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THE SCRAXTOX TRIBUNE SATURDAY MOHNTNO, JULY JJ7, 1835.
Hypnotism in Its.
Relation to Crime.
A Question Upon Which Our Courts Must
Soon Take a Decisive Stand.
New York. July it. In the opinion eC
Clark Bell, the secretary of the Medlco
Leal society, of New York, hypnotism
M a condition of crime, must and will
be recognised toy the court. Mr. Bell
to an authority aa the science of hypno
tism. He has given years of his lie to
the study of the mystical. Some re
cent crimes In which hypnotism is said
to play a part would seem to bear Mr.
Bell out in his promises. Five cases
have lately come before the courts In
whlrii the criminals WUve alleged that
they committed their crimes while un
der hypnotic influence. The most not
Ue of these are the Plckins case, in
Bau Claire, Wis., and the Tom Mc
Donald case of Ka.r.sas City.
Tom MacDonald was recently acquit
ted for the murd?r of a man named
Thomas Patten; after he had confessed,
to the Jury tU.it he had killed his vic
tim. His lawyer did not plead insanity,
but made a direct statement, that IMac
Donald was under the hypnotic influ
ence of his employer. Anderson Gray.
The jury convicted Gray of murder In
the first degree and acquitted MacDon
ald. Thus making the first precedent of
hypnotism In crime and in law. The
press dispatches nay that Gray was a
man of commanding presence ind dicta
torial manner, airj that MacDonald.
while perfectly sane, was of a weak
and vartlhitlng disposition. iMaoDon
aM was Induced by Gray to lie In wait
for his victim and shoot him down' from
aobus4u
The Ean Clslre Case.
The tther case which lately attracted
a g rest dovl of attention in the west is
the Plckins case. The story goes that
Dr. V. O. Plclclns and his son, Asagali
Plckins, hypnotized two young girls,
one 16 years old. named Edna Mabel
Brlggs, and another. 14. named Alma
Leonard, and compelled them to leave
lihetr homes ln Eau Claire and to go to
Chippewa Falls, in Wisconsin, alone
and there awutt the doctor and his son,
who followed on the T.ext train. At
Chippewa Falls the two men accom
plished the ruin of the young girls. The
girls were away from home thirty-six
(hours, and When they returned either
could ast, or would not, tell their fran
tic parents whsre they had been or
what they Wad been doing. Their ac
tions were to queer that the fathor of
the Brtygs girl suspected she was un
der tome strange influence and sent to
Chicago for Dr. Werbert Flint, a noted
hyp not to doctor, who cams and placed
Edna Brtggs In a som-.u-irobuHrttc state,
and, while she was in that condition,
discovered what had happened.
This testimony was not 'brought out In
the trial, because the presiding judge.
William F. 'Bailey, would not 'allow 4t.
He aaya that hypnotism is an absurdity.
A great many of the 1rihtest minds In
the west who have read t'he case take
Ides with the Judge, claiming thut the
district attorney's case was a manufac
tured one, and that there 1 no such
power as hyprooiilsm. The two girls are
very pretty and attractive, and are
daughters of wealthy parents.
An Example from Paris.
Another case, not so recent, Is the
famous Eyraud-Bompard case, of
Paris. Eyraud compelled Madeline
Bompard to murder and rob under his
direotlon. She claimed while on trial
at the Cour d'Assizes de la Senle that
Eyraud bad hypnotized her and made
her commit these crimes. In France
there are two schools of hypnotism, one
at Nancy, the other at La iSalpetrierle,
! TV ,M TT . U I I 1.1 Q . 111. r
ctpals of each school were called In.
Bronardel and his disciples of La Sal
pletrtevto testified that a subject was
Oirewn Into three states by the ope
rator first, cataleptic; second, a
letJiargie, and last, a somnambulistic
state, in which latter the subject could
be mad to anything without know
ing It, at the will of the operator. Bor
nardel claimed a subject In this condi
tion was diseased and the hypnotic con
dition could not exist In person of
normal and nealthy conditions. The
fa nous Professor Charcot of Parts was
one ef those who leaned to the La Sal
tMtrlerle view.
On the other side -the school of Nancy,
represented in court by Professor Lle
ffetos, declared that hypnotism was not
ft pathological state, but a psychologi
cal condition, that 90 per cent, of the
human race could be hypnotized and
fully SO per cent, be placed in the som
nambulistic state, and In that condi
tion would commit crime. Professor
iJlegeioa utterly discarded the theory
that a subject that was hypnotized was
necessarily In a hysterical or weak con
dition, and averred that hypnotism was
clearly a manifestation of natural phe
nomena. According to Professor Lie
reios cHn could be committed by sug
gestion, and the hypnotlzer was re
sponsfMe. Professor Charcot agreed
'With the exception that he said the sub
ject being a willing one was equally re
sbensrble. The Cour d'Assizes de la
Mm did not settle the question, for it
threw out all the hypnotic expert evl
denoe on the ground that Madeline
Bompard was such a liar that no court
could believe her tale. Since that time
1180 Trench courts have shunted
hypnotic evidence to one side, although
It Is an unquestioned fact that at least
T6 per cent, of bsth legal and medical
talent In France believe the roughly In
hypnotism as a factor In crime and a
pathological condition.
