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The Dickinson press., 1889-04-27
Hitting "a Mark.

\ plain, blunt man listened to a sermon,
which appeared to many CT the hearers elab-
crate. finished, faultless But it had one rad
ical defect which the plain man bluntly dis
closed, in answer to friend who bad asked
his opinion of the sermon.
Very good" said he; Eyes, very good
but what them What of itl did not feel
that it hit me. did you feel that it hit you:'
That is poor sermon, or a poor speech. or
poor poem of which it can be honestly said,
VERY good but what of it,
Professor Phelps, who tells this anecdote,
says, in his English STYLE that forceful
sermon concentrates power upon the one
hearer and reaches a class by reaching the
one man to whom it is delivered John Ran
dolph, when delivering speech in congress,
used to fasten his eye upon some member and
speak to him.
Charles G. Finncy, before he became
preacher, was lawyer and carried into the
pulpit the habit of direct address formed at
tho bar He preached as one in possession of
tho truth, who wished his hearers to think it
concerned them more than all the world be-
side He was calm speaker, and there was
scarcely any rhetoric III the discourse, which
was solid thought, packed in solid language,
and built around u listener 50 that he could
not get out and away from it with either a
quiet conscience II an honest intellect. -
Youths Companion.
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EXECUTIONS FOR WITcHcRAFT.
Curious Facts in tho History of English
Jurisprudence.

Jurisprudence.
Lawyers dispute rs to when tho last trial
and conviction for witchcratt took place in
England, and many of the profession, hav-
I'M, so little respect for tho memory of Sir
Matthew Halo rs to be ashamed of these
sentences have cnGcavorcd to make out that
the last case occurred in the Seventeenth
century, in the reign of Charles III. Hutchin-
son, of the "liiStorcal l1ssayon Witchcraft,"
writing in Ills, declares that there had been
no execution of witch for thirty-six years.
1t is certain, however, that Jano Wenham
w;isscntenccd to dcathfor witchcraft at Hart
ford in l7l2, and DR. Parr declares that four
years after ut Huntington MIR Justice Powell,
tho same judge who had tried Jane Wen
ham, passed tho capital sentence on Mary
Hicks and her daughter Elizabeth Ia child II
years ol,D, who were actually executed tWen-
ham got Off on point of law) on the nth Of
July. l1l6 Tho sarno writer asserts that
two unhappy wrctclics wero hung ut North
ampton in March, 1908, and in July, l7l2, five
other witches suffered the same fate at tho
same place"
Doubts have been thrown on Dr. PARIS as
scrtion. and on the source-certainly much
later in date than Hutchinson's essay-from
which lc derived it, and perhaps there We
must abandon tho imaginative contempla-
ton of so piuuant Il contrast between
hShtenmcnt and barbarism would be pre-
scntcd by tho spectacle OF witches being
hanged while Spectators and Taters were
being written, while Swift was pamptleteer-
ing on the conduct Of the Allies, and Pope
poetZing the rape of Beiindas lock Amy
how, the act of james | continued in force
for another twenty years 1t was not re-
pcatcd till l1:G, when at last it occurred to
the legislature that tho real mischief of tho
orcnse of witchcraft was to be found in tho
manner Of the witchs dealing not with the
devil but with the public
In repeating the ancient statute, therefore,
Punishment was very wisely provided for
"lcrsons pretending to exercise or use any
kind of witchcraft, sorccry, enchantmcnt or
conjuraton," or to discover stolen or lost
property "by any occult or crafty science"
The former Of these provisions would be opcr
ative against professors Of cheiromancy and
cnrtomancy though not, it is submitted, of
aslroogy1, while the latter seems to he aimed
specially ut the Use Of the "divinin9 rod"
which, believe, is still employed in the min
ins districts of Cornwall for discovering the
whereabouts, Of uncxplorcd mineral treas
ures, and tho Use Of which within quite re
cent times in Somcrsctshre for the facilita
| ton of well sinking is discussed with due
| gravity, it may be remembered, by n famous
British essay yist.-English illustrated Maga-
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The s.rasbourc Clock,

