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The free press., 1893-07-20
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

A man was cured of a severe attack
of hiccoughs in Paris recently by
bypnotism.
A Brooklyn man has invented an
electrical apparatus for automatically
winding clock.
The Imperial Health Officer Of
Berlin says that the juice of both the
orange and the lemon is fatal to the
cholera bacillus in few hours.
Doctor Schott of Germany has been
making some interesting Investigations
of ocean currents, the height of waves
and the rapidity of their progress. He
explodes the idea of waves s'mountain
high" and says that in the worst
storms they do not rise higher than
from thirty-six to forty feet.
At recent meeting of the Physio-
logical society of Berlin paper on
series of observations made on the
fasting man, Cetti, was read and dis
cussed. From this it appears that
during his fast Cetti developed con-
slant amount of heat from the fat and
proteids of his constitution which
were consumed.
The longest balloon ride on record
is described by NJ. Maurice Mallet in
LAeronaute. 1t was from La Vil-
lette, Paris, 10 Wahlen, in Central
Germany. and occupied twenty six
hours and ten minutes, from October
% to the morning of October 25, 1892.
During one Of it's descents the balloon,
as is characteristic of the border land,
was stopped and examined by Prus-
sian guard, who had galloped after it
for considerable distance.
A communication was lately made
to the Paris Geographical Society on
the strength Of statement in Rus
sian newspaper describing curious
mountain in Podolia. This is said to
rise abruptly from the plain with a
grandly ragged crest composed of a
broken circular rim surrounding q
crater-like depression. The whole
mass is composed of limestone, in.
which fossil corals abound, and the
Inference drawn is that this is, in fact,
a full-s sized fossil tertiary atoll. The
name of the mountain is given as
Miodoborski, but it is called Toltra
by the natives.
1t is believed, according to P. l..
Simmonds, F. l.. S., that there are
five times as many insects as there are
species of all other living things put
together. The oak alone supports 400
species of insects, and 200 kinds make
their home in the pine. Forty years
ago Humboldt estimated that the num-
Der of species preserved in collections
was between $50, 900 and 17O, 900, but
scientific men now say that there
must be more than 100000, without
taking into account the parasite cren-
lures. OF the $4,000 species in Eu-
rope, however, not more than 5000
are noxious or destructive. There
are more than 100, 900 kinds of beetles
The free press., 1893-07-20
|IY ANSWER, PLEASE.

Ne was a bright little woman, with
M eyes, perfect teeth, wavy hair
N Then she wasn't "worked to
M' delicate, rosy complexion.
Ahd married very young-her
ia-and when after few years
bier ,he could no longer hide from
kIalf what a poor, weak bit of clay
knllIy was, she made no moan, but
ID about the hard task of fitting the
tia' Of both father and mother to
Ne three bright little children that
uns to them.
@Well did she succeed that the lit
hanss thought papa was the best and
PaSet man living. Fortunately, he
Departed this life before they discov-
ped bis frailities, leaving his wife a
lalltnds Of debts and only his life
naance 10 pay them with.
Shs was qu'.e aware that creditors
Wild not touch the money, but being
a's't she paid every bill, and then
po'l!ed the balance in the savings
& 1t was such o small sum that
'sa with the most rigorous economy
would scarcely give them daily
sM' let alone butter and meat occa-
paly, fuel, clothes, schoolbooks and
thousand necessary things which
E'sncy requires.
s& made dainty trifles for parlors
''aa0lrs, which brought her a
wy penny, and this she augmented
making drawings of the said trifles
men writing the descriptions,
~ 'ne sold to a ladies' periodical,
1a' altogether her children had a
u''f'sOle aud even a charming
a,
=" was hard work. She had no
no recreation whatever, and
uay there was more need of
70 aha she seemed more tired
asr old school friend, Mary
,u''' ~ :, bought the corner house.
us good things of life seemed
~ :" mary Palmer-her marriage
wen brilliant one. Judge
was one of earth's best, the
VI great wealth, devoted to
'a''ly and honored by all who
" him.
asooa husband he was in
i ~ all his wife's friends, and
ssas would have scorned the
'us a matchmaker lie cer-
aa bring his old comrade
@Aer' to make a fourth in
y Of euchre which his wife in
On twice wesk.
pam Baker was a large. solid
s,.,. n lie was bald and a
!. man WHO paid little at
\ - women for in war times
aastte. J'''eo oy a gay
M =, man she married was dead
\. !, widow !, made practice Of
~ s.'a 'as bank almost every day,
''a % long ago was . bank
The free press., 1893-07-20

