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which formed the plinth, with the re-
mains of an inscription in Syracusan
letters and the name of Polyzelos, the
dedicator of the gift.
For time the hope was entertained
that the entire composition might be
recovered, but the discoverers stopped
short and nothing further was found.
Little enough, we may feel inclined to
say, in comparison with what remains
lOst too little to enable us to imagine
with any degree of certitude the lines
of the complete work. The best critics
seem to be pretty we'll agreed as to our
charioteer's being the work OF an Az
tic artist, and M. Potter cOntesses the
wish to go a step further and attrlbute
it to Calamis. On this point nj. 'Ho-
MOLE, who sympathizes fully IN MS
friends wish, advises caution. GAIA
mis-, we may say, lived at the date to
which the work is assigned, he excelled
in the representation of horses, ne was
fond of executing two-horsed and four
horsed chariots, he had worked 1or
Hiro on group analogous to the one
we are here concerned with. lhese'
doubtless, are Indications favorable 10
the assumption that the neW-founo
bronze came from his hand; but they
cannot be regarded as decisive argu-
mentS
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,o,, ho,ds o,,or her errandnotbor's ears
a,5 a1I,,o-+ ;,,,,,sdi@tn1y che said her
,,o,,.i,,,r voc, o., ,.l,od O.. ever The child
o1so neesod har hands down the back
ord ,.,,,3,ol +bo ola mor3an's ankles
and cha at oroo heoan ia walk without
oseistoroo cbo bos NOT suffered mar
+iclo or min eincn Four months ago,
Mr. vrosbfnoton said Mrs Don't of Eva
s+roat u,os coreaed IN her he'd with
rborn,o4is,n She had hoen badfast for
tbroo voars and Mrs Washington took
cana,fovo and nod her trv her mowers
m Mrs Dant # is claimed that in less
thon o rraoll ebe was ahla To walk a
ha1f mile to church Another cure
which # is said was brought about by
tbis r,ooderf,1 cbi1d was that of
Cborloe Dari,ine Darlxins was troubled
win +,rrcr ON hfs neck The doc
+ors irsistod on an oneration. but
Darr,ins would not consent Two
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HAS HEALING POWER.
NEGRO GIRL CLAIMS TO CURE
BY LAYING ON OF HANDS.
Is Only Six Years Old-Chi!d Gains
That She Can Make tn" I.!t-.i See.
Remarkable Case.

The residents Of the east end Of
Pittsburg are worked up over the re-
markable cures brought about by a
negro girl but & years old. She claims
to be able to make the blind see, the
lame walk and the deaf hear. This
wonderful worker is Genevieve Wash
ington, who lives with her parents at
63S3 Shakespeare street. 1t is asserted
that she has cured not less than 20 pa
tients afflicted with various ailments,
and at the present has no less than 10
who are being treated. No medicines
are used, and the only method employ
ed is the laying on Of her hands. This
little girl WaS born near Black5tOn, Va,
and has lived in Philadelphia almost
five years, According to the story told
by her father the other day. her pow
ers for healing were only discovered the
first Of this year, when her grand
mother visited the family. She was
badly used up from an attack Of the
grip, which had left her so badly Grip
pied up with rheumatism that she could
hardly walk. The Old lady's hearing
was defective also. New Years day
she was complaining bitterly, when the
little girl said: "Grandma, | will cure
you, for God has given ma the power
to cure the sick The csild rubbed
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were oozing. She was literally COW
cred with blood, and an ak, with which
the deed was committed, was lying by
her side. The right side of the head
was crushed in, and it had the appear
ance of having been done by the nan
die of the ak. The woman, still con-
scious, was carried to the house, ana
medical aid sum"lOned, but she died in
a short time. Uhler's dead body was
found hanging in the loft of the wagon
shed. From the spot where the muir
der was committed his movements
were traced by drops of blood. The
ladder by which he assembled to the
loft was smeared and so bloody were
his hands that it is believed he actual
I.ly examined tie wounds made on his
wife's head. He tied a half-inch ploW
line to a rail which was laid across
the rafters. The moose was adjusted
around his neck, and then he jumped
off a beam.
There seems to be no doubt that
JThler's mind was unbalanced by
brooding over religious questions. The
! Bl0SoT VI " i!th Ills
wife was a member, is an offshoot Of
the River Brethren, or Seventh Day
Baptists. They are very strict IN
many of their views and opinions, and
it is believed that Uhler's mind was
affected by the belief that he was not
sufficiently advanced in the Christian
life to become proper member Of the
denomination. He recently remarked
to a neighbor that there was some
thing he was afraid he could not
make right" and if he found he
couldn't he would kill himself. No
attention was paid to the threat at
that time. Uhler was a sober and
Industrious man and universally re-
spected. He was born at Lykens, Pa.
and his parents are dead. He was Al
wears old, and his wife 49, They were
married 23 years and lived happily to.
gether
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LAFAYETTE DOLLAR.


