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Newspaper Page Text\ /ck WALTER BLOOMFIELD it m by noitm D»m<| bom. CHAPTER XXVL Continued. ' !A» I progressed along the lonely road, ^mercilessly dlssocted and critl cl«ed/tay past conduct, resolving nth •n/tho 'strength ot will I could exert tf/bd henceforth more sceptical In all rlUngs, more dellhcrata )n action, and more secretive. The voluntary and generous declarations of Constance Marsh absolved met I thought, from 'my former cherished resolve not to marry unless my resources were at least as great as those of my wife; and I would therefore at once return to/America, claim the band and heart I, had won, and while ondcavorlng In all things to gratify my youthful wife, demote a large part of my time and •peons to uorao work tor the general good. Reconciliation with my father could not fall to come about after the lapse of a little time; and as friendship Is no less contagious than enmity, might it not reasonably he hoped that tbo peacemaking would be yet further extended} /In tbla mood I arrived at Bury Bt. Edmund’s, and haying walked up Ahbcygatu street, turned aside Into the Butter Market, and entered nn Inn there, whero not many minutes afterwards I was sitting In a private room, at a table apread with writing materials. Tho letter which poor old Adams had brought from Ohcvlngton on tho day of blB death hod not yot been ac knowledged. It was an Inquiry by Mriy Buttorwell for the address of tkyTtev. Mr. Evan Prlco. “That gen- Soman," 'wrote Mrs. Buttorwell, "1 once Or twlco had tho plcasuro to hoar preach In tho little church at Bolden- hurtt Minor, and hla mannera tin pressed mo aB everything that wns right and proper In a clergyman—such charming elucidations of Bcrlptural difficulties! such admirable discrimin ation in his bearing toward proprie tors, tenants and peasantry! I buve long Intended to benefit this very de serving young man as soon as the op portunity to do should arise, and tho living of Kingsthorpe being vacant Just uow In consequence of the death ot tho ltov. Mr. Obadlah Uornblower (poor dear man, ho was only seventy two, and till this year was never troubled with bronchitis In summer!) I lmvo decided to offer It to Mr. Price. Tho living of KIngstborpe Is worth nominally £1200 a year, hut owlug to Iho badness of the times the Income is now not much over £Soa It Is a great depreciation, of .course, hut In these days tho llvlug Is still regarded as s good one, aud 1 linvo received hundreds of letters from uubenefleed clergymen begging for the preferment, some of them wrlttcu as soon ns It became known that Mr. Uornblower wns not likely to recover. Do pray oblige me with Mr. Trice’s present address, for I shall not offer the llvlug to any one clso until he has rejected It." 'As I pondered over Mrs. Buttcrwoti’s letter the hitter things—bitter chiefly because tboy were .true—'which Mr. Wleo had said of tho Truman family 'When conversing with Constance Marsh at Torrytown, wore vividly re produced by .my memory, and 1 , thought, too, how persistently he had continued Ills suit lifter ho lmd plainly perceived that I wns preferred to him. Though 1 could not entertain these recollections without some bitterness, uud In a foolish moment wns half tempted to withhold all knowledge of tho coveted preferment from my rival, my better self prevailed. No; I would •lot inaugurate my new course of con duct with a splenetic freak; I should be forgiving mid charitable, uud would write n friendly though brief note to Mr. Trice, enclosing therewith Mrs. Biitterwcll’s letter. This done 1 wrote another note Informing Mrs. Butler- well of my action In the matter. Aud now 1 had to communicate with uncle Sam. What should 1 say to him! Of tho failure, or worse than failure, of the course he had advised, he knew at present nothing. For a long while I paused and stared vacantly upon a blank skect of paper with my pen grasped ready to record my thoughts; hut. alas! those thoughts were too painful and too chaotic for me to give them coherent expression, so after much waste of time I eonu-uuvl my.-vlf with Inditing two telegrams. One was to my uncle, and merely stated that m.v mission had failed, and 1 was on my way to New York; the other, ad dressed to Miss Marsh, rau thus: "My own! No treasure but you. Uetncniug to claim your promise. Your loviug' Ernest." CHAPTER XXVII. AT THE WINDSOB nOTEL, NEW TORE. Ou a certain guuday In the month of October the good steamship Campania was made fast to her berth ot the quay lu New York City, nud the de lighted passengers, hastily abandoning the Heating palace which lmd so quick ly and luxuriously transported them from the old to the now world, hur ried- hither and thither, greeting the friends who awaited them, 'aqulriog after luggage, or hailing hackney car riages.