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"PR0PHETIC DISRAEII"
What the Author of g Lothnir ,, VIII
Prove In d Forthcoming Work.

From. Blaetuaofs Magazine }oT JUNK.
It is unnecessary to point out to those who
remember the singular theories broaehed in
ME. NEaeha former novels that tho adren-
end with the present third volume It win
easily he anticipated that sequel still more
remarkable ihAu tsp comm mencement OF thas
noble1nan's hietorv is in prugress-in fact We
may whisper that the same assistants hsye
been secured for The future as for the present
wofk-namcly, the writer Of the Drury Lane
pantomimes, a gentleman on the stat Of the
Court Journal, and celebrated mad-doc-
tor. who is in the habit Of making
copious notes Of the conversation OF his pa-
TENTS. Nothing whatever Is said in Lotaair
about the pre-eninence Of the Jewish race,
which formed 70 prominent feature in
former work- In that preceding novel il was
shown that most Of the i11ustr1ous people at
that time existing were Of Hebrew blood. But
. whole generation Of celebrities has sprung
into distinction tince. aIr- Disraeli is not :
man who abandons his ideas, and it still re-
mains for him to do Justice to those whom be
most fondly cheEishes. Accordingly, IN the
continuation Of Lc.aair great many eminent
persons Of This time-such rs Count Ris1nark,
President Lopez, Generals Lee and Sherman,
Messzs: Blondin and Leotard, Hszr Joachim,
Nine. Patti, II. LessePs and Mr. Fochtsr-
t1ious OF tie tribes OF Israel. The Emperor
Of the French, though \ Jew. can only
claim affinity With an inferior tribe; and III.
Gladstone, II Jew At n1l, Is Of the posterity
OF Ghime1, who reviled David. The descent Of
the Rothschihs from the wealthy Israelite
who supplied the materials for the golden c1lf,
is briefly but clearly traced through tho
1noney-changen wto were driven ont Of the
Temple. AL this, however, is meraly episodi-
cal to the continuation Of Lothaif's hlatosy:
The struggle between the Prote stant aud
Catholic friends Of that hero for the poasss-
sion Of go important prosel5ter which occurs
In the present work, Is only introduetosy to
place in The sequel The active and inqui1ims
mind Of Lothalr has loug occupied iteelY
With The mysteries Of the Jewish faith,
and tho chief Rabbi il DOW his fam;liar
friend. Tbs Bishop, With his chaplain. aud
truaty archdeaeon,. brings strong counter IN
auence to work And "a when two OF the n
va1 parties contest seat, czndidate hoshio
to both msy sometimes c.r1y tho election,
so the astute Cardinal, ever on the watch,
tr.ra St - II the 1,.pA ~ Mn xTn-n;-,-
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teeton Of love tales, protesting to b deriyed
tIom Bretoa legend, aud auothof work coa.
elsung OF q number OF fables In Anclo-Eor.
man ss1se. In tho latter volume she SAW vho
xh whs induced. 70 DO it ~ the Earl William, y
William Longue-epee, Earl Of Salisbury.
son Of Henry II. By Fair Rossmond. The rre.l,
Poetesa Of the fourteenth ccutury vas Chris.
une do Pisan, daughter Of m eminent nhy.;-
can II Venice, who settled In Paris At TIC in
mtasion Of Charles '. At this time. 1865.
learned eduestion, and Wills W still I5enee Tsnnr
mAraed = gentleman OF Picarr1ie, named Etjennaa
CAateL In 1886, abe Was well known for her
poetry. Her husband died in li09, Apti abe l1ad
70 support her two children. being probably
tne hrst Woman who, in Western Europe.
