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understanding to the changes of weather
they could not catch cold. / did il, and
nave not had a cold since, and have told
some OF my friends about nv method and
they have adopted it. and not one of them
ever had cold afterwards"
asked the wizard what, as he looked
back upon his career had been its salient
features, IN his own estimation. He said.
and when he spoke his face assumed that
thoughtful expression which is suggested
oy the accompanying likeness:
i do not regard myself as a pure scien-
tisf as SO many people have called me- I
nave made no great discoveries of scientific
laws. l have never pursued the study of
science with the simple purpose of draw
ing from sucn pursuit some law or
scientific truth. / am only professional
inventor. AS an inventor I, OF course am
Obliged 10 make experiments and studies
IN scientific directions, but those are
always done for the purpose of aiding me
in my Work as an inventor. / suppose
perhaps l might be called a scientific in
ventor, as distinguished perhaps from a
Mechanical inventor, although that
vaguely expresses my meaning There are
thousands of inventors: some OF them
have made great fortunes. l have in mind
now man who when / saw him few
years ago seemed not prosperous When
l saw HIM recently l perceived that he
had become rich. He had invented a
hookbinding machine. He, too is a pro-
fessional inventor"
But what you call mechanical lnyen.
tor" / suggested.
Eyes. yes: while have applied science
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point Very few people were out, and they wera
not out so much az they would have been had
not Thesp.s made popular prices
We do not reproaeh him for the money he has
taken out OF town. for he viii use il wisely. il Is
said. The Troy laundry will get the most of il.
We opine.
The tragedy played here is a stolen piece, but
the theft was not crime; it was only misde-
meanor. Ii was not great play in the frat
not elevated il.
The At,ica papers all speak of Thespis in a
friendly way, and call him The Child Wonder.
though he il 40 years OF age and dyes the
whiskers on his jokes.
Thespis needs new play with some pop to it,
The writer is now working on one that would
bring out the abilities of the great tragedian
and give him q standing so that he could, with
letter support. play a return date at times.
the police and filed up from the corn fields
along the roads
Thespis also drinks too much. Our reporter
he was ressins: up for the evening thu. s waIi
not go with the Grecian press The walk from
his last stand was not an arduous one and If he
ever expects to succeed he must show more con-
\ little more scenery and less realism about
clothes in the chorus would bring out q better
class of people The twelve men who saw the
play last evening agreed to tell their wives that
they had been serving on jury and COULDN'T
agree.
Thespis claims that hia.entire chorus is COM
poseu Oh young ladies, out q man from AtticA
came on here to look for his wife and took one
OF the chorus home in bis buggy weeping bit.
terry.
Colley Cibber was born in 1911. Thespis
had severely criticised the tendency of the
people, and so did Cibber 200 years ago.
They were the same thingSn that are
grumbled about now. There are many
reasons why audiences are criticised We
from the stage, but it is the same with tint
press, pulpit and president. And yet how
ecessary is S n audience to all of usi WI
cannot demand that the audience shall b
best pleased with what least pleases u}
There are good many elements in al
audience. and it wants all kind of thing
in stwo hours, just as the reader want
news, sport. humor, poetry. opinion. go3
sip. weather, arrivals, departures, sciencj
and lawn tennis in paper-for cents.
Colley Cibber married Miss Shore I
1893. Being a cautious man he HANDLED
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and often carried his audience with i'm
when the house was light.
Confidentialiy, he said that in one char
acter where he delicately killed his adj
versary by means of poison he played over
the heads of HE audience. At that time
the tragedian had to kill a man so that no
autopsy was necessary, or the audience
went home grumbiing.
Thespis played exclusively one part
plav. aside from the chorus which he in
PRODUCED at a reception given 10 Diony-
sius He held the center OF the stage and
gave diologue with himself till he got
tired. and then the chorus came in and
sang THE Suwanee River" or dundee"
The choruses in those DAYS were not at
tractive.
