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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1894)
TUG HUH. An Yw.sf of (Vnvont lifr -Ttr Ml I 1 I . it IH ' I M it - V " " I? I H I: il r M . -m 1 t 'l ' ! 1 ' 1 . i i ,4 l n .1- SI ! m , ' 1 Att I ! ! 1 .,, it n A Ph Mp l i n i t'l i, , iifti ii.xi tUe....-.S't t "' villi .'Mil ,-, !... l it ( l- t "''. ("'. I t 1'" 1 1 " Li no;iv.s w.h IU in.Hoii'.t u'lHiitn iJi' ' ,,i ivw p nt i-Ate tsi-n ,tl'v tt t A ) "' IPai H!y. Tbo Author but deSt't nLlll l; fAtloe; time Uii 1t Vv tl.:t,:. .l ) f n'-Ul . Iriito of tli'J Mtill vtimnh, kIio 1ih tnk. n oKtv lM-!t.'lli cl.iiivU mnti.-i i ln lm Mxri..l Ittstnw t Jho TlitHiloK'loal t'nlorhUm V H. F. V., .ftlt NxUt.V 't.1i', 'ilitli'il t Avignon, In K;.i. Tliin-nt.-,llMn fht written i I..vm in H'-, I'.v H. fr'iHm U rnn'.v, of tin SM i.'ly of .lxmiH j,'Miit hii.I ftrviil HllUIoil illi ht OOllNl'Ilt of tllrt ttt)lH! Of Ht. .lllHt, vlmir liviHM til of llio onlor. Homo of t)n olnls of tlio mimUlvi' linvo hi ili'Bwn fiom tho liiKtmyof St. Puirlck, ft liok iutiUslid nt A vltf tion, with tho niirolut,ioii of Simon Ximi'iit'H, vlcni" yonortil ut Mmlrlil. Of tlio rot tho nnllior In not ut llixTly to liinko known nnuiyof tlio itu'tum tliut Khhiwoinloynl to uoqualiit tlio rvmVr wltli wlint nlio roeonntu, but nho roforn for tlio truth of hor HHMtM-tloiiM to oviry IHM'Hon who, liiuin(f livcil upon tho oon tlupnt, Iihh tnkon tho trouhlo to look InU) thh Mihjoi't. If unyono Mit.v thut tho ItoinUh churolt Iihh not tlio powor to i)LT'tMiU thut nho had lit, tlio Mini! which Ih In dlniti'il by tho IllHtoryof tho Nun, ho will do well to bear In mlml that thoho fnotn tiunlilri'il boforo tbo Krcnoli revolut ion. If tho church's porm'euMon him not tho ninno churai torlMtlcM, it Ih bocuuHo tlio power of tho Honilh church is roHtralncil. iSiiiijicr tnth ml Hm-li Ih her niot t't; ml bccauHo the JohiiIU havt nalil in llu-lrratcclilun Unit 'Vlnco It t'HtiibllHhiiicnttliiH'hurch of lloiuo.lmH alwuyn boon tho name and will bo to tlio end of time," wo nro nblo tobollcvo with roiiHon that with each renewal of power, will bo renewed tho donlro to tniiko a bad uho of It. Tho author Iihh iiIho eoiiHulted 'Chriittlun HcMearclieN Mado In AhIii," and many other modern writer, Minus of whom huvi) pcrMOtuilly ('xpofb'nced 'hiid hiiva offered mmin factn of much it niiluro that It Ih not jhwmIIiIo to repro duce thorn before tho youth of a nil tlvated Hoclety, CIIAl'TKH I. INTHnnueriOM. Many account rolutliitf to tho (front IIoiiihh t'nthollc HioHlay hnvo already been published. Many nut horn have unveiled it Hccret praetieoM, and, par ticularly, lu Homctlmo bliHidy oppron nlon. Uutiiothlnif upproHchcH, 1 think, that which I hIihII relato and which coiieenm inywdf. Horn at Turin, 1 wmh educated there accord I n(f to the Ktriotcnt prlnclplcn of tho IioihIhIi church, and I entered Into iocloty a uliort time 1ki(oio tho French revolution. I wan left tut orphan at an early wife and In pfwewtlon of tin Inde pendent fortune: nhortly afterwiuiU tho limn of an oulv and well beloved ller led me to tbo projeut of eiitei'lntf a con vi nt. I did not wlnh, however, to inukothU diclxlon wllbout liavlnif m en for m,velf tho Intel lor of a rellifloiiH Iiouho. To obtain tin) Intt IHki-ik o 1 docln d, I iielectcd the convent of the villain of Ht. HilTn n at wlioi-e door I prewnli-d inyKclf. In tho vlllnirc lived a Mine. Vi ranl, a relative and my companion In nehool; bIio ln.'ted mo to pawi nomo time at licr hoiwe; I accepted, liutlwa un'iblo at that tlmo to piirtlelpitlu In worldly ph tiHiiri H hh nlio (IcHlred, KL. H Iff re n Halttlo vllliitro with H very pl(jturcKUo iltuation. The Mir roiindinuM nro very ptciiMint. Abovi tho villain, tiebind a natural terrace bordered with old rhcMnut tree, were reared the, number whIIh of tlio monas tery of Notro D.nno do Miwirloordo, Tho upi rlor of tho convent at that tlmo belonged tooneof the (lrnt fanillle of tho country. Behind tho convent whh laid out a vast garden, enclosed with bljfh walla and Hhadcd by nuijeHtlo npruec treen. Tho encloHiiro wan crodHed by u tream of clear