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0 THE AMERICAN WHOTE A LETTER TO CHRIST. iraMhi Tra.llltMa Shwwlag tkU iMtral ta la fcavtor. The Armenians," said a i-lrrrjiuaa f that rare tns other day, "are tht Orat Christian nation; arorptetl Christ Vtwn all others rejet4 iiim. A bear, kin i of to Arnii'titaua at Ktesis, the Jt of Abraham, heard of Christ, who s at that time In Jerusalem, Dealing Ova sick. Algar rots a lotter to Christ amlag: 'You uuit I" God rid or 0d yourself, for what ou are doing no man 1b this world can do. I'rajr tome to my sentry; It la not a lame country, but It la larse, enough for you anJ for me.' This loiter ia still lu existence. It la la Cairo, In the famous 'MronK room' f Uis museum, and h ben rend by aaany KiiKllh scholar. I told Uio story t thla 1 tier to an KiiMkIi genllfiiiao ot long sine arrived frmn Ksypt, but I had only fairly t nun It when h said: 0h, yps. I know about that letter. 1 aaw It mystlf In the strong room at Cairo, and it u tr.inHhii.Ml to me there.' Thla letter I written In Armo Blan words, hut with Syrian letters, for at that period of our blstory our lan guage tat not complex, and we were using the (iivek and Syrian letter. Christ replied to A (war's biter that hla mission forbido him to depart from Jerusalem, but that he would fend bl apostles Into Armenia to teaeh and heal. Shortly alter thla Abur, who waa eomplelely converted to Hie I'hrla tlan faith, sent a ninn to JertiHulem tc make a portrait of (liti!. s be wished to behold his features. Thia the arils found It impossible to do, as the feat urns of the Christ defied portrayal, and bis color (hang.vl re.idily from red to white w ith hla varying emotions. When Christ observed the fiitllo Httenipla of th artist to make hla llkeneh asked lor handkerchief, and when It wa given to bim he pressed bis face Into It aud niada thurenn a per fret likeness. Thla handkerchief the artist and his ompnny carried bark Into Armenia, Unfolded all the way, lent a crease ahoulJ Injure the face. When they re turned to Abgar he waa overcome Vlth motion and. coming down from his throno, hissed the handkerchief In token of reverence. Shortly after this the Romans, hearing of this wonderful handkerchief In Abgar's possession, went to war with him for It. The Ar menian! made a brave tight, but were U A handful compared to the Romans and were soon In such straits that It waa clear the handkerchief would be wrested from them. At thla crlBla Abgar determined that the aacred treas ure should never fall Into the bands f the Romans, and weighted the hand kerchief with stones and threw It Into a well In Etetda. and to thla day the name of that well la Surp Tuschrag, or St. Handkerchief. Such la one of the torlea of our earlier history, for we do Hot admit that It waa mere tradition. Aaother thing we claim la that God poke Armenian with Adam and Eve in the Garden ot Eden, which waa located la Armenia, and our history also ahowa ma that the Armenians were the only people who did not assist In the build ing bf the Tower of Babel. Noah was Jive at that time and spoke the lan guage ot Adam, which waa Armenian. After the ark rested on Mount Ararat, la Armenia, Noah named the first house B built Nahtcoah, meaning 'I Just got down.' Yea; we are the oldest people and the oldest Christian nation in the world. We do not need your mission aries." A Mm Arrldont. She waa having her picture taken, and her chum and the photographer Were having a hard time. The pho tographer had patiently posed her a core of times, and the chum had told her that each one waa better than the last and she looked perfectly lovely that way, until she waa too weary to do more than smile in a perfunctory manner. And still the other girl fussed and hes itated and wouldn't be taken. At last the chum noticed she kept glancing toward her feet, and she had a bright Idea, a perfect inspiration. "Why don't you try a standing posi tion T" she suggested, ignoring the fact that thla had been done several times, and the other girl Jumped at the Idea. "I believe I will." she said, rising quickly, and the chum caught her dress In a seemingly accidental fashion so that the tiny foot, with Its pointed toe. waa disclosed. Then the other girl railed In a satisfied manner and con sented to be taken, aud the chum looked as pleasant 83 though she didn't know he would hear that "Mamie pulled my dress a little by accident, and the pho tographer liked the picture so well that ke would finish them that way." Not Deaf and Dumb. The numbers have been changed Since College Place has become part of West Broadway, and persona who know a&ly the old numbers have difficulty in Sliding places under the new. A seeker tor information on this point made In .alries the other day of a postman who was in in the act ot opening a letter box. The postman, in place oX answering hoved the inquirer aside. When the Inquiry was repeated the postman put kls finger on his lips and gave another shove. " The Inquirer thought the postman deaf and dumb, if not crazy, but the postman after closing the letter box, In which he had made changes In the movable numerals giving the hours of collection, said: "We are not allowed to speak when the box Is open. I would be discharged it I were seen to speak then. What is it you want?" He then gave the desired Information. New York Sun. Tha Pa par. "Oh, you make me siok," exclaimed Humanity, petulantly. The Microbe sneered. Ton must believe every thing you see about me In the papers." it re joined. Detroit Tribune. STUDY OF THE MOON. rwalUrttlaa Kl4 Ita Apawaraaea at lMtrt TtM To the casual observer the motions ot the aioon appear to be exceedingly whimsical and Irregular; It Ita place In the aky la watched It will be found that It la first north and then south of the sun's path and that It Is sometimes east and sometimes west of that lumin ary. The lout two motions are ateady and regular from east to west, carrying the moon In Ita endless awing around the heavens, starting at new moon near the sun and progressing until at full moon the whole visible portion of the ky separates the two bodies. After this there are two weeks In which the moon the whole visible portion of the appriMchlng the sun from the other side, then, again apparently all of s sudden. It passes the sun and we behold s "new moon." The north and south motions of the moon are entirely dif ferent. While performing Its endless Journey from west to east there are two special