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THE: AMBRICAN, PBRRY 1 M iurn h v- - lt t d tr,h V. rt M,Uv b J" -.! tur ' ' i.r of iwM-.n wi 'ji-rio t t-t (1r . tih t d JnU T t lu m it t p. atwl !.( ) lh'-! with, t.try t-r. !' vke iH tin h utv 'f the J .inrf j,.,;,.. M:,t;m, he hi4l ivM ix otUl i 'i1 ; and MfBth, rrMiliil U -IN en 1i km-"-. hh prvpptdou hi hand -hi (ur It jstntv of attention jjn-l upon Ihe H '; r, if awaUltk in r curiosity tor hat ttt follow, Ami did you really know the WmI : JVdoH?'' a-ki d Ellen, mlntf h-r mIo cheek from H pillow. "Know him! Ah, young lady, 1 wa Won and cradled under 1I roof, nourished ami brought up In hi due trims. 1 was tin) eomankiu of hU Im prisonment, I supported hie dying head, ! bent over bin grave;" ' kTl tho recollection overcame him. "My brother," said the young min ister, gently and affectionately placing hi hand on his silver hairs, "bo col lected. Ho who law Ken thus privl h'gwl 1 steward of a gift, not to bo wrapped up In tho hidings of selfish sorrow, but liberally Imparted to tho starving church of Christ." "I know it, 1 know It; and many a faint henrt ha waxed tttrong under tho hearing of what Hove to toll. It la only now, weakened by age and many trlnk and surrounded by scenes at once mo like and so unlike to tlioao that were it 1b only now that nature rubola." He gazed round hlni, and soemod to derive encouragement from the ex predion of so many Inquiring looks. The entrance of Dry an and Shane completed tho circle; tho former took his station by tho luvalid; surprised at the animation other countenance; ami while nho explained tho cause, Shane received some communication from his nephew, which appeared to brighten his faculties, fatigued as ho was, intend hit tor were their sufferings from something Ukoeorrespoudlng attention "My father," said Wasll, after hujf bowing to his hearers, "was th lldentlal doinestlo of that bjf,, Ho accompanied tho bishop f-.yt, ll to this country, cnKa (in alTeetlon that hi-spok" I'-r',),.,.,..,,. olUkl,tho Vjpider e'U.vqn R ,.!,,lt.SH lent mNSi, ,en her having ' 1 ; birth, and my Ul' "", ,:ar after. Tho Tit ."v, . V1 ' "Mf tho caro of my tw f.-.. . on .y B10ur f 1)t.0iui fOueailon, Hnd,)M,tli HuU)d fct my onjoymont hyUia num,g chalr) Jailo desk bjin hlj) mH.nUM,rj,ta-tiiat, vrai.se.. uiftt cf ncdell's fame, the best mop Irish Dmy Ln(ly ;.. exciumea shano, and the Lady ltad already CJtu'he hand of tho Tenerable nai tuk'"DIessed old manl" she said, yaiio name of my lacerated country, thank you for the oil and the no that can alone pour healing into er wounds. This hand has wrought with that good Samaritan, and my roof 1 honored to shelter it. Oh, never, hovor shall my country know the sweets of ptu-manent peace, until that work commenced by Dedoll lie perfected; until the fountain dug by his pious labor be cleared from all obstructions, and widened, and caused to flow in a thousand ready channels, spreading through tho thirsty land those rivers of tho water of life!" "Never!" responded Basil, "lie said it many a time to whom, for tho prophetic work, a prophet's spirit seemed given. "But, alasl Lady, how few among her own tribes seek Ire land's welfare as he sought it, whom you l ightly term a Samaritan; an alien, held accursed by those for whom he tolled, until his deeds disarmed tholr deadly hatred, and aed it into love!" A general assent was given, find Basil resumed; "The tale of lorty-one is written in letters of blood on some memories" ho paused, for Malcolm gave a sign; and again proceeded: "I was still a youth, but hardy and strong; and courageous In the cause of my bo loved master and his family. There lacked no among us those who would have repelled violence, and built a barrier round him with our slaughtered bodies. Nay, I wrong many in not in cluding all his flock. But it was his care to represent tho duty of resting solely upon the invisible arm of Jeho vah; and while his dwelling and his church were thronged with faithful adherents, no breath was ever heard but that of meek submission to the Divine will. Dreadful were the scenes beyond our little sanctuary! within it all was poaoo and safety." "And yet," observed Boss, "your bishop understood the principle of 'No surrender."' "He did. sir; and with holy daring acted upon it. I was with him when that startling summons came, to de liver up the fugitives sheltered in his Is- I et,t .. t. -' Mb ,. ". t,l i . U 1 tf. ( ,i .' n J fcUh ll'iiil M .1 i i. to 4 .11 . i..v J! I 'm- t tn?l tti- b f. ,.k ,1 1 i t!.