water which entered and do- parted through grated arclien The aiijicarance of the convent pleaded mo, and to my requent, Father Joachim, confcuKir of tho CHtnbliHliment, replied that tho Hiipcrior would receive mo tho following week On tho appointed day, my friend and myself proceeded to the convent. Tho approach to tho walln filled us with a deep rclljfloud imprawlon, bo much the moro profound beoatiHO this society wan one of those that tho revolution had not yet troubled; likowbio tho walln, the ficulpturcH, the -painting and all the ornaments of all sorts had preserved all their first magnificence A bigoted servant of the pope, I was i ', i " i I ,t 1,1 ,,1 ! . H , X t . i I , I , .) 11,1(1' l t .. ! . t : t t f I i , lt 1, ' ' .It' l 1 ' ' - ,) A .- .-. A .''! ft .., , 1 t. it M .- -' ,i , n .! 1.1 I'm Nl - ( IM '''I Itr li.i.H t '. ' ,... ,. ! 1.8 , ,. ,H , ,t.., t , il i In t ' i i ' i l ivi in t ! i K n I 1 1 " t-t limbic i t . J.'i-N-1 !!' il to,.itl.l. .1 I'J i-Whf .'..ii'ii'iiH'fc' 'i'.f .,,. itno ,. ' .i '"i I ' -''I I it,. r i ! M . i'.-, ! i: ntn tin t. l.ii o'd l' i. n the .1 li on! Moli -f Hi !tn. nc i (in il oil .lf.M..r ifl lK i H ! I'll Oil I'll I " I II I,' Imvii f of t'l-' iti ' ' i" We puil. iltl ilmiii'i'tx ll Hiuln I. r I hut w !iki-d t tli" ttii". We loniil hKiu Hti , then tie- iiol' of ulliiliijl lli; liiiitlly the ilo..roi. i.Mi. An aired female, eloth.il a lit I In like tlieitHtue, teeelvi d U. She hml ninety been npel ind of our ni l ivnl Ih eimnn uho lnlieiid uh within without nH-ak- lnj: tthllo Khe ii'pluei d tb ImiMh of the diHir, I eisamlni d the pbiee whore wo i Were, U whh an airlied piiHsiiiro Into which opened many doom on each tdilo. The ono nearenl to uh, as I learned later, led to the chapel and wan lined only by tho prloU. lleyond those doors a double urate jirovliled with shultem, Intercepted the view of tho Interior, lint as one of the abut torn was open,.I saw that tho passage was enlarged and lieenuio a Hpaelous court, In tint middle of which was Htiindlllg a white marble erosMsurriiuiiiled with a railing. Finally, tlio portress, pusslug before us, opened a door which led into a little hull paved, without matting or carpet, with marbles of various patterns and orna mented with a grand painting re pro Minting a religleiii-o similar to the Htatiio at tho entrance. Under the painting wo read tlu-so words: "jS'iuifa Mdcv Tlu ma a Jcmt, fimlndrix, OfdmiHMidao Mtinu; a Mode (VrmWi." We Heated ourselves my friend and myself-- before the grate which was covered with a curtain; It was soon drawn aside n rid tho superior entered. At her night my agitation wussucli that I was Inciipnblo of speaking; 1 bowed very low audit was only when sho formally conimaniied it that t con sented to lu Healed. Tho abbess was a little woman of forty years with very dignified man ners. Her black eyes surmounted with slender and arched eyebrows gavo to her otherwise dull white countenance an agroeiihlu air. Her welcome was so carcs'ilng, bo attractive, that she pleased me, charming mo and scatter ing my former fears. ' My daughter," said she to mu with kindness, "you are an orphan and you desire to find In mo a mother; bo as sured that my arms and my heart are open to you. Would that tlio rouble doves fleeing from a cruel and danger ous world might find their refuge In this enclosure where they might enjoy tho peace which tho world doe not give! Hero, In the celestial ark they are carried beyond the storms of life, even to that port of poneow hero all tilings will bo mado new." "Tho church," said sho, addressing my friend, "is like the arK on tho bosom of the deluge. Outside is a world which perishes; within all Is pence and surety. Perhaps, you may think," who continued with autiiiiilloii, "that wo are unhappy here! D not be (leeelved. Homo liinigli.o that our life Is monotonous; that the h.iurs drag heavily and that, wo lire oppressed with nniul Hut does not the service of tho world weary.' )o they not suffer there privation and sailne.H only to find at length anguish and remorse? Wo watch, It is true, and we labor, Hut what a rich