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TIMES ENTERPRISE. THOMASmLB. OA-. JPI*T It, 1804.
WALTER BLOOMFIELD
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Continued.
Utterly depressed In spirit, and frith
an nehlne heart, I limped back to the
Gilaoy House, wondering whether the
. dear girl whom I lored waa already
the wife of the flippant Engllah cleric
I had detplaed. That might be; nay,
I thought It not Improbable. Or If not
yet, doubtless It waa to he. My mind
waa eo busy that I did not notice the
long dlatance that I had walked. Five
hours' walking, with hot little rest, and
no refreshment, Immediately following
the Inactivity' Inaeparablo from a aea
voyage la not to be undertaken with
Impunity, and when I reached the
GUaey Houee I waa eo footsore and
fnlut that the lift attendant Inquired
If I waa I1L I anawered that I had
over-fatigued myaelf; and entering my
room, I throw myaelf, aa I waa, on to
the bed.
.'After I bad lain then about an hour
a waiter came to my door and In
formed mo there waa a gentleman be
low who derived to aee me.
“A gentleman," I echoed, starting
*o my feet! "Why, nobody knows me
In New York. What la hla name'/"
“Mr. Samuel Truman.”
“Show him upstairs at once,” I said;
but the Command was unneietury, for
the nest Instant my undo entered the
room.
“Sot I liars found you at Jaet," sold
unde Sam, seising my hand and shak
Ing It vigorously. “I protest, you are
the only man I would spend half a
day In searching for. I called here
leas thau au hour after you wCnt out.
and supposing you had gone to look
at tbo city, I have been driving about
New York ever since In the hope of
meeting you. May 1 ask why It Is
you have come here? Has anything
serious happened at Holdenhurst-I
riieau, beyond what I already know
of?-bot stay; you look 111. I trust
your father Is not dead.”
“My father was well tight days ago,' 1
I replied; “and I believe he Is so still.
As tor. myself, I have not been very
well slnca you left England, and hav
ing decided on a trip round the world,
t have made New York my first halting
place. I am pleased to see you, and
hope my aunt and Miss Marsh arc
as wall as you appear to be.'
“Quite so thanks; quite to. But why
Is It you have not come to my house?
From your valiant defense of mo In
that little affair, 1 concluded thero
was iio differences between us. Was I
wrong?”
“No, undo, yon were not wrong; but
I was diffident of facing you and my
aunt and"—I added after some hesita
tion—“Miss Marsh, after that wretched
buslncas; still, I should hare called on
you to-morrow If I could have screwed
up my courago sufficiently for It.”
"Well, you are a hypersensitive,
good hearted young cuss, and I am
tremendously pleased to see you. Put
on your hat and come along; my car
riage It waiting. I will order your
luggage to bo sent on at once.”
"No, no." I cried, catching hold of
bit arm to prevent him touching the
electric push; “I am not well enough
to come now. Allow me to stay hero
to-night and I will come to your house
hi the morning.”
**Aa you please, my boy. Bnt what
Is It alls you? Upset by the voyage,
-I suppose."
"Yes; that and a long walk to-day
have quite played me out How did
you, know I was here?"
"I saw your name In the passenger
list of tbo Umbria within an hour after
her arrival, and from Inquiries among
the hackinen near where the vessel
lies, 1 learned that a person of your
description had been driven to the
Gilaoy House. I then came here, and
w»s told you had gone out. Since then
I have been driving about, looking for
you at hazard. And this Is the after
noon I particularly promised to take
Ccnulo out!"
*’I am sorry you didn't do so,
"I wasn't aware that Mr. Price had
any literary ability.”