This peerless clock was built in 1852. Two
centuries later repairs were undertaken, and
it was completed in 1913. and for 5OO years has
continued to excite wonder by reason of its
complex structure. 1t comprises church
calendar, the ordinary calendar, the movable
feasts, a planetary upon the Coperncan sys
TEN, which represents the mean tropical rev
olution of each one of the planets visible 10
the naked eye, the phases of the moon, ap
parent and sidereal time, q celestial sphere.
which marks the procession of the equinoxes.
solar and lunar equations for the reduction
of the mean movements of the sun and moon
at fixed times and places
The hours and minutes, the days of the
week, with corresponding signs of the plan
cts, are marked both outside and III An in
ncr dial not less than nine meters in circum
ference gives the day of the month, the dom
inical letter and the saint or saints of the day
Two winged figures are seated at either side
of the small dial AT each quarter the rigl t
hand figure strikes upon n bell, which is in
stantly repeated upon ea".i the other dials
by figures from above, representing the four
ages-lntancy strikes the first quarter. Youth
the second, Manhood the third and Old Age
the last. Death, placed upon pedestal be
side Old Age, strikes the hour. and at the end
of each hour the second winged figure turns
an hour glass. whose contents are exhausted
in that space of time.
As noon strikes procession of the twelve
apostles appears, and each inrlnes in turn
and after his own peculiar manner before u
figure of Christ. which. placed on a pedestal.
extends its hands above them as if in bcne,
dicton AT the same tnno the cock perchcd
on the left tower stretches his wings and
crows three times. Cars containing little liz
ures emerge alternately from q mass of clouds
above the hour dial to indicate the days of
the week. which are ingeuiously represented
by heathcn divinities. The Connoisseur
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sEcTloS OF THE HISTORIC uAI!.IN,

SECTION OF THE HISTORIC RAILING
throughout the country to unit" at . O'Clock
in religion, services. demonstrating that the
union Of civil and religious liberty is now 50
complete that tlrn of every faith meet under
n common flag ut the call of rector, rabbi,
pastor q! minister to return thanks to the
common God Of the jess and the Christian
for the liberties we enjoy AT . O'Clock all
the bells Of the city will peal, and all the
churches will l,e open for religious services
1t is to he hupcd this will be the case III every
part of the United States AS DR. Provost,
bishop of New York and chaplain of the sen
ate, conducted the services 100 years ago. so
Bishop Potter. of New York, assisted 10y the
Rev Dr Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity and
ST Faul's church, will conduct the services
on the morning Of April 30.
3 The army committee will then take
char" q! The president and party, who will
he escorted To the steps of tie sub-treasliry,
at the corner of Wall AMI Nassau streets. hut
looking towards Broad, where the formal
literary exercises will be held. be- Ginning at
half past 10 The Rev Richard s Storrs
will offer the PRAYER. Ii his health permits, a
poem "ll be read by the venerable Quaker
poet. John Greeneaf Whittier Tho Hon
chaunccy NJ Dcpcw Will then deliver the
Grafton Of the day President Harrison will
speak briefly, and Archbishop Corrigan will
pronounce the benedict!on
4. On the conclusion Of tho literary cxer.
ciscs all the batteries Of all the forts and the
shipping in the Larbor Will fire salute ot
twenty one guns, and the military parade
will then begin. This has given the commit
tee moro concern than any part of the cyrc-
monies, which will be easily understood when
it is known that a single state expects to have
many thousand troops present. 1t was a,
first intended that the president should re
view the procession from Che steps oi the sub
treasury building by the Washington statue
but us this would require the somewhat un
military movement Of breaking files To tbs
left in marrow Wall street it was decided
that lie Should review from the stand erected
on Broad street opposite BY this latter i,
was found that wCro even one half of tho
parade to pass the reviewing stand the entire
portion of lower New York would be blocket
with civic and military organizations anc
spectators. The review will. therefore, TAX,
place III tho broader streets and larger
squares where it can be witnessed by 1900
, oUD people, If so many are present Gen
Sheridan was original: designated as grand
marshal Since IN, dercase that honor ha:
been most appropriately conferred on hi:
ot.icia! Successor, Mal Cen Schott!d
> The day wil close with grand banluc,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, whers
covers will be lald for stO guests
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e.tnESSS