-l I t ' " r: l l ,tmt,. r .lt.l I ! !!) th rl' h5 - fii tlt h.-ii. t ivi!y t ) tn..i,h ! ! 11 Uu l!-4 () . t vlnilw, in l"-''" .upH ikUtt, tin? Jllil - of t.tiit thy itui t,,"v "'No tttvawt. HI J'ott. il MSimh, iniptli ".oti got U eV, ihnt (ttHto," V, .." tien-.l tin oth r, 'l did. P(. ivttel ai'ixilnl.Hl t jjimnl ?h in- n.nviit rnpllvo had Invn i ji tleulm ly MtjrHi t nie; and through hi Inwr ertwittii 1 ai x'tuiiiti'a i muow, hough not to nvomany, my lolovisi mauler and hi ooim. Defore my depar ture, i iw the HlHtmtnatkm of dewda- lion standing In thai place, wiiere Hodoll had olterud to liod tho aerlllee of prayer and pralie. i cn, 1 beluld tho Host olevaU'd, where holy liand had Uen lifted up, and weapons in- runted with tho bUKkl of the gulltlcxR were gniumteu; wnue urn crimson flngvrt that boro them smote upon the breast tho murderers yielded homage to tho blighting mockery." Indigna tion burnt on his cheek as ho recalled the eene. Bhano looked hard at hlH nephew; but tho latter merely com pressed hU Hps. and listened with un divided attention. Uatdl went on; "I was conveyed to my minder's prlnon, far from the un hallowed pageantry that desecrated his pajheo. I found him encloed In tho toyer oi Lioenwater, tiiai uesoiaio dwelltfiff which arlaou from tho center of a 1ko, without so much land about It aAiight Bullleo to support the foot. December's storms swept over tho un sheltered spot, and found entrance on ery aide, for the building was most ralnous. Tlis few prisoners whoso gnr monts had been left upon them, were constrained to pan with all but a slight oortlon lo cover Vpe more mnnorous vly.inis of rapaclouaVruolty, stripped wrally to tho sklny their jailors; cold and damp. Provision, was liberal ly supplied, but in every instance raw; so ituit those who knew anything about eookuij were Incessantly employed for ft r-.t. , Tho good providence of God woit a pious carpenter to bo our com panion in captivity andjy, J)L skill oino llUo repairs were xlleeted, for whlcjfcr'we wero most thankful. But '0(ir best, our dearest pledge of Jeho vah's gracious presence, we received In the unlooked for permission from our keepers of worshiping together, ac cording to tho accustomed rites of our church. No interruption assailed us; and deeply sunk the word of exhorta tion into our bosoms from those revered lips, that never ceased to proclaim tho unchangeable love of God under what soever dispensation Ills wisdom laid us," "Answer mo this question," said Ma- grath, with a look oi restless impa tience, "will you answer me trulyV" "Assuredly, young man; I would not dare to do otherwise." "Well that good man, that heretic bishop, did he ever curse tho Catholics with ye?" "Och, tho fool's head that's upon your shoulders!" exclaimed Shano; while Basil gazed with astonishment on tho querist. "Answer him!" exclaimed tho Lady. Basil now seemed for the first tlmo to comprehend that a member of tho Ilo inlsh church was present. With a look of placid kindness, ho said, "My answer, brother, is short, simple and true. No! as soon would tho sweetest springs of your natlvo plains send forth the waters of bitterness and corrup tion, us those lips could have given utterance to a curso. But they of whom you speak wero the objects of his deepest, tendorest sympathy and lovo; and their welfare was a constant theme of prayer in our afflicted JIHIe congre gation." "Come, now, you'll bo after making tho Iwst of it, and no blame to yourself; but you won't pretend that you prayed for the fellows who gave you that lodg ing, took the clothes oil your backs, and treated you like dogs, I'll engage?" "Wo did," answered Basil. "Our sufferings were great, and our op pressors cruel; but morning, noon and night, we made our supplication for them; that tho light of the gospel, visiting their dark minds, might show them under what deadly delusion they lay. Every murmur excited by our own bodily pains was hushed by the awful consideration of what awaited tholr Im mortal souls, blinded and ruined under the influence of their falsa and perse cuting religion." "That's enough," saldMngrath; and, folding his arms, he leaned back against tho wall, his eyes fixed on the speaker. This strango episode had excited no common interest in tho little circle; but all were silent, and Basil resinned: "Even under these depressing cir cumstances, the object dearest to his it ; tnit t! . r ,!;. i ' vf t f i . I t'Sfc"- - 91 r ( "!' ' ' W, t i,st 1 -,..!!,;. -t U It ' I !