"Well, he hasn't much, I believe; but
If be had, he couldn't employ It to
any appreciable extent on a financial
paper. The Investors' Guide certainly
affords a wide field for flights of the
Imagination; but then, you know, such
flights must be confined within the
narrowest possible limits, and ex
pressed with consummate art, if they
are to be effective. Journalism of st
ory kind Is rather flat Just now, in con
sequence of a dearth of events of the
first class—wars, earthquakes, pesti
lence, panics and the like. Perhaps
you have notlcsd for yourself what
a tine crop of big gooseberries was
raised during the summer, and how
sportive the sea serpent has been,
“No; I can't say that I have. I was
never a very diligent reader of news
papers; but I remember an article
which appeared recently In one of
our English reviews attacking the
whole class of literature to which Jour
nals such as yours belong. The mo
tives which the writers' attributed to
stock brokers and'the press represen
tatives were vory bad. Surely, the
law doesn't permit such people to rob
the public?"
“Certainly not; that Is a privilege
which 'the law reserves for itself.”
"Does Mr. Prlco find his new duties
congenial?” I Inquired. “You will
pardon the question, but really they
must differ so extremely from his life
at Holdcnhurst Minor that I am curi
ous to know.”
“He appears well satisfied,” replied
undo Bam; “and bis former calling
causes bis editorials to be received by
people outsldo tho financial rings with
a trustfulness not always warranted
by results.”
“I dare say bo Is Justified by the
change In bis sphere'of action."
“No doubt; he Is a moral acrobat, and
can stand upon his honor.”
I bad forgotten that In New York
there Is only a brief twilight, and was
surprised by sudden darkness. My un
cle rose to leave, and I accompanied
him as far as the street. It had been
arranged between Us that I waa to
call at his office In the Mills Building
at 10 o'clock the next day, when I was
to accompany him to bis house In
Thlrty-forth street. Greatly elated by
what'I bad heard, which assured me
the girl of my heart was not yet won
by my rival, I rc-enctercd the hotel,
consumed an unreasonably large quan
tity of buckwheat cakes and coffee,
and then retired for the night.
“And Connie yet more so," added
my uncle.
"Oould she not go out alone?" I la-
qulAtd.
* “Hardly. You sec it was like this.
Prli« (persevering fellow, Price!) had
obtained a half consent from Con that
she would go with him this afternoon
forest drive; and she, relying on me *.o
eXtrtcato her from the engagement, lias
got loft, thanks to you."
, “And so the Rev. Evan Price," I
said, affcctlug only a languid Interest
In words which caused my cheek to
flush find filled me with joy and hope;
“and so tbs Itev. Evan Price Is still
# In New York. When Is he going to
take up his new duties In Loudon';’’
•'Ne'er, I think,' 1 replied my uuc!e.
"At psvsent ho Is farmiug that job
with a deputy, while be is editing The
In vesta"*' Unlde, a financial dally
paper Vhlch I have established here
chiefly -'or his benefit. It's run on n
plan of my own, and I feed it with
tips; btV It’s a poor tag. Price is a
- clever, pushing fellow,enough; but lie
can't conceal bis hand—and that, ycu
know. Is everything ih finance. How
ever. be don't complain, for the Guide
tuoOc.vs him more dollars than his
church paid him pence.”
CHAPTER XIX.
tins. 8AKCZL TBUMAK “AT UOJt*.
“Of course you did not expect to
And so many peoplo here,” remarked
uncle Sam, aa he Introduced me to
Mr. aud Mrs. Stuyvesant Wollaston,
of Boston.
“No, Indeed I did not, uncle.”
“I^hod forgotten that to-day was
Mrs." Truman's first 'At Home’ since
Iter return from Saratoga. This Is
Mr. Increase Mather; and these arc
his partners, Mr. Union Yoorhccs and
Mr, Austin Gllmor.”
I bowed, and the next Instant there
cutercd Miss Elly Kennedy, Miss
Bertha Kallmann, and Mr. Dennis
O'Connor, to all of whom I was In
troduced by my unde.
“This Is Mr. Ellis Thomas; ana those
ladles, Miss Paulina Jackson and Miss
Ines Juarrcm”—tho last a superb beau
ty of the Spanish type, with Jet black
hair and.ditrk flashing eyes.
Already my uacle's guests numbered
some seventy persons, and I was won
dering how many more would come
when Miss Hattie Clirlstison aud Mr.
Rosenberg were announced.