reward Is thut of our h rvlee! It renders us plmmlng to (iod; it proenres for us the benedictions of our holy mother, while It Is tlio master of tho world, tho evil one, who gives to bis worshippers bis reward. What difference for us who seek tho unfading crown In paying our debt of sins by our prayers, and our farting niiiass for us this treasure of which tho angel Itaphitel spoke when he said to Totiit; 'Prayer iieeomimnled with fiihting and alms Is more precious than tlio richest treasure.'" During this discourse, Mine. Verani wcarcely dared to lift her eye to the ttblx'MH who was expatiating at length upon the holy joys of a life devoted to works with prayers and celestial inedl tatlons. Finally, uddrcsHlrig herself to me with tenderness, she asked mo what had led mo to denim this InWviow. I opened to her my heart fully, even to Its most hidden Hent imentH and in par ticular my desire to bo for some time a boarder in her house; she refined, un ions said she, I would positively express my resolution of taking tbo veil. "Tho taking of tho veil," said the abbess, "wlthoutblnding you definitely to tlio ehtabllhmetit, would permit you to live with tho sitters, a favor that would not bo granted you In your qual ity of a simple boarder." "I ought to give tho reason for this action," said she then to Mine. Verani; "it is neees sary to preserve for this homo Its char acter of sanctity, I blame mytolf very much for having received, because of feebleness rather than charity, for sev eral months, a young lady who, after having been treated hero as ono of my favorite daughters, hag left us in an un worthy manner." (To be Continued.) t. 4 THE AMERICAN. DINED WITH DISM4RCK. l'('riif Witiutn Vvt ihr hvd' I I'Antrilot. M,Tir.i.VK mum i r,r. u ttimnttl l In Mo,i t.i, t. ItKh 1tltt (tl IM llr ! , I I .l. r Mill ! I H . t !.. (.) Hi III., l,H I". ! I in, imtU ll l.. I I i,n S. , i i,n 1 1 1. n i ii r I, llllli ti l t (, i I f,-. I'l Hi iti nli- n U i II t I i tie' tln i hue Hi. Iti" li.lifPl pfin u- V t- I i"i if W Hi m, tb in ('Mull t'l tbe f- n r 1-v U" li'Mss! 111.' 1 1' Mllfllt pi'pl" (.'' I ullv. f.l'.itt .-l t).H1l'ty H I'lt'OII Xl-ll 'H til" pa: I le nn mr 111' tl. the i , toimvll '( i in I llJ-iV I lie I lt d,l of l'i lite W nil . Il lliniii;l't b" ( nl " -ii Willi bitfivei. i ; i It is liiutii illv lllidi it'l on the p el the two ktvM im u tli:it tint lit mu i!i i I I inn is entirely rmtiml mid hi' n Hv mi i Mil lllelltloll of lllll i lllteil,,! avoidol. I'.mperiir William left Heihn at ' Friday n-fiit aii'l nrrivitl alfiu li'i'liN k. Ill spite of tho litpiei't nt 111 i'insinr that there i' no nViuoiiHtrulinu. the railway Mat ion ami the vilbig.' v"i ilecoratiil with Ihiirs, bunting and ll 'iv em mill the road to the nHlo was a lo.ii nvenite of triuitiph. At the HNivhir' the emperor was to alight at the railirid Mint ion n immense imperial crown win hung and at the windows of the eottuvres ill tlio iieltthborhiNSd busts of Prince Itm tnnrek and the emperor were displayed. Thry WVl-p I iilliilhlll illlv l.ri , Inl. Prince llisuiarck, iihiii leaving the cnstlo for the railroad Mat ion to meet Kinperor William, wna greeted with loud applaiiMo by tho crowds of people id--seinbleil, Tbo emiieror, who wore a naval uniform, stepped briskly out of the carriage when the train drew up at. tlio platform and approached Prince liis mark, who wore the cuiriwsier uniform with helmet and the gray military clink recently presented to him by the em peror. Wariii and repeated haudidiakes wcro exchanged between the emperor and tho ox-chancellor, after which the former carefully wrapped the gray cloak around the prince's shoulders, liis marck having doll'ed the gray garni'Mit just previous to greeting the emperor. The emperor and Prince ltisnuirck then walked to the caslloof Frledriehsruh, followed by the emperor's suite of seven persons. They were enthuHiiiMieally greeted by tbo crowds lining the route. i;niM'ror Conijriiliiliili'il llltiimrclt, Upon arriving at the cattle, Kmperoi Williiiiu greeteil Priiici'ss liisniiirck mid with the princess upon his arm the em peror proceeded to