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Gross ng BayOnets,

A lively debate is now going on
among some of the French periodicals
as to whether opposing columns fre-
ouently cross bayonets. War historians
of most countries generally devote more
or less space to bayonet charges, hand
to hand conflicts, etc. The History OF
the Army of the Potomic abounds
in descriptions of this character, while
we have yot to see the first volume on
the rebellion which has not one or more
of them. The French Gen. Azemar ar
firms that in all the wars of the first en-
pire there were only two actions IN
which troops actually met at the hayo=
nets point. One was in 1908, at Amas-
tetten, when 0udinots grenadiers at
tackled the grenadiers Of the Russian
rear guard, and the bayonet engagement
lasted several minutes. The second IN
stance was at Lutzen, in 1913, when the
25th- regiment Of the line, piqued that
the emperor seemed to doubt It's prowess,
fought the whole day with the bayonet,
without burning a cartridge.
Gen. AIemar argues that the phrase
s'bayonet encounter, in the ordinary
language of the soldier, means " a press
ure altogether moral" and that the
shock of troops, which is ordinarily called
an attack or charge at the point Of
the bayonet, should be more accurately
named'a "bayonet demonstration Dur
ing the first three years Of our late
struggle, only 1O5 sabre and lob bayo-
net wounds we're reported to the surgeon
general from the whole theatre OF opera
tions, and of these only two-thirds were
received in action, Only 20 sabre
wounds were reported as the result O.
Sberidan's many fierce cavalry snC
infantry encounters during the last yea
Of the var
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RsethOven's Last Moments

Mr.. Anselim Husttenbrenner has
written a letter dated Hallerschloss,
Gratz, August 20, giging in reply to the
request of Mr.. Alexander W. Thayer,
of Vienna, an account of the last
moments of Beethoven, of whose death
he was an eye witness. He says:
On entering Beethoven's bedroom,
about three o'clock in the afternoon, on
the 26th of March, 1927, / found there
the H9trath Breuning, his son, and
Nine. Won Beethoven, wife of Johann
Won Beethoven, landed proprietor and
apothecary of Ling, as well as my friend
Joseph Felltscher, portrait-painter. /
think that Professor SCHNEIDER, also, was
present. After a time, the gentlemen
above mentioned left the composer, then
struggling with death, and entertained
little hopes of finding him alive on their
return.
During the last moments of Beeth
ovens life there was, with the exception
of Nine. Won Beethoven and myself no
one in the chamber of death. After
Beethoven had, from three o'clock in the
afternoon, when l arrived, till past five,
been living with the rattle in his throat,
in the agony of death, fash of light
ming, accompanied by violent clap of
thunder, darted into the room, which it
vividly illumined (snow was lying on
the ground opposite BeethOven's resi-
dence.) After this unexpected natural
phenomenon, that struck me foreibly,
Beethoven opened his eyes, raised his
hand, with eleuched fist, gazed fixed for
some seconds upwards, with an extremely
serious and threatening expression, as
though he wished 10 say " [ defy ye,
We hostile powers Away from me God
/ is with mel 1t seemed, too, as though,
/ ike a bold commander, be wanted to cry
out to his hesitating troops Courage,
( soldiers Forward Rely on me The
victory is assuredly ours!'
When he allowed the hand he had
raised to fall down upon the bed, he
half closed his eyes. Ny right hand
was under his head my left rested up
on his breast. There was no respira-
ton, no heartbeat more The genius oi
the great composer had winged its flight
from this world of deceit to the realms
of truth. pressed to the eyes of the
departed. and kissed them, kissing after
wards his forehead, mouth and hands
I At my request, Nine. Beethoven cut of
a lock of his hair, and gave it to me al
holy mement0 of Beethoven's las
hours
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J OF the Sunday Appeal
REART.TaR0 Rs,

