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headquarters beneath her roof The late
Judge Gabriel Ford, who was a boy of Is
when Washington came to Morristown, used
to tell some delightful stories of the life
within his mothers house during that
winter, which was by the way, marked by
the most terrific snow storms known in that
region in a generation. Mrs. Washington
spent the winter with her husband there,
and Judge Ford relates how, when some
fine ladies of Morristown visited the Com
mander in Chiefs wife rugged out in all
their best silks and ruffles they found her
dressed very plainly, with sp eckled apron
on, and knitting industriously a pair of
stockings for the General. She kept on
knitting too, and her only apology was the
remark that she thought women of every
class in America ought to ply the needle,
the spinning wheel and the loom, in order
to- acquire real independence of Great
Britain. Martha Washington knitting
stockings for her husband made the fine
ladies thoroughly ashamed of themselves
Another little anecdote is apropos. When
Washington entered the Ford house he had
an inventory made of the articles appropri-
ated for his own use, and before he departed
he asked Mrs. Ford if everything had been
returned to her "All but one silver table
spoon" she replied. Soon after she re-
ceived spoon from the father of his
country bearing the initials G. w.
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PHYSICAL TRAINING.
1t Is Now Part OF tho Curriculum Of All tho
Leading Colleges.

1t Is Now Part OF tho Curriculum Of All tho
Leading Colleges. ..-
New York Ledger.]
The leading colleges of the country have
now adopted as part of their curriculum
gymnastic exercises, and physical education
is being considered apart from the violent
games which a few of the college athletes
pursue, often to the detriment of their in
tellectual life. The training of the physical
life at the colleges has been extremely uh-
satisfactory in the end, but under the new
system there will be healthy, strong, we'll
balanced physical and mental life. Every
man that comes to the college should be
forced to take these simple bodily exercises.
Statistics given at one of the colleges show
that since physical education has been sys-
tematically pursued the percentage of sick
ness has decreased. Between 1861 and 1865
each student averaged loss of 21S days
through sickness annually, but during the
four years following the average loss was
Lib, clear gain of s per cent.
The present four years will even show
greater gain. There is no more conclusive
proof needed than these statistics to show
the Importance of physical training; and
were these same rules adopted in every
school and home, the number of sick days
would be materially lessened tor every one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29
A Hundred Years of the GuiIIotfns.

