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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
 Du Maurier and Mesmerisru,

Mesmerism-or. as the fashion of to- day calls it, hypnotisn-formed so fre- quent a topic of conversation and spec ulation between Du Maurier and me my recollections. In Paris I had had opportunities of attending some most interesting seances in consequence of which I soon proceeded to investigate the mesmeric phenomena on my own account. Now I have not touched the fluid for some thirty years; I swore off because it was taking too much out of me; but look back with pleasure on my early experiments-success I may say-for I was fortunate enough to come across several exceptional sub jects. Du Maurier was particularly in terested in one of these-Virginie Mer- saudon-and had a way of putting puzzling questions concerning her fac ulties and my mesmeric influence. Virginie was temme de menage of the true Parisian type, devoted, elderly creature, who performed the duties of charwoman and housekeeper.
 I was not yet eighteen when I first went to Paris to study under my cous- in, the eminent painter Henri Leh- mann At his studio I found Virginie installed as the presiding genius of the establishment, using in turn broom or tub. needle, grill or frying-pan, as oc- casion might require. The wide range of her powers I further extended by making a truly remarkable mesmeric
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ance either with Arimondi. who, how ever, made pleasing impression on me when I met him, nor with Baratierl. If, therefore, have on the one hand attacked the government, and on the other defended Baratieri from the false accusations made against him, can neither have been actuated by spirit f.partisanship nor by personal prepos- sessions, but by the desire to make known the true state of things, that every one may have his share of re- sponsibility, and be prepared to assume it like man." Another correspondent, Signor Adolfo Rossi, not only speaks Of the lamentable want of transport and preparation for the march of the troops, but describes the painful i'm pression made on many of them by the absolute sterility of the country passed through and its utter worthlessness as a colonial possession.
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subject of her. My debut in Paris was that of the somewhat bewildered for eigner, speaking but very indifferent French, and she had from the first done what she could to make me feel at home in the strange city, treating me with truly motherly care and devo- tion. How completely she took possess sion of me is shown by passage in a letter she wrote when I was ill in Leip- sic, where had gone on visit to my parents. After expressing her anxiety and her regret at not being there to nurse me, she emphatically says: 'Je rends madam votre mere responsible de votre sante." It needed but little to lead her on from a state of docile and genial dependence to one of uncon- scious nesmeric subjection; and so, few passes shaping her course. l Wllled her across the boundary line that sepa- rates us from the unlinown--a line which, thanks to science,is daily being extended. Mme. Meraudon was her self an incorrigible disbeliever in the phenomena of mesmerism, but as a subject her faculties were such as to surprise and convert many a scoffer.
 At the seances, to which I invited my friends and few scientific outsiders, always courted the fullest investiga- tion, taking it as the first duty of the mesmerizer to show cause why he should not be put down as a charlatan. So we had tests and counter-tests, eV- idence and counter-evidence; there were doctors to feel the pulse and to scrutinize the rigidity of the muscles, experts to propound scientific ''ifs' and "buts," and wiseacres generally to put spokes in the wheel of progress, as IS their playful way wherever they find that wheel in motion It was doubly satisfactory, then, that the good faith of subject and mesmerist could be con- clusively proved.
 One of these seances led to rather amusing incident. One night l was awakened from first slumber by n sharp ring at my bell, and when, after some parleying, I opened the door found myself confronted by two per sons. One recognized as an "inuuir- CT" who had been brought to my rooms some time before; the other was lad l had not seen before The inquirer, l as- certained, having carefully watched my modus operandi on the occasion of his visit, had next tried experiments or
 his own. In this instance he had suc- ceeded in mesmerizing lad, but had found it impossible to recall him to his normal condition So, securing him by
 leather strap fastened round his waist, he led him through the streets of
 Paris to my rooms. There we both
 tried our powers upon him, the result
 being very unsatisfactory. The youth, feeling himself freed from one operator and not subjected by the other, refused allegiance to either, and being of pugnacious temperament, squared up and began striking out at both of us It was not without considerable diffi- culty that remesmerized him com pletely;and then, having previously prepared his mind to account naturally | for his presence. in my rooms, l sue ceeded in awakening him, and all end ed happily. The inquirer was duly grateful, the youth went home strap less and none the worse for the adven- ture, and I proceeded to do some very sound sleeping on my own account | Felix Moscheles in the Century.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
YAIE,s WIND ALL RrGHr,

