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ACCOUNTS PASSED.

First and final account of WILDER A.
Piersou, administrator of Wilson d. Pier
son; first and tual account of Mary A and
Edwin c. Rice, executors of James Rice;
first and tiuai account of George A, Blake.
executor of Nelson Gustus; first and final
account of William A. and Thomas I.
BrickIey, surviving executors of VIM.
Brickley; first aud final account of George
W. Clifford administrator of Susanna
Clifford, and distribution struck on same;
first and final account of VIM. Finney,
executor of VIM Paul, and distribution
struck on same; first and final preferred
account of jeremiah G Price. administrator
of Henry ii. Clark and dividend struck GU
same; frst account OF Adam Peoples,
guardian OF John K. Sheets; first account of
VIM. V. Moore guardian OF VIM. NJ. Moore
first account of Robert NJ Cameron guar
dian of Robert g. Cameron; statement of
Alfred, jesse, Lewis and James Wood, Jr..
executors of James Wood, showing the
condition of the Estate of George Carter;
up to he death of James Wood, who was
tie executor of George Carter deceased.
Court adjourned to meet in regular
session, on Novem Der 18th next
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e --,-->s-'sSs, uess.ssssepsa
F Id directors, tie letter being
/, b of Fair Hill, and Ellis
; - 80 n.oki. Calvert who vice presid
-, Kitchener OF Colora, one of
E<g the man
So III ry of McGaw 81 Smith, closed
s,, day. The seasons output of
- matOes comparatively
au ey will be compelled to pur
Z 49,, rable goods in order to fill their
Ety During the season they packed
ooo ooo5f tomatoes, and 100 900 cans
60, rly all the canner;es on the Pen
-, elosed for the season. The opera.
1T the season has not been profit
hIo,her to themselves or the growers.
Tha ro.d severy drought checked the
,bom atoea, so that only partial
supplyiu o' oos",nu l" nan' SCI
tons tHa1 Slo''iu h"'o Sietu'u 'isnO
tos onatoes to the acre yielded not
mara i five. The farmers say that # it
baJ ,ieen for the drought they could
ho lie quite a good profit out of to-
matol
hg to ruling of the faculty the
D.,,ie College foot ball teams will play
univ his representing educational institut
NJ ;o,s IN which action cancels the game
q III with Ekton. The Newark
ri co-rI4ndent of the EVERY Evening"
s,s, Ia,f the IN after as follows: The Della
~ wari&ol!ege faculty, at its last meeting,
81 thru quite a bomb into the student camp
~ of Il stics by resolving" that the college
= team ba ed q NAV match
~ - fNwith no clubs that did not represent
~ Ysny educational institutions. The in
I'm of this new rule is, of course, to
(. "a kehe game upon higher level and to
q niain as well the dignity of the college.
Il e ;udents do not like it particularly
ii interferes very sadly with their con-
4aplated schedule which included the
sM. G. A. and the Warren Clubs OF
smiuetou, both of which will fall under
pan of the faculty.
last Thursday night Oct 4. two thieves
a horse, harness and buggy from neal
bale. The horse, a large bay, was
afrom the stable on Esther Vests
and the buggy and harness wert
fom Davis Allen. Friday morning
an and Passmore Bingham, whC
is. Vests place, came TO Oxfort
ht of the stolen property. The,
= horse on the Lincoln road ant
zee of it near the junction of tn
arket Street. They pushed Oh
river and on arriving at Como
Bold that the thieves and stolel
Assed into Hartford county
are Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Bin
home and made statemen
before the Chairman Detec
of which they are mem
t.a-s by Mr.. Bingham passe
an his way to Harfor
II ne the search for th
n fs A reward of 500
sery of the property an
the thieves. 1t is sal
~ -Oxford Press,
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The Orphans Court for Cecil county was
in session on Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. Pre- sent-Hou. Jas. McCauley,
Chief Judge; Hon. David p. Davis, and
Hon. WIn. X. Reckefus, associate judges.
Sundry claims against deceased estates
were examined and passed.
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LhTON. OCTOBER 10. 1894
= { LOCAL DEPARTMENT. y.