of the Nation.
The Americans in Paris, being anA-
ioNs 20 repay the compliment extended
by the Bartholdi statue of Liberty, are
about to erect in the French capital
monument to Lafayette. The plan con-
templates a most gigantic affair, rival
ing either the tCmbs of Lincoln, Gar
field or Grant The United States gov
ernment, pursuing the same policy
adopted to help out the Worlds CO.
lumbian exposition, has decided to Is
sue a new dollar for the benefit OF the
movement. Charles q. Barber, the en-
graver at the Philadelphia mint, has
been working some time on the design,
and would have had it finished were 1t
not that the exact design OF the statue
itself is not yet fully decided upon. The
design of the Lafayette dollar as
planned contemplates on one SIDE the
profile heads of Washington and La
fayette. On the reverse side Will be
a miniature of the Lafayette monu-
ment. Those having the design OF the
monument in hand have not yet posi-
lively agreed upon plan, but 1t Is pc
lieved that it will be an equestrian
statue. design has been forwarded
to Paris, and as soon as this one point
regarding the plan of the monument is
agreed upon, the design as whole
will be adopted and the work of coin
| ing will begin. The monument will cost
about $15O,O00 Of the amount $40,Ooo
| is in hand. The government Will see
| to it that $4,000 is raised by the com
ing of the new Lafayette dollar. Inc
first one from the press is expected to
bring $4,000. This was the price PAID
for the first of the Columbian half DOL
lars coined in 1898 in commemoratlon
of the Worlds Fair. After the hrst
Lafayette dollar is disposed of the 9TH
ers are expected to be snapped up at
So each.
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ENEMY OF CHURCHES.
WILL ERECT A MONUMENT TO
HIS OWN MEMORY.
Queer Ohio Character Who Beiie'es
That Churches and Law Courts Form
a Barrier to True Religion ana
Equal Rights to All.

