Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-30

N upon crutches- Proceeding 20 a char aod
sat down very gingerly, PLACED a bsDaares
leg lpon another caalr and said.
uoge, my name IL Briggs. I called In.
Ju.eei 10 get your opinion aoont q Il tie point
OF Law. Mr.. yGdge s'posin' You live1 ~ tls
pike here hal a mile, next door 10 a ,,,.s,
named Johnson. And s'posin' you ana JEAN
son was 10 ett nto an argument About the
human intellect, and you was 20 say to
johnson that s. splendid iliusi ration OF The
superiority OF The human Intellect was 20 oe
found In the power % the human eve % re-
strain the feroclty OF a Wild animal. Aud
s'posin' Johnson Was To remark that That
Was all oosh, because nobody cO'1f hold q
Wild animal W IN the human eye; aud you
should declare that you could hold the saw
sSest beast thst was ever Dorn m You could
once NJ your gaze on him.
"Well, then, B'posi In Johnson was TO say
he'd bet 800 he could bring a tame All mai
that you Couldn't hold with your eye, aud
you was To take him up on it. and Johnson
settle the bet YOU'D go, we'll saw. and John-
son q wancer round % the back OF the house
and pretty soon come front again with n dog
pieeer any four decent dogs ought 90 be.
And then sposin' Johnsos'd let 20 OF thai
dog snd SICK him GU To you, and ne ID come
AT yoC Ike sixteen inch shell out OF a how
10 hold the dog with your eve aud couIdnf
AID posin' you'd suddenly conclude that
may De your kind OF an eye wasn' Z calc dlated
clude TO break for a plum tree, IN order 10
have chance ID collect yoar thoug cuts ana
Try 10 reject what sort OF an eve would be
best calculated 10 mollify that sort OF a dog.
You ketch my idea, OF course?
very well, then; s'pOsin' you'd take your
eye on OF that dog; Johnson. mind you, all
the time sicking him on aud laughing aud
you'd turn and leg a. for the tree, and begin
10 swarm up IS fast as you could. Well
s'poein' just As you got three feet from the
ground, Johnson's dog would grab you by
the leg and hold on Ike a wise. shak ing you
until you nearly lost your hold. And s'posin'
Johnson was 10 stand there and noller. Fix
nFn hfNrn DIT
marifest the power or human intel ect?' aud
SO on casing away with ironical rernar Ks
Tx, IKE those, and s'posin' he kept Lhat dog on
tnat leg until he made you wear 10 pay the
yet, and then, at LAST, had 10 pry the dog OF
win "A hot poker, bringing a way a. the same
Time a hall pound Of your meal Ia the dogs
nnouul, 40 mat you had 10 be carried nome
on astretcher, aud 10 hire four doctors 10
Keep you from dying with lockisw
80 ,p osin thls, what 1 want 10 know is,
eoutdht you sue Johnson for damages
and MAKE him pay heavily for what thai
cog oidg That's what 1 want 10 get at"
sad us .Wsii 'neaght Tor minute aud then
could. III agreed to let Johnson Sc, the dog
AZ me, should be party 10 tue transaction
"Do you mean to say that the law won't
make that Internal scoundrel, Johnson,
suffer for letting his dog eat me up2''
mink not, n you state the case prop
1T wont, hey?" exclaimed Mr.. Briggs,
Historically. "Oh, very well very WE'LL
Us beautiful government, this is Beau
tilul, Amt IL? L s'pOse II that dog had
chewed me all up, and spit me out IL Il we
been all the same To tnis constitutional re-
pubic. But blame me II don't have salts
IacIlon. III Kill Johnson, poison his dog
ana emigrate 20 some country where the
rights or citizens are protected. IN DON n
You may bust me open!"
Then Mr.. briggs got on his crutches ana
hoboled ont He is still a citizen, and will
vote al the next election MAJ AdeleT.