Horace said that Thespis was a bad
actor and not worth the salt he ate on his
scenery l have q little notice of the
work of Thespis, as written by Horace.
from which | make excerpts. There Is
nothing find that makes a better excerpt
than something from Horace:
Thespis with his company played here yester-
day to a small house heretofore used Tor storing
oats. He played his own play, and even Jailed
up on that at times. IL called. "How
1reecs Was Tried; or, Render Unto Greece That
Which Is Greasy.
In this tragedy Mr.. Thespis dies by his own
haHd. but he - too long in leading up 70 this
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his matrimonial bark so as to hug the
shore occasionally, but Cibber was a man
with set Of morals that had been handed
down to him from an ancestor who was
Roman senator, and in those days the
morals of Rome were very much in need
of a suitable fly screen.
. Cibber was a dramatist and comedian,
born in London. He wrote Loves Last
Shift" referring doubtless to Cupid, who
has seen some of the most rigid winters,
but never wore an overcoat yet Cibber
and Thespis both referred sadly to the de-
cline of the drama.
Not long since. referring to the stage,
| had a happy afternoon in Chicago, and
later on in st. Louis very charming
evening with that well-balanced gentle
man and rising young actor, Joseph Jeffer-
son.
Every little while something recurs to
his mind that should have gone into that
autobiography of his.
Fifty years ago." he said, "here in st.
Louis, on the ground where we played this
evening, l was fairy and had gauze wings.
/ wore pink tights, and when the orchestra
made the remark
Tummy tum feeble.
Iummy tum tie.
pulled the string that worked nv wings
and gladly skipped up and down stage like
thistle down borne on the bosom Of a play
full wynd."
Mr.. Burbank said: 81 sent a man to see
Rip many years ago. He went from Buff
falo on purpose. He was a clergyman and
asked me If there was anything about the
play that would demoralize him if he
went"
Ibid he go?" says Rip
Eyes: he was greatly interested in Ir-
wings story and was anxious to see how it
looked on the stage"
''He was clergyman, you say?"
q a m m of I1nfch
Reformed church."
We'll" said Mr.. Jefferson, "I'm afraid
he was disappointed for there is nothing
in the nature of Dutch reform about RIP
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05
EDISON'S NEW WORK.
He Is Going to Revolutionize the
Smelling Of Iron Ore.
HIS PATENTS NOT PROTECTED.
One OF the Problems He Means to Solve
IL Control OF All the Energy
OF Coal.

Thomas A. Edison's birthday is the 18th
OF February, for he was born upon that
day in 1877 But instead of calling him
self &c years OF age. he declares that he is
nearly twice as old as that by one esti-
mate, and not anywhere near as old by
another.
81 am. let me see, 81 years of age.'' he
said few days ago, when his approach
ing birthday was referred 10. and there
came whimsical look into his eyes, one
which those who have known him long
are familiar with and delight to see. and
which tells of the love of humor, which
is the satety-vaive with him. Eyes, am
D. Ever since l was 20 years OF age, per-
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haps before that. | have been working on
The average, and pretty hard. for eighteen
hours day. Not eighteen hours every
8day. because there have been a good
many days when / have worked
Rom dawn TO dawn; but eighteen
hours on the average. Now, that is about
iwice as much work as the majority of
! nen put into day 1 suppose. Nine or
teni hours is regarded as good days
HHork. So that, estimating by the amount
IlM work have done, / have lived twice as
E1bng as most men, and throwing off few
Years for my childhood, | should say that
was. according to common estimate,
y about So or ST."
But there IS another estimate which Mr..
Ellison makes, and it is perhaps his favor
lite one. lie fixes the passage of the years
with him by epochs in his life rather than
Iby the coming of the birthdays. He was
tIttin in the family room in the home of
- luxury, which he has been able to create
Her himself and his upon the edge of Lew
ftlefyn park, \. J. when he made this humor-
slous reckoning of his age. Hewas surrounded
sIby every comfort and luxury which
s1money could buy. This room, like the
Ioihers in his house. contained no garish
Suggestions OF great wealth. It's decora-
lions and its furniture were not obtrusive
but pleasing TO the eye. 1t was room
Nshere tired man could go and feel that
slae could he there at rest. A great fire of
NIhlckory logs, not little blocks. but huge
Ihggots just as they came off the cord, was
nurning upon a hospitable hearth. Mr..