" C9issShs hoW. AhouSh >io dSkeu
advice frequently about the disposal
of her property, and smiled her sweet
est on her old lover, it only disguised
him the more.
He had been on speaking terms
with Mrs. Joyce ever since her mar
riage, for he and the departed Joyce
were members Of the same secret or
ganization.
But he almost forgot her existence
till he met her at the Palmers, and
was charmed with her good sense,
originality and absence Of coquetry.
One evening Mrs. Joyce was quite
surprised to have him ushered into
her little sitting room. She was not
making pretty things that night, how
ever. The weekly wash had just come
home and she was darning and patch
ing.
She was a little embarrassed, it is
true, but after shaking hands with
him, she resumed her thimble, holding
it moment to the light SO her needle
would not slip through the holes, and
while she chatted pleasantly her fingers
flew, for time was money to her.
Presently she said:
81 have bit of news for you, Mrs.
Joyce. l am thinking of getting
married"
"Oh," she said: "am 1 to con-
graduate you?"
"Not yet; l haven't asked the mo-
mentous question"
"May talk to you about marriage,
Mr.. Baker?"
81 shall be delighted to hear your
views"
81 suppose you know that the ma
jority of marriages are not happy ones,
and that depravity Is not the cause,
since unhappiness enters all classes of
society. In entering a partnership
men have an agreement, and it either
violates 1t the law Is invoked, but in
life partnership everything is taken
for granted. Often the young woman
who has been wooed assiduously
scarcely receives any attention after
marriage, and as the poet wrote of
love, Otis woman's sole existence, and
to deprive her of it is cruelty wore
than death. AT the altar the man en-
dows his wife with all his wealth, and
too often she has to beg for every dol
lar and give an account of what she
spends it for, while the husbands
cigars and clubs cost more than the
entire family expenses. Now, if you
are one of those selfish men can't
wish you success in breaking a
woman's heart But if you make
your wife happy you have my best
wishes for success in wooing the
woman of your choice"
She resumed her thimble and the
needle flew swiftly to make up for
lost time.
81 think your views are sensible
ones, Mrs. Joyce; that is the way my
mother used to talk to us. shall
endeavor to make my wife happy
woman, Mrs. Joyce; will you marry
me?"
She looked up, her cheeks covered
with bushes. "Oh, Mr.. Baker, can
you excuse me? never supposed
you thought of me-"
He gently drew the work aside and
holding both her hands, he SAID:
"My answer pleaseT'
eyes. es."-TWomankind.
The free press., 1893-07-20
The Old Friends.

"A friends, the old friends
1m y ,oved when we were young
wv w ,uubeams on their faces,
VI. ,.d music on their tongue!
Nv w.. ore in the almond flower,
\. birds renew their strain;
,a',s y 60 Old friends once lost to u.s.
muever come again.
,,a friends, the old friends'
~, brow is lined with care
.rTe y, furrows in the faded cheek
TN md silver in the hair; II,
:. w ~ me they are old friends still
S~ !. Youth and bloom the same
!, when we drove the flying bal!
o,,bouted in the game
n, old men, the old men,
sor slow they creep along'
a. ~ n.ughtily we scoffed at them
w. ~ d.vs when we were young
~, n,osjug and their doing,
I mai, nrate of times gone by,
rb.l, ,biyer like an aspen lear
ltbut breath went BY
j.. no we are the old men now,
On, blood is faint and chill;
y, cannot leap the mighty brook
4, climb the breakneck hill,
| y, m.uuder down the shortest cuts,
Terest on stick or stile,
| .pd the young men half ashamed to laugh
Yet pass US with smile.
Oh, the Young men, the young men,
Their strength is fair to see;
qss straight back and the springy stride,
The eve as falcon free,
1ss shout above the frolic wind,
hup the hill they go;
Bit though so nigh above us now
Th.y soon shall be as low.
orary, weary drag the years
ulite draws near the end,
nd sadly, sadly fall the tears
lDr loss Of love and friend.
atvsI not doubt there's good about
lns Of humankind;
Shss'; health before we go,
lothose we leave behind!
-[London Spectator.
The free press., 1893-07-20
For the sake of Argument.

"Now, supposing | borrowed fve
dollars from you; that would repre-
sent capital, wouldn't itF"
"Yes."
"But, supposing, after while,
Won wanted to get it back"
"That would represent labor" "
-TLife.
The free press., 1893-07-20

France and Austria are away be-
hind in the number Of letters written.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
BROOKLAND.