“Ah!” exclaimed uncle Sam, as soon
as he caught sight of the lntter; “this
Is my very special aud most dear
friend. Aaron Rosenberg. Ernest, my
nephew, permit me to recommend that
you mako this gentleman's qualities
your dally study; but sharpen your
wits before you trade with him. Should
you prevail ogalust him, there will re
main but ono merchant worthy of your
prowess; aud him you shall kuow by
bis horns, tall and trident.”
“You flatter mo much, Mr. Tru
man." said the gentleman referred to,
bowlug very low; "and yourself yet
more, for I notice that In all our trans
actions you Invariably come off best."
Further discussion of this matter
was prevented by the entry of another
party of ladles and gentlemen; and
my uncle's drawing room, one of the
most commodious and richly furnished
salons I have seen, soon contained as
msny persons as It would comfortably
accommodate.
"Dear Ernest," said aunt Gctrude,
layjng her hand gently upon my shoul
der, “I am so sorry that I have nil of
these people hero to-doy; but I had no
thought of seeing you until It was too
late to postpone my 'At Home.' Where
have you been all day? Your uncle
told me that you were to meet him
down town at 10 o'clock."
"Yes; I met him at his office by
appointment, and he showed mo over
the Mills Building and the Stock Ex
change. and Introduced me to some
of his Wall street friends. After that
we lunched at Dclmonlco's."
Here my aunt had to leave ae to
attend to another guest who tnanW
tested a disposition to speak with ben
I crossed the room to where the Bor.
Mr, Price stood talking with Miss
Marsh—with whom I had not bad mart
than two or three minute# conversa
tion, and that of a formal sort, Immedi
ately on my arrival—bnt ho adroitly
placed hie tall, broad figure so as to
exclude her from my view, at tbo oaoe
time showing her with much appar
ent Interest some jewel be held In bio
hand, so that my purpose wss for the
present defeated.
“Come here, Erncet,” my uncle called
out; and I at once went to where be
was sitting with Mr. Rosenberg find
Mr. Dennis O'Connor, the three ap
parently being engaged in some close
-argument. “What do yon think we
were talking about?"
Can't say,” I replied; "some matter
of business, no doubt”
“Now there you are wrong. It Is
only on rare occasions we speak of
business out of the street—I mean
Wall 'street No; we were discussing
Shakespeare—whether any one of bis
plays Is so much better thsn the rest
as to entitle It to be considered his
masterpiece; and If so, what particu
lar play deserves such distinction.”
“You must remember,” said Mr. Ros
enberg, "that I know Shakespeare only
In Scblegel's translation.”
"And that I have not read a line of
Shakespeare for about twenty-one
years,” added uncle Sam.
" 'Hamlet' Is his finest pity,” I ven
tured to observe.
"Good; that la what I said,” quoth
Mr. Rosenberg triumphantly.
“Well, I don't think so,” said uncle
Sam energetically, "and am Inclined
to accept Hamlet’s definition of him
self, that he was a dull, muddy-mettled
rascal who didn't koow his own mind,
or who had very little mind to know.
The whole play la nothing more than
an Ingenious sermon against the lazy
habit of taking an afternoon nap, with
Interesting examples of tbo evlit which
arose out of a particular Instance.”
'You have seen 'Hamlet' per
formed?” I Inquired, astonished at my
uncle's extraordinary opinion.
“Ob, yea, several times; by Irving
In London, Barnny In Berlin and Booth
In New York, And some years ago
I saw It performed by a company of
strolling players In a mining town In
Colorado. The performance was given
In a barn, and In the Interval between
the first and second acts Hamlet and
Ophelia danced to a jig-llkc melody
played on a tin whistle by the King,
while Polonlus and the Queen sold
whisky to the audience.”
'How horrible," 1 exclaimed, -with
undisguised disgust. “It would posi
tively make me 111 to see tho finest
production of human genius presented
In such a fashion,"
'Do you regard ‘Hamlet’ as the finest
production of human genial!” asked
uncle Sam.
Undoubtedly. And for the second
Lest production of human genius I
sh&uld turn to another play; by the
same band.”