The centennial anniversary of the guillo-
tine occurred few days ago in Paris. The
centenary was set for May q, it is said,
because on that day the guillotine claimed
its first victim, common highwayman
named Pelletier, but this seems to embody
an error for reliable records show that
Pelletier suffered on April %, 1892. Still
the fact remains that the guillotne has Just
closed century of bloody work. The man
whom this ugly instrument has immor-
talized, DR.. Guillotin, would hardly recog-
nize his clumsy contrivance in the neat
business-like machine which from time to
time draws a crowd to the Place de la
Roquette, where in front of the prison of
that name, the executions take place The
tradition that DR.. Guillotin. invented the
instrument of death, which has taken his
name, is not much better founded than the
fiction that he died by its blade. The
French have inquired into the origin of the
institution and there seems to be no doubt
but that DR.. Louis the celebrated surgeon,
really invented the guilotine in the shape
France has used it, though a mechanical
substitute for the axe and block has far
greater antiquity, there being some evil
dence that it was used by the Spartans DR..
Guillotin's advocacy of the machine was
based on a human desire to shorten. the
agony of executions. and the Constituent
Assembly adopted it by law in 1891 chiefly
because it made democratic and universal a
manner of execution that had previously
been enjoyed by aristocrats alone.
The guillotine as it is used to-day in
Paris is simple wooden frame, not unlike
that of large window, 13 feet in height,
for frio nIor oh ao1 loIn h.
scent of which Is governed BY a spring and
made swift by lead weight The crimi-
nails head is fastened into what is called
the lunette, two half-moon shaped pieces of
wood that fit under and over his neck.
When everything goes smoothly quicker
mode of execution can hardly be imagined.
From the time the prisoner reaches the
platform whereon "the widow" as the Pa
risians call the machine, stands till the
criminals head drops into zinc-lined bas-
ket hardly minute elapses, as a rule. and
the fact of execution itself, the fall of the
heavy blade, consumes but third of a sec
ond.
In olden times every large city in France
"Monsieur de Paris" "Monsieur de
Rouen." after the scene of his operations.
Since 1872. the Office of public e1ecutioner
for all France has been created. and large
salary for that country of small stipends,
has been attached to 1t. Deibler, the
gentle, uncommunicative gentleman who
presides over the guillotine fetes these days,
gets 81 200 a year and travelling expenses.
One of his predecessors in Paris, Samson,
the last of four of his family who held the
Office, achieved fame and lost his job by
pawning the guillotine to get money to
treat the girl who had had the singularly
bad taste to smile upon him.
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as 1870. A story IN DR.. Loye's book on the
subject is strikingly in contrast to the
decision of scientists. DIR. Loye says that
he was present at an execution of Anamite
pirats in Saigon in the year 1875, and that
the head Of the chief of the party dis
tinctly showed signs of consciousness many
minutes after it had been severed from the
trunk. In fact in the matter of detail, DIR.
Loves account of the way this dead mans
head carried on after the e1ecutioner's
sword had given it independence, is only
rivaled by the famous report of the OBJ
sequious behavior of Nanki Poo's head
under like circumstances, made by Pooh
Bah.
There is another case ofpost mortem live
illness recorded in the legend of Theodoric
Schavenburg. Before he was executed he
exacted promise from the Judge that if
after his head had been chopped off his
body should walk up to his companions in
crime they should be pardoned. The re-
quest was readily granted, but to the sur
prise of everybody Schavenburg did walk
past all three of them awaiting execution,
although his head was lying on the ground.
But all the medical Investigations show
that these fantastic stories are pure fiction,
that the head severed from the bdy is as
senseless as any other member so separated.
1t has been frequently asserted in France
that the heads of the guillotined have bit
ten each other while rolling in the sawdust,
and the executioner Samson asserted that he
had seen the heads OF his patients, as he
was wont to term them, indulge in ferocious
pleasantries of this sort. But as long ago
as 1870 Drs. Evrard and Beaumetz ex-
planned this phenomenon by showing that
the lower Jaw fell invariably as the knife
descended upon the criminals neck, and
the heads with gaping mouths descending
into a common basket might easily be taken
to be trying to bite each other. No good
evidence of persistent life in the heads of
tine guilIotined exists.
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ary. Thomas Cooper is one of the few
prominent leaders of Chartism living. He
did not sympathize with the hot-headed
members of that party of reformers, who
gave London such a scare in 1S48, but he
suffered for their misdeeds nevertheless.
1t was while imprisoned in Stafford Jail for
melting riot-as his frightened prosecutors
alleged-that he wrote his most notable
book, ''The Purgatory of Suicides; Prison
Rhyme"
1t is a remarkable volume to have been
written by one who bent over the last. and
welded the shoemaker's awl till he was %.
Cooper taught himself Latin, Greek, He
brew and French while ne worked at his
trade, and he proved the most magnetic or
ator the discontented laboring class of Eng
land had when Chartism, which aimed at
nothing subsequent Parliaments have not
freely granted, raised its banners. Since
that stormy episode in his life, Cooper has
labored quietly and modestly as an evangel-
ist of Christianity-though for brief Pc
riod he was seduced by secularism-and as
a writer for the newspapers Old age has
found him penniless, but the pension will
relieve him.
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Historical Novelty for the Fair.