Hypnotism ia America.
In America. Mi belief In hypnotism IS
lowly growing. Mr. Bell, who has the
ftteratur of the subject at his Angers'
ends, says that today about 30 per cent,
of the medical men believe In the occult
science and about 10 per cent, of the
lawyers hold similar beliefs. In Amer
ica, as abroad, there are two schools of
belief the pathological and psycholog
icalbut both schools believe that the
operator to in the end the guilty party.
As far back aa 1891 the question as to
whether we needed a revision of the
laws of evidence In view of hypnotic
conditions was seriously discussed by
some of theesainent lawyers, scientists,
phytolane and Mterary men of this coun
try. ' Thet question, of whether there
should he legal surveillance over public
or private experiments was also dis
cussed. , Professor - George Trumbull
Ladd of Tale, speaking' on the subject,
aid: , : v .
' ' !The taws are generally about the
last part of the social structure which
can safely feel the effects of special
e lent Wo reseamrties and d iscoveries.
Science must take full possession, of
hypnotism as the essential prerequisite
f any considerable changes (n the law.
The law . may well, and perhaps at
once, talcs cogndsanoe of the truth that
srtsnoe, and science alone. Is the only
rttjhtful controller of this domain. I
see no objections to the carefully guard
ed examination of witnesats or accused
person by expert and trusty operators,
when sanctioned by court Such an ex
amination could rarely or never be used
unless the person under examination
consented to be hypnotised. Suppose
then crime has been committed under
hypnotl influence. The law should
treat both the criminal who suggests
and the subject who receives the sug
gestion, according to the broadest and
mopt humane sociological principles.
Both persona might be restrained of
their liberty."
Julian Hawthorne's Views.
Julian Hawthorne said: "The law
should and must in some way take
cognliunce of hypnotism. No man can
meet another's thoughts, the thoughts
thait at transcribed by himself, with
out something emanating from It. some
mutual influence which continues as
lung as the association or longer. It Is
perfectly true that a hypnotized person
may have hypnotized himself. Th?
great orator who gels up to speak and
forgats his ego ta hypnotised, especially
when he is at his beat.
"Tins great pofi'.s and actors are self
hypnotized, and In their hypnotic state
llbt-rat? thefir higher powers. There is
a rtory tolJ about ahe great Henry Clay.
When he once ti.anied to speak, and
when in itiha full ti3 of Ka oratory, he
forgot himself and nearly always sat
down exhausttd. So one ni&'ht when he
was about to ep:ak he told a friend to
stop him afiitr five minutes. The friend
allowed him to speak ten, and then
pulled his cci''.-i:alls, but Clay paid no
attenLion. After .'.lfteen minutes he
stuck a pin Into him and then stuck a
blade of a penknife into his leg and
continued to do to at Intervals for an
hour and a half, when the orator eat
down completely exhausted and com
pletely oblivious to what his friend had
been doing, asking: 'Have I been (speak
ing more than five minutes?" That was
claimed that hs was self-hypnotized.
Succl the Italian who farted for forty
jx days once in New York city, always
claimed that he was self-hypnotised.
Hypnotism was one of the subjects
discussed by the America!. Association
of Psychologists at a recent meeting In
Princeton. These psychologists deny
that a person In a hypnotic state can
perform any act which 'is not done cus
tomarily by him when In a normal state
of mind. A hypnotized man will not
commit crime unless he Is a habitual
criminal, nor will a man commit mur
der unless he is a confirmed man-killer.
If a person is hypnotized and the sug
gestion Is made to him that he stab a
man, he will go through the motions
of plunging a knife into his opponent's
body if a paperknlfe or ruler Is placed
In his hand, but if "a dagger is given
him he will only pretend to stab. The
same rule applies if a suggestion Is
made that he shoot some imaginary
person. I'nder no circumstances will
he fire a loaded revolver in the direc
tion of Ms supposed foe.
Experiment In Hypnotism,
Dr. McDonald, of Washington, Is a
student of hypnotism. He Is a pupil of
Dr. Bernhardt, under whom he studied
for some time. At an example of the
power of the operator over a patient,
he said that Bernhardt had hypno
tized a group of men In a hospital so
frequently that when he entered the
room all he had to do was to raise his
finger and the men fell promptly Into
a hypnotic sleep. At the commence
ment of the experiment he had lab
ored over some of the men for two
hours before they succumbed. With
each repetition the hypnotic .state was
obtained 1n a shorter period of time.