ISat 1aSsS 70 hFe by her pen She tells US, in
principal works, without reckoning her sualler
ana more playful wTisinss; that Is the poems
OF various kinds composed in her youth, which.
altogether, che Gays, filled seventy quiros Of
large volume" She sppears to lave made
eoE.ea OF her writings Also One Of her pre-
scum, md is richly Illuminated. uwas written
u 14o4, for presentation to Isabelle OF
"a afarla, queen Of Cha.les VI. At the head ct
tae prologue il an illumination REPRESENTING
christine Presenting her book to tho Quocn.
N l4o9, Christine presented herself as tho
81 peace. and wrote letter to the
Loyal Frenehmeu." The peace Of vineennes
was concluded soon after, but did not last long.
sud Christine composed her L4mentnti1n'
Boon after, abe retired into nunnery, Fhere
she remained eleven years, until the appear
nee y OF the Maid OF Orleans, in whose praise
he !; composed poem, copy Of which Was
By u. Jubinh among the manu-
scripts Of the library at Borne. and p,,hlishel
y him in 1888.
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san. .1 oasoted Lothair, who has already bepnn =.
sn ~ LullainG synagogue. The riyal es.,,..
4AstEs are indefafigab1e in their efforts. ~,
3,.,.n, to have the Passover kant A.
, 1a,he;,. sn''e W ,ho Bishop rfcs4cs sausage a..
entr.n hin, ~ ., and tho Gar,1inal t7ics 10
lunch A domestic cifcumatance rendars es -. =.
ufhle contest more exciting, for n H.. H.. sa
turo the Cynoau1e Of the Emnyrp.n 1ans- aa
nnea or twins, and-how tLsF aJ,si1 W. ~
baptized 's matter which il r;.btIs 10
hshop is perpesussly dodgirg about H. ,l[ ma
aeT foilo~sd by his chAhlan, bessins .ta ,' Eur
able font. Tho Monagnores defe1t If, 5lps!. pG.s-
~ spreading scandalous resort that 'e %es'sn s1
lhe chapla.n arc trying to make loya tn W. ~
nurses; Ihe eighth day, 30 important il, ~ ~
the seventh night after the bril- t. Es7. IN
eeeka 1othalr IN great agitation, aad rn,ta.
the most astonishing revelation. Hs atAass
covered ia the family archives absoInta - s' w.
mat L9tha'rs grandfather, who Is bum, do", u.
ne to.' aaoaster tomb was his (tle Cardinsrst
Jew az a1d r.. 'nn,, nM,.zs moreover, ns, he was .
Not only does the Ernao1seinI s' ne',. ol3oa.
abandon his attempt to couyert h :e
70 isonanism, but he ANNOUNCES h;s ~, tna.r
tehtlon 70 embrace the religion of Tesa. - u
1ernnE II only I'LL he can 80 70 Rome mi " w.
rreed Ti,;' rnS Hpe over With him 10 The new
Ne'A@S VIC H1NGflQy jnthair f,.
spite OF the tears and entreaties n ~ u
Gorisanue: The next morning tba tp;ns 10y
The great disgust Of the Bishop aud the s nniao
family, are duly admitted into the Hsh1as IhHas
community with al due ceremonies ans1 nIoss" es
celvo the names Ct Noses and Arm, 1s't na's. r.
are called 11ssaud. after their cranimo,hara Iuna
Losu Noses i'.ssaua lothair IS he erows nn
Slows plneeiy rroaigalisy ot disposition sS a
astests tho purity Ct hi race bT an eaTIx jaan aa
tne toward MOSAIC Jewell 1e:i, ~,
iulsher BY proposal (which rre,t,v ano
Eoid railing Of Lis e1eat-e7andfa,her's ,o,u's tho
ts9lu aaron, The younger twin, Was Of an in.
1eneetn1l aud speculative turn Of uind. - anI M
desoteH llnseH to the establishment nf nv.
Inufch BY The restoration, not Of Christen.