Is tdison wore smoking jacket, comfOrta-
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LOVES SEASON.
n sad sweet days when hectic fiushes
Ruru rad on mamie and sunlac leaf

In sad sweet days when hectic fiushes
Burn red on maple and sumac leaf,
When sorrowful winds wal! through the ruBhes,
And all things whisper of loss and grief,
" ben close and closer bold Frost approaches
To snatch the blossom from Natures breast,
When night forever on day encroaches-
On, then think that love you best
And yet when Winter, that tyrsnt master,
Has buried Autumn in walls of snow,
And bound and fettered where bold Frost cas-;
her
Lies outraged Nature in helpless woe,
When all earth's pleasures in four walls center
And side by side IN the snug home nest
We list the tempests hlch cannot enter,
Oh, then say that love you best
But later on, when the Siren Season
Betrays the trust o. the senie King,
And glad Earth laughs a. the act of treason,
And Winter dies III the arms OF Spring,
When buds and birds a. pusa and hutter
To tree fair Nature so long oppressed,
] thrill with feelings cannot utter,
And then am certain | love you best.
But when in splendor the queenly Summer
Reigus over the earth aud the skies above,
When Nature Kneels 10 the royal conner,
And even the sun flames hot with Love,
" hen Pleasure basks IN the luscious weather,
And Care lies on. on the swsrd 20 resi-
Oh, whether apart or whether together,
IL Is then | kaog that love you best
Ella Wheeler WGoox
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TO PAUL GARLAND.

"'Tis well to look up as YOU journey along
A beautiful thought and ideal,
But while on this earth we have taxes 10 pay,
How can We escape from tiAa realP
"'Tis well to have faith in the triumph OF
good
had faith in your city one season;
Believed IN the good OF your beautiful town,
SO laudcd with land Office reason.
provided you've done jus; the best you knew
how
I bought with a margin 20 double;
Ny glory was but for day. awoke
As tue crash rang disaster and trouble.
Have patience with trials you know must soon
end
OH when will the tide be returning.
To bring nay lost ship into por. with the gold
For which I'm dstracteilv learning?
"'Tis well to look up you journey along
Forgetting the scars Of Lies battle;
But touch your harp geatly, OIL bard Of the
West,
And start a fresh boon" for Seattle
M C. Rbx
Garden Prairie, Ill, Jan %. 1893
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it is. its commercial possibilities are enor-


Mr.. Edison did not say so, but his
friends have reported hiru as believing
that his profits when THIS problem is
solved will be greater than have been his
gains for the incandescent lamp patent.
Edison will control this newer business al
most completely himself: being now q
large capitalist. he is not compelled to
call upon outside capital for aid as has
been the case heretofore. | asked him to
explain in more of detail this new method
OF magnetic iron mining, bus he had not
proceeded far before he made it plain that
his method of protecting himself without
patents IS one which involves secrecy He
SAID, however. that when his work is done
and the problem solved he snouid be able
to erect plant in the Jersey mountains
which would be capable of handling 20. 600
tons of ore day with two shifts of men,
five IN SHIFT. That is, with no more than
ten workmen he would be abe to take this
ore as il came from the mountains, crush
1t, reduce the iron to cement-like proper
tions, having extracted every bit of il from
the rock and earth, make it into brlckiets
of pure iron. and when this is done he be-
lieves that his iron will command the
market because it will be far cheaper than
any other method of mining magnetic
iron.