None of the men suffered from mental
maladies, but all were victims of pul
monary weaknesses.
Dr. McDonald said that In hypnotism
the upper eyelids were tired and caused
to fall as in sleep, and they remained
closed from exhaustion. A person could
hypnotize himself almost as easily as
an operator could pn-jfiuce the Illusion.
AH he had to do was to look steadily at
some object and allow his mind to be
passive. Every one who had tried the
experiment knew that a felling of diz
ziness and numbness came over him
after a short time. The doctor uses two
Instruments in the production of the
hypnotic state. One consists of a row
of small revolving mirrors, at which
the patient looks steadily. The sec
ond consists of a velvet band fastened
about the forehead, from which a silver
ball hangs dependent and so arranged
that It rests on the forehead above the
nose, and directly between the eyes.
The patient must look upward steadily,
and allow his mind to be free from any
train of thought. Dr. McDonald stands
beside him and suggests his mental
state. "Now your eyes are heavy," he
says. "You are going to sleep." Your
eyes close." "Your eyelids." "They
were shut." "They are shut." "You
are asleep." Any suggestion made by
the operator will be carried out, pro
vided the patient performs) the act
customarily when awake.'
According to the doctor talking In
the sleep la a form of self-hypnotism,
of which somnambulism Is the highest
form. One Is an Illusion in which the
muscles of the Jaws and tongue act. In
the second form, which Is more ad
vanced, the patient sits up In bed, and
In the third and highest, he, walks In
his sleep. At no time will he perform
an act of violence. Hypnotic crime Is
an Impossibility, unless a criminal Is
hypnotized. Notwithstanding the teach
ings of German hypnotists, a jury In
that country .had recently found a man
guilty., the doctor said, and the judge
had given him a light) sentence, as he
believed that the man had committed
the crime while hypnotized. Should,
at any time, the operator say to the
patient that he was not falling asleep,
or ridicule him In any way, he will
awaken at once.
' Other Strains F.xpsrlenets.
' W. R. NewfooH gave the results on the
experimental production of Illusions
and hallucinations, and exhibited his
apparatus and mode of work.' 'He taild
he had a crystal ball, which rested on-a
blaok4ndia rubber stand. This, on one
occasion, he laced In the lap of ft young
tody and asked her to look at the ball
steadily. While looking at the ball, the
young lady said tnUt after a few mo
ments she saw reflection, which she
had not noticed before. They would
loom up and then- disappear. Then the
ball became smoky and figures ran
aibout on it All was confused. A fig
ure of the coloaseum appears with a
door on It. Now it has changed Into an
animal Now It Is like a Uttle old. man
with a large red nose, and the Colosse
um In the background. The building
grows more distinct. The little old man
reappears, . hut looks younger. . He
winks and looks backward over his
choulder. He won't go away. There Is
now a helmet on his head. He looks
like Roman soldier. The patient was
asked to close her eyes, and she said
she saw nothing. When she opened her
eye again the man 'had changed into a
bear. The experiment occupied twenty
three minutes. The only after effects
were a slight betidache and a strain of
the eyes. The patient explained that
she had not seen the colotseum since
she was 13 years of age, and that she
did not recognize the old man.
Dr. James told a story in support of
Newboid's experiments. He eukl that a
friend of his placed a number of knives
In a box for safe keeping and then
closed the house for the summer. On
her return m the fall she forgot where
she had placed the knives. Every effort
to recall the incident failed. She read
in a physiological review thut if a per
son forgets an article and wishes to re
call its storage place he will often be
successful if he look steadljy In a mirror
for some time. She tried It, but could
not remember where she placed the
knives. Finally she grew- Impatient at
her apparent waste of time and threw
down the har.d-glass with' an exclama
tion about her silliness. As f he did so
the Image of u box with a projection
passed before her eyes. Dr. James as
serted that the woman arose and with
out volition took a chair, carried It
acrosj the room and pluced 'it before a
wardrobe. She mounted the chair and,
reaching to the top of the wardrobe
found the box. with the carving knife
extending a a n angle above the rest of
the knives.
AN ARCHITECT'S DREAM.
He Plans a Hundred Story nulldlnsWhich
Would Cost ,750,OO0 and Weigh 32,.
500 Tons.
From the Cleveland World.
One cold day last' winter when Vin
cent E. Gregg, the architect, sat with
his feet propped up against a glowing
base-burner stove and mused upon the
possibilities or his profession, there
suddenly came to him the idea of his
100-story building, the plans of which,
although Just completed, have created
quite a furore among his acquaint
ances. Many men with less Ingenuity would
have dismissed the subject of the day
dream as chimerical, but somc'.vilng
Impelled Mr. Gregg to Investigate
whether or not the scheme was prac
ticable, and having ascertained that It
was, a strange fascination Inherent In
the work held his attention until there
had been completed the evolution of
one of the most remarkable projects
yet planned.