DON, but Of lHael, and to the extricst;nn tSm
OF the Aryan races from Semitisn bv mesns NJ
ett, 9! which he Is himself disciple, layiur
An u hereditary talent for modelling IL wsz Va
VII not reveal any moro OF this exciting gorI
Tt1s demand for which viii doubtless be uupar-
than to note that it cont.;I,s
re remarkable y, pecalatty respecting tho dostrinea
OF tue HsbraWs; for inatcAd Of ttcaiinr the
coming Of the Jewish Messiah as prospective
it Is hinted that he is now on earth. and l.s..
been for about sixty-hve years. A'-'
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@!iy demonsts.ting his .onu t,,ao,au, bv tb

a!,e,1 ea d,emoIsfssling =, ,s his onn teorem by .ha
fr shesldan's character and his style Of fight
ing 41e expressed by ''sent tham whiriinF - III up
the Valley" @'A "''1noe ap
foPon unfortnnato order from st uHa.dou,r-
.ets " the saddle,' gare General Les onnor-
t;,n t9n,ty fnE Tho one solitary Joke Of his L.!
nha samen ~ m5at ~, san you expect Of Goneri
quarsefs ought to befn A1.1 lAA''
:, hus9er, moro inciaivo with tho pen ,h,n Win
tho gFortl, cut through ono Of the Fnott;set
trabAud." ootT
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A'DoubIc Dcnd Hend.

Rev. Dr. Price, one Of the British delegation
Ltelv in this country. WAS somewhst aston
ished At the dead-head habits Of our railro1de.
hotels, cte., but seeus to Laro taken to tho.a
very kindly. At \ meeting in London since his
return, ho spoke Is follows On his o1perience
here:
Ministers and editors travel \. half price.
Stopping on one occasion At junction, he
went to the hotel close by and had an excellent
dinner dime AterEH1, going into the slefk's
Price, Baptist minister. Aberdare.' %,
sir,. said he, 7 gness you're !
minister i guess 30, too, said I. Well
he .eaid, You have only half to pay. The
dinner is eighty cents; Il 5ou pay fofty, ron
get fire. Of the other forty. On Hhat p5inci-
ple is that p said l.; and he said, We give 50
per cent OF to ministers and editors.V In
deeal' said; 4 happen to be m editor too.'
Editor Of whss7' eOf Seran Cymru' Don't
know The paper; where is it published: - In
Walea-' i don't know it; but yuu are an
editor, &Ee YOU - Yes, am Well, guess
Wc are about square exactly I said u really
think that viii come again on thoas terus.'
Coua whenever you like, and Ne viii treat
you Oh those terms"
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A New Story OF Lord byron.

You may expect another explosion Of mad
poetry from Lord Byron. Lord HolIaud, Vho
returned from Geneva few days ago, told
Nr- Gntatin that he was the bearer Of . con-
maerable cargo Of verses from his lordship to
Murray. the publisher-th subject not kuo m
That you may have = higher relish for the
is told in London. some time sgo,
Lord Dy1on's books we're sold at a0c-
ton, where gentleman purchased
splendid edition Of Sh1kspeare. When it Was
sent home volume Was missing. After sev-
etal f1ultless inquiries Of the auctioncer. tho
in tho yolune?" asked he. "I think O1teAo-"
" All! remember IwM reading that when
Isdy Byron did something to ve1 mo.
threw the book 1t her head, and she es1ried It
out Of the room. Inquira Of soua OF her peo-
Tlrom e.: {. ::s:S7s. S:::ss:-::.
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The moon shinrs ofcr ia c,or,io,e.
rud &c clot,fits nJow rtcr IT, aas.
J-nd vent m Cnnar I.,sr.1 '4I eea'
IND tooF ,r.tne shnt1 n,i,u
Nine shotz Na4ljlda Ysne[
Elft her mlue heart and wordt.
Put SC ti,la't Know yot i,ernfrs
Der Dampfschtff },n,s rnt m NOW,
De nrcezc plowed nm, unt h,e.s.n,
We Ioolet, NJ de- down. j.