One Of the most interesting objects, to
Americans, at least, at the Worlds Fair,
will be the reproduction of Washington's
headquarters at Morristown. This is the
old Ford mansion on the Newark and Nor
ristown pike. 1t was built in 1744, and
was occupied by the Ford family till 1873,
when it was sold at auction and bought in
by four patriotic citizens of New Jersey Tor
S25, 900, and given to the State, in care of
the New Jersey Historical Society. Here
General Washington spent the terribly
severe. winter of 1779-SO. The widow of
Colonel Jacob Ford, a brave officer in
the Continental army, was living
there when General Washington,
on her invitation, established his
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29
TOTAL ABSTINENCE NEWS,

ST. CoLEMAN's. OF Turtle Creek. will have
an open meeting tomorrow night.
FATHER LANDINGS mission has increased
the membership of his societies Is per cent
THERE is talk of the Father Matthew Asso-
iation separating the reading circle from
the total abstinence feature.
A LARGE number of representative speak
ers have been secured to address the even
ing meeting at Scottdale June IA.
MEssRs WELDEN, Griffin and Barr were in
New York last week with Father Sheedy in
the interest OF the summer school.
THE Union will meet at o'clock this after
noon at st. Johns, Thirty second street. A
good attendance is important, as the Hnal
arrangements will be made for che Scottdale
Convention.
MEMBERS OF out of town. societies should
send list OF names to Secretary Joyce of
those intending to. go to Scottdale so
they can get the advantage of the reduced
rate.
MEMBERS who intend going to Scottdale
should send in their names to Secretary
Joyce this afternoon so that he can furnish
them with the card orders necessary to
secure the reduced rate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

of the Gar of Russia, in 1884, and before
three years of their married life had passed,
unpleasant rumors began to circulate
Since then the fact has been established
that Sergius Alexandrovitch is given to
abusing his wife, and that if his rank were
not so exalted and his home any country
but Russia, he would be the defendant in
a sensational suit for divorce for cruelty.
1t is understood that the unhappy Princess
was restrained by her father from applying
radical remedies, but now that he is dead
there is good reason to believe that she will
leave her tyrannica. lord
She will have plenty of sympathizers, for
she is remembered in Germany as one of
the sweetest, as we'll as prettiest, daughters
of that estimable woman, Princess Alice,
second daughter OF Queen Victoria, who
died while nursing her children and hus-
band IL years ago. She is still but % wears
old, and in face resembles her English
mather, $50 good, so kind, SO clever" as the
Prince of Wales said of her, more than any
of her sisters. Her sister Ireneeis married
to the. German Emperor's brother, Prince
Henry of Prussia, and her eldest sister is
married to Prince Louis of Battenberg, and
family connections exist between the house
OF Hesse and most of the reigning families
in Europe
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29
DESCENDANTS OF LEVI.

An European Family Who Call Themselves
Cousins of the Holy Virgin.
Buffalo Enquirer.]
There is family in Europe the members
of which call themselves cousins of the
Holy Virgin" The reason for this appel
lation is found in the fact that they claim
to be descended in direct line from Levi,
the son of Jacob They relate that hidden
away somewhere in one of their ancestral
castles there is picture, painted some 200
years ago, representing the deluge. Float
ing alongside OF the ark was little boat
bearing the armorial insignia of this family
who were too proud and too exclusive to
travel on board common carrier" like
the ark. According to Biblical history,
Levi was not born till some few years sub
sequent to the deluge, but then probably
little discrepancy like that was not consid-
cred of much account by the artist who
painted the picture.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

grant of $1,000
to Thomas Coop
er, tine poet Of
the Ch hartist
movement half
a century ago.
1t speaks we'll
for the liberality
of even the En-
glish Tories that
a man who once
defed the Gov
ernment is now
found worthy to
L. 81 ha-oEo,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

Alexander ILL.,,
Emperor of all
the Russias, is
the living head,
and Elizabeth,
daughter of the
late Grand Duke
Ludwig of Hesse,
is the last unfor-
tunate woman to
find it out. Prin-
cess Elizabeth
was married to
Grand Duke Ser
gius, the brother
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29
Fashions which Queen Anne Set.