For New York.
The building Is yet on paper. Here
tofore no mention has been made
of the matter, and as yet Mr. Gregg
has received no overtures for the plans.
He has no doubt, however, t'hat it will
be built (by a syndicate, of course), and
selects New York as the most probable
elte.
The building will be ISO feet square
and 100 stories or 1,200 feet in height.
It will be of modern fireproof construc
tion and will be finished exactly sim
ilar to the Ohio building now In course
of erection In this city. The founda
tion, which would be pyramidal In
fhape and of solid concrete, would ex
tend to a depth of 150 feet below the
surface of the earth and also extend 50
feet beyond the extreme confines of the
structure proper. In other words, the
famous "spreading" theory, from which
was worked such a successful construc
tion in the case of the famous Efflel
tower at Paris, will foe employed, and It
Is In order to secure the bed rock so
requisite for a satisfactory foundation
.hat 'Mr. Gregg favors New York as a
prospective site for the structure.
The first floor supports will consist of
20-lnch Z bars so placed that a lateral
space of 10 feet will remain, while the
tiers will be 16 feet apart. The strength
and weight of the bars will be decreased
according to the height by removing
plates. The building will weigh in the
neighborhood of 22,500 tons, instead of
the sway bracing bars and rods usu
ally employed and which would be ut
terly Inadequate to withstand the great
force of the wind, special plate girder
sway bracing will be used.
To Con $,7S0,000.
The cost of the building Is estimated
at 16,750,000, and a force of 1,153 men
Would be required for a period of four
years to complete It. Of course the
permanent derrick could not be utilized
and an elevator would have to be con
ctructed to serve as a vehicle for the
transportation of the material neces
sary for the construction. Mr. Gregg
thinks that after the 20th story was
reached many of the workmen would
prefer to live rigiht in the building, at
least during the week. The little cupola
on the roof was especially designed for
a hydrographlc and signal service of
fice, while the remainder of the space
on top of the building will be occupied
by a roof garden. Parachute Jumps
from the garden might be Introduced
aa a feature.
Of course the building will have all
modern Improvements, and some even
more recent. Transportation will be
afforded by 10 rapid transit elevators
which will run at the rate of 300 feet
per mlr.'Ute. The elevator shafts will
be spiral in form, thus making it Impos
sible for a car to fall any great dis
tance in case of accident. Electricity
will furnish the light and heat for the
building, as w?U as the motive power
for the elevators. A new utilization of
the magic fjuld will also aid In the free
circulation of air through the inner cor
ridors, thus Insuring the perfect venti
lation of the entire building. The build
ing will also ha ve its own water system,
storage tanks being placed upon every
floor., An Improved form of mall shute
will be provided, and the delivery of
mall will be facilitated by aystem of
pneumatic tubes. Other features will
be a messenger service for use In the
building, a telephone exchange (without
any addition to the present high rates),
and a new electric bell system for sum
moning the janitors, porters, and other
attendants.
Meals In Their Office.
There will be a restaurant on the 99th
floor end It will be connected with
dumb waiters to tfliat persons who de
sire may have their meala seeved In
their offices. The restaurant and bar
ber shop will be open andi several of the
elevators Will run all .night. On the
88th floor a number of furnished rooms
will be arranged so that tenants who
are "unavoidably detained by urgent
business'" will not be compelled to re
turn home unless they desire. In the
case of the man who wishes to notify
his wife of his Inability to return home
an exception to the general rule will be
made, and the general messenger boys
will be permitted to carry messages to
destinations outside the building. .The
dynamos will be located in the base
ment, power being furnished by Ave 300
horse power engines.' In the Excelsior
building the usual order will be re
versed, and the rent of the rooms and
offices near the roof will be materially
greater than those nearer the fro tux).
There are several reasons for this, one
being the healthful effects of the highly-rarefied
atmosphere and another the
fact that the "high" tenants would not
be bothered by files during the summer.
A large balcony will extend from the J
98th story. It will be especially de
signed for fireworks displays on the
Fourth of July and other festive occa
sions. Of course, special construction
is required. Inasmuch as it wUI be nec
essary to fire all the rockets, Roman
candles, etc., downward Instead of up
ward. In speaking of the project Mr. Gregg
said "I am confident that the sheme
Is entirely practicable, and if land
should continue to Increase In value I
would not be surprised If such a struc
ture should be erected."
HISTORY OF A FAM01S WAR.
The Cumberland Vallsy Railroad Recalls
s Celebrated Incident In Rallwsy Aaasls
by Purchasing the Sooth Pens Road.