- Oue passegger. If tvever, qulek- hls yvay, thwugh tkc eager throng, and aa he had do other Impe dimenta than a small handbag, and was oblivious of tbe bawling of the expressmen, he was the first whom the Customs officials permitted to pass Into the street Tho weather was superb, the sea son being .what Americans call their “Indian summer.” The excessive beat ot summer had passed away, but its brilliance remained, and there was n delightful coolness In tbe sir. The foliage had put on a golden tint of ex treme beauty, tbe sky wqs cloudless, and all external conditions of a sort to oxbllerato humanity. But tho gloom which had taken possession of me when I embarked at Liverpool bad steadily increased during the voyage, and at times I bad hardly been able to endure my own communlugs. Af ter the exhaustive consideration of my position aud prospects engendered by eight days Of solf-sought isolation In my cabin, the vista before me did not appear nearly so rosy as I bad at first pictured it Thoughts of the death of Adams now tormented me more than was the caBO Immediately after that tragic event Though I could not In justice reproach myself with having killed tbo old man, and was comforted by tho positive evidence of Dr. Tbur- low to that effect, yot I well knew that ht best my act had hastened tho old man's docease, and who could say by bow much? As I reflected how dcll- ento was the distinction between my act and manslaughter 1 suffered pangs of remorse. Consideration, too, of my other affairs was not calculated to af ford me much relief. Hero was a young Englishman with little or no ex perience of tho world, homeless, bclr to a small Impoverished estate which ho would probably not Inherit for thir ty years, owner of 200 pounds and a handbag, come to Now York to marry a young lady worth millions of dol lars 1 Why, tho Idea seemed too pre posterous for anyono'hpt a dreamer to entertain. But tho die was cast, and the course entered Upon must be persevered In to tho end. Had It been posslblo for mo to live my days over again I should probably Iqtvo made other and equally disastrous errors. Though It was Sunday, nud tile great stores wore closed, Broadway was thronged with well-dressed, prosperous looking people, not much unlike such us one soos In the principal thorough fares of European capitals. After n long sea voyage a walk Is essential to most people for adjusting the physical equilibrium which has been so rudely disturbed. I found It so, and grasp ing my hand sackol bent ray steps up town ns I lind done on the occasion of my first coming to New York. Not long afterward 1 paused before my nu de's house, and was struck with con- stonistlon when I observed that the Winds were all drawn down nrnl the shutters closed. Bounds of much unbolting and un barring reached mo before the door wns f-peued lu response to my Bum- mono nnd then l waB lufonueil by a man sorvnut, whose fnee I remem bered, that Mr. Truman wns stnylug at the Windsor Hotel, nud had left ord that he would like mo to call upon klin there. Are Mrs. Truman and Miss Mnrsli with him!" 1 Inquired, greatly sur prise! nt this Intelligence. believe not," replied tho man. looking aside lu a strange way that dlseojraged further questioning. How ever, I Inquired of him the where- nboqts of the Windsor Hotel, and being informed that It was close at hand ou Fifth avenue, I went tho.ro aa quickly as I could, more perturbed than ever. When I presented my card to the clerk who had charge of the en trance hall of that colossal hotel, ho nt opee deputed u waiter to conduct me to my uncle’s npartmeuts, at tho time telling me that Mr. Tru* mat-, lmd remained fudoors the whole of yesterday in expectation of my ar rival. Ah!” exclaimed uncle Sam. ns lie laid his elgnr on the mantelpiece anil advanced to meet me, "you are the mqp 1 need! I received your cable gram, nnd would have replied to It had it Skeen possible, but you were already on the water. 1 perceive you arc well. so ',ose no time In telling me as briefly ns you can about those Infernal se quels. for 1 am In lmstc to tell you scspethlng of iullnltely greater Impor tance.’’ ,<y uncle's mauner alarmed me. He so-mod to be laboring under sup posed excitement, and as he resumed hl$ cigar and walked up aud down the *.ge room, his whole aspect Impressed iq>ns strangely different from the self- lUfisessed, confident man who had ex- died my boyish wonder. Could It be tliAt the enormous resources of this n'ele fiuaueler had at last been broken a combination for that purpose sueh as oue not unfrequeutly hears of in the country ot his adoption? I could not conceal my fear, and gave timid expression to It. "No, no." said uncle Sam, Impa tiently, as a forced smile overspread Ills features; “nothing of the kind. Get ou with your story.” To hear wns to obey. At so time was uncle Sant a man to trifle with, anfl least of all at tbe present moment When I had completed' my account of my mission to England he paused in front of me (for during my rerttal be bad not once ceased to pace tbe toom), and throwing sway the end ot his Cigar said: "It is as I supposed. Though you are probably now farther off than ever from tbe recovery of the eequlns, and the result ot your expense and trouble Is merely the addition ot another In habitant to tbe unknown world. I have os little doubt as ever.tbat the old man bad tbe gold, apd that he has bestowed it where It will rest until It Is discovered by some other thief. And now please oblige me by never mentioning this matter to me again, for I do assure you I am most heartily sick of It," My uncle took two cigars from bis pocket One of them be threw to me across tbe tabic, and baring lit tbe other be again paced tbe room. A minute or two elapsed before be spoke. Wbeo at last be did so It was with intense bitterness. "Of all that you hare done or failed to do that which vexes mo most Is your forwarding Mrs. Bntterwell’s let ter to Price. Bnt I don’t blame you In any way; It was Impossible that you could know of tho deep hatred I was so soon to bear to that unspeakable humbug. Tbe fault Is my own for having, In the exercise of my natural generosity, foolishly suffered myself to befriend one of his canting, hypo critical caste. Whca I picked that un conscionable beggar out of tbo Suffolk mud be was not ton cents ahead of his debts, and the utmost racking of his wits produced blm au Income about ono-flfth ns much ns I pay my cook.” Uncle Sam paased a moment, puffed forth a cloud of Bmoke In a way sug gestive of Ineffable contempt, and re sumed : "As you know, I brought him here nnd gave blm the management of t\ newspaper I own, paying him largely for his Inefficient discharge of duties which I had to teach him. He at tached himself to Connie, and did his heat to win ber, bnt Connie, with pru- ,denco worthy of her father, would have none of him. When you appeared upon tho scene nnd gained almost with out effort tho prize for which be had contended In vain, he made the girl for whom ho used to profess tho most extravagant regard the victim of his revenge. His Inability to Injure her without Injuring Mrs. Truman and mo In n greater degree did not deter tho villain. His method wns this. Know ing that Constance wns devoted to her sister, find that anything whloh would trouble one must needs disquiet tho other, ho showed her (In your presence, 1 understand) n letter he had received from another pestilent Suffolk parson, exposing Annie Wolsoy—the writer, a cmven-hcnrted windbag named Fuller, haring got Ills Information from old WolBoy or yonr father. Connie, wiser than most women, kept her knowledge to herself, ond Trice, suspecting this from tile fact that there wns no upset In my bouse, forwarded Fuller’s letter to my wife." Tho mnllclous leer upon Mr. Trice’s face at tbo moment when I laBt looked upon him wns pictured In my memory and not likely to be forgotten. That It wns the outward und visible sign of a diabolical nature 1 had never doubt ed. und his strictures iqwn my family ou that occasion helped to confirm tho opinion, but none the less was I aston ished to learn In what circuitous ways this man had worked to Injure people who, so far from giving him any cause for enmity, had done much to earn his gratitude. As my unclo again paused I ventured to congratu late him on the futility of Mr. Price’s net, seeing that Mr. Fuller's letter con tained nothing which aunt Gertrude did not already know. "My affairs are hardly as smooth as that." continued uncle Sam, forgetful of, or diplomatically Ignoring, n pre vious declaration ho had made. "My wife has left me, and I cannot Induce ST. LOUIS “HAS THE COOPS.” NEW YORK WRITER FINDS WORLD’S ii FAIR BEYOND EXPECTATIONS » Addison Steele, After a Week at the^Exposition, jExpressesA^nazemenL at Many Features—St. Loulfi Cool and Prices Reasonable. eign nations .would a m e w°York°to lion worth the journey (rear New York m St Louis. Germany»' budding, vmg ssssfe ADDISON STEELE, & “ known newspaper and trine writer, of New recently spent a week i World’* Fair. Re turning home, he wrote the following flppreciatire . ac count of hia impression* for Brooklyn Life, which ebon Id convince anjr reader that It fa worth his while to see