Those mountains" and he waved his
hand towards the hills in the west as he
spoke. contain magnetic ore enough to
supply the demands of the country for
many, many years. In general way it
may be said that the iron shere is mex
haustible. Other iron mines give out as
soon as the veins are exhausted; these
cannot be exhausted within any reason
able period of time"
You speak as though this campaign
was practically finished, and you said
little while ago that as soors as you were
through with one you began another. l
should like to know what the next one is
you have in mind"
"Well. think as soon as the ore con-
centrating business is developed and can
take care of ITSELF / shall turn nv atten-
ton to one of the greatest problems, and
that is the control of the energy which is
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snprerS. and from his seat in the bay
rAao" looked ont upon n prospect which
glorious. although a zero frost was be-
LINING 10 paint with its finger the win
AT. Edison had Just returned from
-" OF some days 10 his mining uroner-
III IN the New Jersey mountains. He
~ eeen working there with that yea,
80 eharacterIze> him and with little
eVh Going from the mills into the omen
exchanged a temperature Of more
- 70 degrees for one OF Il below zero.
= That had caused some bronchial irrita-
Which made il seem wise 10 his watch
sue n keep hlm in the house for n dav
r. beins thus uncccuuied and not
"a, Mr.. Edison had ampier o.nor-
lx:1-s than had been the case Tor many
a.hs h chat III a rem scent and suy-
s,lre manner.
heFeF take colds" said he, while ex
aIag the bronchial irritation, land I
II ~eser ssc6. ThiS trouble Is purely To-
: .auSed by 4 sudden change from the
aasansospn,re OF the mills 10 the sting
S'1 outside. l looked into this mat
coos some time ago ani made no
- na shai II people would adapt ihel-
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THE BROOK TROUT.

How swift and strong its waters glide
The brooks clear, resistless tide,
And slowly down the mountain side
The angler goes.
The soft air drifts through solemn pines
Aud dreamily tho sunlight shines,
And past the alders, rocks and vines
The current flows
Above the depths that now conceal
What tempting lures may yet reveal
An instant whirls the nimble reel,
Then drops the fly,
And by the CHANGING ripples caught
moment, there the line is taut.
And then, as suddenly as thought,
Goes whiTling by.
And where the swift brook turning trends,
just as the broadening ripple ends,
There comes tug, a thrill that sends
Along the rod,
A message from the slender tip
From whence the liquid diamonds drip,
That violently makes IL dip
And downward nod
And then II bends from tip TO butt.
While through the pools the rippies cut,
And close aud closer yet is shut,
Then upward flies,
As drawn from out his pebbly hold,
Brightly against the forest mould,
Nermillion, liver, black and gold,
The brook trout lies.
--Erses, ncGaSeu
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Sick Headache. BEgcHANs PILLS will re-
lieve.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-19
THE CASE OF DR.. BRIGGS.
The Great Gathering of Presbyterians Be-
fore which 1t VIII Come,

WASHINGTON, May 18.-Washington
today, the second time in its history and
the first time in Al years, is entertaining
the great assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States. The body
that convened in 105th annual session
was strikingly different one from that
which met in the Fourth Presbyterian
church in 1S52-as widely different as the
conditions of today from those of that
date. That was about midway of the
period during which the church was
divided into old and new school factions,
and the assembly of 1862 was of the new
school only. All the churches in this
city, with one exception, then belonged
to the new school branch. That was the
organization out of which grew New
YORK Avenue church, the host of 1898.
Dr. Albert Barnes, who has been called
the forerunner of Prof. Briggs, being
considered as unorthedox in his day upon
the question of the atonement, as the lat
ter upon the question of the inerrancy
and inspiration of the scriptures. was the
moderator of the former assembly. He
preached sermon entitled "Our Posi-
tion," containing references to slavery
which gave great offence to the Southern
delegates. But there were no burning
issues before the assembly, and its
sessions passed off peacefully and quiet
ly.
The scene in the New York Avenue
church this morning was inspiring.
Every nook and Granny were filled, and
had the capacity of the church been twice
as great it would not have accommodated
all who desired to be present.