Philadelphla.July 26. Announcement
Is made that the Cumberland Valley
railroad has purchased the maps, un
finished road and general effects of the
South Pennsylvania Railroad company
and that corporation has ceased to be
an independent organzltion. The
Cumberland Valley is controlled by the
Pennsylvania railroad, so that the
famous South Pennsylvania, despite the
decrees of court and the Constitution or
Pennsylvania, has lawfully, though
rather ignomlniously, fallen Into the
hands of the Pennsylvania. Ten years
ago there was a great stir Over this
matter. The Vanderbilts, the great
owners of railroads, and the Pennsylva
nia came into conflict during a period
when the four original "trunk lines"
were almost always at odds.
The Vanderbilts were piqued at what
they thought was the encroachment of
the Pennsylvania railroad Into their
New Kngland territory. They began a
mairnlfleent war of rates, and finally
William H. Vanderbilt threw his for
tune Into the fight and announced that
he would retaliate by building the Beech
Creek road Into the heart of the Penn
sylvania's rich bituminous coal pre
serves, and would even parallel the
Pennsylvania's main line by construct
ing the South Pennsylvania. The vig
orous attitude of Mr. Vanderbilt was
In some respect due to a notion that
the Pennsylvania was encouraging the
West Shore project, which paralleled the
main line of the New York Central.
This road was really projected end
built by some Wall street people, who
hoped to repeat the success of George I.
Seney, who had recently constructed
and sold to the Vanderbilts the Nickel
Plate road, which paralleled the Lake
Shore.
Emhnrrsncd Even Jnv Gould. '
The situation was seized by Wall
rireet speculators and as the rate cut
ting and useless railroad construction
went on, the bears reaped a rich harvest
In the gTeat fall in stock values. Their
campaign put a stop to the Vanderbilt
dividends, and Incidentally put even the
great Jay Gould temporarily In a posi
tion In which he was not able to respond
to the calls of his bank. The bears pre
tended that A. J. Cassatt was to be
made president of the West Shore.
At the height of the contest, when It
seemed as if there was to be a com
plete wiping out of railroad values in
Wall street, and the Vanderbilts were
energetically pushing their new lines In
Pennsylvania, P lerpont Morgan ap
peared one day nt the old Pennsylvania
office on Fourth street, and told
President Roberts that he controlled the
New York Central and that the useless
war must cease. Mr. Roberts was of
the same opinion and soon after, In
connection with other trunk line mag
nates, the 'matter was arranged. It
was agreed that the Vanderbilts should
take the West Shore and the Pennsyl
vania should obtain possession of the
Beech Creek and the South Pennsylva
nia and that hostilities should cease.
Taken Into the Courts.
These acquisitions, 'tremendous In
those days, excited public interest so
far that the deal was taken Into the
courts and successfully contested, A
decision was finally reached which pre
vented Its being carried Into execution.
Under the terms of the agreement the
Pennsylvania railroad was to buy the
Southern Pennsylvania for $1,500,000,
and the Beech Creek road was to be
leased to the Northern Central. After
a long litigation the court refused to
allow either of these contracts to be ex
ecuted. In the meantime, however,
more harmonious relations were
brought about at the Inception of the
deal which resulted In a much better
state of affairs In the railroad world
and In a peace between the Vander
bilts and the Pennsylvania, which to
this day has never seriously been
broken. The Vanderbilts kept the
Beech Creek road, stopped the con
struction of the Southern Pennsyl
vania and now all that is left of the
latter great project has fallen Into the
hands of the Pennsylvania railroad. ",
WELSH ECHOES.
Altogether there are 120 churches, chap
els and mission stations In Cardiff.
At the beglning of the present century
there were less than 2,000 persons living In
Cardiff.
The Baptist church ot Pengam has
given a unanimous invitation to J. Mere
dith Jones, of the Baptist college, Car
diff, to become Its pastor.
The vacant Chair of Humanity at Edin
burgh has attracted, amongst other can
didates. Professor Conway, of University
college, Cardiff.
The first Lord Tredegar was created in
18.19 and the first Marquis of Bute In 1795.
This year only one North Wales mixed
choir will compete at the Llanelly Na
tional Eisteddfod, that of Wauntawr, pear
Carnarvon. One ladles' choir will also
compete, and this will come from Carnar
von town Itself.
In addition to the grant of 100 to Hwfa
Mon, Lord Roseberry, before leaving of
fice, gave directions for the payment of a
grant of the same amount out of the
Royal Bounty to Charles Ashton, of
Dlnas Mawddwy, In recognition of his ex
cellent services to Welsh literature.
The choirs led by Dan Davlea, Merthyr,
have won in the aggregate prizes amount
ing to 2,200, of which 600 was with the
present Merthyr Choral society. This well
known conductor has never been defeated.