Nj. a0onIipht on he st,ean,oa
ind IL. Wetsrfanrs In tnin ,o,n,,
Ven ail aronnt nos ~. rnwtia.
rectuue,, In niacEr1 Er11art NM .chra,-
"
A vou}ans NIT nany
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The Pena Monthly says: "-4pvvpos Of
Life insurance policies, an old pioneer said
good thing the other day. A travelling aEent
OF one OF our Eastern life insurance compa-
niea had represented to him, as usual, tho in
nense advantages accruing to the insurer ::
how, by small inreatmenf,' his family md
relatives might, in case anything hAppsaod to
mnsed a moment IN grave si1enee- Flock
here, mister said he, finally, 4 hare nred
ont IN this country now Twenty-Five year, and
haze bucked agin most all The games ther
have started, but da1n mo II want to play 5
game whcro ynu hev 70 dio to boat thc 5l1k.'"
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The True Story of E1umb u1dt'a Lf-
6TnFy.

Mr.. Albert Cohn, Of the frm OF A Asher i
Co Qle original husers Of the Humboldt lib
4tfl, har the following explicit statement OF
fnfts IN ! late number OF the Eat.onoi zeikung.
He Gays:
IS In the interest az the firm OF A. Asher i
Co., of which VIE member, bought, in tho
Summer OF 1880, from Mr. Seife1t, Hum
boldt'e ttusty retainer, the 1holu library and a
collection OF charts These and the library hAd
been bequeathea to seincrt by Humboldt, and
! paid him for tie crtro collection-not 10, 600
thalera, a. has been reported but much l1r-
ger suu- I aftcrNards added to this aequisi-
lion some 160 diplomas which hsd been con-
fcr1ed upou Humboldt by tho various acado-
nies md societies Of which he had besn
member. Beginning with tho diploma Of tho
Academy of Berlin, dated 1900. and closiug
with letter OF congratulation from tho Nun
ica AcadauJ, dated May q, 1859, being the
nst which be received only few veeka be-
fcre Lis death, 1 vas thus enabled to present
an almost unbroken Ilc OF thrse documents,
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onr readers: - 0oAe
AT evcn- or at tdnlsh OF It the coek growing. or
ne morning."
at may be In the evening.
When the Hort n fhe a,r 10 .,,,
AND you have time TO En- in thetEsficht'
And watch tle sinking snn
While the lonV brfrht .ta1 din sinr,.
And TIC hour nroTs outct ami bo,,
With thnnrhts ~ ma, "eV
While you hcar fhe ri1IsTo ~ ttar,
Fas1fi,r along fhe sfrnnt
Au,onr. fiose thr1mnine fncts,sn.
MAY cnne the sf7nn ~ .as. s.
Thrrr1or1 teI1 .nr. w. - my 4eets
~ the t,riI NJ ~ a..a.,,
xchan ia roor,3 - ~ rLAt, 49, Ea4tlR ssAls
A. thc cinn.,! NM. aosky
Je. the [,nor ha ~ ~" int,x
III II ouya 9our n Sane M Tue ia1eh
For II NAV f,t. n r1m,b tho ,,o.
,r3f1 ror.a o'sn Vie E!oaMng
~@
ar mor he rho, ~, ,n,A.
- ha~@H 49, saS tas4onl4ut
anaths 1SaI.;J ... ulnu tAe iAa, Aoa,
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Coming,

Who (eaya ~ exchange p.pez) is the author
popular collection Of Religions poetry, but il
Is so f1ei9hted with truth and tenderness that
we yield to the temptation to p1ace it before
orr readers:
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~ euo" LAe eis1eucc OF very rapid
currents Of air; and this, no doubt, tho
greatas inclination Of the AXIS Of Mars, giving
greater range to tho uorthw1rd aud SOUTH
ward journeys Of tho SUD, would promote,
Putting these facts together, then, we shoild
infer that tie atmosphere Of Mara is, in prp-
portion, heavier than that Of the c,fth, and
therefore warmer envelope for tho planet.
that its winds are more violent, aad that the
great difficulty OF tho architects Of the plknet
is moro likely to be the strengthening Of their
structures against literal forcca.-har.icaucs
for iustance-shan against the stain Of e1avi-
ty. THAR outer walls would have to be COM
pHadvely much more sold, their difficulty in
be much less; and locomotion On Nars
must be much more easy and rpcedy, cHtTis
pa-i5us, than locomotion On the earth.
