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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1894)
THE AM E.RIC AN. TWO HUH. An rpiro of Oonvnit 1 Iff. ,1i..." 4 ' 1 " J ' i ini'ii u u i i 'i. .i i - .i i t i' H Cil'i'," Mi'Mul timlitliibv nu1 lb Ii.-'l 1 - m"I thick i'f (( V i n im lit- ' ' "! "' u t" -1) Ma Me ti t II '' " "IhatU 1 5.- km! I'I Ibe ii'ieUilt," I, '.'Hut I!,.' iW.'i js? i 1 "AH. IT luaj -Ibe h'hii (,ln bate ); fi! m' Hot hi mi' ' Uiit l.t hwi.r A rt''l l'ii ItitW the VAhf ale. I l!l lt) t f'Vtrt; I 'rinl'' JO'I thai, Tn ihhh' luettco; Thiieatv Ihll tj lb t of Ibe Nut-It V"lt li ) a ttiaitauto, llie titl) HUH, as'Wtutl Hint her, Mir tfimil Mother tiem d liln ami ir ulil Mother Alituo, wliowa vestry nun allien I lino tinine mortal In the t itiK win-it she we neither able Id im'p nor licHi'i llti'ti there mo ulu iliiiin,tU, mil lh( Htultints," "I npe," until ltiistaslc, "that Bister Aiiyi'lUjiio known hII that." "No," I ri'i'liinl, "I tllit not know exactly the nuinlier of sisters; I hiul al ways bellovoil there Hero only twenty nine." "Ah," nlt! Paulino, "ami who told you there were only twenty-nlnoy" "I have nfU'ii counted them In tho choir." "Tln iii nro thirty, nevertheless," re jillin! riinllno, "thero Im ono t lint you havo not mull yet, (or when a person 1 a postulant, alio U not permit tod to sec everything, Ami by tho way, I havo never hi'iiii a postulant held as mi r let ly as you; thcro must havo been a now ruin; vtry jfooil, I havo thought, voty hiI1Hd, no doubt." "llo quht now," exclaimed Mother Jt'iit'frliln. "One word metro, "said Pauline; "I tleslro dimply to nay to Klster Antique that alio will ho happier by joining u than in talklnir with tho alslur who huve hwn a long time In tho convent," "lliiHh!" wild Mother (Jenefrhlo, "wnnit ouo Ik npproaehlng." It wan Mother Urmila, and It watt evi dent that ho ciiniii to Hpy anions im, Khti Njioko It) mo and iitivu mo tho tltlo of gpotiHO and told mo that nIio wait happy to net! no much of dlvlno norenlty in my npiMiaranco, "Thin in a happy day, my child," nho xcliiluied!,aiid tho talked of tho holy triimtinrtit when nIio laid iwldo her Mectilar hahllN and cnlernil Into thtwo lioly dutleii which nIio hoped would no euro her a place near her lord, "In there, my good mother, any ono In tho honwt who wa prettent at that ceremony?" anked 1'aullno wt etly, "Whatceremony?" aked tho mother. "That of your profusion," replied r'aulliie, dropnlng her eye. "Who ever nuked Mich a foolinh qutm tlon ax that?" cried Mother Untuht, and her ugly face darkened with an ex predion tif anger, "Do you think mo an old an Mother Almon? Though I wa only a child when I camo hero, I know nothing of her proftmnlon, no mora than you who havo boon tt r llgleimo only a year." "In that ciote I am mUtiken," aald raullno, "K nil rely no," reptlod tho other, "hut I think that I can toll you In what you aro mistaken; It In nomethlng of rnoro connefjueiiee than tho duration of my nojoiirn In ihl hoirnti." "And what may lhathe, my mother," humbly ak d I'aullne, "will you en lighten mo with your e.mmwl and tell mo In what I am mUlaken?" "I think," nald tho old woninn with connldorahlo tartrieuM, "that you liavo tniiitaken your vocation incoming here; and I am compelled to mty, Mother (Jenefrlde, thatyou have not donn your duty, when you leave ao much of lllM-rty Uj Hu nt! young girl. "Come," nald Mother (Jonofrldts, "wo will talk tg' ther about It;" and the wo mother withdrew, when KmititHlo exclaimed; ' "Ah! I'aullne, for a atroka you aro unetpiallcd! Why no torment Mother Urnula? Do you not know what an In flueneo aho exerclHe over madame? You will MJtelybo rejiorti d," "I havo no fear of it," retorted raullno, "What havo I wild after all? Hut