The superiority of Yale's wind has hitherto been chiefly shown in athletic contests, but last evening it carried her triumphantly through a debate with Harvard in which she won as unanimously as she has been in the habit of winning in boat races with her red adversary.
 It has taken a little while for Yale to get the hang of things in these ora torical contests, but she has finally caught on," as the boys say, and will doubtless now make up for lost time and lost honors. She was little sur prised at first by the prevalence of the notion that she ought to be as efficient in debate as she is in other contests requiring good wind, but she has got over her surprise and has got down to business. Her motto will now be, first in deeds, first in words.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
THE CHURCH AND THE BICYCEE

THE CHURCH AND THE BICYCLE.
 The attitude of the Church toward the Bicycle doesn't appear to be prac- tically as important just now as the attitude of the Bicycle toward the Church, but it is interesting to notice an increasing friendliness in the atti- tude of the Church toward the Bicycle. In some cases there is more than friendliness. There is appeal to the Bicycle to be on good terms with the Church. In Chicago, for instance, one church provides a ''wheelery' for the use of such bicycles as will condescend to stop rolling long enough to allow their riders to attend divine service. And there is church in Philadelphia where the sexton is always on hand to receive the worshiper who comes on a wheel, to check, clean and store the bicycle while the sermon is in progress. Several preachers have lately and pub- licly made friendly overtures to the wheel. Among them is the Rev. Dr. Gregg, of Brooklyn, who is not rider himself, but he keeps three bicycles in the basement of his house for the use of the younger members of his family, and he atfirms that he paid the full price for each of them. He is not op- &o oF+ +J,o day, save that he thinks it ought not to be ridden between 10:30 a. m. and F m., the hour when church services are in progress. He does not object to people riding bicycles to church, but he does protest against their riding away from church. If people want to come to his church a-wheel, he is will ing, and is ready to have room set apart in the church for the storage of their wheels while they are engaged in worship.
 Great is the Bicycle and rapid is its progress. It has knocked out the horse, made nomads of men, raised ''the old Harry with women and the dress thereof, and has had several kinds of influence on the Church. Its respecta- bility on week days has become thor oughly established, and it is generally thought to be respectable on Sunday except when in motion during church hours Its victories are so many and it's power so great that, as it seems to us, it can well afford to compromise with the Church and give to the Church an hour of the holy day if the Church will sanction it's free use of the other hours.
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 Grenadines and grass linens promise to be the rage for summer frocks. Somehow, it does seem such a relief from wools and furs, to be once more buying summer materials that we are all apt to overdo the matter and run to gauges, which when summer really comes prove not so very useful. Or gandies, grenadines and grass linens are pretty to buy and lovely to wear, but they are of little use except forvery dainty occasions, and most of us have to look out for the usual and not the dressy occasions. So buy your organ die last When you are ready to pur- chase, you will find them in all sorts of bright combinations. Challies, too, are prettier. and brighter than ever, and a lot of combination materials are on the market in silk striped wash goods that are we'll suited to summer dressing.
 Mohair in dust color makes up pret- tily for travelling. An investment in this stuff is advisable for many of the occasions when it's crisp brilliancy and wearing quality recommend it. There is not bit of romance in it, it does not hang we'll, and it's brilliancy Is rather trying to any but fresh young face. The latter objection need not hold however, for it is quite admissible to employ lace, chiffon, velvet or silk to soften the effect. FLORETTE.
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Advertising Rates.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in- sertlon. Five cents word for full week (seven times.)
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 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immedite business (all matter to be unob- jectionable), and their contracts do not in- clude Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Discounts-On two inches or more one month and over, 10 per cent; on four inches or more, one month aud over. 15 per cent
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FASHION NOTES.
nnttons nidalnr ror n Nem rlnce.

Buttons Bidding for a New Place.
 What may be styled an epidemic of buttons has broken out all over tailor made coats. It is ridiculous taste 10 spoil the consistency of severe tailor cut garment by sprinkling 1t all over with irrelevant pearl buttons. Don t do it. Simplicity is the keynote of good taste in tailor styles, With cloth dresses that are not characterized by tailor simplicity the buttons may break forth again, and, as in the dress shown here, may hold down ornamental tabs if that finish is desired, In this model there are two shades of gray cloth, the skirt coming from the lighter and hay ing a panel of the darker on the right side, Gray velvet plaided with two shades of green is the material of the bodice, the wide vest being of the light gray cloth, and the revers and collar in
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commercial basis in reasonable time The Electrical Engineer is convinced that the vacuum tube field is the one that inventors will find profitable, and that the solution of the problem of Tight without heat" is at hand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

A useful charity called the London Spectacle Mission provides spectacles for poor needlewomen and other de- serving persons dependent on their eyesight for living. Last year 726 applicants were provided with specta- cles, against SIS in 1894 and 531 in 1893. The work is accomplished at small ex- penditure, the total income of the so- ciety being little over $400.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

