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-V --a- "-i -r' 40 to solicitation and encouragement. vThese strurrfflinir unfortunates, induced to believe there is au El Dorado where they -will fare better, and.whipped by thp desperation of j .l.n?.. wiAncviVino lumnmo inT'nltlfltttl Amis frrantsto Amenca, and in most instances thev pro e undesirable citizens. Tliey oftentimes sell their donkey or coat' or borrow money for the passige, which, costs from S20 to 26, at a rate that makes the passage cost them 580 to S100. They are taVen in charge on landing by a padrone or labor boss, who herds them In a tenement - house, and hires them out at wages which he dictates and in which he share with his victim. One combination of agents in Aus tria secured the emigration of 5,790 persons in this country in one year, b Another com bination in Galicia induced 12,406 to emi grate to this country within the period of 14 months. Mr. Mulh'olland, a contract labor inspector at Sew Tork, belies es 25 per cent of our immigrants are induced to come here in violation of the intent of the contract law nnd by the representation of the agents of the carrying comp.aiies. The eflect of this induced immigration Is found not only in the almshouses anion the morals of our country, but its tendency is to constantly low er our standard of wages. , The Ogarmakors and the Miners. . Fifteen j ears ago -the cigarmakcrs of Xew York were" earning ?18 per week. On dif ferences arising between employers and men foreigners were imported to fill the places of our men, and wages were reduced, lor, whatever the wages might be to them, it was higher than in Europe, and the foreign cigarmakcrs came here ratil the workmen of our Eastern cities, 90 per cent of whom were Americans 15 j ears ago, are now 10 percent Americans and 90 per cent foreign, and their wages have declined to an average of S8 per week. A few years ago the coal regions of our country tere filled w ith Irish, "Welsh, Scotch and German miners, but these are "being forced out by ignorant and slavish laborers, whose coming to America was'not prompted byloieof our institutions or the hope of building a home. Tneir reckless expecta tions are for the time satisfied when they drive out the native laborer and fill nis place, often at one-half his wages. Under the influx of this class of immi grants wage remuneration is steadily tend ing dewnward in the unskilled departments of labor, and its influence, as with the free stonecutters, is reaching up and percolating through every branch of skilled labor and bringing down the whole .American rate of wages. The Immigrant SlnsWAssImilate. Immigration is in some measure to be con sidered -nith reference to the assimilating power of this country. Hon ever desirable the immigrant, he must learn our customs, take on the life of our people, "become ac quainted with our Government, and themore numerous the immigrants the greater diffi culty in that direction. Much of our immi gration has become thoughtless and reck less; it comes without the sturdy purpose that signalized the races iliat ha e contrib uted so much to building up our institu tions. It is indifferent to the things that make America American, and some of it is persistently incorrigible. All elements coming here in reckless adventure are likely to become dissatisfied before they can be as similated into our life. Such coming adds nothing to their lot, but adds a menace to our prosperity. These people displace citizens. If any body is to be idle, it will not be rfheyfor they live in niggardly ccononry, and v hen enow falls they carry home a saving from the season's work greater than they could accumulate in three j ears at their homes. In a large measure n'ell paid labor is the in fluence that has given to our people their unexampled prosperity and their average high standard as citize'us. It is a crime to rob them of so elevating a force; but the pressure from below is steadily accomplish ing this result. It rias Xot Been Restricted. The public regards the immigration legis lation oJ Congress as rcsirlcth e, but such has not been the case, as more immigrants have landed in America since the passage of the law of 1SS2 than ecr landed in the same time before. Erom the discov cry of the country down to 1783, the close of the "War r-of fne Revolution, is our colonization period. "We count immigration as begin ning at that date (1783), and up to 1820 250 000 lorcigncrs came to America. The fol lowing table shows the number of immi grants arriving since that time: Member Xumber From To Armed. From To Aimed. 1820 130 12S,SaS G0 W0 I,XU,0GI 1K I40 5.?Sll 1S70 Jb!0 2,fiU,Oi0 3V40 liM Mi 337 1SS0 13301 5,ilf,613 ItoO 1S00 2.7!T.i,4il I J Immigration comes in tidal waves. It will recede for a time and then rise again; each decade, with the exception of the war period, the returning tide reached higher than its predecessor. The ten v cars closing December 31, 18110, shows a marked increase. It luay be well to note the classes of aliens restricted from lauding on our shores bythe immigration law ot the late Congress. 