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DEvIL-HUNTING IN ENGLAND.
In the FervOr Of the Catholic Re
action--PIenty of Miracles.

In the fervor OF the Catholic reaction
In the latter half of the sixteenth CEN
fury Europe seemed ablaze with mira
Giles. Saints, 1t is said, flew in the air,
were In two places at once, uttered
prophecies and raised the dead. Eng
land. the theatre of a supreme Papal
effort, hallowed with the blood of many
martyrs, seemed alone TO lie under the
shadow OF supernatural eclipse. says
the Nineteenth Century.
There were miracles, indeed, but as a
rule they were insignificant or ineffec-
tive. The miraculous cross of st. Donats
inquiry. The sudden deaths OF unjust
judges or jurymen by jail fever; the tide
ceas!ng TO flow at London Bridge on the
morning of Campion's execution; the
voice from the Thames crying aloud on
the death OF the English Jezebel. Forty
years OF reign and an eternity of pun
ishment!" and other like prodigies either
failed TO attain notoriety or to impress
the popular imagination.
To this apparent dearth of famous mir
acles In Ellzabethan England there is on
record one very notable exception. AZ
critical moment OF the religious conflict
1886 sj) there was manifested Il group OF
phenomena in connection with the cast
Ing out of devils. which has been hailed
by Catholic historians as shedding lustre
upon the fame of their martyrs and add
ing new glories to the Roman Church.
The prodigies in question were per
formed in the light of day in the neigh.
borhood OF London, in the houses OF
noblemen and distinguished Catholics
at Lord NauX's. at Hackney: at the Earl
Of Lincoln's, in Cannon row. at Tulmer
and Uxbridge, and. above all. in Sir
George Peckhams house at Denham in
Bucks.
The exorcists to whom the credit was
given were a dozen or more OF the best
known missionary priests, among whom
were several who In virtue of the recent
decree OF Leo Mi. are now honored
with the title of Venerable Martyrs.
Their leader or conductor In the AFFAIR
was Father William Weston, superior
Of the Jesuits, or. rather, at that mo-
ment the only known Jesuit in England,
and afterwards notorious for the part
he played in the famous Wisbeach
"stirs," while the most active Of his
co-operators was the venerable Robert
Dibdale, who was hanged at Tyburn on
Oct. g. 1856. They were assisted by John
Cornelius, a covert or secret Jesuit,
and Mr.. Yaxley both afterwards enrolled
among the martyrs: by Ballard. sem
mary priest, not martyr, but executed
for completely in the Darlington plot: by
Christopher Thules, who became prom
inent as one of the appellant" priests;
by Anthony Tyrrell, who after changing
for many years an Anglican clergyman
and by several others.
The manifestations continued from first
TO last for about eighteen months, and
from October, 1885, to June 1888. were Of
almost daily occurrence. The witnesses
were numerous and In high position. On
one occasion there drove up to the Dem
ham house to see the miracles five
coaches full of gentlemen.
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CAN'T AGREE UPON A GRAVE.
body of n Woman Has Been Thrice
Buried i'm Five Years.