'Well, I’m glad to find you've the
courago of your opinions; sometimes
I’ve felt disposed to kick you for your
Invariable agreement with my re
marks. Now 1 think “Billion of Athens'
Shakespeare's greatest play.”
“ ‘Tlinon of Athens!' jvhy, It la net
muck read, and seldom <or never per
formed. Surely you aro Jesting, un
cle. Why do you prefer it?'
“Bccauao It teaches a lesson which
many men spend tgo greater part of
tbelr lives In learning, unuynot a few
fall to learn at all.” .
What lesson Is that. MrJ Truman?"
Inquired Mr. Dennis O’Coanor.
'That no matter bow great have been
the services of a man to ills country,
no matter how exceptional and varied
hla ability, If be bo wttllapt' money the
world Is either actively' against him
or, what Is worse, ignores, him utterly.
Tlmou of Athens’ Shakespeare
shows that notwithstanding the multi
pllclty of creeds professed by men
tho world over, money Is the* Idol wor
shiped by the vast majority of man
kind; and that, too, with a devotion
unknown In the tabernacles of the
hypocrites. Let him who doubts my
assertion study tho faces of the; peoplo
In nn audience and tbo,traders In a
bourse, and, having compared them,
uote which set betrays,most earnest-
ucss of purpose."
You observe other things besides
prices current, Mr. Truman,'
marked Mr. Rosenberg.
Too exclusive devotion to art Is
not conducive to success la ft. I con
sider all that passes before; me," re
joined uncle Sam.
"If that is so. your protege. Price,
will never become an American," said
Mr. Austin Gilmer, who lmu*. been at
tentively listening to this conference.
Have you noticed. Truemau, how des
perately herd that fellows labors to
Imitate tbe accent and expressions of
New Yorkers?"
"Ob, yes, I have observed h'an," re
plied uncle Sam. “Hts efforts to
Americanize himself fail aa ridiculous
ly as tho efforts of some Americans
to Anglicize themselves. The .trans
formation. If It comes at all.' must,come
unsought, aud is always of slow
growth." v
should know Mr. Price , for an
Englishman, If 1 met him In thc'maou,"
remarked Mr. Mather. "As for bis
tons to Americanize himself, they
aro worth so little to him that they
have altogether escaped my notice.”
"You arc as heavy aud dull as your
Purltau ancestor," said Mr. Gilmer to
Mr. Mather.
To be coutluued.
The Need o f National Courtesy
SCIENCE NOTES.
Thu liquefaction of gelatin In olfl
canned meats has been found by Dr.
Grlzonl to be due to bacteria. As ani
mals were poisoned both by injection
and feeding, he concludes that canned
meats that splash on being shaken are
By President 1 Roosevelt -> -
THINK that we of tUe'.Dtalted State! cannot keep too fresh
In our mini fa the fact tbrt the men responsible for the Gov
ernment are not tbe repiseeentatlves of the people, bnt the
people tbemleehjes, and tint therefore heavy is the responsl-j dangerous unless boiled before use.
blllty that lies,upon the (people and upon all . those who do
most towao* shaping the thought of the people. ! a mysterious “mid summer hum,”
Now In fUie days of my youth I waa a literary man. I ; apparent i y high In the air, has been
have recently in rending a book been immensely struck by | recorded by an English observer. It
tbe thought developed In." It by one of our greatest scholars, j )t ,j lke o,. sound 0 f bees, Is heard In
who was speaking of freedom) and-of the fact that freedom could not exist un- , Jlme and JuIv and when a sto no is
less therd'.went with It a senue of responsibility, and he used a phrase .some- : thrown lnto y, e ^ large unknown
what like tlx»: . ' _ / Insects are seen to follow it toward
"That amo-ng all peoples ♦there: must lie a restraint; If there Is no restraint j the „ und
there Is for an 1 ,Inevitable result anarchy jvtach is the negation of all govern- ; *
ment.” Y ' ' “ ‘ A new method of producing artifl-
Therefore there - muet be restraint. A free people has merely substituted self- | cIaI re8plration ls claimed by Profes-
rratraln for external' restraLit, and ithe permanence of our freedom as a people, j schafcr of Edinburgh to be much
and of our liberty defends upon the ,way ,In which we shall exercise that self- . more e(tecUve ln case9 of drown i ng
restraint \ 1 ' ... I and asphyxiation than any other.