'This law prohibits the incoming of paupers and of persons likely to become paupers; polyg amists. persons who have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude; per sons suffering from a loathsome or contagious disease. In addition, persons who have been assisted on the other side in their passage are required to affirmathcly and satisfactor ily show that they are not within the above excluded classes. The Burden of Proof on tho Immigrant. It was belieed bv Congress that the pro hibition of these classes would so far sift immigration that only the desirable immi grants could enter our country. The phrase "likely to become a pauper" is sweeping, and leaves a large discretion to the inspector. Its value can be measured by the relcrcnce made above to the cliarityaid societies of foreign countries. So much trouble has been experiei ced from immigrants assisted by their friends on the other side of the water that it was felt best to place the bur den of proof on them and make tkm show afhnnnm cly that they are not objection able characters. Those" aided from this side are the best immigrants we get. The contract labor evasions are carefully cared for m the new law. Many of the worst classes of immigrants escape ' at the time the vessel lauds ot her dock, at which point the immigrants are placed on floaters and carried to the Barge Oflice for Govern ment inspection. The" csscl masters lune alwajs claimed that they had no control of passengers or immigrants after the vessel touched dock, and from 10 to 150 immigrants walk ashore irom ecry vessel at this point and thus escape inspection. On a late trip of the Majestic it was ascertained that 13S of her immigrant passengers avoided inspec tion in this wa The new law requires the vessel to convey all immigrants to the Barge Oflice and places a heavy penalty upon the vessol lor eaclf immigrant per mitted to escape. Provision for Returning Objectionable Ones. The law also provides that when the in spectors have barred an immigrant from landing he shall be immediately returned to the vessel and there retained and returned to the port from whence he came. Vessels hae received the debarred immigrants on board, but ha e not detained them. A fine of 300 is now imposed for each de barred immigrant that a vessel failsto re turn, and in addition clearance from the port is refused the vessel that v iolates the law. One purpose of the new law is to cause the steamship companies to publish the re strictions of this country in foreign coun tries and to invpect "their own immigrants, and only bring over such as they know will be acceptabls on this side. The steamship companies are complaining of the harsh ness of the new law at this time, but as they are making vast sums of money out of the immigrant traffic they can afford to establish an inspection of their own. Another year will find v ery few immigrants coming to our shores of the undesirable classes. I do do notbelievc the tjme has come for the total restriction of immigration. Every able-bodied man entering this country, 20 rears of age, is worth S1.500 to the country. Xet a de eloping country, we are in need of these people, and as long as the hardy sons of other lands, in iionest purpose, seek our shores, because of the freedom of our insti tutions and of the opportunities in this bet ter land, it is profitable for us to receive them. "W. T. Ovrzx. A x 1SGESEGUTHEH00S. Kofel'Painting Just Finished by the jprush of Burne-Jones. i EEIGNEfG BEAUTY OP EIJBOPE. Approaching Marriage of Prince n and Princess Ionise. Eugene C&SES OP DEATH THROUGH LAUGHTER t WRITTEN FOK TOT DISPATCH. E. Burne-Jones, the artist leader of the Art Socialist League in London, has just finished a painting that i s attracting considerable atten tion. His subjects, as a rule, are of the weird, uncanny kind and this one is no exception. "Earth rise in Moonland," the title of the pict ure, sounds queer, doesn't it? The big earth is represented as rising on the moon's horizon. Curious arrangements of light and shadow result, the artist having taken advantage of the astronomer's theory that the moon is entirely without atmospnere. On a ledge in the.foreground is the skeleton of a huge man presumably the last, inhabitant of the orb of night. Tne conception of the entire work is said to be startling, and impressive in the extreme. IiIt. Burne-Jones' productions are of the profoundly aesthetic school, and besides are usually spjmarked by his individuality that they are Immediately recognized by those acquainted with his style and the character of subjects. Ouida, in several of her no vels, has alluded to this fact in such expression as those "Burne-Jones things," etc The Mohammedan AInrriage Service. "We are accustomed to look upon the fol lowers of .Mohammed as a wild, fanatical people with barbarous ideas. The other day I rarfticross a copy of their marriage service, w"hich is, I think, much