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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
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Among the prominent leaders of the doctrine who are said to be mental as-s sassins" of Mrs. Eddy is Mrs. Josephine Woodhury. Mrs. Woodbury was among the first pupils of Mrs. Eddy. She and her husband live in a handsome resi- dence on Commonwealth avenue, in the Back Bay District in Boston. sur rounded by every evidence of refine ment and wealth. In the directory she appears as an "authoress." A New York publishing house brought out last year a very handsome book of her poems illustrated by Eric Pape. and his wife. Mrs. Pape, who is we'll known in New York society, is a personal friend of Mrs. Woodbury. g
 Any one who says am guilty of attempting to injure Mrs. Eddy is cir culating criminal lTbel.' she saids T were my husband and my daughter. She used to send me all over the coun- try speaking. 1 was eXcommunicated from the Mother Church four years ago, for what reason l have never known But I still: love Mrs. Eddy, and teach now just what learned from her. When I was eXcommunicated my pupils were refused seatings in the Mother Church, and had to take care of them. At my husbands request hold services every Sunday for about 150 of my pupils. I have been won derfully successful in healing.''
 Mrs. Woodbury, If you can direct good to heal, why can't you direct evil for deStruction?"
 "But that is wrong," was her reply. 'I believe it is wicked to attempt to obtain possession of another persons mind or will. I could not injure the woman who taught me, even if I would. No matter what I have had to endure, I am still true and believe in the teach ings of Christian science. few years ago, when Mrs. Eddy sent out orders that no one should teach I gave it up also and sent applicants for instruction to her and advised them to unite as soon as possible with the Mother Church.
 Mrs.. Woodbury, who is a tall, slen- der woman of the regular New Eng land type, pointed to her own gray hair, saying: If I were able to af- feet the signs of age, don't you sup pose I would use that power to pres vent the. encroachments of age? You see have not been able to stay times hand on myself. How, then, could produce it's effects on another?"
 Hanging in, the hall of her house is the picture of a beautiful boy. My youngest child" said Mrs. Woodbury, pausing before it. Nine years ago, when this last child was born, Mrs. late conception, and. quoting from one of her books, the child was named Prince. because he was a ''harbinger of peace" He is known now as The Prince of Peace."
 Tn a brochure called War in Heaven" Mrs Woodbury has described her relations with the Christian science movement, her accommodation from the Mother Church, her subsequent acts and denied the dispersion of hypnotism attached to my name. She has free- ly discussed the question of. success sor to Mrs. Eddy, stating that no suc- cessor could be necessary to discov- erer of anything.
 In this brochure she also states that the death of Dr. Asa G. Eddy, husband of the founder of Christian science. was by some attributed to inimicat mental influences
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stantly altered to suit the atmospheric changes The heat radiates rapidly, and at o'clock in the morning two weeks before the eclipse the thermome- ter stood at 40 degrees, and at noon it was 96 degrees in the shade. During the daytime I had to have a native constantly hold an umbrella over me, otherwise I would have succumbed to the heat and plague.
 Not being willing to trust to the na- tive help on the day of the eclipse, I wrote to that effect to the American Consul at Bombay. He secured for me the voluntary services of Major Har1- ness and Captain Duhan, of H. M. Royal Artillery. They arrived from Bombay the day before the eclipse, and with them were MT. Hussey and MT. Nicholson of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. They likewise prof fered their assistance, and the entire day was spent rehearsing the pro- gramme and becoming familiar with the work to be done during the two minutes of totality.
 We had after-dark rehearsals, so that all could become accustomed to doing their work without any ligAt. Major Hardness was an expert pfi5- tographer and Captain Duhan an anna teur electrician, so that their services on the night of the eclipse were inval- uable.