coma with me," ald he, afieitklng to mo, "I wldh tt) ahow you Mother Almee; nho la a good old creature, and I love her, and I would give my two I'ju In find out whether Mother Ursula waft prcherit at her profemilon; and more, Mother Almee in a curlottlly, I lovo to hear hr talk," And aho drow mo to a group of (later who were acated at tho farther end of tho garden, aomo of themt had tKHiki in their handa, and olhora wero engaged In that ciiay convomation whlt:h fllla tho grcattsr part of the time of nuna of different communltlea. They bad today ample matter for their exchanged; the ornamentation of my head-drctta, the dcalgn of tho embroidery of the bbthop'a mantle, tho pantry and cake of the breakfaat, and above all the ponton of the new arrival. Taulino Introduced me to the group and Indifferently axked gome questions then acating hcraelf ahe pointed out to me a little decrepit old woman seated in .i.l , ihi i t t . ' ' ,1 til vilfti.l 'li -l'. l l 'be r. i ' . H i4 V! I . ' I ! " ' IV .i.ti.i J l!l '' it !" l-H'-'i.U., i,.t. n , it i is! i" t'"i " i t f t. bierf ittf t.nl nun ls' ' ,.( ,i i ttnnt'h t bit I r h) !! till ! '-M H 'H(. U M.itbri Aim" W l ! !, Wit m- WilH' i(i-ti ' ! t !. '. n i.. ' I I. l, I II 'M t ht bl I hi ! ?,..,! i.i i l.ni'i'ci fMir..4 HI, i. . ,li.kl biil lot le.pl' - 'I I"" Itiil (I !.ll ll l.ll I III,; I (! "I-H'll I 1 f l- ' j.iti j-k, i V. s Kl ' full! fbe III vitiie In the t.iii e ol I'millm , ainl lilt! tUil JoU l ll 1 I, my Itio'lu'i'i" fcil I'millne, I ake. afier your h a tli," "Ah;" ht, "my illerliigiit bleni il, ntv t hiiil. "Inc" 'hey are en- iluicil fur 1 1 i tit who lute m, and lie aitvpt Un til a piiMif of my hue nu ll im. They am u much of merit In my favor. I fear only that Hit Ir numm r w 111 Im bio xitiall," A n!!fcht tifinor punned over Pauline whlli) tlm inolher proiioiinetul thct wonl, but reeovel'lng hernelf alio nald: "We would like to know, my mother, If you remember tho tiny of your pro foaalon?" "If I remenilH'r tho day of my pro- fonaloii, of my 'HKinnalit.'" reHpomieii tho aged nun. "llertalnly; It wiiHtiho feallval of St. Cunegondo, the hint Hun day of tho carnival. Lent wita ao hit' that year that wo hat! green peaa tho day of Muni I Oatm," "That wan badly planned," Mild Paulino to ono of the alatera. "And why?" linked that tine. "ltneiiuMK leaa are not inoitt, and they would havo aervod to aoftcn tho rlgorotiH dinner of Aith Wednomlay. An outburnt of laughtor greeted thla wtlly which waa certainly not in con formity to tho true spirit of tho holy mother church. Paulino continued to quohtlon tho old rollgloiwo: "Wua Mother Ui'Hula In tho hoimo when you made your profession?" alto aked. "Ah!" replied tho old woman, "there wait tho bUliop, I remember him well, tho bravo and holy man! lie com mended tho chocolate that they gave w at breakfiiHt and declared that ho had never tutted of an good except lit tho hoimo of Cardinal Poall at Homo," "What good are all theao dotutla?" ricd Pauline; "would glvo my cars, for, according to my vow, I have noth ing olao to give, to ho aanurcd that Mother Ursula afwUted at tho proftw- aion ttf her venerable aUtor; anil the old woman only think of green peaa and chocolate. Hut I ahull endeavor to And out," And placing her mouth dgalrinttha ear of Mother Aluieo, ahowild: "My mother, la there anyone in thin hoimo who wo present when you laid aside your aecular habit?" "My secular habit!" responded the mother; "havo I ever worn it? Wait I not profesned from tho cradle? Waa I not placed, when a little child, In tho arum of Notre Dame do Mlsoricordo?" and crossing herself the lifted her eyes Ut heaven and reteatod her Pater Nosier with a rapidity that only long practice Is able to give. "I spoke of your profession, my