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1H3 FRlGu1TCt CATASTROPHE
esrope Of Brsodenhurgh wers asemnisd II the
HAN OF snSttce IN the ducal palace. No space Was
len uroccupted where there vas room for spec-
etmlne, sat IN the Pretnier1 chair, and on either
9ide sas tie great Judges Of the realm. Tha Old
dsoShif sSoud pfs Tops ,s9er s9e % IND II ~
had aken to hts bed, broken. hesfted. His dty1
Nere nonb<red. Poot Consad Ind begged, as for
FL fsy nte, that be might b spared t6e misery
but Il did not sJsI. ~ A-'.S'
Tne 1addest heart IN all that great aasemNase
ne slsddest ~ II ms fathers Fur unknown
to nts daugtte1 " conrad," the old Baron Klugen-
stein bad CONE. Ald Was among me crowd of
pohles. Triumphant In the swelling fortunes Of hn
Af!er The hera1ds had mada due proclamation.
md re osnsr p5sl!laIn11ss I'D followed. the
"PHsune1, Es1ud lo1tn!"
Ths unhappy princess rose ind stood unveiled
belcre tne Ia!s mlluludc- Tna Lord Chief jus
aAost noble lady. before ihe s1eas Judges Of
this realm It hath been charged md proven rhss
ont OF holy Wedloct JUur Graoe nAsn K1rcn birth
unto chlld, Rad bJ our Ancient laV tnn pta4ltJ
ls death, except Ia one sole contingency, Whereof
his Gtace, tho acurg nuee, oGr Euod Lord Con-
raa w sdsertMe yon ln h's solemn sentence now
Coursd as1e;cned lozth The reluctant sceptre.
and IN the 1elf-s1ue moment the noble, woEaaIy
hsaE: be- beneath na Ioos Jes5nea p!t!ingly ,oEssd
eyeA 30 opened l!s upa TO SPEAK, bur tie Lord
Chg. Ju.tioa raid. quickly:
mot tnere. Jour Grhee. Eot there! It Is no.
laufnl 70 pronounce Judgment upa1 any OF tht
ducA line IAre from the 6uc21 thrune!'
A ahuddet went to fne heart of poor Conrad.
and 4 Gernor lhook tho tron frame OF his old
falher likawisc. CoulAd had not been crowned
o1ed ee prcf1ne tho th1pue: He nesltAtcd and
turned pale with feaE Bat Il nust be done
Wondering eyes were already upon him They
would be Suspicious eyes II he hesthsed Iocgrf.
He ssnended the throne. Presently he stretched
forth the acEptra aeatD, aud s1id:
"ElsonEf, In the DAuu OF our sovereign Lore.
Ulricn. Duke Of B1kndcnputEh. proceed to tie
solemn duty that BAIL devolyed upon me Glse
heed to Dy WofdA- By the ancient lAw Of tue
land, except Jou produce ths partner OF your
guilt and deli1er him up 70 the executtone1, you
mint sute1y del Enhrsce thu opportuntty-saye
yourself !n!le yet Jon may. Name The talnar Of
4 solemn hush fell upon the great cau.t-a a.
lerce 10 profound that men could hear their own
hearts bca{. Then the pt1pceaS etoNty turned,
with eyes cleaning with hste, md pointing her
nrRe1 kuklgnt at Conrad, sRid
"Tbuu nj the n4ntn .-....
An spra11tpR conviction OF his helplets. hope
le1s PERI trcek GILL TO Conr1d u neA1t IKE tue
enil q! ceA.n itseu- What pover on satth eoald
tAye hln1 To d1sp prove .ne coa1kot he must fe-
veal that be WA1 To0An; and for N unctowned
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Two CRfioux Nead1es.