He led the Dowlais choir at the Aberdare
National Eisteddfod some years ago, and
will conduct the Merthyr In the chief
competition at the forthcoming Llanelly
National Eisteddfod
The Rev. Owen Davles, the well known
Baptist minister of Carnarvon, has had
the title of D. D. conferred upon him by
the Colgate University, New York. Dr.
Davles has contributed largely to the the
ological literature of Wales, and he Is now
engaged in reproducing the entire works
of the celebrated Christmas Evans. All
who know him will admit that the Rev.
Owen- Davlea thoroughly merits the de
gree conferred upon him.
R. 8. Forrester ha just performed, at
the University college, Cardiff, an almost
unprecedented feat in carrying away live
prises in the Intermediate class, vis.:
First In Latin, Greek and French, a brack
eted first In mathematics, and a second in
English History. Mr. Forrester occupies
a conspicuous position In the college cabi
net, is a native of Brldgsnd, an alumnus
of the Memorial college, Brecon, and Is
related, on his mother's side, to Thomas
Carlyl -
News of the Week in
Religious World. .
Work That .Pastors and Evangelists Are
Engaged in. Spiced with Personal Gossip,
There have been many novel church
social affairs this summer, and that or
last night given by the Christian En
deavorers of the Gree Ridge Presby
terian church was In keeping with what
seems to have been a summer series of
pleasantries In which the various
churches have combined. It was an
impromptu affair, given principally to
bear the report of Miss Minnie Wade,
who was a delegate to the recent Chris
tian Endeavor convention in Boston.
The social was held In the church
parlors, whose decoratons of bunting
and flowers were In red and white,
the Boston convention colors; the idea
was even displayed In the arrangement
of the tables. The evening was appro
priately called a "Boston echo," and
was free to the large gathering of En
deavorers and their friends. Light re
freshments were served, and vocal mu
sic was furnished by an Impromptu
quartette. Miss Wade's report was
comprehensive and of great Interest.
Washington camp. No. 342.. Patriotic
Order Sons of America, will attend di
vine worship tomorrow evening at tne
Green Ridge United Evangelical church.
The sermon by the pastor will be In in
terest to the principles of that order.
Sejveral other camps have been Invited
to Join.
The subject for tomorrow's meeting
at the Young Women's Christian asso
ciation will be "Rahab," Miss Edith
Rowlands, leader. All young women
are earnestly Invited to be present.
Don't forget the time. 4 o'clock p. m
205 Washington avenue.
Open Air Services.
The open air Sunday services con
ducted by the Young Men's Christian
association in Nay Aug park on account
of their novelty. Interest and benefit
continue to be one of the frequent
topics of conversation In religious
circles. They are held between 4 at.id 5
o'clock In a natural amphitheater of
rocks near the Elmhurst boulevard on
'the west side of the Roaring Brook,
where many hundreds of people are at
tracted, tome from curiosity and many
by (he spirit of religious thirst. As In
its other works, the Young Mew's Chris
tian association conducts the open air
meetings in a practical ar.d attractive
way best calculated to catoh the at
tention of that aimless and large Sun
day contingent which someone has apt
ly described as "floaters." There are
no long prayers nor theoretical sermon
izing, but there is presented enjoyable
slnglrg led by the association's glee
club of twelve male voices and a dif
ferent sneaker talks for only ten or fif
teen minutes eacih Sunday. The speak
er tomorrow will be F. W. Pearrall,
general secretary of the railroad de
partment of the Young Men's Chris
tian association.
Change of Organists.
Not a little conjecture 'has been cre
ated by proposed changes In the orgar.
ir.ts and musical directors of dm Park
and the Second Presbyterian churches.
Following the announcements of rhe
resignations of ProfessorCarter, of Elm
Park, and Professor Roohwetll, of the
Second Presbyterian church. It was
stated that Professor Rockwell would
succeed the Elm Park organist. A
members of the music committee is au
thority that Professor Carter's succes
sor has not been named nor will defi
nite action Ibe taken for probably a
month. Alfred Woo'ler, the tenor solo
ist, will no doubt accept a proposition
from the Boecher church of Elmlra,
Which has engaged Professor Carter.
The new organist of the Second Pres
byterian church will be Professor J.
Melville Chance, recently the head of
the School of Music and Art, of Seda
11a, Mo. He Is engaged Jointly by the
church ar.d the Young Men's Christian
association, and for the latter he will
serve as director of Instrumental music.
Aside from his duties as church organ
ist he will dlreot the choir, of .whldh W.
C. Weeden will toe 'tfho tonor soloist.
Professor Chance Is a friend of George
G. 'Many, general secretary of the
Young. Men's Christian association, at
whose home he has been visiting for
some time. Recently 'he has been
Ettudyir.ig his ant In New York city.