mother, and I anked you if thero was anyone among us who was present," said my new friend. "It wan flfty-elght yeura ago, my :hlld,"sald the old woman, "flfty-elght years and four months; ami thero U no body here, now, who has seen upon my head tho nuptial wreath, Flfty-elght years Is a long time! It 1 a long time to carry the burden of sin and Infirmity; to jterceive that the taint of sin re mains after so many poniteneea and prayers! And I havo seen, during these years, some young girls, fresh and beautiful as you, and you" and shu jiointed with tier wusted fingers to some of u "Itocomo pale, sad and die. f havo had aomo friends, young and ardent, and I havo seen them all puss away; and all are In their cold graves, each with her nuptial crown upon her forehead. And there la nobody among you who Is able to fill tho place that has bw-ii loft cold and vacant hero." Kho placed her hand ujton her heart, sighed, murmured a prayer and con tinned: "What aro you to me? May (Jod pity you! May our lndy remcmberyou! Hut what havo you to do with me? I am nelliior your rnowier nor your grandmother there is no tie of blood between us, I am old, deaf and Had. WtCTttrnt Domini," Her Hps continued to move, though her voice was Inaudible. "Hear that," aald Pauline, regarding me with seriousness. Would not that break the heart of listener? May God pity horl May God pity ua also! Hut listen, the atlll gpeakaj she ban forgotten our presence." "I do not know what they dm with her," aaid ahc; "she was the last; and Agnc! poor Agnea, alio was the first Hut alio la not dead, though ahe boa tho appearance of a corpso, so pale so cold, so tranquil." The venerable rellgleuse looked around her; but no voice responded; all eyes were dropped. ' (To be Continued.) Hi- i fn It u t fi tit t tnt t " t Vil It '.. t l ! ttir tit 1 ..l.. ttl'i it l J l !.. V . i I ' t (''" ''!- - lali I (I, ! ' HM l In l ft i.,,M t I h.i-i i.t'n rt"! a t-fit il It t t, l t. ll, t l.l II . . I .11. I'i . ttat.ial.U i linn it IKi' i lt .. I t I !i ll ll I.U- ,1 I l t.tiil t I. ll J. !.., 1 tT. i I ! !: I' t I i- ti ' (,. t ttnl Mill t ti.n.U .( bt I im it 1 1 ii i i...mti t tun n ii ftt tlm .- I. ;. w In It.-, i -i t ti tlit i."'i . f - i, In tll-t U . Willi tie i. ,.iil ll.it ll . In t I l li. l 1 li':s; i.U Mt A , l' Ikk t.i Ali.-i'i. t-' ruti- t" t i 1 mt , it Im 1 1 ii i Mt It ,.i ;i.. t' 1 1 ..i .i- ii . hi. II.. i in it I -if ilii i-. . ut !,.( M.h.i.h I. " 'I I ! ! i .it i f It t ,.' i mi I .ut ,r ,l Im) I . I I t Id. In! l ) I ll.nl l.l' 11 1 1-1 ! III. I i ll lit i ili. .le'il i'i lnnin liiiitt , am! ! j kiln i. ii suit t t Mi a i Ii i t lin ( Ii Hi t , I !.,! si I !. , litliiirf Mi- V, Hint i In iImimhI shiiI I itlnl) HI In Uil flit llt ! li-kilni'liiil li i'1'liiw Ihiihi ili'iiiU Mint nii.-.nt i.Hv ini.ii"! f it I It ll ll.i IflMIH III fnt ll.l ItftlitlUi Ii til) irt), tie. 'Il'iu Im Im In! it in nit in-Veli'l"-, i.ltvi sinl lniiii It a iimihI ml Iih Iiim I In' ttnl In a sii iiinl rnvil en Willi a Inili' ivMti-n d In Hi" hmIiiiii (it III t'tli't, sklti litui In kllnlly lunil llm Itii'liMi'il b Hi r. I'f cuithMi Ilia HMt' insiiir tun 1 1 l In' b'llir, but tml niitil Im hIh'i a cirlnlii nlnl law, v It I It In li'iulnl In e"in sm li frauds, am! whi'ii M! t',, In Tiny, rii-i'lvi'd tlm n0iiuy slid nxiliiltittliin I Im eiivi'lnHi wlili li roiilnlniil It was tudiiMi'd In rid Ink In lids slyloi "Ib'eelvt'd tindrr rover from Albnny In Iw mailed at lids ellliti, l lba, Feb. Uil, Jhih." '1'lin lie wn nnlli'd In red Ink en Out piper, wldrli t'lirrli'd It so plainly and nuili'iibibly Hint tlm next 1 lino Truthful Jaittea railed Id reeept Ion Vi a tint entlnv ly tmllkn an Ire hnrvest lu a mrlor. Tlia governineiit will not allow 1 ho mulls to Ut