II this be 80, NC may SEQ fitness In tho
much larger proportion Of land in tho plAnet
and the comparative na1rowpess and tnall-
probable that the civilization Of tho dii-
ferent continents there, is divided by periods
extending over thousands Of yu1rs. There is
probably no enc Of the great coutincutA htcts
Of Mars known there IS - tho Nov World" II
giest nigsations Of conqueFtos racs havo
taken s.sS Ptsse Ph.s So1a On Mars s,h,, o On ,hs
Zach other faster, having : less ~ sasf.eo
to move over, lees Obstacles, perhaps, in the
way, and creator advantages in loconotion-
We should not be surprised, too, II tho M1z-
tiahsts h1d got gfcssly ahead Of NJ IN re-
spoct Of navigating the ,iz. We know tha.
tho density Of tho planet ~ I whois is less
than th1ee-fousths Of that OF our clrth, 90
that it seems likely that the tissues Of tho
body Of . Marttalist, which must ba fed from
The substance Of tho planet, are, on tho
whole, intrinsic.lly Lighter than thoae nj Eac5
body. Bat II The AartiLista' bodies ara in
tlinsically lighter, aud their atmosphere
good deal heavier than ours, ntial tzs,.it may
be very easy mhtter to them, and il, is quite
conceivable that their normal mode oilo,omo-
ton may bo through the All.
Again, il We are right SUP
posing the currents OF air In NArn 10
bc OF more than usual violence, rhile tie
soliaifying force Of friction which ress.s them
is much smaller than hcrs, it n.y b. reason
able inference that natural selection" haa
already wesded out the loiuer-gsowily trees,
which would stand Ices chance in en-
counters with hurricanes than tnr own,
and it Is not improbable TIT tho
'"otner Worlds than Ours" Tue Plurality Of
Worlds. Studied under the Light Of Recent Scicn-
u1c Researches DJ Richard a. Proctor, !. r l. 8
Audcn. Longuara
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The Sew York Methodist ssys that. A.
though there is an attempt to crush Or. Lana
hai,, and tho Book Committee has voted to
put al the power into the hands of the SENIOR
sgent Of the Book Concern, bis action has In
iused T greater regularity and system into tho
tho gold swespinss, which, now yield from
81 ,U10 to 81 200 year; and tho cssh rcceipta
from paper shavinEs have been doubled,
reaching 5000 par year.
The new ediaco Of the Drooklrn church,
st. Ann ns-on-the-Heights, Rev. DR.. ScAanck,
rector. u gorgeous structure, which has cost
s40O.O00. =.
For many years, under the lead OF Jabez
EuntnS, the WesleJkna Of England maintained
very non-committa1 attitude on the question
81 church and State. This attitude has made
them practically the supporters Of the e1elu-
sive privileges OF the Church Of England, But
they have now come forward, after three dsysr
hot discussion, under new leaders, as the most
advanced supporters Of unsectarian schools :.
their resolutions, Just passed, being much
Unicn. They insist that hereafter no denom-
national schools ahall be supported b. tho
public rates. The English Intependent is iu-
bllant, and says: ;. '.alesaieurs the clergy!