May Conduct Another Campaign.
It is probable that Evangelist Schle
vera. In whose work much Interest was
shown here last year, will conduct a
tent campaign on the South Side dur
ing August. Prominent pasitors are
considering the matter and will soon
begin active effort to secure personal
contributions In aid of the movement.
1'he South Side Is the only section of
the city that was not included in either
the Moody or Schlevora campaigns, and
it Is expected that the work will be at
tended with great enthusiasm.
Epworth leaguers, ot Elm Park
church, and their friends are with
pleasure anticipating next Friday
night's leclture by Rev. L. R. Janney,
who for nearly eleven years was a resi
dent missionary In India. He was a
scftiool chum of Captain W. A. May.
The lecturer's Itinerary includes several
subjects pertaining to India, but by re
quest his topic here will be "Jungle
Life." The lecture Is spoken of as be
ing especially good, and free from
ptock stories and alleged witticisms and
full of facts, told in a most entertain-
Ing way, of that far-off land of won
ders. Bishop W. X. Nlnde says that
Mr. Janney "as a lecturer on India, its
customs and manners, has few equals."
Large Temperance Gathering,
.What gives promise of being one of
the largest temperance gatherings of
recent years in this region will be the
seventh annual temerance reunion at
Mountain park, Wednesday, Aug. 5.
The principal speaker will be the fa
mous Hton. John G. Wooley, of Chicago.
Special trains will be run over the sev
eral railroads entering Scran ton, which
will connect with the main 'train from
here at 8.20 a. m. via the Jersey Cen
tral road. There will be reduced fares
from all points.
"Gorgeous" and "magnificent" are
two adjectives used In describing the
night pageant of Illuminated boats to
be seen on Lake Ariel during the re
ception of the First iPresbyterian
church choir and a party of Invited
guests next Wednesday. The east
shore of the water Is to he lighted and
with the fireworks 'promised should
prove a beautiful alghtC. E. Mills, pro
prietor of the lake, and many of the
cottagers will Jointly be the host The
locality aibout the Hotel Pines, where
the guests will dine, .will be reserved
for them. A special train will return
to Soranton between 10 and 11 o'clock,
and will be met at the station by spe
cial street cars. There will toe no
Charges beyond the regular railroad
fare, but tickets will be sold only upon
presentation of the Invitation.
1 Religions Mlssellsay. .
Rev. W. H. Pea roe, of Ekn Park
church. Is absent from the city. Rev.
A. V. Bower win occupy his pulpit at
10.S0 a. m. and Rev. G. T. Price at 7.45
p. m.
The Rev. Richard Hlorns expects to
preach In the Calvlr.iitlc Methodist
Methodist Episcopal church at Taylor
Sunday morning, and evening. In the
abre nee of the pastor. Rev. F. A. King.
The Ladles' Aid society of Grace
Lutheran church has decided to have a
lawn fete on Aug. at the corner of
Jefferson avenue and Delaware street.
An orchestra will furnish music.
The first annual excursion of Calvary
Reformed church will ' run to Lake
Ariel on Wednesday, July 31, leaving
Erie and Wyoming depot at 8.30 a. m.
The committee is sparing no pains to
make this an eroy'able occasion. Those
desiring to do so can remain until the
8.40 train to witness the grand musical
carr.Jval given by the choir of the First
Presbyterian church under the direction
of Taille (Morgan. All the cottages, ho
tels and boats will 'be beautifully dec
orated for the occasion, and there will
be a grand display of fireworks. This
is a rare opportunity ar.d can all be had
for 73 cents for adults and 40 cents for
children.
TOMORROW'S SERVICES.
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
Pulpit will be occupied by Harry W.
Luce.
St. Luke's Church Rev. Rogers Israel,
rector. Seventh Sunday after Trinity.
Holy Communion, 7.30 a. m. ; Sunday
school, $.30 a. m.: morning prayer and ser
mon, lu.S); evening prayer and sermon,
7.30.
St. Mark's, Dunmore Rev. A. L. Urban
In charsa. Sunday school, 3 p. m. ; even
ing prayer and sermon, 4 p. m.
Howard Place African Methodist Epis
copal Church Itev. C. A. McGee, pastor.
Preaching at 10.30 a. m. by the pastor.
Gospel praise services at t p. m.
St. Paul's English Lutheran-Park place,
opposite public school buldln?. Rv
Georgo M. Scheidy, pastor. Regular ser
vices every Lord s day at 10.30 a m. and
7.30 p. m. Sunday school at 2.30 p. m.
Catechetical Instruction every Monday
night at 7.30. Free pews.
Grace Lutheran Church Rev. Foster U.