Tne knz Of Prussia reeenty visited needle
nsnuiactofy IN his flngdom, In order TO sae Hsnt
maenuely, conh.1ed NTH the human hand, could
psodate. He WIS Shown number OF saperfne
needles, tnonsaods OF which together tsid mt
Ee1gh haE ~ ounce, aua m1t1eued how sanh
miEute ooleca could be pierced with IN eve. HnE
ne was 70 se2 thst IN this respect even somethnr
stiu nneI and more perfect could BE- created. Tpe
% possl-tnas @ =, ne rotAmAn whose buEtueru It Is
70 nOte sha ere IN hese needles-asted tot hair
ron sd tse Eonasch9 head Il was readily gwen,
s1a Mlta Emile. Re placed It at once pnder the
oo1nG machine, made hole In 1t win the great.
esrsae sase, iatnSaed it with thscaJ, sud then
K,oE. .ee14e ~ eu1 Ass'3A'&
o1s Tee seecnd curious nsedle Il In possession OF
xnS,a xueTn s.etosta- Itwaa made 1t the celebrated
~ 1seae mandatory st Reddish, and represented
ne ne coi4mn Of Trsjan in miniature. Tn.s well
naoxn Rolnan column ID adorned With numerous
h tsesss N sculpture. un:cn ipEortalzo Iralana
heroic aclops IN war. On thIs d!Eiou:tye peette
tcenes IN the lfe Ct Queen victoria are reprr-
tented IN relief but 20 t1eiy CT and 10 small thas
requtzes 3 EsRnsf.itg Fllss to see them. The
tclotta needle, cap, moteoTes, 10 openeds II con-
t0ink plumber OF needles OF smaller nze, which
are equally adorned Nth teenea II Selei,
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ROsa1lc4

Latheeoue, hl.thesotne danvbter ,n,na
Itft 10 ma thnse i,ns ~ thtna. Aes
Greer NE with fhnea n.aa ~ h1r.
Eyes whIch erpm ~ innF ~. ~ thrrs,r..
Flashing nnx wt,h liza snd fj.n1
Nov n nush NJ aiesn ro,,aasnn'
Yelled ty lnsnes uarf ss hfohte'
SnaItows over vi1iets eios,n.
Come t,,1. nier No softiv bn49
Shower m r1e fond r.r.es.s
Der nv cheef. and m nv hTcr
F1Inr INV Weai,h ~ f.rrRLestt,-o,,,,
Evnr rfhr9bhtnV n,,fsa ~ In.,. y easSs'
Heats IN TINS ni5f' tnne " r. tntno.
All nv hearf,s ttdr Hets - 1hae
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rAE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY JANUARY is7ouPp1EMENr

,..--..stTSt =. = Z : : y y G
s,n1P 70 = P.ssS ~ ssaem At 4 Temperature OF rtree
nan1le1 uSfIe INC presHed into bnui1 and n1i.
nosss n,os o. 1oout twenty pounds Ve3EtI. Thsss
Ioi@ osoe1s Ioi@ fxeanent fuel for Aoontpr7eN and
4.Sia fodnctte Of crest hoAE. and Yor7
ssv;r s.aant :. 1oas toseSn eoanuiee vn1e
n. "vs&Hs eS9&H. mo use. By being run fnto
paa,.r "a IN, os .h a1ne net n diameter, ana
Of In nIssa snd io pao1ns; e. Tae catttpss
sSncernr. A. ~. s1nt..sn1 root ~ W kett,es ana
rr,n - 49, We,ss6e 40 20 psoeeas which Yield
bi,ia 4un ssvrns ~ - 19n, emmoofa Ffu1sfxn-
n In.n1ste ~ " seaiuM q |; aod ~ the rlake
Eoee trnn n.iT !. 9r,nnn Ana N Aes snunuA 70
v1rT II 1oa .1ns.. = aon ennuaNS. snern nust b
fsn, nil :1n,cS Mss.nA svNAoe n the old
w1ste I1Qx: sncn - R1sT ~ nv w.. Toe
mersIs. nnts Ss.Sv ,0stt; used n gstv1of1lng
foT n1ffcr MINI Als1Ae' AMONG ze1nus knd
: Hut fhrrn ~ ,roh,a. ~
b utftzed E1sttrg ~ ~. ~ sauRs s.l E1ttrg 70
mncscsi m1nds ~, nTn nS ~ ~ Maca eomc cleH
prtoe IL he uartnt becsus, = tco."fA1uSsy y. loE
rim pnoFrhnroa. roS Ihe ,-n. - y Sonssnnoated
oavEn dtillfr ~ rer ffr st1ptor. ,eSia % NoHn
fu1 wtYc 0uf 81 X Wi1,ia ~ rsasp ~ pnospao-
Eu1th mrty ar scesntv ~; psoospoosm itsen y
unold Dot BE- the nssinSs, [<"1n ~ k91: Wnat
bo easilT nrd ches,xv asnakkats1 ka = Ts tso coold
dytd ftous.nd fons r,r r111shrr ~ Ns1J - ROn-
aii eii mxn nnfsrtn1s.. n1s H0ped 70 OR
ed for recusefInetn}, .ssh-, 1Ase peeo discover.