- (. t ii U M.l tS'H 1 f. , iaS'n'tt hut hf "'! iii"4 t h HHM't(( .-. !( 1 ) tHiiv H "4 iill ihivI, txitl.i r hartft tmm !. ll-ti- N-tii j t !, fswipAf'tUw i-) ; nr.J a (its iil. 1 iir-vl w fur I H e- 1st n)rjtH l )( to Itn'.st it g thi Mwl, in.iilrvd If all w, 1! lthin. A .ml ilh llii'tn dcU'nitineil tlo" jvmtig mm on '!.it ling thfir r l- Ukel fr Hn flight: ami, f!.r jiin lug In the uppfli atlons uf lh family, tin y Milted forth, leaving on the mind of their ft li-tid r niorv anxious lix-mor than had wvr More nwmpanled the iinwUllng farewell. Shane's eurionlty had 1vb violently exeitt'd n more than on oceaslon dur ing that eventful day. Hl nephew, finiti .the moment of assuming the badge, had apjeared to throw off a painful restraint, and to attach himolf with unfeigned cordiality to a cause against which he had assuredly, not long before, harbored evil designs a circumstance to Shano quite unaccount able. The unexpected and unwonted share which he had taken in tho even ing's conversation abo perplexed him; for Magrath's general deportment was marked by tho extreme of reserve, rather than its opposite. To Shane's drowsy faculties, however, tho latter transition appeared less surprising than the former; but with the Lady of M'Al istor It was far otherwise. She rightly attributed his morning animation to a relief from painful forebodings as to tho sufferings awaiting the fnmlly, whoso kindness to him had evidently sunk deep into his mind; and also to the removal of that restraint under which the fear of mooting Lundy had kept him. To tho cause, as such, she could not suppose him attached; but to Bryan, exceedingly so; and she verily believed that an affectionate desiro to watch over his personal safety was the motive of Mtvgrath in adopting the pre vailing budge. A more inexplicable mystery involved his evening conduct. The acquaintance which he seemed to ha ve with many particulars related by Basil was not very wonderful, the events being comparatively recent, and strong In the memory of those who sur vived the scenes of 1641; but there was an intense interest, an eager curiosity in his aspect; and an unmoved endur ance of reflections on his country's faith, from the Hps of a Protestant and an Englishman, which formed a strange contrast with hfe fiery impatience under the reproach of Ross. The sub ject haunted her pillow, and prompted many an aspiration on behalf of the in tractable object of her frequent en deavors, while she counted the hours whoso flight brought on the wished yet dreaded dawning of another day. To be Continued. An I'lisavory Spectacle. Our country was recently treated to the unsavory spectacle of a Romish archbishop (Ireland) calling upon Pres ident Cleveland and personally lending his Influence in favor of the appoint ment of one of his (Ireland's) special friends to the postmastership in Chlo Bgo. Mr, W. J. Onahan a Catholic, of course is the archbishop's favorite. Mr. Ireland had hardly time to leave the presence of tho president before another Catholic aspirant for tho same office, Mr. Frank Lawler, sent in to tho president hk special recommendation from his friend, Archbishop Feehan. If President Cleveland cares more for America and our country's free institu tions than ho cares for tho support of Romish prelates, he will send both these aspirants, together with their politico-ecclesiastical supporters, about tholr own business, and appoint for postmaster a man who is simply and truly a truo American citizen, ono not owing superior alleglanoe to some earthly potentate or power other than our own government. Will he do it? 1'rogrcmve Tldnker. Kesolntioiis of Respect. Whereas, The Supremo Kiilur of the llnl vorxo lots, in III.h lnlliilln wIhiIoiii, wi-n tit to remove from our iuldt Our dearly beloved friends and highly eateemed fellow-clt.l.etm, ChiiIuIii Vox una ripemau Ouray, of Fire Cum puny No. 7, and Whereas. In the dcMh of (Iitptaln Vox and I'lpeiiiiin Ouray, this city loses two of Its tnoHt elllelent otlleerM, In their respective olllcen. who exemplified Hint piitrloltxin of AmerlCBii cltlzeim In stierllleliiir their lives to save the property of their fcliow-clllzeni; and, wnereits, in trie aeat n on.