Or James Lofland, of Philade,nb;
was an Ekton visitor this week
Mrs. Marsh ALL of Dover yvas H., -.
0' SISTER Mrs. r c. Lewis this waer
Two hundred duckiug licenses vs,o
'u7o irom Cecil aud Hartford counties 1.
ne residence of Mr., Elisha Kirk ra,,
Dali this county, burned down m
Wednesday night
MISS Anna Maria Ricketts, NM,
80 o''ee'nea resident of Elkton is critically u,
Aef nome on Vast Main street
-IS-Postmaster j. Frank Wooaro
'fe de Grace, is CRITICALLY in ,,r IS
:, 80 i disease. His Condition is renorts5 IA
~ as improved. ''pof'eu
- lie ladies of Baldwins NJ II Ch,
49,, &c lar aud oyster supper on FRIDAY ~
81 u saturday evenings of next week ot Z
aud -Oth All are invited III
iNe managers of the fair wero :, ~
SESSION on Tuesday: Messrs g nj. III
n. Clever and c. C. Strickland o-o =. HCI
~ " auait The accounts of the socia,, e 1
FRANK Phillips, late of the Howard E |
uo.a ,'' aas eseome propristor of the p.rt B.
Il 81 harrisburg, Pa. This bosteIr
building. oS Tue capitol r. 4
MA Men, of Cherry Hill atts,da Z fl
Ia the Elkton Presbyterian Cbn-oh III
p sunday mornrg-the Rev John Mo- I
we uehVeriag an excallent and annro EfVd
PIRATE sermon to the ord anu appfc- ~
fFk Is 10 have new sat of , "a a
y u""es which will be eonsdars 49, - l
h7ang OF tha Town Cnuncil on T, 5ssS II
s'e' AT present the to W. is vi,h,r, a<ss q
- very defined ordina .s.s ~ -
Z ssss . ! s.: v
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FIRST DISTRICT.

Judges.-W. H. Deshane, Timothy
Degiue, J. G. PRICE, SR.
Ballot Gle, ks-Harry G. Price, Ell.
WOOD ROBINSON.
Election Clerks.-Louis Spear, WASH
INGToN LAKE.
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Aug. Is, g
For the CECI
To Tho.

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matter, to trt
into controv
to look upor
to speak Of;
vince a knay
him of the
illustrate VIII
following con-
of my readers
and have see
t Ind how they
and in appe;
among ANNA
the poor stupi
This animal v
NUNS several y
used to get the
its keeper, wa;
drag it III and
natural curiosi
Ornamental, y
owner, the Q
could use it +.
signs of retaG,
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SECOND DISTRICT.

Judges.-John W. Harriott, James A.
Boulder, JAMES S. HOPPER.
Ballot Clerks.-Harry Bouchelle, JAS.
N. JOHNSON.
Election Clerks.-Hooper Simpson,
w. D. BRADFORD.
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lister OF Hamline Sunday school for five
years. The music at the meeting Friday
evening will be under her direction.
Hedding Bishop Leech, the District su-
perintendent Junior Epworth League, Is a
son of Rev. George. V. Lsech. DID,, of the
Baltimore conference Methodist Episcopal
Church. He Joined the Methodist Episco-
pal Church at Annapolis, Md, in 1886, and
was secretary of the Oxford League It
Frederick, Nd, 1SSS-S9. He was president
of the Epworth League, Frostburg, Md,
chapter 1870 during the year 1890, and
president of the Epworth League at Co
vanstown, Md, chapter 661S, from it's or
ganizatlon, in August 1891, to September,
1892. He came to Washington, and on
January 1, 1898, joined the Douglas Me-
mortal Church, corner 18th and II streets
northeast, and was elected a trustee of
the church in March, 1894. He was APP
pointed superintendent of the Junior
League at Douglas in Arril, 1874, and was
elected president of the Douglas Epworth
League, chapter 533S, on December Ii, 1884,
to serve for the year 1895 He was a dele
gate to the PIttsburg convention in May
last.
F. T. Israel was elected secretary No
vember %, 1898, and was reelected at the
last convention. He has been actively en-
gagged in church and Epworth League work
since 1890. He assisted in the organiza-
ton of Epworth League chapters at. Benk-
Gilman, Neb., January, 1890, and at Cul-
bertson, Neb., in April of the same year.
Coming to this city in June, 1890 he unit ed
with McKendree Nj. L. Church, taking an
active part in the church and Sunday
school work. He was recently elected
president of McKendree Chapter.
Mrs. j. A. Winner, formerly Miss a X.
Roller, was elected treasurer of the Dis
trict League in November, 1893, and was
reelected for another year at the last
convention. When she took charge of the
finances of the District League it was in
debt 1886 The treasurer's report made to
the last convention showed that this debt
had been paid with other disbursements
amounting to 1888 and cash balance on
hand of $53 She is a member of the Fiji
teenth Street NJ. r.. Church, and has been
second vice president OF the league in this
church since 1901: teacher in the Sun
day school, and actively engaged in the
cause of missions and TEMPERANCE work.
The assistant secretary, Henry A. Davis.
has been actively engaged in Sunday school
and Epworth work since 1883. He was
born in Greensville, s. c.. and came TO this
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The Tonst Of the Evening.