tiHed for fraudulent purposes. "V ri-oelve," en hi llepuly Postmaster riillleo, "several of lliesii under rover let ters a week. Hornet Inn thero Is a nolo aceonipitnylni It, snylnt( tluit It Is n 111 I In Joke which tint sender Is carrying out. Of ten w belle vii Hint to be so, that no harm will come of It, but that does not exeuso ii from Indorsing them as 'under cover' letters, and they are all marked In tbiit way. Other letters we receive wlthoutany note or cxplmuitlou, the senders assuming, I suppose, that we know what to do wlt.li them. We keep a record, too, of all suidi hit (era which wa have forwarded by keep ing the cover In which we received them, with a mi'iiiornudiim of tho casn." Another pnstofltRe official said: "If we could rend the 'under cover' letters which pass through our hnnds and trace them tip, we would I at able to fill the newspa pers with aensationa. Most of tho 'under cover' letters received are addressed to la dles In mala handwriting, and there ia no doubt that ili'celt Is Intended." Ladles receive the most protection from this law, and It cause most annoyance to uiuu. Utlca OlmiTvur. A filinat Ntery. "Ppenkltig about ghosts," said Howard Tricy, a shoe dealer from Iloston, "I once had an experience that nearly turned my linlr gray In a slugla night. It happened like this: I was spending a night at the country residence of a friend. It was a very large limine, and thn room I occupied was slttiitteil quite remote from the rest of thn family, In the mlddltt of the night I suddenly awoke, The wind was howling mournfully through the trees. It seemed just an bind night for a ghost to prowl about. The dismal cry of an owl resound ed from time to lima. (Suddenly there' sounded a sort of rus tling on tho outside, Just beneath the win- ( dow It si'i'ini'd Just Ilka a footfall. I could swear also that there was a clank of ; Iron, the sound of fetters. A cold perspi ration broke out all over mei my hair stood on end. I held my breath to catch the slightest sound. Again I heard the clank of the chain and the soft footfall right beneath my window. All the blood curdling ghost stories I had ever rwtd came crowding through my brain. Again . a chmk and a riisilo, "My eyes wurti riveted on the window, and every moment 1 expected to ace a cold, white fane, with burning eyes, pressed against the pann. Just at the moment when I felt that I could hear the uss nse no longer a most blood curdling howl broke thn stillneKSof the night. It brought me bolt upright In the bed In an Instant, It was only a big watchdog that had bro ken tlm chain and was wandering around thegroiinds," Ht, Iouls(ilobe Democrat. Ammonia ('omlviisstloii. M, Frerc, a French chemist, shows In what manner the condensation of ammo nia In gas works tuny be most advnnla geously ai'couipllshi'il. Ills rxerltn'iita were made wild a simple aiipiraius visr,, a Chi'Vtili't windier and a water trickle peb ble column, supplied with from fill to HH pints of water per ton of coal distilled. When the teuiieratura of the gas tin its admission to the washer rose from 07,7 ne groes to liH.S, the ammonia remaining In the gns rose from 0,0'Jl to 0.070 gniliia per cubic foot, On puitliigiipanotherpei)- hle tower in auuuion to ti previously ex isting one It was found on working the water ao that the temperature of the git was never allowed to go beyond 67,3 V. that, even when the external air was at a temperature of 81 to K degrees V. In the shade, there was never morn ammonia la the gns than 0,0t:i7 to 0.04 grain per cu bic foot. In winter less water was used, but the gas contained only from O.OWi to O.Oiloa grain of ammonia per cublo foot, From this it seem that ammonia can be almost completely extracted by very sim ple mean. Jsuw York