Law-there must b#.more ghan good flaw* to make a good people A man ; plac|ng the gubJect , prone pel-
whose morality U expreii'ed invrely in the non-infringement of the law Is a llon the op€rator applies pressure
pretty poor creature. UnlqsG our. average dtlzeiuhlp is based upon a good deal . wlth h|s band8 to the lower ribs and
more than mere observance pi the laws on the statute book, then our average j kt8 ail ab()Ut 13 tlme3 a m)nu te
citizenship can never produce the kind or government which It can and will | nn>i fnr.
prodnee. So far from liberty and*. the re iponsibttfty of self-government being
things which come easily and to an*/* peopte they are peculiarly things that can
come only to the most highly developed r*oplc capable not only of mastering
others, but of mastering tbem*elvea$and wjio can achieve real self-government,
real liberty. '
For that cultivation of tbe spirit of selfl-restraint which is the spirit of self*
reliance we must rely ln no smr.'Jl degree jupon those who furnish so much of
the thought of the great bulk of our people svho think most.
Tbe man who writes, the mau' who rawith'in and month out, week ln and
week out, day ln and day out, fu.tni»hes thr* material which Is to shape the
thoughts of our people, Is essentlall.T Jthe ma’n who moro-than auy other deter
mines the character of the people nn/Wbo kind of government this people shall
possess. '
I believe In the future of this peoplte. Ifbelieve in the growth and greatness
of this country, because I believe that! you and those’ like you approach their
tasks In the proper spirit—not always, ltat las a rule. 'And, gentlemen, it seems
to me that because of the very fact th.lt ve are so confident in the grentness
of our country, and our country’s future \we should beware-of any undue levity
or any spirit of mere boastfulness.
Individual courtesy Is a good thing, .mil international courtesy Is quite ns
good a thing. If there Is any one quality (which should be deprecated ln the
public man and In the public writermlike^ints the use of language which lends
by swinging himself backward and for
ward. The common moving the sub
ject’s arms Is condemned as of little
value.
‘ For 18 years Baron Fridland von
1 Nowack haa been studying tho tropic
al “Weather Plant,” Albrus Precator-
• ius Nobliis, as an instrument of Jong-
j distlnce weather forecasting. He finds
that the twigs and leaves respond In
movement and even in color to electric
and magnetic forces of the atmos
phere, and that familiarity with the
effects of sun spots give a means of
predicting barometric and earthquake
conditions 24 or 28 days in advance.
He believes that he can indicate areas
of rainy, fine and foggy weather for
two to seven days in advance.
Recognizing the great and immedf-
to produce irritation among natioiui with whom we should be on friendly terms, i ato importance of investigation of the
Nations are now brought much neanar together than they formerly were.
Steam, electricity, the spread of) the pws In all countries, these factors
liave brought the people closer togrtther. You can rest assured that no man
nnd no nation ever thinks the.hotter of us because we adopt toward him feel
ings which we should resent If theyvwcrc adopted toward us.
We have a very large field in .warring against evil, at home. When ail Is
as It ought to bO In Nation and Static and mun'cIpnlKy here at home we can
then talk about reforming tbe rest ofimankind.^Xet us,begin at hornet
Why Women Keep j
Their Age a Mystery
nature and properties of radium and
radio active bodies, the court of the
Goldsmiths’ Company, of London, re
cently signified its willingness to hand
over a sura of $5000 to the Royal so
ciety to constitute a radium research
fund. Tho council of (he Royal Society
at once accepted the duty of adminis
tering this grant. Proposals relating
to tho method of utilizing the fund
for the assistance of scientific investi
gation have at the same time been
communicated to the company for its
approval.
TO MAKE INVISIBLE INK.
Writing Will Develop When Paper Is
Exposed to Heat.
“There are invisible Inks and invis
ible inks, aln»Bt without number,”
said Mr. George Maxwell, “but all the
formulas I have ever seen are only for
those which remain permanently visi
ble.