One OF the most unique statues IN
the country will be unveiled in the
heart of The Western Reserve in few
days and under most peculiar circum-
stances. The statue is a life-size ilG-
ure in bronze Of Chester BodeU one or
the interesting characters Of north
eastern Ohio and known far and wide
for his oddities. For years he has
been an avoWed free thinker and for
over a quarter of a century his time
has been much taken up with spread
ing his arti-religious view and fight
ing lawsuits against relatives. HaV-
ing arrived at an advanced age, he de-
termined that posterity shall be forced
to remember his contests, both legal
and religious, and has taken a charac-
teristic manner OF doing so.
To him there is nothing odd or in
congruous in his erection Of statue
to himself in the Berlin Center ceme-
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can be no doubt that it is a work of
foremost beauty and significance, and
few amateurs of the unique will fail to
enter into the feelings with which M.
Homolle tells us he and his eXcavating
party dug it from its hiding place in
the Delphian soil. A legend says that
on the very day of the Greek victory
over the Persians at Salamis, the Car
thaginians were no less crushingly de-
feated by the Greeks of Sicily The
spoils there taken were enormous, and
full share of offerings was naturally
sent to the national god at Delphi.
GelOn, the founder of the Syracusan
dynasty, and his brothers, Hero, Poly
zelos and Thrasybulus, were conspicu-
Gus by the magnificence of their trib-
ute, part of which, we may imagine
(in memory Of some previous Syracu-
san success in the Pythian hippo
drome), was formed by TIE chariot
group to which this figure belonged.
The group itself was destroyed, at the
beginning of the fourth century before
our era, by the great earthquake which
oyerthrew the temple of the Aicmeon-
ides. Struck by the stones which roll
ed down from the top of the cliffs, the
figure was broken, the chariot shat
tered, the horses reduced to fragments
and the base itself dislOcated. Such
of the remains as were left at the sur
face of the soil, damaged past hope
OF repair, were thrown into the melt
ing not or rejected as rubbish. The
rest reposed TRANQUILITY under the earth
and the rocks which had buried them,
and even the memory of them perished.
No ancient author has ascribed or
spoken of the chariot group in ques-
tion. This double covering of soil
and of silence has, as it were by mir
acle. preserved up to our own days the
admirable chariOteer figure of which
is here given the picture in little.
There had been for the eXcavatOrs a
week or so of intense and unfulflled
exnectancy before at length the disjecta
membra of our chariot driver returned
beneath the action of the busy spades
+o the light which they had for SO
many centuries renounced, and were
adjusted once again into unity liv-
ing and breathing with the life and
breath of Greek art on the verge of lLs
elimination in the hands and under
the influence of Phidias. Who could
describe the feelings with which its
discoverers beheld it slowly washed
free from it's enveloping mud-case, re-
ealing successively, as it did in the
process, the noble drapery of long
symmetrical folds, the feet of an alb
solute natural truth, the arm of smil
ing grace? In the neignDorhOo(
OF the principal figure, M. Ho
molle tells us, there were further dis
inferred fragments belonging to the
accessories of the group; a right hant
sill holding the reins, the pole of th'
chariot, two legs and hoof of one o
the horses, an arm of female figur'
(probably a Victory such as we see OF
coins holding palm branch, wreatl
or a fillet), and, finally one of the slab
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OUR MAN AT APiA.

Admiral Albert KautZ, who threatens
to bring on another COghian incident
with Germany, is the commander of the
American naval forces in Samoa. His
letters to his near relatives in this
country severely criticising the Ger
man consul general have embarrassed
the navy department. kautz is one of
the oldest officers in the service. He
entered Annapolis in 1884 and was
graduated in 1858. His record during
the war with the south is exception
ally brilliant 1t was he who nego-
tiated the first exchange of prisoners
authorized by President Lincoln and
his cabinet. He served on Farraguts S
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ADMIRAL ALBERT KAUTZ.

staff and was in the thicl, OF the attack
on Forts Jackson and St. Philip, on
the Chalmette batteries, and in the
taking of New Orleans. 1t was he who
hauled down the confederate flag from
the city hall Of New Orleans and ran
up the stars and stripes in their stead.
He was made a commodore in 1897 and
an admiral since the outbreak of the
war with Spain. 1t is not probable
that the mania with which he seems
to be afflicted will draw out more than
a mere caution from tAe navy depart
ment.
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Hezeliah a Wat ,rworks Engineer.