THE MArERIaLIzATIo. HuxRua
strange scene OF violence was witnessed al a
spiritual sesnce Ia Rochester on Thursday
night last, given under the mediumship OF
Mrs. Markee. Mrs. Markee, a medium OF
extraordinary powers, under took 10 exhibit
company or select and nrst-class guests.
Mrs. MarKee was assisted by Mr. Marcel
who acted g. master OF Ceremonies and tntro-
duced the ghosts with brief aud compli-
mentary Biographical sketches. The me-
ulurn was TIED with the usual ropes in the
usual cabinet and the autience sang hymns
In accordance with Mr.. Marks Quesf AFTER
Whlch the ghost OF "Sarah" walked out
upon the platform, clad IN white, materia-
liZed to the apparent extent OF a hundred
and nifty pounds. This was the moment FOR
which q MI. Crum, who sat among the spec
tators, had waited. He leapad on the Plat
form and seized Sarah IN his arms The
ghost, regarding this as a liberty, shrieked
loudly Mr.. Markee caught up a chair and
hnockeo inc investigator down, aud Sarah.
escaping into the cabinet was seen no more.
There was, OF course a tremendous uprosr
MI. Markee loudly proposed TO destroy Mr..
y
me- hands on female ghost In other than a
spirit OF Kindness. The presence of mind
OF Daniel Webster happily restored ORDER
anat enlnent ghost yelled out OF the cabinet
WINDOW that the medlum would die AZ the
audience didn't eve-lastingly sing some
ming, and some Sympathetic spiritualist
framp," the .naisnOs up to,na Tramp tramp
Markee postponed his bloody resolution.
with the singing OF tue hymn the exhibition
ended. Mrs. Merkee was found In the q MI
bound. WI har 70,
covered with blood, which as Mr.. Markee
explained, vas In some vague way tue re-
SUIT OF Sarahs nasty "demaJerializatIon" OF
herself. Mr.. Markee was in doubt as 10
The propriety OF allowing Mr.. Crum 10 90
without bullet I'm his heart. Fortunately.
however, he res strained his blood thirsty In
stlnc1, and no more gore was spilled.
EXPLORING A MoUND.-A telegram from
lrcAna, Ohio, sd inst, 70 the Cincinnati
Gazette says. "The exploration of me mound
near this place, In which was found three
perfect skeletons OF the ancient mound
Sers ~ Was CONTINUED yesterday by mem
ton. The result was the unearthing OF the
head OF the third and larger OF the three
ssse,etons, wnica was well preserved, and It's
Below the head was found q strand OF pure
pearl beads, which admit OF q fine polish A
circular mica ornament was also found
ABOVE the shoulders, and must have served
as burial ornament. Near the upper part
OF the body were three flint arrow eads
Iylne win the points up, pointing as from
the wooden handles which had been held in
the hands OF the dead warrior, but now moul-
cered away. The lower Jaw of this skeleton
Is perfect The mound In which they were
found ls about rs feet in diameter aud 10 feet
IN height, and is covered with an old growth
OF oak tree. The box In which thew were
inclosed was made OF logs aud bark and
was very rudely constructed. The explo-
ratioos viii be continued, and IL is believed
that much more Interest yet awaits dis
covery. DR.. Thomas r. Moses, of Urbsna
University, a gentleman of rare scientific
knowledge, has charge OF the work, and will
leave nothing undone which may add 20 the
very limited knowledge OF the strange peo-
pie who once Inhabited this continent"
SODA WITH CHLoRAL HYDRlrr-lc.
cording 70 Prof. KONG, the eminent Ger
man pharnaoectist, the narcotic power of
choral hydrate is increased 10 an impor-
tspt extent, and It's prejudicisl effects re-
duced In the same proportion, IL bicarbonate
OF soda be administered Immediately before
hand. Prof h, after i've observations be-
lieves himself TO be ia a position To state
mat one part by weight OF choral hydrate