Gift, pastor. Services on 8unday at the
Young M n's Christian association at 10.30
a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school at .30
a. m. In the evening a society of Chris
tian Endeavor will be organized. Cate
chetical class meets next Friday evenl.ig
at 7.30.
First Baptist Church Pastor Collins
will preach Sabbath at 10.30 a. m. and J.JO
p. m. The sermons, morning and even
Ing, will be a resume of Important themes
discussed by the Baptist Young People's
Union or America convention at Baltt
more. Seats free. All welcome.
Calvary Reformed Church Monroe ave
nue and Gibson street. Rev. W. H. Stub-
bleblne, pastor. No morning servic.
Preaching at 7.30 p. m. by the pastor.
Next illustrated sermon on Daniel. en
titled "Belshazzar's Feast." Everybody
welcome.
All Souls' Church Pine street, near Ad
oms avenue. Preaching at 10.30 a. m. and
7.30 p. m. by Rev. T .Roscoe, of Somervllle,
Mass. Morning subject, "The Fatherhood
of God."
Grace Reformed Episcopal Church Wy
oming avenue, below Mulbrrey street. Di
vine worship at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Sabbath school at 12 m. Yourg People's
Society of Christian Endeavor at $.30 p. m.
Preaching by the pastor ot both services.
Morning subject, "The Nasarite." Even
ing subject, "The Last Time." Beats free.
All welcome.
Cedar Avenue Methodist Eslscopal
Church Rev. J. L. Race, pastor. Morning
theme, "The Model Prayer of the Old
Testament." Sunday school at the close
of the morning service. Epworth league
at 6.45. In the evening at 7.30 Rev. L. R.
Jauncy, a missionary from India, will
speak. Subject, "Women of India."
Trinity English Lutheran Church Ad
ams avenue, corner Mulberry atreet. Rev.
Edwin Lunn Miller, pastor. Services will
be conducted at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
by the Rev. Mr. Karcher.
St. Mark's Lutheraa Church Corner
Fourteenth and Washburn streets. Rev.
A. L. Ramer. Ph. D., pastor. Services on
Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. At
the morning service the newly elected pas
tor will be Installed. Rev. E. L. Miller
will conduct the Installation ceremony und
deliver "The Charge to the Pastor." Rev.
F. Hotter will preach in the evening.
Theme, "The Duties of the Congregation
to the Pastor."
Jackson Street Baptist Church Tomor
row evening at the above church the pas
tor will give an extended report of the
recent Baptist Young People's union con
vention at Baltimore and impressions of
the Young People's movement In gen
eral. Service at 7 p. m. All are welcome.
First Presbyterian Church Washington
avenue Pitachlng morning and evening
by Rev. James Stuart Dickson, of Phila
delphia. Green Ridge United Evangelical Church
G. L. Malce, pastor. 8unday school at
9.30 a. m. K. L. C. E., at 6.46 p. m. Preach
ing by the pastor at 10.30 a. m. and 7.45
p. m. Subject for evening, "Patriotism."
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Preaching morning and evening by the
pastor. Rev. L. C. Floyd. Seats free.
Strangers welcome.
Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
Church Preaching at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30
p. m. by the pastor, Rev. F. P. Doty.
Morning subject, "Things Permanent."
Seats free. Strangers welcome.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Remedy for Plant Lice. These trouble
some Insects cannot bo poisoned, because
they live by suction and take the sao from
the leaves by means of their sharp beaks,
which they insert deeply in them. Tlr.y
are only vulnerable by means of some oily
liquids applied to their bodies. The best of
these Is the emulsion made of soap ab
solved In water and mixed with kerosene
oil. 'A pound of soap to a quart of hot
water and a quart of the oil are the pro
portions. This Is thoroughly shaken In a
Jar, and when emulsified is set away to
cool, and one part of it used with nine
parts of water. This Is sprayed on the In
sects, and Is deadly to all with which It
may come In contact.
From twenty to thirty minutes Is all ths
time a cabbage need cook M It Is thrown
Into boiling salted water and left uncov
ered. This la said to be also a deodorising
process.
A dish of hot, well-cooked - oatmeal,
mixed with chopped dates or figs, is at
preaent the form of fruit and cereal meet
ing with most approval from several well
known food specialists.
When you come to the shell of a pine
apple or Eden! cheese .do not throw It
away, but bake soma . macaroni In .It,
cooked In the usual way. and then mixed
with cream sauoe. Send, to he table In
the shell, which should be placed on a
napkin laid en a flat dish ,
Vinegar will "set" dubious greens and
blues In ginghams. It Is an antidote for
poisoning by alkali. It will brighten cop
per. It and brown paper will heal bruises
or "black eye.'' It and sugar will make a
good stove polish. - It and talc will
strengthen a lame back If used to wash
the wall before papering will help the
paper to stick. It for soaking lamp wicks
makes a brilliant tight.'
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