“There Is an ink, however, that may
bo made to appear and disappear
quito at will. I think It is the only
known writing fluid that will do this.
Tall Hat* nail Insnnitj.
A Loudon authority says tall Hats
cause insanity aud blluducss. Still
there arc men who wear silk tiles
nnd black mustache* who can see as
far into an ordinary game of chant*
if auj ot uw-MlwrewUi XIbmz.
R. R. Hertzberff.
OMAN’S reluctance to let lier aee be -knoTj-n has been tbe
theuic of ten thou.anil Jezta ln prose and Thyme. Tbe reason
for the questionable literary popularity of this trait Is that
tbe trait exists to-day as It eirlsted. a huudrrd years ago.
However averse- a woman may bo to kccplni; a secret In a
general way, she la perfectly able to keep her age a secret
the minute Blie ban* graduated from httr toons.
When men have (written on the subject they have come to
tbe conclusion that woman's faulty stood responsible for her unwillingness to
disclose the number of her years. '
This explanation has become, therefore, the accepted solution of the qnes- I nn " tho formula and manner of Its
tlon. IVe’ve taken it to be trtto as wo bike It to bo true that .two’and two | preparation aro slmollclty Itself. Take
equal four rather than seventeen. 1 , , , I n stnol > quantity of zaffre and dissolve
But it appears to me we've been at fait’t. j It In nltro-murlatlc acid, in the propor-
The cause lies deeper than tho shallow si'rfaee soil of vanity, j tlon of about ore part zaffre to three
It may lie found, I think, ln loss explored', nnd les.4 explolteirgronnd, ; P arts ael11 - though with • r. little less
Is not woman's scoretlveness regarding bpr ago one of tho various mnnl- j acl<1 * R tronser fluid will be obtained,
festatlons of her great nuibltlon null desire) in lifle—to remain a .charming j tud the dissolving process will take
mystery in the eyes of man? > ; H must be gently stirred ur-
There is no doubt that such Is h#r ambition. vThape is no doubt.iclthcr, that j ^ pc • extracted the metal
this ambition Is based on reasonable grownds. ' j P*rts of cobalt, which turns the zaffre
Familiarity will breed contempt. No-saying was, ever moroTfaultlessly cor* j * ) ^ ue * T* 10 whole solution ls then to
Tret. You can’t eat breakfast and dlnnee, day after day, with an ethereal poet j h ,° diP'-ted with a considerable quan-
wlthout losing faith eventually In his ethereality. You* can’t see a celebrity at | ° r or, “ nar y water, say about three
close range for any length of time without beginningcto dopradate his claim* t,rac ^ » 3 ml! ^ h thc c °balt solution,
to fame N • : and it is ready for use.
This great though deplorable truth tbo average. woman, thoroughly un- f or ^^ nary P° n n,fl y 1,0 U9C, 1 f° r
doratands I this purpose and thc fluid will appar-
And as she understands It, she acts on itlwherover It Is possible vto act. ently have no more effect on the paper
Wishing to retain man’s admiration, she?, turns herself by careful, system- ! , ia “ s ° water * ,)CCOmin g nbso-
. OTSM.tr Inh\ anmnttilnir •• nnnrlv like thll SllilYllX AS AcmIi Jtttil hlnml on#1 lUtely invisible tO tilC' ©V6 When the
j written lino3 dry. To develop the
Atlc work Into something as nearly like tbo Sphyux as flesh aud blood and
impulse will allow.
By clever little manuevres, tiny tricks whose-purport man docs'not realize,
Although he may laugh stupidly at their visible'results, she manages to become
quite early In life. Miss or Mistress Mystery.
Therein she*shows that wisdom Is feminine as much as anything, and there-
by sbe achieves her purpose.
One of these tricks, nnd not the least effective.^!* the obliteration of her age.
writing It must be exposed to a gentle
warmth—not too hot, for if great heat
is applied the lines remain perma
nent. The writing then appears in a
light blue color, and when the page
has cooled the lines grow gradually
Invisible ocain. but will come out
A Sphynx should have uo age. ... . , .