-tipt am i:ox ana I'lpetiiitii Ouray we lose two highly esteemed trieiiUH. hiiu tun wire anu iiimiiv or cunta r Cox a devoted hiiHliund nnd a kind and in- dulK'tit father, and the brut hers and sisters of I'lpemau Ouray a kind and dearly beloved brother. Therefore, He It Hexolved, That we, the otlleers and members of Heseuo Council No. 1, A. 1'. A., hereby tender our sincere con dolence to the families and friends of these our dcpnrtJMl friends In this the nnd hour of their bereavement! and, belt further Hesolved, That Ihe charter of this council bo draped In lnournliiir la remembrance of their heroic death, and A copy of these reso lutions bo sent to the wife of Captain Cox and the brother of I'lpeman Ouray, and that the mime bespread upon the records of this council and also published IiiThb Amkhica.n. Signed, A. M. Clark, t'H AS, I'NlTT, Jams H. Kvnk.ii. Comriilttee. EDLINQ BROS., 308 North 16th Street. ' Hatters and Gents Furnishers. Men's Shoes, gloves, etc. A "dollar's worth for a dollar." 0- MAKIMi moi:y fast. 1lt iK.. it :N 1m Vroni ! IVmMMia 4 I " hm Iwi4 I I ,.t lk fcttfttikg l't log 4 -Mf l t . W r? n f mt t fc"-4 1 ! ; tt.t r-f-4 - l II :'t 'J M V H ! ImiV I -n-s t 1 mid F I "n tbw 4 I sMi M ,Mlirt twHtj Max.t U'kT Wf nfti j Ctt!f tmi . ) l M " .! 1 lmmlil ! ittim, nu l 1! riirttif ,1 U t-:t.w p tit ,1 RikH if ! 1., trtrr lit l!illltfmJ'tet I !!. i'l flli-l lim If w itl.in Ui iskIU of II. latiffM mint In It rtHll. 1tii mii.t rt.itlN In tvvt, bb. li pwwiit l.niMin wrtol In IV A tlit frtirl unit eir tw iraMr awaits lo nthirt Mir iilnr IhriHilth llif -tkrt.nin, whrrr c IbcdiAervtil prwi llifiHitfh wliit b l-ull Ion int m U fors It rn I unl a t'nlto,! Mat- motief Tli fumct Mum ttlhrflrvt one to which tli Vlmtor l eti diKir.1 Tim nisf liitiery U ran by wt power, furtiKliwI ly an artttUn well In th janls of the mint liuildina Tht next room Is the dei!t room, or, more prtr!y seakliin, the liiRut room. Here tld nhl, silver or Jewelry Is received, of wlih h an; one ran deHil to the value of notlesM than UW and have It melted Into bullion, assay el and the nei.t day re ceive In money of full value In gold coin with 10 per cent of copper alloy and uo charge tiisde for coining. Uu the day of our visit fiOO.Oiioin silver coin was beitiR melted over. Wliyf No one could or would explain, itlmiked ixhl to see the appnr ently perfectly good 50-cent pieces shoveled Into the small, red hot bowls, where the inlense hint of tho furnace soon reduced the coins to a molten fire, which is stirred by small paddles held by Immense iron pinchers In the hands of skilled workmen, who practically "earn their bread by the sweat of the brow." The small -paddles, as well as the bowls in which the metal is re duced to liquid, are made of clay and plum bago. The ingots of gold and silver are 12 Inches long, lj( inches wide nnd H inch thick. The value of thegoldingotis$l,COO, and the value of the silver ingot of the same size Is $55. The next process through which the metr at passes is that of rolling into long, thin strips. This is done by heavy rollers under a pressure of 250 tons. It takes 13 times to roll gold and 17 times to roll silver. The gold Btrips are now put Into long copper tubes, which are then placed in a furnace until they are redhot, thence thrown iuto a vat of water, which process tempers the metal, Kach of these long copper tubes is handled by two workmen and will hold 30,000 in gold or $2,500 In silver. When the gold strips are removed from the tubes, the gold is waxed, and the silver strips are greased. This is done to prevent abrasion. The metal is now ready for cutting into pieces, the size according to the denomina tion of the