New York Press.1
1twas Queen Anne-Richard III. 5 Queen
Anne-who introduced trailing gowns into
England nearly 500 years ago. 1t was the
same royal lady who first set the fashion of
enormously high-peaked headgear, from
which the "matinee hat" is no doubt de-
scended; and also changed the mode OF lady
horsemanship from the cavalier style to the
side saddle.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

When say cure do not mean merely to stop them
for time and then have them return again. Imssn q
radical cure. / have made the sease of FITS EPL
LEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS lxo-lonx Study.
warrant my remedy to euro the worst cases. Because
others have failed Is reason for not receivux
cure. Send at for treatise and Free Bottle Of
my infallibie remedy. Give Express and Post Oncs.
h. G.. ROOT, M. c., Is3 Pearl St, N. r.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

The recent experiments made to test the
theory that life and consciousness remain
after decapitation have been attended with
the same results as those made as long ago
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
Lord Salisbury's Gracious Act in
Recognition Of Thomas Cooper.
THE STORY OF THE GUILLoTINE.
Trouble Ahead for the Brother Of the
,- Gar Of All the Russias.
THE LATE HURRICANE IN MAURITIUS

WRITTEN FOR THE DrsPATcH.I
A kindly act, and it may be one of the
last of Lord Salisbury's ministry, is the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29
JoHNS-KAUFMAN.

BUY your diamonds, watches and jewelry
where you can get the best selection and
lowest prices. Call and be convinced at NJ
G. Cohen's, S6 Filth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

MKrHUEN AwNINes-Sage green. warranted
not to run, at MamauX & Sons, 539 Penn
avenue. Tel. 1872. Thsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

elCh hhAD H-Carter's Little Liver Prls.
slCh hhADAOn-Carter's Little Liver Pills
slCh HSADAChH-Carter's Little Liver Pills.
SlCh ACKNOWLEDGMENT Little Liver PilA
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1t Is not exactly safe proceeding to
marry into the Romanoff family, of which
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29
! CURE FlTSl

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were going to revive here again. At pres
ent there are two very important matches
pending, either of which is of national i'm
portarce. Certainly local interest in them
must be very great because of the fame
of the contestants.
One race is bona fide sprinting contest
of 100 yards between George Smith aud
Tom Hammond, The latter receiving four
yards start. Smith is something of vet
eran at the business, as he won a Sheffield
handicap more than ten years ago. Whether
be is able to concede Hammond four Yards
or not l am not in position to say lust
now. Hammond has so far been wretched
performer in public, but he must have
shown some fast running to somebody or
else stake money would not be forthcoming
for him. This is the common sense view Of
it, at any rate. 1 have a notion that there
was a time when Smith would have had a
shade the best of the race at present condi-
tions, but whether or not he can get down
to his old-time speed is question that 1
cannot definitely reply to-
The other race takes place on June II.
and is between Peter Priddy and M. i
Kennedy. They run three miles under the
same conditions that governed the Priddy-
Jordan race. Kennedy is ex-amateur cham
pion crOss-country runner and has never
figured in any professional event.
The Coming Priddy-Kennedy Race.
He trained Jordan and can beat so
easily that he thinks he has good chance
to defeat Priddy. Opinions differ. on this
point, however 1t may be that Priddy
will run three miles much faster than Ken
nedy anticipates. Kennedy may or NAV
not be frst-class three-miler, but he is
Certainly fine gentleman and an honest
fellow.
In speaking of the latter race am re-
minded OF the complaints that our friend,
E. c. McClelland, has been making about
not getting race. McClelland NAV have
been somewhat unfortunate in not securing
a race, but in tracing the causes of this let
us be fair. The best way to insure q match
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

The Marine Hospital service is a sort of
Federal health boald. 1t looks out for the
sanitary condition OF the country at large,
without interfering with the functions of
State and local authorities. Maintaining
communication with United States Consuls
all over the globe, it keeps watch on dis
eases everywhere, publishing q weekly re-
port respecting the health and mortality of
every big city in the world. Importations
Arizona republican., 1892-11-29
She Killed Panther with an Ak.

