Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-16
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Good United States people roll their eyes
In holy horror when they read about the
free and easy manner In which dueiing is
prEcttced abroad" said William A. Murchi-
son OF Sioux City at the Arlington satur-
DAY. Just now they are In a tremor OF
indignation over the recent uka~e Of the
Emperor of Russia, which was addressed to
his army and navy officers and informed
| them that they must recognize the neccs-
sfty Of fighting 6uels under certain circurn-
stances. II these pious people were aware
OF how much real dueling occurs iu the
regular army. which protects the dignity OF
the American nag they would begin 10
hold mass meetings. While our army il not
as large as those OF other countries. its
young officers ere as quick and ready L. re-
sent AN insult i'm the manner recognized l,y
the code as any continental WeaFer 90
epauiets in existence. And they do It. too
Affairs like the Nancy eiberv tr..s,,Fv
are OF course, uncommon. bat any man
Wen informed in the pCrS1s.nel Of the army
ana The Tie at the various posts knows that
uneie are many occasions when differences
arise between officers which are not settled
uitiI the approved number Of PAGES are
iiiess on and the TWO principals In the
dlinculty take a shot or two AZ c4ch Other
mere Is never any fatal result but Their,
are masy army officers o.. the service now
VINO bear scars OF wounds that were never
inhlcted IN regular battle. Hospital reports
/ OF western army posts sometimes make an
oti-tmer smile. when they read how tieu-
tenant THIS has n sprained leg or captain
That had hurt his arm by a fan"
The wonderful Improvement In the cult
walton OF oranges has attracted the atten-
ZION OF the consumers OF the delicious fruit
as well as those who grow it," said II. {.
Reamis Of PaiatNa. Fla, at wormley's.
The novel orange, which has no seeds ana
Of which such quantities are sent every
where from California. l. the result Of ju.
dicious culture, and In Florida the flavor Of
many varieties has been admirably i'm
proved by scientific crossing The Young
groves that are coming into bearing I'm A
commercial sense VIII produce I believe
letter oranges In every way. because their
growers have had the advantage. of 40
much experience on the mart OF others
whose observations have been recorded and
the lessons they contain acted upon. Just
new the orangemen OF Florida are inter-
ested over the reported discovery OF an ever
bearing orange tree in one Of the ham,
rocks. III was growing wild, and green and
Ilpe irult ana blossoms were declared TO be
growing on IL when IL was found in August
The fruit was said TO be well Favored. regu-
lar In size and shape. and with a thin ssl<,n
from the description OF the fruit I am in
cllhed TO believe IL is cross between the
sweet orange and the sour wild orange OF
The hammocks. III the report Is true the
discovery ~ Of the utmost inheritance M
Florida, as an ever-bearing orange tree
would revolutiOnize the industry and make
IL many times more valuable"
Considerable interest Is being felt IN
medical and legal circles In New York over
the approaching trial of the woman who is
said TO be the wife Of the notorious Dr.
Meyer who is now serving life sentence
for numbering Ludwig Brandt In order 10
get the Insurance placed upon his life"
said Allen Cartright Of New York at the
( Riggs House last night. Every one re-
I m ami HfaIsC fHa Ia ~
Meyer was charged and the surprise that
ne was not found guilty of murder and
given capital punishment. The coming trial
VIII reawaken interest in the case, because
IL Is understood that the defense of the
oman will be that she was hypnotiza1 nv
Meyer and compelled TO act as his access
sorry IN killing Brandt. This will be a navel
PEA ana VIII occasion a great Increase OF
interest in medical Jurisprudence bv the
general public as well as professional men
There are few jGries nowadays which do
not contain at least one person who has
seen and been mystilied Nv exhibitions Of
hypnotic influence. and among educated
Classes the power is recognized To exist
without question. 1T is a question. however.
whether ii can be exertef sufficiently over
the inner moral consciousness Of a person
TO allow him 10 commit crime from which
Under normal conditions he would natural
ly shrink. Ii will be easily seen Therefore
how important the trial Of the Meyer wo-
nan VIII be, in case her counsel make the
Tiea have remarked. and contemplation
OF It's possibilities is something that will
lead 10 some very curious trains of
Thought"
The democratic party is In frst-class
shape in the sixth congressional district Of
Maryland" said Mr. Frank West OF Mont
gomery at the National this morning. Re
liable adVices from the western counties
show the party 10 be in excellent trim.
while the republicans don't appear TO have
recovered from the bitter factional fight
over the nomination. 1 know the party in
Montgomery IS in splendid shape. The cam
paign work is being vigorously pushed and
the conditions remind me of the enthusiasm
which characterized the campaign OF 1876,
v hen William Walsh was elected. Mr. VIII
liams. the democratic nominee, is now in
the county, and MIR. Spencer Watkins
chairman of the county committee, Just told
me that Of all the campaigns he had man
aged he cannot recall one in which the peo-
pie seemed TO respond 50 enthusiastically to
the candidates speeches and work among
them. This is gratifying for the simple
reason that IL minimizes the difficulties OF
getting Ihe vote out, ard with a fun vote
our majority in Montgomery will be big
enough to assure Mr. Williams election.
Yes, We have factional differences In sew
eral OF the counties In the district but these
are on local matters. Take my own county,
for instance. Differences exist there but
all hands are determined not to allow them
TO affect the veal of the democratic party,
and today l5ouic. H. W. Talbot. II. VI. Tai
bott. DIR. Wootton. Spencer Jones, Candy,
Mannakee. Peter. kilgour, Prettyman. Mob
ley. Riggs, Griffith, Waters, Laird Brooke
and all the wheel horses are actively pull
ing together in the canvass / repeat that
a campaign of enthusiasm is being waged
by the democrats in the sixth Maryland,
ana 1 don't see how We can fail TO win"
TO ABOLISH CONTRACT SCHOOLS.
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