money to be made. The work men shove the long gold strips Into the cut ting machine, which handles the precious metal as it would pasteboard, and indeed It is qulto soft, as what is left of the strips Is doubled up by the bauds of the workman and thrown Into a box to be sent back to the ingot room. One dollar in silver and 120 In gold are cut out at the rate of 183 pieces per minub, the smaller t the rate of 28S pieces per minute. The round pieces of gold and silver are now passed to the cleaning room, where they are washed free from the wax and KreaHe. Peeping Into the door of the cleaning room, which visitors are not allowed to enter, could be seen a box of unstamped 120 gold pieces. The box contained $100,000 in gold. The unstamped coins, now bright and shimmering, are taken to the nil justing room where the ladles work. They are here adjusted to the exact weight of the coin to be made. Should a coin piovo to be too heavy it Is filed off; If too light it goes back to he melted over. The milling process puts the metal in blank form for stamping. Hut first it must be freed from oxidation, which is done by whitening. The round coins are now ready for the stamping which makes the metal money. There are five stamping machines, and the dies of these can be changed. One dollar In silver and 20 In gold are struck off by the same machine at the rate of 5,000 per hour. The capacity of the ma chines is much larger than the supply of gold. But if all the 'machines could be kept working In gold they could stamp H50,000in one hour, or (3,150,000 in seven hours, or 1945,000,000 In 800 working days. To look at the large engine of 150 horse power that controls the machinery used In the mint building one would scarceimaglne It had been used for 19 years, as It appears as bright and glittering In Its polished metal plates as If it were new. In this great building wh ere f 10,000,000 of treasure is stored away, many seemingly small economies are practiced, yet the re sults are quite astonishing and more than repay the labor. The floors of the work rooms are covered with perforated iron flooring In small sections. Every night these sections are removed and the floor swept. The sweepings are then worked over with acid, and the yield In gold and silver amounts to 10,000 per annum. Once a year every truck about the building is burned, Irrespective of its condition, and also tho clothing worn in some of the work rooms, that not a particle of the precious metals may be lost. Once in four years the carpets of the adjusting room are burned. The last bunting enriched the United States coffers to the extent of (3,200. Leaving the stamping room the visitor finds himself in a long stone corridor facing two vaults, whose heavy Iron doors conceal the treasures of $10,000,000 and in their mighty strength of steel and Iron seem to mock as childish play the official papers sealed with red wax and marking them as belonging to the United States government. The guide now leads tho way up stairs to the main hall, where the visitor can, If so disposed, pass a pleasant and instructive half hour viewing the collection of rare old coins on exhibition in the reception room. San Francisco Cor. Omaha Bee, And She Never Smiled. A middle aged man who has made enough money to take his wife to France a dozen times and not even miss the change, but who has tiever known a word of French until the lost few months, was calling at a neighbor's not many evenings since. A girl who took high honors In her French at school some years ago happened to be sit ting near him, and the attention of both was attracted by a handsome dog outside on the pavement, "ng shiang," the gentleman practiced softly to kimself. Then, turning to the young lady, "Shiang," he repeated benign ly; "that is the French word for dog." The maiden did not smile; her own dear father had been worried into studying French of late, and she knew how it was. Chicago News-Record. .. l . ; jk . ill D ', ft,. (I it M . k, .. . . -t, "H t f-. I .'it I .! t ! j, (... Jwj 1 1, (, fc U,jT , t,i.' ! tsi s .-I I. r ,.!. -I I-. !- IHO . I 1. I . ' I . t ('i.iHi4 tttktr M-e -i ! ftnt-.j -e4 art! I it itnt .Wk4 t tm!i ( i, Une !. l t !, ! i-m! 