tlioHuloti. The em peror congratulated Prince llismarek on liis hearty appearance and then intro duced the prince to his suite. The em peror also shook hands with Secretary Chrysiider and lr. Schweninger. Tlio dinner to his majesty was in private and only Vi covers were laid, neither Count Herbert nor Villlaiul!,s iiiarck ls'ing present. Tho emperor sat between Prince and Princess liisniiirck. After dinner all conversed cordially the prince and emperor smoking, At I) o'clock his majesty departed, Th ex chancellor accompanied him hoek to the station and he and the emperor nhook hands several tinu's lieforo parting. The emperor sat at the open window of the saloon car and waved hishaml frequently until the train started, On the way to the station from the Pis marck residence the cheering of the crowds was incessant and the emperor repeatedly saluted, At the station, ax the emperor's train was about to depart, the cheering was almost frantic, His farewell with the ex-chancellor was of the most cordial character. The prince accompanied him to bis car and, Isifore entering it, the emperor said a few final parting words. Several at tempis wcro made by some of the on lookers to sing the national anthem, but they were drowned by the incessant cheering of the rest of the multitude, Iteturniiig home, Prince JSismiirck was almost carried off his feet by his excited admirers, who crowded around him. A thousand persons were present at the prince's residence. All the residences in the city were splendidly illuminated. Prince liismarck seems to ho in much lH'ttor health since hi reconciliation with the emperor than for n long time past. Oliiilntoim Will Inlio llm I ir-l.l. London, Feb. 21. The Chronicle says: Mr. (Uailstoii') will take the field against the house of lords, when he will move in a comprehensive form the total rejection of the ameiidinents to the employers' lia bility bill, and adding that the measure is ended and that tho lord will hardly euro to carry the contest further. A great siiooeh is expected from tho premier. Nitty Iii-iit h Dully. Itto ok J ANi.iuu, Feb. 21.Tho deaths from yellow fever now average 00 daily. The government cruiser Nietheroy, which wiw reported outside, has sailed south, The Detroit returned to the har bor, Tho Charleston and Now York are cruising ohtsido tho harlsir. I'nr NiipprrktlnK Anitrchy. pAnin, Feb. 21. The Oaulois assert tho Hritish government has decided to projxiso to the powers the passage of in ternational legislation In regard to tin1 police supervision, etc., with tlio view of suppressing anarchy. All' ii'lit'''! AwiiuMlnatlriri. London, Feb, 21. A dispatch from Vienna says: It is rumored from lie! grado that on attempt has been made on the life of the Servian home minister, and six persons were arrested. lirownoil Aceldmitly. Coi.FAX, Cal., Feb. 2t. An accldni occurred here resulting in thodrowning of Mrs. F. J. Adge and Mr. MeDonaldsou. They wore fording a swollen stream on the Iowa Hill road and na they were ciofwing their wagon was overturned aud they drowned. In !t V 1 1 '.in Svoi st i j tMl l talt.lr ti.U In M. I mK lm , .. A M I,,. i I . i. . i f .i ii tn i'" ' HMt'l eilit H I'h ,t i 'l t.,,i i,. I .,! n I 11 t-iti" i. 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The (it is bltiiight by ilifiindatits of the sistiT Marie, whi uiiiln eh-'l half Inter est was Hold without her kimwliilip Kane of the must pruiniiieiit building and valuable inipinveinents in the city are on the ground in litlgatioii. ilrniili'it n Iihiiro if Vi-niii. KansahCiiy, Fell. 21.