Doubtless the most prominent in the
gathering today were those connected
with the famous Briggs case in its trial
before the New York Presbytery, an ap
peal from whose judgement has been
taken to the general assembly. First and
foremost of these, Of course, was Profess
or Briggs himself, aggressive and conf
dent as when on the day of his Inaugural
ton in 1890 as Professor of the Chair of
Biblical Theology in Union Seminary he
startled the church with an expression
of his views concerning the integrity of
the Bible. the authority of reason and
the church, the authority of the Chris
tianity of Newman and Martineau over
that of Spurgeon, and progression of
probation in the future state. Of his
supporters there were Revs. Francis
Brown, also of Union Seminary, who
supports him to the fullest extent; Geo.
D.. Alexander, Geo. L. Spinning and
Charles L Thompson, all commissioners
from New York Presbytery. Dividing
with this combination, (although not
commissioners to the assembly,, the at
tention of the spectators, were members
of the committee who prosecuted Pro
fessor Briggs before re Presbytery. II
included Rev. G.. w. f. Birch, Joseph j.
Lampe and R. F. Sample, Prof. J. J.
Stevenson of New York University, and
Elder J. j. McCook.
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WANTS A DAY OF PRAYER.
Methodist Missionary Society on the
Chinese Question.
AMERICAN MERCHANTS ALARMED
AT THE PROSPECT.

Meanwhile the Eeathen Chinee Himself
Does Not Appear To Be Badly Fright
ened and is Studying Ways to Evade
the Law-Geary, Its Author, Evidently
Losing Some of His Courage-He Is
After Only the Highbinders Now
NEW YORK, May 1s.-The Methodist
Foreign Missionary Society met yester-
day and decided to make final appeal
to the President and Cabinet against the
immediate enforcement of the Geary law,
and to recommend that Sunday, May 2S,
be set aside as a day of special prayer
that the missionary interests in China
might be saved from disaster. Rev. DR..
S. L. Baldwin, recording secretary,
issued the address to the President,
which regrets that the efforts of the
church and missionary societies to 'stay
the tide of unjust and oppressive legisla-
tiop in violation of our solemn treaties
with the Empire of China have been
fruitless, and earnestly beseeches the
President to use all means in his pow
er to meet the just wishes of the Chinese
government, and, if it is yet possible, to
secure through diplomatic action such
agreement between the two countries as
will secure peace and harmony" The
petition continues: I'm this time of
peril to our missionary interests in China,
and of dishonor to the fair fame of our
country, because of unrighteous and op-
pressive legislation, we deem it of the ut
most Importance that the whole church
look to God for His divine guidance and
help. We therefore recommend that
Sunday, May %, be observed as day of
special prayer throughout the country,
that our government may be led to just
and right action in this emergency, and
that such solution of pending questions
may be reached as shall save missionary
interests in China from disaster and Sc
cure just treatment to the Chinese of
this country"
A committee was appointed to confer
with similar committees from other
missionary societies to ARRANGE for such
public expression on the part of Chris
tian and humane people as is called for"
Representatives of a number of firms
who were interviewed yesterday regard
ing the effect of the Geary law on the
Chinese trade with America expressed
the gravest apprehens1ons. The import
trade Of the United States from China
last year amounted to 500, ,4S8, ,291, and the
export trade from this county to S., $685.
ALL. In the enforcement of the Geary
law it is probable that this trade would
be almost entirely suspended.
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A New swindIe.

BosToN, May 1s.-The Barre (vt) Ma
tional bank complains that it has been
swindled. The bank some days ago got
a letter signed emery and Goodse1l'
written on paper heads: sOffice of Emery
& Goodsell, importers and jobbers Of
foreign and domestic fruits, nuts, &c. !;
Commercial street Boston, and s
Barclay street New York" The
letter stated that the firm had mailed
their salesman, Levi Metzger, check
for SS5, which Metzger would ask the
bank to cash. A man soon appeared
with the check, and it was promptly
cashed. No firm of Emery & Goodsell
can be found. The same game has been
worked on other banks.