superior to that of the Christian faith in many respects. I do not know of anything more beautiful or more" poetic in words or conception, and I cannot imagine how anyone could conceive such graud sentiment and yet be considered akin to a savage. Take that part, for in stance, which the bride repeats: "I stand here in the presence of God, and all who are assembled, to unite my heart to your heart, and my destiny to your destiny, and to be called by your name. Thy sorrow shall be my sorrow thy happiness shall be my hap niness." This is but a short extract, nnd I think 'that anyone who will take the trouble to compare it entire with that of the Christian's will observe quite1 a dilference in its iavor, at least so far as conception is concerned. A Cemetery More Than rilled. The people of Madrid, Spain, are at pres ent muchinterested in a ghastly question which, from indications, they will have some difficulty in solving. It seems that the main cemetery has become com pletely filled, having within the last eight years received no less than 90,000 bodies, and to bury more in the place means that some of the dead will be so close together that they will touch; in fact, instead of a cemetcrv,itrillbea vast charnal pit, and, worse than that, no available place in the vicinity can be used for the purpose. Madrid lias never had the reputation of a healthy place, and if the above conditions continue to exist there is certainly no promise of improvement- 3Iost Beautiful "Woman of Europe. "Who is the most beautiful woman of Europe? It would be difficult if not wholly impossible to answer that question under any cir cumstances, but the cable reports and letters from European correspondents UUllJ autiumciuiuiiurji Ti One asserts that the wife s(? V of Prince Sergius of Rus- sia is entitled to tlieV w. honor; another claims it -? for a daughter ot the 2iM reigning house of Den- Comtesse Aymciy. mark, and a handsome woman this last is too, and she comes from a family of beauties in their day, but still another correspondent nominates a member of English royalty, while another favors a German lady, an other an Austrian and so on to tie end of the chapter. One of the latest claimants is the Comtesse Avmery de la Rochefoucauld, a Parisian belle, who has attained distinction hereto fore as being a In ing reproduction of Marie Antoinette, but it ib only within the last week on. two that her admirers have laid claim to the still higher honor of being the beauty, par excellence. If her pictures are truthful she is certainly a handsome woman, but whether everybody will unite in grant ing her this honor is another matter, there is such a difierence of opinion as to what constitutes beauty. However, if ancestry counts for anj thing, she certainly comes from a family whose women have always been notable for their beauty. Comtesse Avmery is described as a typical blonde with blue eyes, in combination with regular features. . She is exceptionally bright intel lectually, which alone would have gained her lame in 'the best circles of French society if the reputation of her beauty had not already proceeded farther. The La Rochefoucauld family can be traced back to the eleventh century,. when one Eoucald, first Seigneur de la Roche, is spoken of in a charter of an abbey of Angouleme. Its most distinguished mem bers' flourished in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, respectively, their fame being principally derived from literary and state achievements. The Due de la Rochc foucald, who died March 27, 1827, was dis tinguished during his lite through his efforts in furthering vaccination and as the founder of the first savings bank in France. An Important Matrimonial Event. An expected royal wedding is'that of Prince Eugene, third son of the King of Sweden, and Princess Louise of Denmark. This ought to be a good match, as both parties are good look ing, more than ordi narily intelligent and come from families having the reputation of being the models of European royalty. Eugene inherits from his father rare literary and artistic tastes, and has already achieved considerable fame from the publi cation of a number of Pnnaugene. small. but really excellent works in their way. Princess Louise comes from a family whose fac?s may be said to be their fortunes, and through that means they are to-day the most powerfully related family in Europe, with possibly one exception. If the mar riage of Eugene and Louise is consummated the latter-will be the granddaughter of a King, the daughter-in-law of another, the sister of still, another and the daughter of a Crown Prince. One aunt is the present Empress of Russia and another relative is the prospective monarch of England in the person of the Princess of "Wales. Is it any wonder that a family so connected has en joyed comparative immunity from interna tional complications? ' , Superstition About the Opal., ' I hare noticed a number of stories 'going (ft MSsm JS. Burne-Jones. Q3D3 the rounds lately, attributing