him. Mutunl A 111. A gentleman of Independent means was on the outlook for a Utile mautibin In the neighborhood of Noilly, lie thought he had found what ha wanted and entered Into liegotlfilloiis with the owner of a de tached villa residence. "Will you also titke the aviary and the poultry bouse r" he was asked. "Agreed." A list of the poultry was drawn tip. "I beg your pardon," aald the new ten ant, "but you have put down a Cochin China fowl which I don't see among the lot." The landlord put on a look of sadness. "Ah, air, It was a splendid fowll It cost me 1A francs, but as It died last week I am letting you have it at half price I" Paris ltcforui. Colarj a a fthnintlm Cur. .Celery Is a good thing to eat at every meal wbers there is the slightest tendency to rheumatism. At Iluxton, the famous English resort, a celery diet, with the abounding lime of the place, Is known to be etiratlvs. Celery that is not nice look ing enough for meat courses may be stow ed like spinach and served hot as a side dish or vegetables. New York World. DENVER POLICE MUSS. At umrnt ?U'lf Itrlmf Usf OJ wjhto Suriii-me Com!. IkklS I'M'l H Al'Vl'I VI St ki in,. t, I l, x ! 4 ll.l .ll lailmttkc lik -m. ti .i ill iiti I Hi li ttii ltt Ml l tl.f (Unit t Ulltl W t I i A!ll"l Mlltf M ItllVl I Mtfllt!H ii I Milling Hi ! fct lwi.1' ll Hull, j H M I Mil ll lb. felll.l -I . in ti l II f I !! I d M i I V fill. Il'ii-ll : I W It II l:t t I t, Ji t ll nll li-tll' t Itt iiii I f" lill Mt CtU id mil l il tj tomb i ! lin ij'in. ti till liitHi'd bv I be i.ni nut hth.t Otr end MaHui of Mulliii and Ihtine are lur tllv rtttiiliilj In n. I a lie lul l I uf llie bin etui (mhiP j lnt.l. Wi 1st lr A Tiit lot, ciiuif Si (,.r ( lit til' I M nit III, wh '111 the C'V- tiin-r atti io t il In ti tonte, li'lduig to (he full' el public I'plldnll, tl'ln llld'il b api'ortn l lialf tf their t ltinl and, In a d'tiilntuili iiltmi In the ruiitt, iii hiitil: "Wmtllil the iiilllt, ibpite il si ltliil lie. lertiiiuatiiin hi i'i tufore expiinmil In Vin tlrml ciinm. cntielitile Hull It lot llicau Ihni'ily liud shull lliehfniv try In Ihl aitiiiiniuy and tiniiHtnit wiiv I he lit In In thitui nllliH's and shall judicially deter tiiliin tlmt h,u" adversely to our client, we shall ml vlt litem to prom ply comply villi htu li ruling and inuiiiiliiitely sur render the places they now hold without oilier or furl her contention." Follow nl lilvli'enf Tlirlr I'minii'l, Orr and M u tin agreed to follow tho advice of i heir counsel. Tho lawyers presented tie iiisi'lvefl, however, not to argue the case on iU Merita, hut to con tend that it tiliouM Imi reiiwuuliHl to tho district court, from which an injunction had lst'ii taken forbidding tho unseating of the old members of the old Isiartl, aa a queatlon of private right, was involved. They asked tint court to take steps to prevent the governor in tho future from culling out the militia to induct Ida it IKiintees into ofllco. Thoiniw Ward, Piatt Rogers, J. War ner Mills and Charles llartfell repre sented tho case for tho governor. They agreed that a "solemn occasion hud arisen and tho public pouco depended upon tho supremo court making nn an swer to the questions Buhmittedhy tho governor, as provided in the conatitu tion." They cited decisions of tho court ot prove that no private right wiut involved ami that thn governor in removing Orr and Martin, for causes stated in writing and not of a political nature, had exer cised a right inherent in his olllce and the court had a right to review his action. Homo questions put to tho attorneys in dicated that the court waa of tho opinion that tho governor had mado tho "aolmnn occasion" and would give an opinion re garding his right to do so. Mutter lulten Under Advisement. The matter