nos IA bcsu aa,ctenti1 sdn;; o1s ~ tse systsn ass
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The Forea OF 1max1naxtoa.

Ducslsnd. nc dlst,nEutsned seotogst one dy
.or. nsy,pg sskea gooa many Of 1ae mon as.
bonse and III bis cataoaannea1 we1e IL GOOD
a,5ie aud sas!s. ss!e az Eoesa oooEexased.
cntn,, ana pl.te. ma ne meal eontnsnsed .,1h
soup - aaled he doctor, aiIes having
raaod nds q u nc daJ. 7ery so5d fndeed aas1er r
ed mo other: "tusue, u It noti / only a.k 30.
came 90 not md any green fst" tho toetor
shook his hesd- "I think # has somewna1 Of a
Peeoaal:" Al alusaIors haEe," 1eptied pact:
land. tbs eaJlIan Peculiarly 80. Tns fellow
dsstcted this uofnln0, and which you have
1css eeea eaupE-" Theze Vas General Eous
q rueaM; eyery one turned pale. Hall 4
dozen started from tho tahle; tWo Or three
tan ont of lae room, aud ousy thoes who had
stout s,oEacns remained 70 rus close Of an cxnei-
!ens enssTta1nment- Sea what tuaEt1stton y, j"
CT Heeh, Or thh Glnten OF nSn iran the NAV oi
2 tea.bsrd thsJ Toald have pronounced 1t excel
lenf, aud their digestion woald have beea none
inc WORSE e1cn 1s prrtudtcc.~ But Tns Il
rssnI ~ a1t.etsos !" satod lady. = . a. xoo6 .
esn 2 heaa aF ever wo1o = co1o1et,. 1Mgegct
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! ever been domesticssed- among N. Cou.3, ~
1scr, 1.-THE OF ootJ md aus7ry uf hnp, s3c +, tuos
,nas sort Ct creature 70 inspire u me ,euas
patu.alness Her general effect Il deiico1,, 1--WE VI
EuEr,Ds over oEe's ps IL qioat,cx upon ~ Eraa ".
T! acd we glosted-one Is painfully conscious t,at n.
tts ~ leTGss hse nnso nef vncn, SIC
both extremes. in TACT. 70 behold her !, M
sicn; ard ~ for pore and inaccens diTessios e
feeHs TO enjoy more OF It tnan auy woman i. Ss W.
ev.r , been or Etsfottune not to en5race. y il
ftdernelc length Of stne without loytru her ~
over. atd NC fsankly confess to gent:a yeaTptnr
10 nit aes .te:deriJ upon onr tonest i:ee aad
LEI nrirs,e grts arc yety Aaucy; "Msy l .ee ,ou
sone? sordsy qa.rea !sd Of Ian at church iast
but 5ou can't walk Win me- VAS the pert rsp1'
nan Ms,.e N coD;esrrs,e Pos. once, bfouaa. 10
oen,lv been sauuted BY her hover W1th be1:r
"cold, " and hne v!ncra'ed herself ycrr trnmpb.
atry ~, II ,ae fotowinE mosess bot sance1t nti-
MANFRED
,p,,; DAh; You say l AN cold toward Tcu.
you snd ne seton hate to sl,ie % it: !eot Il s Ks
top Of The letter ana youll and it. Yes, tnas,s II
c,!er I1n a,sIs s1d ne seos, you understand e..