 "Headmen of the village were the only ones allowed in our camp on the
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none until was at a standS-ill. I hardly had money for food. I had no money to engage halls for meetings, and halls are not gifts. I had no money to pay for publishing the teachings of science or carrying on the work And that was what drove me first to it. But if you remember Christ himself first sent his disciples out with nothing. After ward he bade them take scrip, saying: The laborer is worthy of his hire
 If I had taken one-tenth part of what Christian Scientists would have given me 1 should have been more than rich. But 1 haven't. For myself, do not. wish it. I do not want the element of personal worship to enter into Christian Science. I distinctly enjoin against it. But every religion requires money to spread it, and our people are teaches. cheerfuIly.'
 T have not found out how to p- 1long life. but 1 Gm constantly learning LEW truths by study" began Mrs. i1ddy.
 T do not know why l was chosen for so great a work I have given up everything to carry out the Lords pur- pose. I have given up society, and have never had time or room for devotion to anything but work. one cannot lead two lives.
 Even when I was child my life was different. There were strange things in
 
 mother before my birth. Once min ister good old soul, held me to his side and told my mother she ought to consecrate me to God.
 When I was very little I used to hear Noices. They called me- They spoke my name, Mary! Nary! I used to go to my mother and say: Mother, did you call me? What do you want?' and she would say, No, child, didn't call you Then I'd go away to play, but the voices would call again dis tinctly.
 There was a dav when my cousin, whom I dearly loved, was playing with me when she, too, heard the voices. She said: Your mothers calling you. Mary and when I didn't go I could hear them again. But l knew that it wasn't mother. My cousin didn't know what to make of my behavior. because I was always an obedient child. Why, Mary she repeated, what do you mean by not going?'
 When she heard it again we went Didn't you call Nary My mother asked if I had heard voices and I said I did. Then she asked my cousin if she had heard them, and when she said yes my mother cried. She talked to me that night and told me when 1 heard them again-no matter where l was-to say: What wouldst Thou. Lord? Here am T. That is what Sam uel said, you know, when the Lord called him.
 "She told me not to be afraid. but surely answer.
 "The next day I heard voices again, but I was too frightened to speak. I felt badly Mother noticed it and asked me if I had heard the call again. When I said I was too frightened to say what she had told me to she talked with me and told me that next time l must surely answer and not fear.
 When the voice came again I was in bed. I answered as quickly as could. as she had told me to dc, and when I had spoken a curious light came over me- I remember it so we'll It seemed to me I was being lifted out of my little bed, and I put out my hands and caught it's sides"
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through striking a sharp rock, which cut one of the binding thongs, and I momentarily expected the frail plat form to fall apart, when drowning would be inevitable.
 .fWhen a landing place was discover ed the exhausted Indians made one su- preme effort and at last reached shore, but we found ourselves a mile and half below the starting point
 Although had little money, I never begrudged the amount given to com pensate the faithful Indians for their hard work performed at such great risk.
 Having no money to spare for pis- tols, we were travelling unarmed and were entirely at their mercy when they demanded our few possessions. Just as we were preparing for resistance party of travellers swept around curve of the path and the ruffians took to their heels.
 "The head of the narty proved to be a countryman of mine, a civilian, who had engaged in mercantile pursuits in Oaxaca He inquired into my plans and insisted upon hearing my story. Though SynDathiZing with me, he doubtless felt that to be seen travel ing on friendly terms with two Ameri- cans who had been prohibited the coun- try might in a way affect his po-
  telling me where he could be found at Acapulco, and charging me to seek him there he rode on and left us once more alone.
 That proved to be a fortunate meet ing. for we reached the seaport foot sore, i'll and penniless, and for three weeks I lay helpless with fever; and throughout that time this chance ac- quaintance cared for me as for brother.
 "One day after I began to recover he said to me: There's man here named Hoffman who knows you. He is pre- pairing to leave for San Francisco. You had better see him.
 "Any friend was welcomed with joy in those days after my imprisonment; and mine was not diminished when Captain Hoffman-he had been at one time an officer in our army, but had re- signed, married a Spanish wife, ana gone into mercantile pursuits-offered to advance money for me to accom- pany him to San Francisco, where he was going on visit.
