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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
4 COUPLE OF MAGPIES.


IRoDE in a horse car the other day
With some girls who ran on in this sort oil
way:
"Good heavens what q stranger you arc.
Pm awfuliy glad YOU took this car.
Pm going down town for Il little spree.
Where were you going9 Can't you come
with me?"
No; Just came out for a bit of lark
And a little shopping; but keep 1t dark
I've been so busy Pm almost dead,
And I've q million things to do" she said.
It's horTid walking, but it's warm as spring
think it's too lovely Tor anything;
But the days are so short 1t VIII soon DC
dark"
And her friend replied, 'I should so re-
mark" .t.
+" wish you'd Join our Sunday school mission
1t is in fiourfshing condition;
We have more than forty nice young girls,
And one of them has the loveliest curls.
One of my friends has "A class of boys;
/ don't like them-they make TOO mucn
noise;
suppose their heather minds must be fed,
But sometimes it's enough to turn ones
head"
" Have You seen Salvini? oh, you oughtto go;
He's perfectly splendid--you'd like him,
~ know;
Did you see Bernhardt"' Eyes, saw her
twice:
think her costumes were awfully nice"
g Your sack is lovely-such n pretty MAKE
really think it takes the cake; -.
And your hat is lust the l-l-loveliest So
And the other one answered, "Well, l should
smile"
-BoSton Transcript
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
A New Kind of Expert Evidence.

Is there a science that can make the
conviction of criminal guilty of forgery
and the acquittal of those wrongfully
suspected always q certainty There
certainly is. Its name is psycometrv !;
its methods the discovery of knowl-
edge of his, own guilt or innocence in
the prisoners mind when he takes up
pen to write 81 am innocent" on pa
per. Last week 1 would have doubted
the sanity of a man who knowing me
would have expected me to believe such
proposition. Now, when / hear the
laugh of the skeptic, l know that before
its echoes can die, if he will listen, he
will change the venue of his laugh. 1t
will certainly be with me and against
the skeptics. .....-
Psycometry is science from
which no mortal man can con-
ceal his real thoughts, if he will
dare to write what he pretends
are his convictions upon paper. The
moment he thus commits himself the
psycometric expert can tell with an in
fallible certainty whether that he has
said is true or false. Suppose crimi-
nal charged with forgery is on trial, and
he and each one OF the jurors who are
trying him should write on separate
pieces of paper 81 am" or &c am notn
guilty of this forgery, and that six of the
jurors should confess they were guilty
when they were not, and that the other
six, with the prisoner, should say they
were not guilty. Now, suppose you
call in an expert to whom all these par
ties are utter strangers, and you
fold these thirteen pieces of paper up
and submit them to him, and that
he in the presence of the court prompt
ly and peremptorily declares that seven
of these men have lied, before he opens
one of those papers, and that he points
out which seven, without opening one
of them, and that they are then opened
in the presence of the court and found
to be the six jurors that said they were
guilty and the criminal who said he
was not guilty. Would not such rev.
citation overwhelm you with the convic-
ton that psycometry is science and the
criminal guiltyP
The evidence of all other experts is at
best, after all, matter of opinion, about
which no two always agree. Psyco-
metric experts express no opinions,
but deal in facts, and facts about which
they always agree. If, then, they can
furnish positive evidence that can defy
doubt and disproof, must it not be a
higher order of evidence than conflict
ing opinions insusceptible of a convic-
ton of perjuryP What then is to be the
first step taken to inaugurate the prog
ress the development of science in the
premises demands? IL is the recognition
by the courts of psycometry as a sci
ence. The existence of this science and
its independence of all other sciences or
sources of social influence rest on too
immutable basis to either dread enc
mics or fawn on power. 1t asks only
for test of its integrity, and its friends
are aware that it will have to encounter
the open and bitter enmity of every
hypocrite in the world.--AndreW II.
Daws0n, IN Aldany Laa0 Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
The Telephone on Railroads.