Hezekiah a wat tarwOrks Engineer
Hezekiah, king of Judah, who reign
ed in the years TT to 6SS B. c., was
pioneer in constructing a system OF
waterwords. bringing water into the
city of Jerusalem. In the holy BOOK
we read: "He made the pool and the
conduit and brought the water into
the city, stopping the upper part OF
Gihon, and brought it. straight down
to the west side of the city of David.
And Hezekiah prospered in all his
works." From the Pools OF Solo
mon," near Bethlehem, water was con-
veyed to Jerusalem, a distance OF SIX
or seven miles, through conduit OF
earthen pipe, about ten inches in diam
eter. The pipe was incased within
two stones, hewn out to fit 1t, and
covered over with rough stones ce-
mented together" Even in those days
"boil the water" was well-known in
junction.
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healed. and consequently does not
know who they are or where they can
be found One of the neighbors says
that the child cured the wife of We'll
known attorney who had been suffer:
ing from apoDlexy, and whom the ply
sicians had said could not recover. For
the past ten weeks the quiet little home
OF the WashingtOns has been overrun
with people OF all descriptions who
have heard of the ,hild's wonderful
wers to cure. She charges nothing,
but takes whatever the patient will
give her.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-14
IN BRITISH MUSEUM.
A CHARiOTEER FROM ANCIENT
GREEK SCULPTOR.
Work of Foremost Beauty-The Original
Was Discovered in May, 1896 in the
Course Excavations at Delphi by the
French.
(LOndon Letter.)

The latest important addition to our
matchless galleries of ancient Greek
sculpture at the British museum is, to
quote the inscription on the pedestal,
a Cast of Bronze Charioteer at Del
phi (482-472 B. Co., Presented by the
French Minister Of Public instruction,
1893" This cast, it is at the particu-
lar moment pleasant to record, is, by
the special courtesy Of our nelghbors
across the channel, the first reproduc-
tion of the statue which has been
granted to any foreign museum. The
original was discovered in May 1895,
in the course of excavations at Delphl
undertaken by the French authorities
and prosecuted under the able super
intendence of M. TheOphile Homolle,
principal of the Ecole d'Athenes. In
virtue Of this discovery the Delphlans
assert that they are now on par with
the Olympians and possess, as the lat
ter do in their PraXitelean Fermes, a
priceless and unique masterpiece which
the whole civilized world is bound to
go and see. Be this as it may, there
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To BE Trusted.

Don't you think the America.
masses can be trusted to think out
problems for themselves and arrive at
sensible conclus!ons" There can't
be any doubt of it," said the Office
holder, so far as the American masses
in my own locality are concerned.
They have been oting for me for
years. s."-Washington Star
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Am | to understand that you in
troduced this ordinance because you
are of the opinion the question ought
to be settled?" asked the railway Off
cial. "That was the way I put it,"
replied the alderman, "but l really in
troduced it because | thought it was
about time Tor a settlement. INDIAN
apolis Journal.
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A Rich Mine.

l'atient-And what do you think OF
my case, doctor? Young Physician
Or, l am perfectly delighted with it.
/ have learned more from three weeks
attendance on you than l did in all
my two years reading. If you only
last two days longer | shall become
quisc an authority, I'm sure.-Tit-
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The Only One.

"Robbie," said the visitor, "bAvs
YOU any brothers and sisters?" NO."
replied Robbie. I'm all the Children
we've got."-Cincinnati Euqui,er.
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Not Much.

He Qndignantly)-I hope I know my
own mind! She (sweetly)-Yes, you
surely ought 10 know as much as that!
-Tit-Bits.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
Will Cease To Exist As Early As
September.
General Offices VIII Be
Discontinued.
And The Preble Street Station
Probably As Wen.