A fine tomb is perhaps not a great satisfaction to the man who is in it, but it is interesting to notice that the finest tomb in Great Britain is undoubt- edly that of the Duke of Hamilton, in the grounds of the Dukes seat. It cost over $1,00O,0OO
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COMMUNICATIONS.
Houselreeners Attention, M

HouseKeepers Attention! NO. 2.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: Elm beetle army on the move, You will find them on your attic floors, crawling up lace curtains. anywhere, everywhere. Now, sweep up and burn for the sake of our ellns. M. J. T.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

The Electrical Engineer has much faith in vacuum tube lighting. Re gently Mir. D. McFarlan Moore, one of the most persistent seekers for a lamp having a higher efficiency than the in- candescent lamp, illuminated hall with his system of vacuum tubes, and it is said that ordinary print could be read easily in any part of an auditor iun1 holding hundred and fifty per sons. The Engineer states that the re- suits obtained by MT. Moore have not even been approached, and the excel 1ence of the light is indicated by the fact that the room was photographed in a thirty second exposure. The Moore system absorbed no more energy than the twenty-five incandescent lamps regularly used for lighting the hall. It is not claimed that the results are ideal
 MT. Moore's vacuum tubes are open to improvement in various details, but enough has been shown to demonstrate their utility, and by simplifying the ap- naratus the light should be put on a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

Lewis county stogies, and every man excused himself by saying he was all ready supplied with smoking material After that Chickering smoked his own cigars. being unable to place one for love or money" useb.- @'' egts
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Notice.

wecaunot accept anonymous or return re- jeoted communications. In all cases the name of the writer will be required, not for publication, but as a guarantee oe good faith.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

He-Do you know that I have often Ionged to kiss you? She-I don't know how should know that.-Town Topics.
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Spain is waking up to the necessity of reforesting her mountains. The It, tie King recently went to village few miles east of Madrid and planted pine sapling, after which 1000 chill dren selected from the Madrid schools each planted tree. Medals were dis tributed among them, with the inscrip- tion "First Arbor Day instituted in the reign of Alfonzo XIII, 1S96." Similar festivals are to be held yearly in diff ferent places, and the children are to be taken out to see how their trees grow, in the hope that they will foster tree planting in their districts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

Father Esbach, Superior of the French Seminary in Rome, asserts that he made a most interesting discovery on his recent visit to the East. It is the ruins of the house inhabited by the Virgin Mary and St. John after the Ascension of Jesus, at a place about three miles outside of Ephesus. He says there can be no possible doubt of the fact, because some years ago Anne Catharine, of Emmerich, described the house as she saw it in vision, and the ruins found by him correspond exactly with her description.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

Says writer in the Philadelphia Record: Many of the very best cana ries are captured wild in the United States. Southern California is full of wild canaries, and there are no better singers in the world In some sections the air seems to be filled with melody. They are so plentiful that the boys kill them in great numbers with slingshots, and they are little more thought of than sparrows. prefer the American cana ries to the imported, and there does not seem to be any danger that the supply will ever run short
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

There is stringent law in Japan that when one camphor laurel is cut down another must be planted in its place., The tree is hardy and long-lived, at- taining to an enormous size. It is cov- cred with small leaf of a vivid dark green color. The seed or berries grow in clusters, resembling the black cur rant in size and appearance. And the wood is employed for every purpose, from cabinet-making to shipbuilding.
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Tobacco smoking has been forbidden for the priests fin his diocese by the Bishop of Kursh in Russia as dis gustingly bad habit, which is unbefit- ting for those who serve the altar and a great temptation to the laity.'' He forbids it even to the wives of priests. The prohibition has attracted notice as an attempt on the part of an orthodox churchman to bring his people into agreement with the customs of Old Be- lievers and other dissenters and the teachings of Count Tolstoi.
The record-union., 1896-04-19
CHURCH SERVICES TODAY.