'J ti..i -hi?.! til "Mt t, )Ur.k St $.wi tne I w )n Vw will rwmie I hm .- 'I fm IA lTn4r-l, I Ml I.I t' t int-i ll .! ttmii,i( Uerl h a iff -rnti Urn I ihiImIi tl!rtt ,te In lrfets) ) lit ))! H.e t -nt, a,. the ttt livat f U pftwt tit Kstnrsl In in tl ll trvli, tht i4'f ltiir, ainl tfii log tWih ;1. M pit re tmferl "It w so, h a tI mttitm, t 1 yon rotil-l have InarJ lu It m the r I bate twn wanting rair tiilblslef In pr h. Tli ti t was 'JmlifetM.t, lt ytt Judge!.' It was appropriate thai I just waHedtill after the servie l tell oiinnlnUtrr fc. 1 told hint that It did m fit tnt at all. be cause, as yo know, I ttrtrr pass Jitdsmmt upon anyone, but llirr are tatiny Id our church wliodo. They are always rritl rising other, and R make lue o India natit. rMI Jut told our minister that I was glad that he had given them a dlit, as Ihe sennon would fit at leant hf of the congregation, even if It did not st rike me, I rfo hope they will tak it to heart, ltut It Is usually the way that those who really need admonition think that It Is Intended for some one else. Now 1 ticecr do." That was all, but the Inaudible laughter was so thick that It could have beeu sliced up and sold for the Interior of a railway sandwich. St. Louis Republic, The Way to Succeed In Conversation. The question arises whether it is better to presume that tho person you are address ing knows everything or to take it for granted at the outset that he knows noth ing. In cither course embarrassing results may follow. Authorities differ on this point, but a certain justly popular young lady who has pondered on the matter some says the wisest way is appear to think the other one knows just a little more than you can ever hope to learn, even though you know the opposite to be the case, In this way, she maintains, you can man age adroitly to give him stacks of Informa tion and yet leave htm with the pleasant feeling that he has been instructing you. "Never seem to think that you know any thing worth mentioning," Is her rule, but she makes one strong exception. "In the case of direct questioning always answer something." Whether you know anything about the subject in hand or not, make a brave guess at it and reply as though you did. The querist wants a positive answer, and in eight cases out of ten yours will chance to be correct, while In the other two he will forget your words before he thinks to verify your statement. No hnrm is done, so she declares, and it Is better all around than a stupid "I don't know." However such a rule mny work to the confusion of ordinary maidens, it seems to fit her cose precisely, for she has the repu tation of being the most unassuming as well as the best Informed young woman in her set. Chicago News-Record. " Bclllonlan Flowers. Flowers and new potatoes contest with the mackerel the privilege of the deck room of the Scilly steamers. It is far from pur gatorial to be wedged on board between a couple of cases of the Scilly white, an Indig enous narcissus. They are much sweeter than the fish. You may see the cultivators row into the harbor with their cargoes from tho other isles. One farmer of St. Martin's with whom 1 staid sent as many as 12,000 flowers in a day. Atthreepcncea dozen (the wholesale price) this clearly means money. Of arum lilies also he was a considerable exporter, but their price Is much more vari able, veering between sixpence apiece dur ing holy week and a shilling a dozen after ward. For my part, I was much interested In what 1 saw of the flower culture in the Isles. It is an Ideal profession for the "decayed gentlewoman" who advertise In the news papers for something to do clean and sweet and profitable. The Scillonlans believe, with good reason, that the trado has not yet reached Its furthest points of develop ment. Each year sees another acre or two set up with narcissus bulbs. During the spring of 1891 180 tons of flowers left Scilly for England excluding the post parcels. This does not look as 1 the south of France was, as some thought, obout to push Scilly out of Covent Garden. The few hours' clear gain that the Scilly flowers have over the baskets from the Ri vieraare very precious in the esteem of florists. Cornhill Magazine. Ideals of Physical Perfection, Some years