Mrs. Staley of New Brunswick N j., is visit
ing her son, Mr.. William Staley, and his family.
Some malicious person visited the premises
Of MI. William Dryer. ST., Of Sergeant road End
took the clothing Of the weekly wash, which
was soaking outside the house, and tore many
pieces into shreds, hanging the fragments upon
trees and fences.
Miss Fannie Feaga and Miss Jessie Shoots
have been visiting Mrs. and the Misses Padgett
at Woodside.
All the members Of the juvenile "Pinafore'
opera company, OF which Miss Marie H. Howe
was the leading lady, have been photographed
together and separately.
Master Emmerson Golliday, who has been at
tending school at Front Royal Va, has re-
turned to his Brookland home for vacation.
Col. Juan Lewis has lately become the pos
SCISSOR OF some rare and valuable old books,
among which are "The Proceedings of the
Council Of Trent" printed the 9Th Of May,
1870, which was once in the collection Of Lord
Somers, Baron Of Eveshsm, England. and an
original edition Of paradise Lost" dedicated
to John, Lord Somers, also rare and finely
bound volume written in Latin and Greek and
printed in l54l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newman last evening
attended the wedding of their sister, Miss New
man OF Washington, to MIR. Edward Shultz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08

William johnson, the colored man killed at
Benning yesterday, as published in yesterday 8
STAR, was a member of a gang of laborers with
a work train. The men were ballasting the
tracks near Deanwood station at the time the
fatal accident happened. The gang Of men dis
cussed Johnson's sad end for awhile, but there
was one man in the party who did not be-
leve in carrying the sorrowful burden all day.
He was Elijah Barton, and he broke the gloom
when he threw several pebbles at another men,
Der Of the gang named Thomas Brown.
Brown was in position which rendered 1.
impossible to see the man who was making q
target of him, and finally he asked: "What-
Is throwing at me?''
The epithet angered Barton, who WAS standing
in box car at the time, and he left the car.
Going over to Brown he asked the latter il he
meant what he had said, and being told that he
did Barton took his pick from the handle and
usedthe handle on Browns head. One blow was
all that was necessary to lay low his victim. and
after he had inflicted the blow he was the first
End one Of the most earnest workers in an eff
fort to restore the victim to consciousness. In
this attempt the men failed. and finally Police
man Kenny was summoned and took charge Of
both the injured man and Barton.
When the city was reached the injured man
was taken to the hospital and the prisoner
locked up at the fifth precinct station. The
injury to Browns head was such that recovery
was impossible and this morning he died. The
deceased was about thirty-fve years old and
leaves a wife and four children. Barton is not
yet thirty years old. Both men lived in Anne
Arundel county, Md.
Coroner Patterson was notified OF the affair
and Deputy Coroner Schaeffer made an
autopsy at noon. At 8 o'clock this afternoon
the inquest was begun at the sixth precinct
station, where the witnesses, railroad men and
members Of the gang Of laborers related their
version Of the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
WON BY MISS DEAN,
The First Davis Prize at Columbian College
Carried on by q Girl Graduate.

The First Davis Prize at Columbian College
Carried on by q Girl Graduate.
Thirty years ago Mr.. Isaac Davis, philan-
thropic citizen OF Massachusetts,, donated fund
to the Columbian College Of this city for the
purchase of gold medals for annual COMPETE
ton in composition and eloquence by the grad
uating class Of the university. This years COM
petition took place last night in the college
chapel, and was witnessed by large audience,
which included many kdies. There were eigh.
competitors, five ladies and three gentlemen,
and they gave q most credItable exhibition of
their accomplishments IN the field of literature
and oratory. DR.. yelling. president Of the
university, presided. and Messrs. ]. ]. Darling
ton. A. b. Duvall. VIM. Aylotte and Jos. Shil-
lington composed the jury Of awerd.
The ESSAYS for the evening were as follows:
Democracy" Charles G. Cogley; "Artifci-
atty" Sarah E. Mason; Atoms" Annie L.
Pierce; The Utility Of History Lucy E.
Cogley; Teachings on the Street Corners"
Mary c. Priest; woman in Scientific Work, I"
Edna A. Clark: 1.-The American Citizen
Who and What He is" +. Estelle Throckm or
ton; "a Page Of the Century" J. Herbert
Ford; 1.-The NATURALIZATION OF Natural
Monopolies." Henry r. Pyne; and "Francis
Bacon-s Character Study" by Mary o. Dean.
All Of these competed for the prizes except
Misses Masonend Priest. The contest derived its
greatest interest from the fact that it was the
first time that ladies had competed for these
prizes. The innovation was a decided success
and will be followed in the future. Miss Dean
took the first prize and hers was a most popu-
lar victory. The second prize was justly
awarded to Mr.. Ford. and honorable mention
was made of the ESSAY read by Mr.. Pyne. The
exercises were closed with a benediction by
Rev. Mr.. Stakely Of the First Baptist Church.
Prof. S. NJ Shute Of the faculty had general
charge Of the arrangements and announced the
Awards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
a Lovely Quartet.