 ..I accepted his offer gladly, and this is how came to be here instead of re- turning to Austria
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away the earthworks which had been raised during a previous fight. No dis tinction was made; all had to work alike. An. How my hands bled with that Shoveling.
 "Apart from the hard work, we were in a continual state of anxiety, for we never knew at what moment we might be led out and shot down like CUTS, with no chance, in our unarmed cond1- tion. for resistance. Our dread of this fate was not without reason, for threatening mob was continually about our place of confinement at night, ana made show of numerous great biood- hounds to teach us the uselesSnesS Of attempting escape.
 After our imprisonment that much discussed promise was made MaXlm1l- ian of 5000. 900 pesetas and the sup port of several thousand men If he would relinquish his intention Of de- parture, and so he was induced to re- turn, only to find that neither money nor army awaited him. Instead ne " $ confronted by the Liberal general, Escobedo of the Carleto, against whose army he had made the brave defense at Queretaro.
 He would have reached Vera Cruz with the remainder of his body guard even after his defeat had he not been betrayed" Kerr continued: An, the arch traitor His name was Lopez. The man whose debts the Emperor had paid. whom he had raised from the po- sition of a common officer of low rank to a generalship in the body guard of the Empress. The man he had loaded with honors and who repaid him by treachery and consigned him to death!
 "The news of Emperor Maximilian's s death added to the uncertainty of our fate, but after nine months fmprison- ment we were released with the pro- viso that we were to leave Mexico In something less than two months.
 Though freedom was welcome it brought new troubles and difficulties; for we had been without communica- tion with our friends and were with out money or sufficient clothing in a country where we were looked upon by the majority as objectionable char acters Finally l succeeded in obtain
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ooo ooo ooo Q WITH MAMMALIAN IN HIS LAST STRUGGLE. {:


ing employment, which, though not to my liking, gave me food and few extra pesos, which l carefully la1d away for my journey to the coast. My grief at the loss of my cherished Valu- ables and a considerable sum of money was not much greater than that I felt when some one discovered my little hoard and mercilessly robbed me.
 ''This misfortune delayed me and by the time I had again accumulated suf- ficient for my journey all my compan- ions but one had taken their departure.
 '1 purchased sorry horse, for which I paid twelve pesos, and a few neces- sary w articles of clothing. With these and few pesetas in my pocket. l started for Acapulco, which it took me just one month to reach.
 That was a dreadful Journey" he went on, shuddering. Tn the barrancas the heat was sometimes intense. In the forests there were poisonous snakes and wild beasts, as well as brilliant paroquets and harmless monkeys. There were precipitous mountains to climb and dangerous rivers to cross.
 "The last of these rivers crossed came near ending my journey. It was wide, deep and swift, and the banks on the opposite shore rose almost perpendicu- lar. with the exception of the spot which served as landing-p place.
 'The Indians had put forth their best efforts and we were nearing the shore, when an alligator, of which there were numbers in all the streams, and which was summing itself upon the level spot for which we were making, plunged suddenly into the water. My horse was swimming in advance of my com panions, and, snorting with terror as usual at sight of one of the creatures, fioundered and turned from his course, pressing against his companion and in the struggle striking the Indian with his hoof, forcing him to dive for safety. The raft was almost swamped and was far below the landing before the In dians could again get it righted. AS they could not push it against the cur rent, which was strong as a millrace, we were carried down stream, the blanks of the raft became loosened
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entire village following me until the Mamladar drove them back He him. self, accompanied by the headmen, in sisted on seeing me the entire six miles to the railway station
 Our country seems more heavenly than ever compared to that famine stricken district. The people are ca daverous and emaciated. Owing to their weakened condition they die off from the lightest disease. The crops in that district were a total failure, and as it is purely an agricultural dis trict there is nothing for the people to do.
 Those who have no work spend the day collecting grass seed, upon which they subsist. A family of six who picked seed just outside my camp for an en- tire day, at nightfall had just two gob- lets full of seed as reward for their days labor and with which to sustain life-or rather lingering death The little money the astronomical parties left in that district was godsend to the people.