the unlucky qualities of the opal to various sources. Xone have mentioned the part Six "Walter Scoft took in bringing about this odd super stition in connection with one of the most beautiful gems known. The great novelist in "Anne of Geierstein" refers to it as, losj ing its bcadty when exposed to water and incidentally attributed that tact to super natural agency. Immediately after the publication of the novel, which by the way, was one of the most widely read of any of the Scottish bard's works at the time, the opal went out of fashion and has never been looked upon with favor since. A Tottering Crown "Well Supported. Speaking of having powerful relations, the present King of Portugal, Carlos I, whose throne is said to be tottering, leads all the European potentates i n (hat respect His mother, is a daughter of the late Victor Emanuel, of Italy, and his wife is a daughter of the Comte de Paris, Orleanist claim ant to the throne of France. He is also closery related by blood with the late royal family oi jjrazii, ana also and also ot Carlos Z those at present reigning in Germany, . tria and 'England; in fact, it would bi Aus- e ai-, most impossible to pick out a country on 'the other side of the Atlantic in which he has not some powerful relative. Under the cir cumstances it is extremely unlikely that Portugal will assume a republican form of u ciuiiKut. wiuiui a suon. lime, as iarios "sistersj cousins and aunts," will no doubt come to his rescue. It seems rather strange that the great house of Braganza, of which Carlos' is a. member, should have originally sprung from the illegitimate son of a king for whose benefit the dukedom of Braganza had been created It sprung up under a lucky star, evidently, for within four generations it was called upon to reign over Portugal, on the revolt of that country from the rule of the Spaniard and has remained in power ever since, while the strain has mingled with the best bipod of Europe. The mascot appears to be lost, however; Brazil is lost to them and in spite of the King's relationship, things look bad in Portugal, and it does look as if the lucky dynasty founded by John "the Fortunate," should in the end prove the most unlucky of any. Laugliing Himself to Death. Laugh and grow fat," has been the say ing from time immemorial, but it will have to-be chanced to "Laush and crow thin." judging by the case of Parmer Duhrlinger, u xioatciu XCUilMlvuulO, WliU JS &ULU LO OU dying of joy over the advent of a railroad in the neighborhood of his property, A writer of some years since called attention to the fact that only among the ancients and the French do we hear ot people dying of laughter. " He mentions Zeuxis as having died of laughter at the painting of .an old woman, and of Philomen who expired on seeing a donkey drink a glass of wine, and the Trench as having a book containing a list of men who had laughed themselves to death. Tire writer also went on to say that Americans' had eithermore jokes or a poorer appreciation of wit As the author is still living, the Duhrlinger episode will give him a chance to change his opinion on the subject. WrtKiE. Censorship of Telegrams. i It is stated that the German Government has issued orders to the effect that no cen sorship of telegrams will hereafter be .exer cised except in times of public danger. This is tojbe taken with a grain of salt, and it would be hard to say what is meant bv the phrase touching times of danger. It may be only a ruse to get some persons to commit themselves badly, and it may be taken for granted that any telegram sent by Bismarck, will be noted carefully. Prevent Grip. People who wear Aunt Rachel's Herb Pad as directed find it a sure preventive of the grip. Thousands tried thcmlast year and found them infallible. They prevent and cure by penetration andanhalatiou, the v apor arising irom the herb pad worn on the chest or throat drives the microbes from before the mouth ami nose, by which you inhale an atmosphere free from the disease germs. Price 5U 00. Send to Aunt Rachel Pad Co., Passaic, K. J. Decoration Day Excursion to Bock Point tia the Pennsylvania lines. For the iron moldcrs' annual picnic at Rock Point on Saturday, May 30, Decora tion Day, excursion tickets will be sold via the Pennsylvania lines at 65 cents for round trip from Pittsburg. Trains leave "Union station at 7:20 a. m. and 12:20 P. M., central time. Returning trains leave Rock Point at 6:15 and 8:36 .r. M. tufsu FOB THE BOTS. Three Special Bargains. In our large boys' department we have marked three special bargains in suits, and you can dress the boys in good clothing for very little money. 2To. 1 Boysr cassimere and cheviot suits, pleated, corded, in plain, light or dark colors, sizes 4 to 14, at only .$2 00 Ko. 2 Boys' v ery fine all-woo! worsted and cassimere suits, extra finej worth S5 and $6, sizes 4 to 14, our price. . . . 