Poor birif thy rinions are fo'dsd,
And trailing and dropping, and torn
Ara The plumes thai 1osied SO proudly.
Ere sorrow their beauty had worn.
Dark charges have gathered, aud wesry
Shs slghs for the long ago rest,
And means in piteous music,
AS she droops Ger her desolste nest.
In & leahess bower she trembles,
The cold wind " cps cruelty by
Ps-Is sre gathering round her,
There are storms IN the dark winter SKY
Backward, ohi backward SIZE Eazss-
In anerfsa sbe turns to the Past
Aud walls Ger her treasures departed
That were all too cherished 10 lssi'
,rnsv are aona and Wild waste OF ruin'
with wrecks on its bosom sweeps by
srhsv. a ro.hfug len her but anguish
Nothing so sweet as 10 ole
on. why. in this chan yeful existence,
This Being OF sunshine and shade
Must the heart, for It's brief gieam o. sunshine
To the shadow be dsrkly betrayed
The dead heart knowsth no morrow
Its broken strings vibTste no more
To the light touch OF Joy ana siaoheHs
That walked all its music before
But ever and ever it catches
The Quaint, trembling echo that steals
From me shattered harp o. the By gone
It's then, and then only, It feel.
For Eayer Insects huttering,
NeIer droop the wing, as they NJ
Der the stricken, as they falter,
And helplessIy nsalsh and die.
Asa bsrk on the crest Of 3 biuow-
Asaleaf on the lie rushes past
Eyerv tie Is severed that bound her.
Every stRr-beam has faded Al last.
Then turn, weary one, In thy scTrow.
Pass under the roo" " snd tie irown-
The brow that by thorns Il enclrcied
shall yet wear in triumph me NEoNn. '-l:rr
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Madame RIstOrI's Marie AntGI-
nefse'' in Italy.

A correspondent of the London Tets-
graph writes from Florence
. was present the other night at
most effective aud sensational drama,
entitled Marie Antoinette, in which the
part of the unfortunate spouse Of Louis
XVI. was acted By the celebrated
Adelaide RistOri This drama had
been represented at Turin and Bologna,
where it had been represented a. the
Teatro Niecolini, a small and artistic
theater in Florence, during several
nights, hut Mad. Ristorl being compel
led to leave early on the 4th, thought it
wise to represent it once more at the
Psgliano Theater. the largest in this
city, and capable Of holding six or seven
thousand spectators. The. entrance
money having been announced as very
low. rumors circulated yesterday that q
demonstration would probably take
place in a. republican sense, applauding
] the sanguinary eruelties perpetrated by
Marat and Rohespierre against the Bour-
bons and their adherents. Long before
the rising of the curtain the theateT Was
as full as it possibly could be. Ths
play commenced at eight o'eloek, ending
at one in the morning., and demonstra-
ton took place, but of widely different
form from the one expected. Mad. Ris-
tori was SO grand and SO powerful in her
part, and the actors performing the parts
Of SanterTe and similar Tuhaus took
su0h pains in initiating By their gestures
land manners the original personages OF
that horrible tragedy, that it was con
tiunal weeping from beginning to end,
only interrupted by Bravo and 'Eyvivi,
when some partisan OF the monarchy
declared that he would stand By his
sovereign, OF of down with him when
some coarse sanseulotfs laid his bloody
hands on the pale and delicate features
of Maria Antoinette Mad. Ristori, be-
fore leaving Italy, intends acting this
very effective drama in the principal
italian cities.
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A Lost IrIshmaB Among Ihe
Sandwich Islanders.
Fson the Hawaiian GaEstte.l

Frorn the Hawaiian GsZstte.l
4 gentleman residing on Hawaii tells
very amusing story of an adventure
which he met with. We can not hope
to reproduce it in print with the same
effect as noted for his talent in stOry-tell-
ing. One day while riding through the
woods on the hither side of the Wailuku,
in Hilo. suddenly a /" live Irishman'
bounded out from the bush into the
road, startling both our friend and his
horse. He had a short stick on his
shoulder, to which was suspended a
bundle. Touching his bat to the gentle
man, he inquired, in rich br6gqe,
So Arrah, surr, can you tell me the road
to Leemeriah q . To where p I" To
Leemeriah, surr, sure" s. Don't know
such a place. All, sure, an it's the
place over here somewhere, where the
shape farrum IS of Mr.. S. ~ " Oh, you
mean Lehu, at Waimea.' Yis, that S
/ 1t. bedad Leemeriah." Well you are
long way from thers, bpt you are on
the right road. Where did you come
from 2" " It's from Hanaluly came
/ in the sthamer, and they tould me I'd
better get of piece down beyant
here. Kawaihae, l suppose. " "Thrue
for YOU. put sorra one o me knows
/ But We zee surr, l don't ike to go far a
fut and 50 I stuck abeoFd the sthamer
until | went ashore yesterday at the
town list over the river. Last night !
slept at q hut wid parcel of nagers
and they gave me some Pqddin for me
supper--the kind ye ate with yer fingers
In the mornin' divil cint had / to pay
EN-. so I started bright and early. Il
was soon | heard the nagers howlin
and shoutin after me, and me hear
cum into me mouth, IN thought 0
poor Captain Cook an so l hid mysei
in the bush. But can ye direct me tn
vay 70 Leemeriah surr, an I'll b.
obieeged 70 ys77 Qgr friend repeate'
that if he would follow the read hsfaT
him, he would eventually bring up II
Wsimea. at the shape farrum, am
told him he need be under no ap
prehensiou of Ill treatment from tn
nagers." as he rather ingorantl
termed the Hawaiians The idea of
man going to Hiio, instead of landin
at Kawaihae, because he didn't iik
to 90 far a-fut' to get to Walmea,
richly Irish.
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Dlcken.' New Programme.