ago, In an article on "The Cradle of the Semites," I had occasion to study the Ideals of male and female beauty shadowed forth in the crotlo composition known as the "Song of Songs," or the "Song of Solomon," in the Old Testament. It dates from about 250 IJ. C. There the male is portrayed as "white and ruddy," his hair black and curly, his eyes gray ("like doves washed with milk"), his stature tall. He describes his bride as "fair all over, without a spot," slender, "like a palm tree" (not fat, as modern oriental beauties), her hair "as a flock of goats," that is, wavy and light brown, probably, her lips red, "like a thread of scarlet." The interesting feature In both these descriptions Is that they point much more to the blonde than to the brunette type as that which hovered before the Imagination of the sous and daughters of Israel as the realization of their amorous dreams. Cor. Scienca The Influence of the Roman I'antheon. For five centuries the Roman world turn ed to the Pantheon, till out of It arose anew art in Constantinople. Then In the fifteenth century, at therevival, the humanist artists turned again to this same great work. It avo rise first to the dome of Florence, and then to the dome of St. Peter's, 150 years later. From St. Peter's the dome spread all over the world the Pantheon and the Invalldes at Paris, St. Paul's In London, the capitol at Washington, the Isaac church at St. Petersburg are mere imita tions of St. Peter's. And thus from the Pantheon has sprang the architecture which from Chill to Chicago, from the British Islands to the Turkish empire, from St. Petersburg to Sicily, is seen In a thou sand varieties and in ten thousand ex amples. Fortnightly Review. Encountered Everything Kins, Brown I am sorry that you met with opprobrium on your recent dramatic tour. H. Booth Smith Oh, it wasn't as bad as that. We met jeers and hisses and even iggs, but I can't recall opprobrium. Vogue. MM1 f"Hhl !. t fft tiHHk f SiVi I $r.';itf. tmM ito . v;t . t I .i I I ,,. I t. Imrn f 3!t tti4.rtt, M !'s!jt mh. i i t ! ta-i4 11 In,-. i uttt t k, t.. ii fft 4 :i, i tirvq f".ttt'.r-l iw).tM tm iMtj,.t jittiti ItttfttKr atl tnntetut lf.t jt t,iti l f tfnte .t Mat k 1 LS f ," f. tr.4--, M HI! J'Ulll lf SHl.l t It 0. wi-H fi.fc iv p.wtu- tt tt'.. 1 -! Im thV.trl, .t. l Ihe Mitr , that tl, I rnn " itfc Lis t it.4 the " ltek ktn, the .tmirnl.ir .fs.,ie peftt In "pun tit,M ilk tt r',!li 'ifc-i-S(iinof It st ir,t IaWoMI, r-ld svhtt stel the ft!altO rnsl.tT "f Us ee nit. t hM nurr e.f- ite and Mtufr big ,1 tlptiim tit diwtit tt iite rtwii.1 WtvHrnihan a "t litter WlitiwrmUl r fee the psle tititstlttn ennteye.1 In ur "key. ia i,hH In the nsien-te Inis.-e hh h Is nl rmr fiaklttsi upon the intiid by Ihe tetm "t-mw Imbf " t r our pedum ie iitid tnesn Itmltus "it-raitilmlntr" lo anolliet emis sion, by the way, from Mr. RumU' ult-eaty-the Kl"hit "push buggy" of tli Aiuerteanst In lite way of huttinMsis analogy few droller metaphor ran ever liavtotvurrvd to the human mind than that which de scribe (lis point of a iiail or tin tark as its "business end." To "keep a stiff upper Hp," as a synonym for the display of firm ties; to "keep Ihe eyes skinned," as an equivalent for th4 maintenance of a vigi lant attitude; to "have a hard row to hoe," for a difficult task to perform; to "take a back seat," for to retire under circum stances of humiliation from a sitlon of undue prominence; to "have a brick In the hat," for to be top heavy with Intoxication; to "waken snakes," as tho "last word" of dangerous and dclilierately created disturb anceall these are phrases which "palpi tate with actuality." They are the obvious coinage of an intensely realistic and prac tical race, of a people whose minds almost Instinctively frame a visual representation of incidents and objects which It Is the habit of most other nations tocontemplate in the form of mental abstraction It can hardly lie maintained that from the point of view of the external graces these locutions can be regarded In all In stances as ornaments to the literature of our common language. It is, however, only fair to admit that many, or most of them, if outwardly inelegant, possess that in trinsically and essentially literary quality of "expressiveness" in so high a degree as to deserve pardon for their defects of form. And it is the satisfaction yielded by them to the universal human desire for the di rect, forciblu and stimulating expression of thought a desire far older and stronger than the literary Instinct-vhlch hns given some of them so tenacious a hold upon Eng lish speech on both sides of the Atlantic.