Mcdonald Carr. the "Aad Poet" once s,,
thst .sn5 espses,on Of thousnf, 10 arrarged ~
70 nv %s1tn .& ~. R;nn. Ss e1 isiIds
tfe antiquity OF hts family. which he carried co 10
Ecab, Wzs tolu that be wa8 q me1e mushroom ~
II III e., s.a ss Psa
Wair, . pedfgree Of particular fau,iiy was snosn
70 ne: 1!ed dvstarVe skins or parchment, su:,
sas s q T. WIS nose IL tse
a French parer ewes the following account Of
re oti1tn Of Inc expsesstcn. q To make d COM
o!owtT al hla occnpauopr thought notting conId
be tas'er than Risss-oo 1'nz, and mat ae could
zoos DO It as well as Ebs Other. He accordingly
cou!d only produce SCI or peaF.shaped ba loon
or nt,.e nass toascoh T3esecotd at.eups had =
s,@ss saG fssul sna 90 on snt1 a1so alter nasco
: n.ca He not unfreq1entlY have OCCASION tc ute
Then descrhng the result Of our pirate aad
a correspondent OF the Church. Ua,on Is looking
~ etully into Bible chronology TO aecef1ain
hetner Aeth1salen was dro = Cd by rhe nood Or
mat mixed In a,s n'nd, hut he expresses a hope
hat be i'ed asnafnral death, "far II would nave
sen !, 2 awful to nreso long nd be asowas: afteI
Little tnr.c.3eare,d Mary was playing very
ou9hly vim zee kHten-ca1ry.pE 1t oJ 7ne tail.
er mother told her ste would hurt pussy. why,
Q son7," eatd ahe; "I'm caH5iag It By the
nh this ro:e. :. This nneerellaf has ptaao hon ny
tNshenx even sin sto!e him ". F."
Lae lazy principe! Of : .cnool, II her advertise
!ae,ea e , fK tsasa!pg wn!en sne bears" but The
J. enS tosth eoEneonfpg Tie laoy' "repatatton for
a French paper prints tie following: The wife
i 1AGily wefe greatly ipesnle1sd II 10 cs sec,a.
ow tnc De.s shl uld he conveyeu TO him
epsew urde,tooE the tass ard iougni out me
ie1ten Ee.' Eyes, i,esr ~ We espnot rs save nsta oa
"a q, ~ ao0. Cried he berea.ed nusoaEd. put
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LORD Iyuont reg comedy Of "Walpole Is
written N 4 measure never before attempted BY
An Engllsn playwright, The tines being composed
OF fcur nnauaauc feet Tho London hnly lfttrs
fIyez this specimen OF the metre IN advance OF
the publication o1 the cuUedy:
al wonder Whist lies the hlstottaus win tell
When they babole Of ono Robert Halpo'e. Vel,
well,
Let them suser ut his bf1nde1s declaitn on his
y1ce4
Cite the 1ogues whom he purchased, aud rAl At
the pEce3.
They sha.I own that Al Inst for revenge he WITH
Nood;
And, II lsrth Of gold, ha was sparing OF blood;
That Hhen England Was threatened oy France
and By Rome,
He forced Feaeo from abroad and enesmped her
And tho Freedom he left, rooted arm In mild lam,
May o'erahadow the fAults OF deels done IN her
cnuse."
Although twelyr-syllabled tines spoken uron the
shRe would sound rather strangely 70 English
e1zs, The fesns aaserta TINT they would not be "a
VII eais no1e % asnaslal = ne than some ot the sReeehe.
have aroused storms OF applause amouE English
audiences" =" And 1t concludes: "W1t, therefore,
any London Ha1tger have the courage to perform
Lord LJtton 5 new play In anapGsttc verse I"
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-womsn 70 ~ m bvcal-ohAls, ~W1 deakal-At
cnc artf tte Hame -uorcnt; he tnd his rim old
father sNopnth auo faN 70 The ground
f1ho frrmaindcr ot tnls = thrilling aod
tven!tul, ,sto,y W. NOT bo Gouud IN
tho Fesiiy : BnEab Exusss, notVtth.
r0 the ttc: nat tho lape1 can be had OF I'll thor.
orgh)J respectable uerAda astS 1t the low price
Of one doll And halt yea1. -.
Tue truth IL, h1vo got NJ hero tor heroiue)
1n1o trcn particularly close 1aee tnat ! do NOT
1ee bow akn eo1ng to get hl1 tor ncr1 ous Of it
shnlo business, and iet that peIe on stt out tho
bckt Wsy that o1e1s- else stay t.1tte. thought
thar lttle d'nleu1tJ, p1s Il io6ks tnnN-ent now.