--II. l.yiui. ugainst whom l'i indictments have lufti n'turnitl ehargimr granil larceny in con nection with tlie failure of the Continen tal lioim and Trust company, was granted a change of venue to Cuss niuiity and h" luw given bail for liis ap pearance for trial there June . tlitug" W. Toiilinin, iiulietiil with him, ninl W. P. Holmes, indicted for grand larceny in connection with the failure of the Secur ity Savings Trust company, have each given notice that they will ask for a change of venue, so that none of the bank cases will bo tried in Kansas City. Darragh and Saltley will lie tried in In dependence March 2(, tho others outside tho county. Her lmll'iti lliitliiiiiil i:iiiil. Yankton. S. 1)., Feb. 21. Mrs.Chaska, nee Cora Flower, who was married at Cheyenne agency three years ago to ft Santeo Sioux named Chaska, or Samuel Campbell, is now living apart from him in a small town in southern Nebraska. Chaska, it appears, disappeared some mouths since and it wiw discovered that he had eloped with a young,' buxom sipiaw. Mrs. Chaska, after waiting for his return for weeks, left the reserva tion with her half-breed children, vow ing sho would never live with Chaska again. Terrlliln Hlorin In ('iilinirnlii. 8ACitAMr,NT, Fell. 21. A terrible storm raged in I lie Sierra mountains Mon day night. Snow came down in great quantities accompanied by a wind of the hurricane order, Hallway cuts were drifted full and traffic badly blocked. A serious accident occurred at (loldstream, where a heavy plow backed by seven largo engin-s when running at a high rate of speed plunged into a snowbank nnd jumped the track at leiwt 50 feet from the rails, Three men are missing. Aici'i'leil it 'l'i niiiiiiiry I'.t'iliK'tlon. Nahm vn.r.K, Teiin., Feb, 21, Tlio ro ri'Sentatives of the four railroad organi zations, trainmen, conductors, firemen and switchmen, affected by tho abroga tion of the wage agreement by President Thomas, of th.i Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway, finished their con ference here and the old agreement wax practically renewed, Tho men, however, ugreed to accept a temporary reduction of 10 per cent until tinu's improved so an to justify the payment of agreed wages. IikIIioi Kllli'il liy OflKi'M. Las Vkuah, N. M Feb. 2 1. -Juan Antonio Hud, an Indian suspected of having murdered John Doherty, ex sheriff of Norn county, was shot ami killed at La Cueva, StaiilslausSandoval made oath that Itael wanted him to as sist In killing Doh'-rty, On this a war rant was issued for Itael s arrest, lie fired on the officers who fired in return and killed him. He had killed two men before the Doherty murder. - .. .. .... t I'urvU In lln U.n'iili iii i d, Jackh in, Mist,, Feb,2l, Thesiipreme court denied the motion of Attorney (leneral Johnson to resentence tho white cup, Will Purvis, who failed of execution in Marion count v on the 7th of this month. Under tho law Purvis can not lie resentenced until the Juno term of the circuit court at Columbus, unless Judge Terre! sees lit to call a special term of court. (iuir Hint Intcroliild Mini. Tot'KKA, Feb. 21. --Miss Carrie Maud Smith, who has been employed as stenog rapher and typewriter in the office of Auditor K. K. Carpciiter, of the Oulf and Interstate Kail way company, has brought suit in Justice Ferry's court against this corjiorntioii and Auditor Carpenter for $10, the balance of her last month's salary. I'ii per Minus I uti'il. Amh;qiikic;i:i:, N. M Feb. 21. The book and paper house of Pollock, IJrlgh ton & Co., the largest of its kind in New Mexico, was closed under attachments served by the receivers of the suspended Albuquenpie National and Now Mexico Savings bank, amounting in all tof "J, 000. Two I.urliy Iciwn llnyn. SrtuiT Lakk, la., Feb. 21. Olo and Knndt Skaltabo, a couple of pfior boys who were raised in this county, have re ceived not ioo that an uncle residing in Idaho has died and left them an estate worth about $2,000,000. Ilcrlln ( inning Hack. Queenbtown, Feb. 21. The steamer Berlin, having ou board a number of the delayed steamship passengers, sailed for Now iork. vii'urj .ii.miu K r.-niii.-iii.. r . r i t. ...,..., jnew yokk, rob. 21. ilio American Foot Ball leauuo met hero. Joseph Cleury was chosen president. a h m;ui, in niiNA.i IT H ' tu I ? In) M i ,T ,"'. j l.i SK I (.1 ,M t lt :.( .ll I ...!, I.. I Htlt ,l.l ', 1l.lt'.l nhlllH l I tl I ! !. t ll.lr IK I .niH I ton t il I 1 1 "lli ( 1 I t, , ml . wtrli t t I i f e M u ,!'." ! li t r.t l 1 !l( t Hi lit t., . j I iMl,.l, liniifl , Wli I It." I Mi i tn I'Hil Mii.i-i ninl I 1 It.!! 1 Ii, I l ull' ..tiU jnliti ( l it lino. In! I In i,. 