Four'men, whose conditions rendered them q
Suugh-sooking quartet, answered the names
Jshn Joy, James Downs, Richard Clements
and George Marduss when called in Judge
Kimban's SQUIRT this morning to answer q
charge of being habitual drunxards.
"GpAty," answered the nrst man arraigned,
and two others entered a similar plea
"Guilty OF being drunk, replied the fourth
member Of the quartet, .brt-i amt no vag''
More Of US are vags." chorused the Others
Policeman Murphy was sworn. and he told OF
along acquaintance he had with the defendants
'They are all the time drunk" he said. land
they sleep about in vacant houses and lumber
ysrda Last night they were sleeping on q
vacant lot and / arrested tha-"
II was drunk, that's ALL" said one Of the
prisoners
'.Isn't that bad enough?" asked the court
ats pretty bad, / guess" was the drunk
reply.
/. "How long have you been drunk"
"Three days"
''Three years" interrupted the officer, who
added that he once prevented Clements from
going into the canal when he was drunk.
Judge kimball gave the prisoners thirty days
each in default of bonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
THE COURTS.
EQUITY CoURr - Chief Justice Bingham and
Judge Haqner:

EQUITY CoURr- Chief Justice Bingham and
Judge Hdqner.
Yesterday - Walker agt Walker; divorce
granted. Brown agt Hall: sale decreed; E.
F. Arnold and L. C. williamson. trustees.
Rollings agt. Presbrey; auditors report modi-
fled and confirmed. Clark agt. Rich's heirs;
pro confesso. Stroud agt. Stroud: do. Lee
agt Lee; testimony ordered taken by N. Du-
mont. Downs agt. Downs; do. by R. Wallach.
Gambrlll agt. Leonard; sale ratified nisi.
Arnold agt. Padgett; sale decreed; E. F.
Arnold and d. W. Classic trustees. Strain agt.
Farquhar. do; T. L. Houston, trustee. Bell
Electric Gas Light Company agt Gilbert; COM
mission issued.
CIRCUIT COURT. DIVISION Judge Bradley.
Observation-Disclosures ast Baden if. ia. quashed.
Taylor agt Richie; first on sci. ia. Myers agt.
Walker, Diamond Glass Company agt. Samuel,
Bank Of Toronto agt. Ough, Trogan s. and c.
Company agt Douglass. Continental Brewing
Company agt. Samuel Smith Worthington Il
Co. agt. Chambers, Martin agt Kimar,in,
Brown, exr., agt. Cooke. Drury agt.
Aldrich, Sullivan agt. Chadley, Young ngt. Mil
Ter, Dresche agt. Prall. Lewis J. Kendall agt.
Chambers, Armage agt. Peake and Bauer Brew
ing Company agt. Conner; judgment by default
CIRCUIT Court. DIVISION 2-Judqe Con.
Yesterday-McInerney's administrators agt
United Brethren Aid Society; verdict for
plaintiff, 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
American Legion OF Honor.

The best attended meeting OF Capital City
Council, No. 463, American Legion Of Honor,
was held at their hall last evening. A pleasant
entertainment in the form Of smoker was
arranged by a committee COMPOSED of Messrs.
E. L. Harvey, George Wright and Thos.
Pepper. Among those present we're Grand
Commander Geo. E. Dunster, Grand Vice
Commander ]. Weed Corey and Grand
Treasurer Aaron Brunn. Grand Commander
Dunster made the opening address and at its
conclusion presented to Companion Carrier q
commission past commander.
The following program was carried out: A
monoogue, Victor L. Poesche; duet piano and
cornet, Caurana and Reynolds; recitation, Mr..
Hardy; banjo solo, Mr.. Cullen; mandolin and
piano accompaniment, MIR. Holmes and Mr..
McEnary; comic song, Mr.. Charles S. West;
solo. Mr.. Green; lecture on Science" Prof.
Poesche, and some good stories by Maj Mac
Michael. The official visitation Of the grand
officers occurs on July 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
KEE MAR COLLEGE.
Tho HaCerstOwn College Graduates . NJ
Der Of Washingtonians.