II HnTtTt Rtetlp or sho New Yoyk 7rtbRns de-
sirc 10 copy theSe initial chapters tntp ho reading
countarl tsett vniuanls Journals, }uEt rs they do
The opentrg chapters Of the Ledger and ow YORK
Rfs1ly poEele, they ere At liberty to do q at the
ntuas sntce, provided they "troH,r1
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We heard Rood a,oty on certain railroad, tns
other day. On this road the train was ne
9uenuy DELAYED BY cattle upon the uack.
This has happened eeveI1l times, but
orally the locomotive entered upon clcsr
en!lfngs and for Ten or fifteen miles The train
rattleo along al lively Jog. AL OF q suddtn, how
ever the euKtpe began q lively blowing, showing
mat nouble bad come nRstn- At this one lndvid-
"a. Nho had been wltchtrU the uees ~ pas. the
Stneo.s. Acd bad Just persuaded himself ioto tho
oe'tf nat be IVES riding INTO gior1 9. the ro:e OF
4 league At = tresth. jumped mp With surprise sud
tne e!Scalatsvn: "Well m be CURSED 4 va
HAVEN'T osUyat up with thaFe d-d cstsle aEain"
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government and extolied the wisdom OH q nls
Nd the modeaiy with which be- b5re hlu.
seu in his great once, The old Duke soon
gaze everything into hls hands, and sAt apart
delivered the DEGREES d the crown from he sest t
OF the Premier. Il seemed plain that one 20 loved
aud praised and hono1ed Of al men a Conrad
dllu1y That the Pnncess ConSt1nce hid begun to
lore him! The love Of tho rest Of the world vas
dApgetI And ht saw, moreover, that he deIighied
Dnke had discovered hl8 daughters postioo Itte.
xtAe, ano Vaa already dreaming OF marriage.
had bean In the Prince4s' face laded away; every
day hope and animation beamed brighter from her
eye; and ble snd.bJe even vagrAnf gmlles visited
the lace that had been 10 tron0lad.
Conrad was appalled,. He bitterly CURED hiu-
self for having Jlelded to the lnsttnct that nsd
made him eeek the compan!on1hip Of one OF his
palaee-when ne waS solzovfal aud yeasned for a
s{npatny such ~ only worlan can give or feel.
Ae nov oegan % avoid his cousin, But thus only
more he avoided her tne more sae Cat nefseu in IN
hix way. He marse11ed at this at nr1t; and next
It stA1led nim- The girl haunted him; she
e h n,sa. p2o1 n ~ tines
sne asemsa a1nKua1!y anaoos, There was surely
nk Fl o ps s W AZ he TSts
to LOOK peTplexed. Poor Conrad wM becomlne
Il very EhoSt through dread and dre d1EtreIS.
One day, a. he vns emerging from a private ante
room attached to tns pletate gallery, Constance
confronted him. and seIzt1g both bis hands IN
"6h. Why DO you avoid me? What have I
houe-whn have ss.d, TO lose your dad opin-
ion Of ne-5oT surely had 1t once +. Co1ra1, do
not despise MI, but pity tortured heart! can
cot, cannot hold the words unGpoken longer Lest
they XII ne-I love you Cou1adl There, desplse
nue II Jou must but they rouh be ntteled J"
Con1nd Nas FpfechlesS. Constance hesitate1
= moment aud then, miH!nterpreting his s1Ieuce,
= wild g1adueES famed In her eyes, nud Bns
dung her afua about h'g neck and said:
" You rcent! Sou relent! Ton can love me
you ,sta 1Te me-: on' say you wnl my own, my
conrad x1paued aloud. 4 s!ct]y psllor oEer-
Fpread hia counten1nce, and be trambled like an
aapen. Presently. tn desperation, he thruAt the
poor girl from him aNd cried.
"a You know not what yp1 ask It Is forever
and ever nposrlhleI' And then he ned IKE
criminal, and left the Princess arupened with
hmazement. A minute alte,sHrd sno was crying
and scbbtug there, and Conrnd was crying and
IoDoing IN hll cnauber. Both were In despair.