1 nt i inin h . I',i .1 I Hi I'llM-Int t- t-l Wii' ll I I ll till it ill I ,iii I i' -t t'lnl tl !' -I iu'"i !! I i-i' I ii ,. "' li l I n ti n I'll.. I i' )ii I tn Hint M mill tt . hi , In lu itlili T 1 f "ii" It i' I' Ciiii'l iTt' lutlif . ti ilii- lniilili it , I ii. n In H i' ii iii. r of il.e Mint nin it.ir lei n It ir up' ti He ir l,"lll,ll I tin' til I'll', l"l It III HII tilt lltnl lriH i Imii, met )in It f"lln ei I y In r brldiiiilil. Hut t'i I lm i n-iinl I'l'ti tvi r Ilii' ln rlelt of Hie !' or'Ht jiii ntv jiili iitito lu 1'ii iy iiHii r n-tH-i'i. Tm-: lulu, rut i leilntl itiiille i ntt) Inn ri'ie-ii it lilk't Mint oile r iliillil iet, iiim!1i r ri, Hi t i nil lieu rtii'ii piinr iitlifiineliltiif II Meti Itiillim llii'itirtnil l" - llir' nii 1 li In va rlsiiln i ii imiiit i'f imili priiei'ttiuin, The 'IiIiii-m urn Imtny I lie Inutt litiiiiii. I tin Ineil iiih lent ninl I tin mutt niltuinler tltHi't ntiili- ell III" ill III). I Ktiy III" llli'tl nuc lent Imi iiiim' lliey lire t lie li iitt i Iimiihi 'I from wluil Hiev were hmg Pi'litlirlis nwo. Tim leiitt I'liioiieil ! They lire not i lmiiiti'd nt. nil. The ( IiIiiii of today is tlieCliinn Miircii Polo knew. A few of us have been in China. I mu lint sprnklim of the mis sionaries, 1 n uard t In-ill us n ieiiie iiirt. What hnvo we naliicd In Clilnaf A straiten experlelli't' - to me n plensiilit olu npniiuil of ierfiiineil lea, nnd almleof tlnwi riil cm pi, for all "f w hleli we liavi mli rinlit liaiidsoinelv. We have lieen trenteil In I lie main politely, lull sooner or Inter most of us are liimt'i! out of China, if not, by the emperor, why, then by the ellniHle. The ('liiiiew have nl least three rellxions ('otifiieliiiiisni, 1 ' 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 nnd Tiiuisin. Hut the fimeritl riles of the three sects aru Identlcnl. There aru several reason for this. The t liree relinloim are much alike and lire nil largely founded upon Indian ltiiihlhisiii. Moreover, ri'ligiou ia a very second class nd'air in China. The priest a of two sects often live together la the ebitminlcHt way. Filial devotion Is tlin real religion of China, All China Is ono hiiKo family, nnd the emperor is the great fat her. Ily the way, (iieat, Father is hat the North American Indians call God. rVtnl the Chinese consider their emperor a god. There is one mere reason why all Chinese funerals are greatly alike. China Is a In tu! of ceremonials, and I he smallest details of tliosn ceremonials are prescribed by the "Leke," or hook of rites. To disobey the least rule of this great national manual Is a crime aud a severely punished one, In two respects only does one Chinese funeral dilt'er from another. The first Is in the amount of money spent, and the second Is in the period after death lit which liiiriul takes place, The first ambit ion of every Chinaman In to have n splendid coffin. A poor China man will half starve himself mid his fam ily for years that he may daily heard a little casli toward the sum needed for tho purchase of the coveted casket. When the coffin Is really bought, It. Is brought homo with great, ceremony, II; Is given the place of lienor in (he house and Is regarded as tho most valuable piece of furniture in the establishment. Among I he poorer classes It is customary to buy a very thick coffin, No self respecting Chinese family and the ('hliir.su lire the most self respecting of nil the mil Ions will bury a parent, until they can do It with more or less Mongo lian magnificence. Pencil In China death by no means Implies immediate burial. When a Chinaman dies, his neighbors come in and help the women of the family to make the shroud. I he body Is put In its coffin. Then the funeral ceremonies begin, if there Is money enough. If there Is not, the coffin is put back in its plnceof honor until the family finances look up. The day of the death, or the day after, the relative" not living tn the Iioiinh and the friends come to pay the last duties of respect to the deceased, When the visitors lirrlve,lhcytre shown into a room in which are all the women nnd children of tho cs tabllshmefit,, These IiiM.it set up a dismal howl, In whhh the