The HaCerstown College Graduates . Mum.
Der Of Washingtonians.
The forty-eecond commencement Of Kee Mar
College, held at the academy at Hagerstown,
Nd, yesterday, was a success in every way and
drew large attendance, many being from
this city and vicinity. Among the graduates
were several young ladies from close around
this city.
The following is full list Of the graduates;
Salu tatory. Carrie ]. Shreve, Clinton, Nd.
Charlotte NJ. Rowe. Pauline E. Bishop and Mat
tie A. Ray, Brightwood, D. c.; EIeanore R
Ramsey, Washington; Miriam A. Bishop,
Smithsburg, Md; Floy A. Smith and Ora Mario n
Fairplay, Md; Eva B. Yake, Marion, Ohio;
Made White. Brightwood, D. c.; Catherine E.
Dornblaser, Lamar, Pa. Essie G.. WISE. South
Carolina; Annie F. Beck and Beulah l.. Wright,
North Carolina, and Flora V. Sinner, Pennsyl-
vania Valedictory, Ella NJ. Henderson, Sandy
Spring, Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
The judicial Decision OF the General As
sembly in the Briggs Case.

The Judicial Decision OF the General As.
sembly in the Briggs Case.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In entertaining the appeal from the judy
ment of the Presbytery Of New York the As
semby decided
/. That it was in the interest Of justice to
b 9th the original parties that there should be
no unnecessary delay in the final adjudication
Of the case.
2. Tina. the Presbyterian Church in the
United States Of America in q case Of n trial for
heresy cannot be excluded as an appellant from
its own superior courts. on the plea OF the pre-
vious acquittal OF the accused by the Presby-
terry appealed from. because CAP this would
operate bar to the exercise of its constitu-
tional functions as the supreme judicatory OF
the church, and CO. the ordination vow of
every minister in said church makes it obliga-
tory upon him to submit to the provisions of
the Book Of Discipline-that this is part Of his
contract with said church in entering its min :
istry.
3. That in case involving the doctrines of
the standards of the church an appeal may lie
directly from a Presbytery to the General AS
sembly and that it is within the discretionary
power of the Assembly to entertain the app cal
or refer it to the synod.
4. That the Assembly, having decided to en-
terrain the appeal, took equitable jurisdiction
of the entire case, including all interlocutory
complaints made to the Synod OF New York. So
that the rights Of both parties we're fully Sc
cured before this court, representing the whole
church.
In sustaining the appeal:
/. The Assembly reversed the judgment OF
the Presbytery Of New York acquitting the &C.
cused.
2. 1t entered judgment that the appellee had
violated his ordination vow, by teaching in his
''inaugural address n professor In a theo-
logical seminary for the training Of Young men
trary to and subversive Of its standards; and in
SEES out the errors Of doctrine. which it de.
clares to be the facts found. on which the de.
PENDANT is adjudged guilty.
| g. The defendant, persisting in his determi-
nation to teach these errors, stated in the
finding Of the court, the Assembly had no alter.
native but to suspend him from the exercise Of
s;s official functions rs q minister in the Pros
| Svterian Chrcct.
l. That while /. is the constitutional right OF
| Presbyteries to formulate and settle the stand
ards Of the church, it is the constitutional pre-.
| rogative of the General Assembly, as the highest
| appellate court. to construe those standards
and to judicially declare their meaning and ap.
| pication in a Gaze properly brought before il
on appeal.
| Such. in brief, was the decision (by vote OF
1888 to 116) of the General Assembly, and 1t de-
| clares, rs we believe, the Judgment OF four
| ffths Of the entire membership Of the Presby-
..erian t--.urch-that the teachings of Dr. Briggs
and the course pursued by him are subversive
| of the constitution Of his church and in disre-
gard Of the decree of it's highest court.
COMMISSIONER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
Bought More Than q Hat.

Anacostia and Prince Georges county, on the
other side Of the Anacostis river, were repre-
sented in the Police Court today by q young
man named Jas. Wilson Habitual drunkard
under the vagrancy &C. was the charge against
him.
II have known this defendant for seven or
eight years." said Policeman Mari. 81 see him
from four to six times q month, and it ia
seldom that see him sober"
Il haven't been drunk since the circus, Is
said the prisoner. Il went down the country
on April 20, and have been working there on
my fathers farm Yesterday came up from
the country and came over to town and bought
. hat"
''And then what?'
81 got drunk"
The officer said he could not say that he had
seen Wilson during the month of May, and he
also said that this was the first time such q
charge had been made against him.
Judge Kmban told the young man to keep
Bober and released him on his personal bonds.