The deceased wife Of Austin B. Mer-
rift. OF Belvidere place, Lynn, Mass,
and daughter of Warren Daniels. Of Sa-
lem, has been Inferred three times 80
quarrel, and the matter win probably
have to be settled in the courts. Mr..
Merritt declares his deceased wifes re-
mains will have to be moved again. Mr..
lawn Cemetery. Salem, while Mr.. Merritt
wants them nearer his own home, in
Saugus.
For two hours yesterday, says the .Bos-
OF the Salem City Hall in an undertake
er,s wagon, until a permit could be OBJ
tanned to renter the body In Greenlawn
Cemetery. Msanwhlle such a crowd
PEELED to ask the undertaken to move on,
which he did. Mrs. Annie j. Merritt died
IN Marblehead In January. 1880. and was
buried In Greenlawn Cemetery. week
again married, visited this cemetery and
had the body removed to ;'auRus, where
IT was placed In grave. On the follow
Ing Thursday the father visited the GEM
etery to place flowers on the grave of his
daughter.
He was Mortified to find the grave open
and the body gone. On making inquir.
les he discovered that his son-in-law had
Ing. with a local undertaken. he visited
the cemetery in Saugus and started
with the body towards Salem. He arrived
there Just before noon and then learned
that under the conditions OF the new
burial permit he could not renter the
remains Mr.. Daniels sought legal ad-
vice and later obtained permission to
bury the remains under the old permit.
The body Is now again reposinK in
Greenlawn Cemetery. Merritt, 80 1t Is
said, married his first wifes aunt. and
they are now living happily with his
three children. Merritt says: Daniels
yn TNnU q Of my tfa -
funeral. / did. and have the papers to
prove 1t. I will have the body back In
the cemetery in Saugus ! will compel
Daniels to bring 1t back, too
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cially In the longer runs Is the one re-
quirlng that all races be run with the
right arm to the pole or inside of the
track. In the United States the running
| is all done with the left arm nearest the
inside OF the field.
The English style.
After arriving at the oxford grounds
the men practised the English style
and. while they did not make any criti-
clsm OF the rule. there was no mistaklng
that they would have been much more
confident in running In their own way.
The hurdle racing is the second event
in which they run. under rules different
in every respect. The Englishmen have
this event on the turf, not on made
track, as In the United States. The hur-
dies used to-day are constructed so as
to give each runner a set OF hurdles to
himself. They are placed in such a way
that II competitor knocks over one or
more OF them, It will In no wise inter-
fere with or assist the other men in the
race. The American hurdle is simply n
long strip or bar, placed across the
track, and resting on two uprights on
either side OF the track Should a man
hhoeh oiie VI 'he natter nuTules uOWn, II
would in most cases assist the men be-
hind him.
In the field events the styles are again
different In putting the shot, the men
compete from n ten-foot square; In
America the put" Is made from
seven-foot circle.
In the hammer-throwing, the English
men throw from n thirty-foot circle,
where as the American rules call for
throw from IL circle OF the same diane
ter as in the shot-putting.
The running broad jump is measured
from the "take-off' to the solid imprint
The evening world., 1894-07-16
THE ORIGIN OF WOMAN.
scandinavian Legend Inspires a
Nue4fjon

Mrs, Topn0o1y desired to read an ex-
traci from scandinavian ANTHOLOGY on
the origin OF man and woman to her hug-
band, and Notwithstanding he was deep
~ Interested in an editorial ON the tariff
he Siaclously consented to listen, such
IL the Difference OF husbands to their
wives under such circumstancai.
'Odin VIM and We" she read. says the
Detroit Free Press the three sons OF
Bor, were walking along the sea beach
one day. when they found two sticks of
wood, one OF ash and one OF elm. Od!n
and his brothers were gods, OF course,
but the sight OF the sticks caused them
to wish that they could carve other gods
from the inanimatc wood. They forth
with set about the task, with the result
that they made a living man out OF the
ash stick ana woman out OF the elm
stick. and
Excuse me, my dear" interrupted MIR.
Topnoody at this point, does the myth
say that 1t was slippery elm" and for
several moments afterwards Mr.. Top
moody wished that COMPOUNDED Scandi-
navian yarn had never been mentioned
in his family.
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A Dull Hoy.
(From Texas Siftings.)

VFVHT
Thomas, you have dlsobeyed your
old grandmother"
mo. didn't. ma"
YES. you did. Have you not been in
swimming"
Yes ma"
Didn't I hear her say to you not to
so in swimming"
ION, she didn't tell us that; she only
came out and said: Boys, | wouldn't
60 in swimming and shouldn't think
she would an old. rheumatic woman
IKE her: but she didn't say anything
about our goin' In swimmn'"
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Colossal Cheek.

