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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
MONDAY, September 2, 1861.
THE NEW HOSPITAL,

he NEW
The large brick house, corner of North
Capitol and c streets, has been taken by
the authorities for a military hospital This
building is admirably adapted for such a
purpose, being remarkably pleasant and
healthy neighborhood and having. large por-
ticos to each story. 1t also has most ex-
cellent well of cold water in front.
FRIDAY, September ID, 1861
Ex-MAYOR JAMES G. BERRET ORDER
ED TO BE RELEASED.
We learn that yesterday evenings mail
carried to New York an order from the
Department of State directing the release
Of James G. Berret, late mayor of the fed
eral metropolis, from his present confine-
ment in Fort Lafayette.
This order Is on condition that he takes
the oath of allegiance to the United States
against any and all enemies whatsoever,
and also resigns the office of mayor
TUESDAY, September H. 1861
RETURN OF EX-MAYOR BERRET
Ex-Mayor Berret returned to this city
last evening from Fort Lafayette He had
previously transmitted his resignation of
the mayoralty Ghrough the government to
the president of the board of aldermen,
VIM. T. Dove, esq
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causes for his arrest quite independent OF
his action i'm connection with the board of
police commissioners Mayor Berret left
the sitting of the police board about I
O'Clock pm He was arrested at his house.
on II street, in the course of the night but
so quietly was the arrest effected that not
single resident of the neighborhood was
aware OF the movement until long after
the mayor had been placed upon the train
and was far on his way to Fort Lafayette,
New York harbor.
A MESSAGE SENT TO MR. JOHN BIER
RET.
At o'clock this morning a colored man
was seen in the vicinity of the Treasury
building inquiring anxiously for the resi-
dence of Mr.. John Berret On being ques-
toned as to his pertinacious search for
this party at so early an hour. he said that
he was intrusted with an urgent message
from the wife of Mayor Berret to his
brother John, informing him that Mayor B.
had been arrested at his house at am,
and would be sent away by the I'm. train
to Fort McHenry."
MR. BERRET AT THE CARS
The person to whom the colored man COM
municated this information FASTENED to the
cars and met Officer Yeatman, to whom he
said: They've got your mayor in Quod and
are bringing him to the cars Officer Yeat-
man replied, He is not my mayor" but
took position by the station railing, and
on the arrival of the mayor paid his parting
adieux to his chief. Mayor Berret reached
the depot ten minutes before o'clock. and
spent the time until the departure of the
train in conversation with his guards (who
were in citizens dress) and with such
of his friends as had got scent of his
rest in season to meet him at the depot.
Mayor B. put the best face possible on his
position, but it was quite evident to those
who saw him that his cheerfulness was
forced, and that he appeared Ito have
something on his mind
There were but few persons at the depot
when Mayor Berret, accompanied by two
gentlemen strangers to those around) and
an officer of the army, took their places in
the cars. Shortly before the departure of
the train Mr. John Berret "a brother of the
mayor, arrived very much agitated, appar-
emily, and a few moments were devoted to
conversation by the two, the substance of
which is only known to the officers in whose
custody the mayor appeared to be. Upon
the departure of the train Mr.. John Berret
turned away very much affected, and to a
digestion that the destination of the mayor
was probably Fort Hamilton, replied, mo,
Fort Lafayette
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Springs) and Fort Albany Roach's place.
has been cut down, leaving an open field
for military operations. Work on Forts
Runyon and Albany is progressing rapidly.
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idence Journal thus describes a funny scene
In the Senate chamber:

idence Journal thus describes funny scene
In the Senate chamber:
When 1 entered the Senate chamber the
seats were mainly filled by New York voiun-
teers, who were holding mock session
The presiding officer was just putting the
question on resolution directing the ser
geant-at-arms to proceed Immediately 10
the White House and request the President,
If In his opinion not Incompatible with the
public interest, to send down gallon OF ms
best brandy A motion to strike out the
word brandy" and substitute old rye
was voted down, on constitutional GROUNDS,
and because the Hon senator from south
Carolina" who offered it, had both his legs
on the desk while the rules only permitted
one, and finally motion was made to ciear
the galleries. as disorderly persons were
looking on, evidently to ridicule the pro-
ceedings and otherwise behaving in man
ner not consistent with the dignity of the
Senate l have seldom seen the proceedings
in that chamber so amusing. l have often
seen them as little profitable to the country,
and less creditable to some who took part
in them.
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Nm
Besides these large number OF recruits
for the different regiments. numbering quite
1000. have arrived here from time to time
and which. together with several indie
pendent companies not mentioned in the
above. would make the number of troops
here over 10000 without estimating the
regulars. marines and District of Columbia
troops. The total force of the regular army
now on this line is over 1900 and of ma
rines 600. The rolls of the District troops
mustered into service show some 4,OOO
Thus the total aggregate of troops already
on this line amounts to between $4,000 and
$1,000.
MONDAY, July s, 1861.
THE DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS
On the nth instant, the term of enlist
0ent Of many OF the District of Columbia
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Defeat and Retreat of the Union
Army.