3 00 Ho. 3 Boys' long pants suits, sizes 13 to 19, a great bargain, at only 4 00 During this sale each boy will get a hard wood bat and League ball iree. P. C. C. C, Pittsburg CosinnrX.TiON CLOTHiirb Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment. A certain cure for chronic sore ey$s, tetter, salt rheum, scald head, old chronic sores, fever sores, eczema, itch, prairie scratches, sore nipples and piles. It is cooling and soothing. Hundreds of cases have been cured by it after all other treatment had failed. It is put up in 25 and 50 cent boxes. WFSU First Excursion to Ohio Pyle. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will run their annual excursion to Ohio Pyle on Decoration Day, on next Saturday, May3p. Rate, $1 50 round trip.) Train leaves at 8:15 A. m. J Carpets! Carpets! "We have added new patterns to our 50c brussels this week, 39c. J. H: KtfNKEtr&'BnO., 1317-1349 Penn avenue. Compare Prices and Quality "With any ether wall paper house and you will be convinced that we are leaders in that line. John S. Roberts, 414 Wood streei That Is Eove. Exercise the above to tbe letter. The public in general and organized labor in particular wrK note, that out of respect to the G. A. R., all union stores 'will close Decoration Day 12 noou. Salesmen's Assembly 4907, K of L. Ikon Crrr beer Builds up trade "Wherever placed on draught. Order direct. Telephone 1180. Read Edward Groetzinger's advertise ment for carpet bargains. "Washington awnings at Brown & Co.'s, comer Grant and "Water streets. TeL 1194. The likeness in the photographs made by Dabbs Is certainly never excelled. Read Edward Groetzinger's advertise ment for carpet bargains. StrararxsiDE awnings at Broin & Co.'g, corner Grant and "Water streets. -TeL 1104. .- ' JEETTSBTJBGw DISPATCH, . ;A SEW SAFETY MATCH It Is Impossible to Light It Until It Is Broken in Two. BIVETING TEETH TO A JAW-BONE. Jfoyel Inkstand Presented to Inventor Edi son by Krnpim MACfllKE3 "WHITING FOR THE BUND rWEITTEN FOB TttX DISPATCH. A novelty in matches has been patented in England by,a Belgian, who places on dif ferent parts of 'the same match the two compositions which, "in ordinary safety matches, are gene'rallyplaced, respectively, o)i the box and on the end of the match. In obtaining a light from tne new match the latter is broken across the middle, and the two ends rubbed together. 1, In spite of its apparent safety it is donbt- fnl whether this form of match is much of an improvement on many of the matches now used. The match of to-day is a very different thing from that of GO years ago, when the lucifer held sway and was made in large quantities in South Germany. One lamentable feature of their manufacture has fortunately been banished by modern methods. The lucifer matchmakers at the period when phosphorus was so largely used by them, were subject to a very terri ble and singular disease the rotting away of the jaw-bone. Together with this ghast ly complaint, constitutional symptoms were always present which denoted the presence of poison in the blood. The cause of these singular attacks, at first regarded as mys terious, was at last traced to the phosphorus employed in making the matches. The physicians were puzzled to 'know how the law could be attacked firstj but they at length discovered that the uoisonous fumes gained admission to the bone through the avenue ot decayed teeth. To meet the difficulty the mouths of all persons employed in match making were examined and all those who had unsound teeth were dismissed. This, to a certain ex tent, met the case, but, though to a limited extent, the disease still continued. One or both jaws would be affected and in some cases the power of speech as "well as that of mastication was destroyed. The only ef fectual method of obliterating the shocking malady was to so alter the phosphoros as to deprive its fumes of their deadly viru lence and this, happily, was eventually ac complished. Fortunes lrr- Phosphates. The .history of the development of the phosphate industry bv Americans reads .more like a romance than the truthful rec- ord of a mining pursuit. In Florida alone, where nn experimental yenture was made only two years ago, the industry is already established on such a basis as to involve millions of capital and. employ thousands of men, adding thousands of dollars daily to the country's wealth and challenging com parison in prospective magnitude with any of "the great industries of the world. The world's consumption of phosphate, which must be an indispensable article of com merce until that probably distant period when the chemist shall manufacture in the laboratory what the agriculturist new. grows in the fields, is now rated at 1,500,000 tons, and increases, annually at the rate of 25 to 30 per cent. In five years 4,000,000 tons will be required to supply tht markets for the season, and in ten years 12,000,000 or 13,000,000 w'ill be required. The old sources of supply, South Carolina, Canada and the "West Indies, have probably all reached the point of maximum pro duction, and it is to Florida that the world must look for its increasing wants. What untold i riches