WASHINGTON PASSING THROUGH TRENTON.
Washington had set out from Mount Yer
non as soon rs Secretary Thompson arrived,
and his journey was one continuous tri
umphal procession Cities, towns and vii
lagos turned out ell mnsse The road for
many miles was lined with people from the
adjacent country, maneslnS their JOY in
many impulsive ways, 10y shouts by laugh
ter and 10y tears Mothers who had
trudscd many miles held up their babes
that they might say in after lilo That
they had seen Washington The sick and the
uged were carried to the line aud given prom
inent places at the windows The veterans
Of til" revolution and the new mllitia paradcd
everywhere Guns were fired, tritmphal
arches were erected in the towns and
stretched from tree to tree III the country
AT Gray's Ferry. across the s'cliuylklil, the
president elect was escorted through long
avenue of laurcs under sort OF arbor GOV
cred with laurel branches a. lie passed tho
last arch clVic crowi of iaurcls was ln1en
ioua; lowered upon hi, head from above.
grcatly to hi, surprise, and nnld the deaten-
ing shouts Of the multitude. At Trenton Il
magniiccu, trlumpllal urcll had been erected.
Above II WAS the date of his victory ut that
place IN gold lettering with lowrIs t"lncd
about it. and as he passed Under this thirteen
girls in white marched before him, sung q
welcoming ode and scattered flowers III his
pathway
AT the same time John Adams was ap
preaching with somewhat less state from
New England and on the 2Oth Of April lie
arrived in New York escorted from the Con
nectlcut line to kingsbrdge by tho light
horse of Westchester county. and from
Kingsbridge INTO the city by all the city cav
airy, commanded by Gen Malcolm and Capt
Stokes, and followed ty most of tho members
of congress and large con"ourse of citizens.
lie lodged at the house Of Hon John Jay,
and the next day was escorted to the senate
chamber by Caleb Strong and Ralph Lard
where he was introduced as vice president OF
the United States and took the oath of office.
Early on the morning of April % the
booming of cannon and the ringing of bells
announced that Washington had arrived at
Elizbethport n j., and business vas en-
tireIy suspended AT Elizahethport the pres
;Ient-elect was received by a committee Of
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Historical reproductions will show New
York us it was when Hendrck Hudson
landed in September. 1909, and again rs it
was i'll the days of the Dutch and early Eng
lish occupation, the colonial days. and in
short, all its stages from the seaport towi to
tho metropolis Of tho western world Smi-
larly visitors from every section of the coun-
try will SEQ their progress portrayed, from
tho wii,wam in tho forest, the rude hut of
the settler and the early town to the present
time. 1t is believed that in the way of typi-
flying hundred years progress Of great
nation in general and detail the industrial
parade will TO among the most attractive
features of the centennial
Although thecomuitteeS have arranged hut
for thrcedays yet n number of supplementary
exhibitions of various klnds will prrcptlc and
follow theccntcnniaL During the entire month
of April there will DEMONSTRATION at historical
portraits in the metropolitan Opera House.
and Of portraits, letters and documents never
before exhibited to the public. Among the
noted relics will be the chairs which stood in
Federal hail. especially that occupied h7
Washington during the first days of the prcsi
dcncy The noted portrait of George WASH
ington painted by Gilbert Stuart, at Mount
Vernon, in l1!'1, and given by Washington to
Alexander Hamilton. Il portrait which has
never been photographed or engraved, will
be on exhibition. 1t is now the property of
llamitons grandson, Alexander Hamilton,
nf Nn,y N,,,
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sauires Got the Gold.

In lS555 a man giving the name of l.
Squires deposited ia ounces of gold, now
valued at 5000 at the Philadelphia mint
He received a receipt for it, but until Janu
ary last did not appear to claim his money
He then put i'll an appearance, and producing
receipt, the writing upon which had become
obiterated by age, explained that the wrt
ten characters had become defaced 10y benz
carried for many years in belt around Ms
waist He explained that lie had not put III
his claim before because he had been engage,
in mining pursuits III California and had beer
in comfortable circumstances
Owing to the fact that counter claim fol
the money had been filed by some New York
ers by the name of Squieres, who contendel
that the gold had been deposited by an an
cestor. the superintendent of the Philadelphia
mint submitted the case to the first comp
troller Of the treasury, who In view of the
many proofs of identity submitted by til,
California claimant. decided that he vas tho
rishtful owner of the property y.-Philadelphic
Tp,ac
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the state Of New York, Samuel Osgood, Ay-
thur Ice and Walter Livingston, commits.
soncrs of the treasury. Ebcnczer Iluzzart,
postmaster general, and by tho mayor an
recorder of the city
a large and handsome barge, prepared nni
drapcd for the purpose, was In waiting,
manned by thirteen masters of vessels in
white uniform, and commanded by Commo-
dore James Nicholson. Washington was
seated III this, and us it moved slowly from
the Jersey shore other bargcs, fancifullv dec
Grated, fell into line behind it, The process
sion moved through the narrow strait bet wecn
New Jersey and Staten Island, and many
boats and vessels fell into its wake. AS it
passed Bedloe's Island sloop came alongside
bearing II volunteer choir of twenty five ladies
and gentlemen, who sang an ode composed
for the occasion to the music of God Save
the Queen" Every vessel in the hurbor was
in holiday attire, the Spanish shipof war
Galveston being especially noticeable, and rs
the barge ca.sIe abreast of her she at once dis
played every flag and signal in use among
nations. 1t is to be remembered that the
new nation was on especially friendly terms
with France, Spain and Holland,
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wAsIrxGrox TAKING THE OATH.