ACCORDING to Engineering, the Edi-
son loud-speaking telephone is giving
way in England before the Gower-BeD
telephone This latter form is largely
used in the Post-office, and is also EN-
ployed to some extent in railway signal
ing. In a recent experiment on the
Southwestern Railroad, the telephones
were simply connected between the ex <.
isting wire for working the "block'
system and the" earth.'' Conversation
was then distinctly carried on, without
interfering in the least with the ordinary
signals; and it was curious to listen ID
the telephone and hear the sound OF the
train itself leaving the distant station
simultaneously with the strokes OF the
signal bell indicating its departure. The
reason of this simultaneous working is
that the magneto-electric telephone cur,
rents being of very weak strength ana
vibratory in character, are harmlessly
superposed upon the powerful battery
currents working the "block" instFo'
ments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
The s'BOgardus Surprise.o

REPRESENTATIVE of the press. the
Mayor, two or three clergymen and sew
eral members of the Scientific Associa-
ton took sleighs at the City Hall yester-
day afternoon and drove out to Cass
Avenue to witness the workings Of a new
invention lately brought out by John
Bogardus, the same gentleman who in
vented the newspaper office attachment
known as the "Bogardus Kicker.r 1t
took some little time to convi@&R. the
newspaper fraternity that the KssKer
was Just the machine which had been
looked for ever since newspapers began
to ''X" with each other, but this new
invention will be sold on sight. 1t is
called the "Bogardus SURPRISE" and is
very simple piece of machinery. 1t
can be attached to any sort of sleigh or
cutter in three minutes without the aid
of any tool except monkey wrench. 1t
is neat and compact, able to stand q
very heavy strain, and is furnished at a
reasonable price. The object and
workings of the invention were clearly
seen within five minutes after the party
were ON the ground. One was attached
to cutter, the horse started off on a
trot, and several children belonging to
the Clay School at once rushed for the
vehicle with the cry: "Here's hitch!"
A boy about twelve years old had only
just caught on when the "Surprise"
picked him off his roost, turned him end
for end, shook him till his teeth ratified,
and heaved him clear over the walk into
snow bank. 1t was just three minutes
from the time the boy was picked up
until he got breath sufficient to re-
mark:
"Oh! you think you've done it, don't
you'll
The next victim was boy with a
quart of molasses in tin pail. The
machine was given an extra pressure,
as the boy was strong and fat, and he
was turned end for end three times and
pitched over the port-quarter in just
seven seconds by the Mayors watch.
The pail of molasses struck a hitching-
post and was scattered distance of
eighteen PAGES, as paced by one OF the
clergymen. In'two minutes from the
time he was seized, the fat boy arose to
his feet with the remark:
81 guess I'd better walk the rest of
the way home!"
In the course of an hour the "Sur-
prise" was worked on fifteen different
boys, none of whom will ever "hitch
on" again as long as he lives.> Total
surprise and utter humiliation were COM
plete in every instance, and yet no VIC
tim received fatal injury.
Orders for fifty were given the invent
or on the spot. The Mayor said of it:
sit is. simply immense. l shall now
drive from sunrise to sunset"
One of the sauantS passed his cigar
case around and remarked
alt will be of more value to the world
at large than a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
telescope" ..rf.
One of the eminent divines gave an
order for two and added:
Its effects ON the moral status of the
next generation can not be appreciated
in dollars and cents"
1t is probable that at least one hundred
of these machines will be at work on the
principal streets before the week is out,
and if your boy comes home limp and
reserved and Undetermined you
needn't believe that delivery sleigh ran
over him unless you want to.-Detroit
Free Press. Is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
" Ures Tr0Olie."

A WIDELY varying Importance is at
tached to this style of signing the name
to a letter. This frequently leads to
considerable misapprehension. There
are people who. after very long acquaint-
ance, and having warm regard for each
other, never get beyond "Yours truly"
or, at most, "Truly yours" which is,
we believe, generally accepted, we know
not why, as just one shade warmer. On
the other hand, there are those who in q
few weeks reach "Ever yours" and
even "Ever affectionately yours.
Where" was once bitterly asked,
"are all the sever affectionately yours
of ten years agoP" Has not every one
who has reached middle life q number
OF letters hidden away in some bureau,
with signature as warm as this from
some one to whom he would now neither
give nor get aught warmer than a
Faithfully yours if as muchp 1t not
seldom happens that people who have a
warm manner give cold signature, and
vice versa. The great Duke of Yelling
ton was case in point. The most un-
Irish of Irishmen, there swas decided
absence of genial cordiality about him !;
yet his letters are full of ''Ever affec-
tionately yours" AS we get on in life
there appears a decided tendency to
curb any affectionate exuberance in sig
nature. Very few of us-men, at least
sign affectionately to any male &C.
quaintance made after we reach twenty
three; 1t is just as well to be little
careful as to this matter of signature,
remembering that many do attach con-
siderable Importance to it, and see in it
an emphatic Indication of the measure
of regard intended.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