th» greatest of ex position*: In the expressive language of tbe day. 8.t Louis “has the goods." I had expected touch of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi tion. for I hod kept in touch with the making of it from it* very inception, fire years ago; but after nearly ft week of jour neying through this new wonderland I must confess that in every essentia! par ticular it is far boyend my expectations. The biggest and best it was meant to be ond the biggest and beet it is. The expo- eition^nunors notwithstanding, is Quite it it * Those who imagine that the Oolwnbiau Exposition remains the last word in the way of a world’s fair ehooM remember crowning feature is the grenf |xrtfi«axia Purcnwr* Monument—and across thft wrano Basin to (Se Cascade Gardens. QtL.f. right are the Varied Industries arid' iA*C' trieity buildups and oWifcff left the MarrO- facturee and ^attention, tneWH-with .Trans portation and Machinery still farther to the right and Liberal Arts and Mint* be yond at the left—making up the body ot the fan. For lbs handle the fan has the Cascade Gardena—rising in a grand terrace to ft height of rixty-fire feet above the floor level of tbe buildings mentioned nnd crowned by the great Festival Hnli. tue TeVracc of fctates and the East and West Pavilions—and tho Fine Arks building di rectly behind. * it * In the orchitecture of tbe group there is do uniformity of atJle. The very liberal use of great columns f.v6* the four blind ings fronting on the Plaza find * certain architectural kin?hip, but U je Mines building, with its iVro huge obelisk* knd somewhat Egyptian aspect; tlie much- turreted and belfried Machinery building; the highly ornate Transportation building. tue aifujy ornate iTunspon.ai.ioii utiiiuiup. with its gigantic arches and pylons, and Palace; Japan, tlu ’ 'characteristic of ^vera! baildmg^^ntrv scat of Prince park, and China, th »- «, er b’ GraAoo-Roman Nitcctural glorific*- oml BAhriutn a igmal do th!? Lun. Italy has a leuiple. Austria am tion of Modcrne Kunst, , magnificent structure from ft n * T .... mnrrwlltrtmn O ' tomb of Etmad-Dowlah. w the new Bangkok temple, S. am - PALACE OF MINDS AND METALLURGY. that eleven years have rolled by rinoo Chi cago invited all the nations of the earth to corue within her rates. These haring been years of remarkable progress the mere fact that it is up to date would place the Louisiana Purchase Exposition ahead ox not only the Columbian Exposition of 1803 but* the Paris Universal Exposition 6f 1000 —the only other world’s fair of the period mentioned. The great development of horseless vehicles, certain wonderful rub vances in the field of electricity, the wire less telegraph, tbe submarine boat and th* practicable flying maebino—all of which ore special features at St. Louis—arc, far instance, matter* of the j*rio«] since the Chicago event. IV) my mind, however, the one distinctive feature winch places it ahead of all other world’s fair* i* tno com prehensive Philippine exhibit. Ahead also ny previous showing are the individual lings of eight of the foreign nations . talcing everything into consideration, the architectural and landscape gardening achievements arc greater—os they ought to lie with the world older. •k it k Ono of the greatest, and ocrtaluly one of the moat agreeable, of my many surprises was the supreme beauty of the main group of buildings, l'or the simple reason that tho camera does not exist which could take in the vast picture as tbe eye sees it, the early views of the group—a bit here and u bit there—gave a scant idea of tbe echcmc as a whole. Nor did the early view* of the ten individual buildings which make up its component parts do justice to their nobility of architecture and general grandeur. Then again in the ground plans and bird’s-cyo sketches—the only possible manner of showing it---the fan-shaped ar rangement of this group looked stiff and unsatisfying. Far from that it is quite as remarkable in it* way as the famous Court of Honor of the Columbian Exposition. In notable, for in- - , „.... .v.<ncct it is her to return home except by substau- I stead ot two grand vistas it offers a dozep tial assurances that I have finally ceased to correspond with Annie Wol- sey.” “Good heavens!” I exclaimed. In srreat affright. “Do you know whero she has gone? Is Constance with her?” “Don’t talk so loud. I am not deaf, and there is no necessity for Informing everybody; the affair Is sufficiently known already. You have no causo for alarm. I«shall give my wife tho assurances she demands, and in a day or two at farthest she will reassumo her rightful position. It is a pity you forwarded that old lady's letter to him." “Where Is my aunt aud Connie?” I asked bluntly. 