(From Texas siftings)
mister. will you give me five cents?"
What for?"
II want to buy a loaf OF bread for my
starving family
Certainly I will
"Oh. thank you. sir. Now, II 1t isn't
asking too much. will YOU give me a
dime more?"
What for?'
81 want to buy some meat for my
dog"
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Medical Hem.

From Texas Slftinss)
DIR. Perkins Soonoyer Is one of the
most polite doctors in the business He
was recently called In TO attend Mrs.
Judge Peterby, whose bodily Affections,
as general thing, are purely imag-
mary.
Doctor. I am sure that have got the
jauudice." said Mrs. Peterby.
MY dear madam, yellow Is the most
becoming color you can wear, besides II
Is fashionable just now
The evening world., 1894-07-16
Dental Note.


From Texas sift,nssD
II want this tooth pulled. just can't
stand this any longer"
Put, my dear sir. I am not a dem
tlst"
what in thunder are your"
am an oculist. ! attend the eyes,
not the teeth"
Well that's all right. Get to work
This is an eye-tooth that's bothering
me-"
The evening world., 1894-07-16

From Texas sitiingaD
\ countryman ana his bride applied at
the hoX-oinuc for tickets.
orchestra chairs, IprQuCt or family
circle - asked the ticket agent
which III II be, Mar!cr"" said the
bridegroom.
"WCll" she replied, with Il blush. "hc-
in as how we're married NOW. p'raps IL
would be proper to SIT in the family cir
Cln."
The evening world., 1894-07-16
- Il:.. i.rIdr.

ITT0m T'Ia3 SItiInF"l
Amt YOU shaned ter he seen in der
Tahernacl" in SIGH rHgRedly PANTS
said Whangdoodlc Baxter to jim Web
StCr.
NO, indeed. Parson. amt 'shamed
l,ey don't belong Ter me, What's | got
ter be 'shamed or" -.
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lie Took No Note OF Time.
lFrom Texas sIiting,.

From Texas slftingsD
A student at the University of Texas,
whose home Is at BRENNAN. was about
TO start home. to enjoy the holidays.
A friend remarked:
You haven't got your watch on. You
ought not to go home without your
tinepiece."
What do ! want n watch for at Bren-
ham? There isn't paWnbroker shop in
the town"
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D. B. HATCH-RuNNER.