A GERMAN named Rubner has been
making some interesting experiments to
determine what proportion Of the several
ingredients of various foods are absorbed
in the body. 1t was found that with
carrots and potatoes no less than 80 per
cent. passed through the body, leaving
81 per cent. to be retained. u was
proved that far more of flesh is retained
than of any other food.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

SOME Chicago men in 1873 established
a line of telegraph from Chicago to Mil
waukee which cost $l4, 200, and paid
5000 profit in one year.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11

The marriage of Miss Lois Mygatt, one
of Washngton's most charming and attractive
amateur vocalsts, and Mr.. John Wilcox, of Pitts.
burg took place at 722 Thirteenth street yesterday
afternoon, the Rev. G. Ii. Leonard OF 81. Johns
Church, performing the ceremony. The wedding
was quiet but elegant affair, only the relatives
aud n few intimate friends being present. The
bride was richly atlired in snow-white satin
dress, cut train, with point lace trimmings, and
elegant Jewelry. The parlOrs were handsomely
decorated with rare and beautiful flowers and
presented fascinating scene very appropriate to
the occasion. The presents were numerous and
elegant and were much admired. After the cere.
mony was performed the guests p0rtoOk of Il rich
collation. aud at its conclusion the happy pair left
for the East, where they will remain for some time,
and then return to Pittsburg where Mr.. Wilcox
holds an important position In one OF the large
iron furnaces of that smoky city. While Washing
ton musical and social circles lose in Miss Mygatt
one of their brightest lights, and one whose loss
will be greatly felt, yet her many friends join in
congratuaing her on the brilliant prospects which
seem To lie before her
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11

10 the Eultor OF TIVE hEPUBIlCAN'
The Readjusters here made n deter
mined fight against the Fundors and their stroight
out allies, but had victory snOtchcd from their
grasp by fraud Partisan judges of election openly
rejected number of qualified voters and the third
ward poll, which had the largest colorcd vote,
was foul with false ballots. Tho "honor and
honesty, chivalry and chastity" of Fundcrs will
steal votes If not buy breakfasts" The Straight
outs, with. the influence of u number of navy-yard
foremen, nearly all the clerks and the post.
master here made small showing In the
way of votes for their candidates. Manning, their
Colored candidate for Senator, received 81 votes
and Davis, the navy-yard employee for the house
rccciycd1is. believe large number of these
voted for Daniel. Callahan, the dccaptuted boss,
worked like q beaver all day; but the followers
of his fallen fortune were few indeed. Among the
true Republicans who worked nobly for the
liberal cause, must mention the Hon. James ii.
Clements. His services have been invaluable in
this city and Norfolk County. lie is
very popular with the colored people and
inspired confidence aud great enthusiasm. Permit
me also TO melton Mr.. A. II. Lindsay, chairman of
the Rcndjuster Executive Committee for thiscity,
who has been indemtigabo In good work for
Liberalism. He is AMMAN of wealth, influence, and
folk County One of his farms. containing over
two thousand acres, cultivated In potatoes, corn
and grass. lie has contributed largely to the sue
cess of anti BOurDOnism His whole heart and
soul are thoroughly enlisted In the cause which he
believes Is pregnant with wonderful material pros
pcrity for Virginia. LIBERAL
PoRrsMoUTH, Va, Nov. 0, 1851.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11
THE STREET RAILWAYS.
statement ns 90 the District Claims
Against Them.