- Loudon Spectator. Emeraon's Mil Ilota Kappa Oration. It was my good fortune to hear In 1837 the address which Dr. Holmes calls the declaration of Independence of American literature Emerson's Phi Beta Kappa ora tion of July at Cambridge. So I can re member the surprise shall I say the Indig nation which the simple, solid, discon nected phases of that address awakened among those who heard. 1 remember the covert criticism of the gay dinner party which followed. I remembqr how afterward men and women freely said he wall crrfzy. 4 Alas, 1 have on paper my own schoolboy doubts whether he appreciated the occa- , sionl It happened to me 40 years after In ( ono of the most exquisite homes in Amerl- ca some two miles above the level of the sea, on that easy slope of the Rocky moun tains, among all the fresh comforts which make a palace as desirable a home as a log cabin, to find on the table of my hostess, who is herself one of the leaders of today, a new edition of this oration of 40 years be fore. ' I read it then with absolute amazement. If you will look at it when you go home, you will share that amazement. For 1 could not find one extravagance, 1 could not find one word which should shock the most timid. It was impossible to under stand where the crazlness came in. Bo had -be led the ago in those 40 years, or so had the God who sent him into the world led it, that the prophecy was fulfilled over and over again. The extravagance of on day had become tho commonplace of another. Edward E. Hale's Address. The Ostrich Walts. A traveler who is too modest to allow his name to be made public declares that he has discovered the origin of the waltz. Neither America nor Europe possesses the honor of being the birthplace of this dance, which, like many other wonderful things, comes from Africa at least so says our traveler. He assures us in solemn earnest that every morning at sunrise the ostriches collect In groups and go through regular and graceful movements, which is nothing other than the waltz. Unfortunately he docs not complete his Information by tell ing us whether the birds dance the Ameri can, Euglish or German stylo, so wo are left In Ignorance as to which form Is the most primitive. He also loses sight of the fact that instead of tho colonists having learned the waltz from the ostriches they may have relieved tho monotony of tholr existence by teaching the birds to dance. Detroit Free Press. The Ingenious Magpie. The magpie Is nothing If not Ingenious. He always barricades his bulky nest with thorn brunches, so that to plunder it Is by no means an easy matter; but when cir cumstances oblige the "pic" to build in a low bush or hedge an absence of lofty trees being a marked feature of some northern localities he not only interlaces his home, but also the entire bush In a most formidable manner. Nor does he stop hero. To "make assurance doubly sure," he fashions a means of exit a well as en trance to the castle, so that If disturbed he can slip out by his back door, as It were. Exchange, I'nleavene 1 Itread. The unleavened cakes of bread used dur ing the whole 'of the eight days of passovcr are called matsoth, and are made of wheat en flour, of a round form about a foot In diameter, perforated all over, and so very thin that a pound's weight contains about nine cakes. Many families distribute a few of these fragile cakes among their kind and affectionate,' but somewhat simple, Christian neighbors, who treasure them as curiosities. Temple Bar. To Ward Off Consumption. A celebrated specialist in lung diseases recommends to a very delicate patient struggling with an incipient cough and general debility this startling remedy 10 raw eggs a day as nourishment. The poor little woman has brought herself up painful degrees to 10. She refuses to go a further. Philadelphia Press. J