D. B. HATCH-RuNNER.
Judges-J. 8. Greigan, an old Cam.
bridge athlete; c. Herbert. Secretary
London Amateur Association.
Starter-Mr. Wilkinson. of Sheffield
official starter Of the Sheffield profess
sional handicaps.
Timers-s. X. Holman and NJ Bar
nard, London Athletic Club and n.
Perry, the inter-'varsity timer.
Stewards-C. N. Jackson and Montagti
Sherman for oxford. and C. II. Sheriff.
and M. Van Insen for Yale.
OAfOrd's Men.
The names and records Of the men
who to-day carry the colors of oxford
are as follows:
1oo-Yard Dash-Gilbert Jordan Unlver-
sity College,. 10 2-5s.: Charles b. Fry
(Wadham College,, 10 los.
Quarter-Mile Dash-Gilbert Jordan
University, 5o2-5s.: Herbert r. Sykes
Christ church,. time unknown.
Half-Mile Run-Francis w. Rathbone
(New College,, 202 rs: Walter H. Hal
lows University, a04.
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J. T.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
120-Yard Hurdle-E. ii. Cady, Hartford
Conn, s5, l6s.; G. 3. Hatch, Cincinnati,
O.. sc. l6 1-5s.
Running High jump. p. Sheldon,
Rutland, W., 9s. feet 10 IL inches
G. B. Hatch, SO, feet inches.
Running Broad Jump-L. T.. Sheldon.
's6. 2 feet inches; j. b. Hatch, sc.
20 feet 6 inches.
Putting Shot-W. o. HiCkok, Harris
burg, Pa. 's5. AZ feet Inches; AIexan-
der Brown. Philadelphia, Pa, 90, 40 feet
"a inches.
Throwing Hammer-W. o. Hickok. %.
lbs feet l inch.
Besides meeting their English cousins
on the latters own grounds the Ameri-
can coilegians have to conform TO tho
rules OF the English Amateur Athletic
Association. which are materially
different in several Of the events, to the
American rules.
The rule which Is thought most likely
to affect the Yale men seriously, espe-
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". 8. wooDHULL-EUNNER.
One Mile Run-Wilfrid II. Greenhow
Exeter College,. 422 As; Gerard NJ T.
Hilyard University, 438.
12o-Yard Hurdle-William ]. Oakley
Christ church,, Is 3-5s.; Thomas g.
Scott (Hertford College,, 16 SOS.
Running Broad Jump-Charles B. Fry
(Wadham), @ II, 6 IL In. (worlds record :
William J. Oakley Christ church,. % IT..
S1-2 in.
Running High Jump-Eric d. Swan
wick University, 8 feet II inches: Geo
A. Gardiner CNew College,, feet s
inches.
Putting 1s-Pound shot-Arthur f. Nal
ing exeter College,. SO feet II inches
Douglas H. Meggy Christ Church,. IS
feet IL inches.
Throwing Hammer-George s. Robert
son (New College,. lis feet 4 inches; Ed
ward H. Hcmmerde University, 90 feet.
Yale's Boys.
The following are the names and
records Of the Yale team:
10o-Yard Dash-Ashley Pond. 1r, De-
troit. Mich. 'S6. 10 lbs; G. F. Sanford.
New Haven. Conn.,, Law School. 10 los.
440-Yard Dash-Ashley Pond. jr., '96,
= SIS: g. F. Sanford, 80 2-5s
Half-Mile Run-W. S. Woodhall,
Orange, N. j.. SO. I'm. 50 LIS.
One-Mile Rum. E. Morgan, Essex,
Conn., ~. <m. n 2-5s.
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yhoiesonp tcnic for conyulesrepts,
the Hged ana deOilliRlel, Milhauis Calis.ya Hall
~" retail sale July Il goes to Lies Fresh. Air
.Iur = -lSb broadway. =.
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MOTHERS will find Mrs wISsLows so0IHissSS
SYRUP the best remedy for their children. 2oc y
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L. II, CADl-lllRDIEu,

The grounds by this time had COM
menced to I'LL up slowly although II was
still raining. The many hundreds OF
umbrellas which were open on all sides
made the crowd dreary and sober look
ing. and, in fact, cast an aspect OF
gloom over the entire surroundings in
spite of the music. which the band
furnished vigorously in order to cheer
up the assemblage OF much dampened
athletic enthusiasts.
BY 40 =. NJ. the grounds. contrary to
expectation. were only about two-thirds
full Many of the toilettes OF the ladies'
showed, by their dark blue colorings,
that they were In sympathy with OK
ford, but there were also a number OF
ladies present whose display of the light
blue colors Of Yale showed that the fair
sex OF America intended to do Its utmost
to encourage the young athletes of New
England. who have won so many friends
by their gentlemanly and sportsmanlike
conduct since they have been in this
country.
Many Americana Present.
The Royal box was nilel with Ambaa-
sailors, Ministers, &c, including the ST.
anesc Minister who takes the most
lively interest in athletic sports.
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SEWING MAChlNEs|

WILCOX Gibbs. Automatic, Domestic M
HONE, White Singer. Davis, Household, "a
well known krise, SIS up; good second.h han
payments; we exchange, rent and repair ali kirk
OF machines. kRIJSE MO. o."
l24 East 14th 81. and FOB Grand H
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-26
Charities In London.

The income of merely the principal
charitable institutions having their
headquarters in London amounts to
over 81. zoo, 900 per annum, or 35,OOC,-
900. That Represents sum equal to
half the whole capital invested in the
Bank of England. Itexceeds the total
revenues of all the British colonies to-
gether in 1884, and it is as much as the
total annual revenues of all the Brit
ish colonies, including New South
Wales, Victoria and Canada. II there
is added to this sum the income of the
smaller charities the total benevolence
paid voluntarily in the metropolis does
not fall short of eIO,OOO, 900 sterling, or
$4,000. 900,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-26
SAMOAN FUNERALS.
The Profuse Ceremonials Observed When
Death Occurs.