Mr. Dickens introduced Fagin, Bill
Sykes and Nancy to an English audience
on the night Of January 5. Ia antiei-
patton Of the event every seat In the
large st. James Hall was occupied. A
still more significant expression Of the
desire to do him honor was noticed ia
the effort made By the audience to be in
the hall early. The papers had stated
that this was Mr. Dickens wish, and the
holders of seats came early in such
throngs that the entrance were badly
blocked up.
The London Daily Nslos again notices 4
the faults Of Mr.. Dickens as a reader,
aud remarks that his qualities, both the
excellent and the reverse, were obssr-
yable in the new selection which he then
read in public for the first time. Per
haps We can not do better than give the
description Of the Nslrs, 50 far as it
relates particularly to the reading from
q" Oliver Twist, in full
The character Of Fagin he acted
throughout; and except that the Lon
don fence had too near a resemblance
to the money-lender of the Rialto. acted
most admirably. The benevolent young
lady and her guardian were by no means
so completely individualized and even
Nancy herself, fallen, degraded, brutal
ized but with still one spark Of human
feeling, With one redeeming quality
her love for Bill and the hope that she
may rescue him as well as herself from
their life Of crime, and save them both
from its inevitable consequences
scarcely had justice done to ker. Mr,
Dickens seemed afraid to display the
full force Of her passionate, half-savsge,
but still woman's nature. In the por-
travail of the vulgar, suspicious and
cringing charity boy, Noah ClaypOle,
he was more successful; and there was
no want of rufhanism, Of thorough,
, coarse, reckless brutality, in the picture
, he presented of Bill Sykes. The best
: parts Of the reading we're, undoubtedly.
the interview between Sykes and
Fagin, where the Jew diselOses Nancy :
treaehery, and urges-suggesting only,
! but certainly urges-his confederate 70
. her murder, the description of that cruel
1 and cowardIy deed, and the passage
t which records the death Of the burglar,
, hanged in the moose of his own making
4 Mr.. Dickens had, evidently, reserved
: himself a good deal in the earlier part
of the reading, and worked up to tAe
climax so skillfully and effectively as ts
= bring down the house. The applause
was so loud and continuous that be va
e compelled to return to the platform aGC
bow his Acknowledgements.
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The Word " SeIah f"

This is an untranslated Hebrew word,
occurring frequently in the Psalms. It's
meaning can only be conjectured. Most
jewish commentators give to it the
meaning of "eternally,' forever.
Some writer's suppose it to be musical
note, Indicating a change of tone, or
equivalent to the word repeat" or sig
nifying silence, OF inquiring an elevation
of the voice. Some suppose it to be an
actual appeal to Jehovah, as Hear
Jehovah p Others regard it as indicat-
ing a special degree of Importance in
the text with which it is connected,
and as calling particular attention to it.
Whatever may have been it's sense, the
word seems now to be unimportant, as II
may be taken away from all the places
where it is found, without ipterruptine
the meaning Of ths Psalm.
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The GSpsies.

A recent foreign writer. has started the
theory that the Gypsies are descended
from the followers Of the famous Husslte
leader John Ziska or Tschisehka, who
carried on religious hostilities IN Bohe-
mia from I4lS until his death, IN l424-
Bv this event the Hussites we're divided
into three bodies, one Of which was called
the Grvphans. OF orphan children Of
Ziska. These dwelt in their Vagon-
camps in the open country, and were
under a VOW never again to sleep De
meath a roof. They also refused obedl-
ence to any sovereign. Driven out OF
Bohemia in the disasters to which the
death of Ziska led the way, the whole
sect became fugiti7es and wanderers
and II Is asserted that the - Orphans,
with their wagon camps and their oath
aoaiusty houses, would readily become
wanderers ike the Gypsies. This curl
ous race made their first appeasanee IN
Eurone. between 141S and 1427, and
from the very first were called Bohe-
mians. They everywhere exhibited
masses. or safe-conduots from the En-
peror Sigismund, and it Is eOntended
that if the Gypsies were Hindoos, they
would not have been aware of the value
of these pieces of paper In all the
original Gypsy parties the leaders had
the titles of Dukes and Counts, and called
themselves Lords and Little Egypt,
whence the notion arose that they we're
Egyptians. But this phraseology, II Is
asserted. was not intended to convey Inc
idea of origin but Of religious beilef- ns
Hussites used Biblical imagery ana
called their opponent Moaol,es ana
Amalekites ; and it Is supposed 70 %
natnrsI that the countries where they
wara - rersecuted should be called Egypt,
~ The s home of bondage. The srgu-
UasDt that the language Of the Gypsies
-ssen,bIes that of HindoOstan, Is answered
bv the fact that the BOhemians were
Czeehs. branch Of the Sclavie race OF
undoubted Asiatie descent, and that the
Sanscrit is the parent Of both languages,
Bushing. the learned German Phlloio-
gist, says that the Gypsy language Is :
mixture Of corrupt words from the y al
lachian. Slavonian, Hungarian ana o1heS
nations Of the Slavic race.
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The Swt etest Word in the LaG-
guaze.