lie under the soil of the ,Pcninsula State may be imagined ifromth.e, fact that one of its richest tracts 'dfphos-" phatc land is 1,000 miles square. Over most ot this land the thickness ot the deposit vanes Irom 3 to 30 leet or more, tne average probably being about ten feet- A cubic yard of "the crude stuff will wash outNfrom 000 pounds to half a ton of clean, dry nodules, and ajecent survey has given the contents of a single section of land (640 acres) at 3,000,000 tons. An acre of phos phate land, if the deposit be only three feet deep, will contain 4,840 cubic yards of stratum, yielding 1,600 or 2,000 tons' of clear phosphate nodules. Such land can be bought for ?50 to ?100 per acre. A complete plant of a daily capacity of 50 or 60 tons enn be put up and started for f 10,000 or less. The total daily expense of producing 50 tons of phosphate will not exceed 540. It will cost 50 cents to 51 per ton to transport it to tidewater, and there it is worth ?6 50 to $7 per ton. In the face of such figures as these it is beyond question that the opening up of the Florida phosphate field is destined to afford another instance of the way in which America leads the world in the rapid development of gigantic industries. A Krupp Battery Inkstand. Mr. Edison has been the recipient of many presents, but none of them is more curious or interesting than the inkstand set which now occupies a conspicuous place on the great inventor's desk at the laboratory in Orange. It is a present from Kuipp, the German maker of big guns, and is naturally of yery warlike appearance. It consists of miniature guns and shell made out of Krupp steel. The inkwells, arc made out of shell stood on end point upward, so that the pen may lie across them. The pen tray is made of half a shclL The penwiper is stuck in the mouth of a heavy siege gun, -which is mounted on a turn-table and is provided with the usual gear for elevating add de pressing. This is no make-believe for the whole mechanism works as easily and smoothly under the touch of the. finger as though it were a real gun maneuvered by a company of artillerymen. The tall candlesticks are also made out of "Long Toms" or whatever may be their modern name and are highly finished, grim bits of metal that look quite capable of sending a dynamite charge two or three miles. It is rather amusing to see this bellicose outfit on the desk of such a man as Edison, who has an intense dislike of the modern militaryism of Europe, and has always refused- to turn his genius to pur poses of destruction, except in the case of the Sims-Edison torpedo, which, he thinks. Could end a war in short order and save countless million lives. The batteries he is inclined to are those . whose victories are made over nature and whose triumphs are to be seen in inyentions that have added immeasurably to tbe comfort, convenience and happiness of his fellow-creatures. The Eife of Steam Boilers. An English naval engineer has invented a simple and ingenious system for adding to the effectiveness and life of steam boilers by doing away with the severe strain which follows the first,starting of the furnaces. The remedy consists of an arrangement whereby the present furnace fronts are sub stituted by steel heating chambers of the same'strength as the boiler. These chambers, which do not in any way interfere with the great furnace, are, at starting, filled with water from the bottom of the boiler, or from any other point in the boiler where there is no circulation. A small fire is lighted in the furnace at first, which heats- up the water in the chambers, and by degrees the remainder of the water in the boiler becomes heated, and the shell is also gradually warmed, a uni form temperature being thus obtained. As soon as the temperature has become uniform the fires are made up and steam is raised to the working pressure. The primary work of the heaters having been accomplished' they are now used as feed water heaters. The feed water instead of going ino the boiler direct is diverted into the heaters and is bromrht to a temperature of 220 de grees Fahrenheit. It will thus be seen that I the arrangement is that of a combined auto-1 'SUNDAY,' MAY 24, matic circulator and feed .water heater, whiclmot only does not rob the boiler of steam, but arrests and utilizes "heat which would otherwise be wasted. The saving in fuel gained by this invention is said to be 7 per cent. To Keep Spirits from Evaporating. The "Housekeeper's Friend" is a new de vice for the prevention of the mysterious evaporation of the contents of certain bottles which form an integral part of most domestic establishments. The solution of this hitherto apparently hopeless problem is embodied in the use of a bottle-locking apparatus of much siraplicjty. A circular band of metal closes on a hinge around the neck of the bottle, its ends; which project at right angles, being provided with holes. Over these a padlock hasp is placed, and when the padlock is locked the cork defies any attempts of extraction