In Samoa it is impossible for chief to
die in peace and quiet. As soon as he
is known to be near death, the people
for miles around hasten to pay him a
farewell visit. On one such occasion,
according to a writer in Outing, the
visitors, all Of whom had to be enter.
tanned, devoured seven hundred pigs.
When death finally occurs, the rela-
tives ana friends come with their offer
ings of fine mats. Singly, or in small
groups, they present the tokens of their
sorrow to some old woman, dCputed to
receive them. The mats are spread
over the corpse, until in some in
stances hundred or more are piled up,
entirely hiding the body from sight.
They excite more attention than the
dead chief, and after the burial are
hung up for inspection.
Every mat has name and history,
and though the outsider could not
easily distinguish one from another,
yet the elderly people recognize them
at first sight, and relate bits of history
about each, as it iSexposed to view.
AlltE INC luIltIdl 10 ONCLt NlIllh a
day or two, there us grand meeting
for a division of the mats. Every one
who brought a mat expects to take
away one--a better one. All hands are
seated in "a circle, and the mats are
piled up in the center.
The head of the family, who is al
ways a high chief, opens folded mat.
All look at it carefully, discuss it's mer-
its and value, mention its various own
ers at different times and the great oc-
casions at which it has figured, and the
name of the donor on the present oc
caion.
Then the head Of the family calls the
name of some person who is in the
circle, to Intimate that the mat is given
to him, or her, as the case may be. The
recipient takes the mat, lifts it, and
presses it to the top of the head, at the
same time expressing audible thanks.
The entire heap of mats is parcelled
out in tho same manner.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-26

professorsbip at Dartmouth he began
the practice of medicine in Boston. In
1S49, removing to Pittsfeld, Mass, he
became acquainted with Hawthorne,
and their association is commemOrated
in the Hall of Phantasy," in which
the novelist described Holmes as the
most vivacious" of an ideal group OF
poets. In lS47 he succeeded DR.. John
c. Warren in the Harvard medical
school and became a lyceum lecturer.
His first book of poems was published
in Boston in 1896. 1t contained forty
five pieces, including some of those
which established his fame as a hui
morist and reinforced his reputation as
apopular poet. Soon after his accession
to the Harvard professOrship he pub
lished volume of medical essays, in
Guiding three which had won for him
the Boylston prizes, and his position as
a scientific writer was assured. Be
tween 1888 and 1888 he successfully
added valua BILE essays and monographs
to his scientific productions, and many
of them have taken their places as
classics in medical literature. The es-
tablishment of the Atlantic Monthly in
1857 afforded medium for the work
upon which the literary fame of DR..
Holmes was securely founded: The
Autocrat of the breakfast Table" con-
versational papers, including some of
the noblest poems and finest wisdom
and humor of the author. The Pro-
fessor of the Breakfast Table" next APP
peared, followed in course by The
Poet at the Breakfast Table" In 1861
Elsie Venner," the first of Dr. Holmes
ventures into the realm of fiction, APP
peared, and in 1868 The Guardian
Angel" Their success was not COM
parable with that which met the
Breakfast Table series, and they are
priced chiefly as examples of character
analysis rather than for their dramatic
force or constructive merit.
His works of biographical nature
were the memoirs of John Lothrop
Motley and of Ralph Waldo Emerson,
published in 1879 and in 1884 OF his
poems The Chambered Nautilus" was
his own favorite, and by general con-
sent one of the consummate lyrics of
the language. OF his satirical poems
THE Moral Bully" and of the humor-
GUS pieces THE Wonderful One-Hoss
Shay" are classics. His fame as a
poet of occasions" is worldwide, and
almost every poem produced for a
special function has taken rank with
his more studied works.
ceived and added:
Even our people, though incarious,
have heard Of DR., Holmes. He Is new
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-26
THE "AUTOCRAT" GONE.
Last Of Americas Galaxy Of Great
Writers Passes Away.
Brief Sketch of the Career OF Oliver Wen
dell Holmes--His Poems, Memoirs
and other WorISs-His Tri-
umph In Europe.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, whose death
occurred at Boston October 2, was born
in Cambridge, Mass, August 20, 1909.
He used to say that he ''sneaked in"
with Longfellow, Lincoln and other
famous men which that memorable
year gave to the world. His father
was the celebrated Yale tutor, Rev.
Abel Holmes, and his grandfather,
Capt. David Holmes, served both in the
French and Indian and in the revolu-
tionary wars The family came to
America in 1856, when John Holmes
settled in Woodstock, Conn. He first
enjoyed the common school advantages
of New England boys, having as his
companions in Cambridge Margaret
Fuller, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., and
others who attained to eminence in
letters. Entering Phillips academy,
Andover, he prepared himself to enter
Harvard college, Distinguishing him
self for his metrical rendition of the
first book of the Eneid. In college he
was associated with William I'll. Chan
ming, James Freeman Clarke and
others who afterward became famous.
He was graduated in 1929. During his
collegiate career he was known for his
literary abilities, contributed literally
to the college publications and wrote
poems for college events. In 1880,
when it was proposed to destroy the
old frigate Constitution, Holmes wrote
his poem beginning: "Ay, tear her
tattered ensign down, which immedi-
atsly gave him great reputation as a
poet He studied law in Cambridge
and produced number of humorous
poems, which contributed to his celeb
rity. Being attracted to the profession
of medicine, he spent several years in
Paris, and in 1886 received his degree.
In 1899 he was chosen for professor of
anatomy and physiology at Dartmouth
college, and the next year married
Amelia Lee, daughter of Justice
Charles Jackson, of the supreme court
of Massachusetts. Relinquishing his
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-26
"wHAT ARE WE HERE FoRq"
Web FIanagan's Own story or How III
Uttered the Famous Remark