1t Is probabls that the Portland nnd
Rochester railroad Will practically go out
CT existence as an independent corpora
tion as early as next september; and that
this change win result In the discontinue
ance CT the general offices In this city,
and perhaps OF the station ut the foot Of
Pretls street as we'll.
This railroad commissioners OF Massa-
chusctts have approved the terms of pnr-
chase OF tho Portland and Rochester by
the Hoeton and Maine. The latter road
has for long time held the oontrslllng
stock of the Rochester, having 1881 shares
ont Of 59.1. The remaining i09J shares
are owned by priyats individuals. In any
vote relating TO the consolidation Of the
Boston and Maine and Portland and
Rochester the stock held by the Boston
and Maine is excluded from voting. II is
said. however, that majority OF the
private stockholders are favorable to the
merger. and that 1t viii be elected. Z
The Portland and Rochester has s5D2,-
COO stock outstanding and si1s. 500 funded
debt and no floating debt. The road was
originally incorporated as the York IL
Cumberland. later as the Portland and
Rochester Railroad company and later
stIll reorganized as the Portland and
Rochester railroad. 1t operates about 90
miles Of road.
The president of the road, Is Hon.
George p. Wescott, and the clerk of the
corporation is Mr.. William H. Conant.
Among the directors are Mr.. Wescott
Nathan Webb, William L. Putnam, ]. 5.
RIeKsr, J. II. Manley, Frederick Robbie
and William q. Davis.
Tas staff of general officers here is not
large. bus 1t includes q general manager,
ami minor officials. There Is also staff
of officers connected with the Prehls
street station. 1t Is not certain, however.
that the station will BE discontinued. The
gensral officers and the clerks connected
with the general management will he
dropped. and the business Will probably
DO turned into the general offices CT the
B1ston and Maine at Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
FLEET AT SQUIRREL. =
sailed Monday Forenoon for Newport
for Coal.

Squirrel Island, July i7.--Slx of Uncle
Sans warshins. the Indiana, Mabsachu
setts, New York, Brooklyn, Texas and
New Orleans, anchored OF Squirrel island
at s. 60 p. m. Sunday.
Captain Taylor Of the flagship Indiana,
La command, in the absence VI Admiral
Sampson, came on shore and was re-
ceived by Senator Frye, e. N. Dlnglsy
and others The ships remained until
Monday noon when they left for Newport
70 DIAL, Captain Taylor Of the Indiana
extended the courtesy of the ship to Sena-
tor Frye and the family of tho late Com
gresham DLnelsy on Monday morning,
and all the ships received from nine until
eleven M0ndaya. m. Sunday evening a
nule Der q the cottages were illutni1atad
prsttlly and frs works were cent up In
honor Of cur distidSuished guests who in
turn were gay with lights.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
A SAyERE FALL.
Mr.. George u. Harris Falls From High
Ladder and Breaks His Leg. -

Mr.. George B. Harris of No. "a Walnut
street., met with a severs accident about
ten o'clock Monday morning. by which
he suffered fracture OF the right leg Just
above the ankle, and Of the bones Of the left
foot. Harris, who ia q painter by trade.
was at work on the house of Mr.. William.
Norris, on st. Lawrence street. 1t Is a
three story house. and the swinging ladder
on which Mir. Harris was standing was
about thirty feet above the lawn. He was
taking out a screen. when 1t stuck. Elk.
erting himself. 1t gave way suddenly, and
he lost his balance. He fell backwards
of the ladder. al d making complete
turn in the air, struck upon his feet, in
flictirg the injuries above described.
MIR. Harris was taken to the Maine
General hospital. where the bonss were
set. Mr.. Harris is about IS years old 1t
is too early yet to tell whether he Is In
jured internally or not; but 1t is thought
that he win mako q good recovery.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
HARBOR NOTES.
Items OF Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front.


The lobster .rriyals yesterday morning
were the Q. a. Dolliver with 1900; X. A.
Caswell, 1000, Willie T., 100; Eva and
Belle. HOO and OCEAN View, 1880.
The handsome Boston steam yacht
Ozhesta is In the harbor.
The firebont went 10 Peaks island yes
terday morning TO exchange some of the
hose which was used at the recent fire and
Is now somewhat worn.
Warren Carr Of Bath. has the wheel of
the three masted schooner VIM. \.
Downes at his shop and is trying Co take
the magnetism ont of 1t by heating.
While on voyage from Darien to Bath,
the Downes was struck by lightning. So
much magnetism remained In the iron
wheel that the compass would turn every
time the wheel turned. The handles and
woodwork win be removed from the
wheel and then 1t will be subjected to a
thorough heating, which, 1t is hoped will
remove nll.effeots Of the lightning.
The annual outing of the Freight
Handlers association occurred Sunday.
About flrty took the steamer Josephine
Hoey at Portland pier and went to Basket
Island, where very pleasant day was
spent
The Grand Trunk brought 400 excur-
sionists Sunday from all along the line to
visit the ships.
Yacht Puritan was In the channel of
Peaks island yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
PERSONAL.