was taken under advise ment and a decision ia expected by the latter part of the week. Tho contempt case against Mayor Vim Horn and tho now commissioners wus postponed in Judge Glynn's court. Mr. Rogers of the counsel for the defense insisted that aa allidavita had lioen filed against tho governor he should also bo brought in for contempt and the question whether tho court had exceeded its authority be tested. At the city ball nearly all trace of tho recent war have vanished, A largo riumlsT of the conservative jiolicn officers held a secret mooting and decided they would not again resort to arms to defend their positions. One of them stated they were led into a trap when they signed an agreement to stand by tho old board re gardless of consequences. Tho officers who refused to sign this agreement were dropped from tho force. Two I'ithiiii ( iiiiiinlt Hiilelilii, I)'.h Moinkm, March 20. Word comes from Rose Hill, la., a small town near Oskaloosa, that 10 miles northeast of thero tho Ixulies of John Reed, aged 20, and Etta Hhuw, aged ID, were found hanging to a limb of a tree, they having committed suicide. No ciiuho is known for tho act I' nil ml Hulk lliitlolii. Yankto.v, H. lb, March 2o. A railroad surveying party is in tint field running a line from J.eMnis to Yankton. From here tho survey will bo extended to Nor folk, Neb. Tho bridge engineers have found rock tsittom in tho Missouri river here 51 foot down. Troulilii rrmlletnil In Culm, Mahiiii), March S!0. It is reported bore that official dispatches havo been re ceived from Cuba predicting trouble if tho government renounces the Mauris proposal in regard to political reforms. Mmililer Ntrlhe kt Dubinins, DuiitJyiJK, Ia., March 20. McDonald Morrison company's moulders walked out lxieaiiHn their wages were reduced 20 per cent some time ago and hud not been restored as icr agreement. Iteiiilmi of Clmi'lr II, Itnln. Kf.nohiu, Wis., March 20. Word was received here from Han Francisco of! the death of Charles II. Haia of tho Bain Wagon Company, The deceased was about 40 years old. . Two Clillilrnn llurnnd to Dentil. Manhon, la., March 20. The farm house of II. lloycr, northeast of town, burned. His two children, Gretchen, aged 8, and Fred, aged 2 years, periahed in the flumes. Wlllirrto Ifn-e Watiirwork. Wimhcb, Nob., March 20. This city contracted with Engineer A. A. Itlch- srdson of Lincoln to get up plans for a 1 17.000 waterworks plant, Conrlulncl Child of llurglnrr. BloomiieIiD, Ia., March 20. Earl Bishop, the 10-year-old son of George Bishop, was convicted of burglary after a long trial. I to I Dead. New Havev. Conn.. March 20. Mill ionaire II. B. Ives, who recently became Violently insane, is dead. MAGNET FIlECiKlLUR ltal '. m t M H I !" Uitd fcr Rtclil Cltnttt Or.!?. V1 ' 4 .ve 1 -- Kt, I- AM 1 i oo i-tn lion. f mt rat-iCst to t-.'. - SYPHILIS! -3 I MjaMtir -4 M II ta H s . t t- . . 4---H ft m lf ii i ti " aw t mn i"t - i- i ..i 4 tw i tt f f .irH Km ( IHr . j-tt-tr (i. h . '! r i i.w nit ifa m ttf v it -i .t t U M i n it. t i-. . t 1HI Id MnttHT . nitri-u 9tmj h -ti Mil Our Magic P.cmedf ?:yj IVt-pr t '.-4 l mtT tl- t'tl 1,1 mt V -;it tYrw it'4 t'o ft r-r r n ts-4 tt. th" htt tt tt mtl llu k i H-nifh ft (ih(i hst bm H tt'tl f itl tt nirt : 'imi MftUl tml M 4-1 tV tllWVtVS'Wl Hp fMVit'tt thM)'f . I H't ft n1 thf vil f,r rmr, fh( 'lt--et bm fr-itHM th $500,000 CAPITAL lhttitt our uttrontMMmnl rtntmntvk AiMt .. f sHhttl iltiiiafil oatittfi, 4iHiv, tiMK RFMrtlT t-o., i tm t( rkir, ins 5 s - -- 1 1YI : j . I ! THE GREAT PARIS CONVENT. It I in purl nut I'url In Hi Prmlnlne World of tlm r'reiirli Capital. For atraiiifers It I difficult torealixethe part which the convent of the Sacre-Cuttr phiys in IhtM'xiMeureof the I'arislan sreat