Uttered the Famous Remark.
Flanagan. of Texas" is the name
that always brings up famous queS-
tion-"Nhat are we here fOr?"
Whether in New York, Chicago or San
register always brings a crowd of peo-
pie to see the man who originated one
of the most famous phrases in Ameri-
can politics. The sentence has gone
into history and become a part of it. 1t
was one of the memorable incidents Of
one of the most memorable conventions
that ever assembled in America, the
Chicago national republican convention
which defeated Grant and nominated
Garfield. Ever since then somebody in
every convention, large or small, has
arisen To ask: What are we here for?"
Web Flanagan, of Henderson, Rusk
county, Texas, is the man who said it
first of all TO writer for the Calves
ton News the other night Flanagan
told the story of the phrase. This is
the way he told it:
1T was in Chicago in 1850. was a
member from Texas in the national
convention. When the committee on
platform and resolutions reported
Barker, of Massachusetts, offered to in
sert a plank pledging the party to civil
service reform. arose IN my place
and said: Mr.. President, Texas has
had quite enough of civil service re-
form. Ont of thirteen hundred offices
in that state one thousand of them are
filled by democrats. We believe that
to the victorS belong the spoils. Every
proposition of this sort comes from
states that are threatened with a mug
wump invasion. Sir, the boys in the
trenches are demanding recognition.
Party service entities them to some
thing at the party's hands. They need
the offices and, sir, what are we here
for but for the offices" Immediately
the delegates and the galleries yelled.
They shouted till they We're hOarse,
and il was several minutes before the
chairman was finally able to restore
order. The next day the incident was
in all the papers, and from then till
now it has been travelling around the
earth. | have seen it in foreign papers
and have heard it time and again in
national conventions since then. It
was simply forcible way had of eX-
pressing myself. never had the
slightest idea that my chief claim to
fame should be a chance expression in
the confusion of great national
body"