visitors Join, or to which I hey listen sympathetically. When tho tympanum of even a Chim sii ear be gins to iiehe, the guests are ushered Into iinoiher apart ment, where thn men of I he hoiisiiglvelhem lea ami refreshment. The refreshment varies according to the menus of the family. In the bouse, of ihorleh It Is u dinner. Alter the visitors have drunk nnd eaten, t le y are bowed out by one of llm k liismen of I he dead. A well comliieied Chinese funeral Is the most gorgeous sight in Asia, It, may seem tons a lilili) tlnselly, but that Is a mere matter of taste, And I, who make bold to like tii Chinese, can not claim that they have A siipcrahuiidnnrfl of taste. At tho front of the funeral procession walk the noisy niimlelem musicians. Then come' men they maybe friends, they may bo coolies bearing I ho insignia of the digni ty of the (lend, if he had any. Next walk moro men carrying figures of animals, idols, umbrellas nnd blue and while si reamers, Af'er them come men carry ing pans of perfume. Just before tho cof fin walk bonzes- Chinese priests. Overtho uoflin a canopy Is usually carried. Tlio casket is borne by about a score of ni en. Immediately behind (he coffin walk tho children of the deceased, The eldest son comes first. lie is dressed lu cnnviis and leans heavily upon a stout stick. Hois RUpposcd to be too exhausted by grief nnd fasting to walk without tho aid of this staff. Tho other children find relatives follow thiscbief fiicurner. They nrn cloth ed in while linen garments. White Is the mourning color of the I fanes, of (he Hur mese and of (he Chinese. Tho women nro carried ia chairs In the Chinese funeral procession. They sob and wall at intervals and In unison, When the burying place is reached, tlio bonzes begin chant ing a innss for t he dead, and the col'in Is put into the tomb, Wluin tho coffin is laid iu Us final position, a largo oblong vvhlto marble table Is placed before the lomb. (In the middle (it it is set a censer and two vases and two candle utlcks, nil of us exquisite workmanship as possible. Then they have a paper crema tion 1 Paper figures of men, horses, gar ments nnd a seme of other things are burn ed. '1 hey ate supposed to undergo a ma terlal resurrect ion nnd to be useful to the dead in the Chinese lienven. The tomb is sealed up or dosed, and an entertainment concludes the ceremony at the grave. Tho forms of Chinese tombs vary somewhat According to tho province In which they are built, ami very much according to the menus of t Ii u relative who ttuderlukcs the expense. Pull Mall Gazette, AUt M.iofMI 8 IM(V-Vtt, tolwM M."l-4 n4 iln, I Uttl? I It. ... 4. i I "l ,, .f ,!.-.. . ., I 't ! I i , . ,. 1 1, , 4 I .il it n ,i i . l h Ii hi l M A I I tt 4 'in ' 'f i- "! ish n4 A i.4 a i 1 1 , i.Hi i I . I i i.ti n 14 It .1 .!' ,t A ( Ml Hi if l l i-t Ui.fl- tf t i ' 1, ! 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The tilthops nrii In full piiiii'plj-, whtlA He knights nnt rcprew'tited n plnlieitig Iiomis, llh fVin of riil'les. Tim CAstlA follows the I lilnimi ditigll, being All I'le pliMiit Inuring n liowihih, on nhich Is s Ti lied All engln wll II outspread Wltlgs. Ilolli i'li'ihniit ninl bird liiivn ryes or bril liant rubies. The piece Weighs llvtl ouneeii, or ns iniieh as so gold dollars. Tho pawns nre slut tii'ttcH " ' , Inches high, represent ing Human soldiery. i'lu) silver pieces nro equally ernntii In design. The king Is represented ns a lend er like Alarlc, wearing a bull's hide nnd winged helmet, while his shield bears tho Inscription, "I.ils rly." The other pieces lire similar In design to the gold, except that the pawns nro rude warriors armed with clubs, The board has n Isidy of rosewood, In laid with silver. The squares nro of moth er of peurl and ebony. In each corner is a laurel wreath of gold encircling tho let ters P. M. An Inscription on ono side reuds ns follows: To Paul Mnrnliy. A Iiccogtiltlon of His (iealiisnnd a Testimony of Kcgaril From His Friends nnd Admirers In New York nnd Uronklj n. New York, 1859. On tlio other sldo of the bonrd Is A list of the 14 champions, nil from different countries, whom