This Is what your bigotry, your insolent Is
50 ssumphona, your rsmpsn. s:c1aneutasianism ~ ism
WesleFaas, to. Mr. Arnold is q prophet. In
twenty years, he said, the Wesley Ina would b
the keeuest political dissenters. It lss coma
to paes in twenty days Place, then, for the
Nesleyans-- Let them pass on to the post Of
honof.in the first rank OF the education
The First Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Portland, Oregon, was dedicated on MsJ s.
Rev. G. F. sielling travelled $500 miles to
preach the sermon.
The Her. Mrs. Phmbe A. Hana{ord. who
bus been preaching At the Universaiist Cau:ch
in New Haven for the past few weeks, WIS
duly installed As pastor on Thursaay. The
sermon Was preached by lav. Dr.. E. Il.
Chapin, OF NeE York. and the installing pray
er was offered By Rev. Olympus Brown, Of
bridgeport. Rev. VIM: G. Haakell, Of Dam
bury gare the charge to the pastor, Rev.
Charles A. Skinner. Of Hartford, the right
hand Of fellowship, and Rev. ". A. Start, Of
North Cambridge, Msss-, the address to tho
society: The installing hymn was written b.
Julia Ward hose, Of Boston. a 1Arge audi
cuce WAS in attendance.
The Methodista propose to erect, in one Of
theif Philadelphia chuIrhes, q stained glass
window: thirty feet high BY fifteen wida, in
honor Of George White6eld, under whoso in
huence tho congregation Was gathered
The Committee OF Fifteen. to whose dis
erection tho Boston Tract Society at its lato
session committed its ohtsnG1od affairs, CON-
suerced tho work Of r-t-ecch,a.ct b. -.cc-
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y grantin9 lauda on condition 4h.t M. 10, ~,
should perform military services to ths eea1
ihordhang H. rhg 10 its extent. IL tho tenth ecnturv
t.l ~ "noie landed property of Franon nassc|
tnto tiis sort Of tenure Almost i,nnrrtn,hIa e
aosIesses arose, and the castle leesme the
t:.i lol ol 1endalism- Isolated from: he
onlv too ,pg ~ nae Part q The household wore
ntat, notwithstanding this, never in nny other
aaim oi socloty, says n. Gnizot, hsa family
seuIeeo 70 lis most simple oppression Inns,
o. naao. wife, and children, been found 30 close
y =. uawn together: When tho lord lett lis CAS-
rsya s isas tcms'nSd as mistreas, which often
olto women Of tho feudal epoch ! dignity.
ffoaI1sE, and virtues which they would nj
Tas I've displayed in any other circumstances.
tnls SOLITARY, sonbre ctstle life was farorahln
70 the cerelopmant Of domestic Lfo and ths
.7 elevation OF WOMAN. In the eleventh century,
.ne .er spins OF family, domestic life had
y \, 1hknown. Dress Was comparatively simple
N The reign OF the Conqueres, and Thnn ~.
blame ~N.0 NAe1 tnIot '41'
L ladies' became frequently mobiles in their
marriage into other families. When Married
such = dame occupied I high position IN tho
household. sitting in the t,lxce OF honor besifla
her lord at tho table, 1nd taking bis plsoo
%hen absent. 1t was tho general custom tor
IAe AAAS y! huo S1SAe 10 SO 10 the gate to re.
ceiSe visitor. 1t WAS not considered oour- I
teona IN her to retire to array herself whom be
vas announced. The Knight Of LsrTout-
Laudry urges that " ali women should come to |
receive their friends in tho state in which thew !
n'appen 70 b." When guest departed, the |
the gate.
Soma OF the vaseals we're cent to be educated
y TIC castle Of their suzeraiu and waro called
(dan,oisel, little lord); and The
1sughteFs (damoiseles) were similarly placed
With the Indy Of the castle, and attended On
1er, and were called chan,brl7tt. or chamber
nndens. They. were taught to behave them
selves demurely and modestly: and several Of
be codes Of instruction afe c1tant- Two
lords. never to DO forgotten, arose ont OF The
condition Of society in the fendal castIe-couri-
~ md caiedlry. The first Of these meant tho I
nAnners and continents prevailing in the
household, for every baron'a household was ;
:ourt: Courtesy distinguished the society in.