periods in which it either moves far northward or takes up its position low down In the south. In spring the first motion I north, but afterward the general motion la reversed. In Decem ber you will note that the full moon oc curs at the most northerly point in her course aud In June at the most souther ly. This is why we have most light from the full moon ot winter and least from that of summer. Observations on these various movements Indicate to us the path which the moon moves about the earth and also ahow us that that body In different ports of Its orbit is st varying distances from the earth. This Indicates that the moon's path is cot s circle, but an ellipse, having the earth In one of Its foci. The moon be ing governed directly and held In posi tion by the attraction of the earth, holds Its primary movements In a path around our globe, but the attraction en ergy of the sun and of the giant rlanets, perhaps In a lesser degree, produces motions In the moon which may be Summarised briefly as combination of the six following movements; (1) Its revolution about the earth, (2) Ita revo lution with the earth about the sun, (3) the vibrating eccentricity of Its orbit, (4) the slow, direct rotation in the "line of apsides," (5) the retrograde rotation In the line of nodes and (6) ita rotation on Its axis. St Louis Republic. ONCE AN ILLINOIS SENATOR. ClrMt-Car Conductor la Waahlnfton Had Had a Kamarkabla Carter. Washington Star: I learned by acci dent that one of the street car conduc tors In Washington waa formerly known to me as a member ot the state senate of Illinois. I hunted until I found him and he begged so hard not to have the matter made known, as It would injure him In his old home, that I promised, and then he told me his ex periences, which could be made Into a column or more ot very Interesting reading. He came to Washington soon after the Inauguration ot President Cleveland In 1893. Supplied with strong letters of Indorsement, hs first applied for a consulate, believing that he would enjoy foreign travel. Possessed ot a little money and a sanguine tempera ment, he stopped at a first-class hotel and made himself popular, as he be lieved, with everyone supposed to have political influence. It took several montba for him to realise that he was not going to obtain a consulate, and then he concluded to accept a position In one of the departments. The only one obtainable was that of messenger. But too many of hla old friends visited the department, and he resigned, ob taining a position as street car conduc tor. It took several months to learn how to save snythlng out ot his small wages, but now he han nearly enough to buy a suit of clothes and return to Illinois, when he will resign his con ductorshlp and open a law office at his old home, trying to tell so more to his friends than that he has had s position In Washington without going into par ticulars. On Woman's l'owar. As a matter of fact English sover eigns have rarely taken any active part In politics since George III.'s time but they still could do some very astonish ing things if they chose. The queen could dismiss every Tommy Atkins In the army, from the commander-in-chief to the youngest drummer boy. She could disband the navy in the same way and sell all the ships, stores and arsenals to the first customer that came along. Acting entirely on her own responsibility, she could declare war against any foreign country or make a present to any foreign power ot any part of the empire. She could make every man, woman and child In England, Scotland and Ireland a peer ot the realm, with the right, in the case ot the males who are ot age, to a seat In the house of lords. With a single word she could dismiss any govern ment that happened to be In power and could, It is believed, pardon and liber ate all the criminals In our Jails. These are a few ot the things the queen could do If she liked; but It Is not nec essary to say that her majesty never acts In matters of state except on the advice of the government tor the time being. New York Recorder. Tranbla. Trouble Is the outcome of sin or the breaking In some way of some of God's eternal laws, which were here before the world was, and he who attempts to break them or disobey God's com mands will Inevitably suffer. Trouble cannot come from that soul that knows God's laws and keeps and respects them, and can only come upon those who dare to put their wills against God's and scorn bis teachings and de spise His precepts. The only cure for trouble is Christ, and He alone can wash cur souls ot their bloodstains snd save us from trouble, Rev. D. D. Phillips. Criticism is an effective form of vice. A FLAT-SEEKER'S EXPERIENCE. H find Ilia Iar Uiiia t'alldraa a DcrMad Haadleaa, A story la being told which, while It may not be true, visibly Illustrates the tribulation of those who have committed the unpardonable crime ot having chlMrc'i. The man of whom the tale Is told -.. a man of family quite a good il of family, in fact For some rfa.-oi he did not want to rent a bouse. lie wanted to get Into a flat or a bearding house, He tramped the town over seeking a place where he and bis wife and children might shelter their weury bodies. He applied st place after plane, but It waa of no use. As soon as the flat ownt rs snd boarding hou. e keepers found out that there were childien they treated him like a thing apart, unlit to be afforded accommodation like Christian people. If be had been a savage, a leper or a criminal his ot tracinm could not have been more sudden or complete. Ex perience made him wary about 4:30 in the il'.ernoon. after he had met with twenty-one rebuffs. He determined to make a last desperate effort aud to keep the fact about his brood as shady us possible. He tackled a man who owns a block ot flats. He wanted a suite of rooms for himself and wife, be said. The bargain was progressing smoothly and the man began to hope that he might get a place to live In when a sort of I-Just-thought-of-lt look cume over the face of the landlord. "Have you any children?" The fa tal question had come at lat. "Yes, seven of them," sighed the now thoroughly dispirited homeseek er. "Hut," he added, with a sudden gleam of inspiration, "I might drown a couple of them!" Buffalo Express. gira.t-Car Hona.tr. "Now, what," said the scrupulous man, "do you do when a street-car conductor overlooks you and forgets to ask fcr your fare?" 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