Some writer has said that one Of the
sweetest words in tbe English language,
one of the most expressive and full of
sound, is the almost forgotten term " gen
tlewoman." The very name itself car
ries us back to the time Of Sir Roger de
Coverly, snug Mr. Addison" good
hearted, kindly Dick Steele, the convivial
christian hero" But now that this
" tedious, buckram coated modern age
has set in, the old fashioned word Is dis
oarded, and the unmeaning phrase
''lady, is universally applied to all mem
bers of le beau sere-unmeaning because
any word thus indiscriminately made use
of soon loses all positive or so to speak,
individual sense, True, we live ip &
Democratic country, but political equali-
ty docs not in the least lessen sociel dis
tinctions. The most cultivated man and
the dirtiest vagabond, both equally take
their "ladies" to the theatre. The
nymphe du pare speaks of her lady
friend" Indeed, so far has this absurd
itv been carried, that now to say that
"she is a true woman is to pay one of
the highest compliments which the sex
is capable Of receiving. Woman
brings to the mind tender recollections
of soft eyes, dear lips, embracing arms,
and gentle hearts while lady IS but
dnikin, Greoian bend animal, full OF
afeotation and nonsense, as different
from the real article as is Thackeray
" Louis the Man different from the
" Grand Monarque" when arrayed in
robes of state. To the word "ladY y
might be seriously applied the definition
given through simplicity by little girl
." A cold.blooded mammal" Exten-
siyely misused as is this title, however,
it is still spreading, and there is every
prospect that is short time we will have
to exclaim with Hamlet: That was 1
woman, sir, but rest her soul, she't
daal ~
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gave an impulse to the young German
actress to appear in tragedy. She made
her debut as Adrienne in the German
language, and victory was won. She
had gradually introduced herself as a
German tradgedienne, and riYaled her
French model. No wonder then that
she took all hearts by storm. She not
only became the pet of the court, and
by her beauty, grace. and talent, shone
prominently in the most aristocratic
circles of the Russian capital, but she
became also member of the aristocracy
through her morgantic marriage with
Prince Gallitzin, one of the magnates Of
that empire. At the ceremony, Mile
Bmrndorf, not being, according to the
laws of Russia, entitled to the rank of
her husband, received the title of Mad
Won Berndorf. THIS union was how
ever, not of long duration it was, in
1885, dissolved by the Gar, and on the
9TH of February, 1858, she married the
Baron Won Schoultz. Soon afterwards,
she left st. Petersburg for an engage
ment at the Hopburg Theater of Vienna.
Her departure was celebrated in the
grandest style. Beside innumerable
bouquet aud wreaths and costly diamond
ornaments the departing artiste was pre-
sented with laurel wreath of solid gold,
The Gar sent her gold armor to be
worn in the role of Jeanne d Arc, in
acknowledgement of her artistic talents
After the tour to Vienna she lived fol
time at her castle of Spiegelberg
situated near Neustadt, under Dose
occasionally appearing on the stage. Al
last she decided to accept fixed en-
gagement at the Royal Theater of Han
over, where she remained for ten years
What Auguste Won Berndorf ha
created in that time belongs to the his
tory of art, and has found prominen
place in Ed. Devrient's history Of tn
German stage. From her appearance
dates the rise of the graceful converse
tional comedy, the drama of the salon
1t was she, too, who banished in TRACED,
the hollow, heavy pathos, who let u
feel her heroines as human beings
Everything unwomenly is remote froI
her. She most perfectly represents tn
idea of womanhood. Whether as Mar
Stuart, or Countess Autrenac, q
Marianne of Z" Women of the People.
or as the Duchess of Marlborough, i
Scribe's, Verre d'Eu," she alway
creates a character, an impersonatiol
not wanting in any trait of life. In he
wealthy circumstances-her diamond
alone constitute fortune in themselve
the desire of extending her triumphi
career has led to her appearing in tn
country, rather than the temptin
pecuniary offers made to her by mar
ayers.
In her outward appearance the famo'
artist is not less gifted than in min
making on the stage an impression
: once of a queen of the stage. A grac'
f full plastic figure, a highly intelligen
looking face encircled by richly howin
: dark blonde hair, loveliness blend'
with dignity in bearing versatility
r conversation, admirable taste in dres
2 and that polish which is acquired
4 high position-all these have co
q tributed to win an extraordinary sucee
t for Madame Auguste Won Berndorf.
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IN THE SIGHE.