'sde the castle from, the people outside. L
,ocm OF the thirteenth century thus axpresse6 i
he source Of courtesy:
Thetc Is reason enough wbv
we ought to hold woman dear;
For We see happen yeEJ lille
Middletown transcript., 1870-10-15
THE PILGRIM FATHERS.

A contemporary states on the authority
of the late Nathaniel Hawthorne that the
old Mayfower, of hallowed memory, after
having landed boat load of white people
at the Plymouth Rock, returned for an
other cargo, and next time brought over
a load of irrepressble and hitherto mex
terminable negroes, and dropped them
down at or near jamestown, Va.
1t is, however. denied by the journal to
which we are indebted for this statement
that the Mayaower furnished the mate
rails for the first white settlement at Ply
mouth. 1t states, on the contrary, that
the Pilgrims brought over by that famous
boat found at least one very respectable
Quaker family by the name of Wood, al
ready having been settled at Old Plymouth
for at least four years. Captain Standish
and company Immediately gave Friend
Wood and his faulty notice to leave any
time within thirty days-thcse days being
graciously given to be used in preparing
a dug-out to get away in. The old gen.
tleman being thus driven off, kept close to
the shore till he found spot that pleased
him, and there built small city-still
standing, and known as Woodville, New
Jersey. In his new home he became the
father of numerous progeny, among
whom Hon. Benjamin and Fernando Wood
of New York, are numbered. So that the
pious family of the Woods are the Original
Pilgrim Fathers, and Quakers at that
Middletown transcript., 1870-10-15
THE MOUNT OF OLIVES.

Writing to the Observer from Jerusa-
lem, Eusebius" says:
Apart from the sacred associations of
the Mount of Olives it is one of the most
interesting places in the region of Jerusa-
LEM The view of the city itself is the
finest to be had from any point. The
summit of the Mount Of Olives is three
hundred feet above the area of the temple,
on which it looks directly down, as upon
the whole city which lies spread out like
a map before ones eyes. Every point in
the city can be distinguished, and every
mountain round about can be seen, and,
looking eastward, we see the Valley of the
Jordan. The Dead Sea itself, although
nearly twenty miles distant and three
thousand nine hundred and thirty Eve feet
below, is as plain to the sight as Jerusa-
lem. If the view is 30 interesting now.
what must it have been when Jerusalem
was in its glory and tho land of Palestine
like garden2
was greatly interested, when ascend
ing the Mount of Olives at different times,
in tracing out the path that David took
which l think may be quite closely
identified he fed from the treach-
cry of Absalom. And David went up by
the ascent of Mount Olivct, and wept as
he went up, and had his head covered,
and went barefoot; and all tho people
that were with him covered every man his
head, and they went up, weeping as they
went up. Nothing in the history of the
reverses which kings have suffered could
be more touching than this. The scene
was constantly recurring to my mind as
went up the mountain from time to time
l was almost expecting to meet Shimei as
I passed over its summit. The Moham-
medans were there with their curse if he
was not !"
Middletown transcript., 1870-10-15

AMONG TnB LRpERs. Rev. DR.. Robin.
son, in one Of his letters from Asia Minor,
says: 81
"As We departed from the town. we
found ourselves suddenly confronted. a.
mong the hedges of aloes, with a crowd Of
lepers. They were crying abjectly for
money, and extending their most mon
strous deformites almost SO as to touch US
with their hands. So hideous and loath-
some are these creatures that all pity
shrinks into passion Of recoil from them.
Their hands dropping off finger by finger
and joint by joint their noses eaton away.
their lips rotted of. their voices hoarse
and unearthly, their forms shrunken-oh.
I cannot make words say. in any force Of
violence, how dreadfully repulsive this
sccne was to us oil"