The cool dry climate and fine scenery Of
Paris Hill-the highest village In Maine
--are appreciated by the summer visitor.
Tie Rseches is having prosperous sea-.
son. Among the recent arrivals at this
beautiful health resort are Miss 3. II.
Bradley, Mrs. G. e. Folger, Mrs. E.
McCrae. Miss Agnes Reynolds, Miss
Flora Bradbury, all of Boston: Misses
N. b. and Dora Jordan, Alfred; Miss NJ
Hinkley. Portland; Mira NJ II. Grayer,
New York; Mrs. K. P. Miller. Burling-
ton. Vt; Mrs. d. q. Robinson, Miss
Catherine Robinson and maid, Brook
line, Mass.
MIR. Martin v. Berry. formerly of this
city, has bought the old established and
most successful summer paper, the White
Mountain Echo, of Bethlehem, and he Ia
conducting 1t this year. Mr.. Berry has
been for several years the representative
Of the Boston Globe in tho mountains,
and no person is better equipped for the
position than he.
Mrs. Jane lees of Montreal, Is spend
ing a few weeks with her sisters Mrs.
George Kenworthy and Miss L. Cook,
Carleton street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Pickett, OF Frank
lin street, returned Sunday after very
PLEASANT visit with friends in Groveton,
N. III.
Mrs. j. N. Patterson and Miss Patter-
SON Of Concord. N. H., are at the Column.
bia for few days.
Mr.. 0. A. Dennen and wits are making
hxiaf Oh Al IN, &ha n4s~ tFkn- -
Falmouth. MIR. Dennen is the proprietor
of the Mt. Kineo houss, at Moosenead.
Mrs. I. t. Harmon who was taken
suddenly Ill while visiting at Samuel
Eden's in Groyeryillo, has recovered
sufficiently TO DO abls to return to her
home in this city. Shs was accompanied
by her niece, Mrs. g. w. Davis
John K. Martin and wife or New York,
are at the Falmouth.
Attorney General Haines ana wife Of
Watefville. are at the Falmouth.
Henry Judkins, proprietor of Hotel
Ein,wood. at Waterviile. is visiting
James J. Pooler at the Sherwood.
Rev. II. r. Rose OF Newark, N. j..
formerly pastor Of the Elm street Univer-
saiist church. at Auburn, with his fami-
ly, are spending the summer at South
Harpswell.
Capt. Taylor, brother of the captain-of
the Indiana. came TO Portland with the
feet last Wednesday, intending TO go away
with the ships. but he found Portland SO
pleasant q summer place that he decid.
ed to prolong his visit for few days.
He is at the Falmouth.
Atr. and Mrs. Edward Patterson of
Brooklyn, who have been stopping at the
Sherwood, have gone for a months fishing
at Belgrade.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. a. spalding, Congress
street, are passing several weeks at the
Ottawa house, Cqshing's island.
Mrs. 1 NJ. Ricktora and child Of New
York, formerly Of Portland. are passing
the summer at Little Diamond island, s
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
MooNLIGHT SAT-.

The Pilgrim win make trip By mson.
light among the islands In Casco Bay
TkVFhdRH evening. Take your sweetheart
and 81 Alph&. ChandleF's band will fur
hish music for the occasion.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18

in Chief Charles K. Darling of Boston,
ard other well known workers. A pa
rade is to be held August "a. The COM
mander Of the New Hampshire division
In his letter urges large attendance OF
the Maine brethren as a fine programme
is being arranged for the entire week.