Mrs. Susan Neal, seventy years old, who lives with her son on a ranch in Maverick county, killed a full grown panther with an ax. She was out in the yard when some animal rushed by her which she thought was dog until she turned around and saw a full grown panther in small tree near her. She called two dogs, but one of them ran away. The other saw the beast and made dash for it. The panther sprang out of the tree and ran toward pen where a number of kids were confined, but just as he sprang on the fence the dog caught him and they began fighting. The other dog now returned and took hand in the fight. Mrs. Neal seized an ax, and when the dogs distracted the panther's attention she dealt it blow on the head which stunned it and allowed her to strike a fatal blow.-Texas Cor. Chicago Herald.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-29
An Attempt at Kidnapping
 the Sequel.
The Parties in the Case of High
 Standing.
They Move In the Exclusive Social Circles of the State of Wiscon-
 sin-Strange as Fiction.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 2s.-[Associated Press. l-Quite sensation has been caused here by the enactment of a scene in love affair with illegitimate results, that had it's origin in the town of Jefferson, Wis, little over eight years ago During the night of May P, 1884, a newly born child was left at the door of Rev. Henry Yogel, of Jefferson. tan in German and containing $lO in money. The writer of the note implored t0e reverend gentleman to care for the child until such a time as it's parents would call for it. The writer further slid that the child's father and aother were respectable people and that money would be sent from Slme to time for the support of the in Rnt. MT. Vogel being unable to care for the child, gave it to a Mrs. Mary Arnold, one of the parishioners, who afterwards adopted it in legal manner. Rev. Mir. Vogel, wishing if possible to sttain clue to the parents of the child offered reward of something like
 
 tbe desired effect. As the child was gfven an airing q short time after it Gme into the hands of Mrs. Arnold, a young girl of l6, the daughter of a wealthy citizen, took it from Mrs. Ar IDid's arms and acted Tn such mater Aal way towards it that suspicion was s1 once directed to her as the mother of tbe child. She strongly denied this, However, but for long time afterwards lowered around Mrs. Arnold's residence with the apparent desire o' catching a glimpse of the infant.
 This young lady and a youth, then IS years of age, who is well connected, |, were for years companions at school and elsewhere, and many people of Jefferson, according to tho story learned here, claimed that the young co1ple were the parents of the illegitimate off. spring. Four years after the birth of the child the young man referred to was married to belle of Jefferson, and this Brought to mind the old story of the iilegitimste child. To add color to the story, several attempts have been made hy both the parents of the girl and the young man to obtain the child from Mrs. Arnold, but she refused to give it up. Mrs. Arnold left Jefferson two years ago and came to this city where she has been living since. Yesterday q sfranger called at her residence and at- tempted to gain possession of the boy who is now years of age, but Mrs. Ar. aold frustra ed him and still keeps her adopted son. Mrs. Arnold says that sbe has no doubt that the stranger was Srting for the father and mother of tbe child who live in Jefferson, but whose names she will not divulge.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-29
Hard on the Gentlemen.

Among the bylaws of the new "Pio- neer club" established in London for ladies, is one that sounds extremely se- were. It runs as follows: "Children, servants and gentlemen can only be ad- mitted to the waiting room, and can on no account be allowed to enter the club rooms" One almost suspects touch of satiric humor in placing gentle men" after children and servants. Is it an intentional paraphrase of women, children and idiots?" This view of the matter is strengthened by perusal of the names of the ladies on the general committee of the club. Lady Harber. ton leads, as she is entitled to do, not only by reason of her rank, but because of the well known strength of her opin- ions on the woman question.
 She is followed by Mrs. Eva McLa- ren, Mrs. Rose Mary Crawsbay, Miss Sharman Crawford, Mrs. Oscar Wilde and Mrs. Frank Snoad, all of whom have identified themselves for years past with the same great cause. The object of the club, as stated in the rules, is to further every movement for tho ad- vancement and enlightenment of wom- en, and the sole qualification for mem- bership is ''an active personal interest in any of the various movements for wom- ems social, educational and political ad- vancement."