'In Orauge, at a house where thei? father used to live.” “Is that far from here?” “Only n few miles. Orange Is In New Jersey, the other aide of tho North River.” A sigh of relief escaped me whdn I heard these words. To know that I was so near to my dear Constance was as one faint streak of light In a dark sky. I lit the cigar which I had boon nervously twirling between ruy fingers during the progress of this conversa tion, and took a seat by the open win dow. Uncle 8am, too, became some what calmer und seated himself oppo site to me. A long pause ensued, which was at last broken by uncle 8am sud denly breaking out into a loud laugh, quite in ids old style. I looked up at him in surprise. To be continued. Peanut Vender—“Say, pnrd, I hoard a good joke a few minutes ago.” Blind Jerry—"Well, don’t tell me about it. I couldn't see the point untd after builncM UOjiw.”-ftC.Uica*« K«W* the Romanesque Liberal Arte building have pronounced Individuality. Yet in the g eneral picture all these buildings blend nefy. Nor is there any clashing in tlw c-ase of the Freneh Ionic style of the build ings of Cascade Gardena. Twelve hand some bridges across tbe waterways, which form a figure eight by running from tlic Grand Ifasin around the Electricity and Education buildings, further contribute to tbe architectural splendor of the socne. it it it Row* of fine, large nnydoe *et off the building* lu the main vista, adding ira- tneaaurcubly to tbe beauty or tlie picture and furnishing one of th* tnnny demonstra tion* of th* fujierlority of this exposition In the matter of landscape gardening. There arc also many tree* to eet off the other buildings (J the group, shrubbery and email trees huve t*en used >n profu sion around the entrances and the bridges arid there are handsome sunken gardens in two places. The landscape treatment of Cascade Hill is similarly fine. ★ ★ ★ The Philippine section oovers no le*s than forty-seven acres, has 100 buildings and some fa,000 catalogued exhibits, end represents an outlay of over a milliou dol lars. A week eoulu cosily be spent there toVlvantage. Entrance to the section it* free, but twenty-five rents is charged to go into each of the four native villages, which are intensely interesting. The village* run along Arrowhead 1/ike, nnd the inhabi tant* ell hare some way of entertaining their visitors. The Igorottes.’wbo wear as little clothing as the law of even savage lands allow; lion toe*, Tingannea and Suy- o.-'s are in one village; the laht*-dwelling Moron and Jlngobos In another; the Mack Negritos in the third and the civCizcd Vis- cnyans, who hare a Ontholic Chtweh and s theatre, in the fourth. A* « mfttxer of ed ucation this great encampment of the "lit tle brown men” is one thing tbat»no Amer ican can afford to miss. . ★ ★ ★ * Eight of tlicvnnmrrous buildii^* of for- COLDEN CHAINS. M. Mas licgls Wore Oolrten Handcuff* For Yruro. It will bo remembered, says the Westminster Gazette, that some years ago M. Max Regis wns presented by a group of lady admirers with a pair of golden handcuffs, In commemoration of Ills arrest uud imprisonment In the great cause of Nationalism. The An ti-Semite swore that he would wear the manacles us souvenir bracelets for the remainder of his life. For some time ho kept his promise, aud theu it was observed that he had abandoned his decorative fetters. Why? Was It Infidelity to the cause, or what? Peo ple wondered, and could get no satis factory answer, until a few days ago there wns a public sale of unredeemed pledges from tbe Mont do Picte. The golden handcuffs (weighing forty-five grammes) were included In the cata logue, M. Regis having deposited them with “ma tante” to relieve a tempo rary indigence, nnd having neglected to recover them. To complete the irony of the situation, they were pur chased by a Hebrew, who now wears them in the streets of Algiers and ex hibits them to all bis friends. Dr. Hale an LT.I*. i I)r. Edward Everette Hale is now an | LL. D. of Williams College, from which his father graduated Just 1(>» years ago. The doctor read nn extract from hit parent’s graduating address, which dwelt with the question "lias There Been a Progressive ^ Improve ment in Society 'in the Last Fifty ars?” Dr. Hale Jocosely remarked ONE HUNDRED FOR AN ; EGG. An Iixllnn Gaino Fowl That >'!» Very Valuabto. Not often does the price of « single egg climb to 3100, but this is wthnt wns offered for each of the eggs of a tain Indian game hen, wlfich was' brought to England some time ago. For centuries the IndlaJn game, or Azeol fowls, have been tl*» very apex of the game breed, for the pureness of blood and pedigree have been most carefully preserved for so Icing that the date of the origin of the race has been lost In tlrc past. It is almost impossible toj: procure specimens of the purest blood, for they are treasured by the Indian feportsmau at the highest vnlue. As game fowl they nre«great fight ers. Those who have seen.them in In- dia — for tire finest birds never reach our colder .dimntes—tell of their prow ess end ungovernable tenacity in bat tle. With them it is always victory or death. In America, however, the game fowls are seldom raised for fighting pur poses. hit for show, and as pets and hobbies of poultry fanciers.