From the Youths Companion.
1t is not always pleasant thing 10 De
called upon suddenly to address a public
meeting of any sort, as is amusingly u
Illustrated by the following speech OF one
who was certainly not born an orator at
the opening OF a free hospital:
"Gentlemen-ahem-I- rise to say
that is, 1 wish TO propose toast, which L
think youn all say-ahem-l think, Ut
least, that this toast is. as Nouh say, tie
toast OF the occasion. Gentlemen, ! belong
to q good many OF these things, and, say,
gentlemen, that this hospital requires no
patronage-at least, what 1 mean Is, you
don't want any recC mendation. you've
only got TO be iil-got 10 De III.
Now. gentlemen, l find by the report
turning over the leaves in a idgety Way)
that from the year SeVentceh--no, elsh-
teen-no, an. YES, I'm rght-eighteen hun
drel and nfty--no, it's a three-thirty-siN-
eighteen hundred and thirty-six. no less
than one hundred and nlnety-three mil
MCns-no! ah.' Ito a committeeman at his
side) Eth! oh, yes, thank ycu-yes-oEe
hundred and nirety-three thousand-tTo
millions-no" (after close scrutiny of the
reporp two hundred and thirty-one-one
hundred and ninety-three thousand two
hundred and thirty-one! Gentlemen, 1 beg
to propose-sucCess to this admirable in
stitution,'
To what the large and variously stated
figures referred, no one in his audience
ever felt positive, but ell agreed. as he had
said they would, that this was the toast
of the evening.
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VIM. n. Mathews, President.

take place. There will be a conservation
prayer by the presiding elder, Rev. Dr.
Wilson, and three-minute addresses by the
newly installed officers. The remainder of
the evening will be devoted to social en-
joyment.
Arrangements for this meeting are being
made by Foundry Chapter, and 1t is ex-
pected that the various chapters will be
represented by large delegations.
Since the organization of the Washington
District Epworth League OF the Baltimore
conference, In January, 1890, II has con-
tlnued to steadily increase in membership
The twenty-six chapters include two Y
r. G. r. societies and one chapter of
the Epworth League from the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, which are affili-
ated with the District League. OF the
2,436 members, Loss are actively engaged
In the work, 4O2 are associate, and 40 are
honorary members.
The Junior League Is a prominent ad-
5unct, having been organized In fifteen of
the churches, and numbers $40 members
making total membership of 3,27S. This
number does not include all the Epworth
teaguers In this city. as the District
League of the Washington conference of
the African NJ. E. Church has over 1000
members In the senior and junior societies
The twelve monthly mass-meetings of
last year had an aggregate attendance of
SOW The aggregate average attendance
at the devotional meetings in the various
over 1000 visits were made to the sick by
the mercy and help departments, and over
500 in money, clothing and provisions were
distributed 10 the poor
The Epworth League Oratorical Assoc
citation Is a branch of the work of the
literary department. 1t has been an at
tractiYe feature, as well as Instructive
Inc second annual contest for the District
championship Will be held at Hamline NJ
Il. Church about February 10, 1895. Repre-
sentatives from Foundry, Waugh, Douglas,
Hami'ne and Metropolitan will compete for
the prize.
The board of control consists of the Dis
trict officers and the presidents of the local
chapters, and meets on the first Wednesday
OF each month. At these meetings plans of
work are presented and discussed.
William Burdette Mathews, the new pres
ident, was born In Marshall county, w Va,
August q, 1866 He graduated from the
Moundsville High School in 1888 and from
Waynesburg Pa) College in 1856, receiving
the degree of A. NJ. III 1889. He taught
school six years and was one of the county
examiners OF teachers two years.
He came to Washington In 1880 and has
since been az employe of the census office
He took both law courses in Columbian
University. He was admitted to the bar of
the Supreme Court OF the District of CO.
lumbia April Is. 1892. and to the Court OF
Appeals upon the organization of that tri-
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Rubinstein and Munkncsy.