serenity and u fine type OF character Next.
the brave Gen Knox, Baron Struhrn, Alex
andrr Hamilton, Guvcrn'n' st CLAIR "t ths
Northwest Territory and Roger Sherman.
Behind them were the congressional relchrl
ties then, extending to til. wngs ol the l;il
cnij on each side rs ulany members, both 81
the senate and house. Us tb"rr wns room for
Chancellor Livingston slowly pronounced
the oath. Washington reverently repeated it
after him Tho Bible was raised AS tho
president bowed to kiss it. he sad in II clear
voicYi "Iswcnr," then, closing hiscyes added,
$50 help me, God"
at is done" said the chancellor. Then,
turning to tho multitude he said in n loud
VOICE
Long live George Washington, president
of the United Statcs!"
Instantly the flag was run up to the fnp of
the staff of the cupola Of Federal hail. and all
the bells of the city broke forth at olcc
SlIputs and nrcl;lmatlons from the wait nS
thousands were repeated again and ngnm,
and cannon huomcd from every point Of the
compass from land and water Although q
century has passed, what American cait rra l
of this inspiring theme without feeling his
ulll,,.S thrill uucWf
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A NEWGATE CUPBOARD.
Masks of Some of England's Criminals
with Remarks by the Guide.

with Remarks by the Guide.
1t was the practice of the authorities up to
the time of the murder of Mr. Briggs to take
q cast of the heads and faces of criminals
after execution. Our guide commenced his
tour of the prison with an exhibition of
cupboard full Of these memorials 1t was
ghastly show of fearful countcnances, low
toreheads, large brutal mouths, bull necks.
strong jaws and weak. broad chns and mar
row, and beneath them all the mark of the
rope which had strangled them. Seen in this
fashion the criminal countenances were no
doubt considerably discounted. but not so
seriously as a caricaturist of some of our pub
lie men would have us believe. How certain
of the shining lights of the day might look,
shorn of their hair and in prison dress, offers
temptation to any artist who is opposed in
politics to the man he is drawing. but he
would have to give rein to his bitterest i'm
agination to match the countenances in the
warders cupboard at Newgate could not
help thinking that Franz Muller was some
thing like-but let us not be personal
This is the head of Martha Browning
who murdered her Mistress you will remem-
Der. in Park lane. killed her for the sake Of
some bank notes which. when she got them,
turned out to be on the Bank of Elegance
This tapping the grim bust with a curious
familiarity is Franz Muller who murdered
MIR. Briggs. and after denying his guilt almost
to the last, confessed it in conversation
with his Lutheran priest. This is Greenacre,
who cut the body of his victim up into pieces
and hid them in variousparts Of the town"
Greenacre's was a very tell tale mask-a
low forehead of the worst form, and thin,
wide mouth that had the downward drag, y
stiff and cruel. A good thing for some of us
that we do not shave! Doy remember the
mustache movement 1t was probably start
ell by some interested person who did not care
to 60 about with his wicked mouth exposed
to the general gaze. l.cech did some of his
| most characteristic sketches III Punch during
that curious period
was visiting at n little provincial town il
those days, where the leading draper of the
| place had been hootcd and called "Frenchy, ,
and peltel for coming back after holiday
with beard and mustache. And | remem
ber as boy that the records of the Burk,
murders were still used as buggy by nurse
maids whose charges would not keep close t.
their apron strings The fear of being
"Burked" was lively one for many a Ions
year after Burke was hanged in Edinburgh
and Bishop and Williams at Newgate
These are the heads of Bishop and Will
iams." said our guide, pointing to u particu
larly ugly couple. they murdered ittl
Italian boy and offered the corpse at King
college for twelve guincas, they were bod,
snatchcrs And this Mrs. Brownrlgg, VIII
used to take little girls as apprentices ant
then murder them, that was in l1S.}"
"Do you notice that some of the masks hav
open eyes," asked the barrister "Yes, an,
they remind me of the line in Poe: His eye
have all the seeming of a demons thai
dreaming. '"-Joseph Hatton in Londo
Times.
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THE GLORIOUS DAY.