 Tt will probably be six months be- fore any definite conclusion can be drawn from the material that has been obtained by the different astronomers who photographed the corona.
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the Chabot Observatory are the two astronomers who travelled to distant India and risked so much for the sake of photographing the corona. They we're the only American astronomers who .-ventured many others being de- tered by the fact that the path of totality was about fifty miles wide and situated in the jungle in that part of India known as the Deccan, the heart of the plague and famine district.
 The path of totality of the eclipse previous to the last one was in Japan, and astronomers the world over were on the spot to photograph the corona. But the expedition was complete fali- ure owing to the cloudy weather.
 But members of this last expedition to India have brought home excellent and marvelously clear plates and sci sentistS believe that when they shall have had time to make deductions from them many knotty points will be settled.
 Professor Campbell and Professor Burckhalter did not go to. India as members of the same eXpedition.' Fro lessor Campbell was sent by the Lick Observatory, the lens for the occasion having been donated by the late Colonel Crocker. Professor Burckhalter of the Chabot Observatory was able to under take the eclipse expedition through the generosity of William M. Pierson of this city, who paid all the expenses. MT. Pierson is somewhat of an astrono-- mer himself and Is very much delighted at the success of the expedition. pr. Pardee of Oakland donated an extra lens, a precaution that was deemed necessary in event of the other lens being injured.
 Professor Burckhalter's apparatus contained in addition a novel feature never before used This device was of hic nurr. inuentinn and one uDOn which
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The plan was to rescue these men, join all the scattered Austrians in one body and with Maximilian at their head fight their way to the coast and liberty.
 So it was that MT. Kerr joined the 800 Austrians who determined to 1ree their countrymen penned up in Oaxaca. The Mexicans, however, discovered the movement, and President Juarez man. aged to surround the little band with 10 900 troops. Over 200 of the 300 were killed before they would surrender. The survivors were marched off to captlV- ity, and among them was MT Kerr. Then began his dreadful experience as a prisoner in a Mexican fortificatlon.
 Mr. Kerr tells the Stor.- as folloWs:
 After our defeat the Mexican sol diers began plundering tfe living as we'll as the dead, and in this way l loss many mementoes which money could never replace. l was also forced, by the soldiers who took immediate oos- session of me, to change my uniform for whatever articles of clothing they chose to discard; ard so. instead or the dress of an Austrian officer, l found myself wearing a pair of slashed leath- CT brooches, a pair of broken shoes, wide sombrero with several dangling ornaments and a greasy, badly fitting jacket.
 When we reached our destination our complaints reached President Jaurez, whom every one acknowledges to have been just, kind hearted man, and he commanded the regiment that effected our capture to bring all arti- cles taken to certain place, where he assured us we should claim our be- longings
 'I declared my willingness to give up everything but my precious album; they were welcome to keep all the rest if that waS restored, for it was like piercing my heart to lose it, filled with photographs of my dear comrades. l could easily have identified the man awho took my property, but he did not appear among the rest, and so nothing of mine was ever recovered.
 As prisoners we were allowed but one real day for our food, and were compelled to work hard at shoveling
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"HE unfortunate Emperor Maxi
 milan of Mexico was shot March
 19. 1866, in accordance with an
 e6ict which. he himself had is
 sued the previous year. Among his most devoted followers was Guar termaster Edward s. Kerr, who, through the adverse fortunes of war, was driven to seek a refuge in this city. He has lived here for more than thirty years, but his most exciting life's adventures were while he was trying to get out of Mexico after the death of his leader, Maximilian, and the scat tering of the Austrian soldiers.