From the London Globe.
OF all the anecdotes of which Rubinstein
was the hero, none amused him more than
the following: When Munkacsy's Christ
Before PLATE" was shown in New York. a
reporter called on the picture dealer to
whom 1t belonged to interview him on the
subject Of the painter. He was received by
a clerk, who remarked among other things,
that Munkacsy was the greatest painter
''snce Rubens' time" Now, the reporter,
who was grossly ignorant of art. had re-
Gently been writing on Rubinstein, and ac-
cordingly the interview. when IL appeared,
contained the startling statement that
Munkacsy was the greatest painter since
RUbinstein.
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wooden figure, and the supposition is that
1t will cause the death of the offender. In
every tribe there is q fetch house, in which
fetiches are kept and cared for by the
fetch man. The latter is a sort of doctor
and he will sell poisens to people who de-
sire to get rid of enemies. For such doings
the Congo Free State has hanged several
fetch men. Now and then it happens that
the people of a tribe will turn upon theiI
fetch man and kill him IL he has become
too outrageous.
IF we wish to promote a trade for our
selves with the Congo we must begin by
establishing trading houses there, supply
ing them with American goods. The mos,
important commercial article in that parl
of the world is cotton cloth, the best OF
which is known .Americai because the
finest cotton cloth used to be brought &c
the Congo from America. But now nearly
all of il is made in Manchester, England
beads, knives, forks, tin plates and rum
But there is no demand for rum In the In
terror, where fermented palm sap is pre-
ferred as an intoxicant.
Copper Wire as Money.
ION the other hand, we can get from
the Congo rubber as good as that from
Para; also ivory and gum copal for var
nish. The copal is a fossil gum like am
Der; it looks like amber and is dug out
of the ground. The talk you hear TO the
effect that elephants are becoming ex-
tinct in Africa is nonsense. There are
plenty left to furnish all the ivory that is
wanted for fifty years to come. A great
deal of dead ivory is still coming to the
coast-that is to say, ivory from elephants
that have been dead for a long time. VI
is called by that name to distinguish II
from the green" ivory furnished by ele-
plants newly killed to obtain tusks for
market. In the interior i myself saw an
entire stockade built of elephants tusks,
and there are many others like it,
Brass wire is the medium of exchange
generally used iii the Free State. 1t is man
ufactured in Europe for this purpose and
usually comes in rolls of rs pounds weight.
The rolls are carried into the interior by
natives, one of them being a sufficient
tributed among the trading houses and
are cut up into short lengths so as TO
serve the purpose of coins. roll contains
about $50 yards of wire. The wire is made
into bracelets and anklets and Is some
times beaten out for utensils Chiefs store
great quantities of it. Its Introduction to
the country as a medium Of barter was a
great mistake, because the chiefs get pos
session of large amounts of it, and, feeling
that they are rich, become very indie
pendent and cheeky. Cloth is much better
for this purpose, because il will not last
indefinitely. Along the tributaries of the
Congo the tribes still use cowrie shells
for money. The shells come from Tanzi-
bar on the east coast and from ST. Paul
de Loanda on the west coast Sheets of
BILE extent IN the Free State for money.
Sometimes they are made in the form of
spears.
Here is a necklace of leopards' teeth.
The teeth are from animals which / killed
myself. I shot about fifty Ieopards,
think, and quite score of elephants. Oh,
yes, it is a great country for the hun
ter y RENE BACIE;.
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A PHYSICIANS CHRISTMAS.
The Unexpected Outcome of the Visit
of an Anxious Patient.