The District Commissioners have re-
ceiyed statement from Attorney Riddle giving
summary Of the advice and action of his office
upon the subslsiug claims Of the District against
the Washington and Georgetown Street Railroad
Companies and the Metropolitan aud Columbia
companies. for work done under the old Board of
Public Works. The companies, Mr.. Riddle says
were obligated by their charters to pave the en-.
tire space between two lines drawn along their
tracks two feet beyond the outer rails In the in
stances named the Board OF Public Works was
obliged 10 do the work, aud enormously charged
1t to the owners of real estate abutting on
the varousstrees and avenues. Upon revision of
the assessment the error was corrected and the
amounts were charged to the railroad companies
respectively. There was no law by which this
charge could he regularly assessed against the
railroad companies, nor could certificates OF IN
debtcdness be issued against them. This view
was adopted by the House District committee.
Being unable to get the companies into court on
an agreement of facts. he had commenced suits
against them, which were now pending in
the Court in General Term. In the act of June IL,
1878 f'r the permanent form of the District gov
eminent, the law was changed, so that now the
cost Of such improvements may be assessed
against and made lien upon the street railroad
property
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11

Theannual report of Mr.. John f. benson,
Acting PaymNster. General OF the Navy, of the
operations ofthc Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
for the past year, has been completed about two
weeks, but awaits the return of Secretary
Hunt before It will be made public. The
annual report of Commodore Mont.
gomery sicard Captain, U. S. N, Chief of
Ordnance, has been completed, and was yesterday
laid on the desk of the Secretary of the Navy.
The report which is devoid of interest to the pub.
lie, will not be made public until after the return
of Secretary Hunt TO the city. The annual report
of Engineer In. Chief William II. Shock, chief OF
the Bureau of Steam Engineering. is nearly com.
pleted, and win be ready to lay before Secretary
Hunt upon the latters return to the city. Rear
Admiral Nichols, Acting Secretary of the Navy,
declines TO make these reports public MS he thinks
they only for Secretary Hunt as aids to him in
making up his annual report.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11
"Eyiciion" n, rora,s Last Might.

Mr.. Verners company at the Opera
House presented last night drama constructed
for the purpose Of illustrating the hardships and
wrongs under which the peasantry of Ireland arc
suffering to-day, The characters comprise the
grasping, tyrannical landlord; the cowardly,
treachcrous bail!f who plots and counterplots
with either side MS his own selfish interests seem
to require; the constabulary, manly fellows who
loathe the work they compelled to do; the bold
honest peasant boy, whose very frank good nature
and courage are used for time against him, and
I'LL In the picture. The incident of the shooting OF
Lord MountmOrris, some months ago, by cvicted
tenants is woven into the play, giving II additional
umphs over vice, as we all hope aud believe that
the right viii triumph the wrong in the strug-
gle now going on in Ireland Eviction" will be
repeated tonight and tomorrow night, and at the
matinee to. morrow,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11

The first regular Thursday evening re-
ception OF the "Mmerva" Club was held last even.
ing at the residence of Mr. j. L. McCreery l2l Sixth
street. Capitol Hill REGULATIONS, singing, and gem
eral social enjoyments are the particular features
of these delightful gatherings. Mr., McCrccry well
coined the guests most cordially Mrs. NettIe San.
for d. the pleasant correspondent, read an interest.
ing essay entitled "Lifu's Playthings" Mrs. Kails
beautiful poem, "TOl the Bells" was
read by Mrs. ]. A. Steward recitation by Mr.
- Morris. The evening was passed most delight.
fully. Mr. McCreery read an exquisite poem,
"Myrllc" aud Mr. Il. q. Barnard, Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Telephone told
some Interesting facts and stories about "Cranks."
Among those present were Colonel aud Mrs, Cable
Miss Keefe, of Boston; Mr.. n. T.. Dawson, Miss
Dawson, Mr.. Wilson, Mrs. ]. A. Stewart, Mrs. Mary
r. Kali, of Ohio; Mr., Bliss, Mr., and Mrs. Squares
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11
Gentlemen Not Wishing

to pay a "littlc fortune" fora suit
of clothes made and trimmed
equal to ordered work, should
first look at our stock, compare
cut. trimmings. make, and fit with
those generally seen at a Clothing
House. will see at a glance ours are
far above the general make OF
Ready.Made Clothing. Two Of our
firm are practical Merchant Tail
Ors. and every Garment. after fin
ished. is thoroughly looked over
before placed OH our counters for
sale.
We buy of no Ready-Made Cloth
ing Manufacturing Establishment.
Our dealings are direct with the
mills thatmanuiacturc, the clothes
we cut and make ourselves, there
by saving the consumer the profit
paid TO the manufacturer by the
retailer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11

AT meeting of the board of directors
of the North Washington Cooperative Building
Association the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted by them, merging the association
into the Equitable Cooperative Building AssOca-
ton, one OF the most successful associations of the
kind IN thi, country
Whereas 1t has been demonstrated that the North
Washington Cooperative Building Association can.
not bcsuCCtSsnlly operated with the number Ofshares
subscribed II requiring the subscription of mt least
fore, be II
RCSOlrcd, That the board of directors rect the
turn all dues paid In and recommend to the sub
scrbcrs that they transfer their subscriptions to the
third series OF the Equitable Cooperative Building
Association.
The treasurer of the association Mr.. James Ra-
gan, will pay IN full to the subscribers, prcsenta-
lion 10 him of their receipts all money paid in by
them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11
THE MiGNoN CLUB.
Its brilliant Dancing Party neTaiImndEe
Hall.