The programme was fully carried ont. A
national salute nshcred in the morning of the
Goth Of April AT 8 O'Clock every bell in the
city pealed for few minutes then in slow
tones summoned the people to religious ser
vice, Immediately after which tho procession
was formed in the following order.
Col Morgan Lewis, attended by two officers
Capt Stokes. with the Troop Of Horse
Artillery
Maj Van Horne
Grenadcrs. under Capt Ilarsin.
German Grcnadiers, very gayly attircd. under
Capt Serbia
naj Bickcr
The Infantry of the Brigade.
Maj. Chryse.
Sheriff
Committee of the Senate.
rresident-elect. in Chariot Drawn by -Four
Horses
His SUITE.
Civil Officers
Committee Of the Representatives
Hon Mr. Jay Secretary OF Foreign Affairs
Gen Knox Secretary of War
Chancellor Livingston
Several Gentlemen Of Distinction.
AT Federal hal! the troops massed in close
order on Wall and Broad streets. Washing
ton passed through ana :yas conducted to the
senate chamber according To the programme.
when Vice President Adams SAID
Sir, the senate and house Of representa-
tives Of the United Statc> are ready To attend
you to take the oath required hy the consti-
tuition, which will lie administered 10y the
chancellor of the state Of New York.
81 am ready to proceed. was the reply
They then passed to the balcony III the or
der prescribed Broad and Wall streets in
each direction presented Il compact mas OF
upturned faces. and i. is remarked that every
person was still ;le a statue and profound 81
lence rcigned The windows aud ho!se;ops
were crowded With people Spectators ex
actlY on tho opuosito siuo hayo many times
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HIS PERSON AND CHARACTER

HIS PERSON AND CHARACTER
Washington was II, that time 81 years old.
and as was stated by thousands who inew
him Intimately had outsrown that nwk'
war,lncss of movement which marked him
all through his early life. and arrived at an
attitude of most wonderful and kindly dig
uity His figure was neither awkward nor
stiff He was SIX feet three inches high,
splendidly porportioned, finely developed and
straight lie had Il long und muscular arm
and very large hand. His motions were
somewhat slow, and his voice almost uni
formly grave His breeding, Of course, was
that of gentleman He was fond Of So
ciety enjoying the good things Of life, and in
the circle of his intilnates be indulged III
oulet hurnor and was sensitive to the beauty
of good story
After Washington's return to the senate
chamber and delivery of the address. he With
both houses Of congress and many others.
proceeded on foot to st. Pauls chapel on
Broadway, where divine service was per
formed by Bishop Provost, when the Ircsl.
dent was escorted to his own house. In the
evening the city was Illuminated III style
unparalleled in America, and which drew
forth praise even from visiting Frcnchncn
anu ptiII lhclEutiS. Ec lii'tiAAS 't' "'''A.'
street was n blaze Of light, the front covered
with tran,parcmcics, one Of which represented
Fame like an ungel descending from heaven
to crown Washington with immortality In
Bowling Green were numerous Transparent
ccs representing Washington and the 'liiler-
ent branches Of the ncw government presided
over by Justice and Wisdom, Columbia, lab
crtv and many other characters
it is reported that every house in the city
was illuminated, the most brilliantly so being
those Of the French and Spanish ministers,
"i4o tried to outdo each other All the doors
and windows of the French ministers house
were bordercd with brilliant lamps shining
Gron numerous paintings representing the
la-t and present of American history
Gathered about the door Of the Spanish min.
ister's house was curiously elaborate group
of the Grares, and in each window moved
pictures arrar.ged to pass before the eyes Of
the spectators so Us to present the illusion Of
panorama. One of the ships Off the Battery
arranged its rigging with lanterns 50 as to
represent Il pyramid Of stars, and the display
OF fireworks under the direction OF Col.
3auman was the finest America had ever
sesn President Washington drove down
Eread"uy around Eo" .!IG Green. along the
BATTERY and Through the principal streets. OBJ
! tanning u full view Of the cheern. spectacle