WEDNESDAY,. July II, 1861.
THE MOVEMENT YESTERDAY - A
GRAND SPECTACLE - THE SPIRIT
ANIMATING THE TROOPS = DON'T
LIKE TO BE LEFT BEHIND-POSI-
TIONS OF THE COLUMNS.
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WEDNESDAY. June & 1861.

ON A SCOUTING EXPEDITION.
The battalion of Washington Light In
fantry, under command of Lieut.. COLLEEN
uel Towers, left here yesterday afternoon
for tour of ten days service in Virginia.
The battalion comprises Company A, Capt.
Williams; Washington Zouaves. Capt. Pow
ell, and the Light Guard. Capt. Marks. They
took with them their tents and camp equi-
page and everything necessary for tenn
porary life in the woods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
"Death from Old Age"

TT IS ALWAYS confession OF ignorance on
the part of the medical attendant when he
gives such cause Of death. 1t Is theoretically
imaginable that death from such cause might
occur; but as matter Of fact no such case
has ever been known. SO notoriously ,nscien.
tiiio is such an expression that none Of The bet
ter class of life insurance companies will admit
the term in the family history which the appl
cant IL required to give; " no other cause of an
ancestors death be ohtainable, they prefer that
'unknown' he written. There is always a
cause for death; ii we do not know, we may
feel tEat that is the easiest way to console the
friends of the departed one whose case was
never diagnosed The good sense OF some coro
ncls. and the enactment Of some municipalities
forbid the use Of the phrase. "death from old
age Some years since IL became Il habi, with
Philadelphia physicians, when making out death
certificates in cases Of sudden death or I'm.
diagnosed malady, to give "healt disease" rs
the immediate cause OF death. SO fragrant be.
came the superficial examinations, and some
times even only observations of the body, that
the council forbade the use OF the term. All
kinds of fun was pokcd nc the Learned lay
men, by the profession, but the laymen were
right and the profession was wrong. a certain
famous professor used to remark to his stu.
dents that man could not die OF heart disease
in Philadelphia. 1t is disgraceful TO think that
politicians successfully taught the profession
medical techncalities; and we hope it will not
again occur. The laity only call a man old
after he has past the allotted 'thrcc score years
and TEN" but educated physicians know that
many men die OF sene change in kidneys,
heart, or arteries, even before they are forty
years old. 1t is Our duty to ascertain where
such stnile change has occurred, and to say SO
explicitly. The physician has no right to as
sumo anything at anytime, and least Of all
times when trusting his reputation to certih
cate. Many cases are such that only an au.
topsy may reveal the actual cause Of death, and
it is better to say that you cannot tell without
an autopsy; and If the autopsy be refused to
say that You do not know, than it is to sub,
scribe in a certificate TO your own negligence
and ignorance, which may rise TO haunt you
later. Never again say that any OF your pa
tcnts have died from "old age" II You re-
member this caution, it will make better
diagnostican Of you, and will add to your credit
and fame as physician Medical World Ed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
New Process for Making Steel.

Trials have recently been completed at the
Royal Technical High School. Berlin, of a new
mode of steel manufacture, declared by experts
as likely TO have revolutionary effect on the
worlds metal industry and progress. 1t is the
invention Of Mccklenburg manufacturer named
Giehcler, and consists in imparting TO all grades
OF iron Il strength and hardness surprising near
ly double that OF The best known Harvey, Krupp
or Boehler steel, while cheapening production
80 per cent Proiectes hurled at armor plate,
treated by the Geller process and "a milli'
meters thick, made an impression OF only l
mllimeter, while Kruppized amor, millimet'
ers thicker, was completely punctured Resist
ance experiments showed even more astonishing
results. Attempts made by powerful machines
proved the steel to possess strength OF 100
kiogrammes per square millimeter, when the
testing apparatus collapsed
Among the peculiar features OF the process
is the increasing strength accrung as the steel
grows cold. It is claimed that the process per-
mits the metal to be worked cold or hot. Blades
Of the new steel cut other steel or iron into
splnters as ordinary steel cuts into wood.
The representatives OF Herr Giebeler will go
to America with the intention oi submitting the
process to the great mills there.
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tended for the Goth or 2lst Of April The ori-
entail Christians were very generally of opinion
that both the birth and baptism Of Jesus took
place on the 9Th Of January Julian l.. Bishop Of
Rome from the year 3}7 to 352, Inclined to the
belief that the Soviour's birth took place on
the 25th % December, and held out until the
Eastern churches adopted Tho sumc view. II
having been the custom OF various nations TO
observe a season Of rejoicing when the shortest
day had passed, they very readily adopted the
Christmas festival as fixed for December "a. Ro.
man converts soon introduced into the Keeping
OF Christmas the customs Of tho Slturnala,
which, in modified form, survive even to this
L.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
Camphor Eating.