A mystery would lose Its indistinct impressiveness did It carry ono of ! P rom P tl y Qt W when placed in
v ' i ® tAio/'rt”—gt. Louis Globe-Dcm-
tlme’s tags.
So that, when we come to consider the matter, we men, we may discover in
the end that the ten thou«aud Jokes at the expense of woman’s reluctance to'
let her age be known were truly Jokes on us.—New , York American. t
J£?
A Cure For Laziness
Under the Eternal City.
Rome, says the Italian papers Just
to hand, discovers beneath herself a
Christian basilica and an extensive
set of catacombs. The find occurred
near the cemetery of Comodilla. which
Is connected with these tombs so un
expectedly opened. The subterran
ean basilica Is not of great dimensions,
but attracts unmeasured interest cn
account o fthe treasures of art that it
contains. All its walls are covered
By Robert Hichcns
IIE longer I live, the more.I see of suffering and £.::ig
humanity, the more I wish that I could persuade everyone to
follow the three-quarters^ anhour ^da^srstem <rt PhrMatt j W | th frescoes sTriklngiy "beautiful' ta
tx ~ * ****** «ii ♦?»..«■ t. .it ^ purlty of their des j gn am j prc .
served in miraculous perfection. One
of these, a virgin surrounded by saints,
is an „ undoubted masterpiece. The
head, modelled with refinement, wears
touching expression of gentleness.
exercises. Where t*he best doctors fall these exercises will
succeed, if they are persisted In. But the curse of laziness,
vyhich makes so many thousands of peevish invalids, must bo
combated. Will power must be used. Regularity must be ob-
served. The task must be a dally oue, aud to do it will re
quire resolution.
Another mistake people fall Into is that weak porsons-espocially weal, UrnTthe'
women—cannot attempt the exercises; that before you begin them at all you i and clear 8 admirably fresh
must be fairly strong. This is all nonsense. Tho weaker you are the more nec- 1
ossary is It for you to begiA the physical culture without delay. If you feel
languid nnd Inclined to ?;e Incessantly on thc sofa; if your back bends like a
reed in the wind, and you can scarcely raise your stick-like arms above your
nchiug head, you are the very persons who ought to do exercises; of course in
atrict moderation at firsr, and under directions from some one who knows
your physical condition and your age. It does not mutter if you are middle-
aged, If you are unwieldy fat, if you are scant of breath and given to flush
ings, vapors and tremblings. Start tbe exercises aud stick to them. , .
I perpetually hear people complaining of indigestion. This horrible malady ; ^ere have been discovered %
—specially horrible because of its disastrous effect upon the mind and temper— , num ‘ )er of sarcophagi, columns and
can he entirely done away with iu a comparatively short time by the right j f^^ents of statues—an arcliacologlc
kind of exercises. I proved that in my own case after ten years of almost trcasur ® of priceless value. The ex-
perpetual misery from what was called chronic dyspepsia. * ' cavat J°ns were made at the instiga-
Anything comparatively simple and sanely natural is laughed at or feared tIon °* tlle Vatican.—Boston Tran-
by many modern men and women. The cult of complexity has them in thrall. ' scr *Pt*
A chest expanded, a pair of dumb-bell*, an “exerciser,” one or two weights,
these things are too cheap and ordinary to be believed In. A* to the innumer- An atta che of the Japanese legation
In the catacombs are found galleries
! 20 metres high, with 10 to 12 rows of
loculi or tombs, all intact. All these
bear inscriptions and a date, showing
them to be of the fifth or sixth cen-
i tur y* Round about the basilica are
found the sepulchres of many saints
and martyrs of the latter epoch.
able and superbly healthy exercises ont* can do without any appliance at all ln ^^don says that he knows person-
in om?’s bedroom at night and morning—they of course are for school boys, j °* flve women who committed sui-
not for weary, yellow, wrinkled onca “of a certain age,” and probably almost c,do because thcir husbands disgraced
uncertain temper. - -X .JL * . --—--- - j themselves in the araur.
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