bless Thea, o, my God
bless Thee for the nlgnt-
The still and solemn niRht,
When tired nature i1ks te AIN reDose:
FOR aching hearts, Oppressed with wear woes
Nav ia the silent hours Of the night
Bare their mute angui IA 10 thy pityin sight,
bless Thee for the balm,
The deep and holy cain
with which my sad. ue5pairing sool Is IiIIsn-
The hsps OF sweet release,
The wfispeIings Of Eeaee,
when thy dear voice has through the tsmpes'
thrilled.
Ibless Thee. o, my Godi
1 bless Thee for the t-usf,
The pure and destnies4 trust,
That ia the hour OF suffsrin comes TO mt
roe promise OF a refagee yet 20 be
Won from the toll OF earthly saeriaee-
From penitentiai tears AMI prayers Jnat rise
Like incense round Thy throne.
Ohi let their truth atehe
For every sin known TO Thy searching eyeI
OH fiom my QuiyeTing heart
Tear every shrine apart
That bears she impress or idOlatfy
Ibless Thee. O, my Godi
bic s Thee for the rest,
Tina perfe t. blessed rest,
tn At shall be mine when this sad lie "a o er-
When my gladfeat sh All press the eternal shoTe
Clothed in the .ovely majesty of gracei
Thus patiently / wait,
Stricken and desOlate-
Wait ttii the angels summon me 10 come
Then shiniag angel hands
Shall burst my earthly bands
And angel wings shall bear the "shoeIe
Home 70
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DE ou1xcEYs 5 OLD ACE.

when his three daughters were
grown up, and his wife was dead, he
lived in pleasant cottage at Lasswade,
near Edinburgh-well known by name
10 those who had never seen its beauties,
as the scene Of Seott's early married life
and first great achievements in literature.
There. while the family fortunes were
expressly made contingent on his abstin-
enee from his drug, De Quincey did
abstain or observe moderation. His
Cow Of conversation was then the delight
Of all aequaintances and admiring
strangers, who came to hear the eharmeri
and 70 receive the impression, which
could never be lost, of the singular
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HOWARD GLYNDON.
Mrs. o'Donovan Rosa kindly cc

Mrs. 0'Donovan Rosa kindly con-
sented " from the depth of my heart to
read a second time for the edi6cation of
Chicago,
Rev. Charles H. Brigham, of Ann
Arbor, Michigan, is after Father Heeksr
with course of lectures on the Age
Of the Reformation.
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HENRY HALLAN.

The historian of the middle ages and
Of the English constitution died IN leo9.
Personally he is little known to those
who most admire his books.
" The reader Of his weighty mot
heavy) works, impressed With the
judicial character Of the style both OF
thought and expression, imagined hlu
solemn, pale student, and might almost
expeet 70 see him in a judges wig
whereas the stranger would find him the
most rapid talker in company, quick IN
his movements, genial in his feelings
earnest in narrative, rather full OF DIS
sent from what everybody said, inno-
Gently surprised when he found himself
agreeing with anybody, and pretty sure
10 blurt out something awkward before
the day was done-hpt never giving Of
fence because his talk was always the
fresh growth Of the topic, and it may be
added, his manners were those OF a
thoroughbred gentleman. He was an
admirable subject for Eis friend Sydney
Smiths description. In capita. sketch
of dinner party to which Sydney
Smith went late, Hauam was one Of the
figures And there was Hallam, teith
his mouth tRH Of cabbage and contradic-
ton, a sentence n which We see at once
the rapid speech and ACTION and the
constitutional habit Of mind. Better
still. was the wits account Of Hallam in
the influence, not only unable 10 rest
but throwing up the window at every
transit of the watehman, TO question
whether it was past one o'clock and
again. whether it was starlight morn
! ing