! From the New York Express.
A physician who has to do with the
! treatment of the insane has a variety of
| experiences that do not always come within
the purview of the general practitioner.
/ recall one that has no particular moral
or application, but as 1t happened one
| Christmas day twelve years ago, you may
| find it interesting as illustrative of one OF
| the many curious phases of insanity.
remember 1 was reading in my office early
In the morning, when visitor was an
nounced. who sent word he wished to see
me at once and on important business. l
laid aside my book and invited him in. He
looked like an honest, Woodworking me-
chanic
1T is rather a painful subject for me-
DOCTOR" he said but / have thought 1t
over for several days, and finally made up
my mind that the best thing / could do
would be to consult a physician who I'M
derstood insanity. 1 have been directed to
come to you. 1 would like you to pass
your opinion on my wifes mental condi-
ton. She has exhibited symptoms of in
sanity for long time. and has now be-
come so violent that l am actually in fear
o. my life. I want to send her to an asy
ldn where she will be-well treated, and
where she may he cured"
My visitor spoke in tone that was half
fearful and half so,icitous. He gave me
an address In the tenement district on the
East Side. i told him my engagements
would not permit me to visit his home for
a day or two, but that 1 would go as soon
as / could.
No other time but 8 o'clock would do
His wife at home during the day. he
said, but for reasons which he would not
explain he did not want the examination
made then.
We went in very quietly and sat down
in the front room that served for a parlor
The husband, who was rather under
sized man, was trembling from head to
foot. He partly screened himself behind
the policeman.
Well" said I. where Is the patient?'
Just as / spoke big, buxom Irishwoman
came in, wiping her hands on her apron.
Good evenin' to yez." she said, with 4
good natured smile, IAN what'-at that
moment she caught sight of me-
We'll, l declare" said she, coming for
ward, AN sure, here is Docther Gray
An how are ye. docther? Sure 1 haven't
laid eyes on We since we sent Jimmy there
to the asylum. Poor sowl! He got better
an they let him out, but he's as bad as
ever now"
1 turned quickly and got a good look at
the mans face before he darted for the
door, which he did the moment his wife
opened her mouth l had forgotten him
entirely. but when the woman recalled the
case i remembered having signed a certifi-
cate testifying to his insanity three or four
years before.
He was a paranoaic, and the logical de-
fusion that possessed him was sufficiently
ingenious to deceive me- which 1t did as
1 have related.
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hunal. He Is a member of LafayetteLodge
Mount Vernon Chapter. and Washington
Council Of Masons, and of Gen. John A
Logan Camp. s. V.
Ever since he has been In the city Mr.
Mathews has been a member of Foundry
NJ. L. Church, and is now teacher in it's
Sunday school. and is president of the local
chapter OF the Epworth League. He is
chairman of the White Cross Army of the
Y. NJ. G.. A! and is active in Christian work
among young people.
]. s Barker, the first vice president IS
native of the District of Columbia. He
Genes OF good Methodist stock, his ma
ternal grandfather, the Rev. ID. A. Shepard.
having been in the Methodist ministry for
over fifty years. His first Sunday school
and church relations were with the Meth
odist Church in Uniontown, or Anacostta
as the town Is now known, where he united
with the church on probation In 1876. In
1880 he united with Wesley Chapel, where
he has since retained his membership. Mr..
Barker is now the first assistant superin-
tendent of the Sunday school or this church
which position he has held for fve or SIX
years and the first vice president OF the
Epworth League the latter office having
been held by him since the organization OF
the chapter.
Miss Fannie Meeks. the second vice presi-
dent. has been identified with the District
Epworth League since its organization.
She was the first secretary Of the league,
which office she filled for two years She
"a a member of Mckendree NJ. Z. Church,
a teacher in the Sunday school, and an
active worker In all departments of church
work.
Harry y. Hine, the third vice president,
enters upon the second year OF his work
at the head of the literary department.
having been elected to fill an unexpired
term IN March, 1874. Mr.. Hine Is connected
with Waugh Chapter. and has been most
actively Identified with the literary devel-
opment or the leaguers at Waugh. acting
as their third vice president for the past
two years lie is the leading spirit Ia an
enthusiastic Chautauqua Circle which meets
weekly. Mr.. Hine Is the president or the
Epworth League Oratorical Association or
the District OF Columbia.
Mrs i r Mlckle. the fourth vice presi-
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Gently elected will be formally installed
An attractive program of exercises has
been arranged. In addition to special mu-
steal numbers, consisting of solos. quar-
tets and so forth. there will be the presen-
tation Of banners to tho senior and Junior
chapters showing the largest gain during
the year In membership and then the in
stallation OF the new officers by Prof. G.
NJ Lacey Sites. president of the fourth
general conference, District League, will
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dent, was formerly member of McKen-
dree Church. but for the past seven years
has been one of the most useful members
of Hamline. She Is particularly adapted
to the work of the social department, of
which, as fourth vice president, she is the
head. She served as fourth vice president
of Hamline Chapter for the past four
years with marked ability and success. She
is talented musician and has been Choir
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One Week for One Joke,


lone day." says an American, II went
into a book shop in the Strand and asked
for Hares Walks In London In America
the book Is sold In one thick volume. The
clerk brought in two.
oh / said. as 1 looked at them, you
part your Hare in the middle. do your"
81, sir?' he said, with a bewildered look
oh no. sirv "
II saw he didn't see the joke. so I didn't
explain. but bought the books and went
away. A week later l went to the same
shop. As soon as the clerk saw me he
rushed from the back of the shop. laugh
ing vociferoUsly.
Good! he shouted. Capital! Part your
Hare in the middler That's capital. sir;
capital!