CAT II a. M and 80 p. m, except other
wise stately
Presbyterian Westminster, Sixth
and l. streets.
Presbyterian-Fou 0 and P;
Sunday-school, 1915.
Methodist (South)-Seventh, ] and x.
Sunday-school, 1890.
Methodist CA NJ Z. E.)-Seventh, G and
H. {RevivaD
Metnodist-Sixth, X and L streets.
Methodist-Central, Eleventh, H and
I; Sunday 1916.
Scandinavian Methodist Pythian
Castle, Ninth and l.
Catholic-Cathedral, Eleventh, and
K, 6:30, s, 1890 and T.
Catholic-St. Francis, Twenty-sixth
and X, 6, 8, 1890; Sunday-school, 2:30.
Adventist-1S16 G.
Unitarian-Foresters Hall, l, Seventh
and Eighth.
United Brethren-Fourteenth and X;
Sunday school, 9:45.
day-school, 1915.
Baptist-Calvary. l, Twelfth and
Thirteenth; Sunday-school, $40.
Baptist Emmanuel. Twenty-fifth
and n; Sunday school. 1915.
Baptist-Mount Zion, Sixth and p;
Sunday school, 1870.
Baptist-Oak Park, Cypress and Thir-
tythird, 2 and 7:30.
Christian-First, Eighth, N and o;
Sunday-sch 10.
German Evang ngelical-Tenth, o and P;
Sunday-schoo 10.
Lutheran-English, Sixteenth, and
n
Lutheran-German, Twelfth and K
Episcopal-St. PauPs Eighth, and j,
Sunday school, 9:4o.
egational-SiXth, I and J.
LatterDay Saints-Pythian Castle.
Latter-Day Saints = Reorganized
TWenty-fourth and K.
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w. Ahrens Of Samoa is in the State.
He says that assuredly Germany will
annex the Samoan group at an early
Cay, that America has not kept her
contract in the tripartite agreement,
and that England has done little better.
There is possibly something in this.
The people of the United States, we
think, care very little about the matter
except so far as the right to hold on to
Pango Pango coaling station is con-
cerned. That is ours by right of treaty,
by Samoan concession, and lately by
agreement on the part Of England and
Germany. AS for all the rest of Samoa,
we have had trouble enough with it and
probably will not resist German domi-
nation as we did at the outset.
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THE VICTORIES OF THE WHEEL

The Washington Post" in an article
on the victories of the bicycle says that
IL it's triumphs continue 1t will need a
Columbus to discover other fields for it
to conquer That 1t has established new
industries and greatly injured some
others is not, we think, to be denied.
But that has been true OF most intro
duction of new means OF propulsion and
transportation. The bicycle, therefore,
is not phenomenal in that respect
The Post comedies, however, that
in one thing it has made wonderful ad-
vance and done no injury to anyone,
but has conferred benefits to be as last
ing as the ages, namely, it has given an
impetus to the good roads movement
that is now simply irresistible. That is
certainly true and the benefits to flow
from it are almost incalculable. The
The record-union., 1896-04-19
MIR. BIERCE IS HIMSELF AGAIN.

| When Mr.. Bierce was confident that
the charge against the Examiner" of
having been on the payroll Of the
Southern Pacific Company under con-
| tract Of fair dealing was not true he
| declared that if the charge could be
| proven he would never write another
! line for that paper. The charge was
not only proven, but was confessed.
| But Mr.. Bierce continued to write, pos
sibly upon the theory that it makes no
difference to the paper what he writes,
| and 1t makes no difference to him as to
the character of the paper which will
accept and publish his articles. From
the time he went to Washington he
seemed to be somewhat dazed with the
magnitude of the mission upon which
he had been sent. But he is rapidly be-
coming himself again and rising to the
level of his highest intellectual per-
formances. The proof of this is found
in the fact that Mr.. Bierce, having con-
ceived a hatred for Congressman john
son of the Second District, proceeds to
effectually crush Mr.. Johnson by de-
nominating him Congressman john
son, from Dead Cow Canyon" The in
| tellectual force and poetic beauty Of
| this literary performance will not es-
cape the meanest capacity. No doubt,
when it was accomplished, Mr.. Bierce
| laid down his pen and said to himself:
| ~+,1e 20
sess the tremendous power Of statement
which vanquishes ali opposition, blasts
regulations, ruins careers and over
| whelms an antagonist with a single
| characterization Johnson, from Dead
Cow Canyon! How sweeping the state
ment. How superb the grasp Of mind
and thought! How far-reaching the in
| ferencesi How brilliant the concep-
toni" 1t so happens that Congressman
Johnson, who possesses real ability
| for inyective, has not yet addressed his
attention to Mr.. Bierce. He may do so,
| and when he does an opportunity will
| few strong strokes of his matchless
| rhetoric.
In the meantime, it remains to be
| noted that Johnson is from Sacramento,
where he is respected and honored, and
| that Sacramento is not Dead Cow Can
yon, Notwithstanding the Examiner"
permits it's witless scribbler to attempt
! to give this city this appellation. 1t
will be matter of supreme Indifference
both to Mr. Johnson and to Sacramento
as to what appellation Mr.. Bierce may
see fit to bestow. The incident is note
worthy merely as showing the utter
| paucity of wit, impoverishment of ar
gument and dull stupidity of concep-
| ton which is admitted to the columns
Of the Examiner in the process of bull
| living, blackmailing and libeling every
person with whom it may have variance
of opinion.