthe orchestra chairs and write criticisms." Bos-ton Courier.

"How does it happen that Dr. Worldlyperforms the marriage ceremony for so many oldmaids!"

"Ob, he always asks them in an audible tone ifthey are or age, and they all like him." KeioXork Herald.

Wooden (reading the athletic column)Just think or thU! Here's a.fellow that Jumpednreet:

Edgely Oh, that's nothing. 1 once knew a ttUlow that jumped tbe State. Boston Courier.

A. good deal of interest attaches to theexperiment now being made by some eminentinrgcons on a couple or dumb animals to test theleaslbillty or transferrins brains from one to an-other. If it succeeds, andean be applied to tbehuman race. It will fill a long felt want, BostonHerald.

Tramp Madam, yon will remember thatyesterday when I called upon you I had a smallvial or arsenic concealed, and that you coaxedthe poison away from me and cave me a largehunt or your pie?

Kind Lady 1 remember very well; and now Xsuppose yon want another piece or pie?

Tramp No, 1 don't; I wast the arsenic SeioXork Sun.

GRAVE CAUSE TOR SUSPICION?Sagacious Employer I fear, Mr. Toojjoot?

I shall have to dispense with your services. - t .Hew Clerk Why, sir, I know I have only be5jfcr

here a week, but have 1 not during this time been &: .thoroughly faithful to your Interests? serfXSfJi

Employer-O- b, you have been faithful enosHand capable enough, jut

JNew Cerk-B-at what, sir?Employer Well, I saw you take a postage atisiy

out or the drawer yesterday. ,,Kow Clerk-Y- es, sir, bnt I put 2 cents In Its

place.Employer That's Just what I ean't understand,1

1 guess you'd better go. Boston Courier .