world, and, In fart, of the whole French aristocracy. There Im scarcely a woman of any Hiniitl prominence on either bank of the Heine who hus net received tier educa tion within thiiwulU of I Ida celebrated es tablishment, mid who Im not since main tained in a li'iscr diree her connection therewith, by enrolling herself anions the membersof an association callndthe Dames ICufnuta do Marie, which is composed ex clusively of former pupils. Once a year the members perform a retreat of eight days devoted to prayer and meditation in the convent, which was their school in times ono hy. As befits so aristocratic an Institution, It ia located In the very heart of the nolde Faubourg St, (iermain in the Hue de Va ruuiio, the building having served In turn as a palace of the Duchess do Maine, of the Due dii lliron, and of the Due du Cha rost, whose widow sold it in 1820 to Mine. Hurat, the founder of the order. Mine. Harat, who died as recently as 18(15, was the daughter of a cooper. Hhe was Influ enced In ths shaping of her career hy the fact that her brother was a priest of re markable eloquence and enlightenment, and it was in deference to ids advice that at the beginning of this century she first laid the foundation alike of her order and of her school. For tho latter she quickly obtained pupils, Convents at that time had nil been destroyed and their Inmates dispersed, and means of education lor young girls of noble birth Just theu were exceedingly rare. Ho great waa the suc cess of Mine. Marat that Just about the epoch when Napoleon married the Aus trian Archduchess Marie Loulso Mme. llnrat was elected superior of tho order, her deputy being tho Comtesse do Gram moot, who had been lady in waiting to Mario Antoinette. The school occupies tho mansion itself, while the majority of the nuns are housed in separate buildings, which, In several cases, were formerly used by the servants of the original proprietors. One of tho fea tures of the convent Is Its extensive gar dens, some 10 acres In area, and grand old tree situated in the very center of Paris, beneath the shadoof which In their school years have lived such great ladles aa the Duchese do ltohan, the Duchessed'Ursel, Comtesse de Lostaugo, Comtesse de la Garde, Comtesse de Mun, the Marquise Ilervey de Halut Denis, and lust, but not least, the three daughters of Queen Isa bella of Spain, one of whom, the Infanta Eulalie, Is so well known in the United rUIUWM, IN order to prevent a repetition o tho recent disgraceful efforts to abridge tho right of free speech, Thk Ameri can baa undertaken to raise a fund with which to prosecute all persons hereafter guilty of such an attempt. It matters not how small tho sum, every American who prizes that boon should help swell tho fund. We do not usk any one to go into this, but will receipt for any amount stmt in for the fund. Wo have received contributions from Oregon, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and other points. Tho money so raised will bo used to prosecute all violations of tho law guaranteeing freo speech. Our proposition Is contained in tills blank w'.iich contributors sign: As many of our friends as desire to become contributing members ot the Lenguo can fill out and send to our ad dress the abovo form. Those who only desire to become honorary members can do so by sending in fifty cents and applying for a certificate of member ship. Let us see what can bo done on this line. r i l-i OJ-3 i3 u O A fl T I U 41 fl j j h ay, a v b '43 ca 3 fA S m cj 1 e lu T if 9 a 41 ,-2 v A O Uj to 9 u a, o 9 m rz v jn u 'ji u 3 J t U "tJ "M2 JS'3 S 2 f t C p 2 S o .S fl rQ ,Tl 'Sea esl 8 a-G s ), a o a u z a o -a 05 a d m . S -2 "3 d r-H H S "3 P m d .2 a s g . 11 B.bil Cit.!i lllM ' n n i ! -.tl i .. ..i, I'M J .lt ! t ' lilt ,.' 