Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-10


bishops and prcsbytcrs in the latc slave
states be authorized to take immediate
steps to elevate the former slaves and
their descendants, and setting forth that
this can be best attained by each diocese
organizing and carrying on its own work
1t also recommended that the bishops apply
to the next general convention for any in'
creased aid from the missionary tuud, Inc
matter was referred to the committee on
cauous. A New York deputy presented
a series of resolutions which provide for
the organic alton OF board OF managers to
DO known as the church school board,
with capital of SiOO,OOO,OOO, having
for its object tho establishment of schools
throughout the jurisdiction of the church.
The matter was referred ~ the committee
on education, and the subject was made
the order of the day for the lSth instant
During the afternoon session the subject
Of the enrichment of the prayer Oook was
called up for consideration. For the pur'
pose of considering the first two Tcsoiu-
tious, the house resolved itself into com,
mittee of the whole, Judge ShCuoy, oI
Virginia, being selected chairman. Mr.
Huntingdon then submitted the hrst resn-
luton. 1t contained proposed amend
mcnt providing for the OMISSION IN the
title of the words "toECtGer WITH the
psalmter aud psalms OF David, and to
place full stop after America. long
discussion ensued over the matter during
which the house adjourned untd tot
morning.
Iourgucnens Funeral
The funeral Of NJ. 1Ourgucueii, the kuS'
sian novelist, took place At 81. Petersburg
Tuesday. Thousands of people marched
iu the procession that followed his remains
TO the grave, and the streets and windows
OF residences on the route wcrC also
crowded.
When the body arrived at the railway
station it was received by mcmbcra OF the
clergy and several official pcrsOnagoS.
After a short prayer the funeral procession
which was composed OF various dcputa
tious. carrying about two hundred wroaths,
followed by the cCrgy, who immediatly
preceded the coffin, started for the Gem,
etery. The coffin was literally covered
with wreaths of flowers among them be-
ing one from the Berlin press association.
The crowds that thronged the streets re-
yerently uncovered their heads rs the
cortege passed.
When the cemetery WAS reached Bishop
Sergius read the offices for tho dead and
blessed the coffin. The bishop accompa-
MED the remains 70 the grave. After the
body had been lowered into his last resting
place the rectOrs OF tho universities OF 81.
Petersburg and Moscow and various Rus
sian authors delivered addresses.
DeputatiouS were present from nj, parts
Of the empire, including representatives
from scientific institutions and professors
from various academies, universities, i'm
perial lyceums, schools aud associations
Every branch Of art, music and literature
was represented. Extra police aud military
precautions had been taken to prevent {
disturbance. COssacks and gondarme;
were stationed az every corner, and j,OOl
troops surrounded the cemetery. No dis
orders are reported to have occurred.
he Heads of Grcat Men
journal OF Science.
1t is usually supposed that men OF grca
intellectual powers have large and massive
heads but the theory, which Dr.. Gilbcr
physician TO Queen Elizabeth was tht
first TO suggest, is not borne out by facts
An examination Of busts, pictures, medal
| lions, iutaglios, etc OF the worlds fam
| Gus celebrities, almost tends the Othc
way. Ia the earlier paintings, it is true
men are distinguished by their lIrg
heads, bu. this is attributable TO tn
| painters, who agree with the genera
opinion and wished 10 Halter their siLtCTs
4 receding forehead IS mostly condemned
| Nevertheless, this feature IS found il
| Alexander the Great, and 20 lesser dCgre
in julius Caesar. The head Of FrcdeTic
the Great, as will be seen from ont
OF the portraits Of Carlyle work, reCedeC
dreadfully. Other great men have hdD
positively small heads Lord Byron was
remarkably small" rs were those Of LOr
| Bacon and Cosmo di Medici. Men Of gen
ius of ancient times have only what ma
be called an ordinary or every day fore
head, aud HerOdotus, Alcibiados, Plate
Aristotle and Epicurus, among man
others, are mentioned az instances
Some are even lowbTowed, as Burton
the author Cf The Anatomy of MelaI
choly;" :" Sir Thomas Browne, an
Albert Durer. The average forehead {
the Greek sculptures in the fTiezs from IL
Parthenon is, we are told, lower, if an,
thing, than what is seen in modern fore
heads" The gods themselves are rcpr
sented with ordinary, if not low, brows
Thus it appears that the popular MOTTO
on the matter is erroneous, and that thcI
may be great men without big heads
other words Geneva watch IS capable
Of keeping as good time as an eight di
clock.
The Use OF Coal Ashes.
G Germantown Telegraph.
We see the question often aske
What is the use OF coal ashes? II
question has never been SATISFACTORY
answered" This Is 4 mistake, 1t ha
AS a manural agent they are of no pc
ceptible value. AS au agent in lOOsenil
heavy soil they are Of value. We ha'
experimental with them for a number
, years, and that is about all that We G.
make of them. We applied some yea
ago, about two inches Of the ashes all ov
the garden, the soil Of which was rath
l heavy, and they had q direct tendency
make it more friable. Their presence "
A observable for several years but TIA
, they acted in any degree as fertilizer '
. could not discern, nor do we believe tn
{ did. The best use to make Of CO
D ashes is to construct with them good ga
0 den walks and carriage ways, placing
{ tho rough, coarse parts at the bottom, ar
b roll them well. There is nothing bette
4 or so good, tor these purposes They a
;. dry five minutes after rain, and new
become actually soft, oven in tha
n which causes a gravel way to yield
4 freely to horses and vehicles. They res
J. very much also the growth Of grass q
8 weeds, and garden walks surfaced wi
r. them and thoroughly rolled will not 7
quire half as much CLEANING as the
= whero either gravel or earth is used.
n We see coal ashes recommended for
,i great many purposes, where it 10 to act
r o manure, as q protector against insec