short of picking the lock or breaking off the neck of the bottle. It has been remarked that a padlock keeps out only "honest thieve's," but it is precisely that class who abstract glasses of wine" or spirits or spoonfuls of tea, and these can now be made secure. It has been suggested that this lock will be specially serviceable to travelers. In cases, too, where danger ous medicines are being used such a method of dfctinguishinjj them and possibly pre venting their being used indiscreetly would seoni a wise precaution. Tho Manufacture of Submarine Cable. England has long been the stronghold of the submarine cable industry, and our French cousins have heretofore been cele brating with the greater gusto and enthu siasm the fact that a fable ship has just been dispatched from a French port with a lot of cable made in a French factory, to be laid along the northeastern coast of South America. During the last 30 years France has paid to English manufacturers no less than 50,000,000, and now hopes to do a little of this profitable work for herself. A point likely to escape notice is that in case of an outbreak of hostilities in Europe such A country as France would be greatly at a disadvantage in regard to cablework but for the fact that she now has her own plant and men capable of producing and laying all the cable she might want. The United States is the only great civilized nation to-day that has not done anything in this field of work. Our cables in inland waters cannot be surpassed, but we have not a foot of American made cable in deep sea. Improved Railway Signalling. The inquiry into the causes of the late railway tunnel disaster in New York has called special attention to yarious methods of securing greater safety in railway travel, especially in tunnels. In one of the latest exploited of these each locomotive carries a battery or small magneto, driven by an en gine and a bell. Between the rails are laid a pair of conductors, which are divided into sections, and upon which bear contact wheels or brushes connected with the bat tery and bell on each locomotive. Should a second locomotive enter a section from which the first locomotive has not yet passed, an alarm is given, and should a third or fourth train enter 'upon a section on which two trains are already signalling they would also be signalled. The conse quence of this is that all possibility of colli sion is absolutely guarded against. . By a modification of this system bells placed at crossings can be arranged to ring when a train arrives within a given distance and gates can be automatically operated in the same way. Cultivating the Bnbber Tree. The threatened dearth in the world's sup ply of rubber has led to the formation of a syndicate which proposes to cultivate the rubber tree, on a large scale. In Ceylon steps have already been taken to carry out the same idea by sowing the seed of the Ceara in patches of jungle, and the supply of rubber from that island promises to be, in a few years, double what it is at present. .Encouraged by the apparent success of this experiment, 'tne syndicdf 'proposes to carry on tne ruDDer cultivation on several large estates in the southern part of Mexico, not far from the gulf, where the climate will be most favorable for their operations. The rubber tree grows with great rapidity, and a tree of average size will yield about 20 gallons of milk; which is equal to 40 pounds of dried Tubber. From the testimony of experts it is found that this yield will give a handsome return on the capital to be in vested. . Xew Use for Sole Leather. One of the striking features in many in dustries is the way in which profitable em ployment is made of certain materials for purposes foreign to their original use and entirely unthought of until some accident has disclosed their possibility. An instance of this is the utilization of sole leather for the manufacture of the "compress" polish ing whecL This wheel is used in the pol ishing of metals. It consists of iron with a solid leather rim, made from small rectangu lar pieces of sole leather firmly welded. Formerly a leather strap on a wooden pul ley was employed, but this produced con stant unevenness and looseness. JThe new arrangement is said to give a fine grip for polishing metals and glass, and is likely to result in the turning out of an improved grade of work. Indestructible Tickets. An inventor, possessed by what many long suffering travelers will regard as per verted ingenuity, proposes to effect a large annual saving on the elevated railroads of New York City. He states that these rail roads pay ?40,000 a year for printing tickets that can be used only once and $33,000 for elerical help. He proposes to avoid the greater part of this expense by the intro duction of a machine which he has designed for supplying indestructible steel and nickel tickets. The purohascrs put the tickets in a bov, and when the ticket seller's supply is exhausted he pushes a knob, the box regis ters the number of tickets