Both saH ruin staring them IN the face,
Bye-bDd bye Constance roae sIoHly TO her feet
Rr0 mored away, s1J1ng:
ITO think thai he wss despis1ng my lore at the
FeIJ moment that thought It was melting hM
:rpel beau! I hate him! He epurued me;
It'd this n1n-he spurued me- from hin Ike
1lg!r
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CHAPTER II.

FAolzf4Il ANu T6AfSS
et1 days AFTER ,he occurrence related IN the
hboye chapter. the brilliant capital OF the pacnV
OF bftndenburEh Was respleudeur with MILITARY
psGeantry. sEd no!sy wiki the rejotc1ngs Of loyal
Erlutudef, for Conrnd. the young heir to the
cIoWp, was conc. The old Dukeh heart WIS iQli
or happtnesA for ConEao's handsome perion aud
gEucetol bearing had WON his love at o2ca, The
great balls q the palaca were thronged with no
nlea no welcomed Coorsd b1avely. aud 20 br.Rh
aEa N nepp1 do ~ fn:n2s seem, thh. he felt his
to q comforting cuntenrp1tnf.
But II remote Apartment Of tie palace scene
Ct different nature wAA tfnugpniuK. III g win
aoW stood the DuEet only child. LAZY Constance,
Her eyes were red aud swollen, and init Of tear,
She Naa alone: Presently abe fell to weeping
anew, and ea1d slcnd:
t'lhe villain Detz7u ts gone-has led the duke.
dom! could not be1teyett at nrst, but a!as II IA
too true. And loved him 60. dared 10 love
him though knew the Duke my father would
teyer let ne wed him. I1oyed hlm-but now
hs'e ninl With all my soul I hate him! on,
what Is 70 become OF NE! l am lost, losh lost!
tball 60 mad !"
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An E1R1lshnan now trsVentnz IN the United
|1tes Ia Hr1tipg lhitef1 10 theLpudou HrpA kns
, 1870-01-09

American Society .srs1 Aa Eaxlaah
e1AN0 p9tRk,
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t!es nf earthly Life! Laying ont a1l the paper
money Of worldly pleasure In heavenly bondA,
principal and accumulated interest to be
repaid In the god Of pa1Ad,sslM Joy.
Musin& over the many ytto1A fates
In store for these chIldren. followed
my sn!aole guide 10 the ground door; whezs the
printing Ess dore-tof part Of the 3elfses task Of
the Armenian FAihers consists In publshlnS re-
Ngtoos. aId eFen aeculas, works in Arneni4n, Ro-
H'a1c, 1wfhn, and other Oriental tongueA Tnts
II accomplished by me2u1 OF wooden psessee.
Some leu or fifteen young nen were employed In
fe'7 part OF tbs butldtpR. Another room co.,
It'd the printed books AID pauphletg. also
some Photographs Of eminent Armenian pre,atea
IN thes1 sacesootal rooes- :seyeru OF theseI pu,-
chased, - veil ~ literary curiosity. the fourth
C$ulo Of Guide Harold, printed In tie Armenian
lhrgos8e and chatActe1B, The rryerend
father lAnghtnaly called my attention to tbs
iart, thass IN The lovely Description OF Venice It
contains sone pasaages Rejecting On the Ansuian
Government Thteh'were replaced by ss.ertfh,
- It puosahed before the evacuation OF venioe
oy t1at power. nnsEer that ho lhould pront BY
the newly orgKlzed liberties Of Venice, to restore
snt mutnsted pas1a: ~ goppfoaSin2 certain por-
lions 10 SuhAue poem Ka8 Ike to tho vandalism
Of knock1rg soea md fingers OF o Greek statue;
rhat. tnssuuth n the ApsmAns PROVED then-
se!Yea detccndanA Of AttillA1 folio ven, Who d.