Murphy had defeated. In every detail the set is finished ns finely as possible, the figures being chased under a microscope. It was mado by a Now York firm of silversmiths nnd cost VJ.BOO. It wus presented to Morphy, fresh from bis Kuropcau triumphs, in the chapel of the University of the City of ew York, Hon. John Van Iliiren, son of the president, making tho presentation speech. After Morphy's death ft was sold with Ids effects In New Orleans nnd so came back to this city. New York Mail und Express. Tim ICkIiit liiliicullon. Blio was a young woman of many lova ble qualities mid, wilhal, something of a society favorite. Hho had a beautiful face, a splendid figure, a majestic carriage and A captivating way with men, .Moreover, she was said to ha exceedingly wise, In proof wtiereof she wns wont to exhibit a parchment document, written in Latin and tied in a mass of many colored rib bons, which, ns tho only one who could do so, sho was in the Imbltof translating into English sentences selling rortn that she had wrestled successfully with certain phi losophical, economic, mathematical, me dicinal, legal nnd ot tier questions, Where fore this young woman was much sought after by men, for, they argued, "Truly, sho must he a woman of unbounded wisdom nnd common sense," Now, it caiiifl to pafS that n celebrated ' Actor came to town, nnd tills young wom an, no more eager than a thousand other young women, togged herself out in fl dress of many yards In extent, which be gan nt tlio waist, after tho manner of tho modern fashion, and with her very hairy poodle, tied up In a huge woolen rug, went to tlio theater. Hhc wore ft handkerchief over her head In tho carriage which took her to tho play, find wit h a rare exhibi tion of her great common sense, which All admired, she threw a silk shawl over her shoulders, so that if she must shiver she could nt least do it lu a becoming way, Khe rode back from the theater In the same manner. That night she prayed that Fldo might not have taken cold, and four days later they buried her a victim of pneumonia. pona lion's Magazine, SuniHrllnn (in lit, "Ono bitterly cold day," said an old traveler, "we a shipload of us wcro ly ing at the w harf at Astoria, The river was frozen, and wo were wailing for the lite to break, Wo were perishing with en nui, That Is how wo got to watching thA crows, These poor things were dying of starvation, nnd they could not resist the temptation to hover shout f he ship, They could not get tbo food out of tho water, but stood on I lie blocks of Ico mid looked enviously dow n into t ho waves at I he drift ing blis of refuse. The poor Mark wretch ps could not, stand sllll on the lee, for their feet would liavo frozen fast, so they shift ed from one leg to another In a manner which gave (hem the appearance of danc ing. All iihmit, with screams and flap ping of wings, flew a (lock of gulls, snatch ing the food from tho wafer and fighting lu fierce good fellowship, hoon wc noticed A sort of understanding between the black birds nnd tho while ones, for while tb able birds pranced nnd danced the gulls surrounding them pjeked op bits of food and (h posi!ed them within reach of their starving neighbors." -Now York Ledger. Tim If ometfui'i lit A Miitriit. The supcri tit inn t hat associates Dm liorscslifM! with good lin k Is very old, Jt is said to prevnil not only among English speaking people, but In all races of Europ Hid Asia. Aiiiiquarlaiis nro undecided Whether Its origin has to do with tho ma terial from which the hofsesho Is made or with Its shape, Huunt writers on this subject have surmised that the Jucky qualities attributed to the honc-iibon wer derived from its fantied resemblance to the halo plcf tired a bout tho heads of saints, but this connection Is highly Improbable, as It Is known (battle- sopemllltofi cer tainly antedates Christianity. Ht. IdiilU llcpuhllc. 1 1n, 'lot, i,r Ills hliiirilly, Klui Do you really and truly love mu, Ilnrryf Ilu Love you? Why, I even hnvnafond fjess for that IiiiIhiiiich of a brother of fours. fcho Oli, llarryl You liuvs imdu mo so lappyl llostou Transcript.