1t is surprising, says the Indian Medical Rec
ord, what II number Of canphor eaters there
are among the well to do classes. The idea
seems to prevail that This gum, taken in small
and regular doses, gives peculiar clear creami-
ness OF complexion, and scores of young women
buy it for this purpose. The habit is, moreover,
very difficult 10 cast OIL for camphor produces a
mild foIm OF eNhilaration and stupefaction; and
i'll many instances, where very large doses have
been swallowed, the habit has become sort OF
slavery These camphor eaters all have a dreamy,
dazed, and very listless air and in most OF
them there is All ever-present longing to sleep,
or, at least, to rest. Extreme weakness gcnef-
ally follows the taking OF regular doses; and
cases have been seen where it has been almost
difficult to tell the effects from those OF alcohol.
As TO the complexion, If CHASTITY pallor be an
improvement, camphor certainly produces it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04

director of public safety in
structing the police to put stop to
the evils growing ont of ladies par
lors" i'll saloons should operate to the
annoyance of quiet and orderly per-
sons, more especially those of European
birth. who are in the habit of visiting
restaurants and partaking of beer or
wines moderately usually at meal time
or in conjunction with luncheon lis
remarks upon the subject are as fol-
lows
THE order of the superintendent of
police in Scranton seems to be so
sweeping us to cover every saloon and
restaurant in the city, and it has been
1ntimated that the evil it is proposed
to remedy is general. However that
may be, there is not any doubt that
there are saloons ands restaurants in
Scranton against which such an order
cannot be justly directed. This is more
especially true Of restaurants con-
Quoted by Germans, where German
men, women and even children assem-
BILE; after the manner they did in the
beer gardens of the old country. and
partake of refreshments to their liking.
in quiet and orderly way, and with
not even the semblance of vice Where
such reform is undertaken as that
above referred to, il seems to us that
there should be just and wise dscrim-
ination. Saloons where dissolute peo-
pie of both sexes congregate in back
rooms or any other part of the prem
ises, should be promptly complained
against by the police, and an attempt
made to have their licenses revoked by
court. Where the persons licensed are
not also the owners of the houses, the
complaint should be extended to the
owners, The latter can be punished as
well as the parties to whom they lease
property for unlawful or vicious pur-
poses. There is no surer way of break
ing up crime OF certain kinds than by
prosecuting the owners of the houses
that are being used for lawless busi-
ness or vice"
In the main our contemporary is cor
rect. Discrimination to prevent injus,
tice is necessary part OF the enforce
ment of all police regulations, and es-
peeially SO in those which come close
TO the line dividing personal liberty
from license. Those who know Direc-
tor Wormser do not need to be assured
that 1t would be far from his purpose
TO iniure or annoy orderly citizens,
whether male or female. But there is
a pretty safe rule TO govern the en-
forcement of his order regarding
.'ladiesb parlors." II does not take an
intelligent policeman long to locate
places habltually and notoriously fre-
quented by dissolute women and by
men and women of shady or suspicious
reputation, Restaurants conducted by
Germans. where German men. women
and children assemble after the man
ner they did in the beer gardens of the
old country. are usually most particu-
lar in excluding persons of doubtful
character Even If their proprietors
were Indifferent TO the character OF
their patrons, IN order 20 retain the
patronage of quiet and orderly per-
sons, whether Of German on other !
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
A. Ring-making Machine.

An ingenious labor saving machine, which will
completely rcvolutionize the finger ring manu-
featuring industry OF England, has been devised
by G. p. Denkin, Birmingham jcwcler. This
machine effects in one almost instantaneous
operation the work of several men. 4 signet
ring fresh from the mold is placed in one tool
OF the Denkin invention. and within the space
of few seconds the inside is fixed, polished
and lapped. The treatment of the face Of the
signet is equally simple and rapid BY means
of an ingenious device it is clamped, and trained
to a revolving surface OF special design. In a
short space Of time the face is finished to per-
fection, whereas at present the ring has to pass
through the hands of four skilled workmen. The
process is so simple that it can be worked by
boy or gir, which means considerable econ
omy in the cost OF production
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
HmeriCans Lead in
Coffee Drinking

Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Washington, Jan. 3.
HE COFFEE imporaticns OF the United
States will in the calendar year 1901 be
4 the largest in the history OF our import
trade. Eleven months figures OF the treas.
ury bureau of statistics chow that the importa-
tions OF coffee amounted 10 96T069,5Sj pounds
in the eleven months ending with November,
against ,7,i0Glja in the corresponding months
in 1900; sl7, ,2a3,s17 in The corresponding months
of 1sl2; ,A,DlO,liD in the corresponding months
oI lSDS; 72G, 1896 in the same months of 1897,
and j6T ,slT in the eleven months OF 1895.
These figures indicate rot only that the coffee
importations Of 1901 will be larger than those of
any preceding year, but that they will for the
first time exceed one billion pounds. The value
OF the coffee imports OF the year will reach about
seventy million dollars, While the quantity i'm.
ported will exceed by more than two hundred
million pounds that Of any preceding year, the
cost will be less than the average during the
years from 1890 TO 1897, when the cost per pound
was materially higher than at present,
Brazil furnishes OF course, by far the largest
proportion OF the coffee mportations of the
United States In the eleven months ending with
November the coffee imports from Brazil amount.
ed, according to the treasury bureau Of statistics,
to 762,liS,6li pounds, while the next quantity
came from other South American countries, d.
297, IA pounds; Central America, 6i5ji, 400; Mex
leo, 2l,59i, ,i32. Thus OF this largest single im-
portation in the entire list OF our imports, sugar
excepted, nearly all comes from American coun.
tries south OF the United States. and this is
equally tue OF sugar, excepting that share which
is drawn from the Hawaiian Islands
The United States is by far the largest coffee.
country OF the world, as will be seen
by the following table which shows the impor,
tltons OF cofco into the principal countries Of
Europe and into the United States in 1900:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
Heredity and Cancer.

The German National Committee for tho study
OF cancer has announced its conclusion that
cancer is rarely, if ever, hereditary but it has
not formulated any opinion as TO the patho.
genesis OF the disease. 1t has been announced
that the German emperor has requested Profes.
sor Ehrlich to devote his whole time and ener.
gies TO the study of cancer At the same time,
the professor will have the advantage OF a
masnfcently appointed chemical and hacterio
logical institute, while a competent bacterioo.
giet and pathoosist has been appointed as his
assistant.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
Glass Road in Paris.

The Rue Trouchet, which mas been paved with
q new glass process invented by NJ GarcheN
has Just been opened to the public, Contrary
to The expectation OF many it forms an excel
lent ioothold, and promises to be without dust
and not absorb waste. BY the process the
inventor has been enabled to utilize all kinds
of glass debris. Exchange
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON, JANUARY 4, 1902.

After a period of meditation, Senator
Platt has decided that he will not sue
William Allen White or McClure's
Magazine for libel on account of
Whites recent alleged biography, but
will nurse his wrath awaiting Il con-
yenient season. 1t is well.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04

SCIENTIFIC SALAD

inaccurate knowledge is dangerous thing,
So in all things let us be accurate"
Readers OF the Salad would greatly aid me
in my tpsk by asking questions (not neces.
sarily for publication, which II possible will
he answered in full in an carly issue OF the
Weekly Salad and their receipt Acknowledged
Immediately by mail. All such comulunica
tions must, however, as q matter OF course,
bear the writer's correct name and address,
as otherwise they cannot be taken into con.
sideraton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
Vile and Nashville:

Lake Shore becoming inactive Man
haitian was substituted in 1899, and the
following table shows the opening,
highest, lowest, and closing average
value in each month OF 1901 of North
western. St. Paul, New York Central,
Manhattan, Lackawanna, Delaware
and Hudson, Western Union, Union
Pacific. Pacific Mail and Louisville
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04

Z sfse
\ child born on this day will note that lots
OF people who never have lifted Il finger IN their
lives to promote Scranton industries, are will
ing TO lift their voices whenever they fancy that
m opportunity for fault finding has occurred.
People who take interest in the weather will
now refer to the back notices and see if the
prophets Init it right"
1t is to be regretted that so many men find
little comfort in performing the duties of good
citizenship unless said obligations are labelled
reform"
Public men make no more mistakes than
Others, but people have better opportunities for
throwing bricks at them.
Some people spca, The truth from force of
habit; Others, because it is Il case OF necessity.
Lamcntablc failures in sight often rcsutc the
old adagc that experience is good teacher
Ajacchus' Advice.
Ii you wish TO be always remembered by your
friends, borrow money nom them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
The Date of Christmas.

Augustine deemed the festival OF ChristnSs
as being Of later origin and lesser authority
than those of Easter, the Ascension ana Whit
sunttde. When efforts were first made TO fix
the exact date oi The Advent there were, as
stated by Clement Of Alexandra, some who adj
vanced the Goth OF May, and others who CON