faced the Greek ana Roman works OF stt, 70 the
monks should t.ke for an example tho
modern sIttHA Thn Eouznt to re-
place What The ba,barons Huns made AWAY with ;
indeed, The noTe 20 from the fact OF tne.r talt
being 10 much esser one, con11sttnz merely Ia
replacing the or1giuA psrt, which the modern
z1ttats were able 10 do IN ,cry few Inatsnces BE-
INK forced. ia moat cses, 20 supply what wss
wanting from The resousess Of shels own geuluA
Among Other literary ocr1os!tfes, noticed Z
book containing the LoRdI Payer IN thtrty.tnree
dineren. lsngc1gtA dead nd living. The price
Of eald box VIA four dol!ars tn kuld,
Ny courteous friend then accompanied rne dur.
toR abort walk In the tr.m lhle garden of tho
nonastefT- We st1olled on In we reached the
tight Of steps 1ea1ng 10 the vases, where had
LEFT ny gonooa- Here, With mpy mutual e1-
press1ons Of regret No bade each ether nndly
farewell. ..... ....
On the WAY home lad down In the RordolA,
scarcely la,ering to 70 the tnce.rans tvzddIe q
Tic hotrl guide, who was entnnstsssicsny defcr1o-
Ing pictures, STATUES. tombs, AID MONUMENTS, al
10 te seeo on the inorrow r for tininz consdess-
ton. He 1es7 nearly eucoeeded IN spou!ng my
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-07-07
Newspaper Statistics and Gessin.

In the United States and British Prov
inces there are 5,3l9 newspapers publish.
ed. of which $50 are dailes. In New York
there are, of all sorts, 800, in Philadelphia
over 200, and Boston pablishes the next
largest number There are 400 papers in
foreign languages, $50 of them being Ger
man, 70 French, and the remainder in
vasious less known tongues. two of them
being in Bohemian. New York state has
the largest number and Delaware the
smallest. San Francisco publishes nearly
ali the papers fof the Pacific coast. For
merely editing, George William Curtis
(who does the editorial work of Harper's
Weekly, the Easy Chair of Marper's
Monthly, and does seme work upoh Har-
per's Bazar) receives $4,000, the largest
salary paid in this country. The smallest
daily Is the Ithaca Daily Leader, the larg-
est the New York journal of Commerce.
In the United States there are 500, ,000, 900
invested in newspaper property. All sorts
of out of-the-way interests have papers to
advocate them, and all sorts of business.
There are two papers devoted to the inter-
ests OF matchmaking, and Of course every
religious sect has its organ. The receipts
OF the religious press of the United States
in which, OF coarse, ''infidel, '.free-
thinking" and spiritual" papers are in
cluded amount to $1,000. 900 per annum.
New York has thirty-two dailies, six of
which are printed in German, two in
French, and one, the Skandinavisk Post, il
Danish and Swedish. Ii newspapers can
civilize people, we ought soon to rival
France and Germany.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-07-07
Value Of q File of Papers.

A New YORK correspondent OF the R0ch-
ester Democrat says on this subject:
"a complete file of the London Times is
quoted at $4,000 sterling, and probably
would bring double that price if it were de-
mande5. This is a small sum compared
with American prices. A complete file of
any important Journal bears value which
is hardly to be computed in money Thirty
three years ago the Herald started. Had
any one laid by few copies of each issue,
he would have had rich reward A com.
plete file of that paper would cost with in-
terest at a compound rate $780, 1t would
now readily bring $1,000. The sum of
50. 500 was recently voted by the Common
Council of this city for the purpose of pur-
chasing set which commenced with 1912,
and which of course was deficient the first
seven volumes. The librarian of the City
Hall informed me tina. they were frequent
ly consulted. and also said that they could
be sold at "A large advance. The only COM
plete file of the Herald of which have any
knowledge are those in Benefits hands,
and these are kept from the public eye. He
is not willing to expose the character ofhis
paper. Another complete file YVES in the
hands of the paper merchants, Persee d
Brooks, who supplied him with material,
but this was lost when heir warehouse was
burned several years ago. There are state
ments in the early issues of the Herald
which can throw light upon important
questions DoU about to be brought into our
courts. Lawyers have gone to the Herald
establishment and solicited the privilege of
a reference, but the reply is unchanged in
character. OAe man foolishly spoke of
legal compulsion, and was politely told to
try it, The only way for those who wish
to possess such archives is to subscribe for
the papers. and then to keep the file un-
bro en- until time gives it a value