extracted and the tickets are sold over again, ad infinitum. How to Clean a Plaster Cast. A correspondent of leading scientific journal states that a'bust or statue can be most thoroughly cleaned, provided it has not been painted, oiled or waxed, by invert ing it and filling it with water free from iron. The water is then allowed to filter through the plaster. After the filtering has been kept up for a sufficient time, and the outside surface occasionally washed with water and a soft brush, the plaster is al lowed to dry. It is then found that all the dust has been wiped out of the pores of the cast, which is thus restored to its original whiteness. Eate Progress irfDentistry. One of the great discomforts of artificial dentures where all the teeth have been lost and mnch absorption of the gums has taken place is the constant tendency for them to slip forward. To overcome this difficulty a Scotch dentist -has developed a method of fixing dentures by means of two or mora gold pins attached to the under surface, which enter holes cither made by drilling the iaw-bone or left after the extraction of a tooth. In other words, when necessary, an artificial tooth can be riveted to the jawbone. This method of treatment has been adopted with great success. - Typewriter for the Blind. S One of the most beneficent inventions re cently reported is a - typewriting machine which can be easily and effectively operated by the blind. In constructing the machine, the greatest care has been taken to provide means of insuring accuracy of manipulation and after a little practice, it is confidently stated, those who are de prived of sight can work the machine with as much certainty as those who- can check with their eyes the work of their fingers. Opobxo awnings at Brown is Oa's, cor- ner Grant ana water streets. TeL 1191, 189L GRAND AUCTION SALE EAST END LOTS! WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, The greatest opportunity yet offered to get a fine Building Lot INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AT YOUR OWN PRICE! M Oily $5 Don ani f 1 WeeMy Payments. - 74 perfectly level lots only three squares east of Homewood station, Penn sylvania Railroad, on Tioga, Susquehanna and Finance streets, Twenty-first ward, city of Pittsburg. THEY MUST BE SOLD So there are sure to be some fine bargains. This property is so conveniently and beautifully located that it must rapidly increase in value. The property fronts on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with easy access to either Homewood or Brushton stations, at which 87 trains stop daily. The Duquesne electric cars will also reach within one square of the property. City improvements, such as water, gas, electric lights, sewers, etc., in the vicinity. ' . No Such Chance to Secure a Fine City Lot on Easy Payments Has Ever Been Offered. They are sure to go rapidly, and if you want one don't delay. ' These' lots are not in the country, miles away from all improvements, but are located in A RAPIDLY GROWING SECTION OF THE EAST END. PI 33 30 Bfl o m o o a mn In fact, on the western B3 very line. All lots L J L rr u 1 i 33 2: ' z: o m if Co J3 3- -?o fc Cu o w UP "" "t 1 1 '. " z '. W C CO X H O With all these :::j PROPERTY WILL Better Than a Savings Bank I Real estate never runs away. Buy one or more lots, pay your money in as fast as saved, and with the profits made by the increase in value you will soon be se well-to-do man. - TO THE CAPITALIST. There is a great want for moderate cost houses, both for rent and for sale, and this is the very place for them. Come early, pick your lots and buy them AT YOUR OWN PRICE. To the Clerk, Salesman and Workingman. ee 3J 30 This is your opportunity to buy at your own price, and $5 down and $1 per week. $5 is to be paid down on each lot at time of sale; the balance can be paid at--the rate of ONE DOLLAR per week or as much more as desired. 10 per cent-discount will be allowed on all cash sales. All sales will be made FREE OF TAXES" Era FOR THIS YEAR, pruvements. interest un ueierreu payments can De paia quarterly. Don't forget the date and place, WEDNESDAY, May 27, at 2 o'clock p. m., on the lots. Take train to Homewood, leaving Union Depot at 145 p. m. rv'; . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE . ?: ttVt BLACK & lc 95 tett Auction sate. 27, IT 2 0' side of the property -dwellings 25x100 feet to alleys. M ToItHa LLV(MELL6rJ oPlAW) f ZOtrj ALLYX7rtklL OMSPI.AWJ PROPERTY UNJ A55I?VFV EDT07?-7?r U NtO tZJr.SO . 7 I. . 'i "C Ln a CO O MJ 5- m 2? 4 u Cj u o g 20 -ft Oi -a ON St- b PROP-RTS L INUSSiUvrrE: V Z - advantages purchasers are INCREASE RAPIDLY IN VALUE. Young man, this is TERMS OF SALE. the purchaser to assume the FOURTH AVE. PITTSBURG, PA. -5 " are already built up solid to the II -u fee rj t- 53 Cn M H o CN j.j j; J. In 3 CN (7 NJ GN CO 1 Ol C. tj. , "' A is 'OjUl O Ol o 2 'OtSl CO 101 Ift s "?' ON. Oh1 - 7tCH - K30V 7 '. G43Z0l sure to make money, as TH on your own terms. payment of street, and sewer im- BA RQ. .95 jj