A merry party assembled at Tallmadgc
Hall last night to participate IN the third annual
dancing reception Of the Mignon Club This nsso-
citation is steadily growing In popularity ms the
attendance last night testified. The committees
were untiring I'm their efforts to make everything
pass oil pleasantly. The festivities were kept up
until late hour, and the young people were 10th
To leave when the orchestra, under the leadership
OfProlcssor PiSorio, played Home, Sweet Home"
Among those present were Misses Annie nnd Lottie
lippod, Miss Sophia Herbert, Miss Katie Quincin,
Miss Emma MCChnm, Miss Katie SileT, Miss Katie
Edgar. Miss Katie Schwci2er, Miss Maggie Dono-
hue Mrs. Spices, Mrs. Krnit, Miss Bartholomew
Miss ECkloh Miss Donnldson, Miss Smith, Miss
Daily, Miss Lizzie MCCurty, Mr.. and Mrs. Ecklon
Misses Warrick, Miss Maggie Kelly, Miss Della
Stanley, Miss Dclmonic, Miss CnrksOn, Miss Mary
Davis Miss Jenny Serving, Miss Minnie Edcs,
Misses Barry, Miss Mollic ios, Miss Spices, aud
MeSsrs. ECkloir Barrett Amos, LippOld, Turner,
Saxty Bcall, Znrgr. Sin,cl, Shrcve Bruhcl, Cav.
Ter. Hinton, Ncihmcycr, Stewart, George and
win Brown, Harry Cole, Spciss, COnboy, Clements,
Mncobec, Slinglund, SpndlCT, SChwitzGr Dorsay,
Fitzgerald, Cromlcn, Lclinr
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11

Church sociables are commonly the
opposite of sociable, but the entertainment and
sociable given at the Church OF the Reformation
Inst evening on Capitol Hill was most enjoyable.
Mrs. Charles b. McCartec. who has Just entered
upon an engagement ut st. Matthew'S, sang in her
most pleasant manner Her voice is always de-
light and the Rotations of her sister, Miss Lemon,
were thoroughly enjoyed by the large company
present Mr., IGeger, with his flute, Miss Thcul-
kuhl, the Messrs, Richardson's, Miss Lille Lewis
Mrs. ParsOn, Miss Maedel, and Mrs. Sutherland ali
contributed greatly to the pleasure of the evening
The people on Capitol Hill will be glad TO know
that these gatherings will be continued at the
church regularly during the winter months.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11
The National Rifles have completed ar

rangemcnts for giving four complimentary sorces
to the honorary members and friends ofthe corps at
Marini's Hall, during the coming season, the mu-
ic to be furnished 10y the Marine Band. The
dates fixed for these popular entertainments
of the Rifles are Wednesday evening, November
% Wednesday evening, December 81;
Wednesday ev ming, January 49, and ON Wcdncs-
day evening, February -. on the last nnmcd date
the corps will make dress uniform parade,
weather permitting, in honor of the return OF the
time .honored day. The Rifles have recently re-
ceiyed an addition to their active list of members
by the election of nine excellent young gentle
men, who are now receiving" squad instructions
and being measured for their uniforms.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-11
From a virginia RepubIIcan.


Let's congratulate OH the grand results
In Virginia. / know how largely THE REPUBLI.
CAN has contributed to IT, You deserve the ever
lasting gratitude of the State You came bravcy
Into the light when others halted, and have rallied
behind you the best Republicans of the North.
have been very sick, unable to get out for some
time but the good news is reylying, Your SUM
mary OF Republican history in Wednesdays paper
is most tnEr,y and complete and the field open
bviy.cyuU ~ Gay most inspiring. God speed YOU
Il. ID.