1 .., .t I I I I I I I 11 ,.' Ik ... I. ... Ill W1 l I'' VI ' 1 i ' I t III ! ?' ' V 1 !, t nttlii nl t niili.nl at ri i t It'll I tut. rt i I it i i ii till ! lt III. t sKI I I iitnl Hi i ' m li .ii-i : i ii i..i ,' m v f. 1.4 1 I i Hfllli, K ii I I !' Hint ti. I i .1, I- it. I I. V ;,.. villi II v Hi) i t 1.IHI1-. t I III 111 ! l.f ll.l" I l.lllll ..I. 'l .11 I ' VIII .! ami ;l taimitiv t all!" Ihr ulilt urtin el tin- I ut I nc I iiin i II l IV, 11n' mti iiiatn ,. iln lin! " It Im H llii ti t u Hon Mtiinrlie.it i'f Inn III i iiii I'Maliiu'tf n t imti' a ni'tli t ' III 1 lliil! " III til, llllili" m-lnft rai-. tv.ivl tfi irirv tmii at it irl w M ffimrw fe ,-f.n frtmn ,. Tlie llilile the ' I'vli lit titiii "nf SCI,.,,. ,., Itlom. Il Mviiitt, the It: ten I liin ut I In I'nli liiiilinl An' ft t v. Tin' llnrili'ti nt t vt pi lUabili t'h XlXi.lliti I'lsiiv uf I lie An Miiii (hi tln lliillilin of llie linn! I'.irsn.lil - lllnviiHii'il l y III. KtNliin, ll.l' piimumi' Mini 1'liHiiiln'tv of tlm vniiii" vliim ri : Imw il'iurtiihiiiv t'uiifiiriu tnlli t'slisU." HI i' nn i n n uf Knypi. A lilnt liy NiM'inny I'ytmiiiiln wen liiiill. The luwnv i rermif Hie Three linnt l.sa of the I ul nw. Mew In learn llie "t ntmlu" sml umks It liili'trvlllia mnl Itivtiiii'live. The "I'slml" iiltmi In- kimiftii In 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r -1 ii 1 1 1 1 llie llililn In ail ll M''Hiiliiuvfiii'hi'i'. KiliiesHiiil lielliiluii. fl.ATS VI. The ttuniriif .limhu. Hfter he rniiittinnili'il the Sun ami Misin Id "nIiiikI tlll." Tht'tlnii) Iherenf mill 1 1 h iiieniiliiit. t'lMliiln parln uf "Paulina." "Kliis'h" niul ".Iiinlier" cunipHriMl to ilelerinliiii their relutlve Kiie, unit tlieir related in I'l.ATK VII. The process uf J,'ftiHf inirt J,flinf lllhls Mlerntiire. in Nation Itiillulnir, fmni t he Ureal- Model tlm I'lilverse. The Jew did mil write the Hllile, and why. The dispersion of till' Author of llie lllhle. and the probable time, uuil why. I'rot hI unt Ihiii hiiiI Uoiiihq Iniii, who unci how detlned, and when Mid where. PI.ATR VIII. The Abstract nf the "Cahala" as shown In the "I'nhIiiih." "I'roverlw," "Joh," "iMiiliih," "Koi'le.sliisle" and "Sonitof hiolomoii." Form of the "t'liliala" and tlieir ineaiilnit. Tht Bibli "paragraphs" art Cabala" divisions, "the Calmla" reveals the hidden trutlis of which it is tho hviiiIioI," KxainiilH of the "t'aliala," ItlvliiK vcrsi'H 1 to 5, Isaiah, I'll. X VI : also Ihe number and lines showing "Cabala. I'l.ATK IX. Authors and History. Tho Patriarchs the ineanlnit t hereof. Positive evidence that the liible was written In llrllaln. The Tem ples, at "A bury and Htonehenire," built to demonstrate the living laws of the I'lil verse;" t he Heavens, aid the Constellations thereof, exhibited on the plains at Htoae tieiiKc. In calllnn your kindly attention to the contents of the "Hlble Cabala" us con structed by the Hards of Ilrltaln, permit me the pleasure to say: i This in no wise conlllcts with the Word or Virsi Cabala" constructed by ami as (flven In the "Wisdom of riolomnii!1' this "key" of Holoinon Neiims to have been made for the purpose of preservliiK an Crdrro tht Kaoks of tht lIMt, This "t'aliala" of Holoinim, I sup pose Is t lie "t'aliala" so often referred to In later Jewish and other literature down to the present tlim", ll of Itself presupposes the existence of a "Cabala" then exist ing In llie. Literal urn, and lis construction strongly In timates that the knowlcilun oft he, form of I lie pievlous or oldest 'Cabala" had lieun then lost," so that, these I wo "Cabala," The ''KlKiire Cabala," and the "Word or Verse Cabala", assist each ol her, iht!rsl slinwlnn thn 'Hisl ence. 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