 Mir Kerr, soldierly In appearance even at this day, is a man of good birth and education, who was born at Trieste, Austria, in 1927. Though at the present time much broken by age and the vicissitudes of life which early prom ised great prosperity, he recalls with clearness for a man of n years the va rious events which led to the tragic death of his beloved Emperor, as well as the details concerning his own share in that part of history which treats of the sojourn of the Austrian army in Mexico:
 The people there never showed proper respect for the Emperor" MT. Kerr remarked, indignantly. in his broken English. They never accorded him his royal title, but spoke of him al ways as. 'Maximiiian, the Austrian
 They also ridiculed his plain man. ner of living and dress; for both him. self and the Empress ordinarily wore the simple, inexpensive costume of mid dle-class citizenss and the Empress also labored faithfully in the schools which she organized for girls, teaching them herself with untiring patience day after day.
 NO, I was not with the Emperor at the time of his final capture. At the time I was prisoner of war"
 MT. Kerr was not with his beloved Emperor at the time of his execution by the Mexicans. He was on an expe- dition designed to release party of Austrian soldiers. who were penned up by the victorious Mexicans in Oaxaca.
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C1Iba and Porto Rico and 37 000 in the Philippines. Since then reinforcements, a few thousand strong, have gone to Cuba, but these have doubtless been far more General Blanco's campaigns, while Sena- tor Proctor has recently set forth the enormous difference between nominal and effective strength in Cuba.
 For the home strength, or that. which is not employed in the colonies, the sta tistics furnished us go back to the preced- ing year being those of Von Lobells re- port on military progress and changes in various countries. This shows available for mobilization in the Iberian peninsula with the Balearic and Canary Islands and North Africa, 56 second and 56 third bat
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night of the eclipse. policemen keeping others out and preventing them rom huiIdine fires tc, interfere with the dragon swallowing the moon,' which is their explanation for an eclipse. Several thousand people came from Bombay to view the eclipse, but they remained at the railway station, six miles away.
 "The sky was unusually bright for 9. total eclipse, probably due to dust Tn the atmosphere, high winds haVlng pre- vailed for several days preV1Gus.
 "Everything went off without hltch and I am satisfied with the results.
 .I left the day after the eclipse, the
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which 112 000 were infantry. But 1t Is to be remembered that Spain looks to her reserves largely for home protection, with hundreds of thousands of her active troops out of the country, and, further, that the campaigns of the last two years Won Lobel gives as then in the Iberian peninsula. It is certain, also, that the patriots of Cuba will give all the Spanish forces that can be spared for the island more than they can do in the effort to conquer it.-New York Sun.
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FROM A PHoTodRAPH.

talions and 10 rifle regiments of infantry. in all 124,000 men; 2S regiments of cavalry, 19 600: IA field and mountain regiments of artillery, with fortress battalions, 41 035. Add six engineer regiments, of which four are sappers and miners, with signal corps, and we have 13.754 more men, making the combatant force 19S.3S9, supplemented by 4S45 men in the admin istrative and sanitary forces.
 There were also. it is said, in March, 1S96 available reserves Al ,96S strong, of
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:bly- bears ;:the' same : relation. to the sun
 that :: the :. ..atmds-, .phere does. to the
 earth. But astron- .omers. differ. as. to its. form and other :
 details. It can. only be. viewed. during
 a total eclipse of the. sun,, which ,oc-. CUTS about every two years and. lasts from. one to. two minutes:
 Therefore in. a : h .u.n::d'r e d. years there is>in all about
 an. hour, when the corona can be seen. # The. .eclipses have
 all::.':: been computed Ito the year. 5000,
 50 that scientists
 know: . just when and where -the to-
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famine, stricken district: They were .ac- .tuated by the: great desire which is ::common to all astronomers and that is
 to find out exactly phat is the corona
 and what are its causes.
 :: It is believed that the" corona proba-
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NQR"the: sake"cof two minutes of 4 *::scientffic investigation two *as- \ :. :..tronomers. tfaHeled for eighty
 days. and spent. a. month in h. dia in Il Q midst of a rlla gue and
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STAINS ARMY

STAINS ARMY.
 From an officer of our army we nave re- ceived an interesting statement ot Spaln military strength. On the hrst or Octoper
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:: tai eclipses.: can:be viewed. /. Professor Campbell of the Lick Ob-
 servatory and Professor Burckhalter of