—Country Life in America. A r.Torient Ensliahmnu. Like the traditional Englishman, Ar thur Stanley, Dean of Westminster, wore home from bis first visit to America an expression of amazement which only time could effac". He was at once beset by interviewers, who asked the usual questions. “What was the thing which most impressed yon in America ?” was one of these, that a century ago the boys appeared without a moment’s hesitation Dean to be wrestling with the same prob- ! Stanley replied: *'My own ignorance.” ’ems as are now discussed. ! —Argonaut, The 1’ike has in the Tyrolean tins finest conclusion that 1 Inoy® ever . 8C ? n ." There It* a great square with many qpaint buildings, u little village streef. And i^bovc the suow-clad mountain*—which ^ooiq very leal «* tlu; evening falls. The beqt ri*nio railroad yet devised afforffs several line glimpse* of the AIjul and there is ’jyry^ grannie cxi>osition or the pbenimmor»'«r iMu.Hiqn play in the tittle church. Tl*i C liff Dweller*’ concession al*o looks very, realistic at nightfall. It Is elaborate in ar-i rnngeiueiit, apd tne courting, waike anit- oilier dance* ny tlu; Southwestern Indians, make it another of fho Pike shows which; rhouhl be taken in by alt In Seville there is an amusing marionette theatre and some’ genuine Spanish danoimt For the rest toe Pike offer* infinite variety, and aa a rule the full money’s worth iaxnven. Ihc enor mous Jerusalem and BoeiWar ooncesmoM ure not on the Pike. it it it\ It is a case of dine at tho German Pa vilion and die at the Exposition. In a beautiful Modcrne Kiuist (mihling adjoin ing Das iVutMhe Ilaus the best food and the highest prices on the groumh' are to ho found, the table d’hote lunch al’dI .dinner coating 82 and $3, respectively. . fncre is also a la carle service. Everything consid ered the prices are not excessive, ^inil at least one nieal should 1* taken thefe for the experience. Another should be tv’ken at the Tyrolean Alps, either outdoors oT.m tbe gorgeous dining room in the mountal.i* aide. The best French restaurant is aY Paris, on the Pike. Ixiwer in prices and* in every way admirable are the two restau rants conducted by Mr*. Ror*r in the pa vilions of (Cascade Gardens. Tbe oast one has waitresses aud no beer apd the went one waiters and beer. T*r a bit of lunch* Germany, France pud England all offer de licious pastry in tbe Agricultural building. These are not free ans., bnt time-saving tips for the traveler. There arc no end of restaurants to fit all purses on the grounds. THE SILENCE QF BUTTERFLIES. Tilt* Inane* Bnprosenta n Truly Silent World. After all, the chief charm of this race of winged flowers does not He in their varied niul brilliant l**auty, not yet in their wonderful series of transforma tions, in their long nnd sordid caterpil lar Ufa, their long slumber in the chrysalis, or the very brief period which comprises their beauty, their love making, their parentage and their dentil. Nor does it He in the fact that we do not yet certainly know whether they have In the caterpillar shape the faculty of sight or not, nnd do not even know the precise use of their most conspicuous organ in maturity, the an tennae. Nor does it consist in this— that they of all created things have furnished man with the symbol of his own immortality. It rather lies in the fact that, with nil their varied life and activity, they represent on absolutely silent world. • • • All the vast ar ray of modern knowledge has found no butterfly which murmurs with an audible voice nnd only a tow species which can even audibly click or rus tic with their wings.—T. W. Higgin- .‘on. in Atlantic. The Playwright'* Complaint. A popular author, who has lately turned to play writing, has not suc ceeded in impressing managers with availability of his productions. Not long ago, thinking to get some useful pointers from the current dra ma, he made an observation tour of the theatres. “Well,” he remarked to a friend at the end of tbe evening, ”1 seem to be the only man alive who can’t get a poor play put on.”—Harper’s Weekly. 0.